Longwinded One: The Podcast

Making their way from Avallónë, the group sees the effect the shadow has had on the land. They encounter evil and undeath along their route to The Cottage of Lost Play.

The characters finally escape the tower and spend the last 15 minutes of the episode discussing the Man in Black (the shadow) and their role having released this evil upon the world.

Raiken, Burin, Tesoro, and the newcomer- Ezellendur- are promptly arrested when they arrive in Avallónë. At the heart of the city is the Tower of Avallónë, where the recently stolen Master Palantír used to reside. It is also the home of the city prison, where the characters meet Okrin and someone who looks like Raiken. The party reunites and is broken out of prison by a mysterious man that calls h...

Rejoin the players for their first session together in part 2 of this trilogy. Learn how the campaign has changed, and meet the new characters.

In the final installment of Dr. Olsen's interview, we discuss the nature of the Ainur, the sentimentality of the dwarves, Stephen Colbert, and Corey's recent delve into rap music.

In the second part of the interview, we discuss the man and the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. Professor Olsen then weighs in about elements of Taradon's Wager. 

Join us as we chat with Dr. Corey Olsen about his first experiences playing Dungeons & Dragons, about his double major in English and Astrophysics, and about the genesis of The Tolkien Professor. 

Welcome to the last episode of Part 1. Nearly two years later the full cast reassembles to discuss the campaign to date. Hints about Part 2 and Part 3 slip out in this episode. 

After the the Umbarians have fled and the portal to the Lonely Isle has closed there is still much to do at the Grey Havens. Gildor Inglorion and Círdan the Shipwright explain that Raiken has passed unto the west, and that there were some corsairs that passed with him having the presence of the shadow maiar with them. They fear for the Master Palantir, in Avallónë, and for what they believe to be...

In the final battle of part one, Burin's greatest fear is unleashed, and Raiken makes a huge sacrifice to save Arda.

The Battle at the Wild Waves was fought at the Grey Havens in 2954 when the Umbarian corsairs besiege Cîrdan and his kin. The Nos Glanadur arrive, mid-battle, just as the Shadow appears to threaten everything both east and west of the Belegaer.

The heroes travel from the Old Forest, over the Brandywine Bridge into the Shire, and on to Tower Hills. There they pick up the Horn of Thorondor to aid them in their upcoming battle at the Grey Havens.

Bear comes back from the Undying Lands, as Grimald (now Grimmyrnoth the werewolf) bites almost everyone in the party. Join the end of the battle as the heroes decide where to go next.

Having left the Prancing Pony, the group travels quickly to Lindon via the Great East Road. North of Old Forest the group realizes quickly that the now deceased werewolf, Taurmyrnoth, has gotten the last laugh, having infected Burin's apprentice.

Join us for the last player interview of part one. Listen to Max talk about his hobbit character Tesoro. At the end of the interview, the players wind up back where they started, at Bree. Barliman Butterbur has some bad news for the Fellowship of Light.

After the ritual the fellowship trails the shadow through Tharbad. At the Greyflood, they encounter Estel, the Dúnedain, and a creature akin to the Watcher at the Westgate of Moria. 

With Raiken dying on the plains of Rohan, the group decides to do Taradon's ritual. The good news is that Raiken is healed. The bad news is that the group released a shadow maiar from the void. 

In our most inappropriate episode to date, the characters finish off the last of the enemies at the Fords of Isen. Meanwhile, the players lose their minds after a called shot to a very sensitive region.

When the party decided to put off doing Taradon's ritual, Saruman found a way to force their hand. Our heroes are sandwiched at the Fords of Isen between more Umbarians, trying to recover their lost equipment, and the prototype Uruk-hai. One of them has a Morgul blade... Enough said.

Join us as we discuss all things Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) with Jerry Snook and Chris Pierson, the Community Manager and Lead World Builder (respectively) from Standing Stone Games.

Now that they have the items assembled and the riddle of Taradon's Wager figured out, will the party perform the ritual? Saruman seems to think they should. To help them in their decision, Saruman sends out some prototype Uruk-hai with a Morgul Blade to chase them through the plains of Rohan. 

The heroes crack the mysteries of Taradon, find the last of the items, and solve the mysteries of the "Wager." The question is, what will they do with that information?

The party is still finding their way through the catacombs of Orthanc. In this session they are on the verge of finding Taradon's shield, the embodiment of his "Wagers" diamond.

The group is in Isengard. Saruman informs the party that Taradon built Orthanc back in the Second Age. He then grants permission to search through Orthanc's catacombs to find the shield of Taradon and the last item of Taradon's Wager. 

Jacob Rodgers is a writer and developer for The One Ring and Adventures in Middle-earth. Join us as we ask him about his own personal experience with role playing and Tolkien and as he hints as some of the upcoming product releases from Cubicle 7.