Encores & Ability Scores
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Welcome to Encores and Ability Scores! Each week, for your listening pleasure, our cast of intrepid Thespians mash up a new musical with the sword-and-sorcery-world of Dungeons and Dragons. We believe that the magic of musicals doesn’t have to end when the curtain goes down-so we take it to the tabletop. New episodes out on Mondays. Ever wished you could roll for backstage passes? Our exclusive content brings you deeper into the worlds we create—bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and special surprises crafted just for you! Join our community, unlock the magic, and let the dice decide your next encore. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2312731/supporters/new Follow us: Instagram - @encoresandabilityscores Threads - @encoresandabilityscores Bluesky - @dndmusicalpod.bsky.social YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EncoresandAbil
Episodes
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Mattress Madness | Part 3
Send a text Bob the Dragon Princess, Princess Emeline, and Prince Pitri retire to the Courtesan's Chambers for the evening, but don't stay for long when they discover a secret passage behind a portrait. Where will it lead? Will they manage to figure out a way to help Princess Winnifred pass the...
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Mattress Madness | Part 2
Send a text Did we play our own version of Hot Ones? Yes. Did the DM almost incapacitate his players with Carolina Reaper chili oil? Also Yes. Did they overcome this and soldier on to provide you with another hilarious hour of Mattress Madness?? YOU BET THEY DID. BECAUSE WE'RE PROFESSIONALS AND…
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Mattress Madness | Part 1
Send a text Long ago in a far-off kingdom, lords and ladies of all shapes and sizes have come from lands far and wide for the chance to wed Prince Dauntless. For their troubles they shall have a regal royal title, lands, gold, and servants to do their bidding. But first... they must pass the…
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DM Sam Interview with DarkAlchemy Minis
Send a text This week, we're sharing a recent exclusive interview with DM Sam fresh off her run with "Down the Rabbit Hole" and Roy from DarkAlchemy Minis @darkalchemyltd This is exclusive content and more behind-the-scenes content, interviews, and bonus episodes will be available to show...
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Down the Rabbit Hole | The Finale
Send a text Alice, Caterpillar, Dee and Dum face off in an epic final battle against the White Rabbit who reveals himself as the true villain, seeking to become a Tyrant of Time. What follows are some of the most garbage rolls and skill checks you've ever heard of, followed by an absolutely…
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Down the Rabbit Hole | Part 4
Send a text All hail! The Red Queen approaches! Defy her at your peril! --The Red Queen makes demands of the party, but all is not as it seems... Best to keep your wits about you while playing croquet or you might lose your head! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up...
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Down the Rabbit Hole | Part 3
Send a text Curiouser and Curiouser.... Alice and Co. arrive at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, but it seems he's truly misplaced his cup and saucer this time. Flying teacups, unicorns, peacocks, and chaos abound! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian…
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Down the Rabbit Hole | Part 2
Send a text Alice, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum, and The Caterpillar have managed to make it past the wobbly woods, the mushroom forest, and the grove of singing flowers but now they face a maze of brain-breaking, logic defying riddles from The Cheshire Cat. Can the group solve them and reach the...
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Down the Rabbit Hole | Part 1
Send a text Years after Alice returned from Wonderland, she's now a grown woman in New York City. She's a successful writer and her daughter is just as precocious and stubborn as she is. But when she starts hearing whispers again, will she once again venture down the rabbit hole to save…
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Cook County Rag | The Finale
Send a text With Velma's show-stopping number as a distraction, the girl gang makes a break for it! They just have to get to the roof, climb 50' down, get past the watchtower guards, and break through the chain link fence! Enjoy the finale, everyone! Support the show Follow us...
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Cook County Rag | Part 4
Send a text "Hey does this rag smell like chloroform to you?" ---Mona steals some drugs. Katalina steals a bunch of shit. Junie makes a deal with Velma. Mona and Jack the hot guard share a private moment involving handcuffs. Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of:...
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Cook County Rag | Part 3
Send a text "I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole. A diggy diggy hole. A diggy diggy hole." --Christian, that's racist against dwarves. --Hey, I didn't make her Scottish, ok? But if you're tunneling out of this prison, you need Tracy Tunnelsworth. And she's a dwarf. ---Also, the party slowly…
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Cook County Rag | Part 2
Send a text Welcome to E Block in Cook County Jail. For their heinous crimes, our hotsy totsy dames Mona, Junie, and Katalina, have landed themselves in the Slammer. --The Big House. The Clink. The Pokey. (Which considering how hot Jack the guard is, are the names of some of the positions they...
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Cook County Rag | Part 1
Send a text Meet Katalina the Knife--a bootlegger with a heart of gold, Mona Moonshine-- Vaudevillian Vixen, and Junie Jinx--- the hardworking and devoted wife. These ladies have better places to be than Cook County jail. But they'll have to find a way out first. Did they do it? And so what if…
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The Miserables | Finale
Send a text TO THE BARRICADES! A guerrilla conflict between Javert and his Royalist police force and the Friends of the ABC, led by Marius and Enjolras, ensues. --How do you win a fight against a superior force? Spam Fireball of course. Dodge this, you filthy casuals. Support the show Follow us...
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The Miserables | Part 4
Send a text The Party accepts a quest from the revolutionaries: Deliver supplies under the cover of darkness to agents of the insurgency throughout the city. Will they succeed with Inspector Javert patrolling the streets? Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of:...
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The Miserables | Part 3
Send a text While Petra and Camille beat a man to death with a sack of human teeth and then loot his mangled corpse, Muzzy and the Father visit Sacre Coeur Church and tend to the hearts of the people. The party reassembles and arrives at the secret location of the resistance, The Friends of the...
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The Miserables | Part 2
Send a text Unsavory types abound as the Party navigates back alleys and cafes on their way to find the secret meeting spot, the Corinthian. But when the party comes across a truly pitiful sight, will they be able to stop themselves from getting involved? Support the show Follow us...
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The Miserables | Part 1
Send a text June 1832- Paris. The city roils with tension: Famine and cholera grip a beleaguered populace. Industry transforms the labor force, and a burning anger for King Louis-Philippe and the ruling noble class festers in the hearts of the people. While traversing the streets of Paris, the...
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Green One: A Two Part Holiday Special | Part 2
Send a text When we last left our Holiday Heroes, they had bypassed the perils of Mount Crumpet by constructing a hot air balloon and floating safely to the top, whereupon they discovered the Grinch's lair. What dangers face them as they venture forth? Can Christmas be saved from the clutches of...
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Green One: A Two Part Holiday Special | Part 1
Send a text It is said that Christmas-time is holly-jolly for all, But the Grinch on Mount Crumpit? No, it fills him with gall. The Whos down in Whoville, they like Christmas a lot,But old Grinchy’s not a fan— “Santa can rot!”For reasons unknown, or perhaps reasons petty,he snuck down to…
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | Post Mortem
Send a text A special post-recording talkback with the cast, unpacking their thoughts on the characters, the improv, is Rocky Horror actually a well-written story, and other random thoughts. DND Live Players; Wow, they really are just like us! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores...
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | The Finale
Send a text Even the best laid plans of mad scientists have a way of going off the rails... Especially when one of their henchmen has an anti-matter rifle. Riff Raff and Frank face off, but Magenta has other plans. Frankenfurter----it's all over. OR IS IT??? Join us as we blast off into the…
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | Part 4
Send a text After the massacre in the laboratory, it's time to relax ---with some BDSM, swinging, and Voyeurism---naturally. Riff Raff has a leather coat for dinner. Dr. Frank has Rocky and Brad for dinner. Columbia and Magenta have Janet for dinner. And everyone eats Meatloaf. ....pass the…
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | Part 3
Send a text What's Rocky without the Horror?? It's time to get gory in the laboratory. And just in case you're feeling a tad peckish later.... I hear there's a little leftover Meatloaf... Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian Leadley (Game Master)...
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | Part 2
Send a text Frank N Furter has arrived and Rocky's almost done marinating. Riff Raff and Magenta get their hopes up. Janet does drugs with Columbia. Brad won't shut up. Everybody Comes-----up to the lab. Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian Leadley…
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Sci-Fi, Double Feat. | Part 1
Send a text It's Halloween, and what better show to mash-up than the spookiest, sexiest of them all. That's right it's Rocky Horror! Just like Curse of Strahd... but hornier. So much hornier---Strap on your fishnets, corsets, and thigh-highs. It's time to time warp. Support the show Follow us...
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A Singular Sensation | Post-Mortem
Send a text This week, we have a special post-recording talkback with the cast, unpacking their thoughts on the characters, the improv, the industry, and other random thoughts. DND Live Players; Wow, they really are just like us! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up...
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A Singular Sensation | Part 4
Send a text What's your Soul Anchor really worth to you? Would you trade it for fortune and fame? ....A 401k with dental and vision? On the heels of returning from the mists of their own memories, the group is offered a Faustian bargain by Zach the Beholder. But what's in the fine print? Support...
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A Singular Sensation | Part 3
Send a text Nina, Lula, and Meredith dive into their memories to find their soul anchors. In the process they confront the parts of themselves that made them who they are. Zach is pleased. ....I'm sure that's fine. Vote for our podcast:...
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A Singular Sensation | Part 2
Send a text Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder; and so, it seems, is freedom. Leandra, Lula Tom, Nina, and Meredith have managed to make it past Zach's first cut, but the next challenge may be even more difficult... What makes a bard a bard? What makes a dancer a dancer? And can they survive…
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A Singular Sensation | Part 1
Send a text "That Time I got Trapped in a Fantasy World with Only My Tap-Dancing Skills!?" Yes....yes, this *is* the isekai arc. Muahahahahahaha!!!!!!ahemsorry---- Four dancers have their lives turned upside-down when they find themselves suddenly transported to a holding room floating somewhere…
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Ogre Quest: The Musical | The Finale
Send a text The party makes their way to Twolock to have a word with Lord Nimby that turns into an epic showdown of Ogre-sized proportions. Please enjoy the conclusion of Ogre Quest: The Musical! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian Leadley (Game…
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Ogre Quest: The Musical | Part 4
Send a text As promised: a dragon. (The gang learns that sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor.) Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian Leadley (Game Master) @deadlyleadley Samantha Bowen @itssambowen Grayson Bradshaw @graymonroe8 Hannah…
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Ogre Quest: The Musical | Part 3
Send a text Robyn Hood discovers that the castle is NOT empty, coming upon a princess named Siona. After introducing herself to the rest of the group, she informs them that there is another occupant of the castle as well-- a Dragon! Guess it's time to slay the dragon and rescue the princess!…
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Ogre Quest: The Musical | Part 2
Send a text Our intrepid heroes bid their new Ogre friend farewell and head in the direction of the castle, still holding onto hope that they may find a safe haven away from the dastardly reaches of Lord Nimby. But what they find may have been more than they bargained for... Support the show…
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Ogre Quest: The Musical | Part 1
Send a text Somebody once told me that --Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away...Eh, whatever, you know the rest. This is the actual play D&D story of the musical of the movie of the book about the Ogre you all know and love. Join motley fairytale crew Robyn Hood, Gerald Bananas, Jestin...
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Meow | The Finale
Send a text The Magesterium and MaCavity face off, but nothing ever goes to plan when fighting an evil cat wizard that can't dance. What could possibly go wrong? You know what they say about Cats and Curiosity.... Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian...
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Meow | Part 4
Send a text Entering deeper into Camden Market, The Magisterium encounters danger at every turn and is forced to fight for their lives! Support the show Follow us @encoresandabilityscores EAAS is made up of: Christian Leadley (Game Master) @deadlyleadley Samantha Bowen @itssambowen Grayson…
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Meow | Part 3
Send a text Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: The Magesterium makes their way out of the perilous London Underground and arrives at Camden Market near the Russel Hotel- purportedly the Lair of Macavity, the Napoleon of Crime. What dark secrets lay within the Market Maze? Support the show…
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Meow | Part 2
Send a text The Magesterium meets the leader of the Jellicle Tribe and receive their mission: Seek out Macavity in his lair and stop him before he uses the stolen magic of Mistoffelees to break the cycle of feline reincarnation and rob them of their ability to sing and dance! But who knows what...
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Meow | Part 1
Send a text The red sun sets over a junkyard as the pale moon rises. Etherial music fills the air. An ancient ritual, older than time immemorial, is about to begin.... In the dystoptian hellscape of post-Apocalyptic London (London again? Ugh... We gotta pick some American musicals next time...) a...
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Bloody Barber | The Finale
Send a text Locked in the throes of combat with Sweeney who has revealed himself to be a bloodthirsty vampire, Charlotte, James, Rosie, and Bronn must fight for their lives. And then of course, get paid. Each week, for your listening pleasure, our cast of intrepid Thespians mash up a new musical...
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The Bloody Barber | Part 4
Send a text Venturing up the garbage disposal chute to the barber shop upstairs, Bronn, Rosie, Chuck, and James encounter a man who they quickly realize is far more sinister, and deadly, than he first appears. Attempting to take him out using the element of surprise (and a few magical playing...
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The Bloody Barber | Part 3
Send a text Down the basement of Like it or Lovette Pies and Ale, something horrifying and sinister lurks. James, Rosie, Charlotte, and Bronn have a fight on their hands! Each week, for your listening pleasure, our cast of intrepid Thespians mash up a new musical with the sword-and-sorcery-world…
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The Bloody Barber | Part 2
Send a text James, Rosie, Bronn, and Charlotte are hot on the trail of the Scion of Shadows after picking up some clues and some brews at The Toad in the Hole Pub. Their search leads them to Fleet Street, but what will they find within the unassuming meatpie shop and down into the cellar below?...
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The Bloody Barber | Part 1
Send a text Welcome to London's seedy underbelly, circa 1785. In an underground lair, an unlikely group of swindlers are called together by the King of the Con himself, Pirelli. The job: Take out the Scion of the Shadows, a murderous cuthroat that has been the source of many a recent…
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Shmicked | The Finale
Send a text Glotta has the Grimmerie, the only problem is that the adventurers are in FREE FALL. Will they save Sapphire City in time? Is TessaTulip really their enemy? IS MINGUS OKAY? Each week, for your listening pleasure, our cast of intrepid Thespians mash up a new musical with the...
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Shmicked | Part Three
Send a text Our four heroes after solving the escape room, have entered a manor and find a mysterious figure in possession of The Grimmerie. All is not well in Shmoz, will they save Sapphire City in time? Is the Great and Powerful Shmoz actually an evil wizard? Each week, for your listening...
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Shmicked | Part Two
Send a text On this week's adventure through Shmicked, our four heroes have to look within and find their heart, their courage, and their wisdom in order to make it out of the dungeon they landed in. All is not well in Shmoz, will our four heroes save Sapphire City in time? Is the Great and...
About this show
Welcome to Encores and Ability Scores! Each week, for your listening pleasure, our cast of intrepid Thespians mash up a new musical with the sword-and-sorcery-world of Dungeons and Dragons. We believe that the magic of musicals doesn’t have to end when the curtain goes down-so we take it to the tabletop.
New episodes out on Mondays.
Ever wished you could roll for backstage passes? Our exclusive content brings you deeper into the worlds we create—bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes chaos, and special surprises crafted just for you!
Join our community, unlock the magic, and let the dice decide your next encore.
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