Session Zero Heroes | TTRPG Actual Play Adventures & Improv Storytelling
Session Zero Heroes uses a wide variety of TTRPG systems to create hilarious, emotional, and captivating actual play stories.
Our Main Adventures:
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Benders & Brews (Avatar Legends): A chaotic group of teens battles gangs, rivals, and pirates to save their tea shop, The Blissful Brew.
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Criminals of Isla Numus (D&D): A crew trapped in a deity’s pocket dimension must earn one million gold in a year to escape, or be trapped forever!
Dive into these series and our rotating collection of one-shots and mini-series!
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Start Your Adventures Here
In the section below you'll find all our most recent episodes, but if you're new here and want to find a
good place to start, see the first episodes linked below to our various series and one-shots:
- Benders & Brews: An Avatar Legends Actual Play
- Criminals of Isla Numus: A D&D 5e Actual Play
- Hunter's Haven: Music Mayhem (A Monster of the Week Actual Play)
- Hunter's Haven: Trick or Treat, Fight or Flee (A Monster of the Week Actual Play)
- Dilly Dunker's Ice Cream Satisfactory (A Kids on Bikes Actual Play)
- Escape from Dino Island (Actual Play One-Shot)
- Black Friday of the Dead (An All Flesh Must be Eaten Actual Play)
Episodes
Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
1 hr 5 min
Having finally met up with Mayu Yinyu the gang is taken to the Rescue Team Squadron base where the gang meets up with some familiar faces before getting their next clue to Mr. Okuran's puzzle and hopefully one step closer to completing their goal and saving the tea shop.
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
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Casting Call Club Credits
Sora voiced by Katherin Storm (Farewell Asthetic)
Mak-Tuk voiced by Neilson Brown (VanStein)
Credits
Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
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Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
1 hr 6 min
The crew is on the search for the elusive Mayu Yinyu and, previously, received a note saying he would reveal himself if the crew helped sabotage the Fire Nation's local weapons factory in Yu Dao so off to work they went with clipboard in-hand. It'll take the whole OSHA in order to foil the Fire Nation and their dreaded war-machine factory, will the gang be up for such a task? Or will they fail and get captured? or worse, get killed!
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
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Sep 14, 2023
Sep 14, 2023
1 hr 9 min
As the pirate ship carrying our group of benders pulls into the docks of the city of Yu Dao the team must figure out how they will manage to escape the villains' watchful gaze and sneak themselves into the city so they can find the mysterious Mayu Yinyu who is the key to getting the next clue of Mr. Okuran's treasure hunt. How will they manage to escape the pirates holding them captive? And how will they find this mysterious individual? Find out on today's episode!
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
© 2022 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Avatar and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
Sep 5, 2023
Sep 5, 2023
1 hr 9 min
A hulking creature approaches the pirate boat where our heroes are being held captive, it's Kuma, the deadly, great, white gator shark returning to the crew of the Bloody Boarcupines in hopes of getting another taste of the captain, whose leg it has already bitten off years ago. But this time, the captain might just have the upper hand as our team of teens assists in the fight in ways no one could have expected!
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
© 2022 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Avatar and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
1 hr 7 min
Having been captured by a familiar crew of pirates, the gang is forced to work and do chores on the ship, but some of the crewmates aren't as bad as their chosen career path might make them out to be, but one thing is for certain, they're expecting the clues the group got from Mr. Okuran to lead to some sort of spectacular treasure, and not a will for a tea shop. What will the gang do stuck alongside the ship of treasure-hungry pirates and ensure they can make it to their goal in time?
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
© 2022 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Avatar and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
56 min
The gang discovers a hidden cave filled with plants and herbs of all sorts hidden away on Whaletail Island by their friend Mr. Okuran and seek the hints and clues he left for them inside. While they search and uncover the secrets left for them, they also discover many new things about each other and some of the dark pasts they've come from.
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind, we would appreciate a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Mayor Wu Voiced by Danielle "Ella Hoshi" GatesLei Voiced by Josh OsborneWeigh Voiced by QuailSpinchNiah voiced by Patrick Macke (CCC, Voices.com, Web)Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215Kalimba Music by: maxkerner
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Jul 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
1 hr 4 min
Bill and Brock find themselves inside a strange series of caverns and tunnels each with their own trials and challenges that will require them to work together in order to get through. All this time they've been pursuing a strange figure who seems to know the caves far better than they do, but who is he and what is he doing here in the caves? That's what we'll find out in this final part of the Bill and Brock one-shot.
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind we would truly appreciate dropping a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
CreditsCharacter Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215
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Jul 5, 2023
Jul 5, 2023
1 hr 10 min
Jumping back a couple of months before everything that happened in season 1, Bill and Brock find themselves with some time off for the nationally celebrated "Soulrest Day" a holiday encouraging taking time for self-reflection and healing. Bill has some plans and Brock, being without anything solidified, decides to follow Bill and the two find themselves wrapped up in a mystery that will take both of them to explore and solve.
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind we would truly appreciate dropping a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
CreditsCharacter Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215
© 2022 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Avatar and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
Jun 22, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
49 min
As we finally meet all of the suspects and the gang gets fairly intense in their investigations the truth of the missing green scale finally comes to light and it's a big surprise to everyone involved! Find out who it was and what other mysteries and secrets the scale kept hidden away in this episode of Benders & Brews!
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind we would truly appreciate dropping a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Mayor Yu Voiced by Adam Powell from Snyder's ReturnMayor Wu & Councilwoman Lin Voiced by Danielle "Ella Hoshi" GatesOld Man Gunja & Councilman Huan Voiced by Doug G.Lei Voiced by Josh OsborneCouncilman Young Voiced byAustinM3Weigh Voiced by QuailSpinchNiah voiced by Patrick Macke (CCC, Voices.com, Web)Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215
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Jun 7, 2023
Jun 7, 2023
41 min
The mystery continues as the gang pulls their group of suspects into the mayor's office in order to solve this heinous crime. Will they discover who stole the green scale in this episode? Or will the mystery continue unsolved? Find out in today's episode!
We hope you've enjoyed our show so far and that you continue listening as episodes are released! Additionally, feel free to follow us using the social links below, or by clicking the icons. Feel free to share our show with anyone who loves the Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra series as well! Finally, if you would be so kind we would truly appreciate dropping a review on whatever platform you're listening from. It would mean a lot and help to support our podcast and allow us to grow! Thanks so much for listening!
Social Media
LinkTree - A Full List of our Links
Instagram - @SessionZeroHeroes
Facebook - @SessionZeroHeroes
Twitter - @Session0Heroes
Credits
Mayor Yu Voiced by Adam Powell from Snyder's ReturnMayor Wu & Councilwoman Lin Voiced by Danielle "Ella Hoshi" GatesOld Man Gunja & Councilman Huan Voiced by Doug G.Lei Voiced by Josh OsborneCouncilman Young Voiced byAustinM3Weigh Voiced by QuailSpinchNiah voiced by Patrick Macke (CCC, Voices.com, Web)Character Art by: alessiopapadrawChibi Art by: mayuuzuBackground Art by: kennicchiMusic by: joetimms215
© 2022 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Avatar and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.
Our Shows
At Session Zero Heroes we host a variety of different shows using several Tabletop Roleplaying Game systems from Avatar Legends to Dungeons and Dragons and everything in between. These amazing systems help us to tell our incredible, funny, and sometimes even emotional stories within a wide variety of genres and themes. We use these amazing tools to create characters, worlds, and everything inside them.
So join us as we explore the incredible games and systems out there and tell fantastical stories within them. And be sure to follow, like, and subscribe to our shows wherever they can be streamed (which is anywhere and everywhere podcasts are being streamed). And if your streaming service allows it, be sure to drop us a review! We'd love to get your feedback and hear your thoughts on the shows we're creating!
Benders & Brews
System: Avatar Legends
Benders & Brews follows a group of angsty, teenage ”orphans” who all work at The Blissful Brew Tea Shop alongside the kindly owner Mr. Okuran. Things get crazy when they find out that the shop is on the financial decline as a group of thugs is extorting the beloved owner for protection money. How will they manage to help their friend and save the tea shop?
Avatar Legends is an RPG system set in the world of Avatar the Last Airbender and Legend of Korra and uses the Powered by the Apocalypse System created by Magpie Games. Join us as we create our own story inside this world filled with elemental benders, dastardly villains, and creative creatures!
Criminals of Isla Numus
System: Dungeons & Dragons(5e)
Criminals of Isla Numus is a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Actual-Play Podcast where 5 players make their way through a sprawling city controlled by the god of gambling who has tasked the players with accumulating one million gold pieces in the span of the year or be trapped in his world forever. Can the players fulfill this challenge or be trapped in a strange place in strange new bodies for the rest of their mortal existence?
Hunter's Haven: Music Mayhem
System: Monster of the Week
Hunter's Haven is the subtitle we give to all of our Monster of the Week one-shots where we play through a game written by one of our crew members solving a strange and oftentimes disturbing mystery that typically leads to an epic showdown with some sort of monster or villainous creature. Currently, we have a one-shot titled "Music Mayhem" which we published during the Halloween 2023 season, so if cryptids and creepy things are up your alley be sure to check out the full one-shot.
Dilly Dunker's Ice Cream SatisFactory
System: Kids on Bikes
Join us in this one-shot where our characters will be embarking on an ice cream adventure inspired by Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Wonka prequel movie. We will be using the Kids on Bikes TTRPG system created by Evil Hat Productions for this one-shot. Be sure to check out Episode 1 which will be published at the same time as this episode. And, of course, be sure to check out our other TTRPG actual plays we've created here at Session Zero Heroes.
Escape from Dino Island
System: Escape from Dino Island
Escape from Dino Island is a one-shot created by Sam Tung and Sam Roberts and uses the Powered by the Apocalypse system. If you would like to purchase a copy of this one-shot you can do so at https://samnite.itch.io/escapefromdinoisland
The team of DNA hunters arrive on DinoQuest Island accompanied by Admiral Assman from the local military. The team is in disguise as a film crew recording a documentary about the dinosaur-infested island in hopes of getting to the labs where the DNA is kept but, without a vehicle, they will have to trek the peninsula on foot. What monstrosities will they run into? And will they manage to escape them without being eaten!? Find out in the first episode of our "Escape from Dino Island" one-shot!