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In a hidden sanctuary outside the city, our heroes learn the story behind Desa's collapse and just how much is on the line.

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Music:

• "Darkest Child," "Bittersweet" and "Lost Time" – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

• "Mercy" – Kai Engel
• "Forgotten Civilizations" – KiestyleProductions
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" – Jesse Spillane

Sound effect by hisoul on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Gydeon, Ira and Rihva try to determine if Desa's guardian is friend or foe, while Tonreir unearths a hidden memory.

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Notes:

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Music:

• "Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 009" – Sascha Ende (CC BY 4.0)
• "Darkest Child" – Kevin MacLeod
• "Fog" – Sergey Cheremisinov
• "Downfall" – Kai Engel
• "Tense Ambience" – Monument Studios
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" – Jesse Spillane

Sound effects by leonelmail on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with additional sounds by Monument Studios.

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Gydeon and Tonreir reunite in Silverscale and begin to set the board.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠ for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠ and ⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠.

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Music:

• "Harbor," "Global Warming," "Downfall," "Great Expectations" and "Mercy" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Sound effects by lwdickens, craigsmith, Reitanna, Sheyvan, BlackAtomProductions, tim.kahn, faxfaxfax, Denis Chapon, sterferny, e0fd96, Qat on ⁠freesound.org⁠

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This episode features a promo from ⁠Deck of Many Aces⁠.

Following the Pendant of the Seeker, Ira embarks on a wild adventure in search of what he's lost.

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Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "Brand New World" - Kai Engel
• "Manly Nunn Steps Out" - Doctor Turtle
• "Terminal", "Thinking Music", "Sneaky Adventure", "Deep Haze", "The Pyre", "Oppressive Gloom", "Long Note One", "Long Note Three", "Hush", "Movement Proposition", "Nightdreams", "Evening Fall (Harp)" and "Evening Fall (Piano)" - Kevin MacLeod
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Sound effects by PuzzleAudio, DanGasior, greysound, Liancu, DeVern, BenjaminNelan, Duophonic, Noted451, itsmrjack, Daphne_in_Wonderland, rucisko, Danjocross, harveyism, kasjura, maryannem, briankenny, FunWithSound, reci77, FlyingMarmot, D.jones, craigsmith, GojiS.O.S., AdminMP, cliftonmcarlson, Escapop, colorsCrimsonTears, IENBA, andersmmg, Merrick079, NachtmahrTV, aerror, brennanium135, roman_cgr, Podcapocalipsis on freesound.org

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This episode features a promo from The Lucky Die.

Time's up. Rihva is forced to face the monsters of her past, both figuratively and literally.

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Note: This episode contains major content warnings, including abuse, manipulation, suffocation, extreme fear and panic. For a complete list, visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "Inexorable", "Nervous Piano", "Shadowlands 1 - Horizon", "Shadowlands 2 - Codex", "Unseen Horrors", "Right Behind You" and "The Escalation" - Kevin MacLeod
• "Cold War Echo" and "Plague" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Sound effects by MaxDemianAGL, bouncyblueball, ultraaxvii, shelbyshark and JPolito on freesound.org

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This episode features a promo from Ballad of the Seven Dice: Escaping Carcosa.

Tonreir's heart leads him home, to a changed forest holding memories, magic, and unexpected messages.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "September", "Cobweb Morning", "Laburnum", "Smouldering" and "Great Expectations" - Kai Engel
• "Folk Round", "Long Road Ahead", "Magic Forest", "Night Vigil" and "Rites" - Kevin MacLeod
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Sound effect by duckduckpony on freesound.org

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This episode features a promo from The Monster's Playbook, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.

High in the mountains of her ancestral home, Gydeon has a tense family reunion and plays a game of strategy.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "November", "Harbor", "Great Expectations", "Global Warming", "Downfall" and "modum" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Sound effects by craigsmith and chris5s on freesound.org

After our heroes go their separate ways, Rihva's debt leads to some risky business. Meanwhile, Ira rekindles a connection and tells an important tale.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "The Wilderness I Want" - Jim Rooster
• "Night of Chaos" - Kevin MacLeod
• "A Robust Crew" - Darren Curtis
• "Plague" and "Brand New World" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Hidden under the city, our heroes grapple with new information and a course of action that could impact the fate of Vyer, their homes and the world.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "Temple of the Manes," "Darkest Child" and "Unholy Knight" - Kevin MacLeod
• "Homeroad" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

In her castle of obsidian and steel, Queen Sephira grants our heroes the answer to one question. For a glimpse into the secrets of Vyer... they'd better choose wisely.

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Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details.

Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes.

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Music:

• "Labyrinth" and "Fog" - Sergey Cheremisinov
• "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch
• "Darkest Child" - Kevin MacLeod
• "Homeroad" - Kai Engel
• "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane