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Episode 147: The Dagor Dagorath

Webmaster — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:00:20 +0000

This episode contains the last of the role playing in this campaign. All of the former players came back to play their characters on the Plains of Valinor. It got a little silly and the DM had a little too much whiskey. In the end we learned some off the wall twists of the campaign (including some that will make Tolkien fans enraged).

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Episode 144: The “Dwarfish” Riddle

Webmaster — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:00:22 +0000

Well, the group certainly isn’t as quick as Bilbo at solving riddles, but join them in Gundabad as they try to solve an age old Dwarvish riddle… Or in this case, a “Dwarfish” riddle, in order to get the chain, Angainor.

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Episode 143: Gundabad, From Gút to Bad

Webmaster — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 19:03:09 +0000

The players bungle their way through the first two traps back in Gundabad. Witness the sheer idiocy of this episode as they attempt to find the chain, Angainor.

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Episode 142: Leveling to 20 in the House of Manwë

Webmaster — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:32:41 +0000

Back in Ilmarin, Celebrimbor and Fëanor present Feredir with the black, sister swords reforged into Angwedel, or “Iron of the Bound Star.” Mor-lomin experiences the true power of the Flame of Arnor using his staff. Ezellendur is donning all three silmarils in the crown, Angrî. Okrin learns that the Mallet of Tombo, that they rescued from Angband, is essential in making the prophecy of Mandos come to fruition. And Burin learns that he is heading home to Gundabad to find the second binding chain, Angainor.

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Episode 141: Lord of the Balrogs

Webmaster — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 00:19:44 +0000

The party exits the Great Gates of Angband only to find Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs waiting for them outside. A grand battle ensues, whereby Gothmog finds it easiest to chuck the heroes one by one into lava. Even still, good prevails in the end, and the party heads back to Ilmarin.

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Episode 139: Escaping Thangorodrim

Webmaster — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 02:47:25 +0000

As the group destroys the balrog looking creature in the altar room, they attempt to fight off the Virtues of Morgoth, and rescue Alatar, Ilfrin, and Imin. They discover the Mallet of Tombo and Angrî and Morgoth’s Crown of Iron before coming face to face with Gothmog, the Lord of the Balrogs.

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Episode 138: Strengths Become Your Weaknesses

Webmaster — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 17:11:26 +0000

The party discovers that Thangorodrim brings out the worst in a hero. They encounter some long lasting sentries in the once ruined fortress of Melkor. Burin proceeds through the “Anger” threshold and Feredir goes through the “Obedience” threshold. At the end of this episode, the group sees an altar and something that looks like a balrog.

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Episode 137: The Virtues of the Dark Lord

Webmaster — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 03:15:37 +0000

The group enters Thangorodrim and immediately feels “miserable.” Exploring the passageways of this accused ancient stronghold, they find remnants of evil and must choose who will enter the thresholds labeled for each virtue of Morgoth.

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Episode 136: The Great Gates of Angband

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:00:25 +0000

The heroes learn that Littleheart, Imin, and Alatar the Blue have been kidnapped and taken to Thangorodrim. Varda informs the group that Angband, the home of Thangorodrim, is the most evil part of Arda, and that traveling there will likely change each character permanently. Once at the Great Gate, they are told by the sentry that inside the gate, “Your strengths become your weaknesses, your weaknesses become amplified, and each portal requires one of you to succumb to the virtues of the Dark Lord. They are: Greed, Gluttony, Anger, Vanity, and Obedience.”

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Episode 134: Thus Spake Mandos

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:00:22 +0000

The group licks their wounds after the fight against Ungoliant. They decide to head back to Ilmarin and take council. Ingwë has gone to Tirion and collected the Silmarils and used them to set Telperion ablaze. While there, the group rests. Varda and Yavanna make the Miruvórë. Then, a brave Tesoro removes the magical cloak that once saved his life but now has slowly been turning him into Laurelin. Lastly, Fëanor and Celebrimbor join the company in Ilmarin, having been newly released from the Halls of Mandos.

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Episode 133: Ungoliant in Ezellohar, Part 2

Webmaster — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 01:13:22 +0000

This fight marks the hardest the group has ever had, across all parts of the trilogy. Ungoliant is a force that seems to only get stronger as they fight her. Ezellendur is unconscious at the bottom of a Well of Varda and when the water begins to pour forth from the damaged body of Ungoliant, he begins to drown. Tesoro is unconscious also. Burin is stuck in the well. Just when all hope seems lost, Mor-lómin wields the the Flame Imperishable and becomes the light in the dark against his fellow Avathari.

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Episode 132: Ungoliant in Ezellohar, Part 1

Webmaster — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 20:04:56 +0000

The heroes make their way to Ezellohar, knowing that Ungoliant is enroute. The battle begins in the darkest part of the night, and it grows ever darker when the ancient Avathari and her minions show up. Quickly the group becomes poisoned and paralyzed from the sting of arguably the most frightening creature in the legendarium.

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Episode 130: The Turn of the Tide

Webmaster — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 02:09:18 +0000

A nice break to the combat… The group gets back to Ilmarin and finds an old friend. Okrin is back to help them in the final trials! The group discusses how to get the cloak off of Tesoro without killing him. They discuss the vision Mor-lomín had of the coming of Ungoliant. And they discuss the cordial of the Valar- Miruvórë.

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Episode 129: Queen Berúthiel in Meneltarma, Part 2

Webmaster — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 22:15:21 +0000

Have you ever wished Treebeard would say the song title of track #6 from The Chronic? If so (or if not), this episode is for you. Join the players as they finish the fight with Queen Berúthiel, claim Dramborleg, and bring the white tree of Meneltarma back to Ilmarin.

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Episode 128: Queen Berúthiel in Meneltarma, Part 1

Webmaster — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 02:53:10 +0000

If the heroes weren’t “cat people” before entering into the inner sanctum of Meneltarma, they certainly aren’t now. The cats of the queen grant bad luck to the characters, and the Queen comes out swinging with Dramborleg. Meanwhile, being so close to the white tree of Númenor speeds up Tesoro’s tree-bound effect of his cloak.

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Episode 126: The Cats of the Queen

Webmaster — Wed, 27 May 2020 09:00:53 +0000

In this episode, the heroes enter the remains of Meneltarma. They are surprised to find several cats following them around the ruins. In the inner sanctum they find a grand white tree and Queen Berúthiel. She is wielding Dramborleg, the vicious heirloom of Númenor.

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Episode 125: The Hallowed Eagle Eyrie

Webmaster — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:10:22 +0000

Back at Ilmarin, Irmo thanks the heroes and suggests that they do the Trial of Yavanna to get a sapling of Telperion. The players discuss the history of the Númenóreans, the fate of Númenor, the Great Eagles, the artifact called Dramborleg, and the infamous Queen Berúthiel. The players take a short rest and head to Meneltarma.

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Episode 124: Mbar-Ndor

Webmaster — Wed, 20 May 2020 01:03:36 +0000

“Home Land” is the passphrase to summon the portal from Ilmarin. And finally, the party is able to whisper those words and leave the Path of Dreams, having collected the vemon of the Great Glow Worms.

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Episode 123: “Don’t Leave The Path”

Webmaster — Sat, 02 May 2020 02:18:48 +0000

As the group tries to free Mor-lómin from the jaws of a Great Glow Worm, Feredir and Burin are also swallowed. Tesoro and Ezellendur are standing alone battling the guardians of the Path of Dreams.

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Episode 121: The Olórë Mallë

Webmaster — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 23:31:26 +0000

There be Glow Worms in this episode… They aren’t happy to see the party. Tesoro finds a creative way to collect the venom. The group decides which Trial to do next, and Jared mispronounces Meneltarma.

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Episode 120: Cerin Amroth & The Great Glow Worms

Webmaster — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:00:34 +0000

The group returns the bodies of Eärendil and Arien to the palace of Ilmarin. Ezellendur becomes the Avatar of Eönwë. The group begins the Trial of Irmo and travels to Cerin Amroth. There they encounter Arwen, circa in FA 211. Though there are no more Golden Mallorn trees in Lothlórien, Arwen tells the group that Tesoro’s cloak is the key to reviving a Golden Mallorn. She sends them to collect the vemon of the Great Glow Worms on the Olórë Mallë.

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Episode 119: The Death Throes of Ancalagon

Webmaster — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:30 +0000

The party manages to collect Arien and the last Silmaril before defeating Ancalagon and heading back through the portal to Ilmarin. Find out why Ancalagon destroyed the three peaks of Thangorodrim the first time he died.

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Episode 117: The Silmaril of Eärendil

Webmaster — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:00:28 +0000

The last of the episodes with audio difficulties, in this episode the players meet their match. Ancalagon begins the beat down, and the group finds the body of Eärendil and his silmaril.

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Episode 116: Ancalagon’s Revenge

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:00:33 +0000

Having been awakened by Gwarthaur, Ancalagon the Black has knocked Eärendil out of the sky. With him fell his Silmaril and the carriers of the sun and moon, Arien and Tilion. While traveling through Oiomúrë, they find Tilion and the great maiar Eönwë. Then the group arrives at the Helcaraxë, where they find the body of Eärendil and his nemesis.

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Episode 115: The Lay of Narsilion

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:00:26 +0000

After the Trial of Ulmo, the group is back on Taniquetil reviewing the Octagram of Ilmarin. The DM tries to bring Charlie up to speed on how to run Burin, and after a short rest, the crew braces for an adventure into the frigid Helcaraxë in the Trial of Vana. Having been reinvigorated, Ulmo begins singing the lay of Narsilion. The group learns of Arien, Tilion, and Eönwë.

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Episode 113: The Silmaril of Maglor

Webmaster — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:55:32 +0000

Charlie, Burin’s new player, joins in this episode. And though we had some technical difficulties (you can’t hear the player microphones), the storyline is intact. The group defeats the kraken and takes both the Dragon Helm of Dorlomin and Silmaril of Maglor back to Ilmarin.

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Episode 111: Release the Kraken

Webmaster — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:00:57 +0000

Join the characters as Maglor leads them into the underwater structure that houses his former Silmaril. Unfortunately, the Silmaril has an angry roommate.

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Episode 110: Maglor’s Gap

Webmaster — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:00:11 +0000

Heading down to the sea from Ered Luin, the party encounters Maglor standing in the waves. Beside him is another Maglor… The group must decide who is the real son of Feanor, defeat the summoned giant minions, then convince the real elf prince to show them into Maglor’s Gap (which was part of Beleriand and is now underwater). He eludes to a great sea creature who has taken his former jewel into its underwater lair.

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

Webmaster — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:31 +0000

The crew pops out in Mount Dolmed, inside the once great slopes of Nogrod. Here, the spot of awakening for the father of the Firebeards, Burin discovers his true parentage, son of Dain, King Under the Mountain. That puts him in a somewhat unique position in the line of Durin. Afterward, the fellowship sets out west to the coast to find the second son of Fëanor.

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Episode 108: Chatting with the High King

Webmaster — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 09:00:28 +0000

On top of Taniquetil there sits the “mansion of the high airs,” referred to as Ilmarin. The players find eight Valar inside looking weary and unmoving. There the High King of the Vanyar, Ingwë, teaches the characters how to travel to and from Ilmarin in a portal. The first stop is Ered Luin, the Blue Mountains.

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Episode 106: The Octagram of Ilmarin

Webmaster — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:00:57 +0000

The heroes are pushed back to the walls of Tirion before they head up to the domed mansion at the peak of Taniquetil. There, the king of the Vanyar elves, Ingwë, explains why the Valar are “weary” and the tasks they must complete to prepare for the coming of Morgoth. These trials are presenting on something called the Octagram of Ilmarin.

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Episode 105: Caves of the Forgotten, Part 2

Webmaster — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:29 +0000

In this second part of the battle against the Númenórean soldiers, many on both sides get knocked down, including Ar-Pharazôn.

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Episode 104: Caves of the Forgotten, Part 1

Webmaster — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:00:53 +0000

The characters attempt to defend the city of Tirion from the undead Númenórean soldiers, left over from the Great Armament. They continue to spill out of the Caves of the Forgotten. Leading the army, is the once great king, Ar-Pharazôn. One of the members of the fellowship dies…

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Episode 103: Welcome to Tirion

Webmaster — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:00:25 +0000

Begin again the adventure at the end of days. This episode takes place immediate after the party defeated Gwarthaur and the raised and possessed Túrin Turambar and Glaurung. Jared reminds the players the state of things, and the group decides what to do with the Silmaril of Maedhros, the Master Palantir, and the tainted rapier (that they trapped Gwarthaur in).

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Episode 98: Ne’er Rest, Oh King’s Men

Webmaster — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:00:20 +0000

In this, the last session of Rise of the Mormegil, the heroes bind the shadow maiar, Gwarthaur. They enter Tirion just before the Caves of the Forgotten open upon Túna and the fallen sons of Númenor come forth. There is no rest for the wicked or the good, it seems…

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Episode 97: Agarwaen, Hill of Úmarth, Part 2

Webmaster — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:00:13 +0000

During this 2nd part of the fight, both Burin and Raiken are able to attack again. Glaurung and Túrin fall in battle, and Okrin begins the ritual to bind Gwarthaur.

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Episode 96: Agarwaen, Hill of Úmarth, Part 1

Webmaster — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:00:35 +0000

In this episode we pick up where our in-person sessions left off. The group continues fighting Finduilas, Turin, Glaurung, and Gwarthaur. Turin escapes the Force Cage, Glaurung gets a vital part of his anatomy cut off, Burin is charmed, and Okrin turns into an ape. Fun is had.

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Episode 95: Finishing with Feredir

Webmaster — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:00:57 +0000

Marco comes back to chat with us about the changes Feredir has gone through. He laments the loss of Anguirel, and discusses this continuation of the Túrin Turambar story. He hints at an explosive ending to part two, Rise of the Mormegil.

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

Webmaster — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:00:58 +0000

The last of the in-person session. Apologies for the poor sound quality. The heroes will start the next session against the remaining enemies: Finduilas, Glaurung, and Túrin Turambar (he and Gwarthaur are still stuck in the magic box).

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

Webmaster — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:00:17 +0000

While still fighting the undead associates of Túrin Turambar (aka The Man in Black, aka The Shadow, aka Gwarthaur). Túrin shows up riding his nemesis in life, Glaurung the Deceiver. While engaged in mortal combat, Feredir and Túrin clash the sister swords of Angirel and Anglachel (Gurthang) together. This causes a grand explosion that breaks both blades.

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

Webmaster — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:00:06 +0000

The group arrives at the Calacirya (The Pass of Light). From there they march up the Hill of Túna toward the great Noldor city of Tirion. Before they arrive, they encounter some long passed associates of Túrin: Finduilas of Nargothrond, Beleg Cúthalion of Doriath, and Mîm the Petty-dwarf. They don’t look happy about being brought back to life, for ill-purpose.

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Episode 90: The Silmaril of Maedhros

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:00:40 +0000

Inside the Workshop of Aulë the group discovers Túrin Turambar, having been possessed by Gwarthaur, just finishing a ritual from the Golden Book. In his hands are the reforged sword, Gurthang, and the newly found silmaril of Maedhros.

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Episode 89: The Workshop of Aulë

Webmaster — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 +0000

The group arrives on the western shores of Eldamar, near the base of the Pelori Mountains. There they see the entrance to the Workshop of Aulë. Before entering the sky turns to black, and the dead creatures on the beach come to life.

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Episode 88: Ossë’s Friend, Uin

Webmaster — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:00:44 +0000

The sea battle concludes as the heroes try to decide what to do with the regent and his men. They also find out who Ossë has been waiting to see- the huge whale, Uin.

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Episode 87: Sea Battle in Southern Eldamar

Webmaster — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:00:30 +0000

There were some technical difficulties when recording. Therefore, this episode picks up after the 1st half of a sea battle between the Fellowship of Light and the ambushing Teleri from Avallónë- those loyal to the Regent, Escalwathon. In this episode, you learn the true name of the shadow maiar causing all the trouble- Gwarthaur, and you get to see the Mor-lómin’s true form.

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

Webmaster — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:00:43 +0000

Mor-lomin wins riddle competition and is forever called Loremaster in Alqualondë. Tesoro reclaims his title at the drinking competition. Later, the group asks Olwë many questions. They ask him about how to curse Túrin from the possession of the shadow maiar, who he calls Gwarthaur. He also tells them that the silmaril of Maedhros has been found in a nearby “Workshop of Aulë.

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Episode 83: Nost-na-Lothion: Melee

Webmaster — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:00:07 +0000

A few of the Fellowship of Light enter the Birth of Flowers melee competition in Alqualondë. Only Feredir comes away standing. This time, the champion takes away the wine of the Eldar. Where Limpë had granted Eriol unnaturally long life, it grants Feredir relief of his lycanthropy.

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

Webmaster — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:00:49 +0000

To kick off the Birth of Flowers celebration, the elves hold an Archery and Performance contest, which Tesoro and Okrin both delight in. They also announce that Limpë will be the prize for the melee competition.

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Episode 81: Alqualondë: Among the Teleri

Webmaster — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:14 +0000

Fresh off their adventure at the Stone of the Hapless, the group sails for Alqualondë. There they meet the King of the Teleri, Olwë. The king welcomes the group to Alqualondë for the Birth of Flowers celebration, called Nost-na-Lothion by the Eldar.

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Episode 78: Túrin Turambar, The Man in Black

Webmaster — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:00:45 +0000

Discover the crypt where Túrin Turambar and Morwen Eledhwen are buried. Discover Sador’s dagger, Hathadol. Meet Túrin’s former caretaker, Nellas. Back at the Tower of Pearl, they discover that Huor is now in the Halls of Mandos. The group now realizes that the Man in Black is the possessed hero, Túrin Turambar. Idril recommends seeking out Olwë in Alqualondë for council.

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