D&D Legends and Lore

In a world that begets beings of both great evil and great power, Demon Princes, Eye Tyrants, Archliches and more, who or what stands in the way of the inevitable devastation such forces of ill would deliver upon all worlds if left unchecked? Well, someone asking such a question need look no further than the Gold Dragon.

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When legends, fairy tales, and fables speak of dragons without specifying a color—when they tell of kingdoms laid waste, virtuous maidens sacrificed, and valiant heroes sent home as charred corpses— odds are that they speak of the mighty red dragons.

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The lich is, perhaps, the single most powerful form of undead known to exist. Liches are the remains of great wizards who embrace undeath as a means of preserving themselves. They further their own power at any cost, having no interest in the affairs of the living except where those affairs interfere with their own.

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Ghouls are among the most iconic corporeal undead. Haunting graveyards, battlefields, and crypts, they hunger for the flesh of living or recently dead creatures. Once human, ghouls are vicious killers driven mad by an unending gnawing hunger. They crave nothing more than to tear into and consume the warm flesh. It consumes their every thought and overrides even their sense of self-preservation. Still, even with their deranged and destroyed minds, ghouls have a terrible cunning which enables them to hunt their prey most effectively. 

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Of all the chaotic evil undead creatures that stalk the worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, perhaps none is more dreadful than the vampire. Forever shunning the light of the sun, Vampires upon creation  are awakened to an endless night. They lust for the life they lost and sate that hunger by drinking the blood of the living. Moving silently through the night, these pallid undead stalk their prey without mercy or compassion.

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None can win the war with death, but losing the war does not mean the combatants have seen their last battle. Warriors who wish to fight beyond the limitations of flesh and blood can seek a forbidden way to steal their souls from fate. 

The cost of this immortality is death, but the fearless few who pay this price become death’s allies. Indeed, death bestows power upon them. Their fleshless bones clad in skins of armor, their brittle fingers clasping weapons with a grip of iron, these knights of death take command of their souls and their destinies. When they charge from the shadowy afterlife into the lands of the living, death knights ride to wage war upon life itself.

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Deep beneath the surface world lies a realm of darkness, danger, and betrayal. Although many races claim it as their home, the sinister drow claim to be its rulers. With arrogance that few can manage, the drow lord over their slaves, scheming and plotting behind the backs of their kin. Despite their sense of superiority, the drow fear one thing: their dark goddess Lolth, Queen of Spiders.

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The horrors the Abyss disgorges are without number, and no limit restricts the disquieting forms that its spawn, demons, can take. Easily the most disgusting master to claim dominion over the tainted host is the creature known as Juiblex, He Who Slithers, the Unnameable One, Glistener, Indescribable Darkness, and Slick of Foulest Humors.

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In the sinister land of Thay, scheming mages called Red Wizards dominate a society steeped in magic and deceit. Those without magical or economic power are at the mercy of these fascist mages, who harshly punish any who defy them. The truth is that the Red Wizards are a threat to all of Faerun, held back by the Simbul and Rashemen and their own disorganization. Those who know Thay realize that it is the Red Wizards' own lack of a coherent structure and their refusal to combine forces that keeps them from conquering the rest of Toril.

But there is one among them who wishes to change this. Thay is also infamous as the home of Szass Tam, the dread lich who seeks to rule this nation and turn those who oppose him into undead minions.

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This is the bonus episode that leads into our new story: Shores of the Silver Thrum. We recommend starting here!

If you have never listened to Dark Dice before, you can start here, as this season has no ties to previous ones.

As waves crash and docks creek, it is time for the final two crew members to join the Willow's Wake.

Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters)

Produced, Edited, and with Co-Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kasch Wilder

Co Sound Design, Mixing, and Mastering by Dayn Leonardson

Transcriptions by Shion Francois

Cast:

Balmur – Jeff Goldblum

Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz

Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff

Jare – Florian Seidler

Konvo – Enrique Perez

Nickrick – Felix Trench

Eddel – Nichole Goodnight

Av – Ciara Baxendale

Captain Gelmain - Karim Kronfli

Yelena – Lika Khukhashvili

Linsen – Mikael Heidner

Becher – Atticus Jackson

Oman – Dario Oman

Eudaw – Marisha Tapera

Galesk – David Devereux

Music: (in order of appearance)

Music Director - Travis Vengroff

"Domain of the Nameless God", "Theme of the Realmweaver", & "Audin" Written, orchestrated, and performed by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal

"Last Light (Northrealm Theme)" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus (Field of Reeds), Budapest Strings & Choir Recorded by Musiversal

"Gaelhold" written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyist & Co-Orchestrator Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring

"Empty Hearts" – Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov - Licensed through Pond 5

Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz

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This is a Fool and Scholar Production.

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Content Warnings:

Alcohol Consumption

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