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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: Dragonfly/Episode 19

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Dragonfly – Episode 19/ After fleeing Kay on their ship the Dragonfly, our party head east to warn the other coastal villages. Taking the survivors from their home village, the heroes are eager to escape the darkness sweeping across the land. The first stop is Oren, a tiny, quiet village with a bold female ranger in charge. After the party can’t convince the villagers to evacuate, they decide to seek out the village elders. They uncover much more than they expected.
The next stop is the village of Lucen, high above on cliffs overlooking the Salamar Sea. This visit doesn’t go well after Lynne cannot hold her tongue. The paladin and cleric both contract lycanthropy in a nasty battle.

Later, Lynne and Thorn are both transformed into werewolves after arriving at the village of Freyas. After Lynne tosses Thorn into the ocean, the two werewolves swim towards the beach. Their monster forms are bathed in the moonlight shining on the waves. Fisherfolk stand at the beach unaware of what is happening.

DM Andrew
The Forsaken are:
Joshua plays Valkyrie and Lynne – wood elf barbarian and gensai cleric
Sarah plays Thorn – high elf paladin
Jeff plays Adoy – gnome mystic
Shane plays Temdreh – tiefling bard

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: Dragonfly/Episode 18

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Dragonfly – Episode 18/ Flying on the bronze dragon named Dragonfly, the Forsaken head east away from the destruction. The village of Laresh and a whole corner of the Southern Territories had been destroyed by the witch king. A gray fog and darkness are spreading across the ground far below the dragon.
After a brief battle with some shadow birds, a blue dragon bursts from the clouds and attacks. The party urge their dragon to fly for the coast and their smugglers’ den. However, the blue dragon keeps pace and kills Will and Hammish. Finally the heroes reach the coast and the battle continues on board their ship.

Later, the party return to the village of Kay and urge the villagers to come with them and flee the oncoming darkness. Turmoil erupts in the local inn between a drunken high elf and some hill dwarves. Surprisingly, the heroes diffuse the situation. On the way out of their den, the party come face to face with a carrion crawler and then a zombie beholder.

Then the Forsaken led the ragtag group of Kay villagers onto the Dragonfly. The ship sailed east, heading away from the darkness consuming the Southern Territories.

 

DM Andrew

The Forsaken are:

Joshua plays Valkyrie and Lynne – wood elf barbarian and gensai cleric

Sarah plays Thorn and Jasmine – high elf paladin and human rogue

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: Dragonfly/Episode 17

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Dragonfly – Episode 17/ The party began their adventures in the seaside village of Laresh. They had just killed the witch Dax and followed strange tracks into a nearby well.
After exploring the sewers for a while, the party encountered a black pudding. The fight was endless as the heroes didn’t know how to deal with the ooze. Later they discovered huge cauldrons and realized someone was brewing a powerful spell. Eventually the party found Bathilda the witch was in the sewers. They fought the witch bravely but she managed to escape. To their surprise the adventurers found a kraken priest tied up in the witch’s chamber. After exiting the sewers the party found members of Captain Kale’s Pirates and the Rock Ghosts bandit clan boarding a ghost ship.

Then massive waves began to pound the coast and everyone knew the kraken was coming. The Forsaken alerted the guards and saved hundreds of commoners. They found they had a way to escape the sea creature and got onto a friendly bronze dragon. Then the enormous monster arrived. As the visions had shown, the witch king was riding the kraken. But then the unexpected happened…

Seveer unleashed a powerful destructive spell that destroyed Laresh and most of the coast. A dark fog and sickness began to race across the land towards the east. Our heroes flew away on the bronze dragon looking back at the aftermath of the witch king’s spell. They stared at each other in a stunned silence….

DM Andrew

The Forsaken are:

Joshua plays Valkyrie – wood elf barbarian

Sarah plays Thorn – high elf paladin

Jeff plays Adoy – gnome mystic

Shane plays Temdreh – tiefling bard

Jen plays Meri – high elf rogue

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: The Chronicles of Nox/Episode 10 and Adventures in Myrr/Episode 58 – 3yr Anniversary Game

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Chronicles of Nox – Episode 10 and Adventures in Myrr – Episode 58/Our three-year anniversary game! A crossover game. Our adventure begins in the central Myrrian city of Nox. The Curious Company have just passed through a Riftgate into Malakiir Manor from Naern. However, they are not alone! They’ve been followed by a number of the evil General’s forces.

As the story continues, the party are given invitations to the wedding of the century. Our heroes arrive and find out the legendary Legion of Myrr are also at the wedding. The famous adventurers have arrived to confront the bride, Lady Maria Robbins. Varis the sorcerer ends the wedding in spectacular fashion!

DM Andrew

The Curious Company are:
Joshua plays Sullivan, the halfling bard
Sarah plays Olcan, the dragonborn cleric
Jeff plays Carvios, the kenku wizard
Shane plays Brihalla, the tiefling ranger
Jen plays Darla, the dragonborn barbarian

The Legion of Myrr are:
Joshua plays Varis, the high elf sorcerer
Sarah plays Sorsha, the high elf fighter
Jeff plays Snaps, the gnome paladin
Shane plays Jandac, the human monk
Jen plays Amber, the dwarf druid

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: The Chronicles of Nox/Episode 9

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Chronicles of Nox – Episode 9/ Our adventure begins on the continent of Naern. The Curious Company are resting up and talking with the elf commander. They learn another attack has happened nearby and the commander asks them to track the General’s forces. Soon the heroes are heading back into the mountains and discover a ruined castle. The mysterious ruin contains a number of interesting finds!

Later the party are called back to a Riftgate and return to Myrr. However, the General’s forces were waiting and crossed into Quarios’ manor as well. Chaos ensues…

DM Andrew

The Curious Company are:

Joshua plays Sullivan – halfling bard

Jeff plays Carvios – kenku wizard

Shane plays Brihalla – tiefling ranger

Jen plays Dalra – dragonborn barbarian

 

 

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: The Chronicles of Nox/Episode 8

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Chronicles of Nox – Episode 8/ The party begin the episode back on the continent of Naern. The Curious Company rest in a snowy mountain pass before heading north towards elf territory. Then they follow a magical white rabbit into a mysterious snow cave. Once inside, they fight off a dire wolf, two polar bears, and an ogre. However, the heroes also make a stunning discovery!

Missing the second half of the night due to crying baby?! Trust me you can’t hear the game well enough…This is what happened…

Later the party are attacked by the General’s forces on ice ships. After defeating the evil halflings, the adventurers ride one of the ice ships down the mountain.

Once there, the party find Frostguard Keep and meet more of the forces of the elf Kingdom of Sian. Then an ettin attacks without warning.

DM Andrew

The Curious Company are:

Joshua plays Sullivan – halfling bard

Sarah plays Olcan – dragonborn cleric

Jeff plays Carvios – kenku wizard

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West of the Wood 5E Podcasts: The Chronicles of Nox/Episode 7

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Chronicles of Nox – Episode 7/ After discovering a shocking secret the party found themselves in Nox Manor, the former residence of Oswald Myrr. Brihalla also found her way to the mansion thanks to Quarios Malakiir. Then the party met Caden the caretaker and ended up trapped inside the building for a while. Later they returned to Malakiir Manor for the payment from their patron. Our heroes gave Quarios the magic they had found in the manor and all received a magical boon.

Brihalla and the halflings headed out for some carousing in the city while the other two rested at the inn. The tiefling lost her gear and they all got very drunk. Late at night the party reassembled and headed to the Temple of Valden for Olcan’s ceremony. The ritual was nothing like anyone had expected!

The next day the adventurers used the Staff of O and headed through a Riftgate back to Naern. Not long after arriving in a snowy mountain pass, a yeti attacked the party. Somehow Sullivan lost his pants in the epic fight. However, the unlucky halfling saved the day once again!

DM Andrew
The Curious Company are:
Joshua plays Sullivan – halfling bard
Sarah plays Olcan – dragonborn cleric
Jeff plays Carvios – kenku wizard
Shane plays Brihalla – tiefling ranger