We pick back up with the party visiting Arguile’s contact, the Shade, again to negotiate the terms of the deal for Galahad’s belt. After this, the group returns to see Mr. Strauss, who asks Arguile if he would like to see Dorna to confirm his truthfulness. There is a momentary pause as Dorna turns to where Yurik has presented the party, as she drops her tea cup, leaps over the couch, and embraces Arguile. Mother and son reunited, the two are relieved to have found each other after such a long ti...
Aug 09, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 173
The vast, reed-like grassland known as The Burned is home to a great many strange and unique fauna and flora. However, these pale in comparison to the roaming city of Karvasii. In the eleventh episode of Across the Planes, Tom and Millie Odegard discuss and come up with the lore surrounding the moving city of Karvasii. Throughout the conversation, they discuss the culture, religion, industry, and overall vibe of the central plane of Sloane. VO: Millie Odegard, Frimmer Starstone, and Thomas Lapie...
Aug 02, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 11
The party and the Elder Brain exchange words before facing off for what seems to be quite the battle for the party with more muscle than not. There's a brief moment to prepare before things get going, and starting with Valen being thrown to the Elder Brain by the Slash Brothers. However, before they get a chance to do much else, most of the party is stunned due to a psychic attack, leaving the melee fighters out of the fight for quite some time. Chantico throws down a wall of fire, Valen is wrap...
Jul 26, 2025•2 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The party splits, with Salix and Glad heading to the Crystal Gardens to enjoy some rare city-bound nature, while the rest accompany Arguile to meet Mr. Strauss. Upon arrival, they’re surprised to learn Arguile is expected. They follow him upstairs, where they’re greeted by a frail-looking half-elf named Yurrik Strauss. After brief introductions, Arguile, revealing himself as Sylas Nicks, asks about his mother, Dorna. Yurrik, though guarded, shares that his son Enich went to Ors Themar to investi...
Jul 19, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 172
We pick up with Arguile and Mira as she gives Arguile some updates regarding the city, information that’s relevant to finding his mother, and hands over his stash that she held for him. She informs him that his mother has been seen with a gentleman known as Yurrik Strauss and gives a description and possible locations for him. Back at the suite, they find that Elmira has delivered their new clothing as requested and even exceeded several party members’ expectations. As everyone enjoys a hearty b...
Jul 12, 2025•2 hr 26 min•Season 7Ep. 171
Check out the latest actual play from the Medusa's Cascade team: The Mercurial Avengers ! This is the prologue that sets the stage for the adventures. If you've been wondering what the story that Greyleaf wasn't willing to tell, here is your chance to find out. Theme by Efflorescence Mixed by Thomas Lapierre III Check out the show at themedusascascade.com...
Jul 05, 2025•53 min
Many characters appear in this campaign, and quite a few have joined Collateral Damage for varying lengths. Listen to the Journeyman’s audio logs about these characters to better understand their origins. We continue the series with the mysterious Rig from Shanks's past. Written, read, and recorded by Thomas Lapierre III Check out the show at themedusascascade.com
Jul 02, 2025•8 min•Ep. 6
As the group continues to traverse and make their way through the dungeon, they come upon a room with a table and several steins of ale laid across it. Chantico, Dona, and Urusus are suddenly compelled to go and have a drink. Before they all make their way to do so, the rest of the party members, understanding something is amiss, do their best to wake their party members up and out of their current conditions. Dona and Chan do come to, but Ursus has a more difficult time than the women as he con...
Jun 28, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Much like anyone’s first time in an unfamiliar space, there is a lot to take in and a lot of questions to ask. Some might do research and some prep beforehand, but not OUR party. Arguile will later regret this decision, but while he feels right at home in Nakoroa, the rest of the party are like fish out of water with no idea as to how to move about in this new ocean of sorts. There was a lot of answering questions, trying out unfamiliar modes of transportation, and realizing Arguile has multiple...
Jun 21, 2025•2 hr 28 min•Season 7Ep. 170
We begin with the group's departure to Iwi, where they reunite with their former allies and friends, Cereius, Attros, and a figure named Doctor Honeydew. The reunion is bittersweet as it doesn’t leave much time for the group to reconnect, and they notice the varying changes to the group… Cereius’ Puppet Master ring has taken a new form, Attros’ Mercurial Rod is now his shield/sword and a blue Tressym that the group is informed that is We'Ahqa. With quick pleasantries exchanged, the group known a...
Jun 14, 2025•2 hr 35 min•Season 7Ep. 169
What begins with the group’s usual chaos—hot sauce, fire whiskey, and mischief—quickly shifts as Zechs proposes a risky but calculated plan: speak directly with Malar. With Galahad, Hoshino, and Glad supervising, the tense attempt offers cryptic fragments but reaffirms Zechs' suspicions of Malar’s evasiveness regarding his origins and divine ties. Their next steps lead them through confusion between the vineyard and the ritual site but ultimately to a trio of divine effigies representing the Pan...
Jun 07, 2025•24 min•Ep. 25
We open up with the party, resting a bit, and going through their new loot. Ursus gets Thorak’s thoughts on his new crown to the group. With rest had, the group continues their dungeon crawl and encounters two cave trolls as Ursus kicks down a door, and Thorak launches two spider legs, like javelins, at one of them, dealing a good bit of damage. The fight ensues with the party as the victors and the trolls as charred remains. The group takes a second to catch their breath. There is a brief discu...
May 31, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The party reconvenes outside Mr. Edge’s home, diving into an unusually intense level of planning. Split into two groups—Team Stealth (Shanks, Arguile, Salix) and Team Dragon (Galahad, Zechs, The Turk, Glad)—they prepare for a high-stakes infiltration, with Greyleaf and familiars keeping watch above. Initial observations suggest someone may have beaten them to the punch, prompting a cautious regroup. Arguile and Shanks are sent in for closer reconnaissance. After deciding to implement a version o...
May 24, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 168
Zechs regains consciousness following his intense battles with Malar and Enich, slipping into a vivid dream that revisits the night of his childhood sacrifice. This time, the memory is clearer: he remembers around two dozen other young tabaxi present and a once-unidentifiable cloaked figure now unmistakably revealed to be The Constable. With yellow eyes, pale skin, silver-gray hair, and dragon-like scales on his face, The Constable addresses Zechs as "Quill," claiming his actions stem not from m...
May 17, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 6Ep. 167
After the fights, Zechs collapses from exhaustion; he’s not in harm's way, but shows no signs of waking up. Before leaving the site, Galahad displays a sign ensuring that no more sacrifices will happen here, as per the vow of the Champion of Bahamut. The group takes Zechs to his parents’ place so he can rest and wake up in a familiar setting with his parents watching him. The night is young, and after a night like they had, revelry is long overdue. With that, they head out to the Faint Mandolin ...
May 10, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 166
Hey everyone, welcome to the sixteenth Divergent Paths cut scene. This scene shows us the second part of the tail end of the story of a character that we have yet to meet in the campaign, but is a vital part of Shankise's backstory. The party doesn't know this information, but now you do. Written and read by Thomas Lapierre III Check out the show at themedusascascade.com
May 03, 2025•8 min
With negotiations between the spiders and Thorak going out of the window, the party begins taking on the spiders they tried to spare. Everyone is doing incredibly well and working together as if they were well-oiled machines, but the standouts were Chantico, who used Wall of Fire, and Thorak, who used his incredible strength. At the end, some of the party is covered in spider remains, some are dusting off the char marks on themselves. They gather what they can and decide to rest before traversin...
Apr 26, 2025•2 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The battle had commenced for both teams… Maybe it was a sign of fortune, divinity, or whatever you may wish to think, but the team worked together, dealing heavy damage to Malar and Enich. Galahad shows the divine wrath of Bahamut when Malar goes after Zechs and deals an impressive blow. Turk more than shows his abilities in spades, as he uses his form of dread to inflict fear into the god of the Wild Hunt. Afterwhich Zechs deals some up close and personal shots at Malar imbued with a touch of d...
Apr 19, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Season 6Ep. 165
The group meets back up, some still in their Tabaxi guise but pauses conversing to check if anyone is following the group. A quick check confirms that there was someone, but they are no longer there when Shanks investigates. They are relieved to arrive at the inn and see that the Magnificent Mansion is still there. One of the servants relays a message from Hoshino to the group, apologizing for his abrupt departure but assuring them he will be back and offering endearment to them all. As the mess...
Apr 12, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 164
Hey everyone, welcome to the fifteenth Divergent Paths cut scene. This scene shows us the tail end of the story of a character that we have yet to meet in the campaign but is a vital part of Shankise's backstory. The party doesn't know this information, but now you do. Written and read by Thomas Lapierre III Check out the show at themedusascascade.com
Apr 05, 2025•8 min
The group heads towards the Dispatch Service and meets with Cevari again, who greets them before leading them towards Faerith. They meet the high-elf dispatch manager, taking in the minimalist design before asking their questions about where the book has been shipped from and possibly information about who has been sending it. While they can’t get much of the privileged client information, they learn that 35 books have been shipped, primarily from Balazaar. After receiving what information they ...
Mar 29, 2025•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
With Malar's avatar calling for the start of the Wild Hunt, the currently awestruck party sneakily breaks away from the cultists and decides to follow closely but stealthily to figure out how to stop Malar. Upon re-entering Nymora, it is a scene of pure chaos; the group sees the avatars of Nianke, Nireana, and Xidea come into corporeal form to stand against the avatar of Malar while the avatars of Aphy, Tumra, and Gosyn see to the aid of the citizens. The battle is intense and happens quickly, w...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 6Ep. 163
We return to a tense scene as Arguile, Glad, Salix, and Zechs attempt to deceive the cultists as they nervously try to figure out their next steps. While their deception works, the cultists still find themselves drawn to Zechs, for reasons they can't quite put their finger on. Eventually they are asked to join and watch the cult perform a ritual. There's a lot of chanting, a familiar dagger, and a body that goes into the fire and begins transforming… It's an unsettling scene, and one that sends ...
Mar 15, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 162
Arguile, Glad, Salix, and Zechs find themselves inexplicably transported to the distant past, landing in Sloane’s Second Age rather than the Nymora of their time. Struggling to understand their predicament, they attempt to gather information discreetly, but Zechs inadvertently reveals their origins. This earns him a referral to the priestess of Nireana and ultimately to the priestess of Tumra, where he becomes visibly disturbed by the revelations he receives. Meanwhile, in the present, the rest ...
Mar 08, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 161
The party makes final preparations before leaving Drose, with Zechs giving Hoshino a Moonbeam scroll and aboard the Swift Hummingbird, Hoshino and Arguile craft powerful scrolls from the Arcanaloth spellbook, successfully creating several before stopping ahead. Meanwhile, Shanks strikes a deal with the ship’s gunner, wagering on Hoshino’s skill in exchange for a plastique recipe. Later, Shanks and Greyleaf discuss Greyleaf’s transformation and past battles, reflecting on how his choices have sha...
Mar 01, 2025•24 min•Ep. 24
The group’s moment of rest was just that, as an explosion was heard and fire erupted in the Witty Glaive. The varying members of the party are trying to assess the situation, wake up the other party members, and do what they can to stop it when they come across some otherworldly beings that are the very culprits of the fire. As the group begins to fight off these creatures, which are pointed out to be similar to Bob’s tentacle, Elizabeth is not a result of Bob’s doing. They also find aid in a ne...
Feb 22, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 9
At this point, it’s normal for this group; shenanigans are how we start the next part of the story. Arguile gives in and has some hot sauce and fire whiskey, which do not sit well with our tiefling friend. A weary Zechs approaches Hoshino and Galahad sometime after the fun wraps up. What seems to be a regular part of their playbook at this point, Zechs asks if they’d humor his seemingly insane idea… actively speaking to Malar. To his surprise, while they clarify how that can go wrong, they agree...
Feb 15, 2025•2 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 160
We return to the group on their way back to Nymora. Zechs helps Shanks out with his stealth and uses the Hunter’s Mark spell. Later, Zechs and Greyleaf discuss what they should do with Zechs’ need for vengeance regarding Alma. Greyleaf offers his insight and empathy, which Zechs accepts, but lets him know that it may take some time before it is entirely received. Hoshino raises the idea of doing Legend Lore on Zechs’ bow, and Zechs assures the bard he is grateful for the answers he received. Whi...
Feb 08, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 159
On the western coast of Granzia, built on and in the cliffs of Deep Salt Stone, sits the seafaring city of Nereas. Constructed around the River Nere, Nereas has a long and storied history with trading and the people of the Western Seas. In the tenth episode of Across the Planes, Tom, Law (Zechs), and Jaime (d20dinner) discuss and come up with the lore surrounding the city of Nereas. Throughout the conversation, they discuss the culture, religion, industry, and overall vibe of the western coast o...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 10
Captain Dan runs off to find a healer as the group attempts to alleviate Izca's suffering. As this happens, Bob mentions that he heard about the book and that it can alter a person upon reading it. This is likely what occurred to Izca. The boys decide to go back to the crime scene to search for clues while Dona stays to watch Izca and keep an eye out for the healer. Finding one needle in a thousand haystacks is more manageable, but they go forth. They do, however, see a crescent moon pendant bel...
Jan 25, 2025•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 8
