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Slack and Slash

127 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -

Live-play tabletop role-playing in D&D 5e's Ravenloft setting. A party of middle-aged gamers portray hapless heroes on a quest to defeat the tenth-most famous vampire ever: Strahd von Zarovich. Combining Gothic horror with swords-and-sorcery fantasy, we use theatre of the mind to produce lush, efficient storytelling, with some goofy humour thrown in. http://slackandslashpod.com

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#125: Postcast: Curse of Strahd Reminiscing and Review

August 26, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

This is the end, my friends… but Scott, Laird, Jason, David, and Gayle have some ruminating to do, and you’re invited! Find out what the boys think about D&D 5e; what bits of Curse of Strahd were completely fudged or invented by Scott; and why Gothic horror is so cathartic/hilarious. 

#124: Strahdcast Epilogue: Corpses and Tired Women

July 29, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MB

The survivors of last episode’s boss battle regroup, and next moves are discussed. The sun peeks through the mists. A conversation with a dragon skull gets heated. Ralston gets a few cantrips named after him. Happily ever afters??? 

#123: Strahdcast Ch.94: Darklawd, He Comin'

July 08, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

This is it! The colossal climactic instalment of Curse of Strahd, featuring: epically uncoordinated team combat! Heroically failed saving throws! And so many Hail Mary spells, you’ll think the Morninglord converted to Christianity. THIS IS IT!!! 

#122: Strahdcast Ch.93: No Attachments

June 25, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 39.4 MB

Beneath Strahd’s tomb, a gargantuan undead monstrosity rises. Can the heroes rescue Nadja from its clutches before the Darklord returns to finish them off? It’s the penultimate battle!

#121: Strahdcast Ch.92: What's the Point of Being a Ranger These Days?

June 18, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 39 MB

The heroes await word from Nadja, who has wriggled into Ravenloft’s depths in pursuit of Strahd. A ghostly, musical interlude provides a glimpse at the OG Red Wedding. 

#120: Strahdcast Ch.91: Legendary Bullsh*t

June 12, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 36.3 MB

It’s the throne-room smackdown with the Darklord! Agonizing dice rolls and hairbreadth reversals await! Laird is very drunk this week! 

#119: Strahdcast Ch.90: Throne Room, Hours of Operation

May 29, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 28.3 MB

We push on past some garbled audio; the heroes break an ancient curse; David says a bad word; and Ralston delivers a pep talk that would inspire the Day Daddy himself! 

#118: Strahdcast Ch.89: Don't Make Me Ring My Bell at You

April 17, 2023 20:00 - 55 minutes - 33.4 MB

In the hidden heart of Castle Ravenloft, the heroes trade noisy blows with some uncle-spiders before discovering a fortress within the fortress… and a treasure beyond price! 

#117: Strahdcast Ch.88: Come On Baby Bank My Fire

April 06, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutes - 29.6 MB

With Death defeated and the party reunited, the heroes indulge in some chimney-diving and trap-springing. 

#116: Strahdcast Ch.87: Eating that Death Sandwich

March 27, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes - 30.1 MB

When the Grim Reaper comes at you swinging, you need to hope your dice hold up. This is what happens when they don’t.

#115: Strahdcast Ch.86: I Inject Her Spinal Cord with All Kinds of Holy Energy

March 23, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

Intense NPC roleplay presides, as Ireena’s cards turn her into a second Esmerelda, and Nadja says goodbye to the stone age. 

#114: Strahdcast Ch.85: Brains in Jars in Cribs in Here

March 15, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes - 33.1 MB

The way down is up? The Ought-Not Nursery awaits, with sanity checks all ‘round. What does Channel Divinity sound like, anyway? 

#113: Strahdcast Ch.84: Eight Hours

March 07, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 23.2 MB

A lot can go down during a long rest in the vampire’s castle: one million maggots, a pop-up swordwraith, and an awkward conversation about Dragomir’s ex.  NOTE: The audio is grimy, but at least it’s a short ep?? Better next time, promise! 

#112: Strahdcast Ch.83: The Buttered Painting and the Fistful of Snakes

February 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 38 MB

The heroes are on the back foot in Castle Ravenloft, but there’s nowhere to hide when the Darklord’s eyes see all! NOTE: Geez, the audio on this one sucks. Apologies. 

#111: Strahdcast Ch.82: Team Cowardice

February 15, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

Fun times! Dragomir just mercy-killed his true love, and Andrej’s offspring isn’t far behind. Also, did you know Strahd always rolls natural 20s? Fun times. 

#110: Strahdcast Ch.81: Dungeon for the Gifted

February 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 34.1 MB

Divided and under attack, the heroes of Barovia pause their crusade briefly to learn some crucial lessons about equestrian anatomy. 

#109: Strahdcast Ch.80: Everything Smells Wrong

January 31, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 30.5 MB

The fellowship presses deeper into the trap-filled, fog-choked, guano-clogged dungeons of Ravenloft. Aren’t you glad this podcast doesn’t come with smell-o-vision? 

#108: Strahdcast Ch.79: Teamwork -- A Coward's Choice

January 24, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes - 35.4 MB

This is it, ghosts ‘n’ goblins: The Assault on Castle Ravenloft begins here, featuring the return of the swordwraiths and a fearless foray into the guano crypts. 

#107: Strahdcast Ch.78: Gainful Exercise

January 20, 2023 22:00 - 54 minutes - 34.6 MB

As we move ever closer to the Ravenloft showdown, we learn the grim, legal truth about Strahd von Zarovich’s original descent into darkness! 

#106: Strahdcast Ch.77: All the Crits

January 10, 2023 14:00 - 53 minutes - 35.4 MB

After fixing David’s “sexy android” problems, Ralston and Andrej trounce howlers in the Gloaming, and Dragomir gets persuasive. 

#105: Strahdcast Ch.76: "I Walk With Them"

December 20, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

Not gonna lie: this ep is mostly wrangling about where to go next, punctuated with (baseless!) complaints that the DM never lets the party get a long rest.

#104: Strahdcast Ch.75: Liches Be Crazy, Pt. II

December 13, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MB

Azalin roams  free! Andrej invents the elevator! Ralston experiences the Bad Touch, and Dragomir helps Saffron pull off the heist from Hell. 

#102: Strahdcast Ch.74: Liches Be Crazy, Pt. I

December 06, 2022 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB

Andrej contemplates cracks. Dragomir and Saffron take the plunge. And Ralston seals a deal with Azalin, and learns you can’t trust an old son-of-a-lich. 

#103: Postcast: Scott <3 Raw Pathfinder

December 06, 2022 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MB

Call of Cthulhu? Pendragon? Vampire: The Masquerade? Yes, the boys (sans Jason) talk about all these RPGs, and more! 

#100: Strahdcast Ch.73: I Got My Degree in Lichology

November 22, 2022 13:00 - 56 minutes - 35 MB

A desecrated underground temple! A bottomless pit! And the unexpected appearance of a legendary Ravenloft villain (NOT Strahd?!?). 

#101: Postcast: Laird <3 the Three Main F**kfaces of Ravenloft

November 22, 2022 13:00 - 44 minutes - 25.5 MB

The players respond to this week’s shocking name-drop. Scott enumerates Buddhas and says “Yeahh!” to Gary Oldman.  David vivisects "Picard."

#100: Strahdcast Ch.76: I Got My Degree in Lichology

November 22, 2022 13:00 - 56 minutes - 35 MB

A desecrated underground temple! A bottomless pit! And the unexpected appearance of a legendary Ravenloft villain (NOT Strahd?!?). 

#099: Strahdcast Ch.72: Dark Hole Destinies

November 15, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MB

In a harrowing mountaintop search for the Well of Souls – er, the Heartless Well – the heroes risk losing everything – er, well, at least all their treasure.

#098: Strahdcast Ch.71: Escheresque

November 08, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Trapped in a dimension of madness! Ralston is out of spells, and he’s not afraid to mention it! 

#097: Strahdcast Ch.70: Nothing Should Smell Like Nothing

November 02, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 29.3 MB

A brutal battle with a floral foe leaves our heroes disoriented. Without Saffron’s guidance through the Gloaming, Dragomir follows his nose!

#096: Fastcast: Happy Birthday to Me

October 25, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MB

It’s DM Scott’s most self-indulgent podcast yet! Join him on a brisk saunter down D&D Memory Lane. 

#095: Strahdcast Ch.69: Sucked Into Penumbra

October 25, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 28 MB

Our heroes venture back into the Gloaming, only to find that the demiplane is overrun with shadow demons and skele-plants. There goes the neighbourhood!

#094: CaperCon 2022: The Shape of the Table

October 18, 2022 18:00 - 56 minutes - 33.3 MB

Eavesdrop on DM Scott’s live panel discussion at this year's CaperCon! 

#093: Strahdcast Ch.68: That Went T*ts-up in a Hurry

October 18, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 36.3 MB

Ralston has a girlfriend! The Gloaming is long on real estate, but short on jobs. A brazen plan elicits a snigger from the Morninglord. The road to Hell is paved with pillow talk. 

#092: Strahdcast Ch.67: Head Will Roll

September 20, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

It’s a colossal season finale as the heroes, harried by Strahd’s far-reaching powers, fight desperately against the very trees, rocks, and evil skeleton babies of Krezk! Following this episode, we'll be on hiatus until Oct. 17 or so.

#091: Strahdcast Ch.66: Ill Wind by Candlelight

September 06, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Dragomir’s dybbuk sparks trouble during a stormy night in Krezk. Featuring our first PC vs PC combat (except for that time Andrej sucker-punched Ralston, I guess).

#090: Strahdcast Ch.65: Jump Off the Tower Like a Man

August 25, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 36.5 MB

Even as Ralston strives to remove Nadja’s medusa curse, Dragomir succumbs to a different darkness. 

#089: Strahdcast Ch.64: Shot in the Heart

August 09, 2022 23:00 - 45 minutes - 23 MB

Reunions abound!

#088: Strahdcast Ch.63: Declare the Pennies on Your Eyes

July 26, 2022 18:00 - 54 minutes - 31.8 MB

The squatters in the Magic Tower can sense danger drawing near, but none of them realize… the (wolf) call is coming from inside the house! 

#087: Strahdcast Ch.62: The Invisible Tiger

July 12, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 36.2 MB

The heroes play a deadly game of Bejewelled, which despite being a visual puzzle is still totally dramatic in podcast form… NOTE: Merci beaucoup to Julien Ribiollet aka DM Faction, who provided the puzzle via “Van Richten’s Tower Door Puzzle Alternative” (available to buy at dmsguild.com) 

#086: Strahdcast Ch.61: The Horses are Unimpressed

June 28, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Catch-up with Ireena! A round of Tarokka! A visit from the Sandman Squiggleface! All this, plus a fight to the death with a many-(MANY-)limbed demon! 

#085: Strahdcast Ch.60: Not Your Average Weak-Bladdered Guards

June 15, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

The running fight in Wachterhaus goes underground; an underdog named Norris has his fifteen minutes of fame; and Ralston’s saintly boner strikes its final blow against evil. But who cares about any of that? LUNA RETURNS! (and yes, Ireena too)

#084: Strahdcast Ch.59: Sphere Fear

May 31, 2022 15:00 - 52 minutes - 32.6 MB

At Wachterhaus, our heroes try their luck against an escape room containing a Sphere of Annihilation.

#083: Strahdcast Ch.58: All Guards Are Bastards

May 24, 2022 17:00 - 51 minutes - 30.6 MB

An old enemy turns up, wearing a new uniform and possessed of new, diabolical powers. 

#082: Strahdcast Ch.57: Like Eagles, When They're F**king

May 17, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 38.9 MB

After a harrowing escape from Castle Ravenloft, some divine guidance gets the heroes back on track: squatting, sponge baths, and haberdashery.

#080: Strahdcast Ch.56: The Only Way Out is Down

May 10, 2022 19:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

Seeking to escape the trap-filled cellars of Castle Ravenloft, the heroes strike a wary bargain with Hazlik, the Darklord’s vermiculous vassal.  Check out our sister 'cast: Cinematic Omniverse!

#081: Fastcast: Creating and Running Hazlik

May 10, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Scott the DM shares his inspirations and role-playing strategies for Hazlik, the creepy-crawly NPC with all the juiciest secrets!

#079: Strahdcast Ch.55: Vilkomen Ill Omen

May 03, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

The heroes have found their way into the Larders of Ill Omen under Castle Ravenloft. Here in the Darklord’s domicile, the shadows spring to life and gravity does whatever if feels like. How long can the heroes endure?

#078: Strahdcast Ch. 53: Baba Lysaga Babble n' Saga

April 26, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MB

An unusual episode. We follow our heroes deeper into the Gloaming, and even catch a glimpse of Baba Lysaga. But then… Scott loses some audio and has to improvise.

#077: Strahdcast Ch. 52: Life's a Beach

April 19, 2022 17:00 - 49 minutes - 31.1 MB

The heroes enter the phantasmagoric, fey-haunted world of the Gloaming, and swiftly find themselves in too deep.