SUMMARY The girls, still nervous about Ariel being attacked by the shadow creature once more, decide to have a sleep over in Ariel’s room. While preparing, Kenina and Tempest both find letters in their rooms instructing them to meet with the guild masters tomorrow. Meanwhile, Rem heads to his room, where he, once again, finds himself dealing with the aftermath of his Fort falling. After a full night’s rest, the party has a number of errands to run, but before they can get started, a note is slid...
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 14
SUMMARY The party has some time off before they get ready for their next adventure. Naturally, after being gone for so long on their first real adventure, they have to do some resupplying and they realize some things that they are missing for long journeys away from the city. After a group stop at Gregorio’s General Emporium of the Regular and Mundane for general supplies, the party splits into a few groups to do some focused shopping of their own. Kenina, Tempest, and Ariel visit the farrier to...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 13
SUMMARY After much time away, the party is finally back at The Guild Hall and can relax for a night, or so they hope. Kenina finds herself whisked away in a dream once again to confront Doitean and learns a lot about the history of Dragons. Upon waking up the next day, each member of the party finds themselves called in front of the guild masters, alone. Rem is given a mysterious letter and a package. Ariel is asked about her experiences with the spear. Kenina confesses about her meetings with D...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 3Ep. 12
SUMMARY After what has felt like years, though has really only been a few weeks, our adventurers have finally returned to the city of Riven. After saying their goodbyes to Thorstag and the crew of the Iron Cask, they make their way to The Guild Hall to meet with the Guild Masters to debrief them on the situation with Grimfang and The Spear, as well as see what they have learned about The Axe. The party, including Tempest, are given one last chance to turn away before entering a one way door into...
Mar 20, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 11
SUMMARY As the party tries to sleep, it becomes clear to them that Ariel’s attempt to cleanse The Spear has not worked. After Thorstag and the crew are woken up by the commotion, he levels with them that they need to talk to the crew about what is going on. The party meets with members of the crew to make it clear that the issues that have been happening since they boarded will leave with the party once they land in Riven later that day. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and J...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 10
SUMMARY As our adventurers draw closer to Riven and The Guild Hall, members of the group start to think about the future of the party. With Rem staying in the cabin to keep Ariel company, she takes advantage of the private time with him to try and figure out his intentions with group and if he will stay with her after this mission is over. Meanwhile, Kenina seeks out Temptest to more directly ask her to join the guild and to continue on wherever their adventures take them. SHOW SPONSORS This epi...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 9
SUMMARY With Ariel choosing to stay locked in their room aboard The Iron Cask, the rest of the party take turns spending the day with her while the others explore the ship. Rem breaks out his new fishing gear and Tempest has a chat with Thorstag, revealing that she used to be a part of a sailing crew. Meanwhile, Kenina and Ariel get back to their work outs and teach each other how to play some games from their childhoods. Ziggle brings the entire party a choice piece of the salmon that Rem had c...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 8
SUMMARY The whole party is shaken after Ariel was attacked by the shade in her sleep. Realizing that a new threat seems to be after them and the ship is not as safe as they expected it to be, they chose to set up watches for the rest of the journey. Ariel calls every for a meeting and tells them that she thinks it is best if she stays in the room with The Spear in case something happens again. Kenina takes this opportunity to tell the party about her recent dream about Doitean and prods the rest...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 7
SUMMARY The party remembers they had one last thing to do in Port Norsal before they were distracted by The Midnight Carnival. On the morning of their planned departure, they head over to City Hall to meet with someone from one of the leading families and let them know what had happened with Grimfang. Once that info has been passed along, they head back to The Iron Cask to set sail to return to Riven. Though the ride of the ship is comforting, someone’s new demons make it clear they are not done...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 6
SUMMARY After playing some of the games outside, the party makes their way back into the Port Norsal arena to see what has been set up now that the main event is over. They find an archery range, melee ring, a strange mechanical creature people are trying to ride, and a mysterious tent in the colors of the Midnight Carnival. Tempest and Kenina are most excited head over to the mechanical creature to try their luck and endurance with it, though they convince Ariel to give it a try too. Afterwards...
Jan 31, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 5
SUMMARY Having secured a way home, the party has the rest of the day to explore more of The Midnight Carnival. Tempest is the first to find some games to play, but is quick to try to get the other to play. Meanwhile, Rem takes some time to go through his new gift from Ariel. As everyone gets back together they decide to see what has set up inside of the arena now that the main event has passed. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on F...
Jan 04, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 4
SUMMARY Feeling unimpressed and put off by the main event of the Midnight Carnival, the party spends some time seeing what else the faire has to offer before turning in for the night. After waking up the next day, they decided to go their own ways to take care of some business before leaving the city. Rem visits an armor smith, Kenina visits the Farren Travel Company, and Ariel and Tempest find a ship named The Iron Cask, before Ariel goes off to find a bait and tackle shop. SHOW SPONSORS This e...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 3
SUMMARY Upon reaching the city of Port Norsal, the party is stopped at the gates and informed that inns in the city are quite full, on account of The Midnight Carnival being in town. They are told that if they wish to stay in the city square, that their main options were going to be higher end rooms at some inns right next to the arena, or they could look deeper in the city if they were looking to save some coin. Wanting to treat themselves, the party decided to stay at the VIP Suite of the Farr...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 2
SUMMARY This is a special episode that goes over some listener and group questions about Adventures in Erylia. In true AinE discussion fashion, we took those simple questions and embellished them into lengthy wandering discussions. Check the bottom of the show notes for a breakdown of questions and some of the topics we wandered off to. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Pwrful Condor. If you'd like to join t...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 2
SUMMARY This is a special episode that goes over the history of how Adventures in Erylia got started. We talk about how the group formed, how we got into D&D as a whole, and how things changed (pretty quickly) from a home game into being an actual play podcast. Check the bottom of the show notes for breakdown of topics. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Pwrful Condor. If you'd like to join them in suppor...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 2
SUMMARY As the party makes their way along the Norgeld Road back to Port Norsal, a strange person approaches them from the forest. Darodem greats them as a protector along these roads who has started to take watch over the area again now that the gnolls are taken care of. While they offer to keep the party safe as they camp for the night, they can do nothing for what is inside these adventurers’ minds. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, C...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 1
SUMMARY 1:30 – Brief recap of Arc 1 and how we got to the start of Arc 2 5:40 – Random Thoughts As We Get Going Forgotten Healing Potions (5:40) Mysterious Spice Pouch (8:30) Meeting Eldith (9:50) “You’re gonna kill Grimfang right?” (12:57) The Adventuring Lifestyle (14:55) Who Should Really Climb? (16:49) 18:25 – Ulal’s Offer 23:40 – Journey Into The Forest 25:58 – Skill Check Challenge Discussion 28:47 – Backtracking to the Wolves on The Road 31:53 – Discussing Morale in Encounters 32:52 – Bac...
Nov 08, 2020•2 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 13
SUMMARY Having defeated the gnoll leader, Grimfang, the party and the dwarven Blackguard make their way out of the forest. Ariel has chosen to safeguard the spear the he wielded personally. As everyone sets up camp to rest before returning to the village of Starren, Adriel makes her way around the group, sharing some of her dwarden, and congratulating everyone on a job well done. After returning to the village, the part meets up with Ulyean, the captain of the Blackguard, to discuss the events t...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
SUMMARY Our group of adventurers, along with their small contingency of Dwarven Blackguard, have made it to the edge of the forest, near where they had entered previously in the search for Grimfang. They awake on a hazy day and prepare themselves for the trek and battle ahead. Though they run into little trouble along the way, they reach the camp and hear the sounds of gnolls milling about. A quick scout from the top of tree reveals Grimfang himself for the first time, a gnoll larger than any ot...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
SUMMARY Our adventures sit down at Lifts Rest, once again, to discuss the Blackguard’s proposal. Rem has already received payment for the information they were able to bring, but they need to decide if they will involve themselves further in eliminating Grimfang. Having decided to finish the job, Rem informs Ulyean that they will prepare to help the Blackguard kill Grimfang. They set off the next day, accompanied by 5 members of the dwarven elite guards. After a hard day’s ride, they near the po...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 11
SUMMARY Our adventurers take a night to rest after their encounters throughout the forest. During the night, they receive an interesting gift from an unexpected visitor. Ultimately, though they wish to return it, they decide it would take far too much time given their current plans and they make their way back to the village of Starren. While in Starren, they have another less than pleasant encounter with the Travel Company. Meanwhile, Rem seeks an audience with Ulyean Blackguard, who makes him ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 9
SUMMARY Knowing the location of what they believe to be Grimfangs camp, the group makes their way back through the woods, heading for the road. They divert from their plans as the smell of smoke leads them to believe there may be a fire within the forest and feel an obligation to investigate. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you'd like to join them in supportin...
Jan 13, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 8
SUMMARY Having finally located the camp that they believe is home to Grimfang, our party prepares themselves to make their way out of the forest to inform the Black Guard. Their plans, however, are interrupted as they have lingered too close to the gnoll encampment for too long, and danger lurks in the wood. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you'd like to join t...
Dec 24, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 7
SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon . SHOUT OUTS Ballad of the Seven Dice – Ballad of the Seven Dice is a D&D Actual Play set in their own version of the Forgotten Realms, with a bit of a twist. This show leans quite heavily on Eldritch themes and lore and is put together with great w...
Nov 25, 2019•57 min•Season 3Ep. 6
SUMMARY The world is dark. The town hall that our characters have been using as a makeshift shelter is running low on supplies and all other survivors have left already. The radio stopped working days ago, but we heard that survivors were heading to Fort Victor for safety. It is time for us to make our way there ourselves. They are out there and They fear the light, so we grab what light we can to keep us safe along the way. Calvin is a conspiracy theorist whose main concerns are himself and his...
Nov 09, 2019•2 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 6
SUMMARY Realizing that it is getting late, instead of leaving Barrowbeard’s clearing, the group discusses staying their for the night in relative safety. Though the decision to stay is made, there is still some time before it gets dark. While half of the party stays behind to set up camp, the other half continues their search into the forest, hoping to find a path to follow in the coming morning. In camp, they discuss what should happen in the event of an ambush, while on the trail, they find ex...
Oct 28, 2019•53 min•Season 2Ep. 5
SUMMARY Night comes to a close with a fresh kill, leading to breakfast. After another half day's travel, our adventurers say their goodbyes to Eldith and send her on her way, protected and invisible. They back track to an area that feels promising for tracking down the gnolls. Though it is getting late, they decide to set off into the forest. Though not all in the forest is as it seems. Skill Check Disclaimer – I have already modified the rules on helping another player. This comes up in the nex...
Oct 13, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 4
SUMMARY After a brief sit down after their run in with some crazed wolves, our adventurers continue on their journey to Port Norsal to get Eldith to safety. The day progresses and it seems that they may be dealing with inclement weather in the next day or so. However, the sun does begin to set and the group must find somewhere to rest for the night. Knowing they are getting close to where the gnolls have been active, they chose to camp as far away as possible in their current location, along the...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 3
SUMMARY As the party makes their way towards Port Norsal, having chosen to take Eldith along with them, they are stopped by the dwarven smith of the village of Starren. He offers them a masterwork quality sword that he has made as a side project for free under two conditions: they use it to kill Grimfang, and they spread the word about his work when they do. However, the party only intends to locate Grimfang, not kill him, so they turn him down. On the road, Ariel and Eldith share stories of the...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 2
SUMMARY This episode marks the return of the Erylian Epic campaign and it starts up right where the previous campaign left off. Having finished their business with the dwarves in Starrengeld, the party makes their way back down the mountain to begin their next leg of the adventure. Currently, the plan is to investigate the location of Grimfang, and return that information to the village to handle the situation. However, waiting for them at the bottom of the lift is Lydia, the mayor, to complicat...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 1
