Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast

As the Fellowgroup tried to convince the scholar to grant them access to the wardrobe, they received more disturbing news. Denethea had arrived, though she had been strangely quiet, along with a dwarf delegation from Moria that included Blemblo, who was now a wizard and had been the one to broker peace with Mordor. Adam convinced the scholar to let him check the wardrobe for dangerous sproingy arm...

At the gates of Minas Tirith, the guards didn’t believe that Tyler was the king, but they were impressed enough with GanDelf’s magic that they let them in anyways and the Fellowgroup entered a tavern that served as sort of border check. After leaving a less-than-stellar impression on the owner, they had better luck with a scholar, who was amazed by Tyler’s health card and recognized the sword from...

The Fellowgroup had a restless night. Guy patched up Tony Dumdum, Adam tried to comfort Tony with mud pillows and nursery rhymes but it didn’t really help, GanDelf got even more frustrated and depressed over her failed pipe smoke shapes, and Tyler spent the night making sure his friends weren’t spiraling or getting lost. The next morning, they arrived at Minas Tirith and soon learned that Gondor h...

While Tyler, GanDelf, and Yolo conferred elsewhere, Adam, Guy, and Tony tried to finish off the orcs. Guy offered them safe passage if they surrendered, but the orcs didn’t believe him, so instead they clashed their weapons, the sparks set fire to the grease, and they burned up. The Fellowgroup took some time to rest and recover from their injuries, GanDelf got depressed and spiralled until Tyler...

The Fellowgroup fought a band of orcs that had escaped the battle at Helm’s Deep. Adam and Tony pushed boulders toward the orcs, but when they tried to barrel down the hill themselves, Adam slipped on GanDelf’s greasy ground. Guy then tried to slide down the hill on his shield while shooting arrows, but lost his aim and hit Adam. Tyler, meanwhile, went after Yolo, and spotted Frodo trying to sneak...

The Fellowgroup decided to take Sir Christopher Lee’s advice and head to Minas Tirith in search of the portals to the other fictional realms they sought. Adam and Tony scoot-raced down the tower, GanDelf and Yolo got drunk, and Guy tried and failed to get the Ents to carry them to Minas Tirith. The journey proved difficult and, not long after setting out, they ran into a group of orcs. Yolo tried...

Sir Christopher Lee bestowed upon the Fellowgroup as much knowledge as he could before they set out once more. He told them the true story, of the hobbits sneaking into Mordor while Aragorn distracted Sauron with battle at his gate and an army of the dead, how Del’s moths had reached the realms of Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett, and C. S. Lewis, how Smaug the dragon might be convinced to help them,...

While Tyler babysat Yolo and Tony Dumdum, Sir Christopher Lee imparted vital information to the rest of the Fellowgroup. George R. R. Martin had taken on the role of Sauron, not maliciously, but rather to explore other possible endings for the story. However, when he introduced some of his own creations, he had inadvertently opened a door into the real world. Wet Change tried to impact the story t...

Tyler took Yolo and Tony Dumdum aside so the rest could have a frank conversation with Sir Christopher Lee and, after chatting for a bit, they realized they were all on the same side. Christopher Lee had extensive knowledge of the true story, but remembered the real-world slightly differently. Guy’s palantir seemed to wake up in the presence of another orb like it, and the famous actor told them t...

The Fellowgroup tied up loose ends before departing for Isengard. GanDelf was advised by Galadriel to try to cure Saruman of his shadow before resorting to fighting, Yolo showed emotional growth as he reflected on how he had treated Frodo, and Guy learned from Arwen that the palantirs were long-range communication devices. They travelled with the Ents to Isengard, and saw signs of heavy industry,...

The Fellowgroup let Frollum escape! Again! So, they split up to search for him. Now more shadowy than ever, Adam began to give in to his greedy impulses, GanDelf helped Guy find his missing sword and they uncovered a survivor in the rubble, and Tyler patiently explained to Yolo how wrong it was to call anyone who joined them the “New” version of someone they’d lost. Accepting they had lost Frollum...

The Fellowgroup tried to come up with a way to reach the Frodo within Frollum. GanDelf failed to commune with her echo of Gandalf and had an unsettling vision of Walker. They all followed Adam’s suggestion to improvise a happy song, and miraculously, the group’s discordant singing brought Frodo back to himself. But it soon became clear that Frodo was still enamoured with the ring. As he slipped ba...

With a day to rest, the Fellowgroup tied up some loose ends. Guy and Arwen shared a pleasant intimate experience, Tyler saw a doctor and got his bleeding under control so he could start to heal, and Galadriel warned Adam that she saw the potential for darkness within him and had brought Tony Dumdum along to help keep it at bay. GanDelf, meanwhile, found Yolo, who asked her to speak with Frollum to...

With the enemies of Rohan scattered into the trees and the Ents at rest for the day, the Fellowgroup was finally able to take somewhat of a break. While Guy and Arwen spent some private quality time together, Tyler was called upon to reassure everyone that everything was okay. GanDelf volunteered Adam to tag team the inspirational speech with Tyler, Yolo butted in with meaningless platitudes, and...

The Fellowgroup had to figure out what to do about all the trees that had appeared, especially the one that had just torn an orc in half before their eyes. Guy tried to reason with the tree, Ent actually, called Treebeard, while Adam wisely removed Tony Dumdum from the conversation. Treebeard was eventually swayed by Guy’s impassioned speech, but then he revealed that he had been sent to aide the...

As Adam and Guy lay dying, Tyler, GanDelf, and Théoden fought the orcs trying to finish them off, but were interrupted by a loud boom and a dead orc flying into the room. They eventually stabilized their friends with Jimbo bread from Tony Dumdum the White, Guy took up Éowyn’s helm and accepted the duty to inspire everyone, and Théoden came to the realization that Gondor may indeed be fighting back...

As dawn broke, Galadriel, Tony Dumdum, and the elves of Rivendell arrived at Helm’s Deep to turn the tide of the battle, but the orcs still put up a fight. On the battlefield, GanDelf shattered the ground in the middle of some orcs, frightening them enough to run away as she and Tyler used the distraction to race back into the fortress. Inside, Adam and Guy had less luck and were struck down swift...

It was looking like all hope was lost, so Guy raced inside to reach the Horm of Helm Hammerhand. After the horn’s keeper ran out to join the fight, Yolo suddenly appeared and blew the horn himself, though the hobbit was looking worryingly gaunt. Outside, many in Rohan’s army were inspired by the horn and fought harder, but the orcs still managed to blast part of the wall, which sent Adam flying. O...

After some early success in the battle at Helm’s Deep, the Fellowgroup suffered some setbacks. On the battlefield, Tyler tried to convince the Dothraki to stand down, but they didn’t understand him, and GanDelf spoke inspirational nonsense to Éowyn as she continued to duel the rider. Atop the wall, Guy and archers struggled to hit anything at all, a wave of orcs breached the top, and Adam unintent...

As the battle at Helm’s Deep dragged on, the Fellowgroup found some luck up on the wall. Adam’s ballista operators worked efficiently and got their shots off quickly, while Guy took a risk to fire off flaming arrows at the ladders and destroyed all of them but one. Down on the field, Tyler and Éowyn duelled with Khal Drogo and the dragon rider, striking them, and taking even harder hits in return,...

The Fellowgroup and Rohan’s army struggled to find their targets and remain upright. With GanDelf’s staff lighting up their foes, Guy ordered the archers to loose their arrows and Adam organized the ballista operators to reorient their weapons. On the field, Tyler and Éowyn began to duel with Khal Drogo and the dragon rider. GanDelf tried to help by hurling acid and ended up falling off the wall,...

With the battle of Helm’s Deep underway, the Fellowgroup enacted their defense plans. Adam’s blasting-powder-tipped arrows found their target in the dragon’s fiery mouth, wounding the beast and causing its rider to plummet to the ground. As a figure looking strikingly similar to Jason Momoa rode toward the rider, Guy ordered the archers to attack, guided by the light from GanDelf’s staff. Meanwhil...

The battle of Helm’s Deep has begun and the Fellowgroup strategized up to the very last minute. Tyler and GanDelf planned for the wizard hurl acid at Khal Drogo and the siege ladders, and Adam came up with a plan to lure the dragon in with human bait and then fire an arrow tipped with blasting powder into the beast’s mouth. As the dragon approached, Guy spotted a rider atop it, and the soldier who...

With Frodo now restrained, and the Dothraki waiting for the orcs to arrive, Éowyn summoned Tyler and Guy back to the war room to strategize their defense. Théoden led farmers outside to soften the earth, Guy prepared to lead a stealthy unit to take out anyone trying to get through the main gate, the archers would attack for as long as possible before switching to melee defense, Tyler advised them...

In the depths of Helm’s Deep, Yolo was dragged into an argument with the two personalities within Frodo. The disturbed hobbit ripped the ring from the chain on Yolo’s neck, but luckily Tyler heard the struggle and intervened, and Guy joined them to talk it out. Up on the parapet, GanDelf called moths to her and sent them out to Gondor and all corners of the realm to request aid. Meanwhile, Adam or...