EE-1-12 - The Village of Starren

SUMMARY

The party enters the village of Starren and has some time to kill while they are waiting on the lift to come down and take them up into the city of Starrengeld. The have a run in with a member of the traveling company who they previously rented their now heavily damaged cart from. Hearing about what had happened to them Lydia, the mayor of the village, pulled them into the tavern for some drinks to tell them about Grimfang.

They learn that Grimfang is a large gnoll that may or may not be a myth, however, his band of gnolls that occasionally attack people on the road are very real. Unfortunately, the damage being done hasn’t been enough for Port Norsal’s leadership to get heavily involved, and dwarves do not have enough forces to wipe them out. Rem goes to talk to the leader of the village guard, the Black Guard, and is offered a nice sum of money if they can track down Grimfang’s camp and return with any useful information.

After sorting everything out in the village, the lift up to Starrengeld touches down and the party begins their slow climb up the mountain.

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SHOUT OUTS

Charisma Plus – Hosted by CinnamonToastKen. Charisma Plus is a live streamed D&D campaign that can later be found posted to the YouTube channel. It follows the trials and tribulations of the Hayes family. Chantalle describes it as an epic story that “is an anime in the making.”

Queens of Adventure – A D&D actual play podcast whose cast consists entire of drag queens. Not only that, but they are another Seattle area local podcast, which is always something we are a fan of. They also do live shows based out of Seattle and Las Angeles.

Our Lovely Patrons – Thanks to the support from the members of our Patreon, we were able to upgrade a second microphone, with a Father’s Day present from my fiancée giving us a third. As of the recording of this episode, we are now at 3 out of 5 cast members being upgraded to the Blue enCore 100. Continued support from our fans will allow us to continue to upgrade gear and grow further.

CAST

Damian - The DM

Chris - Rem

Christa - Ariel

Chantalle - Kenina

Caitlin - Tempest

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MUSIC

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Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

Gnome Celebration – Gnome Fete – Source Music – Marc Cholette (0:57)

Travel by Horseback – Horse and Carriage on Dirt – Slow Pace – WildDog Productions (5:40)

Earthstone Town – Derek & Brandon Fietcher (5:50)

Grasslands – Field in Day – Andrii Vakhnenko (6:20)

Fresh Air – Incompetech (13:57)

Thinking Music – Incompetech (17:14)

Grasslands – Field in Day – Andrii Vakhnenko (19:50)

What Lies Beyond – Vindsvept (21:31)

The Slaughtered Ox – Tabletop Audio (23:49)

Grasslands – Meadows in Day – Olivier Girardot (27:31)

Angevin – Incompetech (29:43)

Antiquarian Study – Tabletop Audio (31:51)

What Lies Beyond (cont.) – Vindsvept (40:09)

Banjos, Unite! – SerpentSound Studios (41:06)

The Slaughtered Ox (cont.) – Tabletop Audio (42:50)

Grasslands – Meadows in Day – Olivier Girardot (43:57)

Medieval Library – Tabletop Audio (47:11)

Grasslands – Meadows in Day – Olivier Girardot (1:00:28)

The Lonely Road – Adrian von Ziegler (1:01:36)

The Slaughtered Ox (cont.) – Tabletop Audio (1:06:21)

Desperation – Scott Buckley (1:26:04)

Grasslands – Meadows in Day – Olivier Girardot (1:34:47)

Rites – Incompetech (1:36:09)

Dwarf Temple – Blessing of the Dwarves – Score Music – Benedict Nichols (1:40:29)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

EFFECTS

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Explosive Fireball Spell – Marc Cholette

Scattered Images Spell – Stuart Duffield

Empowered Lightning Bolt Spell – Marc Cholette

Restorative Spell – Pablo Betancourt

Shortspear Caught on Wooden Shield – WildDog Productions

Mace Strikes Chainmail – Illecevici Serban

Shortbow Pull – Jean Babptiste

Arrows – Arrow Let Loose – Phil Archer

Longsword Strikes Wooden Shield – Stuart Duffield

Sword Strikes Chainmail – Illicevici Serban