Tag: burin

August 20, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 147: The Dagor Dagorath

This episode contains the last of the role playing in this campaign. All of the…

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August 3, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 144: The “Dwarfish” Riddle

Well, the group certainly isn’t as quick as Bilbo at solving riddles, but join them…

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August 1, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 143: Gundabad, From Gút to Bad

The players bungle their way through the first two traps back in Gundabad. Witness the…

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July 28, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 142: Leveling to 20 in the House of Manwë

Back in Ilmarin, Celebrimbor and Fëanor present Feredir with the black, sister swords reforged into…

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July 25, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 141: Lord of the Balrogs

The party exits the Great Gates of Angband only to find Gothmog, the Lord of…

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July 18, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 139: Escaping Thangorodrim

As the group destroys the balrog looking creature in the altar room, they attempt to…

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July 16, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 138: Strengths Become Your Weaknesses

The party discovers that Thangorodrim brings out the worst in a hero. They encounter some…

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July 10, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 137: The Virtues of the Dark Lord

The group enters Thangorodrim and immediately feels “miserable.” Exploring the passageways of this accused ancient…

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July 6, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 136: The Great Gates of Angband

The heroes learn that Littleheart, Imin, and Alatar the Blue have been kidnapped and taken…

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July 1, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 134: Thus Spake Mandos

The group licks their wounds after the fight against Ungoliant. They decide to head back…

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June 30, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 133: Ungoliant in Ezellohar, Part 2

This fight marks the hardest the group has ever had, across all parts of the…

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June 28, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 132: Ungoliant in Ezellohar, Part 1

The heroes make their way to Ezellohar, knowing that Ungoliant is enroute. The battle begins…

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June 22, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 130: The Turn of the Tide

A nice break to the combat… The group gets back to Ilmarin and finds an…

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June 21, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 129: Queen Berúthiel in Meneltarma, Part 2

Have you ever wished Treebeard would say the song title of track #6 from The…

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June 20, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 128: Queen Berúthiel in Meneltarma, Part 1

If the heroes weren’t “cat people” before entering into the inner sanctum of Meneltarma, they…

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May 27, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 126: The Cats of the Queen

In this episode, the heroes enter the remains of Meneltarma. They are surprised to find…

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May 21, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 125: The Hallowed Eagle Eyrie

Back at Ilmarin, Irmo thanks the heroes and suggests that they do the Trial of…

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May 19, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 124: Mbar-Ndor

“Home Land” is the passphrase to summon the portal from Ilmarin. And finally, the party…

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May 1, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 123: “Don’t Leave The Path”

As the group tries to free Mor-lómin from the jaws of a Great Glow Worm,…

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April 26, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 121: The Olórë Mallë

There be Glow Worms in this episode… They aren’t happy to see the party. Tesoro…

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April 20, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 120: Cerin Amroth & The Great Glow Worms

The group returns the bodies of Eärendil and Arien to the palace of Ilmarin. Ezellendur…

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April 16, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 119: The Death Throes of Ancalagon

The party manages to collect Arien and the last Silmaril before defeating Ancalagon and heading…

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April 9, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 117: The Silmaril of Eärendil

The last of the episodes with audio difficulties, in this episode the players meet their…

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April 6, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 116: Ancalagon’s Revenge

Having been awakened by Gwarthaur, Ancalagon the Black has knocked Eärendil out of the sky.…

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April 2, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 115: The Lay of Narsilion

After the Trial of Ulmo, the group is back on Taniquetil reviewing the Octagram of…

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March 26, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 113: The Silmaril of Maglor

Charlie, Burin’s new player, joins in this episode. And though we had some technical difficulties…

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March 19, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 111: Release the Kraken

Join the characters as Maglor leads them into the underwater structure that houses his former…

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March 16, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 110: Maglor’s Gap

Heading down to the sea from Ered Luin, the party encounters Maglor standing in the…

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March 12, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 109: “The Seventh in Line and Seventh in Number”

The crew pops out in Mount Dolmed, inside the once great slopes of Nogrod. Here,…

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March 9, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 108: Chatting with the High King

On top of Taniquetil there sits the “mansion of the high airs,” referred to as…

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March 2, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 106: The Octagram of Ilmarin

The heroes are pushed back to the walls of Tirion before they head up to…

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February 27, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 105: Caves of the Forgotten, Part 2

In this second part of the battle against the Númenórean soldiers, many on both sides…

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February 24, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 104: Caves of the Forgotten, Part 1

The characters attempt to defend the city of Tirion from the undead Númenórean soldiers, left…

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February 20, 2020 / III. Trials of the Valar

Episode 103: Welcome to Tirion

Begin again the adventure at the end of days. This episode takes place immediate after…

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February 3, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 98: Ne’er Rest, Oh King’s Men

In this, the last session of Rise of the Mormegil, the heroes bind the shadow…

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January 30, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 97: Agarwaen, Hill of Úmarth, Part 2

During this 2nd part of the fight, both Burin and Raiken are able to attack…

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January 27, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 96: Agarwaen, Hill of Úmarth, Part 1

In this episode we pick up where our in-person sessions left off. The group continues…

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January 20, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 94: The Pass of Light, Part 3 (in-person session)

The last of the in-person session. Apologies for the poor sound quality. The heroes will…

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January 16, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 93: The Pass of Light, Part 2 (in-person session)

While still fighting the undead associates of Túrin Turambar (aka The Man in Black, aka…

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January 13, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 92: The Pass of Light, Part 1 (in-person session)

The group arrives at the Calacirya (The Pass of Light). From there they march up…

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January 6, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 90: The Silmaril of Maedhros

Inside the Workshop of Aulë the group discovers Túrin Turambar, having been possessed by Gwarthaur,…

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January 2, 2020 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 89: The Workshop of Aulë

The group arrives on the western shores of Eldamar, near the base of the Pelori…

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December 30, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 88: Ossë’s Friend, Uin

The sea battle concludes as the heroes try to decide what to do with the…

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December 26, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 87: Sea Battle in Southern Eldamar

There were some technical difficulties when recording. Therefore, this episode picks up after the 1st…

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December 19, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 85: Burin Part Deux: It’s All About the Dex

Join Spriggz and the game master as they discuss Rise of the Mormegil. Get inside…

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December 16, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 84: Nost-na-Lothion: Riddles & Drinking

Mor-lomin wins riddle competition and is forever called Loremaster in Alqualondë. Tesoro reclaims his title…

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December 12, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 83: Nost-na-Lothion: Melee

A few of the Fellowship of Light enter the Birth of Flowers melee competition in…

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December 9, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 82: Nost-na-Lothion: Archery and Performance

To kick off the Birth of Flowers celebration, the elves hold an Archery and Performance…

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December 5, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 81: Alqualondë: Among the Teleri

Fresh off their adventure at the Stone of the Hapless, the group sails for Alqualondë.…

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November 25, 2019 / II. Rise of the Mormegil

Episode 78: Túrin Turambar, The Man in Black

Discover the crypt where Túrin Turambar and Morwen Eledhwen are buried. Discover Sador’s dagger, Hathadol.…

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