Pretending With Dice

Episode 149 - Deliverance (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 25 In the wake of the shocking events witnessed at the Festival of Deliverance, the away-team make a swift exit from the festival, hoping against hope that they have remained undetected. Beaming back up to the ship, tough decisions must be made as to how to proceed in their investigation of the self-styled 'Lord Yul', while Lady Ral brings a consideration to the crew that may put them at odds with the Prime Directive itself... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam as Lt Cmdr Fel & Nikoli as Chief Himek Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 148 - Streets Of Shal'kara (Part 3) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 24 Their respective explorations complete, the two halves of the away-team reconvene at their safe house. Meanwhile, aboard the Tenzing, Ireela makes progress on understanding the sickness affecting Rai and Fel. The day of the Festival of Deliverance has arrived, however, and the team mingle among the crowds, hoping to catch a glimpse of this planet's enigmatic ruler, Lord Yul... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam as Lt Cmdr Fel & Nikoli as Chief Himek Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 147 - Streets Of Shal'kara (Part 2) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 23 Finding lodging in the docklands of Shal'kara, the away-team divide to continue their investigations. Murphy and Fel are taken on a tour of the city's landmarks, while Johnny and Rai seek out a marketplace to try and procure some local currency. On the surface, all seems peaceful, but as our undercover officers look closer, the dark reality of the society they find themselves in begins to show itself... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam as Lt Cmdr Fel Cassie as Reyvell Nikoli as Chief Himek & 'Shark' Merchant & ReprobateGamer as Trendall Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 146 - Streets Of Shal'kara (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 22 Blending in with festival crowds streaming into the city, the USS Tenzing's covert away team make their way into Shal'kara - the capital city of the planet known as Golden Palace. With concerns that something about the planet may be affecting the team's two Trill members, will the team be able to learn what they set out find? Can they unravel the mystery of how a planet locked away for centuries came to be worshipping an ancient Trill war criminal, or is there more than meets the eye... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam as Lt Cmdr Fel & Old Bystander Autumn as Directions Giver & Cassie as Alzairs Waitress Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 145 - Golden Palace (Part 4) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 21 The initial scouting party returns from the planet with vital information for the crew, prompting Rai and Murphy to plan a more thorough away-team mission, deep into the planet's capital city. Fel begins to feel under the weather; Ireela has concerns about the planet's environmental conditions, and Conought is happy to be invited to take part in another planetary mission... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam (@cooltrashkid) as Lt Cmdr Fel & Nikoli (@PenanceRPG) as Chief Himek Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 144 - Golden Palace (Part 3) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 20 Looking to learn more about the mysterious and potentially dangerous society on the planet below, the crew of the USS Tenzing make plans to covertly infiltrate a small farming settlement, to try and gain more insight into just who they are dealing with. Murphy brings in the ship's Special Forces chief, Himek, to coordinate, and Rai bravely volunteers Fel for the mission... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Sam (@cooltrashkid) as Lt Cmdr Fel & Nikoli (@PenanceRPG) as Chief Himek Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 143 - Golden Palace (Part 2) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 19 Arriving at their destination star system, the crew of the USS Tenzing detect a mysterious radio transmission emanating from the system's only habitable world. Murphy takes command, while Rai and Ensign Sadler make further observations of the planet while on approach, uncovering an intriguing link to a historical incident in the history of the Trill... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Kei'Ti as Ensign Sadler & Oxy as Shal'Vanon Announcer Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 142 - Golden Palace (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 18 Drawn by the mystery of the star system marked as 'Golden Palace' on an ancient star map, the crew of the USS Tenzing prepare to leave behind the BC-517 system, making their first major step further into the Bermuda Cluster. Meanwhile, Lt Cmdr Skassol of the USS Nelson reports evidence of Romulan interlopers; Rai is forced to confront a contentious figure from his past; Ireela is given a reminder of home; Johnny receives a surprise, and Murphy meets a childhood friend under unexpected circumstances... Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Lupine as Lt Cmdr Skassol & Sharona as the Computer Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

PWD July 2025 Update AJ gives a quick update on the state of the podcast, including news of the remaining episodes of Frontier Season 2, and what we're planning for the future! Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @Ajheretic666 You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

The PWD 8th Anniversary Spoilerrific Recap! AJ and Eden look back on 8 years of fun and stories, in this very special spoiler-filled anniversary episode! Join us for insights into everything that we've done over the past 141 episodes! Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666 You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 141 - The Hidden Outpost (Part 2) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 17 Ireela conducts a thorough investigation of the mysterious body found within the mountain vault, while Rai begins to form a theory about the strange underwater life-forms he encountered on his own away mission. With questions abound about the strangely familiar script found and how it relates to the Trill, how will the crew of the USS Tenzing proceed? Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 140 - The Hidden Outpost (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 16 Putting their previous research to the test, Murphy leads an away-team back to the surface of BC-517b, hoping to finally track down the source of the mysterious signal detected on their previous visit. Can they make sense of the enigmatic technology of the planet's former inhabitants? What secrets lie within the mountain? Starring Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought Dragon as Dr Ireela & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 139 - Conductance (Part 4) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 15 After Rai's theories about the dust worm and the mysterious sphere fail to bear fruit, he refocuses his attention on the search for an undersea civilisation on the planet below. Meanwhile, Murphy forms a new away-team to reinvestigate the sealed chamber they found within a mountain cavern on the previous outing... Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 138 - Conductance (Part 3) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 14 Murphy, Fel and the engineers make a breakthrough with the mysterious sphere that was found on the away mission to the surface of BC-517b, Conought enters into a bet while taking part in a holodeck training session, and Rai pitches a wild theory about the dust-worm, Mr Nippy, which was brought on board... Starring Dragon as Ensign Anderson Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 137 - Conductance (Part 2) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 13 As the investigations continue into what was discovered on the surface of BC-517b, Conought finds himself assigned to help in the biolabs, as Lt Cmdr Fel chases a theory about the dust-worm creature she had beamed aboard. Meanwhile, Rai forms a plan for further study of the potential underwater civilisation hiding beneath the waves of the planet's remaining ocean... Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 136 - Conductance (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 12 Decompressing in the aftermath of their away-mission to the surface of BC-517b, Ireela finds a moment of calm in the Tenzing's arboretum, and Jonny tries to extend an olive-branch to his Klingon rival, B'reka. Meanwhile, Murphy finds herself with a pile of long-ignored paperwork to catch up on, and Rai visits the ship's biolabs to check in on the dangerous fauna which Fel beamed back to the ship for study... Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 135 - Remnants (Part 4) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 11 Following an intermittent energy signature, detected by Ensign Bonge, Murphy's away team climb the mountainside above the abandonded structures, uncovering more mysteries, but are these questions they have the means to answer? Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Find Us on Bluesky @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Ajheretic666, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @PenanceRPG You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter/X @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 134 - Remnants (Part 3) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 10 Faced with a mysterious and imposing interloper to their mineral survey site, Rai's Away Team find themselves in a tense and unexpected standoff. Meanwhile, tempers flare in Murphy's team, as disagreements are had over what to do with the currently-stunned dust creatures which attacked the team. Are they safe enough to bring back to the ship for study? Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy & Ensign Pherea Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Follow us on Twitter/X at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Dragon_PRPG, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @ajheretic666. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 133 - Remnants (Part 2) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 9 Among mysterious abandoned structures, Murphy's team is under pressure to complete their exploration quickly, while Rai's science expedition deploys to a mineral deposit of the far side of the planet. But as the two away-teams from the USS Tenzing continue their investigations of the planet BC-517-b, there are signs that the planet may not be as lifeless as it first seemed... Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy & Ensign Pherea Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Follow us on Twitter/X at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Dragon_PRPG, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @ajheretic666. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!

Episode 132 - Remnants (Part 1) (Star Trek Adventures) FRONTIER SEASON 2 - CHAPTER 8 Embarking upon their first planetary survey of the expedition, the crew of the USS Tenzing discover that there may be more to the apparently lifeless world than first appears. Splitting into two away-teams, Rai leads a science team to an intriguing mineral deposit on a dry ocean floor, while Murphy investigates possible signs of civilisation... Starring Dragon as Dr Ireela Amy as Lt Cmdr Murphy & Ensign Pherea Eden as Ensign Conought & Mark as Lt Cmdr Rai Follow us on Twitter/X at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden, @Dragon_PRPG, @MegThePict, @MarkusMalice87 & @ajheretic666. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky @PretendWithDice Links to all of our online presences can be found at www.pretendingwithdice.com, including our Ko-fi page, Merch Store, Discord server and much much more!