Party Of One Podcast

Jeff is the author of The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator, a collection of nearly 100 exercises to perfect your own fantasy character for online worlds, social videos, in-person meetups, self-published novels, and more. He is also the host of award-winning podcast Party of One, an actual play podcast focused on 2-player tabletop RPGs. (Shh, just go with it.)Guest host Riley Hopkins sits down with Jeff to run through some of the exercises in the book, and we finally learn the answer to the question: Who is on Brenda from Scenes From an Italian Restaurant's enemies list?THE ULTIMATE FANTASY CHARACTER CREATOR: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ultimate-Fantasy-Character-Creator/Jeff-Stormer/9781507222676JEFF STORMER: https://jeffstormer.com/PARTY OF ONE: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/RILEY HOPKINS: https://goodfuckinpodcasts.com/FOLLOW RILEY ON BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/badfuckinpodcasts.comALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BR

It's Christmas Eve and you know that means--time for some holiday magic with my dear friend Brandon Leon-Gambetta. This year, we're fighting off evil holiday spirits in Blood Yule, a winter-themed expansion for Bar the Windows, Bolt the Doors. Can we survive murderous elves, robot toys, and The Toymaker? Listen and find out!BLOOD YULE: https://stoneshore.itch.io/blood-yuleNATIONAL BAIL FUND NETWORK: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directoryTHEME SONG: The First Noel (Synth Wave) by Holizna; https://holiznacc0.bandcamp.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Another holiday treat for you, Party People--a second feed drop of a show I truly love! Sidequesting is an award-winning scripted fiction podcast about avoiding the main plot and doing sidequests instead. If you love stories of helping people out, and finding the real adventure along the way, you'll love it.Check out Sidequesting at https://sidequestingpod.com/Episode description:which Rion helps a man protect an invention and a wizard make a deal.Transcript here.This episode was written by Draco Aleksander and produced by Tal Minear, with dialogue editing by Brad Colbroock. Old Man Johnson was voiced by Brody Linton, Osric the Mage was voiced by Max Kriesky, the Helpful Passerby was voiced by Aubrey Lima, and the Disgruntled Worker was voiced by Ezra J. Wayne. The voice of Rion was Tal Minear.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Party People, something extra special for you while you wait for our 2025 Season to kick off: A special Feed Drop of the season 2 premiere of I Seduce the Dragon! You heard GM Jess on our recent Mothership episode, playing a crew directly based on the IStD players--now check out the whole show.Tohri is covered in blood, not clothing. Gentry has some new followers to protect. And Erastus has a fun sexy new face tentacle.Content warning: violence and plenty of profanityLinks:WebsitePatreonInstagramEmail us: iseducethedragonpod@gmail.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Depthe is an actual play performer and designer, who you can hear on Total Party Kiss, as well as a myriad other places across the Internet. We sat down for a truly lovely game of Last Tea Shop, a solo journaling RPG about a witch managing a tea shop on the border of the living and the dead. This one gets real emotional, y'all.LAST TEA SHOP: https://springvillager.itch.io/last-tea-shop-completeDEPTHE: https://chaoticbonney.carrd.co/ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Ryan is a writer, playwright, director, and one of the hosts of Nation of Animation, a cartoon book club podcast for all ages! We sat down to play The Moon Fucking Hates You, a game about the Moon, and You, and how the Moon fucking hates you.THE MOON FUCKING HATES YOU: https://hollycrown.itch.io/tmfhyNATION OF ANIMATION: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nation-of-animation/id1547101103RYAN STEVENS: https://www.ryangstevens.com/ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Jess is a Hollywood sound professional and DM of I Seduce the Dragon, a D&D AP podcast in which rocket scientist, a cowgirl, a pornstar, and a mom walk into a dungeon ... and those are just the players. We blast off to the horrifying reaches of the unknown in Mothership, the award-winning sci-fi horror RPG!I SEDUCE THE DRAGON: https://www.istdpod.com/MOTHERSHIP: https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpgMOTHERSHIP MONTH: https://www.backerkit.com/c/collections/mothership-monthALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sean is a professional Game Master, video creator, and INCREDIBLE advocate for the world of TTRPGs. We sat down to play a faction-filled game of Worlds Without Harmony, a game of ideological conflicts, unanswerable questions, and the people caught up in them.You'll dig this episode if you like: Superheroes (specifically, the NBC masterpiece Heroes), inventive worldbuilding, folk heroes, and big emotional swings.WORLDS WITHOUT HARMONY: https://www.logbook-project.com/store/worlds-without-harmonySEAN FOER: https://www.seanfoer.com/SEAN'S START PLAYING GAMES PROFILE: https://startplaying.games/gm/scene_fourALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcirc

Michael is the host of the Fine Dining podcast, where he deep dives into the histories of your favorite chain restaurants to fine the ultimate 5-out-of-10 "fine" dining experience. He's also a huge wrestling fan, so it only felt natural that we lean into that with a game of El Inmortal Unmasked in the Main Event, telling the stories of the greatest rivalry in wrestling history.FINE DINING PODCAST: https://www.finediningpodcast.com/FINE DINING SEASON 3 PREMIERE (CASA BONITA W/ IFY NWADIWE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwbzJy8yNiQEL INMORTAL UNMASKED IN THE MAIN EVENT: https://garlicbreadandroses.itch.io/el-inmortal-unmasked-in-the-main-eventALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.

Adam Vass is one of my favorite game designers in the world, full stop. And I don't say that lightly--look how many game designers have been on the pod. We sat down to play Ever Dream This Man?, a game about confronting the mysterious figure that haunts your dreams.Part Two of the World Champ Late Night Double Feature Podcast Spectacular -- check out part 1, Press Play with Eric Prister, also on the feed right now!EVER DREAM THIS MAN?: https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/thismanWORLD CHAMP GAME CO: https://www.worldchamp.io/ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Eric Prister is the producer and GM for Nature of My Game, a horror-themed story-focused Actual Play podcast. We sat down for (what else?) a spook-tacular session of Press Play, a found footage horror game about people recording their encounter with the supernatural, paired with the people doomed to watch the footage.Part One of the World Champ Late Night Double Feature Podcast Spectacular -- check out part 2, Ever Dream This Man? with Adam Vass, also on the feed right now!PRESS PLAY: https://www.worldchamp.io/store/pressplayNATURE OF MY GAME: https://worldchampgameco.itch.io/thismanALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/do

J is one of the Dungeon Masters for Planet Arcana, and the co-designer of A Fool's Errand, a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. We sit down to build out characters and explore the world of the game, discovering a calamitous, world-shaking Big Oops along the way--and asking the question "what is life like for the people alive in its wake?"A FOOL'S ERRAND: https://afoolserrandgame.com/PLANET ARCANA: https://www.planetarcana.com/J STRAUTMAN: https://strautmaskreplica.carrd.co/ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertisin

Eleanor is a member of Audacious Machine Creative, and executive producer of Unwell, an award-winning audio drama about conspiracies, ghosts, and unusual families of blood and choice. Her new podcast, World Gone Wrong, is a fictional chat show about friendship at the end of the world, focused on two longtime friends on opposites sides of a country beset by werewolves, vampires, aliens, and every other apocalypse under the sun.We sat down to indulge in a lovely evening of Jenga, poker, and... MURDER!? in a game of A Weekend in the Country by Lari Assmuth!A WEEKEND IN THE COUNTRY: https://lari-assmuth.itch.io/a-weekend-in-the-countryWORLD GONE WRONG: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/world-gone-wrongUNWELL: https://www.unwellpodcast.com/AUDACIOUS MACHINE CREATIVE: https://www.audaciousmachinecreative.com/ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/i

AJ is an Actual Play performer, video editor, cosplayer, and (like me) a wearer of many hats; you can most recently hear them on the latest arc of One Shot, playing Machine Impossible, and as a player on The Lurking Legends (a rotating GM, One Piece-inspired Actual Play series). We sat down for a game of Friendly Neighborhood Superhero, a game about superheroic action and protecting your community. We geek out SO MUCH about superheroes, y'all. It's great.FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERHERO: https://catscratcher.itch.io/friendly-neighborhood-superheroAJ RAY: https://mylinks.ai/hoosha_kidTHE LURKING LEGENDS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQlFotZEHNYONE SHOT: MACHINE IMPOSSIBLE: https://megaphone.link/OSPN6173952795ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D

Chris is a voice actor, actual play producer, and founder of Taíno Tales, an award-nominated, queer latine-led TTRPG actual play channel. We sit down to play Ironsworn Starforged, and encounter a horrifying discovery and a dangerous showdown on a snow-blighted wasteland planet!IRONSWORN STARFORGED: https://tomkinpress.com/pages/ironsworn-starforgedTAINO TALES: https://www.youtube.com/@TainoTalesFOLLOW CHRIS ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/vo_colonALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: https://moonshotpods.com/all-my-fantasy-children/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Evan is the designer of Giant of Light, a love letter to tokusatsu media and Giant Hero shows like Ultraman! We chat about superheroes, MMA, aliens, the city of Philadelphia (Go Birds), and Street Fighter as we play through a session of the game.GIANT OF LIGHT: https://rudojudo.itch.io/giant-of-lightEVAN McDEVITT: https://bsky.app/profile/rudojudo.bsky.socialBLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Patrick is a Philadelphia-based performer and producer of THAWING, a solo show happening at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival this month. We sit down to play Pale Dot by Devin Nelson, and explore a strange alien cosmos with our... deeply odd crew of nonhuman cosmonauts!For more Pale Dot, check out the newest episode of Party of One (Plus One) on the Patreon feed for a special session with the game's designer, Devin Nelson!THAWING: https://phillyfringe.org/events/thawing/PALE DOT: https://devindecibel.itch.io/pale-dotFOLLOW PATRICK ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/burkepatrickc/BLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at

Jason is the designer of Desperation: The Isabel, a haunting historical horror game of a doomed cod-fishing vessel on the Gulf of Alaska in 1888 (as well as Fiasco, Grey Ranks, and a tremendous number of other hugely influential games). We set sail on the Gulf to explore what happens to this doomed crew as a storm overwhelms them... and then Hell comes with it.DESPERATION: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/desperationBLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-of-one-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Sam is the host of Dice Exploder, an ENnie-nominated podcast where game designers break down the specific mechanics of their favorite TTRPGs (as well as an incredible game designer in his own right). We sat down to play Desperation (Dead House), a historical horror RPG, based on real history, about a small community in Kansas facing an oppressive, deadly winter. Who will survive being pushed to their limits?SAM DUNNEWOLD: https://samdunnewold.com/DICE EXPLODER: https://www.diceexploder.com/DESPERATION: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/desperationSAM DUNNEWOLD ON ITCH: https://sdunnewold.itch.io/BLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport thi

Thom is an actor, improviser, TTRPG enthusiast, and cast member on Green Mountain Mysteries, a Dresden Files Actual Play on the Pocket Podcast Network. We stared down the shadows in a game of Fear the Taste of Blood, a TTRPG about a group of survivors fending off a classic movie monster! Get ready... FOR THE WRATH OF THE CROCODILE MAN!FEAR THE TASTE OF BLOOD: https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/fear-the-taste-of-bloodTHOM THE TABLETOP GUY: https://thomthetabletopguy.carrd.co/GREEN MOUNTAIN MYSTERIES: https://www.pocketpodcastnetwork.com/green-mountain-mysteriesBLACK LIVES MATTER: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#ALL MY FANTASY CHILDREN: http://www.allmyfantasychildren.com/YAZEBA’S BED & BREAKFAST: https://redcircle.com/shows/yazebas-bed-and-breakfastPARTY OF ONE DISCORD: https://discordapp.com/invite/SxpQKmKSUPPORT JEFF ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/jeffstormerTHEME SONG: Mega Ran feat. D&D Sluggers, “Infinite Lives,” RandomBeats LLC, www.megaran.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/party-