Join the Party

Party Planning Preview: Four of a Kind+

We’re not getting out of the pregame without a worldbuilding game episode! Taking inspiration from some of our favorite videogames, we’re building a base (and raising crops while contemplating the cosmic horror of a Goofy-Pluto situation). Let’s start a skill tree and come up with some stuff! Play This Is What My Camp Is Like at your own table as one of the Three Short Games to Build Stories, only at the JTP merch store! Dive into the Traditions mechanics, the countries of Verda Stello, the classes from Mage Hand Press, and other changes we’ve made for C3 HERE!   Upcoming Schedule - February 21: C3 Introduction Afterparty - February 28: Story episode 1!!   Sponsors - Brilliant, the best way to learn math, science, and computer science interactively. The first 200 people to visit brilliant.org/jointheparty will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. - The League of Ultimate Questing, available wherever you listen to podcasts. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Campaign 3 Pregame: Our Special Pirate Island

The players reveal their characters for Campaign 3! We work through their Greenfolk species, their traditions, and how the classes of Valda’s Spire of Secrets helps us unlock new potential. Dive into the Traditions mechanics, the countries of Verda Stello, the classes from Mage Hand Press, and other changes we’ve made for C3 HERE!   Upcoming Schedule - February 14: Worldbuilding Game - February 21: C3 Introduction Afterparty - February 28: Story episode 1!!   Sponsors - dScryb, your home for descriptive text, immersive sounds, and interactive maps for your home game. Get 10% off your first payment with code jointheparty at dscryb.com - Twenty Sided Store, whose NEW LOCATION is open now at 280 Grand Street! Use code PIRATE for 20% off your first order in-store or online. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Campaign 3 Pregame: Meet the Crew

Party Planning Preview: Is Sweeney Todd a Barbarian?

New campaign, new setting, new Join the Party! Let’s learn about Verda Stello, the type of folk who live there, and where exactly this story is going to take place. And even though we’re returning to D&D, this isn’t the vanilla game that comes right out of the book…   Read into the Traditions mechanics, the countries of Verda Stello, and the other changes we’ve made to D&D for C3 here!   Upcoming Schedule - February 7: Player Character Reveal - February 14: Worldbuilding Game - February 21: C3 Introduction Afterparty - February 28: Story episode 1!!   Sponsors - Witchy Cakes, the newest Kickstarter by our friends at Mage Hand Press! Back the project before February 16, 2023 at 11am ET by clicking here: kickstarter.com/projects/magehandpress/witchy-cakes - Brilliant, the best way to learn math, science, and computer science interactively. The first 200 people to visit brilliant.org/jointheparty will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Campaign 3 Pregame: Welcome to Verda Stello

How did we like making so many characters? Which games are really our favorites? And how are we running Campaign 3 in response to what’s going on with D&D? All that and more on the Afterparty! Vote for the oneshot you want us to play HERE   Upcoming Schedule - January 31: Worldbuilding episode 1 - February 7: Worldbuilding episode 2 - February 14: Worldbuilding episode 3 - February 21: Worldbuilding Afterparty - February 28: Story episode 1!!   Sponsors - Battling Blades, where you can get 20% off your order at BattlingBlades.com using code JointheParty at check out. - Twenty Sided Store, whose NEW LOCATION is open now at 280 Grand Street! Use code CAMP for 20% off your first order in-store or online. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Afterparty: Oneshot Derby

Party Planning Preview: What Is Going on With the OGL and D&D?

Welcome to the One Shot Derby, the character creation competition between three different TTRPGs! After we play all three, You, The People, will vote on the game and setting in which we’ll play a one shot. Finally, we’re starting our own ghostbusting business with Inspectres!   Upcoming Schedule - January 24: Oneshot Derby Afterparty + Voting Opens - January 31: Campaign 3 begins!!   Sponsors - Battling Blades, where you can get 20% off your order at BattlingBlades.com using code JointheParty at check out. - Brilliant, the best way to learn math, science, and computer science interactively. The first 200 people to visit brilliant.org/jointheparty will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - One-Shot Derby Editor and Sound Designer: Mischa Stanton - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Oneshot Derby: Inspectres

Welcome to the One Shot Derby, the character creation competition between three different TTRPGs! After we play all three, You, The People, will vote on the game and setting in which we’ll play a one shot. This week, we’re starring in a Coen Brothers movie set in Antarctica with Fiasco!   Upcoming Schedule - January 17: Oneshot Derby 3 - January 24: Oneshot Derby Afterparty + Voting Opens - January 31: Campaign 3 begins!!   Sponsors - Battling Blades, where you can get 20% off your order at BattlingBlades.com using code JointheParty at check out. - Shaker and Spoon, use code jointheparty to get you $20 off your first box. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - One-Shot Derby Editor and Sound Designer: Mischa Stanton - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Oneshot Derby: Fiasco

Welcome to the One Shot Derby, the character creation competition between three different TTRPGs! After we play all three, You, The People, will vote on the game and setting in which we’ll play a one shot. First up, sisters try to write books and avoid tragedy in Regency England in Battle of the Brontes! Check out the expansion that Eric wrote for this episode, Battle of the Brontes: WELCOME TO THE SENSIBILITY-DOME, and the original game by Oliver Darkshire.   Schedule - January 10: Oneshot Derby 2 - January 17: Oneshot Derby 3 - January 24: Oneshot Derby Afterparty + Voting Opens - January 31: Campaign 3 begins!!   Sponsors - Battling Blades, where you can get 20% off your order at BattlingBlades.com using code JointheParty at check out. - Brilliant, the best way to learn math, science, and computer science interactively. The first 200 people to visit brilliant.org/jointheparty will get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. - Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host, Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - One-Shot Derby Editor and Sound Designer: Mischa Stanton - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Oneshot Derby: Battle of the Brontes

Party Planning Preview: Amanda’s Party for Fun

We could try to remember how to sing Auld Lang Syne, but instead we’re giving all of you something special. We are unlocking an episode of our patreon-exclusive podcast, Party Planning, where the JTP hosts hang out, play games, and just do more stuff on the microphone. This is the first in an award-winning series, Party for Fun, where we come up with game shows about ourselves. We hope you enjoy and happy almost new year!   Schedule - January 3: Oneshot Derby 1 - January 10: Oneshot Derby 2 - January 17: Oneshot Derby 3 - January 24: Oneshot Derby Afterparty - January 31: Campaign 3 begins!!   Sponsors - See The Twenty Sided Tavern before Jan 15, 2023 in Chicago. Grab your tickets at broadwayinchicago.com - Backup your files with Backblaze. You can get a free, fully-featured, no-credit-card-required trial at backblaze.com/jtp! - Inked Gaming, our go-to shop for gaming supplies of all kinds. Get 10% off your order at inkedgaming.com/jointheparty - BetterHelp, a secure online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitch: twitch.tv/jtpsidequests - youtube: youtube.com/c/jointhepartypodcast - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Co-Host, Co-Producer, GM: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Les Proenneke), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Carrie-Ann Price), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Co-Host (Phoebe Cooper), Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

UNLOCKED FROM PATREON: Party for Fun!

What would have happened if we chose the snowballs over pranks? Are there any parts of Camp Die we wish we explored more? And could Tater Tot speak the whole time?! All that and more on the Afterparty!   Schedule - December 27: Party Planning bonus episode - January 3: Oneshot Derby 1 - January 10: Oneshot Derby 2 - January 17: Oneshot Derby 3 - January 24: Oneshot Derby Afterparty - January 31: Campaign 3 begins!!   Sponsors - See The Twenty Sided Tavern before Jan 15, 2023 in Chicago. Grab your tickets at broadwayinchicago.com - Hero Forge, where you can start designing your custom miniature today! - Twenty Sided Store, our friendly local game store! Use code JTPCAMP online or mention Join the Party in-store for 20% off your first order. - Birds of Empire, available in your podcast app now.   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitch: twitch.tv/jtpsidequests - youtube: youtube.com/c/jointhepartypodcast - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Co-Host, Co-Producer, GM: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Les Proenneke), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Carrie-Ann Price), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Co-Host (Phoebe Cooper), Co-Producer, Editor: Julia Schifini - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

The Afterparty at the End of Camp

Party Planning Preview: A Join The Party Gift Guide!

Camp Diogenes Staff Handbook, Rule #505: In regards to the last night of camp: Save tonight and fight the break of dawn. Come tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone.   Announcements - Pick Up More Monsters to Mash: A MOTW Bestiary and Three Short Games to Build Stories at jointhepartypod.com/merch! - We’re streaming at twitch.tv/jtpsidequests at 3pm ET in December (and tell us if you like that time)!   Sponsors - Backup your files with Backblaze. You can get a free, fully-featured, no-credit-card-required trial at backblaze.com/jtp! - Inked Gaming, our go-to shop for gaming supplies of all kinds. Get 10% off your order at inkedgaming.com/jointheparty - BetterHelp, a secure online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitch: twitch.tv/jtpsidequests - youtube: youtube.com/c/jointhepartypodcast - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Co-Host, Co-Producer, GM: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Les Proenneke), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Carrie-Ann Price), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Co-Host (Phoebe Cooper), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into the Camp-Paign, our Monster of the Week story set in a weird and wild summer camp, or marathon our D&D games with Campaign 2 for a modern, sci-fi superhero game and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

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Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

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