Mage Hand High Five
Your New Third Favorite Actual Play TTRPG Podcast! Campaign One: Join our trio of wild west gunslingers and magical cutthroats as they descend into the dusty, lawless frontier in ”The Badlands.”
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Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
The Twin River Trio journey deeper into Bone-Dry Gulch, where things get a little Wild. Hayden gets the bone-tingles. Salome takes a shot in the dark. Stuhmp finds a cool sword.
CW: near-dismemberment, suggestive humor
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Stuhmp: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
Apothecarist Artificer subclass by Ned Turner at DM's Guild
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Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Our heroes meet with Jack, and both deals and blows are struck. Salome makes a friend. Hayden takes off their hat. Stuhmp picks out a house.
CW: gunshots, decapitation, supernatural possession, suggestive humor
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Stuhmp: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Additional Music from Epidemic Sound: "By the Wayside" by Ritchie Everett
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
News from the front! Our team of dauntless investigators follows the Twin River Trio deeper into the Badlands, risking life and limb to bring you the latest from behind enemy lines. Stay tuned for the answers to such intriguing questions as: What really caused the labor shortage in Blackthorn Hollow? What fates await those who practice demonic dealings and wasteland witchcraft? And what is to be done about the problem of young urchins overrunning our streets? These questions and more will be answered in this latest bulletin. Expert reporting by Rod Derring, the most trusted name in news.
This broadcast sponsored by the Jameson Co. — Jameson: Dependable, the way family should be.
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Still reeling from a major loss, our heroes receive an urgent message from Twin River. Hayden tries on a new shape. Salome prepares for a rematch. Wyatt Forsythe is having a very bad day.
CW: Military occupation/invasion, war sounds, automatic weapons, heavy gunfire and artillery sounds, child endangerment/attempted child murder
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Wyatt: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
SFX: Whip #2 by Universfield -- https://freesound.org/s/758829/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
The fight for Twin River rages on as the Peacemaker pushes steadily onward into the city. Hayden delves deeper into the mire of memory. Salome battles the Jameson Bastion. Wyatt gets fired up.
CW: Military occupation/invasion, heavy gunfire and explosive sounds, descriptions of blood/death, attempted child murder, hopelessness/depression, religious coercion, child neglect and abandonment
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Wyatt: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
The Battle of Twin River comes to a decisive end. Salome reaches out through the Riverbank. Hayden and the Briars make a final attempt to save Rat. Wyatt takes on the Peacemaker.
CW: Military occupation/invasion, heavy gunfire and explosive sounds, descriptions of blood/death, attempted child murder
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Wyatt: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In the aftermath of a devastating battle, the people of Twin River begin to pick up the pieces and count their casualties. Wyatt has a crisis of faith. Salome forges a shifty alliance. Hayden hears the tale of the Fatespun Players.
CW: War sounds and descriptions, gunshots, depression/anxiety, suggestive humor
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Wyatt: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Our heroes prepare to journey eastward as the people of Twin River brace for all-out war with Threed. Hayden confronts Rat. Wyatt reaches out to his predecessor. Salome makes an oath.
CW: mention of war and child death, blood
Join us on Patreon and get early access to future merch drops as well as our after-show talkback, Mage Hand Down Low.
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DM: Casey Papas
Salome: Rowan McStay
Hayden: Robin Langenhop
Wyatt: Max Weinberg
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Rowan McStay and Casey Papas
Sound design by Rowan McStay
Mage Hand High Five and Badlands logos by Shane Smith
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Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
INCOMING ALERT: Grand Theft reported at Vydal City's Vibran Art Gallery! Game designer and guest GM Evan Noone of Imp Games guides the crew through a cyberpunk, neon-filled haze to fulfill a contract for their corporate overlords.
CW: Gunshots, references to murder, explosions, car crash sounds/descriptions
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DM: Evan Noone
Brenda "Babs" Baker: Rowan McStay
Twilight Beacon: Casey Papas
Frank "The Finisher" McCarthy: Max Weinberg
Music from Epidemic Sound
Edited by Robin Langenhop & Rowan McStay
Sound design by Rowan McStay
Mage Hand High Five logo by Shane Smith
Imp Games Logo by Evan Noone
Vydal City Cover Art by @RazMahDaz (Bluesky)
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5 days ago
5 days ago
Max sits down with Kendrick "Kendo" Smith, creator and producer of Tales Yet Told, to chat about the many-sided medium of actual play. Do you prefer heavily produced actual plays or ones that feel more like home games? Max and Kendo discuss this question and more on this special interview episode of Mage Hand High Five.
CW: mention of spiders, suggestive humor
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Find Kendo on Bluesky at @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social
Join us on Patreon and get early access to future merch drops as well as our after-show talkback, Mage Hand Down Low. Merch is now available now at magehandhighfive.com/store!
Other APs referenced in this episode:
Dice Tower Theatre
The Heart is a Dungeon
Friends at the Table
Music by Jacob Kerzner
Edited by Max Weinberg & Rowan McStay
MHH5 Logo by Shane Smith
Cover Art by Robin Langenhop
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