Total Party Kill

Style and subterfuge intermingle as our heroes sweet-talk a gang of thieves into letting them infiltrate their headquarters and abscond with a painting that may or may not have magical properties. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell and Monty Ashley.

It’s a new adventure for our ragtag heroes as they use their powers of persuasion and keen fashion sense to butter up a vain gang of thieves to get a hold of a very special painting. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell and Monty Ashley.

The adventure concludes with friendly fire, double-grapples, and a whole lotta rules. Then we close the book on the whole thing. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

This episode’s highlights are wet stairs and a bad plan. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

Classic TTRPG tropes covered in this episode: a player trying to seduce an NPC, players fixating on one random room, and players wanting to use their skills for intra-party nonsense instead of getting things done. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

It’s so annoying when someone knocks on your door in the middle of the night. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

This episode has less chaos, but more dragon. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

The chaos continues with a greedy rogue, a breath-holding Tortle carrying a Gnome, a swimming Centaur carrying no one, a generous Tiefling, and a totally ineffective dolphin. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

A chaotic crew assembles to free a head from a book. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment.

Jasper aggressively chugs a healing potion while making eye contact. K’ronng starts pressing buttons and pulling levers. J’osh pulls a Teddy bear. Revelle has a hot wet lion summer. Tony thinks monks’ robes are like drab toga parties. Tixie Tockworth is air-gapped and did not plan for lions. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

J’osh is still alive…ish. K’ronng is poetry in motion. Revelle shifts the wind. Jasper tried. Tony is mean to the people he actually likes. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

J’osh is in the jaws of defeat. Jasper finds a new favourite bell. K’ronng is doing all the work. Revelle is a Triton again. Tony likes to use robot dogs to hurt his friends. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

K’ronng opens Slonk’s eyes. Jasper doesn’t want to beat up the robot dogs. J’osh checks the potty. Revelle likes a man with smooth hands. Tony has feelings about numbers. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

J’osh is nursing a headache. K’ronng has thumbs. Revelle noses around. Jasper wants to go to jail. Tony doesn’t have a castle (he’s a renter). Perhaps most importantly, D&D Beyond is down! Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

Revelle spends a lot of time thinking about toilets. J’osh has a (very) bright idea. K’ronng is both a small and a large creature. Jasper doesn’t want to go in there. Tony decides Gnomish beer tastes like Mountain Dew. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

Jasper is sorry and has a sorry short sword. J’osh wonders how melty this metal is. K’ronng would never murder a dog. Revelle is always second bucket. Tony is confused when the players are mission-oriented. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

In this new Keys from the Golden Vault adventure, K’ronng hates the Underdark, J’osh spares the dying, Revelle throws a rock, and Jasper thinks this is all terrible. Tony claims this is technically team building. Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.

In this finale episode, the party takes a lot of damage and finds a chew toy. Mikah Sargent with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Kathy Campbell.

The party has everything well in paw, except maybe fighting over a particularly fine wig. Mikah Sargent with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Kathy Campbell.

The party creates an effective murder tunnel and makes use of drone technology. Mikah Sargent with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Kathy Campbell.

The party finishes off a battle, goes through a portal, and meets a dog who’s good at charades. Mikah Sargent with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Kathy Campbell.

We kick off a new short adventure with Mikah Sargent in the DM chair! He challenges the party (Eunomia Helldew, Valeria Shatterbone, Bibimbap Sauerbraten, Sheila Sheila Bobeila Banana Fana Fofeila, and Priscilla) to locate a Unicorn. But it can’t be as simple as that, can it? (No. Of course it can’t.) Mikah Sargent with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Kathy Campbell.

Time is ticking away, and our heroes don’t have much time to save Candlekeep from certain destruktion by … rocket ship tower? Will they make it? Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Nick Scott.

More than a year later, our players (virtually) come together again to try to save Candlekeep Library! Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, James Thomson, Jason Snell and Nick Scott.

To celebrate our 500th episode, we bring you the only TPK recorded entirely in person! It’s an extra-long session recorded around a table, complete with the sounds of dice rolling, soda-pop cans opening, and chairs scraping the floor as people move around. The only way to feel more like you’re there is to watch the 360° version on a VR headset! This episode kicks off another Candlekeep mystery in...