The Glass Cannon Network
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A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.
The Glass Cannon Podcast moves across Shadowdark, Pendragon, Pathfinder 2E, and network news without sanding off the table noise. It is funny, rules-aware, and often grim, with the cast letting jokes, failed rolls, and sudden danger occupy the same breath.
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The Glass Cannon Podcast is an actual-play panel show: a recurring group of players and game masters record live tabletop RPG sessions and release them as continuous campaign episodes rather than one-off interviews. Joe O'Brien is a consistent presence across episodes, both as a Glass Cannon Network figure and as a player (running the character Olag in the Blood of the Wild campaign). Different campaigns are run by different game masters — Jared Logan GMs the Pathfinder 2E 'Quest for the Frozen Flame' campaign (Blood of the Wild), Troy LaValle GMs the original Shadowdark campaign set in Maren's Hold, and Brian GMs a Pendragon campaign. A recurring cast of players, including Paula Deming (playing the oracle Yelka), Mary Lou Skidmar (playing the druid Raga), and Skid Marr (playing characters such as Olog and AWOL across campaigns), carries storylines forward from episode to episode. Content mixes tactical combat play-by-play — critical hits, dying conditions, spell effects, mustering-out rolls — with character drama, in-world politics, and improvised comedy. Some episodes are campaign prep sessions, such as building a Traveller scout character ahead of a Gen Con gauntlet event. The show assumes familiarity with tabletop RPG terminology and rewards listeners who follow campaigns across multiple episodes rather than dipping in for standalone stories. Production is a recorded live session format with GM narration, player dialogue, and dice-roll commentary rather than edited narrative fiction or scripted audio drama. It fits listeners already invested in tabletop gaming culture rather than newcomers wanting a primer on RPGs.
Made for: Tabletop RPG players and actual-play listeners who want to follow ongoing Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, Pendragon, and Traveller campaigns across many episodes.
What sets it apart: Rather than a single ongoing campaign in one system, the show runs multiple concurrent campaigns across different RPG systems (Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, Pendragon, Traveller) with distinct game masters and a shared recurring cast of players.
Welcome to the Glass Cannon Podcast! In the spirit of old-school D&D, a collection of comedians, actors and super-nerds come together to create what is widely considered to be the gold standard of actual play podcasts. Interweaving immersive storytelling with irreverent, improvised humor, the Glass Cannon Podcast delivers, like no other, the experience of what it's really like to sit around a table rolling dice and busting chops with your best buds. Here you will find our original 326 plus episode complete campaign of the Pathfinder 1E Giantslayer Adventure Path, our brand new and highly anticipated Shadowdark campaign, our complete...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026
A lively tabletop feed where rules, lore, combat, and table comedy stay visible in the play.
The Glass Cannon Podcast belongs in Leisure's tabletop lane: an actual play feed where campaign scenes, rules questions, and table talk remain part of the same experience.
You came for the dice, then stayed for Mr. February and medieval etiquette.
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A blocked town exit turns rations, paperwork, and one failed charm play into sharp Shadowdark fun.
Warmth Is Good, Right? catches The Glass Cannon Podcast in a nicely pinched Shadowdark moment: the party wants to leave town after another grisly killing, but Reeve Winter's new order has turned the gate into a checkpoint.
A changeling mystery gives The Glass Cannon Podcast room for eerie Arthurian folklore, faith, doubt, and table-level character work.
The Motherless Son, Part 2 finds The Glass Cannon Podcast deep in Pendragon: Under an Iron Sky, lingering over a changeling mystery and the awkward question of what anyone in this Arthurian world is supposed to believe.
A silent river-trader stop becomes a funny, suspicious Pathfinder puzzle with good table texture.
Spring has come to the tundra, but The Glass Cannon Podcast is not exactly settling into cozy mode. Jared Logan drops the Blood of the Wild table into a quiet river encounter, where a barge of traders offers baskets, tools, beads, necklaces, and a tempting bit of metal without…
A bruised Shadowdark aftermath scene turns a grim rescue tally into sharp, funny tabletop character work.
The Crucible finds The Glass Cannon Podcast in the messy aftermath of an attempted rescue, with the party trying to book a room while one of them quietly bleeds through the conversation.
Intrigue rolls turn Pendragon court gossip into funny, useful trouble for the knights.
The Motherless Son, Part 1 finds The Glass Cannon Podcast deep in Pendragon mode, where a few intrigue rolls turn court gossip into usable leverage.
A loose, funny Traveller prep session where scout-service rolls turn astrogation, mechanics, and mustering-out anxiety into character.
The Bums Lost catches The Glass Cannon Podcast in Gen Con Gauntlet prep mode, rolling up a Traveller scout rather than chasing a big plot turn.
A courtly Pendragon setup turns etiquette, station, and possible giants into lively actual-play friction.
A Pendragon table leans into courtly problem-solving: who gets to speak, who must be approached through the proper channels, and whether the trouble ahead might really involve a giant.
A brisk Pathfinder 2E combat beat where flanking, a near miss, and Baba's bite carry the table's comic rhythm.
Rage-a-Saurus drops into The Glass Cannon Podcast mid-fight, with the appeal coming from the way the table lets Pathfinder 2E rules and dumb character business bump into each other.
Four McElroys narrate a wizard battle-royale tournament across elimination trials on Octave Ziggurat.
A continuous Fabula Ultima actual-play campaign following one party through the world of Perpetua.
An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.
A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
This is still not the problem.
Joe O'Brien and the cast play Pendragon: Under an Iron Sky, then move from a feast conversation about Ostara, personal honor, and feast cards into a nighttime confrontation over Sir Quiggan and an Irish mercenary.
A barge meets quiet traders.
This episode announces upcoming live Call of Cthulhu events in Chicago and St.
Two of six.
Pendragon Day starts half-awake.
Joe O'Brien delivers the Glass Cannon Network's April 6th news update, leading with the announcement that the Supercast subscription platform has shut down and all exclusive content has migrated to Patreon.
A comedic actual play podcast where a group of friends play through a Pathfinder adventure path with humor and storytelling.
A comedic actual play podcast where a group of comedians and actors play tabletop RPGs with immersive storytelling and irreverent humor.
The host introduces a live stream, joking about April Fools and his flooded basement, setting up a comedic actual play session.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where comedians and actors play Dungeons & Dragons with irreverent humor.
This episode is an actual play Pathfinder 2nd Edition session with comedic improvisation and storytelling.
A news update about upcoming live shows and events for the Glass Cannon Network, an actual play RPG podcast network.
This episode promotes the Glass Cannon Network's subscription service for exclusive role-playing game content.
Joe O'Brien introduces the Glass Cannon Network, promotes membership, and announces a Call of Cthulhu live tour.
This is an actual play episode of a Pathfinder 2E role-playing game campaign called Blood of the Wild, part of the Quest for the Frozen Flame series.
This episode promotes the Glass Cannon Network's subscription service for exclusive role-playing game content and ad-free entertainment.
Joe O'Brien and Matthew keep building a Traveller scout for Gen Con 2026 Gauntlet Prep Part 4, starting from a teen internet celebrity who got turned down by college and entered the Scout Service.
A courtesy roll ends up carrying the scene.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players role-play and joke around in a fantasy setting.
Baba has an appetite.
Ferroni Jones enters hot.
Tolerance zero.
The tip of the spear wants to fly.
Combat ends fast.
Yelka is dying.
A comedic actual play podcast where friends play role-playing games with irreverent humor and immersive storytelling.
Joe O'Brien introduces a special Gen Con 2026 Gauntlet Prep episode of the Glass Cannon Podcast, a comedic actual play RPG show.
A comedic actual play podcast where a group of comedians and actors play a tabletop RPG, blending immersive storytelling with irreverent humor.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players engage in immersive storytelling and irreverent humor.
A comedic actual play podcast where a group of friends play tabletop RPGs with humor and storytelling.
A comedic actual play podcast where players navigate a Pathfinder 2E campaign with irreverent humor and immersive storytelling.
A comedic actual play podcast where a group of friends play tabletop RPGs with improvisation and humor.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players create immersive stories with improvised humor.
This episode is part of a Pathfinder 2E actual play campaign called Blood of the Wild, where the hosts play through the Quest for the Frozen Flame adventure.
Joe O'Brien introduces the Glass Cannon Network and promotes their subscription service, with humorous banter about a countdown Easter egg.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players engage in a Paizo's Quest for the Frozen Flame campaign with humor and storytelling.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players engage in immersive storytelling and improvised humor.
A comedic actual play RPG podcast where players engage in immersive storytelling and improvised humor.