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How The Quest Was Won is an actual play tabletop role-playing game podcast. It features a group of friends playing different RPG's. The current campaign is using the Dungeons & Dragons 5e rules. Four out of five dentists agree that it is weird to ask your dentist to review your RPG podcast.

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Descent into the Heartdepths, Part 2 - The Giants' Palisade

2026/09/14

The party goes on their first delve. Dregha Three-Tusks eats an adorable animal. Chadrathalien had a pet bird. King-Errant Saltine of Kryker is always stressed. Saint Tharazh, Who Kindled the Light, questions the "direness" of hostile birds.

Descent into the Heartdepths, Part 1 - New character sheets just dropped

2026/08/24

A new party assembles to retrieve the 𝘈𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 from deep underground. Dregha Three-Tusks eats things. Chadrathalien is a tunnel-boy. Saint Tharazh Who Kindled The Light wears cool dwarven armor. King-Errant Saltine of Kryker has a bag of interesting teeth.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 9 - 𝘍𝘪𝘧𝘦 Fight or Flight

2026/08/10

The party tries to escape a city falling out to the sky. Angelica is prone. Nyx is not attuned to the 𝘍𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴. Bob can't be pushed anywhere. Hugo does not have the 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳 spell.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 8 - The Four Winds

2026/07/20

The party reaches the central chamber of the Sky Shard where the 𝘍𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 is kept. Hugo is still tired from climbing the stairs. Angelica is not an intelligence character. Nyx has 5 copper pieces. Bob wants to give everyone else time to think of a better idea.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 7 - "In Our 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘴 Era"

2025/10/27

The party ascends to the Sky Shard and begins their attack! Nyx masterfully plays the pan pipes. Bob reunites with his wind chime tiny servant "Timothy Chime-amet." Angelica reminds everyone of the plan (Spoiler Alert: They go with a different plan). Hugo makes everyone sneaky.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 6 - Our Anti-Stalking Special Episode

2025/09/08

The party continues to battle the invisible stalkers that guard the Alighthouse. Bob senses something unsettling about the elementals. Angelica keeps being vengeful. Hugo gets a little snarky. No one told Nyx to be a pixie.

Beneath the Sky Shard, part 5 - Settling an Existential Grudge

2025/07/21

The party remembers about shadow wights. Angelica has a good attack roll from last time. Tyrannosaurus Nyx makes another appearance. Hugo definitely saw Angelica's fail. Bob believes that Angelica is doing a great job.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 4 - Alighthouse Encounter

2025/07/07

The party faces Ambassador Hetheal at the Alighthouse. Nyx forments a rebellion. Angelica has a 4-step plan. Hugo has trouble with stairs. Bob loses his wallet.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 3 - "Uptown Downtown Adventures"

2025/02/03

The party speaks to the mistral elf Windspeaker. Nyx wants to be honest (for once). Angelica is persuasive, as a noble. Hugo on the other hand, is not persuasive. Bob doesn't even know what a fife is.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 2 - The elves love their h's

2024/09/23

The party learns more about the mistral elves. Nyx is too good at skill checks. Bob lets his cat take watch. Hugo and Angelica kinda just look around.

Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 1 - Reintroductions

2024/09/09

The original party is back and heading to the land of the mistral elves. Hugo is still mad at Bob. Angelica is also still mad at Bob. Bob hasn't personally wronged Nyx… yet. Nyx orders drinks.

The Eye of the Storm, Part 4 - Ocean's Five

2023/06/05

The party tries (again) to acquire a ship. Captain Tallulagh brawls. Captain Scabs knows his wines. Kelon Floewatcher (briefly) deals some cards. Captain Turonde Drakebane gambles.

The Eye of the Storm, Part 3 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

2023/05/22

The party travels to Phylor to acquire a ship. Captain Tallulagh visits the Yacht Club. Captain Turonde Drakebane chats with the dock workers. Cap'n Scabs tries to bargain. Kelon Floewatcher is looking for love.

The Eye of the Storm, Part 2 - Ales at the Anchorage Inn

2023/05/02

The party continues to flesh out their backstories. Captain "Scabs" Skarabaus tells the story of how he got his nickname. Captain Tallulagh recounts a past victory. Captain Turonde Drakebane remembers an old "friend." Kelon Floewatcher explains how he and Tepa met.

The Eye of the Storm, Part 1 - Three Captains on One Ship

2023/04/18

A nautical party assembles to retrieve the Elemental Vestige of Storm! Captain Turonde Drakebane is upstanding. Captain "Skabs" Skarabaus is always looking out for a good deal. Kelon Floewatcher is a better Spock. "Captain" Tallulagh is the master of her own destiny.

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25 reviews

★★★★★

Misty801! 2026/05/19

Weird

I found this podcast recently. They’ve been off air for a long time, but I found it searching for actual plays. It’s basically a train wreck that you ...

★★★★★

RMCB0118 2020/12/16

Better than Stranger Things

Great characters, so fun and interesting! I especially love the Dungeon Master and his foxy southern accents 😩

★★★★★

Rotatoes Podcast 2018/10/06

Great mix of players!!!

This podcast just keeps getting better :) It feels like you are right at the table, unfolding the story right along with the players. Can’t wait for m...

★★★★★

RaeDeAnne 2018/07/25

Unique Cast, Unique Choices

Right off the bag, How the Quest Was Won features a unique cast of characters that often find themselves in quirky and unique situations. It leads to ...

★★★★★

Chaselayman 2018/07/07

Hooked

Just made it to Episode 6 and I know I'm in it for the long haul now. Love these players personalities!

★★★★★

CrimsonForge 2018/07/03

Fun, Original Adventure

The players stay true to their characters, the DM creates a fresh unique world that one can easily get immersed in. This is a fun podcast to follow al...

★★★★★

Reforged Podcast Staff 2018/05/23

A World Created by the Players!

How the Quest Was Won is comprised of a wonderfully smart cast. Even more impressive, the DM allows the players to create the world and the culture! T...

★★★★★

jovianyu 2018/04/11

Sparks of wit and magic

A delightful jumble of personalities, occasional luck, and endless humor! Kudos to Brendan for being able to keep up with (and anticipate?) all the un...

★★★★★

Professor PFM 2018/04/09

Awesome Podcast!

Awesome podcast and a great group of people! At the moment I’m on episode 5 but I can tell this podcast is gonna get better and better as it goes on! ...

★★★★★

The GDDM 2018/04/05

Awesome job!

It's nice to hear players genuinely enjoy the game, and the show keeps improving as you get further in! Can't wait to hear what the future episodes w...

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