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    Terrible Warriors

    Terrible Warriors is an actual-play podcast all about the enjoyment of playing Tabletop RPGs. No matter if you have played them all your life, or have never picked up a d20, we’re here to show that anyone and everyone can play.
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    Episodes (590)

    Kult 07: Checking Out

    Kult 07: Checking Out

    The walls come tumbling down and in a moment of violence the trio are freed from the bindings of the Illusion.

    As the Truth draws nearer they are transported back to familiar trappings.

    But questions still remain.

    Above all, where did Blue come from?

    Autumn and Aiden try to hold it together as they are pushed to their limits of reason.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    And the Terrible Warriors have partnered up with the Dungeons & Do-Gooders to present Tabletop Tuesdays. The series is now concluded but you can visit and watch the VODs at twitch.tv/dndggames

    Kult 06: Baggage Claim

    Kult 06: Baggage Claim

    We finally touch down and arrive in Italy to meet our mysterious benefactor.
    But it won’t be long before Aiden, Autumn, and Blue are wishing they were anywhere else.
    Around them, visions of a mysterious blond figure.
    A repeating number.
    And a growing, gnawing, dread that all is not as it seems in this world.
    The sleepers are beginning to awaken to the Truth.
    The cracks in the Illusion appear.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    And the Terrible Warriors have partnered up with the Dungeons & Do-Gooders to present Tabletop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday evening a new live streamed one shot game. Join us, Tuesdays at 8p EDT at twitch.tv/dndggames

    Meet The Makers: Chris & Johan (Into the Odd)

    Meet The Makers: Chris & Johan (Into the Odd)

    Justin connects with Chris McDowall and Johan Nohr to learn all about the remastered edition of the critically acclaimed Into The Odd.

    Into The Odd’s remastered printing will be available online at freeleaguepublishing.com and your FLGS later in the summer.

    Follow Chris McDowall’s blog at bastionland.com

    Follow Johan Nohr on twitter @JohanNohr

    And stay up to date with other amazing projects by visiting Stolkholm Kartel

    Our theme song is by Epic Game Music

    Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Kult 05: Prepare to Land

    Kult 05: Prepare to Land

    En Route to their vague destination on Flight 191 the trio of Alister, Autumn, and Blue have been separated.

    Where has Blue gone?
    Where is this plane going?

    As the storms outside grow louder, the mystery inside grows deeper.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    And the Terrible Warriors have partner up with the Dungeons & Do-Gooders to present Tabletop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday evening a new live streamed one shot game. Join us, Tuesdays at 8p EDT at twitch.tv/dndggames

     

    Presenting Tabletop Tuesdays!

    Presenting Tabletop Tuesdays!

    Terrible Warriors is teaming up with Dungeons and Do-Gooders to bring a new live stream event to you every Tuesday evening at 8pm EDT. 

    Each week, Justin Ecock hosts Tabletop Tuesdays. A new one-shot TTRPG every week. Games that are easy to learn, easy to play, and easy to run. 

    Along with the games we'll also be welcoming a special guest to the table and for our debut game, playing Masks: A New Generation, we got to welcome Josh Saleh to our table. Here's the short interview we had with him before our climactic final hour in the stream. If you'd like to watch the entire game, now available as a VOD, you can head over to twitch.tv/dndggames 

    We hope you'll join us over on Twitch every Tuesdays for Tabletop Tuesdays and we'll resume Kult: Divinity Lost, episode five, either later this week or early next week.

    In the meantime, as a thank you for your patience, the early access to the next Kult episode is currently available as a free public post on our Patreon page at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our theme music is by Epic Game Music
    Our editing is by Justin Ecock

    Kult 04: Interlude

    Kult 04: Interlude

    We break out of character and check in with our group.

    Dr. Callus and Autumn and Blue might be trapped beyond our reach but our players are right here at the table.

    How have they been enjoying Kult? What do they hope and fear for the future?

    GM Mitch invites Justin, Ainslie, and Kimberly to share their thoughts and desires…

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    Kult 03: Chicken or Fish

    Kult 03: Chicken or Fish

    Flight 191 continues on its course to Italy. Or does it?
    Aiden Callus confronts the memories of his past. Or does he?
    Autumn tries to find rest, but will she?
    And I would like to tell you that Blue remains safe for the entire hour but that, dear listener, would be a lie.

    The in-flight meal will be served soon to passengers. I hope you made up your mind about your order.

    This is Kult: Divinity Lost.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    Kult 02: Takeoff

    Kult 02: Takeoff

    As our three seekers board Flight 191 they are each given a vision as they each wonder where they are heading and why they were sent these tickets... 

    This is Kult: Divinity Lost.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    Kult 01: Boarding Passes

    Kult 01: Boarding Passes

    Your life is a veil built to hide The Truth.

    Three souls have already glimpse a moment of Truth and their lives have been shattered.

    Somewhere, someone has sent them three plane tickets that will take them to the other side of the world.

    They seek answers. They will find much more.

    This is Kult: Divinity Lost.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Ainslie Moors, and Kimberly Dewing
    Our GM is Mitch Wallace

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music
    All other music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    Kult 00: Session Zero

    Kult 00: Session Zero
    Prepare for our next journey as we meet the players and game master for our upcomming actual play of Kult: Divinity Lost

    Justin Ecock takes a seat at the table as a player and hands the GM cape over to Mitch Wallace. Together they are joined by Aislie Moors and Kimberly Dewing. 

    Audio editing by Justin Ecock.

    Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Kult: Divinity Lost is published by Helmgast

    Meet the Makers: Austin & Amanda (Deimos Academy)

    Meet the Makers: Austin & Amanda (Deimos Academy)

    Justin connects with Austin Taylor and Amanda Kahl to learn more about their horror game about returning to the spooky school you grew up in and how it uses colouring and paper dolls, and no GM, to help tell that story.

    The crowd funding campaign will be happening very soon on Kickstarter and you can visit their pre-launch page right now to sign up to be notified for the exact moment that their fundraising campaign begins.
    Visit kickstarter.com/projects/gameandacurry/deimos-academy

    And check out Game and a Curry at gameandacurry.com

    Follow Austin on twitter @sailorsctaustin

    And follow Amanda on twitter @ageofnight

    Our theme song is by Epic Game Music

    Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Dear Great Cthulhu 03: Bringing It Home With You

    Dear Great Cthulhu 03: Bringing It Home With You

    A cult is snatching away Heralds and now the media has a new story, the powers that the old ones will not stop giving to our Heralds are infectious and your family is at risk, YOU are at risk.

    As fear against the unknown spreads all the pressures of our three characters will collide and what results at the end of this hour… is beautiful.

    Against all odds our heralds find a way to come together. 

    This is the final chapter of our Actual Play of Darla Burrow’s Dear Great Cuthulu PLEASE Stop Giving Me Super Powers!

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Velvet Duke, and Euan

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music

    Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! is created by Darla Burrow. Visit her store at basicandbizarre.itch.io and follow her on Twitter @basicnbizarre

    Dear Great Cthulhu 02: Don't Forget to Feed the Void

    Dear Great Cthulhu 02: Don't Forget to Feed the Void

    Our Heralds have a lot of handle as we return to our Actual Play of Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! 

    As Harlow tries to balance his responsibilities at home with his commitments to his community, Xavier and Olivian will both confront new powers bestowed upon them by the Old Ones as they face up against the pressure of human society pushing up against the Herald’s community.

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Velvet Duke, and Euan

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music

    Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! is created by Darla Burrow. Visit her store at basicandbizarre.itch.io and follow her on Twitter @basicnbizarre

    Dear Great Cthulhu 01: Heralds of the Old Ones

    Dear Great Cthulhu 01: Heralds of the Old Ones

    We continue where we left of last week and create the Heralds that we will play in our Actual Play of Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! 

    In this episode we go from having no characters, no setting, and nothing to worry about to be being embroiled in a tense community where if we lose focus for even one day we may literally be devoured by a mysterious void that lives next door! 

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Velvet Duke, and Euan

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music

    Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! is created by Darla Burrow. Visit her store at basicandbizarre.itch.io and follow her on Twitter @basicnbizzare

    Dear Great Cthulhu 00: Session Zero

    Dear Great Cthulhu 00: Session Zero

    We return from our holiday break and are very excited to break open and play the latest game from Darla Burrow, who you may remember used to run our Edmonton Crew in years past!

    Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers is all about building a support group and a community while also being given randomly generated powers from ancient beings with unknowable designs.

    In this episode we’ll go over the game’s premise and begin the prep work to start creating the world we’ll play in and the Heralds we will play as…

    Terrible Warriors is supported by listeners like you, to learn more about how you can help us visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Justin Ecock, Velvet Duke, and Euan

    Justin Ecock is our audio editor.

    Theme music is by Epic Game Music

    Dear Great Cthulhu, Please Stop Giving Me Superpowers! is created by Darla Burrow. Visit her store at basicandbizarre.itch.io and follow her on Twitter @basicnbizzare

    Me and Steve Talk RPGs with Jay Little

    Me and Steve Talk RPGs with Jay Little

    Today we’re going to do something a little bit different. We’re on a short break and before we return with new recordings of our tabletop sessions but before we return we wanted to bring to your attention our friends over at “Me and Steve Talk RPGs” 

    We’re helping each out by hosting a feed swap. A few weeks ago they hosted the first episode of our Symbaroum campaign, At The Foot of the Titans, and now this week we’re returning the favour by hosting an interview that they conducted with, TTRPG system designer, Jay Little.

    Me and Steve Talk RPGs was born out of those conversations that inevitably happen in the parking lot or driveway outside AFTER the gaming sessions. The two Steve’s host a podcast that is a grab bag of TTRPG related topics, stories, tips and tricks with interviews with makers and shakers from our community. Just like us they release new episodes every Tuesday so if you like what you’re about to hear check them out and follow and subscribe to their podcast wherever it is you like to listen. 

    In this episode, from the Me and Steve Talk RPGs podcast, the two Steves meet with Jay Little, a system designer who has worked on Warhammer Fantasy Rolplaying, FFG Star Wars, and also designed the 2d20 system for Modiphious, which you might recall powered our Star Trek: Adventures games… so he’s left an indelible mark on the ttrpg world. 

    Enjoy the listen, and we’ll be back next week when we return from our extended holiday break with our own actual play session playing Darla Burrow’s “Dear Great Cuthulu, PLEASE Stop Giving Me Super Powers!”

    The Terrible Warrior Theme Song is by Epic Game Music

    Editing by Justin Ecock

    Symbaroum Post-Game with Mattias Johnsson Haake

    Symbaroum Post-Game with Mattias Johnsson Haake

    We wrap up our incredible gaming session of Symbaroum by inviting back to the table Symbaroum’s co-creator, Mattias Johnsson Haake.

    This conversation was recorded fresh of the heels of our August recording sessions so while the players and GM knew how things went later in the campaign Mattias himself had only listened to the first two episodes. But after all the fun we had playing his game we absolutely had to invite him to join us for our post-game debrief.

    This hour will not be your typical interview with a game creator. We heap love on him and gush about the game and share our favorite story point and Mattias opens up about the design choices and some of his favourite themes in the game and how Symbaroum formed into what it has become.

    This is the final episode, for now, in our 12 part campaign of Symbaorum. If you haven’t listened to the complete playlist we highly suggest you go back into our feed and listen to them all before this interview, because we are going to spill the beans all over your spoiler alert.

    Win a Copy of The Starter Set

    For December, Free League has offered up a free physical copy of the Symbaroum Starter Set, which we will mail out to one lucky listener!

    To enter, click out the gleam sweepstake screen on this page or visit https://gleam.io/D4DrR/terrible-warrior-december-symbaroum-give-away

    Come Play Symbaroum With Us

    Patreon supporters who are donating more than $15 a month are invited to join a monthly private tabletop game hosted by our resident GM, Justin, over on Discord. To learn more visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Today’s Terrible Warriors are Mitch Wallace, Sean Horbatiuk, Ainslie Moors Mattias Johnsson Haake.

    Justin Ecock is the GM and audio editor.

    Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    The Terrible Warrior Theme Song is by Epic Game Music

    Symbaroum is created by Free League

    And during this interview Mitch Wallace mentioned that he won a fan submission contest when he helped write the Symbaroum adventure, The Rite of Passage, which you can find and download by visiting drivethrurpg.com/product/329193/Rite-of-Passage

    Symbaroum 12: Into the Sinkhole

    Symbaroum 12: Into the Sinkhole

    With permission granted and their guide slash corporate spy from the Ordo Magica waiting patiently for them, it’s finally time to descend into the sink hole and discover what secrets lie below Thistle Hold…

    Spoiler Alert: this episode covers key content from the second act of the Wrath of the Warden campaign, published by Free League

    Win a Copy of The Starter Set

    For December, Free League has offered up a free physical copy of the Symbaroum Starter Set, which we will mail out to one lucky listener!

    To enter, click out the gleam sweepstake screen on this page or visit https://gleam.io/D4DrR/terrible-warrior-december-symbaroum-give-away

    Come Play Symbaroum With Us

    Patreon supporters who are donating more than $15 a month are invited to join a monthly private tabletop game hosted by our resident GM, Justin, over Discord. To learn more visit patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Mitch Wallace, Sean Horbatiuk, and Ainslie Moors.

    Justin Ecock is the GM and audio editor.

    Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Symbaroum is created by Free League

    And you must check out Mitch Wallace’s creation, Necrobiotic, by visiting pennyforatale.com/necrobiotic

    Symbaroum 11: Ambushes & Petitions

    Symbaroum 11: Ambushes & Petitions

    Someone has paid a group of ruffians to kill us. We don’t have time for distractions so let’s clean up the trash and find someone in this unforgiving town who can actually help us with our investigation into the mysterious sinkhole, the warnings of darkness, and oh yea the mysterious person paying people to hunt us down.

    Win a Copy of Symbaroum

    Free League has offered up a free digital copy of the Symbaroum core rulebook for a lucky listener. We’ll be giving away a copy in September, October, and November during the run of our campaign.

    To enter, click out the gleam sweepstake screen on this page or visit https://gleam.io/HeilT/terrible-warrior-november-symbaroum-give-away

    Patreon Supporters Can Listen Early

    Patreon supporters who are donating more than $5 each month can listen to the first story episode now, and will have early access every week for the duration of this campaign! Find out more by visiting patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Mitch Wallace, Sean Horbatiuk, and Ainslie Moors.

    Justin Ecock is the GM and audio editor.

    Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Symbaroum is created by Free League

    And you must check out Mitch Wallace’s creation, Necrobiotic, by visiting pennyforatale.com/necrobiotic

    Symbaroum 10: Tea With Witches

    Symbaroum 10: Tea With Witches

    Thistle Hold is saved, for now. The barricade has been secured around the sinkhole and the townsfolk continue with their lives.

    But only Elindra, Iandromei, and Veurd know about Anadea’s warnings about a darkness that threatens Thistle Hold before she was swallowed up by the sinkhole.

    Seeking answers, and lacking knowledge, the trio set out to meet with the two mysterious witches who arrived yesterday moments before the Bronze Well spoke.

    This morning there’s more than tea that’s brewing…

    Win a Copy of Symbaroum

    Free League has offered up a free digital copy of the Symbaroum core rulebook for a lucky listener. We’ll be giving away a copy in September, October, and November during the run of our campaign.

    To enter, click out the gleam sweepstake screen on this page or visit https://gleam.io/HeilT/terrible-warrior-november-symbaroum-give-away

    Patreon Supporters Can Listen Early

    Patreon supporters who are donating more than $5 each month can listen to the first story episode now, and will have early access every week for the duration of this campaign! Find out more by visiting patreon.com/terriblewarriors

    Our players are Mitch Wallace, Sean Horbatiuk, and Ainslie Moors.

    Justin Ecock is the GM and audio editor.

    Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

    Symbaroum is created by Free League

    And you must check out Mitch Wallace’s creation, Necrobiotic, by visiting pennyforatale.com/necrobiotic