D8 Night

Auntie Marlane and our adventurers have a chance for a precarious alliance, but when the true intentions of both sides are revealed, will our adventurers be able to make a gambit for the knowledge they need to cleanse the stone, or are they going to be dead meat?

After our heroes learn of Auntie Marlane and her library of knowledge, they set off to find her. To do so, they must traverse some of their old stomping grounds including a blighted field with a scarecrow constructed of meat and a certain previously looted troll hole. When our adventurers have the chance to make a deal to learn how to cleanse the Stone of Light, will they take caution or will they...

In this episode of Behind the Screens, listen as Will and Aimee's 8 year old son runs a few encounters he created. Aimee and Will play through his homebrew elements - including a battle with a Snoots. Yup. A Snoots. FORMERLY Premium Content (now available to all listeners). For new premium content visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/

Ingredients: 90% jokes, 5% plot progression, 5% tasty snacks, and one hell of a view on the side.

Our adventurers visit the Temple of the Second Land. There, they are busy as beavers as they attempt to engineer a way to retrieve the second corrupted stone. Next, Keira, Durn, Ahrin, and the Grease Wizard have more to contend with than cold and exhaustion as they climb the cracked and icy steps that ascend into the clouds toward the Temple of the Third Land. Before they can reach their goal, our...

When two NPCs started talking, Will joked that he would record an episode by himself.  This is that episode.  What happens when an NPC goes on a sidequest all his own? Find out in Kalman's Side Quest. 

Our adventurers ascend the lower portion of Three Lands Peak to the Temple of the Second Land. However, the road proves to be paved with unusually difficult terrain, leaving them caught between a hop rock and a hard place.

In episode 18, our heroes faced a puzzle involving bells and a vault in a crypt beneath the Temple of the First Land.  In this edition of Game Master's Guide, Will describes the different potential solutions, outcomes, and pitfalls he created for this encounter.  FORMERLY Premium Content (now available to all listeners). For new premium content visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/

In this episode, all 5 of our adventurers delve beneath the Temple of the First Land in search of hints about the blight. Before they go, they receive a warning: in the dark below the temple, when bells ring, heroes tend to die.

In this episode, Keira, Durn and Kalman return to Three Lands' Peak to search for more clues to help put an end to the blight. But when they arrive and Will poorly describes a trap, it's one of our heroes who suffers.  

In this episode, Behind The Screens: Audio Proficient, Starting Out, Aimee talks about learning the new software and creating music -- it includes all published music in the background! FORMERLY Premium Content (now available to all listeners). For new premium content visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/

Our adventurers' path has brought them back to Raventree, where the fallout from the corruption that they brought with them has come to a head. Now, an old friend and a fel blade stand between our heroes and their task. Who will keep the fire when it comes time to pass the torch?

In this episode, Behind The Screens: The Mine of Durngen and Dragon, Part 2, we're continuing the story line started in the last BTS episode. Will Irvin, Kari, Ahrin, and Spot find the treasure they seek? Or will the cave swallow up another group of adventurers?   FORMERLY Premium Content (now available to all listeners). For new premium content visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/    

Our adventurers’ return trip has been anything but smooth and still has a giant bump to overcome. And, when Ahrin and the Grease Wizard are called back through the dimensional rift, Keira, Durn and Kalman may find that not all is well in Raventree.

In this episode, Behind The Screens: The Mine of Durngen and Dragon, Part 1, we give Sam a chance to DM a one-off to celebrate our oldest’s birthday, since he’s also addicted to Dungeons and Dragons. Will they find the treasure? Or will our adventurers find more than they bargained for....   FORMERLY Premium Content (now available to all listeners). For new premium content visit: https://d8nightpo...

After overcoming the obstacles barring their entry into the Temple of the First Land in the last episode, our adventurers now find that corruption lurks at the western foot of Three Lands’ Peak. The fate of the Raventree and the life of the land around it hangs in the balance... and our adventurers find that going downhill isn't always as easy as it seems.

Our adventurers reunite at the foot of Three Lands Peak and proceed to the Temple of the First Land in search of the Stone of Undying; but when an altercation between Durn and the Grease Wizard threatens to doom the party, they find themselves stuck between a rock and a door face.

Formerly Premium Content (Now Available to All Listeners!) For new premium content, without the 3-year wait for episodes to trickle out from behind the paywall, visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/   After recording episode 2, Ive and Sam (AKA Ahrin and the Grease Wizard) asked for some extra combat practice to get a feel for their characters. Will was happy to oblige by running the pit-f...

Our adventurers' quest to secure the Stone of Undying continues, but the road to the Temple of the First Land proves to be long, fraught with peril, and prone to interdimensional interlude.

After sorting out the intentions of the familiar visitor, Keira, Durn, Ahrin and the Grease Wizard set out on a journey for the Temple of the First Land in search of an artifact that might prove helpful in their battle against the spreading blight. Of course, finding that artifact hinges first on the party’s ability to overcome some difficult obstacles along the way. Not the least of which, perhap...

FORMERLY Premium Content  This is an introductory play session for Keira with just Will and Aimee. Listen to some of Keira’s introduction as she begins her search for her mother. Just a note, this was the FIRST thing we ever recorded as an impromptu session before beginning the campaign. We didn't know if we'd ever share it, but we thought it would be fun to add to the feed!

Keira, Durn, Ahrin, and the Grease Wizard make the return trip to Raventree with the spoils of battle in tow and meet a traveling vendor who just so happens to have equipment with their names on it. However, their celebration is short lived as they contend with dire prophecy, a rainy funeral, and the arrival of what may be either an old friend or a new threat.

[Formerly] Premium Content In this episode of Behind the Screens: Off Book, Keira, Durn, Ahrin, and the Grease Wizard move up to level 3. Listen in as they choose new abilities and decide their path.


After Ahrin and the Grease Wizard return to see the devastation that followed the battle in Raventree, our adventurers set off to explore the bandit’s lair, but are delayed by tempting roadside attractions.

Formerly Premium Content (Now Available to All Listeners!) For new premium content, without the 3-year wait for episodes to trickle out from behind the paywall, visit: https://d8nightpodcast.supercast.tech/   In this edition of Game Master's Guide, Will talks about how he built the opponents for Episode 8, and briefly touches on orc culture.