Vote For Your Favourite ACTUAL PLAY Tabletop RPG Podcasts

We've taken the nominations, and we have nearly 70 podcasts in the ACTUAL PLAY category waiting for your votes! Who will be in the Top 10 this yer, and who will win the coveted top spot and join the Hall of Fame?

Results will be in the DEC 19th episode of our podcast:

Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk | EN Publishing

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ACTUAL PLAY podcasts are podcasts where the podcasters play an actual tabletop RPG for your listening enjoyment. The previous years' winners were Tablestory (2019) and The Adventure Zone, (2018), which are now in the Hall of Fame, and are not eligible to enter this year.

TALK podcasts are voted on separately in their own category.

You may vote for up to 3 podcasts.

Voting closes on December 15th. You have two weeks!

FAQ: Why wasn't my favourite podcast nominated?
Answer: Because you didn't nominate it! Don't worry, this poll happens every year, so you can nominate it next year. If you did make a valid nomination in the nomination thread and I missed it, let me know!

 

[Silver-wing15]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see the unexpectable on the list

 

[Zmanstardust]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see the unexpectable on the list

Well They been going hard-core and breaking new heights in story, Roleplay, and Character Development

 

[Morrus]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see the unexpectable on the list

Why, did you not nominate it yourself? Lucky somebody else did!

 

[Zmanstardust]

Why, did you not nominate it yourself? Lucky somebody else did!

More than likely it was cheh froggies mom

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I have yet to find a single actual play that I like. Maybe someone could point me in the right direction. From the ones I have tried listening to a few things bother me. Over dramatic GM and players trying to do voice acting, bad accents, not fallowing the actual rules of the game, the players don't know the rules to the GM is constantly explaining them, and over all bad audio quality. If someone could point me to a live play that does not have these issues I am all ears.

I now only listen to professional performers' podcasts, which resolves most of those issues. A lot of them play a little fast and loose with some of the rules, as many games do, so that'd likely be a dealbreaker for you.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Would love to have you check out Encounter Party!. We're 6 professional voice actors battling through a Ravnica campaign written by a novelist/playwright that's heavily edited to focus the listener experience on the story/characters in under-an-hour episodes. We've been featured by Nerdist, Syfy, Gilding Light, and even WotC's official D&D podcast, Dragon Talk! Nearly 8 weeks spent on Apple's New & Noteworthy charts and charted in over 50 countries for Comedy Fiction!

When does the post-Ravnica campaign start? I enjoy what I've heard, but would like to jump on at the beginning of a season instead.

 

[airheadgreg]

No Glass Cannon??

It's there, but all grouped together so it's Glass Cannon Nation.

 

[Dragonsbane]

I now only listen to professional performers' podcasts, which resolves most of those issues. A lot of them play a little fast and loose with some of the rules, as many games do, so that'd likely be a dealbreaker for you.

Those "professionals" are some of the worst ones out there IMHO. You can tell who has been playing for years, and who is a professional actor and new to the game from 1000 yards away.

 

[Morrus]

Let’s not start gatekeeping about who is a ‘real’ gamer or not, please.

 

[Dragonsbane]

Sorry, meant nothing bad. I prefer experienced players, and I simply meant someone who was new to the game by my expression. No malice here.