Sanity Damage - D&D Actual Play
The Sanity Damage podcast is a series of TTRPG campaigns set in a multiverse cooked up by Nathan Heard and his peers. Sanity Damage's first campaign, To Whom the Sea Belongs, follows the story of an unlikely team of motley scalawags and genteel nobles as they stumble into a mind-bending conspiracy that reaches far beyond their mortal world. In this campaign, the party wrestles with the moderate good and considerable evil that arises from colonialism, and they experience the vast and diverse oceanic cultures of the homebrew world of Nera’ohan. Join the party as their sanity slips away in th...
S1 E116 · Wed, July 31, 2024
Episode 83 (part 2): The Beginning of the End
The Dreamer stirs. The gods are dying. Nagish’s headaches foretell doom. The party reunites and make their final plans to combat the Collective. This is the beginning of the end.
S1 E115 · Wed, July 24, 2024
Episode 83 (part 1): The Beginning of the End
The Dreamer stirs. The gods are dying. Nagish’s headaches foretell doom. The party reunites and make their final plans to combat the Collective. This is the beginning of the end.
S1 E114 · Wed, July 03, 2024
Episode 82 (part 2): Torronation
After Torr’s coronation, the two parties plan their next moves.
S1 E113 · Wed, June 26, 2024
Episode 82 (part 1): Torronation
The tide turns in the battle, and the party makes new plans for the nation of Shikyodai.
S1 E112 · Wed, June 19, 2024
Episode 81 (part 2): Double Agents
New alliances tenuously forged, the heroes return to Shikogawa, where Torr challenges Emperor Bosunaga to a duel to the death on a marble bridge over a pool of lava.
S1 E111 · Wed, June 12, 2024
Episode 81 (part 1): Double Agents
Upon arriving in Monisokotan, the heroes meet Zugchigaungu. But all is not as it seems, and it appears that the heroes are not the only ones looking to navigate fraught alliances.
S1 E110 · Wed, May 29, 2024
Only (Lethal) Fins!
While the Nathan is away the crew will play! Join the cast of Sanity Damage as they play Lethal Company, answer questions, and discuss campaign theories!
S1 E109 · Wed, May 22, 2024
Episode 80 (part 2): Enemies Abound
After speaking with Bosunaga, the heroes secure passage on an airship and head to Monisokotan, home of the resistance, and allegedly where the heroes anticipate meeting a much anticipated foe.
S1 E108 · Wed, May 15, 2024
Episode 80 (part 1): Enemies Abound
In the sewers beneath Shikogawa, the heroes meet frogfolk that are orchestrating a resistance against the dread emperor Bosunaga. After a night of strategizing and doing shrooms, the heroes come up with a plan and approach Bosunaga for an audience.
S1 E107 · Wed, May 08, 2024
Episode 79 (part 2): It’s the Economy
The heroes continue their shopping spree despite the city’s exorbitant prices. They finally head into the sewers beneath the city in search of “the Resistance.”
S1 E106 · Wed, May 01, 2024
Episode 79 (part 1): It’s the Economy
Having arrived in Shikogawa, capital of Shikyodai, the heroes go on a shopping spree only to find that everything has become back-breakingly expensive under the new emperor, Bosunaga. Spies lurk in the shadows and average citizens trade in drugs rather than currency.
S1 E105 · Wed, April 24, 2024
Episode 78 (part 2): We’re Taking the Sarcophagus
The party set sail for Shikyodai, witnessing a terrifying storm and arriving to an uncertain city coping with a recent regime change.
S1 E104 · Wed, April 17, 2024
Episode 78 (part 1): We’re Taking the Sarcophagus
Abraham faces the consequences of his previous deals. The party loots the pyramid and makes a new friend in a doomed village.
S1 E104 · Wed, April 10, 2024
Episode 77 (part 2): Godslayer
Atahualpa, a mummy lord with a dark history, battles the heroes in the heart of the pyramid.
S1 E103 · Wed, April 03, 2024
Episode 77 (part 1): Godslayer
The heroes reach the grand crypt at the base of the pyramid and plan for a coming confrontation, choosing each of their next moves with great care.
S1 E102 · Wed, March 27, 2024
Episode 76 (part 2): The Cursed Isles
The party delve into the pyramid, contending with numerous traps and studying ancient hieroglyphs depicting the key events of a past World Storm.
S1 E101 · Wed, March 20, 2024
Episode 76 (part 1): The Cursed Isles
The party washes up on the mysterious island chain with a dark past. After scouting, they set out to explore some ancient ruins and the pyramid overlooking them.
S1 E100 · Wed, February 28, 2024
Episode 75 (part 2): World Breaker
With land in sight, the party is hopeful for a reprieve. But they are intercepted by Nyarlatili, the Avatar of Cthulhu… who invites them to parley over a strangely human meal.
S1 E99 · Wed, February 21, 2024
Episode 75 (part 1): World Breaker
After being devastated by a kraken on the open seas, the party floats adrift. But the ocean is a brutal and unforgiving force of nature.
S1 E99 · Wed, February 14, 2024
Sanity Damage Episode 74 Part 2
The battle rages on against the Kraken. Can the heroes prevail?
S1 E98 · Wed, February 07, 2024
Sanity Damage Episode 74 Part 1
The heroes face a brutal attack from a kraken, mind flayers, and Chomp Razorfin, the champion of Nyarlatili.
S1 E97 · Wed, January 24, 2024
Only Fins! To Whom the Sea Belongs
Join Nathan, Cody, Pippin, and Maggie in a round table discussion about the campaign and about a variety of characteristically unrelated topics, such as the moon rusting.
S1 E96 · Wed, January 17, 2024
Episode 73 (part 2): Stowaway
The party argues about what to do with their unexpected guest, eventually convincing their pirate crew to keep the stowaway on board as long as she pulls her weight. Penelope receives a message from a friend, and danger lurks in the water.
S1 E95 · Wed, January 10, 2024
Episode 73 (part 1): Stowaway
We return to Cliffsbay, where Abraham, Penelope, Arf, and Torr prepare for their voyage to Shikyodai. They acquire a ship, a crew… and a stowaway.
S1 E94 · Wed, January 03, 2024
Episode 72 (part 2): The End of an Era
At Lake Sankuriang, a devastating battle breaks out. The party holds their own, but were they too late? And what does this mean for the fate of the world?
S1 E93 · Wed, December 27, 2023
Episode 72 (part 1): The End of an Era
The cottage in the jungle holds a nasty surprise… and some troubling revelations. The party chooses to push on through the night, trudging through heavier and heavier rain before they arrive at Sankuriang’s lake.
S1 E92 · Wed, December 20, 2023
Episode 71 (part 2): Welcome to the Jungle
The party immediately sets out into the jungles of Keluarumah and are accosted by dreadful ahools. Sustaining scrapes and bruises, they press forward and come across a cottage that seems to be straight out of the Legend of Sankuriang.
S1 E91 · Wed, December 13, 2023
Episode 71 (part 1): Welcome to the Jungle
Arriving in the coastal capital of Keluarumah, the party goes on a shopping spree, Klakkr makes an appearance at a Tea and Honey Quarterly office, and the party learn that illithids might be looking for the same artifact that they are.
S1 E90 · Wed, November 22, 2023
Episode 70 (part 2): A Jaded Rat and Lots of Drugs
Seline finds too many drugs. The party learns the history of the Boat of Sankuriang and the Jade Jewel, leading Jack to ponder questions of cosmology. Jack, Klakkr, and Moriarty tend to an emaciated and broken-spirited Hudson Swift. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E89 · Wed, November 15, 2023
Episode 70 (part 1): A Jaded Rat and Lots of Drugs
Seline finds too many drugs. The party learns the history of the Boat of Sankuriang and the Jade Jewel, leading Jack to ponder questions of cosmology. Jack, Klakkr, and Moriarty tend to an emaciated and broken-spirited Hudson Swift. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E88 · Wed, November 08, 2023
Episode 69 (part 2): The Debtor's Penance
The desperate battle rages on as the crew battle Thousand Tooth Tom in an effort to rescue Hudson Swift. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E87 · Wed, November 01, 2023
Episode 69 (part 1): The Debtor's Penance
A desperate battle erupts as the crew battle Thousand Tooth Tom in an effort to rescue Hudson Swift. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E86 · Wed, October 25, 2023
Episode 68 (part 2): Shock Therapy
Seline leads the rest of the party to follow up on her lead with the Dusk noble family. They meet Freya Dusk, a politician who went insane after a confrontation with a mind flayer who calls himself Nyarlatili, the Avatar of Cthulhu. Back on the sea, the party encounters a dreaded foe… and a long-lost friend. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E85 · Wed, October 18, 2023
Episode 68 (part 1): Shock Therapy
The treasure crew arrive at the capital of Nerao and plan an overnight stay to repair their boat. Klakkr and Seline lead a night out on the town, and Seline’s quest to get in on Nerao’s real estate leads to a surprising discovery. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E84 · Wed, October 11, 2023
Episode 67 (part 2): Plunder the Booty
The treasure hunters speak with Neraoese patrol agents and learn that mind flayers are threatening the underwater nations as well as those on the shore. Back onboard the Stormbreaker, Jack has a troubling dream. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E83 · Wed, October 04, 2023
Episode 67 (part 1): Plunder the Booty
Moriarty leads a diving expedition to plunder the sunken Taiyangese destroyer, but another crew of plunderers battle them for rights to the ship. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E82 · Wed, September 27, 2023
Episode 66 (part 2): High Seas Skirmish
The treasure hunters learn more of the legend of Sangkuriang. As they sail deeper into contested waters, they are accosted by a pair of Taiyangese warships. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E81 · Wed, September 20, 2023
Episode 66 (part 1): High Seas Skirmish
The treasure hunters learn more of the legend of Sangkuriang. As they sail deeper into contested waters, they are accosted by a pair of Taiyangese warships. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E80 · Wed, September 13, 2023
Episode 65 (part 2): Whatever Floats your Boat
The treasure hunters set sail for Keluarumah, braving hurricane winds and an enormous sea monster. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E79 · Wed, September 06, 2023
Episode 65 (part 1): Whatever Floats your Boat
Jack, Klakkr, Moriarty, and Seline spend the day fixing up their new warship, shopping for supplies, and gathering a crew. They intend to sail for Keluarumah, reembarking on their quest for the artifacts that compose the legendary Jeushpitar Lyre. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E77 · Wed, August 30, 2023
Episode 64 (part 1): Amendments
The crew is back, LIVE on YouTube! As the dust settles from the Battle of Cliffsbay, the Westannicans, Shadowcats, and Fangdeath call a parley to discuss a ceasefire. The heroes, especially Penny and Abraham, step in and moderate the negotiations. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E78 · Wed, August 30, 2023
Episode 64 (part 2): Amendments
The party oversee negotiations and help the various factions interested in Cliffsbay reconfigure its governmental structure. They get reunited with a couple old friends and a former enemy, and plan their next steps in taking on the mind flayers. Get in contact with us! Watch us on YouTube Thursdays, 7:30 EST!
S1 E76 · Wed, July 05, 2023
Episode 63: The Battle of Cliffsbay (Part 2)
The Elder Brain has revealed itself and the battle rages on. Things look especially grim for the heroes of Cliffsbay, but they are determined to see this battle through to its bitter end…
S1 E75 · Wed, June 28, 2023
Episode 62: The Battle of Cliffsbay (Part 1)
As the heroes in Cliffsbay launch an assault on the mind flayers’ last stronghold in the Riverbed Inn complex, the party that has returned from Trisyn launches their own invasion of the city. Westannicans, Glitzcliffians, Shadowcats, Fangdeath, and the Collective collide in a five-way battle.
S1 E74 · Wed, June 21, 2023
Episode 61: The Lines Are Drawn
While the party in Cliffsbay plans their next move against the mind flayers, the party journeying to the city from Kraz’s lair makes similar plans with Hashiss and the Fangdeath.
S1 E73 · Wed, June 14, 2023
Episode 60: Rocks Fall…
The party struggles to defeat Rayalan and escape the cavern with their lives as the cavern collapses.
S1 E72 · Wed, June 07, 2023
Episode 59: Rayalan
The party in the caverns beneath Cliffsbay battle Rayalan. As both sides grow more and more desperate, they pull out all stops.
S1 E71 · Wed, May 31, 2023
Episode 58: A Fateful Return
Klakkr and Moriarty attempt to go back to the Well and rescue Jack, picking up a couple new friends along the way. Then, they decide that it’s finally time to return to Penjarhao.
S1 E70 · Wed, May 24, 2023
Interlude: The Eye of the Beholder (Part 2)
Nagish and Jack continue their sojourn through the stars as Nagish seeks to escape Azathoth’s reach. When ambushed by interstellar mind flayers, the unlikely duo confront an unforeseen turn of events.
S1 E69 · Wed, May 17, 2023
Interlude: The Eye of the Beholder (Part 1)
Jack and Nagish float through the Astral Sea, and as they talk philosophy, Nagish reveals secrets regarding the multiverse’s entire existence.
S1 E68 · Wed, May 10, 2023
Episode 57: The Collective
As the party continues to explore the lair, they find that they have descended into caverns beneath the waves. They finally come face to face with Rayalan…
S1 E67 · Wed, May 03, 2023
Episode 56: Meat Grinder
Abraham has a secret conversation. The party delves deeper into Rayalan’s lair, demolishing an army of lackeys.
S1 E66 · Wed, April 26, 2023
Episode 55: Another Fateful Well
The party descends into an old cistern and explores the Collective’s tremendous network of caves beneath Cliffsbay, fighting off many horrific creatures as they search for Rayalan himself.
S1 E65 · Wed, April 19, 2023
Episode 54: Rayalan’s Secret
Rayalan, exposed as a traitor and a mind flayer, briefly skirmishes with Torr and Penelope before determining that they are beneath his concern. After retreating, Penelope and Torr strategize with their friends in the Lion’s Den and decide to pursue Rayalan into his lair, knowing that they are descending into a deadly lair.
S1 E64 · Wed, April 12, 2023
Episode 53: Keep Your Enemies Closer
Isak and Sapphire invite the party to strategize with them and debate the next plan of attack. Their plans are interrupted by two unexpected delegations, and Penelope makes a discovery that has drastic implications.
S1 E63 · Wed, April 05, 2023
Episode 52: No One Mourns the Wicked
The Nightcats finally secure the Fungal Crags, giving their resistance movement a massive victory. Tears are shed for fallen companions, and Abraham makes a shocking revelation.
S1 E62 · Wed, March 29, 2023
Episode 51: Toll the Dead
As Cephalossk himself attacks the party, along with hordes of minions, Zachariah and his undead horde refuse to budge. As the dust settles, we see for whom the bell tolls…
S1 E61 · Wed, March 22, 2023
Episode 50: Cephalossk
The party’s brazen takeover of the Fungal Crags has not gone unnoticed. They double down and prepare to defend their newly gained territory against the mind flayers, who launch a massive counteroffensive.
S1 E60 · Wed, March 15, 2023
Episode 49: Where There’s Smoke…
After Zachariah brutally demolishes the mind flayer overseeing the Fungal Crags, the party mops up the remaining enemies and sets about finding a way to eliminate the pollution pouring forth from the Fungal Crags and feeding the dangerous clouds over the city.
S1 E59 · Wed, March 08, 2023
Episode 48: Storming the Castle
The party presses into the Fungal Crags, using stealth and caution to maneuver around some of the more obvious threats. After scouting ahead, Abraham formulates a plan of attack, and the party moves to execute.
S1 E58 · Wed, March 01, 2023
Episode 47: Irradiated Air
Arriving at the Fungal Crags, the party quickly realizes that the atmosphere itself is hostile around this corrupted complex. The walls, once stone, now pulsate like flesh, and oozing plant matter chokes the region. Even so, the party presses inward, set on stopping this pollution.
S1 E57 · Wed, February 22, 2023
Episode 46: To the Funtime Crabs
Having settled on a tentative course of action, the party plans to retake the Fungal Crags, which seems to be the source of the magical pollution covering the city. On the way, they are intercepted by minions of the mind flayers, who are out for blood now that the party has killed one of their own.
S1 E56 · Wed, February 15, 2023
Episode 45: Powderkeg
The party quickly realizes that while the Lion’s Den is safe from the ilithids, it is still far from safe. After the mind flayers took over the city, a fledgling resistance broke out, but tensions run hot between Isak and Sapphire, the leaders of the two most prominent gangs that compose the resistance. To make matters worse, the Taiyangese maintain their naval blockade, wealthy Cliffsbayans have declared themselves the emperors of new city-states, and the indigenous folk of Penjarhao besiege the city from land. It seems no matter what the party does, there will inevitably be bloodshed. And lots of it.
S1 E55 · Wed, February 08, 2023
Episode 44: Flay the Flayer
In the heat of battle, Zachariah, Abraham, Torr, Penelope, and Arf help one another kill an ilithid and its thralls. A second ilithid barely escapes with its life. Isak of the Lion’s Den, along with his companion Nelton the mapmaker, offer the Lion’s Den as a safe haven for the party.
S1 E54 · Wed, February 01, 2023
Episode 43: New Beginnings
Zachariah uses his teleportation circle coordinates to return to Kraz’s lair. He sets back out towards Cliffsbay, which he can see is covered with some sort of foul haze. Along the way, he makes two new friends: an occult experimenter named Abraham and Torr, a hobgoblin who seems to hear multiple voices in his head. When the three enter the city, things are clearly amiss, and it is not long before a fight breaks out. A few brave denizens of Cliffsbay leap to help the party, including some old friends and new allies, Penelope and Arf.
S1 E53 · Wed, February 01, 2023
To Whom the Recap Belongs
Join Nathan, Alex, and Ellen in an exciting recap of our story up to now!
S1 E52 · Wed, January 25, 2023
Interlude: Sticks and Stones (Part 2)
Zachariah sails the stormy seas with some folk from Jack’s past. When he reaches Ricksport, surprising developments lead Zachariah to recommit to an old promise. A mysterious benefactor assists him in implementing his decision.
S1 E51 · Wed, January 18, 2023
Interlude: Sticks and Stones (Part 1)
In the first half of a 2-part interlude, we back up in time to when Jack and Zachariah disagreed on their next course of action. We follow Zachariah and his undead entourage as he journeys south through gnoll-infested woods in a grim effort to reach Ricksport in time to save Hudson.
S1 E50 · Wed, January 11, 2023
OnlyFins 13
After last week’s stunning cliffhanger, we… don’t get a resolution. Keep waiting! In the meantime, enjoy this publicly released OnlyFins episode. OnlyFins is our talk show about the Kaleidosphere, available biweekly for Patreon subscribers at $2 per month! Topics this week include decompressing and theorizing about the cliffhanger, discussing our rebrand, cutting edge science, and a hint of what is yet to come!
S1 E49 · Wed, January 04, 2023
Episode 42: …That Ends Well
Before the exhausted adventurers charge the Eye of the Norns, Lucky recounts the warning that the town elder gave them: responsibility is hard to shoulder, and beauty’s in the eye of the beholder. Both weary and wary, the party sets about activating the eye… causing a terrifying turn of events.
S1 E48 · Wed, December 28, 2022
I'm Dreaming of a Silent Night - A Homebrew Network Holiday Special
Welcome to the Homebrew Network's HolidA.I. Special! Join our unlikely heroes from across the multiverse as they teach Tiny Tommy the true meaning of the holidays.
S1 E47 · Wed, December 21, 2022
Episode 41: All’s Well…
The party each re-experience some of their formative moments, causing old wounds to open anew. Yet, at the end of it all, the party has acquired every disk that they need. All that remains is charging the sphere in the last chamber…
S1 E46 · Wed, December 14, 2022
Episode 40: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
The party delves into more mini-dungeons within the Well of Fate. Jack faces a surprise attack, and Klakkr proves his prowess at puzzle-solving!
S1 E45 · Wed, December 07, 2022
Episode 39: Shadows of the Future
Plowing through another hole nearly results in catastrophe. After recouping, the party individually come face to face with their deepest fears.
S1 E44 · Wed, November 30, 2022
Episode 38: Well Beyond the Mortal Coil
Descending one of the deepest holes in the Well leads the party beyond the material plane altogether, and they set foot into the Astral Sea for the first time, where they engage in some hand-to-hand combat with otherworldly beings.
S1 E43 · Wed, November 23, 2022
Episode 37: An Unwelcome Party
While exploring the Well, and digging into the themes and challenges presented by the Well’s emphasis on past, present, and future, the party fights one of their most challenging adversaries yet: themselves.
S1 E42 · Wed, November 16, 2022
Episode 36: Fare Thee Well
Only a short way into the multitudinous mini-dungeons within the Well of Fate, the party faces obstacles that challenge their very perception of reality. Jack undergoes an awakening, and Mitzka is offered an ultimatum.
S1 E41 · Wed, November 09, 2022
Episode 35: Mirrors, Monsters, and Moriarty
In one of the Well of Fate’s pits, the party plays with mirrors and moonbeams in a complex geometric puzzle. Solving the puzzle leads to another, deadlier challenge, and Moriarty rises to the occasion in typical fashion.
S1 E40 · Wed, November 02, 2022
Episode 34: The Well of Fate
At long last, the party approaches the much-anticipated Well of Fate. With the use of the wheels that they took from Trisyn, they manipulate enormous stone slabs to reveal different doorways. As the resident expert on different types of holes, Lucky randomly picks which mini-dungeons to explore.
S1 E39 · Wed, October 26, 2022
Episode 33: Toil and Trouble
Having failed to kill any of the hags, the party quickly confers and decides to push their advantage while they have it. If the hags have time to retreat and regroup, all might be lost. So, with many of their resources expended, the party continues to hunt down the coven.
S1 E38 · Wed, October 19, 2022
Episode 32: Double, Double
In a shocking turn of events, the party changes tact and uses the age-old solution to most problems: violence. In a tense and dramatic series of encounters, the party takes on two of the three hags of Trisyn, but realize that they might be outmatched.
S1 E37 · Wed, October 12, 2022
Episode 31: Having A Great Strategy
Cleaning out the abandoned inn leads to a series of strange encounters. Lucky gets lucky. Jantor and Mitzka feel the clock ticking, but some plans require a certain amount of cooking time to reach fruition. Ultimately, the party uncovers Trisyn’s shocking secret.
S1 E36 · Wed, October 05, 2022
Episode 30: A Normal Place
While the town is certainly unsettling, it invokes in the party such a feeling of paranoia that they begin second-guessing every decision that they’ve ever made. They debate their options in excruciating detail while beginning to explore Trisyn, eventually hatching an unorthodox plan.
S1 E35 · Wed, September 28, 2022
Episode 29: Welcome to Trisyn
The party late at night arrives in town, and seeks out shelter, finding an old friend. The innkeep asks too much (it’s a shakedown). The party sleeps like beggars in the end. Upon the morrow, the whole party deems that in this town not all is as it seems.
S1 E34 · Wed, September 21, 2022
Episode 28: Trees and Totems
Having reached an agreement with Jantor, the party allows him to attune to the Totem of Tiggal, allowing them to travel north much more quickly. Having defeated the gnolls only hours ago, the party sets out through the Dagharalish Mountains and the Erohavian North in search of the Eye of the Norns.
S1 E33 · Wed, September 14, 2022
Episode 27: Two Lies and a Truth
Jantor tells the party the results of his communed conversation with Jold. However, there is more to the conversation than Jantor first let on, forcing the party into another argument that pushes them to the point of breaking.
S1 E32 · Wed, September 07, 2022
Episode 26: Counterspell!
A pack of savage gnolls attacks Jantor’s hut, and the party struggles to fend off the attack with their new friend, Lucky Shore. Many counterspells are cast.
S1 E31 · Wed, August 31, 2022
Episode 25: A Lucky Break
Following Jack’s interpretation of Jold’s entreaty, the party heads north towards the Dagharal mountains. After a chance encounter with a carnivorous elk, the party happens across an archdruid and a tabaxi wielding the bagpipes.
S1 E30 · Wed, August 24, 2022
Episode 24: A Bone to Pick
Jack communes with Jold again, but Jold’s advice leads to a couple of very different interpretations of what the party should do next. The argument escalates into a surprising conclusion as Zachariah and Jack cannot see eye to eye.
S1 E29 · Wed, August 17, 2022
Interlude: Blood in the Water (Part 2)
Disconcerted by the cloud of diluted blood hanging over the whole town, the party finds a couple survivors and learns more about what happened. Then they dive into the fortress to confront the Terkanese aggressors, and are confronted with untold horror. Our main campaign resumes next week!
S1 E28 · Wed, August 10, 2022
Interlude: Blood in the Water (Part 1)
Listen to our two-shot interlude as a crew of Neraoese politicians, soldiers, and criminals that embark upon a deadly mission to check in on a fortified outpost that has gone silent. Nerao is an aquatic kingdom, so this entire adventure takes place beneath the surface.
S1 E26 · Wed, July 20, 2022
Special Announcement
We are going on a brief hiatus while DM/Nathan finishes earning his MFA in fantasy fiction writing. We'll be back in your feeds on August 10th!
S1 E27 · Wed, July 20, 2022
Episode 23: The Spirit of Tiggal
The party joins Jack on a small key (an island of fossilized coral), where they confront the spirit of Tiggal. Having built a shrine in honor of his son’s death and the animals’ symbiotic relationship with him, Tiggal now protects a powerful magical item, which the PCs can take for themselves if only they best him in a contest of strength…
S1 E25 · Wed, July 13, 2022
Episode 22: Tidepool
Jack dives into the tidepool. Mitzka gets ambushed by sand, and then Klakkr and Moriarty give her drugs. Zachariah helps Jack explore the watery crypt beyond the tidepool… leading to a puzzle with consequences that they could not have seen coming.
S1 E24 · Wed, July 06, 2022
Episode 21: The Wolf and the Moose
The party finally tracks down the true monster. After the dust settles and the remaining party licks their wounds, Jack is approached by a moose - the symbol of his god - and they diverge farther still from their original mission in pursuit of the divine.
S1 E23 · Wed, June 29, 2022
Episode 20: The Sheep Perp
The party agrees to keep their ship docked overnight, allowing Elizabeth’s crew to carrouse while the party looks into the threat posed by a monster. They determine that they are dealing with a werewolf, and follow its trail into the black pine forest.
S1 E22 · Wed, June 22, 2022
Episode 19: Perchance to Dream
Jack has another dream, and discusses it with Zachariah and Mitzka. They attempt to divine what Jack’s deific benefactor wants them to do. When the party stops off for a supply restock in a tiny seaside village on Reniyenan continental mainland, they get embroiled in a monster hunt.
S1 E21 · Wed, June 15, 2022
Episode 18: The World’s Worst Pirates
We return to the main party. Elizabeth’s crew pirates a passenger ship, and the party’s pirating skills turn out to be… unconventional. Through the misadventure, the PCs are forced to confront questions of heroism and morality, each in their own way.
S1 E20 · Wed, June 08, 2022
Interlude: Hudson’s Tribulation
We turn to Hudson Swift in this interlude, following his harrowing abduction. Hudson endures brutal physical and psychological torture at the hands of the vicious loan shark Thousand Tooth Tom. Throughout it all, Hudson struggles both to maintain his sense of identity and to find an opportunity to escape from Tom’s vise-like grasp.
S1 E19 · Wed, June 01, 2022
Episode 17: Harpies and Heroism
Having fully committed to the rescue mission, the party sets sail with the crew of the Black Sparrow. They face coastal threats from the wilds of Penjarhao, and share fish tales with the crew, learning more of the world around them.
S1 E18 · Wed, May 25, 2022
Episode 16: The Black Sparrow
The party meets pirate captain Elizabeth Chance, who charters her ship, the Black Sparrow, for the crew to pursue Hudson. The party interrogates one of Hudson’s enemies and is forced to make an agonizing choice.
S1 E17 · Wed, May 18, 2022
Episode 15: Its A-Boat Time
Following new leads, the party teams up with the Wayfinder Kenowan and his associate, Mitzka. Together, they head to the docks to board a ship called The Metaphor and confront one of the gangs that is based in Cliffsbay, all with the intent of rescuing Hudson. linktr.ee/thekaleidosphere
S1 E16 · Wed, May 11, 2022
Episode 14: How the Anchor Falls
Hudson’s rendezvous with Azure goes terribly, and in the aftermath, the rest of the party scrambles to find a way to intervene and get Hudson out of dire straits. The halfling con man makes a reappearance, and the party makes new connections with Cliffsbay’s criminal element. linktr.ee/thekaleidosphere
S1 E15 · Wed, May 04, 2022
Episode 13: Klakkr's New Horn
Jack and Klakkr both do business with some of the city’s mages, to various ends. Zachariah learns more about mind flayers. Moriarty and Hudson do their own research, Moriarty looking into the Wayfinders and Hudson trying to figure out Zachariah’s past. A librarian/apprentice mage flirts with a clueless Hudson, who agrees to “look for booty on the beach,” but when he shows up to help her find “buried treasure” he realizes that there was a miscommunication. liktr.ee/thekaleidosphere
S1 E14 · Wed, April 27, 2022
Episode 12: The Many Names of Hudson Swift
Jack loses most of his teeth for no apparent reason. Hudson deals with a killer hangover. Klakkr tries to teach Zachariah how to engage in small talk. Moriarty continues to tinker with the party’s equipment. When the party sets out into the city, they are quickly beset by journalists, con artists, and street peddlers. They learn that the City Watch has recently been crippled, and pursue information about mind flayers by conversing with various merchants. linktr.ee/thekaleidosphere
S1 E13 · Wed, April 20, 2022
Episode 11: Rock Lobsters
In pursuit of Zugchigaungu, the party arrives at Cliffsbay Settlement, a massive Westannican colony overrun with crime and swindlers. After an annoying encounter with some halfling charlatans, the party winds up at the Riverbed Relaxation Complex, where Hudson parties it up on the dance floor, Moriarty starts modifying the party’s equipment, and Jack and Zachariah meet a mysterious figure.
S1 E12 · Wed, April 13, 2022
To Whom the Tea Belongs 1
In this first episode of To Whom the TEA Belongs, we have a round-table discussion about the campaign thus far. We talk about random encounters that the party avoided, look at full maps of Kraz’s lair, and talk about our hopes for the future of the campaign. The campaign will continue next week!
S1 E11 · Wed, April 06, 2022
Episode 10: Surgery
In the immediate aftermath of their deadly battle, Zachariah and Hudson have to perform surgery on Moriarty in a desperate attempt to save his life. As the exhausted and battered party recoups, they make some surprising discoveries and get a new benefactor.
S1 E10 · Wed, March 30, 2022
Episode 9: Kraz
Battered, bruised, and on death's doorstep, unable to even complete a long rest, the party comes face to face with Kraz himself.
S1 E9 · Wed, March 23, 2022
Episode 8: Tinctures and Tentacles
Still suspicious of each other after the mirrors revealed the PCs’ secrets, the party has the fight of their lives. Several of them sustain injuries that prove deceptively deadly.
S1 E8 · Wed, March 16, 2022
Episode 7: Secret Passage
Zachariah reunites with the rest of the party in a shocking fashion as secrets come to light. When the party delves deeper into Kraz’s lair, their secrets are laid bare, causing tensions to flare hot between the party members.
S1 E7 · Wed, March 09, 2022
Episode 6: Into the Opening
The party enters Kraz’s lair, but quickly split up as Zachariah gets lost deep in the lair while the rest of the party continues to explore the outer caves. Both Zachariah and the rest of the party battle horrors, find treasure, and make unexpected discoveries.
S1 E6 · Wed, March 02, 2022
Episode 5: All Hands on Deck
As the party approaches Kraz’s lair, they are confronted by increasingly dangerous obstacles that seem to have been created by Kraz himself. When they finally reach a cave complex that Gailie confirms is his lair, they steel themselves for a difficult fight.
S1 E5 · Thu, February 24, 2022
Episode 4: The River’s Lament
Picking up right where last week’s episode ended, the party fights a horrific and unnatural foe. Following the fight, they meet a depressed nature spirit and learn more of what has been going on in the jungle. When they camp for the night, Jack has a strange dream.
S1 E4 · Thu, February 17, 2022
Episode 3: Playing With Zippers
Following the trail of the abomination that they fought previously, the party heads into the wild and dangerous jungles of Penjarhao, facing new challenges, reconnecting with some unlikely friends, and making some new acquaintances along the way.
S1 E3 · Wed, February 09, 2022
Episode 2: Tastefully on the Doorstep
A threat to the town causes the PCs to rally together and form an adventuring party. At the mayor’s behest, the party agrees to investigate this danger and see if it poses a long-term threat to the town. Over dinner and pipeweed, the party discusses their immediate goals and determines whether or not they would benefit from traveling with each other.
S1 E2 · Wed, February 02, 2022
Episode 1: Connecting the Tots
Each of the party members arrive in Westport, a small colony on the island of Penjarhao, independently of one another. The party slowly begins to coalesce as the PCs meet one another in a variety of circumstances, including a tavern brawl, a tea tasting, and a riveting conversation with an eccentric gnomish potato merchant!
S1 E1 · Thu, January 13, 2022
Campaign 1: To Whom the Sea Belongs
In this informal session 0, get to know the players behind the characters! Each player talks a bit about themselves, and then they introduce their characters, superficial backstories, and the magic item that they start the campaign with. The players then collaborate to figure out how they have heard of one another or if any of them have met prior to the events of the campaign.
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