Terrible Warriors

The Beast Clan has retreated into the forest, the town puts up barriers and believes it is safe. But we know better… Before our trio begins their investigation into the mystery surrounding the woman at the Fern Tavern, they look back on where they’ve been and how they got here. More than a Recap The Terrible Warriors exists to help empower you to feel confident enough to play and run the games we enjoy here. Which is why this is much more than a recap episode, it is as much a part of our "actual play” as the rest of the story we have presented. Every GM needs to have a session, especially after a major battle or a story arc that has concluded, to take stock and let their players recount the events in their own words. A recap session like this helps equip the GM with specific information about what their players are interested in and what, up to this point, has stuck with them the most. And it equips the players with a renewed sense of motivation and inspiration as they remember why they are invested in seeing

The heroes of Thistle Hold rally behind our trio to push back against the invading beasts, mutated by corrupted darkness, and make their stand to defend their home. Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from the first act of the Wrath of the Warden campaign from Free League. 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/BRT0f/terrible-warrior-october-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

Justin connects with Craig Campbell to talk about his “cozy gaming” solo RPG, Secrets of the Vibrant Isle. The pandemic era of gaming has seen a lot of us forced to spend time alone. And if you weren’t fortunate enough to have a good internet connection and a quiet space to connect you might not have been able to replace your old gaming group with a virtual one. Perhaps that’s why there’s been a rising interest in the genre of sole RPGs. In the Secrets of the Vibrant Isle you will play a person who has chosen to sail out to this mystical place, you explore the terrain and meet it’s denizens and after four weeks of in-game time they will decide if you are allowed to remain on the Vibrant Isle or be cast away. Craig will share with us how he came to create the game, some of the design challenges he had to overcome, and what you can expect if you decide to pick up this book for your next evening of alone time. The Kickstarter is happening right now and runs until November 3rd, so there’s still time to support t

The Well has spoken. The ground has opened up. Something is pouring out from deep beneath Thistle Hold. There’s no time to find answers. The heroes of the hold must rally to it’s defense and push back against these creatures. And among our trio, one of them is about to show the others just how much they’ve been preparing to fight back against the darkness… Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from the first act of the Wrath of the Warden campaign from Free League. 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/BRT0f/terrible-warrior-october-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

Justin connects with Tristan Zimmerman to learn more about his shanty hunting RPG, appropriately named Shanty Hunters. Tristan is the writer behind the popular Molten Sulphur blog, which offers up real world historical inspiration for your gaming table, and in November he’s launching a kickstarter for a game that combines his loves of history, storytelling, and sailing. In Shanty Hunters, you set out to capture and return rogue sea shanties back to shore. Using the gumshoe engine, each game generates it’s challenge and investigation around the lyrics of the sea shanty you’re trying to claim. It’s a wild idea and perfect for groups looking for a short one-short or limited run campaign to give yourself a break from a longer game you’re currently playing. The Kickstarter launches on November 2nd and you can visit the page right now to set your reminder by visiting kickstarter.com/projects/1395430458/shanty-hunters And check out Tristan’s Molten Sulphur blog at moltensulfur.com And keep up with Pete & Mitch

Six months after their fateful journey through the Titan Mountains, the Fathiel Siblings find themselves living in Thistle Hold and no closer to learning the fate of their parents. But unbeknownst to them, darkness is growing and something much greater than themselves will draw them into the fate of Ambria, Davokar, and all of Symbaroum… Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from the first act of the Wrath of the Warden campaign from Free League. 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/BRT0f/terrible-warrior-october-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 ca

It’s too late. It’s too late for the elves to stop it. It’s too late for the caravan to escape it. It’s too late for Bellun. It’s almost too late for Ludo. All they can do now is face the darkness and hope the light still still shine long enough to defeat The Blightborn. Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from The Promised Land adventure included in the Symbaroum core rulebook. Abominations can not be reasoned with. They exist only to devour the living. They will never stop. They will never rest. All you can do is run or fight. And if you run it will chase you and you will have to fight anyways. The Iron Pact tried to stop it. Now they must work with the Caravan to defeat the man once known as Bellun. 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:/

Justin connects with Pete and Mitch from Imagining Games to talk all about their latest creation, the Chew role playing game! Chew is an award winning comic book written by John Laymen and drawn by Rob Guillory. It's absurd, it's dramatic, it's grim. As Pete puts it, it's The Wire meets The Boys at the bottom of a bucket of chicken. As fans of the comics Pete and Mitch now have the opportunity to bring this game to your gaming table. They share all about what this world is, if you're unfamiliar, as well as why they chose to make their game a "Forged in the Dark" game, and what to expect should you invite your friends over for dinner and find yourself running a game of Chew. Check out their kickstarter page right now to learn more by visiting kickstarter.com/projects/peteyp/chew-the-roleplaying-game You can follow Imagining Games on Facebook at facebook.com/imagininggames And keep up with Pete & Mitch directly by following Pete on Twitter @IG_Pete and Mitch @mitchsbustillos Music is licensed through Epid

The confession has been tabled and the Iron Pact reveals themselves. It will be up to the caravan and it’s defenders to decide the fate of their cursed pathfinders. But when the Iron Pact tells them the price one pays for breaking their rules, will the cost be too high to pay? Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from The Promised Land adventure included in the Symbaroum core rulebook. The threat of darkness and corruption is ever present. The church, the wizards, and the witches all have their own opinions about what darkness and corruption truly is. But they all agree on the same thing, if you take enough corruption you will be destroyed. And what remains… will no longer be what you once were. 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

Content warning: this week's episode deals with conversations of child abuse and racism with topics including Canada's residential schools and the 60's Scoop. This week we welcome back one of our co-founders, Mike Ashkewe, to hear him tell his story about where he's come from and where he's going. September 30th has been marked in Canada as National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, so we've decided to dedicate this episode to Mike's story. Along with being the creator and host of This Week in Geek and a founding member of Terrible Warriors, Mike is an indigenous person and a survivor of the 60's Scoop. Today he'll share with us his story of learning about what the 60's Scoop really was and how it has affected him and his family, his journey of connecting with his past and his own identity as a member of the Anishinaabe people, and his most recent work in advocating for survivors of the 60's Scoop and his work with the NPD party. Get Informed, Get Involved If you'd like to learn more, Mike highly recommends

The Sunstone has been recovered and the path through the mountains laid clear but outside forces march towards the caravan and a darkness growing within will threaten the safety of everyone… Spoiler warning: This episode includes content from The Promised Land adventure included in the Symbaroum core rulebook. This high up into the mountains everyone must work together to gather supplies and enough wood to keep the fire going and to stay warm. But be on your guard for beasts, and other things, which feed upon the vulnerable and not everyone is what they appear to be. 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 gleam.io/competitions/NYBAL-terrible-warrior-symbaroum-give-away Patreon Supporters Can Listen Early Patreon supporters who are donating more than $5 each mo

We welcome Kimberly Dewing who takes us Behind the Screen of a special game they ran for their on-going D&D gaming group. Wanting to do something special for spooky season, Kimberly only had to look to their shelf of boardgames for inspiration. When the players arrived for their game of D&D they were instead greeted with a candlelit table and a box of Betrayal at the House on the Hill. What followed was a memorable, scary, and novel game of D&D that Kimberly and her group talk about to this day. Take Us Behind The Screen Do you have a tale of tabletop triumph? An excellent campaign you wrote, a memorable character you love, or an event you participated in that you want share with me? Email us at feedback @terriblewarriors.com with your story and we might invite you onto the next edition of Behind the Screen. Follow Kimberly on Twitch at twitch.tv/switchcatt Follow us on Twitter @dicewarriors Editing is by Justin Ecock Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound

With passage secured the trio must now begin the perilous journey through the Titans. But when an item key to the caravan’s survival is stolen, the task will fall to them to track it down before the mountains claim more victims. Spoiler warning: This episode follows the first chapter in The Promised Land adventure included in the Symbaroum core rulebook. In order to reach the queen city of Yndaros you must first complete passage through The Titans. In order to survive the long cold journey, you travel in caravans. Together you can stay warm, stay fed, and stay safe. But the winters are getting worse, the days are getting shorter earlier every year. The other caravans are waiting until the spring but Argasto has reason to feel safe… he’s brought with him something that can keep them safe up here in the Titans… 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 th

Justin connects with Panny and Aled from Leyline Press who are currently kickstarting their very first product, a module for Mothership entitled, "Andromeda". Andromeda is a sci-fi horror setting that takes place in a station of the same name and the physical book itself is printed with special ink that will reflect UV light, a UV flashlight is also included if you back them on Kickstarter. Panny and Aled will share with us how they came to love tabletop, and OSR style games specifically, where the idea for Andromeda first came about, and what it has been like developing this game and other projects they have in the works with Leyline Press. Check out their kickstarter page right now to learn more by visiting kickstarter.com/projects/leyline-press/andromeda And visit Layline.press for everything Leyline Press related and on twitter @leylinepress If you'd like to keep up with Aled & Panny directly you can follow Aled on Twitter @aledlawlor and Panny @panny_lines Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound F

Two siblings and their guide set out to cross the Titan mountains to reach a new promised land. At a campfire in the caravan camp strangers meets to share their stories… Spoiler warning: This episode follows the first chapter in The Promised Land adventure included in the Symbaroum core rulebook. The Dark War ended twenty years ago but the land of Alberator lies in waste. Following direction from their Queen Korinthia, the survivors have migrated north of the Titan mountain range into a new land she has dubbed Ambria. There they have met the barbarian clans of the Davokar forest, which sits upon the ruins of ancient Symbaroum. And also the Elder Folk such as the elves who warn the humans that any trangressions into Davokar will be met with death as there is a darkness that sleeps in the woods that must never be allowed to be woken. But before we can learn more about the politics and dangers of the region we must first arrive in the region. And winter is early in the mountains and the caravan drivers warn that

A new season of Terrible Warriors is about to begin. Before we start our game of Symbaroum, allow us to introduce you to the players who will bring our campaign to life. 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 Give Away If you'd like a copy of Symbaroum for yourself, each month during our campaign we are giving away a digital copy of the core rule book courtesy of Free League Games. To enter the sweepstake visit: https://gleam.io/NYBAL/terrible-warrior-symbaroum-give-away

We return to one of our favourite settings to create characters in the world of Eddy Webb’s Pugmire You may recall that we played this game back in season three with our Edmonton crew but even today I still find people who have never heard of this wild game about dog people going on adventures. Today I get to introduce the world of Pugmire to Kieran Bennet, from For Crits & Giggles, and our very own Jo Drummond and they get to introduce to their very Good Dogs! Keep up to date with all things Pugmire by visiting Realmsofpugmire.com Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

Justin connects with Erwan Roudaut, junior producer at Six More Vodka and one of the makers behind Degenesis: Rebirth to talk about the history of Degenesis and changes they’ve made to their business model to ensure a long and lasting future for the series. Degenesis has an almost mythic reputation among those who play it. It’s art is beautiful, it’s presentation is stunning, and it’s world fully engrossing. So how accessible is it to new players? Is now a good time to jump into the waters? And what’s it like to be the run responsible for running a game of Degenesis? Degenesis is free to play and you can learn more by visiting degenesis.com Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors

Justin connects with Mitch Wallace, co-founder of Penny for a Tale and one of the team leads behind Necrobiotic, which is currently in it’s final week on Kickstarter. Necrobiotic is a macabre dystopian setting where the dead outnumber the living and in order to farm enough food to survive society turns to their corpses, reanimates them as automaton constructs, and sends them out to work. Necrobiotic is also a tabletop RPG that chooses to use a deck of cards to generate characters and play the game, rather than traditional dice. Mitch shares with us how his team discovered this setting and why they settled on the card deck mechanics they’ve embraced. You still have a week left to sign up and support Necrobiotic on kickstarter by visiting: kickstarter.com/projects/pennyforatale/necrobiotic You can also follow along with everything Penny for a Tale is doing by heading over to pennyforatale.com And give Mitch a follow on Twitter @penny_tale Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitte

We complete our Session Zero journey into the world of Dune: Adventures in the Imperium and get to know the three agents of House Iosys. Special thanks to Modiphius for sending us a copy of Dune: Adventures in the Imperium. You can find more information at Modiphius.com or on their DriveThruRPG listing. And also check out all the wonderful offerings at CGMagonline.com to learn all the latest in gaming and entertainment, CGM has been kind enough to host our podcast on their website for years now and we’re eternally grateful for their continues support! Today's Terrible Warriors were Justin Ecock, Sean Horbatiuk, and Brendan Frye Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and you can support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors where patreon supporters will receive copies of the character sheets created in this session!