The Art of Playing

About The Art of Playing

At its heart, tabletop gaming is about imagination, collaboration, and the joy of play. The Art of Playing is a real-time tabletop RPG podcast that strips away pop-culture distractions and passing fads to focus on what truly matters: storytelling, improvisation, and shared adventure. Created and produced by @spudcam, former producer of the award-winning podcast Greetings, Adventurers!. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Spudcam

Category

arts · comedy · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Mar 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Tavern 01

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/5d6R9L3XLVY (https://youtu.be/5d6R9L3XLVY) Open Mic Night at The Tavern Episode 1: "Intro & Decisions" Welcome to the Port City in Belowdorn. Life has been fairly uneventful until recently. A rash of murders and missing people has plagued the city in the last month and something must be done! Luckily, Relvine (MK England), The Caretaker (David Barnhart), Mooge Mansack (Jordan Breeding), and Jim The Protector (Eric Thornett) are here to investigate. Can they come together to discover what is going on? Join them in their quest! Dungeon Mastered by David Lee Stewart ---------- The Art Of Playing presents A @Art-Of-Playing @HowItsPlayed & @Drjordanbreeding Youtube Series Open Mic Night at The Tavern EPISODE 1: INTRO & DECISIONS This has been a The Art Of Playing Production Produced (and all that other pre, production, and post stuff) by David Lee Stewart The Players MK England…..........................................................……..Relvine Nandarin Dave Barnhart….. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . ......……The Caretaker Jordan Breeding….. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..........…….Mooge Mansack Eric Thornett…... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... . .. ......………..Jim The Protector David Lee Stewart…….. ..... ...... ...... ...... . ...……….The Dungeon Master The Voices: David Lee Stewart....………The Storyteller, The Singer, & The Bartender Guest Voices: None this episode Art Character Art by: Zack Meyman Belowdorn Map: Enhanced Image of bird's-eye view map of Sandusky, Ohio, drawn and published by A. J. Hare in 1883. Special Thanks To: https://bsky.app/profile/zackmeyman.bsky.social https://mkengland.com/ https://www.youtube.com/howitsplayed https://www.youtube.com/@Drjordanbreeding https://www.patreon.com/c/dndpodcast https://www.patreon.com/drjordanbreeding https://www.patreon.com/HowItsPlayed https://www.patreon.com/dndpodcast © 2026 The Art Of Playing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Four Against Darkness 06

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/hK6QsB0xd10 (about:blank) Four Against Darkness: Episode 6 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Four Against Darkness 05

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/jsxWGXcvXks (https://youtu.be/jsxWGXcvXks) Four Against Darkness: Episode 5 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Four Against Darkness 04

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/f6waS3lE_cg (https://youtu.be/f6waS3lE_cg) Four Against Darkness: Episode 4 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Four Against Darkness 03

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/qK5RxqoQQFo (https://youtu.be/qK5RxqoQQFo) Four Against Darkness: Episode 3 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   5 Aug 2026

   Four Against Darkness 02

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/a57uUpFnj8E (https://youtu.be/a57uUpFnj8E) Four Against Darkness: Episode 2 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

7. 

   22 Jul 2026

   Four Against Darkness 01

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/OEt9nsxD1e4 (https://youtu.be/OEt9nsxD1e4) Four Against Darkness: Episode 1 A solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

8. 

   8 Jul 2026

   Lovingston 06

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/WHSH-h2Nvio (https://youtu.be/WHSH-h2Nvio) LOVINGTON: Episode 6 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

9. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Lovingston 05

   For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/XbhyzxAUMDI (https://youtu.be/XbhyzxAUMDI) LOVINGTON: Episode 5 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

10. 

    11 Jun 2026

    Lovingston 04

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/c6GJVNOlYE8 (https://youtu.be/c6GJVNOlYE8) LOVINGTON: Episode 4 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

11. 

    28 May 2026

    Lovingston 03

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/ShNAjNB6OrE (https://youtu.be/ShNAjNB6OrE) LOVINGTON: Episode 3 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

12. 

    13 May 2026

    Lovingston 02

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/IZl3Wd37Ayk (https://youtu.be/IZl3Wd37Ayk) LOVINGTON: Episode 2 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

13. 

    15 Apr 2026

    Lovingston 01

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/u1sFpA8yoxo (https://youtu.be/u1sFpA8yoxo) LOVINGTON: Episode 1 A D&D One Shot Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/ (https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/en/) https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes (https://medialabbooks.com/products/9781956403886_the-game-masters-deck-of-boons-and-banes) © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

14. 

    1 Apr 2026

    Alone Against Fear 03

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/Ko7SWabFUpM (https://youtu.be/Ko7SWabFUpM) Alone Against Fear Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

15. 

    25 Mar 2026

    Alone Against Fear 02

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cYtmVgMk70&t=3s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cYtmVgMk70&t=3s) Alone Against Fear Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

16. 

    11 Mar 2026

    Alone Against Fear 01

    For another experience of this Episode, you should check out the video: Link: https://youtu.be/mEohWHsPPpo (https://youtu.be/mEohWHsPPpo) Alone Against Fear Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi Published by Ganesha Games Production, Music, Editing, Filming, and Other by David Stewart Special Thanks To: https://www.ganeshagames.net/ https://x.com/ganeshagames © 2026 The Art Of Playing Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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