Matthew's Nerdy Nation
Beautiful in its Simplicity: Thornvale
In the time that I have been reviewing actual plays, most of the programs I have reviewed have been either Dungeons & Dragons or...
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Hello! Welcome to my unique blog where I share my opinions of Table Top Roleplaying Game Actual Plays. I intend to do both episodic as well as full campaign reviews, as well as hearing the reviews of others. Interviews with Game Masters and players will also be brought forward as well.
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Matthew's Nerdy Nation
Sky Zephyrs: An Air Combat Overlay by Homie and The Dude
Do you want to have airships in your homebrew TTRPG campaign, but the core rules don't give you any concrete rules or stats? Have I got...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
These Fools Make Me Laugh: Bad Heroes
Sometimes, when you're listening to actual plays, ads for other shows get played. Some, I just put in the back of my mind for future...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
Homie and The Dude: The Sky Realm
In the world of Dungeons and Dragons actual plays, there are many that use official modules. There are also many that use homebrew...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
This is BIG!: Big Campaign Stories Podcast
I have been trying to branch out from just the DnD actual plays. It isn't hard to find different actual plays that use different systems....
Tony Spengler
What’s Lost in the Stars is Meant to be Found
Tony Spengler/ April 27, 2023 My never-ending hunt for actual play podcasts led me to another banger of a cast, once again on Twitter!...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
The Fate of the Monsters is in the Dice: Two Monsters Rolling Dice
There are many different types of TTRPG systems out there, more than just Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons. One such system is the Fate...
Tony Spengler
Big GM Energy for Big Stories
Tony Spengler/ April 20, 2023 I love gritty, sci-fi meets fantasy games like Cyberpunk and Shadowrun. I never got a chance to play those...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
All Fun, No Drama: All Flex, No Dex Podcast
To think I have been working on this blog site since January and have yet to review my co-blogger, The Illustrious Tony Spengler's...
Tony Spengler
Called to the Table of the Skelly Man
Tony Spengler/ April 13, 2023 I was happy to find another veteran player to interview, the ttrpg community is full of amazing GMs and...
Tony Spengler
Every Group Needs A Mom, This Is No Exception
Tony Spengler/ April 6, 2023 I started expanding my searches and interactions on various Discord channels, meeting TTRPG people around...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
A Pathfinder Primer: Dice of Thunder
I don't have a very large repertoire of TTRPG experience. I've played DnD 2e and 5e, Ghostbusters International, and a multitude of...
Tony Spengler
Catching Thunder in the Path
Tony Spengler / March 30, 2023 All the time I meet and talk with wonderful people in the TTRPG community. Creators and fans alike,...
Tony Spengler
Walking Among Giants, Gods, and Gamemasters
Tony Spengler / March 23, 2023 For my podcast work, I have done a lot of searching for indie creators that had fun and unique content to...
Tony Spengler
Reckless Precision, Excellent Choices, and Frogs
Tony Spengler/ March 16 2023 Another win for me as I stumbled through the Twitterverse, finding my place among the ttrpg community. These...
Tony Spengler
Dex Build's Choice of Actual Play
Tony Spengler/March 2023 I have been told there is this Australian actual play podcast that is an absolute banger, and that I have to try...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
Magic, Technology, & Sexual Innuendo: The Aetherlogue
Of all the worlds I've been listening to lately, one of the most interesting has to be Vidra, the world of The Aetherlogue podcast. This...
Tony Spengler
Even Interviewers Need to Be Interviewed
March 2023/ Tony Spengler There are thousands of actual play podcasts out there these days. Our TTRPG community is massive and it...
Matthew's Nerdy Nation
Nostalgic for me: Clash of Krits
Did you ever play in a game as yourself? I mean, somehow you just end up in whatever TTRPG world and you're just yourself to start with....
Tony Spengler
Titanic Worlds Demand Gargantuan Heroes
Tony Spengler/ February 2023 When I first got into the ttrpg community on Twitter, the first podcast that I came across was DoubleDM. I...
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I’m so glad you’ve arrived. What The Actual Play? Reviews is a place where I can share my love for roleplaying games. I have been a Player on and off for nearly 30 years. The actual plays I have listened to inspired me so much that I wanted to share my feelings on them with others in some way.
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