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

Darl Quethos demands the Slayers hand over the Golden Belt. Will they comply? Or will there be a bad-tempered combat packed with rules arguments? Take a wild guess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are locked in a struggle to the death with the Thornvale Nightmare. Can Scaly survive the sickly green disintegration beam? Can Buggie avoid being swallowed whole? Can Burple crawl to the nuclear detonator? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have found the Thornvale Nightmare. Can they survive its deadly cone of super-heated Steve? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are in the Temple of Bann Shivu. Parker investigates a hall of mirrors, while Sessions undergoes a transformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wreathed in steam, something huge and unhappy awaits the Slayers in the darkness of the cave. Have they found the Thornvale Nightmare? The Elders as vikings can be found on Twix, here.         Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have the Slayers claimed the Golden Belt? Have they completed the second Task of Tilagos? And if they have, what next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They have negotiated, fought, fled, fought again, fled again, negotiated again. Can the Slayers finally (finally!) claim the Golden Belt of Krathanos? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scaly, Parker and Uncle Buggie take a trip to the Shadow World. But will they all make it back? And will all the players make it back from the broom cupboard? Krathanos does some more shouting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers flee so far from Krathanos, the DM has to add in extra map to accommodate their cowardice. There is some re-grouping and re-thinking. Briefly, we lose a monkey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with AJ from the Adventurer’s Anonymous podcast and then it’s back to the inaction. The Slayers are in trouble. Will they make good their escape? Or just talk about it while things get worse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang talk Dragonmeet and Christmas in an effort to avoid having to save vs. the imminent Meteor Swarm. The singed remnants of the Slayers must then face Krathanos’ giant ape guardians! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A reader emails in to take us all to task, then it is back to Tilagos Island, where the Slayers must face the wrath of Krathanos and his gargoyle attendants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have silenced the Doomshroud’s mournful song, and thus completed the first of the Four Tasks of Tilagos. Which challenge should they turn to next? And how will they get there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to the Droomshroud for more forest-based fun. The Slayers are in trouble. Can they prevail over the Big Evil Tree and its arboreal guardians? Or will we have to come back again next week? Please, please can this be the end of it. And joining us for a chat this week is Willow from the RPG Goblin podcast!  We talk games, dice and quickly find the limits of DM Mike’s knowledge! All things RPG Goblin are here. Willow’s dice are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to our Age of Worms adventure. With the Unlife Vortex finally (finally!) disabled, the Slayers follow B’Kruss to Lashonna’s manse. Whatever a manse is. James Garner’s Animal Rescue Fund: https://www.jgarf.org/about   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer some more reader questions before jumping back into the action in the Doomshroud forest. Can the Slayers survive the dread wail of their arboreal nemesis? And Jack, here is the Age of Worms conversion we mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Elders often struggle with story and plot so we got together to talk all things Age of Worms: Kyuss, Prophecies, Wind Dukes, The Ebon Triad, all that. And what is Cuthbert up to? SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains mildly interesting revelations about events leading up to and including episode 163. So if you are working your way through earlier episodes, be careful! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We deal with some readers’ questions and then it is back to the Doomshroud forest for a masterclass in intra-party bickering from the Slayers! Alison, here are your chillies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers cash in their crystals. What awaits them through the Portal of Storms, apart from Semaphore Man and a talking rat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are after green crystals, but a gaggle of angry ropers stand in their way. Can Parker survive their tendrily attentions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parker is attacked by a tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for a bit of pirate radio as the Slayers make a deal with Grog-Spit and his crew! But what dangers and opportunities await them in the maze? Can they find a way to the mysterious Library of Last Resort? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have reached the storm-wracked Tilagos island, and are under attack! It is, at last, time to roll for initiative as homing arrows snake out of the darkness of the interior. Plus, we talk to Derrick from the How Not to DM podcast about the show, his weird chicken-wing ruleset, and his gaming history. Click here for all your How Not to DM needs!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin Book 9 of the Age of Worms – The Library of Last Resort! The Slayers consult Lashonna, pick up their shopping, and embark on a new adventure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time for the dessert trollley? There are contests of song, boast and intestinal fortitude as Zeech’s banquet slides towards its shambolic conclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a break from our scheduled programming, we take a break from our adventure. We chat about our gaming preferences, the systems that interest us, and what might lie in future for the Hilltop once the Age of Worms is over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zeech’s party continues with cockatrice combats, skull-bowling and an all-too-familiar appetiser! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are at Zeech’s Palace for his Grand Gala! An evening of roleplaytainment and strange entertainments is in store. Can the DM come up with enough voices for the guests? Can the players remember why they are there? Can Buggy find someone to attack? All will be revealed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The orrery has chirped into life, the Slayers are surrounded by the whirling cosmos, and the Great Eye of Tonge awaits their three questions. To be honest, the Great Eye of Tonge might as well make a cup of tea and get comfortable, because they are going to be a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have leaped into the magic mirror to escape Mother Maggot. And as they drift between the dimensions, they feel the Blessing of Oort. It’s time to level up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burple is down. The Wall of Force is down. The Slayers are exposed to the eldritch song of the Evil Choirboy. Can the scary Jester make them see the funny side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burple, Parker and Sessions may well get fooled again as they face the horrors of the evil jester. But is an ally waiting in the wings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That’s enough of Buggie. We rejoin Burple, Parker and Sessions in their desperate search for a cure for their parasitic greebly infection. But first, can they survive the scary undead choirboy? This ep comes to you in association with Two Monsters Rolling Dice, promo at the end of the show and you can find out more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget Stallone and Schwarzenegger. So much for Freeman and Robbins. When it comes to prison breaks, you need iBuggie and Cheeseman. Maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncle Buggie finds himself at a surprise family reunion, and makes a new friend. Plus, we talk to friend of the show Mike Hibbert about his new novel, The Warlock at Ridge Valley. Find out more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And then there were three… Burple, Parker and Sessions continue their search for a cure. Where will it take them? We’re guessing somewhere bad… This episode is brought to you in association with tabletopdominion.com. Visit now and use code BILLOW at checkout for 10% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can the Slayers finally disable the Unlife Vortex and return to the struggle in Frostanger? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are briefly re-united before Marcus Doombringer sends them in pursuit of an answer to their parasitic curse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s episode 150* and have we got a special show for you?! No. Instead, it’s back to Frostanger. Scaly has made an unsettling discovery. Is he afflicted by the same awfulness as Okoral? And if so, can a cure be found before he turns into an undead pedal-bin? It’s time to stomp around town and ask questions. *Thanks for sticking with us readers! Only about 100 more eps before we can all look back on this and laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. It’s time to meet the family, as Cuthbert plays host. Can everyone just get along for once? WARNING: This episode contains explicit, extended scenes of magical item shopping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices