Toren's Guide to Everything

30/05/2024

More BS from me.

New artwork dropped for the 2024 DMG and I, a storyboard artist and D&D illustrator, am coming at you to compare and contrast with previous books!

09/01/2024

Published!

I am a storyboard artist working in animation and a player of D&D since the 80s. Let's watch episode 4 of the 1983 D&D cartoon through my eyes, shall we?My b...

22/10/2022

Follow up to the Fearsome Critters episode! I did a drawing inspired by the Fearsome Wilderness RPG that is now on kickstarter. This drawing was streamed live on my twitch channel - a harrowing experience!

20/10/2022

Follow up to the Fearsome Critters episode!

Stranded on a mysterious woodland planet full of fearsome critters from North American folklore, you feel you're somehow being watched.

01/10/2022

Thanks for your patience! Finally new content...in comments

29/09/2022

It's been too long! But I'm working on a new episode! And in the meantime, here's a 'fearsome critters' follow up (in the comments)

30/03/2022

A special report from Taiwan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMt-4jL5MpI

A Toren's Guide to Everything SPECIAL REPORT! Behold the podcast: https://torenatkinson.com/2019/11/23/torens-guide-to-everything-a-podcast/SUBSCRIBE YOU HEA...

26/01/2022

Dungeons and Dragons pronunciation! Finally *THE* (or at least *an*) authority on bulette, drow, lich, THAC0, and many many more! Painstakingly researched and glibly delivered to your earholes.

https://anchor.fm/torensguide/episodes/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Pronunciation-Episode-10-e1dfci7

Dungeons and Dragons pronunciation! Finally *THE* (or at least *an*) authority on how to say 'bulette,' 'drow,' 'lich,' 'THAC0,' and many many more! Painstakingly researched and glibly delivered to your earholes. Want to support? https://www.patreon.com/torenatkinson

25/01/2022

I have recorded episode 10! There was more/longer content than I expected for the topic: "D&D pronunciation"
Now the editing begins. Should be on your devices sooooon

10/01/2022

I've decided to do my next Toren's Guide to Everything podcast on commonly mispronounced D&D names and terminology "melee", "chimera," "coup de grace" etc. Even common words like "hearthk" and "brazier" are in the running
- if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them!

10/01/2022

Toren and Joe from Caustic Soda got together to talk about crossing media of their "to do" lists

Andy has guests from Caustic Soda - his favorite defunct podcast on Toren Atkinson and Joe Fulgham to talk about Subnautica, Starship Troopers, Grave of the Fireflies, and a lot of Dexter

31/12/2021

I'd like to record another episode very soon but need to find the time. In the meantime, here's a fun voice acting skit I did for you to enjoy!
https://youtu.be/Z8VxpCd9plo

Special appearance by Bane! I was asked by a fan of Caustic Soda to narrate a video of Ivy the flying fox as a Christmas gift for his spouse. I was given fre...

06/12/2021

oooh, this looks promising for the next episode. https://nerdist.com/article/salmon-s***m-plastic-eco-friendly/

A team of researchers in China has made a novel eco-friendly bioplastic out of salmon s***m DNA and vegetable oil.

19/11/2021

The gifting season is coming, and so does the return of my 'by donation' vocal services. Do you want to give your loved one the gift of their pet video narrated by David Attenborough? Are you a DM that could use some audio content to treat your players (or vice versa?) Do you need Bane to leave an outgoing message for your answering machine that hasn't existed since 2004? How about an intro/outro for your own podcast? JUST IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! Just send me a direct message and we'll get the ball rolling

05/09/2021

New episode! Part 1: Cemetery guns and coffin torpedoes. Part 2: Angel's Glow in the wounds of Civil War soldiers. Intermission: Bane reads RPG horror stories

Part 1: Cemetery guns and coffin torpedoes. Part 2: Angel's Glow in the wounds of Civil War soldiers. Intermission: Bane reads RPG horror stories

05/09/2021

for no other reason than because I can, I went down the rabbit hole of online filters

03/09/2021

Summer is winding down and my computer is fixed (again!) I just recorded material for a new episode - "Cemetery Guns & Angel's Glow" with a special new segment "Bane Reads RPG Horror Stories"
Now to get editing

29/03/2021

I said I would, and I did it!
https://anchor.fm/torensguide/episodes/Fearsome-Critters-Episode-8-etqfc7

The whirling whimpus, snallygaster, splinter cat, and other cryptids from lumberjack camp folklore. Want to support? https://www.patreon.com/torenatkinson

29/03/2021

GUYS! I finished editing the Fearsome Critters (episode 8) and will be uploading it in the next 48 hours!

13/03/2021

I've decided on the topic for the next episode! Fearsome critters, aka folklore monsters, specifically American and Canadian.
If you've got a story or contribution, bring it on!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fearsome_critters

In North American folklore, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps,[1][2][3] especially in the Great Lakes region. Today, the term may also be applied to similar fabulous beasts.

21/02/2021

Possible topic options for next episode:
Color
Post Apocalyptic Films
What interests you more? ...any other suggestions or requests?

01/01/2021

Here is it! Just under the wire for 2020!
https://anchor.fm/torensguide/episodes/2020-Was-Weirder-Than-You-Remember-Episode-7-eoe5hn

'Undead' mink, (more) sky phalluses, anti-gay Hungarian politician caught in 25-man o**y, new words, a murder hornet update and Toren's COVID tests [EXPLICIT] and adult content. Want to support? https://www.patreon.com/torenatkinson

01/01/2021

The hot new craze that's sweeping the world: drawing pen*ses in the sky with planes - on today's episode of Toren's Guide to Everything!

31/12/2020

Everyone watch this so they know what I'm talking about when I release the new episode of Toren's Guide!

the journey of a mysterious toy as it passes though the hands of various weirdoes in a post-apo...

24/12/2020

Recording has begun! and here's an image for a sneak preview on the topic

21/12/2020

Hey folks! I'm working on (finally) another episode of Toren's Guide to Everything and for the first time this will be a "year in review." Of course, being Toren's Guide, it's not going to be about the same boring stuff everyone's heard about, and I'm looking for suggestions for interesting and obscure things that happened you might know that I don't! Let me know if you have any suggestions!

20/09/2020

It's finally here! You thought it wouldn't happen, but it did! IT DID HAPPEN

A hoax-tastic cryptic from Connecticut and a look at dactylolysis spontanea. Want to support? https://www.patreon.com/torenatkinson

19/09/2020

While you're waiting for the new episode, please help us make this fantastic sci-fi comedy feature film! It's a beast to get any film done, imagine doing it during a pandemic!

Our sci-fi comedy feature is half in the can, and we're seeking $13k to shoot the back half! | Check out 'Time Helmet - Movie Finishing Funds' on Indiegogo.

19/09/2020

New episode is being edited TODAY! In the meantime happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Ever wonder about the origin of sayings like "three sheets to the wind" and "shiver me timbers?" Let Cap'n Toren show you the ropes to nautical idioms. PLUS ...

30/06/2020

The new episode is late BUT my pal Duncan Shields is doing a movie-by-the-minute podcast on Tron, and I'm the guest nerd for the next few weekly episodes. You can listen by clicking this link or on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public.
Enjoy!
https://www.tronologicallyspeaking.com/minute64