Sybil and crew attempt to navigate the continuously reconfiguring labyrinth Castle Revolving!

Looking back on 2025 for the podcast and ahead to 2026... Thanks for listening :)

Rene, Amber, Christian, & Jess play Grant Howitt’s Christmas Is Coming for a folk horror sequel to the Beantree holiday special.

Rene & Troy play brothers in a post-apocalypse in Elliot Davis’s The Time We Have. It’s a heavy one.

Kat the Dungeon Mom comes on to talk about raising the next generation of nerds and rethinking the TTRPG community as a village.

Sybil has multiple chances to go back, but presses on for more answers.

I play a jazz pianist Death-immune detective in Midnight Melodies by Cezar Capacle!

Sybil and the Rookling are joined by Zorn, the Bastion monk, on a search for something called a Rookling Forge, but they are waylaid before they reach their destination...

Craig Hatler comes on to talk about his game Shadowlight and Personae, and what he’s learned about more effectively communicating rules when learning and teaching RPGs.

Sybil ventures out into the Dungeons again and makes an unexpected discovery when attempting to save a stranger from spectral chains.

Rene & Lynn make good on their promise to play a Halloween episode of Star Crossed as a House and the Ghost that haunts it, and somehow it works!

Can't forget to do a solo one-shot for spooky month, so here is my one-player one-shot experience of Spellbook by DValeris a.k.a. Edaureen Muhamad Nor! This game is based on a familiar game from last year's holiday one-shots, Bucket Of Bolts by Jason Price and uses the Lost & Found SRD to simulate the life of a sentient spellbook that is past down through the hands of witches over three Acts. It was a very fun session and I fully admit I fall hard into stereotypical Rene tropes (sorry not sorry).   Definitely give this and more of Edaureen's games a look!   Also, shout out and check out friend of the show C.R. Rowenson's new LitRPG book Spawn Point, Book 1 of the New Eternity series! And if you want to watch me and some other creators play a short TTRPG series in that world, check out Clark's YouTube channel - The Magic Engineer!   ----more---- Join the DMs After Dark Discord channel!   I made a Ko-Fi if you feel absurdly generous and want to help cover podcast hosting costs & all the upkeep. I'm still working on whether I want to offer anything special over there or just give my extreme gratitude (maybe some stickers or something in the mail) to those who donate, but no pressure whatsoever :)   Where to Follow Rene Plays Games: LinkTree |  BlueSky | Threads | Instagram | Facebook | DMs After Dark Rene's Games: MECH | MECH Cities 2 | One Last Quest email: RenePlaysGamesPod@gmail.com   Music in the Episode (in order of appearance): Rene Plays Games Theme written & produced by Dan Pomfret | @danfrombothbands Elder Magic by Vindsvept Kingdom of Mist by TabletopAudio.com Mushroom Forest by TabletopAudio.com Witches Dance by TabletopAudio.com Dark Future by TabletopAudio.com Pieces of a Memory by Vindsvept Daybreak by Vindsvept

Sybil explores the capital of the Dungeons - the Hanging City of Oubliette!

Kate the Great joins to talk Don’t Kill My Character, cosplay, and not being afraid to dive deep into character.

Rene streams a one-shot of Grant Howitt’s The Witch Is Dead with the OG homies DMs After Dark!

Sybil and her two new rookling companions exit the Cistern and enter the Dungeons.

Rene wanders the infinite halls of the library in Almost Bedtime Theater’s The Librarian’s Apprentice!

Rene played a video game, and a game of the year contender at that! Let’s talk Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!

Sybil and her new little ice rookling friend navigate their way through the major labyrinth The Cistern.

Willow comes on to talk about finding the right game for you when branching out beyond D&D and into the world of TTRPGs!