The Billowing Hilltop - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast

The gang talk Dragonmeet and Christmas in an effort to avoid having to save vs. the imminent Meteor Swarm. The singed remnants of the Slayers must then face Krathanos’ giant ape guardians! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A reader emails in to take us all to task, then it is back to Tilagos Island, where the Slayers must face the wrath of Krathanos and his gargoyle attendants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have silenced the Doomshroud’s mournful song, and thus completed the first of the Four Tasks of Tilagos. Which challenge should they turn to next? And how will they get there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to the Droomshroud for more forest-based fun. The Slayers are in trouble. Can they prevail over the Big Evil Tree and its arboreal guardians? Or will we have to come back again next week? Please, please can this be the end of it. And joining us for a chat this week is Willow from the RPG Goblin podcast!  We talk games, dice and quickly find the limits of DM Mike’s knowledge! All things R...

We answer some more reader questions before jumping back into the action in the Doomshroud forest. Can the Slayers survive the dread wail of their arboreal nemesis? And Jack, here is the Age of Worms conversion we mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Elders often struggle with story and plot so we got together to talk all things Age of Worms: Kyuss, Prophecies, Wind Dukes, The Ebon Triad, all that. And what is Cuthbert up to? SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains mildly interesting revelations about events leading up to and including episode 163. So if you are working your way through earlier episodes, be careful! Learn more about your ad c...

We deal with some readers’ questions and then it is back to the Doomshroud forest for a masterclass in intra-party bickering from the Slayers! Alison, here are your chillies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers cash in their crystals. What awaits them through the Portal of Storms, apart from Semaphore Man and a talking rat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are after green crystals, but a gaggle of angry ropers stand in their way. Can Parker survive their tendrily attentions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parker is attacked by a tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for a bit of pirate radio as the Slayers make a deal with Grog-Spit and his crew! But what dangers and opportunities await them in the maze? Can they find a way to the mysterious Library of Last Resort? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have reached the storm-wracked Tilagos island, and are under attack! It is, at last, time to roll for initiative as homing arrows snake out of the darkness of the interior. Plus, we talk to Derrick from the How Not to DM podcast about the show, his weird chicken-wing ruleset, and his gaming history. Click here for all your How Not to DM needs!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

We begin Book 9 of the Age of Worms – The Library of Last Resort! The Slayers consult Lashonna, pick up their shopping, and embark on a new adventure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it time for the dessert trollley? There are contests of song, boast and intestinal fortitude as Zeech’s banquet slides towards its shambolic conclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zeech’s party continues with cockatrice combats, skull-bowling and an all-too-familiar appetiser! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are at Zeech’s Palace for his Grand Gala! An evening of roleplaytainment and strange entertainments is in store. Can the DM come up with enough voices for the guests? Can the players remember why they are there? Can Buggy find someone to attack? All will be revealed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The orrery has chirped into life, the Slayers are surrounded by the whirling cosmos, and the Great Eye of Tonge awaits their three questions. To be honest, the Great Eye of Tonge might as well make a cup of tea and get comfortable, because they are going to be a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers have leaped into the magic mirror to escape Mother Maggot. And as they drift between the dimensions, they feel the Blessing of Oort. It’s time to level up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burple is down. The Wall of Force is down. The Slayers are exposed to the eldritch song of the Evil Choirboy. Can the scary Jester make them see the funny side? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burple, Parker and Sessions may well get fooled again as they face the horrors of the evil jester. But is an ally waiting in the wings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That’s enough of Buggie. We rejoin Burple, Parker and Sessions in their desperate search for a cure for their parasitic greebly infection. But first, can they survive the scary undead choirboy? This ep comes to you in association with Two Monsters Rolling Dice, promo at the end of the show and you can find out more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget Stallone and Schwarzenegger. So much for Freeman and Robbins. When it comes to prison breaks, you need iBuggie and Cheeseman. Maybe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncle Buggie finds himself at a surprise family reunion, and makes a new friend. Plus, we talk to friend of the show Mike Hibbert about his new novel, The Warlock at Ridge Valley. Find out more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And then there were three… Burple, Parker and Sessions continue their search for a cure. Where will it take them? We’re guessing somewhere bad… This episode is brought to you in association with tabletopdominion.com. Visit now and use code BILLOW at checkout for 10% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Slayers are briefly re-united before Marcus Doombringer sends them in pursuit of an answer to their parasitic curse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices