Wisdom of the Masters: OP Mitigation
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Seventy Two on 7 July 2021. Lennon: Okay, so I’ve called everyone together to discuss protocol. Ryu: Stop worrying; I donate all of your gold to charity. Ostron: I don’t think a Gold Fund Me titled “Ryu needs a dragon” counts as charity. Ryu: I have a totally legitimate parchment from the local king saying it does. Lennon (legitimately confused): Not what we’re talking about. I just…I don’t know I just have this nagging sense that if we get a dangerously powerful artifact in here we need to have a plan for how to deal with it. Ostron: I’m on board with this. Ryu: No, I’m still confused. What kind of dangerous artifacts are we talking about? Okay, so most veteran DMs have dealt with this scenario before: somehow, some way, the players have acquired an item or ability that has turned the power curve into a vertical wall. Whether…
Heroes Rise, one hundred seventy-second entry: WTFTSR?
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred seventy-second entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, July 3rd, and released Wednesday, July 7th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Gnomish Workshop: Need Heals, where’s the … Druid?
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Seventy One on 30 June 2021. Ostron: Ugh…Is Gath around? Lennon: Oh, man what happened? Did Cinder get too rough during playtime? Ostron: No, because unlike some people I don’t make a habit of teasing the large jungle cat. I was trying to drag a chair into the Candlekeep Annex and it must have a split edge or a splinter or something. Lennon: Are you sure? That looks more like a bite to me. Ryu: Um, yeah, so we may have a problem. I don’t think Gath is doing healing anymore. Ostron: Not doing…that’s what we hired him for! Ryu: Well I went to his workspace and I found all these fliers for something…what’s a discretion? Ostron: Oh great he went to a conference for Clerics. What’s it about? Ryu: Well there’s a lot of hype but the tagline is “you are more than a healer” and some of the panels are…
Heroes Rise, one hundred seventy-first entry: Party People
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred seventy-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 26th, and released Wednesday, June 30th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Heroes Rise, one hundred seventieth entry: Bloodlake, Slayer of Savings
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred seventieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 19th, and released Wednesday, June 23rd over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: Whips of Chains Excite Me (Shadar-Kai)
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Seventy on 23 June 2021. Lennon: CHAIN DEVIL! (Eldritch Blast strikes) Ryu (surprised & angry): YA!! Lennon! Lennon: Sorry, sorry. Ryu: Oh you’re lucky I have a high Dex! How could you possibly think I was something summoned from the nine hells!? Lennon: Well the Killer DM- Ryu: Isn’t here! It’s just me! And you’re lucky. You think you’d have any better chance of hitting her? Or being alive afterward? Lennon: Well Ostron’s been opening up portals all the time, how do I know what’s going to sneak through? Ostron: Two. I opened one portal to bring in a consultant, and the other one to get Tony to sub in and you weren’t even here for that. Though that said, why are you carrying a bunch of chains around? Ryu: I think KayDee did some shopping while I wasn’t paying attention. I found this…I think it’s an outfit?…in my room. There’s a…
Gnomish Workshop: Critical Imagination: Nat 20s Out of Combat
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Nine on 16 July 2021. Tony: Oh, there you are. Ryu: Excellent! Just in time, Tony. You are now a witness to my greatest victory! Hah! ROSTRO: Please state the nature of the mathematical enquiry. Ryu: Oh come on! Tony: What is…? Oh wait a minute is this that machine that everyone complains about? ROSTRO: I am the realized oikumenatal solution to removing obfus- Ryu: Yeah, yeah, this is ROSTRO and it’s still ON! What gives? ROSTRO: There has been no applicable action perpetrated that would interfere with normal operations. Ryu: I got a 20 on my Intelligence check! You should be a pile of useless junk! Tony: Dirty? ROSTRO: My chassis is capable of repelling all common grime and- Ryu (raging): That’s not what he meant! And it was a natural 20! I win! Why are you still making sounds!? ROSTRO: I believe the fundamental issue hearkens back to a longstanding misinterpretation of the…
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-ninth entry: Critical Rolling in College
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 5th, and released Wednesday, June 9th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: I would skulk 500 Miles: Dungeon corridors
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Eight on 9 July 2021. Ryu (attacking): All right, hands up and drop everything you’re carrying or I’ll paint the walls with…oh. Hi Tony. Tony (nervously): Hi…is there a reason I was almost murdered? Ryu: I just thought you were staying in the recording booth. Confused you with someone else. Tony: Don’t tell me who they are. I probably already know too much. Also, how did you sneak up on me like that? Ostron: How high is your wisdom score? Tony: You don’t get to be a good lawyer if you can’t spot people lying through their teeth, eyes, or whatever other body part and I’m a pretty good lawyer. Ryu: Okay, so your perception is probably good too, but I mean…I’ve got the carpeting in the recording booth, all the ambient noise around, and of course there’s the hallways. Tony: What hallways? Ryu: Exactly. Tony: I’m lost. Ryu: No you aren’t. Tony: I…
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-eighth entry: Everyone’s Leaking into the Feywild
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, June 5th, and released Wednesday, June 9th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.