Heroes Rise, one hundred ninety-fifth entry: This Is Useless
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred ninety-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, January 8th, and released Wednesday, January 12th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: Where Are The Duergar?
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Ninety Five on 12th January 2022. Ryu (gasping): Ahh that stings! Libby: Book. Ryu: Yes I know this isn’t your normal job but I didn’t want the other guys to know. Libby (worried): Book. Ryu: No, you’re doing fine, really. I think I got scratched in more places than I realized. Libby (really worried): Book! Ryu: What is the problem – oh drat. Ostron: Wow, okay, I usually have the book before I even make it across the threshold. You feeling okay…Libby? Ryu: This isn’t what it looks like. Ostron: It looks like you have Libby helping you with surgery. Lennon: Hey did you find that map of-…okay, you do know we don’t pay Gath just to hang around and look pretty right? Ryu: I just…was hoping to avoid this conversation. Ostron: So you decided having Libby give you medical assistance was your best option? Libby (indignantly): Book! Lennon: Look, no offense mate, but it’s not exactly…
Heroes Rise, one hundred ninety-fourth entry: Ermagerd! Dregernbern!
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred ninety-fourth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, January 1st, and released Wednesday, January 5th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: No, My Mother Did Not Hook Up With a Dragon: Dragonborn
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Ninety Four on 5th January 2022. Lennon (through sending stone, angry voices in background): Ostron? Ostron! Oh please don’t let ROSTRO be active and he’s out on the floor- Ostron: Yes, I’m here, what’s going…you’re being chased, aren’t you? Lennon: How did you know that? Ostron: I can hear them. All right, where are you? Lennon: Tim-ah-ree, I think it’s called? Time of weee? No, that doesn’t sound right-ow! That was a rock! Ostron: Thymari? Okay, that’s the name of the people, not the place but I know where you are. How did you get there? Lennon: I’ll tell you if you get me out of here! Ostron: Yeah, yeah, hang on. (Gnomish Workshop door opens) Ryu: What’s going on? Ostron: Lennon went abroad and made friends again. Ryu: Oh come on! I already used up all our favors with the Blackstaff, how many wars did he start this time? Ostron: Based on where he…
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Gnomish Workshop: Senses and Sensibility
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Ninety Three on 22nd December 2021. Killer DM: All right, up you get. Ostron: Uggh. First, why are you here, second, why did you knock me out? Killer DM: Because I needed you alive. Note the past tense there; you’re going to have to keep proving your usefulness from here on. Lennon: All right, it’s been three hours and we need Ostron awake…which he is? I thought you were talking to ROSTRO? Killer DM: …We had a fight. Lennon (wonderingly): Oh my goodness what’s that even like? Ostron: Oh did you break the machine? You know how long I worked on that? Killer DM: It’s fine. It is possible to have disagreements without resorting to violence, you know. Killer DM (after a pause): What? Lennon: I’m just…adding another entry into the list of ‘things I was not expecting this morning’. Ostron: What did you even need ROSTRO for, anyway? Killer DM: Well I want to…
Heroes Rise, one hundred ninety-third entry: The Lore is Non-sense
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred ninety-third entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, December 18th, and released Wednesday, December 22nd over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Heroes Rise, one hundred ninety-second entry: Live from PAX Unplugged 2021
Welcome, brave adventurers… to the one hundred ninety-second entry into our chronicle, recorded live at PAX Unplugged 2021, and released Wednesday, December 15th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Archives of Candlekeep: Excursion to Exandria
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Ninety One on 8th December 2021. (coin flip followed by eldritch blast) Lennon: Ha! My aim is improving. They better watch out when I show up. Ryu: Lennon. Why are you eldritch blasting coins? I mean, if you want to keep me from stealing them I suppose that’s one way to do it but it seems expensive. Lennon: No, see, I’m preparing for our trip to Exandria. Ostron: Don’t- Ryu: How is that supposed to help with Exandria? Ostron (sighing): Here we go. Lennon: Well, I read up on it like Ostron told us to and I heard it was infested with critters. So I figured I can practice aiming at small moving targets and hire myself out as an exterminator to make back all the money I’m using for target practice. Ostron: …What? Don’t look at me, you asked. Ryu: So he just saw the bit about the critters and…
Heroes Rise, one hundred ninety-first entry: D&D Mac & Cheese
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred ninety-first entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, December 4th, and released Wednesday, December 8th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.

