Nature Check

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Nature Check episodes

  • Arda Episode 34: Downs and Ups

    The group has well and truly entered the desert now. They awake in their campsite and meet some of the local wildlife. As they begin their journey northeast toward the campfires they had spotted in the distance the night before, Nautia acquires a new companion, and the party encounters an environmental hurdle they are only partially successful in passing.


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    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    3 hr 2 min
  • Adventures in Conservation | Ten Tabletop Tales 2020

    Elsewhere on the planet of Lasudes, representatives from Ysgol University and the Royal Academy of Explorers team up to go on a mission of conservation and research. Will the party be able to find the quarry? Will they successfully collect the data they came for? And what perils await them on their return journey?


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    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Ellen/Fleur: @Ellen_Dalina and @BirdhouseMyst
    Andrew/If: @drew_coons and @firstwatchshow
    Nikki/Em: @DragonQueenLair and @beholdertonoone
    Cassi/Ember: @CassirollChan and @ChosenOnesDnD
    Jordan/Wuv: @AssumedlyJ and @delagardin
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

    Music:
    Decline
    Magic Forest
    Crowd Hammer Hi
    Marty Gots a Plan
    Hot Pursuit
    Floating Cities
    Constance
    Malicious
    Hit the Streets
    Prelude and Action
    Disquiet
    Enchanted Valley
    All by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
    License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

     

    "Adventures in Conservation" is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    3 hr 23 min
  • Arda Episode 33: Ashes

    Our heroes are moving on from the grasslands, but they have two more encounters before they hit the desert sands. First, a wildfire bears down on them, and they get intel from some local goblins. Then, they are accosted by a pair of large insectoid monsters. Following visions from both their eyes and their dreams, where will they go next?


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    Follow us on Twitter:
    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 40 min
  • Arda Episode 32: Trials

    The players complete a series of three ecology-themed puzzles in order to open the massive stone doors to the ceremony room. They have some trouble completing the ceremony this time, and afterwards have an encounter with a strange being that leaves the party shattered.


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    Follow us on Twitter:
    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 42 min
  • The Dance of the Bumblekits | Wyldrvir One-Shot

    Join Sheryl, Ryan, and three special guests for a special World of Wyldrvir one-shot adventure!


    Amalthea, Heulwen, Bel, and Zeeker are given a task at the ranger station in the forest just outside of Torin. A group of 5 bumblekits have gone missing from their home farm! The group must navigate the forest before nightfall, withstand wild magic effects, and subdue various creatures in order to succeed in their quest to return all of the bumblekits safely to their home.

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    Bee/World of Wyldrvir: @wyldrvir
    Jaye/Amalthea: @jayeperview
    Sebastian/Belasko: @spiderdayNight
    Sheryl/Zeeker: @RvingNaturalist
    Ryan/Heulwen: @Entemnein
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

    2 hr 4 min
  • Arda Episode 31: Sights Unseen

    The PCs explore several rooms and corridors of the dungeon crawl, including a library, a kitchen, and some bed chambers. The are unable to enter one room after enduring a strange attack. And in another, they uncover an strange clue.


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    Follow us on Twitter:
    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 24 min
  • Burn Episode 13: Moss Be Time To Leave

    Disclaimer: Around the halfway point in this episode, we get into a discussion about things having to do with chromosomes. We just want to remind everyone that both biological sex and gender are on spectrums rather than being binarily defined.


    Welcome to Burn, a post-apocalyptic game of danger, intrigue, and exploration! Our four main characters participate in a journey to explore another subterranean city. However, once they arrive, they discover that it appears to be abandoned, and must restore back-up power in order to descend within using the elevator. What will they discover in the city remains below?

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    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Jareth/GM: @maeamian
    Sheryl/The Ripples/Islae: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Shepherds of the Cave/Esse: @petercoffey
    Jordan/The Institute/Lissa: @JordanBHarrod
    Xander/The Bowerbirds/Ganymede: @ARTexplains
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

    2 hr 32 min
  • The Mask of Kudila | Wagadu Chronicles One-Shot

    Join Sheryl, Peter, and two special guests for a special Afrofantasy one-shot adventure!


    Ifani, Caali, and Jadis fall from the Upper Realms into Wagadu, where they must immediately navigate relations with both Ancestors and the human inhabitants. The group is sent on a not-so-dangerous (but actually dangerous) mission to retrieve the mask of a Spirit, but encounter more trouble along the way than they may have bargained for.

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    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    The Wagadu Chronicles: @WagaduChronicle
    Allan/DM/Wagadu Creator: @AllanCudicio
    Chelsea/Ifani: @ChelseaHerps
    Sheryl/Caali: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Jadis: @petercoffey

    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    "The Mask of Kudila" is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 45 min
  • Arda Episode 30: Poor Wandering One

    Our heroes spend a day resting and securing food supplies for their trek into the desert to the north. But late at night, Cedric and Lucanus spot something that sends the entire group on a side track...


    REFERENCE SECTION
    Follow us on Twitter:
    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Joe/Lucanus: @Stylopidae
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 50 min
  • Arda Episode 29: Grass Travels

    The group gathers some supplies in the town of Flos Agri before heading back out into the grasslands and north in the direction they assume the underground river is flowing from. We spend some time debating how the Silence spell works, and much more time talking about food...


    REFERENCE SECTION
    Follow us on Twitter:
    Nature Check: @CheckNature
    Sheryl/DM: @RvingNaturalist
    Peter/Cedric: @petercoffey
    Ryan/Fletcher: @Entemnein
    Nancy/Kae: @Scibugs
    Cindy/Nautia: @unboundpage
    Channel art by Sheryl/The Roving Naturalist

     

    The Arda Campaign is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

    2 hr 28 min

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Nature Check is a show where scientists play TTRPGs. Through our games, we hope to show you that scientists are real people with bawdy senses of humor and creative solutions to problems. We also hope…