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The Misfortunates traverse a series of deadly and mystifying puzzles, from the depths of a pendulum haunted sewer, to the heights of a mind-bending hedge maze; all within the confines of castle Alastor. Butler meets an old friend. Carina learns something new about the world. Norric learns something new about herself. Loren stage-directs a trapeze stack of 20 zombies. Koot hangs upside down.

The Misfortunates have lost Mathias to a scooby doo wall trap, and must delve into the sewer dungeons beneath castle shadowgrange to contend with its miserable insects. Butler plays the waltz, Norric moves like water, Anna finds some new neck apparel.

In the bowels of Norman Alastor's converted Avacynian castle, our heroes face their most grueling gauntlet yet: the Water Hall. Carina hears from her mom. Butler keeps an eye on Anna's sister. Loren takes a dive.

Our heroes shake themselves off and head deeper into Castle Shadowgrange, after fending off an attack from a catapult. Loren enters the batting cage. Carina makes a new friend. Butler returns from the war.

The Misfortunates have leapt from one frying pan to another fire as they arrive at the local Avacynian keep, now under new management. Anna shoots an eye out, Loren cranks one out, Carina puts a fire out.

Our heroes have rescued Zor, a companion of Hatchet's and a victim of a strange ichorous disease. Can they complete Milo the wizard's pilgrimage in time to cure the poor fellow? Val takes some ghouls to school. Alara sends her son to that same school I just mentioned. Rex goes a knocking. Sally plays doctor.

The Big Cheese has been cut down. Now The Misfortunates just need to take a perilous gondola ride back up the cliffs and exit through the gate. Simple, right? Butler has an Eye for treasure. Anna has a coffin fit. Norric lights up the night. Kai takes a bong rip directly into the mic.

Time to cut the big cheese. Butler goes down. Anna goes up. Norric goes insane. And a special guest star makes an appearance.

Our heroes nearly escape the headsman's axe, despite their best efforts. Arrested for various crimes, their serendipitous stay in the palace dungeons allowed them to (somewhat) save the day after a mysterious frenzy overtook the palace servants. Right place, right time. If they hadn't been so sloppy about it, they might even have been paid. Now they'll be performing community service....

Having defeated the giant in the ravine, our heroes spoke again with the merchant of menace and then bedded down, not yet willing to use their candle or safety.  Anna slept outside the magic dome conjured by butler, due to the curse on her weapon not allowing restful sleep near her and it.  The group woke during the last of the night’s watch to see Anna slung over the shoulder of some strange figu...

Having survived the tower defense cabin, the misfortunates flee towards the castle. They were faced with a crossroads: to the left a cramped mining encampment crawling with afflicted; to the right, a long ravine guarded by a Giant. which way would they go? Norric takes a stab at a prickly problem, Carina does some light reading, Anna goes spelunking.

Castle guard Hatchet the gnoll-taur has their work cut out for them when a bunch of lunatics land in her dungeon. But hark! Is that screaming from upstairs? It looks like strange times make for strange bedfellows. Sally says goodbye to a friend, Valnon just wants to eat his chicken, Rex introduces his foot to a door, Bear does what her name implies.

"Hate to say it, but we're sandwiched all right!" With Eve in tow, the Misfortunates pile into a cabin the woods...surrounded by hundreds of Afflicted. They have exactly one minute before the hordes start beating down their door. What can they do to prepare for such a storm? Loren rips and tears, Anna does a sick wall-run, Butler bloodies the nose of their enemy.

the misfortunates escape with their lives from the clutches of Desmund Dorsal and his coterie of horrors. With Eve in tow, they are left to wonder; what is he planning with her? Butler makes a few calls, Anna makes a daring heist, and Loren makes a chilling realization.

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The Misfortunates with key in hand, trek back to the bunker church where Eve is held. But their return journey may not be as smooth as their exodus. And given their many brushes with death getting here; that's saying something. Anna gets exposed, Carina replenishes the troops, Butler sticks his neck out, LOREN BUSTIN' THROUGH.

Epilogue. Everybody says goodbye. Thank you for playing!

This is it! The final battle! HEAVEN OR HELL, LET'S ROCK. Marty makes himself useful. Gabriel gets a taste of home. Vali keeps a promise.

Having forded the deadly Lake Shadowgrange and defeated its master, the Misfortunates are perilously close to the key that will unlock Eve's prison; and free Anna's sister. Carina makes some more friends, Butler witnesses an eye-popping experience, and Anna takes a shot in the dark.

The Misfortunates battle Seeungeheuer, the "owner of the lake."  Alaric gets to the heart of the problem, Butler performs a miracle, Anna shoots her shot.

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The Misfortunates are in for another one of Marty's Mindblowers! Each time he opens his eyes in the chaos-magic infused depths of Bolas' citadel, reality warps around him. These warps create bubbles of space-time that contain vivid and Very Real memories of his various planar hops.  But someone has taken offense at Marty's presence, and tried to assassinate him when the party was elsewhere in...

(Apologies in advance - microphone was not working properly for the first 40ish minutes of this recording. Thankfully not much was missed, but I always hate to lose out on the dulcet tones of my friends.) Having felled one of the mightiest warriors the Afflicted could bring to bear against the Misfortunates - a chainsaw wielding maniac that fought them to a bloody standstill at the center of a hou...