Filling in the Gaps: Recent Episodes
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The Wild West is a dangerous place. Aggressive wildlife, harsh weather, bandits....gods?
What happens if the members of a Pantheon lose their memories? Otherworldy beings trapped in a new land with mundane means. Will your party try to restore their memories if it risks the end of the world?
The end is coming, and you are ready to get lit! What will you do to keep your favorite brewski from freezing over until the end of time? Find out our answer as you listen in for a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Fourth Wall Break
Scenario: Monks Learning to Channel Powers (Xiaolin Showdown)
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Theme: Helping a Dying Kingdom
Scenario: Workshop Mystery
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Theme: Tower Defense
Scenario: The Party gets Isekai'd into our world
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What if you had one shot to capture everything you'd ever wanted, but it slips out of your grasp because everything keeps changing on you. If at first you don't succeed, maybe the next genre will take you where you need to go. Either way, come along, enjoy the ride, and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Do Over
Scenario: Renegotiating the Terms of a Curse
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You and your party sit down for another average session of Houses and Humans when suddenly, The Dreaded Spice Merchant, Pumpkin invades your sunny suburban neighborhood. And if that didn't make sense to you, don't worry, that's only one possible timeline to inspire you for your next session.
Theme: Houses & Humans
Scenario: Dreaded Spice Merchant Pumpkin
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Are you ready to rumble? Because you better get ready. What happens when Cthulhu throws your party into a wrestling tournament? Find out in this episode and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Tea-time with Cthulhu
Scenario: Wrestling Tournament
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Hey y'all, this is not quite up to our standards, but we took some time off and wanted to have something for ya sooner than later. Be on the lookout for the fixed version shortly.
Throw your party into the ring to see who will be the ultimate Richard. Will they measure up, or will they lack the stamina to keep up? The only way to find out is to listen along and maybe get a load of inspiration for your next session.
(Sorry, I had to)
Theme: Wizard of Oz
Scenario: Get Rich Quick Scheme
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Hey all you cool cats and kittens. We're rockin this one oldies style with this groovy episode. Here to teach you once and for all that Disco Ain't Dead! Catch a listen and maybe get some far out new ideas for your next session, man.
Theme: Disco Ain't Dead
Scenario: Tucker's Kobolds
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Send your party on a lovely beachside getaway! But this is no vacation. What will your party do with a book of infinite knowledge? And how will they ever get all this sand off? Find out the answers to all these questions and more and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Vacation
Scenario: Party Finds a Book of Their Adventures
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How good are you at following the rules? What if your life depended on it? What if the consequence was becoming a part of a soup? All these questions and more will make your players go "huh." if you take a little inspiration for your next session!
Theme: A Bazaar
Scenario: Eaten Alive
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This guest episodes goes a little off the rails when we pick not one theme and scenario, but two of each! see how we blend them together and how we blend with this new voice. See if you can sink your teeth into this very strange world and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session!
Themes: High School / B Horror Movie
Scenarios: Monstercon / Don't Hurt the Baby
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Descend into a terrifying world of Death and Mayhem. Collect the pieces of cursed artifacts and do your best to escape with your lives. And maybe you'll pick up a little inspiration for your next session along the way!
Theme: Lego World
Scenario: Archive of Cursed Items
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Have you ever experienced the existential dread of an identity crisis? Now imagine if that kept happening and you had no way of escape. Dive head first into the truest terror, your own sense of self, and maybe pick up a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Identity Crisis
Scenario: Groundhog Day
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DISCLAIMER
We mention Pokemon 5e in this episode, a system which is, unfortunately, no longer available. Sorry for the inconvenience.
In a world ravaged by giant robots, it'll take the very best of a whole new generation to travel back in time and save the future from itself. Can they stop the world from devastation? Who knows but you might get a little inspiration for your next session!
Theme: Mech v Kaiju
Scenario: The Good Guys Lost
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Welcome back viewers to yet another exciting episode of Legends of the Hidden Fungus. As per usual, we have our 3 subjects who have been brainwashed by the hive mind but, oh! what's this? not one, but two guests?! How will the gang interact? And will you get some inspiration for your next session? Find out, now!
Guests: https://twitter.com/songsaladcast
Theme: Game Show
Scenario: Stopping the Hive Mind
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Can a monster truly learn to love? And how far will they go to protect that love? On this very special episode of all my mimics- er, uh, filling in the gaps... Dive head first into the melodrama of a crazed Lich's array of mimics and maybe get some inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Telanovela
Scenario: So Many Mimics
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Time is running out and only so many souls can escape. Will you get free of this trap or will you be locked away for eternity? And how do you feel about the decisions you made along the way? Ponder these and other philosophical questions as our hosts, and special guest Adal Rifai ask the question: Are we the baddies? And maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Are We the Bad Guys?
Scenario: Setting Up Traps
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What happens when the boundaries of life and death grow too thin and can be crossed by mortals? What about when time magic throws the land into chaos? What about both at the same time? Find out and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session!
Theme: City of the Dead
Scenario: Seasons Change Weekly Instead of Monthly
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Traveling back home to investigate a curse. But everything seems... just a little off. Take a look at how our hosts interpret these ideas and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Repair Old Family Ties
Scenario: Don't Sleep
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Ok, stay with me here. What if your players become trapped in a monster's dream and have to confront their past aggressions before they can leave? Sounds like it could get a little heavy, but it also definitely sounds like something that could inspire your next session.
Theme: Dreamland
Scenario: A Town Where the Players are the Bad Guys
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What kind of chaos can you get up to exploring a factory in zero gravity? Well, in this very special guest episode, we'll tell you. Explore the many seasonal flavors: Clove, Ginger, uh... Pickle... And maybe get some inspiration for your next session
Theme: Zero Gravity Combat
Scenario: Factory with Conveyor Belts
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What happens when your party returns from their adventure only to be saddled with a bunch of clueless noobs? Okay, but what if those noobs are also robots? Find out how we came up with these ideas and where they lead and maybe get some inspiration for your next session!
Theme: Man vs. Machine
Scenario: PCs Tasked with Training a New Adventuring Party
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Take a trip underwater. Sea the sights, and search for the perfect home for your new best friend along the way. But what's really going on and how will you get to the bottom of it? Listen in to this guest episode, see where we took the idea, and maybe get some inspiration for your next session.
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Theme: Ancient Forge
Scenario: Party Can Only Breathe Underwater
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In a village on the edge of a deep, dark, enchanted forest, things don't seem quite right. But don't worry, you're invincible... oh, invisible... oh well. See what the crew did with this idea and maybe get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Deep in a Magical Forest
Scenario: You're Invincible? Oh, Invisible
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With the help of special guest Logan (aka Runesmith), we dive into a mysterious dreamy realm where everyone is... horses? I guess I don't know what I expected. Anyway, if you want to know why everyone is horses, give it a listen and maybe get some inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Day at the Races
Scenario: Party Wakes Up in a School and Must Pass Finals to Wake Up
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What does it take to make the perfect date? A romantic meal? A little atmosphere? Or... how about a song? Or two songs? Oh no, this might be too many songs. Everyone is singing, this is terrible. Maybe a group of heroes can fix and maybe you'll get a little inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Musical
Scenario: Perfect Date
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What twists and turns will be uncovered as we dive into a mad druid's greenhouse? Whispering trees? Strange and wild plants? Maybe even talking fruit with a... uh... very interesting way of asking you to partake of them! Come along as the FitG Crew and special guest Dungeon Maestro Kyle brainstorm a whole new meaning for "Mad Druid" and maybe get inspired for your next session.
Theme: Anime
Scenario: Taking Care of a Mad Druid's Greenhouse
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Happy New Year Everyone! Join the FitG crew and ring in the new year with the start of a new adventure. We may or may not continue this story (let us know on social media if you want that) but hopefully you can learn a little something to bring to your next session zero.
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A tale as old as time. Two kingdoms warring over the same land, boy meets girl, they fall in love, et cetera et cetera. Oh, and also their both monsters. Take a listen and maybe get some inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Eternal War
Scenario: Two Kingdoms Fighting Over the Same Land
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Okay, with a theme like that, this one was bound to turn out epic, but who could've predicted that a simple trip down the river would turn into a battle for the fate of the universe. We sure didn't see it coming, and neither will your players, so dive on in and maybe get inspired for your next session.
Theme: Large Scale Army Battle Across the Planes
Scenario: River Rapids
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A mysterious dungeon that's a little more than it seems, a strange person who seems very familiar, and a few more movie references than your average evening. Can your players survive the night of the liching dead? Find out by taking some inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Living Dungeon
Scenario: Survive the Night
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Tune in for the thrilling tale of a castle gone missing and the adventurers sent to find it! Listen to our Cast and Crew bring this chaotic adventure to life.
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Theme: Climbing a Mountain
Scenario: Whose Line is it Anyway
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What could possibly go wrong when a party celebrates a successful adventure just a little too hard? Whatever you can imagine! See what chaos we could think to throw in and maybe get some inspiration for your next session.
Theme: Drunken Adventure
Scenario: Bard Rap Battle
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The second half of a very special episode of Filling in the Gaps to help you and your party celebrate the holiday!
Part 1: https://obtuseaudio.com/fitg/halloween-2020-2
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A very special episode of Filling in the Gaps to help you and your party celebrate the holiday!
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When a Murder Mystery party turns into an actual murder, what kind of chaos could be brought to the zoo? Well, if Eldritch Horrors are involved, probably a lot. See what we came up with and maybe get inspired for your next session.
Theme: Zoo Keeping
Scenario: Murder Mystery Turned Real Murder
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Strange beasts are found beneath the ground and Monster Ranch is to blame. What exactly does that mean? guess you'll just have to listen and find out and maybe get inspired for your next adventure!
Theme: Monster Ranch
Scenario: Find the Cure
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The guys put together a very intense theme and scenario and, when that happens, the only place to go is up. Up, up, and away! But how are things different on the other side? You'll just have to listen to find out and maybe even get a little inspiration for your next session!
Theme: Surviving a Siege
Scenario: Suicide Mission
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What happens when you throw these guys into the deep end head first? Well, the same thing that happens every time! But this time they're rolling up an adventure with that scenario and trying to keep it sports related. See how they did and maybe get some inspiration for your next adventure!
Theme: Sports
Scenario: Thrown in at the Deep End
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See how the guys deal with throwing a festival in or around the sewers. What threats will they uncover and who is the mysterious Deaf Leopard? Find out, and get inspired for your next session.
Theme: Sewers
Scenario: The Centuries Festival
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Filling in the gaps is back from the dead with three cool new hosts at the helm. For their first outing, lets see how the guys deal with choosing a side in a board game. Maybe they'll make some new friends along the way or, perhaps, some old enemies will reappear? Find out in this week's episode!
Theme: Board Game
Scenario: Choosing a Side to Fight on
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See's the theme and scenario, sly grin joins face Another one shot of all things from today's episode. We felt it ends up being a fantastical dive into some DnD basics with Goblins, puzzles and dungeons while offering a variety of thematic pieces to set this session apart. It would be a great way to introduce a player as it allows you to show off the various creative solutions that can come from this wonderful game. We hope yall like it!
Theme: Trapped in a Mine
Scenario: Build-a-Bear Necromancer
Rich is all alone as he braves the wilderness and tussles with the great and mighty lizardfolk. Everyone has gone missing and it is up to your players to find out how. Let us know how this weeks episode inspired you!
Theme: Lizardfolk
Scenario: Everyone has gone missing
This week was awesome, we took on two classic DnD monsters and combined them into one big encounter that is sure to challenge your players in more than one way. The mighty beholder and the persistent Hydra, become the new and powerful Behydra. Listen in as we navigate the scenario of "Death is no escape". (Pretty tough one.) Our theme this week was brought to us by: You, our wonderful discord community. Our scenario this week was brought to us by: KombiZombi, the great and powerful duke of discord. If you want to join a growing community of DM's that are constantly helping one another out, consider joining our discord!(Click this link to be brought to our main discord channel) https://discord.gg/AqPsmqt
Theme: Beholder/Hydra
Scenario: Death is No Escape
This week Rich gets a double dose of Cameron as we are joined by Cameron, one of the four DM's from the DM's Treehouse. We explore how to create a session-based around a rock show and the fallout from a devilish contract gone awry. Let us know what you think of the show by leaving a review or come tell us directly over on Discord here: https://discord.gg/AqPsmqt.
Theme: Rock and Roll
Scenario: Stumble Upon a Sacrifice
This week we put on our goggles, grab our rocketpacks and hop on to a flying ship. WE ARE GOING STEAMPUNK BABYYYY. This episode was a ton of fun and we think could really help develop your descriptive skills as a DM.
Theme: Steampunk -or- Emerging Machines
Scenario: Merging Realities
This week we take another dive into the ocean as we explore what lies beneath. Merfolk, Merrows and Tritons oh my! Listen in as we come up with a story that you can run for your players involving the deepest darkest depths of the ocean and the intense trial by combat.
Theme: Deep Sea Diving
Scenario: Trial by Combat
This week we are joined by a wonderful member of the DnD community, TallSquall! We end up getting into a wild and crazy story this week that will have your players testing out their evil sides for a bit. There is a wealth of fun stuff to steal from and we hope you all love it as much as we did.
Theme: Bank
Scenario: Deciphering an Ancient Text
Political Intrigue! Dastardly Deeds! Goblins! All are present in this weeks episode! Listen in as we explore the creation of a town, a social hierarchy, plots to overturn the status quo and much much more.
Theme: Goblin Kin
Scenario: Propaganda Campaign
We reeled in a big one this week with an absolutely killer tale. Listen in as we try and figure a way to make a playable session out of a Ghost Ship and the Centuries Festival. We really enjoyed making this one and we are so proud that it was our 50th episode! Here is to another 50 more with the best community in the world!
Theme: Ghost Ship
Scenario: Centuries Festival
This week we take the most famous nursery rhymes of all time and find a way to make a TORCH .... A TORCH .... somehow a part of a session you could run. ...... A TORCH. My goodness was it an adventure to get to where we finally landed.
Theme: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes Gone Wrong
Monster/Item: Torch
This week we build a story around a Nothic that is finding a way to reclaim the memory of its former self. A great entry-level session for introducing new players to the game. Mystery, magic and might abound in this weeks episode.
Theme: Poisoned Battlefield
Monster: Nothic
Our second foray into building a story around a specific monster from 5e.
This week we try to focus in on the speedy Quickling!
Theme: Drunken Adventure
Monster: Quickling
Rich is here by his lonesome to share a never-ending wealth of knowledge with you, so you can rip and steal to add to your own games!
We are back this week trying out something a little different! Instead of combining a theme and a scenario, we have decided to incorporate monsters instead. This week we drew the Gnoll and we came up with a story we think you might have plenty to take from!
Theme: Enticing Forest
Monster: Gnolls
What?! No Cam! Just Rich this week, but Rich talks about a tournament he ran in a recent episode and how to make them more than just HP slug fests!
We are joined by Joel, the GM of the Critical Bits podcast, to create yet another story that could help inspire your session building process. The convergence point of all of the planes of existence leads to one place. A creepy hospital with a very deceptive charm. Have you taken your pills today?
Theme: Creepy Hospital
Scenario: Signing a contract with a Fae/Fiend
The druids were promised long ago that the city would uphold the values of nature. The promise has been broken and the druids are back and someone is going to pay.
Theme: Wild Creature Nature Reserve
Scenario: Stealing the Declaration
A great and powerful wizard has tasked the players with finding the creation of the gods themselves. There they will find a world overrun with the beginnings of Dragons and the evil Mindflayers. The future depends on them, but they will have plenty of chances to get it right. If you enjoyed this episode, think about leaving us a review!
Theme: Dinosaur Crater
Scenario: Time-Loop
Villains have won as our caped crusader has been felled once and for all. Who will rise up to fight the forces of evil!? Revenge plots, comic book baddies, and hedge mazes litter this weeks episode. Hope you enjoy!
Theme: Costume Party
Scenario: Rise of a Masked Vigilante
The music of the ocean has put new wind in our sails, as we find our sea legs creating a story worthy of a bards tale. This week we are joined by Kyle, the DM of the popular actual play DnD podcast BomBARDed. A wild musical adventure awaits as we hit the open sea! cue "Come Sail Away" by Styx."
Theme: Pirate Port Town
Scenario: Stopping an Execution
A swashbuckling adventure awaits as Rich and Cam dive deep into a Moby-Dick-inspired adventure featuring a Dragon Turtle! Feel free to leave a review and let us know what you think!
Theme: MouseTrap
Scenario: Stranded-Lost at Sea
An egotistical king seeks to protect his gold as an overbearing Orc seeks to claim it as his own. Your party is stuck in the middle. Let's have some fun. If you liked the episode feel free to leave us a review!
Theme: Tower Defense
Scenario: Delivering a Gift to a King
What happens when Candyland turns sour? How about cannibalistic pieces of candy? Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Let us inspire you for your next tasty game night!
Theme: Candyland
Scenario: Zombie Apocalypse
This week we fill a farm with spooky and devious traps planted by a devil in disguise. Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session.
Theme: Spooky Farm
Scenario: Devil in Disguise
This week your players create the dungeon! Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session.
Theme: Day of the Dead
Scenario: Party has an Evil Artifact
Three words. Big. Stompy. Robots.
..... You're welcome.
Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Graveyard
Scenario: Big. Stompy. Robots.
An expansive desert, countless obstacles and you can't see a thing. This week we create the framework of a story where your players must help a towns leader reclaim his past glory. The only way this is possible is by crossing the barren wasteland in an eternal sandstorm. Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Sandstorm
Scenario: Smuggling
A small town, frozen in time. What will their mysterious past tell your players about their future? Why does it seem the citizen's nightmares are manifesting themselves into the real world? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Nightmare
Scenario: World Frozen in Time
Will the allure of goddess' paradise trap your party? Is the sweet reprieve too good to be true? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Prison
Scenario: Trial of the Gods
We've got some great ideas for a tundra setting with a nasty portal that needs closing! What lurks beneath the frozen lake? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Tundra
Scenario: Closing a Portal
The three of us explore what devious plans we could concoct in an ancient lab. All the while finding ways to give our players a source of corruption to deal with. Rich, Cam, and Wes explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Laboratory
Scenario: Destroying a Source of Corruption
An ancient guardian Naga has come to your players in a last-ditch attempt to reclaim balance in their kingdom. How will your players approach this sandy scenario? Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Egyptian Tomb
Scenario: Defending
A cloud giant has descended down from his castle in the sky. It is time now for your players to write their own legend! Are they ready to see their legend grow before their eyes? Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Flying Castles
Scenario: Filling in the Gaps to a Legend
A deadly plague has descended upon the town and it is now up to your players to find the cure. The only way they know how? Through acting in a play? The main character has a certain way with people. Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps!
Theme: Film-Theatre Production
Scenario: Plague-Infection
Items are continually being stolen from the exhibits in the museum. Who keeps doing this and why does this place smell like fresh paint?! Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Inside a Picture
Scenario: Recovering an Artifact
The annual celebration of the volcano of the island is upon us. Who will win the competition and gain the favor of the island this time around? Rich and Cam explore each of these aspects and more, this week on Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Volcano
Scenario: Decathlon
The bells are tolling, smiles on faces, happiness, and love are in the air! This week Rich and Cam play wedding crashers as they build a story around a wedding and a masquerade party. Looks can be deceiving! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Wedding
Scenario: Masquerade
Life is all about perspective, and this week we have a big look into that. Consider us the sunshine to your stormy days, its time for another week of Filling In The Gaps! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Storm
Scenario: Accidentally Shrunk
Can we bring them all together and save them from themselves? Will the dangers of the Serengeti be too much for our heroes? Forging the legendary item is the only way to bring them all together. Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Serengeti
Scenario: Forging a Legendary Item
Strap up and psyche yourself up, its survival of the fittest! Today we answer the age-old question; is it more fun to be the hunter or the hunted? Also Dinosaurs. Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Stadium
Scenario: Hunting or Being Hunted
Staring into what your player thinks is a reflection of themselves, the figure on the other side moves in the opposite direction. Trapped in a chamber with parallel versions of themselves, what will your party do? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Parallel Worlds
Scenario: Stealing an Artifact
On the outside a noble king, yet from within, a broken and desperate man. Your party has no idea what they signed up for. Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Sailing a Ship
Scenario: Protect the Monarch
Did you wish for more episodes of Filling in the Gaps? Of course, you did! This week we explore telling a story around be trapped in a crystal ball while undermining a cults nefarious plans! Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Trapped in a Crystal Ball
Scenario: Undermining a Cult
Your players are tasked with keeping the batteries that power the shield up as long as they can. What kind of fun challenges can you the DM throw their way? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Futuristic City
Scenario: Charge the Batteries
Pulled into an unusual cybernetic world, what will your party do to make it back out? Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Mean Streets
Scenario: Sucked into a Computer
Did your party take a wrong turn back there? They are in for a devilishly good time. Take a listen and be inspired for your next session!
Theme: Western
Scenario: Battle out of Hell
This week we explore what would happen with a hostage situation in a circus!
Theme: Circus
Scenario: Hostage Situation
This week we explore how we would craft a story around gathering intel in a rainforest.
Theme: Rainforest
Scenario: Gathering Intel
This week we try to stay on track when sorting out a story around escaping a moving train.
Theme: Train
Scenario: Daring Escape
This week we dive into the books to see how a story built around a haunted school may play out!
Theme: Haunted
Scenario: School