Quest of Ruin

Low on rations, the party agree to help out a mysterious stranger who is oddly fixated on a nearby town.

Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of starvation, accidental misgendering, rotted meat and flies, gagging/retching, mentions of cannibalism (not depicted on-screen, but a heavy theme), mentions of hanging (execution, not depicted on-screen), explosions/bomb-related violence, gaslighting, memory loss.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Abigail Kingston as Tesha
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Will Stephenson as Will
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sounds require attribution under CC BY 4.0:

• "Footsteps, stones, A" by InspectorJ
• "Blood drip, horror 000", "Blood drip, horror 001", "Blood drip, horror 002", "Blood drip, horror 003", "Blood drip, horror 004", "Blood drip, horror 005", "Blood drip, horror 006", "Blood drip, horror 007", "Blood drip, horror 008", "Monster growl, groan, snarl" and "Dragon growl 01" by LittleRobotSoundFactory

The following music requires attribution under CC BY 3.0:

• "Very Low Note", "Long Note One" and "Ever Mindful" by Kevin MacLeod

Transcription provided by Cassie Sheppard.

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The party investigates an old, abandoned village by a lake, and discover that what happened there wasn't all because of the war.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah, Gorgon Victim
• Will Stephenson as Will
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, broken bones petrification, mention of drowning, explosions/bomb-related violence, claustrophobia, memory loss.

Transcription provided by Cassie Sheppard.

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Upon their return to Stonehelm, the party is pulled in to investigate a missing caravan, where what they thought impossible turns out to be all too real.

Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, mention of slavery, mention of alcohol and tobacco, entrapment in small spaces / claustrophobia, classism, gaslighting, memory loss.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn, Naur
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina, Beltuin
• Ewan Munro as King Iswald
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Will Stephenson as Will, Jongo Bywater
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

Transcription provided by Cassie Sheppard.

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A hoard of gold and lost treasures lie buried beneath the mountain, but other secrets await our adventurers.

Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, object sentience, gaslighting, growling creature audio, audio warning for screech of distressed metal at 09:25, mind control/influence, enchantment against characters' will, friendly fire/unintentional injuring of allies, memory loss, explosions/bomb-related violence.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Marielle Lovecraft as Gelebrien
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Jack Slinger as Gelebrand
• Will Stephenson as Will
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

Transcription provided by Gina Moriarty.

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The party travel to Stonehelm, the last elven city, to look for work. They get more than they bargained for when an ex-guard asks for help.

Fantasy racial discrimination, violence, mention of war, gaslighting, memory loss, mention of cults/cultists, mention of child kidnapping, mention of alcohol, fire, mention of starvation, mention of sibling death, explosions/bomb-related violence, growling creature audio, object sentience.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Marielle Lovecraft as Gelebrien
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Jack Slinger as Gelebrand
• Will Stephenson as Will, Travelling Merchant
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sounds require attribution under CC BY 3.0:

• "Torch_Swinging_ medium speed 1.wav" by kev_durr

Transcription provided by Gina Moriarty.

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Rosie and Will run late to the game; and in Toor, the party work together to save a halfling girl from a cult.

Eating/misophonia, cults, child abduction/kidnapping, fantasy discrimination, violence, building destruction, scared child, entrapment beneath debris, broken legs, money, ritualistic sacrifice mention, alcohol/excessive drinking mention, mention of war, mention of car accident, severe pain, resigned acceptance of death, accidental misgendering, gas lighting, memory loss.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Alan de Hoog as Mr Hillfoot
• Claire Dempsey as Mrs Hillfoot
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina, Elloin Hillfoot
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Will Stephenson as Will
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sound effects require attribution:

• "Heavy Explosions - Heavy Explosion.", "Caving & Pot-holing - Man climbing & slipping." and "Caving & Potholing - 1 man climbing rock face." from BBC Sound Effects © copyright 2021 BBC

Transcription provided by Gina Moriarty.

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The party bring back the grimoire from the necromancer's tower, but find it harder than they thought to sell it.

Fantasy discrimination, implication of trafficking, undead/zombie mention, war mention, minor injuries, violence, alcohol mention, possession, mention of war, gaslighting, memory loss, theft mention, mention of bomb-related violence and injury. loss of body parts (fingers), direct audience address (derealisation/unreality)

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn, L'Boar
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Steve Howell as Abnay Gearturner
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina, Rosak
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Will Stephenson as Will, Reynard
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sounds require attribution:

• "Metal Doors - Door closed with squeak." from BBC Sound Effects © copyright 2021 BBC

Transcription provided by Gina Moriarty.

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Five tabletop roleplayers sit down with their illustrious Gamemaster to begin their new campaign.

Meanwhile, in Toor, Laethar, Yaela and Balink seek additional help for their fetch quest at a necromancer's tower.

Alcohol mention, fantasy discrimination, undead/zombies, derealisation/unreality/hallucinations, mention of parental death, mind control/influence, violence, minor injuries, blood mention, explosions/bomb related violence.

• Ciel Barrie as Rosie, Balink "Binks" Fangsnor
• Gareth Cadogan as Game Master, Laethar Monrunn
• Américo Congo as Vurieth Quensin
• Matt McHugh as Matt, Aiolin Skullfumpa
• Gina Moriarty as Gina
• Cassie Sheppard as Leah
• Will Stephenson as Will
• Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave

Written by Gareth Cadogan and Ciel Barrie.

Directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Produced and Edited by Gina Moriarty.

Original Music by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Editing Assistants include Ciel Barrie and Marielle Lovecraft.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sounds require attribution:

• "Loose dirt falling." and "Demolition - Demolition: Close explosion & fall of rubble, (factory chimney)." from BBC Sound Effects © copyright 2021 BBC

The following sounds require attribution under CC BY 3.0:

• "My Tavern 1" by ralexpdx
• "Torch_Swinging_ medium speed 1.wav" by kev_durr
• "FireSpell1.wav" by alonsotm
• "Wind 2" by deleted_user_3544904

The following sounds require attribution under CC BY 4.0:

• "Zombie, monster vocalization 00", "Zombie, monster vocalization 02", "Zombie, monster vocalization 04" by LittleRobotSoundFactory

Transcription provided by Gina Moriarty.

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The players gather, Session Zero begins.

The Quest is begun.

Come and listen to our fortnightly dark fantasy fiction podcast following a band of adventurers as they attempt to survive what's left of the world of Toor and the creatures that dwell within. But be warned, shadowy forces are at work, and they all have their own goals.

New episodes released on alternate Tuesdays, featuring a wide variety of characters, locations and more.

Coming 5th July 2022.

Content Warnings are as follows:

War mention.

Quest of Ruin is an original programme produced by Scroll & Dagger, written by Ciel Barrie and Gareth Cadogan.

Be sure to subscribe to us on your podcast provider of choice to get episodes downloaded automatically to your device. It's convenient and really helps us. If you like what you've heard, please let us know by tweeting us at @ScrollAndDagger or drop us an email at [email protected] and get bonus content on Patreon.

This teaser features the voices of Ciel Barrie, Gareth Cadogan, Matt McHugh, Gina Moriarty, Cassie Sheppard and Will Stephenson. It was edited by Gina Moriarty and directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Original theme composed by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Original artwork for Scroll & Dagger and Quest of Ruin by nanocupcakes.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following additional music was used:

• Long Note One Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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The War has been fought. All has been lost. What comes next?

This is the pre-launch trailer for Quest of Ruin, where we see two of our heroes, Yaela and Laethar, in the aftermath of the War of Destruction.

Quest of Ruin is a fortnightly dark fantasy fiction podcast following a band of heroes trying to survive a world all but destroyed. Join Laethar, Balink, Yaela, Aiolin and Vurieth as they journey through the shattered remnant of their world facing magic, monsters and far more powerful things that watch from the shadows

New episodes released on alternate Tuesdays, featuring a wide variety of characters, locations and more.

Coming 5th July 2022.

Content Warnings are as follows:

Physical violence/war.

Quest of Ruin is an original programme produced by Scroll & Dagger, written by Ciel Barrie and Gareth Cadogan. Available from iTunes and all good podcast providers.

Get bonus content on Patreon, and follow us on twitter.

This teaser features the voice of Leah Tomkinson as Yaela Tangleweave and Gareth Cadogan as Laethar Monrunn; it was edited by Gina Moriarty and directed by Gareth Cadogan.

Original theme composed by Evangelos Anastassatos.

Original artwork for Scroll & Dagger and Quest of Ruin by nanocupcakes.

Sound effects were obtained from the following websites:

• ZapSplat.com
• Freesound.org

All have been used in accordance with the licensing agreements, and have only been used in free-to-view content.

The following sounds require attribution under CC by 4.0:

• "Ambient battle noise: swords and shouting" by pfranzen

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.