Tale of The Manticore, a Dark Fantasy Dungeons & Dragons Audiodrama

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Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid between a dark fantasy audio drama and a solo D&D RPG. The dice make all the important decisions and, as a writer, my job is to interpret them and tell their story. Part fiction, part game, it’s the story where ”Chaos rolls.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tale-of-the-manticore-a-dark-fantasy-dungeons-dragons-audiodrama--6276878/support.

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Episode 2 (S4E02)
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#2
Today at 12:00 PM

Tell No One: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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S4E01b Interview with Zeb Cook
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Last Friday at 12:00 PM

Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience

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Episode 1 (S4E01)
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#1
11/01/2026

The Festival of Good Fortune: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Dice Chain Finale: Links 13-15
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#6
10/21/2026

The Finale of Season 1

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 13: Tale of the Manticore
Link 14: Solo Bickering
Link 15: Roll Ponder & Play

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Introducing: Red Bay
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10/19/2026

In partnership with Brian from Swords v Madness, I am proud to announce the dual launch of Red Bay, a found footage horror anthology and a short story generator and writing guide. 

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Dice Chain: Links 11-12
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#5
10/11/2026

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 11: Solo Bickering
Link 12: Legends from the Fireside

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Dice Chain: Links 9-10
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#4
10/01/2026

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 9: The Lone Adventurer
Link 10: Legend of the Bones

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Dice Chain: Links 7-8
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#3
09/21/2026

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 7: Roll, Ponder & Play
Link 8: The Lone Adventurer (in collaboration with the 'Keep on the Borderlands' webcomic)

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Dice Chain: Links 4-6
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#2
09/11/2026

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 1: Legend Of the Bones
Link 2: Swords Against Madness
Link 3: Tale of the Manticore

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Dice Chain: Links 1-3
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#1
09/01/2026

Dice Chain is a system-fluid, multi-author, experimental fiction series. You can find all of these shows - and many others - at soloroleplayersnetwork.com.

This episode's contributors:

Link 1: Tale of the Manticore
Link 2: The Lone Adventurer
Link 3: Errant Adventures

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Encyclopedia Manticorica Update
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08/27/2026

Encyclopedia Manticorica has been updated and is available for free on DTRPG 

Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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The Warden's Song
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08/23/2026

The Warden's Song: Words and music by Tale of the Manticore. Vocals by Sienna J.

https://www.instagram.com/siennajmusic/

Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Looking Back and Ahead, Yet Again (S3 Retrospective)
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08/21/2026

Looking Back and Ahead, Yet Again (S3 Retrospective): Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 65 FINALE (S3E65)
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#65
08/11/2026

The First Temple of Aheia: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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GENCON Audio Diary (Bonus Episode)
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08/06/2026

Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 64 (S3E64)
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#64
08/01/2026

Silver Sleepers: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 63 (S3E63)
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#63
07/21/2026

Bellario: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 62 (S3E62)
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#62
07/11/2026

Eyes Sharp: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 61 (S3E61)
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#61
07/01/2026

Surprise Attack: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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S3 The Story So Far: Eps 51-60
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06/26/2026

A bonus episode recapping the plot events from S3E51-S3E60

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Episode 60 (S3E60)
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#60
06/21/2026

Punish Friendship: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 59 (S3E59)
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#59
06/11/2026

Test of Earth: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 58 (S3E58)
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#58
06/01/2026

Chewchin's Braid: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 57 (S3E57)
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#57
05/21/2026

Party Fractured: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 56 (S3E56)
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#56
05/11/2026

Test of Air: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 55 (S3E55)
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#55
05/01/2026

Attract the Spiritual: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 54 (S3E54)
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#54
04/21/2026

Air-Water Gate: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 53 (S3E53)
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#53
04/11/2026

Saygur: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 52 (for real) (S3E52)
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#52
04/02/2026

Idols: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 52 (S3E52)
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#52
04/01/2026

My Sincere Apologies For This: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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S3E51b Interview With Tana Pigeon
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03/26/2026

Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 51 (S3E51)
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#51
03/21/2026

The Golden Path: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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S3 The Story So Far: Eps 41-50
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03/15/2026

A bonus episode recapping the plot events from S3E41-S3E50

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Episode 50 (S3E50)
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#50
03/11/2026

Warden of the Highlands: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 49 (S3E49)
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#49
03/01/2026

The River: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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S3 The Wretched
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02/15/2026

Thanks for your patience as I rebuild from my SSD disaster. Here's a little bonus episode of my experience playing The Wretched, by Chris Bissette.

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Episode 48 (S3E48)
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#48
02/01/2026

Greyside: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 47 (S3E47)
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#48
01/21/2026

The Bloom: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 46 (S3E46)
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#46
01/11/2026

The Crystalwood: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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Episode 45 (S3E45)
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#45
01/01/2026

The Librarian: Tale of the Manticore is a hybrid solo-actualplay D&D game and full production audiodrama.  I use Dungeons & Dragons B/X (OSR).  This is a dark fantasy tale made for a mature audience.

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