What is it, in summary?: A comedic DND actual play with drama and horror elements. Light on the game elements, heavy on the roleplay and humor.
What do you love about it?: The characters and their dynamics are fantastic, and it (often) masterfully juggles many tones. The story is compelling, and there are lots of fun moments alongside genuinely frightening ones. I also just LOVE Cordelia-- she's a fantastic character in pretty much every way, especially from a fic writing standpoint if you're into exploring complex/unhealthy relationships, self-esteem issues, and emotional isolation. She's also super funny and thoughtfully portrayed. I also love the snooty jerk character, de Bonesby, which surprised me. The way he and his character development are executed is incredibly cool. The podcast also puts out oneshots of different games with one-off characters, and they're all super fun to listen to as well. The editing is great and often very goofy too.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: I love Cordelia/Albee (they start off best friends and seem a bit codependent!), de Bonesby/Cordelia (some very iddy fun things happen with them), Stir Fry/de Bonesby (starts off with a servant/jerk master dynamic, gets more nuanced and if possible, more fun), and the Witch Hunter/Cordelia (the Witch Hunter says some rather horny sounding things while hunting Cordelia and is generally terrifying)
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: Yes. Just from the first few episodes, the Cord/Albee and Stir Fry/de Bonesby dynamics are pretty meaty. For the other two pairings, you would probably need to be a couple dozen episodes in, but not necessarily all the way caught up.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): There is gross foley work related to some horror scenes. There is somewhat graphic description of body horror and less graphic description of violence and gore. Family loss and abuse are not huge themes but present. There is at least once instance of incestuous characters played humorously.
Rec: Rude Tales of Magic (podcast)
Rude Tales of Magic
Media:
Podcast
Approx length:
Ongoing, currently 30+ hours of episodes.
Where to find it:
https://www.rudetalesofmagic.com/home or any podcatcher
What is it, in summary?:
A comedic DND actual play with drama and horror elements. Light on the game elements, heavy on the roleplay and humor.
What do you love about it?:
The characters and their dynamics are fantastic, and it (often) masterfully juggles many tones. The story is compelling, and there are lots of fun moments alongside genuinely frightening ones. I also just LOVE Cordelia-- she's a fantastic character in pretty much every way, especially from a fic writing standpoint if you're into exploring complex/unhealthy relationships, self-esteem issues, and emotional isolation. She's also super funny and thoughtfully portrayed. I also love the snooty jerk character, de Bonesby, which surprised me. The way he and his character development are executed is incredibly cool. The podcast also puts out oneshots of different games with one-off characters, and they're all super fun to listen to as well. The editing is great and often very goofy too.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?:
I love Cordelia/Albee (they start off best friends and seem a bit codependent!), de Bonesby/Cordelia (some very iddy fun things happen with them), Stir Fry/de Bonesby (starts off with a servant/jerk master dynamic, gets more nuanced and if possible, more fun), and the Witch Hunter/Cordelia (the Witch Hunter says some rather horny sounding things while hunting Cordelia and is generally terrifying)
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?:
Yes. Just from the first few episodes, the Cord/Albee and Stir Fry/de Bonesby dynamics are pretty meaty. For the other two pairings, you would probably need to be a couple dozen episodes in, but not necessarily all the way caught up.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence):
There is gross foley work related to some horror scenes. There is somewhat graphic description of body horror and less graphic description of violence and gore. Family loss and abuse are not huge themes but present. There is at least once instance of incestuous characters played humorously.