Through the Balcony

Welcome to the first one shot episode set within the world of Alia.  With enough of our crew gone on vacation we decided that instead of canceling our already delayed session we opted to run a quick game for you and even brought in a guest player!  We're calling these little offshoot episodes the Tales of Alia.  This one takes place about a month and a half after the conclusion of the revolution o...

2.4.1 Drinks has made it to Halder to continue to aid Absinthe in their pursuit of Warrick Bramble.  While the intitial landing and meeting with the royal family, who had originally sent out the call for help, was a bit more dramatic it was fruitful and allowed the party to come up with a plan to try and draw the attention of the pirates.  If nothing else they might learn something.  So the day of...

2.4.1 Drinks arrived in Halder fully expecting some kind of surprise to greet them.  They were not however prepared for the most awkward family reunion of all time.  Now they are faced with dealing with that as they try to complete the task they came to the city for in the first place: planning for how to deal with Warrick Bramble and the Kraken's Bounty.   Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tal...

The first order of business had been to find a ship to get them to their destination and the obvious choice for 2.4.1 Drinks was the Stormbreaker.  While she loaded up with goods, the gang scattered throughout Drandiir to get some last minute supplies before heading out to sea.  The voyage started peaceful enough, but as any good adventurer knows, that doesn't mean it will stay that way. Wildernes...

With the party's end of the deal with the Night Lotus complete, it now fell to her to carry out hers.  Left to their own devices, 2.4.1. Drinks spent one more night in the city - because what harm could come from that - before taking another step forward, towards their ultimate goal of the city of Halder.   Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed under Creative Commo...

 2.4.1. Drinks (and Bitsy) have returned to Jarmaulk to meet up with their old associate Abal Bahri.  Having struck a deal to gain access to a teleportation sigil to the faraway city of Drandiir, it was time to take care of their end of the deal.  Heading into the ruins beneath Jarmaulk, where once they had dealt with the spirits of Svanith and Gbranth, they are now tasked with defeating a guardia...

Having made the decision to answer the call for aid from the distant Isle of Halder, 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) headed back to Jarmaulk to seek help where they had resources and allies at their disposal. Leaving Thorn to investigate events in the North, the pary took up upon The Grey Lady once more.  Taking time after the past several weeks to relax, the party met up with old friends, ultimately fin...

Still reeling after the surprising information revealed by Lily, Absinthe and the others are forced to reevaluate the course laid ahead of them, no longer being able to rely on the Dragon's Majesty for transport closer to the Isle of Halder. There also still remains the question of Thorn's investigation into the elven merchant Mallak and the location of Ekklis, the man responsible for producing th...

Taking the time to let their young tiefling process the events in the tomb, 2.4.1 Drink (and Bitsy) visited his nearby hometown: Willowdeep.  Putting that behind them they returned to Port Meraden where Lily, captain of The Seraph's Wing, and her crew invited the party to join them at the inn to enjoy a quiet evening together before they went their separate ways.   Music in this episode is: "Telle...

After resupplying in Port Meraden, the party makes final preparations and eventually push north towards their two goals: helping Thyme get in contact with a champion of Selanna he knows from his past, as well as looking into the whereabouts of the engineer of the damaged airship Dragon's Majesty that has spend several weeks in port awaiting his return with a critical component of the ship.  While...

2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) has arrived in the port city of Meraden in the western dawn sea along with the crew of The Grey Lady as well as the rescued crew of The Seraph's Wing.  After their time in Dalcerra they take the chance to rearm and resupply before they head north towards the town of Ashfell to help Thyme look into a family matter.  Olek and Absinthe spend some time discussing job board pos...

The Isle of Dalcerra lies behind, shrinking beyond view as 2.4.1 Drinks (And Bitsy) more west towards the city of Port Meraden and ultimately a meeting with someone from Thyme's past.  The fresh sea air and the wind in their sails does a lot to restore the spirits of those that have spent the better part of two weeks under the shadow of revolution.  But nothing helps more than celebrating the birt...

Hello all!  Welcome to another special little episode of Through the Balcony.  Back when we started this podcast we made an Episode 0 to help cover the events that took place before we started recording our adventure.  It was a quick little summary to help people catch up.  The idea occured to us that it might be a good idea to make another summary episode for the Isle of the Dalcerra arc, for a c...

The battle for Dalcerra is over and all that's left is to dig over the rubble left behind in the passing of the terrible storm that ravaged the once pristine gem of the Dawn Sea.  There are still many questions to answer following the end of the conflict and capture of Raina.  There is also the question of where to go from here, now that the storm keeping the party here has broken at last.   Music...

Having made their way to the Evenguard Tower by the most dramatic means possible, only the defenders of the fortified tower stand between the party and the traitorous Guard Captain at the top.  Lots of fighting stands between them and the climactic fight to stop whatever Raina and the Circle of the Forgotten plans to do here.  Time (and maybe Thyme) of is the essence.   Music in this episode is: "...

With the royal family now safe it is time for 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) to decide how they want to help protect the city of Dalcerra.  With Rastin and Amaya now willing to help defend the Duskbrink, and the Everlight District seeming to have their situation well handled, the path ahead seems clear: the Dawnsea Docks, and ultimately the Evenguard Tower.   Music in this episode is: "Teller of Tales"...

After leaving the quarry in a state of utter chaos thanks to a plan both clever and ridiculous from 2.4.1 Drinks, the party returned to the city of Dalcerra with a prisoner in tow only to find it under siege by the forces of the Circle of the Forgotten.  Deciding that making it to the palace to help the royal family and, more importantly, Amaya was the priority the only challenge now was surviving...

Knowing now that the Circle of the Forgotten have people in more places in the city than the party expected, they proceeded to investigate the wilds beyond Dalcerra, looking for any clues that they could as to the true purpose of the group.  They left behind a trail of false information for anyone interested to follow, and made their way to the quarry where it seemed a majority of the rebels from...

After their investigation into the Circle of the Forgotten lead them around the Aether District and to the sister of one of the Circle's leading members, Allison Kaire, the party was led to a warehouse in the Dawnsea District where their ally proved to be just as treacherous as her sister by leading them into an ambush. Once the battle was over it became clear that there were bigger problems, as t...

As the unnatural storm swept in over the city to ruin the Summer Solstice celebration, the party found themselves caught up in investigating one of the breaches in the city's protective barrier.  They found a section of the city wall destroyed,  and a magical absorbing device in the breach, and a hydra on the rampage.  After a fight they returned to the palace to find that, in their absense, the r...

Finally being granted an audience with King Oberon of Dalcerra, the party finds themselves invited to be guests at the Summer Solstice and the Grand Ball celebrating the return of Princess Amaya.  A storm, both literal and figurative, looms on the horizon as 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) prepare themselves to make their appearance at start of the festival and to mingle with the nobles of the Dawnlight...

With still no word from King Oberon, the party continues to explore the island city of Dalcerra. Thorn and Absinthe continue their discussion with their early morning visitor, while Olek returns to the city.  As the rest of 2.4.1 Drinks (and Bitsy) continue to search for answers to their questions, it becomes apparent that the pictueresque city is not quite a perfect as it once looked. REMASTERED...

Welcomed by the King as guests in thanks for returning his daughter to him, the party found themselves with the time and ability to explore the usually isolated city of Dalcerra.  With markets and libraries aplenty everyone found something to draw their interests and passed the day easily.  It soon became apparent that there was something somewhat off in the picturesque island city.  As the group...

With Princess Amaya of Dalcerra restored after her fourteen-year curse, the adventurers that aided the wizard Rastin Therus have now been asked to go a step further and escort her home.  For a number of them this helps them reach the next step in their journey, while others agree just for a chance to visit the isolated island city. No sea journey is without its troubles, but he members of 2.4.1 Dr...

Welcome to our new podcast, Through the Balcony!  Almost a year ago our gaming group sat down and started playing this game.  At some point along the way circumstances led us to recording one of our sessions and we thought, "Hey, we could do something with this."  Unfortunately by that point we were well into the first arc of our story and it didn't feel like a natural place to invite people to li...