Stack o’ Dice

The party has reached its first major destination, but there appears to be more afoot in this desert land than the heroes expected. They must face some weighty questions as they pass through the gates and into the marvelous city of Jama.

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Thanks for 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Dice Envy for giving Meredith a jump on celebrating her birthday. You want pretty dice, you go to Dice Envy. Her Electro Red set is STUNNING.

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Camel Farm Bahrain (February 27th 2016) - 1 of 2 is a copyright of Chris Weaver

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 - Earthly Pleasures Await, by Riccardo Messori

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

Tira, Bash, and Peter continue to grow through their adventures. Now, in the shadow of a moonlit dune just outside the city of Jama, they take a moment to rest and reflect on what they've done.

As a reminder, the Unearthed Arcana article pertinent to Wizards' in-development Mystic class is located at https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/downloads/UAMystic3.pdf. Check it out to see if it will fit into your own campaign!

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

One sound effect falls under the Attribution license:

• Thunder, Very Close, Rain A.wav is a copyright of InspectorJ

One sound effect falls under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• atmosphere ae b1 75.wav is a copyright of ERH

We didn't use any Battlebards sound effects this time, but you should still 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.

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

The adventure of the ancient tomb is now a fading memory as the Heroes of Arden return to the road to Jama. But first they must leave the canyons of this confusing place. Join them in the failing light as they press on toward the first of the Jewels of Edelenn.

In this episode we discuss the players' views on our use of the Unearthed Arcana three pillar experience. If you want to read about this alternate means of running XP in detail, check it out at http://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/downloads/UA-ThreePillarXP.pdf.

We also reference a clip of a chilling sound from the 1962 David Lean classic, Lawrence of Arabia. You can see it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOupbP3v_E&t=1m46s. For maximum effect, make sure your volume is nice and loud!

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Thanks for 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Harold of All Ages RPG for the great idea of using mystery achievements in game. It'll be fun to see these start to come to light! If you want to check out this family-friendly podcast, you can find them on iTunes and Twitter (@AllAgesRPG), or at http://allagesrpg.com/.

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Dark Ambient Music 3: Hunted is a copyright of Xanco123

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 - Aeons of Times Untold - Score Music, by Christian Peitsch

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

Happy Halloween, Stackers! The echoing canyons form a respite from the desert sun, but nothing is safe in a place of such forbidding extremes, where things can change in a heartbeat.

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Thanks for 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• @keysmeys, for her lovely feedback about Meredith and Tira on Twitter; we love our dwarven barbarian, too!

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Camel Farm Bahrain (February 27th 2016) - 1 of 2 is a copyright of Chris Weaver

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Full box drop.wav is a copyright of jrhodesza

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:

• Forgotten Chamber - Chamber of the Fey King - Score Music, by Jarrod Royles

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

A new day dawns in a foreign city. The party awakens to find a way out of the port city of Ankar and on to the city of Jama. But first that means they need to find a way out of a crowded, busy place full of new sights and smells. Join our heroes as they explore a new place in our ongoing adventure!

If you want to see the weapon Womberbash picks up in this episode, you can see more about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpeqxh3phpE.

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Thanks for sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Many, many thanks go to @jongrahar on Twitter for leaving us a lovely review on iTunes. We appreciate you taking the time to do that!

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Dogs growling.wav is a copyright of juskiddink

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Crowd after Encore.wav is a copyright of soundslikewillem

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 - Sweat And Silk - Source Music, by David Suárez Torre

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

A nearly deadly encounter with evil leaves the party exhausted and without something critical to their mission. But the job must be done, and quickly. Ahead, the desert wastes of Seth-arban await Tira, Bash, and Peter.

In this episode, we reference the map of the continent in our wiki. You can check this out at https://vardalon.wikia.com/wiki/Edelenn. We welcome Stackers' input to the wiki, and feedback through Twitter, Instagram, and email. Let us get to know you, and your favorite part of the adventure so far!

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Thanks for sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Many, many thanks go to @jongrahar on Twitter for leaving us a lovely review on iTunes. We appreciate you taking the time to do that!

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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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Dark Ambient Music 3: Hunted is a copyright of Xanco123

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Rope tied to boat in port is a copyright of Pastabra

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 - Sweat And Silk - Source Music, by David Suárez Torre

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

After a night's rest, the party awakens in comfort, ready to begin their journey east to the deserts of Seth-arban. But what will they do when things take an unexpected turn? And where will it all lead? Listen now to find out!

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Thanks for sharing our story, a 5th edition D&D game set in the homebrewed world of Vardalon. We really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Thanks so much to zimbellina13 for showing some love from Australia. We share her review in this episode.

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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Hovoset vauhkona, hevosjoukko / Horses going wild, skittish, neighing and snorting, hooves, mix is a copyright of YleArkisto

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:

• Fish Market - Fantasy Wharf, by Olivier Girardot

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

The dangers of the swamp are past, the city of Jama lies ahead. As our friends push on toward the next step in their ongoing quest, they must find a way across a sea as quickly as possible. Along the way they'll meet someone with a. . . dubious accent (UK listeners, please be patient). Adventure awaits in the port city of Isling, so check out the next chapter in our ongoing story!

We reference a video in this episode. For those who don't know about Kid Snippets, it's a series of videos where parents lip sync to stories told by kids. Here's the link to 15 minutes of fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoBwKp_J9yg

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Thanks for sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• We're getting all sorts of international hits, so we offer a huge thank you to our Stackers around the world!

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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• DoorCreaking10.flac is a copyright of Zabuhailo

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Vespers Westminster Cathedral.wav is a copyright of deleted_user_1654820

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:

• Easy Going Tavern - Black Bear Tavern, by Moises Alvarez

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

Discomfort abounds during a sweltering, pest-ridden trip across the Great Salt Marsh. The two brothers from Sedge are adept at their craft, but the Marsh is a dangerous place nonetheless. Perhaps it's as good a time as any for Tira, Bash, and Peter to learn that not all that glitters is gold. . . Find out what happens next in our ongoing story in this latest episode!

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Thanks for sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Our friends on Instagram; we're having a great time sharing behind-the-scenes pictures and videos with you.

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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Hovoset vauhkona, hevosjoukko / Horses going wild, skittish, neighing and snorting, hooves, mix is a copyright of YleArkisto

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution Noncommercial license:

• Getting out of the pool.wav is a copyright of Juan Merie Venter

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:

• Capital City - Middlegate, by Shams Ahsan

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

A hard day's ride ends in a rare moment of comfort as our heroes bed down in Blinkendun's inn. Womberbash has made a nest of the bed blankets, Tira snuggles into her blanket, and Peter and Rebec are left to discuss burning questions in the gathering darkness. But rest remains elusive. Find out what happens next in the next chapter of our ongoing story!

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Thanks for sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what our talented players have 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].

Our thanks for the week:

• Dice Envy (@DiceEnvy or diceenvy.com) helped us provide a beautiful set of dice for one lucky winner.

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 free royalty-free sound effects.

Sound effects that fall under the Attribution license:

• Horse.mp3 is a copyright of 3bagbrew

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 - Waking the Guardian, by Brian Gair

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