Another Round at the Groggy Donkey - A D&D Podcast

The Gate Keepers finish exploring the moon elf ship, finding some mysterious cards along the way; cards meant for reading fortunes, or foretelling the future. Onibath reads the cards and shares what she reads. Afterwards the crew decides they must destroy the tree, and they set about to do just that. The tree however will not go down without a fight.  Another Round at the Groggy Donkey is an adult...

Astryn talks to the tree locked away aboard the Ban'Duar. It reveals it wants peace, but what does the tree mean by peace? A ghost speaks with Harold; who helps the ghost remember something. The ghost is worried about what the tree will do. With the pieces of the puzzle falling into place, the Gate Keepers must decide what they will do with the tree and the ship.     Another Round at the Groggy Do...

The Gate Keepers intercept a distress signal from a ship requesting aid. The ship appears to be on the way to their destination and decide to help whoever is on board this ship. They arrive to find that there seems to be no life aboard the vessel, and after landing in the ships docking bay and ascending to the upper levels, discover something terrible happened. Astryn and Zarkhan explore the lower...

After the battle with the Lunar Dragon and the Lunar Devil, the Gate Keepers find themselves dealing with a peculiar situation; Harold's 'alter ego'? Perhaps his literal inner demon? Still unsure of what this creature is they, with the help of their new friend Onibath, are able to subdue Bae'el and bring Harold back. The Gate Keepers return to the monastery to retrieve the information promised the...

The Gate Keepers meet a mischievous character who is pretending to haunt the old training grounds of Vega's monastic order. It turns out this imp is Onibath, someone mentioned in the book Vega took from Saia's office. She has been stuck on Esko 5, bound to something. The party attempts to help her as best they can, but Onibath starts some trouble. Combat ensues. Astryn goes down in the fight, a de...

The Gate Keepers travel from Ralza'Kahn's palace to the small village of Hadavs where Astryn once crashed landed her ship. The party is shown much hospitality from the inhabitants of the village and asked to look into what has been causing some disturbances in the area. The party travels to the site of the crash to recover data from Astryn's ship, and anything else she had that was valuable that h...

The Gate Keepers travel to Esko 5, the moon monastery where Vega trained to become a monk, to learn more about Gate Keepers from the library of the Stormulfar. Upon entering the moons shallow atmosphere the Bastard Star is attacked by three starfish-like creatures, and the party must fend them off. Astryn is teleported to another dimension to speak with a messenger sent by Astraltpia before being...

While in Shenta's Keep the party looks for ways to disguise their newest member's armor and looks for robot parts; after which they begin their journey to Ralza'Kahn's palace. Ralza'Kahn is most pleased that Astryn has returned with the one he was searching for, and forgives her debt, but Arduon is still a prisoner of a powerful crime lord. Vega has a private conversation with Saia, Ralza'Kahn's m...

Venturing forth through the vast expanses of space, the party leaves Worgixeara behind as they set out to settle the matter of Astryn's debt to the crime boss Ralza'Kahn. The journey there is filled with a little bit of downtime activities, but their arrival to the planet is filled with hostilities.    Another Round at the Groggy Donkey is an adult DnD actual play podcast, created by a group of ne...

The Priest of Astraltpia shared a vision with the party members who had traversed the temple's trials. The vision showed the beginning of the gods, and the origin of Craystar and why he had become driven to destruction. The vision also shared details about the deal Astraltpia had made with Craystar. Not completely satisfied with the information of the vision, Astryn asked to speak to the goddess h...

Astryn and Vega duke it out with a shambling mound before continuing their journey through the temple. During a long rest, Vega and Arduon have a conversation about the future and Vega's involvement in the future. Astryn and Serenity discuss if Arduon is on the level or not. After solving a puzzle in a flooding chamber they find the inner sanctum of the temple, where a priest welcomes them.   Anot...

Alone in Hexenvorop, Harold waits for the land cruiser to get repaired while deftly dodging detection disguised as an old man. Harold goes to the local diner for a bite to eat, and spies a familiar face talking to some unsavory characters. Not wanting to risk his cover being blown, Harold leaves, but almost comes face to face with someone from his past.   Another Round at the Groggy Donkey is an a...

Astryn and Vega, followed by Arduon and Serenity, delve into the temple's first floor of puzzles and traps. In search of answers, they hope to discover truths about Craystar that might aid them in defeating him. Meanwhile, Harold explores Hexenvorop in search of a mechanic who can fix the land cruiser, while avoiding the lizardfolk in the diner.    Another Round at the Groggy Donkey is an adult Dn...

Having departed New Leeran, the party begins their journey to a temple outside of Hexenvorop. Along the way, they have some mechanical issues with their vehicle and are forced to find a solution. Harold volunteers to go to Hexenvorop in search of a mechanic while the rest of the party continues one to the temple, where Harold will pick them up later. Astryn, Vega, Arduon, and Seren encounter some...

The party leaves the Crystal Flute, either with a trusted ally to have conversation with, or to trail an unsuspecting mark. Bedding down for the night, Vega tracks Astryn to her room, and finds his own within the palace. The next morning, all three Gate Keepers meet during breakfast. Some having only learned the night prior, some still unknowing of their role to play in the fate of the galaxy. Pla...

After a brief discussion with Archduke Eythor Falcox, Astryn was introduced to Harold, a professor working at the university in New Leeran. Harold did some research and discovered that an obscure goddess once tried to make a deal with Craystar, the evil entity that broke free from his cage. The party met up at a fancy nightclub to join the Archduke for an evening of revelry, but some people had ot...

Introducing our third Player Character, this episode tells a short story from Obelnuk's past. A reclusive biochemist, hiding out on a remote planet, he studies his passion, poisons. His pursuit takes him deep into the Acid Wastes where he encounters unfriendly creatures, terrains, and plants. Having his fill of specimen gathering Obelnuk returns to his home to find it has been invaded by dragoons...

Introducing our second player Character Vega, we follow his story. He is followed through New Leeran by several thugs that belong to a rival syndicate but quickly loses them in the crowds of the marketplace. When he arrives home to his apartment, he discovers he has a guest, his boss, who gives him added instructions to his mission. Donning his best clothes, Vega goes to a fancy night club to find...

Astryn is greeted by a Pandrax named Arduon who tells, through a dream-like vision, of an entity that has awoken and has begun a rampage through the galaxy. His rampage could spell doom for the gods and mortals. The party is interrupted by an assault on their vessel, and rushes to intervein. Zionohgr Theocracy soldiers are attacking the Bastard Star. Skillfully, Astrin, with the help of Serenity a...

This special series is a sci-fi adventure set in the future, 10,000 years after the main campaign. This story starts with just one player character, Astryn, who is given a job by a crime lord to find someone. She meets an interesting ship crew who is willing to give her passage to the planet she needs.     Another Round at the Groggy Donkey is an adult, actual play DnD podcast by a group of friend...

The Groggy Donkey presents another improvised adventure feature beloved paladins as they travel Braxyria in search of evil to vanquish. While these hijinks are completely goofy and off-the-cuff, they are some of our favorite special episodes to record. This episode follows Meddlebee and is the debut of his partner Stir as they search for the cause of a town's mysterious earth tremors.     Another...

Following the adventures of Meddlebee and Urmagerd, Paladins of Tibanerius, this tale takes place after the Christmas Special. The two paladins travel to the country of Granilkytbo where they are sought out by a mysterious woman to help her family deal with a crime syndicate in her city. Unbeknownst to the two paladins, criminal orcs aren't the only shady ones in the town.  Another Round at the Gr...

The Groggy Donkey embarks on an improv Christmas special with Tahlia as the DM, and Jacob and Kristin playing two Paladins of Tibanerius, who find trouble in the town of Valakmar. It seems a certain toymaker named Kris has been acting strange. Could it be this jolly man wearing red is under the influence of a demon? 

The cast introduces their characters, and gives a little backstory to set the stage for the road ahead.