Tales from the Dungeon

It is hard to believe I was worried about completing 10 to 12 of these when this all began. Thank you for sticking with me for 10 times as many as that, and as always, for your support. There may be a retrospective interview at some point, or may not.

The epilogue continues...

Because I wasn't completely ready to let go, and because I wanted to give you all at least an idea of what was to come for the characters that we have spent the last two years with I have written an epilogue. Because I am me it went a little longer than I was expecting. It will be three parts in total and released over the next couple weeks. Also be warned. If you are like Fred Savage in the Princess Bride you may want to avoid this one, as there is some kissing.

Hello to all of my most valued and beloved listeners. I am short on words. Please know your support is, and has been, a blessing to me. This episode could have easily been broken into two, but I felt it is time. Time for this tale to have its end. So join me one last time and see what fate will befall the Ba'ra'tah Province and the heroes that would save it from a powerful enemy. (Because this is long I will note a few natural breaks in the story if you want to split it up into more than one listen. First natural break would be at 11:10, a shorter but still good place to break would be at 14:46. The last real break point would be all the way at 36:35. So there you are. Enjoy.) 

Meyla and her friends press on, despite their grief, for the Emerald Scarab is still at large. Will they be able to reach her in time?

All things move toward one final confrontation....

We now know how many of the tales told meet one another, how they are woven together. But there are still some that lie unfinished....in an old temple under a hill..

What book did Alerian read in the secret chamber, in the ruins, in the Shal Shalis? What information that made him sure they would find the artifact long lost to the world?

Legends are often false, exaggerated whimsy. But on occasion, hidden within, is a true story. One that might change the fate of the world.

Caria's quest for wealth and reputation have come this far....will they go any further?

Caria returns from her successful heist. All that remains is to turn over the urn...and get paid.

Pretty self explanatory...there are some questions and then some answers. : )

Some of my ramblings on rules from Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, and how they influenced the stories told in Season 5.

Can Meyla and her friends finally catch up to the elusive Enganar? Will he lead them to the Emerald Scarab?

Patience, perseverance, and deception have led Meyla and her companions to their first real lead. Will it pan out? Or will the mysterious Emerald Scarab continue to elude them?

What news has Rionach brought to her friends? and at what cost?

Follow Meyla and her friends as they inch closer to understanding what it is they actually seek....

What stock will Meyla and her friends put into the words and warning of a complete stranger?

A risky plan to seek information in a den of criminals and thieves, seems to have turned out for the worse. Will Meyla and her companions escape the immanent threat?

What IS the Mummer's Fair, and why are Melya's friends so reluctant to go there?

From many walks of life, from many beginnings, a band of heroes makes a choice that will lead them on a journey none would believe. 

The eddies of fate, the purpose of threads in the tapestry of life are about to tie a very important knot.

What will come of Rionach's first attempt at cunning, deception, and intrigue?

Rionach has seen more of the province in the last two weeks, then in her previous fifteen years combined, and her path is one she herself does not fully comprehend.

Far from home and unsure of what the future holds, Rionach does her best to navigate her first days on her own.

Rionach struggles with the concept of her connection to a god, or her descent into madness...

Who has stole their way, unseen, into the Sagewind homestead?

In the Ba'ra'tah Province, not all things are seen or heard by all people.

Has a clumsy step brought a quest to an end?

Is Alerian correct? Does another long lost item of the Cridhes Dionandair lie within the cave ahead?

Has Alerian just stolen something from Snare? Surely he can not evade the thief for long, so what is his purpose?

Ortaval watches over Alerian, on a quest he considers ridiculous; but we know otherwise...

Things long hidden, long believed to be the product of fiction, are about to return to the hands of a fool and his skeptical companions.

Sarkysian has found herself in the first fight she has been in since the war....with no idea of who she is fighting with...

Facing the choice between attending a night of musical entertainment or following a menacing group of strangers into the Old Town, Sarkysian's nature makes the decision a simple one...

Some events seem random, but who decides what is fate and what is coincidence?

Questions & Answers about Season 4

The rules and my ramblings

In the absence of our senses, what proof is there of our existence. Does Esmeray still exist? Or has she slipped from reality?

In the shadow of a mountain, in a realm devoid of color, stands a town. But who dwells there?

Far from her home, Esmeray sets off into to the wild moors in search of answers and an elusive path.

Where will the raven lead? Who is it that waits for Esmeray at this journeys end?

A truly strange event has transpired at Esmeray's home; and now a stranger stands, uninvited, at her door...

The wizard Esmeray desires one thing, and one thing only. What lengths will she go to in order possess it?

Many Strings pulled, many manipulations orchestrated. But to what end?

A mission of the changeling, Rot, has uncovered some information of interest to his master. But why is it important?

What control do we have over our lives? and what portion of what we do is the result of external influence?

The meeting of Snare and Ortaval is at hand. There is just the matter of a band of angry criminals that stand between them.

Snare seems to have made a group of new friends, and Ortaval faces the uncomfortable experience of returning home....

Some people have a harder time finding a place in the world, finding a space to feel safe, and so they move from one place to the next. Moving through the world in what way seems best to them at any given moment.

Some people have trouble staying in one place, in finding a person or place that brings them comfort, and so they wander...