Join me as we converse over a mixture of topics usually with comedic overtones. Cover art photo provided by Efe Kurnaz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@efekurnaz
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Featuring interesting people, place and things from wherever and whenever. Basically everything under the Sun
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A Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal pals come together to discuss a "Potpourri" of D&D and other nerdy topics. Filled with interviews, conversations, improv "Potions" creations and live plays! Releases every other Friday wherever you listen. Instagram: @PotionsandPotpourri. TikTok: PotionsandPotpourri. Email: potionsandpotpourri@gmail.com.
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Rat Roast: Explication Potpourri is a podcast by rats and for rats where your hosts, Arden and Fiona (two rats), dig through the best garbage the internet has to offer.
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S2 Ep71: Interview - Exploring Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in TTRPGs (w/ Madison Generoux)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Just in time for Pride month, we're excited to release this special interview with the wonderful Madison Generoux, who wrote a pretty cool paper called "DRIVEN BY DESIRE: FAN PRACTICES AND THE PROMISE OF QUEERNESS". Basically we got to talk all about how fandoms can harbor safe spaces for Queerness, T…
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S2 Ep70: Character Deaths
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: TW: This episode is predominately about death, in many fashions. While we don't go too heavily into details in manner of deaths, there is a little bit of talk of how characters die. If this is a touchy subject for you dear listener, than feel free to sit this one out. In this one we talk a lot about w…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We've finally reached the NICEST episode! This time we get down and dirty to tell you all the hot goss about in-game romance. From managing certain types of relationships to flirting with your friends through your characters, we cover it all. We even given lots of examples of relationships we've devel…
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S2 Ep68: Interview - Advice for new DMs (ft. Justin and Taylor of So You Want To Be a Dungeon Master)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We sit down with Justin and Taylor from the podcast So You Want To Be A Dungeon Master to discuss all sorts of things about being a new DM! From things we wish we knew before our first session, to some really great examples of collaborative roleplaying, we cover all sorts of tips and tricks for taking…
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S2 Ep67: TSL Wrap-up w/ Aaryn of Even Footing Games
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Join us on the wrap-up episode of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians adventure presented by Even Footing Games! Aaryn of EFG joins us to discuss some of our favorite moments in the TSL: Gal Paladins game, as well as schooling us with all of her knowledge of Powered by the Apocalypse games. We share our favori…
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S2 Ep66: Episode Zero of Thirsty Sword Lesbians ft. Even Footing Games, Titterpig Academy and Cedar the Barefoot
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Join us on a new live-play adventure! We team up with our pals over at Even Footing Games to bring you this exclusive episode zero of our new story, Thirsty Sword Lesbians - The Gal Paladins! Listen to our humble queerdos talk about their characters, get the scoop on Thirst Master Keisha's world of Vi…
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S2 Ep65: Balancing Homebrew content
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Have you ever given your players a really cool homebrew item that you were stoked to see in action, only to quickly realize that it was in fact, way more OP than you anticipated? Well Keisha certainly has. Many, many times. Listen to Keisha teach herself, (and you) some of the ways that you can balanc…
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S2 Ep64: Dealing with Burnout
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: It happens to us all at some point; the inevitable burnout of your beloved games and hobbies. Too many things to do but not enough time to do them. Between DM burnouts and Player burnouts, the Gal Pals discuss how to recognize some common signs, but also how to maybe manage your time so that way you c…
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S2 Ep63: Props, Minis, and Terrain
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Listen, we start this episode off by going down a deep, dark rabbit hole of all our new Roman Empire; the cartoons from the early to mid 2000's. But once we get that out of the way, we actually talk a lot about all of the ways you can create minis, props and terrain if you don't want to flat out buy t…
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S2 Ep62: How to prepare for being unprepared
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The GalPals share ideas on how to come prepared for any situation; including not having anything ready for the upcoming session! From drop-and-play scenarios to pocket dimensions, there really are so many ways to keep a game from cancelling last minute, or to allow some time to get set up for the next…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We're back baby! Coming at ya with some stellar advice about maps and terrain. We almost break-up over a pizza topping controversy in this one, but we made it to the other side still Pals. Music by Mykhailo Kyryliuk from Pixabay Music by Jeremiah Warmbier Find us here! https://linktr.ee/potionsandpotp…
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S2 Ep60: Other TTRPGs
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: AKA, the episode secretly titled "Totally Not Kinks"! Join the GalPals as we discuss other TTRPGs we have played (besides D&D), including what we liked about them or mechanics we could have done without. We also converse about which TTRPGS we haven't played yet, but want too. All while skirting the de…
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S2 Ep59: Interview - Building a new TTRPG, (ft. Aaryn and Jason of Even Footing Games)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The GalPals are joined by Aaryn Easton and Jason Cassidy of the independent company, Even Footing Games! EFG are a group of super cool creatives who made a game that they were excited to share with the world. Take the Rugrats and plug them into a whimsical, weird, and sometimes spooky world, and you h…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The Gal Pals discuss Multiclassing; How to do it, Is it fun, Can you improve it somehow, etc? Keisha gives some great examples of being creative with multiclasses, as well as how to reign in some of those more serious Min-Max multi classing players. Music by Mykhailo Kyryliuk from Pixabay Music by Jer…
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S2 Ep57: Her Odyssey Review
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: After two individual play throughs of the solo journaling game "Her Odyssey", Kala and Keisha sit down to discuss their experiences playing this game, including what they really liked and what maybe did not work for them quite as well. Be sure to catch the two previous episodes for more context about …
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S2 Ep56: Live play - Her Odyssey, Pt 2 (Keisha)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Part one of our actual play of "Her Odyssey", where Kala breaks down the mechanics of this solo TTRPG and runs us through a game! Her Odyssey is a solo journaling RPG written by S. Kaiya J. and built on the Caltrop Core system by titanomachy! Find Her Odyssey here! https://mirror-lock.itch.io/her-odys…
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S2 Ep55: Live Play - Her Odyssesy, Pt.1 (Kala)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Part one of our actual play of "Her Odyssey", where Kala breaks down the mechanics of this solo TTRPG and runs us through a game! Her Odyssey is a solo journaling RPG written by S. Kaiya J. and built on the Caltrop Core system by titanomachy! Find Her Odyssey here! https://mirror-lock.itch.io/her-odys…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, the Gal Pals give talk about spicing up your roleplay.....in your games. We give some examples of our favorite RP moments in our home games, plus plenty of advice and tools for stepping your own Role play up at your table! Music by Mykhailo Kyryliuk from Pixabay Music by Jeremiah Warm…
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S2 Ep53: The Trouble with Magic
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The GalPals get into a big discussion about the Dungeons and Dragons 5e magic system; is it too OP or impractical? Where does the source of Magic originate? Also, how can you tailor it a bit better so it affects all players in the same way? Listen as we try to figure it out. Music by Mykhailo Kyryliuk…
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S2 Ep52: Interview - Systemic Sexism in DnD, (ft. The Slovenly Trulls)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We're joined in this episode by the sin-sational Harlots themselves; The Slovenly Trulls! Lyssa and Shardae take a deep dive with us as we cover a big topic: Systemic Sexism in Dungeons and Dragons, and how Feminism can combat it. And they know a lot about this topic, considering it is a major basis f…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We're back! And season two is officially in swing! We come back talking about Conditions; and not just the ones found in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Of course we talk at length about the DnD5e Conditions, specifically what works and what doesn't; but we also shed some light on some of our other …
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Ep50: Celebrating Potions and Potpourri
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We are celebrating 50 episodes of Potions and Potpourri! Join us as we reflect on this show over the past 2 years and 50 episodes of content. We discuss how the show has changed and grown over the course of these years, as well as some things we never changed from the beginning. We gush over our found…
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Ep49: Interview - The Value of Games, (ft. Cantrips and Coffee)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We sit down with our friends and fellow podcasters of Cantrips and Coffee to discuss.....well, a lot of things, but at some point we discuss the value that games and TTRPGs can have on people. We even bring Kickstarter and Brandon Sanderson into the mix. *CONTENT WARNING* All of P&P episodes are consi…
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Ep48: Shops and Shopkeepers
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this one, we (sort of) discuss building Shops and consequently Shopkeepers in your games. Keisha gives some excellent advise on tools to use that can help you randomly populate items and values into a shop if you are like her, and never have them prepared ahead of time. We also do a Potions segment…
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Ep47: The Silent Garden review
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We review and discuss our play through of the solo RPG game, The Silent Garden! Be sure to checkout our live play first for more context, or use this discussion as a starting point to decide if this game would be a good fit for you. We talk about some of our favorite paths, the prompts that were prese…
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Ep46: Live Play - The Silent Garden
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, both Keisha and Kala take a journey through the solo journaling game, The Silent Garden. In this single player adventure, you are Medusa, choosing paths in your garden that will take you to a different, unique statue of a person who was turned to stone. You are prompted to share your …
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Ep45: Interview - Building Pantheons (ft. Hammer of the Gods Podcast)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We sit down with our friends Hammer of the Gods podcast to discuss Pantheons. We explore the value of Pantheons in your games, how you can incorporate religions based on historical religions such as the Grecian, and also the sort of things to be learned from building a pantheon into your world. Fine H…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, we take a dive into what makes a villain Compelling. Is it their tragic backstory? Or perhaps their insatiable need for violence and pain? Perhaps none of the above? Come listen along and find out what we think makes Villains truly terrifying, and how you can build better BBEGs for yo…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: What is a "beach" or a "filler" episode? Usually, it is something that is telling a story without driving the main plot of the show. It is a chance to try something different without affecting the main arc that is on-going. In this episode, we talk about how Beach episodes can be useful in your DnD/TT…
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Ep:42 Building Session Zero
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Join us as we discuss "Session Zeroes", better known as the meeting before your games. We go over some important things that can be included in these conversations, including consent forms, Q&As and scheduling! Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal pals come …
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Ep41: Interview - Making an Immersive Experience (ft. Mellanie and Evan Lerum)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The Asmodeus Eggathon is a yearly tradition in the Mycelium Monastery, celebrating the demon Asmodeus, and traversing the 9 levels of hell! It is also a great challenge for the local residents to try attempt to complete each level of the Festival's 9 challenges and become the victor of the games. Few …
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The Gal Pals tackle the great Alignment Debate and ponder some of the ways that the 5e Alignment system could be improved! This one will certainly have you shaking your heads, so please reach out to us on Social Media or at potionsandpotpourri@gmail.com to discuss your thoughts on Alignments. Potions …
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, the Gal Pals discuss the 5th Edition Skills. We briefly describe what each skill is used for (and sometimes what it ISN'T used for), as well as discussing which skills we would replace and why. Keisha gives some advice on using Skill checks in game, and Kala asks some questions. Who k…
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Ep38: Interview - Aphi and Artemis of The Vaktare
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We sat down to ask some questions with our new friends, DM Aphi and DM Artemis, two of the powerhouses behind the international gaming server, The Vaktare! Both of these ladies give wonderful insights into building an inclusive gaming community, how emotions in gaming or roleplaying are beneficial, an…
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Ep37: Homebrew Series: The Rift, part 5
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The final part of our Homebrew Series, featuring Keisha's Homebrew campaign, The Rift! We discuss the final massive battle, some notable Role Play moments, and what became of our story at the ultimate finale. TW: Brief talks of suicide and blood Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety …
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Ep36: Live Play - Babies and Broadswords, Part 2 (ft. Cantrips and Coffee)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The second and final episode of Babies and Broadswords, with special guests Cantrips and Coffee run by the very creator himself, Jason! Find out how our tumbly toddlers manage to gather info on their quest from the awesome Big Kids, what magical items they manage to haggle from the problematic trench-…
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Ep35: Live Play - Babies and Broadswords, Part 1 (ft. Cantrips and Coffee)
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The gals join up with the gentlemen of Cantrips and Coffee for a live play of Babies and Broadswords, run by Sitter Jason, the very creator of this fun and adorable system! Sit back and listen to us learning how to play the game, create a character, and begin our one-shot story of toddlers attempting …
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We went LIVE on Instagram to answer your questions about us and the show! Thanks to anyone who participated, and take a listen to this fun episode to get to learn more about us. You can follow us on Instagram for more fun content and to catch our LIVES as they happen! Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeo…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, we talk about how to spice up Towns and Cities, as well as give some advice on things to add to these encounters to make them more interesting and manageable! Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal pals come together to discuss a "Potpourri" o…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: This episode is about the unique and fun system that the Gal Pals tried out, where you randomly roll your Setting, Character and Plot for a totally random (and often short!) Campaign hook. From Hunger Games to Starfinder, we got to try all sorts of new things. Give it a listen to hear what we came up …
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode, we chat about Combat, and how to make it suck less! DM Keisha gives you some great ideas for how to spice things up, and we share some excellent examples of fun encounters we have played through. Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal pals com…
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: This one is all about game accessories at the table. From books to minis, dice jails to spell trackers, we discuss the outlandish, the necessary, and the down right comical accessories that exist to spruce up your games! Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal …
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Ep29: Tomb of Annihilation Review
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: We did Curse of Strahd, now hear us talk about our short stint with the Wizards of the Coast module, Tomb of Annihilation! We discuss our thoughts on the setting, the likelyhood of a TPK, the characters involved, and share some real moments from the game. Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragon…
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Ep28: Curse of Strahd Review
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: In this episode we discuss the time we sort of played Curse of Strahd. It was our first non-homebrew campaign, and one of the modules we miss the most! Listen to us talk about the party of players, some notable themes, and what happened to us as we played. TW: minor spoilers. Potions and Potpourri is …
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Ep27: Interview - Old Men Rolling Dice
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Another interview episode! This one features our new friends Jason and Jeremy from the podcast Old Men Rolling Dice. We ask these old time D&D players what their history with the game is, how it has changed for them over the years, and how they got to where they are now. Check out Old Men Rolling Dice…
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En este episodio hablo sobre: - Las noticias mas importantes de la semana - El libro : Never After the thirteenth fairy por : Melissa de la Cruz - 1 año de potpourri ( respondo preguntas) Tienes alguna peliculo,libro o historia ? escribe me ! : instagram twitter Email: potpourri.podcast.chile@gmail.com 👍❤️✨🐸^_^…
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En este episodio hablo sobre: -Las noticias mas importantes de la semana -El libro: Super normal de: Greg James y Chris Smith. -Los juegos de mesa Espero que lo disfruten😁 Mis redes sociales: instagram Twitter Email:potpourri.podcast.chile@gmail.com
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En este episodio hablo sobre: -Las noticias mas importantes de la semana -El libro: ¿porque los perro mueven la cola? De: Gabriel Leon -Los sueños ✨espero que disfrutes✨ redes sociales: instagram twitter email: potpourri.podcast.chile@gmail.com
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Ep26: Potions - Character Mechanics
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: The gals get together for a well overdue Potions episode! In this on-the-spot segment, they attempt to create a new way to manage character alignments, what stats they think should be added, if there should be more than just general 'health points', and more! Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dr…
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Ep25: Homebrew Series - The Rift, Part 4
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NEW! You can now message us about this episode: Kala and Keisha discuss the final moments of their homebrew campaign just before the last battle. TW: brief mention of slavery, death, mental struggles. Potions and Potpourri is a Dungeons and Dragons variety talk show, where two gal pals come together to discuss a "Potpourri" of D&D and other nerdy t…
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