Librarians & Leviathans
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Musings on tabletop roleplaying. A mixture of homebrew ideas, observations, and theory discussion; plus occasional reviews, utilities and inspirations. Verbose, amateurish, under-edited, over-written, not especially serious.
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Hell's Rebels, episode 29: Blind the unconscious dead person
September 20, 2022 16:58In which harsh pragmatism ensues. The poorly-drawn map proves the biggest challenge of this level, but we eventually work out where we can move. The Silver Ravens say "Nope" to regeneration and to ridiculously excessive DCs. We play with a doggie, and have a nice read by the river. I'm somewhat uncomfortable with The Lout in this part of the adventure. This is an 'ogrekin' (half human, half ogre, I think?) who got captured by some evil priests, magically controlled for a while, brainwash...
Hell's Rebels, episode 28: Back away from the door, book boy
September 18, 2022 16:39You thought paper cuts were the worst that could happen? Our attempt to find the secrets hidden under the Phantasmagorium runs into problems, as an obstinate book bars the way (a great betrayal, for Zim at least). That's basically it. Part 28 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 028: Back away from the door, book boy Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimm...
Hell's Rebels, episode 27: Enormous tiefling, obvious gnome
September 17, 2022 16:27Neither mummified apes, nor poisonous spiders, nor almost total inability to hurt anything, will stay these messengers about their duty. Creative solutions abound. We debate the rules for readied actions. That damned spiritual weapon gets its comeuppance. Obviously evil statues are obviously evil. Part 27 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 027: Enormous tiefling, obvious gnome Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technicall...
Hell's Rebels, episode 26: I promise it's not cursed
February 27, 2022 15:57"For a gunslinger sitting in a tank of water might not be optimal." - sage advice from Zimgallar, there. Features spiders. With courage in our hearts, we delve further into enemy territory - which is to say, we move into the second room. Caution proves to be more difficult that you might think. We discover the lack of Pathfinder rules for handling critters that are actually just on you. Part 26 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 026: I promise it's not cursed Direct...
Hell's Rebels, episode 25: What kind of tricks?
February 25, 2022 13:59Update: fixed some audio issues where parts of Nathan's track were stripped out. It's too long since we did any impersonation. The Rebellion continues to gather steam, by which I mean, we maintain our proud record of appalling dice rolls and bare survival. We go for a nice walk that isn't any kind of casing of joints, no sir. Subterfuge ensues as Cassia infiltrates a museum, for a further attempt at conquering the damned thing. Hellknights discover the consequences of f*cking around wit...
Hell's Rebels, episode 24: Woo! Capitalism!
October 31, 2021 19:31Update: fixed some audio issues where parts of Nathan's track were stripped out. Bridge taxes are up! Outrageous! I don't honestly remember what happened in this episode, apart from lying to NPCs because gnome. We purchase huge numbers of scrolls (OK, within the limited budget of a low-level party). Shopping occurs. We examine the rules for crafting alchemical items. Not the most action-packed of episodes. Part 24 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 024: Woo! Capitalism...
Hell's Rebels, part 23: Faceful of zombie crotch
October 29, 2021 18:29Join us once more for ineptitude in the streets of devil-struck Kintargo... You don't get anywhere as a small business owner seditious rebel without persistence. We return once again to the bloody annoying halls of the Fantasmagorium in the hopes of making it past the first flippin' room. On our past record this is very much a nail-biter. Part 23 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 023: Faceful of zombie crotch. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Numbe...
Hell's Rebels, episode 22: Is this going to be another Mal versus Door?
June 20, 2021 17:40Educational visits can be dangerous. "Starknives and whips is just not a good look with skeletons", quote Zim. We are bullied by undead apes, and discover the disadvantages of party members who are physically incapable of inflicting damage (yes, I'm one of them). Part 22 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 022: Is this going to be another Mal versus Door?. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode...
Hell's Rebels correction, ep. 21
June 18, 2021 23:10Roger has kindly pointed out that the start of Episode 21 contains 13 minutes of dead silence. This is in no way part of an elaborate Kuthite occult ritual designed to lure our innocent audience into the path of shadow and pain. Especially now that someone's noticed. I have replaced the file on Archive.org.
Hell's Rebels, episode 21: Hit points is a state of mind
May 14, 2021 10:21"I am not a number (of hit points), I am a free, uh, humanoid of some kind." Reggie and Mal uncover a Plot Device. We accidentally perform a 1970s comedy routine (poor Rexus). A visit to the Museum proves education in different ways than the institution originally anticipated - for example, we learned you should always carry a slashing weapon. Part 21 of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 021: Hit points is a state of mind. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode ...
Hell's Rebels: episode 20, It's like Casper the Friendly Ghost
April 23, 2021 15:03In this twentieth episode, sometimes it's hard to be spooky. Relations with our patron become somewhat soured when we point out that he is criticising us without doing anything whatsoever to improve matters himself (that'll happen). We engage in budget Hallowe'en shenanigans and lie abundantly. All good fun between enemies. Part twenty of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 020: It's like Casper the Friendly Ghost. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Numbe...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 19
April 01, 2021 15:26 - 99.1 MBNineteen episodes? Somehow. The party negotiate ill-naturedly with a devil, and go into the salt trade. Part nineteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 019: Real things said by real people. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour am...
Hell's Rebels, part 19, real things said by real people
April 01, 2021 15:26 - 99.1 MBNineteen episodes? Somehow. The party negotiate ill-naturedly with a devil, and go into the salt trade. Part nineteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 019: Real things said by real people. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... n...
Hell's Rebels, part 19, real things said by real peoplenullnullnull
April 01, 2021 15:26 - 99.1 MBNineteen episodes? Somehow. The party negotiate ill-naturedly with a devil, and go into the salt trade. Part nineteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 019: Real things said by real people. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... n...
s Rebels delay
April 01, 2021 15:26 - 99.1 MBNineteen episodes? Somehow. The party negotiate ill-naturedly with a devil, and go into the salt trade. Part nineteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 019: Real things said by real people. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... n...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 18
February 18, 2021 21:27Dare you listen to this inauspicious eighteenth episode? You do? Oh, okay. Great. That's pretty cool actually. The new recruits prove to need more training in the Gentle Art of Insurrection than we initially realised. Malexius engages in avian skulduggery in the face of a sceptical Reggie. We do a bunch of rebellion admin (I cut a lot of it out, honestly). Part eightteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 018: A lot of f*cking birdseed. Direct Links RSS feed for all ep...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 17
February 12, 2021 21:27There is no beginning; no end; only podcast. We continue our suboptimal attempts to evict - with extreme prejudice - interlopers* in our beloved home** bent on depriving us of (in no particular order) life, liberty and our worldly wealth***. Tragedy strikes in our midst. The DM accidentally foreshadows next session's calamities. *yes, yes, technically "duly appointed representatives of the law" **illicit secret insurgent headquarters ***numerous crates of abandoned contraband and ...
HellHell''s Rebels delay
February 09, 2021 15:00Hello folks, just a quick one to say that there is still plenty of campaign to go, I've just been ill and haven't had time to edit podcasts recently. I'll get something out when I can.
Hell's Rebels delay
February 09, 2021 15:00Hello folks, just a quick one to say that there is still plenty of campaign to go, I've just been ill and haven't had time to edit podcasts recently. I'll get something out when I can.
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 16
January 28, 2021 12:52For loyal podcast listeners, hoorah! Another episode! This episode begins with my apology for losing half of the previous session, and a brief summary of our fairy-mangling exploits. Due to being dim, I managed to download the same recording twice and fail to record the second one at all... sorry. In which we do a remarkably poor job of keeping our secret rebel base secret, in the face of terrifying rolls from the GM. Violence is the last resort of the, uh, people who roll badly, I supp...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 15
January 21, 2021 12:58Podcasts? Never heard of 'em, guv. I wouldn't know anything about that. You must be thinking of another couple of gnomes. In which we attempt to set up rebellion management, and discover some, uh, some discrepancies. "Murder" or "I would lie, and then lie, and then add additional lies"? Part fourteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically ...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 14
January 14, 2021 12:54Podcasts? Never heard of 'em, guv. I wouldn't know anything about that. You must be thinking of another couple of gnomes. What is best in life? Fusion cuisine and committing extreme violence against crocodilians. Today, at least. Part fourteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimm...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 13
January 07, 2021 12:54This episode? Fell off the back of a lorry la, I can give it you for a fiver? Hijinks ensue, but this time it isn't us. Scandalous! And I say that as a gnome. Also, new friends are, eventually, made, and I require a cup of coffee for my hat. Part thirteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 013: Ego Shattered!. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Fr...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 12
December 08, 2020 09:20For loyal podcast listeners, hoorah! Another episode! For loyal readers, sorry, I haven't had much time or inspiration for posts recently. I do have some ideas on the back burner, but work and general Life Stuff isn't exactly leisurely these last few months. In which we feign artistic differences and our distraction is counter-distracted. If this rebellion business doesn't work out, though, I have a fallback plan now. Part twelve of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 01...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 11
December 01, 2020 09:13After feedback from a kind listener (thanks Roger, we love you) I've gone back and redone the audio for episodes 5-10 to get a better balance of volume for people's voices. Hopefully they'll all be clearer in future. Feedback is great, please leave comments! In which our GM appears to be underwater and/or possessed but it's just the audio, he assures us. We embark on a chase, resulting in an increasingly elaborate series of lies and impersonations in an attempt to extricate ourselves fro...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 10
November 24, 2020 09:49It's hard to keep thinking up intro tags for these, sorry. In which we debate the proper handling of floating corpses. Part ten of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels. Direct Links RSS feed for all episodes Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honou...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 9
November 17, 2020 09:48Pssst! There's a new episode out. Pass it on... In which we are apparently an organized resistance group, only without the "organized" part. Part nine of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché. Direct Links Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... nor...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 8
November 10, 2020 09:45There is no podcast; only Zuul. In which we continue our streak of being extremely bad at fighting by battling the spawn of the outer planes, badly. Part eight of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite. Direct Links Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: Th...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 7
November 03, 2020 09:45*Klaxon sounds* Warning, warning, podcast incoming! Take evasive action! In which we go down a trapdoor and regret it immediately. Fighting little things is just always bad news. Part seven of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground. Direct Links Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 0...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 6
October 28, 2020 20:32It's a podcast! Yaaaaay! In which doggo. Part six of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians. Direct Links Episode 001: Number My Thugs Episode 002: Technically She's Goop Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster Episode 005: By our powers combined Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 5
October 15, 2020 18:23There is no escape; I have released another podcast episode. We just have to get through this together. Having heroically rescued a guy who'd already fought off his attackers, our heroes go to a bookshop. Sadly that isn't all they do, no matter how much my character would have liked it to be. Part five of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 005: By our powers combined. This recording is a bit odd, and our GM in particular sometimes sound like he's underwater. I don't kn...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 4
October 06, 2020 18:09QUIVER, MORTALS, for the next episode of our podcast IS NIGH! Honestly, I've completely forgotten what happened in this one, so, uh... hope it was good. Shenanigans, certainly. Rolling really terribly is also a good bet. Part four of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster . Since getting a new laptop, I've been having major issues with uploading. My internet tends to stick every so often, and either actually disconnect or think it's disconnected. ...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels part 3
September 29, 2020 08:02Harken once more, merry companions, to ineffective adventuring piped directly to your shell-like ears. A completely peaceful protest is underway, at least until we get our hands on it. In our defence, we had it on good (and accurate) information that the authorities planned to violently suppress it. Might as well get our counter-suppression in first, eh? Lessons were learned about the importance of base movement speeds, the aerodynamicity or otherwise of barrels that are on fire, and stock...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels part 2
August 26, 2020 14:36Harken once more, merry companions, to ineffective adventuring piped directly to your shell-like ears. We resume our adventures in the oppressed city of Kintargo, where our disgruntled heroes(?) are accidentally sliding into rebeldom. I'm confident that a pacifist healer, a weaponsmith, a satirical novelist and a really good chef are the perfect figures to lead an uprising against the oppressive devil-wielding regime. Ahem. Part two of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 002...
Podcast: Hell's Rebels part 1
August 07, 2020 18:56Harken, adventure fans, to our exploits! After a very considerable interlude, I'm very pleased to announce I'll finally be releasing some audio again. For the past few months, one of my groups has been playing Pathfinder. Specifically, the Hell's Rebels adventure path, featuring free-spirited heroes rising up against a draconian regime that continually attempts to rewrite history in its favour. I'm pretty sure the GM didn't intend anything political by it, but it's hard to overlook...