Thankless Roll Players: arguably the world’s finest TTRPG actual play podcast
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- Nov 8, 2026
About the podcast
Arguably the world's finest TTRPG actual play podcast, with emphasis on the word "arguably". We play a large variety of tabletop roleplaying games - from the big names to small indie publishers. New episodes stumbling out on a weekly (ish) basis. Each episode usually 90 mins or less. Our Flameingo logo comes courtesy of the great Bradley K. McDevitt http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/ Our fine theme music is "Never Leave The House" by Barry McCormack http://www.barrymccormack.com/ Also on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHzdv7pCK8ORXQLvi_UNUTg
Episodes 154
S07E22 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - THE SINISTER SUTURES OF THE SEMPSTRESS - EPISODE ONE
Yes, our annual Halloween episode is late, as we've been cowering under the bed for two weeks. But here, finally, is the first episode. Hide under your blankets, as Judge Golem leads Garrote Valkyrie, Cannibal …
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Yes, our annual Halloween episode is late, as we've been cowering under the bed for two weeks. But here, finally, is the first episode. Hide under your blankets, as Judge Golem leads Garrote Valkyrie, Cannibal Sinhook, and Demon Butcher into "The Sinister Sutures of the Sempstress" - a level 6 adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics, written by Michael Curtis, and published by Goodman Games.
S07E21 - DOLMENWOOD - THE WEAVER AND THE REDCAPS
We venture into a dark world of fairy tales and folklore, and try our hand at the 2026 Free RPG Day introductory adventure for Gavin Norman's Dolmenwood, "The Weaver and the Redcaps". Published by Necrotic …
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We venture into a dark world of fairy tales and folklore, and try our hand at the 2026 Free RPG Day introductory adventure for Gavin Norman's Dolmenwood, "The Weaver and the Redcaps". Published by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral.
NO THANK YOU, EVIL! - MINI-REVIEW
We take a very quick look at Monte Cook Games' TTRPG for young children, NO THANK YOU, EVIL!
S07E20 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWELVE
Having safely disposed of a very evil artifact, the gang take a well-earned rest and enjoy the Gods Day Festival as the guests of one of Ptolus' noble families...for a short while, anyway. We continue our play …
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Having safely disposed of a very evil artifact, the gang take a well-earned rest and enjoy the Gods Day Festival as the guests of one of Ptolus' noble families...for a short while, anyway. We continue our play of Monte Cook's Ptolus city setting using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E19 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ELEVEN
We're taking a month's hiatus. But before we do, here's the latest, unedited, warts and all, episode. The gang discover that owning a giant, evil skull might be more trouble than it's worth, as we continue our …
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We're taking a month's hiatus. But before we do, here's the latest, unedited, warts and all, episode. The gang discover that owning a giant, evil skull might be more trouble than it's worth, as we continue our play of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rules. We'll be back in mid-October.
S07E18 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TEN
The gang's goal is almost in sight. But first they need to deal with irked crustaceans and lizards of enormous size, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus city setting using the Dungeon …
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The gang's goal is almost in sight. But first they need to deal with irked crustaceans and lizards of enormous size, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus city setting using the Dungeon World rule set.
S07E17 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - VENGEFUL TALONS OF THE OWL GOD
The last acolyte of a blood-mad god lays his curse upon his fellow travelers in a caravan crossing the plains. Death and ruin follow, but can the survivors find hope in a ruined keep? And what mysteries–and …
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The last acolyte of a blood-mad god lays his curse upon his fellow travelers in a caravan crossing the plains. Death and ruin follow, but can the survivors find hope in a ruined keep? And what mysteries–and treasures–await them there? We run through Julian Bernick's funnel adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics.
S07E16 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE NINE
The gang manages to wrangle their way into the lowest of the lower echelons of the Killraven Crime League, and are hired to venture into the Dungeon in search of a gilded human skull. Sounds perfectly legit …
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The gang manages to wrangle their way into the lowest of the lower echelons of the Killraven Crime League, and are hired to venture into the Dungeon in search of a gilded human skull. Sounds perfectly legit. What could go wrong? We continue our play of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus city setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E15 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE EIGHT
The plot thickens, as our heroes learn more about their mysterious employers and the machinations in place in the city of Ptolus, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's acclaimed city setting using the …
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The plot thickens, as our heroes learn more about their mysterious employers and the machinations in place in the city of Ptolus, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's acclaimed city setting using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E14 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE SEVEN
The gang are hired by a grizzled, ageing bard and an aloof, impetuous young woman, to venture deep into the city's Necropolis and recover a mysterious item from a decaying family crypt. We continue our play of …
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The gang are hired by a grizzled, ageing bard and an aloof, impetuous young woman, to venture deep into the city's Necropolis and recover a mysterious item from a decaying family crypt. We continue our play of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" setting, using the Dungeon World rule set.
S07E13 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE SIX
Following some possibly less than sage advice, the gang has a rancid run-in in the sewers under the city of Ptolus. Our play of Dungeon World, using Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting continues.
S07E12 - PIRATE BORG - TERROR IN TORTUGA
Ahoy...um...mateys! With holidays and life in general getting the way, as per usual, we take a break from our Ptolus campaign for a special one-off Free RPG Day session. Cam, Colm, Damon, and new kid in school …
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Ahoy...um...mateys! With holidays and life in general getting the way, as per usual, we take a break from our Ptolus campaign for a special one-off Free RPG Day session. Cam, Colm, Damon, and new kid in school Garrison, take a stab (aaarrrr!) at Limithron and Free League Publishing's Free RPG Day adventure for Pirate Borg, Terror in Tortuga. Enjoy! It's a good one!https://www.limithron.com/pirateborghttps://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/pirate-borg/
S07E11 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FIVE
We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E10 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FOUR
This one's for the birds. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.
S07E09 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE THREE
Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protagonists' backstories, as we continue our …
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Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protagonists' backstories, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.
S07E08 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWO
A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare that it takes Rob forever to find a …
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A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare that it takes Rob forever to find a picture of it to show us. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement for D&D, using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E07 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ONE
Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first. What could go wrong? We play Monte …
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Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first. What could go wrong? We play Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement using the Dungeon World ruleset.
S07E06 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - OVERVIEW & CHARACTER CREATION
We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement, and jump right into character creation …
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We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement, and jump right into character creation, with more than a few sidetracks down rabbit holes.
S07E05 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - TERROR IN THE TREE
NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick one-shot of Alex Kurowski's "Terror in …
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NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick one-shot of Alex Kurowski's "Terror in the Tree" for Dungeon Crawl Classics, from Goodman Games' "Dungeon Denizens Two Page Dungeon Delves".
S07E04 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART TWO
The conclusion of our playthrough of Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.
S07E03 - REVIEW - ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE EDITION & TERROR FROM THE UNDERDEEP
In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D 5e giants campaign from Goodman Games …
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In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D 5e giants campaign from Goodman Games, "Terror From The Underdeep".
http://www.atlas-games.com
http://www.goodmangames.com
S07E02 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART ONE
What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror …
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What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.
S07E01 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - THE FALLEN GROVE (UNEDITED)
WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some listeners (most likely both).In this …
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WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some listeners (most likely both).
In this episode we tackle Rick Maffei's "The Fallen Grove" from Goodman Games' "Two Page Dungeon Delves".
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S06E20 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART TWO
Murder threatens to tear the Nuveen comm apart, in part two of our playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "The Fifth Season - Roleplaying in the Stillness" TTRPG, based on the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
S06E19 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART ONE
We explore the world of N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, inthe first part of our two part playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" Roleplaying Game. Expect rules mistakes.
S06E18 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Seven
It's here at last! And we spared no expense, or cut no corner, to deliver the bedazzling finale of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module, "The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief" by Gary Gygax. There's …
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It's here at last! And we spared no expense, or cut no corner, to deliver the bedazzling finale of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module, "The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief" by Gary Gygax. There's fire! Explosions! Giants! Expansve, painstakingly detailed sets that would rival "Ben Hur"! Orcs! Dancing! Fire! Fire! Fire! Audio only, so you'll have to take our word for it. But take our word for it.
S06E17 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Six
On the SIXth day of the SIXth month, we drop the SIXth (and clearly most cursed) installment of our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's classic giants module. Repent after listening!
S06E16 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Five
The orc rebellion against the giants is in full swing, as our heroes delve deeper into the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief.
S06E15 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Four
The largest battle we've ever undertaken continues, in part four of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module.
S06E14 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Three
Part 3 of our level 4 DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's original 1978 D&D giants adventure. It's starting to get a little epic around here.
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