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Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XXII

Kimin's back! Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard face off against foes in front of them and behind them in an effort to survive long enough to enter the ziggurat at the focal point of the cyclopolis. What they'll find there is anyone's guess, but they begin to get hints of what is to come... If you like what we do, please consider supporting us through our Patreon or by picking up some merch. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram.

C-Sides: The Between - Chapter III

Two hunters of Hargrave House begin their nightly investigations that lead to some disturbing discoveries, while Doc stays home to discover more about his own past and ailment.

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XXI

Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard have made their way back to their present and meet up once more with their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian. The party makes their way toward the ziggurat at the focus of the ritual city's magic, seeking the heart of the cyclopean god-king's power. But despite the presence of an ancient guardian protecting the entrance to the ziggurat, Milio and Uraziti see their chance to free the possessed body of their old friend Kimin and try to catch th...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XX

Milio the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade have teleported somewhen unknown in an act of desperation that they hope will save them. But they find themselves dealing with in hospital locals. Meanwhile ʻLhgg the Barbarian believes the fleshy humans to be dead and wanders forth toward the ziggurat at the focus of the cyclopolis, but the locals are happy for company. If you like our stuff, please considering checking out our Patreon. Or leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher. Supporting ...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XIX

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and their clandestine companion ʻLhgg the Barbarian face off against an ancient skeletal dwarf torturer at the heart of the Cyclopolis. But a straightforward fight turns toward the unexpected as strange and powerful sorceries manifest and unravel the party's control of the situation. If you like our games, check out our Patreon! Or leave us a review on your favorite podcatcher! We'll give you access to our Discord either way! We have merch! A new shi...

C-Sides: The Between - Chapter II

The hunters of Hargrave House are beginning to put together clues to the strange mystery of St. James Place. What do all these numbers mean? Has this type of thing happened before? What is a Zoopraxiscope? Let's find out.

UNLOCKED - S9, Ch. 18: Post-Session Discussion

Every session, we record a little extra debrief and discussion after we finish the game. This is usually reserved for the Tableside edition of the podcast which is available on our Patreon. But in this one we Spout Lore that’s both interesting AND useful, so we decided to release it on the main feed for everyone to check out. Minor spoilers for Chapter 18 of the Cyclopolis, so consider listening to that episode first. This conversation is packed with stuff: video games and what does or doe...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XVIII

Despite the strange behavior of their traveling companion Kimin, Uraziti the Spellblade and Milio the Bard decide to push ahead into the Cyclopolis they fought so hard to reach. Dealing with constant mocking and opposition from the creatures that unlive there, the true nature of the Cyclopolis begins to slowly be unraveled by the party. If you like our stuff please leave us a review and check out our Patreon! You’ll get discord access where you can chat with us and other supporters! You ca...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XVII

After being taunted by 138-Heads-On-Spikes, Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman, as well as their traveling companion Navaath come face-to-skull with Tmuc, the last warrior-poet of the giants, who was cursed to eternally protect the gate of the Cyclopolis into which our party is seeking entrance. This one gets fucking wild. Utagawa Kuniyoshi's spellbinding ukiyo-e triptych of a gashadokuro, a giant skeleton from Japanese folklore, was absolutely a massive part of m...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XVI

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman, along with their companion Navaath, tackle some skeletal chariot riders guarding a massive tropaion in the center of an ancient battlefield drenched in the blood of armies. Then we do some custom move stuff! And then the party finds themselves suddenly face-to-face with the end... And that end's face? It's an asshole. You can check out our Patreon here! As always, you can find our merch here. And you can find us on twitter an...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XV

Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade, along with their companion Navaath follow the directions given to them by the Death monk last session on their way to find the Cyclopean city at the heart of the Vulturelands. But on their travels, they come under the watchful eye of someone rather intimidating. Ryan may sound a little weird about halfway through this one - more recording issues on the original, so we had to rerecord the back half. But at least you can understand...

C-Sides: The Between - Chapter I

It’s that time again, where the gang gets back together and plays another system we are all excited about. This time around we are playing Jason Cordova’s The Between. I think this game is an absolute blast and I hope you have fun following our heroes through the strange streets of Victorian London. For Session 1 we get the characters set up, but in no time we are on our feet and hitting the ground running exploring a great mystery plaguing the city. Cheers!

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XIV

Kimin the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard, along with their new elven companion Navaath, decide to intervene in a fight between some Death cultists (see the illustration Zach references in the recording down below) and some pale, gaunt creatures in the hope of earning their favor. But dealing with religious zealots is, ah, complicated. And Kimin learns some dreadful news. Lotta RP work in this one! We mention Ryan's character from Series VI, Ozier. You can find that series ...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XIII

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade debate whether to allow a former foe to travel with them. Then the party continues their way in the Vulturelands toward a cult's cloister, trying to cross a bridge that has broken to pieces with time. And of course, nothing is easy, so they don't attempt the crossing without resistance. Please consider checking out our Patreon! Bonus episodes are coming that way soon! As always, you can find us on Twitter and Instagram. Plus our ...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XII

After leaving their less-than-friendly new acquaintances, Uraziti the Spellblade, Milio the Bard, and Kimin the Shaman find themselves overlooking a mysterious pit, unsure of how, or if, to look down within its depths. Despite their fear, they press onward, and find an ancient remnant of an ancient people thought lost. Though tensions stay high between the party members, they venture across the edge of the Vulturelands, finding their path blocked, but now by the unstoppable forces of time. ...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter XI

Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard spend the afternoon getting to know their welcoming but mysterious elven hosts, Qo'okal and Navaath. But tension between the party bleeds over to their conversations with the elves as the topic turns toward the mechanisms near the edge of the ridge and knowledge the elves do not wish to share... Please check out our Patreon here! We’re aiming to bring more content to both the main feed and our Patreon feed this year! We’ll give yo...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter X

Kimin the Shaman, Milio the Bard, and Uraziti the Spellblade have narrowly survived a fight with the local, not-quite-alive locals in the Vulturelands. Milio and Uraziti debate who should scout for camp as tensions remain high within our traveling party - which leads to a struggle out of the darkness. Then, Kimin grapples with his proud spirit becoming unmoored from his material body. After an invigorating meal and a good night's rest (as well as some leveling up), they continue onward towar...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter IX

Our hiatus from Series IX is over! Welcome back to the Vulturelands! And this episode is a doozy. Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade have reunited, despite the party being split across different dimensions. There is some tension between our adventurers which takes an emotional toll and drags the party's cohesion and morale down. But as they venture forth through the Vulturelands, they quickly realize there are much more dangerous problems than the issues they have ...

C-Sides: Trophy Gold ft. Jason Cordova - The Rime Palace, Chapter III

This is the conclusion of our second Trophy Gold series with Jason Cordova! While you don’t need to have listened to our previous series, Hester’s Mill, to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out. Lord Dion, Bruno, Zabatu, and Ezio have made their way into the Rime Palace and survived the life-or-death games being played there. But as they continue lower toward the deep towers of the upside-down, hanging palace and meet the upper echelons of the fae court, they soon learn t...

C-Sides: Trophy Gold ft. Jason Cordova - The Rime Palace, Chapter II

This is part two of our second Trophy Gold series with Jason Cordova! While you don’t need to have listened to our previous series, Hester’s Mill, to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out. Ezio, Zabatu, Sgt. Bruno Ilicik, and Lord Dion Devanos, along with their new companion Iditha are carried by the bone ship Ardken through the Gossamer Void to the Rime Palace. While the journey has been strange, their destination holds stranger mysteries still. But also some familiar f...

C-Sides: Trophy Gold ft. Jason Cordova - The Rime Palace, Chapter I

We continue our game of Trophy Gold with Jason Cordova! While you don’t need to have listened to that series to understand this one, I highly recommend you check it out. Ezio, Zabatu, Sgt. Bruno Ilicik, and Lord Dion Devanos are treasure-hunters searching for a bone ship called Ardken, a legendary ship that supposedly will be able to take them to a lost domain of fae called The Rime Palace. For more information about Trophy, or to purchase this excellent system, check their website here. ...

C-Sides: Hungry Gnolls Eat the Rich

Today's C-Side is Zack Garth's Hungry Gnolls Eat the Rich! A game about building community and uh.. eating the rich, of course. So enjoy the quest of Tooth-tooth and Greymane as they attempt to steal what food and clothing they can from the human Gospa ruling class preparing for a war the Gnolls have no say in. If you would like to support us we have merch available on our store, or you can check out our Patreon for opportunities to vote on new C-Sides and chat in our Discord Finally, b...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter VIII

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with the consequences of their own actions during our last session. Milio and Kimin are dealing with arcane art gone awry, while Uraziti has transported himself to his own center of power, but without a way back from a hostile land. Together, though, they come up with a plan to reunite. It's going to take everyone working in unison, which in this group, means a lot of trouble may be headed their way. And everything is getting...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter VII

Uraziti the Spellblade, Kimin the Shaman, and Milio the Bard make their way from the crumbling tower deeper toward the heart of the Vulturelands. The enchantments of this place affecting them more as they go on their way. The standing bones give their first glimpse into the dark, forgotten history of the cyclopes, a glimpse that is difficult for them to withstand. They then search for an easier way forward as they explore this land. They head for a lake of black water, but some old friends...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter VI

Kimin the Shaman and Uraziti the Spellblade deal with some ratfolk in order to get Uraziti's sorcerous weapon back. But it leaves them with some unanswered questions. Milio the Bard makes his way back to the tower to rejoin the party, but spends some time unlocking a crate which lead to an unexpected situation. When the party does finally meet up, things are tense as Milio confronts Uraziti about leaving him for dead, while Kimin has bigger issues to worry about. If you enjoy our podcast,...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter V

Kimin the Bard and Uraziti the Spellblade, having lost their traveling companion over a cliff, decide to explore the crumbling tower that had been guarded by skeletons. They find themselves dealing with mysterious effects and something skittering within. Meanwhile, Milio the Bard, believing his companions are traveling in the same direction in order to meet up, walks along a river of tar alone, seeking a way back up the ravine. While in some ways, he finds the walk beneficial, it's not goin...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter IV

Milio the Bard, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Kimin the Shaman have journeyed through the Vulturelands to a strange tower polite enough to inform them it is forbidden. Our party tries to dig deeper to learn more, but finds themselves confronted by a group of skeletal warriors. Uraziti uses his powerful martial magic to blast these bony foes, Milio uses his brains to outsmart the brainless, and Kimin uses his... brute strength? Things don't go quite how they hoped. If you enjoy our podcast, p...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter III

We join Kimin the Shaman, Uraziti the Spellblade, and Milio the Bard while they investigate a skeleton of a leviathan held aloft by wriggling tendrils. They search for answers that will tell them more about the Vulturelands, but find themselves a little lost. Perhaps they'll get lucky and find their guide! If the custom moves in this recording are a little different than the end result we made available for listeners, it's because we edited them for improvements as we used them, so don't wo...

C-Sides: The Veil - Chapter V

Mr. Smiley, now mask-off to the viewer, leads the team toward an assassination attempt on the famous talking-head Bryan O'Doule of Omega Day News, but first there's a to-do on the floor of the Crystal Palace Casino... 900 opens themself up -- both figuratively and literally -- to one of the casino staff, but their affections only bring the crew more trouble. Chainbreaker, now the de-facto leader of his local religious sect, has to keep the neophytes safe as best he can, but his fast-progre...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter II

Milio the Bard, Kimin the Shaman, and Uraziti the Spellblade follow their strange dwarven guide Ishth through the Gate of Jet, leading them upward toward the Pass of the Harpies toward the Vulturelands. What awaits them is not the easy alpine hike they were hoping to enjoy. Though the birding is excellent. The custom moves I wrote to support a point crawl in Dungeon World for this series are in the comments of this episode post on our website. Feel free to use them, modify them, or take ins...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Chapter I

Uraziti the Spellblade, Kimin the Shaman, and Milio the Bard make their way up the Howling Valley and into the isolated dwarven city of Law. There, they find hints of what lies before them, impress some strange old dwarves, and take in the sights and smells of the city before making their way even higher to the outer boundary of the Vulturelands. If you enjoy our podcast, consider checking out our Patreon where we have longer, more banter-filled episodes of the podcast, discord access, and ...

Series IX: Cyclopolis of the Damned - Introduction

We kick off our Third Cycle around our table with the beginning of Series IX, entitled “Cyclopolis of the Damned.” We first are introduced to Kimin Bilaskis the Shaman who harvested power from a dead god and carries another around his neck, Milio Miretti the Bard who escaped the slaughter of Lucco and lived with the Fjord-Dwarves, and Uraziti the Spellblade, youngest son of the Shah of Ashkeshahr and hidden weapon of a secret order. Then the dungeon master asks some questions to fill out so...

The Dragon's Den - Cycle Two

With the end of Series VIII, the Second Cycle of Chimaeracast has come to an end, and to celebrate our latest rotation around our gaming table, we present again our fireside chat - The Dragon’s Den! Life’s a lot different since the last Den: JD and Ryan have flown the coop, and then everything that happened in 2020 happened, so we’re happy to have you all to listen to us. We love and appreciate you. The episode’s a mammoth, so I’ll say this here, too — if you want to hang out with us on D...

C-Sides: The Veil - Chapter IV

In this fourth installment of our Veil series, the party escapes the chaos of Quarters' Arcade, but with two dozen neophytes in tow. Luckily, Smiley knows a place they can lay low

C-Sides: The Veil - Chapter III

We continue our playthrough of Fraser Simons' The Veil! 900, Chainbreaker, and Mr. Smiley seek refuge in an arcade-cum-cathedral, but the recent assassination of a public figure isn't something they can shake so easily.

Upcoming Dragon's Den

With the end of Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls, we also are ending our Second Cycle around the GMing table. Before we start the Third Cycle, which we anticipate will bring some changes for us, we’ll be recording and releasing another episode of the Dragon’s Den. We’ll discuss the last cycle and the podcast as a whole. We’ll also be answering any questions sent into us within the next week. Please contact us by leaving a comment on this post, via Twitter or Instagram @chimaeracast, or emai...

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter XIV

Here it is: the long awaited final episode of the series. The plague that haunts this series takes its biggest bite out of the audio and I am sorry about that. I hope that our tinkering helps to make the last episode salvagable from an audio and story perspective. This episode the team faces themselves and then faces the big bad. There is no two ways about it: this episode is about Death, Love, Blood & Guts. The climatic ending to series 8 starts right now! Thanks again for listening, w...

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter XIII

Our heroes delve deeper into the church and encounter a solemn king who has lost his heart. Things come to a head as Anep's heart is tested and is at the center of all things, maybe not the heart your thinking of though...

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter XII

The gang plunges deeper into the church: Anep takes an opportunity to make a new friend, Bale takes an opportunity to be a little selfish, and the church itself tries to take an opportunity to try and bathe Ukhaz in blood. Sorry again dear listeners about the audio issues. I hope they will be cured soon! WE MADE ARMOR FOR YOUR BONES!

C-Sides: The Veil - Chapter II

900, Mr. Smiley, and Chainbreaker have been captured by an unnamed group and now their boss has a job for them, but will they listen?

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter XI

The gang plunges into the depths of their desires in order to progress in the great depths of P’thya. While this episode lacks our classic sword play, we get a deep look into who they characters truly see themselves as…

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter X

The gang makes their way into P’thya. They encounter some of Benza's past and then make their way into the lair of the weaver. They witness a great sacrificial ritual and then attempt to best the weaver's chosen children. As always, khopesh wielding warriors are the best warriors. WE HAVE MERCH

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter IX

C-Sides: The Veil - Chapter I

Today we’re playing The Veil by Fraser Simons! We introduce Mr. Smiley, Chainbreaker, and 900 and do some world building. Our three protagonists are just trying to have a quiet evening at Mr. Smiley’s Noodle Shop, but one patron just can’t keep his cool and then everything goes to shit.

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter VIII

The gang makes their way to the hidden village of Yama and learn much of the war and the plague of Paru. We get a good look at who our adventurers are...

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter VII

The gang make it back from the library and hurry toward the village (they are late, late, late!) They encounter an auspicious ceremony and fight a dragon! Note: sorry about the audio loss in the episode, feel free to message me (zach) with notes if you would like it provided in another way.

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter VI

The gang gets on their way toward the lake of desire. We get a deeper understanding of who our three adventurers are thanks to the power of water. After some time at a temple they gang makes their way to the library and learn more about Yama and Anep’s…predicament.

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter V

The gang meets the Children of Yama and an interrogation ensues. After that is all squared away Anep meets Fugi and learns more of his curse. We’ve got merch!

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter IV

The team fend off a mysterious foe as the flames from his arrows torch the theater. Ukhaz, Bale, and Anep are pushed to their limits in this battle... will they all make it? Who knows!

Series VIII: The Blood of Pearls - Chapter III

The gang makes their way into Paru and do a little shopping before taking in a show. It is a completely innocent affair! Nothing going on in the background! Just good old fashioned town session! Nothing of note! or... perhaps a city of theater has a few secrets hiding backstage?