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Episode 64: The Undercellar Horror - My Armaconda Don't Want None Mar 16, 2020

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The final encounter of this arc has finally kicked off, and we promise a truly explosive showdown to round it out! The gang gets to meet the head of the snake for this particular scheme, and our heroes' semi-spiritual companions decide to kick things up a notch! Thiathel pops off a particularly nasty 4th-level spell, Idris yields to his feline nature and goes for the eyes, Saffron's got the fire, fire, fire, and she's gonna let it burn, burn, burn, Halexan gives a thiccc snakey boi the lion's share of his blade, and Ront shakes things up a bit.*

*read: A lot.**

**read: No, like, we really mean it.***

***read: Thunderstone is broken.

With special guests Tyler Carson as the Tabaxi Monk, Idris Macavity, and Julia Doi as the Tiefling Cleric, Saffron!

The SpellCast D&D brings you a saga of high adventure! Join Adam Brooks (Dungeon Master/Storyteller), Pierre Viola (Ront Havenfair), Mike Vides (Halexan Wynalder), Gerald Acevedo (Conall Pending), Charlotte Raines (Sav’ah Rah Vicarro), Sam Ortiz (Azazel Makeus), and Kelsey Hogan (Thiathel Dalanadrin) as they navigate a perilous homebrew Faerun setting!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 63: The Undercellar Horror - Into the Serpent's Den Mar 02, 2020

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It is time to confront the dark heart that is corrupting the fair city of Baldur's Gate. Draw it out as poison is drawn from a wound. Ront is beset with the many problems associated with just getting out, Thiathel discovers the heart of the operation, Idris dons a clever disguise, Saffron hints at a mysterious employer, and Halexan realizes the depths of Rangrim's villainy.

With special guests Tyler Carson as the Tabaxi Monk, Idris Macavity, and Julia Doi as the Tiefling Cleric, Saffron!

AND A SPECIAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KELSEY!!!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 62: The Undercellar Horror - Ye Generation of Vipers Feb 17, 2020

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The gang's about to start losing their religion over the number of revelations to be found in this portion of The Undercellar (Underceller...Undercellar...), but unending frustration (and the continuation of an existence in the state of being had) is just par for the course in this campaign! Halexan tries to pick up Ront's slack vis-a-vis Ysaile, Ront busies himself with translations and traps, Thiathel bugs out to do some forward scouting, Idris tries to summon up some natural talents in thievery, and Saffron proves to be proficient in a skill not listed on any character sheet: trolling Ront.

With special guests Tyler Carson as the Tabaxi Monk, Idris Macavity, and Julia Doi as the Tiefling Cleric, Saffron!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 61: The Undercellar Horror - Fungal Bungle 2: Electric Shroomaloo Feb 03, 2020

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Taltana Sombra must be packing more than a pair of heavy duty gloves and a trowel to survive tending this particular fungal garden of hers! What new challenges will the second half of this encounter have in store for our heroes? Idris lays down the law with his paw, Halexan has a close encounter of the foliage kind, Ront is deemed extra tasty, Conall pops off some arrows and a packed potion, and Thiathel delivers karma to a chameleon.

With special guest Tyler Carson as the Tabaxi Monk, Idris Macavity!

*I would like to make special note that Adam (me) makes many rules errors in this episode. That's fine. It happens. No one died, and everyone still had a good time.

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 60: The Undercellar Horror - The Fungal Bungle Jan 20, 2020

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After 1, 2, 3...FOURTEEN EPISODES without any combat, our players finally get to dust off their d20s for a good, ol' fashioned scuffle! Buckle up, folks! Thiathel breaks out her Stonespeaker Crystal, Idris has the best first round ever, Halexan makes expert use of his superiority dice, Ront mourns the death of the initial mission parameters, and Conall is reminded of why he buys every health potion he comes across!

With special guest Tyler Carson as the Tabaxi Monk, Idris Macavity!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 59: The Undercellar Horror - Call of Racculhu Jan 06, 2020

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What sins have these our imaginations wrought?

After the consumption of Petunia's soup, our adventurer's exit into the unknown regions of The Undercellar. From here forth, only ill omens and despair await them. Ront sees a likeness of his past, Thiathel discovers a place of pure evil, Captain Bach Kaw displays his roguish proficiencies, and Halexan hastily executes a plan of action.

With special guest Braeden Glenn Tuttle as the Aarakocra Rogue/Bard, Captain Bach Kaw!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 58: The Undercellar Horror - Bernadette Sue Higginbothom: B**** At Church Dec 09, 2019

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Down into the dark they go...off to fix a hindered flow. Brave they are, but they don't know...what their dancing lights will show.

It's time to finally start connecting the dots and get a clear picture of the evil that infects Baldur's Gate. The Undercellar door will be flung wide open, and our heroes will venture into its cloistered catacombs. Halexan has a double helping, Ront gets an idea for a large artificing/engineering project, Thiathel makes a strange trade, and Captain Bach Kaw finds a new crew!

With special guest Braeden Glenn Tuttle as the Aarakocra Rogue/Bard, Captain Bach Kaw!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 57: Shadow Over Baldur's Gate - Expect the Unexpe--Wait, What? Nov 25, 2019

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With Jidainkle thoroughly briefed and the Eyes of Tyr thoroughly observed, the gang makes final preparations for their infiltration operation! If there's one thing we all know, it's that no plan survives contact with the enemy. Thiathel runs into unforeseen complications, Conall takes a refresher course on beholders, Halexan plots how justice might be best served unto Rangrim, and Ront finds friends in low places.

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

Episode 56: Shadow Over Baldur's Gate - Preachers & Politics Nov 11, 2019

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If Jidainkle is going to win this election, he's going to need all the help he can get from our friendly band of heroes! That is, if some of them can survive the wrath of zealots and angry moms & dads. Hell hath no fury like a parent disgruntled! Ront helps Jidainkle use his words, Thiathel makes some churchgoers feel very read, Conall runs into karma for propogating an identity crisis, and Halexan sizes up a certain dwarf (metaphorically speaking, of course)!

(Music courtesy of Magic Sword)

(Art by Rob Robbins)

The SideCast: The Eyes that Slumber Ep 3 - VI-II-I Oct 31, 2019

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The Spell Cast D&D gets back to some groovy Yog-Sothothery in the long overdue 3rd installment of The Eyes that Slumber: a Call of Cthulhu Halloween One Shot using The Wanton Roleplaying system by Atlas Games (http://www.atlas-games.com/warp).

Episode 1: The Magical Mythos Tour

https://thespellcast.podbean.com/e/the-sidecast-call-of-cthulhu-ep-1-the-eyes-that-slumber/

Episode 2: The King in Technicolor

https://thespellcast.podbean.com/e/the-sidecast-the-eyes-that-slumber-ep-2-the-king-in-technicolour/

Episode 3: VI - II - I

Having vanquished a creature crafted from nightmares, our Investigators have only begun thier evening of terror in 1960's Northumberland. Across town, a young student on holiday and a private detective with a checkered past find themselves swept up in the horrid events.

Elion Lautrec (Pierre Viola) runs interference for his enigmatic hostess. Scarlette MacArthur (Elle Skarbek) discovers the hefty price of power. Leonard Morgan (Adam Brooks) and his sidearm MaryJane find that some foes can't be overcome by standard ordinance. Sarah Albrecht (Charlotte Raines) picks up a stray that may turn out to be more than she bargained for. And Joseph Averagini (Gerald Acevedo) puts the pedal to the metal when the night reveals its horrors.

6 friends around the table. 2 years in the making. 1 hell of a good time!

(Sound FX courtesy of FreeSFX, Orangefreesounds and PacDV): FreeSFX, Orange Free Sounds, SoundBible and PacDV

(Music Credits:)

Introduction Theme: The King in Technicolour (Michael Vides)

The King in Technicolour

Something so Strong (The New Mystikal Troubadours) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)

Something so Strong

Tracks 4 & 5 (Flowerheads)

True and False (Lemon Yellow Hayes) (Free Art Licence 1.3)

True and False

Doubt Farm (Lemon Yellow Hayes) (Free Art Licence 1.3)

Doubt Farm