Episode 20: Session recap and playing evil characters

In this episode Jeff and Aydan recap another session. They also discuss perspectives, opinions, ideas, and what has and has not worked in homebrewed campaigns. Also, Fran is a communist? You'll have to listen to have that question answered!

This week Liz, who plays Tildy, joined Aydan and they filled in some gaps about Tildy's backstory, did a deep dive into how real life impacts character choices and game, and then talked more about Tildy and Fran.  We hope you enjoy this episode!

This week Jeff and Aydan recap the next session and continue their conversation of the challenges, and maybe joys, of creating evil characters. This episode has interesting insight to not only evil character creation but, awkard RP, consent about RP, and knowing  when its the character or the player who is making the decision. Hope you enjoy!

Jeff and Aydan recap the next session and there is a lot to discuss....or rather, they discuss a lot of things that are, and possibly are not, relatedt to that session.  Also, Aydan has recently had the experience of having to play a Lawful/Evil aligned character and it is much more challenging than they anticipated. Jeff and Aydan discuss start the conversation of the challenges of playing "evil" characters as a player and a G.M. (Game Master).

Jeff and Aydan, after much difficulty, have finally reacted to Nick's interview. Nick plays Sebastion in this campaign and they give a great behind the scenes look into how he approaches the table. There has been technical difficulties, forgotten responsibilities (Aydan forgot to listen to the episode before recording) and illness that has delayed this episode! So, I hope you enjoy it...and we're sorry Nick...

This week Aydan gives you an in-depth look at Fran's backstory. This is helped by the very thorough recap of Campaign 1 in our last episode.  If you want to know who Fran is, where she came from, and what made Fran the woman she is today, this is the episode for you. 

It's here! A recap of Campaign 1!  Although Jeff and Aydan (mostly Jeff) are pretty good at giving context when referring to events that happened in Campaign 1, a recap will help to fill in some more of those blanks. This was a labor of love on Jeff's part and even the players in the campaign are excited for this recap. Take some time catching up on how the Noble Thorns got their start! 

Jeff and Aydan recap one of Aydan's "favorite" types of sessions....a shopping session! Woohoo!  They also discuss how DnD can be a great escape from the pressures of daily life and even provide opportunities to grow, heal, and discover things about ourselves.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

Aydan is back for another episode!  Jeff and Aydan do a recap of the next session. They talk gods, storms, encounters without enemies, and Tenan's future. They also spend some time discussing how to build a mystery in D&D. Aydan is interested in running an "episodic murder mystery" style campaign and gets Jeff's perspective and advice.  What do you think? Does a Murder Mystery style campaign sound interesting to you? 

As Aydan continues to navigate the adventure that is the last few weeks of school, Jeff interviews another member of this party. Anibal, who play Aloric the Circle of Stars druid. Anibal also played Zaryn, who is the only player death that this party has experienced and the one that sent Fran into her life altering self-exploration and sort of redefined the party. Enjoy this interview with Anibal and the experience of listenting to yet another perspective  of The Noble Thorns.