Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast

The Fellowgroup began preparing for the upcoming battle! While GanDelf vibed on the horn, Guy gave archery lessons to the army, Tyler made all of Rohan's leaders collapse by revealing that the Dothraki were fictional, and Adam was visited by a moth with a message. Adam and Guy brought the moth to GanDelf, and it relayed a message from Galadriel that Rivendell was on their way to help, but when the...

The Fellowgroup arrived at Helm’s Deep! After Éowyn spoke with each of them about their abilities, she sent Adam to ensure their weapons were ready, and she asked Guy to help train their army to use their bows more effectively. Tyler was at a loss as to how they could summon help from Gondor, but luckily Éowyn knew of a famous horn that had been used in the past, and GanDelf and Yolo were sent off...

As the Fellowgroup and the people of Rohan fled towards Helm’s Deep, the Dothraki were hot on their heels. Del fell behind, and as Adam tried to assist her, his decoy hobbit tumbled down, the Dothraki continued their pursuit, and Del was flung from her saddle.  Tyler managed to catch her, Guy steadied her steed, Adam was only able to keep up as his own horse was inspired by Tyler’s horse to ride f...

As the people of Edoras made to depart for Helm’s Deep, the Fellowgroup still needed mounts for the journey. Tyler and Guy finished their investigation of Wormtongue’s room, and Théoden directed them all to the stables. They came away with a group of…unique horses, mounted up, and departed. Yolo rode with Guy, much to Guy’s displeasure, Adam saddled up with the decoy hobbit body, its eyes wide and...

The Fellowgroup made final preparations before heading to Helm’s Deep. While searching Wormtongue’s room, Guy and Tyler found a strange orb, and as soon as Tyler touched it, he was consumed by horrible visions of war and destruction, yellow boots outside a burning house, and the voice of someone who knew Tyler did not belong in Middle-earth. Meanwhile, Adam finally got his armour fixed, he and Gan...

With King Théoden’s mind no longer under the influence of the Dark Lord, the Fellowgroup made proper introductions. Adam looted Wormtongue’s body, Guy removed the blade from Éomer’s neck, and Yolo frustrated all of them when he admitted he had once again donned the ring. They grew concerned about Rascals showing up and requested horses so they could be on their way, but Théoden warned them that th...

In the hall of King Théoden, Wormtongue ordered the guards to kill Yolo, but luckily the ringbearer remained protected by plot armour. Théoden began having brief moments of clarity, but he became confused and suspicious of GanDelf’s wizardry and threw her outside under guard. Guy, Tyler, and Adam tried to bring the king out of his delusion, and even brought Éomer into the conversation to help, but...

The Fellowgroup slowly came to, tied up on horse back, travelling with Éomer and his riders towards Edoras. They each felt the shadow growing within them, and couldn’t break free of their bonds no matter how much struggled. Arriving at the hall of King Théoden, Éomer received a frosty welcome and his people were all disarmed. They were brought before the king, who looked extremely old and sickly,...

Wet Change put on a show to earn food and lodging. Aunt Delf and Fomo improvised a song about horses that played well with the crowd, Guy pulled people from the audience to make a human pyramid, but they collapsed and Guy hurt himself, and Tyler got stuck in a mud pit, so Guy helped him out but got stuck in the process. As Adam and Aunt Delf struggled to free Guy, Tyler brought up the famed Eomer...

With Wet Change about to perform in exchange for food and lodging, Adam worked with a very stressed stage manager at the inn to put together a setlist while they struggled through their lack of mutual understanding about blackouts, Matlock, and literacy. Aunt Delf translated the setlist into pictures for the stage manager, Guy reluctantly agreed to do some basic stunts, and Tyler was told to sculp...

The Fellowgroup entered the village of Fieldsway, and were immediately warned of how dangerous it would become after dark when the Riders of Rohan returned. Trying to hide their identities, Adam claimed they were travelling minstrels and they were given lodgings in exchange for putting on a show. He volunteered Del for singing, Guy for stunts, Tyler for shovelling s***, and himself as the host. Be...

The members of Wet Change were plagued with strange dreams about someone taking the hobbits to Isengard, the very fortress where Gandalf had been imprisoned. Guy recalled that he looked like Orlando Bloom in the dream and the rest of the troupe slowly recalled the actors that had appeared in their shared vision. They had never seen that version of The Lord of the Rings, but bizarrely, Tyler recall...

The Fellowgroup got lucky as the orc commander struggled to land a blow, and eventually GanDelf redirected one of Adam’s missed strikes into the orc and the fight was won. Immediately, Tyler stormed into the water in search of Denethea and broke his toe on an orc helm, but Guy and Adam got him back to safety before he succumbed to the deep water and swift current. When they finally found Denethea,...

The Fellowgroup found themselves facing a final, terrifying foe: the massive orc who had just felled Denethea. Tyler used his royal bearing to frighten the orc and held him off until his companions could join in the fight. Adam got there first and recklessly attacked, Guy used his uncanny skill with a bow to hit it from a distance, Yolo tried to contribute but got himself punted by the orc instead...

As Denethea led some of the orcs away, the rest of the Fellowgroup tried to withstand attacks from the others. Guy rescued Yolo from the water and Frollum’s grasp, Adam struggled to don his armour again after it popped off, and GanDelf tried but failed to draw the orcs away from Denethea. Denethea made it to a boat and began leading the orcs downstream, but she was struck soundly with an arrow fro...

The Fellowgroup faced off against orcs and Denethea! Tyler tried to talk Denethea down, but she refused to listen, and as she raised her sword, Yolo rushed her and together they tumbled towards the water below. Adam tried to fend off the orcs, but he got hit and his armour fell apart, Del couldn’t shield herself so she called out for help, and Tyler flopped onto an orc from above, crushing him and...

The Fellowgroup was ambushed by orcs! Tyler ran to protect Yolo and the ring, but he heard Denethea threatening the hobbit, so he called for backup. Fighting their way to Tyler, Guy showed off his skill with the bow despite the melon stuck to his hand, Adam tossed melons at the orcs to trip them up, and Del unleashed an impressive flaming sphere on their foes. Meanwhile, Tyler tried to reason with...

The Fellowgroup continued their journey southward towards Gondor. As their guide for this leg of their journey, Guy struggled to navigate the area, but they finally made it to the large hill of Amon Hen. Yolo spotted a stone seat at the peak and rushed up to it, while Denethea trudged after him in a sour mood and GanDelf remained ethereally aloof. Adam took over as the hunter after criticizing Tyl...

The Fellowgroup remained for a while longer in the ruins of Lothlorien as Galadriel gave them crucial information about the Dark Lord. He now has two dragons and the Riders of Rohan in his service, and is no longer a disembodied eye. Luckily, his corporeal form is unstable, so there is still a chance of defeating him as long as he doesn’t possess the ring. Galadriel also warned Yolo that wearing t...

Despite the orc having shown herself to be Galadriel, Adam still saw an enemy and leapt up to attack. GanDelf stepped up to block him and was struck by a staggering blow, only to be spared by Denethea’s mithril deflector. They managed to sort out that they were all on the same side and Tyler healed everyone with his kingly presence. As conversation turned to the ring, Galadriel’s desire for its po...

The Fellowgroup hunkered down in the ruins of Lothlorien to hide from a fire-breathing dragon and a large group on horseback. Tyler confronted Yolo about putting on the ring again, but the hobbit became frightened when he realized he no longer had control over it, so GanDelf comforted him. Once the coast was clear, they emerged from hiding and came across an orc! They had planned to incapacitate i...

The Fellowgroup arrived at the burnt, desolate landscape that used to be Lothlorien. While they battled their own dismay, they came across a charred and gored body bearing a sign that read “No safe harbours for the fellowship of the ring” and Guy recognized the figure to Celeborn, Lord of Lothlorien. They found only two elves still barely alive and learned that the destruction had happened at the...

The Fellowgroup was forced to stop and rest, as GanDelf found herself getting sleepy in her newly-acquired old age, and things began to escalate with Frodo. Tyler had convinced Yolo that they should let Frodo live, Adam didn’t believe the creature to be Frodo at all, they approached Frodo to get some answers, Frodo immediately said they should kill Yolo, and Yolo took his sword and lunged at Frodo...

The Fellowgroup fled the Mines of Moria and escaped into the open air once more. GanDelf used her newfound magic to shatter the entrance and prevent any pursuit by their enemies, and they stopped at a mirror-clear lake to heal up. Del reflected on the strange duality of both her normal self and the wizard within her, Adam waded into the strange lake to wash up, Guy tried to find drinking water tha...

Gandalf the Grey was defeated and Del found herself suddenly full of magic, having finally taken up the mantle of a fallen character. The Fellowgroup distracted the Balrog with Guy’s arrows, Del’s magic missiles, and Adam’s fiery wad of paper. With the monster preoccupied, Adam rushed across the bridge, collecting his companions along the way, and crashed into the other side of the chasm. The Balr...