Rivals of Waterdeep

• Aram Vartian as season one's Dungeon Master
• Carlos Luna as Noc Noc, a half-orc fighter, and as season one and two's Dungeon Master
• Tanya DePass as Selise Astorio, a human paladin, and as season eight's Dungeon Master
• Cicero Holmes as Perrin Underbough, a halfling bard, and as season five's Dungeon Master
• Surena Marie as Ashbourne, a half-elf ranger, and as season four's Dungeon Master
• Brandon Stennis as Rinn Leodin, an elven sorcerer
• Shareef Jackson as Shaka, a tiefling warlock, and as season three, six, and seven's Dungeon Master
• LaTia Jacquise as D'Hani Lai, an Aarakocra monk, and as season nine and twelve's Dungeon Master
• Masood Haque as Gazrick Nomrad, a gnome druid, and as season ten's Dungeon Master
• Brian Gray as Virgil, an Aasimar sorcerer, and as season eleven's co-Dungeon Master
• Eugenio Vargas as Kent, a tiefling rogue, and as season eleven's co-Dungeon Master

The show features a party of adventurers in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting with a rotating Dungeon Master. Rivals of Waterdeep initially adapted the Waterdeep: Dragon Heist adventure module.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Kelly |date=September 19, 2018 |title=There's No Better Time to Catch Up on Rivals of Waterdeep |url=https://geekandsundry.com/theres-no-better-time-to-catch-up-on-rivals-of-waterdeep/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028160422/https://geekandsundry.com/theres-no-better-time-to-catch-up-on-rivals-of-waterdeep/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=Geek and Sundry |publisher=Legendary Entertainment |language=en-US}} It has since adapted other official Dungeons & Dragons storylines such as Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus.{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=June 21, 2020 |title=Rivals of Waterdeep is Dungeons & Dragons' Flagship Show |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-rivals-waterdeep-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027074559/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-rivals-waterdeep-show/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=ComicBook.com |publisher=ViacomCBS |language=en-US}}

Greg Tito, a senior communications manager for Dungeons & Dragons, wanted to develop actual play shows after watching the success of the independent web series The Adventure Zone (launched in 2014) and Critical Role (launched in 2015) which led Wizards of the Coast (Wizards) to develop and launch Dice, Camera, Action in 2016. Tito said that show was "insanely popular" and "the success of that allowed us to create relationships with smaller tabletop roleplayers that were in front of an audience. The entire ecosystem began to grow from there". This led to the development of Rivals of Waterdeep.

The Rivals of Waterdeep cast is made of a diverse group of performers based in Chicago.{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Anika|date=May 14, 2021|title=Meet the More Digital, and More Diverse, Dungeons & Dragons|url=https://atelier.net/insights/dragons-dungeons-and-digital-cultures/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024171505/https://atelier.net/insights/dragons-dungeons-and-digital-cultures/|archive-date=October 24, 2021|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=L'Atelier|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Granshaw|first=Lisa|date=May 31, 2018|title=Dungeons & Dragons Previews Stream of Many Eyes and Reveals a 'Gangs of New York Meets Dan Brown' Adventure|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-previews-stream-of-many-eyes-and-reveals-a-gangs-of-new-york-meets-dan|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121042227/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-previews-stream-of-many-eyes-and-reveals-a-gangs-of-new-york-meets-dan|archive-date=January 21, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=Syfy|publisher=NBCUniversal}} Tito initially recruited Tanya DePass for the show. Tito said he reached out to DePass because she was "a strong voice in the community and was in the Chicago area" and recruited "another group of roleplayers who just put their toe into doing D&D related content, but were mostly known as improv actors and comedians". Aram Vartian was season one's Dungeon Master with Carlos Luna, DePass, Cicero Holmes, Surena Marie, Brandon Stennis and Shareef Jackson as players.

Luna replaced Vartian as the Dungeon Master of season one after Vartian left the show mid-season;{{Cite episode |title=Rope |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzI9x3z7zLA |access-date=March 12, 2022 |series=Rivals of Waterdeep |date=August 13, 2018 |season=1 |number=8 |network=YouTube |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504202054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzI9x3z7zLA |url-status=live }} the Dungeon Master for Rivals of Waterdeep now rotates between various cast members.{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=July 25, 2021 |title=Dungeons & Dragons: Rivals of Waterdeep Celebrates 100 Episodes |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-rivals-waterdeep-100th-episode/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026214611/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-rivals-waterdeep-100th-episode/ |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=ComicBook.com |publisher=ViacomCBS |language=en-US}} In 2020, Surena Marie and Luna left the show during the sixth season when they relocated to Los Angeles after Marie joined Critical Role Productions.{{Cite tweet|number=1226609643486695425|user=SurenaXMarie|title=[THREAD] ...But while this is a life changing opportunity, it is also bittersweet. Living in LA means I will be leaving Chicago and leaving Rivals of Waterdeep as we are an in studio show... I am excited that Carlos and I will be able to pass our seat at the table on to others and watch as they and Rivals grow even brighter.|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312194231/https://twitter.com/SurenaXMarie/status/1226609643486695425|archive-date=March 12, 2022|url-status=|last=Marie|first=Surena}} LaTia Jacquise initially joined Rivals of Waterdeep as a guest in the sixth season at the 2020 C2E2 live show before becoming a permanent member.{{Cite web |title=Rivals of Waterdeep |url=https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/events/rivals-waterdeep |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=Dungeons & Dragons |archive-date=2022-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323220617/https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/events/rivals-waterdeep |url-status=dead }} Cicero Holmes left the show at the end of the sixth season.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1266167829189087232 |date=May 28, 2020 |title= 'Giving the best performance every time we sit at the table is so important. The stresses of life aren't affording me that luxury right now. As a result, I have to sit out S7 of Rivals of Waterdeep. I hope to return once I can find equilibrium. I love you all!' ~ @StubbyStan |access-date= March 12, 2022}} Masood Haque joined as a guest for some Rivals of Waterdeep specials{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1258894350815281156 |date=May 8, 2020 |title= Join us May 17th at 10am PST/12pm CST for a one shot adventure with @cypheroftyr running @ShareefJackson @theladytiefling @iamBrandonTV @StubbyStan and guest @MahRudeBoi through an infernal goose chase. #RoWOneShot |access-date= March 12, 2022}} before becoming a regular cast member in the seventh season premiere.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1274662197331968000 |date=June 21, 2020 |title= We're back at it with @ShareefJackson in the DM's chair, and @theladytiefling @cypheroftyr @iamBrandonTV & @MahRudeBoi for our 7th Season!! |access-date= March 12, 2022}} Brandon Stennis left the show at the end of the eighth season in 2020.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1343292480805085184 |date=December 27, 2020 |title= Our other announcement is that @iamBrandonTV is ending his time with the Rivals after 8 seasons. Please say thanks and congratulate him for being one of our OG cast mates. |access-date= March 12, 2022}} In 2021, Brian Gray and Eugenio Vargas joined the cast in the ninth season premiere.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1355675433740754944 |date=January 30, 2021 |title= Join us for our Season 9 Premiere with @LaTiaJacquise in the DM's chair and two new Rivals with @DMJazzyHands & @urbanbohemian as they join up with @MahRudeBoi @ShareefJackson & @cypheroftyr post Revel's End |access-date= March 12, 2022}}

Rivals of Waterdeep premiered in June 2018 with an episode at the Stream of Many Eyes event before launching as a fully produced show by Wizards later that month.{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Rivals of Waterdeep Brings Comedy and New Faces to 'Dungeons & Dragons' |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-and-dragons-rivals-of-waterdeep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312171449/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-and-dragons-rivals-of-waterdeep/ |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |publisher=ViacomCBS |language=en-US}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, the show introduced social distancing measures.{{Cite web |last=Key |first=Kim |date=July 1, 2020 |title=LaTia Bryant Interview: Rivals of Waterdeep |url=https://screenrant.com/latia-bryant-interview-rivals-waterdeep-dungeons-dragons/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112165023/https://screenrant.com/latia-bryant-interview-rivals-waterdeep-dungeons-dragons/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet |language=en-US}} The show streamed from the 2020 D&D Celebration event.{{Cite web |last=Arndt |first=Dan |date=September 18, 2020 |title=Five D&D Celebration Events You Can't Miss |url=https://www.thefandomentals.com/dungeons-and-dragons-celebration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102220612/https://www.thefandomentals.com/dungeons-and-dragons-celebration/ |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=thefandomentals.com |language=en-US}} In July 2021, the show released its one hundredth episode. The show's fourteenth season premiered on October 16, 2022.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1559275993143156739 |date=August 15, 2022 |title= 'Hi everyone, as we've mentioned, Rivals of Waterdeep will be back for Season 14 and we have an official date: Sunday, October 16th, 2022! Where is @cypheroftyr as our DM taking @ShareefJackson @LaTiaJacquise @MahRudeBoi @DMJazzyHands & @urbanbohemian? Only time will tell! 🧵 |access-date= October 14, 2022}}

In 2022, Vargas commented that "the rotating DM model has really shown that you can tell coherent stories with consistent character through lines and keep the tone and style fresh by rotating your narrator. A table of all BIPOC players that has told stories for as long as the Rivals have is also a huge accomplishment, putting the lie to any statements of ‘there aren't BIPOC roleplayers out there for my show!' And, if we're able to conclude the Rivals tale like we want, we'll also be one of the few AP shows to make it to 20th level and show what adventuring at that level can look like".{{Cite web |last=Wieland |first=Rob |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Help Rivals Of Waterdeep Finish Their Story |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2022/11/18/help-rivals-of-waterdeep-finish-their-story/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

In 2021, Rivals of Waterdeep became independently produced and was listed as an official partner show of the Dungeons & Dragons brand.

During the finale of Season 13 in August 2022, the cast revealed that Wizards of the Coast was ending its financial sponsorship of Rivals of Waterdeep; the show would become fully independent of Wizards of the Coast at the midway point of the upcoming Season 14. On October 12, 2022, Rivals of Waterdeep launched an IndieGoGo to crowdfund $60,000 to produce the final {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndq9272DJ-Q |title=RivalsOfWaterdeep Crowdfund |date=September 18, 2022 |type=YouTube |publisher=Rivals of Waterdeep |access-date=October 13, 2022 |quote=A highlight of our Season 13 finale, discussion where we reveal that we're going to lose funding from WotC in the middle of our 14th season.}}{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Streaming Show Rivals of Waterdeep Launches IndieGoGo to Wrap Up Campaign |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-rivals-of-waterdeep-indiegogo-wizards-of-the-coast/ |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} Christian Hoffer, for ComicBook.com, commented that "Rivals previously launched a Patreon to help supplement funding and support for the show, but their IndieGoGo page notes that it hasn't raised the funds necessary to keep the show's production levels at their current standards" and that "Wizards has increasingly de-emphasized community-created shows on their Twitch and YouTube channels". The crowdfunding campaign ended with a total of $23,291 raised.{{Cite tweet |author= Rivals of Waterdeep |user=RivalsWaterdeep |number=1596854705539645440 |date=November 27, 2022 |title= Thank you to everyone who supported our @Indiegogo to keep the show afloat now that we've lost our funding from #WotC We ended at $23,291 and 261 supporters!!! Updates to come to supporters after we've come back from PAXU and figure out our finale based on what we raised. 🎲🥰 [IMAGE] |access-date= November 28, 2022}}

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|Title = To the Wall

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Games (Live from C2E2!)

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Afterparty

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|Title = Talent Show

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Into the Dark

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Strictly Business

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Unfinished Business

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Business As Usual

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Business Never Personal

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Back In Business

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|ShortSummary = Note: Tanya DePass becomes the Dungeon Master

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = A Cold Welcome Back

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Stone Hearts

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = The Past is Always Lurking

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Old Debts

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|Title = Cold Hearts, Frozen Follies

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = It Could Be Worse?

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Tick Tock Rivals, Tick Tock

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|20}}

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Silver Tongues and Falling Rocks

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|27}}

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|ShortSummary = Note: Erika Ishii guest stars. Broadcast live from D&D Live 2019

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|Title = Infernal Goose

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|5|18}}

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|Title = Undermountain the Musical!

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|6|18}}

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|Title = D&D Celebration – Rivals of Waterdeep

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|18}}

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|Title = Boldly Go!

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|24}}

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|Title = Asians Represent & Rivals of Waterdeep D&D Charity Game – Part 1

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|24}}

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|Title = The Rivals

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|3}}

|ShortSummary = Note: Reunion special for Idle Champions.{{Cite tweet |author= Dungeons & Dragons |author-link=Dungeons & Dragons |user=Wizards_DnD |number=1740070044858519605 |date=December 27, 2023 |title=The @RivalsWaterdeep return for a special D&D one-shot on Jan. 3rd at 4 PM PT for @idlechampions! [IMAGE] |access-date=December 30, 2023 |link= }}

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|Title = Learning to play Kids on Bikes (Session 0)

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The Guardian,{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Keith |date=November 29, 2019 |title='It's Cool Now': Why Dungeons & Dragons is Casting Its Spell Again |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/nov/29/gamers-back-under-dungeons-and-dragons-spell |url-status=live |access-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302141214/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/nov/29/gamers-back-under-dungeons-and-dragons-spell |archive-date=March 2, 2022}} The New York Times,{{Cite news |last=Gilsdorf |first=Ethan |date=2019-11-13 |title=In a Chaotic World, Dungeons & Dragons Is Resurgent |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/books/dungeons-dragons.html |access-date=2022-03-12 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2022-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312203911/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/books/dungeons-dragons.html |url-status=live }} VentureBeat,{{Cite web |last=Farough |first=Amanda |date=March 17, 2020 |title=How Tabletop RPG Actual Play Shows Are Inspiring a New Generation of Fans — and Products |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/17/how-tabletop-rpg-actual-play-shows-are-inspiring-a-new-generation-of-fans-and-products/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028164118/https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/17/how-tabletop-rpg-actual-play-shows-are-inspiring-a-new-generation-of-fans-and-products/ |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=October 12, 2021 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}} and Polygon all highlighted that Rivals of Waterdeep is part of the trend of actual play shows re-popularizing Dungeons & Dragons and that the show is notable for a cast "made up predominantly of women and people of color".{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=July 9, 2018 |title='Actual play' RPG experiences like Critical Role, Adventure Zone are having a moment |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/9/17549808/actual-play-critical-role-adventure-zone-kickstarter-graphic-novel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308033730/https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/9/17549808/actual-play-critical-role-adventure-zone-kickstarter-graphic-novel |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}} G.L. van Os, in an essay in the book Watch Us Roll (2021), wrote that "voices from minorities will have to be sought out and lifted up, in order to create a more diverse playing field within actual play. Fortunately, there are several diverse actual play shows out there already, such as Rivals of Waterdeep and Dames and Dragons, they just have not received as much attention as Critical Role and The Adventure Zone yet".{{Cite book |last=van Os |first=G.L. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1267420585 |title=Watch Us Roll: Essays on Actual Play and Performance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-4766-4343-4 |editor-last=Jones |editor-first=Shelly |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=88–117 |language=en-US |chapter=Diversity and Audience Interaction in Critical Role and The Adventure Zone |oclc=1267420585 |access-date=2022-03-12 |archive-date=2022-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504202056/https://www.worldcat.org/title/watch-us-roll-essays-on-actual-play-and-performance-in-tabletop-role-playing-games/oclc/1267420585 |url-status=live }}{{rp|108}} Amanda Farough, for VentureBeat, also highlighted that "Wizards of the Coast has been able to put a finer point on the impact of actual play shows on its brand awareness and sales. While the company wasn't willing to share its impression numbers, in 2019, live show viewership increased 49%. Of its total views, 15% are during live broadcasts (mostly represented by Twitch), with the remainder coming from video on demand on YouTube".

By 2020, Rivals of Waterdeep was only the show that premiered at the 2018 Stream of Many Eyes event to still be on the air. Christian Hoffer, for ComicBook.com, called Rivals of Waterdeep the flagship show for the Dungeons & Dragons brand in 2020. Hoffer, in a separate article for ComicBook.com in 2021, wrote that "the longevity to Rivals of Waterdeep is impressive, not only because the show's characters are on the cusp of reaching the fabled 'Tier 4' levels that most D&D campaigns never reach, but also because of what the show means to the wider D&D community. Notably, Rivals of Waterdeep's cast are all people of color, offering important representation to a group typically underserviced in both the D&D streaming space and the wider tabletop roleplaying game community". Hoffer highlighted the show's innovation of Dungeon Master rotation which gives each season "a distinct flavor". He also highlighted that while the show "incorporates elements" of the official storylines, it makes these storylines its own.

Rivals of Waterdeep was included in Syfy Wire's "12 High Fantasy Podcasts That'll Take You on an Adventure During Your Commute" 2019 roundup{{Cite web |last=Manente |first=Kristina |date=April 19, 2019 |title=12 High Fantasy Podcasts That'll Take You on an Adventure During Your Commute |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/12-high-fantasy-podcasts-thatll-take-you-on-an-adventure-during-your-commute |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123175527/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/12-high-fantasy-podcasts-thatll-take-you-on-an-adventure-during-your-commute |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Syfy Wire |publisher=NBCUniversal Television and Streaming |language=en-US}} and in Screen Rant's "D&D: The Best Livestreams & Podcast Campaigns Still Going In 2022" roundup.{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Sarah-Jane |date=February 12, 2022 |title=D&D: The Best Livestreams & Podcast Campaigns Still Going in 2022 |url=https://screenrant.com/dnd-best-livestream-podcast-campaigns-2022-tabletop-rpg/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304103122/https://screenrant.com/dnd-best-livestream-podcast-campaigns-2022-tabletop-rpg/ |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet |language=en-US}}

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