What are we doing? What is Dungeons & Dragons? A short episode.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis

Hyriyr, Niklaus, Jack; Forgotten in the dark goop; A rabbit appears.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis; Bad Dreams - Darren Curtis; The House in the Middle of Nowhere - Darren Curtis; Charged Up -- Andrei Sitkov; Estimated Time Until Collision - Looped, One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg (Ambient Version) - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Mysterious snake; Revenge of the giant rat; Dire wolf returns.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Canyon -- Presence of Music; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Den --  Presence of Music; Stealth Mission Theme -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg (Alternative) -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

A cabaret trip; Uncontrollable sobbing; Backstories emerge.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Sneaking mission --  YouFulca; Decision -- Presence of Music; Evil Garden -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Ambient Version) - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

This is the first half of a standalone one-shot parallel to the main campaign of Adequately Advanced Magic. If you're a new listener, you can give this a shot (heh) if you're not ready to listen to the entire campaign yet. Willy and Roy play as members of the Red Knives, a goblin gang encountered by the main characters around episode 7-8 of the main campaign, who are ordered to escort a mysterious old man to their boss, the Gobfather. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Raid --- Presence of Music; Sneaking mission --  YouFulca; Noise -- - Presence of Music; Sign -- Presence of Music; Stealth Mission Theme -- One Man Symphony; City of Duisburg (Alternative) -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

This is the second half of a standalone one-shot parallel to the main campaign of Adequately Advanced Magic. Willy and Roy play as members of the Red Knives, a goblin gang encountered by the main characters around episode 7-8 of the main campaign, who are ordered to escort a mysterious old man to their boss, the Gobfather. [CW: More murder than usual.]

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking mission -- YouFulca; Battle-Demonic_loop Noise -- YouFulca; Schoolyard Spy --Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

A sleepy morning; Scarring art experience; Dishwasher sister.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Quiet town -- Presence of Music; Maze -- Presence of Music; Trap -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Alternative) -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Interrupted rest; Four more years 'til the day shift; Hyrkir not sneaky.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Calm-Beat02 --  One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Good night -- Presence of Music; Afternoon chat -- Jonathan Shaw; Den --  Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Bureaucratic rage; Mystery energy bars; A fancy office.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Shady town (Loop); Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Den --  Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Ambient) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Math is really hard; Preparations underway; A most lucid dream.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Calm-Beat02 --  One Man Symphony; Oubilette -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Cage -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Rudely mean police; Elegant, big explosions; Determined goblins. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Raid -- Presence of Music; Obstacle --  Presence of Music; Action Underscore (Intensified) -- Darren Curtis, City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Gobzoo's decision; Return of the Iron Snake; The fourth one appears.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis;  Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Fight -- Presence of Music; The Corporation (Gong Version).

Consciousness returns; Spicy noodles carry risk; So too do mushrooms.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis; Little Archemist - YouFulca; Lettdyln -- Calbert Warner “Schematist”; Charged Up -- Andrei Sitkov; City of Duisburg (Alternative) - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Fireball explosion; A most reluctant rescue; End of a Season.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Ancient Battle; After the Disaster Pt. 2 -- One Man Symphony; Take my Hand  -- One Man Symphony; City of Duisburg (Acoustic) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Respects for the dead; New leader of the goblins; A new world awaits.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Promise me a Better Life --  One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Calm beat 02 -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.; Infinity Awaits Us -- Aviators, (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Newly found sibling; A mysterious address; Into the sewers. [CW: Weird toilet humor]

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; Checking inventory -- Jonathan Shaw; Canyon -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Ambient) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Underground pirate; So many surprises; A reluctant crew.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Canyon --  Presence of Music; Oubiliette -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Whimsical Town; Spinning Tavern -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Dusiburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Intira is metal; Underground pirate-worm clash; Tentacles attack. 

Canyon --  Presence of Music; Obstacle --  Presence of Music; Action Underscore -- Darren Curtis; Action underscore (Intensified) -- Darren Curtis; Spinning Tavern -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Adequately Advanced Magic is a Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) 5e actual play podcast set in the post-fantasy, dungeon-punk world of Falcon's Reach, a modern city in which magic is mass produced and sold for profit. Join us as our players tackle automated gelatinous cleaning cubes, barbaric government bureaucracy, and the science of magic spells, among other challenges.

Mitchell, our new player; Seirys, his new character; Setting explainer. 

This episode introduces Mitchell as our new player, as well as his character, Seirys, ahead of the season 2 arc. It also serves as an explainer about Adequately Advanced Magic's homebrew content, the layout of the city of Falcon's Reach, and the history of the setting. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Certain Morning -- Presence of Music; Taking Inventory -- Jonathan Shaw; Investigations; City of Duisburg (Ambient Version) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Mostly just recap; The party gets themselves lost; A spooky event. 

Niklaus and Hyrkir recap the events of season one as they travel through the district of Canaloon.

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Jungle --  Presence of Music; Maze -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Quiet Town --  Presence of Music; Goodnight --  Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Cake-related death; Destitution really sucks; A fated meeting. 

Hyrkir and Niklaus confront the ghost of being lost, and work to obtain funds. Seirys begins her journey. 

Promise Me A Better Life -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Oublilette -- Presence of Music; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Angry, violent gnolls; I guess we're teaming up now; Bye, Olivia.

Hyrkir, Seirys and Niclaus join forces to take down nasty gnoll robbers, and then discover they are headed toward the same destination. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Miscellaneous Battle Theme 2; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Farewell  -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

History unveiled; Many words from our sponsors; Time for a deep clean.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis; Insecurity - Aaron Krogh; Dungeon-Cave - YouFulca; Orchestral loop #1 - Andre Sitkov; Space Casual 3 - Andre Sitkov; Dramatic background 3 - Andre Sitkov; City of Duisburg (Alternative) - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Making new allies; The best reward is free rent; A new gang appears.

Hyrkir and Niclaus finally find Tygrr, who agrees to help find answers. The party finds a new home, but appears to be under threat. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Mine  -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Schoolyard Bully -- Darren Curtis; Store -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Ambient) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

How do I make friends?; A curious fishing trip; Scouting the neighbors.

The party has some downtime to shop, explore and talk to people. Hyrkir and Niclaus finally learn what month it is. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Mine -- Presence of Music; Shady Town; Goodnight -- Presence of Music; Calm Beat -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Mine -- Presence of Music; Den -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg (Alternative) -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

It's time for dinner; Just kidding, monster attack; Planning the next move. Hyrkir, Seirys and Niclaus go to dinner with their new landlord. A dusty monster attacks. The party plans their next move. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Spinning tavern -- Jonathan Shaw; Demonic (Loop) -- YouFulca; Campsite -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Lofty taco goals; Getting the gang together; Time for paperwork.

In this bonus arc, one of the police officers who chased the characters in episode 17 of the main campaign gives up his job to follow his dream of starting a magic taco stand. Unfortunately, the only people he can get to help are his exes! Will they succeed in their taco quest? This arc features guest star Anastasia Taber, one of the hosts of the Creating Wealth podcast, an in-depth conversation between Bill Taber, an experienced financial advisor, and his millennial daughter about personal finance, investing, and financial planning. Just FYI, something weird happened to Anastasia's microphone -- your speakers are fine. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Tactical War; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Spinning tavern -- Jonathan Shaw; Store -- Presence of Music; Afternoon Chat -- Jonathan Shaw.

Suck it, old lady; The unpaid interns strike back; What is in a name?

Roy and Anastasia learn the importance of enunciating their "k" sounds as the party heads off to register their business name. Ella, Cayenne and Steeve get mixed up in the mistake of an unpaid intern. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking mission --  YouFulca; Mining town; Tactical War;  City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Effective disguise; Missing account manager; Investigating.

Ella, Steeve and Cayenne head to the bank to open a business account, but the account manager is missing. They are asked to investigate her (stinky) disappearance. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Store --  Presence of Music; Welcome to the Club -- Jonathan Shaw Sneaking mission -- YouFulca; Warehouse -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Missing manager; What is an NFFT?; We don't know either.

We apologize in advance for a mostly incorrectly described analogy of what an NFT is. Good thing we're not the financial advice podcast. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Miscellaneous Battle Theme 2; Welcome to the Club -- Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Remembered the dog; Finance is complicated; Austin saves the day.

The gang tries to get a permit but are asked to "take care of" the old lady they cut in front of three episodes ago. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Quiet town -- Presence of Music; Haunted Town; Hamlet  -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Adventure -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

A tiny recap; Niclaus, Hyrkir and Seirys; Drunk awakening.

This is a short episode to recap the events thus far of season 2 and a discussion of the character sheets for Niclaus, Hyrkir and Seirys (in case anybody was wondering about their classes and stats). There is a little bit of plot at the end. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Store -- Presence of Music; Calm Beat 02 -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Sneaking Mission  -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Chasing gnoll vandals; 'Find Steed' is complicated; Bamboo facts galore.

Hyrkir, Niklaus and Seirys follow the trail of some gnoll vandals who attempted to intimidate the plaza residents. Seirys gets to use a new spell. We are now a bamboo facts podcast. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Den -- Presence of Music; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission  -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

Decades of cleaning; A duty that transcends time; My long watch ends now.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis; Dramatic Pulsing Theme #8; Dungeon-Cave - YouFulca; Lettdyln -- Calbert Warner “Schematist”; City of Duisburg (Ambient Version) - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

We're here for your meat; Weak office security; Wreaking the dance floor.

Hyrkir, Niklaus and Seirys continue to infiltrate the gnoll club, after which they attempt to sneak a look at the gang's mysterious connection. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Calm The Fuck Down -- Broke for Free, CCBY3.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Negotiations; Overly descriptive spell; A pursuit begins.

The party encounters Rork, the gnoll gang leader. A fight breaks out in the club. Tentacles appear. Everyone is scarred. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Calm The Fuck Down -- Broke for Free, CCBY3.0; Fridge -- Anton Vlasov; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

A car chase ensues; Vegetable vendors suffer; A fiery ending. 

The party chases down Rork in a conveniently located levitating fantasy land rover. Numerous fruit and vegetables are destroyed. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Action Epic Cinematic Victory -- ZakharValaha; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

A tired escape; Sewer pirate strikes again; Interrogation.

The party heads into the sewers to escape the aftermath of their car chase. Someone tries to rob them. A cursory interrogation reveals a familiar name for Niclaus.

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking Mission  -- YouFulca; Shady Town; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Afternoon chat --  Jonathan Shaw; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Shopping investment; Performance, how does it work?; Boulder, Parchment, sword.

Niklaus remembers his backstory in a dream, then takes dream dance lessons. The party goes shopping. Niklaus and Hyrkir battle each other while waiting for their ride. 

Following Clues; Quiet Town -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; Stygiomediusa Gigantea -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Goodnight -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission  -- YouFulca; Demonic (Loop) -- YouFulca; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Trip to the restroom; A familiar foe? Or friend?; Nefarious trap.

The party investigates Valerie's precinct, and become acquainted with her co-workers. An old foe appears, but maybe they're friends now? Creepy music makes some people dumb. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Sneaking Mission -- YouFulca; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Schoolyard Spy -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.

Eating cake supplies; A chaotic trap escape; Niklaus misty steps.

Seirys takes a hit to her intellect. Confusing and fighting spreads among the two groups. The party is called back to the plaza for an emergency. 

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Haunted Town; Midnight creeping -- Jonathan Shaw; Investigations; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Our thoughts and feelings about hitting the one year anniversary of the podcast, the plot so far, and a glimpse into potential bonus episodes. Thanks again for listening, and let us know your thoughts and feelings by connecting with us on Instagram, Twitter or Patreon @aamagicpod. SPOILER WARNING!

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Mid-air explosions; That's how the cheesecake crumbles; Handwritten letter.

Niclaus survives mostly unscathed from the bomb blast. A cursory investigation points toward a familiar foe. A mysterious letter arrives. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Night Time -- Andrea Baroni CCBY4.0; Take My Hand --  One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Den -- Presence of Music; Maze -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0.

An awkward escape; Gobzi is my favorite; A confrontation.

Seirys finally opens the letter she received last episode. A "follow that taxi" scene ensues. Seirys and Valerie confront each other.

Beatdown City  -- Darren Curtis; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Sneaking Mission  -- YouFulca; Heavens -- Presence of Music;  City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Wall of wooden staffs; Exterminators are here; So too are police.

Music Credits: Beatdown City - Darren Curtis; Lettdyln -- Calbert Warner “Schematist; Oubliette -- Presence of Music; Battle Demonic Loop -- YouFulca; Silence -- Presence of Music; Store -- Presence of Music; City of Duisburg - One Man Symphony, CCBY4.0

Roy, Willy and Juanne, as Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek, respectively, return for the final standalone arc of a bonus goblin episodes as they continue their search for Gobplerk and Kaurnflek's missing parents. Check out bonus episodes 1-5 for the whole goblin story!

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Stygiomediusa Gigantea -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; Shady town; Heavens --  Presence of Music; Miscellaneous Battle Theme 2; Action Underscore  -- Darren Curtis; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Moon Deer Coffee Beans; A trip through the dense jungle; My favorite trap.

Gobplerk, Goblet and Kaurnflek continue their journey to find their kobold father, but encounter some weird corporations along the way. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Mining Town; Shady town; Good night -- Presence of Music; Dazzling Forest -- Presence of Music; Lingering evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Miscellaneous battle 3; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Smoothie Lord fruit orcs; Surviving the trial of fruit; Fruit mother emerges. 

Goblet, Kaurnflek and Lloyd are forced to undergo the trial of fruit by the Smoothie Lord orcs. Gobplerk attempts an unconventional rescue. 

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Mining Town; Shady town; Good night -- Presence of Music; Dazzling Forest -- Presence of Music; Lingering evil -- Jonathan Shaw; Miscellaneous battle 3; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0

Taco brunch goes wrong; Unseen enemy attacks; Police brutality.

We're back to the main campaign this week! An invisible creature attacks Valerie. The party fights back. Once again, back to incarceration. We'll try to finish the goblin arc sometime in the next month or two, so be sure to check back in for that!

Beatdown City -- Darren Curtis; Intruder Detected; Wake up -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0; City of Duisburg -- One Man Symphony,  CCBY4.0