Welcome to the very first episode of Roll The Old Bones!
This week, clueless D&D newbie dad, Andy, steps into the world of Dungeons & Dragons for the absolute first time, guided by his long-suffering son and Dungeon Master, Duncan.
The quest is simple: locate the legendary Windmill Sword. The execution? Absolute chaos.
After entirely failing a basic stealth check, Andy decides to treat a highly volatile, ancient magical artifact like a modern-day fidget toy. Naturally, this rips open a literal rift in reality, letting us scry on the Dark Lord himself as he desperately tries to summon an ancient Terror of the Underworld.
As an armed goblin horde ambushes our fragile adventurer, we take some breathers to dive into our fictional commercial breaks and mailbags. This week, we drop in on the absolute peak of fantasy entertainment as The Singing Sword auditions in front of the realm's harshest reality TV judge, The Beholder - Simon Growel.
Will Andy survive his first initiative roll? Will a fantasy dad joke cost him his precious hit points? And what exactly is lurking in the Oubliette of Oblivion? Grab your d20 and find out!
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