Minds Never Matter

Content Warning: The following episode of Minds Never Matter contains graphic descriptions of blood, violence, occult themes, as well as substance use and suggestive humor. Listener discretion is advised.

In episode 51 of Minds Never Matter, our Not-Quite-Heroes find themselves facing down their final obstacle to reach House Victosolis and, hopefully, retrieve Emilia from her mother's grasp. As they battle Emilia's father, Reginald, they realize that there's something very wrong with the patriarch of the family. Once they finally make it inside, the party discovers something that finally lets them piece together what’s shaped this home’s ha...

In this week's episode of Minds Never Matter, we take a look at ACE's beloved history teacher, Alexander Jarvis Landry, on his last day working for the renowned adventuring college before going into retirement.

Written by Noah Bryan

Edited & Narrated by Noah Bryan & Anna Eliza

Join us next week as we get our Not-Quite-Heroes back together for Year 1, Episode 51, "Meet the Parents"!

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

CW: This episode contains descriptions of panic and paranoia, violence, profanity, death & gore. Listener discretion is advised.

In Episode 50 of Minds Never Matter, our Not-Quite-Heroes hunt for Emilia across campus only to realize that she's made a decision that will change their lives forever. Looking at the carnage left behind by their friend, the party know there's only one option: go directly to House Victosolis, a looming tower that’s silently observed all of Elona this entire time.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Em...

CW: The following episode contains mentions of bodily harm, gore, and profanity. Listener discretion is advised.

In Episode 49 of the Minds Never Matter Podcast, The Killers face off against Stu Dent in  a heated match of Murderball! While our Not-Quite-Heroes have decided to proudly wear the team name "The Killers" for the tournament, they may be underestimating their opponents!

Just when it seems as though ACE’s annual Sports Tournament has taken a turn in their favor, the eclipse finally arrives as a reminder that nothing can truly last forever... can it?

In episode 48 of the Minds Never Matter Podcast, our Not-Quite-Heroes finally get ready to play some sports! Emilia has a confrontation with her mother, Sartheleon gets bundled into a bag of holding, Pogo gets a special surprise from Glagus, and Cecily may have discovered a new chance at love.

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Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean...

In Session 47, our Not-So-Hero's put it all on the line to get their last tokens to complete their final, meet the guidance councilor, and find out what can go in a bag of holding.

Our halftime this week talks about our first ever charity raffle, Roll for the Future! This raffle will benefit MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee) which will feature prizes from sponsors like Lost Haven Art, Earth Former Games, Dispel Dice, and more! Please consider checking it out and giving to a great cause. You can learn more about MIRAC at https://www...

The 46th session of the Minds Never Matter podcast sees our Not-Quite-Hero's show off their skills for their final grade at the Tailgating event! But first will Pogo ever find his way out of the forest?

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

Aaron Owens as Pogo Stardust

Taylor Murchie as Cecily Belghriom

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In the 45th session of Minds Never Matter, Sartheleon makes his way back home following his confrontation with Gwen to receive assistance from an unlikely source, and animosity from the person he thought was a kindred spirit. Meanwhile, Emilia and Cecily make their way back from the bar and Pogo researches means to protect his friends.

As time begins running out for Emilia, will she choose to align herself with a source she doesn't quite know that she can trust? Or is she finally starting to gnaw at the leash tying her to her mother's mysterious...

CW: This episode of Minds Never Matter contains frequent use of profanity, alcohol & substance use, as well as descriptions of blood and bodily dismemberment.

In the 44th session of Minds Never Matter, the party take a break following their heated placement match for their finals. Emilia and Pogo have a meeting with their history teacher, Alexander Landry and his TA Stu Dent about the morality of necromancy, Emilia and Cecily devise a plot to apprehend the ever-elusive Gwen, and Sartheleon swears a vow of loyalty.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean...

CW: Simulated Violence

In our 43rd session, the Not-Quite-Heroes show their ruthlessness on the battlefield as they face an almost unwinnable challenge. But the biggest enemy? Tommy.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

Aaron Owens as Pogo Stardust

Taylor Murchie as Cecily Belghriom

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In the 42nd session of Minds Never Matter, our Not-Quite-Heroes wrap up the loose ends they left behind before they left for Glagus, much to their dismay, after one door closes many more open -- but there's no time for talking with ACE's sporting festival right around the corner.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

Aaron Owens as Pogo Stardust

Taylor Murchie as Cecily Belghriom

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Love is in the air, but heartbreak is crackling in the thunder clouds above. In the 41st episode of Minds Never Matter, our Not-Quite-Heroes finally make it back to the Adventuring College of Elona. While the party try and get to the bottom of Juno's association with the church and Emilia's mother, Sartheleon asks more pointed questions about Rugar and the Forgotten Gods.

Cecily confronts Kiran with insecurities about their relationship, Pogo snoops for gossip, and Emilia bids farewell to the person who once acted as her lifeline.

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Noah Bryan...

CW: This episode contains descriptions of death and funerals.

Listener discretion is advised.

This week features a short episode where our Not-Quite-Heroes create an emotion sandwich, with being side tracked by a ring, to heart warming/wrenching conversations, to finding out how a fantasy train operates.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

Aaron Owens as Pogo Stardust

Taylor Murchie as Cecily Belghriom

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Welcome to Office Hours! A rare segment where the producers and editors of Minds Never Matter, Anna Eliza and Noah Bryan, sit down and talk about everything that's happened so far in Year 1 of Minds Never Matter, and what's to come as we near the final thirteen episodes!

Come find us at Pax Unplugged! We'll be at the con all three days (November 21 - 23), and Anna, alongside Adam from 5GMs In a Trenchcoat, Runedocks, and Aaimz Tako from Super Journey Dudes will be running a panel on Friday, Nov. 21st in Kelpie Theater titled Let's Get...

Welcome to the multi-award-nominated Minds Never Matter Podcast!

We're a group of five friends running a narrative-driven homebrew campaign based on 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Our current campaign follows four budding adventurers: Emilia Victosolis, the Paladin noble with a not-so-heart of gold; Pogo Stardust, the hard-working Barbarian doing his best to become a Wizard; Cecily Belghriom, a bubbly Cleric with the same vibe as a homeschooled church fanatic; and Sartheleon Grey, the charmingly self-centered Rogue with more problems than his aim with a dagger as they take on one of the most stressful challenges of their...

CW: This episode contains descriptions of death, fictional violence, and parental trauma.

Listener discretion is advised.

A burning hand, heart wrenching conversations, an old dad and maybe a new one? Find out what all of this means in our special extra long episode as we get ready to take a short hiatus before we release the rest of Year 1 of the Minds Never Matter Podcast!

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

CW: This episode contains descriptions of death and fictional violence.

Listener discretion is advised.

In the 38th session of Minds Never Matter, our Not-Quite Heroes finally have their final confrontation with Gunther in the Stardust House. Now that everything is out in the open, can Pogo's father repair the family's fractured relationship? Or is it already too late to mend what's been broken?

Through the power of love and monstrous equestrian abominations, Pogo, Cecily, Sartheleon, and Emilia band together to save Starfall City.

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Noah Bryan...

CW: This episode contains descriptions of death, grief, fictional violence and political turmoil. Listener discretion is advised.

Our Not-Quite Heroes are running out of time to save Pogo's mother as they finally discover who orchestrated her poisoning!

Meanwhile, Pogo, shackled, confronts his childhood adversary and learns what he intends to gain by taking control of Starfall City; Sartheleon teaches Cecily how to stay calm in a prison break; and Emilia attempts a forbidden necromantic ritual in the name of love.

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Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic<...

In this very special episode of Minds Never Matter, we briefly move away from our Not-Quite-Heroes in Divitotum and instead explore that vast terrain in the world of the upcoming JRPG inspired tabletop role-playing games Skies Above by Lost Haven, which is currently live on Kickstarter!

We follow four heroes from across the world as they band together to correct a magical disruption deep within the mist, into a land that no adventurer has ever managed to return from on their own.

If you like JRPG-inspired tabletop games with a healthy dose of...

In our 36th session, the party's conspiracy against Gunther comes to a head as the powerful nobleman attempts to banish Sartheleon. The rest of the Not-Quite Heroes quickly and clumsily jump into action to protect their friend, only to land them with serious consequences.

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Noah Bryan as your Dean...

The 35th session of our Not-Quite-Heroes features increasingly awkward father and son talks in House Stardust, the price of peppermints and the weight they carry, and a tense meeting with Gunther Gunther.

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Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick...

In our 34th session, our Not-Quite-Heroes' continue their investigation to try and uncover what's ailing Pogo's mother. In their search, Emilia dn Cecily find themselves at the mercy of the Gods in a local temple dedicated to the Goddess of the Moon and God of the Sun.

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In our 33rd session, the Not-Quite-Heroes recoup after a less than savory dining experience in House Stardust. As memories better left forgotten begin to bubble up to the surface, our party questions their intentions toward one another, and how they can possibly expect to protect Pogo's mother when they struggle to understand themselves.

Plus, we have a full lore dump! The party visit Pogo's family's vast library filled with knowledge that's difficult to access across other regions of Divitotum.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza...

CW: This episode contains mentions of terminal sickness, fictional political unrest, and suffocation.

After a perilous journey through Glagus' unforgiving weather conditions, our Not-Quite-Heroes finally make their way to Starfall City and settle in with Pogo's family for dinner. As per usual for the group, things aren't ever simple and the truth behind Lady Stardust's dire situation begins to unfold in front of them as Sartheleon creates chaos in the family's dining hall.

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

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In our 31st session, our Not-Quite-Heroes finally arrive in Starfall City – Pogo's hometown – where they're immediately greeted by an agitated polar bear. After accidentally interrupting a coming-of-age rite among Glagus youth, the party find themselves meeting one of their most peculiar adversaries yet...

This week's Halftime Show features Deck of Many Tales – a TTRPG actual play podcast!

Deck of Many Tales

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As our Not-Quite-Heroes make their way back to the village after wiping out the ancient fungal threat threatening their livelihoods, they land themselves in a prickly situation when, as it turns out, the townsfolk aren't all too pleased with their approach to "rescuing" them. Can the party make them see reason? Or is this a bridge that's already too burned to rebuild?

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CW: This episode contains mentions of suicide, death, and restraint.

In our 29th session, the party finally make it to the center of a deadly cavern imbued with ancient magic. There, they finally find the cause of the nearby village's woes: a distorted myconid beast whose misguided empathy has manifested itself in a life form trying to protect a young girl's life after becoming lost deep in the wilderness. 

As the party fight back against the monster, Emilia and Cecily manage to create a mental connection with the creature to try and reason w...

In our 28th session, the party continues their delve into the depths of the magic-fueled cavern as they finally seem to have discovered the root cause of the plague afflicting the nearby village. 

Pit against grotesque, uncanny beasts that have been mutated by the same fungal magic that's taken hold of the surrounding area, our Not-Quite-Heroes are forced to face off against a deadlier threat than they ever could have imagined.

This adventure is based on material from Loot Tavern's Heliana's Guide to Monster Hunting. If you've been enjoying this adventure, check them o...

In our 27th session, colorful lights dance across the inner walls of a frozen temple as our party steps though only for them to be shrouded in darkness moments later, each step bringing them closer to what has been hurting the local village they've stumbled into while travelling to Starfall City.

This session is an actual dungeon crawl! Our Not-Quite-Heroes take on puzzles, a dash of combat, and a ton of ice as they travel through what may become their final resting place like many before them.

This week's Halftime Show features 5 GM's...

As a petrifying cry rings out in the night, the party find their investigation interrupted to protect the townspeople from a strange creature that seems to be targeting the village's only surviving child. 

As they make their final preparations to find the source of the strange, fungal illness that has plagued the area, the Not-Quite-Heroes begin to come to grim realizations regarding their social statuses, abilities, and – perhaps most interestingly – their interpersonal relationships. 

When impulse and feeling begin to cloud one's survival instincts, can the party set aside their differences to thwart their greate...

In our 25th session, our Not-Quite-Heroes find themselves investigating a fungal issue in rural Glagus. As they try to investigate, the party get into a moral dispute in a tavern that not only opens wounds between Emilia and Cecily, but begins to make the villagers opinions of the party turn sour. 

Pogo and Cecily try to discover what could be the root of the mysterious illness that ravaged the village before the party arrived while Emilia and Sartheleon embark on their own quest which forces the two to question their honesty between one another, and for t...

Today, we reunite with our oddball party as they face off against an omnipotent being that holds the secret to everlasting peace. The stage is set, and as a corrupted chord begins to strike, our party must act quickly to secure the legendary artifact from their God-like foe.

This two-part adventure was made possible thanks to Todd at @earth_former_games, who not only ran this adventure but also designed the subclasses used by the party.

Each of the subclasses featured in The Song of Creation are part of "Folkor's Fabulous Friends", a br...

Today, we join four offbeat adventurers as they go on what very well could be their final quest -- a journey to discover the fated Song of Creation, an artifact that could, in theory, rewrite the very fabric of existence.

This two-part adventure was made possible thanks to Todd at @earth_former_games, who not only ran this adventure but also designed the subclasses used by the party.

Each of the subclasses featured in The Song of Creation are part of "Folkor's Fabulous Friends", a brand-new supplement compatible with D&D 5th Edition an...

In our 24th session, the party finally make it to Glagus! Surrounded by more snow and frost than they know what to do with, our Not-Quite-Heroes have to figure out the best mode of transportation to make it to Starfall City in order to see Pogo's family. As they deliberate on the optimal wagon to take them on their way, they make friends with their new (sort-of) equestrian companions that will be joining them on their journey.

But, as always, not all is as it seems as they find themselves in a fishy situation in the...

In our 23rd session, our Not-Quite-Heroes finally make their way back to class––but not for long! Thanks to Sartheleon and Cecily's hijinks in Juno's office, the headmaster has grown suspicious of the group's activities and call them in for a disastrous interrogation.

This week's Halftime Show features Dicescape and What's Your Damage.

Dicescape

What's Your Damage

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

Aaron Owen...

In our 22nd session, Cecily and Sartheleon finally break into Juno Everheart's office to try and uncover any dirt they can on the Adventuring College of Elona's Dean. Of course, the pair pay a visit to their dear friend at the alchemy club before heading out. 

Meanwhile, Pogo continues his own research in the school library to try and discover more information about the Elonian elites (more specifically, if Juno is secretly Cecily's mom) as he and Emilia begin planning their trip to Glagus, and Emilia has a heart-to-heart with Frederic about her new Warlock pact, a...

Today we move away from our "Not-Quite-Heroes" at ACE to instead peer into the happenings within the vast continent of Divitotum.

In this dramatized short story, Kiran reflects on the Family Day incident before meeting up with Cecily to go over conspiracy theories while grappling with her complicated feelings for the Aasimar now that they're both attending classes at ACE.

"Wildfire Hearts" is narrated by Taylor Murchie and edited by Anna Eliza

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis<...

CW: This episode contains references to seizures.

Our Not-Quite-Heroes are plunging themselves into dark waters as they try to piece together the truth behind the dark arcane powers that took control of Emilia during ACE's Family Day Event.

In our 21st session, we pick up at The Light Under as Emilia tries to run away from Sartheleon after the two of them were caught in a one-way embrace by the wait staff. Afterward, Emilia and Pogo team-up to investigate the Gauntlets with their "best friend" Stu Dent, which ultimately leads to Emilia uncovering...

Today we move away from our "Not-Quite-Heroes" at ACE to instead peer into the happenings within the vast continent of Divitotum.

In this dramatized short story, we revisit The Light Under and gain a new perspective on Sartheleon and Emilia's "first date". Just who is this mysterious stranger, and what role could he possibly play in Elona?

"Plaything" is narrated and edited by Anna Eliza

Featuring...

Noah Bryan as your Dean of Magic

Anna Eliza as Emilia Victosolis

Nick Tavanese as Sartheleon Grey

In our twentieth session, the party descends on their local Moon Dollars for a special investigative presentation by Pogo – featuring Frederic and Kiran, who get invited to tag along. As Pogo begins presenting the cold hard facts of everything that went down at Family Day, and presenting possible theories as to what could be going on with Juno and the Gauntlets. 

As the group disperses, Pogo, Cecily, Kiran and Petra meet up in the young Stardust heir's dorm room to try and continue their research by spying on Frederic and Emilia via Bookworm's Familiar Surveillance.