Venture Forth: A D&D Podcast
Venture Forth is an RPG based narrative podcast developed by a group of actors, entertainers, and friends. Through the use of detailed storytelling, committed role-playing, and a completely original swath of tone-setting music, our goal is to create an immersive and theatrical narrative experience without sacrificing the warmth and comfort of playing with your buddies. Thanks for checking us out, and may your adventures be epic! All music composed by Shane O'Loughlin.
C2 E20 | O Heinous, Strong, and Bold Conspiracy!
Our heroes review their discoveries and dig down to the bedrock of Blackrock!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by R...
C2 E19 | The Learnèd Council of the Realm
Our heroes find themselves amidst a political scuffle, the scope of which has yet to make itself known. Can they turn their anonymity to their advantage, or will it swallow them whole?
#dungeonsanddragons #podcast #dnd
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, a...
C2 E18 | The Faction of Fools
After the bloody events of the party, Taakit ropes Il'lia into a chaotic interrogation with a despicable band of thieves.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2E17 | A Very Fatal Place
The violent climax of this party seems fit to go all night!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played b...
C2E16 | Cry Havoc
The illustrious attendees of the Governor's Ball are in for a big surprise - and not the kind they'd hope for!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and...
C2E15 | A Trifling Foolish Banquet
Our heroes attend the Governor's Ball - what could possibly go wrong?
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca H...
C2 E14 | Prodigy of Fear | Venture Forth: A D&D Podcast
Phillippa studies the corrupted blood and Il'lia studies the past - both carry disturbing revelations!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is p...
C2 E13 | Never Came Poison From So Sweet a Place
Our heroes alight to Blackrock and relay their findings - but certain mistakes will come back to bite them!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2 E12 | Dread Pleasures
Our heroes make their return to Blackrock, but more than sharp rocks lurk in the forests of the Frey.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2 E11 | A Golden Mesh T' Entrap the Hearts of Men
Deep in the mines of the Cloudripper Hills, our heroes are ensnared by something from beyond their realm!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
O...
Wonder Con 2026 | Boundless as the Sea
A team of treasure hunters goes below the surface of the ocean on the hunt for Tialra's lost bounty, but what they find has implications far beyond the legendary warrior...
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay...
C2 E10 | The Secret Parts of Fortune
The party spelunks into the mine of Bavralda's Claim, and what awaits them below is beyond comprehension....
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2 E9 | Courage Mounteth With Occasion
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca Hausman, Flynn Felloweave is played by Russ Bartek, March is played by Bridget Black, C...
C2 E8 | Famine Where Abundance Lies
Our band of adventurers opens a door that they cannot close, and what they find will lead them down a tunnel for glory!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to...
C2 E7 | The General Wrack and Massacre
The party ascends to Bavralda's Claim, but what awaits may haunt their dreams...
#actualplay #dndpodcast #dnd
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2 E6 | Shames and Idle Hours
The Vael and company seek respite at the wayhouse, but the dangers of the Freywood reach beyond the physical realm!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
C2 E5 | When Daffodils Begin to Peer
The Freywood has a dangerous reputation - and our heroes are about to find out why!
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C2 E4 | The Way to Dusty Death
Episode 4 of the NEW CAMPAIGN!
Il'lia's conspiracy theories begin to accumulate faster than Phil can rein them in, Shaw's mission begins to become apparent, and Vael and Ramsay seem to have stepped into something deeper than they imagined...
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D...
C2 E3 | Heavy Eyelids to the Weary Night
This group of thrill seekers and secret keepers attempts to reconcile the recent attack with the other strange goings on in Blackrock. What ill-tidings come with Ramsay and Vael's arrival to the small town?
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C2 E2 | Gard'ners, Ditchers, and Grave-makers
Episode 2 of the NEW CAMPAIGN!
FIND OUT what's emerged from underground and the immediate fate of the town of Blackrock
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons...
C2 E1 | Fight to the Last Gasp
Welcome to Blackrock, a pioneer town on the coast of the Freywood. Tonight, a ferocious pit fight sets the stage for a dark adventure full of twists and turns!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is...
The Key to the Universe | Episode 10
The crew challenges the forces behind the conspiracy - can they make it out alive?
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is p...
The Key to the Universe | Episode 9
The crew tracks down the source of the mysterious kidnappings!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca Hausman, Flynn F...
The Key to the Universe | Episode 8
The crew begins to unravel a vicious knot of deceit, betrayal, and murder within theater's both political and dramatic in Stillgate!
Featuring special guests Mayanna Berrin and Brooke Eyler!
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Venture Forth is an immersive Dungeons and Dragons actual play. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a...
The Key to the Universe | Episode 7
Our heroes find themselves in the throes of a riot! But not everything is as it may appear…
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olm...
The Key to The Universe | Episode 6
The crew has escaped Raimsa, but the world of Elbor has changed forever, and fate is not yet done with this band of misfits...
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons...
The Key to the Universe LIVE at Gen Con | The Monster Within
Something lurks within the ranks of the crew of the Coattail - is it real, imagined, or something worse that will see to the end of their journey?
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect...
Venture Forth Live at SDCC 2025 | An Evening at the Governor's Mansion
Join a brand new cast of characters as they attempt at a heist in the never-before-seen town of Blackrock.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Mastering the Game | The Keeping and Telling of Secrets
Shane and Seth explore the myriad ways a Game Master can deliver secrets throughout the course of a campaign, the do's and don't's of an intriguing mystery, and what reveals may be on the horizon for Venture Forth's ongoing tale.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is...
Mastering the Game | Maps
If you're drawing a blank on your story - it might just be because you haven't drawn anything for your map! Today, Seth and Shane discuss the significance of maps and geography in their ability to tell fantasy stories of significant scope and depth.
DMS new and old may glean new insight and see maps in a new light!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high f...
Mastering the Game | Warlocks Am I Right?
Warlocks can leave a DM feeling obligated to fulfill certain tropes and character arcs - join Seth and Shane for a candid discussion of the do's, don'ts, joys and pitfalls of DMing for a Warlock in D&D.
Whether you're new to D&D or have played since the 80s, this discussion should benefit as food for thought on your path to Mastering the Game.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our...
Mastering the Game | Villains We Love to Hate
From Mustache Twirlers to Traitors to Rogues Galleries, the possibility for Villains is seemingly endless. Hop in for a chat about creating good Villains, drawing lines in the sand, and knowing where and when it matters to have moral grey areas.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG...
Mastering the Game | Player Agency
In this episode we discuss that oh so troubling challenge of player agency. We'll talk about the significance of choices down to the character sheet, the whens and whys of taking agency away from your players, and how to give the players opportunities to affect change, within the broader scope of the verisimilitude of your collective world.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm...
Mastering the Game | Pacing & DMing with a Time Limit!
Ever feel like you're in a race against the clock as a Dungeon Master? Big Same! Join us for a candid conversation where we'll discuss the easy pitfalls that lead to a mismanagement of time as a DM!
Reviewing our Wonder Con one shot we'll examine our own missteps as well as our corrective strategies from effective session zeros to knowing when to pull control away from players in the present so that they can steal the show later down the road! Make the most of the time you have so that your stories can have the...
Mastering the Game | Gods, Divinity & Religious PCs
Seth and Shane talk Gods - Fimir, the new gods, Ceallach, and beyond!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by R...
Mastering the Game | "West Marches Style" and Sharing the DM Chair
What does it take to run a D&D campaign with two (or more!) Dungeon Masters?
Shane and Seth talk through how they build an interconnected campaign, trading the DM chair, and how this process has shaped their storytelling and world-building.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is...
Mastering the Game | World Building with Preexisting Lore
Shane and Seth get into the details of Seth's take over in Episode 117, discuss more general DMing concepts, and review a horror story.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and...
Campaign 1 Epilogue - The Agents of Repair
Find out what the future holds for our heroes.
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca Hausman, Flynn Felloweave i...
Ep 195 - Empires of Dust
What is Death to a God?
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca Hausman, Flynn Felloweave is played by R...
Ep 194 - A Savior to Rise From These Streets
The conclusion to the final fight!!
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Venture Forth is a Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We play 5th edition (5e) Dungeons and Dragons in a home-brew D&D actual play setting. Our campaign takes place in the high fantasy realm of Elbor. A world of monsters, heroes and epic tales to be told. D&D is a TTRPG, a tabletop roleplaying game, also known as an RPG. Our gameplay is perfect for beginners to Dungeons and Dragons from episode 1.
Olma Marsk is played by Rebecca Hausman, Flynn Felloweave is played by R...
