It's almost the technical end of summer, so Tom and Magill talk a bit about what they've been up to lately before diving into their respective campaigns as Al's Aces go to the Highlands to investigate the Cult of Cryonax and the Destiny of Istus heroes find themselves stalked by a Jason Voorhees surrogate! Plus Tom half-heartedly reviews a sub and talks about the Subway tuna sandwich scandal, and then over in the tavern there's a magic words quiz and some talk about trees.

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The fun starts as the adventurers in the Destiny of Istus campaign travel to Wintershiven to loot a crypt and meet a sarcastic flaming skeleton. Tom hates the name Wintershiven! Then Al's Aces infiltrate a retreat being run by the Cult of Cryonax and discover strange things underground, including a cell block and a foul temple. In the tavern we talk about Kobold Fight Club and Nosferatus more. PLUS: Tom's wild theories about The Mummy Returns! All this and more on episode 75 of Compare & Campaign.

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A new act begins in the Al's Aces campaign as our heroes return from the Nightside Eclipse realm of Sitra Arha only to discover that someone else has stowed away with them when they travelled through the portal home! Obviously the only things to do are attend Winterfest and pay a visit to the Bong Druid of Mammoth Weed Mountain. In the Destiny of Istus campaign, the adventurers infiltrate a Scarlet Brotherhood temple and interrupt an arcane ritual sacrifice! Then in the tavern we talk about fungus orbs, death cows, and Nosferatus. Plus, Tom gets bitten by a spider!

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In the Destiny of Istus campaign, following their encounter in Eldredd, the players head back to Greyhawk for an exposition dump and are granted a parsonage to use as their base of operations! Meanwhile, Al's Aces escape Sitra Arha and the Gigalich via the Glumurphonel, navigate a security checkpoint and explore the Demilich Ring Observatory! Then over in the tavern, Osprey Publishing gets a moment in the spotlight as Tom and Magill generate a crew for a game of Stargrave and Magill outlines the rules for a game he used to play as a kid using green plastic army men.

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Al's Aces, still behind enemy lines in Sitra Arha, descend into the homeworld of the Nightside Eclipse called the Gigalich where they're thrown into a pit fighting arena run by cannibal undead! And the heroes of the Destiny of Istus campaign find themselves in the city of Eldredd where they have to infiltrate a manor that was once owned by an alchemist who might know the secret to creating a cure for the Red Death! But they're not alone...an old foe is there searching for the same thing! Then in the tavern, Tom talks about the two highest level spells that he could find in the Rifts core rulebook and Magill showcases a terrific short-form RPG called Fleshscape.

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Magill and Tom talk vaccines as this episode of Compare & Campaign opens, and then Al's Aces, having escaped Worships pursued by the cyborg goblin Rex, run into Gutbones while navigating and hacking an outpost to gain critical data in their fight against the Nightside Eclipse. Then in the Destiny of Istus campaign, the players track the animal avatar Morgorath with the help of some centaurs, then investigate the boat of a strange merchant. And over in the tavern, Tom profiles two of his favourite D&D monsters and Magill talks about more weird RPGs that he found!

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Al's Aces continue their adventures in Sitra Arha on Operation Abysmal Heirships as the players infiltrate a data hub, having passed through the gateway realm of Nespithe. And then in the Destiny of Istus campaign, the players head to Jurnre to try and obtain a healing amulet that could hold the power to stave off the plague sweeping the land. Over in the tavern, Magill talks about the I'll Be Back series of mini-RPGs, all based on the filmography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Tom quizzes Magill on what the original D&D monsters were.

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Tom wraps up Operation Portal, which he has been covering on the last couple of episodes, where Al's Aces are frontier operatives in Sitra Arha, stuck in the gateway realm of Nespithe. Then over in the Destiny of Istus campaign, Maeve the paladin is officially inducted into the Order of Istus while her friends are gassed and forced into an underground fighting ring! Then in the tavern, Tom quizzes Magill on the intricacies of bunny herbalism and Magill tells Tom about a defunct RPG where everyone is a psychic dolphin. NICE.

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In this great big episode of Compare & Campaign: the adventurers in the Destiny of Istus campaign get entangled in a catfishing romance scam as a bratty price stows away with the party disguised as a knight! And then Al's Aces go undercover as extraplanar mercenaries in the Nightside Eclipse base of Sitra Arha from whence the undead faction plans and launches their assaults on other factions. Then in the tavern, Tom talks about the awesome but now defunct tabletop game Horrorclix, and Magill runs Tom through a Dungeons and Dragons quiz.

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Al's Aces take over another episode as another act of Tom's campaign starts. Take the Stargate to Necro-Hell along with them and meet that wacky undead dude known by many names, but whom the players call Gutbones! Thrill as Tom recounts key pieces of black metal lore! And then in the tavern Magill talks about an obscure RPG called HoL: Human Occupied Landfill.

NOTE: Alex, don't listen to this episode.

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