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- [00:01]
Ryan Reynolds
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- [00:25]
Dan Casey
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- [00:50]
Danielle Radford
Front for three months plus taxes and fees. Promote for new customers for a limited time. Unlimited more than 40 gigabytes per month. Slows full terms@mintmobile.com Greetings adventurers. I'm Dan Casey and you may remember me from such productions as D and Diesel, critical role, episode 12 DM tips and and my high school production of Guys and Dolls. I was Nathan Detroit, but today I'm here to talk to you about Sagas of Sundry. Goblin Mode Goblin Mode is the latest actual play narrative fantasy series from Geek and Sundry. Made in partnership with Realm, we're using the popular tabletop role playing game Dungeons and Dragons to tell an ever evolving story full of magic, monsters and mayhem. Goblin Mode is not your traditional fantasy story. These aren't the fantasy heroes that would be called to a tavern by a mysterious stranger. Rather, these characters would be mere crossbow fodder for a group of traditional intrepid heroes. Led by our storyteller, Amy Vorpal. Goblin Mode tells the tale of a trio of hapless minions, a goblin and two skeletons toiling their days away in the service of an evil necromancer. You've got Jason Wynn as Tippy, the goblin artificer with crushing anxiety, an anxious crush, and a profound fascination with firearms. Danielle Radford is busy in Undead Skeleton Bard with a Heart of Gold, a desperate need for approval, and a degree from the College of Clipboard School of Middle Management. And then there's Fibs, played by me, Dan Casey. He's a skeleton who dabbles in wizardry, has a deeply upsetting haircut and a pathological compulsion for wordplay during an attack on the dungeon they once called home by a band of selfish, treasure hungry heroes, these poor unfortunate souls wind up trapped in a pit. By the time the dust settles, everyone they knew is dead, their old lives are gone, and their home is under new management. Will they seek vengeance? Will they realize there's more to life than the cave allegory they lived in? Will they be the true hope the world needs to stop its impending doom? Only time will tell. And me? I'll tell you right now. After our first 11 episodes, we took a well deserved long rest for the holidays. We also left things on a bit of a cliffhanger, a real tipping point, if you will. So whether you want a quick refresher on what happened before we went into this collective turkey induced coma, or you haven't embarked on the journey yet and want to start on the latest episode, we've got you covered. Now, obviously there's gonna be spoilers ahead for Sagas of Sundry goblin mode episode one through 11. And I hope that is obvious because presumably you're the one who clicked play on this recap. If you just woke up on your couch in a stupor and you don't wanna know what's happening, well, leave now before it's too late.
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Mags Wizards
I think it's time to part the veil of reality.
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Danielle Radford
Goblin Mode takes place in the world of Sundaros, a land where technology and magic collide in mysterious and unexpected ways. There's traditional high fantasy tropes like dungeons and castles and knights, but there's also nifty things like airships and robots. Centuries ago, there was a cataclysmic battle known as the Searing. The godlike beings known as the Sundari did righteous battle against the demon king Fraxis. These two sides ultimately disappeared together in a blinding flash of light, and in their absence, evil overlords began popping up to fill the power vacuum left behind. Our story begins in the dungeon of one of those evil overlords, the necromancer Unzuk, who's in possession of a powerful artifact, a magical circlet that attracts the attention of wandering mercenaries. Our heroes, busy Fibs and Tippy have toiled away in Unzug's service for years, doing whatever it is that minions in a dungeon actually do. One day, though, things do not go as planned. A group of warriors calling themselves the Yesterdusters invade Unzoog's lair in search of that powerful circlet, and they kill basically every living creature inside. Busy Tippy and Fibs manage to escape certain Doom because they accidentally fell into a pit trap. As they venture through the remains of the dungeon they called home, they discover their friends have fallen to these so called Gallantlings. The only survivor they can find is an adorable baby faze spider named Luffy, who now lives inside of Fibs ribcage. With their boss Unzoog and the dungeon's powerful circlet missing, the situation seems dire. And if that wasn't bad enough, they're confronted by members of Fiends United, a union made up of monsters that's now claiming ownership of this dungeon. That sounds like a union problem. That's a. Yeah, that's an onion job. I don't even think that we can touch it. In episode two, Bizzy, Tippy and Fibs cut a deal with these homewreckers. They'll fight some unruly robots and repair the front door to the lair formerly known as Unzu in exchange for their lives. And now that they're finally using their henchmen powers and abilities in combat, they come to an important they have a lot to learn. Tibby gets both buried alive and poisoned in a single battle. It's bad after all. The dust settles. Our three glass cannons find themselves confronted with their most terrifying choice yet. A chance at freedom. Dubbing themselves the Terror Squad, they set out for the town of Nacbrecca in search of a doctor to heal Tippy and to follow rumors of the Yesterdusters and Unzoug in episode three. Along the way, they meet a mysterious old woman with a pet deer trapped atop a cliff. After a tense standoff at Crossbow point, the Terror Squad save this distressed deer using Fibs magic, only for Fibs to have an out of body experience a flashback to his life before he was turned into an undead abomination. Neither Fibs nor Bizzy remember their lives before Undeath, so these hazy glimpses into the past become increasingly important for them and their future. As it turns out, this wasn't just a test of their social skills. It was a test of their character. This mysterious old woman is secretly Arsenna, one of the godlike Sundari manifesting themselves on the material plane. Arsenna warns that malevolent forces are trying to bring the Sundari back from the dead to fulfill an ancient prophecy. And if they want to do so, they have to find five artifacts of the Sundari champions. You know, things like, say, a certain magical circlet that was stolen from their old dungeon. Ring any bells? She also answers their burning questions. And so, like the Blues Brothers on a mission from God. In episode four, Bizzy, Fibs and Tippy make their way to Nac Breca. Yeah, nacbrecca. It's a bustling frontier town with several prominent factions all vying for the Terror Squad's interest and assistance. After curing Tippy's ailments at a local apothecary, the Terror Squad meet Palacius, an Air Elemental and recruiter for Fiends United. This is the same union that claimed their former dungeon, so there might be some bad blood. And they just so happen to have a headquarters here in town, which might be the gang's best bet at finding answers. Before they can investigate further, though, Fibs busy and Tippy spot a familiar face. Crandall P. Greckleworth, Unzoog's right hand man that knows a lot more than he lets on. So after chasing this wretched Gargamel of a man through the back alleys of Nakbrecca, the Terror Squad find themselves held at gunpoint by a ferocious new faction, the Marked. A band of lycanthropic sky pirates. But as it turns out, both the Terror Squad and the Marked want the same thing to infiltrate Fiends United. More on that in just a moment. But first, a quick word from our sponsor. We interrupt this adventure to bring you a special announcement. 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To get the best discount on your NordVPN plan, go to nordvpn.com crss Our link will also give you four extra months on the two year plan. There's no risk with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee. The link is in the podcast description box. That's nordvpn.com crss in episode five, Fibs, Bizzy and Tippy head back to the marked campsite to meet their newly minted allies. Dupper, a halfling Wererat, Chab, a dwarven werejackal and Pekara, a goblin were marmot who awakens some unexpected feelings in Tippi. She also awakens something else in Tippi, a profound and abiding fascination with firearms. Check this out. There's only 10. There's only 10 bullets. Is there? Anyone says yeah, so there are. The Marked have their sights set on something bigger, though, recovering the five Articles of the Sundari Champions, which Fiends United are trying to find as well. Not only that, but they revealed that the Terror Squad's dearly beloved evil overlord Unzuk is not dead. But if Unzuk isn't dead and his entire dungeon got taken over, then where is he? What's he really up to? Is he actually all powerful? Only time will tell. Speaking of time, the gang gets to planning what they dubbed the heist of the century in episode six. This bonechins 11 esque scheme is as audacious as it is stupid, which is to say, very Fiends United evidently planned a party to celebrate their recent acquisition of Unzoom's lair. Tippy and Bizzy hatch a foolproof scheme to peer pressure the members of Fiends United to turn their party from a kegger into a rager, which is legally a better party. And they also want to make sure whatever barrels of booze Fiends United orders are full of gunpowder in addition to that sweet, sweet slog Swash and so Fibs and Bizzy pretend to join Fiends United, while Tippy very convincingly masquerades as a delivery man, dropping off their expected shipment of alcohol. Four kegs of slug swash. Four kegs of slug swwash.
- [10:51]
Montgomery Archibald Barker
Four kegs of slug swash.
- [10:52]
Danielle Radford
But to convince these monsters to take things to the next level, they enlist the help of an overacting ogre. From there, things go well and truly off the rails, culminating in the team calling the Marked Airship, stealing the entire safe in the Fiends Union basement and blowing up the mansion with enough explosives to make Michael Bay jealous. Once they're safely aboard the Marked airship, the Stag's Horn, the Terror Squad find themselves soaring through the skies en route to the floating city of Wretched Cove in episode seven. There, they're taken to meet the leader of the Marked Captain Ra Telg, a devastatingly handsome 9 foot tall shape shifting oni played by the devastatingly handsome Ife Wadiwe. You're focusing on the wrong things. They said they have loot for us. Together with the Captain and his crew, the gang cracks open the Fiends United vault and makes a shocking discovery. The Fiends Union is actually a front for the Scythe of Irelia, a death cult hell bent on bringing the Demon King Fraxis back to life. And if that wasn't bad enough, the Fiends United leader Kaya makes contact to reveal she has kidnapped Bacara, who never made it aboard the ship. And neither did Crandall for that matter. No one really likes Crandall, but he knows a lot about Unzoog's master plan, so they do need to rescue him as well. You get it now. Before the team can make plans to rescue their friends, Pekara's sister Plixie appears Horrified and distraught that her sister is left behind. She runs off to try and rescue Pekara herself, only to awaken a deadly robot in the nearby junkyard of Vaylen's Heap. In episode eight, busy Tippy and Fibs nearly die fighting this massive robot. They ultimately prevailed, but mostly thanks to Captain Ray Telg's help and you know, his giant glaive and cybernetic arm. And he's so cool and has so many hit points. I love this guy. Now the robot's cool too. Damn. Just by Property of having a cool master. It's insane. With Plixie safe and sound, the team regroups aboard the ship in episode nine, where they learn way more than they ever wanted to about the dynamics of Sky Pirate Polycules. They give Tippy the confidence he needs to finally ask Picara on a date. And they're gifted. One of the artifacts of the Sundari champions, the Chalice of Kirkhan, as well as an airship of their very own. But perhaps the most momentous event that happens is when Tippi makes a very important decision. Offered the gift of lycanthropy, Tippi chooses to become a werebird. I'd like to be bitten by a bird and that's final.
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Mags Wizards
Oh goodness, not by a werebird.
- [13:22]
Danielle Radford
I mean, yes, unfortunately, he gets bitten by the ship's cook, Fug, who is actually a wereswallow, not a were eagle like they were told. And that's a tough pill for Tippy to swallow. Bidding Captain Ra Tel Gadoo, the team boards Mischief, their new airship and charts a course for the earned Cur Fathom, the undersea kingdom where Kaya has taken their friends. What should have been a relaxing flight proves turbulent when the skies darken to reveal they've been followed by Palatius, the Air Elemental who tried to recruit them to Fiends United. Furious at their betrayal and his loss of status, Palacius attacks the airship, leading to a deadly battle 20,000 leagues above the sea. What Palatius didn't know, though, is that things are about to get cloudy with a chance of cannonballs. 98 points of damage later, the skies clear up and the team lands at a conveniently placed portal down to Earn'kur Fathom. Taking the plunge, the Terror Squad voyage into the briny deep, ferried along by a network of ancient powerful magic that levels them up, letting Bizzy become a bard and rogue multiclass Tippy to craft a sentient gun robot and Fibs to do his best Sailor Moon impersonation. When Fibs, Bizzy and Tippy emerge from the portal in episode 10, they find themselves in an ancient temple where they must solve riddles about the Sundari that they totally get right on the first try, without any hints or embarrassing missteps. What they discover in Earned Kur Fathom, though, is not this vibrant undersea kingdom, but a tense, paranoid security state full of joyless merfolk, hulking catfish, security guards, and a mysterious group of people in silver masks and crimson robes. These are members of the Scythe of Irelia. After talking their way past a particularly cagey security guard, the Terror Squad finds themselves being escorted through this magnificent undersea kingdom toward the Abysseum. It's a gigantic dome where the Scythe of Irelia is gathering for an occult ritual. But before they can question their guards, the guards are brutally murdered by Thresh, a Sea Spawn assassin who clocked that the Terror Squad have one of the Sundari artifacts. You straight up did a fish murder. As it turns out, Thresh is a member of the Obligation, a secret society working to stop the Scythe of Irelia's machinations. With Thresh's assistance, Tippy, Bizzy, and Fibs hatch another plan to infiltrate the Scythe of Irelia summit at the abysseum in episode 11. It's not just any gathering, though. It's a sacrificial ritual where Kaya, Pekara, and Crandall are all on the menu. In classic ill advised Scooby Doo style, the team splits up and they attempt to sneak into the Death Cult's annual retreat. My name is Pizzy, damn it. As soon as it CLOSES oh, it's a Pizzy. Tippy and Fibs disguise themselves as cultists while Bizzy pretends to be a member of the waitstaff. What follows is perhaps the most horrific series of events in the entire show. The sinister leader of the Scythe of Irelia, a man named Luxeer, presides over this packed crowd of cultists. Standing on the dais behind him are a group of hostages, including Pekara, Crandall and Kaya. Kaya stands accused of treason. People in the crowd believed to be in league with her are summarily executed without a moment's hesitation. And this level of wanton murder and violence proves too much for Bizzy to bear. With unexpectedly perfect aim by throws a dart at Luxeer that struck the cult leader directly in the knee. Shocked by this brazen attack, Luxeer takes Bizzy hostage as well. With time running out, options dwindling, and cult members growing increasingly suspicious of him, Tippy makes a fateful decision. He throws off his disguise, publicly challenges Luxeer, and prepares to become the hero he always knew he could be. But this was not and would not be a battle that Tippy could ever win. In a flash of steel and violence, Tippy is stabbed by trident after trident after trident from the Scythe of Aurelia's guards. He was dead before anyone, including Tippy himself, even knew what happened. Continuing this gruesome display of savagery, Luxear tears Kaeya limb from limb and feeds her remains to a massive dragon turtle, a sea monster with a hunger for blood. As the cult whips themselves into a blood frenzy, Fibs and Thresh manage to free Bizzy, Pekara and Crandall from their shackles. In a last ditch effort, Fibs grabs the lifeless body of his friend Tippy amid the chaos and carnage and teleports to a nearby drainage pipe. And so, with an angry death cult behind them and uncertainty ahead, Fibs and Bizzy and their friends have no choice but to take the plunge and see where this mysterious network of pipes takes them and their poor dead friend. And there you have it, folks. That is the story of Sagas of Sundry Goblin mode so far. If you want to catch all the details and moments and lore and jokes in between, make sure you tune into episodes one through 11 right now on Geek and Sundry's YouTube channel or wherever fine podcasts are served. We still have so much more story to tell, and we hope you'll join busy Tippy Fibs and their unlikely allies as the adventure continues this January. Thank you so much for tuning in, be sure to like and subscribe for even more goblin mode. And remember, Knack Breca rules.
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Mags Wizards
Nothing is as it seems in liminal London. Hidden amongst everyday people are werewolves.
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Danielle Radford
You'll be the werewolf then. Yeah.
- [18:51]
Mags Wizards
I'm Mags Wizards.
- [18:53]
Ryan Reynolds
Montgomery Archibald Barker at your bloody service.
- [18:58]
Mags Wizards
And those cursed by the fey monarchs.
- [19:01]
Danielle Radford
Of the city, Declan Buchanan, PI he has quite a large pair of antlers growing out of his forehead.
- [19:07]
Mags Wizards
Join the unlikely misfits of liminal London as they work to take down the powers that claim to rule the city.
- [19:16]
Montgomery Archibald Barker
I think the Queen doesn't like you very much.
- [19:19]
Mags Wizards
With incredible guest players like Johnny Chiadini.
- [19:23]
Danielle Radford
Say, there's sludge. Yeah, Sludge.
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Mags Wizards
Yeah.
- [19:25]
Danielle Radford
I'm the sludge boy.
- [19:26]
Ryan Reynolds
F ing love. Sludge boy.
- [19:27]
Danielle Radford
No, again, I'm not that sludge boy.
- [19:28]
Mags Wizards
Grant Howitt.
- [19:29]
Danielle Radford
Isaac Newton didn't study in f ing Putney, did he?
- [19:32]
Ryan Reynolds
Who's Isaac?
- [19:33]
Mags Wizards
Oh, my God. And Sharmini Bundell. There's a magic community.
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Danielle Radford
There is.
- [19:38]
Montgomery Archibald Barker
Yay.
- [19:38]
Danielle Radford
I'm in a magic community.
- [19:40]
Mags Wizards
Go to realmspod.com or search realms of peril and glory wherever you listen to podcasts to find this mysteriously magical actual play series.
- [19:55]
Montgomery Archibald Barker
Hey, folks, we're the hosts of Comic Sans, the podcast about comics for those who are sans knowledge. I'm Yann, a reader, writer, liver and breather of comic books. And I'm Nat. I used to know absolutely nothing about comics, but now. So actually, I've got a quiz for you. I still have a lot to learn about comics. Thank you. On Comic Hans, I make Nat read some of my favorite works in the medium, including saga, Daredevil and the Flintstones. And Yen talks about what makes that comic special. Sometimes it's a story, sometimes it's channeling, gutters, page turns, colorings, lettering, semiotics, juxtaposition. Okay, professor, save it for the episodes. You can listen to Comic Sans on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
- [20:34]
Danielle Radford
You can binge.
- [20:35]
Montgomery Archibald Barker
Our first two seasons, that's over 20 episodes on 20 different comics. And we just launched season three. New episodes every two weeks.
- [20:51]
Mags Wizards
Welcome to the ultimate social deduction game, Blood on the Clock Tower.
- [20:56]
Ryan Reynolds
The evil team must stalk the streets at night, hunting down members of the good team one by one. Meanwhile, the good team must outmaneuver the evil team using their unique abilities.
- [21:06]
Danielle Radford
I'd like to kick things off by telling you all that I'm possibly the demon.
- [21:10]
Ryan Reynolds
Our players can mislead and manipulate others with absolute freedom.
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Danielle Radford
I didn't like hearing my name in the same sentence. As demon. That was very upsetting for me.
- [21:19]
Mags Wizards
Emily and I will be your storytellers, guiding you through every labyrinthian twist and turn.
- [21:26]
Danielle Radford
How are there so many evil players in this game?
- [21:29]
Mags Wizards
What's happening with guests from no Rolls, Bard, the Pandemonium Institute, and Oxventure? You won't be able to stop listening. Go to realmspod.com clocktower to find out more.