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Crash Course DM




Fantasy Full cast Longform Audio RPG


Synopsis:

Part Dungeon Master’s diary, part live play, Crash Course DM is a series of DnD firsts for our adventurers, whose characters were randomly assigned, and the DM, who doesn’t know what they’re doing. Tune in every other week to follow along with the DMs plan and see how the players don’t!


Format: Audio RPG

RPG system: Dungeons & Dragons

Continuity: Longform

Voices: Cast

Genres: Fantasy

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Episodes:

21: No, Chella

Tue, 07 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Political thrills abound! Sura leverages his theater background to push the Othien agenda for the Wereugar town hall. Adria makes poor shopping choices on behalf of Brunch Force, but Othien may have a solution in the bag. Everyone enjoys a quick argument, before Feelings makes them contend with their feelings. Also, Spider-centaurs!…Spidertaurs…Spi-taurs?


Starring:

Kyle Kane - Othien

Daniel Lok - Feelings

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie


Sound Effects:

Door slam, harp, whoosh - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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20: A MidSummer Winter's Town Dream

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to The Collide! Brunch Force One makes their way to a mysterious and evil new place: A Sc e ne. They're just in time as the Wereugar denizens (were-dwarves) are focused on an upcoming election and don't have time to harrass the adventure party.

Othien meets back with the party after a change of heart, the team learns about his son, Adria leaves the crew to go shopping, Feelings gets into the political spirit of things, and Sura shares the secret of true righteousness through Torm's Bearded Scorpion Grace.


Starring:

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Kyle Kane - Othien

Daniel Lok - Feelings

Chris Hilfigure - Adria - Both voiced by Josh and Shea

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie


Sound Effects:

Flourescent buzz, various gun sounds, door slam - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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19: The Sablewood Yard Glass (Daggerheart Open Beta One-Shot)

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:57:00 GMT

Hold onto your marbles and take your moss-shine yard glass to go! It's a play-test of the Daggerheart ttrpg system and Sablewood Messengers adventure from Darrington Press!

Meet our adventure party as they play their first honest-to-goodness one-shot adventure! To deliver The King's Package to the Arcanist in the forest town of Hush, Marlowe Fairwind has hired a scrappy band of adventurers:

  • Max Gladwell, a ribbet defender trying to save and raise his siblings.
  • Croaks Mizzlequill, a mousefolk who accidentally turned himself into a Ribbet using strange magic on his journey to find his long-lost brother.
  • Aara Silverman, a long time friend of Marlow, who seeks to learn the truth about their long-lost teacher, Gandledore.

Hijinks ensue as the dungeon newbie puts his head around yet another ttrpg rule set!

Now with ninety-nine percent more dashes.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Aara Silverman

Shea Ingram - Croaks Mizzlequill

Kyle Kane - Max Gladwell

Daniel Lok - Marlowe Fairwind

Josh Greenway - The Daggerheart Newbie


Sounds:

Birdcall, croak, bats, Owl Hoot, Scream, explosion, sword sounds - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Howl - Camp Oot-Oot https://pixabay.com/users/campootoot-35481478/


Music:

Intro/Outro background - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠


Story & Game System

Darrington Press

https://darringtonpress.com/daggerheart/

The game is in open beta, so actual play details may change.

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Dummy Thicc: Daggerheart Open Beta Zero Session

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the...Sablewood! where some folks are calm under pressure, and others are calm under pressure.

Put on your thunder shirts, get your egg juggs and marbles, and let's meet the adventure party for our Daggerheart Open Beta! We set up the player characters to do a one-shot adventure and get to know them and how they met.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Aara Silverman

Shea Ingram - Croaks Mizzlequill

Kyle Kane - Max Gladwell

Daniel Lok - Marlowe Fairwind

Josh Greenway - The Daggerheart Newbie


Music:

Intro/Outro background - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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17: Save a Giraffe, Ride a Friend

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Brunch Force One continues its adventures in The Were-Wood, where it contends with the consequences of Feelings’ releasing a gelatinous cube on the party! The Dungeon Newbie gets to experiment with some new game mechanics, Adria channels her inner lumberjack, Feelings is feeling not so great, and Sura saves some Galentine's leftovers with Tupperware in a tote. Our lawyer made us change the name of this episode so we wouldn’t get sued.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Shea Ingram - Othien

Daniel Lok - Feelings

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie


Sound Effects:

Flickering, Pulse - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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16: Where the Were-Things Are

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT

The crew learns the legend of Randy the Basilisk Tamer and Sura attempts to “let the dogs out” and try his hand at it. The crew finds the lair of whatever attacked Quinder, where Adria keeps her distance, Feelings tries to ruin the decor, and Sura does his best to prevent forest fires.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Empty Folding Chair - Othien

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie


Sound Effects:

Whoosh, Harp, Leaves rustling - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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15: Don't Wear Open Wood

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:59:00 GMT

Finally, (most of) the crew makes it to The Werewood, with a pit stop to visit a referential turtle. Feelings comes back in a puff of smoke, having found a new Goddess, and learns the value of "give another man 70% of your loot". Adria gets sneaky in the tall grass and ditches her friends a few times. Feelings and Sura try to pull a grammatical prank on Adria. Othien continues to answer the call of the wild.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Empty Folding Chair - Othien

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie


Sound Effects:

Whoosh, Harp, Puff, Dog Panting, Leaves rustling, Ocean Waves, Bird Sounds, Clattering, Clanging - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠


Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning


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14: Portal Combat!

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT

The adventure party makes their way through the bog, Othien gets in a few good shots, Sura his first high-five, Adria takes a quick mushroom trip, Del can't leave a good man behind, and the Dungeon Newbie can't catch a break.


Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Kyle Kane - Othien

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie

Sound Effects:

Whoosh, Harp, Puff, Smack, Scary Tension Buildup, Sword Thud, Small Group Laughing, Crowd Talking, Boing Sound - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Snap Sound Effect by Shiden Beats Music

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=113861

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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13: Feelings Come, Feelings Go

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:50:00 GMT

Lucky episode 13! Feelings goes up in a puff of smoke. The rest of the adventure party finally finds the Portal Field, rigorously tests a game of death frogger, and meets the namesakes of the Skywight Swamps.

Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Kyle Kane - Othien

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie

Sound Effects:

Whoosh, Harp, Puff - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠

Music:

Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠

I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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12: To Tauntaun a Basilisk

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Blood, guts, and faces in butts this week in The Collide! Our adventurers finally discover what stalks them in the dark woods of the Skywight Swamps. Adria and Sura get a little too close for comfort, Othien pulls a Han Solo, Del has the ultimate thousand-yard stare, and Feelings goes on autopilot as they continue their efforts to retrieve Quinder’s eye! Starring:

Chris Hilfigure - Adria

Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian

Kyle Kane - Othien

Daniel Lok - Feelings

Josh Greenway - The Dungeon Newbie Sound Effects: Whoosh, Harp, Squelching, melon rip, arrow body hit, - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠ Balloon Deflate - floraphonic https://pixabay.com/users/floraphonic-38928062

Music: Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠ Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠ I Could Wait (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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11: No Lore Dumping, Minimum $500 Fine

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to The Collide! This week we censor the DM's Lore Dump and get a move-on through the swamps. Feelings tries candy from a stranger, Adria gets a butterfly's eye view, Othien disappears from the conversation, and Sura ponders the fate of Lake Airdriver. Starring: Chris Hilfigure - Adria Shea Ingram - Sura Daardendrian Kyle Kane - Othien Daniel Lok - Feelings Sound Effects: Whoosh, Harp, Fire, Crickets, Wildlife Noises - Pixabay ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠ Music Pandora - Kellepics ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/⁠ Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/⁠ Untitled 2 (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashcoursedm/message

 

Shut Up, Dukha: In the Mists of the Manivarsha 2/2

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:55:51 GMT

It’s the longer second part of our two-shot Dungeons and Dragons adventure: In the Mists of the Manivarsha, from The Radiant Citadel


This week, Oriole, Grug, Greenthumb, and Squeaks make their way through the swamps, abuse the wildlife and Dukha, and hopefully rescue Amanisha.

Story:

In the Mists of the Manivarsha by Mimi Mondal

⁠https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/jttrc/in-the-mists-of-manivarsha⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mimimondal.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠


Starring:

Greenthumb - Daniel Li from ⁠⁠One Shot at a Time⁠⁠!

Oriole Songheart - Chris Hilfigure

Squeaks Mizzlequill - Shea Ingram

Grugnar - Kyle Kane

Dungeon Newbie - Josh Greenway


Art

Radiant Citadel Artwork by Alfven Ato on Art Station (⁠⁠https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4XVAk1⁠⁠)

Other background images generated with DALL-E & ChatGPT

Sound Effects:

Geese, whoosh, harp, hydra explosion, insects buzzing - Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/

Hydra Roar Sound Effect by Juliush https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/

Baseball Hit & Cheer

https://www.freesoundeffects.com/free-sounds/baseball-10099/

Music

Pandora - Kellepics

https://pixabay.com/users/kellepics-4893063/

Adventure Fast Speed - REDproductions

https://pixabay.com/music/rock-adventure-fast-speed-extreme-fun-powerful-rock-music-20613/

Untitled 2 (Intro/Outro background) - Josh Greenway & Mark Canning

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Not Delivery, It's Tinjhorna: In the Mists of the Manivarsha 1/2

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:59:54 GMT

It’s a two-shot adventure!

We're taking a brief break from the usual campaign for a flawless playthrough of an adventure from The Radiant Citadel: ⁠In the Mists of the Manivarsha ⁠

We also have our first guest player, Daniel Li from ⁠One Shot at a Time⁠! (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oneshotatatime)

In the swampy, coastal city of Sagorpur, during the climactic finale of the Shankha Trials, disaster strikes as a colossal wave engulfs the city, sweeping away the trials' champion and destroying the sacred trophy. Among the chaos, our adventurers Squeaks, Greenthumb, Oriole, and Grugnar, are drawn into the turmoil. Initially hired to replenish the holy waters of a gemstone deity, they're up to their eyebrows in swamp hijinks, scrambling to rescue the lost and confront an ancient corruption that has reawakened. As Sagorpur reels from the wave's devastation, this fearless band of heroes embarks on a perilous journey, intertwining their fate with the city's survival, a mostly useless swamp tour guide, and the mysteries of the Shankha Trials.

Story:

In the Mists of the Manivarsha by Mimi Mondal

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/jttrc/in-the-mists-of-manivarsha

⁠⁠⁠https://mimimondal.com/⁠⁠⁠

Starring:

Oriole Songheart - Chris Hilfigure

Squeaks Mizzlequill - Shea Ingram

Grugnar - Kyle Kane

Greenthumb - Daniel Li

Dungeon Newbie - Josh Greenway

Art

Radiant Citadel Artwork by Alfven Ato on Art Station (⁠https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4XVAk1⁠)

Other background images generated with DALL-E & ChatGPT

Music & Sound Effects:

Electrical Hum, Medival Village Atmosphere, and Whoosh - Pixabay (⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/pixabay-1/⁠⁠)

Epic storm. Placidplace (⁠⁠https://pixabay.com/users/placidplace-25572496/⁠⁠)

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Episode 8: I Said Maybe Wonderwall

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:56:37 GMT

Ears first back into The Collide, it's the follow up from last time! Our crew stops by the Temple of Torm in Hazfenth to find a way to deal with Rudvin before making their way to the swamps outside of town. Othien continues being classic Othien, Adria leads the crew through the swamp, Sura helps a foul mouthed wagoneer out of the muck, and Feelings discovers he doesn't know the words to Wonderwall by Oasis.

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Episode 7: Ready Player Four

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Back in the present day, our adventure party takes stock of their possessed travel companion and catches up with the fourth member of the group, Othien! Our Dungeon Newbie learns how to insert a new character tries out a new....lots of stuff!


Hey look, it's a screensaver!

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Episode 6: "Goodness Gracious, Great Axe of Fireballs!"

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:59:00 GMT

We're back at it! This week in The Collide, our adventure party goes completionist on their first dungeon and acquires a new friend as they make their way back to the surface of the town of Hazfenth. Sura gets a new weapon, Adria sees an old friend, Feelings gets the hell out of dodge, and our Dungeon Newbie tries out a new format for Calling the Shot.

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Episode 5: Quinder? I Hardly Know Her!

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:55:00 GMT

It's time for a wedding in The Collide!....kind of....Join us, as the Dungeon Newbie gets confused! This week Adria makes a new friend out of a brief acquaintance, Sura conducts a wedding, and Feelings starts a new musical sensation! Our adventure party goes along with Quinder's ceremony and finds their way back to the present.

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Episode 4: Hi, I'm Four!

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:55:00 GMT

The one where the gang comes to grips with their new surroundings, albeit at the expense of the Brunchmobile, before crashing some kind of Ceremony.

Join us this week for an experience that will leave you wondering: "How magical even are the eyes on that lady, really?"

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Episode 3: Brunchmobile Drift

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT

It's episode three! Picking up from the loot and light show in the sewers last time, this one’s all about driving fast and (attempting to abandon) family. The adventure party tries to outrun the same White Light that took out the Temple of Columbia building, before transporting to a quiet, new place, in quite new bodies!


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Episode 2: The Sewers of Hazfenth

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT

The crew ditches Geralt one more time as we wrap up the zero session for Crash Course DM!

We'll check in with Josh and see how his first DM session is going, before jumping back in with Feelings, Sura, and Adria as they try to figure out what on earth is going on in Hazfenth!


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Episode 1: Roll for Character

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT

We're here! Episode one! Session Zero! We did it, guys!


Newbie DM Josh introduces the Collide as the setting of his home-brew campaign, and chat with the cast before having Chris, Daniel, and Shea roll for their characters.

Meet Adria - the blunt halfling druid cyclops, proving big things come in small packages! and if you look at her eye for too long, she'll let'chya know.

Maybe don't stand too close to Feelings - the high-elf bard - , but stick around for the emotional support and insane musical abilities.

Bow before Sura Daardendrian, the noble born Dragonborn Paladin, on a holy life mission, handed down in his childhood, to enforce justice and humility on all.

For their first real adventure, the team must work together to uncover the troubles plaguing the small mining village of Hazfenth, in the home-brew campaign of their newbie DM.

Stick around at the end for a debrief with Josh! He'll review what went well and allllllllllll of the opportunities for improvement.

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About Crash Course DM

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:44:48 GMT

It‘s part DM diary and part TTRPG play session, all kinds of fun! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/crashcoursedm/message