Taking Initiative

Disclaimer: This episode has a REAL rough moment. Barovia sucks hard.

We pick back up at the Blue Water Inn after a truly rough night.

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The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 6/29/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below.

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Thank you to special guest Celeste Conowitch of the Venture Maidens podcast. You can find her on Twitter @cconowitch or the Venture Maidens @venturemaidens

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

Music credits for this episode: -Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song -"Fantastic Dim Bar," "Dark Fog," "Loss," "Laid Back Guitars," "Wounded," "Steel and Seething," "The Dread" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Bucky, Drew, and Josh discuss a bunch of new stuff!

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"Couch For It" iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/couch-for-it/id1387304585

Barovia is a big place where many unfortunate people find themselves trapped. While Taking Initiative is currently focused on the Death Walkers, this side project will be looking at other poor souls, watching them struggle just to get out alive.

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You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

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Twitter: @TI_Pod

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

Music credits for this episode: Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) for the theme song

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). "The Beast" was written by Alan Patrick and the D&D 5e Adventurers League Team. It is property of Wizards of the Coast. We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Time to get some bones back from some filthy biters.

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The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 6/1/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below.

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

Thank you to special guest Kristen DiMercurio. You can find her on Twitter @kdimerc and on her podcast "Ars Paradoxica" as Dr. Sally Grissom.

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

Music credits for this episode: -Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song -"Steel Rods," "Static Motion," "Deep Noise" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

We were handed the Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes supplement to create a one shot for the Wizards of the Coast Podcasts of Foes event! Join us for an adventure following some high level tieflings and an eladrin dipping into some of the darker planes to prevent something awful. This episode was written/DMd by Bucky and features Drew, Josh, Morgan, and Nick as the players.

Find all of the other Podcasts of Foes podcast episodes on the Wizards of the Coast Dungeon Delve RSS feed!

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You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

The "Taking Initiative" logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

Music credits for this episode: -Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song -"Dragon and Toast," "Spacial Harvest," "Long Note One," "Long Note Four," "Ossuary 6 - Air," "Black Vortex," "The Descent," "Zombie Chase," "Lightless Dawn," "All This," "Quinns Song-First Night," "Interloper," "Very Low Note," "Medusa," "Corruption," "Lasting Hope" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes" supplement refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or supplement. We just enjoy playing!

Drop in to listen to the characters respond to some more Patreon backer questions! This episode features a questions PolishOgre, Lilth, Kit_Battlebeard, and Pinkiechu!

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The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 6/1/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below.

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

Music credits for this episode: Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset, refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or one shot. We just enjoy playing!

The party picks up Ferguson from his bath and head off to the Coffin Maker's shop. Time to play Bad Cop, Bad Cop and get those bones back!

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The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 6/1/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below.

The Podcasts of Foes is running from May 7-20, 2018 on the Dungeon Delve RSS feed. Our episode is out TODAY, May 14, 2018.

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

Music credits for this episode: -Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song -"Thinking Music," "Umbrella Pants," "Fantastic Dim Bar," "Digital Bark," "Deep Noise" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Bucky, Drew, Josh, and Nick become teenage superheroes in Nerds on a Roll's world of Halcyon City. Loren, NOAR's Game Master, has a special one shot whipped up for our TI team that runs parallel to an early NOAR arc. This three-part crossover series is from our Patreon a couple of months back.

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You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

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Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

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The theme music comes from Nerds on a Roll. Details about the song can be found in their normal descriptions.

Leaving Argynvosthold behind them, the party heads back to Vallaki. Ferguson decides to have some time alone with his sword while the rest of the group tackles a good 'ol fashioned mystery!

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The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 5/4/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below.

The Podcasts of Foes will run from May 7-20, 2018 on the Dungeon Delve RSS feed. Our episode will go up on May 14th.

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

Music credits for this episode: -Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song -"Past the Edge," "Snowdrop," "Lasting Home," "Plaint," "Walking Along" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Bucky, Drew, Josh, and Nick become teenage superheroes in Nerds on a Roll's world of Halcyon City. Loren, NOAR's Game Master, has a special one shot whipped up for our TI team that runs parallel to an early NOAR arc. This three-part crossover series is from our Patreon a couple of months back.

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to exclusive bonus episodes as well as crossover episodes like this one before anyone else, the chance to ask us questions for "Talking Initiative" and mailbag episodes, and our main episodes early!

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

The theme music comes from Nerds on a Roll. Details about the song can be found in their normal descriptions.