Masters of Alchemy: The Podcast

The Mighty Nein animated series is here!! Join us as we talk about our first impressions of episode 1, discussing some differences we're already seeing to the actual play show and where we think this series is heading! Upcoming Event:Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HERETime Codes:00:00 Intro04:21 Mighty Nein Discussion32:20 SPOILER ALERT! Talking future spoilers51:34 Accidental Game Awards Diversion56:28 Wrap Up and Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we talk about the rising want for simplicity in TTRPG systems and how its even been affecting our own game night choices.Upcoming Event:Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HEREThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hero Forge is in hot water with their community due to their recent partnership with Darrington Press / Daggerheart! Tune in to find out why not only the community is upset, but why we very much agree with their anger and disappointment. Upcoming Event:Quest in the West: Play some Daggerheart on the 20th November at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray! Get tickets HEREThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dungeons and Dragons have shown off a new way to cast and augment your spells! It's called circle magic and its a fun new way to..... wait.... oh gods I think this just makes the DM stronger instead!Join Danny and Erin as they uncover this crazy new spell casting option for D&D 2024TIME CODES00:00 Intro04:06 What is Circle Magic?12:01 The Mechanics14:51 2 New Spells!25:40 Oh...This is for DMs28:49 Trying To Figure Out How This Will Work41:00 Baldur's Gate47:58 Wrap Up. What We've Been Up to and Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PAX 2025 has come and gone! Join us as we try to stay awake talking all about not only our PAX weekend but our exciting time seeing Brennan Lee Mulligan (Critical Role, Dropout, Dimension 20) live at Margret Court Arena for his incredible Endless Dungeon show! TIME CODES00:00 Intro03:37 PAX 202507:41 What Were We Doing There?15:01 Indie Video Games23:02 The Big Tabletop Issue33:09 What We Purchased35:10 The Corporate Shift41:06 Last Bit of PAX Thoughts42:15 The Endless Dungeon49:56 The Brilliance of Brennan55:45 Dropout in AUS?57:49 Wrap UpThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another world building episode is upon us! This time its all about settlements! What's important to add? How many do you need? Is simplicity king or should you know every nook and cranny of every town or city you come up with?UPCOMING EVENTS:Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Join us for two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERETIME CODES:00:00 Intro03:58 Our Experience with Creating Settlements12:08 Picking The Main 'Thing' Your Settlement is Known For16:30 How Much is Too Much?22:31 What is The Settlement Saying About Your World/ Story?29:51 Basing a Town Off its People / Basing a People Off Their Town?33:37 One Note Towns And 'Crappy' Settlements39:16 Letting Ideas Flow Naturally44:43 DESTROY THE TOWN45:52 Upcoming Events and PAXThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's an all new starter set for D&D and SPOILER ALERT (It's pretty good).We talk all about what you can find within this set and our biggest glaring issue with it.UPCOMING EVENTS:Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Join us for two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HEREQuest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERETIME CODES:00:00 Intro03:30 What Is A D&D Starter Set?17:57 What Is In The New Starter Set?23:19 Cards and Character Boards33:59 The Biggest Positive Is The Biggest Negative39:00 Even More Goodies From The Set42:08 Ranting About The Boards Again46:02 Final Thoughts54:04 Wrap Up/ Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our 50th Episode!!! This week we are talking all about Scorched Basin, a system agnostic TTRPG setting currently on Kickstarter. Joining us this week is TTRPG content creator Arlentric (Arlo), who is actually one of the writers of Scorched Basin!Interested in Scorched Basin? Check out their Kickstarter HEREUPCOMING EVENTS:Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Preview event on the 19th September, followed by two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HEREQuest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERETIME CODES:00:00 Intro03:43 What is Scorched Basin?08:04 System Agnostic Writing17:48 Drawing is hard21:58 Arlo's TTRPG Experience26:26 Balancing The Mechanics of Other Systems29:22 Themed Recipes and MORE30:41 Diverting: What's a Glup Shitto?33:07 Scorched Basin's Community Focus38:08 Wrap Up: What we've been up to45:39 Wrap Up: Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as I (Danny), explain the basic mechanics and rules of an all new 5e compatible TTRPG called Nimble to my co-hosts. Nimble is a fast-paced, tactical TTRPG that feels very similar to D&D but with some incredibly impactful time saving changes for both the players and the GM. Thank you so much to the Nimble team for sending us a free copy of the boxed set to check out.If you want to check out Nimble for yourself you can do so HERE (Nimblerpg.com) NOTE: There were a mistake during the announcements: The Nimble website is Nimblerpg.com (as listed above) NOT Nimble dot com.UPCOMING EVENTS:Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu! Preview event on the 19th September, followed by two nights of horror on the 8th and 9th of October. You can book tickets for the Old Melbourne Gaol games HERE and tickets for the Pentridge Prison games HERECoteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September.Quest in the West. Play Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West in Footscray on the 2nd of October! Book tickets HERETime Codes:00:00 Intro05:24 Intro to Nimble08:07 Core Rules12:35 Combat34:36 Resting Mechanics40:04 Character Sheet and more42:21 Ancestries (Races)45:59 Backgrounds48:40 Spells49:09 5E Compatibility50:48 Monster Stat Blocks & The Monster Builder57:59 Character Classes01:03:26 Last Few Things01:12:10 Wrap Up/ Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even when you're not playing online, technology can still play a massive part in enhancing the emersion factor at your table. Join us as we discuss different tech we've used at our own tables! UPCOMING EVENTS:Cell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu soon! Keep an eye out for upcoming details.Coteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September. Keep an eye out for tickets soon!Quest in the West. Our Daggerheart event will be back soon! Stay tuned!Time Codes00:00 Intro04:37 Tech At Your Table10:21 Aaron's Projector Setup18:49 Lighting and Stream Setups26:48 Music Apps41:38 Other Tech52:03 Wrap Up58:59 Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ITS 1 YEAR OF MASTERS OF ALCHEMY THE PODCAST!!!!!!!Thank you to everyone that has listened to, and supported us over the past year.Join us as we try to navigate running a live episode while still talking about the crazy Critical Role news this week!!This episode was recorded live on Twitch in the Let's Roll for Dragons studio so the audio will sound different and we may react to things that the live chat was saying.UPCOMING EVENTS:D&D September Campaigns @ Fortress. Tickets are still on sale but get in quick so you don't miss out. Check them out HERECell of Cthulhu. We're collaborating with Old Melbourne Gaol and Pentridge Prison for more Call of Cthulhu soon! Keep an eye out for upcoming details.Coteries of Carlton. A vampire the masquerade night at Elder Gods & Dragons in Carlton on 12th September. Keep an eye out for tickets soon! Time Codes:00:00 Intro05:33 Reflection and Answering Questions27:12 Critical Role Campaign 448:06 Trying to Wrap Up52:13 Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about death again! However this time we're not only talking about the actual mechanics around death in Dungeons & Dragons but how to improve them!Got a topic, question or system you want us to cover? Contact us @mastersofalchemypod on InstagramUPCOMING EVENTS:THE PODCAST'S 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY STREAM! You can tune into our next episode LIVE over on Let's Roll For Dragons on Twitch! Join us on Tuesday 26th August at 6:30pm where we're not only recording the episode live, but then having fun and chatting to the community (that's you) afterwards! Please keep in mind there may be mature language when watching live, however that language will be censored when the recording releases on Thursday 28th.TIME CODES:00:00 Intro?05:16 The Mechanics of Death16:50 Aaron's Zombie Death Mechanic22:59 Consequences of Revivification28:47 Erin's D100 Table of Suffering32:39 The Last Moment34:35 Danny's Ghost Mechanic40:06 It's Okay To Kill A PC45:55 Players, You're Allowed to Retreat47:32 Wrap Up/ Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were asked the question "What kids cartoon would you like to see get a TTRPG adaptation?" and BOY do we have some answers for you!Join us as we go through some popular and obscure cartoon pulls and try to figure out how exactly they would work as TTRPGs. If you've got a question that you'd like us to cover on this podcast please contact us @mastersofalchemypod on Instagram!UPCOMING EVENTS:Quest in the West: D&D and Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild West. Book tickets HERETime Codes:00:00 Intro02:47 Cartoons as TTRPGs07:09 Adventure Time13:57 Gravity Falls15:08 Classic Hero Cartoons16:44 Wacky Races/ Biker Mice From Mars19:26 Spliced20:08 Total Drama Island23:02 Skylanders and Pokemon30:49 The Fairly OddParents32:46 Random Quickfire Cartoons37:25 Ben 1039:52 The Best Cartoon To TTRPG Adaptation40:59 Wrap Up42:44 What we've been up to48:43 Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guess what..... MORE CRITICAL ROLE NEWS!The three of us talk all about the insane amount of Critical Role and Daggerheart news coming out of GenCon.Critical Role is seemingly attempting to overhaul the entire TTRPG community with Daggerheart. This is truly an important episode to listen to if you want to be informed about the major changes occurring. UPCOMING EVENTS:Splendour & Society: Pride, Prejudice & Pixies. 10th August. Come play Good Society, a Jane Austin inspired TTRPG at StoryVille. Book tickets HEREQuest in the West: D&D and Daggerheart at Moon Dog Wild WestTime Codes:00:00 Intro01:47 Daggerheart: New Campaign Frames09:54 Daggerheart: New Collaborations14:26 Daggerheart: New Products17:33 Daggerheart: Playtest Material & Homebrew Kit21:07 Critical Role: Age of Umbra 222:03 Amazon Prime: Seasons Galore!24:48 Critical Role: Campaign 4!37:47 Spider-Man?40:31 Wrapping Up43:14 Upcoming Events/ What we've been up toThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A big new announcement as Critical Role has announced the studio working on their upcoming video game! Join Aaron and Danny as they discuss their thoughts and speculation around this upcoming game.Time Codes:00:00 Intro03:11 Critical Role x AdHoc Studios09:28 Narrative Driven Games15:18 Our Ideal Critical Role Game17:59 Is This The Perfect Partnership?21:57 Gameplay Speculation25:24 What is the Story?29:40 The Benefit of TTRPG Video Games32:16 Critical Role Animated Stuff33:15 Wrap up, Gaming Talk and Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello Alchemeanies! We've got a bit of a change happening starting this episode. From now on we're targeting a rough 30-45 min episode time structure! We'd love to know what you guys think of the new format!This episode, Danny and Aaron talk superheroes and the difficulty of adapting that genre into Dungeons & Dragons.Rollies results: Danny (16), Aaron (10).Event Info:Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!Time Codes:00:00 Intro03:11 July, The Month of Superheroes05:40 Superhero TTRPGs08:22 Superheroes and D&D12:11 Superman in D&D21:06 Thor in D&D22:53 Adapting Other Heroes to D&D25:16 A Superhero Film Tangent29:08 Superhero D&D Advice32:02 Magneto and The Thing in D&D33:59 Wrap Up and Upcoming EvensThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music: Medieval/RPG Music by sonically_sound -- https://freesound.org/s/624644/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weird different episode this week as the three of us sit down to learn and play an upcoming TTRPG called Shift. That's right, we learn the system and play a mini game all in one episode (that's why it's nearly 2 hours). If you're interested in SHIFT, download the FREE basic rules HEREEvent Info:Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!Time Codes:00:00 Intro05:53 How to Play SHIFT15:38 Creating Characters34:29 Playing the Game01:39:43 Our Thoughts01:44:32 Wrap Up/ Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music by Kaden Cook from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our 40th episode we talk all about our experiences with the Critical Role Australian tour. (Warning, we go full critter, I'm so sorry)Topic Initiative Order:Aaron (3), Danny (2), Erin (1)Topic 1: Humble Bundle RPG Mega Bundle. Want a crazy amount of TTRPG rule books for a crazy low price AND know that money is going to people in need? Check out this amazing humble bundle right HERETopic 2: Playtest for D&D and Daggerheart. We talk about a bunch of new playtest material has been released for both D&D and Daggerheart.Topic 3: Pets & Sidekicks. An upcoming kickstarter compatible with D&D 2024 all about upgradable pets & sidekicks. Check it out HEREEvent Info:Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!Dungeons and Flagons July- Jump into a 4 session D&D mini campaign at Fortress Melbourne! Book Tickets HERE!Indie Symphony 2- Witness the music of Baldur's Gate 3, UNDERTALE, Hades 2 and more! Visit this link OR use the code EARLYINDUSTRY at checkout for $20 off your ticket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at Fortress Melbourne on 26/06/2025.Join us as we do answer an audience's burning TTRPG questions live! Erin and I (Danny) are joined by a special guest Stevie Schafer, founder of Melbourne Queer TTRPGs and host of the Aussie Role Call podcast.You can find Stevie HEREYou can find Melbourne Queer TTRPGs HEREEvent Info:Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!Dungeons and Flagons July- Jump into a 4 session D&D mini campaign at Fortress Melbourne! Book Tickets HERE!Indie Symphony 2- Witness the music of Baldur's Gate 3, UNDERTALE, Hades 2 and more! Visit this link OR use the code EARLYINDUSTRY at checkout for $20 off your ticket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Off the heels off of some major news relating to Critical Role and Darrington Press, we decide to talk all about the company's future, the impact they're making on the TTRPG space and exactly what it means for Dungeons & Dragons.No extra news topics today, just AAALLLLLLL Critical Role. (Also we talk about Mario Kart World for like 5 minutes at the end).Event Info:Fangs in Fitzroy - Experience Vampire the Masquerade at Pause Menu on June 20th. Book tickets HERE! Critical Role at Pentridge- Celebrate Critical Role's upcoming Australian appearance by playing Daggerheart, Candela Obscura and D&D in Exandria on June 23rd & 24th. Book tickets HERE! Alchemical Pride - A MOA pride event at Grouse Melbourne! Come along to enjoy a game of Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Kids on Bikes, or Big Gay Orcs on June 28th!Shadows Inside Pentridge - Lose your sanity and embrace the dark horrors of the occult by playing Call of Cthulhu at Pentridge Prison on July 23rd. Book tickets HERE!Time Codes:00:00 Intro03:27 HUGE CRITICAL ROLE NEWS15:17 The Future of Critical Role33:32 The Future of D&D39:28 Our Predictions47:45 Final Thoughts53:59 Wrap Up/ Mario Kart01:02:13 Upcoming EventsThis podcast is brought to you by Masters of Alchemy. Visit mastersofalchemy.au for booking and event information.Intro music by Kaden Cook from Pixabay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.