The Crow's Codex

Join us for part two of our little adventure as the dedicated postal workers come face to face with Damian and find themselves absolutely surrounded by violent vampires!

Starring Sage as "Dot", Paul as "Dr. Nox", Eva as "Bair", and Matt as the Guide while we delve into the Quest RPG system.

Music in this episode is "Virtutes Instrumenti" by Kevin Macleod as well as "Egmont Overture" and "Resolution" by Alexander Nakarada via filmmusic.io.

Background Audio is "Sewers" via TabletopAudio.com

Quest is from the Adventure Guild. Find out more and order books via www.adventure.game

Cesantes, the vampire infested city where rain forever pours on it's permanently damp citizens and the sun never shines. One may be forgiven for thinking that the only stories to tell here are that of horror and survival. Instead we embark on a short tale of mail fraud, mystery and the missing letter "D"

Starring Sage as "Dot", Paul as "Dr. Nox", Eva as "Bair", and Matt as the Guide while we delve into the Quest RPG system.

Music in this episode is "Virtutes Instrumenti" by Kevin Macleod via incompetech.filmmusic.io.

Background Audio is "Sewers" via TabletopAudio.com

Quest is from the Adventure Guild. Find out more and order books via www.adventure.game

Here is a short transcript of the announcements from the audio in case you don't feel like downloading it:

"Hey, GM Matt here with a couple announcements. Sorry for the sound quality, I'm stuck with a bit of a make-shift setup temporarily.

First on the docket is that CoL will be taking a short break. There has been some unfortunate circumstances that lead to this but things will eventually get back to a regular schedule.

Secondly, because of the situation involving Mike Mearls at Wizards of The Coast, Col is going to be exploring some third party tabletop RPGs in the form of one-shots. These will be one or two episode short stories taking place in the Curse of Lords universe either before the events of the campaign or during the campaign. For more information about what has gone on with Mike Mearls, take a look through the hashtag #firemikemearls on twitter. There's a lot to go through and I don't want to get something wrong. Be warned though that the situation involves abuse.

Because of the way Wizards of the Coast handled this, we as a podcast have elected to change to a different system. The feeling is that by sticking to 5th edition DnD, as a podcast we are in a way endorsing the way Wizards handled this situation or at the very least suggesting that it is not important. You're free to disagree with this assessment, and we don't begrudge others for not dropping DnD content. This is a personal decision.

So in short, there might be a month or month and a half stretch where there are no new episodes, but we will be back. Thank you for your patience and stay safe!"

With matters getting a bit dicey, the crew makes plans for extracting their new friend from this now hostile situation. As the sun falls, the danger rises.


The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis", "Long Note One", and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Answers about the past and plans for the future. This gnome from Crow's past has quite a lot of information and some of it is even good news.


The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis", "Long Note One", and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Additional Music in this episode is Halfling Festival from TabletopAudio.com
The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

What do you call Renaissance festival that's happening in the correct time period? The party meanders through a grand old time, play some games, eat some unique treats and have a grand old time before learning about someone from the past who is dangerously close.

The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis", "Long Note One", and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Additional Music is Halfling Festival from TabletopAudio.com

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Crow commits just a little bit of arson after dropping in on Thorn and Claudia. The gang then leave Cesantes and have a little chat with their new friend. Crow and them get along great as everyone makes their way to Limehills and it's immediately weird.

The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis" and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Metempsychosis - the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal.

If the soul leaves upon death, but the body returns to life, who is responsible for what that body did in the past? Is that body a new person?

If an object were to inherit such a soul, is it responsible for a given past? Is it a person?

The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis" and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

In the damp, dark streets of Cesantes, crime is around every rusting corner. When one of these crimes involves the most vulnerable of the city's inhabitants, it is the job of the the folks in black to step in and protect the most fragile. This is one such story.


The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis" and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Thorn gets in a scrap with a child while Crow, Myk and Hazel get the band back together. Wait, who is this stranger and why are they so angry? Most importantly, what's that smell?

The Music in this podcast is "Virtutes Vocis" and "Dark Times" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The Curse of Lords is Dungeons and Dragons fan content published under the Fan Content Policy. Though the world and characters are mine, Dungeons and Dragons and the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Ruleset are owned by Wizards of the Coast LLC.