Hardly D&D
Welcome to Hardly D&D, a fun and rowdy Dungeons & Dragons 5e podcast that always has a twist. Join three intrepid adventurers as they brave the fantastical world of Myndas, battling gods, monsters, and their own stupidity. What will the next twist be? Where will the adventurers wake up this time? Who will be the DM's next victim? Join us and find out for yourself!
Episodes
48 episodes
S2.E16 - All Roads Go West
The party heads West, to the Temple of the Shroud-Caller, in search of the cure for a dastardly curse cast by Soriko Hatoko. On the way, they come across their most fearsome foe yet: a Greater Aswang.
S2.E15 - The Three-Legged Heron
Liren and Durim arrive at an "inn" in search of "information." Liren gets a "hands on" experience, while Durim "samples" the latest gossip. Solaceira receives new orders from Saer Jun. Quinn and Liren debate linguistics.
S2.E14 - Durim Stonefist and the Holy Gauntlet
While fleeing from Shang-Lun, the party runs into a curious figure...Sir Reginold of the Gauntlet! Solaceira returns to Corryn to speak with Saer Jun. Durim takes Liren under his wing.
S2.E13 - Raven's End
It is quiet on the petal-lined streets of Shang-Lun, while a storm brews overhead. Through the patter of rain on cobblestones comes a gunshot! Solaceira and Durim deal with a troubling revelation. Will they unravel the strings in time?
S2.E12 - Storm Over Shang-Lun
The Raven lives! The party scrambles after barely surviving a plot to destabilize the Hinomoto Dynasty, the true Raven hot on their trail. Liren discovers his family's true enemy.
S2.E11 - The Liar's Vow
With the trial concluded, Reikin Hinomoto calls in a favor. Liren ponders his life's direction and next steps. Solaceira makes a deal with Kodero Hinomoto. The party prepares to move on from Shang-Lun.
S2.E10 - The Trial of Liren Hinomoto
Liren faces his family's judgement for the raid on the Grand Hinomoto Archive, and finds an unexpected ally amongst his family's ranks. Solaceira searches for answers. Durim learns how to take notes.
S2.E9 - The Raven, Part Two
The party continues their battle with the Raven, Shang-Lun's criminal kingpin. Tensions mount over what to do in the aftermath. Liren makes a plan to impress his family. Solaceira obscures her past.
S2.E8 - The Raven, Part One
The party infiltrates the Raven's underground base with the help of Raethis, to rescue Soriko and put an end to this business once and for all. Durim has trouble finding his indoor voice.
S2.E7 - Raethis
After 'escaping' Liren's mysterious hunter, the party plans their next move. Solaceira's secret comes dangerously close to being revealed. Durim ponders returning home. A stranger approaches Liren with an odd request.
S2.E6.5 - Bonus Content
Solaceira contacts her employer, the mysterious Saer Jun, in hopes of gaining insight on her assignment and the strange happenings in Shang-Lun.
S2.E6 - The Hunted
Durim has a rock. Solaceira's mission remains just beyond reach. Liren is marked with a mysterious symbol, and the party scrambles to find the hunter before it finds them...
S2.E5 - Is This A Trap?
Durim, Liren, and Solaceira meet with the forces of the Raven to exchange...something? Well they want something. We're not sure what they're giving for it. As the deal goes down, one of the party members may get more than they bargained for...
S2.E4 - Drunk Before the Storm
The party gets absolutely hammered. That's it, that's all that happens in this episode. Durim searches for mysterious ingredients, Liren stocks up, and Solaceira strategizes for the relic exchange with the Undercity criminal boss, the Raven.&nb...
S2.E3 - Dining and Deals
Hot on the trail of Shang-Lun's notorious boss of the criminal underworld, the party accepts help from Liren's childhood friend, Soriko Hatoko. Solaceira (Sarah) keeps searching for the Hinomoto scroll. Liren deals with Soriko's bulls***. Durim...
S2.E2 - Tortured Artists
Reeling from the heist on the Grand Hinomoto Archive, the party pursues a mysterious criminal boss in Shang-Lun's undercity: the Raven. Durim looks for rocks. Liren goes to a childhood friend for help. Solaceira (Sarah) refuses to be painted.&n...
S2.E1 - A Trip to the Library
Kicking off the new season of Hardly D&D, a fox, a half-elf, and a dwarf walk into a library. What do they all want? Well...we're not sure yet. Solaceira sets out on her first mission. Durim hunts down a strange family lead. Liren's boring ...
Season 1 Epilogue
Quinn gives a narrative cap to the season one cliffhanger, and shares some information on the future of the podcast.
S1.E28 - The Wish
Season one ends with a bang! The party makes their final stand against Vahsa, the Avatar of Death, with a twist, of course. The players look for ways to outsmart their DM, and form a plot to make some big changes.
S1.E27 - Death Incarnate
What topples kings and empires? Well, stupidity, of course. Lance accidentally completes Mikhail's ritual to summon Vahsa, a vengeful avatar of the God of Death. Mikhail can almost taste victory, but there's bound to be a twist. The party strug...
S1.E26 - How Does My Ear Wax Taste?
The party encounters the true architect of Dirrah's troubles: Mikhail, a priest of Myrkul and Lance F. Tippet's mentor from his past. Mikhail tries to monologue, but as always, Lance has to interject. The party learns that Myrkul, the God of De...
S1.E25 - The Altar Below
After defeating the last of the tower's guardians, the party sifts through the rubble to look for clues. They find a new section beneath the tower and investigate, coming across a suspiciously familiar altar at the bottom.
S1.E24 - The Battle of the Bulge
The party survives the collapsed tower and come face to face with the final guardian of the tower. It is larger and harder and longer and... you get the point. Bring on the bulge!