S3E119 - The End from 2022-08-13T15:49:51

You find yourself in an ancient tomb, below a pyramid that has recently risen from its sandy grave. On one side of the tomb are priests from the Temple of Bastet, and beside them are ...

S3E118 - What Is A Cunning Action? from 2022-07-30T08:47:45

You are standing in the cargo hold of an airship, the corpse of an enormous humanoid is suspended in cables a few feet up, a strange new cloth has wrapped itself about you, an incredib...

S3E117 - Mmm Somebody Stop Me! from 2022-07-14T14:00

Chaos broils as Kal decides to listen to the voice in his head. What could that possibly mean? Do you wanna know more?

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S3E116 - Zariel Has Spoken! from 2022-06-30T22:47:23

What causes a river to boil? Did Thorn see a giant and if so then what did it want? Can a slaver captain be tempted along a different path? What resolution is found when Clicker and...

S3E115 - We Have Each Other's Confidence? from 2022-06-16T21:00

Who are these river bandits and what is up with their very weird faces? Will the party seize control of the paddle-ship river-barge from the morally decrepit slaver-crew? Days after t...

S3E114 - I Knew It! I Know Aasimar! from 2022-06-09T21:00:09

There is a bandit battle on and above the river Nuria, and in this session that battle ... continues! Do you wanna know more?

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S3E113 - Never Met My Parents from 2022-05-26T21:00

The PCs find tranquillity while hiding in the smuggler’s hold of the slaver river barge, Just Pazuzu, ‘nough so that Thorn passes out from his exhaustion. What then passes when Erika ...

S3E112 - Nymph Stew from 2022-05-12T21:00

What is this strange attraction, this yearning for the female gnoll called Princess Karima? How will their conversation go with the harbour-master? Why does Erika need to visit a templ...

S3E111 - You Stay Silent For A Minute from 2022-04-21T21:00:07

What happens when a PC creates a new character because of a split party, and then the party comes back together again? What do they do when streams cross? Who are the Crimson Paw, the...

S3E110 - Mountain Bike Riding Witch from 2022-04-07T21:00:01

You’ve just finished erasing a couple of vampire spawn from existence, a dwarven and an elfmarked spawn, now you face a gnoll vampire ... is the correct decision to erase it as well? ...

S3E109 - He Was Helluv Hot from 2022-03-24T21:00:47

Are you curious to know if Clicker was able to open the sarcophagus? How about learning what Thorn finds behind a secret door? Or perhaps you are just curious to know what the four ....

S3E108 - Your Family In A Place Like This from 2022-03-05T07:21:47

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Has Chiratidzo infected Volga, and if so what does that mean? After having heard a simultaneously baritone and soprano voice in his head, Kal finds means to exit the Pall...

S3E107 - Rockfell from 2022-02-24T21:00

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Volga is alive! But where is she and why isn’t she dead? Or is she undead? Kal and Clicker are guided to await their hostess within a bathhouse in the Pallid Court. Th...

S3E106 - My Beloved Flaming Sphere from 2022-02-07T15:29:01

What mischief has the firbolg found herself? Clicker meets up with Kal but there’s no Thorn nor Volga, so what’s the move? Split party! Thorn discovers something odd about the Pallid...

S3E105 - Like a Solid Teammate from 2022-01-20T14:59:45

In this session Clicker follows a mysterious female through the Wharf District. Volga follows a mysterious human man through the Wharf District. Kal waits for the new companions at t...

S3E104 - I’ve Never Seen So Much Skin from 2022-01-07T00:03:31

After having placed an order for a silvered rapier, Thorn continues to the rendezvous point, jostled amongst the crowded street of celebrating cityfolk. Volga’s eyes nearly bugout of ...

S3E103 - The Crimson Paw from 2021-12-30T21:00

Clicker meets a shadowy figure in the belly of a riverboat tavern; to get answers she must demonstrate a skill unique to her ... and on passing the test the figure begins to speak more...

S3E102 - To Catch a Pickpocket from 2021-12-23T21:00

Clicker meets a shadowy figure in the belly of a riverboat tavern; to get answers she must demonstrate a skill unique to her. Kal and Volga walk through the Endless Bazaar, searching ...

S3E101 - A Library, A Guild And An Alchemist from 2021-12-09T21:56:35

Clicker enters a tavern called A Kobold’s Magic within the Flood Market, with the surety that tavern is a front for something else. Volga and Kal find an alchemist that happily purcha...

S3E100 - Noone Knows My Name from 2021-11-28T11:15:15

So you have just fled the sight of humanoid-slaughter and need to make a decision, what’s the play? The play is to split the party three-ways! Clicker follows a trail of thieves' can...

S3E99 - I Want The Spark from 2021-11-19T22:16:52

After a good sleep on a nice Inn bed, you awaken to the delicious smells of a hot breakfast but find that it's being served by a female named Jessica; who knows that you are a Child of...

S3E98 - Jessica from 2021-11-12T02:13:10

After months of captivity, away from civilization, surviving mostly on gruel, what might the scent of hot breakfast elicit? What words might you say on entering a scene with a table l...

S3E97 - No, I Mean Yes, I Mean I Don’t Know from 2021-11-05T08:42:59

What does it mean to be able to sleep in an actual bed after months abroad! It's not the bed of your own home, but to be once more in a city, to once more know comfort. The night has...

S3E96 - Thorn and Clicker from 2021-10-28T21:00

A strange cry overhead wakes you from nightmare, your heart is pounding and you are covered in sweat. How do you react when you are once more in the material plane and back in the inn...

S3E95 - The Cyclop’s Lyre from 2021-10-22T14:23:44

Escape from the haunted manor isn’t without consequence as the party discovers when the doll in Kal’s backpack attacks and Clicker isn’t willing to go forward without her friend, the n...

S3E94 - That Lady Just Bit Through Her Neck from 2021-10-15T14:38:22

When a creature takes out the BBEG you are facing, do you stealthily take back your artifact when they are not looking, or put on your persuasion hat and negotiate? While 2 PCs are in...

S3E93 - This Will Have To Get More Physical from 2021-10-08T14:10:55

The newcomer Kal finds himself alone in a room of horror and corpses. One corpse in particular is of concern, it hangs from the ceiling and is spilling green mist that swirls ankle-de...

S3E92 - Is It The Cockatrice Dance? from 2021-09-30T21:00:27

As the party continues to search the haunted manor, looking for the vile doll that dealt such cutting blows, what else will be found? Perhaps a grand ballroom and dancing spirits? Pe...

S3E91 - I’m Not A Cleric For God’s Sake from 2021-09-24T02:40:31

After visiting the apparition of a little girl, the company continues their exploration of the manor looking for their stolen artifact. Upstairs they encounter a ruined bathroom and a...

S3E90 - That Is Not An OK Doll from 2021-09-17T00:22:43

What’s the best outcome from facing Poltergeist? What does Clicker do with Thorn’s constant intrusions in her head? Do you join a formal dinner when a ruined room suddenly becomes a g...

S3E89 - Red Herring Haunted Manor Shenanigans from 2021-09-10T01:26:27

The companions have entered the manor, chasing after and in search of the artifact-thief, the evil doll named Annibelle. Therein they receive a harsh education on haunting; the sounds...

S3E88 - It Is Important Because It Is Important from 2021-09-03T02:24:56

The conversation with the pious girtablilu named Clackers is cut short as Clicker presses her companions to move quickly and chase after Annibelle. Letting a creature of such evil hav...

S3E87 - Kal-Enth and Hagson from 2021-08-27T02:42:35

Introductions are made and a name is given for the trollkin and the odd looking albino human, but not before a fierce altercation with a girtablilu that is mistaken for a tosculi. Bef...

S3E86 - Invoke My Cloak Of Flies from 2021-08-20T10:13:17

After a hearty round of shopping you return to your humble dwelling only to catch a peeping Tom ... wait a minute ... a trollkin?! Is that Volun! Has he returned?! Do you wanna know...

S3E85 - Myeow-uh-ah from 2021-08-13T01:29:12

Having concluded the shopping and aware that Volga’s wildshape will end soon, the 3 companions are interrupted by a blaring horn that blasts across the cityscape. Is the city being at...

S3E84 - No I Do Not Have Such A Thing from 2021-08-06T00:37:44

Volga tours through the Wharf District of Per-Bastet as a cat, walking around and between the legs of Clicker and Thorn.  Good decision on wildshaping into a cat within the city of cats!  Meanwh...

S3E83 - Please Stop Harassing Me from 2021-07-29T21:49:56

It’s a new day and the worries of yesterday, the worries of the fey, the worries of slave caravans ... all that is now behind the group. The sun is shining, they are rested and feelin...

S3E82 - Licking Dirt From The Floor from 2021-07-22T22:51:07

Exhausted, the party have dream hopped for long hours, from the Jungles of Kush to the streets of Per-Bastet. It is just past the witching hour when they step out of the dream and re-...

S3E81 - Like Blind Kittens from 2021-07-15T21:00:02

Visions have led the party in opposite directions, fracturing the group. Norbit is nonplussed as he attempts to guide with logic versus emotions. Thorn questions Clicker’s loyalty an...

S3E80 - Insight Check Every Feather from 2021-07-08T21:00

What has the party done that has caused visions? Clicker’s father? Volga’s father? Thorn’s brother? Norbit’s home? What do these visions mean? Will they fracture and divide the p...

S3E79 - The Canopic Jar from 2021-07-01T21:00:26

As the dust of battle settles, emotions and adrenalin dissipate, and one of the companions vomits on the cavern floor. Now prisoner to the party, Bashir suggests that wisdom dictates ...

S3E78 - The Spark from 2021-06-24T21:00:53

While Volga and Norbit watch over and guard a bound Bashir, Thorn covers Clicker as she uses her sombrero of detect magic to begin searching Glavost’s would-be gem mine. Ten minutes l...

S3E77 - Skirting the Razor’s Edge from 2021-06-18T04:39:49

Bashir! What breath of fate has turned the tide and left this BBEG at the player’s whim? Will they kill the man that enslaved them? Will they question him to learn what secrets he c...

S3E76 - Driderro Egg Shishkebab from 2021-06-10T22:57:51

As the bubbles of darkness from the creature called a driderro fade and disappear, the party is finally able to stumble their way through the mine and put an end to the vile aberration...

S3E75 - Avocado Pit from 2021-06-04T08:09:05

The battle with the one time dwarf, then derro, now a mix between spider and derro ... the aberration called a Driderro continues! The companions stumble about in the darkness that it ...

S3E74 - Stab It! from 2021-05-27T21:50:23

Clicker is caught by the Driderro creature, a conglomeration of derro and drider. Her attempts at communication with the foul aberration fall short. Where are her companions? What i...

S3E73 - I’m Really Worried Bout Clicker from 2021-05-20T21:54

Clicker decides to acquiesce to her fate and in doing so she is shocked to bump into her past. Thorn pulls his nose out of the interesting chest of glyphs to find out what is the ruck...

S3E72 - Resistance Is Futile from 2021-05-15T02:41:19

In this episode we return to the scene of an ongoing battle between the party and some very odd looking dwarves.  Just as the tide turns ... horror enters the fray and drags Clicker aw...

S3E71 - Something Weird With Google from 2021-05-06T22:52:19

Why a locked pantry?  Because it hides a secret passage and a rather ordinary small chest.  Can Clicker’s years as a locksmith aid in discovering what’s inside the chest?  More importa...

S3E70 - I Know Wagen But What Are Volks? from 2021-04-29T11:46

Have the players found something incredibly rare for tower homes, the ever so elusive and mysterious “Captain’s Quarters” floor?  The owner has disappeared and left all these gems on t...

S3E69 - This Door is Locked from 2021-04-22T23:11:08

What would you do when you find yourself alone in the guardian tree home of a powerful fey being? Would you partake of the food and have a cup of tea? Would you pull books from shelv...

S3E68 - Let Me Gather My Bearings from 2021-04-15T21:00

The stone beings that greet the companions can only speak terran, but none of the companions know this language, so what recourse will they take and who are these stone beings?  The gu...

S3E67 - You Take All The Fun Outta This Game from 2021-04-08T21:00:09

Morning arrives in the forbidden forest and with mornings light the party finds that they have arrived at the Guardian Tree named Sevosi.  Will the resurrected tortle’s single-minded p...

S3E66 - Damn You Be Cross-Eyed from 2021-04-01T21:00:56

After the realm quakes settle what more can be gleaned from minions?  Perhaps now is a good time to ask them what happened back at the slave camp?  Perhaps now is a good time to learn ...

S3E65 - I Don’t Like You Anymore! from 2021-03-25T21:00

What just happened?  What was that ominous and pervasive feeling that led to a tremor?  What is the magic rock that Thorn holds and what is the really big hole in the ground?  That was...

S3E64 - K-Kaw K-Kaw from 2021-03-18T21:00:46

That ever-so-mean-guard named Nit is restrained by Volga’s entangling vines, adding insult to injury, that ever-so-unique-tortle that is a paladin holds her in place with his crushing ...

S3E63 - Produce Flames In Her Face from 2021-03-11T23:06:57

Simple quest, step into the plane of dreams, find Sevosi’s realm and return her essence to the Fairy Godmother Saffron and the Nightmare King!  Easy to plan but not easy to execute, be...

S3E62 - What If We Kidnap Bashir? from 2021-03-04T23:22:12

What’s the plan now that you’ve managed to pull back the thick curtain between the material and dream planes?  Do you step through and physically enter the plane of dreams?  Perhaps de...

S3E61 - You Have To See It But Not See It from 2021-02-26T00:24:29

Ack ... fey quests!  How does one step into the dream?  Can a somatic gesture be done when you only have 3 fingers and a thumb?  Who is Thistle Pollendale and what is that thing she pu...

S3E60 - Billy-Goat Gruff from 2021-02-19T00:12:56

How does the plan to resurrect your fallen companion change when you discover that he is no longer where you left him?  Do you wanna know more?

Embers from a Chimney II is a Cri...

S3E59 - Listen I’m Not Property! from 2021-02-11T23:43:25

The path forward is clear, time to resurrect Norbit with one of the hard-won pargen berry prizes, but then how far do you turn on your plans when an unexpected guest arrives?  Should y...

S3E58 - Blabbergast from 2021-02-04T22:35:08

Side quest completed, now it’s time to collect the reward.  How does one negotiate the price of a “favour” with the fey?  Does this ragtag group haggle a good or bad deal?  What does C...

S3E57 - Three Ways to Horse Sht from 2021-01-28T21:00

What is the proper etiquette to follow when you finally stumble into the Guest Right Room offered by the lord of the realm?  Do you bathe and put on fresh clothes?  Do you sneak about ...

S3E56 - Yawchaka Jungle from 2021-01-21T21:00

How does one react when your sprite guide goes bonkers as you approach its home?  On the lone path into Grandma Elmtwinkle’s land, before you, is a corpse ... what do you do?  There is...

S3E55 - Fey Ways Are Not Out Ways from 2021-01-14T21:00

After taking a short rest the team huddles and leaves their odd travel companion, Ij’Namuj, to sit alone and puff on his long-stemmed churchwarden pipe.  What does he see as he stares ...

S3E54 - I Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny from 2021-01-07T21:00

What’s the best thing to do after a battle in a sweltering jungle and evening has set in?  Do you leave behind an NPC that’s inserted themselves with the party?  Or do you keep them wi...

S3E53 - Can’t Be Stupid Around A Devil from 2020-12-17T21:00

On rescue from the depths of a cenote lair, is it practical for the party to have an existential conversation with their rescuer?  Who is this Ij’Namuj and why does he seem so interest...

S3E52 - Half Skill In Cenote Jumping from 2020-12-10T22:05:08

What’s the right play when you are in an ancient building that may have once belonged to the ancient lost civilization of the Antediluvian?  If you are a dwarf, clearly the play would ...

S3E51 - Who are the Antediluvians? from 2020-12-03T22:38:20

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Clicker stumbles about under the wavering light of a single candle as the four wayward companions explore an utterly dark chamber.  Thorn discovers something odd about the denizens...

S3E50 - Standin There In Me Undies Holdin n Handaxe from 2020-11-26T21:00

Diving down and through the watery entrance the four misbegotten compadres indeed find a lair.  An ancient building with ancient writings that tug at the learnings of the one-time arch...

S3E49 - Pargen Berries and Vril Stone from 2020-11-19T21:00

Within the cenote and as the dust settles, or perhaps better to say the end of splashings and thrashings, a lone body balances between floating and sinking.  The cantankerous barbarian...

S3E48 - Leeroy Jenkins a Suicidal Huginn from 2020-11-12T21:00

Last time I asked you what comes next and now you will have that answer!  The fearless four awaken to find themselves only minutes from their goal.  Pushing past the last bit of flora, Volun lea...

S3E47 - Criss Cross Apple Sauce from 2020-11-06T00:10:29

In this session it all comes to a head as the players search, delve into the deeper meaning of celsius, centigrad, farenheit, meters, and feet. Yeesh! What comes next after crossing a long bri...

S3E46 - Clinton! Clinton! from 2020-10-29T21:00:37

Under Sunrise’s guidance the companions venture from the safe lands of Grandma Elmtwinkle and enter the Yawachaka Jungle. When hunger gnaws on bellies, Thorn and Volun head out to scavenge for ...

S3E45 - The Enthusiasm of Saying Brr-rrandon! from 2020-10-22T21:00

In order to obtain weapons, supplies and goods from the fey market, Thorn and Clicker learn to barter and bargain with favours. The companions will soon learn the value of a favour as they stri...

S3E44 - That's a Shotgun from 2020-10-15T21:00

Fey! Autumn Court! Starlight Court! Archfey! Ethereal Essences! What is all this about? Who cares! Time to shop! How do you buy things from creatures that do not like worked metal, and so coi...

S3E43 - Aberrations? Impossible! from 2020-10-09T03:15:59

The conversation with Grandma Elmtwinkle continues and some of the puzzle pieces begin to fall into place. Thorn, Clicker and Volun learn that they are dream walkers and that the fairy godmothe...

S3E42 - Grandma Elmtwinkle from 2020-10-01T21:00

What was taken from Clicker and Thorn that has them off balance and sets off Volun? Why does a black scorpion follow Thorn? Who is the red-head human? Will Grandma Elmtwinkle be able to place...

S3E41 - Well I Have To Wear The Armour Now from 2020-09-24T23:17:23

Time to find a place to camp, but not before speaking for the fallen and placing a marker in remembrance. When the next day dawns the sadness of passing is soon replaced with anger, as once aga...

S3E40 - Rage Quit from 2020-09-17T21:00

The giant-sized woman holds your hand and guides you to a place, a place beyond the portal where the jackal headed-scary-man-being waits. Past that portal you can see so many other tortles, and...

S3E39 - Battleaxe Between My Teeth from 2020-09-10T21:00

If you have a hankering for falling into trenches, ditches, and gullies ... then this is the episode for you! You will learn all about players that understand how precious each moment is, and h...

S3E38 - I Heal With The Power Of My Awesomeness from 2020-09-03T21:00

Why is the dryad, Dindelia, with her guerilla-style battle tactics, bent on killing you? What do you say to your paladin after another battle has left two of you barely able to stand, your part...

S3E37 - Level 2 is a Tough Life! from 2020-08-27T21:00

What would you offer to a ravenfolk, who is looking to trade a silk rug from the land of the humans? Who are these people from a tribe called the Ashen Bats, and why do the centaurs think Thorn...

S3E36 - Centaur-splaining from 2020-08-20T21:00

Having vanquished Tosculi drones, the band continues their forest tunnel trek, but stops short when a breeze carries the sound of sylvan voices ahead. Send forth your scout and learn that there...

S3E35 - Hide Behind the Paralyzed Tortle from 2020-08-13T21:00

Tis an odd bit of adventuring to observe your herbalist using a rapier to harvest black tar from a flower. Odder still is to figure out how to trek the forest tunnel with a paralysed 450lb tort...

S3E34 - This Is How Dragon Turtles Came To Be from 2020-08-06T21:00

After scouting ahead Thorn and Norbit return to camp, just as Clicker is showing Volun her discovery of a strange sigil. The companions begin to find this sigil, and others about the glade, som...

S3E33 - What’s a Dryad? from 2020-07-30T21:00

Clicker strips down to dry out her gear after having soaked herself earlier, and perhaps just a little, to bask naked in the afternoon sunlight that pierces the forest canopy. Volun busies hims...

S3E32 - Attune to the Silk Rug from 2020-07-23T21:00

Soul gazing fish fill your bellies, and pond water refreshes your thirst. Now it’s time to figure out what to do next. Your eyes settle on the lamppost in the centre of the pond, what’s in tha...

S3E31 - Fish-Rapier from 2020-07-16T21:00

As the bright light clears, the ringing in your ears subsides, you find yourself in a forest glade. Where are you? Does it matter? You are free and the slavers are behind, you’ve made good on...

S3E30 - I Gotta Tortle In My Throat from 2020-07-09T21:00

Only a moment ago Clicker had unlocked the massive reinforced stone door. On the other side of that door is a shimmering watery surface. What holds the water back, prevents it from spilling in...

S3E29 - Antechamber from 2020-07-02T21:00

Once again the four companions find themselves back in the Under Barrows and dodging their would-be slavers. There is only one more direction they have not explored, what hides down that path? ...

S3E28 - Discombobulate from 2020-06-25T21:00

Cries of pain, cries of distress, a child in need of parents ... clearly the path forward is ended and the companions must escort the child home! Or will they? Norbit is wounded, the grey frog...

S3E27 - Falker Down! from 2020-06-18T21:00

What course of action should you take when your friend is smited by a very large, ugly-looking, grey frog with claws? How do you react when the creature whispers in your mind and paints visions...

S3E26 - Kid Kidnapper from 2020-06-11T21:00

Who is the first that breaks the gargantuan teddy bear illusion and sees the female satyr within? Thorn and Norbit slow their attack as the satyr begins to speak with them, offering to return t...

S3E25 - Comforting Teddy from 2020-06-04T21:00

Lies abound in this realm within the Plane of Dreams. What is the next step? Exit the dream and escape the Under Barrows, but to do this they must find the missing child Edwin. Further up the...

S3E24 - Death of a Dragonfly from 2020-05-28T21:00

Norbit is commanded to sit down and shut up by the Nightmare King! How is that possible? No spell was cast? Having received her boon, Clicker is morose and distraught, so what are the words f...

S3E23 - Guardian Tree from 2020-05-21T21:00

The 4 slave-heroes are brought to stand at a door, built into the trunk of an enormous tree that towers above the forest canopy. Will they follow their guide into this tree? Will the partake o...

S3E22 - Scarring Manacles from 2020-05-14T21:00

Now that the ugly tooth fairies have been dealt with, it’s time to free the trapped creature. Is it the blows from Thorn’s scimitar that free it, or perhaps Clicker has something that she bring...

S3E21 - Grotesque Tiny Fairies from 2020-05-07T21:00

Zack/Norbit stands to face his tiny assailants, seeing nothing but hearing that he’s surrounded! Atreya/Clicker exits her cover to throw another object at the tiny creature that flutters in fro...

S3E20 - Magic Fey 'Shrooms from 2020-04-30T21:00

The four slaves continue their sojourn deeper into the Forbidden Forest, their goal held firm in their minds; to succeed here would spell success for their internment in the material plane. Cli...

S3E19 - Planar Norbit from 2020-04-23T21:00

Clicker / Atreya drags the unconscious body of her companion into the shadows of the Forbidden Forest canopy, only to hear strange cackles from deeper along the trail. Thorn / Rowan heals this ...

S3E18 - The Forbidden Forest from 2020-04-16T21:00

Marionettes ... puppets ... the smiling wooden statue of Mayor Owen and his wife Selda, parent’s of the missing child Edwin ... they danced on the strings of the strange, large, gross-looking sh...

S3E17 - Shadows from the Past from 2020-04-09T21:00

The intrepid companions leave the ancient fountain, leave the now aged, horned and winged Saffron and enter the Forbidden Forest. Barely a moment passes and from behind a tree steps a shadow. ...

S3E16 - Boons and Sacrifice from 2020-04-02T21:00

Volun finds fey wisdom in his tribe's ancient lore, what does he share with his companions? Why does Thorn go off on a tirade for an entire hour? Can Clicker keep her companions together when ...

S3E15 - Ancient Fountain from 2020-03-26T21:00

“Gather close my children of the Harvest Moon, hold hands tight, close your eyes.” Who utters such drivel and where are our would-be-heroes? This session was chalk-full of great role playing, ...

S3E14 - Kitchen War from 2020-03-19T21:00

The story continues ... Volun the now gnome Falker, imagines Colour Spay into Colour Flour and fills the room. Thorn the now halfling Rowan, grabs up tiny hands and spins an impressive waltz. ...

S3E13 - Pugwampi from 2020-03-12T21:00

Once rejoined, Thorn hands out Potions of Shrink and passes on the fey’s instructions. Can they find sleep and regain their strength? Will they listen to Norbit’s warning about Bashir? Will “...

S3E12 - Shadow and Stealth from 2020-03-05T21:00

Alone with Godmother Saffron, can Thorn enter the dream? What brave thing will Norbit do with Slavers only meters away? Why is Volun vomiting and what does he spot that his companions cannot? ...

S3E11 - Decay and Saffron from 2020-02-27T21:00

What sound does a harp make when it strums to an absent audience? Can Volun, desperate to find Clicker, succeed in his leap of faith? Why does Thorn, the seeker, recapitulate his time as the ...

S3E10 - Hello Alice from 2020-02-20T21:00

After listening to the slavers make plans to recapture our heroes, it is time to make a decision, it is time to leave this hidey hole and sneak over to the remains of the fallen bridge ... it is...

S3E9 - A Dark and Tiny Hole from 2020-02-13T21:00:21

The slave companions realise that the throne room that harbours them also allows them to acoustically eavesdrop on any person within the room with the pedestal. They also discover that there’s ...

S3E8 - Under Barrow-Shhh Quiet from 2020-02-06T21:00

Luck ... our slave companions manage to arm themselves with a tarnished sword and robe themselves with some ancient clothing. As they begin to plan their next move, the chamber they are in burs...

S3E7 - Under Barrow Ruins from 2020-01-30T21:00

Enter an ancient room that hasn’t felt the breath of a humanoid for eons, and awaken the skeletal remains of who? Bah! Time is of the essence! No time for the undead when their guard captors w...

S3E6 - Under Barrows II from 2020-01-23T21:00

Where are our four slaves? Attempt to escape and find themselves with glowing pink mushrooms? Thank the Southland Gods that there’s an archeologist amongst them! He might not be the sharpest ...

S3E5 - Under Barrows from 2020-01-16T04:00:33

Today’s meaningless labour of moving rocks from here to there is interrupted by the persistent chatter from Norbit; who is so new to being a slave that the others are very worried that he’ll get...

S3E4 - Slave Encampment II from 2020-01-09T20:55:06

The four estranged slaves have found themselves on the hot plate as Bashir searches to pierce the clouds of ignorance. With no interesting truths found, the slaves are relegated back to meaning...

S3E3 - Awaken from the Dream from 2020-01-02T21:00:04

In this episode, life within the cozy hamlet goes on and the children continue their task to help the mayor. As they finish and celebrate their victory, Zack/Norbit catches sight of a strange l...

S3E2 - Shared Dreams from 2019-12-27T02:00

In this episode the four slaves find themselves in an otherworldly shared dream, or perhaps this is an out of body experience?

Embers from a Chimney II is a Crimson Nib podcast that will ...

S3E1 - Slave Encampment I from 2019-12-19T23:54:49

In this episode 1 we meet 3 of the players, returning to their tent as there is a commotion in the slave encampment. This leads to the introduction of the 4th player’s character.

Embers ...

S2E10 - Doing a Voice from 2019-06-30T21:00:08

In this episode I figured I’d give a whirl at discussing what’s the big deal with using a voice for roleplaying!

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is created in conjunct...

S2E9 - You Rat Bastard Rapscallion! from 2019-06-23T21:00:38

In this episode we’ll take a peek into that dastardly deed of stealing from your fellow characters; can it, should it, or how can it happen?

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast...

S2E8 - Flaws and Foibles from 2019-06-16T21:00:16

In this episode we will take a look at what is often considered “character flaws”, and how they can aid in making our campaign, our story, our roleplay … that much richer!

The Player’s P...

S2E7 - Player vs Player vs Gamemaster from 2019-06-09T21:00:36

Today seems like a good day to take a stab at, to cut open, to examine roleplaying player to player versus player to gamemaster.

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is cre...

S2E6 - Split The Party from 2019-06-02T21:00:49

In this episode, we dive into the woods called “I split the party!” and see what other denizens lurk in the shadows. What does splitting the party means for you, the other players and the gamem...

S2E5 - Externalise the Internal from 2019-05-26T21:00:25

Some insights on different ways to reveal the inner workings of our characters, to make our roleplay richer and more dynamic.

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is create...

S2E4 - Who The Hell Are You? from 2019-05-19T21:00

Using backstory to increase player on player interaction by creating drama where there might have been none before. How would the events of your past define how you react when your companion dri...

S2E3 - To Be or Not To Be Possessed from 2019-05-12T21:00:17

This time around the mulberry bush, let’s see what fun can be had when you meet up with some ancient dolls.

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is created in conjunction w...

S2E2 - Why Take Notes? from 2019-05-05T21:00:25

A little story looking into how taking notes can lead to some interesting anecdotes.

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is created in conjunction with The DMs Perspective...

S2E1 - So You've Been Cursed from 2019-04-27T05:50:09

My thoughts on dealing with getting cursed as a player.

The Player’s Perspective is a bitesize podcast that is created in conjunction with The DMs Perspective podcast (found on all podcas...

e51 Connect The Dots III from 2019-04-07T21:00:32

Join Mick and I as we conclude our conversation about the last episode for the campaign called Embers from a Chimney! I think it is auspicious that we find ourselves talking about FGU, and the kic...

e50 Connect The Dots II from 2019-03-31T21:00:43

Join Mick and I as we chat about our last episode in the campaign called Embers from a Chimney! What plausible story can I weave for these player? And what cliff-hanger, nail-biting moment will wr...

e49 Connect The Dots I from 2019-03-24T21:00:32

Join Mick and I as we continue our chat from last week. Mick asks all the pressing questions to look behind the curtains. Did you want to know what would happen if Oraqi returned to Dabu? Are you...

e48 Getting Played Like A Fiddle from 2019-03-17T21:00:42

Join Mick and I as we chat about who is the Princess Karima, will Elbrim get lucky, and what are the similarities between the princess and a Pierson's puppeteer (Ringworld, Larry Niven reference)? ...

e47 Murderhobo, A First World Problem from 2019-03-06T15:20:55

Join Mick and I as we chat about players that find enjoyment, and take time from busy lives, for a good story where they can be the heroes. Did you ever wonder how much more time there’d for RPG i...

e46 Visit a Crimson Nib Near You, Where Quality Is Not An Option! from 2019-02-24T21:00:58

Join Mick and I as we chat about streaming a campaign with twitch and what should a viewer see? Having a production engineer to take care of audio levels and viewer content while streaming. Playe...

e45 The Big ‘ol Red Fighting Cock from 2019-02-10T21:00:41

Join Mick and I as we chat about companions that have gone off the deep end, and what you must do to keep everyone safe? What is the smart thing to do with a familiar? What to do with players tha...

e44 Sell the Blood to the Vampires from 2019-02-03T21:00:09

Join Mick and I as we chat about when do pieces of information change from valueless to valuable? The GM scatters clues and the players find none, the puzzle remains. Then comes the ah-ha moment,...

e43 The Orcs are Farting Like Crazy from 2019-01-27T21:00:09

Join Mick and I as we chat about why players enjoy trying to mess up the GM? If the players go out on a bender, is that the right time for a GM to introduce the NPC that will rob the players blind?...

e42 I’ll Trade You My Used Clothes For Those New Ones from 2019-01-20T21:00:32

Join Mick and I as we chat again about seeding a plot point ages ago and finally seeing it bear fruit IRL months later, and then using that reveal moment to tie in another character’s backstory. Wh...

e41 If I Wanna Go To McDonalds And You Wanna Go To Hungry Jacks from 2019-01-13T21:00:57

This is the first episode for 2019 and it is good to be back! This week we return to Per-Bastet and connect with the Grey Company once more. After days within the game but months in real life, the...

e40 This is Kinda Like Typhoid Mary from 2018-12-02T09:37:38

Hello good people of the interwebs,

This is our last episode for 2018, and let me say that it’s been a blast creating these podcasts! Sitting down with Mick each Saturday, for coffee and ...

e39 You Will Be Our Meat Shield, Now Go Out Front! from 2018-11-24T12:55:58

Join Mick and I as we chat about whether a GM should retcon a scene when they make a mistake? Will healing potions keep a person from getting drunk? If there are 5 players in a party, then doesn’...

e38 The SS Is Here And Coming To Get You! from 2018-11-17T17:31:47

Join Mick and I as we continue our review of the overall narrative since we started the Embers from a Chimney campaign. We take a look at how the main plot has developed, as the individual characte...

e37 Not A Sausage from 2018-11-10T10:16:20

Join Mick and I as we review the overall narrative since we started the Embers from a Chimney campaign. We take a look at how the main plot has developed, as the individual characters flush out the...

e36 He’s a Grow’er not a Show’er from 2018-11-05T14:15:47

Join Mick and I as we chat about using a dagger to cut a bowstring. What happens when an invisible wizard gets smoked with an arrow, does the arrow disappear? Does the blood appear? Hey I’m invisi...

e35 I Can't See? But I have Darkvision! from 2018-10-28T09:30:17

Join Mick and I as we chat about lessons learned from swimming through sewage water, what checks should be done for sight, and to keep from vomiting. Can you have a sewer session without a giant cr...

e34 Damnit Crimson Nib Flying Carpet … Fly Higher! from 2018-10-20T11:49:22

Join Mick and I as we chat about accents, new players, first time at D&D, starting at level 1 to learn the Fantasy Grounds interface, stealing “good stuff” RP elements and making them your o...

e33 Find, Kill, and Eat Her Ex-lovers from 2018-10-13T06:58:25

Join Mick and I as we chat about an interesting role playing scenario when the Grey Company decides to make a quick stop at the house of Hakaan. Elbrim and Callidus are keen to B&E the hous...

e32 Sorry Guys, I Can’t Fight with Dirty Socks from 2018-10-07T03:08:28

Join Mick and I as we chat about the voyage back to the city of Per-Bastet with the evidence from the Pool of Blood, and visions that cause Elbrim’s heart to ache. Now that the party has reached le...

e31 Can I have a USB Charger for my Vril Stone from 2018-09-29T06:45:13

Join Mick and I as we chat about GM’s using player theories to craft and mold the campaign ... wait ... is that legal, can you do that? How does one integrate a seamless skill challenge to replace ...

e30 Tosculi are Being Built, It’s a Westworld Scenario from 2018-09-23T09:01:50

Join Mick and I as we chat about trapdoors; do you check for traps when there’s no rogue in the party? How old players take for granted that all backstory lore is known and the new players must act...

e29 More Stuff Than You Can Wave A Stick At from 2018-09-15T10:43:28

Join Mick and I as we conclude our Pool of Blood encounter chat with Mick’s concoctions of plot hypothesis’; that the flying Tosculi was actually the shepherd boy Cade, that the Nebr mayor killed C...

e28 Royal Wedding or Blood Elemental from 2018-09-08T15:37:04

Join Mick and I as we chat about blindsiding players to come up with meaningful tidbits for their character’s backstory. Is backstory important? What should an intelligent creature do when firin...

e27 The Pool of Blood from 2018-09-01T08:07:09

Join Mick and I as we chat about entering a village for the first time and meeting the locals. What should a person say when the mayor ponders the banner of the sandship you arrived on? Is it wise...

e26 Poppycock Rumours Undermine Government from 2018-08-25T15:47:48

Join Mick and I as we chat about exploring from the deck of a sandship and experiencing the soaring and freezing temperatures of the Sarklan Desert! How the Grey Company convinces the captain, agai...

e25 Chidi and the Trolley Problem from 2018-08-18T14:32:36

Join Mick and I as we chat about getting scolded in public by a daywalker for reneging on a promise. The Grey Company makes haste to get underway and begin their sandship voyage. They move quickly ...

e24 God Kings vs Goddess Queens and Lawyers from 2018-08-11T13:04:29

The legal gymnastics finish as the mysterious vampire Ahit Nem-ur enters the conference room and scolds the participants. The Grey Company is reminded that they’ve promised to help the Pallid Court...

e23 As Crooked As A Dogs Own Leg from 2018-08-04T12:04:26

The GFA has met with Ranjeet of the Pallid Court, but the Grey Company is a no show to the meeting. Where did they go? A day later and after a strongly worded letter from Ranjeet, that threatens pr...

e22 Dagger, Rune, Chanting … Ouch from 2018-07-28T06:45:06

Join Mick and I as we chat about taking a moment to recover from a battle within the tomb’s inner chamber, only to discover that your new potential companion, has been cursed. Should the Grey Comp...

e21 Ley-mans Terms - Rune within a Ruin from 2018-07-21T11:34:20

Join Jacob and I as we chat about what the hell is Elbrim looking for that he’d risk his companions lives? How much more mystery can Callidus deal with before he goes Vril Stone loco? Wander the an...

e20 A Bikini to Visit the Pope from 2018-07-14T06:45:45

Join Mick and I as we chat about delving deeper into the mystery of Anu-Asir’s pyramid, looking for the answer that is tugging at Elbrim’s soul. Entering long, dark, corridors and accidentally ste...

e19 Tomb Raiders - Take II from 2018-07-07T09:26:16

Join Mick and I as we chat about, the Pyramid of Cobal and the untold dangers that lurk within! The Grey Company boards the Pallid Court’s sandship and plots the course to the Pool of Blood; but th...

e18 A Colville Stronghold Cont'd from 2018-06-30T06:45:04

How does one convince their fellow players to build and fund a stronghold? How does a GM incorporate “player industry building” within their sessions? “Your bartender is skimming from the till, and...

e17 A Colville Stronghold from 2018-06-23T06:53:27

How does one implement a campaign where a player can spend their hard-earned adventuring moolah to buy a business, and then profit from earned revenue, or declare bankruptcy because they foolishly ...

e16 Role Playing Stupid, no Clever from 2018-06-16T06:45:28

How should a DM reward XP for role playing super bad / good Intelligence or Wisdom stats? The Grey Company moves to their new studio apartment after a meat-grinding day in the Growling Sanctuary! ...

e15 Make the Wizard go first! from 2018-06-09T07:00

Although SABR’s last words to Sil had been harsh, it had given him a modicum of peace from her barrage of pranks throughout the night. A shrill scream breaks his reverie, and on discovering its or...

e14 Morning Tomb Raid, Evening Vampire Ball from 2018-06-02T13:39:23

There it is, somewhere down there, the next step! Bloody riddles! Bloody decoys! Bloody traps! It is then that the newest member of the Grey Company catches a hint of some whispered insight and...

e13 Growling Sanctuary of Ghast-liness from 2018-05-26T07:00:20

How to avoid becoming sand-touched, and the correct way to use a Quaal’s Feather Tree token in the River of Sand. Can an invincible, a mighty gearforged with precious clockworks, face the terror t...

e12 A Pixie named Sil from 2018-05-19T11:51:33

Elbrim’s patron has sent a present, what form does it take? Whereas the Kell brother’s past returns with a vengeance; oh how a haunting would have been preferable! Then arrives an affable gnoll na...

e11 Wherefore art thou Sweet Hasna from 2018-05-12T07:57:33

Post-fireball, Callidus is the last standing member of the Grey Company; he counts on luck and uses the chaotic Vril Stone, nearly falling to a feedback backlash! Seriously wounded, the Grey Compa...

e10 Fireball vs a chaotic Vril Stone from 2018-05-05T10:21:40

Can the party help the Princess Karima recover the corpse of her friend the Scholar Zubayr? Will the Kell brothers become dinner for a cannibal? Has Callidus learned to control his vril stone? W...

e09 Deception and a Mortuary from 2018-04-28T07:00:17

The party debates whether to help the attractive Princess Karima, and can the elves from Faerun see past their discriminations? Another B&E and a sobbing woman lead the party to discover the...

e08 The Tactics of Conversation and Small Dressing Rooms from 2018-04-21T07:00

How the players get excited over an invitation to the ball, and wanna go shopping for proper attire. How the Elven Kell brothers try to convince a despondent wererat that he MUST become their fenc...

e07 Milestone achieved and GM hits NPC overload from 2018-04-14T07:00

How discord can be used to create more immersion for the players; Elbrim is dragged into a private discord channel to hear the whispered words of an NPC, he then goes berserk and the other players ...

e06 Uh-oh ... a frustrated elemental! from 2018-04-07T06:56:45

The party saves an odd Temple Cat and learns more about Callidus’ mystery stone. New information leads them back to the home of Hakaan, which is surrounded by cats and is under surveillance. Clea...

e05 A Thief, a Stone, and Laundry Women from 2018-03-31T02:39:39

The search for Raheed, Lord of Rats, continues. Beggars, alchemists, laundry women, assassins, a menagerie ... can a DROW persuade everyone and win the day? Or will a Temple cat end all of their p...

e04 Rogues being rogues from 2018-03-24T01:17:27

The party meets the city watch, so will revenge be their path or will they continue the search for the thief Raheed? Who has the silver tongue in the party? Will a player's backstory get them le...

e03 A scream, do we save them, are we a good party? from 2018-03-17T08:52:10

Session 0, answering in character, accents, sidetracking the players, throwing the GM, rules versus narrative, and his name is John! (Why oh why didn't I have a list of names handy?)

e02 Contractual Tomb Raiders from 2018-03-10T09:00:32

Attunement, how dumb is my team, and fighting tactics (should i rush in?)

e01 What's in my backpack? from 2018-03-03T02:32:50

What's in my backpack, sharing knowledge, and dealing with loot