When the doorway opens does the plan come together? What surprises are in store for our heroes as they come face to face with the Prince of Undeath? Nighthunter goes for the D. Vorunax turns the tables. Bort clears the path. Grancis gets his tires pumped. Thia stays away from the darkness. Lipsinki takes care of part of their problem... for now. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , Tom Laird , Kyle Claset , Peter Joseph Lewis Dialogue Editing: Carla...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 147
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Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 146
As we search for the fortune of Monks of the Voiceless Order the team hits a snag in the direct passage through the caves which allows us time to discuss each person's dexterity. There's also an ostentatious Ossuary and maybe they find a fortune? Glim doesn't want Sully to Die. Garira thinks with a Goblin's stomach. Yever grows before your eyes. Sully is a pathetic baby man. Moot goes doesn't get a present. - - - - - - - - - - Find more for Madame Magenta and Bernard by following and listening t...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 146
Moot, Glim and Sully were hired by two traveling adventurers Garira (Madame Magenta) and Yever (Bernard) who have caught wind of a buried treasure and wine stash that could net them a small fortune. The only trouble is they don't know what might stand between them and the fortune of the Monks of the Voiceless Order. Garira is magnificent. Yever goes in swinging. Sully Rubs his snake around. Moot goes for style points. Glim updates her workout routine. - - - - - - - - - - Find more for Madame Mag...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 145
On their guided tour of Gross Town, Abyss... the team talks about their plans on how to get in front of Orcus. Some plans are desperate which is a good thing some of our adventurers are clear-er of mind. Thia is willing to sacrifice Grancis. Vorunax reestablishes plan talks. Lipsinki has better plans for traversing watery expanses. Grancis forces a moment of clarity. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , Tom Laird , Kyle Claset , Peter Joseph Lewis D...
Feb 17, 2023•57 min•Ep. 144
Team Abyss has made it to Orcus's home and they are met by a River Styx welcome committee... of one. It doesn't take long for the entire welcome wagon to come rolling through town as they are prone to smell fresh meat. Nighthunter charges a bull... bison? Something gross. Sounds like Flint's Saturday. Lipsinki has a thought. Vorunax has the lay of the land. Grancis is allowed to monologue. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , Tom Laird , Kyle Claset...
Feb 02, 2023•54 min•Ep. 143
Having been dive-bombed by devil birds, Team Abyss finds some of their members in a bit of a predicament in the Plane of a Thousand Portals, Pazunia. It's up to the entire team to break them out so they can all make it, as unharmed as possible, to the Abyss. Nighthunter is only somewhat concerned about breaking bones. Grancis is a reliable interpreter. Vorunax rushes in! Thia likes to get up close and personal. Lipsinki goes ham-ster. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Am...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 142
Needing to find their way down the River Styx, Team Abyss makes their way dockside and finds an open ferryman, Dense, who is following the gig economy and open to take their fare! However, no trip down the River Styx is without its struggles and it appears in their short time, we've already made some enemies. Vorunax and Lipsinki know when they can use their skills. Thia casts 4th level Scat. Flint can't miss! - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , To...
Jan 11, 2023•55 min•Ep. 141
Welcome to this season's Holiday Special Presentation of A Dumbgeons Christmas Carol . All of your favourite adventurers are in the festive season to put on a community theatre adaptation of the Charles Dickens original. Special guests join us in droves to support the play that see's Ebenezer Scrooge, obsessed with solitude and greed, collides in a nightmare with his own youth and his lost love. A Dumbgeons Christmas Carol is based on the stage adaptation of Charles Dickens original work by Fred...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 140
Gathered around the fire, our adventurers reminisce of simpler times before their new bestie, Tiamat, bestows them with other worldly gifts and powers that COULD help them in their fight against Orcus. Sully meets the prerequisites. Glim wrote an essay once. Agathe has been known to flail. Moot scores a sweet kitchen utensil. Flamikins just scores. - - - - - - - - - - Sign up for the holiday Game Time right now to be part of the wild Holiday party! Price $60/player for up to 8 players playing in...
Dec 01, 2022•50 min•Ep. 139
Bahamut must've had a plan, right? Because our adventurers are completely unprepared as they find themselves face to face with the Queen of the Chromatic Dragons. Destinies Children unpack a lot of things that they didn't expect Sully has some explaining to do. Flamikins reevaluates her goals. Glim feels a little awkward about her position. Moot tries to be truthful. Agathe blames everything on gravity. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird ...
Nov 25, 2022•51 min•Ep. 138
Kickin' into high gear as we launch into Season 04 of "The Adventures Of..". We find out what Ealia, Nighthunter and Opal have been up to in their downtime, and some things were not run by all employees of the main office! Ealia is unimpressed about being paralyzed. Nighthunter forgot to bring a gift. Opal deals with squatters. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Tom Laird Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , Russ More Dialogue Editing: Russ More Music: Kevin McLeod Cover Art: Chrissytor Illust...
Nov 09, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 138
Following Smiler's lead, the team makes a move to procure a war machine. We learn a lot about the teams skills that make surprises near impossible. But you know what they say about trusting a maniac in hell... don't! Vorunax hands out blessings. Lipsinki is a terminator? Grancis solves for problems that don't exist. Thia doesn't get the BOW-nus. Flint goes for Benihana. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted , Tom Laird , Kyle Claset Dialogue Editing: C...
Nov 04, 2022•52 min•Ep. 137
Immediately spinning a teleporting ring and making your way into Hell seemed like a great idea at the time! Team Abyss takes their first directionless steps into Avernus and try to navigate the landscape on their journey to the Abyss. Along the way the run into an interesting person who has made Avernus their own. We also find out the boundaries for mayhem and destruction. Vorunax complains about the heat. Lipsinki brought the bug zapper. Flint gets some scab skin. Thia packed snacks. - - - - - ...
Oct 28, 2022•59 min•Ep. 136
To celebrate when we reached 90 patrons we hosted a night of improv that resulted in this week's episode where Moot, Glim and Sully being invited to a Treehouse celebration to help rid a pickle plague cast over the baron's son. Riddles ensue and a whole charcuterie board is put in the heroes way as they try their best to find the cure! - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted and Tom Laird Story Inspiration: OUR PATRONS!!!! Editing & Sound Design: Rus...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 135
The flashback ONE-shot continues as the team plays with portals and finds their way around the tower to see who is responsible for the pink goo and giant robots! Glim's misophonia is only affected by portal sounds. Sully commits to some shady stuff. Moot's timing is perfect. Hilop keeps his hands in his pockets. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted and Tom Laird Editing & Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Artlist.io , Kevin Mcleod So...
Oct 06, 2022•58 min•Ep. 134
In this flashback adventure Moot, Glim and Sully are hired by Queen Calycrist to stop a dangerous ooze outbreak from a nearby town. When they arrive the issue at hand is much BIGGER than they ever expected. Sully goes for a tried and true method. Moot activates the serpentine method. Glim has a grappling hook. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted and Tom Laird Editing & Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Artlist.io , Kevin Mcleod Soun...
Sep 29, 2022•55 min•Ep. 133
Team Abyss is on the hunt for sprinkles and things and after Priest Jean Keens makes a break for the adventurers must make gloopy decisions. This is ridiculous... so much unnecessary magic, so much trying to avoid doing the gross things. We just hope that Squeaky McLemurson can hold up the end of their bargain! Flint was a little late. Vorunax makes a serious wager. Thia activates a wand. Grancis is self-pronounced "very brave". Lipsinki makes a bold proclamation. Content Warning: Sniffles, Coug...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 132
The party arrives EXACTLY where they want to! No really - it was like Squeaky McLemurson planned it that way, that they'd... okay... the party has some work to do after they arrive in Avernus. But they're one plane of existence closer to their final goal! Oh yeah - and there's a whole lot of gross things happening in the town of Noos. Nighthunter hung out by the archer. Lipsinki avoids the water. Vorunax doesn't have any issues with diseases. Grancis was in a walkin'-napping-state. Content Warni...
Sep 15, 2022•52 min•Ep. 131
Space Poddity's first episode! Our newly spelljamming heroes crash on a strangely familiar world for their first inter-pod adventure. Guest GM, Russ More of Dumbgeons & Dragons and Facing Fate . Join our Discord ! Follow us on Twitter @spacepoddity or Instagram @spacepoddity . Cast: Lasra: Jaanelle Yee Wroxi: Nihara Nichelle Grey: Joel Marsh Garland Gnandpa Gnine: Lindsay Bowen GM: Russ More, of Dumbgeons & Dragons and Facing Fate . Music: "Joch," written and performed by Jon Gray Steel ...
Sep 07, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 130
So, everyone waited too long! There's no one to point fingers at! No one to blame! It's time for action and that's just what Destiny's Children do. Our heroes hop in to action to try to thwart Bahamut and correct the timeline/course of history and get him to a safe space. Glim trusts the plan. Moot lights up the skies. Sully does some art. Agathe wants that spear back! - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , with Kristin Flemons and Sean How...
Aug 04, 2022•47 min•Ep. 130
Staring down a lengthy queue line, Destiny's Children try to figure out a way to bump the line so they can fulfill their destiny and deliver their message... find a bunker? What was it that they were supposed to do again? Glim communes while she gets pumped. Moot likes Bahamut. Sully puts in an order. Agathe is big, not scary. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , and Kristin Flemons, Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Artlist...
Jul 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 129
The plan is set, now all the heroes have to do is get Grancis's book back! What will get in their way? Laser trip wires? Pits of snarling alligators? A group of school children and a few inept guards? Listen now to find out! Grancis makes up a middle name. Vorunax is working on his negotiation skills. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , Kyle Claset Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Kevin McLeod Cover Art: Chrissytor Illustr...
Jul 07, 2022•45 min•Ep. 128
Team Abyss makes it to Greenest, where they have time to roll out the map and do some real planning! That's right, PLANNING! In this week's episode we have a great time moving in and out of character as we plan some great options as well as some super terrible ones. But in a planning session, no idea is a bad one! - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , Kyle Claset Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Kevin McLeod Cover Art: Chris...
Jun 29, 2022•59 min•Ep. 127
After a rough climb, Destiny's Children really think about what it will be like to meet Bahamut. Little can truly prepare them for the town at the peak of Mount Celestia and the people they meet who are also trying to impress Bahamut. Moot fumbles the head. Sully asks the tough questions. Glim gets embarrassed. Agathe has a net. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , and Kristin Flemons, Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound , Kevin...
Jun 16, 2022•56 min•Ep. 126
The party stumbles into a rather large problem with party separation and seems... VERY nonchalant about the entire thing. A gift and a curse of the age old "player-knowledge vs. character knowledge" situation. Regardless, there are adventures under and above ground on the trek up Mount Celestia! And a whole lot of contemplation about everything along the way. Moot makes a spoon slightly bigger. Sully has some faults. Glim always comes prepared. Agathe finds herself underground. - - - - - - - - -...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 125
Vorunax relives his future-selves favorite memories to help fill in context to these Travelers from the Future . The whole team helps fill in the memories along the way and the team is met by a MOST welcome companion to get to the next step along the way. Nighthunter might be married again? Lipsinki earns an intern. Flint is a little bit off. Vorunax takes a trip down memory lane. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , Kyle Claset Sound Des...
Jun 01, 2022•45 min•Ep. 124
In the wake of the battle with Tholonius Primsbane, his army looks to have the last word. The adventurers have an awkward first/re-introduction with Vorunax which sheds new light for the Vorunax of the past. Thia has the best roll of the night. Lipsinki dives right in. Flint doesn't have Eldritch Blast. Vorunax gets scooped! - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , Kyle Claset Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound Cover Art: Chrissyto...
May 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 123
The party is unleashed with Moot's electrifying return to the Mindflayer's grotto. The entire onslaught takes a dark turn as the group unravels the mystery of their recent groundhog day-esque events. Moot is blood thirsty. Sully is the most dangerous thing near you. Glim is sorry she's terrible at being mind controlled. Agathe soars through the air. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , and Kristin Flemons, Sound Design: Russ More Music: E...
May 18, 2022•52 min•Ep. 122
Continuing on the path to help Matamar and their people, Team Celestia step through the portal to an unknown beyond where they are met by an incredibly unwelcoming "welcome party". Moot has a destructive crotch. Glim is a puppet. Sully loses his voice. - - - - - - - - - - CAST & CREW DM: Russ More Players: Amy More, Carla Maxted, Tom Laird , and Kristin Flemons, Sound Design: Russ More Music: Epidemic Sound Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound , Boom Library Cover Art: Chrissytor Illustrations - - ...
May 11, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 121
