The Crowded Tavern

Session Zero: Welcome to The Crowded Tavern

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:31:26 +0000

Welcome to The Crowded Tavern!

An actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast. We're so excited to take you on an adventure through this homebrew world where magic and technology are as common as the very air you breathe.

We record live on Twitch every other Wednesday, starting January 11th, 2023.

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Welcome to Baraguo!

The Crowded Tavern — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:52:24 +0000

Welcome to episode one of The Crowded Tavern!

Baraguo is a city where magic and technology are as common as the very air you breathe. Everyone has access to it, for the right price.

In this first episode, you'll find out:

- Who the characters are: Meet Benjamin, Neza, Auburn, Arleem, and Strix
- What the Infusion and Arcane Corp (IAC) is really like and who's running it
- Learn about an expedition to a new world
- Get ready to leave for the new world
- And... get to a new world.

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Episode 1

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Danny and Aedamori to talk about episode 1 of The Crowded Tavern.

We cover character creation and inspiration, what we loved about the episode, what our expectations for the campaign are, how much we all planned before session one, and so much more.

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session one? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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Here There Be Dragons!

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:59:00 +0000

Welcome to episode two of The Crowded Tavern!

Our adventurers find themselves in a brand new world after crash-landing through a portal.

In the second session, you'll find out:

- parts of what Neza needs to build a portal so they can all get home
- that our new world has dragons and strange, troll-like creatures
- what the heck is going on with Benjamin
- that Strix actually has some feelings
- that Arleem is not useless, and is in fact very helpful
- what Auburn really thinks about killing people

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 2

The Crowded Tavern — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 11:59:00 +0000

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Rik and Jake to talk about session 2 of The Crowded Tavern.

First, we address a boundary issue that we came up against in this session and why it's important that we keep this specific boundary in place. Then we talk about our expectations for the campaign, how much editing goes into the podcast, and cast theories on what Marty has planned going forward.

We answer questions from our community from Gemma, Gdy67, and our other cast member, Adam!

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session one? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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Why Did It Have To Be Spiders?

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 11:59:00 +0000

Welcome to episode three of The Crowded Tavern!

Our adventurers have survived a troll attack and brought back some equipment to their makeshift camp. A bit of a kerfuffle happens in the night, and a gigantic spider steals one of the civilians.

In the third session, you'll find out:

- What Thronk thinks about Neza's leadership skills
- How Benjamin meets his familiar
- What happens when a giant spider steals a civilian from camp in the middle of the night
- The biggest reveal comes from Strix and their zombies... But you need to listen to find out what!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 3

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:59:00 +0000

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Danny and Cheesygidds to talk about session 3 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about how much we're loving this campaign, why we play TTRPGs, what we love about our characters, and more!

We answer questions from our community from our very own Adam!

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session one? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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What Comes in Dreams

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:59:00 +0000

Welcome to episode four of The Crowded Tavern!

Our adventurers have bested the giant spiders... for now. But their temporary camp doesn't feel safe anymore and moving is a much higher priority.

In the fourth session, you'll find out:

- Where the Baraguo arrivals are moving their camp to
- What Arleem is dreaming about
- Who Neza meets after being led by her guide
- What it's like when Auburn takes charge
- Why Strix is so concerned about Benjamin's new owlbear, Otis
- and so much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 4

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 11:59:00 +0000

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and Rik to talk about session 4 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 4, including the dream sequence, all the foreshadowing, the camp moving under Auburn's leadership, and so much more!

We answer questions from our community from a good friend of our cast member, Cheesygidds!

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session one? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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So We Finally Meet (and Avoid Zombie Spiders)

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:55:21 +0000

Welcome to session five of The Crowded Tavern!

Our adventurers have bested the giant spiders... for now. But their temporary camp doesn't feel safe anymore and moving is a much higher priority.

In the fifth session, you'll find out:

- How curious Benjamin's mysterious patron is about reanimating the dead
- What Otis really is
- The plan to meet the goblins in two days
- The very real terror everyone feels about zombie spiders
- How moving the entire camp went
- Who Wortam really is
- and so much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 5

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 11:59:00 +0000

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and Danny to talk about session 5 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 5, which was fresh on our minds as we recorded this episode just 30 mins after we finished the session!

Find out our in the moment thoughts, what we loved, what we think is going to happen, and what projections we have for our own characters.

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session 5? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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The Trouble with Goblins

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session six of The Crowded Tavern!

Our adventurers are off to meet up with the goblin Neza met in session four.

In the sixth session, you'll find out:

- what the party thinks about the interaction with Wortam from session 5
- how another argument between Strix and Neza about the MagCans goes
- what happens when Thrak just gives up on trying to figure out our band of adventurers
- who the "bad ones" are
- and much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 6

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Rik and Danny to talk about session 6 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 6! It was our first session with combat in awhile... and we didn't have Benjamin OR Otis!

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The Bad Ones' Ritual

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session seven of The Crowded Tavern!

We find out what Benjamin was up to at camp. Turns out, he just followed the rest of the adventurers to the cave. Let's fight these Bad Ones!

In the seventh session, you'll find out:

- Benjamin hangs out at camp and has an astronomy moment
- Benjamin encounters Wortam again and gets warned the others are in danger
- Benjamin tracks the others... but gets an arrow to the shoulder!
- Auburn has a breakdown, and is "comforted" by the most awkward hug in the history of the world from Neza
- More fighting between the gang and the Bad Ones
- and much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 7

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Adam and Jake to talk about session 6 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 7! Benjamin got caught up to the the group, while more combat ensued. And we talk a little bit about video games.

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session 7? Let us know on social media or over in Discord!

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What Happens in the Tunnels

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session eight of The Crowded Tavern!

The battle with the Bad Ones is over, and our brave band of chaos gremlins has captured one! Neza gets some information out of him that shocks the group.

In the eighth session, you'll find out:

Who the Bad Ones serve
What's down these tunnels?
What happened at camp
An exciting new discovery throwing it back to session one
and much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 8

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast member Adam to talk about session 8 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 8! What's down those tunnels? How's it like to be playing with Gelatinous Cubes? And we talk about other TTRPGS we could love to check out.

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session 8? Let us know on social media or over in Discord:

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The Vanquishing of Demons

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session nine of The Crowded Tavern!

In what might be our most incredible episode yet, full of emotional character development and an epic, on-the-fly battle, we have our first bout of player v player combat. Benjamin has a showdown with Wortam, Auburn receives a tearjerker of a letter, Strix murders someone, Neza takes on an apprentice, and Arleem brings some very rational and grounded reasoning to the group.

In the ninth session, you'll find out:

who stole Neza's lightning magic conduit
where Benjamin spent the night
who wrote Auburn the kindest letter ever
how Arleem kept everyone grounded
who Strix murdered
and much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 9

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 15 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Cheesygidds and Danny to talk about session 9 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 9! And there was a LOT to talk about. Benjamin made some choices! Auburn got a lovely letter! Neza had a huge realisation! Arleem is a god!? Strix murdered WHO?

This was a lot of fun to record! What did you love about session 9? Let us know on social media or over in Discord.

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Welcome to New Bara

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 22 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session ten of The Crowded Tavern!

It's time for a time skip! In this episode, Marty led the cast through a series of time jumps, settling on important scenes that took place over the last five months. Auburn and Arleem had some really touching moments and super solidified their friendship, Arleem and Neza did something incredible, Neza and Benjamin opened their first portal, Benjamin was super useful with the conduits, and Kacsi is definitely doing something dangerous.

In the tenth session, you'll find out:

who Sable is and how she helps Strix and Benjamin
how Benjamin is coping with Wortam
where Neza and Benjamin opened a portal to
what happened to Arleem's guide
what's going on with Kacsi
how Auburn passed the time
where the group has to go now
and much more!

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Last Orders: Behind the Scenes of Session 10

The Crowded Tavern — Sat, 27 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In this behind the scenes episode, hosts Marty and Amanda are joined by cast members Aedamori and RikPixel to talk about session 10 of The Crowded Tavern.

We talk about our favourite moments from session 10! There was a lot of time skips and a lot of development going on. Did Arleem and Neza create a god? And onwards to the finale.

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We're Going to Dragon Mountain!

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session eleven of The Crowded Tavern!

First, we have a look back at a conversation between Neza and Thrak, but then our adventurers head up the mountains into dragon territory. It should be a relatively safe journey... right?

In the eleventh session, you'll find out:

what Neza told Thrak
who the adventurers meet going up the mountains
how they get into the dragon's lair
what happens inside the lair
and much more!

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Inside Mother's Lair

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session twelve of The Crowded Tavern!

This session entirely takes place inside the dragon's lair. You said you wanted dragons, right? Well, you got 'em!

In the twelfth session, you'll find out:

what happens inside the dragon's lair
who Mother is
and much more!

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This is the End!

The Crowded Tavern — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Welcome to session thirteen of The Crowded Tavern!

In the thirteenth and final session, you'll find out:

oooh, we're not going to spoil any of this incredible ending for you! Go listen or watch to find out for yourself!

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Philonius' Roaming Curiosities Part 1

The Crowded Tavern — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:03:05 +0100

Welcome to the carnival. In part 1 we'll get introduced to the carnies of Philonius' Roaming Curiosities. So come inside and say hello to Cal, Regina, Tia, and Ula.

This was live streamed on Sunday October 15th as a charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Philonius' Roaming Curiosities Part 2

The Crowded Tavern — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:05:53 +0100

In part 2 we'll find our carnie heroes in a bit of a pickle. Let's see how they get out of the mess Phil brought to the carnival.

This was live streamed on Sunday October 15th as a charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Bun-Bun's Amazing Winter Adventure

The Crowded Tavern — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the feywild. We're following Bun-Bun as they run away from the carnival Philonius' Roaming Curiosities.

This was live streamed on Friday February 2nd and was unlocked as one of the stretch goals at our charity event to support Great Ormond Street Hospital from last year.

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