638. Rise, Wizards!, Episode 1

One Shot

Dillin Apelyan

Games, Leisure, Comedy

4.8 • 908 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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EPISODE SUMMARY A group of wizards aboard a fantastical space station grow into their power, in the upcoming game, Rise, Wizards! SHOW NOTES Rise, Wizards! One Shot News & Updates One Shot Patreon One Shot TWITCH Follow the cast here! Dillin Apelyan Robin Ekberg Amelia Som Haley Whipjack Candace McAfee ----------------------------------------------------- Know Your Rights Toolkits Find and call your representatives and be heard (US) Find and call your members of Parliament and be heard (Canada) Find and call your members of Parliament and be heard (UK) ---------------------------------------------------- Music Used in This Episode False Banners, Wicked Cinema Editing and sound design by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shaghik Manè. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We are venturers.
0:02.3	We get to every place anywhere in the world.
0:06.2	We are adventuring.
0:08.2	We are adventurers.
0:10.3	What's up, Heroes?
0:11.2	It's me, your host, and GM Dillon, back with a new episode of One Shot, a new game, and a new cast.
0:16.0	This week, we are starting a play-through of Rise Wizards, a new game by my best friend and friend of the show,
0:21.1	Robin Eckberg, aka Captain Crail. This game was an interesting one to do on the show because
0:26.6	its initial design is really geared towards in-person play due to the tactical mechanics.
0:32.9	The game uses dice stacking to guide you through the creation of a map and a group of wizards
0:37.2	within that world.
0:38.8	But we got to do the first real playtest of the virtual rules for this game, and I think that
0:43.5	they work exceedingly well. So get ready to enjoy some good old-fashioned wizard hubris and
0:48.5	tumbling dice towers. Hi, friends.
1:15.1	Welcome to the studio.
1:16.9	It's so good to have all of you back.
1:19.2	I'm so happy that you could come back and join me here.
1:23.5	How was your journey?
1:25.7	Cold.
1:26.7	It's cold out there.
1:27.9	Yeah.
1:28.8	Well, it's cold in here, too.
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