yuletide | 2022 Yuletide Promo Post

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Title: The Game of Rassilon

Media: Podcast

Approx length: 3 full seasons, one currently-in-progress season, about 16-18 episodes per season that tend to be about an hour each.

Where to find it: https://thegameofrassilon.com/ or at most podcast apps/feeds

What is it, in summary?: Fan-made Doctor Who TTRPG comedy podcast with its own Doctor, lore, arcs, and just a bunch of REALLY great characters and character dynamics. Balances the roleplaying aspect with the narrative aspect really nicely.
What do you love about it?: There’s just something really great about an rpg podcast that makes you feel like you’re sitting on the steps in your basement listening to your older sibling and their friends blast through a wild adventure of a campaign. This podcast DEFINITELY has that vibe. it’s cosy and it’s fun and it’s Doctor Who and it’s unabashed in its glorious nerdiness. All the little jokes and goofs about the lack of budget and the ‘reused props’ and stupid 90s references – it’s wonderful and it’s great, and it doesn’t help that there’s a hell of a lot of glorious worldbuilding and characters to get attached to. I wrote a longer thread on it last year where I talked about the s1-3 characters and what I love about them, you can find that here: (https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org/254165.html?thread=3054293#cmt3054293) And the most recent season has introduced a new Doctor and a new companion, both of which I adore! I can’t wait to see where it’s going.

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: still mulling it over, but it’s definitely between something to do with the Doctor, Travis, and Roman (and their entire wonderful dynamic) or the most recent season’s Doctor and companions, Carrie and Lita – because their interactions have stolen my heart very very quickly. In either case, it’s very much a gen friendship sort of thing that I’m after, with adventure and feelings and angst and worldbuilding very much appreciated.

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?: In the case of me requesting Doctor-Travis-Roman friendship fic, the first two seasons would definitely suffice. If I end up requesting fic for the current Doctor and Lita, only season four would probably be needed. (Although of course I recommend listening to all of it, because it really is great.)

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): for the most part, pretty lighthearted. A bit of period-typical transphobia and homophobia in one specific episode in season 3, some heavier topics are occasionally brushed upon.

2022 Yuletide Promo Post

The Game of Rassilon (podcast)