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Beowulf S2 EP18 / End

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 64:48


We come to the finale of our season and the final episode of Starter Set, to all who have listened and taken part over the many years of this show we say thank you for your support as we bring this chapter to a close.

Beowulf S2 EP17 / The Assault

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 74:26


Normander leads his followers in a daring counter, revenge at the forefront of his mind. Niohad and Kagog meet his charge with what outcome? We shall see.

Beowulf S2 Ep15 / Trees for the woods

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 76:34


Normander discovers the valley he has taken refuge in holds secrets and powers abound, a new alliance is forged and an old power gained. Come and say hello in our discord https://discord.gg/hJnmAFwAFT

Beowulf S2 Ep 14 / Safety?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 56:37


This week, the chase continues will safety be found, or in the loss of Acha to much to take and Normanders distraction takes its toll.

Beowulf S2 Ep 13 / A wrong turn.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 65:46


The runes spell a woe in telling, with this episode looking bleak for Normander a knife in the back cuts twice.

Beowulf S2 Ep 12 / Don't sleep there are nightmares out there

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 63:14


The crew spend time in the new realm to find things that are unexpected. Normanders challenge to Gogmagog is answered but by something new.  Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 Ep 11 / A Deal made

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 75:44


Normander makes a new friend? or at least follower. The giant kins plans are given more detail and who the flip is Gogmagog? Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

S2 Stream of consciousness.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 22:11


Hello! An interesting episode this week, we've suffered with some technical difficulties but wanted to make sure that we got some audio noises in your earlobes! Ed's stream of conscious raises some questions if you wish to get involved with the conversation please come join the discord here https://discord.gg/MEfUrJxN

Beowulf S2 - Ep10 / A cape of storms

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 78:12


Enemies abound and a fight of his life, Normander has some difficult choices ahead. Kagog shows his colours and we meet a being of legend. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep9 / Mist Me

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 60:15


We return to the Bryn and the sea is unforgiving as ever, unending mist, great waves and cracks of thunder are not all the hero's have to contend with. As we come closer to another of the powerful artifacts known as crafts. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep8 / Deep Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 77:14


Normander deals with the assault on the boat by denizens of the deep. Visions come leading our hero through freezing fog and revealing a new destination. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep7 / Question of faith

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 48:53


The ocean calls and with it fresh dangers, a crisis unfolds with the followers of Normander and the depths come calling for a pound of flesh. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep6 / A crew together

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 56:11


This week Normander and followers make their way back to the beach to fix up a broken boat and Normander finds some leadership capabilities tested. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - A Fireside

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 31:13


This week, Ed and Oli take a pause from the story to run through how the journey is going, we get an impressive hornbalst and some deep philosophical bombs dropped. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep5 / An eye for and eye

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 104:38


Normander finds himself underground, threatened and out of his depth. Luckily his followers are there for him! We also level up and unlock some new abilities. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep4 / A voyage of bane and boon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 102:16


Our adventures leave Prudria behind for open sea, Normander brokers a friendship and the ocean proves that both great beauty and great danger can lie within its depths. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep 3 / The breath before the plunge

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 103:18


Normander comes to the realisation that what he needs to do can't be done alone, he will need a crew. Cauld reveals more of where he comes from and what his world looks like. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep 2 / Meeting in the Cauld

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 78:01


Normander returns to consciousness to find the village changed by the raid. Gathering himself and equipment for a journey normander is intercepted before leaving and finds a new ally. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - EP1 / Tranquility Ends

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 85:59


We meet our new hero as a new tale begins to take place in an old town where old heros have become memory but their actions have brought around consequences. Oli also brings a musical twist to the start of the show Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Starter Set HQ - Welcome Oli

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 28:22


This week we welcome Oli to the show, discover a bit more about his RPG experience, what its like coming into the show and how much he knows so far. We also get a sneak peek into the upcoming story with a bit of insider information from Ed. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining our discord. https://discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Starter Set HQ - Farewell Sam!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 22:47


After almost five years. We bid farewell to cohost Sam and usher in a new era for Starter Set.

Beowulf - Ep 15 / Season 1 wrap up

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 45:37


As the first Beowulf Let's Play season has drawn to a close, Ed and Sam sit down to discuss the adventure as a whole, answer audience questions, and plan what comes next for Eardwulf and the crew... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story!

Beowulf - Ep 14 / Evil walks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 103:14


The team delve deeper into the lair of the Cainspawn as the end of their adventure draws near. The season one final has everything... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 13 / Death wears many faces

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 93:59


The unlikely heroes journey into the lair of the ultimate evil and find old mistakes waiting for them... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story!

Beowulf - Ep 12 / Revolution in the air

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 103:09


Clues assembled and a village to save. Eardwulf, Brynyulf and the Colonel are making new friends and dangerous plans as the mission to save Holdfast draws to a conclusion. Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 11 / The Mire of the Lost

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 95:37


An old enemy looms in the darkness as Brynyolf, Eardwulf and the Colonel strike out to find Pruda. The further from town the crew venture, the more memories of old haunt them... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story!

Beowulf - Ep 10 / Two lies and a truth

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 102:36


The mystery deepens as Brynyulf, Eardwulf and the Colonel finally start to make sense of the town's secrets. New friends are made and old faces threaten to reappear as Eardwulf's own lies begin to tangle... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf & emergency dentistry

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 15:39


Cohost Ed has been at the wrong end of tooth pulling this week so cohost Sam is here to take you through the highs and moderate lows of the series so far...

Beowulf - Ep 9 / Call in the Colonel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 57:11


As Osberg continues to reveal its mysteries, Brynyulf and Eardwulf make a new friend and begin piecing together the town's haunting history... Get bonus content on our Discord server!

Beowulf - Ep 8 / Two's company, nine is a lie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 103:21


After making land, Eardwulf and Brynyulf begin to explore a strange new town. All seems delightfully weird until the adventure, and Eardwulf's con, takes a turn for the even stranger...

Beowulf & the Open Gaming License

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 36:48


As Ed is ill and barely able to do his own voice, we're discussing the recent furore surrounding D&D, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro's proposed Open Gaming License. Check out the Eardwulf's Earworms discussion board and chat music with cohost Sam - https://discord.gg/jfyp6GhD2M

Beowulf - Ep 7 / An unusual freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 87:25


Eardwulf and Brynyolf have escaped the clearing but the river does not make escape a simple process as other enemies emerge from the gloom...

Beowulf - Ep 6 / Music and memories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 93:28


All is not well in the forest as Eardwulf begins to formulate an escape aided by Brynyulf. As the fog clears, the pair begin to make their way to freedom and beyond. Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

We Cast Sending - Beowulf edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 42:27


In a brief break from the adventure, this week Ed sits down with Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games who created the Beowulf TTRPG. He's one of the creators of the game and has plenty of insider knowledge as well as a firm grasp of all things Wyrd. Check out Handiworks Games here - https://handiwork.games/

Beowulf - Ep 5 / Losing time

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 67:29


Eardwulf and Brynyulf fall into an alliance but it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems on the edge of the forest. Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

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Beowulf - Pauses and reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 29:41


We return with cohost Sam still unwell but cohost Ed on hand to provide insights and clues to whats come before and what may be around the corner for Eardwulf! Join the adventure on discord and have your say on what happens next! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 4 / The man and his dogs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 79:43


Fresh from a brush with death, Eardwolf faces yet more danger as the forest and its vicious inhabitants start to close in. Onwards he marches, narrowly avoiding death yet again until an unexpected discovery changes everything...

Beowulf - Ep 3 / The chase begins

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 89:02


Eardwolf continues in land after a brush with death but as the days pass, it's unclear who's hunter and who is being hunted...

Beowulf - Ep 2 / Puffins and wolves

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 72:48


Eardwolf journeys on. Looking to find something, anything, to help him after the horror of the shipwreck. However, it soon becomes clear that danger has not passed regardless of how far from the ocean he travels.

Beowulf - The Story Begins

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 86:08


We begin our first ever Let's Play podcast story with Ed as Games Master and Sam as the player. We meet our hero far out to sea battling forces hitherto unknown before finding himself in the midst of a very different fight for survival.

Character Creation / Ep 3

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 31:10


As our Beowulf: Age of Heroes journey continues, we're creating a character for our upcoming Let's Play podcast!

Mechanics / Ep 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 32:13


We delve deeper into the pages of Beowulf: Age of Heroes and take a look at some of the game's new mechanics.

Introduction to Beowulf / Ep 1

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 28:31


Same rules, brand new game. We're back and we're exploring the world of a brand new TTRPG, Beowulf: Age of Heroes.

Tales of Tarthage: EP 23 - The Election

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 12:14


Nathan heads into danger, knowing everything comes to an end.

Farewell episode - EP 142

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 45:58


Thanks to everyone who's ever supported the show. Here's our farewell special!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 22 - The Dulak Moss

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 12:18


Scribe has been busy and thinks his discovery could bring everything crashing down...

Buyer's Guide - Bolt on Books / EP 141

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 40:28


We've covered adventures and the big three but what else do you need? Find out in the series finale of the Buyer's Guide!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 21 - The Standoff

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 15:11


The election cycle is reaching its end as the remaining candidates find themselves in danger again...

Buyer's Guide - Adventure Books / EP 140

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 31:55


Which adventure books are the best and why? We're rating our top three adventure books based on objectives, ease of use and overall awesomeness!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 20 - The Money

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 15:49


With Alwyn Hundrix arrested it's time to follow the money. But where will it lead?

Buyer's Guide - The Big Three / EP 139

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 27:40


The Dungeon Master's Guide, Player's Handbook and Monster manual are considered the big three books for starting out in D&D. But which ones should you get first and which should you ditch?

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