Adequately Advanced Magic is a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) 5e actual play podcast set in the post-fantasy, modern world of Falcon‘s Reach, a dungeon punk city in which magic is technology. Join our players on a trope-breaking adventure as they tackle challenges such as automated gelatinous cleaning cubes, cutthroat magic corporations, and the science of magic spells.
The final household; A never-ending hallway; Power of friendship. Deborah (Mitchell), Vivian (Claire), and Kia (Wesley) continue on to confront the Rodriguez household. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Omen -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Intruder Detected; Cursed House -- YouFulca; Action Cinematic Epic Victory; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Widespread mind control; Personal drama abound; Heading into rain. Kia (Wesley), Deborah (Mitchell) and Vivian (Claire) confront their own demons before heading to the big bad's lair. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Plot -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Miller House -- Presence of Music; Vacant Eyes -- Presence of Music; Den -- Presence of Music; Community -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Abs for the worthy; A magical weedwhacker; The truth emerges. Deb (Mitchell), Vivian (Claire), and Kia (Wesley) continue their investigation. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Chasing Victory; Shady Town; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0 Content warning: domestic abuse, some sexual content.
Another locked door; A mysterious French press; Boundless narcissist. The party investigates the house of Professor O'Malley. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Decision -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Infiltration -- Presence of Music; Evil Garden -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
The neighbourhood watch; Underground pirate syntax; Mystery deepens. The gang continue their investigation of Nova's death. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Plot -- Presence of Music; Quirkasaurus -- Darren Curtis; Shady Town; Haunted Town; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A short funeral; A long investigation; Suspicious neighbors. Vivian (Claire), Kia (Wesley) and Deb (Mitchell) reluctantly investigate the death of their good friend Nova (Jeremiah). Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Community -- Presence of Music; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Quirkasaurus -- Darren Curtis; Farewell -- Presence of Music; Den -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
We're finally doing Desperate Orcish Housewives. This is set of bonus episodes featuring a one shot separate from the main campaign. Deborah (Mitchell), Kia (Wesley), Nova (Jeremiah), Vivian (Claire) go about their daily lives as orcish housewives until something unexpected rocks their neighborhood in Falcon's Reach. Content Warning: Illegal Drug Use, More Cursing than Usual, Flower Gang Violence Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Spring Town -- Presence of Music; Mining Town; Haunted Town; Afternoon Chat -- Jonathan Shaw; Checking Inventory -- Jonathan Shaw; Whimsical Town; Shadow -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Eternal Hunger; 'There was no other option; Growing seeds of doubt. Hyrkir (Jeremiah), Niclaus (Roy) and Seirys (Mitchell) implement their plan to deal with the rust monster infestation. It totally goes to plan. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Tactical War; Intruder Detected; Maze -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Rust monster problem; An endless, ferrous buffet; A plan in action. Hyrkir, Seirys and Niclaus come up with a complex and wooden plan to deal with the rust monster infestation. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Maze -- Presence of Music; Den -- Presence of Music; Action underscore -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Out for three whole days; Adversarial shopping; Another mission. Hyrkir, Seirys and Niclaus spend several days recovering from their brief encounter with the trash system otyugh. In order to reach the surface, they must do one more task. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Silent Ridge -- One Man Symphony; Mine -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Maze -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Compactor physics; Living garbage disposal; Finally, rescue. Hyrkir, Niklaus and Seirys continue to traverse the underground maintenance area of the arcology. Turns out it's a pretty dangerous area. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Sewers; Silent Ridge -- -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Den -- Presence of Music; Interference -- Presence of Music; Fighting the Boss; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A dangerous man; Billow, Billow, Billow, Sword; Taking out the trash. Hyrkir (Jeremiah), Niklaus (Roy) and Seirys (Mitchell) encounter a deadly bounty hunter. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Tactical War; Canyon -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
This is a short improv warmup session with Roy, Jeremiah, and Mitchell as their characters (Niclaus, Hyrkir and Seirys, respectively) encounter a mushroom miscreant. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shady town; Evil garden -- Presence of Music; Haunted Town; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Investigation; Then an interrogation; Man in a duster. Hyrkir (Jeremiah), Niclaus (Roy) and Seirys (Mitchell) make their way to Rudiger Niigrim's apartment. Surprises (and plungers) await them. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Interference -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Pricey suicide; Magic purple smoke everywhere; Questionable ally. Hyrkir (Jeremiah), Niclaus (Roy) and Seirys head to a new part of the city. They are given a new task. A special thank you to our patrons Rachel and Vegar, whose custom NPCs appear in this weeks episode (or are name dropped). You too can have your own NPC appear in the campaign by supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/AdequatelyAdvancedMagic. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis, Level 1; City; Peace 1; Flamenco Guitar Duo; Mine -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Another recap; That's a lot of episodes; Watch out for spoilers. Niklaus (Roy), Seirys (Mitchell) and Hyrkir (Jeremiah) recap the events of season one and two as they travel through Niklaus' mind. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Dungeon-Cave -- YouFulca; Tactical War; Prison Storage Room; Evil Garden -- Presence of Music; Action Underscore -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Making a new friend; Stage fright is universal; A raucous party. Goblet (Willy), Gobplerk (Roy) and Kaurnflek (Juanne) continue exploring the underground dungeon underneath Solsco. They make a shocking discovery (and find pizza). Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Dungeon-Cave -- YouFulca; Myth from Collapse -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Whimsical Town; Happy Long -- Daddy s Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A trip to Solsco; Shopping can be dangerous; A hidden dungeon. It's the holiday special that no one asked for. Goblet (Willy), Gobplerk (Roy) and Kaurnflek (Juanne) go on an adventure to the Solsco wholesaler to celebrate the holidays. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Winter Snow -- YouFulca; Shady Town; Chasing Victory Main; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Some consequences; A mysterious dungeon; Search for justice starts. The party deals with the consequences of their actions before joining Tygrr and Alistair in investigating the newly opened hole in the plaza courtyard. The group makes a decision on where to head next. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Noise -- Presence of Music; Community -- Presence of Music; Dungeon-Cave -- YouFulca; Infinity Awaits Us -- Aviators
Battle of cantrips; Death by a thousand magics; Secret underneath. The party faces off with Lillian, who offers Niklaus a choice. A long struggle with a shocking amount of DM natural 1s occurs. Hyrkir, Niclaus and Seirys stand up. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shadow -- Presence of Music; Fighting the Boss; Legend -- Presence of Music; Hero; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Earth Elemental; Smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash, smash; Exhausted party. The party continues their attempt to save the plaza. Unexpected casualties are sustained. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Action Epic Cinematic Victory -- ZakharValaha; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Weapons exercise; Free magitech everywhere; Another battle. Hyrkir, Niclaus and Seirys return to find the plaza under attack. They promptly jump into the fray. Allies help. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Obstacle -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Invisible fight; A Valdivian weapon; No time for justice. The party fights the invisible stalker sent to kill them, and then hurry back to save the plaza. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Tactical War; We've Been Breached -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A destroyed office; Look at these slide transitions; Enemy returns. Hyrkir (Jeremiah), Niklaus (Roy) and Seirys (Mitchell) finish teleporting and discover a destroyed branch office of a mysterious company. They learn about their past and present. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Noise -- Presence of Music; Shadow -- Presence of Music; Warehouse -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Tree chomper combat; A near death experience; Someone left behind. Goblet (Roy), Kaurnflek (Juanne) and Goblet (Willy) face off against Herbert and his Moondeer coffee kobolds in a final fight. This the end of arc (to be continued?) -- we'll be back with the main campaign next week! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Action Epic Cinematic Victory -- ZakharValaha; A Bitter Hope -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Sewers.
Lots of sleepy orcs; A stabby stabby party; Fruit smoothies galore. Goblet continues to fend off the incoming Moon Deer Coffee kobolds. Gobplerk finds a new home for Bill and Ysenia. Kaurnflek tries to connect with the youths. Roy, Willy and Juanne, as Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek, respectively, return for the final standalone arc of our bonus goblin episodes as they continue their search for Gobplerk and Kaurnflek's missing parents. Check out bonus episodes 1-5 and 11-13 for the whole goblin story! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Haunted Town; Intruder Detected; Lingering Evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Shady Town; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Roy, Willy and Juanne, as Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek, respectively, return for the final standalone arc of a bonus goblin episodes as they continue their search for Gobplerk and Kaurnflek's missing parents. Check out bonus episodes 1-5 and 11-13 for the whole goblin story! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Action Underscore -- Darren Curtis; Action Underscore (Intensified) -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
CW: Mild spooky horror. This is a short improv warmup session with Roy, Juanne, and Willy as their goblin characters (Gobplerk, Kaurnflek and Goblet, respectively) encounter something supernatural at the shopping mall. We're considering releasing this type of content exclusively on our patreon in the near future, so let us know what you think. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shady Town; Inquiry -- Presence of Music; Horror Background Music (IG Version 60s) -- Lesfm; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Roy, Willy and Juanne, as Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek, respectively, return for the final standalone arc of a bonus goblin episodes as they continue their search for Gobplerk and Kaurnflek's missing parents. Check out bonus episodes 1-5 and 11-13 for the whole goblin story! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Lingering evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Quiet town -- Presence of Music; Legend -- Presence of Music; Grove -- Presence of Music; Good Night -- Presence of Music; Infiltration -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Just kidding, no fight; Tree helps Hyrkir gets a girl; The back room revealed. The party manages to get all three electors to choose them, ensuring their access to the back of Lillian's apartment. Sneaking away from the presentation, they make some unexpected discoveries. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Miscellaneous battle theme 2; Shady town; Moonlight -- Presence of Music; Oubilette -- Presence of Music; Fountain -- Presence of Music; Evil garden -- Presence of Music; Stealth mission -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Conversation starter; Tanks and Airplanes roleplaying; Debt collectors come. The party continues to smooze in order to gain access to the back room. Niclaus scares away one elector; Hyrkir attracts a different one. Seirys uses her board game skills to battlemaster a game of Tanks and Airplanes. The gang rolesplays roleplaying. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shady Town; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Moonlight -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Desert Maneuvers; Interference -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Goodbye, Wand of Smiles; No one knows how to socialize; Magic piano. The party starts socializing with the partygoers to try and gain entry into the investment pitch and the back area. Seirys trades her wand for important information regarding one of the judges. Hyrkir tries his hand at playing a magic piano. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shady Town; Still Waiting -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Time to go party; Masks of cat, parrot, giraffe; The start of a plan. The party infiltrates the party of their foe, Lillian, and attempt to find a way to get into the backroom. The investment opportunity is networking. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Peace 1; Debris Road -- Presence of Music; Welcome to the Club -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A diner meeting; Crash an investment party; Time for new clothing. The party meets up at a diner after being bailed out by Virginia and Galazar, and receive instructions for their next task -- infiltrating Lillian's investment party. The group does some shopping with Siesta. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Maze -- Presence of Music; Den -- Presence of Music; Goodnight -- Presence of Music; After the Disaster Pt 2 -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Store -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Legal help needed; Zone of truth is expensive; What is due process? Seirys and Hyrkir undergo police interrogation over Valerie's death. Niclaus seeks the help of Alistair, attorney at law. Not lying can be difficult. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Wake up -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Taco brunch goes wrong; Unseen enemy attacks; Police brutality. We're back to the main campaign this week! An invisible creature attacks Valerie. The party fights back. Once again, back to incarceration. We'll try to finish the goblin arc sometime in the next month or two, so be sure to check back in for that! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Intruder Detected; Wake up -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Smoothie Lord fruit orcs; Surviving the trial of fruit; Fruit mother emerges. Goblet, Kaurnflek and Lloyd are forced to undergo the trial of fruit by the Smoothie Lord orcs. Gobplerk attempts an unconventional rescue. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Mining Town; Shady town; Good night -- Presence of Music; Dazzling Forest -- Presence of Music; Lingering evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Miscellaneous battle 3; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Moon Deer Coffee Beans; A trip through the dense jungle; My favorite trap. Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek continue their journey to find their kobold father, but encounter some weird corporations along the way. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Mining Town; Shady town; Good night -- Presence of Music; Dazzling Forest -- Presence of Music; Lingering evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Miscellaneous battle 3; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Roy, Willy and Juanne, as Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek, respectively, return for the final standalone arc of a bonus goblin episodes as they continue their search for Gobplerk and Kaurnflek's missing parents. Check out bonus episodes 1-5 for the whole goblin story! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Stygiomediusa Gigantea -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Shady town; Heavens -- Presence of Music; Miscellaneous Battle Theme 2; Action Underscore -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
An awkward escape; Gobzi is my favorite; A confrontation. Seirys finally opens the letter she received last episode. A "follow that taxi" scene ensues. Seirys and Valerie confront each other. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Heavens -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Mid-air explosions; That's how the cheesecake crumbles; Handwritten letter. Niclaus survives mostly unscathed from the bomb blast. A cursory investigation points toward a familiar foe. A mysterious letter arrives. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Night Time -- Andrea Baroni CCBY4.0; Take My Hand -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Den -- Presence of Music; Maze -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
Our thoughts and feelings about hitting the one year anniversary of the podcast, the plot so far, and a glimpse into potential bonus episodes. Thanks again for listening, and let us know your thoughts and feelings by connecting with us on Instagram, Twitter or Patreon @aamagicpod. SPOILER WARNING! Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Eating cake supplies; A chaotic trap escape; Niklaus misty steps. Seirys takes a hit to her intellect. Confusing and fighting spreads among the two groups. The party is called back to the plaza for an emergency. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Haunted Town; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Investigations; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Trip to the restroom; A familiar foe? Or friend?; Nefarious trap. The party investigates Valerie's precinct, and become acquainted with her co-workers. An old foe appears, but maybe they're friends now? Creepy music makes some people dumb. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.
Shopping investment; Performance, how does it work?; Boulder, Parchment, sword. Niklaus remembers his backstory in a dream, then takes dream dance lessons. The party goes shopping. Niklaus and Hyrkir battle each other while waiting for their ride. Following Clues; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Stygiomediusa Gigantea -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Goodnight -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Demonic (Loop) -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A tired escape; Sewer pirate strikes again; Interrogation. The party heads into the sewers to escape the aftermath of their car chase. Someone tries to rob them. A cursory interrogation reveals a familiar name for Niclaus. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Shady Town; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Afternoon chat -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
A car chase ensues; Vegetable vendors suffer; A fiery ending. The party chases down Rork in a conveniently located levitating fantasy land rover. Numerous fruit and vegetables are destroyed. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Action Epic Cinematic Victory -- ZakharValaha; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Negotiations; Overly descriptive spell; A pursuit begins. The party encounters Rork, the gnoll gang leader. A fight breaks out in the club. Tentacles appear. Everyone is scarred. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Calm The Fuck Down -- Broke for Free, CCBY3.0; Fridge -- Anton Vlasov; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
We're here for your meat; Weak office security; Wreaking the dance floor. Hyrkir, Niklaus and Seirys continue to infiltrate the gnoll club, after which they attempt to sneak a look at the gang's mysterious connection. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Calm The Fuck Down -- Broke for Free, CCBY3.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0
Chasing gnoll vandals; 'Find Steed' is complicated; Bamboo facts galore. Hyrkir, Niklaus and Seirys follow the trail of some gnoll vandals who attempted to intimidate the plaza residents. Seirys gets to use a new spell. We are now a bamboo facts podcast. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Den -- Presence of Music; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
A tiny recap; Niclaus, Hyrkir and Seirys; Drunk awakening. This is a short episode to recap the events thus far of season 2 and a discussion of the character sheets for Niclaus, Hyrkir and Seirys (in case anybody was wondering about their classes and stats). There is a little bit of plot at the end. Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Store -- Presence of Music; Calm Beat 02 -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0.
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