How the Quest Was Won
By Rogue Hexagon Studios
Categories: Leisure, Games
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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Recent episodes
- Descent into the Heartdepths, Part 2 - The Giants' Palisade
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
A new party assembles to retrieve the ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ 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 - ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ Fight or Flight
The party tries to escape a city falling out to the sky. Angelica is prone. Nyx is not attuned to the ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด. Bob can't be pushed anywhere. Hugo does not have the ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ spell.
- Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 8 - The Four Winds
The party reaches the central chamber of the Sky Shard where the ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด 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 ๐๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ช๐ด Era"
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
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
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
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"
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.
- The Second How the Quest Was Won Halloween Special
Four doomed souls attempt to escape the Darkness. Vistra Battlehammer hears a harp. "Pumpkin" talks about the hedonic treadmill. Christopher is still waiting at the top of the cliff. Rebecca breaks down crying at an inopportune time.
- Beneath the Sky Shard, Part 2 - The elves love their h's
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
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 Nyxโฆ yet. Nyx orders drinks.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 21 - Talullagh's Bane
The finale of our Beat to Quarters adventure. Captain Turonde Drakebane negotiates for a showdown. Captain Talullagh regrets hunting blood crabs. Commodore Scabs has no weapon for the boss fight. Kelon Floewatcher embarks on a new quest.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 20 - Captain Volar Mistseeker
The party battles Commodore Scabs' old enemy, the tempest elf Captain Volar Mistseeker. Kelon Floewatcher is already maimed. Commodore Scabs is wielding a magic rope. Captain Turonde Drakebane gives lassoing advice. Captain Talullagh tries to take over the ship.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 19 - The Wavecrasher
The party boards the Wavecrasher and searches for the Amulet of the Sea. Commodore Scabs makes a new friend and the GM has to do a parrot voice. Kelon has a cousin named Milk. Captain Drakebane fights a whip-wielding tempest elf. Talullagh is saved by a technical difficulty.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 18 - The Blood Sand Shoals
The party sails into the Blood Sand Shoals. Captain Talullagh wants a blood crab. Captain Turonde Drakebane navigates. Commodore Scabs comes closer to his rival. Kelon Floewatcher asks about ship insurance.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 17 - Boat Fight with the C'eyrh
The party prepares to set out for the Blood Sand Shoals, but has an unfortunate surprise. Commodore Scabs and Captain Drakebane get a new "upgrade". Captain Tallulagh is sad about missing out. Kelon Floewatcher finds some crabs.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 16 - Kegger at Rivenmist Spire
The party throws a party. Captain Drakebane can't afford fine wine. Captain Tallulagh is a bully. Kelon Floewatcher goes dumpster diving. Commodore Scabs calls out for otters.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 15 - Old Bessie Fingerbones
TW: This episode deals a lot with hags. There are creepy houses, body horror, gross things, hags eating people, etc. The party bargains with a hag. Pirate Prince Scabs gets a promotion. Captain Tallulagh want to help, but is maimed. Captain Turonde Drakebane wants to use his "fair face" on theโฆ
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 14 - All Aboard!
Yargh! The party have their very first boarding of a different ship in this high seas adventure. Tallulagh fights with a pipe. Kelon uses a rope against Robert the Sponge. Captain Drakebane kills Gerard the Butler. Captain Scabs uses his magical rope to get himself a new title.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 13 - The Dawnrazer
The party enters battle with the Dawnrazer, the ship of Pirate Prince Ramsestadt the Rotund. Cap'n Scabs gives a sterling speech. Captain Talullagh keeps the ship steady. Kelon Floewatcher intimidates the crew. Captain Turonde Drakebane scopes out the enemy's "guns" (ballistas).
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 12 - The Black Lotus
The party arrives at the Black Lotus Resort in search of the Last Lost Sundrop. Kelon Floewatcher is the only one with darkvision. Cap'n Scabs tries to get the best room. Captain Turonde Drakebane tips well, Captain Tallulagh does not.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 11 - Tallulagh Passes Checks, Scabs Writes Checks
The party tends to their wounds. Cap'n Scabs brags about his loot. Captain Turonde Drakebane has good bedside manner. Captain Tallulagh gets an infection. Kelon Floewatcher talks about appendix surgery.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 10 - The Son of Wil
The party escapes and goes for the next piece of treasure. Cap'n Scabs has a keen eye. Captain Turonde Drakebane keeps lookout. Captain Talullagh doesn't want to leave the ice wizard. Kelon Floewatcher refuses to give his new friend.
- The Eye of the Storm, Part 9 - Ice Wizard to the Rescue
The party sneaks through the Plunder Palace towards the vault. Captain Turonde Drakebane wants to wash his hands. Kelon Floewatcher keeps lookout. Captain Talullagh invokes "Jack Tar." Cap'n Scabs doesn't do much.
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