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Derps and Dragons

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Welcome to Derps and Dragons, an actual play D&D podcast! Dungeon Master JD guides the derps, Meagan, Cory, Cameron, and Jackson, through a hectic world recovering from a series of devastating global wars. They must forge their own path to glory all while dealing with their personal turmoil, a mysterious and cunning evil force, constant shenanigans, and of course crazy dice rolls! New Episodes released every other Tuesday. https://linktr.ee/derpsanddragons
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Starship TroopersRobert Heinlein's vision for fascist utopia, Paul Verhoeven's vision for a fascist dystopia, and the inspiration and bedrock of so much of our elongated popular culture. Space marines, starfleets, tyrranical bug empires and all the rest, yours truly giftwrapped in power armor and jump jets. Where does it fit in 2024?---------------…
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The Derps land for a quick resupply on Sharktooth Island and end up having to run some unexpected errands for an old friend of Wyatt Finch. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” "Investigations" "Miris Magic Dance" "Porch Blues" "Gypsy Shoegazer" "Mag…
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100 Movies for RachelIf you were to create a list of the 100 most important movies to watch for an understanding of popular culture, what would you include? The best movies of all time? A set of movies from the most important directors? The top movies from box office from the last few years? We're not making the list today but damn, we're going to …
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Welcome back to arc 3 of Derps and Dragons! Join the Derps as they fly towards new misadventures and look for answers and allies after the loss of the Gilded Grove to the High Heresy! Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” "Thunder Dreams" "Midnight Ta…
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Yarr, mateys! We're all Plunderstormin' today!It's time to talk about the low down, no good, scallywags on the poop deck o' Plunderstorm! The World of Warcraft Battle Royale! Forty levels of renown, a bunch of rewards for the game itself, and also I guess a game mode underneath it. Is it good? Is it bad? How much fun are we having? ----------------…
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Breewyn, Djartus, Deok, and Wyatt Finch gather around the kitchen table onboard The Mulligan and have themselves many, many drinks as they drunkenly recall what they've been through these past few very eventful weeks. . . Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits "Meatball Parade" "Midnight …
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What makes the perfect holiday meal?In this episode of Some Derps Talk About Food, Buddy and Mango discuss the perfect holiday meals. Christmas, Thanksgiving and (of course) Easter Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@somederpsplaygames or…
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What makes a good campaign setting?In a long run of campaigns, it's time to start a new one. I've been revamping my old campaign setting, Ceran, and it's begged this question about what makes for a good campaign setting. Is it important to have mysteries for the players to solve? What are some of the details that are most compelling? What are the d…
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Amirdrassil: The ReviewAotC Get. The raid is complete. Time to talk about the design of all things good, all things bad, all things interesting in Amirdrassil! Is that the same Gnarlroot as the Gnarlroot in Everbloom? Is that the same Igira the Cruel from Igira the Cruel in items from 9.1? Is that the same legendary Fyr'alath? ---------------------…
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Dune 2: Long Live the FightersDo you drink of the water of life? No man has survived it. Do you follow the lisan al-ghaib? Can you ride on the shai hulud? Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, and Timothee Chalamet bring us the latest from the Dune universe. ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? Che…
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Helldivers 2: Time for Democracy!The latest craze hitting gamers everywhere. Dropping hellpods on bugs. Cowering in fear of robots. What could be better than this? Just guys being helldivers? ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? Check us out at https://www.youtube.com/@somederpsplaygames…
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Disney's Marvel's Sony's Madame Web: A Spider-Man Story-- Brought to You by PepsicoFolks, is it a good idea to make your main character an insufferable karen? What about making a prominent side plotline about the literal birth of the more popular plotline you're aping? Do you have nostalgia for great 2003 hits like Britney Spears' Toxic and America…
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Humankind and Millenia have done what some of us have never expected: Gone back to the tried and true board game set up for strategy games. With Civ VII on the horizon, innovations to Civ VI coming monthly, and a promise of long tail content for Humankind and Millenia, there is a resurgence in these titles. What's fueling it? What's interesting abo…
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If Roguelitification is the process of players understanding a more complex web of game design, mastery and completion, Indiefication is the force of market and business pressures that are changing games not from within game design itself, but from the outside as an external pressure constantly squeezing the industry. I swear to God there will be j…
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Gamists, Narrativists, Simultationists, PerformistsLet's talk a little about playstyle and player profile in Tabletop RPG gaming. Do you love the crunch? Do you love the story? Do you love just throwing around a grenade or seeing what happens? AngryGM Article: https://theangrygm.com/g-n-s-p/----------------------------------------------------------…
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RoguelitificationYou get roguelike elements! And you get roguelike elements! And YOU get roguelike elements! In a world where roguelites are infecting every little corner of video games, we come together to discuss: Is adding all these roguelike elements to various games a good thing for our industry and community? Or a bad thing? -----------------…
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The Derpies 2023!It's that time of year! What are our bests of this year? Best what? Anything! Categories of any size and stripe! As long as one of us makes a category, the other needs to fill it with their favorite stuff from last year. Come suggest some wild categories in the chat and we'll answer!-------------------------------------------------…
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AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOMThe tragic end of the DCEU is upon us. Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, and the rest of the Aquaman cast return to the buckwild, gonzo world established in 2018. Do they recapture the magic of that billion dollar movie? Or will Aquaman become just another doomed boat beneath the tides?----------------------------------------…
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THE FINALSFriend of the cast Manik joins to talk about the newest FPS rage, shadowdropped at the Game Awards featuring super uncontroversial AI voiceover, THE FINALS! The game about pretending that you're good enough to be an esports star.----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? Check us out…
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THE MARVELSHope you've watched all your Disney+ shows because The Marvels pulls from a bunch of them! Nick Fury from Secret Invasion, Monica Rambeau from Wandavision, and then of course Ms. Marvel all get heavily featured in this movie that's barely even a sequel to the first Captain Marvel.----------------------------------------------------------…
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Some Derps Grab Bag!Reach inside and see what you get! There's a bunch of little topics in here, so let's talk about all of 'em. How do we feel about the Five Nights at Freddy's Movie being one of the biggest smash hits of the year? How do you feel about Peter Griffin in Fortnite? What about the Universes Beyond in Magic: The Gathering? -----------…
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Amirdrassil: Disco InfernoWoW's 10.2 patch is out and it's time to dig in. What are the mechanics like? Are they good? Are they bad? Do we like Fyrakk? Do we like story? What do we think of this magical realm brought to life in WoW for the first time? How many questions can I ask in this little portion? ---------------------------------------------…
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It's time to talk a little Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Even though this bad boy came out in late 2022 (basically a year ago,) the game has seen a number of major changes since its launch state-- culminating in the recent Talent Trees patch that greatly varied up the classes and gameplay for the Veteran, Zealot, Ogryn and Psyker. Glory for the Emperor,…
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The Derps check the statuses of Zeeth and Pickwick then meet up with Wyatt Finch. Meanwhile, Deok lies, sneaks, and successfully fails his way into the college. With the gang back together, a new plan is formulated and begrudgingly executed. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatba…
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Baldur's Gate 3 For Real This Time Wrap UpMango has finished the game, so now's the time to talk about all the Act 3 goodness. What worked. What didn't. GOTY? No GOTY? Probably the greatest time to dig into the details is right now, two months after release when everyone is obsessing about the now Spider-Man game.BakeOff Edits: https://youtu.be/2OE…
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Christian Esoterica: Exorcism and the ChurchIn a weird crossover, Constantine and The Pope's Exorcist share a ton in common so we watched both of them. If you watched the most recent Exorcist, that's cool but we didn't lol. Come watch, it'll be a time: https://www.twitch.tv/somederpsplaygameshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nUkst1COpd4cCiUkmPh1g-…
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Most of the Derps make their way to GU, searching for a new plan for quelling the crisis created by High Heresy. Deok receives a promotion and makes some new friends while setting out on his own side-quest. TRIGGER WARNING: CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!OWO Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "M…
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**Raid in the Rearview: Abberus, the Shadowed Crucible**AotC GET! In our grand tradition of getting AotC and then reviewing the raid, it's time to talk a little about Abberus, the Shadowed Crucible. The raid from 10.1 features many things, including traps, walls, mines, we falling and mortals pissing. For all the deep thoughts, why don't you tune i…
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Deok helps the High Heresy with their ritual and then the derps plan their escape. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Temple of the Manes” “The Chamber” “Oppressive Gloom” “Ancient Rite” “Marty Gots a Plan” “Crossing the Chasm” “We Got Trouble” “M…
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Just Roll Good!Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles released on Thursday of last week! This is my baby. The love of my life. The game that I'm proudest to have worked on (IDK maybe Rain World, lol.) Some of the most complicated design I've ever played and I still can't stop after 300 hours. ----------------------------------------------------------------Want …
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Breewyn, Djartus, and Ziric infiltrate the High Heresy with hopes of freeing Deok, but Deok has some plans of his own... Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Covert Affair” “Silver Flame” “The Pyre” “Dragon and Toast” “Infados” “Lightless Dawn” “Sne…
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Shhhh, it's a secret!The WoW Secrets of Azeroth event has just completed! Two weeks of bespoke content for a community dedicated to solving secrets and fun ARG puzzles. Is this a new, great way to interface with the game going forward? Or a lame way to frustrate your fan base? ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to …
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With the success of Baldur's Gate 3 and all the stuff with the OGL, maybe it's a good time to check in on some good ol' fashioned tabletop RPG game design. Michael Sayre had some very interesting threads on spellcaster design on reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/16fghlm/michael_sayre_on_class_design_and_balance/?share_id=ZpPR6xj…
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I don't know who Baldur is but he's got a HUGE Gate!A month late to absolutely everything, let's talk about Baldur's Gate 3! The trials! The tribulations! The vast variety of different outcomes that all end up at the exact same point. Is it a new standard for gaming going forward? Let's talk about it! -----------------------------------------------…
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Ziric rejoins Breewyn and Djartus and together they sort through what everyone knows. Deok ingrains himself deeper into the High Heresy. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Lord of the Land” “Midnight Tale” “DD Grove” “Plaint” “Truth in the Stones”…
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It's HAI-MAY not JAY-MEE! Blue Bettle in a world without a DCEU!Is this the first movie of James Gunn's new mandate? The last movie in a dying trend? The first hispanic superhero? A worthy successor of the Keith Giffen title? Maybe all of the above? ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? C…
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Breewyn heads to the north gate with Djartus following the clues she leaves behind. Ziric once again attempts to escape. And Deok goes deeper uncover. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Pippin the Hunchback” “Midnight Tale” “Interloper” “Firebrand…
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It's the new talking point. Baldur's Gate 3 is a new bar for massive, massive roleplaying games, voice acted in every different way, allowing you to play through so many different permutations of the same, compelling Dungeons and Dragons base. The entire world seems obsessed with Baldur's Gate and that has led gamers to ask: Should this be the kind…
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The Derps have been scattered all across The Guilded Grove. Djartus, naked and afraid, turns back to face the enemy. Breewyn gets a room for her and her captive. Meanwhile, Deok and Ziric come to some shocking revelations. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller …
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A wartorn city on the hard-bitten front line. Desperation from all side. Barely enough clothes to keep warm, enough food to keep fed, enough weaponry to keep safe. In a Campaign Pitch Me, Buddy or Mango pitches the other on a sweet idea for a tabletop RPG campaign and whether it's the existential dread of Barbie, the historical vibe of Oppenheimer …
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Do you like it when podcasts bring on interesting and unique guests? What if those guests just happen to be our friends hanging out with Mango? What if those guests aren't all that interesting and unique and mostly just hang out? That's Josh for you! ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episodes live? …
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The Derps scrambel to get their bearings after their plan is successful. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Lasting Hope” “Marty Gots a PLan” “Lightless Dawn” “Truth In Stones” “Sneaky Adventures” “ Sneaky Snitch” “Scheming Weasel Slower” “Schemin…
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Well, a meme on Twitter has blossomed into a massive weekend supported by two tentpole pictures, Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. We've watched them both. Is Barbie a metamodern masterpiece? Does Robert Oppenheimer have to think about his entire life before he builds an atomic weapon? Which movie had the better portrayal o…
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The Derps kidnap a politician for the greater good, and everything goes to plan....at first? Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade” “Teller of Tales” “Master of the Feast” “Covert Affair” “Magic Escape Room” “Gagool” “Dances and Dames” “Hard Boiled” “Village Consort” “M…
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Slowpoke.jpg: Hey, have you guys seen that new Spider-man Movie?The most recent in a grouping of multiverse movies, Across the Spider-verse is now one of the highest grossing movies of the year! The incredibly highly-anticipated follow up to the previous Into the Spider-verse, there's a question running through our minds: Does it escape the "Multiv…
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Deok and Ziric get their feathers ruffled, Brewin and Djuartus have fun at the carnaval, and a dangerously derpy plan is made. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade" “Teller of Tales” “Midnight Tale” “Lobby Time” “Procession of the King” “Take a Chance” “Master of the F…
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With Diablo 4 in the wild, Street Fighter 6 making waves, and a new horizon on Hearthstone all coming right on top of one another, we're asking the question: What makes a good meta? When is it fun to follow meta builds? When is it fun to go against the grain? ----------------------------------------------------------------Want to watch these episod…
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IT WAS ME, BARRY!!Today, Some Derps are talking about T H E F L A S H The last gasp of a DCEU before it gets rebuilt by James Gunn in the DCU, let's talk about whether this is cool, whether this is shit, where it stands in these Multiverse movies that have all come out right on top of one another, and whether or not it's good, actually?------------…
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The derps get more information about the upcoming election, Ziric meets more of his family, and Deok makes a disturbing discovery about his own family. Patreon Instagram Facebook Twitter Discord Cover art by MichelleO Art (@michelleoart) Music Credits: "Meatball Parade" “Teller of Tales” “Midnight Tale” “Lobby Time” “Walking Along” “Wallpaper” “Pri…
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Did you know that Marvel movies could be good? I had forgotten too! James Gunn returns for Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume III, a heartfelt exploration into how sapient rodents are smarter than people sometimes and that makes them big angy. Is this a return to form for Marvel or just a one-off? Is James Gunn the Superhero movie wonderkid? How damn …
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