Draft:Rude Tales of Magic

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Rude Tales of Magicundefined is an actual play Dungeons & Dragons comedy podcast.

Description
Rude Tales of Magic is an improvisational comedy podcastundefined, run by Branson Reese, sponsored by Taylor Moore at Fortunate Horse and presented as a continuous series of role-playing sessions loosely inspired by the fifth edition version of Dungeons & Dragons. The inaugural episode was released on September 24th, 2019.

Plot
The campaign takes place in the world of Cordelia, at Polaris University in the last week before the spring semester finalsundefined. Five extremely lucky students barely make it out alive after their school suddenly disappears in an unfortunate accident. They must rewrite what they have done, all while traversing the drama of their shattered lives.

Cast
Actual play podcasts all have players to roleplay the campaign, as well as a gamemaster (or dungeon master) to tell the story and very loosely regulate the player's actions. There are also NPCs (non player characters) played by the gamemaster and guest players in various episodes. Rude Tales of Magic, as an actual play podcast, has a dungeon master (Branson Reese) and 5 playersundefined, each roleplaying a different character who attends the university in the campaign.

Additional Adventures
Various mini-campaigns that were featured alongside Rude Tales of Magic.

Reception
Rude Tales of Magic, the podcast, has garnered a growing audience for its blend of humor and narrativeundefined. The show features a fantasy plot delivered through engaging storytelling and comedic interactions among the cast. Listeners appreciate the witty banter, unexpected twists, and humor that characterize the podcast. Rude Tales of Magic has gained popularity for its inventive approach to storytelling within the fantasy genre and has received both a devoted following and critical acclaimundefined.

Awards
At the 2020 AudioVerse Awards, Taylor Moore won best Action Sound Design in a New Production and Production for Come at the Kingundefined and Rude Tales of Magic. He additionally won best Environment Sound Design in a New Production and Production for Come at the King and Rude Tales of Magic. Branson Reese won best Player Director of a New Production and Production for Come at the King and Rude Tales of Magic. Ali Fisher, Tim Platt, and Carly Monardo all won best Player in a New Improvised Production and Production. Carly and Branson went on to win best Cover Art in a Production together, and finally, Come at the King and Rude Tales of Magic both won best Improvised Production.