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Nature Check is a show where scientists play TTRPGs. Through our games, we hope to show you that scientists are real people with bawdy senses of humor and creative solutions to problems. We also hope to use our game worlds to talk about real issues in biology, ecology, environmental science, scientific research, and society.
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Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
The group gathers some supplies in the town of Flos Agri before heading back out into the grasslands and north in the direction they assume the underground river is flowing from. We spend some time debating how the Silence spell works, and much more time talking about food...
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Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Our heroes spend a day resting and securing food supplies for their trek into the desert to the north. But late at night, Cedric and Lucanus spot something that sends the entire group on a side track...
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Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Join Sheryl, Peter, and two special guests for a special Afrofantasy one-shot adventure!
Ifani, Caali, and Jadis fall from the Upper Realms into Wagadu, where they must immediately navigate relations with both Ancestors and the human inhabitants. The group is sent on a not-so-dangerous (but actually dangerous) mission to retrieve the mask of a Spirit, but encounter more trouble along the way than they may have bargained for.
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The Wagadu Chronicles: @WagaduChronicle
Allan/DM/Wagadu Creator: @AllanCudicio
Chelsea/Ifani: @ChelseaHerps
Sheryl/Caali: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Jadis: @petercoffey
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
"The Mask of Kudila" is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Disclaimer: Around the halfway point in this episode, we get into a discussion about things having to do with chromosomes. We just want to remind everyone that both biological sex and gender are on spectrums rather than being binarily defined.
Welcome to Burn, a post-apocalyptic game of danger, intrigue, and exploration! Our four main characters participate in a journey to explore another subterranean city. However, once they arrive, they discover that it appears to be abandoned, and must restore back-up power in order to descend within using the elevator. What will they discover in the city remains below?
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Jareth/GM: @maeamian
Sheryl/The Ripples/Islae: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Shepherds of the Cave/Esse: @petercoffey
Jordan/The Institute/Lissa: @JordanBHarrod
Xander/The Bowerbirds/Ganymede: @ARTexplains
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
The PCs explore several rooms and corridors of the dungeon crawl, including a library, a kitchen, and some bed chambers. The are unable to enter one room after enduring a strange attack. And in another, they uncover an strange clue.
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Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Join Sheryl, Ryan, and three special guests for a special World of Wyldrvir one-shot adventure!
Amalthea, Heulwen, Bel, and Zeeker are given a task at the ranger station in the forest just outside of Torin. A group of 5 bumblekits have gone missing from their home farm! The group must navigate the forest before nightfall, withstand wild magic effects, and subdue various creatures in order to succeed in their quest to return all of the bumblekits safely to their home.
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Bee/World of Wyldrvir: @wyldrvir
Jaye/Amalthea: @jayeperview
Sebastian/Belasko: @spiderdayNight
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Ryan/Heulwen: @Entemnein
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
The players complete a series of three ecology-themed puzzles in order to open the massive stone doors to the ceremony room. They have some trouble completing the ceremony this time, and afterwards have an encounter with a strange being that leaves the party shattered.
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Nature Check: @CheckNature
Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Our heroes are moving on from the grasslands, but they have two more encounters before they hit the desert sands. First, a wildfire bears down on them, and they get intel from some local goblins. Then, they are accosted by a pair of large insectoid monsters. Following visions from both their eyes and their dreams, where will they go next?
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Nature Check: @CheckNature
Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Elsewhere on the planet of Lasudes, representatives from Ysgol University and the Royal Academy of Explorers team up to go on a mission of conservation and research. Will the party be able to find the quarry? Will they successfully collect the data they came for? And what perils await them on their return journey?
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Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Ellen/Fleur: @Ellen_Dalina and @BirdhouseMyst
Andrew/If: @drew_coons and @firstwatchshow
Nikki/Em: @DragonQueenLair and @beholdertonoone
Cassi/Ember: @CassirollChan and @ChosenOnesDnD
Jordan/Wuv: @AssumedlyJ and @delagardin
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
Music:
Decline
Magic Forest
Crowd Hammer Hi
Marty Gots a Plan
Hot Pursuit
Floating Cities
Constance
Malicious
Hit the Streets
Prelude and Action
Disquiet
Enchanted Valley
All by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
"Adventures in Conservation" is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
The group has well and truly entered the desert now. They awake in their campsite and meet some of the local wildlife. As they begin their journey northeast toward the campfires they had spotted in the distance the night before, Nautia acquires a new companion, and the party encounters an environmental hurdle they are only partially successful in passing.
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Follow us on Twitter:
Nature Check: @CheckNature
Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist
The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.