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Podcasts & Players

Podcasts & Players

by Cool Boy Shane

Games Hobbies Video Games

Season 2

Comparing TTRPG Systems (ft. Puffin Forest!)

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.

Rules as Written (ft. Pack Tactics!)

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.

Optimizing for Fun (ft. d4: D&D Deep Dives!)

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.

Rebalancing D&D 5e (ft. Bone Wizard!)

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.

Stinky Lil' Characters (ft. Zannianator!)

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/Zannianator Zannia's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/zannianator 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.

Getting into Character (ft. Kendall the Human!)

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/deerstalkerpictures Kendall's Twitter https://www.twitter.com/kendallsdumb Kendall's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kendallthehuman 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.

Mental Health and D&D (ft. FlyingFoxGirl!)

CONTENT WARNING! ---> 35:17 - 52:58 In 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 Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/flyingfoxgirl FlyingFoxGirl's Twitter https://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 Countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines Talkspace (Online Therapy and Counseling) https://www.talkspace.com/ Telehealth Resources https://www.telehealth.com/ 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.

Getting Musical (ft. Tori Draws Stuff!)

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.

D&D Alignments (ft. CritCrab!)

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.

Reviewing D&D Shows (ft. Jenny!)

(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.

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