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• December 16, 2025Chapters

  Small Embers: Chapter 92 – Thoren’s Dungeon IV – D&D Actual Play

  A secret army awaits below, as the alternative course to Joseph’s plans becomes apparent, while in Roanoke, one leaves while another returns.

• December 9, 2025Chapters

  Small Embers: Chapter 91 – Thoren’s Dungeon III

  Tock and the gang look to take control of their destiny by overturning the traps laid out by Thoren in his Teletrap network.

• December 8, 2025Lore

  The Noble Art of Badger Warfare

  In the first instalment of our world-lore series, Lou Lyz – who plays Bramble Wintersett, the eternally harried badger from Concordia – delves into the…

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  Welcome one and all to Dice Company: Small Embers, a Narrative Adventure Podcast. Listen as old friends tell tales of triumph, heroism and despair using Dungeons & Dragons to frame the action, presenting it a hybrid of narrative audio fiction, improv and actual play. Join the inexperienced, bickering gang as they’re lead through the world of Elestia by their Dungeon Master Tom. Unpredictable, exciting and chaotic, each episode of Dice Company: Small Embers promises compelling story-telling in a new artistic medium.

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• December 2, 2025Articles

  Four Tips for TTRPG Character Creation

  By Dave Windust When starting a TTRPG, character creation is one of the first things you will do. But how do you build a character…

• December 2, 2025Chapters

  Small Embers: Chapter 90 – Thoren’s Dungeon II – A D&D Actual Play Podcast

  Deep beneath Misery, Thoren’s Dungeon proves little challenge for a party embued with the power of a pseudo-God. 

• November 28, 2025Articles

  Bartender NPC Name Generator

  By Alex Morrison Need a name for a bartender NPC right now? Use our high-tech Bartender NPC Name Generator. Simply roll two D20s (one for…

• November 25, 2025Articles

  Five Lessons from Running an Actual-Play Podcast

  By Alex Morrison 1. Running an Actual-Play podcast is Actual Work No one wants to hear this, but running the Dice Company Actual-Play podcast has…

• November 25, 2025Chapters

  Ep 89: Thoren’s Dungeon (Part 1) – Small Embers A D&D Actual Play Podcast

  Deep beneath Misery, Thoren prepares a series of obstacles to weaken the Order of the Heron as they assault what remains of the Sons of Khaile.