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00:00:00 - Josh gives us the juicy deets (setting the scene)

00:04:06 - Our new "talk about gunk" speedrun record

00:09:37 - Pencil collectors exist??

00:13:36 - Birthday Cake Returns

00:19:16 - A bumper intro that you do NOT want to miss

00:21:56 - It's noon, son.

00:27:47 - Davroid does divination

00:32:36 - Armis? More like Are-pissed.

00:38:16 - Willard tells Armis to LOCK IN

00:46:12 - Nothin' like a hug with the boys

00:52:05 - There's always something...

00:57:32 - Davroid was born for this

01:11:12 - Does lamaze, will travel

01:16:44 - If at first you don't succeed, XP, XP again.

01:25:22 - "Hearty Boulder" was Frode's nickname in college

01:33:17 - Lil' Disk's debut mixtape

01:41:33 - NPC's wtih very necessary backstory

01:44:16 - Might be a tracker? I might...

01:49:37 - Horrible Bosses: Uredah Edition

01:56:47 - Armis and Willard catch strays

02:04:29 - Willard REALLY needs to stop promising this

02:10:05 - Frode knows, where you roll, loudly, through the trees

02:17:38 - Unironically the best use of a cypher in this campaign

02:25:10 - Arcs, XP, and outro

Chapters:

00:00:00 - And so we set the scene...

00:05:05 - I'm the map!

00:09:15 - "Fat Bird" was my nickname in college

00:16:32 - Willard is vaguely British now??

00:17:59 - Bumper and player intros

00:20:23 - Frode is the GOAT (trail)

00:25:24 - Armis gets caught up in the improv

00:29:46 - Out of the flying pan, into the nausea

00:32:47 - Rock tuah, smash that thang

00:39:27 - Willard plays a classic iOS game

00:43:31 - A shocking development for Willard

00:49:53 - Davroid owlbarely survives falling off a cliff

00:54:59 - "I have accounced all my gunk"

00:57:50 - Josh just starts adding random traps from different sessions

01:02:24 - There are two Willards inside you...

01:06:20 - WBT failed DARE

01:11:06 - Call of the Owlbear

01:16:28 - "Buy me dinner first!"

01:22:18 - Middle school boys be like

01:27:02 - Willard is a short king

01:33:19 - Entirely too much gunk talk

01:37:52 - The physics totally check out

01:42:52 - The Ground formerly known as Cracked

01:48:19 - I cry evertim Cleo re-rolls

01:53:07 - Smithy wins employee of the month...

01:54:47 - ...the award is immediately rescinded

01:57:57 - Character arcs, XP, and outro

00:00:00 - Josh's seamless transition (gameplay begins)

00:03:36 - Davroid notes how to bargain

00:06:00 - Davroid in the "this is fine" meme

00:09:13 - Top 10 Davroid Anime Moments

00:12:48 - Willard is minty fresh

00:14:57 - Chekov's (Frode's) BOMB

00:17:57 - Life Lessons with Willard

00:22:17 - Guard Dude TELLS ALL

00:26:45 - "I sheath my gunkers"

00:30:10 - Frode's student becomes the master

00:32:09 - The Big Bad Lore Dump (TM)

00:36:00 - Armis' alterior motives...

00:39:15 - The most tragic moment of the campaign

00:42:55 - Josh pulls a Top of the Hour Ad Break

00:44:39 - Character intros

00:45:37 - Da big time skip

00:49:54 - Willard and Frode: Trading Places

00:53:55 - Me, drinking copius amounts of Monster

00:57:58 - his nAME WAS MARTIN

01:03:06 - A heavy Martin-tini

01:07:51 - The gang looks for clues

01:14:12 - Davroid is The One

01:18:12 - Don't threaten Armis with a good time

01:21:26 - Flawless Frode logic

01:24:31 - The Raiders of the Lost Armis

01:28:02 - No Time to Hug

01:33:00 - Get down, Mr. Mole

01:38:07 - Frode's fallen form faceplants

01:41:15 - Frode needs a meteorologist

01:46:01 - "I'm just a dribble!"

01:50:28 - The ultimate Cleo double fake

01:55:22 - Armis gets demoted to Production Assistant

01:59:14 - Arcs, XP, and outro

No intro videos were harmed in the making of this episode.

00:00:00 - Previous session recap

00:01:36 - We become goons

00:05:27 - We get a little TOO in character

00:10:32 - "A fistful of fist"

00:12:24 - Bumper intro (with a twist)

00:13:28 - Mike makes a terrible realization

00:14:20 - Player character intros (attempted)

00:16:19 - okAY ITS GAMEPLAY TIME

00:19:49 - Willard's least favorite two things

00:21:07 - Frode is high as a kite

00:24:26 - Frode is baked

00:31:04 - Frode is ob-literary

00:35:44 - Aulen is unhappy

00:38:13 - Sorry, Xothkug is taken

00:43:07 - My my my how the turntables...

00:48:14 - Deal or No Deal

00:51:09 - Willard's identity crisis

00:54:31 - Gunk

00:58:33 - Davroid and Willard: Quantumania

01:00:47 - The Art of the Deal

01:11:11 - Frode's new lease on life

01:16:17 - Aulen catches a stray

01:24:06 - Davroid does deducing

01:29:29 - Davroid can't WHAT??!

01:33:46 - Davroid is high as a kite

01:37:39 - Davroid's due dilligence

01:42:26 - Hotel California type beat

01:46:38 - Armis gets his groove back

01:49:51 - Frode creates Facebook accounts

01:53:09 - Davroid does a deal

01:55:57 - Willard metagames

02:00:16 - The worst trade deal in the history of trade deals

02:04:16 - Frode knows de wae

02:08:31 - Frode is rock Jesus

02:14:20 - A little bit about everything (plumbing)

02:16:10 - Postgame debrief and XP

Chapters:

00:01:08 - Davroid Describes his Doings

00:03:54 - Davroid's fit check

00:06:50 - Davroid's secret pen pal

00:10:44 - Bumper and character intros

00:13:03 - All that work for "not super helpful"

00:16:41 - The Queen finally gives us health insurance

00:17:50 - Frode literally leaves everyone else speechless

00:19:52 - A roof is a hat for a house

00:24:57 - Helpful DM plot reminder!

00:28:12 - Sometimes the 4th wall is really thin

00:29:00 - REALLY thin

00:31:42 - Frode is a Silver Age comic character

00:34:34 - We do not recommend streaking off into the night

00:39:20 - Insects are smart but not strange

00:44:10 - is tHAT a threat??

00:48:14 - Would the real Frode please stand up?

00:52:12 - "That was a Red Herring"

00:56:41 - Iceroad Truckers vs River Monsters

01:01:41 - The most relatable that Armis has ever been

01:08:27 - Keep Hembleyhoo Weird (TM)

01:10:38 - Heeeeeeeere's Lonnie!

01:11:36 - Josh straight up spills a mostly full coke zero on his floor bc he's so commited to the bit

01:15:17 - Frode makes a fine friend

01:20:59 - Willard goes looking for a "fishing adjacent" creature

01:22:56 - We explore the... DEWality of Jake

01:26:05 - Armis - and the audience - loves Lonnie

01:30:01 - Introducing Lonnie Tech Tips

01:34:25 - Suddenly, trout becomes a big deal

01:38:23 - Frode does some networking

01:43:13 - Armis listens to MCR

01:47:37 - Only Armis has seen the film "NOPE"

01:51:45 - Frode asks the important questions

01:56:06 - Willard lives for the weekend

02:01:15 - Frode must be getting deja vu...

02:06:22 - Character arcs and debrief

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Start

00:02:48 - When the tea so good you forget what you were suspicious about

00:08:41 - No, not that Stormy

00:13:20 - The gang thunks

00:19:44 - The gang ALMOST makes a good decision

00:21:04 - Frode figures out why he's been left on read

00:24:20 - Ruby Wardens? More like Poopy Wardens

00:27:26 - Bumper and character intros

00:30:04 - "Oh, there's a PROBLEM!!"

00:33:38 - Frode finds a kewl kat

00:37:42 - Back to more terrible ideas

00:40:23 - Armis finds a scene partner

00:44:52 - The Blindfolded Leading the Blind

00:49:01 - Frode gives the right information at the wrong time

00:52:11 - Frode forgot to thunk

00:56:59 - Another regroup for another haphazard plan

00:59:41 - Frode's got a deal for you!

01:03:37 - Davroid attempts to keep us on track

01:06:54 - The Gang gets Addicted to Sports Betting

01:11:54 - After a whole episode of planning...

01:23:48 - ...the plan completely falls flat on its face.

01:25:44 - "IIIII'm pickin' you up!"

01:29:56 - Frode throws a Hail Mary

01:33:12 - Willard falls with style

01:38:13 - The Great Escape

01:46:17 - The best soundbite this podcast has ever produced

01:50:29 - Keeping Up With the Goonses

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:04 - Previous session recap

00:01:54 - Peach tea ritual is best ritual

00:05:40 - Breaking News: Willard Can Be Nice

00:09:35 - Breaking News: Willard Hates Magic

00:13:43 - Frode states the obvious

00:15:13 - Session and character intros

00:17:46 - Have you ever accidentally walked in on a very serious conversation?

00:20:34 - Leaping lizards! Our location has been leaked!

00:24:02 - They're in the trees!

00:26:42 - This is where I would put Frode's voice... IF I HAD ONE

00:30:38 - I wish Frode would stabilize my life

00:33:26 - The world's least enthusiastic group hype

00:37:02 - Armis is our spin doctor

00:38:04 - The world's worst door

00:41:10 - Josh is completely done with the door bit

00:43:33 - Old Spider Yells at Cloud

00:47:26 - Davroid is dyin' to return to Geim

00:51:52 - I felt that

00:57:15 - At that moment, they knew, they had messed up.

00:57:58 - Introducing the Cousins Program

00:59:10 - The oldest trick in the book

01:01:24 - All of our party members are masters of disguise

01:02:56 - Jack and Jork... there are just too many potential jokes here

01:05:37 - The most dramatic consumption of nicotine

01:08:31 - Hats off to Frode

01:12:47 - Frode has an idea...

01:15:17 - ...Frode's idea is a bomb threat

01:18:42 - "Add an unconscious guy to your inventory"

01:19:47 - Mentor? I hardly...

01:22:06 - Inspector, Janitor, Officer

01:26:33 - Storm - the most popular baby name of 2025

01:31:11 - A quick backstory detour

01:34:18 - Armis had a [SPOILER]??

01:42:03 - ARMIS HAD A [CRAZY SPOILER]??!!

01:43:58 - Makin our way to the Bug's

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:04 - Josh's amazing segue (session begins)

00:01:41 - Fire burning on the circus floor, ooowoahhhhoo

00:09:25 - The Gang Fights Evil Pinnochio

00:14:16 - Session intro

00:16:36 - Now let's jump back into tonight's disaster

00:25:20 - Nat 20 always results in innuendo

00:28:04 - Armis isn't the only one making innuendos

00:35:51 - Pixar's UP, starring Frode

00:41:16 - Josh gets in on the innuendos

00:44:47 - 2 Hats 2 Frodeus

00:51:51 - Frode goes Through the Fire and the Flames

00:57:26 - "Leave me alone, Mom!!" -Frode

01:03:37 - Armer? Jaspmus?

01:05:53 - OSHA - Orc Safety and Health Administration

01:12:42 - Davroid can feel it in the air tonight

01:16:51 - Peach tea cures all ills

01:26:18 - Armis and Devroid, Detective Duo

01:36:06 - Somethin' stinks at the circus

01:38:44 - Character arcs and outro

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Session begins

00:03:36 - The Cleanup Crew is eepy

00:07:10 - Davroid is a bad influence

00:10:47 - We say "coordinate" too many times

00:11:57 - Armis does the classic absent father move

00:16:01 - I doubt you'll hear the phrase "secluded gland" in any other podcast

00:19:21 - "I was trying to relax but now I gotta deal with f---ing Frode"

00:23:48 - Willard does not practice what he preaches

00:28:38 - Frode is a literal cannonball

00:37:01 - Armis goes hillbilly handfishing

00:42:12 - Armis unpacks his trauma (the events of the past 5 minutes)

00:45:17 - That's what- never mind...

00:51:12 - Frode says his iconic catchphrase

00:56:00 - I wish Josh was my dealer

01:00:15 - "It was the worst trade deal in the history of trade deals." -Willard

01:03:52 - Frode plays the long game

01:06:41 - The quickest mood swing in TTRPG history

01:08:27 - And so begins the ballad of Jeffery

01:17:49 - Jasper is 100% our disappointed dad

01:23:17 - Willard begrudgingly has a good time

01:27:18 - Frode puts his master negotiating skills to work

01:36:18 - Surely this is not a backstory related plot hook

01:41:14 - Willard just can't escape demi-planes

01:47:41 - Session end and character debrief

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Session begins

00:01:44 - Jazzems sounds like a canned food from the '60s

00:03:54 - The first of many times Frode punches a wall

00:08:27 - Totally not foreshadowing

00:09:04 - The gang goes for a run

00:12:46 - We totally have the Cypher System terminology memorized

00:19:52 - hat fight hat fIGHT HAT FIGHT

00:30:06 - Jasper calls in the Hulkbusters

00:31:17 - The funniest intro segue yet

00:32:47 - Character intros

00:33:53 - Well that went very well

00:38:44 - Cleo: The Ultimate RPG Method Actor

00:40:20 - It was actually quite funny, so I didn't cut the silence :)

00:44:35 - Frode punches a wall again

00:45:34 - Davroid sound remarkably like Trevor suddenly

00:57:08 - "We can do whatever the fffffflip we want"

01:00:21 - Remember that scene in the abandoned bar in Suicide Squad?

01:03:58 - Frode was totally meditating and not napping

01:08:46 - Grubbub's Bubs and Gubs

01:11:08 - Frode punches a third hole in the wall

01:13:48 - Frode dumps ALL of his XP into the fireplace perk

01:20:52 - Armis owns up to his Thrupp up

01:27:09 - So Frode DID take a nap!

01:28:10 - They're putting MICROCHIPS in our POTIONS!!

01:34:00 - Kobyashi Maru 2: Electric Boogaloo

01:36:42 - "Roll a hat check"

01:43:29 - Introducing, the INCREDIBLE ARMIS and the ROCK MAN!!

01:53:01 - The worst magic trick of all time somehow works

01:58:53 - *rat noises*

02:00:34 - Cleo forgets that the action economy exists

02:04:54 - The funniest number of all TTRPGs

02:08:19 - Discord creates some dramatic irony

02:10:12 - XP and character arc talk

02:17:40 - Outro

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Josh's super cinematic intro sequence

00:05:28 - I promise you're not ready for this epic intro

00:06:50 - Remarkably, we don't butcher our own names

00:08:09 - The session REALLY begins

00:09:27 - Davroid sets up the steakhouse

00:12:58 - Davroid gets disappointed

00:15:27 - Willard sticks his nose where he shouldn't

00:22:56 - Jake likes big hats and he cannot lie

00:26:17 - Frode frows down

00:28:31 - Norbin makes a triumphant return

00:35:00 - Josh has a GM power trip and Cleo has Norbin's memory

00:37:38 - Somehow Cleo sweet talks the GM

00:38:50 - The one thing Frode HATes...

00:40:35 - A more gentlespiderly atmosphere

00:42:57 - Mike stops another GM power trip

00:45:43 - Armis thrupps up

00:48:57 - We make a new RPG where Perception is the only skill

00:50:22 - Armis may be a thief but at least he's honest

00:52:06 - What is this? Some kind of... Cleanup Crew?

00:56:19 - Armis falls in love

00:59:31 - "I thought he loved the hat"

01:02:32 - We call it, the Avengers Initiative.

01:08:52 - Frode has a case of the Mondays

01:11:39 - Peach tea cures all ills

01:14:49 - Frode revisits the Norbin Problem

01:21:01 - Geim is an open carry state

01:22:11 - It is I, Devroid Gravelheart!

01:28:24 - Frode EPIC PRANKS the bartender

01:28:57 - Armis just like me fr

01:30:22 - Wow, Willard's weird.

01:33:40 - A more gentlebirdly atmosphere

01:34:35 - No, really, what is this? Some kind of Cleanup Crew??"

01:35:31 - "I wOuLd LiKe To SoLvE tHe PuZzLe" -Frode

01:36:23 - The Kobayashi Maru

01:39:00 - Steal my soul!!

01:43:23 - Oh yeah this happened to my buddy Willard one time...

01:46:08 - Professor X in the Danger Room be like,

01:54:10 - Willard has been thinking about quicksand this whole time

01:54:43 - The best music timing in all of D&D

01:56:09 - Davroid has been training for this his whole life...

02:00:06 - Cleo fails to sweet talk the GM again

02:05:29 - They call him Armis "No Filter" Thrupp

02:08:12 - Outros and character arc talk

02:13:23 - The best Cleo song parody ever make

02:15:33 - Jake's end is near, nbd

Chapters

00:00:00 - Campaign 2 intro

00:00:46 - Lines and Veils

00:01:51 - 10 truths of modern Uredah

00:08:28 - Let's begin character creation!

00:12:03 - We would never talk about Josh behind his back idk why you would accuse us-

00:15:49 - And Josh was none the wiser...

00:18:41 - Josh ALSO doesn't understand PDFs

00:29:20 - Cleo is aghast at Mike's character creation speedrun

00:34:45 - Mike is Cipider-Man

00:38:41 - Trevor and his bag of tricks

00:40:15 - Jake is still PDF-ing around

00:40:53 - Cleo and Josh speak in cryptic code

00:41:52 - I promise we're almost done with the boring part

00:45:52 - Josh shows off the cool new stuff

00:47:58 - Cypher?! I hardly kno-

00:57:33 - The first ever Cleanup Crew character intros!

01:00:03 - Jake is Willard Taffey, ex-Tumbleweb Sheriff

01:02:22 - Mike is Armis Thrupp, cipider hustler

01:04:39 - Trevor is Devroid Gravelheart, gruff detective

01:06:34 - Cleo is [unintelligble sound] the Forsaken, who really hates hats

01:09:09 - Alright, how do these guys know each other?

01:12:58 - What will be their growth arcs?

01:26:49 - Rumor has it, you should subscribe to wingedbadgergaming

01:27:37 - There armor things to talk about

01:28:20 - We effortlessly break the Cypher system rules

01:29:10 - Session outro

We're playtesting the cypher system with a short, micro-adventure! Enjoy the shenanigans...

There's more bonus content from this campaign! Catch it on our youtube channel @wingedbadgergaming

This is the real deal epilogue. Savor it.

The dust is settling on a new world...

00:00:00 - Weird noises

00:15:26 - An unsponsored moment

00:15:43 - Full Campaign Recap

00:48:06 - Intro Video

00:48:54 - Meet the players

00:49:17 - Trevor forgets who he is fr fr

00:49:32 - Wash mocks trevor for forgetting who he is fr fr

00:49:54 - Jake does the bit but like a boxing announcer

00:50:15 - Cleo way outperforms the bit as a boxing announcer

00:51:40 - Gameplay begins

00:52:49 - Oscar award winning sound design from the players

00:53:01 - Oscar award winning death scene from Josh

00:53:39 - Cleo be passin' notes in class

00:54:47 - MOOSE TIME

00:55:02 - The dude abides

00:55:15 - Minis finally on the battlemap maybe we can start the game now

00:56:03 - Jk more minis

00:56:27 - Wash tries to sneak an extra round before we enter initiative order ;)

00:57:50 - Lerodith (and the GM) explain how this thing is gonna work

01:04:49 - Boons & Banes explained for you, the viewer

01:05:27 - Cleo bargains with the chat

01:05:48 - Initiative gets rolled

01:09:08 - Round 1 of the game. If you're trying to skip to when the players start really doing stuff skip to here.

02:07:52 - Radiant damage sound effect by cleo

I said what I said

No surprises for this crew!

The pony market is savage out here

What if we fell on purpose for a change?

What happens to the world below when your quest takes you to the heights? We find out in this episode.

Just imagine it's little arms pinwheeling

Bruiser is almost as bad a negotiator as Fox

All that glitters is deadly

Loans out here be chargin' an arm and a leg for interest amirite

Tough to pilot an airship in this economy.

The founders have their heads in the clouds in this episode!

Dragons amirite

Barbarians amirite?

Wizards amirite

Monks amirite?

Rogues, amirite?

SPOILER WARNING

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The gang looks back on the ups and downs of the Dew Bumblefoot Arc

Runner up titles for this episode were "The One Where Josh Learns A New Word," "The One Where Cleo Gets Targetted" and "The One Where Trevor Screws Up His Audio" but none of those had anything to do with the session... so we went with this instead.

The gang learns a valuable lesson.

The twins make a friend, Radford narrows his eyes, and Aulen jumps off a cliff

The twins get sick, The old guy gets walking, and Aulen gets a little distracted