The Billowing Hilltop - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this bonus episode we sit down with Gareth Hanrahan, game designer, adventure writer and fiction author. Gareth talks us through his new project for Rowan, Rook and Deckard - DIE: Metadungeon, and we chat about adventure design, the history of rpgs and Gareth's approach to writing fiction. You can back DIE: Metadungeon here: rrdgames.com/metadungeon You can find out more about the DIE:RPG here: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/product/die-the-roleplaying-game/ There's more about the DIE comic here: https://diecomic.com/ And you can find out all about Gareth's work here: https://garhanrahan.com/ For a full list of Gareth's game work visit his RPGGeek page: https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/13834/gareth-ryder-hanrahan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyuss has been destroyed, but what lies in the future for the Slayers? We tie up some loose ends and leave others open. We look back over the campaign, run through your questions, and look forward to the future of the pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darl Quethos has surprised Parker on the cathedral roof. What is the Eye and does Parker possess it? These and other questions are not answered in our Christmas episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin Book 10 of the Age of Worms – Kings of the Rift! The Slayers have returned to a rainy Tilagos Island from their adventures in the past. It is time to visit Marcus Doombringer before pushing on with their quest to confound Dragotha and his plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncle Buggie is under attack from a weird giant bony thing. Can the Slayers hold off the forces of Kyuss for long enough for the druids to escape? More importantly, can they finish Book 9 so we can all move on to something else? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We deal with some mail, then the Slayers must continue their combat against the Forces of Evil. Can Paul get through an entire combat without malfunctioning?* Can Burple avoid making a catastrophic miscalculation?* The defence of the druids continues! *no *also, no Link to map Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have drunk from the Fountain of Dreams and have been whisked away to another reality. But where? And when? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are short a feather. Can they steal it off Darl’s gang? Or will they have to go mountaineering? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darl has disappeared. Can the Slayers seize the feather from the Efreet before his gang make their escape? WARNING: Contains painfully extensive scenes of logistical planning that some readers may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Slayers hold on to the Golden Belt? Come to think of it, can they hold on to their internal organs? Better yet, can they seize the Living Feather of the Roc King? The fight against Darl Quethos and his gang continues! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices