Episode 252 – Mathematics
We discuss high-level encounter balance briefly, before returning to the showdown with Dragotha and his minions!
Jul 03, 2025•42 min
The Billowing Hilltop - A D&D Podcast
A Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast. Ancient Brits play D&D 5E as they lurch headlong through the classic Paizo Age of Worms Adventure Path! Join us at our table for a mix of adventure, laughs and hapless incompetence. But mostly hapless incompetence.
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Episode 251 – Worm Food
The Diamond-Eyed Dwarf of Doom tries to frazzle the brains of our gallant gang. How will we tell the difference?
Jun 26, 2025•41 min
Episode 250 – Firebreather
The Diamond-Eyed Dwarf of Doom has plunged our heroes into darkness. Can they see their way to victory when they can’t even see each other?
Jun 19, 2025•48 min
Episode 249 – Nightcrawler
The Slayers are engulfed in a surge of necrotic liquid and toxic gas. It could not have come at a worse time, what with the Dracolich and everything.
Jun 12, 2025•51 min
Episode 248 – Let’s Get Blown
There is a river of green horrible. Kyuss grubs seethe all around. Scaly has been swallowed by a giant worm. Now the Slayers must face the full might of Dragotha. Fair to say, the situation is not ideal.
Jun 05, 2025•41 min
Episode 247 – Move Closer
The Slayers ascend the green pipe of horrible. Does Dragotha lie in wait for them?
May 28, 2025•48 min
Episode 246 – Look Through My Eyes
The Slayers spend an awfully long time trying to work out what to do next.
May 22, 2025•57 min
Episode 245 – Back and Forth
The wormdrake is defeated, but the other trials of the Tabernacle remain. Will the Slayers keep exploring, or retreat and recuperate?
May 15, 2025•52 min
Episode 244 – Whole Lot of Drakin’ Going On
The Slayers face a life-or-death confrontation with the wormdrake! Can Buggie cling on to its slimy rump?
May 08, 2025•46 min
Episode 243 – Drake On Through (To the Other Side)
The wormdrake has forced its way through the barrier and has Scaly and Sessions in its sights! What awful nastiness is it about to exhale all over them? We’re guessing it’s wormy.
May 01, 2025•50 min
Episode 242 – Malice’s Restaurant
Mother Maggot dances her hypnotic dance. The animated cage lashes out in search of a victim. The gargantuan wormo-dragon throws itself at the windows. The Slayers have got their hands full. Can they make any progress? Or will they just bicker and wander around aimlessly?
Apr 24, 2025•56 min
Episode 241 – Maggot Brain
Buggy has charged ahead, but what awful beast has he disturbed? Whatever it is, it isn’t happy. Readers! We would be most grateful for any nominations for this year’s Crit Awards. Especially for Best Legacy Podcast, but for any other category you think we deserve! you can nominate here. Thanks!
Apr 17, 2025•54 min
Episode 240 – Greased Lightnin’
Mother Maggot has Uncle Buggy trapped up a pipe. Can his tiny, wizened, unwashed form resist her eldritch magicks?
Apr 10, 2025•44 min
Episode 239 – You’re the One That I Want
Parker has disappeared up a pipe in the ceiling. Is he OK? And since it clearly isn’t the real Parker, do we care?
Apr 03, 2025•44 min
Episode 238 – Mother’s Little Helper
The Slayers are beset on all sides in the Temple of Kyuss. Will Parker fall victim to the diamond-eyed Dwarf of Doom?
Mar 27, 2025•41 min
Episode 237 – The Girl Next Door
The Slayers have entered the Tabernacle of Worms. Who is the mysterious figure that has emerged from the golden portal?
Mar 20, 2025•46 min
Episode 236 – Get Me to the Church On Slime
What awaits Sessions in the shadow-pool? And can the Slayers find the secret way to the Tabernacle of Worms?
Mar 13, 2025•50 min
Episode 235 – Rab A Dab Style
A tripartite spirit has once again become one. The Slayers have raised the ghost of Rabedabedas (of the Robedobedob). What wisdom can he impart? What powers can he bestow? And how long can the DM keep up his whistly voice?
Mar 06, 2025•51 min
Episode 234 – In the Gallery
We catch up with Jon from Tale of the Manticore before heading back to the Wormcrawl Fissure. Have the Slayers got themselves locked in a mobile library?
Feb 27, 2025•50 min
Episode 233 – What’s Glove Got to Do with It?
Ding-Dong! The Lich is dead! Or is it? How do liches work again? The Slayers worry about the return of Thessalar, whilst searching for loot.
Feb 20, 2025•50 min
Episode 232 – Smack My Lich Up
It’s the final showdown with Thessalar! Can the Slayers track him down and destroy him?
Feb 13, 2025•53 min
Episode 231 – Day of the Locusts
We chat to friend-of-the-pod Hamilton about his new Mork Borg Kickstarter, before returning to the lair of Thessalar the lich! Can Burple trap the gargantuan hydra in a Prismatic Sphere? Hamilton’s Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theatremacabre/wraithborn-a-grim-folk-fantasy-setting-for-mork-borg-osr You can find Hamilton on Instagram, YouTube and Bluesky.
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Episode 230 – Hydra
The Slayers have discovered Thessalar’s bio-lab! What happens if they start breaking stuff?
Jan 30, 2025•57 min
Episode 229 – Gib Mir Dein Herz
The Slayers have encountered Thessalar the lich, who is not best pleased at their intrusion! Can they survive his eldritch magicks and break into his fortress?
Jan 23, 2025•48 min
Episode 228 – Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
The Slayers teleport to safety, but now they must face a greater challenge: Dividing the loot.
Jan 16, 2025•53 min
Episode 227 – Belly of the Beast
The gargantuan worm sorceror N’vesh has rumbled Buggie’s plan to grab his treasure hoard! Can the crew still escape with the loot?
Jan 09, 2025•42 min
Episode 226 – Hiccup
While Uncle Buggie plunders the treasure chamber, the remaining Slayers take on the might of N’Vesh!
Jan 02, 2025•48 min
Episode 225 – Away in a Danger
After a quick dip into Paul’s engorged Christmas sack, we are back to the action. Burple could be in trouble here…
Dec 26, 2024•42 min
Episode 224 – Scary Tale of New Orc
It’s time for the Slayers to explore the deadly lair of N’vesh. But first they must deal with Scaly’s worm infestation.
Dec 19, 2024•44 min
Episode 223 – Them Belly Full (but We Hungry)
We chat with Dan from The Danger Club Podcast before returning to the Wormcrawl Fissure! The Slayers are beset on all sides by giant creepy-crawlies. Is Scaly about to be swallowed by a centipede?
Dec 12, 2024•57 min
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