Adventuring Academy: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Adventuring Academy Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Let's Poke the Lich (with Persephone Valentine)
Oct 18, 2022 · 84 min
Persephone Valentine joins Brennan to talk DMing origins, discovering yourself, and paladins vs. sorcerers.
For the Price of a Dream (with Ross Bryant)
Nov 1, 2022 · 87 min
Ross Bryant joins Brennan to discuss improv, theater of the mind, and Tide pods filled with chili.
The Braid of Character, Plot, and World (with Connie Chang)
Nov 15, 2022 · 89 min
Connie Chang joins Brennan to talk GMing influences, world building, and metal dice.
The Mythological Meets the Logistical (with Matthew Mercer)
Nov 29, 2022 · 93 min
Matthew Mercer returns to the show to talk logistics, butterfly wing effects, and worldbuilding.
The New Mr. Peanut (with Lou Wilson)
Dec 13, 2022 · 100 min
Lou Wilson returns to the show to talk GM growth, dice variety, and face masks.
Sneak A-Snack (with Sam de Leve)
Feb 7, 2023 · 76 min
Sam de Leve joins Brennan to talk about being a jock-nerd, opera, and chosen one narratives.
Blight, Plants, Birds, and Almonds (with Aabria Iyengar)
Feb 21, 2023 · 88 min
Aabria Iyengar returns to the show to talk about how she deals with the pressure of running large campaigns, emotional world building, and how to play as unlikable characters.
Studying and Training (with Johnny Stanton)
Mar 7, 2023 · 76 min
Johnny Stanton joins Brennan to talk about using D&D as a creative outlet, why he loves DMing for new players, and how much gum should come in a pack.
Honor the Absurd (with Jasmine Bhullar)
Mar 21, 2023 · 92 min
Jasmine Bhullar returns to the show to talk setting expectations, how she creates NPCs, and min-maxing.