Swords Against Madness

Episode 24: The Pirate’s Tale


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With the help of the All-Knowing, Miria delves into the terrors of Haalu’s mind to learn more about the cruel and enigmatic Master.

This episode includes an encounter with a monster that in Swords and Wizardry is referred to as a Carrion Worm. Other pseudonyms have included the Carcass Crawler, Corpse Worm, and Tentacled Horror, but they all refer to one classic and horrifying Dungeons & Dragons monster: The Carrion Crawler.

The Carrion crawler gets multiple attacks around, each doing only 1hp, but each requiring a save or the unfortunate character becomes paralyzed. On a bad round, the Carrion Crawler can paralyze an entire party, and finish them off at is leisure. They are one of the most feared terrors of D&D for good reason!

The Music in this Episode includes:
  • “COMBAT COOKIE TIN” by Jon Cohen, used with permission
  • King Edward” by Mr. Smith (CC-BY) couresy of the Free Music Archive
  • Bury it Deep” by Alana Jordan courtesy of Pixabay
  • Ominous Tones” by UniversField
  • Dark Intentions” by UniversField
  • Dark Magic Music” by Onetent courtesy of Pixabay
  • Serpentine” by SoularFlare
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