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Creation Corner: After getting the taste for our Creation Corner series again, we share another this week. This time, we take on drawing a map of the city of Karavi, where the current story centers. Sit down with Rhett as he draws a wobbly sketch of the city living in his head. Listen now (and follow along on Discord) to see how it's laid out.

During this episode, we reference several things that we'd like to link to here. Be sure to check these out to enhance your listening experience:

• Check out pictures of Manarola, a picturesque hamlet located along north Italy's Amalfi Coast. The colorful buildings tumbling down to the water and the tiny cove make for a homey feel that heavily influenced the mental picture of Karavi's sprawl.

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We didn't use our spot for Battlebards this time, but when we do it uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E.

Finally, we now have a Ko-fi page! If you wish to support our show with a little money, you can do that today. Please know that we'll use anything you contribute to improve the show.

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We didn't use any attributable Creative Commons sound effects or music in this episode, but it's always worth mentioning freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Creation Corner: It has been A LONG TIME since we last put together a Creation Corner episode, so it's high time! Join us in this episode as we look at a book that is full of all sorts of great ideas for Dungeon Masters who are trying to build rich worlds. The Survey of Cornwall was published in 1602, and captures what life was like at the time; mining the text for details could help you round out parts of your world to make for a better play experience. It's worth a read, and we'd love to know what you think!

The book is available on Amazon, for a price. If you don't want to spend the money or don't have shelf space, it's also available for free on the Internet Archive.

If you want to check out a song that showcases a rather overblown version of the Cornish accent, you'll want to listen to The Combine Harvester, which hit number one on charts in 1976. (There may not have been a lot going on in music then, but I can't get it out of my head.) It's silly, but fun.

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We didn't use our spot for Battlebards this time, but when we do it uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We didn't use any Creative Commons sound effects or music in this episode, but it's always worth mentioning freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Ep 143: The meeting with the Kalligalas family head concluded, the party has bunked back down in its hidden location, but the world continues to operate outside. Dmitri has more work he wants to do to help figure out what happens next, and the rest of the party has new toys to get to know. What happens next is ready for you to check out now!

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Boa Constrictor.wav is a copyright of Kjell%20Persson

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Fingernail Tapping.wav is a copyright of AryaNotStark

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Sheikh's Tent - Dance of the Nine Veils - Source Music, by Phil Archer

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Special: We step aside briefly to consider and advance a couple story elements as we prepare for the release of the next actual play episode next week. Join us as we look westward and northward at a couple familiar figures.

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• HeavySkirtMovement.wav is a copyright of HerbertBoland

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Weather - Medium Wind, by Olivier Girardot

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Ep 142: In the last episode the team put aside the recreational activities to meet with Papa Nico Kalligalas. We resume with that conference, and what results. The only way to learn what happens next? You guessed it--listen now.

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Chair2.wav is a copyright of lezaarth

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Downtime - Nomadic Sunset - Score Music, by Alexander Nakarada

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Special: This special episode is a little bit of everything--special content outside the normal game, actual play, and just plain zaniness. Welcome to the one-page RPG called Adventure Skeletons, a fun little system that is helping us to explore events in another part of Edelenn. Join Lefty, Slim, and Scabby as they're given a special mission, and find out what happens.

As Rhett notes in the intro to this episode, Adventure Skeletons is a great little game that doesn't take long to figure out. We don't quite get the combat rules right, but it worked to our advantage by reducing recording time, so we won't sweat it. Still, we encourage you to check it out and get the combat part right for a full experience.

We also want to give massive, massive thanks to Mike, the DM for Tales From the Glass-Guarded World, a clean TTRPG podcast that offers a marvelous story set in an engaging and well-planned world, with characters it's easy to fall in love with. Mike graciously put together a xylophone version of our normal theme song that evokes the skeletal silliness of the old Disney cartoon skellies and is a perfect intro and outro for the episode. We'll be sharing the full-length version of the piece in our Discord server, so if you haven't already dropped in, we'd love for you to join us today.

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We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Helmutscream_short.wav is a copyright of creativeheroes

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Nature Claimed Ruins - A Haunted Land - Score Music, by Theophile Demarcq

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Ep 141: A day of downtime adventures in the busy city of Karavi hasn't been enough for the heroes. Now it's time to gear up and visit Papa Nico at the midnight meeting. What awaits the party there? You know the drill--listen now to find out!

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Chair2.wav is a copyright of lezaarth

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Cracking wood is a copyright of Jappe Hallunken

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Evocation Spell - Consecrated Light, by Olivier Girardot

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Ep 140: The worldbuilding effort continues as the party passes time before a big meeting with Papa Nico Kalligalas. What will they find to fill the time? How will Karavi grow through the players' imagination? You're just going to have to listen to find out.

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Cat, Screaming, A.wav is a copyright of InspectorJ

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Elven Dirge - Ma Serannas - Score Music, by Mario Luengo

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

It's a party as everyone's favorite Ancestral Guardian barbarian hits a new level! Join us now to find out what Tira picks up at level 14, and as she remembers some past benefits that may not have stayed on her radar. (#UseYourStuffTira)

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Cracking wood is a copyright of JappeHallunken

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Echoes of the Past - The Past Whispers - Score Music, by Phil Archer

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.

Ep 139: A tense showdown in the marketplace of Karavi has left the heroes in an uncertain position. What will happen once the dust clears and the people of the city have a chance to react? Listen now to find out!

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Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of:

• Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan

We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only get better with time! If you like what you hear, please take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, since that bumps us up in the ratings and lets others join in the fun. For quick updates on a more real-time basis, follow us on Twitter (@stackodice) and on Instagram (@stackodice), where we'd love to hear from you. Or if you want to share a question or idea with us, drop us a line at [email protected].

Also, if you aren't on our Discord server yet, you should be! Check it out here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E

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We used some Creative Commons sound effects and music in this show. For the sake of attribution, we list them here. The following were taken from freesound.org, a fantastic resource for completely free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Chair2.wav is a copyright of lezaarth

We also used some excellent Battlebards sound effects. If you like what you hear, check them out at battlebards.com. If you sign up for a Prime account, be sure to use our special code, stack, and you'll get a 20% discount on your subscription.

Here are the sound effects we used in this episode:

• Ancient Chamber - Tomb of the Starborn - Score Music, by Alexander Kochetkov

And now, on with the show-- we're excited to tell a story with you.