The End of Time and Other Bothers

Our hectic saga concludes! Darcy, Eggerton and Blat need all the help they can get to reach the Nexus and defeat the Shattering once and for all. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Michael Howie, Carter Siddall and Marisa King Special guests: Kristi Boulton and Maggie Makar Dialogue editing and transcription: Michael Howie Additional material and sound design: Eli McIlveen Story consultant: Laura Packer Game consultant: Stephen Smith Content Warning: War, death, comedy gore – and the end of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As war begins, the party seek a way to reach the ancient tree, and are baffled by cryptic messages from beyond. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Michael Howie, Carter Siddall and Marisa King Special guests: Maggie Makar and Kristi Boulton Dialogue editing and transcription: Michael Howie Additional material and sound design: Eli McIlveen Story consultant: Laura Packer Game consultant: Stephen Smith Content warning: war, bombs, death, apocalypse, existential crises, food safety violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As they prepare to do battle with the forces of evil, Blat, Darcy and Eggerton must embark on a new quest to find reinforcements. But first: shopping! Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Marisa King and Michael Howie Dialogue editing and transcription: Michael Howie Additional material and sound design: Eli McIlveen Story consultant: Laura Packer Game consultant: Stephen Smith Content Warning: Impending war, physical assault, tooth damage, innuendo, animal attacks and customer service nightmares. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The party meet more familiar faces – some who might actually be helpful and some who... yeah, no. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Marisa King, Carter Siddall and Michael Howie Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Explosions, comedy blood and gore, trauma, war, freakin' out, capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blat, Darcy and Eggerton flee the forces of evil into a whirlwind of paradoxes and nightmares. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Panic, hallucinations, falling from heights, murder, trauma, gory comedy deaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The clock is ticking, and the party's escape plan is going off the rails. But they're about to meet someone who seems to know all the answers. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Michael Howie, Marisa King and Carter Siddall Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Dangerous elevators, mob violence and pooping. Yup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darcy looks for answers, while Blat scrambles to keep the show going – and Eggerton is given a terrible task. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Marisa King, Carter Siddall and Michael Howie Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Electric shocks, overzealous security, panic, pain, explosions and questionable accents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darcy is at sea, Blat is on top of the world – and Eggerton has a kitchen nightmare of a different kind. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Electric shocks, tight spaces, panic, missing persons, institutional corruption, involuntary drug use, wheeling, dealing and reality television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We'd like to introduce you to another of our very favourite roleplaying podcasts: Dumb Dumbs & Dragons! Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons is a Dumb-Dumbs & Dice podcast where improvisers who’ve never roleplayed before journey into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Alyn, Quinny, Butthole and a variety of special guest stars (including Lil’ Pim Pim the Orc Warlord, Not-Peter-Baeylish and Ranger the Ranger) battle monsters, start unions and adopt wolves with humour, heart, and great characterization in a TTRPG run by DM Tom McGee! Episode 1.01 – Drinking Contests & Stolen Teeth We meet our band of intrepid heroes: "Alyn", a female half-elf wizard who’s never left the monastery and wants to know what it is to be human (Laura Hamstra, @elhamstring); "Quinny Brownbarrow", a rogue halfling who escaped jail by serving his time (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt); and “Butthole Fartch”, a cleric of Moonhammer, the goddess of strength, joy and flatulence (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante)! They learn about each other and set off on their quest! Also featuring our awesome DM Tom McGee (@mcgeetd)! Content warning: Swears, sexual humour and yes, stealing teeth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darcy's new allies come to the rescue – while Eggerton faces a monumental choice. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Michael Howie, Marisa King and Carter Siddall Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Impending doom, angry animals, chaos, panic, more chaos, health code violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A word from a goddess brings back a wave of memories from Darcy's past. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Marisa King, Carter Siddall and Michael Howie Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Bullying, fantasy racism, dystopian oppression, food-related injuries, smoking and crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the end of the Sulfur Night truce approaches, the party's only way out is through the back door – or is it? Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content Warning: impending war, siege, rocket attacks, cave-ins, poisoning, self harm, body image issues, big parental feelings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 6: Guess My Name While Jaki and the Captain on holiday, Eggerton tries to help a mysterious client with a confounding issue. With Michael Howie, Kristi Boulton and Sean Howard. Sound design and music by Eli Hamada McIlveen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Year of the Tiger! Our holiday hiatus is stretching a little longer due to Omicron, but the table is getting back together in just a few days. In the meantime, we bring you another tale from the Nexus: Episode 5: Total Animals A heavenly messenger arrives with a problem for Jaki and Eggerton. With Kristi Boulton, Michael Howie and Sean Howard. Sound design and music by Eli Hamada McIlveen. Content warning: Strangling, stampedes, fireworks, property damage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Besieged in Snowball's cave, Darcy, Eggerton and Reginald look for a way out. Meanwhile, Blat makes himself at home – and receives an unexpected visitor for the holidays. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Michael Howie, Marisa King and Carter Siddall Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: war, imprisonment, isolation, bullying, bodily harm, poisoning, vomiting, bugs and dragon butts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With their enemies one step ahead, the party aren't sure who to trust. Blat strikes a deal. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: (fake) death, bodily harm, explosions, mentions of torture and death, confinement, bugs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a cave high in the mountains, the party receive more past messages from the future. Peri and Eggerton have a talk. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Marisa King, Carter Siddall and Michael Howie Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: heights, mentions of death, existential angst, paper cuts, breakups and great big freakouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eggerton and Darcy receive upsetting visions of the future. Blat discovers marshmallows. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie ​and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: apocalypse, existential dread, jump scares, breakups, drug dealing and drug use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the battle for Faeton, the party encounter more faces from their pasts, both welcome and sinister. Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Carter Siddall, Michael Howie and Marisa King Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Death, violence, existential confusion, fantasy racism, police harassment, incarceration, copyright infringement and pooping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As demonic forces descend, the party make ready to defend the village – but some of them have trouble staying put. Episode Transcript Game Master: Sean Howard Players: Marisa King, Carter Siddall and Michael Howie Story Consultant: Laura Packer Game Consultant: Stephen Smith Music and Sound Design: Eli Hamada McIlveen Content warning: Battle, invasion, death, stabbing, gruesome descriptions, extremely devastating explosions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices