Crimes and Cantrips is a narrative-focused TTRPG actual play audio podcast.
We roll dice to tell stories about queer characters making ✨choices✨. This podcast is organized as a series of one-shots and mini-campaigns; different campaigns may feature different cast members. Our public episodes are free, and bonus content such as prologues, outtakes, GM notes, and cast discussions are featured on our Patreon. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Seasons
Quailful Polymorph
3 episodes, coming soon
The Van-Fam Polycule and their three teenage children awaken mysteriously transformed into quails. Whimsical, silly, and traumatic—all the good stuff!
Format
Rather than having a single long-running campaign, we record one-shots and mini-campaigns, edited and split into episodes. Seasons vary in length, but will typically be 3 to 12 episodes, not including bonus content. Individual episodes are usually around 90 to 120 minutes long.
Our episodes are audio-only; this is a stylistic choice which allows for cleaner editing and greater immersion. It also makes this podcast actually possible for us to produce in-between day jobs and other commitments, since we do our own editing.
Release Schedule
We aim to record and release stories as small seasons a couple times a year. We also will sporadically release bonus content such as outtakes, talkback episodes, character sheets and playlists, and super secret GM notes to our Patreon. Subscribe to help us keep telling you stories!
Media Influences
There are a lot of actual play podcasts out there, and we listen to and enjoy a fair number of them! We particularly take stylistic inspiration from Dimension 20 and Worlds Beyond Number.