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‘The Conclusion’ is the 30th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With a cursory attack on the Temple through the sewers the real assault begins to form from the ocean. The skies darken over the ocean as large thunderheads build, lightning arcing across the western sky as the rains begin to fall upon the Great City. An explosion rocks the Temple of the Moon, sending the companions to the fallen Cthulhu temple where they learn it has been rebuilding in the rift caused by Tsanth’s last visit. The waves in the seas grow taller as an avatar of Cthulhu steps forth from the sea wreaking havoc upon the city. Can the party stop the new threat and save the city? Note: The end of this one seems a bit abrupt, there wasn’t a great spot to transition to the closing music, so it is a bit awkward. Questions about the actual play campaign? Post in the comments and I will work up a final closing post if there is interest. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-30.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-30.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 30: The Conclusion appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘The Glass Darkly’ is the 29th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With Leotah apparently vanquished the group investigates the throne room more closely. Clutched in the grasp of the mechanical surgical machine the party finds a blood red gem in the form of a human heart, is this the life force of Leotah? They rummage through another room before discovering the path to the Glass Darkly rumored to power the tower itself. The very elements of time are disturbed as the group attempts to destroy the magical artifact. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-29.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-29.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 29: The Glass Darkly appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Saving Abishag’ is the 28th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The group once again finds themselves in a very familiar foyer. With attempts to leave via unconventional means foiled, the party has no choice but to move deeper into the tower along the path Leotah has set before them. Again on familiar territory the group must solve a riddle to make further progress beyond Leotah’s challenges and to have any chance of saving Dandelion’s child from her evil plans! http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-28.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-28.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 28: Saving Abishag appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Return to the Tower’ is the 27th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis A scuffle with Emirikol in the Temple of the Moon leads to an interesting outcome as Meffridus uses trinkets of days past. The planning then goes into motion on launching another assault on Leotah’s tower in efforts to save Dandelion’s baby from unknown dangers. Setting their plan into motion the adventuring party finds themselves back in a very familiar place… http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-27.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-27.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 27: Return to the Tower appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Chaos in the Great City’ is the 26th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With the excitement fading in the Overlord’s safe room, the adventuring party takes a few moments to recover, imbibing healing herbs and calling upon Mani for healing magics. Moving on up the party reaches the roof of the Stronghold as an undead pterodactyl arrives carrying Leotah! A battle ensues as the group fights the wizardress, though all is not as it seems. After the battle the party examines the stronghold more closely and takes in the cityscape as the Great City falls leaderless. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-26.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-26.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.   The post Episode 26: Chaos in the Great City appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘The Overlord’s Safe Room’ is the 25th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With the adventuring party in the Overlord’s safe room, they quickly learn the battlefield is rigged against them. A difficult fight erupts as the Overlord’s minions work to hold off the group, aided by many tricks of the room itself! Everything from suppressed casting ability, to traps within the room itself, to powerful guardians await the party in the Overlord’s safe room. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-25.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-25.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 25: The Overlord’s Safe Room appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Stronghold Pursuit’ is the 24th episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With the Overlord escaping the dining hall beyond Meffridus’ Snarling Vines, the group begins their chase through the stronghold to catch the Overlord before he can escape. Quickly working their way level by level, encountering many guards who wish to slow their hunt, the group eventually reaches the top floor of the stronghold. Here it seems the Overlord has a little surprise in for the heroes! http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-24.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-24.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 24: Stronghold Pursuit appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Sneaking into the Stronghold’ is the 23rd episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The party completes their planning for their assault on the Overlord’s stronghold. Following a guide provided by the local Thieve’s Guild the group maneuvers their way through the sewers under the Great City. Suffering an attack by sewer vermin, the adventuring party tries to navigate the obstacles into the stronghold and seek out the Overlord! http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-23.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Episode-23.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.   The post Episode 23: Sneaking into the Stronghold appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Plotting and Planning’ is the 22nd episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With supplies in-hand the party waits as Meffridus completes the complex ritual to bring Emirikol’s spirit back to physical form. The disgruntled wizard submits to lengthy interrogation, reluctant to assist the group with their plan. Learning what they can, the party sends a messenger to the Tower to possibly work out a deal. With unsatisfactory terms, the group changes tactics and seeks to make a deal with the Thieve’s Guild for a secret entrance into the Overlord’s stronghold. Successful, the group prepares for an assault on the Overlord’s Stronghold. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Episode-22.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Episode-22.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 22: Plotting and Planning appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Getting the Gang Back Together’ is the 21st episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The seasoned adventurers return to the Great City from their respective journeys. Meeting at the Temple of the Moon the group makes plans for their next steps. The group seeks to make deals with the Thieve’s Guild and meet up with an old friend as they do so. With an arrangement in place, the crew seeks to gather the final component to bring Emirikol back from the dead. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Episode-21.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Episode-21.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.   The post Episode 21: Getting the Gang Back Together appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Regrouping’ is the twentieth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With near devastating casualties on the last folks the party sent to Castle Whiterock it is time to recruit some new ones for another push into the castle. Regrouping in Cillamar the group sets out again to root the monks out of the ruins. A perilous climb up the tower high above the ruins grants the party egress into the castle via a different route. That path is not without hazard however… http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Episode-20.mp3   Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Episode-20.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.     The post Episode 20: Regrouping appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Trouble in Castle Whiterock’ is the nineteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis This week we check-in on Meffridus, Kpnooney Klaus, Tsanth and the others. From them we learn there has been a possible attack on the Temple of the Moon through the sewers. With precautions put in place we return to the exploration of Castle Whiterock. With the monks having retreated further into a defensible portion of the ruins, the new crew works on ferreting them out. Their position turns out to be much more defensible than originally thought. Meta Note: This episode includes a little bit of meta discussion at the end of the session. It frames some of the future direction and felt it should be included. Also – the end seems an abrupt cut-off due to me accidentally cutting the good-byes I normally leave in there. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Episode-19.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Episode-19.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 19: Trouble in Castle Whiterock appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘The Replacements’ is the eighteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The green group of adventurers begins their exploration of Castle Whiterock at the behest of the seasoned party. Talking their way in, they do their best to poke around the ruins of the castle while under the watchful eye of the order of monks. Put to work helping excavate ruins within the remains of the castle reveals things are not the way seem! Meta Note: The players decided to use some lower level characters to explore Castle Whiterock under the direction of the higher level characters.  http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Episode-18.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Episode-18.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 18: The Replacements appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Settling In’ is the seventeenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The adventurers awake in the town of Cillamar at the Inn of the Slumbering Drake. Baptist scours the town for a suitable location for a possible barber shop business, while Meffridus passes the challenge at the library and secures access to a private study. The focus turns to Umberwood’s Coffins as they seek to learn about its possible involvement with Leotah or her agents. The group also learns of a monk order reestablishing themselves out at Castle Whiterock in an attempt to rediscover the Halls of Forgotten Lore. A second group of adventurers are utilized to check out the Castle. Back in town the gang is up to their old tricks as they “talk” to an Umberwood Coffin’s employee at the local pub. Meta Note: The players decided to use some lower level characters to explore Castle Whiterock under the direction of the higher level characters.  http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Episode-17.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Episode-17.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 17: Settling In appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘The Streets of Cillamar’ is the sixteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis Escaping the intricate tower defenses Leotah had set for the raiding adventurers, Meffridus planar stepped the party out of sorceress’ extradimensional playground. Choosing Cillamar as their destination the adventurers found themselves in front of the renowned Inn of the Slumbering Drake. Seeming an appropriate place for the weary adventurers to get a feel for the town. Inside the party enjoys food and drink under the soothing tones of Brianna the musically talented bard while enjoying a game or two of Dragon Darts. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Episode-16.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Episode-16.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com.   The post Episode 16: The Streets of Cillamar appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Running the Gauntlet’ is the fifteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis Finally gaining entrance into Leotah’s Tower the party finds themselves in a strange foyer of sorts. After investigation they discover the way onwards and find themselves facing an unrelenting gauntlet of challenges. Paying a heavy price to reach another chamber, Leotah presents one more set of tasks before the adventurers before she will grant them audience… http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Episode-15.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Episode-15.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 15: Running the Gauntlet appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Breaching the Tower’ is the fourteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The assault is well under way as the group takes a two-pronged approach to circumventing the Wizard Tower’s defenses. With one group prepared to battle power iron sentinels in the courtyard and the other a colossal sized yellow ooze in the sewer tunnels. The battles are hard fought on both fronts and casualties mount as the party presses onwards. Reaching the front door of the tower the group prepares to enter and face Leotah. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-14.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-14.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Breaching the Tower appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Assaulting the Wizard’s Tower’ is the thirteenth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The group recovers from the successful Temple of the Moon ritual and discuss their plans to eliminate the threat from Leotah. Working with others in the temple district Tsanth convinces a priestess of Justicia that some assistance might be in order. Bong uses his newfound position within the city guard to enlist additional help for a daring tower raid. With one group assaulting the front gate of the tower wall and the other seeking a path in through the sewers the assault begins! http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-13.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-13.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 13: Assaulting the Wizard’s Tower appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Temple of the Moon Ritual’ is the twelfth episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis The party enters the City of the Dead to seek out the body of Ephardius in order to learn more of Leotah and her defenses at the tower. Tsanth harasses the fledgling clergy of Cthulhu in order to further prove Mani’s power and growing relevance within the city.  During the day the temple is prepared for the evening’s ceremony to Mani. That night the party must defend the Temple of the Moon against an attempt from Leotah’s minions to interfere with the ritual. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-12.mp3 Download Link: http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Episode-12.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 12: Temple of the Moon Ritual appeared first on The Iron Tavern.

‘Chasing Down Loose Ends’ is the eleventh episode of a Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG actual play podcast. Additional information can be found at http://irontavern.com/podcast. Session Synopsis With the survey of the city complete upon their return from Planet Zoon, the group sets about to interrogate Captain Rhak. With a small amount of information and a letter of recommendation procured for Bong, the adventurers split up to learn more about the final resting place of Ephardius and to meet an ally of Captain Rhak. Party tensions rise as the plans go awry. http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Episode-11.mp3 Download Link:  http://irontavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Episode-11.mp3 Credits Intro and outro music is ‘Wrecking Ball’ from 137 from http://music.mevio.com. The post Episode 11: Chasing Down Loose Ends appeared first on The Iron Tavern.