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.
Archives of Candlekeep: Da Drow
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Seven on 26 May 2021. Ryu: Okay, so thank you all for meeting. I have an…uncomfortable subject to discuss. Lennon: Look, sometimes the outhouse is just too far to walk to and someone’s been in there forever and it’s really an emergency, and the scrying pool is self-cleaning anyway. I mean, we’ve all done it, right? Ryu: Um…what? No? Please don’t be talking about what I think you’re talking about. Lennon: Oh, um…no, I wasn’t. Just…sorry, what did you want to talk about? Ryu: So I think KayDee’s been doing research. Ostron: Oh that can’t be good. I wonder if she’s been using ROSTRO for it too? Lennon: I haven’t noticed you passed out on the floor any more than usual. Ostron: I…I usually sleep in my bed… Ryu: Not important right now. I think KayDee was in a hurry and ran into one of the research beholders and it knocked…
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-seventh entry: May Cause Drowsiness
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-seventh entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 22nd, and released Wednesday, May 26th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Gnomish Workshop: Oathbreaking
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Six on 19 May 2021. Lennon: All right, I’ve got it! Ryu: For the last time, you cannot make a flumph your patron. Lennon: No, no, no, I’ve got all that sorted. See, I’m just going to ignore my patron. Ostron: I’m sorry, what? Lennon: Yeah. See, I’ve been looking into it and, as far as I can tell, there’s no downside. Ostron: How is that possible? Your patron is why you have all your abilities. Don’t they go away? Lennon: Nope. Ryu: Well that’s not fair; Paladins and Clerics have to follow their god and everything or they get slapped, why do you get a free pass? Lennon: Actually, they don’t have to do anything either. The premise behind Clerics, Paladins, and Warlocks in lore is that their power is not their own. Where Alchemists, Wizards, eldritch knights, and arcane tricksters study to learn magic, druids and rangers draw from…
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-sixth entry: Oh, The Horror!
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-sixth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 15th, and released Wednesday, May 19th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Heroes Rise, one hundred sixty-fifth entry: The Problem With Leaks
Welcome, brave adventurers … to the one hundred sixty-fifth entry into our chronicle, recorded on Saturday, May 8th, and released Wednesday, May 12th over at heroesrisepodcast.com.
Wisdom of the Masters: Whyfor The Locked Door?
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Five on 12 May 2021. Ryu: Aaaand done. Vault is open, all of the treasures are mine, I win again. Lennon (sighing): Well so much for the vaunted house of Kundark. You’re fired, by the way. (angry dwarf sounds) Ryu: I do feel kind of bad; I hope it wasn’t too expensive to bring him in from Eberron? Lennon: Oh what does it matter, you would have stolen the gold anyway. I just…I mean what’s the point of having a vault if you can just break into it so easily? Ryu: I’m sorry, easily? How long have I been down here? Lennon: So what? You can still get through the door. Ryu: Yeah but the beholders are a pain. Lennon: What beholders? Ostron: The research beholders. I have one of them checking the vault every fifteen minutes to make sure Ryu isn’t breaking in. Lennon: But…then why do we bother with…
Wisdom of the Masters: When to Take a Break
This article was first broadcast in Episode One Hundred Sixty Four on 5 May 2021. (outside the stables) Ryu: All right everyone, I’m packed, I’ll see you all later. Lennon: Wait, where are you going? Ryu: I have time off. Lennon: Who authorized that? Ostron: I did. Things are looking to be kind of slow for the upcoming week. And think of it this way, if Ryu’s not here, neither is the KDM. Lennon: I suppose that’s true. Ryu: Everyone needs a break, man. You should consider taking one, in fact. Lennon: Nah. No breaks, no sleep, just focussing on the job at hand. It’s never done me any harm. Ostron: Last week you spent three days walking around with a piece of raw chicken, offering it to the furniture. Lennon: Look, I swear we missed one of the mimics from that infestation. You know my feelings on meat; that hurt me far more than it hurt you. Ryu: Yeah because when you…