Theater of the Mindset

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Take your seats, bring the house lights down, and please don’t silence your phones, you’ll need it for Theater of the Mindset! TotM is a
Daggerheart
Daggerheart (2025)Daggerheart is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game published by Darrington Press, an imprint of Cri...Beginner-friendlyHigh-Fantasy
actual play podcast combining collaborative, character driven storytelling in a modern high fantasy setting with audio drama production quality. A mixed table of mild mannered TTRPG players and unmanageable improvisers bring balanced humor seasoned with imbalanced results. The mindset is brought to you by your kind and generous GM, Justin Gerardot and sound designer and composer, Nick Traeger.

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theaterofthemindset.transistor.fm https://theaterofthemindset.transistor.fm/ - Official website youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/@TheateroftheMindset - Youtube channel spotify.com https://open.spotify.com/show/6gEol1Lb2l8uee6xVPoeAm - Spotify feed podcasts.apple.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/theater-of-the-mindset/id1863253369 - Apple Podcasts feed patreon.com https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheateroftheMindset - Patreon page

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