Hem tells us about their actual play campaign, The Sprouting. Within the world of The Sprouting, Earth’s history diverged during the 1800s when an eldritch horror was summoned into our reality. The horror lay in wait for centuries, building up a secret army of plant monsters. In 2020, the plant monsters struck, ruining infrastructure and attacking population centers across the world. One hundred years have passed and our heroes learn that the next stage of the plant apocalypse has begun…

We also discussed some of the difficulties and pleasures of actual play podcasts and how the RPG community varies internationally (Hem is in Iceland).

If you want to try listening to The Sprouting its available on all major podcast platforms. You can learn more on The Sprouting’s website.
For other shows produced by Hem check out Blighthouse Studio’s website.
Hem mentioned The Lucky Die actual play show of theirs several times which used D&D 5e.
And the broader network of Fable and Folly has their website too.

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93 Extra – Crit Talkers Feed Drop – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

This episode is connect to Episode 93 – D&D Set in the 60s (Jake and Crit Talkers). The new short campaign, Darkspace Mixdown is the subject of this episode which combines the session 0 and first episode of that campaign. Listen and if you enjoy it, go subscribe to their show!You can learn more about Crit Talkers on their webiste or subscribe to them on the podcast platform of your choice.They're also active on Facebook and Instagram.Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stage on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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