Roll History

A low-DC dive into D&D through the ages! Join Sami and Alex as they see how the mainstays of Dungeons and Dragons change with each edition of the game.

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 5 | Root & Bone 08/26/2023

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 5 | Root & Bone Join Roll History and Friends on an urban fantasy actual play adventure! Our party decides that to get to the bottom of what Sylvie's been dosed with, they need to head to Little Outside. Plus: The Noble Chicken's Children! All the Pies Are Crime! And SPECIAL GUEST The Bone Fairy! Featuring: Maxy Bee as (Gaston Impersonator—with the eggs I mean) Bluto Basher Raiven Barnard as (Number One Ally) Syllavana Perstina Sami as (Literal Quest Giver) Quveli Carinae and 'Alex' Woodward as everything else. Shownotes and epsiode art can be found at RollHistory.co.uk! Third party stuff for this one: Chariots of Fire is originally by Vangelis for the film Chariots of Fire. This version, however, was made with GXSCC. The music in the recap was Thrash Machine by Toby Fox, from Deltarune Chapter 1. Trick You is originally by . It’s a lot sweeter than the version in this episode. /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/27856566

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 4 08/05/2023

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 4 Welcome back to the modern era! We have buckets of info and lore for you, as well as buckets of uh slime. Sorry. But there is Glabbagool! At least there's Glabbagool! Plus: Juiblex at a Party Doing Impressions of Christ, The Dichotomy of Shoes and Berries, "DM's Tip!" (Three Tips and Out), and A Gnome Is What Happens When You Don't Try Hard Enough. NOTE: There were some fairly major audio issues on this one that Alex has done their best to clean up, but they're not a miracle worker so apologies for the problems you can still hear. Find shownotes, Sami's episode art, and our episode gallery at ! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/27667836

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 4 | The Rats and the Well 07/15/2023

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 4 | The Rats and the Well Join Roll History and Friends on an urban fantasy actual play adventure! The Knight has caught our party. And there's more coming if they get out of this. Of course. Plus: Improv Assassins! Telepathic Rats on People's Heads! A Guy Who Looks Like a Well! And Quveli's House! Featuring: Maxy Bee as (Rolling Pin) Bluto Basher Raiven Barnard as (The Negotiator) Syllavana Perstina Sami as (Host with the Ghost) Quveli Carinae and 'Alex' Woodward as everything else. Shownotes can be found at RollHistory.co.uk, but there's going to be a bit of a delay on those this time because we're on holiday! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/27451002

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 3 07/01/2023

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 3 We're back in 4th Edition land and Juiblex is getting stinkier... and yet more majestic? Plus: A Feeble and Wasting Toad, Mushroom Voice, Oaty Jug, and The Burning Piss (Oh No)! Find shownotes, Sami's episode art, and our episode gallery at ! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/27340902

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 3 | Auditor 06/17/2023

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 3 | Auditor Join Roll History and Friends on an urban fantasy actual play adventure! The Auditor advances on Sylvie with single-minded enmity. So our party jumps off a roof. Plus: Hey Fred Schneider! Rooftop Parkour! A Rat the Size of a Horse! And a Fight on Top of a Moving Truck! Featuring: Maxy Bee as (Deadlift Champion) Bluto Basher Raiven Barnard as (Self-Sacrificial Lamb) Syllavana Perstina Sami as (Gymnast Extraordinaire) Quveli Carinae and 'Alex' Woodward as everything else. Shownotes can be found at RollHistory.co.uk! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/26266896

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 2 06/03/2023

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 2 Oh, it's a bumper one this time! What else would you expect from all the slime in 3rd Edition?! Plus: You Only Drown If the Ocean Hates You, Remember Orc, Slimebody Told Me, and I'm the Teacher! Show notes will be going up at , as well as episode art by none other than Sami herself! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/27033330

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 2 | Ostinato 05/20/2023

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 2 | Ostinato Join Roll History and Friends on an urban fantasy actual play adventure! Our party follows the trail in hopes of sanctuary, but just because there are angels doesn't mean it's safe. Plus: Cheeky quest! Bad rolls! and Totally Normal Accents! Featuring: Maxy Bee as (Pickled Cowboy) Bluto Basher Raiven Barnard as (Darling Daughter) Syllavana Perstina Sami as (Criminal Satyr) Quveli Carinae and 'Alex' Woodward as everything else As always head over to RollHistory.co.uk for show notes! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/26266851

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 1 05/03/2023

Roll History: Juiblex, Part 1 Roll History is back with an unflinching look at a nine-foot-tall cone of slime, jelly, and assorted grey-and-yellow bits. We're holding a magnifying glass to a sort of green splotch on the side. Smearing some on a finger and tasting it, and saying "yes, that's definitely Juiblex" before immediately dying. Usual podcast stuff. Plus: Dr. Pluffie Smedger, Centaur Overpopulation Control, an Unearthed Lost Blur Song, and Working at the (Slime) Carwash! And we now have show notes going up at , as well as episode art by none other than Sami herself! Wow!! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/26732337

Roll History: Paladins: The Way of Water 01/14/2023

Roll History: Paladins: The Way of Water You thought Paladin Month was over years ago? You thought you'd escaped? Paladin Month will NEVER end. It's wet here. Plus: ASMR Pageturning, Roar (the Vegetarian Dragon) History, James Cameron's Critical Role, and 'You Can Kiss Underwater'! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/25606677

Roll History: Festive Magic Items 12/31/2022

Roll History: Festive Magic Items What do you get the adventurer who has everything? Try our Festive Gift Guide, in which we cover some of the worst possible magic items you could get for Christmas. Plus: The Bud of Christ, Gifts from Turn-A Gundam, "Blood Vision!" Boots of Slightly Different Boots, and Notes on Candle Safety! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/25470861

Roll History: Ghost Tower of the Witchlight Fens 11/26/2022

Roll History: Ghost Tower of the Witchlight Fens Verner Potkettle, dragonborn paladin, travels to the Witchlight Fens and gets squeezed by a zombie in this 4e single-player adventure from September 2010! Plus: Plothooks Gone Unnoticed, Sponsored by Sunrod, 4th Edition Speedrun Strats, and Accidental Goldeneye! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/25136289

Roll History: 4th Edition Character Creation 11/12/2022

Roll History: 4th Edition Character Creation "2008 called; it wants its stupid character creation process back!" That's a line from Mean Girls probably. But for real, the 4e character creation process is stupid and we didn't like it. Plus: Insanity Cheese, the Standard Weezer Array, and IF YOU ARE HUMAN /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/24988503

Roll History: Sorcerous Origins: Tokyo Drift 10/29/2022

Roll History: Sorcerous Origins: Tokyo Drift We've finally emerged once more from the sorcery mines. We found an untapped seam of sorcerers; the town is saved!! Plus: The D-Word (Doberman), Tuppence for Birds, One Rune (For the Hip Hop Beats), Special Guest: the Bone Fairy, BN Biscuit Appropriation, and Frodo But He's a Pervert! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/24838344

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 1 | Letting the Outside In 08/06/2022

Roll History Presents: Fulcrum | Ep. 1 | Letting the Outside In Join Roll History and Friends on an urban fantasy actual play adventure! In a world at the centre of an endless axis of alternates, a Fae runaway meets a gentlewoman-thief and an ailing, retired wrestler. Featuring: Maxy Bee as Bluto Basher Raiven Barnard as Syllavana Perstina Sami Gibbs as Quveli Carinae and the DM formerly known as Alex Woodward as everything else /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/23976942

Roll History: Revenge of the Sorcerous Origins 07/23/2022

Roll History: Revenge of the Sorcerous Origins Not content to tell you about the Sorcerers that are actually in the game, Sami & Alex bring you all you need to know about the Sorcerers from Unearthed Arcana! Plus: A Hundred False Starts, Burp Dubs, Hotlike Roar, and HOLD PERCY JACKSON /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/23835575

Roll History: More Sorcerous Origins 03/12/2022

Roll History: More Sorcerous Origins What about the Sorcerers that weren't covered in our last two parts? Don't they deserve an hour and a half of semi-coherent nonsense? Apparently they do! Plus: Snickers in my Veins, Walf and Me (Doing Drugs on the Promenade), Strange Paul, and Fun with Numbers! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/22425440

Roll History: Sorcerers, Part 2 02/26/2022

Roll History: Sorcerers, Part 2 The real magic was inside you all along! Sorry it wasn't particularly good magic for a while there, though. Plus: A Slightly More Powerful Human, Having Too Much Skin is Bad For You, and Reversable Scales! This episode is sponsored by 3rd Space Gaming - head to and use the code ROLLHISTORY at checkout for 10% off your order! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/22266605

Roll History: Sorcerers, Part 1 02/12/2022

Roll History: Sorcerers, Part 1 Wizards hate him! This guy does magic despite his INT of 3, thanks to this one weird tip!! LEARN HOW!!! Plus: The Magic of Cinema, Hold Me Closer Tiny Viper, and Bursts and Blasts; Whoa!! This episode is sponsored by 3rd Space Gaming - head to and use the code ROLLHISTORY at checkout for 10% off your order! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/22111967

Roll History: Ice Devils 12/18/2021

Roll History: Ice Devils We're not festive yet, we're just cold! Probably because of this big bug, actually. /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/21529007

Roll History: Heroes' Feast 11/27/2021

Roll History: Heroes' Feast Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it. We don't do it here in England because we're culturally ungrateful. Let's talk about a feast! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/21295376

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 3 11/15/2021

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 3 We did it, everyone. We finally reached the end of Dr. van Richten's story. Brace yourselves for the end of an era (and some Curse of Strahd spoilers sorry)! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/21173351

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 2 11/06/2021

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 2 Happy Halloween I mean November the 6th! You want more Van Richten?! Please take some of this Van Richten; we have far too much /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/21071747

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 1 10/31/2021

Roll History: Rudolph van Richten, Part 1 Happy Halloween; it's an extra episode! Find out all you need to know about D&D's premier he-who-fights-monsters! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/20996735

Roll History: Purple Worms, Part 2 10/23/2021

Roll History: Purple Worms, Part 2 Join Sami and Alex for the conclusion of our look at worms, purple and otherwise! This one's got REAL WORLD FACTS too, good heavens /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/20913881

Roll History: Purple Worms, Part 1 10/09/2021

Roll History: Purple Worms, Part 1 It's long! It's cylindrical! It's a particular colour! What more is there to say? (About an hour of podcast, actually) /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/20762000

Roll History: The Traveller 08/21/2021

Roll History: The Traveller Today's subject holds the record for 'Most Facts Just Assumed by Eberron's Scholars', so that's nice. /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/20215508

Roll History: Bag of Devouring 06/18/2021

Roll History: Bag of Devouring Why not join us for an insightful look at sacks? Please keep all limbs outside of the sack for the duration of this podcast. /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/19528256

Roll History: Mimics, Part 2 06/04/2021

Roll History: Mimics, Part 2 This is a landmark episode because the 4th Edition section might be the most interesting bit of all? What the heck!! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/19353389

Roll History: Mimics, Part 1 05/21/2021

Roll History: Mimics, Part 1 We slew the monsters! We dodged the traps! We convinced the Rogue to cooperate! And it was all worth it for this amazing treasure, wait my hand's stuck /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/19195319

Roll History: Temple of the Frog 05/07/2021

Roll History: Temple of the Frog Deep in the swamps of Lake Gloomey lies the City of the Temple of the Brothers of the Swamp. How did this happen? What's inside? What was Dave Arneson thinking?! /episode/index/show/rollhistory/id/19017737

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