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| Blood Lords 102 - Machinations | 07 Nov 2025 | 01:17:23 | |
We settle into Yled, each going about our business in our own unique ways. Things are learned, potential allies are met, streets are marched.
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| Blood Lords 101 - Inevitable | 02 Nov 2025 | 01:12:14 | |
We follow a lead to a shopkeep suspected of smuggling. Things go strangely. Afterwards, we meet someone new.
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| Blood Lords 92 - A Well-Hung Castle | 29 Jun 2025 | 00:56:48 | |
We bask in our victory before making our next plans. We go seek out our adversary Highrune, but first we must find our way to his Hanging Castle.
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| Blood Lords 02 - Deadstock | 12 Mar 2023 | 01:05:29 | |
We continue our investigation of the happenings at Old Eargag's Farm. Some answers are found, but they seem to only raise more questions. Meanwhile, we still have to fight off the remnants of the loosed chaos on the grounds. | |||
| Blood Lords 01 - Villains | 04 Mar 2023 | 01:15:45 | |
We begin the Blood Lords Adventure Path with a dangerous encounter in an overrun zombie farm. Halfway through, we reflect back on the events, and our introduction to a Blood Lord, which led us to where we are. | |||
| Blood Lords Session 0 | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:32:22 | |
This is our Blood Lords campaign Session Zero. Learn a bit about us, the campaign setting, and the characters we'll be playing! | |||
| Extinction Curse 143 - On With The Show! | 04 Feb 2023 | 03:05:20 | |
The Extinction Curse concludes. | |||
| Extinction Curse 142 - Conflict Avoidance | 22 Jan 2023 | 01:35:04 | |
We regroup at the entrance of the tower, hundreds of feet up, before deciding to head in. Once there, we encounter various creatures; some familiar, some not. Once they've been dealt with, we put in motion our final plan to stop the Extinction Curse, once and for all. | |||
| Extinction Curse 141 - The Final Tower | 16 Jan 2023 | 01:19:39 | |
Having just hit level 20 and deciding to tell Aroden's trials to fuck off, we teleport to the front door of his big emerald tower. The door happens to be 250 feet up the tower, so when the inevitable guards inevitably attack the winds and height make things interesting. | |||
| Extinction Curse 140 - MAX LEVEL | 08 Jan 2023 | 01:21:06 | |
After defeating a giant titan we heal up and put our minds and magic together to figure out the thieves' trial. We go through some loot and crafting, and from there pretty much decide to say "fuck it" and move to the final goal. We hit level 20 and discuss how we've gotten to where we are. | |||
| Extinction Curse 139 - The Bigger They Are... The Harder They Hit | 22 Dec 2022 | 01:21:14 | |
We explore a bit on our way to the Thieves statue, and find evidence of a battle that went poorly for the xulgath involved. We discover we don't know how to be thieves, and shortly thereafter discover what caused all the dead xulgath. | |||
| Extinction Curse 138 - A Scholar and a Tailor | 05 Dec 2022 | 01:18:19 | |
We negotiate (read: "fuck") with our defeated enemies, while also trying to figure out the scholar statue we're at. From there we head to the tailor statue, before a pack of 7 enemies make the unfortunate decision to attack us. | |||
| Extinction Curse 137 - Riders in the Veil | 18 Nov 2022 | 01:26:59 | |
Finally in the Veil of Aroden, we meet a guide we were told to find. She sends us on a fetch quest which will double as a toure de veil. Along our way we encounter some old familiar enemies and engage in some of our favorite long range tactics. | |||
| Blood Lords 91 - Tryst Twyst | 22 Jun 2025 | 01:48:38 | |
Shaira secrets away to tryst with our enemy, Bloodlord Highrune; but she hasn't gone unnoticed. We welcome back a friend, and bring our fight out in the open with a challenge in the Deathless Arena.
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| Extinction Curse 136 - Fight or Flight | 05 Nov 2022 | 01:21:40 | |
Faced with a 100 foot tall mountain monster we all debate the virtues of fighting vs. fleeing. In the end it's quite a bit of both; but eventually we find ourselves in the place we've been looking for the whole time. | |||
| Extinction Curse 135 - The Good, The Bad, and the Circus | 22 Oct 2022 | 00:47:09 | |
After the battle we're all feeling a bit down on health. We take some time to heal while being stared down by a big bone monster thing who seems interested but non-hostile. Eventually we have a very nice conversation with the very evil monster. We then proceed to have an unpleasant and antagonistic conversation with a very good artifact. Make of that what you will. We continue on until we meet a giant mountain monster. | |||
| Extinction Curse 134 - Wizard the Relic | 08 Oct 2022 | 01:24:55 | |
We follow the Linorm spirit back to a cave where we meet a new friend. After some deliberation we decide to try our hand at a good deed. From there we continue on our quest towards the Veil of Aroden, and along the way come across some more monsters and even a haunt! | |||
| Extinction Curse 133 - ROFLinorm | 28 Sep 2022 | 01:02:47 | |
We spend the night in a mansion in the garrison before heading out to continue our quest. Along the way we encounter some extreme weather along with some extreme monsters. We take extreme measures and soon realize we could have handled things extremely (or at least mildly) better. (inb4 hurricane!) | |||
| Extinction Curse 132 - Come At Us Lattice | 17 Sep 2022 | 01:18:31 | |
Upon finding the Convergence Lattice at the Eagle Garrison things get all funky. The Wizard fucks off to do Wizard things while the rest of us deal with a demon. Afterwards we have some splainin' to do with regards to the garrison members and Damieve the Morigna. | |||
| Extinction Curse 131 - Mo-rrigna Mo-problems | 03 Sep 2022 | 01:14:11 | |
Upon defeating a bunch of dino boys we find a hapless prisoner exhibiting some signs that we need to be cautious. We continue on towards our destination, The Eagle Garrison, and along the way are waylaid by an arachnoid messenger of Pharasma. Eventually we reach the garrison and things just continue to be weird. | |||
| Extinction Curse 130 - T-Rexmen | 26 Aug 2022 | 01:29:09 | |
We, and by we I mean the NPCs because we're fucking level 18 now, set up the circus at the new spot in Diobel. Once settled, we do some research to figure out where we need to go next. We do a little shopping and a lot of recreational drugs. We then head into the Kortos Mountains where we're met by some very large possibly furries. | |||
| Extinction Curse 129 - Resurfacing | 13 Aug 2022 | 00:57:23 | |
Moonlight has returned! We spend some time fulfilling our obligations to Zyrineth and tying up all the loose ends in Shraen... or at least as many as we feel like tying. We say farewell to one group of friends and we head back to the surface only to say hello to another group of friends. We take the Circus back on the move to find a new place to put down our shallow roots. | |||
| Extinction Curse 128 - Miracle Grow | 06 Aug 2022 | 01:22:14 | |
After defeating the big bad of book 5 we loot all his shit. We then take our orb and go home... or at least back to the inn and then a mansion. Over the next couple days we discus our future plans and welcome back an old friend. | |||
| Extinction Curse 127 - Jeb Sucks | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:30:47 | |
We head up to the final level of Dyzallen's (literally nobody knows how its' spelled) tower. We meet the mummy himself and things get a bit crazy. | |||
| Blood Lords 90 - A Series of Successes | 15 Jun 2025 | 01:13:26 | |
Still in the depths of the Epiphenomena, we encounter a powerful being. With our next moves now determined, we return to the surface to put them into action. But, before all is said and done, our resident Urgathoan cleric Shaira receives a call.
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| Extinction Curse 126 - The Bone Zone | 21 Jul 2022 | 01:42:39 | |
We move through two levels in this extended play episode. Both provide their own interesting challenges. | |||
| Extinction Curse 125 - Bizarro the Clown | 08 Jul 2022 | 01:13:08 | |
Now on the third level of Dyzallen's tower we encounter a house of mirrors. Someone pop's out of one and nobody likes them. After we sort that mess out we proceed to level four where we encounter a couple ghosts who have an unusual challenge for us. | |||
| Extinction Curse 124 - Tower of Terror | 30 Jun 2022 | 01:21:33 | |
We finally start making our way into and up Dyzallen Shraen's tower. However, our first two combats prove to be quite a lot to handle. Just how dangerous is this place? | |||
| Extinction Curse 123 - The Wizard's Forgotten Life | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:58:26 | |
Exhausted from our adventures at the Red Circus, we mansion up. The next morning we meet with the ghoul xulgath again, then go meet with The Wizard's old mentor, Zarineth. The plan for defeating the Shraen's and what to do afterwards is developed more fully, and we get some Wizard backstory stuff. From there we go meet with Zyra and Nyrinda Shraen to gain access to the Forbidden District. We head there right away and have our first encounter with Dyzallen within the first level of his huge tower. | |||
| Extinction Curse 122 - Blunders to Wonders | 16 Jun 2022 | 01:07:24 | |
The games continue as Peach Pie takes to the gladiatorial ring, followed by Jizz.... don't ask. Afterwards we meet with Zavizek and make future plans. We then head back to the Inn for even more plans. It remains to be seen if any plans are actually good ones. | |||
| Extinction Curse 121 - A Circus of Violence | 09 Jun 2022 | 01:28:21 | |
We do a bit more shopping and once again meet briefly with Lavikar Shraen. We spend another night in the mansion and do some rune swapping. The next day it's off to the Red Circus where we meet it's ringleader Zavizek Shraen. Starting to think there's some nepotism going on in this city called Shraen. We find ourselves entered into some gladiatorial games because circuses are different in the Darklands. Nidec takes on some urdeffen. | |||
| Extinction Curse 120 - Plots-a-Plenty | 02 Jun 2022 | 01:05:02 | |
We spend our first day in Shraen uncovering plots and great bargains! It appears there's much to do in this city run evil undead drow and we're just getting started. | |||
| Extinction Curse 119 - Thaxxon, Thaxxoff | 26 May 2022 | 01:02:38 | |
After finally finishing the temple where we hoped to find the orb, we instead find a new friend in a former slave of a mummy named Dizallen Shraen. She shares a few secrets of the temple with us, we also get drunk and discuss future plans. From there we murder a different friend, oops. Then on to the necropolis of Shraen intself. | |||
| Extinction Curse 118 - Temple of Xul-Khun-Done | 19 May 2022 | 02:25:42 | |
There's two rooms left in the Temple of Xul-Khundur. In the first we encounter a bunch of golems who are hard to kill but also largely ineffective. From there we buff up and head into what must be the final room, ready for tough boss fight. This ends up being partly true. In the aftermath of the battle we converse with a new frenemy. By the time it's all said and done we're finally finished with the Temple of Xul-Khundur. | |||
| Extinction Curse 117 - Well, Anyway | 05 May 2022 | 01:00:49 | |
Within the Temple of Xul-Khundur there's many doors to open. Behind one we find some big watery worms who we fight and pull some shenanigans on. From there it's more doors and more deliberately awkward conversations between Nidec and Peach Pie. Well, anyway... | |||
| Blood Lords 89 - Get 'em Louise | 01 Jun 2025 | 01:30:04 | |
We delve deeper into the dark and dangerous domain of the Secret Eaters, a sect of Urgathoa worshipers hidden under the cathedral proper of Epiphenomena. We encounter all kinds of baddies, with whom we are forced to engage in combat... Kix enlists the help of their disappointed mothers.
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| Extinction Curse 116 - Get Stupefied | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:59:50 | |
After dealing with Nidec "stealing" the talking dagger we continue to explore the Temple of Xul-Khundur. We find a room with a warning and decide to skip it. We go into another room with a familiar monster and everyone hates it, Nidec more than the rest. From there we opt to un-skip the previous room. | |||
| Extinction Curse 115 - To Catch a Thief | 21 Apr 2022 | 01:03:14 | |
The Wizard starts reading a bunch of xulgath tablets, also a coded journal that he decodes almost instantly. The rest of us explore around and find at least one new friend! As the Wizard continues reading someone else makes a decision that could cost them their life! Plots thicken. | |||
| Extinction Curse 114 - Itsy Bitsy Drider | 16 Apr 2022 | 01:06:12 | |
We explore a bit in the Temple of Xul Kundur. After going through a few doors we find a room filled with many enemies and about eight times as many legs. After the battle our explorations continue until we find a library which halts the Wizard. | |||
| Extinction Curse 113 - 5 on 5 | 08 Apr 2022 | 00:59:09 | |
We finally make our way actually into the temple where we find an ancient welcoming party. From there we begin to explore deeper and find some things. | |||
| Extinction Curse 112 - Temple Top Bebop | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:59:12 | |
We spend a night in the mansion and the next day continue to explore the temple. We find at its top a sacrificial alter covered in ancient blood. We're attacked by a couple guardians. Afterwards we are yelled at by yet another talking weapon, Jeb is nonplused. We investigate around and find a horrible monster, before deciding to go in through the doors. | |||
| Extinction Curse 111 - Don't Fear the Reapers | 24 Mar 2022 | 01:13:37 | |
We regroup before checking our clues and figuring out where to go next. We head towards the temple and eventually find it. Once their we encounter a couple badass skeletons with scythes, they don't like us much. | |||
| Extinction Curse 110 - PLEASE STOP YOU'RE HURTING ME | 18 Mar 2022 | 01:06:11 | |
After failing to ciruisily impress a goddamn haunt it decides to attack us. It's annoying. Eventually we run away except Nidec who can't be hurt by it and convinces it to stop. From there we head to our next clue destination where we encounter a magnificent monster. | |||
| Extinction Curse 109 - A Brand New Jeb | 10 Mar 2022 | 01:09:11 | |
We break out into combat with a giant crimson worm. One particular circus performer has a very bad day. We hit level 16, and the the next morning Jeb seems somehow changed... also everything is soggy. We come to a lake in the jungle and swim to a small island. From there things go poorly. | |||
| Extinction Curse 108 - BEGONE BITCH | 04 Mar 2022 | 01:08:42 | |
After the Blood Feast and our meeting with the Urdefen leader we go to interrogate a prisoner. We take a rather lighter and more apathetic approach than he's probably used to. We rest the night and the next day head out towards the Cradle of Worms with the prisoner and an urdfen scout in toe. Four days later we finally get there. Somewhere in between Jeb throws a dagger. | |||
| Extinction Curse 107 - The Blood Feast | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:02:42 | |
We make our way to the Urdeffen camp where we're marginally welcomed. We partake in some event called the Blood Feast and it's every bit as disgusting as it sounds. We proport ourselves well enough though, it seems, as the warchief invites us to his quarters after the festivities. | |||
| Blood Lords 88 - Boned | 18 May 2025 | 01:24:58 | |
After having done some research, we know we need to get into the Cathedral of Epiphenomena to find a sect of Urgathoan worshipers called The Secret Eaters. We elicit the help of a great faction and Kortash Kain to help. We then head deep down into the boney basements of the church.
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| Extinction Curse 106 - Tasty Fingers | 17 Feb 2022 | 01:15:11 | |
After demolishing the bat riders we see a new threat looming, some giant demon thing. Unbeknownst to the rest of the party, Swany's new character is with it. Combat begins abruptly and some interesting developments come about. | |||
| Extinction Curse 105 - Circus with a Purpose | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:10:26 | |
Still reeling from a sudden death the remaining members of The Circus of Wayward Wonders resolve to continue the mission even if it means all of their deaths. Fueled by a combination of rage and despair we go head to head with a local "welcoming" party. There's also some dude named Nidec who has a few lines. | |||
| Extinction Curse 104 - Fuck Aroden | 03 Feb 2022 | 01:00:27 | |
After fighting some huge purple worms we come face to face with a colossal monstrosity. After some confusion we decide it's best to flee. From there, things only get worse... much worse. | |||