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Friends at the Table

Friends at the Table

Friends at the Table 546 Episodes Jul 4, 2026

Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast that focuses on critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. The show features a group of friends playing tabletop role-playing games, with an emphasis on collaborative storytelling and character development. Listeners can find the podcast and a listener guide on Twitter at @Friends_Table.

Episodes

Perpetua 44: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 04 Jul 4, 2026 01:37:09 As the crew of the Little Snail and the Sourcerot investigators continue to delve the depths of the Castle Eschatonica, new voices are heard in the air. For those in the western half of the castle, the voices are brusque and severe, shaped to fit the prepared phrases necessary for a most hospitable war. But in the east, the voices lilt and shine, like dewy petals in a breeze. Is such a sound an in
Marielda 10th Anniversary Soundtrack Vinyl Available to Pre-Order Now! Jun 25, 2026 13:20 For Semiotician Uklan Tel, the discovery of the object in the vaults of the New Archives was a gift he could scarcely have hoped for. The Holy City, walled and impenetrable, had fascinated him for so long. He'd pored over the Marieldan documents and artifacts that the Archives had collected over the years so many times that his name repeated in the access cards like a prayer . But here was somethi
Perpetua 43: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 03 Jun 19, 2026 01:43:48 In a chamber of the Castle Eschatonica, filled with technology from another world, Veile, Caoimhe, Elena, and Brontë investigate the truth behind their mysterious gems (and the seemingly lost universes they were once connected to). Meanwhile, on the other side of the metaphysical fortress, Uncle Nicky, Jonathan, Antistrophe and their newly acquired Agonies encounter a brusque soldier from a war wh
Perpetua 42: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 02 May 29, 2026 01:26:09 As the northern edge of the Castle Eschatonica grows closer, the adventurers within begin to sense a change in the dungeon around them. While the Celestial Echoes that make up the hallways and rooms of the castle were once neatly separated, now it seems that the people and places from the various past Perpetuan worlds have begun to overlap and interact. In search of information, Brontë, Veile, Ele
Perpetua 41: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 01 May 16, 2026 01:44:35 In the depths of the Castle Eschatonica, the true beckonings called to the travelers of the Dragon Path. Led across the ether under divine shadow and holy light, to things that aren't, but which might yet be: New more peaceful lives. Freedom from obligation and duty. Different, more adventurous histories. A key to a door which itself beckons. The power to protect those they care for. Power for pow
Perpetua 40: The Castle Eschatonica 08 Apr 21, 2026 01:28:50 At the highest point of the Castle Eschatonica, the crew of the Little Snail and Team ABC finally find some answers to their most desperate questions. And yet, many mysteries remain, perhaps most of all: How can they escape this castle and return to the paths from which they were pulled away? For that, the answer is simple: Walk on… and beware the True Beckonings.   This week on Perpetua: The Cast
Perpetua 39: The Castle Eschatonica 07 Apr 7, 2026 01:33:09 After exploring the branching wings of a multi-dimensional dungeon the ad-hoc mega party joined back up. The lost keys have been retrieved. Their missing photographer has been recalled. The door to the central tower of the Castle Eschatonica will open. Will they find answers inside, or only more riddles from the mysterious and cosmic being known as Gnova? This week on on Perpetua: The Castle Escha
Perpetua 38: The Castle Eschatonica 06 Mar 31, 2026 01:29:05 With the Wicked Weaver defeated, the trio of Antistrophe, Caoimhe, and Nicky return to their hunt for the crest of the western hall, and their search will lead them into places unlike any they've ever seen. Meanwhile, in the High Masque, tensions grow as the newest members of House Deadwind continue to make new connections among rival clans of Alteros. Will they find the masks they need to open th
Perpetua 37: The Castle Eschatonica 05 Mar 15, 2026 01:43:35 It moved towards Antistrophe, Caoimhe, and Nicky through the dark as something other than itself. A creature of guile and hunger, whose taste for life is well developed and whose limbs are the limbs of others. Meanwhile, amidst the revelers of the High Masque, the moonlit wing's adventurers mix and mingle. Will they try to puzzle their way through the rhyming door, or sate themselves on delicacies
Announcement for Spotify Listeners Mar 10, 2026 18:14 Hello everyone! If you don't use Spotify to listen to our podcast, you can skip this one!  If you do listen on Spotify, we have decided to remove our show from the platform. Althrough many of the Friends at the Table cast were users of the service in the past, recent changes to Spotify and actions of it employees means our desire to remove ourselves from the platform now outweight the convenience
Perpetua 36: The Castle Eschatonica 04 Mar 8, 2026 01:48:41 The Castle Eschatonica has provided as sharp a contrast as one may imagine. In its sunlit west wing, Antistrophe, Caoimhe, and Nicky skulk through the shadows and face down foul creatures. In the eastern wing, dripping with moonlight's majesty, the rest of our adventurers find themselves in a fete and the end of the world. But first impressions can be deceiving. Sometimes what is challenging may t
Perpetua 35: The Castle Eschatonica 03 Mar 1, 2026 01:47:17 Perpetua 35   WIth the entryway of Castle Eschatonica behind them, the two newly shuffled groups of adventurers head into the dungeon's perplexing (and perilous) hallways. Antistrophe Landrace, Uncle Nicky, and Caoimhe Wake find themselves amongst grime and dirt, with the sounds of explosions echoing in the distance. The rest of the group—Jonathan, Maebela, Elena Millefiori, Veile Lynndel, Brontë

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