ChimaeraCast | Dungeon World Actual Play

Kimin's back!Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard face off against foes in front of them and behind them in an effort to survive long enough to enter the ziggurat at the focal point of the cyclopolis. What they'll find there is anyone's guess, but they begin to get hints of what is to come...If you like what we do, please consider supporting us through our Patreon or by picking up some merch.You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.

Two hunters of Hargrave House begin their nightly investigations that lead to some disturbing discoveries, while Doc stays home to discover more about his own past and ailment.

Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard have made their way back to their present and meet up once more with their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian. The party makes their way toward the ziggurat at the focus of the ritual city's magic, seeking the heart of the cyclopean god-king's power. But despite the presence of an ancient guardian protecting the entrance to the ziggurat, Milio and Uraziti see their chance to free the possessed body of their old friend Kimin and try to catch the entity within him off-guard.If you enjoy our work, consider checking out our Patreon! Or leave us a review and let us know and we'll send you an invite to our Discord.We also have merch available.And follow us on Twitter and Instragram.

Milio the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade have teleported somewhen unknown in an act of desperation that they hope will save them. But they find themselves dealing with in hospital locals. Meanwhile ʻLhgg the Barbarian believes the fleshy humans to be dead and wanders forth toward the ziggurat at the focus of the cyclopolis, but the locals are happy for company. If you like our stuff, please considering checking out our Patreon. Or leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher. Supporting us either way will get you access to our Discord!We have merch over here. And you can find us on Twitter and Instagram

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian face off against an ancient skeletal dwarf torturer at the heart of the Cyclopolis. But a straightforward fight turns toward the unexpected as strange and powerful sorceries manifest and unravel the party's control of the situation.If you like our games, check out our Patreon! Or leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher! We'll give you access to our Discord either way!We have merch! A new shirt design is coming soon!And we're on Twitter and Instagram.

The hunters of Hargrave House are beginning to put together clues to the strange mystery of St. James Place. What do all these numbers mean? Has this type of thing happened before? What is a Zoopraxiscope? Let's find out.

Every session, we record a little extra debrief and discussion after we finish the game. This is usually reserved for the Tableside edition of the podcast which is available on our Patreon. But in this one we Spout Lore that's both interesting AND useful, so we decided to release it on the main feed for everyone to check out.Minor spoilers for Chapter 18 of the Cyclopolis, so consider listening to that episode first.This conversation is packed with stuff: video games and what does or doesn't translate readily to the tabletop, how to make evolving magic items, magic items as progress, how can we hit a vibe at the table, and when secrets are worth keeping between players. Plus a tiny hint of something I'm working on. There's quite a bit to be mined here, so give it a listen.During our talk, we mention Hard-Knock World by TroyPress. It's PWYW and definitely worth a look. Check it out here. If you enjoy this bonus episode, check out our Patreon to get our post-session chats with every episode we put out. Plus, we're very close to a Patreon goal that will have us starting a monthly stream with us playing, viewing, or reviewing different media and tabletop games in which we'll discuss lessons or ideas that you can bring to your own games. We'll also be uploading the recorded audio from those into the feed for those that can't catch the live stream. I'm gonna call it Appendix C, I think.Weigh in on our discussion on either Twitter, Instagram, or in the comments of this post.If Patreon isn't your thing check out our merch or leave us a review! We'll send you a Discord invite no matter how you support us, just let us know and we'll send you the link!

Despite the strange behavior of their traveling companion Kimin, Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard decide to push ahead into the Cyclopolis they fought so hard to reach. Dealing with constant mocking and opposition from the creatures that unlive there, the true nature of the Cyclopolis begins to slowly be unraveled by the party.If you like our stuff please leave us a review and check out our Patreon! You'll get discord access where you can chat with us and other supporters!You can find us on twitter and instagram. And check out our merch.

After being taunted by 138-Heads-On-Spikes, Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman, as well as their traveling companion Navaath come face-to-skull with Tmuc, the last warrior-poet of the giants, who was cursed to eternally protect the gate of the Cyclopolis into which our party is seeking entrance.This one gets fucking wild.Utagawa Kuniyoshi's spellbinding ukiyo-e triptych of a gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, was absolutely a massive part of my Appendix N for this whole series. I'm in love with it. You can see it here. Consider checking out our Patreon! You can find the full rules for the Tropaion custom move and the magic items everyone received on there! Plus discord access, session debriefs, and more.We have merch here. And we're on Twitter and Instagram.

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman, along with their companion Navaath, tackle some skeletal chariot riders guarding a massive tropaion in the center of an ancient battlefield drenched in the blood of armies.Then we do some custom move stuff!And then the party finds themselves suddenly face-to-face with the end...And that end's face? It's an asshole.You can check out our Patreon here!As always, you can find our merch here. And you can find us on twitter and instagram.

Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade, along with their companion Navaath follow the directions given to them by the Death monk last session on their way to find the Cyclopean city at the heart of the Vulturelands. But on their travels, they come under the watchful eye of someone rather intimidating.Ryan may sound a little weird about halfway through this one - more recording issues on the original, so we had to rerecord the back half. But at least you can understand him this way!If you like our stuff and want to support us, check out our Patreon!We also have stickers and tshirts available!And we're on twitter and instagram. Which one day we'll be better about using.

It's that time again, where the gang gets back together and plays another system we are all excited about. This time around we are playing Jason Cordova's The Between. I think this game is an absolute blast and I hope you have fun following our heroes through the strange streets of Victorian London. For Session 1 we get the characters set up, but in no time we are on our feet and hitting the ground running exploring a great mystery plaguing the city. Cheers!

Kimin the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard, along with their new elven companion Navaath, decide to intervene in a fight between some Death cultists (see the illustration Zach references in the recording down below) and some pale, gaunt creatures in the hope of earning their favor. But dealing with religious zealots is, ah, complicated. And Kimin learns some dreadful news. Lotta RP work in this one!We mention Ryan's character from Series VI, Ozier. You can find that series here.Please consider backing our Patreon if you like us! You get to vote and chat with us on Discord and you can get neat stuff and hear our after-session discussions, too! Full bonus episodes for backers are in the works now, too!If you'd like a shirt or sticker without backing us on Patreon, you can find our merch here.And as always, here is our Twitter and Instagram.

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade debate whether to allow a former foe to travel with them. Then the party continues their way in the Vulturelands toward a cult's cloister, trying to cross a bridge that has broken to pieces with time. And of course, nothing is easy, so they don't attempt the crossing without resistance.Please consider checking out our Patreon! Bonus episodes are coming that way soon!As always, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram. Plus our merch is available here if you want a shirt or some stickers!

After leaving their less-than-friendly new acquaintances, Uraziti the Spellblade, Milio the Bard, and Kimin the Shaman find themselves overlooking a mysterious pit, unsure of how, or if, to look down within its depths. Despite their fear, they press onward, and find an ancient remnant of an ancient people thought lost.Though tensions stay high between the party members, they venture across the edge of the Vulturelands, finding their path blocked, but now by the unstoppable forces of time.Check out our Patreon here! We're getting close to our next goal, so please consider supporting us with your money if you can! During this recording, we pitched the greatest indie video game of all time, and if you back us, you can get access to tableside version of the game and hear it! You can also gain access to our members-only discord, our notes, and you can vote on upcoming C-Sides with a new poll coming shortly! Plus more!You can also show your support by leaving a review somewhere on the internet and letting us know about it, which we'd absolutely love to see! You'll get a shout out on the next Dragon's Den (and we'll give you Discord access, too)! I've used too many exclamation marks for my comfort!You can, as always, find our merch here. And here's our Twitter and Instagram.

Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard spend the afternoon getting to know their welcoming but mysterious elven hosts, Qo'okal and Navaath. But tension between the party bleeds over to their conversations with the elves as the topic turns toward the mechanisms near the edge of the ridge and knowledge the elves do not wish to share...Please check out our Patreon here! We're aiming to bring more content to both the main feed and our Patreon feed this year! We'll give you more details and things get closer, but expect some extra special C-Sides coming soon! And we want to keep growing and your support will help us do so!If you don't want to or can't support us through Patreon, no worries! We'd love for you to review us wherever you get your podcast! It makes a big difference!Thanks!You can also find our merch here if you want a sweet shirt or stickers! And here's our twitter and instagram. I'm gonna try to post on both of them more often! Sorry about the stinger on this one...

Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade have narrowly survived a fight with the local, not-quite-alive locals in the Vulturelands. Milio and Uraziti debate who should scout for camp as tensions remain high within our traveling party - which leads to a struggle out of the darkness. Then, Kimin grapples with his proud spirit becoming unmoored from his material body. After an invigorating meal and a good night's rest (as well as some leveling up), they continue onward toward a hint of civilazation. Hopefully what they find there will prove more hospitable than their last encounter...Please consider backing us on Patreon! Your support will help us focus more on creating content, with upcoming exclusive 1-on-1 games and game read-throughs. For becoming a patron, you'll get access to our Discord, the ability to vote on upcoming C-Sides, as well as free use of the compendium class we created for Uraziti in this episode: The Acolyte of Smoke. Our patron-only version of this episode includes discussion about character motivation in the face of horrible things along with more banter, discussion about custom moves, commentary on the game, and more!As always, you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram. And you can buy shirts or stickers on our store page!

Our hiatus from Series IX is over! Welcome back to the Vulturelands! And this episode is a doozy.Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade have reunited, despite the party being split across different dimensions. There is some tension between our adventurers which takes an emotional toll and drags the party's cohesion and morale down. But as they venture forth through the Vulturelands, they quickly realize there are much more dangerous problems than the issues they have with each other. Sometimes you have to put differences aside to work together.But that doesn't guarantee the dice are going to agree with them...If you enjoy what we do and would like to support us, check out our Patreon! You'll be able to vote on upcoming C-Sides and can chat with us on our Discord. You can also get another feed with extended episodes including more jokes and session discussions, as well as the occasional bonus episode.You can also find our merch here. And follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

This is the conclusion of our second Trophy Gold series with Jason Cordova! While you don't need to have listened to our previous series, Hester's Mill, to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out.Lord Dion, Bruno, Zabatu, and Ezio have made their way into the Rime Palace and survived the life-or-death games being played there. But as they continue lower toward the deep towers of the upside-down, hanging palace and meet the upper echelons of the fae court, they soon learn that it's not just games that are deadly-serious in the Rime Palace, but every aspect of courtly life.For more information about Trophy, or to purchase this excellent system, check their website here.You can follow Jason on twitter, and check out The Gauntlet's website and Patreon.Cloven Pine Games can be found here, where you can pick up more of their TTRPG work.The theme music for our Trophy games was made by Gabi Vanek who rules. You can find more of her work here.Finally, here are links to our merch, twitter and instagram.As with the last episode, due to this being a join production with the Gauntlet, the audio in this feed is the same as the main feed. Thank you so much for supporting us! Enjoy!P.S. Series IX continues later this week!

This is part two of our second Trophy Gold series with Jason Cordova! While you don't need to have listened to our previous series, Hester's Mill, to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out.Ezio, Zabatu, Sgt. Bruno Ilicik, and Lord Dion Devanos, along with their new companion Iditha are carried by the bone ship Ardken through the Gossamer Void to the Rime Palace. While the journey has been strange, their destination holds stranger mysteries still. But also some familiar faces…For more information about Trophy, or to purchase this excellent system, check their website here.You can follow Jason on twitter, and check out The Gauntlet's website and Patreon.Cloven Pine Games can be found here, where you can pick up more of their TTRPG work.The theme music for our Trophy games was made by Gabi Vanek who rules. You can find more of her work here.Finally, here are links to our Patreon, merch, and twitter and instagram.

We continue our game of Trophy Gold with Jason Cordova! While you don't need to have listened to that series to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out.Ezio, Zabatu, Sgt. Bruno Ilicik, and Lord Dion Devanos are treasure-hunters searching for a bone ship called Ardken, a legendary ship that supposedly will be able to take them to a lost domain of fae called The Rime Palace.For more information about Trophy, or to purchase this excellent system, check their website here.You can follow Jason on twitter, and check out The Gauntlet's website and Patreon.Cloven Pine Games can be found here, where you can pick up more of their TTRPG work.The theme music for our Trophy games was made by Gabi Vanek who rules. You can find more of her work here.Finally, here are links to our Patreon, merch, and twitter and instagram.

Today's C-Side is Zack Garth's Hungry Gnolls Eat the Rich! A game about building community and uh.. eating the rich, of course. So enjoy the quest of Tooth-tooth and Greymane as they attempt to steal what food and clothing they can from the human Gospa ruling class preparing for a war the Gnolls have no say in.If you would like to support us we have merch available on our store, or you can check out our Patreon for opportunities to vote on new C-Sides and chat in our DiscordFinally, be sure to check out Zack Garth's works. He makes small games and publishes them on itch as well as podcasts with his wife Diana on the one-on-one RPG podcast Heart Points.Thanks for listening!

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with the consequences of their own actions during our last session. Milio and Kimin are dealing with arcane art gone awry, while Uraziti has transported himself to his own center of power, but without a way back from a hostile land.Together, though, they come up with a plan to reunite. It's going to take everyone working in unison, which in this group, means a lot of trouble may be headed their way. And everything is getting pretty strange...If you'd like to support us, consider leaving us a review wherever you download your podcasts from. It'd benefit us hugely, and if you let us know we'll send you access to our Discord!Check out our Patreon! Supporting us there let's you vote on upcoming C-Sides as well as Discord access. You can also receive a tableside version of the podcast, which in this episode includes a long discussion about multiclassing, “power creep” in narrative games, and things to consider when radically changing a character and their playbook mid-game. Also a bunch of dick jokes. I'm sorry. There's more quality content in there, too!We also have shirts and stickers for sale!As always, you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Uraziti the Spellblade, Kimin the Shaman, and Milio the Bard make their way from the crumbling tower deeper toward the heart of the Vulturelands. The enchantments of this place affecting them more as they go on their way.The standing bones give their first glimpse into the dark, forgotten history of the cyclopes, a glimpse that is difficult for them to withstand.They then search for an easier way forward as they explore this land. They head for a lake of black water, but some old friends decide to drop in.If you enjoy what we do, please consider leaving a review on iTunes or wherever you download podcasts. Let us know if you do, and we'll send you an invite to our Discord!Please also check out our Patreon if you'd like to support us. You'll be able to vote on what we're playing, you can access our Discord, and our notes for games, the occasional additional bonus episodes, and you can get a version of the podcast where we leave in our table banter and have more discussion about what we're playing. The Patreon will also greatly help us produce additional regular content as well! We're very close to our next goal, where we will begin streaming tabletop-related games and discussions in addition to producing our podcast!As always, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram. And check out our merchandise if you'd like some cool art on your body or stuff.

Kimin the Shaman and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with some ratfolk in order to get Uraziti's sorcerous weapon back. But it leaves them with some unanswered questions.Milio the Bard makes his way back to the tower to rejoin the party, but spends some time unlocking a crate which lead to an unexpected situation.When the party does finally meet up, things are tense as Milio confronts Uraziti about leaving him for dead, while Kimin has bigger issues to worry about.If you enjoy our podcast, consider backing our Patreon!In this week's Patreon version of the episode, we include discussion about refining the custom moves I made for the game, managing party dynamics, roleplaying outside of your comfort zone, and more!You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram AT chimaeracast. You can buy our shirts or stickers at thechimaera.bigcartel.com!

Kimin the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade, having lost their traveling companion over a cliff, decide to explore the crumbling tower that had been guarded by skeletons. They find themselves dealing with mysterious effects and something skittering within.Meanwhile, Milio the Bard, believing his companions are traveling in the same direction in order to meet up, walks along a river of tar alone, seeking a way back up the ravine. While in some ways, he finds the walk beneficial, it's not going to be so straightforward to meet up with his friends again.You can support us on Patreon to gain Discord Access and vote on upcoming C-Sides. You can also listen to a version of the podcast with more banter and game discussion, and more! This week, the extended episode includes talk about game pacing with split parties among other things.You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram AT chimaeracast.And you can find our merchandise at thechimaera.bigcartel.com.

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman have journeyed through the Vulturelands to a strange tower polite enough to inform them it is forbidden. Our party tries to dig deeper to learn more, but finds themselves confronted by a group of skeletal warriors. Uraziti uses his powerful martial magic to blast these bony foes, Milio uses his brains to outsmart the brainless, and Kimin uses his... brute strength?Things don't go quite how they hoped.If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon!We also have shirts and stickers for sale at thechimaera.bigcartel.com.Write us a review and let us know about it and we'll send you a link to our fan Discord!You can follow us on Twitter or Instagram AT chimaeracast.

We join Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard while they investigate a skeleton of a leviathan held aloft by wriggling tendrils. They search for answers that will tell them more about the Vulturelands, but find themselves a little lost. Perhaps they'll get lucky and find their guide!If the custom moves in this recording are a little different than the end result we made available for listeners, it's because we edited them for improvements as we used them, so don't worry when they don't quite match.If you enjoy what we do and have the money to spare, please check out our Patreon. Along with our gratitude, you'll gain Discord access and the ability to vote on our upcoming games. In the Patron-only version of this week's episode, we spend more time discussing the custom moves I wrote for this point crawl, as well as the potential advanced moves available for these playbooks, and more!As always, you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter AT chimaeracast. We have t-shirts and stickers at thechimaera.bigcartel.com. And of course we'd love it if you left us a review!

Mr. Smiley, now mask-off to the viewer, leads the team toward an assassination attempt on the famous talking-head Bryan O'Doule of Omega Day News, but first there's a to-do on the floor of the Crystal Palace Casino...900 opens themself up -- both figuratively and literally -- to one of the casino staff, but their affections only bring the crew more trouble.Chainbreaker, now the de-facto leader of his local religious sect, has to keep the neophytes safe as best he can, but his fast-progressing illness can only let him do so much.And Snow White is determined to make sure that she's the biggest beneficiary of all this chaos, at any means necessary.Also, before you go, our friend Gabi Vanek, who has done music for several of our games now, released a couple of EPs with another local Will Yager in the last year. If you 'd like to give her a little love, you can find those here and here.See you next time, thanks again-N

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade follow their strange dwarven guide Ishth through the Gate of Jet, leading them upward toward the Pass of the Harpies toward the Vulturelands. What awaits them is not the easy alpine hike they were hoping to enjoy. Though the birding is excellent.The custom moves I wrote to support a point crawl in Dungeon World for this series are in the comments of this episode post on our website. Feel free to use them, modify them, or take inspiration from them in your own games.If you enjoy our podcast, consider leaving us a review! Let us know that you did and we'll send you an invite to our new Discord!You can also gain access to our Discord by supporting us through our Patreon. You'll also be able to vote on upcoming C-Sides. Other tiers include a tableside version of the podcast, access to all our notes, personalized magic items, and more!This is the last week to purchase our merch for 30% off using the code "cyclops"!As always you can follow us on Instagram and Twitter AT chimaeracast.

Uraziti the Spellblade, Kimin the Shaman, and Milio the Bard make their way up the Howling Valley and into the isolated dwarven city of Law. There, they find hints of what lies before them, impress some strange old dwarves, and take in the sights and smells of the city before making their way even higher to the outer boundary of the Vulturelands.If you enjoy our podcast, consider checking out our Patreon where we have longer, more banter-filled episodes of the podcast, discord access, and additional story game content.We are offering 30% off our merch using the code "cyclops".And you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram at chimaeracast.

We kick off our Third Cycle around our table with the beginning of Series IX, entitled “Cyclopolis of the Damned.” We first are introduced to Kimin Bilaskis the Shaman who harvested power from a dead god and carries another around his neck, Milio Miretti the Bard who escaped the slaughter of Lucco and lived with the Fjord-Dwarves, and Uraziti the Spellblade, youngest son of the Shah of Ashkeshahr and hidden weapon of a secret order.Then the dungeon master asks some questions to fill out some details of the party's lives and travels before heading the the walled dwarven city of Law.We just launched a Patreon, so if you'd like to support us, check it out! Supporting us on Patreon will let you vote on upcoming games you want to hear us play in C-Sides and gets you an invite to a discord channel. You can also get an unabridged version of our podcast feed starting with Series IX, more like you're sitting at the table with us. This week, the Patreon episode includes discussions we had while crafting bonds and flags, some silly game ideas we riff on, and more jokes. The feed will also include wrap-up episodes after each individual series, game readings and discussions, and occasionally some additional C-Sides. We will be uploading all of our notes from our games to the Patreon for your reference. You could also get all of our future releases, starting with the Dualist (not a typo) playbook for Dungeon World and the Streak playbook for World Wide Wrestling!We are celebrating the launch of the Third Cycle with 30% off our merch until the end of July using the code “cyclops”.You can follow us on Twitter or Instagram at chimaeracast.The Bard playbook is part of the core Dungeon World rules. The Shaman can be found in Grim World from Boldly Games. And the Spellblade can be found in Incomplete Adventurer by Trevor Murray & Ben K. Rosenbloom.

With the end of Series VIII, the Second Cycle of Chimaeracast has come to an end, and to celebrate our latest rotation around our gaming table, we present again our fireside chat - The Dragon's Den!Life's a lot different since the last Den: JD and Ryan have flown the coop, and then everything that happened in 2020 happened, so we're happy to have you all to listen to us. We love and appreciate you. The episode's a mammoth, so I'll say this here, too — if you want to hang out with us on Discord, just leave us a review on your platform of choice and shoot us an e-mail, we'd love to hang out with you. We'll be watching movies and wrestling, playing video games, or just bullshitting.Just because the Den is out doesn't mean you can't ask us questions, either! Feel free to leave comments on the site here, or on Twitter, or even use the above link to e-mail us.A couple additional fun links from the episode:JD mentions a Conan story “The Tower of the Elephant” which is found in an issue of Weird Tales from March 1933, you can find an archived version of the issue here.The intro/outro music (ie, not the weird noise Zach made with his mouth) is “The World's Sorrow” from the SNES game Dragon View composed by M. Takenaka, N. Komatsu, T. Sekido, and the Mercado Inc Staff and you can find that here.Finally, the quote JD used at the end is from Sorcerer by Ron Edwards of Adept Play, and you can check out it and other games at the Adept Un-Store here.Next week is the beginnig of the next cycle, starting with JD, so check that out! -N

In this fourth installment of our Veil series, the party escapes the chaos of Quarters' Arcade, but with two dozen neophytes in tow. Luckily, Smiley knows a place they can lay low

We continue our playthrough of Fraser Simons' The Veil!900, Chainbreaker, and Mr. Smiley seek refuge in an arcade-cum-cathedral, but the recent assassination of a public figure isn't something they can shake so easily.

With the end of Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls, we also are ending our Second Cycle around the GMing table. Before we start the Third Cycle, which we anticipate will bring some changes for us, we’ll be recording and releasing another episode of the Dragon’s Den. We’ll discuss the last cycle and the podcast as a whole.We’ll also be answering any questions sent into us within the next week. Please contact us by leaving a comment on this post, via Twitter or Instagram @chimaeracast, or email us at thechimaerarpg AT gmail.com.We’ll also be shouting out anyone that leaves us a review online, so if you enjoy what we do please consider leaving us one. We’d greatly appreciate it.

Here it is: the long awaited final episode of the series. The plague that haunts this series takes its biggest bite out of the audio and I am sorry about that. I hope that our tinkering helps to make the last episode salvagable from an audio and story perspective. This episode the team faces themselves and then faces the big bad. There is no two ways about it: this episode is about Death, Love, Blood & Guts. The climatic ending to series 8 starts right now! Thanks again for listening, we really appriciate your patience with this episode and look forward to hearing feedback on this series and everything we have done so far. Z

Our heroes delve deeper into the church and encounter a solemn king who has lost his heart. Things come to a head as Anep's heart is tested and is at the center of all things, maybe not the heart your thinking of though...

The gang plunges deeper into the church: Anep takes an opportunity to make a new friend, Bale takes an opportunity to be a little selfish, and the church itself tries to take an opportunity to try and bathe Uk-haz in blood.

900, Mr. Smiley, and Chainbreaker have been captured by an unnamed group and now their boss has a job for them, but will they listen?

The gang plunges into the depths of their desires in order to progress in the great depths of P’thya. While this episode lacks our classic sword play, we get a deep look into who they characters truly see themselves as…

The gang makes their way into P’thya. They encounter some of Benza's past and then make their way into the lair of the weaver. They witness a great sacrificial ritual and then attempt to best the weaver's chosen children. As always, khopesh wielding warriors are the best warriors.WE HAVE MERCH

Today we’re playing The Veil by Fraser Simons! We introduce Mr. Smiley, Chainbreaker, and 900 and do some world building. Our three protagonists are just trying to have a quiet evening at Mr. Smiley’s Noodle Shop, but one patron just can’t keep his cool and then everything goes to shit.

The gang makes their way to the hidden village of Yama and learn much of the war and the plague of Paru. We get a good look at who our adventurers are...

The gang make it back from the library and hurry toward the village (they are late, late, late!) They encounter an auspicious ceremony and fight a dragon! Note: sorry about the audio loss in the episode, feel free to message me (zach) with notes if you would like it provided in another way.

The gang gets on their way toward the lake of desire. We get a deeper understanding of who our three adventurers are thanks to the power of water. After some time at a temple they gang makes their way to the library and learn more about Yama and Anep’s…predicament.

The gang meets the Children of Yama and an interrogation ensues. After that is all squared away Anep meets Fugi and learns more of his curse.We’ve got merch!

The team fend off a mysterious foe as the flames from his arrows torch the theater. Ukhaz, Bale, and Anep are pushed to their limits in this battle... will they all make it? Who knows!

The gang makes their way into Paru and do a little shopping before taking in a show. It is a completely innocent affair! Nothing going on in the background! Just good old fashioned town session! Nothing of note! or... perhaps a city of theater has a few secrets hiding backstage?

The third and final installment of our Trophy Gold campaign with Jason Cordova of the Gauntlet gaming community. Trophy (now called Trophy Dark) was originally published in Codex Dark 2 and the follow-up game Trophy Gold (which we’re playing today!) can be found in Codex Gold.Check here for a more in-depth look at Trophy.Ezio, Sareh & Thessil can finally see the true blight that’s befallen the town of Torren’s Bend, but are they willing to do what must be done to eliminate the demonic influence brought on by The Diabolist and Show Woman Extraordinnaire Beatrix Mandrake?…and hey! We have T-Shirts and Stickers! Check them out here