Penance RPG
Penance RPG is a homebrew style of RPG podcast created out of the belief that actual play storytelling should allow for not only free player choice for any and every decision but equal consequences to these decisions. We believe this allows for an organic style of storytelling rarely seen anywhere else whilst still retaining a deep love for fantastical tales of castles and characters. As all bard’s tales should, we work to not only tell our own tales of heroism and heretics, but also blend our own ideas with tales that have passed around the fires many times over to...
Dark Tide 51. Bears on Fire

Getting out the boat is tricky when the pier is on fire. Plan B? Another landing spot ofc!
(Our annual 24hr stream raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support just finished, you can catch up on the fun on twitch or donate at https://www.justgiving.com/page/pencanceandfriends)
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch our games at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 50. The Rules Of Challenge

Travelling over water is usually quite a peaceful time, but a jetty with a strange mechanism and net blocks the way. What weirdness is afoot this time?
(PS. when Dragon discovers who was sitting too close to their mic, they will be reprimanded. Please ignore the occasional heavy breathing!)
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch our games at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 49. Flee To The Sea

A blockaded village, with a barrier of furniture? Were the locals keeping people out? Or preventing something from leaving...
Will our Grey Wardens find a haven? Perhaps by fleeing, or racing, to the sea…
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch our games at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 48. Counting Contracts

After the creepy command to sleep, presumably from the skull they were transporting, our Wardens awake in an unexpected place...
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 47. The "Fabulous" Fade Wizard

When strange things start happening, they always wonder about a wizard...
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 46. The Return to Orzammar

Finally, our Grey Wardens are back in Orzammar! Doubtless, they will find or create chaos!
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 45. The Return to Orzammar

Following their negotiations with the Dalish, our group start to head back towards Orzammar, on the border of Felrelden.
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Ramblecast 28: The Old WoW Players' Home

This week we bring you another extended collection of tangents, questions and bizarre situations from the cutting room floor of Penance RPG episodes from some point in the past year or few.
Featuring rambles on: 2115 Characters, Bees, Teleportation, Rattrun characters, Anime, sign language, scottish castles & tourism, Rain, living on islands/in the country, Hades, the many many tales of Rowan & Tom Playing wow on a private BC server, what Tom does, the whistler, Olives, oil, danger noodles, eating jalapenos for work, being a dog for legal reasons, surprise doors, avoiding awkward gatherings & much much more
...The Varlastan Circle Season 3 Pre-Finale Catch Up

Have you been enjoying our The Varlastan Circle series?
As Sillik awakes, Mal and Ari-ah update him on the happenings since he was bespelled in Gl'th.
This usefully works as a catch up for our viewers before the finale of Season 3! Our DM is Lunrwolf, an occasional variety streamer and creator of the Varlastan setting who will be guiding our cast through the trials that await them.
This is our only DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on twitch or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-o...
Dark Tide 44. The "Dalish" from Denerim

A confusing battlefield confronts our Grey Wardens, some of the fallen resemble Dalish, and others, dwarves?
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dark Tide 43 Feathery Fiends

As our brave novice Grey Wardens travel on, they meet an oncoming rush of evacuating villagers
"He's done it again, he's done it again"...?
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Ramblecast 27: Speedboats, Swords & "lovely" Smelling fingers

This week we bring you another extended collection of tangents, questions and bizarre situations from the cutting room floor of Penance RPG episodes from some point in the past year or few.
Featuring rambles on: ghosts, bees. amy's voice, being on a speedboat, the woes of doing visual novels on stream, toms laptop, laundry, sword fighting, bees (continued), Scottish things, pomegranades ,spaghetti, cooking on the cheap, audiobooks, ostritches, drinking coffee for science, waving sticks in parks, morals in games, horse vs dog prices, fans , toms cat walk, halloween 2021 oneshot mid point ramble, skyrim, 3 things...., potatoes, a...
Dark Tide 42. Clicks, Whistles, Flares & Dust

Conflicting orders require some juggling by our novices, and strange noises abound!
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Ramblecast 26: Bananas, Necks and Pickles

This week we bring you another extended collection of tangents, questions and bizarre situations from the cutting room floor of Penance RPG episodes from some point in the past year or few.
Featuring rambles on: traffic, bananas, drinking games, animatronic tails, chainsaw man plots, distracting things in manga, Scottish terms, getting old, pickling & fermenting, vegan food, elephants, potatoes, shouting "DAVE", songs you hate & much, much more
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Dragonmeet 2023: More Fever Dreams - Attorneys at Jaw & Other Chaos

Is it truly Dragonmeet if we havent found a oneshot, not looked at it at all before recording starts and then it all descends into a fever dream?
In 2023 we tried "Attorneys at Jaw" and other homebrew ideas... Hopefully you enjoy!
"Attorneys at Jaw" can be found at:
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Dark Tide 41. Benjamin

Its the return of Dark Tide!!
Rejoin our intrepid Grey Wardens as they struggle to survive and fight back Dark Spawn in this alternate timeline!
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Dragonmeet 2024: The Fever Dreams Of A Vampire Cowboy Alien Festival...

Is it truly Dragonmeet if we havent found a oneshot, not looked at it at all before recording starts and then it all descends into a fever dream?
This year we tried 2... Hopefully you enjoy!
Both "vVampire Cowboys" and "Alien Festival" are one page RPGs by Maddy Searle
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"Dark" 6. Live from Dragonmeet 2024

Its the return of Dark! You begin in an unknown place with no light, no memory and no idea who or what you are...
To keep things suitably random we incorporated some of our favourite storytelling aids - Gemhammer & Sons Gaming's Deck of Wonder (& Deck of Wonder After Dark) - affiliate link below
usually we use Rory's Story Cubes in Animalia aswell but we forgot to bring them this year so instead we used a random 100 animals list we found online
Recorded with attendees at Dragonmeet 2024 as part of the #PodcastZone, see more he...
Halloween 2024: Ep.09 - Tales of the 20 Sided

Welcome to our ninth episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Tales of the 20 Sided
Tales of the 20-Sided are a bunch of UK based weirdos playing D&D, going on mad quests, crazy battles, and we can tell a story or two. All are welcome i...
Halloween 2024: Ep.08 - Cosmopunk

Welcome to our eighth episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Cosmopunk
Cosmopunk is a UK Starfinder Podcast! Follow a crew of alien drifters in hilarious, heartfelt & highly explosive Sci-Fantasy adventures on the edge of space.
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Halloween 2024: Ep.07 - Rainbow Dice Club

Welcome to our Seventh episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Rainbow Dice Club
Rainbow Dice Club is an all-queer narrative driven D&D podcast where your three GM’s are also your three PC’s
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Halloween 2024: Ep.06 - the Deck of Many Aces

Welcome to our Sixth episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: The Deck of Many Aces
"Deck of Many Aces" is an actual play dnd podcast made by actual asexuals and aromantics! Find them at acast.com/deck-of-many-aces
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Halloween 2024: Ep.05 - Hulyen, JDMorose & Lupine_Vendetta

Welcome to our fifth episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Hulyen, JDMorose & Lupine_Vendetta
Hulyen can be found:
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Halloween 2024: Ep.04 - SayAutumn, Sharona & Sundiny

Welcome to our fourth episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: SayAutumn, Sharona & Sundiny
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Sharona can be found:
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Halloween 2024: Ep.03 - Dark Tide (Test Group 1)

Welcome to our third episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Eden, Amy & Bach from our regular Dark Tide group
this was the first test group recording for 2024, some of the story details may differ from other groups.
Eden can be found:
https://w...
Halloween 2024: Ep.02 - Team Timezone

Welcome to our second episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Darren, Crimson & Klick
Darren can be found at:
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www.youtube.com/@FillingInTheGaps
www.youtube.com/@buyersremorsepodcast
Crimson can be found at:
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Halloween 2024: Ep.01 - Rowan, Tom, Jodie & Paul

Welcome to our first episode from this year's annual #OpenTheDungeon Halloween series.
This year we kept the "choose your location" style from previous years and created a new tale of the weird & wonderful from our love of horror & storytelling, opening it up once again to any and all brave enough to take up this quest in Bricquemynydd...
Starring: Paul, Jodie and our own chaos merchants, Rowan and Tom
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Dark Tide 40. Dreamers & Prophets

Our motley Grey Wardens are unimpressed by the presence of the Southern Chantry, given they include mages and a weird cat creature and are hiding a Tevinter in their camp...
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Throwback! Halloween 2020. Party Advantage Pod

Our Halloween series will soon return for 2024, so get us in the mood, we hope you enjoy this throwback to 2020 from our good friends at Party Advantage
Party Advantage is a D&D 5th Ed. style podcast.
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Halloween 2019. Abyss Cast

Our Halloween series will soon return for 2024, so get us in the mood, we hope you enjoy this throwback to 2019, a different, pre-pandemic world, with our Abyss cast!
As many will remember from previous years, we wrote a tale, based on our love of horror and storytelling, and opened it up to any and all brave enough to take up this quest...
So let us open our dungeon, and begin this tale of a Guild Master concerned!
That one of his best beast hunters, has mysteriously not returned...
The Abyss Cast...
Dark Tide 39. A Robin in a Tree

Hiding a fleeing scribe as a Grey Warden? Great! Until he gets dragged into trees...
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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2115: Ep.36: The Worst Day EVER (Chad's fault)

After escaping the rust covered ship, it seems not everyone escaped unscathed...
The satellite signal crackles back into view, our coverage can resume...
We continue our futuristic/D&D meets Cyberpunk dystopia series "2115"
This episode & series may contain Adult Themes & Strong Language
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Dark Tide 38. Robin Uncaged

After escaping dragon duties, some well dressed performers sparks curiosity, and their heroic play of King Alistair draws Ruth's ire!
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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Ramblecast 25. “Right, ive Googled Human Synonyms…”

This week we bring you another extended collection of tangents, questions and bizarre situations from the cutting room floor of Penance RPG episodes from some point in the past year or few.
Features rambles on: eyepatches, Wheels, taking cybernetic enhancements onto planes, dogs & chairs, copyright claims, where’s wally?, wally vs Waldo, wall dough, ou est Charlie, Bernie’s letter about god, the things you find in the woods, maths, English (language), Hands vs hooks, Self Driving cars, What are “people”?, Prosthetics, Pirates, dogs & vegetables, crushed nuts, percussive maintenance, crimes, dystopian money, Rowan’s cow, files vs sa...
Ramblecast 24: A McDonalds Car Park at 1.30am...

This week we bring you another extended collection of tangents, questions and bizarre situations from the cutting room floor of Penance RPG episodes from some point in the past year or few.
Rambles about: 2115 character alignments, awkward conversation questions, erratic smells, burns, hairiness, dads
Overrated bands, more bad conversation questions, Discworld, item collecting, other models vs funkopops, Okami, Prawn cocktail crisps, anime, japanese snacks, youtubers
Florida, visiting planets, jumpstarting a planets core, drug safety, sex education, AJ’s Hardcore Gaming style, flash animation cartoons, “Sheep boots” & other terms, Canadian bacon & a lot more…
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2115: Ep.35: The NS Pucciniales

Following escape from the giant crocodile, a small wooden life raft drifts towards our strange crew...
The satellite signal crackles back into view, our coverage can resume...
We continue our futuristic/D&D meets Cyberpunk dystopia series "2115"
This episode & series may contain Adult Themes & Strong Language
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Dark Tide 37. Dealings with Dragons

Missing people, then missing searchers? Our Grey Wardens go in search, in case its Dark Spawn. Instead they find something far more dramatic
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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2115: Ep.33: Under the Meat Sail

While drifting aimlessly, our eccentric group find an empty science-y ship...
The satellite signal crackles back into view, our coverage can resume...
We continue our futuristic/D&D meets Cyberpunk dystopia series "2115"
This episode & series may contain Adult Themes & Strong Language
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Dark Tide 36. A Simple Consignment

A mysterious delivery mission becomes something shockingly pleasant!
This is our first streamed non-DnD TTRPG campaign, watch on Sunday 2.30pm UK at https://www.twitch.tv/penancerpg or catch up on YouTube
Horror, co-op & puzzle games are played most days with more co-op games weekly.
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2115: Ep.33: Under the Meat Sail

After escaping the freaking nuclear explosion ship, our party continue to flee, right into a group of boats who are surrounded by netting...
The satellite signal crackles back into view, our coverage can resume...
We continue our futuristic/D&D meets Cyberpunk dystopia series "2115"
This episode & series may contain Adult Themes & Strong Language
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