Into the Maw

By Ken_The_DM

Join Ken_the_DM as he drags his ten mostly-normal friends into the clandestine world of table top role playing. Watch as a rotating cast of characters engages in West Marches-style D&D 5e play. Be... more

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The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.

Into the Maw episodes:

March 19, 2019 Session 9.1 - 20 Minutes Till you Hear My Backstory
Someone new shows up in town. Also all the health potions have been purchased by orcs.
Episode stars:
Seven (the human bloodhunter, @daniAWESOME)
Nutt (the halfling bard)
Strober (the elven ranger)
Faraday (the raccoon artificer, @catrocketship)
River (the dragonborn rogue, @WhoGirlYouGirl)
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Backing track is "The Slaughtered Ox" from Tabletopaudio.com
Outtakes
A Change in plans
The Elf gets the good microphone
Ken doesn't understand knock knock jokes
...more
43min
March 12, 2019 Session 8 - Part 3 - Let me give you a hand
Kastag touches an evil stone.
Episode stars:
Seven (the human bloodhunter, @daniAWESOME)
Kasteg (the dwarven cleric, @igord)
Nutt (the halfling bard)
Strober (the elven ranger)
River (the dragonborn rogue, @WhoGirlYouGirl)
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes
03:00 - I am envisioning the Sweetheart Abbey
10:00 - Invisibility requires concentration, also who is playing the bongos?
11:20 - This is not how surprise works, but its close enough
21:10 - We all wanted to hear the quote. I am also too nice.
22:48 - Technically halflings only move 25ft and thus the skeleton was 10ft away. I shouldn't have imposed disadvantage.
38:50 - Sounds like Orcus, doesn't it.
40:03 - "Could I set it on fire?" is the cause of and solution to many adventures
52:00 - This is what it feels like to find a magic weapon
Outtakes
Players always get temps
I'll be missing you
...more
58min
March 05, 2019 Session 8 - Part 2 - Dem Bloody Bones
Our heroes have troubles camping.
Episode stars:
Seven (the human bloodhunter, @daniAWESOME)
Kasteg (the dwarven cleric, @igord)
Nutt (the halfling bard)
Strober (the elven ranger)
River (the dragonborn rogue, @WhoGirlYouGirl)
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes
13:58 - The monsters in this episode are Bloody Bones from Fifth Edition Foes, p31
16:50 - Cold professionalism. Nutt continues hinting at his dark past.
18:26 - This should have been a hit, oops!
12:37 - Even Dms make mistakes from time to time
29:55 - "Down with the sickness" was released in 2000. How old are we?
Outtakes
Cat on the table
Can you say pee on a podcast? Survey says yes!
...more
42min
February 26, 2019 Session 8 - Part 1 - Shield of the Paladin
Our heroes plunge themselves into the Savior's Forest where only death awaits them.
Episode stars:
Seven (the human bloodhunter, @daniAWESOME)
Kasteg (the dwarven cleric, @igord)
Nutt (the halfling bard)
Strober (the elven ranger)
River (the dragonborn rogue, @WhoGirlYouGirl)
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes
02:45 - MYSTERY VOICE
10:54 - The marks are never discussed again. Oops.
16:50 - I am pretty sure Nutt has a DARK PAST with a quote like that.
21:50 - Things are going really well for the DM. Frizzle!
46:14 - Crossbow Expert is a hell of a feat
47:24 - Technically, the damage for cloud of daggers is at the beginning of the monsters turn
Outtakes
- Cookies
...more
1h 7min
February 19, 2019 Session 7 - Part 4 - Murder Hobo's Gonna Murder
Title says it all.
Episode stars Seven (the human bloodhunter), Kanye (the elven monk), Faraday (the alive raccoon artificer), Strober (the elven ranger), and River (the dragonborn rogue).
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes
6:59 - The DM is the worst
8:20 - This is haste spell (PHB p250)
13:38 - This is a reference to the MST3k Episode "The Final Sacrifice"
14:06 - They stole the poison from a deep elf in session 6
16:39 - It's ok to like Coldplay.
Outtakes
- 3 seconds of silence
- What they talked about while the DM was gone
...more
42min
February 12, 2019 Session 7 - Part 3 - Deal or No Deal with the Devil
Our heroes have to choose, and they don't like it.
Episode stars Seven (the human bloodhunter), Kanye (the elven monk), Faraday (the dead raccoon artificer), Strober (the elven ranger), and River (the dragonborn rogue).
Your DM is Ken (@ken_the_DM)
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes
05:15 - Displacer Beast Kittens
19:57 - [background] "that shady bitch Yevette"
29:47 - Kanye guesses correctly
35:45 - We could edit it out, but we won't
Outtakes
- Why Faraday stopped tweeting about D&D on the internet
- Potato (the cat) gonna potate
...more
53min
February 05, 2019Session 7 - Part 2 - Eetsa Trap
Our heroes brave the dark and dreary Savior's Forest in search of a powerful witch.
Episode stars Seven (the human bloodhunter), Kanye (the elven monk), Faraday (the dead raccoon artificer), Strober (the elven ranger), and River (the dragonborn rogue).
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Shownotes
10:30 - Its a shambling mound, MMp 270
30:41 - Technically Cat is correct, you do have the right to remain silent when the DM asks a question about who the monster is going to attack.
35:11 - "Toothy Maw"
37:51 - No gold but "I could use a beer though"
Out Takes
Crunch Time
Commercials from our adolescence
Sound takes
Faraday isn't participating... too soon
...more
42min
January 29, 2019 Session 7 - Part 1 - Resurrection and you, getting you back to where you need to be
Kanye remembers, and then the party starts to put Faraday back together.
Episode stars Seven (the human bloodhunter), Kanye (the elven monk), Faraday (the dead raccoon artificer), Strober (the elven ranger), and River (the dragonborn rogue).
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show Notes/Time Stamps
19:30 - Mouth Band - Research Music
25:20 - Roll Credits
54:45 - Strober joins #flirtsquad with either a perception and persuasion check
55:00 - Strober fails
...more
1h
January 22, 2019Session 6 - Part 3 - A Tiny Faraday and His Tiny Gun Versus a Large World
Faraday is surrounded by orcs and things are looking grim.
Starring River (the dragonborn rogue), Faraday (the raccoon artificer), Seven (the human blood hunter), Kastag (the dwarven cleric), Xanadu (the half-elven cleric), and Nutt (the halfling bard).
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com.
Show notes/Time Stamps
10:59 - Nutt gets a readied action... but already used his action to throw the exploding potion
15:32 - Spells as readied action technically cost a spell slot to ready, regardless if they are used or not
16:14 - If the door is closed, how do you all hear screams from the barracks?
20:11 - Ken forgets River's Turn :(
22:12 - The orc should have used its action to pull Faraday off, not one of his attacks. (sorry, Faraday)
26:00 to 33:00 - WHO IS EATING POPCORN?
33:27 - Someones Making a drink during a critical moment
46:00 - "I feel guilt as a bonus action"
55:30 - "Wasn't the barracks already on fire?"
Outtakes
Cat does the Jeopardy! thinking music theme
My cats meow into the microphone
Someone is playing [spoilers] on their phone
"I'm going to edit this out because I am a terrible human being..."
...more
1h 12min
January 15, 2019Session 6 - Part 2 - Tomb of the Dragonborn
River learns of her history and Faraday sneezes at the wrong time.
Starring River (the dragonborn rogue), Faraday (the raccoon artificer), Seven (the human blood hunter), Kastag (the dwarven cleric), Xanadu (the half-elven cleric), and Nutt (the halfling bard).
Intro music is Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada from FreePD.com, for a third time in a row!

Show Notes:
Entire Episode: Who keeps cracking dice in the background?
38:45 - Ken maybe leads Faraday on toward danger.
The plate mail wearing orcs at the end of the episode are Orogs (MM p.247), the red scale mail wearing one is a custom monster.
...more
41min

FAQs about Into the Maw:

How many episodes does Into the Maw have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.