Nerding For Beginners

Ever wanted to know what it's like getting into Dungeons and Dragons? Well, Mike and Dave did, so they grabbed some friends, and started this podcast! Join the crew, and some guests, as they play some DnD, talk other nerdy stuff, and maybe get into some other tabletop games!

The Universe vs. The Party et. al. 12/22/2021

The Universe vs. The Party et. al. We know what we're up against. We have a plan, and we have the right equipment. We also have an attorney on retainer. Will Harvey Bugbear get us out of this, or are we gonna have to try and make this thing worse by fighting our way out? /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/21569825

Ye Olde Jailbreak 12/15/2021

Ye Olde Jailbreak Today there's gonna be a jailbreak, right here in this episode! The Desperado returns to tell the gang how screwed they are, but also informs them that there might be someone who could help. What's a group of mostly naked idiots to do? /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/21489341

Full Frontal Eldon 12/08/2021

Full Frontal Eldon We're back in these bloodstained streets! Our party tries to get the bacon back to the dogfather (not Snoop, sorry), but then things get dark... and assault-y. We have to hope The Machine can help get us out of this pickle. We also learn something big about our littlest party member's member /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/21416183

Let's Learn About Warhammer 40K! 11/17/2021

Let's Learn About Warhammer 40K! Is humanity destined to destroy itself, and all it encounters? Are we doomed to repeat the worst moments in our history ad nauseam until the universe comes to an end? Games Workshop seems to think so, hence Warhammer 40K! Brandon attempts to learn us about the sprawling tabletop game, the lore, and some quirks. We also search some cursed images, so you don't have to! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/21190397

The Engines That Drive Our Lives 11/03/2021

The Engines That Drive Our Lives Welcome to a special episode of the podcast! On this episode Mike, AJ, and Brandon talk about the most important engine developed in the late 20th century: the game engine. The reveal how something designed to make games easier to make as grown into something that impacts so many aspects of our lives. They also discuss this weekend's Extra Life Game Day! Yes, we're going for another 24 hours straight to change kids health. We talk about our schedule, but more importantly how YOU can get involved! Please go here and donate what you can to our team's campaign: Follow along on our , , and pages, and check out as well. We'll see you on Thursday for a little tune up stream, and on Saturday for the big show! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/21032342

We're Heroes... Right? 10/27/2021

We're Heroes... Right? Sometimes doing the right thing looks a lot like doing the wrong thing, and our intrepid party of spell casters (and Orville) find that out the hard way. They decide to help the priest save his child, and... listen, we're heroes damnit! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20953181

Spooky Sidequest 10/20/2021

Spooky Sidequest Our band of spellcasters, and solo rouge, get a main quest! And they immediately go looking for the source of loud sobbing, which is not part of the main quest. This might be a short spooky season adventure! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20875307

Curse You Strahd!!! 10/13/2021

Curse You Strahd!!! It's spooky season! And we're also down a Brandon, so let's get into some Curse of Strahd action! Everyone has rolled up some new characters for this very unfamiliar setting for the group. Does anyone else hear wolves? Oh no... /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20797889

Electric Yo-Yo 10/06/2021

Electric Yo-Yo We have the bacon, all we gotta do is deliver it. A little trouble comes up, and we handle it with all the grace and decorum we can muster /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20726648

Adventurs Guld 09/29/2021

Adventurs Guld The gang heads to the Adventurer's Guild, gets some sleep, and causes a ruckus at breakfast. Then they go on a quest for bacon /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20637986

E for Eighty 09/22/2021

E for Eighty We enter Ms. Sara's office, and get to business! The gang makes their offer for the takeover, and they get countered with a challenge! Will they rise to the occasion? FIND OUT! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20558849

Corporate Takeover 09/15/2021

Corporate Takeover Mondays, amirite? Greg and Frank are joined by security guy Scott, and the new guy in sales Kenny in the latest delogated task from manager Michael: take over the company next door. Will this band of misfits gel? Can they make it into the neighboring building? Hell, can they even make it into their own building? /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20478503

Character Creation For Beginners 09/08/2021

Character Creation For Beginners So what all goes into rolling up a new character for a Dungeons and Dragons campaign? We get into it, because Dave and AJ need some characters for our side campaign: fantasy Office Space! AJ and Mike have audio issues, but Glen and Brandon walk Dave through creating a whole new character, and at the end we meet a couple of new employees at MagicTek /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20402837

The Room Where It Happens 09/02/2021

The Room Where It Happens Eeryone is in the same room! Sort of! Mike, Glen, Dave, and Ben get together in the new podcast room, while Brandie, Brandon, and AJ Headroom join in via the internet. Sorry about the audio, this was basically a test run that went three times as long as it was supposed to, BUT we have some good stuff in there, some plans for the future, and a new intro /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20343746

F*STING DISTANCE 08/27/2021

F*STING DISTANCE Ever since we can remember, we wanted to be gangsters, and now we get to try our hand at it! All we gotta do is get a box. How hard can it be? Also, Common is hard sometimes /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20277686

Careless Wonderwall 08/27/2021

Careless Wonderwall Our journey to Alexandria continues! We go amping, do some cooking, and are presented with new and exciting opportunities in the acquisitions business /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20277662

Tension & Pineapples 08/11/2021

Tension & Pineapples After a quick shopping trip, the gang meets up with Lady Laura and begins their journey to Alexandria. Along the way Karll tries to get some more info about their cargo, before they're interrupted by a special guest /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20100281

Fetch Quest or Escort Quest? 08/04/2021

Fetch Quest or Escort Quest? The party is reunited, hot off the heels of napalming The Butcher's camp. They turn in their quest, get paid... then try and figure out what to do. But then someone nails a new quest to the bounty board /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/20026826

POCKET SAND!!! 07/28/2021

POCKET SAND!!! Who would've thought that napalming his entire encampment would've enraged The Butcher? Thankfully it's just him, and a weird angry bard. What could go wrong?! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19702859

The Boys Don't Surf 07/21/2021

The Boys Don't Surf We find The Butcher's encampment, and we do something out of the norm for us: gather intelligence! While doing so, we do something that tracks with us: something potentially plan destroying /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19702808

Herd Chickens or Attack Orcs? 07/14/2021

Herd Chickens or Attack Orcs? Hot off of shoving a villain in a door from which he hopefully will never escape, we're faced with picking a new quest. We could herd chickens, hunt squirrels, or attack an Orc encampment. /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19702706

Call Gundam, The Sequel! 07/07/2021

Call Gundam, The Sequel! Scheduling is undefeated. But we make tyhe best of a bad situation by discussing all the different sizes and grades of Gundam Plastic models, aka Gunpla /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19624004

Bard Bait 06/30/2021

Bard Bait Oh god, we're going through with this, aren't we? OK. We jig Eldon off the bottom, and try and lure the evil Nicodemus into our trap. Do we survive? Are we looking for a replacement bard? Does this actually work??? /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19623944

Father Figures & Bait 06/23/2021

Father Figures & Bait Welcome back to the only DnD podcast that is willing to hold its DM hostage! The gang reconvenes to run away from the Inquisitor, bond as a family, and maybe get one of them killed with a really crappy plan /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19559069

Call Gundam 06/16/2021

Call Gundam What's 40 years old, shows the horrors of war, the glory of giant robots, and war crimes? MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM! Mike tries to explain the original timeline, the Universal Century, and gives you some entry points for Gundam. HINT: It's not all UC stuff /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19321472

Planes, Trains, and Scale Automobiles 06/09/2021

Planes, Trains, and Scale Automobiles What started off as a discussion about scale R/C vehicles ends up with talks of luxury submarines, and the invasion of independent principalities. How did we get here? Why did we get here? Your guess is as good as mine... /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19321418

Let's Learn About Star Trek! 06/02/2021

Let's Learn About Star Trek! Despite being a pillar of modern science fiction, most of the crew has no idea about anything about it! So Brandon and AJ try and teach Brandie, Dave, Glen, and Mike all about Star Trek... in 45 minutes! They definitely missed some stuff. There was no way they could get almost 60 years of history and lore in in 45 minutes, so let us know what they missed! It's the only way we'll learn. And let us know some of your favorite Star Trek shows, movies, books, and other media by reaching out on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok. You can also send us an email: [email protected] /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19116440

What Is Cassette Futurism? 05/26/2021

What Is Cassette Futurism? What's the difference between Cassette Futurism and Cyberpunk? They both look at the future, and explore how technology will affect our lives and society, but they're not the same. AJ breaks it down for us, and shares some things for us to check out. Let us know some of your pieces favorite Cassette Futurism by reaching out on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok; or sending an email to [email protected]! /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19116371

Tactical Llama Strike 05/19/2021

Tactical Llama Strike OK, so the plan is working out way better than anyone thought. But what is everyone else doing? Do we all die, because we split the party? And what is that big dude doing with that llama?? /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19057835

Pull a Chewbacca 05/12/2021

Pull a Chewbacca We're back in the land of... Where the hell are we? The gang, and our friend The Machine, need to rescue the Tabaxi from the Inquisitors. How are they going to do this? Perhaps they'll take a page from a book written a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away /episode/index/show/nerdingforbeginners/id/19057772

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