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Make-Believe Heroes

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Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual-play, 5th Edition Dungeon and Dragons Adventure! Join our players every Monday as they set out for adventure in the homebrew world of Manumi.

Games chart
#85
Episodes
284
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
1 hr 13 min
On air since
2017
Latest episode
3 days ago

Episodes

284 episodes, from the first

Season 1

  1. #1 | Save the Tree

    Episode 1

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: Set in the homebrew world of Manumi, our players set off on a holy quest in search of a mysterious tree that holds an ancient and unknowable power within. Join Lauric the High-Elf Wizard and Sir Vance the Human Paladin as they set out from the city of Branshire toward the ultimate goal of all D&D players: Adventure!

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    1 hr 2 min
  2. #2 | Lauric and Sir Vance-a-lot

    Episode 2

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: Join Lauric Darkbolt and Sir Vance Oftawol as they begin their journey toward the Elder Mountains. They have no reason to expect danger on the road this close to Branshire, but beware: an unknown threat looms ahead...

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    1 hr 20 min
  3. #3 | Rocky Stop, Manumi

    Episode 3

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: This week begins as Lauric, Sir Vance, and Guy dash for the end of the pass through the Elder Mountains, but those strange reptilian monsters are flying hot on their trail. Will they reach the safety of Foothill Village in one piece? What new faces await them there? And what's with these weird lizard-bat-things, anyway?

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    1 hr 7 min
  4. #4 | Gnomes doing Gnome Things

    Episode 4

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: Our adventuring party has finally come together, as we welcome Kellen and Jem into the fold! After spending the night in the only inn in Foothill Village, "Rocky Stop", Lauric is consumed with the possibility of finding magic items at the local Blacksmith's shop. With conflict beginning to stir within the group, can our characters come together for the task ahead?

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    1 hr 5 min
  5. #5 | We're All Carved from the Same Stone

    Episode 5

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: As our party cleans up their mess from last week in Foothill Village, they have a fateful meeting with the Dwarven Cleric, Durvos Frostbeard, who might have some pertinent information concerning a Tree and Stone... But will this information lead them closer to their goal, or farther into danger? Or maybe both?

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    1 hr 17 min
  6. #6 | Keep your Dirty Mouth Off Sir Vance!

    Episode 6

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: This week, our adventurers find themselves face-to-face with a giant monster! As they enter into battle with the great beast, they soon realize there might be more than meets the eye... What unforeseen dangers await them in these ancient ruins? And, perhaps, what treasure?

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    51 min
  7. Bonus Episode 1: Behind the Players, feat. Jeremy

    Episode 6

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    We're sending out this bonus episode as a HUGE thanks to all of our fans that have made this podcast such an early success! Paul sits down with Jeremy to discuss D&D, podcasting, and Lauric. We ask your questions, and give a little insight into the mind of Jeremy. Enter if you darrreeeeeee...

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    30 min
  8. #7 | Only Otonia is My Judge

    Episode 7

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: After defeating the Basilisk in the Elder Mountains, the party returns to the Rocky Stop to have a final night's rest before they make their exit from Foothill Village. It's a night of celebration, planning, and parting. What new dangers await them as they venture into the unknown?

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    1 hr 7 min
  9. #8 | Giant Spiders and Bears, Oh My!

    Episode 8

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Spiders?! In the Drylands?? Who'd have guessed! Well, probably everyone. Join our players this week as they have a daring battle against a small-yet-terrifying horde of giant spiders!

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    1 hr 7 min
  10. #9 | Sandy Claws

    Episode 9

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: The journey through the Drylands continues as Charlie the Bear joins the party! With the giant spiders behind them, surely the group won't encounter anymore opposition on the road to Fallengrove... Right??

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    1 hr 5 min
  11. #10 | We're on a Boat!

    Episode 10

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: Against all odds, it finally happened... They flew Wolfsbane through the Drylands! But it's one thing to fly a boat in the desert, it's another altogether to fly a boat through a MAGIC SANDSTORM in the desert... How will they keep this boat afloat? And more importantly, how will they get it back on the ground safely?!

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    1 hr 11 min
  12. #11 | Pack Tactics

    Episode 11

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: There's nothing like being chased by a pack of rabid Death Dogs to motivate you for your morning jog, is there? Fleeing across the Drylands, our party is caught between a large pack of monsters and... something else. Will this be the end for our player-characters? Will the Drylands claim five more victims?!

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    1 hr 12 min
  13. #12 | Flowers in the Dark

    Episode 12

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: There's nothing like being chased by a pack of rabid Death Dogs to motivate you for your morning jog, is there? With a merry band of Half-Orcs to help them cross the Drylands, our adventurers set out for Fallengrove once more. So what are these barbarian-types doing out here anyway? What have the guys gotten themselves into this time?

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    1 hr 5 min
  14. #13 | Let's Go Get Some Orcs, Part 1

    Episode 13

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: As the group sprints through the final marches of the Drylands, they finally catch up with Fang's prey: the Orcish raiders that captured their people. After stealthily gathering as much intel as they can, the group strikes, ready to do whatever it takes to rescue the prisoners and bring these orcs to justice. But after a few moments of battle, it would appear that some of these orcs are more than they seem... Will our party be able to overcome their most trying challenge yet?

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    49 min
  15. #14 | Let's Go Get Some Orcs, Part 2

    Episode 14

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: The epic battle against the Orc Horde continues! Will our party, with the aid of the Half-Orcs, be able to overcome their greatest challenge yet? And even if they can win, will they do so without... losses?

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    57 min
  16. Origin Stories: Sir Vance Oftawol

    Episode 14

    Show notes

    Welcome to this Very Special edition of Make-Believe Heroes, our first Origin Story: the story of Sir Vance Oftawol.

    Description: Listen now as we tell the tale of Sir Vance, how he won his knighthood, and what drove him down the path to Pelor...

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    58 min
  17. #15 | Welcome to Fallengrove

    Episode 15

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: After weeks in the Drylands, our party has finally reached the border of Fallengrove. Emotions run high as they draw ever closer, and how that they are here, there is a new obstacle looming over them... The Sanction of Otonia. Let us hope that with pure intentions and a little help from Kellen, the group can finally get one step closer to finding the Grove and saving the Tree. (#SaveTheTree)

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    1 hr 1 min
  18. Bonus Episode 2: Behind the Players, feat. Jeffrey

    Episode 15

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: a brand-new, actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    In this entry to "Behind the Players", Paul sits down with our own Sir Vance Oftawol, Jeffrey himself! Join us as we discuss DnD, Paladins, and Sir Vance's origin episode!

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    24 min
  19. #16 | The Sanction

    Episode 16

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: As our adventurers make their way through the outstretches of Fallengrove, Lauric really begins to struggle without the Sanction. He begins to fear that perhaps the forest means to do him harm, as with each step the journey becomes more and more arduous. Little do they know, a dark presence lurks in the shadows as darkness falls on the forest around them with some unseen malice...

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    52 min
  20. #17 | Let It Go

    Episode 17

    Show notes

    Welcome to Make-Believe Heroes: an actual play, 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure!

    Description: The adventurers rush to the House Dimble, with Lauric seemingly on the brink of death, as this unknown malady burns deep in his body, mind, and soul. Kellen beckons his parents to help in any way that they can, but will their combined skill be enough to banish the darkness that threatens to take Lauric's life?

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    47 min