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We have scheming to do! In order to attend the Fireheart Gala unobserved, Chianti Ginny has made a deal with the great train's owner, Maximus Florideous. Will this exchange play out as promised? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:01:45 Job loss, dishonest business practices 00:16:50 Plotting betrayal 00:23:15 The loneliness of activism 00:24:10 Plotting terrorism 01:27:00 Bombs / terrorism   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Cleo Birch as Chianti Pompadour / Ginny McMullet  Cinderblocksally as Sir Pantaloon TookIGuess as Mr. "VV" Vincent Emily Greymoore as Monkey Sara Roberts as Guardian Dispatch Crew: Colin Epstein, Producer Emily Greymoore, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sean Shepherd, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Blades '68 by Evil Hat Follow us on YouTube.

Let me tell you something! Let me tell you something!! Detective Incognatio has Sir Pantaloon pressed — literally — into the shadows of a dumbwaiter. But he's mad one critical error: Sir Pantaloon is not alone. Mr. VV springs into action while Chianti gets the info they need. But will Monkey show up in time? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:05:10 Discussion of drugging someone 00:19:04 Being forgotten/abandoned 01:53:28 Abduction   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Cleo Birch as Chianti Pompadour / Ginny McMullet  Cinderblocksally as Sir Pantaloon TookIGuess as Mr. "VV" Vincent Emily Greymoore as Monkey Sara Roberts as Guardian Dispatch Koji as Hutch the Time Bandit Crew: Colin Epstein, Producer Emily Greymoore, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sean Shepherd, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Blades '68 by Evil Hat Follow us on YouTube.

For I am the greatest thief that ever lived or ever will live! 3 trillion gold rests in the penthouse vault of l'Hotel deVue Montain. When a well-coiffed conwoman, aging tailor, radical engineer, and sentient wizard's orb learn about it, they gotta steal it, right?  Right?!   !! Content Warnings !! 00:20:55 Physical, emotional abuse by a parent 00:25:57 Drugging someone's drink   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Cleo Birch as Chianti Pompadour / Ginny McMullet  Cinderblocksally as Sir Pantaloon TookIGuess as Mr. "VV" Vincent Emily Greymoore as Monkey Sara Roberts as Guardian Dispatch Colin Epstein as Derrick Additional voices: BakedToast, David L. Puga, FrogueLikeStabby, Jadyn Carroll, JustMay, Koji, Laura, Silent Bard, SoupTheSundayBar Crew: Colin Epstein, Producer Emily Greymoore, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sean Shepherd, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Blades '68 by Evil Hat Follow us on YouTube.

You will never find her. Danger abounds: A dragon’s maw. A turncoat cowboy. A tornado of gold. Old men unwilling to admit the world is changing. Will the party all make it out with their personal legends in tact? No.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:03:00 Casual killing 00:14:30 Gore/violence 00:55:20 Government intimidation   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Aram Vartian as The Dream Devil Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

What have you gotten us into? This is your fault. A dragon. A devil. A deal. The party finds themselves in the soggy, stolen mansion of the dragon Ripthorne. And in the middle of a millennium old standoff. Will they be able to arbitrate? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:00:38 Alcoholism 00:25:45 Evidence of violent death 00:59:05 Propaganda, implication of state violence 01:21:17 Gore/violence   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

I think we can talk now. You got like… half a minute until I lose concentration? Jailbreak! Our heroes have been taken captive by the Kobold Defense League and need to escape — with The John Johnson and his Merry Men in tow. Will they make it out unseen? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:35:15 Extractive/predatory business practices 00:42:25 Mention of suicide 00:56:15Exploitative business practices 01:43:40 Explosions   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

Just a little girl with grand designs… Kobolds and mine carts and trolls! Our heroes find themselves in over their upside-down heads as they plummet deeper into the lair. Separated and forlorn, will they find their way safely back together? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:00:05 Parental neglect 00:04:55 Child labor, lost child 00:07:35 Parental neglect 00:15:08 Grave injury, panic 00:24:45 Murder of a captive 00:52:40 Lost/alone underground 00:54:05 Self-loathing   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

You do that again and I will send you off into the abyss with that harpoon. Back into the lair, the party is waylaid by bulettes, perytons, and something even more sinister: incompetence. Will they win their race against The John Johnson? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:57:10 Parental neglect 01:02:50 Abduction 01:16:00 Depictions of gore   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

I didn’t expect to many convoluted connections. I just thought we were gonna go adventuring. After a cataclysmic flood, our heroes have to reckon with what’s really important to them. Honor. Gold. Drugs. Will this adventure give them what they want? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:33:55 Physical intimidation 00:40:55 Gaslighting. Physical abuse. Sexism 01:30:35 Deceptive/coercive contracts   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

All I wanted was for someone to care. The only people who ever did were paid to. Magic items. Level ups. New legend. Our heroes return triumphant from the lair and immediately prepare for the next leg of our adventure. Will they stay sober for the duration? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:16:50 Peer pressure (drugs) 00:54:45 Memory loss (drugs) 00:58:45 Parental neglect mentioned 01:31:15 Depictions of self-harm 01:35:25 Loss of self-governance 01:42:00 Natural disaster aftermath   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Aram Vartian as The Dream Devil Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

And she hates Rip Durkin. The elemental they seek is a fates-damned Xorn, gape-mouthed and hungry for gold. Will Cal give hers up to save the party? Probably not. !! Content Warnings !! 00:48:40 Exploitative medical practices   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

It’s a promise for the few. You gotta survive it first. A bomb has gone off, destroying a tunnel and dragging out our heroes journey into the lair by nearly a week. Will they survive the monsters, ghosts, and each other? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:07:40 Explosions in a crowd, cave collapse 00:23:40 Profiteering in a crisis   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

It was nice to meet you and I hope I never see you again. An elemental needs dispatchin’, and our heroes want to be ready. While Odion and Weevil gather critical intelligence, will Flo get a good rate on her wardrobe? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:59:50 Social exclusion, reactive violence 01:47:45 Mention of explosives in a crowd   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

I’m gonna be an adventurer. I’m gonna be an adventurer. I’m gonna be an adventurer. The Angels are back. They want… something and they mean to take it. When death comes knocking at their door, will our heroes be ready to answer? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:09:05 Home invasion 00:22:50 Claustrophobia 01:13:25 Falling from heights 01:25:55 Death by falling   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st

You really need to stop f*****g your therapist. In the basin of an island outcast in a shallow sea, a city yearns for the gold of a dragon's horde. Will these four idiots find fortune, fame, and freedom? Probably not.   !! Content Warnings !! 00:01:50 Depictions of being boiled alive 00:28:25 Threat of institutional/police violence 00:46:00 Depictions of body horror   == CREDITS == Cast: Patrick Perini, GM Caustic Phoenix as Cal Ironwater Cinderblocksally as Weevil Woebringer Craig Pate as Odion Osprey-Heronshaw Emily Greymoore as Arianna Floridia “Flo” Osprey II Renee Juneau as Coloursby Adrian C. Lawrence as Johnnie Rowe Noir Enigma as Jareth Woodfoot Sara Roberts as Valnise Aram Vartian as The Dream Devil Cleo Birch as Ferrin Whel IV Crew: Sabrina Ortiz, Producer Nick Plaisance, Lorekeeper Renee Juneau, Chronicler Mason Allan, Game Design Consultant Sayer Roberts, Composer Callahan Bevilacqua, Dialogue Editor Colin Epstein, Writer System: Tales of the Valiant by Kobold Press Follow us on Bluesky @uepodca.st