Podcasts & Players

Podcasts & Players is a podcast that aims to entertain with stories and tips for roleplaying games like D&D, as well as to promote content creators who love playing them. In this episode, we talk about Star Wars, time travel, rookie mistakes, chaotic players, gripes with Pathfinder, killer badgers, Ben made a GAME ON STEAM, and more! GET BALL DROP NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2326450/Ball_Drop/ Ben's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@puffinforest Ben's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PuffinForest If you're interested in playing in a campaign DMed by me, check out the link below! https://startplaying.games/gm/coolboyshane If you'd just like to support me, you can become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

SPOILERS for Curse of Strahd @ 42:39!SKIP TO ➡ 51:12 In this episode, we talk about the lore of Pack Tactics, what it means to “optimize”, getting sponsorships, our beef with D&D 5e design, homebrew for our Curse of Strahd games, nerfing Eloquence Bard, One D&D, playing a character with 5 classes, how to approach the Hexblade, how to incorporate spellcasting into the story, are paid D&D games worth it, what makes a D&D game “good”, letting players be proactive instead of reactive, optimizers are your friends, and more! Kobold's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PackTactics Kobold's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Pack_Tacticss Kobold's Discord: Pack Tactics#6749 If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about Colby’s ASMR career, what “optimizing” actually means, bladesinger stategies, Treantmonk’s infamous class guides, fun and quirky character builds, Obbliax the World Render!, the fastest character possible, a good dungeon master should help PCs feel useful, and more!Colby's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DDDeepDive/ Colby's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/ColbyPoulson If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about 5e mechanics, call him “Bone”, dragon sorcerers, mini PEACE GUILD update, dumping Constitution as a paladin, the Owlbear - beast or monstrosity?, Bone starts s**t with the entire youtube community, editing videos and improving content, Shane just can't stop getting Bone off topic, fixing the Barkskin and Stoneskin spells, homebrew philosophy, venom vs. poison, improvising with adopted NPCs, and more! Bone Wizard's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp_GDqUpojSdw-WD5Gy6ylg Bone Wizard's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/WizardBone If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about early art influences, MLP "ask blogs", Homestuck (more like HomeSUCK haha jk jk), traditional vs. digital art, art students and online posting, D&D in college, why is D&D so darn good, 5e is pretty good, the origins of Popper: the stinky middle-aged goblin man, playing different kinds of necromancers, necro-NERDS discuss ethics, changing your art style, running a one shot for the first time, adding music to your games, and more!Zannia's Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ZannianatorZannia's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/zannianatorIf you'd like to support me, you can become a patron!https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshaneTheme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about getting started with D&D, line and veil sheets in TTRPG games, honing one’s skills in acting school, director and actor relationships, joining Deer Stalker Pictures, character deaths, animal grudges, making characters for ourselves vs. filling a role in a group, creating fun flaws, and more!SPOILER WARNING for Curse of Strahd! (10:45 - 12:35)Deerstalker Pictures https://www.youtube.com/c/deerstalkerpicturesKendall's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kendallsdumbKendall's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kendallthehumanIf you'd like to support me, you can become a patron!https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshaneTheme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

CONTENT WARNING! ---> 35:17 - 52:58In this episode, we talk about ye olde youtube, being embarrassed of our teenage years, we BREAK THE RULES and talk conspiracies, politics, and religion (then get tired and stop), flyingfoxgirl’s origin story, getting into graphic design, Shane reveals his seething disgust for theater (just kidding), figuring out what you’re good at, “Professor JoCat”, remembering our friends who’ve passed, the importance of mental health and how it affects us, using D&D to explore personal flaws, the importance of communication, respectfully implementing romance into a D&D game, the difference between NPC and PC romantic relationships, respecting boundaries, using CritCrab’s videos as a reference for what not to do, that one Community episode, and more! FlyingFoxGirl's Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/user/flyingfoxgirlFlyingFoxGirl's Twitterhttps://www.twitter.com/flyingfoxgirl “Tales from Shadow Valley” can be found here:https://www.twitch.tv/thebardsplayhouse US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline~ 800-273-8255 ~List of Crisis Hotlines in Other Countrieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_linesTalkspace (Online Therapy and Counseling)https://www.talkspace.com/Telehealth Resourceshttps://www.telehealth.com/ If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch!https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshanehttps://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about recording and releasing Violarune, music distribution, where did the time go, conservatory for classical musicians, performance vs. composition, Tori’s Lore-y Story, starting and releasing a podcast, Tori and Cade (FlyingFoxGirl) are besties, making friends during the pandemic, a D&D story about Tori’s group “The Midlands”, pacifying an ancient red dragon, I call the moon a “gibbon” (it’s actually gibbous), I talk about an adventure I ran for friends in a volcano fire temple for a looong time, playing in games with other creators (Critcrab, Jess Jackdaw, Puffin Forest), stereotypes about non-human races, forgetting environmental hazards (darkness, difficult terrain, cover), putting a turn timer on combats, and more! Violarune: A Deltarune Viola Cover EP https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_krirKi0u7blCgzn2YJI0CReDP-9UfGVWs Tori's Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ToriDrawsStuff Tori's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Tori_Draws_Stuf If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

In this episode, we talk about Critcrab’s beginnings, D&D alignments, gods in D&D and Pathfinder, taking player’s abilities away, solo side missions for warlocks, rewarding players for making cool story decisions, Order vs. Chaos, forced change in alignment, Garg and Moonslicer, player character death, accepting mortality in games as a player, figuring out a monster’s weakness, reskinning and modifying monsters, 4th edition’s in depth monster descriptions, playing characters with flaws, communication mishaps, and more! CritCrab Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CritCrab/ CritCrab's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIvTcuNzmGlGBQ3owdMZ1Q CritCrab's Twitter https://www.reddit.com/r/CritCrab/ If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released December 28, 2021)In this episode, we talk about running three twitter accounts, college days with The Shrieking Wizards, Shane complains about his former classmates, audio editing when you have ADHD, working on collaborations with friends, a finished thing is better than a perfect thing that’s never finished, D&D is unique and evergreen, Critical Role is decent but Dimension 20 is extremely good, we shill for Dropout for long time, the reasons we make art, what is a Chav, Jenny gets SUPER political (not really), and more! ~HIGH HOPES LOW ROLLS!~ https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/high-hopes-low-rolls/list?title_no=663775 The Shrieking Wizards Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TheShriekingWizardCo The Shrieking Wizards Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theshriekingwizardco/ The Shrieking Wizards Twitter https://twitter.com/swizardco Jenny's Twitter https://twitter.com/JennyLBudd If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released December 21, 2021)In this episode, we talk about Ra from Antumbra, what does Logan even do, renaissance men, making art and music, schooled vs. self-taught, when Logan met Jacob, how to perform comedy, parasocial relationships, Logan got fired 11 times, working at different kinds of weddings, the reality that we all die :), what even is reality, who is The Seeker, who the heck is Stibbles, everyone is getting married, Logan talks about the time he TPK’d his party, and more! ~TALL TALES!~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM2gY_4vGrN_ozGAXZMyhZA Logan's Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Runesmith Logan's Twitter https://twitter.com/the_runesmith If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released Dec 7, 2021)In this episode, we discuss Mario’s epic lore, Mario explains “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” to Shane for a good while, Shane picks a fight with comic book nerds, cool fighting animes, making edgy characters that actually work, first time meeting on Tall Tales with Runesmith, what makes a character "evil", using curses in your games, and more! Mario's Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Mario64oiraM Mario's Twitter https://twitter.com/Mario_sack Mario's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mariosack/ If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released November 23, 2021)In this episode, we discuss coffee preferences, depression, making a career out of youtube, the history of story time animation and let’s plays, comedy vs. tragedy, live action content, vulnerability in art, procrastination vs. productivity, the Game Grumps and burnout, CritCrab is a genius, D&D vs. Pathfinder, and I ruin my relationship with Wizards of the Coast (please forgive me, I didn’t mean it), and more! Brogan's Channel https://www.youtube.com/Nonat1s Brogan's Twitter https://twitter.com/Nonat1s If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico, original by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released October 10, 2021)FOOL'S GOLD KICKSTARTER!!! (ended) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/fools-gold-into-the-bellowing-wilds?ref=8nwv7rIn this episode we recap some of the big GenCon trip, discuss the new Fool's Gold "Into the Bellowing Wilds" kickstarter, building fun characters, I actually let Felix talk a little bit, and more!Felix's Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/finalbossfelix Felix's Twitter https://twitter.com/FelixIrnich Lingering Injuries Table http://farlandworld.com/injuries.html If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released October 8, 2021)FOOL'S GOLD KICKSTARTER!!! (ended) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/fools-gold-into-the-bellowing-wilds?ref=8nwv7rIn this episode, we spoil Curse of Strahd, discuss the importance of encumbrance, remembering your wizard players, making Intelligence good for everyone, slow healing and lingering injuries, bringing back the staggered condition, Felix’s tragic backstory, making video games, how to talk to a normie about D&D, Dingo’s beef with math, justifying minmaxing, making your characters unique, time management, keeping in touch with friends outside of D&D, and more! Felix's Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/finalbossfelix Felix's Twitter https://twitter.com/FelixIrnich Lingering Injuries Table http://farlandworld.com/injuries.html If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released October 1, 2021)In this episode, we discuss the basics of voice acting, how I cast Spencer for Jor-al and Abe/Dean, complaints about the 5e sorcerer, fun pathfinder stories, and more! Spencer's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb4J9sSnwwiJlIbo_4QphQ Spencer's Twitter https://twitch.tv/SpencerBrus My first voice acting video with Spencer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0rrRXpjUWA The Peace Guild full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmnYqpLbBeURoLEC8ommpJYiKOjNH5OWO My 5e Sorcerer Bloodline Fix: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0qwv2459rjgtuj5/Homebrew+Sorcerer+Bloodlines.docx/file If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released August 4, 2021)In this episode, we discuss the death of the comic book and the golden age of animation, getting philosophical, Acquisitions Inc recaps, making a living through animation, being wrong on the internet, living as a rules lawyer, rules as written vs. rule of cool, what the hell is magic missile, 5e is a crisp hundo and Shadowrun is stinky poopoo except when it’s a video game, don’t gamble, and more! Zee's Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/zeebashew Zee's Twitch https://twitch.tv/zeebashew If you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or subscribe on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released June 7, 2021)In this episode, we discuss the youtube animation community, making art without being trained, animation/editing programs, making a living with D&D content, writing lore for campaigns, the value of homebrew, fun character moments, and more!Demonac's Channel https://www.youtube.com/DemonacDemonac's Twitter https://twitter.com/talesddcIf you'd like to support me, you can become a patron or sub on twitch! https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane https://www.twitch.tv/coolboyshaneTheme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released October 31, 2020)In this episode, I give an update on the status of the Peace Guild series and we discuss our favorite horror movies, then we narrate stories from /r/rpghorrorstories and comment on them! Ditter's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA2Mhg9uG5t4J4eqxRTebTQ Ditter's Twitter https://twitter.com/vitaminditter Ditter's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vitaminditter/ Check out me ol' patreon page, yarrr https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshane Theme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.

(Originally released September 13, 2020)In this episode, we discuss Jess's Pokefusions series, why monsters are so interesting, improving our art, learning about ourselves through our characters, D&D horror stories, and general advice for the weary traveler!Jess's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HyvfrwscLKtE_NmOQfWGwJess's Twitter https://twitter.com/JessJackdawJess's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessjackdaw/BONUS PODCAST ON MY PATREON!!! (we talk about Pokemon :D) https://www.patreon.com/coolboyshaneArtists Who Teach Art!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK7YXD6NFXaIvBra3RmjGaghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmRm1xtLIpBhuWjTyD411pAhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgpthBWDbFX2GSljMw-MdQhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDyqxplQ3PQcCJhEW-GLgXghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUQTqWAaSzhAKRanOpes1nATheme composed by Shane Talerico and Jessica Julian.