Dungeons & Debacles Podcast

Our villains have defeated Kasick and have recovered the Amulet of Dominion.

They loot Kasick's lair and find his children in bad shape after the the water elementals he was using to control them are freed.

They make their way back to the town of Brownmeadow to rest and then set off for the Bonebreaker camp to recover the next Savior artifact.

They find that many of the 2 dozen or so magical items they found in Kasick's lab aren't that useful.

They travel for days in the desert before a sand pit swallows Edel.

They find treasure and an curious ancient corpse - oh - and there is a dragon.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

Our villains find themselves in the underground lair of a young blue dragon after Edel's horse bucked him and he fell into a sandy pit.

The dragon makes them a deal: Don't fight and I will make your death's quick and painless.

They decide not to take that deal.

 

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

After our villains defeat the young blue dragon in the desert they set off for the city of Ashfell.

On the road they discover a group of Red Talons that had been left to die in cages as a warning to others.

They find one woman wasn't dead and free her.

She recognizes them and takes them back to her camp.

They they meet with a Prophet of Ruinaxis who tells them they have been stirring up trouble between the city and the Bonebreaker clan of Half Orcs.

Alexander has another nightmare and begins to realize it may not be just a dream.

The next morning they find the Red Talon camp surrounded by guards who are there to arrest the whole camp.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

Our villains wake in the camp of the Prophet when they hear shouting.

They discover the Talons assembled in front of several Ashfell guards who are there to arrest all in the camp.

Alunodas makes an impassioned speech to get them to leave and is promptly rewarded with a crossbow bolt.

The guards are ordered to kill everyone in the camp and the massacre begins.

Alexander wins MVP of the battle by eliminating most of the guards in one fail swoop.

The battle is devastating.

This is the link I mentioned in the podcast for the Luccan Insult Generator.

It's on Github and open source so you are free to take it and mod it for your needs.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin Hannah –

Talia - Human rogue and arcane trickster

This is a bonus episode to explain the Companions' investigation into the Red Talons and the theft of the Artifacts of the Saviors.

If you are just beginning the podcast - it is a good jumping off point as Orin explains the story thus far in season 1.

Companions Orin and Kul are summond to the Tower of Insight after the theft of the Amulet of Dominion.

Orin investigates the crime and finds that the impostor Companions are responsible for the theft.

Orin tells Grand Archmage Forel of what they have learned of the Red Talons' plans.

Kevin - Orin, Kul, Guards and dean Jurin

John - Grand Archmage Forel

Blake - Archmage Grendis

After the devastating battle with the Knights of Ashfell, our villains regroup and take stock of the carnage.

Their guide, a barbarian named Turin grieves for his wife before urging them on.

Turin takes a horse out of the many Edel, the hellsworn paladin, has claimed for his own.

Turin decides to put Edel in his place.

Edel turns to the party for help and they turn against him.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

Our villains salvage what they can from the devastation of the Ashfell knight attack and head for the town of Southbend to cross the Black River.

They get funny looks in the the peaceful village as a heavily armed and armored party.

Juliet disguises herself as a priestess of Erathis and the take a room. 

The barkeep offers his condolences as he as heard the rumors that the temple in Cala was burned to the ground.

They make their way to a ferry and cross the river to Ashfell.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

Our villains make their way to the city of Ashfell.

After some shopping they decide to gather some information on what is going on between the city and the half orc tribes to the north.

Talia disguises herself as a halfling woman and gets hit on by a man in a tavern.

They talk to the guards and learn that there is trouble between the city and the half orcs and rumor is - it's the Red Talons who are stirring up the trouble.

They begin their trek to the half orc camp when they happen upon a battle between the half orcs and a patrol of guards led by non other that the silver dragonborn and companion Kul.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

 

Our villains make their way to the Bonebreaker camp in the guise of entertainers and find a chilly reception.

They say they have Borsch Bonebreaker's sword and are there to trade for the Girdle of Heroes.

The chief of the clan doesn't believe that someone bested the clan chief of the Grass Isle to take the sword and challenges the paladin to an honor fight to prove his worth.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Oliver – Edel Belmont, half-dwarf paladin

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster

Our villains try to make a deal for the Girdle of Heroes with the half orc cheif when they learn that their only bargaining chip is needed to even get to the girdle.

As they parlay an out of breath half orc tells them that a party led by the Companion Kul has defeated one of their parties and is on his way to the camp.

The steal back the Bonebreaker sword just before the silver dragonborn Kul knocks down the gates and demands and audience with half orc chief.

Our villains flee the camp and enter Bonebreaker's tomb.

DM – Kevin

John – Alunodas Garrasderuin, Elven monk

Blake – Juliet Starstorm, Dragonborn eldritch knight and abjuration wizard

Shane – Alexander, Human bard and illusion wizard

Hannah – Talia, Human rogue and arcane trickster