Night Owl Nerds

Face to face with a menacing and towering winter wolf, the party makes an interesting gamble to help them find the key to escaping the frigid forest. As they soon learn, not all gambles pay off. As they say, "out of the frying pan..."

Having overcome the Swamp Trial and entering the Desert Trial, the party is confronted by new challenges. They are learning that not every danger can be seen.

The party finds themselves face to face with a towering treant, its imposing form threatening their survival. But as they fight to move forward they discover that the dangers among these trials are more than what they find floating on the surface.

In this installment of Matters at Hand, Robin, Jon, Zander and Heather discuss the new campaign and other nonsense. Given that the new campaign has only just started, it's really no surprise that we ran out of things to talk about. But still, contained within are important lore clarifications and insights into a few of the new characters. Plus, we play DnD Mad Libs!

The party spends their first night in Hastholm Tower. They share a meal, play some games and even get to know each other. But things get a little tense the following morning when they're faced with their first in a set of trials.

After a short hiatus, the Night Owls are back with Campaign 2!  Our tale begins in a vast and dense forest in an unknown realm... Join us as we begin our adventure in a brand new world, rife with dangerous foes, mysterious pasts and and veiled powers-that-be. The peoples of this realm have no concept of gods, but in the shadows lurk the Watchers: supreme entities that remain ever vigilant ove...

We finally make it out! ...I mean, we finally finished the Tomb of Horrors module! The party spends way too much time trying to solve a puzzle and I feel like we all should have taken a hit to our Intelligence scores. Regardless, enjoy the final part to Zander's one-shot! (Can we even call them one-shots anymore?)

This has become a mini-series! The remnants of the party continue their venture into the depths of Acererak's Tomb. Being much more cautious as they fear for their lives, it would seem the survivors are more concerned with preserving their lives than completing the king's orders.

With the brutal battle battle between our party and Lolth well under way, Nyx, Thrym, Kax and Kee may finally reach their goal. I can't say much more without spoilers.

Nyx, Thrym, Kax and Kee have acquired the final piece of The Realm Breaker. Now all that remains is to gather their allies and summon Lolth. The final showdown is at hand, and our party is going to need all the help they can get...

After a grueling fight against The Fangs of Lolth, the party find themselves only inches away from the only remaining piece to The Realm Breaker and their last hope to defeating Lolth.

As we mourn the passing of our favorite jester, Bo-Jingles, we remember the real reason we've come to this tomb: TO F****** DIE. With an extreme amount of added caution, Eli, Ed, Baalthus and Barnaby continue to delve deeper into the Tomb of Horrors.

Nyx, Thrym, Kee and Kax finally find Kee's long lost former party: The Fangs of Lolth. But this discovery rapidly escalates into an all out brawl between opposing forces as they fight for the same end: the acquisition of the final orb for the Realm Breaker. Editor's Note: It was requested of me to keep a tally of all the crits rolled for this session, as we suspected that there were an unusually h...

As the group continue their venture north, they come across an odd pair of leather workers and a dead body. This body is the first clue on a path for which Kee may not yet be prepared. In his own words, "I always said I'd cross that bridge when I came to it, but I'm uncomfortable now that I can see it." 

For this week's episode of Matters at Hand, Jon and Zander discuss The Matters of the Gods as it stands so far. Briefly joined by Heather, they talk about their characters' reactions to recent events and a whole bunch of other random stuff. I mean, it is Matters at Hand. Why would we stay on topic?

Thrym, Nyx, Kax and Kee face off with a massive white dragon before continuing North beyond the Spine of the World. New challenges threaten their survival at every turn.

As the troupe convenes with Lady Emeratus, leader of the city of Silverymoon, they discover that the last orb they seek may be in the northern, icy parts of the continent. As they make preparations and begin their journey into the mountains of the Spine of the World, they are met by a couple of old acquaintances, some welcome, some not.

Our ragtag group of misfits continues their plunge into the Tomb of Horrors. Tensions mount as they begin to realize that their only mission left is survival.

After successfully freeing Bjorn from the Demonweb Pits, the party returns to Vhaeraun's realm to discuss the next steps of their plan. Unfortunately for Nyx and Thrym, the path before them leads straight through the Underdark. 

In this battle-heavy episode, Nyx, Thrym, Kax and Kee fight their way through the spider-laden halls of the Spider Queen's prison. Our warriors are brought to the edge of their abilities as they face off with one of Nyx's and Thrym's first true nemeses in their fight against Lolth.

For this one-shot, Zander takes a stab at being our DM with his version of the Tomb of Horrors module. At the King's behest, a group of sell-swords venture into an ancient tomb built in honor of the God of Death. Chaos ensues as the party tries to unravel the mysteries of this winding labyrinth with death never more than a few steps behind..

As a warning, this is what happens when you have a last minute cancellation and an episode scheduled to record. Robin throws together a simple, battle-oriented one-shot and shenanigans ensue! 

Nyx, Thrym, Kax and Kee find themselves in what can be only be described as Vhaeraun's palace. They are joined by a lesser demon who transports them to what they believe to be Lolth's prison and begin their search for Thrym's long-lost mentor, Bjorn. A warning for those with arachnophobia, there be spiders here...

Ethan accomplishes the unthinkable: finishing a one-shot in less than three episodes! But seriously, this is the conclusion to Conditionally Banished. A group of convicts are sent on a mission to prevent a war in exchange for their freedom (or tax exemption). Question are asked, some are answered and battles ensue!

Matt, the DM for "The Matters of the Gods", finally joins us for this discussion episode! We banter about rulings, explore outcomes that never were, delve into the parts of the campaign that never made it on air and more! At last, we have an episode of Matters at Hand that actually remains focused on D&D! It's all exclamation points! I'm that excited!