Past Episodes
- Episode #8008: WEIRDER THAN FICTION by Elizabeth deWet
By many respects, GLORIA was an ordinary child, born of an ordinary family. She played the day away, was very curious of the world around her, and dreamt of faraway castles every night.
Yet, however ordinary GLORIA was, she was also very extraordinary. For this little girl actually lived in a faraway castle. As a baby, she had been stolen by a MR. GOODFELLOW to be raised by a Faery king and queen in Fairyland. What humans would call about four years has now passed since her journey, and though all she has known has been magical…she cannot escape her own mortality.
- Episode #8007 THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT FAERY by Nick Neisler
On the edge of the KINGDOM OF WISTONIA, near the ELDER FOREST lies the village of HORNWALL. Too poor either for BANDITS or TAX-COLLECTORS, the villagers manage to eke out survival. Away from the hub-bub of the city, they live their lives, work and raise families. Much of that work is done by the MOTHERS OF HORNWALL - for like mother everywhere, it is they who tend the gardens, cook the meals, clean the huts, and, of course, it is they who raise the CHILDREN.
And if something should happen to those CHILDREN...?
- Episode #7006: The Hands of Fate
All is well on the world of ATOLL. The TAPESTRY OF FATE AND TIME has been returned to the FATES. Evil has been vanquished, or at least contained. Heroes rest from their mighty deeds. Outside the TIME STREAM of the world sits THE ISLE OF WINDEN, home to the COUNCIL OF WIZARDS, the group of powerful magi that seek to elevate the heroes of Atoll to the status of THE GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME. But before that can happen, ELLADONNA, the leader of the Council of Wizards, and MARCUS, her colleague, will have to decide upon a test ... not to mention tie up a few loose threads ... or at least one very loose thread.
- EPISODE #7005: The Ultimate Chapter by Michael Axelsen and the Cast of Dungeon Master
If only HUDNUT had held on! All was resolved, the Plot of the great Evil was thwarted, The DEWEY family reunited - and the Tapestry would be returned to the fates. But no, HUDNUT Dropped the Tapestry as he and his rescuers traveled back to the Library, leaving the IT with XAN and the Two IMPS, IGNAT and BOSHA. If the TAPESTRY is not returned to the fates, who knows what evil will come for it? And if EVIL does find it…there will be no help for us all.
- Episode #7004: Where In the World Is Hudnut Dewey by Michael T. Coleman and The Cast of Dungeon Master
Weeks have passed while various adventuring parties have tried unsuccessfully to locate Hudnut Dewey, the King's librarian who managed to get himself lost within his own library. Each attempt to find him has resulted in the discovery of more and more information that led to his disappearance. On the word of a self-fulfilling prophet, King Patrimus sent Hudnut to locate the famed Tapestry of Fate and Time, hoping that it could bring back his wife and son from the dead. In his search, Hudnut awakened a dark, evil entity that briefly trapped him. Through magic, Hudnut escaped into his own books, with the Darkness and its impish minions on his trail. Now, with Hudnut in possession of the Tapestry of Fate and on the run from evil, his only hope lay with his daughter, Pershing, and the King's agent, Xan. With Pershing now missing in the books, it is up to Xan to find the librarian…and his own secrets as well.
- Episode #7002: A Real Page Turner by Michael Axelsen and The Cast of Dungeon Master
XAN and PERSHING have both arrived at HUDNUT's Library at behest of king and kin, only to find a scattered array of books and no Hudnut. Through a Golem precariously controlled by the mercenary Phil-Line, they discern that the mercurial Hudnut has disappeared into the books. They will have to venture into the books as well, if they wish to rescue the absent Librarian, and for that matter, if they want to save the Realm. Only one question remains: How?
- Episode #7001: Tapestry of Fate by Michael T. Coleman and the Cast of Dungeon Master
In the Kingdom of WISTONIA, young KING PATRIMUS enjoyed great popularity amongst his people. When his wife, QUEEN MERBEYLINA, gave birth to their son, SOLIMAIGNE, it was the only worthwhile news for a year. They loved their people and their people loved them. So it was that when tragedy struck, when the Queen and Prince mysteriously took ill and died, the entire Kingdom felt the King's great loss. PATRIMUS withdrew, seeking his own private council and the people granted him his seclusion. It has a been a week since the King's librarian, HUDNUT, went missing on an errand for the King. No one knows what he was searching for or what happened to him. Nor do they know the darkness he inadvertently awakened.
- Episode #7000: A Surreptitious Home Coming
Of all of the places in his spindly tower, Hudnut Dewey's absolute favorite was his library. Within it was every tome, scroll, or artifact he and his father before him, and his father's father before him could get their grubby hands on. Packed methodically on a maze of shelves, reaching and teetering beyond sight were more books than any one could imagine. Every day, after his morning stroll though his gardens, Hudnut would precariously make his way up a rickety ladder seeking out whatever gem of knowledge he needed that day to further his research. Once he had acquired it, he would make his way back to his desk, amidst his dusty shelves and moldy tea-cups. Then he would immerse himself completely into his studies, until his wife, Letitia could coerce him to join her for the evening repast. Every day, for twenty-five years, like clock-work Hudnut entered his library in the early morning hours, only to emerge by candle-light. That is, until the day that he did not.
- Episode #6006: Time After Time by Michael T. Coleman
It is time to return to middle of the GREAT OCEAN and visit the ISLE OF WINDEN. Here the WIZARD'S COUNCIL sits, waiting for new supplicants to vie for the honor of being a GUARDIAN OF THE FLAME. The first challengers of the new world will soon arrive and ELLADONNA, leader of the COUNCIL, confers with fellow wizard MARCUS. Just what shall be done to create enough of a challenge. It will take time to find enough worthy adventurers to become GUARDIANS. Luckily for them, TIME is on their side.
- Episode #6004: Clarity by Michael T. Coleman
Clarity. A clear mind is a powerful mind. But in SOUTH VOERLAND, the great KING OTTO THE YOUNGER has spent the past few years drifting in a haze. His sister, NATASHA, selflessly devoted herself to his care. Though she may once have been kind, she too had been transformed over the years. Through dark means, she has enslaved her brother's mind, transformed her apprentice into a living statue, and now essentially rules the Kingdom herself.
If only KING OTTO were able to regain his faculties. Who could save SOUTH VOERLAND? The PEASANT KING of AKRIT, to the SOUTH? DARTHANIEL, head of the MERCHANT GUILD in HOLDENSPAR, to the WEST? Or perhaps both hold the answer to the freedom of the entire region. All they need is Clarity.
Episode #5103 Mordaralan's Tomb By Mike Axelsen
It has grown worse. The countryside of South Voerland is now being ravaged with strange monsters, the likes of which have never been seen before. The monster seems to have been pouring in from Akrit. In Akrit, the situation is even more dire. The Farmers are no longer tending their fields, the wizards at the ORDER of the INCLINED are staying in their tower, and most good folks do not leave their homes. There is word of a PEASANT HERO in AKRIT, but it has done little to quell the Chaos. In short, it's a pretty good time to be a thief.
Episode #5102 If He Be Worthy… by Michael T. Coleman
The MONSTERS are coming. While KING OTTO THE YOUNGER wallows in illness in the Kingdom of SOUTH VOERLAND, horrible things are taking place in the neighboring lands. In the province of AKRIT, to the South, things are markedly worse. Unlike their peaceful neighbors to the North, the people of AKRIT had only just begun recovering from years of internal warfare when they found themselves infested with ORCS, WERECREATURES, TROLLS, and the like.
For months, these mysterious hordes of MONSTERS have been laying waste to the farming communities. People are being killed wantonly and their fields razed. Many have been abducted and tortured by the foul beasts.With most of their soldiers and fighting men killed in the wars, AKRIT has been powerless to fight back. Something must be done soon before the terrors spread to SOUTH VOERLAND and beyond.
Ah, and what of poor KING OTTO and the medicinal herb that his sister, NATASHA, recently acquired to help save him…?
Episode #5101 TAKE YOUR MEDICINE By Liz DeWet
Although some who view upon Atoll see a new world, a young world, the realities show otherwise. Look upon the kingdom of SOUTH VOERLAND, for example. In days gone by, it had seen it’s share of glory and riches, heralded by a benevolent and much beloved king, KING OTTO THE ELDER. With his death, he passed his kingdom to his only son, OTTO THE YOUNGER. His subjects were loyal to their young, charismatic and kind king, honoring him with respect and their admiration. KING OTTO THE YOUNGER was just and fair, and no event too trivial to warrant his personal attention.
But these days are now far in the past, and the years have not been so kind to KING OTTO THE YOUNGER and SOUTH VOERLAND. He now rules from his virtually empty castle, and only with the help of his devoted sister, NATASHA. She has left her post at the ORDER OF THE INCLINED, to help nurse a fractured mind.
Episode #5099 The Earth Singer
The years have not been kind to Atoll. The burning of the Druid's Forest at the hands of the EFREETI, ELAN. The dark armies of SOURI, SINESTRA, and SABLE laid waste to much of the land before they were stopped by their own treachery. For a time, even the FABRIC OF REALITY itself was weakened. And although, the ORB OF MAGIC was healed before it grew too unstable, magic users the world over have been more limited in their power. Through luck and the skills of brave adventurers, all crises were somehow averted Yet, the events of recent months have put a toll on the already fragile world of Atoll. Famine, Plague, Flood, and a damaged time stream could mean only one thing: The End Was Near. Only a handful know what can save all of Atoll from implosion...and now one of them plans to do something about it.
Episode #5098 Kingdom in Crisis by Nick Neisler Adapted by Michael T. Coleman
We travel now to the city of MAILOR in the KINGDOM OF GARTH. With the death of King League (and his sons), DARIUS THE SWORDSMAN rules as Regent Elect with the help of WILLA, THE MASTER OF ARMS and the love of the people. But a time of crisis is upon the kingdom. The GREAT FLOOD continues to wreck havoc in Atoll. Widespread famine, wandering undead, homeless refugees and looting all abound. Will heroes have a chance to do good before the end time is upon us? And we must not forget the GLENDAR RANGERS. COMMANDER RAND, their leader, has acquired the FINDING SWORD. Will he have his chance at justice before the end time comes? Only Time will tell.
Episode #5097 Waterworld by Michael T. Coleman
The end is NIGH. For months now have the prophets foretold of disasters. And DISASTER has come. Plague. Famine. Destruction. The end of an age approaches. While all eyes were turned toward the search for the SHARDS and the GENESIS SWORD, or the coming of the DEMON, or the misguided ills of BISHOP MARTIN, an ancient EVIL was released from its prison. The EFREETI, ELAN, had mysteriously escaped and threatened to melt the CONTINENTAL GLACIER. Despite the timely intervention of JESSE the Mad Prophet and a band of ADVENTURERS, he did just that…and now a third of ATOLL has been claimed by the oceans. What of the SURVIVORS?
Episode #5096 Reign of Fire By Bruce A. Young
All the RELICS OF PEACE in the land of ATOLL are gone. Some in the hands of the mysterious WALKER, some held by PRIOR GRADY of WESTHELM, some held by the TEMPLE OF LIGHT, under the control of REVEREND MOTHER and some confiscated by BROCK. All claim to have knowledge of how to stop the GENESIS SWORD from wiping the land of ATOLL clean and beginning a NEW AGE. It is believed that only the SHIELD OF DAMASCUS can stand against the SWORD and that WALKER must control the SHIELD. The SHARDS of the SHATTERED SHIELD have been found, but are not all together. Disagreement and dissention plague the forces of LAW. But who is fighting for the SWORD?
Episode #5095 Citadel By Bruce A. Young
If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, then superstition is an anathema. For with a little knowledge and even less understanding, our minds fall into confusion. Superstition breeds fear and fear is a strong emotion. Once fear has you in its grip, you are lost. But what can you do? It is useless to say don’t be afraid. We all know there are more things in this existence than we can dream of and they should be feared. PRIOR GRADY ruler of WESTHELM, is a man that lives in fear. He has heard the whispers of impending doom and has surrounded himself with all manner of psychics and fortune tellers hoping to forestall the hand of fate. He has closed the borders of WESTHELM and has hoarded all the MAGIC ITEMS and RELICS that he can find. RELICS that are needed elsewhere….
Episode #5094 The Hard Place By Michael Coleman & Chris Gauntt Based on ideas by Bruce A. Young
The GOBLINS have come. Time is running out for the poor inhabitants of HOPE. For days now, their town has been besieged by a Goblin army. It is only a matter of time before the Goblins overrun the town of orphans, beggars, and priests. Their only chance at rescue was a party of hapless mercenaries who took pity upon their plight. But that party has failed, due in large part to their own foolishness. Who will save them from the Goblins now?
Episode #5093 Rock and a Hard Place By Bruce A. Young
The land is filled with unrest. Rumors are afoot. Dark rumors that speak of death, destruction, abandonment and despair. Chaos is coming and the leaders of the land seem powerless to stop it. To some the answer is to flee from the future, trying to outrun the past and escape the present. And if you cannot run? What are your options? Where would you find salvation? A small town north of PALISADE is dealing with issues such as these. In this town, let's call it HOPE, the people have been abandoned by their leaders. The patrols of the royal guard and GLENDAR RANGERS are a thing of the past, most of the able bodied men have departed with their families. All that remain are the poor and infirm. And the GOBLINS are coming, the GOBLINS are coming.
