SUMMARY

Upon reaching the city of Port Norsal, the party is stopped at the gates and informed that inns in the city are quite full, on account of The Midnight Carnival being in town. They are told that if they wish to stay in the city square, that their main options were going to be higher end rooms at some inns right next to the arena, or they could look deeper in the city if they were looking to save some coin. Wanting to treat themselves, the party decided to stay at the VIP Suite of the Farren’s Favour.

They got to experience some of the highlights of being an adventurer during their stay and also chose to see what the Midnight Carnival was all about. They were met with hundreds of stalls selling goods of all sorts, including a few things special to the event. While wandering around, they also ran into Eldeth once again who loaded them up with her Dwarven bread. The show itself was quite a spectacle, ran by a mysterious man named Amandan, The Ringmaster. Though things took turn in the end that left the party unsure of what this carnival is all about…

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Pwrful Condor. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

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MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

 Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

Tavern Loop One – Serpent Sound Studios (2:06)

Horse & Cart (No Background) – Michael Ghelfi (3:07)

Fantasy Medieval City – Michael Ghelfi (3:11)

Precipice – Scott Buckley (7:05)

Tarot – Monument Studios (9:59)

Pippin the Hunchback – Incompetech (10:27)

Spooky Fair – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (11:26)

Alvae – Adrian von Ziegler (12:12)

Hrafnaguð – Adrian von Ziegler (12:42)

Pippin the Hunchback – Incompetech (13:08)

Stables – Tabletop Audio (15:05)

Elegant Dinner Party (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (16:29)

Alvae – Adrian von Ziegler (16:33)

Quiet Tavern – Michael Ghelfi (19:02)

Marty Gots a Plan – Incompetech (29:59)

Improvisation for Harp – Monument Studios (31:13)

Fireplace Warmth – Monument Studios (31:15)

Ambient Room – Monument Studios (33:05)

Cistern (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (34:07)

Fireplace Warmth – Monument Studios (34:51)

Cistern (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (35:50)

Fireplace Warmth – Monument Studios (36:02)

Cistern (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (37:06)

Path to Darkness – Adrian von Ziegler (38:12)

Fireplace Warmth – Monument Studios (39:35)

Improvisation for Harp – Monument Studios (39:51)

Quiet Tavern – Michael Ghelfi (40:46)

Once Upon A Time – Adrian von Ziegler (41:09)

Fantasy Medieval City – Michael Ghelfi (42:21)

SCP-x7x – Incompetech (42:34)

Masquerade of the Ghosts – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (44:54)

Mountain and Valley – Dark Fantasy Studio (45:47)

Masquerade of the Ghosts – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (50:41)

Harp Nocturn – Cyberleaf Studios (54:38)

Masquerade of the Ghosts – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (1:02:12)

Darkness Atmos – Ghosthack (1:03:42)

Masquerade of the Ghosts – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (1:06:42)

The Illusionist – Scott Buckley (1:05:06)

Halloween Theme Park – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (1:06:50)

Darkness Atmos – Ghosthack (1:10:23)

Halloween Theme Park – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (1:10:49)

Cursed – CyberLeaf Studios (1:11:24)

[Kobold] Sniveling – Plate Mail Games [BattleBards] (1:11:31)

Darkness Atmos – Ghosthack (1:13:18)

[Gnoll] Gnoll Passive – Olivier Giarardot (1:13:31)

Evening of Chaos – Incompetech (1:13:41)

Dunkirk-Type Atmos – Monument Studios (1:15:10)

• Layered With – Heartbeat Anxiety – Monument Studios (1:15:15)

Darkness Atmos – Ghosthack (1:17:04)

Wake the Beast – Joel Steudler (1:19:37)

[Dragon] Fire Breath – Plate Mail Games [BattleBards] (1:20:32)

Panicking Crowd – Michael Ghelfi (1:20:32)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

Syrinscape

Portions of our background audio is courtesy of Syrinscape. They have a great mixer that we run through our set up while we record to help build the scene during our sessions. If you’re interested in trying out Syrinscape for yourself, they have provided us with a link to a 30 day free trial. These sections all have Syrinscape running in the background:

Battle Bards

Thank you to BattleBards for opening up their songs and sound effects library for use in the show. You can sign up for your own BattleBards account here which will automatically add our coupon code to your account. Or you can use the coupon code Erylia for 15% off when you subscribe to BattleBards Prime!

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SUMMARY

This is a special episode that goes over some listener and group questions about Adventures in Erylia. In true AinE discussion fashion, we took those simple questions and embellished them into lengthy wandering discussions. Check the bottom of the show notes for a breakdown of questions and some of the topics we wandered off to.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Pwrful Condor. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

This episode’s shout outs are a little different than usual. We didn’t do any specific shout outs, but I did grab a few of the specific things we talked about to include them here.

Zee Bashew – You cannot get rid of cursed dice. You hide them and they are passed down to someone when you die.

C4 Labs – Local Company that makes RPG related products. Chantalle has bought into their gear dice tray and a rolling tower and Christa has bought a cool wood and acrylic coaster.

Dungeon in a Box – Chris runs an off mic campaign for the group as a way to play more casually using Dungeon in a Box. We are only a few boxes in to the first campaign that he has, but at this point he has gotten 2 full campaigns. It has been great for helping him through prep time as it comes with a small, focused, booklet module, premade maps, and minis for the important encounters. As a player it is interested because they have also included some campaign long perks for us to unlock and use in the game.

CAST

Damian

Chris

Christa

Chantalle

Caitlin

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

The background ambience for this episode was the Library by Michael Ghelfi.

Questions

Since this is a bit of a special episode going over listener and cast member questions, in lieu of our usual show notes, you can use this questions and answers list as a timestamp reference.

Introduction (1:02)

• What is the best way to roll dice for your character? – Stargate Pioneer (1:39)
  • Dice Rituals and Superstitions (1:45)
  • Physical Rolling Methods (2:15)
  • Hand Crafted Dice Trays (2:47)
  • Caitlin’s Dice From A Dead Man (4:23)
  • Gifted Dice (4:40)
  • The Cursed Goblin Dice (6:10)
  • Who is The Dice Queen? (6:38)
  • First Dices (8:38)
  • Chantalle’s First Dice Tower – C4Labs (10:29)
  • Christa The Mini Painter (11:19)
  • Chris’ Two Years of Dungeon in A Box (12:26)
  • What Scheduling A Session is Like (13:57)
  • We Recorded Too Much in the Olden Days (16:11)
  • Missing Off Mic Games (17:09)
  • Post Vax Has Been VERY Busy (18:39)
• What Has Been Your Favorite Part of the World to Build? Least? – Toscobble Cottage (19:34)
  • Favorite – The Guild of Adventurers (19:51)
  • Three and a Half Arcs In, That’s Kinda Where The Story Starts (21:01)
  • Diving Into Backstories (21:26)
  • How Much Time Is Spent Worldbuilding Things The Players Blow Past? (24:15)
  • Damian Explains “The Speed Bump” (27:45)
  • No Plan Survives An Encounter with The Party (30:12)
  • Least Favorite – Everything That Is Not Syvahl (31:42)
• Do You Have An Ending In Mind? – Chantalle (33:18)
  • And You’ve Only Just Begun (33:41)
  • This Arc Is Where The Overarching Plot Becomes Known (34:45)
  • Sometimes I Regret Taking So Long (35:37)
  • Only Three Major Arcs On Syvahl (38:00)
  • I Try Not To Push (39:48)
• What Is Everyone’s Favorite Part Of The Campaign? Least? – Christa (41:09)
  • Favorite – Inter Character Relationships – Christa (41:25)
  • Least Favorite – Negative Character Emotions – Christa (41:43)
  • Favorite – Pushing Mechanical Boundaries – Chantalle (42:54)
  • Least Favorite – Shopping Episodes – Chris (45:09)
  • Favorite – Inter Character Relationships and Character Growth – Chris (47:29)
  • Favorite – Combat. Rolling Dice and Kicking Ass – Caitlin (53:14)
  • Least Favorite – Bureaucracy – Caitlin (54:10)
• Who Has A New Character Planned? – Chris (56:52)
  • Two Ideas In Mind – Chantalle (57:01)
  • Everyone Knows What I’m Planning – Christa (57:29)
  • I Want To Let The Dust Settle First – Chris (58:59)
  • The Dice Decide My Character! – Caitlin (1:04:47)

Wrapping Up (1:08:03)

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SUMMARY

This is a special episode that goes over the history of how Adventures in Erylia got started. We talk about how the group formed, how we got into D&D as a whole, and how things changed (pretty quickly) from a home game into being an actual play podcast. Check the bottom of the show notes for breakdown of topics.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Pwrful Condor. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

GonnaGeek Network – During our hiatus, Adventures in Erylia was given the opportunity to join the GonnaGeek Network. Damian has been close with a few shows form the network for a few years now and we were more than happy to accept the offer when asked. GonnaGeek features many shows of various geeky topics. If you want to keep up with general geeky news about tech, gaming, and space, then check out the Official GonnaGeek show. Across the network you will also find shows that cover podcasting, comic books, and TV show fan podcasts.

CAST

Damian

Chris

Christa

Chantalle

Caitlin

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

The background ambience for this episode was the Library by Michael Ghelfi.

Topics

Since this is a bit of a special episode going over the history of how Adventures in Erylia got started, in lieu of our usual show notes, you can use this topic list as a reference to timestamps around where we cover a certain topic.

Introduction (1:06)

Joining the GonnaGeek Network (2:44)

How We All Met (5:05)

• Lack of Friends and the Start of (BOARD) Game Night (5:31)
• Retail Brought Us Together (6:46)
• Christa Came Along to Color (7:29)
• Chantalle Gets Roped In (7:46)
• Caitlin and Chantalle Bond Over Minecraft (8:32)

The OOG Group (9:48)

• Christa’s Favorite Game is Yahtzee (10:33)
• Christa Rolls the GOAT (11:43)
• Critters Unite (13:40)
• It Really Was About Board Games (14:25)
• Chantalle Isn’t Even Involved in D&D Yet! (15:13)
• I DM’d For Five People?! (15:29)
• Pour One Out for Pavel (15:42)
• Chantalle Was JUST Here for Board Games (16:54)
• The Moment A Character Was Made, Christa Was Hooked (17:47)

To Put A Date On Things (18:06)

• Both Campaign Have an Arc Before The Podcast (18:22)
• How We Roped Chantalle In (18:42)
• She Wasn’t Even Driving Yet! (19:10)
• They Weren’t Even Here for Her First Chartacter (20:19)

Why The Mieveht Story Came First (20:43)

• The OOG Group Had to Take a Break (21:09)
• It Was a Filler (22:23)
• They Aren’t BAD People (23:42)
• Free Meat! (25:29)

Brand New Role Players! (27:08)

• Originally Planned as A Learn Along Show (27:20)
• The History of Chris (27:51)
• Damian Started TTRPGs With Pathfinder (30:14)
• Critical Role Is an Investment (31:04)
• Erylian Critters Switch Sides (31:38)
• Christa Out D&D’s All of Us (32:52)
• From Turn Off, To Turn On (33:17)
• Chris Was New To 5E (34:02)
• If You Know Us and Not Critical Role, Let Us Know! (34:57)
• Keep Expectations in Check (35:43)
• Christa Was Terrified (36:05)

The Death of The OOG Campaign and the Birth of AinE (37:03)

• We Started Recording For Our Own Sake (37:20)
• Upgrading To The Blue Yeti, That Was A Mistake (38:49)
• A Little Bit of Stage Fright (39:28)
• We’re Actually Mostly Theater of the Mind (40:49)
• This Was NEVER a Podcast (42:06)
• I’m Editing This, Can I Put It Online? (42:46)
• Dungeons & Randomness Was a Key Inspiration (43:36)

Adventures in Erylia Begins to Bloom (44:00)

• Glass Cannon Made Us Care About Quality (44:35)
• In The Early Days, There Were Minimal Edits (45:16)
• Self-Learned and Self Taught (45:34)
• Damian Reveals Prior Experience (45:46)
• Things Were Very Raw. Too Raw For Today (48:17)
• Pre-Podcast Erylian Epic Exists, It Will Never See The Light of Day (48:34)
• Used Audacity for YEARS (48:53)
• Always Keep Improving (49:03)
• Our Gear Progression (49:28)
• The Ongoing Project of Remastering Old Episodes (51:26)
• What About Nicer Mics??? (52:46)
• 2020 Was A Wormhole (53:09)
• The Difference Shock Mounts Make (53:37)
• Building the Audio Library (54:04)
• Just Show Up And Let Me Put A Mic In Your Face (54:55)
• It Really Is Five Friends Sitting Around A Table (55:43)
• We’ve All Grown Over Time (56:17)
• Christa, The Most Mic Conscious of Them All! (56:55)

Experiences Before Podcast (57:34)

• Caitlin – Elementary School Pageants (58:06)
• Chantalle – Ballet and Stage Performance (58:36)
• Chantalle’s Thoughts on Playing a Character (59:34)

Are Your Characters Extensions of Yourself? (1:00:10)

• Chantalle – It Is An Opportunity To Be Someone Else (1:01:12)
• Christa – Willow Is Almost So Opposite It Is Difficult (1:02:30)
• Christa – Ariel Is Much More Christa (1:03:13)
• Chantalle – Characters Can Grow Beyond What You Expected (1:03:47)
• Chris – Started As A Leader Type To Drive The Story (1:04:56)
• Caitlin – Struggles Creating New Characters (1:05:43)
• Caitlin – Trying To Leave Your Comfort Zone Doesn’t Always Work (1:06:27)

Reminiscing The Lost Arc Of The Erylian Epic (1:07:35)

Introducing A Character With A Goodbye (1:12:12)

The Inter-Party Relationships of The Erylian Epic (1:13:02)

Outro And A Peak Of What’s To Come (1:20:20)

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SUMMARY

As the party makes their way along the Norgeld Road back to Port Norsal, a strange person approaches them from the forest. Darodem greats them as a protector along these roads who has started to take watch over the area again now that the gnolls are taken care of. While they offer to keep the party safe as they camp for the night, they can do nothing for what is inside these adventurers’ minds.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Dungeons and Randomness, and Mike K. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

Adventures in Erylia is part of the Gonna Geek Network. You can find other shows related to many geeky hobbies over at gonnageeknetwork.com

Better Podcasting – Better Podcasting is an amazing resource for hobby podcasters like us. I have been listening to them for years and they are how we got involved with the Gonna Geek Network. Stephen and SP focus their efforts on helping podcasters accomplish their goals and create great content without making everything be about the money side of podcasting. So many other podcasts about podcasting have a focus on profiting from your show, these guys focus on helping you make the best show you can make, regardless of if it brings in any money.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

Tavern Loop 1 – Serpent Sound Studios (1:16)

Stagecoach – Michael Ghelfi (3:43)

Stay the Course – Incomeptech (5:08)

Magic Mystery – Alec Wesner (7:43)

Forest Walk – Serpent Sound Studios (10:41)

Leaving for Valhalla – Serpent Sound Studios (16:24)

Forest: Night – Tabletop Audio (22:11)

Sacred Places – JDB Music (24:37)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (24:43)

Borealis – Scott Buckley (27:29)

Secret Garden – Tabletop Audio (32:08)

Existential Dread – Tabletop Audio (32:27)

Secret Garden (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon) (32:42)

Percussion Loop #3 – AndySV (34:12)

Forested Cliff – Michael Ghelfi (38:09)

Giant Wyrm – Incomeptech (35:58)

Soul Searcher – Scott Buckley (45:27)

Virtutes Vocis – Incompetech (49:19)

Enter The Lair – Joel Steudler (53:28)

Secret Garden (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon) (55:23)

Existential Dread – Tabletop Audio (55:26)

Percussion Loop #3 – AndySV (55:26)

Lively Tundra – Michael Ghelfi (1:00:11)

Whispering Winds – Vindsvept (1:00:23)

Hard Clash (Percussion Stem) – Audio Alchemist (1:01:43)

Medieval Town – Tabletop Audio (1:02:12)

The Encounter – Scott Buckley (1:03:31)

Medieval Village – Michael Ghelfi (1:06:25)

Secret Garden (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon) (1:09:05)

Percussion Loop #3 – AndySV (1:09:08)

Existential Dread – Tabletop Audio (1:09:11)

Underwater – Michael Ghelfi (1:15:29)

Never Dying – Scott Buckley (1:15:36)

Stay the Course – Incompetech (1:16:50)

Never Dying – Scott Buckley (1:19:34)

The Encounter – Scott Buckley (1:27:05)

Medieval Village – Michael Ghelfi (1:27:06)

Secret Garden (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon) (1:30:29)

Percussion Loop #3 – AndySV (1:30:34)

Existential Dread – Tabletop Audio (1:30:35)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (1:32:42)

Forest Breath – Audio Alchemist (1:33:28)

Medieval Town – Michael Ghelfi (1:34:39)

Lost – Adrian von Zielger (1:35:39)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (1:36:03)

The Encounter – Scott Buckley (1:36:16)

The Old Ones – Scott Buckley (1:36:34)

Secret Garden (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon) (1:37:34)

Existential Dread – Tabletop Audio (1:37:35)

Percussion Loop #3 – AndySV (1:37:36)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (1:38:42)

Immersed – Incompetech (1:39:58)

Campfire in Woods – Michael Ghelfi (1:40:00)

Medieval City – Michael Ghelfi (1:42:37)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

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SUMMARY

1:30 – Brief recap of Arc 1 and how we got to the start of Arc 2

5:40 – Random Thoughts As We Get Going

• Forgotten Healing Potions (5:40)
• Mysterious Spice Pouch (8:30)
• Meeting Eldith (9:50)
• “You’re gonna kill Grimfang right?” (12:57)
• The Adventuring Lifestyle (14:55)
• Who Should Really Climb? (16:49)

18:25 – Ulal’s Offer

23:40 – Journey Into The Forest

25:58 – Skill Check Challenge Discussion

28:47 – Backtracking to the Wolves on The Road

31:53 – Discussing Morale in Encounters

32:52 – Back To The Forest / Skill Check Challenge

37:11 – Gnoll Scouting Parties

40:41 – Who Is Leirien?

44:35 – Not All NPCs Are Important

48:39 – Discussing Our New Reviews

• StealthSuitStanley – 2 Stars (48:46)
• Our Growth As A Show (not a review) (55:30)
• Leks Drakos – 5 Stars (1:02:43)
• DefenderOfBrulix – 5 Stars (1:03:58)

1:06:20 – Returning to Starren / The Black Guards Proposition

1:09:35 – A Reveal From The DMs Notes

1:12:06 – Ulal’s Change In Demeanor

1:18:05 – What’d You Think of The Blackguard

1:21:06 – DMs Biggest Regret This Arc

1:25:02 – DM Tip : Use Waves – And A Lost Arc Reference

1:26:41 – Breaking Down Grimfang’s Camp

1:27:35 – What’s Up With The Witherlings

1:29:42 – What Would Happen If The Party Didn’t Interfere?

1:32:44 – What If There Was No Grimfang?

1:34:08 – Could Grimfang Bring Back Humans?

1:34:50 – The Timeline Back To Riven

1:38:17 – Kenina’s New Sword

1:39:28 – Magic Items In The World Of Erylia

1:45:20 – I Wanna Know About The Staff!

1:46:52 – Ariel’s Thoughts About The Heroes Welcome

1:50:05 – Letters From The Blackguard

1:51:52 – The Guild of Adventurers

1:53:19 – Speaking of the Future

• Kenina’s Level Up (1:54:12)
• Ariel’s Level Up (1:56:50)
• Rem’s Level Up (2:00:23)
• Tempests Level Up (2:00:37)

2:02:57 – How Does The New Staff Work?

2:03:15 – Specific Feedback By Jarred from Monsters and Multiclass

The background ambience for this episode of the Nightwatch was Campfire in the Woods by Michael Ghelfi

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

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SUMMARY

Having defeated the gnoll leader, Grimfang, the party and the dwarven Blackguard make their way out of the forest. Ariel has chosen to safeguard the spear the he wielded personally. As everyone sets up camp to rest before returning to the village of Starren, Adriel makes her way around the group, sharing some of her dwarden, and congratulating everyone on a job well done.

After returning to the village, the part meets up with Ulyean, the captain of the Blackguard, to discuss the events that had transpired, as well as divide up their spoils. He also gives the party two letters. One that essentially buys them the horse and cart from the travel company that they had been renting, and one that tells the Guild Masters in Riven about what the party has done in the region.

Their day ends with the party having a small celebration at Lift’s Rest, the local tavern, though each celebrates in their own way, and not all of them seem cheerful.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

Gonna Geek Network – This episode marks our first as part of the Gonna Geek Network! I discovered the Gonna Geek Network through the show Better Podcasting, which has helped me learn a lot about making the show that we make today. I have been friends with the hosts for some time and have branched out into listening to a few other shows on the network like The Gonna Geek Show and Just One More Fix. This has been a long time coming and we are so happy to be welcomed into their group of shows!

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

Tavern Loop One – Serpent Sound Studios (1:18)

Elven Glade – Tabletop Audio (1:53)

Campfire at Dusk – Michael Ghelfi (5:02)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (6:27)

The Spaces Between – Scott Buckley (6:32)

Campfire at Dusk – Michael Ghelfi (8:54)

Absolution – Scott Buckley (9:12)

Filaments – Scott Buckley (12:51)

Petrichor – Scott Buckley (18:08)

Casual Theme #2 – Andy SV (21:28)

Midsommar – Scott Buckley (22:27)

Daytime Forest – Michael Ghelfi (24:07)

[Exploration] Mystical Place (Loop 2) – Audio Alchemist (24:17)

Daytime Forest – Michael Ghelfi (28:39)

Rising Sun – Raft (29:13)

Rising Sun – Raft (29:55)

Rising Sun – Raft (31:46)

Through the Woods We Ran – Vindsvept (32:55)

Countryside – Michael Ghelfi (33:22)

Blacksmith – Michael Ghelfi (34:06)

Sacred Places – JDB Music (35:35)

Thunder Dreams – Incomeptech (37:50)

Thunder Dreams – Incomeptech (39:51)

Vinterns Drom – Adrian von Ziegler (42:04)

Medieval Library – Tabletop Audio (45:13)

Long Stroll – Incompetech (48:01)

The Things That Bind Us Together – Scott Buckley (49:29)

Forest Nighttime – Michael Ghelfi (56:54)

Melodic Interlude – Serpent Sound Studios (58:45)

Quiet Tavern – Michael Ghelfi (59:59)

Song of the Forest Folk – Vindsvept (1:00:21)

Casual Theme #2 – Andy SV (1:03:03)

Happy Place – Serpent Sound Studios (1:05:20)

Leaving for Valhalla – Serpent Sound Studios (1:07:05)

Filaments – Scott Buckley (1:10:05)

Pegleg Pete – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (1:13:55)

Ascension – Scott Buckley (1:15:29)

She Remained – JDB Artist (1:20:13)

Murn for the Past – JDB Artist (1:21:01)

Lady Winter – JDB Artist (1:22:15)

Reunion – JDB Artist (1:23:11)

Love Story – Andy SV (1:24:44)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

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Hey there Adventurers,

Been a while since you’ve gotten one of these Behind The Screen things, but I’ve got some stuff to get out to you and this is the best method I have to do so. Here’s the short version for those of you that just want the barebones of it. The cast is all healthy, our last episode was the finale of the Grimfang Arc of the Erylian Epic, the show IS going on a sort of hiatus, and the early episodes are going to start getting remastered – listen to the last 30 minutes if you want a taste of that. If you’d like to get in touch with any of the cast, you can reach us all in our discord server over at https://adventuresinerylia.com/discord and also: Caitlin, Chantalle, and I are all streaming weekly and you can find us over at https://adventuresinerylia.com/live on Wednesday Nights around 7:30pm Pacific.

Now onto the deeper dive of these topics. Everyone is effected by covid 19, and we are not exempt from that. Stress is higher than normal, peoples jobs have had to make changes to accommodate things, and people have lost their jobs during this time. While none of this is the focus of reaching out to you, I just wanted to take a moment to let you know that at this time, the entire cast of the show is okay. None of us have been dealing with any symptoms or have tested positive for the virus. We wish all of you out there listening to this right now the best.

This has impacted the show in many ways however. First of all, the last episode was already planned to wrap up the Grimfang Arc of the Erylian Epic, and thankfully we powered through and got the whole thing recorded. Unfortunately, since things have changed and our area is under stay at home orders right now, we cannot record anymore. We had hoped to get 1 more recording session in to really wrap up the story so far with a short episode focusing on getting back to town and the road ahead, as well as our nightwatch. At this time, we don’t plan to record those until we can get back together in person.

As a result of not being able to get together anymore, the show has to go on a hiatus for the foreseeable future. As the DM and editor for the podcast, I made the decision long ago not to let us record too far ahead of where our episodes were. This has been beneficial so far, allowing us to be more on top of where the story is since we can usually listen to the episode, or the preview, before playing our next session. However, it also means that when we cannot get together to record, we only every have enough material for 1 or 2 episodes coming up. Trust us though, the group is eager to get back together and we will get back to things as soon as we are able.

To fill up the time that I would usually spend editing a new episode, I am going back to a project I had teased almost a year ago. I am finally able to sit down right now and start working on remastering our old episodes. This remaster involves a few things that I am hoping will help draw people into our story more easily and retain listeners better. I have gotten feedback in the past that the way older episodes are edited makes it hard to get invested in the story early on. On top of things like off topic comments, entire side conversations, and overall sloppy recording and editing, I have gotten some plugins in the years since those were released to help make the show sound better overall. I can only do so much with the audio we have. In the very early episodes we were still learning how to use the microphones, I was still learning how to set levels, and we were just all around new to being recorded.

I have gotten the first half of Episode 1 of the Mieveht Story – A Game of Cat And… Lizard, remastered already. This is the first main episode in our podcast feed, and you can listen to what I have gotten done so far in just a few moments. As this remaster project goes on, I will replace those original files with the new ones and will put out some sort of update to let you know the remaster is available to listen to. The originals will be moved to patreon and live on as Lost Episodes, like the very very early recordings.

Without further ado, here’s the remastered A Game of Cat and Lizard.

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

The Path of the Goblin King – Incomepetch (Intro)

The Fae – Vindsvept (5:05)

Sanctuary – Epic Stock Media (8:34)

Undertow – Scott Buckley (8:40)

Traveler’s Rest – Epic Stock Media (12:31)

Morning Dew – Adrian von Ziegler (13:14)

Medieval City – Michael Ghelfi (13:45)

Search – Dark Fantasy Studios (14:17)

Psycho Bass – Omnia Sounds (14:34)

RavenPuff Common Room – Tabletop Audio (15:36)

Santuary – Epic Stock Media (16:30)

Elf Shadows – Derek & Brandon Fietcher (19:17)

Aeternitas – Adrian von Ziegler (20:27)

Sanctuary – Epic Stock Media (35:02)

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SUMMARY

Our group of adventurers, along with their small contingency of Dwarven Blackguard, have made it to the edge of the forest, near where they had entered previously in the search for Grimfang. They awake on a hazy day and prepare themselves for the trek and battle ahead. Though they run into little trouble along the way, they reach the camp and hear the sounds of gnolls milling about. A quick scout from the top of tree reveals Grimfang himself for the first time, a gnoll larger than any others with a skeletal visage, wielding a weapon none have seen before. After some brief planning for how to attack the camp, action starts.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

This episode doesn’t have any particular shout outs in it, however I wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to some of the sources for the sound effects in this episode. While we do use some of the sound effects offered by BattleBards, I have spent some money over the last few months to expand our catalog of sound effects. Some of these have come from recent Humble Bundles, which was where I got my start in expanding this catalog. To further expand it, I have also picked up some sound effects packs from ASoundEffect. If you would like to explore the world of sound effects for your own endeavors, here is a list of artists used to get you started: Audio Alchemist, Epic Stock Media, Fusehive, Gamemaster Audio, Evil Mind, Sound Spark.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

Fimbultwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

[Grasslands] Vast Grasslands in Night – Andrii Mardanov [BB] (1:51)

[Grasslands] Gentle Plains in Day – Alexander Buttsynov [BB] (3:02)

Before the Storm – Tabletop Audio (3:17)

[Grasslands] Gentle Plains in Day – Alexander Buttsynov [BB] (4:19)

Rising Tide (Faster) – Incompetech (4:20)

Ripples – Incompetech (4:43)

Before the Storm – Tabletop Audio (5:11)

[Grasslands] Gentle Plains in Day – Alexander Buttsynov [BB] (12:39)

The Illusionist – Scott Buckley (13:38)

Daytime Forest – Michael Ghelfi (16:21)

Troubled – Duende Sounds (16:47)

[Gnoll] Passive – On Patrol – Pete Chapman (18:31)

[Gnoll] Passive – On Patrol – Pete Chapman (21:13)

Accursed Existence – Adrian von Ziegler (22:17)

Ice Demon – Incompetech (24:13)

Daytime Forest – Michael Ghelfi (26:31)

Ice and Fire (peaceful part – looped) – AndySV (28:00)

Mirror Image Spell – Filippo Buresta [BB] (33:03)

Ominous Jungles – Epic Stock Media (33:12)

[Gnoll] Passive – On Patrol – Pete Chapman (34:34)

Various Percussion Loops (#16) – AndySV (35:05)

[Dwarf] Female Dwarf Rally – Nicky Baker (38:03)

[Dwarf] Adult Dwarf Mourns – M Lewis Sauerwein [BB] (38:53)

To The Sky – Dark Fantasy Studio (39:03)

[Chainmail] Shortbow Arrow Hits Chainmail – Jean-Baptiste [BB] (41:59)

[Gnoll] Combat- Gnoll Offensive – Pete Chapman [BB] (49:29)

[Chainmail] Longbow Arrow Hits Chainmail – Pablo Betancourt [BB] (52:38)

[Gnoll] Passive – On Patrol – Pete Chapman (57:21)

[Striking Wood Shield] Greatspear Caught on Wood Shield – Pablo Betancourt [BB] (1:10:00)

Shadow Forest – Dark Fantasy Studio (1:13:19)

Exploration Mystery (loop) – Audio Alchemist (1:15:16)

Daytime Forest – Michael Ghelfi (1:15:48)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

SYRINSCAPE

Portions of our background audio is courtesy of Syrinscape. They have a great mixer that we run through our set up while we record to help build the scene during our sessions. If you’re interested in trying out Syrinscape for yourself, they have provided us with a link to a 30 day free trial.

BATTLE BARDS

Thank you to BattleBards for opening up their songs and sound effects library for use in the show. You can sign up for your own BattleBards account here which will automatically add our coupon code to your account. Or you can use the coupon code Erylia for 15% off when you subscribe to BattleBards Prime!

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SUMMARY

Our adventures sit down at Lifts Rest, once again, to discuss the Blackguard’s proposal. Rem has already received payment for the information they were able to bring, but they need to decide if they will involve themselves further in eliminating Grimfang.

Having decided to finish the job, Rem informs Ulyean that they will prepare to help the Blackguard kill Grimfang. They set off the next day, accompanied by 5 members of the dwarven elite guards. After a hard day’s ride, they near the point they will enter the forest from one last time. It is at this time, that they hear a gasping snarl come from the woods.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

Our Discord Server – Over the last few months, we have been building a lovely community over on our Discord. If you are reading this now, you should consider adding yourself to this community. There you can chat with any and all members of the cast, get access to the easiest way for us to share news, and you will join a community filled with people who love to come together and game. We have a few regular games, and people who share an interest have been able to join us during our video game nights.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro)

[Dwarf Temple] Hear Us All-Father – ThatBeatMusic (1:53)

Syrinscape (3:59)

Undertow – Scott Buckley (7:23)

Syrinscape (11:33)

Norour – Serpent Sound Studios (14:09)

Syrinscape (18:00)

Medieval Library – Tabletop Audio (18:52)

Syrinscape (21:05)

Moutain Village – Michael Ghelfi (26:43)

Blacksmith Shoppe – Tabletop Audio (27:07)

Opium – Incompetech (32:46)

Blacksmith Shoppe – Tabletop Audio (38:32)

Sunset at Glengorm – Incompetech (41:53)

Vindsvept – Sleeper (46:59)

Tranquility – Incompetech (48:34)

[Grasslands] Vast Grasslands in Night – Andrii Mardanov [BB] (51:09)

Ephemera – Scott Buckley (52:58)

Trail of Tears – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (54:52)

[Travel by Horseback] Horseback on Dirt – Run – WildDog Productions [BB] (55:04)

[Travel by Horseback] Horseback on Dirt – Sprint – WildDog Productions [BB] (55:22)

Percussion Loop #17 (Version 2) – AndySV (56:32)

[Dwarf Language] Female Dwarf Rallies – Nicky Baker [BB] (59:49)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

Syrinscape

Portions of our background audio is courtesy of Syrinscape. They have a great mixer that we run through our set up while we record to help build the scene during our sessions. If you’re interested in trying out Syrinscape for yourself, they have provided us with a link to a 30 day free trial. These sections all have Syrinscape running in the background:

Opening Scene Setting – 3:59

Party Alone in the Inn – 11:33

Rem’s Departure – 18:00

Party Without Rem – 21:05

Bellows at the Smithy – 31:20

Smithy Noises Under Conversation – 32:12

Blacksmiths Area – 45:53

Battle Bards

Thank you to BattleBards for opening up their songs and sound effects library for use in the show. You can sign up for your own BattleBards account here which will automatically add our coupon code to your account. Or you can use the coupon code Erylia for 15% off when you subscribe to BattleBards Prime!

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SUMMARY

Our adventurers take a night to rest after their encounters throughout the forest. During the night, they receive an interesting gift from an unexpected visitor. Ultimately, though they wish to return it, they decide it would take far too much time given their current plans and they make their way back to the village of Starren.

While in Starren, they have another less than pleasant encounter with the Travel Company. Meanwhile, Rem seeks an audience with Ulyean Blackguard, who makes him a proposal to bring back to the group.

SHOW SPONSORS

This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you’d like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon.

SHOUT OUTS

Cast Junkies – Cast Junkies is an online community by podcast lovers, for podcast lovers. Show producers as well as show listeners come together here as a place to interact with each other. You can get recommendations on other shows you might like, talk about life outside of podcasting, and even learn and ask questions about creating your own podcast. Come join them on their discord server!

Inter-Party Conflict – Inter-Party Conflict is a tabletop discussion show where they answer your questions, so you can have the best tabletop gaming experience possible. Gabe and Jeff take on questions from listeners as well as things they find online and discuss their own takes on it. A couple of our members have also been able to be guest hosts on their show before.

CAST

Damian – The DM

Chris – Rem

Christa – Ariel

Chantalle – Kenina

Caitlin – Tempest

JOIN THE GUILD

If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward.

Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!

MUSIC

If you’d like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page.

Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (intro)

[Grasslands] Gentle Plains in Day – Alexander Buttsynov [BB] (2:42)

Woodland Campsite – Tabletop Audio (5:09)

Woodland Dreams – Derek & Brandon Fiecther (11:31)

[Grasslands] Vast Grasslands in Night – Andrii Mardanov [BB] (12:43)

Nails and Bones – Adrian von Ziegler (13:30)

Pixie Wings – Derek & Brandon Fiechter (21:38)

[Grasslands] Gentle Plains in Day – Alexander Buttysnoy [BB] (27:08)

Nomadic Dawn – Serpent Sound Studios (27:22)

[Travel by Horseback] Light Horseback – Slow – Basic Equipment – Marco Imperatori [BB] (27:42)

Nomadic Dawn – Serpent Sound Studios (28:37)

Awkward Meeting – Incompetech (31:26)

Magic Within – AndySV (33:14)

From Afar – Vindsvept (36:30)

Discovery – Scott Buckley (38:21)

From Afar – Vindsvept (39:06)

Medieval Track #2 (looped) – AndySV (40:32)

Angevin – Incompetech (41:08)

Thinking Music – Incompetech (45:26)

Lonesome West (No Horses, No Rain) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon Mix) (47:19)

[Dwarf Temple] Hear Us All-Father – ThatBeatMusic [BB] (47:57)

Medieval Library – Tabletop Audio (50:05)

[Dwarf Temple] The Soul Forging – Otto Orion [BB] (53:05)

Medieval Library – Tabletop Audio (54:53)

Mountain Village – Michael Ghelfi (55:46)

Lonesome West (No Horses, No Rain) – Tabletop Audio (Patreon Mix) (56:39)

Mountain Tavern – Tabletop Audio (57:27)

Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

Syrinscape

Portions of our background audio is courtesy of Syrinscape. They have a great mixer that we run through our set up while we record to help build the scene during our sessions. If you’re interested in trying out Syrinscape for yourself, they have provided us with a link to a 30 day free trial. These sections all have Syrinscape running in the background:

Battle Bards

Thank you to BattleBards for opening up their songs and sound effects library for use in the show. You can sign up for your own BattleBards account here which will automatically add our coupon code to your account. Or you can use the coupon code Erylia for 15% off when you subscribe to BattleBards Prime!

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