Shuffle Quest FAQs

Aug 10, 2017

An RPG podcast? What's an RPG even?

An RPG is a role-playing game. The most famous examples involve Lord of the Rings-ass dudes getting gems out of caves, but at their core they are frameworks to facilitate collaborative improvised storytelling. Like, you and your buds play characters and act out lil make-believe scenes, and every once in a while the game makes you roll dice to see if a character succeeds at a thing they are trying to do.

Do I have to know about nerd stuff to get this show?

It probably helps, but no. Cast member Gwynn Fulcher didn't have a ton of RPG experience and isn't familiar with most of the pop culture settings we go to, but she kicks huge amounts of butt and is hilarious anyway.

What's the plot?

In a nutshell, a giant stone god named Olmec kidnapped three adventurers from Dungeons and Dragons world and is making them go on adventures in other fictional universes to prevent them from collapsing. 

Where do I start listening?

Episode 1, baby. Each arc is relatively self-contained and you could get away with only listening to one. But the story is structured as a long-form campaign and I recommend it be consumed that way.