Session Synopsis

With a cursory attack on the Temple through the sewers the real assault begins to form from the ocean. The skies darken over the ocean as large thunderheads build, lightning arcing across the western sky as the rains begin to fall upon the Great City. An explosion rocks the Temple of the Moon, sending the companions to the fallen Cthulhu temple where they learn it has been rebuilding in the rift caused by Tsanth’s last visit. The waves in the seas grow taller as an avatar of Cthulhu steps forth from the sea wreaking havoc upon the city. Can the party stop the new threat and save the city?

Note: The end of this one seems a bit abrupt, there wasn’t a great spot to transition to the closing music, so it is a bit awkward. Questions about the actual play campaign? Post in the comments and I will work up a final closing post if there is interest.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With Leotah apparently vanquished the group investigates the throne room more closely. Clutched in the grasp of the mechanical surgical machine the party finds a blood red gem in the form of a human heart, is this the life force of Leotah? They rummage through another room before discovering the path to the Glass Darkly rumored to power the tower itself. The very elements of time are disturbed as the group attempts to destroy the magical artifact.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The group once again finds themselves in a very familiar foyer. With attempts to leave via unconventional means foiled, the party has no choice but to move deeper into the tower along the path Leotah has set before them. Again on familiar territory the group must solve a riddle to make further progress beyond Leotah’s challenges and to have any chance of saving Dandelion’s child from her evil plans!

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

A scuffle with Emirikol in the Temple of the Moon leads to an interesting outcome as Meffridus uses trinkets of days past. The planning then goes into motion on launching another assault on Leotah’s tower in efforts to save Dandelion’s baby from unknown dangers. Setting their plan into motion the adventuring party finds themselves back in a very familiar place…

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With the excitement fading in the Overlord’s safe room, the adventuring party takes a few moments to recover, imbibing healing herbs and calling upon Mani for healing magics. Moving on up the party reaches the roof of the Stronghold as an undead pterodactyl arrives carrying Leotah! A battle ensues as the group fights the wizardress, though all is not as it seems. After the battle the party examines the stronghold more closely and takes in the cityscape as the Great City falls leaderless.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With the adventuring party in the Overlord’s safe room, they quickly learn the battlefield is rigged against them. A difficult fight erupts as the Overlord’s minions work to hold off the group, aided by many tricks of the room itself! Everything from suppressed casting ability, to traps within the room itself, to powerful guardians await the party in the Overlord’s safe room.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With the Overlord escaping the dining hall beyond Meffridus’ Snarling Vines, the group begins their chase through the stronghold to catch the Overlord before he can escape. Quickly working their way level by level, encountering many guards who wish to slow their hunt, the group eventually reaches the top floor of the stronghold. Here it seems the Overlord has a little surprise in for the heroes!

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The party completes their planning for their assault on the Overlord’s stronghold. Following a guide provided by the local Thieve’s Guild the group maneuvers their way through the sewers under the Great City. Suffering an attack by sewer vermin, the adventuring party tries to navigate the obstacles into the stronghold and seek out the Overlord!

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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With a few days off over the holidays I decided to binge edit some audio to help sate some appetites for the conclusion of the series.

I did this for a couple of reasons, mainly, so that people wouldn’t be afraid to start listening again only to have a long lapse between episodes. The current lapse was long enough and I didn’t want that to happen again. As I type this every single remaining game tape has been edited and the associated blog post typed up and sitting in drafts.

There are eight more episodes remaining in the series (ending at Episode #30). Starting on Monday, January 5th I will be releasing one episode per week. So be prepared to get your fill of the antics of Satan’s Glee Club. There is some good stuff ahead! I found myself chuckling many times as I was listening to the audio during the edit process.

New Folks

Dungeon Crawl Classics has really seen an uptick in interested folks it seems over the past six months or so. So if you are late to the podcast, this is actually a good point to jump in. While it is in the closing portions of the campaign, the extended break in release schedule happened at a good point.

A short summary of current events in the campaign is in order (and perhaps even useful to long time listeners). Dandelion (an elf) had a child, Abishag, who was kidnapped by someone. The group suspects a wizardess they had done battle with in the past. With a previous assault on the tower less than successful, the group enlisted the help of the Great City’s Thieve’s Guild to gain access to Overlord’s stronghold. Leotah was known to make somewhat regular visits there and they suspected it would be easier to approach her there than at her own tower.

That is where the series picks up, with the group gaining escort through the sewers to the Overlord’s stronghold. There the group hopes to deal with the Overlord and exploit a possible weakness of Leotah to get Dandelion’s daughter returned to her.

I hope you enjoy the upcoming episodes as the roll out!

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Session Synopsis

With supplies in-hand the party waits as Meffridus completes the complex ritual to bring Emirikol’s spirit back to physical form. The disgruntled wizard submits to lengthy interrogation, reluctant to assist the group with their plan. Learning what they can, the party sends a messenger to the Tower to possibly work out a deal. With unsatisfactory terms, the group changes tactics and seeks to make a deal with the Thieve’s Guild for a secret entrance into the Overlord’s stronghold. Successful, the group prepares for an assault on the Overlord’s Stronghold.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The seasoned adventurers return to the Great City from their respective journeys. Meeting at the Temple of the Moon the group makes plans for their next steps. The group seeks to make deals with the Thieve’s Guild and meet up with an old friend as they do so. With an arrangement in place, the crew seeks to gather the final component to bring Emirikol back from the dead.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With near devastating casualties on the last folks the party sent to Castle Whiterock it is time to recruit some new ones for another push into the castle. Regrouping in Cillamar the group sets out again to root the monks out of the ruins. A perilous climb up the tower high above the ruins grants the party egress into the castle via a different route. That path is not without hazard however…

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

This week we check-in on Meffridus, Kpnooney Klaus, Tsanth and the others. From them we learn there has been a possible attack on the Temple of the Moon through the sewers. With precautions put in place we return to the exploration of Castle Whiterock.

With the monks having retreated further into a defensible portion of the ruins, the new crew works on ferreting them out. Their position turns out to be much more defensible than originally thought.

Meta Note: This episode includes a little bit of meta discussion at the end of the session. It frames some of the future direction and felt it should be included. Also – the end seems an abrupt cut-off due to me accidentally cutting the good-byes I normally leave in there.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The green group of adventurers begins their exploration of Castle Whiterock at the behest of the seasoned party. Talking their way in, they do their best to poke around the ruins of the castle while under the watchful eye of the order of monks. Put to work helping excavate ruins within the remains of the castle reveals things are not the way seem!

Meta Note: The players decided to use some lower level characters to explore Castle Whiterock under the direction of the higher level characters. 

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The adventurers awake in the town of Cillamar at the Inn of the Slumbering Drake. Baptist scours the town for a suitable location for a possible barber shop business, while Meffridus passes the challenge at the library and secures access to a private study.

The focus turns to Umberwood’s Coffins as they seek to learn about its possible involvement with Leotah or her agents. The group also learns of a monk order reestablishing themselves out at Castle Whiterock in an attempt to rediscover the Halls of Forgotten Lore. A second group of adventurers are utilized to check out the Castle.

Back in town the gang is up to their old tricks as they “talk” to an Umberwood Coffin’s employee at the local pub.

Meta Note: The players decided to use some lower level characters to explore Castle Whiterock under the direction of the higher level characters. 

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

Escaping the intricate tower defenses Leotah had set for the raiding adventurers, Meffridus planar stepped the party out of sorceress’ extradimensional playground. Choosing Cillamar as their destination the adventurers found themselves in front of the renowned Inn of the Slumbering Drake. Seeming an appropriate place for the weary adventurers to get a feel for the town. Inside the party enjoys food and drink under the soothing tones of Brianna the musically talented bard while enjoying a game or two of Dragon Darts.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

Finally gaining entrance into Leotah’s Tower the party finds themselves in a strange foyer of sorts. After investigation they discover the way onwards and find themselves facing an unrelenting gauntlet of challenges. Paying a heavy price to reach another chamber, Leotah presents one more set of tasks before the adventurers before she will grant them audience…

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The assault is well under way as the group takes a two-pronged approach to circumventing the Wizard Tower’s defenses. With one group prepared to battle power iron sentinels in the courtyard and the other a colossal sized yellow ooze in the sewer tunnels. The battles are hard fought on both fronts and casualties mount as the party presses onwards. Reaching the front door of the tower the group prepares to enter and face Leotah.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The group recovers from the successful Temple of the Moon ritual and discuss their plans to eliminate the threat from Leotah. Working with others in the temple district Tsanth convinces a priestess of Justicia that some assistance might be in order. Bong uses his newfound position within the city guard to enlist additional help for a daring tower raid. With one group assaulting the front gate of the tower wall and the other seeking a path in through the sewers the assault begins!

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The party enters the City of the Dead to seek out the body of Ephardius in order to learn more of Leotah and her defenses at the tower. Tsanth harasses the fledgling clergy of Cthulhu in order to further prove Mani’s power and growing relevance within the city.  During the day the temple is prepared for the evening’s ceremony to Mani. That night the party must defend the Temple of the Moon against an attempt from Leotah’s minions to interfere with the ritual.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With the survey of the city complete upon their return from Planet Zoon, the group sets about to interrogate Captain Rhak. With a small amount of information and a letter of recommendation procured for Bong, the adventurers split up to learn more about the final resting place of Ephardius and to meet an ally of Captain Rhak. Party tensions rise as the plans go awry.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

The alien carrion creatures have been defeated, their nest torn apart by the snarling roots of Malloc as the adventurers remain sheltered in the mushroom forest. Contemplating their options the party decides to use Meffridus’ powers and attempt a planar step back to the Great City. Arriving slightly off course the group sneaks their way back into city and take survey of the current situation.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

With the fallen disposed of the party attempts to seek refuge in the alien pyramid, though those plans seem ill-thought. With attempts to learn more of the planet through supernatural means, the party leaves the pyramid to descend to the valley floor. A crashed spaceship’s wreckage awaits below. Recovering what valuables they can from a heavily damaged ship, the group retreats to a mushroom forest in efforts to shelter from a menacing storm on the horizon.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

A metal pyramid sits on a ridge above the now destroyed outpost. Curious the party winds their way up a trail to the base of the structure where they find signs of a skirmish. Pressing onwards the group climbs the structure finding an entrance at the top carefully protected by some entity. What will the group find inside this unusual structure made of metal? Who meets their fate inside this metal pyramid on an alien planet?

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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‘The Smoldering Outpost’

Session Synopsis

Continuing up what seems to be an unending stairwell the group faces another challenge from the fearsome rock worms before they finally reach the surface of this alien planet. Finding themselves in an environ of purple haze the party finds what appears to be a temporary outpost of some size. Several buildings lay in ruin as they make efforts to explore what appears to be a watch tower standing tall above the base.

Notes: In interest of reducing the time required to produce the podcast I am experimenting with slightly less editing in this episode. I still remove gaps of silence and periods of irrelevant talk to the game itself, but you might hear a few more “uhms” or “table noise” than in previous episodes. Feel free to comment if you feel this affects your listening enjoyment unduly.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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‘Tentative Steps on a New World’

Session Synopsis

The party finds themselves on a new planet that was the focus of both Emirikol’s and the mysterious wizard Erecark’s research. Stranded in a cave high along a cliffside the group attempts to recover the best they can as a battle rages outside. With no choice but to push onwards the party finds a cave passage that leads them to the first alien world encounter and further into the cliffside.

Notes: Roll20 gave us a few issues on the night we recorded and we ended up doing it the old school way – no maps on the screen and players rolling real dice at home. It played out just fine!

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Credits
Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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‘Out of This World’

Session Synopsis

The adventurer’s continue their search through the wizard’s tower in search of the elusive Emirikol. Making their way through rooms that appear to jump from level to level in the tower the party eventually finds their way to the wizard’s main chamber.  Mass chaos erupts with a stunning finale as the characters spellburn their way out of a hot spot.

 Spoiler Warning: This session concludes our play through of Emirikol Was Framed by Michael Curtis from Goodman Games. If you do not want to hear potential spoilers for that module, you might want to skip this episode.

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Credits
Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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‘Exploring the Shifting Tower’

Session Synopsis

With the smothering paper defeated and the entrapping diamond still tempting, the adventurers continue forward in their investigation of the wizard’s tower. With doorways seemingly leading to random locations within, the crew leave finding the glass sarcophagus in which the wizard sleeps to chance…

 Spoiler Warning: This session plays through part of Emirikol Was Framed by Michael Curtis from Goodman Games. If you do not want to hear potential spoilers for that module, you might want to skip this episode.

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Credits
Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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Session Synopsis

Standing before the ever-changing wizard’s tower in the northern ward of the city, the adventurer’s find gaining entrance to the tower more difficult than anticipated. After trying the front portal and determining it too risky, they turn to the balcony high up on the tower’s side. After much struggle the adventurers gain access and begin their explorations…

Spoiler Warning: This session kicks off the real foray into Emirikol Was Framed by Michael Curtis from Goodman Games. If you do not want to hear potential spoilers for that module, you might want to skip this episode.

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Credits
Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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‘Mission Impossible’

Session Synopsis

This week the chaotic adventurer’s interrogate the kidnapped wizard Izdrell prior to meeting Captain Rhak from the city watch regarding the winged ape-man attack in the city streets earlier in the day. With a possible deal struck the group makes preparations to assault the everchanging wizard’s tower in the northern ward of the Great City…

Note: As is prone to online play there was a slight technical issues with one player’s audio during the first 20 minutes of the episode.

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Credits

Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.

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