Punch & Roll Productions

Journey to a realm of Nerdy and Dirty fantasy, voiced by your favorite audiobook narrators.Punch and Roll for Initiative is a D&D podcast made up of audiobook narrators and taking place in an original world created by the cast.

Punch & Roll for Initiative

Where to Listen to Us

All episodes are available on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts

Watch us play live every other friday

Enter the world of toa

In the wake of planar war, our cast of heroes strive to make a name for themselves as a growing threat from the World Below looms.Find Punch and Roll for Initiative on Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Catch the stream every other Friday on YouTube and Twitch, follow on social media, and join the Welldivers today!

Meet the team

The Game Master

Class: Game Master
Race: Human
Background: Stay at home Nerd
A bit about the GM: He loves co-creating the world with his players and has years of experience as a professional game master.

Ethan Gray

Role: Co-Producer
Bio: Former Funimation VA and current audiobook and audio drama narrator, Ethan has been a DM for 15 years and obsessed with fantasy and paranormal. Best known for voicing romance, you can find Ethan in the All Hallows’ series, A Very Grumpy series, Aspen Ridge Pack series, and on audio dramas with Audio Mazes and MagicWave.

Beryl Steelhammer

Class: Wizard (Abjurer)
Race: Gem Dwarf
Background:Sage
A bit about Beryl: He grew up during the Spiral War. He was an armorsmith until he discovered an affinity for magic.

Zack R.

Role: Co-Producer
Bio: Zack is a voice actor, audiobook narrator, and nerd with an affinity for sci-fi, fantasy, and romance. He is known for the Legends of Pangea series and the upcoming Perceptions: Above and Beyond audio drama.

Iris McGoogan

Class: Monk
Race: Human
Background: Guide
A bit about the Iris: A loving grandmother who isn't afraid to break a hip... or two. She fucking hates Patty and has very fond feelings for petunias but not sure why.

Cleo Birch

Role: Lead Artist
Bio: Cleo is a fucking delight. One moment she's the sweetest person the next, she's cackling from sowing chaos.

Raziel Son of Azreal

Class: Paladin
Race: The First
Background: Soldier
A bit about Raz: He lost his wings in an ancient ceremony of shame by the hands of his father. He hates Harpies.

Roadie

Role: Editor
Bio: Roadie was a former radio host, Podcast editor, and worked in the film industry for several years. Been pursuing voice acting, narrating, and audio engineering as a full time career for the past year.

Emanaia (Emmy) Damira

Class: Warlock
Race: Half-Elf
Background: Scribe
A bit about Emmy: In addition to reading lots of arcane books, she also consumes a ton of smut.

Tegan Bourke

Role: Player
Bio: Narrator of over 20 books, such as the Fur-ever Veterinary Romance Series, Emerald of the Sea, Lifespan of Starlight, and the Perceptions series
Narrator, voice actor and editor and executive production manager for Tairis Anders Media, and author of the Blood Ties Trilogy

Redwald Roarke

Class: Barbarian
Race: Goliath
Background: Soldier
A bit about Redwald: Became a husband and father late in life. Worked construction for the majority of his life.

Aaron Smith

Role: Player
Bio: Narrator of over 200 fantasy/sci-fi audiobooks. Storytelling has influenced many parts of Aaron's life leading him to work as a Narrative Game Designer and Professional Games Master before settling on Audiobook Narration.

Kaida Thorne

Class: Fighter
Race: Human
Background: Farmer
A bit about Kaida: Grew up on a humble farm, and learned to wield a scythe before learning to fight. Her big-sibling personality balances humor and resilience, keeping spirits high even in the face of danger.

Marie Mitchell

Role: Player
Bio: Marie Mitchell is a versatile audiobook narrator and voiceover artist with a background in radio imaging. Often typecast in sunshine X grumpy tropes, she brings heartfelt emotion, sharp wit, and compelling tension to every genre—while personally using sarcasm to cope and stress-baking her way through life.

Sarah Dawn

Role: Social Media Manager
Bio: As an audiobook narrator, Sarah has always loved reading, especially fantasy and romance. She's had formal acting training and was heavily involved in theater in school, and found narration to be a perfect combination of her two passions. She is newer to D&D but it has quickly grown to be another of her favorite hobbies.

SWShanti Art

Role: Artist
Bio: Mother, Artist, and all around nerd, Shanti has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Recently she has started designing book covers, such as the hardback covers for the Naiads of Juile series by Whit Stanfield. She specializes in character art and portraits, though in art, there's nothing she doesn't want to try, as long as she can find the time.

Hel

Role: General Manager
Bio: Hel is your sugar, spice, and everything nerdy narrator. Her love of storytelling and performance brought her into the world of voice acting and she's never looking back. She loves playing fem rage characters and being the villain, and she gets to be the villain of the team on the daily.

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