Episodes
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! Season One of "Open and Shut" done, the cast gathers to answer your questions!  ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/shop?asc=u Contact the Pod:[email protected]:...
Published 09/23/24
Published 09/23/24
Content Warning: Character Death Hot on the trail of the Grixitt, Evrard and the rest of Open and Shut find themselves descending deep below the city. Away from the watchful eyes of the Dabu and the safety of their cozy office, a final showdown begins. Will they bring an end to this portal-closing undead's reign of terror? What will is cost to balance the scales? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- With this season finale...
Published 09/13/24
In the midst of our lates adventure, the crew takes a break to level up! Hope these new powers will get to wait a season to see some use... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/shop?asc=u Contact the...
Published 09/09/24
An invitation to join the maiden voyage of the Concordant Express arrives at Open and Shut, and our detectives are eager to learn all that locomotion can do! If only they weren't the only ones interested in inter-planar rail travel... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- This Episode is Brought to you by LOOT, Coming to Kickstarter September 17th! Follow the game here:...
Published 09/06/24
Knights of the Post are at it again, and as experienced thief/mailman stoppers, the detectives of Open and Shut are hot on their trail. But they're not the only ones tracking these particular Knights, and not everyone is quite so discriminating about how they handle other folks that get in their way... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Special Thank You to Our Friends at Wing Women Pod Check Them...
Published 08/30/24
Content Warning: Insects, Infection, Xenomorph Stuff, Austin is Gross A mysterious illness puts Open and Shut on the case of some Limbo stowaways. Can the gang aid Bileyg's old friend and save the infected? Or is this one for the medical malpractice suits? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- queeRPG is a TTPRG podcast by queer people, for queer people. You can find them at: linktr.ee/queerpg Rolling with Difficulty...
Published 08/23/24
When the Sod Killers turn up with a warrant for Oobtaglor's arrest, the agency must quickly rally around their own. Can they figure out who is framing our favorite Ooze in time? Or will Oobtaglor answer for a mysterious Oob-poster's crime? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Special Thank You to Our Friends at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! Check Them Out:https://www.5gmsinatrenchcoat.com/Instagram: @5gmsinatrenchcoatThreads:...
Published 08/16/24
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! With Campaign 2, "Open and Shut," well underway, the cast gathers to answer your questions! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/shop?asc=u Contact the...
Published 08/12/24
We're taking a week off! Regular episodes resume August 16th. Tune in to the Midseason Q&A on August 10th at 5pm EST over on YouTube if you miss us in the meantime! An old contact of Bileyg's reaches out through, unconventional, means, and sends the detectives in search of missing memories. Their hunt will take them to some of the most emotional, most disturbing, and maybe even most tasteful locales Sigil has to offer! Will they find the Hag's treasure? Or are these feelings too fleeting...
Published 08/02/24
When a socialite Gith turns up asking for help in the middle of anti-peak, no detective could turn her down! But just who is our new client's pursuers? Are they after her, or the coin she recently acquired from a lucky turn of the Fortune's Wheel? Only Open and Shut could crack this (coin) case! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Special Thank You to Our Friends at Game Master Monday! Check Them...
Published 07/26/24
When a murder is found at Sigil's latest ambitious construction site, Open and Shut is set on the case! Can they unravel the tangled cogs and gears of this train station across the planes? Or will this conspiracy go too deep for our detectives to parse? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Plug Pins! Preorder your very own weird little dude...
Published 07/19/24
Open and Shut has leveled up! What new feats, classes and more will they chose? Check out in this quick bonus level up! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Plug Pins! Preorder your very own weird little dude here:https://crowdmade.com/collections/rolling-with-difficulty/products/rolling-with-difficulty-cat-plug-spring-pin Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty...
Published 07/17/24
When our goodest-doer encounters a grandmother in distress, the detectives set out on a missing persons case that just might find them dissapearing too! Can they unravel the movements of an ever-changing city? Or will they too find themselves missing on the job? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Plug Pins! Preorder your very own weird little dude...
Published 07/12/24
Content Warning: Arachnophobia Step on in to Open and Shut Investigations! When you've got a job that needs doing, they're the cutters for the gig. In the series premiere of Rolling with Difficulty's second campaign, our new crew of heroes are hired by an academic in distress, and quickly find themselves thrown into a world of devils and deals. Will they crack the case? Find out in Open and Shut! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13...
Published 07/05/24
Content Warning: Giant Insects, Entomophobia As the century brood awakens, five inhabitants find themselves drawn to an ancient ruin, and the tense standoff between the Farmerlings and Cloudlings that reside there. How will they sway the situation? And will they escape before the Imago arrive?We dive into the system "Cloud Empress" in this one-shot adventure! Along with special guest player Eric Silver of Join the Party Podcast, and lead by our very own Red, the crew dives into a...
Published 06/07/24
Content Warning: Character Death, Claustrophobia Choose your weapon, noble knights, and begin again the hunt. The Rolling with Difficulty crew is trying our Gila RPG's Hunt, a Lumen 2.0 system, as our crew steps into a spirit-filled forest to track and defeat a mighty beast. The obstacles on their quest are many, can our knights make it to the heart of the forest? Rolling with Difficulty Campaign 2 begins this summer! Return to Sigil and join our new team of adventurers for hire as they help...
Published 04/26/24
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! At the end of the Per Aspera campaign, the crew answers your questions about the adventures thus far, and gives a taste of what is to come! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble:...
Published 03/26/24
CONTENT WARNING: Stress, Anxiety, the Five Stages of TTRPG Combat Grief After saving the Planescape, the crew faces their greatest foe, DX-TR. The mechanite holding their way home hostage, they must stand together, or risk falling apart. In this, the thrilling conclusion of the Per Aspera campaign! Thank you for listening to the Per Aspera campaign from Rolling with Difficulty! It has been our honor and our joy to have you out on the Astral Sea with us. The pod will be back this summer for...
Published 03/15/24
CONTENT WARNING: Character Death, Kidnapping One foe vanquished, the crew delves deeper into the Dreadnought. Their target all too eager to greet them. In the final confrontation with the Progenitor, will all their preparations be enough? And where is DX-TR! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to our friends over at Mage Hand High Five, your new third-favorite TTRPG podcast! Check them out: Listen now:...
Published 03/08/24
CONTENT WARNING: Body Modification Returning to the Synobium for the final time, the crew begins their assault on the Dreadnaught. Many foes lie in wait, twisted halls and malicious devices, will they be able to push through and save the Planescape? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty...
Published 03/01/24
The end is looming and we forgot to announce it, but turns out, breaking the laws of the Planescape let you level up! Enjoy this surprise lil get stronger session before the campaign finale! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble:...
Published 02/26/24
The final confrontation begins. The Per Aspera descends the Abyss, on the heels of the Dreadnaught. The forces of evil may stand against them, but as they speed through the Planescape, the only thing between the crew and breaking the rules of Spelljamming, is their own will. ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to our friends over at Heart of Elynthi! Check them out:Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jocatYouTube:...
Published 02/23/24
Content Warning: Interrogation Enlisting the aid of an old friend to help their new one regain his mind, the crew regroups in Sigil, at the Palace of Hira. Their forces muster, a last attempt to gain information presents itself, and plans are laid. The eye of the storm will soon be upon them, but today, they rest in it's gaze... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty...
Published 02/16/24
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! We're halfway through season 5! The cast answers your questions and teases a bit about campaign 2... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon:patreon.com/rollingwithdifficultyRolling with Difficulty Discord:https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6Merch:Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/shop?asc=u Contact the...
Published 02/07/24