Heroic Round Podcast
Heroic Round Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to Heroic Round - An actual play tabletop rpg podcast. Download Season 1 "A Wizard's Folly" Today! That is right, we release whole bingeable seasons in one go. You don't have to wait for the weekly release. In between seasons we do episode recaps and Juice Wizard energy drink reviews. Join Us!
🆕 Latest Season of Heroic Round - "A Wizard's Folly" 10 Episodes
🔮 Next season releases Spring 2025
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast primarily focuses on high-stakes fantasy storytelling, featuring elements of mystery, moral dilemmas, and character-driven narratives. Each season unfolds a unique story arc with episodes exploring dark themes and light-hearted moments, such as exploring murder mysteries in 'Death in the Bee Glade' and humorous adventures in 'Pickles and Arm Wrestling'. The overarching themes connect with both character development and complex world-building.
Live heroic and die historic. Join Brandon, Chad, Jon, and Zach for Heroic Round, the podcast where 25 years of tabletop experience meets a brand-new homebrew world. We’re bringing the grit, strategy, and legendary roleplay of Pathfinder 1st Edition to your ears with full actual play sessions and roundtables where we talk about our campaign and the TTRPG hobby.
Pull up a chair and join a table that’s been rolling together for over two decades. New episodes drop every Thursday. Roll for initiative it’s time for the Heroic Round.
One open d4 roll deleted every NPC from our campaign — and we didn't see them again for 20 episodes. So… should DMs fudge the dice?
—THIS EPISODE—
Is a campaign truly collaborative if the DM secretly fudges the dice — or are the players just acting out a pre-written script?
Zach, Brandon, Jon, and our DM Chad get honest about cheating at the table: who has fudged a roll and got caught. Why players actually cheat, and why the dice might be the third author of your campaign. Plus the carriage roll that erased every NPC for 20 episodes, the nat 20 one of us wished he could take back, and the railroaded game that taught us what too much fudging really costs.
Be honest in the comments: have YOU ever fudged a roll DM or player? 👇
—CHAPTERS—
00:00 Is Your DM Secretly Fudging the Dice?
01:12 Lie Detector: Who Here Has Cheated on a Roll?
02:46 DM Fudging vs Player Cheating
04:26 The Forever DM Who Wanted to Cheat (Mothership)
06:06 The Dice Are the Third Author
07:18 Casino D&D: Dice That Create Chaos
08:18 The Owlbear-Steak Problem
10:24 Open Rolls, Dice Trays & Table Law
12:36 The Nat 20 He Wished He Could Take Back
13:53 The d4 Roll That Erased Every NPC
17:02 Fudging Is Only Bad When It's Against the Players
18:46 When Fudging Becomes Railroading
20:00 Prep Problems, Not Solutions
21:33 Let the Final Boss Come Down to One Roll
22:37 The Best Game Is the One They Come Back For
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🎙 Heroic Round an actual-play Pathfinder podcast (”A Wizard's Folly”) plus Round Table TTRPG discussions. New episodes every Thursday. Live heroic, die historic.
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Intro Music by Bollsch
What to Expect from Heroic Round:
🗺️ A captivating homebrew world, unforgettable characters, unexpected twists, and the camaraderie that fuels every adventure.
Catch every moment subscribe, like, and tell us your favorite take in the comments!
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