RPG Horror Story Episodes

[#59] In this short but sweet horror story, Jason brings a horror story about a Vecna-inspired practical joke. Jason mentioned a Practical Guide to Wishes. The 5e rules are actually pretty specific about what a Wish can do. If you were unfamilar, Vecna is pretty badass. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.film...

[#57] In this horror story, Greg tells us about a struggle of wills between a DM and their badass PCs. This story comes to us from Reddit user u/Available_Regret Sandstorms are legitimately terrifying. Superman is not the only DC character who has teamed up with Santa Claus. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech...

[#55] In this horror story, Josey brings us a story of metagaming one-upsmanship. There is some disagreement about what exactly constitutes metagaming. Sorry, but Psychic Scream is just messed up. We discussed what happens when matter and anti-matter collide. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/son...

[#53] Jim brings us a tale of outrageous hazing that ultimately backfires. Jason mentioned places to put bad dice. While this did not technically fall afoul of any current hazing laws, it should have. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-...

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[#49] In this horror story, Jim brings us a tale of a DM who isn't clear on how the History skill actually works. This story comes to us via Redditor u/Kursed_Valeth . CBR has good tips for interesting ways you should use the History skill. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight...

[#47] In this horror story, Jason shares an infuriating tale of a wizard-hating DM. If you want your own custom spell book, etsy has options. That's not how Contingency works. Even if it was, Disintegrate is a 6th level spell, so it's not a valid target. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/35...

[#44] In this horror story, Josey relates a sordid tale of a frat bully at the table. TW: Sexual harassment in and out of character, physical violence at the table. They were playing Waterdeep: Dragon Heist , an official WotC adventure campaign. For a visualzation of The Slap, sub in one of these WWE Epic Superstar Slaps. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk K...

[#41] In this horror story, Greg tell us how a real-world disability collides with the clumsily ablist way many RPGs handle character creation multiplied by some deeply insensitive GMing. The Dark Eye is a fantasy heartbreaker that originated in Germany. D&D 5e has its own well-discussed problems with disability representation. The Gauntlet Forums hosted an engaging short discussion about playing RPGs with a speech disorder. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! ...

[#38] In Greg's personal horror story, a Pathfinder (shudder) campaign goes off the rails thanks to, among other things, a militant pacifist, a BBEG with plot immmunity, and a bell that can't be unrung. The hunchback has a long and storied history as a genre trope. You will definitely want Tome of Beasts 3 when it drops. Check out a few cool ideas for a pacifist cleric. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: htt...

[#35] You'd think Planescape is a setting so cool you couldn't screw it up, but in this RPG Horror story from GenCon 1998, Jim (via his friend The Ferrett) impales that expectation on a wall full of razorvine. Jason, Josey, and Greg share in the horror. GenCon is still going strong, fortunately. Many veteran D&D players consider Planescape the finest setting ever released for D&D. Jim's pal Ferrett Steinmetz went on to become a published SF author. There's no official bariaur for 5e yet, whi...

[#32] Jason tells the story about a group who killed a player off screen just because he got a girlfriend. Jason pines for high school, Josey and Greg agree, and Jim tries to remember high school. Read the story here. The classic Killed Offscreen Trope. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes. • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted by Jason Po...

Josey tells the tale of Jason (not that Jason), a Game Master (yes they were playing Pathfinder) who created an impossible scenario for our hero Tristian. Read along with us HERE We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes at curmudgeonsanddragons.com/episodes • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Story Music: º Crusade Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod ...

[#26] Jason and Josey chatted from an entire continent away to tell some stories they heard this past month: How 2 players over-roleplayed into ruining a new DM’s first one-shot The DMPC who wouldn’t go away The player who learned she was the problem We have new shirts! Check out http://www.curmudgeonsanddragons.com/store Hosted by Jason Portizo and Josey Diaz Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin Ma...

[#23] THE PARTY REUNITES! After a month of wingin’ it solo we rejoin with Jason, Josey and Jack to tell some RPG horror stories! Is a LOTR “ripoff” boring or is it just you? Are the dice the actual BBEG? Is an amnesiac just an excuse to not write a backstory? Follow us on your favorite social media! All the links can be found at http://curmudgeonsanddragons.com Leave us a review, and send the screen shot to curmudgeonsanddragonspod@gmail.com to get yourself some free swag! Hosted by Jason ...

[#22] The last (very short) entry in our solo-’sodes month (also we kinda forgot there were 5 Fridays this month and had to hastily record one more). Jason visits a Halloween-themed RPG horror story about a possessed child. Follow us on your favorite social media! All the links can be found at http://curmudgeonsanddragons.com Leave us a review, and send the screen shot to curmudgeonsanddragonspod@gmail.com to get yourself some free swag! Hosted by Jason Portizo Produced and Edited by Jason Po...

[#20] Continuing our run of solo adventures, Jason is back with an RPG horror story that left him asking “is anyone here the good guy?”. Take a listen because this story gets wild. Follow us on your favorite social media! All the links can be found at http://curmudgeonsanddragons.com Leave us a review, and send the screen shot to curmudgeonsanddragonspod@gmail.com to get yourself some free swag! Hosted by Jason Portizo Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Au...

[#14] Does a player have a right to make your game public? Is killing a PC in PvP ever ok? Should you require a 69 page backstory from your players then not read it? Listen to this month's RPG Horror Stories to get our takes on these poor poor games Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragons Leave us a review, and send the screen shot to curmudgeonsanddragonspod@gmail.com to get yourself some free swag! Hosted by Jason Portizo, Jack O’Connell, and Josey Diaz Produc...

[#10] We took a nice long break but we’re back and ready to tell you some RPG Horror Stories! Through these stories we got to discuss: • How we handle dump stats • Why “Master-of-all-trades” players ruin games • And why you really really shouldn’t be a nazi Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragons Leave us a review, and send the screen shot to curmudgeonsanddragonspod@gmail.com to get yourself some free swag! Hosted by Jason Portizo, Jack O’Connell, and Josey D...

[#9] New month means new horror stories! We accidentally found both the best and the best DMs. Hope you enjoy! Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragons Hosted by Jason Portizo, Jack O’Connell, Justin Franco, and Josey Diaz • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license • Transition Music: º Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.f...

[#5] Today we read and react to more RPG Horror Stories!• Does a Wish spell *always* have to go poorly?• What to do when your entire campaign gets derailed by a single spell• Edgelords being edgelords• A fun mini game that turned into PvPFollow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragonsHosted by Jason Portizo, Jack O’Connell, Justin Franco, and Josey DiazTheme Music: Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knightLicense: https://fi...

[#1] The round table talks about games that went horribly wrong. From a ranger who went rogue, a kobold going full ant-man, a cleric who refused to heal, and.....Cody. Follow us on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/curmudgeonsanddragonsTheme Music: Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knightLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseProduced and edited by Jason Portizo