Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-second entry: Dragonborn to be Wild
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-second entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 17th, and released Wednesday, April 21st over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: Clear and Present Danger
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Two on 21 April 2021. Lennon: Really? You know I thought we were on the same page with this kind of thing but noooooo. Ostron: Look, it’s like I said, the best information comes from experts and…well… Killer DM: Aww, here I was hoping ROSTRO and I could get a little study session in but it’s just you two. I suppose I should have been suspicious when Ryu found the hat just sitting on her desk. Ostron: Yeah, ROSTRO isn’t being used right now – Killer DM: Of course not; I’m talking to you. Ostron: What? Killer DM: Never mind. So I assume you aren’t here to voluntarily donate kidneys? Ostron: No, we wanted to consult you on something. Lennon: No no no, you wanted to consult her on something. Killer DM: Aww, you just wanted to see me for friendship’s sake? I knew we had a connection. Lennon: That’s not – Killer…
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixtieth entry: Tiamassive
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixtieth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, April 3rd, and released Wednesday, April 7th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: Daddy Daughter Date
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty on 7 April 2021. Lennon: Hey Ostron, I’m confused about something. Ostron: And in other news, the sun came up this morning. Lennon: What? Ostron: Never mind, what’s confusing you? Lennon: Archdevils. Ryu: Well you’re doing okay then, usually they just kill you or trap you in a deal to steal your soul. Lennon: No I haven’t talked to any of them, I’m doing research. Ostron: We put that research project on hold, I thought? Lennon: Yeah, this was for…personal reasons. Ryu: Oh come on, you’ve had a patron for like five minutes and you’re already shopping around? For an Archdevil patron? Lennon: You are making a lot of unwarranted and unfavorable assumptions about me and I don’t feel that’s fair. Ryu: Am I wrong? Lennon: That’s…look I didn’t want to discuss that anyway. Phlegethos. Ostron: Fourth layer of the Hells, lots of fire, some of it semi-sentient, devil resort town, also the hells’ version of…
Heroes Rise, one hundred fifty-ninth entry: Switching Sides
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred fifty-ninth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 27th, and released Wednesday, March 31st over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Heroes Rise, one hundred fifty-eighth entry: Feed of Thirty Speet
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred fifty-eighth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 20th, and released Wednesday, March 24th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: Actual Forgotten Realms: Al Qadim
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Fifty Eight on 24 March 2021. Lennon: There you are! Ostron, I need some teleportation. Ostron: Um, that’s not a spell you can use as a Warlock…I mean you’ve got thunder step but that’s not quite- Lennon: No, no, no, I need you to teleport me somewhere. Al Qadim, specifically. Ryu: I’m probably going to regret this but why? Lennon: Well, I’m trying to explore this alternative patron idea, and I know genies are an option. I hear there are a lot of genies in Al Qadim. Ostron: Umm…yeah, I might need some help with this. Libby: Book! Ostron (coughing): oh..okay…wow that’s a dusty one. Thanks Libby. Ah, yeah, I see your problem. There isn’t a place called Al Qadim. Lennon: Um, I’m pretty sure there is. I know I’ve heard about it. Ostron: Yeah, that’s sort of the problem; you’ve only heard about it and you don’t know the details. To be…
Heroes Rise, one hundred fifty-sixth entry: Alternate Masters of the Demiplane
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred fifty-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, March 6th, and released Wednesday, March 10th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: Managing NPCs
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Fifty Six on 10 March 2021. Libby (indignantly): Book! Lennon: Come on, it’s just a little sign, it can go on, what about that eyestalk? Ryu: Lennon, what are you doing to Libby? Lennon: Well…look, we have like seven research beholders around the Guild House, right? Ostron: Twelve. Lennon: Twelve!? Aw man, now I need more signs. Ryu: Signs…for the research beholders? Lennon: Yeah, I can’t keep them straight. I see one floating around and I’m never sure if it’s the one that I asked for the reference book to help with the show notes or the one I told to make me a sandwich. Ostron: Okay, I’ll grant you that telling the beholders apart is a bit tricky but do you really need to identify all of them? And Libby’s pretty distinctive anyway. Lennon: So you’re okay with unlabeled characters just running around? Ryu (shrugging): I like chaos. Then again, that’s not for everyone.…
Archives of Candlekeep: Take It In Strahd
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Fifty Five on 3 March 2021. Ryu: Okay, I realize the whole warlock thing is hitting you hard but this is too far. Lennon: What? Capes are cool, they should really make a comeback. Ryu: I’m fine with the cape, it’s the grey face paint and the red contacts. Isn’t that racist or something? Ostron: Against who? Grimlocks? They don’t generally raise objections in civil court. Ryu: All right fine, So why are you going all Dracula? It’s nowhere near Halloween. Lennon: Well, I figured new class, new Identity, and everyone thinks vampires are cool. Especially this one. Ostron: Which one? Lennon: Come on, I really tried with the makeup here. Guy in a castle? Unrequited love? Dark Lord? Ryu: I’m sorry, you’re trying to impersonate Strahd!? Lennon: There you go! Ostron: That…okay there are so many ways that’s a bad idea I don’t know where to start. Lennon: Oh come on. Look I did a…