Venture Forth: A D&D Podcast

Venture Forth: A D&D Podcast

Venture Forth is an RPG based narrative podcast developed by a group of actors, entertainers, and friends. Through the use of detailed storytelling, committed role-playing, and a completely original swath of tone-setting music, our goal is to create an immersive and theatrical narrative experience without sacrificing the warmth and comfort of playing with your buddies. Thanks for checking us out, and may your adventures be epic! All music composed by Shane O'Loughlin.

Episodes

December 15, 2025 145 mins

The crew challenges the forces behind the conspiracy - can they make it out alive?

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gamepla...

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The crew tracks down the source of the mysterious kidnappings!

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beg...

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November 24, 2025 139 mins

The crew begins to unravel a vicious knot of deceit, betrayal, and murder within theater's both political and dramatic in Stillgate!

Featuring special guests Mayanna Berrin and Brooke Eyler!

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November 17, 2025 144 mins

Our heroes find themselves in the throes of a riot! But not everything is as it may appear…

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Ou...

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November 10, 2025 182 mins

The crew has escaped Raimsa, but the world of Elbor has changed forever, and fate is not yet done with this band of misfits...

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop rolepla...

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Something lurks within the ranks of the crew of the Coattail - is it real, imagined, or something worse that will see to the end of their journey?

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG...

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Join a brand new cast of characters as they attempt at a heist in the never-before-seen town of Blackrock.

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also know...

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Shane and Seth explore the myriad ways a Game Master can deliver secrets throughout the course of a campaign, the do's and don't's of an intriguing mystery, and what reveals may be on the horizon for Venture Forth's ongoing tale.


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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place i...

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October 13, 2025 60 mins

If you're drawing a blank on your story - it might just be because you haven't drawn anything for your map! Today, Seth and Shane discuss the significance of maps and geography in their ability to tell fantasy stories of significant scope and depth. 

DMS new and old may glean new insight and see maps in a new light!

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Warlocks can leave a DM feeling obligated to fulfill certain tropes and character arcs - join Seth and Shane for a candid discussion of the do's, don'ts, joys and pitfalls of DMing for a Warlock in D&D.

Whether you're new to D&D or have played since the 80s, this discussion should benefit as food for thought on your path to Mastering the Game.

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September 29, 2025 69 mins

From Mustache Twirlers to Traitors to Rogues Galleries, the possibility for Villains is seemingly endless. Hop in for a chat about creating good Villains, drawing lines in the sand, and knowing where and when it matters to have moral grey areas.

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the hig...

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September 22, 2025 58 mins

In this episode we discuss that oh so troubling challenge of player agency. We'll talk about the significance of choices down to the character sheet, the whens and whys of taking agency away from your players, and how to give the players opportunities to affect change, within the broader scope of the verisimilitude of your collective world.

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Ever feel like you're in a race against the clock as a Dungeon Master? Big Same! Join us for a candid conversation where we'll discuss the easy pitfalls that lead to a mismanagement of time as a DM!

Reviewing our Wonder Con one shot we'll examine our own missteps as well as our corrective strategies from effective session zeros to knowing when to pull control away from players in the present so that they can...

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Seth and Shane talk Gods - Fimir, the new gods, Ceallach, and beyond!

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect ...

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What does it take to run a D&D campaign with two (or more!) Dungeon Masters?

Shane and Seth talk through how they build an interconnected campaign, trading the DM chair, and how this process has shaped their storytelling and world-building.

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high ...

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Shane and Seth get into the details of Seth's take over in Episode 117, discuss more general DMing concepts, and review a horror story.

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a ta...

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August 12, 2025 107 mins

Find out what the future holds for our heroes.

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeo...

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July 29, 2025 96 mins

What is Death to a God?

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from epi...

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The conclusion to the final fight!!

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Drag...

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THE BATTLE BEGINS! Will Elbor be saved or doomed to another 7,000 year cycle of death and rebirth?!

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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an...

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