Librarians & Leviathans

Librarians & Leviathans

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  • Hell's Rebels: episode 20, It's like Casper the Friendly Ghost

    In this twentieth episode, sometimes it's hard to be spooky.


    Relations with our patron become somewhat soured when we point out that he is criticising us without doing anything whatsoever to improve matters himself (that'll happen). We engage in budget Hallowe'en shenanigans and lie abundantly. All good fun between enemies.

    Part twenty of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 020: It's like Casper the Friendly Ghost.

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    2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
    3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
    4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
    5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
    6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
    7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
    8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
    9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
    10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
    11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
    12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
    13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
    14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
    15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
    16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
    17. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it
    18. Episode 017: NOW she's a ghost
    19. Episode 018: A lot of f*cking birdseed
    20. Episode 019: Real things said by real people
    21. Episode 020: It's like Casper the Friendly Ghost
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    22. Hell''Hell's Rebels, part 19, real things said by real peoples Rebels delay

      Nineteen episodes? Somehow.


      The party negotiate ill-naturedly with a devil, and go into the salt trade.

      Part nineteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 019: Real things said by real people.

      Direct Links
      1. RSS feed for all episodes
      2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
      3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
      4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
      5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
      6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
      7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
      8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
      9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
      10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
      11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
      12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
      13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
      14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
      15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
      16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
      17. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it
      18. Episode 017: NOW she's a ghost
      19. Episode 018: A lot of f*cking birdseed
      20. Episode 019: Real things said by real people
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      21. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 18

        Dare you listen to this inauspicious eighteenth episode? You do? Oh, okay. Great. That's pretty cool actually.


        The new recruits prove to need more training in the Gentle Art of Insurrection than we initially realised. Malexius engages in avian skulduggery in the face of a sceptical Reggie. We do a bunch of rebellion admin (I cut a lot of it out, honestly).

        Part eightteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 018: A lot of f*cking birdseed.

        Direct Links
        1. RSS feed for all episodes
        2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
        3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
        4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
        5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
        6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
        7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
        8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
        9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
        10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
        11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
        12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
        13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
        14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
        15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
        16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
        17. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it
        18. Episode 017: NOW she's a ghost
        19. Episode 018: A lot of f*cking birdseed
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        20. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 17

          There is no beginning; no end; only podcast.


          We continue our suboptimal attempts to evict - with extreme prejudice - interlopers* in our beloved home** bent on depriving us of (in no particular order) life, liberty and our worldly wealth***. Tragedy strikes in our midst. The DM accidentally foreshadows next session's calamities.

          *yes, yes, technically "duly appointed representatives of the law"

          **illicit secret insurgent headquarters

          ***numerous crates of abandoned contraband and about eighty percent of a smoked alligator

          Part seventeen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 017: NOW she's a ghost.

          Direct Links
          1. RSS feed for all episodes
          2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
          3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
          4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
          5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
          6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
          7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
          8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
          9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
          10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
          11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
          12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
          13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
          14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
          15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
          16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
          17. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it
          18. Episode 017: NOW she's a ghost
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          19. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 16

            For loyal podcast listeners, hoorah! Another episode!

            This episode begins with my apology for losing half of the previous session, and a brief summary of our fairy-mangling exploits. Due to being dim, I managed to download the same recording twice and fail to record the second one at all... sorry.


            In which we do a remarkably poor job of keeping our secret rebel base secret, in the face of terrifying rolls from the GM. Violence is the last resort of the, uh, people who roll badly, I suppose.

            Part sixteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at

          20. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it.

            21. Direct Links
            1. RSS feed for all episodes
            2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
            3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
            4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
            5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
            6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
            7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
            8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
            9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
            10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
            11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
            12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
            13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
            14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
            15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
            16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
            17. Episode 016: Chaos is one way of describing it
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            18. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 15

              Podcasts? Never heard of 'em, guv. I wouldn't know anything about that. You must be thinking of another couple of gnomes.


              In which we attempt to set up rebellion management, and discover some, uh, some discrepancies. "Murder" or "I would lie, and then lie, and then add additional lies"?

              Part fourteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at

            19. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories.

              20. Direct Links
              1. RSS feed for all episodes
              2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
              3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
              4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
              5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
              6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
              7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
              8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
              9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
              10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
              11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
              12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
              13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
              14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
              15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
              16. Episode 015: Sewer brings back bad memories
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              17. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 14

                Podcasts? Never heard of 'em, guv. I wouldn't know anything about that. You must be thinking of another couple of gnomes.


                What is best in life? Fusion cuisine and committing extreme violence against crocodilians. Today, at least.

                Part fourteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at

              18. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew.

                19. Direct Links
                1. RSS feed for all episodes
                2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
                3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
                4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
                5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
                6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
                7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
                8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
                9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
                10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
                11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
                12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
                13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
                14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
                15. Episode 014: Whipping up an alligator stew
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                16. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 13

                  This episode? Fell off the back of a lorry la, I can give it you for a fiver?


                  Hijinks ensue, but this time it isn't us. Scandalous! And I say that as a gnome. Also, new friends are, eventually, made, and I require a cup of coffee for my hat.

                  Part thirteen of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 013: Ego Shattered!.

                  Direct Links
                  1. RSS feed for all episodes
                  2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
                  3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
                  4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
                  5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
                  6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
                  7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
                  8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
                  9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
                  10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
                  11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
                  12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
                  13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
                  14. Episode 013: Ego Shattered!
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                  15. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 12

                    For loyal podcast listeners, hoorah! Another episode!

                    For loyal readers, sorry, I haven't had much time or inspiration for posts recently. I do have some ideas on the back burner, but work and general Life Stuff isn't exactly leisurely these last few months.


                    In which we feign artistic differences and our distraction is counter-distracted. If this rebellion business doesn't work out, though, I have a fallback plan now.

                    Part twelve of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 012: I think we found our bass player.

                    Direct Links
                    1. RSS feed for all episodes
                    2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
                    3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
                    4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
                    5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
                    6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
                    7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
                    8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
                    9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
                    10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
                    11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
                    12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
                    13. Episode 012: I think we found our bass player
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                    14. Podcast: Hell's Rebels, part 11

                      After feedback from a kind listener (thanks Roger, we love you) I've gone back and redone the audio for episodes 5-10 to get a better balance of volume for people's voices. Hopefully they'll all be clearer in future. Feedback is great, please leave comments!


                      In which our GM appears to be underwater and/or possessed but it's just the audio, he assures us. We embark on a chase, resulting in an increasingly elaborate series of lies and impersonations in an attempt to extricate ourselves from the previous lies and impersonations. The words "I'm going to have to ask you to make another Bluff check feature prominently.

                      Part eleven of the campaign is now up on Archive.org at Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence.

                      Direct Links
                      1. RSS feed for all episodes
                      2. Episode 001: Number My Thugs
                      3. Episode 002: Technically She's Goop
                      4. Episode 003: The Mediaeval Equivalent of a Zimmer Frame
                      5. Episode 004: Personal Snot Monster
                      6. Episode 005: By our powers combined
                      7. Episode 006: There is honour amongst, ah... normal civilians
                      8. Episode 007: You have it on good medical advice not to lick the ground
                      9. Episode 008: Mmm, blobs of quivering flesh - my favourite
                      10. Episode 009: A lot of papier-mâché
                      11. Episode 010: Kamikaze ferrets and commando weasels
                      12. Episode 011: It's such a horrible coincidence
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                      Musings on tabletop roleplaying. A mixture of homebrew ideas, observations, and theory discussion; plus occasional reviews, utilities and inspirations. Verbose, amateurish, under-edited, over-written,…