The Campaign Trail

It's a sad goodbye to The Campaign Trail for a while. This second series did not go the way I anticipated, and many of my plans were completely thrown into the meat grinder by dice, decisions, and probably dragons. This is what happens with a game based on improvisation and randomness. When we recorded these final half dozen episodes I was incredibly ill, depressed, and not in the best creative headspace. I do not think I ran the game as well as I could have, in retrospect, and decided to end it here rather than pigheadedly carrying on when I, and some of the players, were no longer enjoying it. It's a little heartbreaking, as I poured a lot of time and creativity into this project. I had a story I wanted to tell, I had topics I wanted to explore. But some of these topics are heavy, and perhaps were not right for the comedy stylings of this DnD game. One day, I shall come back, yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all of your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine.

It's the penultimate episode! The aftermath of the decisions the Foreign Office has made. What hope is there for Darnorth in a post-magical world? Can anything be saved? Will we have to put it up to a vote?

It's all gone a bit John Carpenter's The Thing. The final battle with the Dark Lord begins and Penne's penchant for necromancy takes a turn for the unsettling. How will that affect his polling?

Employee of the month! Viktrina's past actions are coming back to haunt her, or possibly reward her. Will she remember what side she's on? And what is New Milk anyway?

All along the Watchtower! Perran and Viktrina attempt to infiltrate the heart of the Dark Lord's power, while Agralad and Penne delve into the depths of the Conglomerate, and meet an unexpected guest.

Big trouble on the horizon and it's getting closer. The Conglomerate is an amalgamation of the biggest corporate giants in the land, and they're coming to your house. Can a team of four weirdos and their cat-person boss stop it?

The Far Off Lands are now in the Angerlands. The Dark Lord is moving faster than expected. Viktrina will have to choose her side. And are those MORE yeti??

The sky ship is hurtling out of control! The engine is on fire! Penn could be about to fall to his death, and the economy is in shambles! How will our heroes escape this one?

The final showdown for Perran and the Yellow Lord! But all is not as it seems, and rescuing Captain Biscuit may be more perilous than they first thought!

After last episode's devastating cliffhanger, how will Perran react? How can our team hope to defeat the banking giant without their Warlock's... warlock-y-ness? The answer might surprise you!

The train is really going off the rails. Is the campaign? That's for the DM to know and you to find out! We should do an adventure about getting public transport working properly and the advantages of public ownership at some point.

The Yellow Lord has come to collect on some debts. The heist is taking a turn for the worse. And nominal GDP could fall by at least 2.3%!

Vendos and villains! It's time to get into the heist proper. That bank vault won't break into itself!

Let's plan a heist! The team has a mission, they have an objective, they have policy ideas. Now all that remains is putting together a plan. Also, what's with all the dolphins?

Terry Beard? A wandering city? And an evil banker? It's all here, and it's all dangerous. Can our heroes save Agra-Lad and Captain Biscuit? Time is ticking away, and there is only one way to get the magic potion. A high level negotiation.

A new chapter! We walk upon the oceans of political intrigue. Or at least, this big, nuclear powered orphanage does. Can our heroes rescue the super cute orphans and their equally cute puppies from the dangers of an exploding reactor? Will it help their public image?

NOTE: This is a difficult post to make as I have loved making the show since we began, but unfortunately, life gets in the way. I have changed jobs twice in the last year and a half and it has each time been a big adjustment that has caused me to lose time and energy. I have not been able to keep up with my editing duties here for the Campaign Trail and as such, for the next arc, I've been unable to do the full edits I would want to. That's why I'm lowering the Patreon tiers for new episodes and if you wish to go to a lower tier I completely understand. I want to put out consistent quality episodes, but it just hasn't been possible. A mixture of life upheaval and mental stress has meant the show has taken a bit of a back seat. When I manage to get to a better place, I will probably come back and re-release these episodes with full cast voices and sound effects etc. I hope you can all understand. Thanks, -Joel

The shadows rise, the showdown begins, and the Foreign Office may never be the same again! Witness the beginning of the end for this chapter! Will our heroes defeat the Mur-Duck AND the Necromancer King AND the Sleeping Princess? It's all at stake!

The government is set to announce its new policy; the dead stay dead and necromancers need to fill out a form to get permission to resurrect people. Just what is the ancient princess planning? Will the sleeping city finally awaken? And what's this I hear about a circus?

Have you caught your breath after last week's cliffhanger? Things are about to get even weirder and wilder. The Mur-Duck is stamping out the competition. The Dead King is making his move. And the economy might take a dip. Joel Cornah joelcornah.com Twitter: @JoelCornah Credits: Perran Bezonian = Aym Phoenix twitter.com/AymTellsStories aymphoenix.com Penne Rigante = Steven Poore twitter.com/StevenJPoore stevenpoore.wordpress.com Viktrina Crested Grebe = Joanne Hall twitter.com/hierath77 hierath.wordpress.com Agralad = S. Naomi Scott twitter.com/naomi_uk72 snaomiscott.net News Reader = Di Croft twitter.com/di_croft Lisa Townsland = Genevieve Sibayan twitter.com/gensibayan