Thankless Roll Players: arguably the world's finest TTRPG actual play 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.
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- 8
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- Sep 11, 2026
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- Jul 12, 2026
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S07E19 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ELEVEN (opens the original)
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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 (opens the original)
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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 (opens the original)
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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 (opens the original)
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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 (opens the original)
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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.
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