Combat gets complicated for our heroes as they try to go up against a Red Wizard Conjurer. Marie-Claire Gould as…
They may be only paladins, but that comes with it’s own set of limitations as our heroes face off against…
Our heroes move on to something easier, supposedly, conversation with a Red Wizard and dealing with an apprentice and a…
Our band of Only Paladins continues further into the Doomvault, hoping that they uncover the golden etched black gate sooner…
Moving forward, but also moving back. Our heroes can’t explore everything and expect to get through this dungeon. Victoria Pilot…
The discussion with Tarul Var continues! Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry TealeafMarie-Claire Gould as Florida Man Paige Fossheim as Riona…
It’s time for Lich Talk with Tarul Var. Will the party get anything useful out of him? Starring: Victoria Pilot…
Resting isn’t going to happen, especially if they don’t stop poking around. At least there has been some healing! Starring:…
Our heroes discuss whether they can rest or not, and check the next room to see if there is any…
The battle in the Demonic salt room continues… because these circles keep getting disturbed. Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry TealeafMarie-Claire…
We continue through the Abyssal Prisons in Dead in Thay, slowly but surely. Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry TealeafMarie-Claire Gould…
We continue to fight the undead in the Abyssal Prisons in Dead in Thay with our only paladin group of…
We’ve added a new member to the group but will Sparky hit it off with a bunch of paladins? Starring:…
It’s a little hot to start, but this session is really all about… demons. Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry TealeafMarie-Claire…
Our Paladins attempt to socialize their way through the room… Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry TealeafMarie-Claire Gould as Florida Man…
Our heroes are stymied by a trapped room and attempt to figure out how to open the door. Starring: Victoria…
It’s the start of a new session and our heroes delve deeper into the Doomvault Starring: Victoria Pilot as Andry…
With the vrocks defeated our heroes confront Issem and grant him his ‘payment’ for his knowledge and the key. Starring:…
Issem the vampire is delighted to see all of the heroes in the pit fighting, but now Chrylia has a…
6 Paladins enter into a combat against a single Vrock… it seems rather one-sided, if you ask me… Thankfully I…
Now that we are into the Doomvault proper our heroes must be careful as they proceed. Not every room will…
Our heroes have stepped into the dungeon and now we see if they are enough to stymy the ill efforts…
It’s the second half of the first session. We’ve met the characters, and now it’s time to find out why…
We return to The epic Tales from the Yawning Portal with the 5th dungeon in the book, Dead in Thay.…
Welcome to the final episode of Tavern Tales – Dragonlance edition. Grab a seat and a frothy mug of draft…
Our remaining heroes have elected to try to take out the Dragon Army’s sentries to allow for the villagers to…
The scouting has proven far worse details for our heroes and now they are confronted with making decisions for the…
Our heroes have been tasked with finding more information, but things are taking a turn for the worse for our…
With such horrible news before our heroes, what will they do now? Grab a seat and a frothy mug of…
It’s bad news all around for our heroes in the aftermath of the Battle of High Hill. Grab a seat…
Our heroes fell in the battle of High Hill, but not before taking down Gragonnis. Did they do enough? Will…
It’s looking difficult for our heroes as they face off against mercenaries in a real battle on High Hill. Grab…
It’s all been a ruse! The Kingfisher Festival takes a dark turn as mercenaries attack the village during the battle…
It’s time for the Re-enactment of the Battle at High Hill! Everyone grab your pints, it’s going to be an…
Our heroes continue the celebrations of the Kingfisher Festival with a meeting with Becklin and prepare to take part in…
With the funeral over, it’s the next morning and our heroes have a laundry list of places to be and…
The Funeral of Ispin Greenshield continues at the Brass Crab. Grab a seat and a frothy mug of draft beer…
It is the time of Ispin’s funeral and there was much sadness and telling of tales. Grab a seat and…
Our heroes have a chance for some respite and a chance to see the sights of Vogler for the afternoon.…
Our heroes have finally made it out of the cavern and figured out where they are. Now it’s time to…
Everyone’s here as we try to unpack what’s happened to Jovita and where exactly this Corridor exits in the town…
The battle in the corridor is over and we begin a new session with some sharp questions for exactly how…
It’s the end of the session and things are not going well in this combat as our heroes make some…
It’s a tough fight in the corridor against difficult undead for our heroes. But they’ve been in worse situations… actually…
It’s the top of the sixth session and it is looking dire in the dark corridor beneath Charleswood’s house. Grab…
Our heroes, broke in Vogler, have picked up a quest from watch repairman, Charleswood, and hope to make good on…
While at the Brass Crab in Vogler our heroes have been offered a minor quest that will shape the entire…
We’ve arrived in Vogler and now it’s time for the players to get a chance to get to know each…
We conclude the 4th session with some delightful roleplay and introductions to the town of Vogler. Grab a seat and…
Our three combat scenes are resolved for good or ill, but it is now obvious to our players that death,…
We begin our 4th session in the heat of battle, the first of the prelude components of this module. Grab…
It’s the end of the second session and our heroes are all split up, and we’re going to attempt three…
We continue on our journey to Vogler to the funeral of Sir Ispin Greenshield. Grab a seat and a frothy…
We continue our third adventure with the groups set out for Vogler and Twylith and Rithandyl encountering a cottage in…
It’s time to begin our third session as our heroes make their way from where they are to where they…
We conclude our second session with final moments, a day in the life and a letter… Grab a seat and…
We begin our second session with an introduction to another player and character… Grab a seat and a frothy mug…
Welcome to the formal Dragon Lance campaign Module “Shadow of the Dragon Queen.” This is the second episode and conclusion…
Welcome to the formal Dragon Lance campaign Module “Shadows of the Dragon Queen.” Grab a seat and a frothy mug…
I don’t normally have the players roll for random encounters, but there were some interesting ones in this module, so…
We jump into our sixth session with the group investigating the caves of Lance Rock. The Power of Friendship is…
It’s the end of the end for our heroes in the final session of The White Plume Mountain. I hope…
We continue the final session in the fight against Keraptis. The distance is huge, but can our heroes cross it…
We continue forward with the last few rooms of the dungeon before the final session… Vulcan, Zuvus and Thaysis are…
It’s the second to last session and the second to last section of the dungeon, and Vulcan and Zuvus are…
The group has defeated the air elemental, but is that all the globes have to offer? Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige…
Vulcan, Zuvus and Thayne have conquered many things in this dungeon, but will 9 glass globes best them? Starring: Aaron…
We’re two thirds done, but will this final passage prove the undoing of our heroes? Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim,…
The Final room of the Northern Corridor awaits. This “Flash of Genius” that our artificer Zuvus Muvdath has (played by…
We’ve made it through the spinning corridor as we continue the second of three branches of this ‘short’ dungeon in…
We proceed further down the northern corridor with some interesting developments in the backstory of Thasis Phase. Starring: Aaron Infusino,…
We continue our White Plume Mountain adventure with Zuvus, Thaysis and Vulcan finally completing the first section of the dungeon…
Zuvus has had a rough go with friends, and it’s been revealed WHY, and now Zuvus has a chance at…
Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire Gould, and Kyle Gould We’ve made it to the room beyond the terrarium and…
Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire Gould, and Kyle Gould Decisions are made on how to move forward and a…
Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire Gould, and Kyle Gould The delving into the terrarium continues! Twitter: @tavern_talesFacebook: Tavern Tales…
The fight STILL continues against the giant scorpions as first Vulcan is laid low and now Thaysis is in trouble,…
The fight continues with Zuvus shooting from above and Vulcan literally getting eaten alive. This fight is tougher, and longer,…
We continue the fifth session of this “short dungeon” with the decision to take the fight to 6 giant scorpions…
A long rest has been had and now Vulcan is once more in the lead, whether he likes it or…
We continue into the unknown on a floating river with Vulcan and Thaysis in a two person kayak and Zuvus…
Session 4 begins with some discussion, then a flashback and then a themepark adventure ride. I guess you’d have to…
Our heroes continue down the left corridor mostly haphazardly and with a great deal of luck over skill. Starring: Aaron…
We’re into the dungeon and after floundering around in sewer water we finally run into combat that none can avoid,…
We begin our third session just passed the Gynosphinx, carefully trudging through shin high murky waters. Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige…
Adventure awaits for 3/5ths of the party as we delve into the dungeon ahead finally. Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim,…
It’s now session two as we prepare, plan and execute on getting to the dungeon. What things will the party…
Welcome to the 4th dungeon in Tales from the Yawning Portal. We have new players at the table and a…
The end of the end for The Rookies. I hope you have enjoyed this little adventure of epic proportions. Starring:…
It’s the second to last episode of the entire campaign and things are at a head with the heroes piloting…
We reach the mid point of the final epic episode, as the group moves on to execute their plan to…
We begin part four of our epic finale session of The Rookies with the team electing to head to the…
The third part of our epic final session begins with the team resolving some personal issues and trying to make…
It’s the second part of the beginning of the end? Either way, revelations have been made and now plans are…
The beginning of the end. The start of the last session of The Rookies. Everything has built to this in…
This is the penultimate session of Masks: The Rookies where the group learns what it’s all been about and where…
The foes have been defeated, but George went through the Tear and now we must see what faces our heroes,…
We pick up where we left off upstairs with Solarion facing off against Lamebrain. Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire…
The group is faced with more than just Nimrod, but his associates Numbskull and Lamebrain. Will they save the day?…
The Jacob Estates have been broached, but now it’s time to face off against Rodney Jacobs, NIMROD, himself. Starring: Aaron…
We’ve made it into the Jacob Estates where Rodney “Nimrod” holds sway. Will the group confront Nimrod, or will they…
Alejandra has been kidnapped and it’s up to The Rookies to rescue her! Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire Gould,…
We continue our time at the base as our teenagers try to clear some conditions, and of course cause some…
Firestarter may have been defeated, but our group has issues of their own to deal with post Camp Orgoffthebooks that…
Events at Camp Orgoffthebooks has shaken the group considerably, as Solarion has vanished and the group made a hasty exit…
The beast has been defeated, but Solarion is missing and now choppers are inbound! Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire…
We begin session 14, or thereabout with the group set to fight a smaller beast than Adora fought in her…
We continue with Adora’s flashback which hint at what’s to come. Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige Fossheim, Marie-Claire Gould, Chelsea Friesen, Allison…
We begin post Hullaballoo at The Chase house with a road trip to Camp Oar Ghof Thebux where Adora summered…
Dinner is done, but this session is not as Terry has sought Alejandra to see what she wants. Starring: Aaron…
Dinner is over and the group retire back to Terry’s room. But what does Alejandra want? Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige…
We continue with a delightful Hullabaloo at the Chase’s. But is Terry going to be able to keep it together…
Terry’s parents have invited the whole family over for dinner and asked Terry’s friends to join them! Whatever for, I…
After limping home from their latest adventure, our heroes back at the base under the school gymnasium, those that don’t…
After the defeat of the Tot Stop mechanical spiders the group limps back to their respective homes. And after a…
It looks like the spiders are on the ropes, but will our party make it through? Starring: Aaron Infusino, Paige…
We continue session 8 with a delightful battle against a horde of mechanical spiders. The party is a bit under-prepared…
We begin with our characters surrounded by glowing red eyes in the back room of the Tot Stop. Starring: Aaron…
Halfway through the session and finally everyone is back together. But is XP feeling up for being part of the…
Our group has been rescued by another Super Hero and everyone is finally together. But will they remember why they…
We continue the sixth session with Terry Chase having completely upset the entire group and some group conflict spilling out…
First, a bit of a warning. This episode was recorded outdoors in order to adhere to pandemic social distancing rules.…
Does Jeb have the answers from Beau’s black box? How will Solarion get out of being grounded? And how many…
George is in the future. Solarion, grounded. Terry depressed in a train yard alone, trying to win fights by himself,…
The team did it. It cost a pretty penny though to take out that Giant Robot. The team is unconscious,…
The General invited the Rookies to a Saturday night dinner and hopefully reveal some of what he knew aabout the…
The rookies have charged into battle against the Yellowjacket, a giant robot. Will they save the day or create even…
The Rookies went to dinner with the general. Ninjas attacked! Terry has lost his sword and maybe his life as…
Ninjas are attempting to kidnap the General! Will the Rookies be able to stop them? And who is the ninjas…
Out at a Dinner with the general our heroes are surprised by scores of ninjas! As the lights have been…
Finally it’s Saturday and it’s time to meet the General and see what he has to say. It’s also Adora…
It’s the conclusion of the second session and our group has had a rough time with detention followed by Guidance…
No easy spells here as we continue with the Guidance Counselor’s meetings in the middle part of the second session…
It’s the start of the second session and after the big bomb of those letters in the first session, things…
Let’s continue exploring in the first session of Masks: A New Generation from Magpie Publishing as we delver further into…
Masks: A New Generation is a teenage superhero ttrpg using a modified powered by the apocalypse ruleset. It’s a delight…
Welcome to the first episode of our latest adventure. 5 teenage superheroes have banded together in Halcyon City to stop…
This is it! The 69th episode, the 140th Tales from the Yawning Portal episode, the stunning conclusion of The Hidden…
It’s the middle of the final session as we get glimpses of a war between the Gods played out in…
Here we are. The final session, number 27, and the 66th episode of this adventure. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan…
Here it is! The conclusion of session 26 with the stunning revelation that they have FOUND ARIZONA! Or, wait, did…
We’ve made our way to the top of the shrine, as we continue the penultimate session, number 26! as we…
Here we are, striding into the 26th session, and the 63rd episode of Tavern Tales: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan,…
The conclusion of the 25th session and the penultimate session of Tavern Tales begins with two fountains and the hope…
The mid-point of the 25th session, the 61st episode of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan finds us deep in the…
We’ve defeated a gibbering mouther and in this, the beginning of the 25th session and the 60th episode of the…
After almost drowning the group, sodden and wet, proceeds to the next room through a set of double doors only…
It’s been a half an hour, how are we still on these stairs, slipping, sliding and facing off against a…
Episode 52 is the initial foray into session 23 of the third dungeon in Tales from the Yawning Portal. There…
I don’t know about you, but I’m awfully glad that this year is almost done. I love The Stonehammers from…
Let’s just be honest here. How many times as a DM has a player said they were doing something only…
The two headed snake looked like it was going to be more of a fight than it turned out to…
Finally free of the tree the group has taken a short rest and made their way forward into the last…
The 48th episode of this adventure is the beginning of session 22. That’s over 24 hours of recorded Tamoachan adventuring,…
The conclusion of the Twenty-first session, and the 47th episode of this adventure has proven that this normally built for…
The fight with X’ipe rages on… if the ogre mage is actually even still there as we continue the twenty-first…
As we start the twenty-first session of Tavern Tales, recorded during the depths of the Covid Pandemic in late May…
In the fourth and final part of the twentieth session, the 44th episode of the dungeon, the lights have gone…
There are two Penny’s now as we move into the 3rd part of the twentieth session of the third adventure…
In the second part of the twentieth session and the 42 episode of of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan we…
As we begin the twentieth session of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan we start in the apartments of Xipe the…
In this, the culminating part of the nineteenth session Maryland is STILL exploring the tomb, but we finally make another…
In this, the second part of the nineteenth session and the 39th episode we find ourselves in the royal tomb.…
The Doppelganger of Florida Mann has escaped! The party isn’t sure if that’s a good thing or not, but this…
The curse has been lifted and Florida Mann has been revealed. But will she lure everyone down to the river…
I am pleased to include in this episode an interview I conducted with the writer of Tehuatl, a setting source…
The party has been split up as Florida Mann steps through a doorway while Texas and Maryland are wracked with…
With the werejaguar defeated it’s time to pause, take stock and figure out where to go next, and so here’s…
It’s not going so well for Alabama Johnson who is suffering greatly from the ill effects of his cursed bracelet.…
Let’s dive into session 17, episode 32, which features a great combat, a great bunch of open door choices and…
At this point, episode 31 and the conclusion of session 16, the party has encountered a room full of stuffed…
The 30th episode of this adventure, the middle part of this Sunday afternoon game in our basement studio was a…
The 29th episode is the beginning of session 16. Covid-19 and Tiger King are only bare whispers in January of…
We’ve probably done some injustice by saying that the Rolling Stones have more staying power than the Beatles… but at…
Session 15, part A, episode 27 is a rollercoaster of an episode as we’ve left Beetles behind and finally broken…
Session 14 has largely been about combat, but it’s also been about the developing relationships between the adventurers as Penny…
The middle of the 14th session, episode 25, finds us in the middle of combat with the ambushing of more…
Session 14 begins with the very last iteration of the different choices that were before the players, with this one,…
The 23rd episode begins with the conclusion of the 13th session of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan. Our PCs are…
Still in pursuit of the little bobbing blue light, we’ve found an ancient revolving door and the remains of Arizona? …
The story has gotten a little convoluted as we head into the second option that was before the party in…
Now here’s a proper “The Mummy” style room. Row after row of guards, death everywhere and finally a classic undead…
We continue the twelfth session. The PCs were trapped in a seesaw trap after being intrigued by a rattling in…
We now begin the twelfth session of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan where the PC’s have a few options for…
Welcome to the second half of the eleventh session where we do some much needed introductions, as really, it’s been…
In this, the first half of the 11th session and the 21st episode of The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan we…
The party has made it to a lagoon of some sorts with soft glowing light and a pleasant beach. From…
With the Lord of Snails dead, the party breathes a heavy sigh of relief and pauses to take stock of…
Tecuziztecatl, with his acid spitting and slimy ways has knocked down the party several times, but they just keep getting…
Tecuziztecatl has tricked the group into a trap, and now they wash towards him will the group be able to…
As we finish up the eighth session and the 16th episode of the dungeon we find our adventurers in a…
At the start of the 8th session, this, the 15th episode of the dungeon starts after a short rest at…
Kinich Aja and the Sun Gods suffered a great defeat with the loss of the worship of Alabama Johnson and…
Things aren’t looking too good for Tloques Popolocas, the vampiric servant of Zotzilaha who never really even got a chance…
In this, the second half of session 6 our players are frustrated at the lack of life or unlife of…
In this, the first part of session 6 the entire context of the dungeon adventure has taken a significant turn…
We conclude session 5 with everyone very much still alive. They’ve definitely gotten a lot better at dungeon crawling as…
It’s the top of 2020! Welcome and thanks for listening. In this, the beginning of session 5 of the Lost…
In August of 2019 the Goulds descended upon Gencon in Indianapolis and on the second night of the convention we…
Well, it’s apparently a hallway with a trap so our explorers have slowed down precipitously and are taking extreme care…
Hi there and welcome to Tavern Tales, an ongoing weekly released table top roleplaying game podcast. You have reached episode…