Podcast Review
Contributed by Taryn Tranby, Patron Services
There really is nothing like settling in to do some work and turning on a podcast to keep you company, especially when you’re teleworking during a pandemic. One of the things I miss most about the office is being able to spin around in my swivel chair and crack a truly terrible pun at my coworker behind me. Unfortunately, times have changed considerably and as an at-risk asthmatic, I’m only able to slightly turn at my dining table and test my jokes out on my cats. Compare some sleepy kitten eyes slowly blinking at me to the raucous laughter of a well-timed joke. Definitely not the same response.
Enter: Rusty Quill Gaming, a podcast where five friends sit around a table and play a Pathfinder campaign. Much like another podcast review of “The Adventure Zone,” it’s a fun excuse for friends to be silly, roleplay various characters, and act out a story together. However, unlike The Adventure Zone, this podcast is clean and kid-friendly! Also unlike the Zone, these folks are English, so you can expect plenty of jokes about Brexit and Tory Britain that might soar over your little ones’ heads, yet can still provide you with some sensible chuckles!
Join Ben Meredith, Bryn Monroe, Alexander J Newell, Lydia Nicholas, and James Ross for the prologue and first season of Rusty Quill Gaming where they adventure around 19th century London, Paris, and Prague. While I won’t spoil anything, there are certainly more places they’ll visit together!
Ben Meredith plays an aggressive, no-nonsense, trident-wielding Dwarven Cleric that has hinted at the experience with piracy on the high seas. Bryn Monroe plays a reserved and personable Egyptian halfling sorcerer and son of a wealthy banking family based in Cairo. Lydia Nicholas plays a socially awkward human rogue named Sasha Rackett with a pessimistic outlook that can be traced to her rougher upbringing. James Ross plays Sir Bertrand (Bertie) MacGuffingham, a boisterous, pompous, wealthy human fighter that might be struggling under a mountain of magical debt. Alexander Newell is the dungeon master of this particular game, and he has no qualms about causing more problems for the players or killing off characters.
Rusty Quill Gaming can be found on Itunes, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
