Author Archives: Lennon

Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred fortieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday October 31st, and released Wednesday November 5th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

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Welcome, brave adventurers… to the one hundred second and a half entry into our chronicle, recorded over the last couple of years, and released Wednesday January 8th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

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Welcome, brave adventurers…

To a show that is, quite frankly, long overdue. You see, Ostron and Lennon decided to go to PAX Unplugged. Fortunately they left the hat unattended, and we all know Ryu doesn’t even bother with the CON save these days, so you get the pleasure of my company for the next hour.

Let me show you a Heroes’ Demise…

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Welcome, brave adventurers to the first episode of Heroes Rise: Dissonant Whispers, a Patreon Exclusive show for all backers regardless of tier that will air every few weeks exclusively on our Patreon page, but we thought we’d let everyone get a taste of the first episode. If you like what you hear then head on over to our Patreon page to sign up. Tiers start from just $4 per month which will also get you access to the main Heroes Rise show unedited and early each week, and there’s even some Heroes Rise swag up for grabs.

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This article was first broadcast in Episode Sixty-Nine on 17th April 2019.   Lennon: This doesn’t bode well for my idea of having my players run a stealth mission. Ryu: What does that have to do with anything? Lennon: Well the whole party isn’t made up of Rangers, Rogues, and people who can cast “Invisibility” so they’re going to make it what? One, maybe two rounds before the guardhouses are alerted and we’re on the express train to murdertown. Ostron: Well, that depends on how you set up the encounter.   If the hype and excitement around the release of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist showed us anything, it’s that a lot of players and DMs are excited about the idea of doing a heist or stealth infiltration encounter in their games. There are probably visions of the characters being a coordinated team of misfits like in Oceans’ 11 or the Italian…

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Welcome, brave adventurers… to the sixty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 10th, and released Wednesday April 17th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

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This article was first broadcast in Episode Sixty-Eight on 10th April 2019. Ryu: Lennon…why are you trying to slide a ruler under the door to the Gnomish Workshop? If you’re trying to pick the lock that’s definitely not the way to do it. Lennon: No I…Ostron locked me out. Ryu: What did you do? Lennon: Nothing! I was just trying to help! Ostron: Standing over my shoulder making random comments is not helping! Lennon: but, I mean, that gives him advantage, doesn’t it? Ryu: Well, no, in combat you’re actually supposed to stand over the *enemy* to grant your allies advantage Lennon: oh….right   The easiest situation for D&D players most of the time is if they’re playing with a bunch of people who have about the same experience with D&D as they do. Everyone’s familiar with the same editions, they have a similar take on how to play the game…

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Welcome, brave adventurers… to the sixty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday April 6th, and released Wednesday April 10th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

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Welcome, brave adventurers… to the sixty-seventh entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday March 30th, and released Wednesday April 3rd 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.com

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Welcome, brave adventurers… to the sixtieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, February 2nd 2019, and released Wednesday, February 6th 2019 over at heroesrisepodcast.com

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