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Unprepared Casters is a actual-play Dungeons and Dragons Podcast created by hosts Haley Whipjack and Gus Rachels. The show began in March 2021 with it's first arc, starting with episodes 0 and 1, being released on March 15th of the same year.

Background and Structure
Both hosts of the show began with audiences on other social media apps, mainly TikTok, with the usernames "@Gusthebard " and "@Whipjack ", with their content focusing on TTRPG related concepts, cosplay and humour. In the trailer for the show, titled "Welcome to Unprepared Casters " Hailey explains that this show is "the very first D&D podcast that is being pioneered by you're favourite TikTok D&D creators", this is matched with the idea of a constantly shifting cast of host friends and guests connected to their other platforms. On top of this the show also takes on a structure focused on shorter campaigns and stories then is traditional for the form of a D&D show; with individual arcs being ran by the alternating hosts creating an expansive world yet allowing new audience members to have an easier access point to the the show as a whole. This becomes the central idea and concept of the show; A core rotation and focus on change in perspective, with both Hosts developing a world and setting by creating spin-offs and developments of what has already been established allowing the players and audience to experience new aspects to Dungeons and Dragons as a whole.

Narrative and Arcs
Each 'arc' of the show begins with an episode 0, introducing the new setting, theme and characters of the ongoing story. The format of this begins with the Host discussing what they have learned in the previous arc for the first half and then introducing the cast and having them introduce and explain their characters during the second.

Arc 1
Entitled "Dragons in Dungeons"; Haley GMs first. She introduces the overall first setting of the show, the country 'Hyranor', and establishes a classic fantasy narrative. The arc was intended to act as a trope heavy base for the rest of the worldbuilding to evolve from, with a simplistic narrative and multiple clichés of the genre welcoming players and the audience alike. Guests included Pax, Jenny, Kyle and John.

Arc 2
Entitled "Lovejoy's Four", Gus begins his first non-player role as GM. The overarching theme and aim of the arc was to create the 'Heist' genre within Dungeons and Dragons. The connection from the first arc follows the characters "the Lovejoys" as Gus expands the setting by following the family and expanding their narrative. Guests included Julia, Sam and Madison.

Arc 3
Entitled "Gonna Raise Hell". The narrative shifts away from the lower level characters of the first two arcs as Hailey runs a game with a focus on higher level characters and higher stakes; exploring a 'save the world' narrative normally found at the end of a normal D&D campaign. Guests included Josh, Ameillia, Owen and Sedona

Arc 4
Entitled "Orb is Life". The main theme and tone of the arc is a level 1 'sports arc' ran by Gus. The aim was to match Gus' personal love for sport with the mechanics of D&D while exploring the level 1 area of character gameplay generally skipped by most shows and campaigns. Guest included Bri, Grace and Sean.

Arc 5
Entitled "Lives of the Party". Returning to the GM Hailey, the main theme following Arc 4 is the idea of a 'Festival Arc'; a concept generally used in a longer campaign as a break from the major narrative moments. Owen and Pax return as guests with introductions to new guests Chris and James.

Arc 6
Entitled "The Glacerian Trail". Gus introduces the idea of a 'Survival' arc to the show, building on inspiration from survival shows and media. The arc introduces a large amount of homebrew rules and a much grittier tone to present a more realistic tone to the show and it's narrative; the gameplay takes on a much stronger sense of difficulty for it's players, introducing a heavy level of stakes and tension from the first episode. Julia, Amelia and Jenny return as guests with an introduction to new guest Abbey, also joining the show.

'Side Quests' and Oneshots
The 'Side Quests' refer to much shorter narratives told in and around the main arcs of the show. Most of these are rewards for patreon goals, they each also indivually include their own guests and also have guest GM's. These include;


 * Catpaign, ran by Jenny
 * The Witch is Dead, ran by Hailey
 * Richard and the Boys, ran by Jenny
 * Arc 3 Flashback, ran by Kyle
 * Ace's First Birthday, ran by Bri
 * Annie and Charles' Day of Fun, ran by Amelia
 * Snowdrop Livestream, ran by Owen
 * The Curious Case of Coldwater Crater, ran by Haley