Brothers & Balrogs

Welcome to the podcast! We are four brothers pretending to be four brothers through the power of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. We will be publishing an episode of our campaign every other week, but there will be a breakdown of each episode posted in the weeks between. Please follow the podcast and drop us a rating if you like what you hear!•CONTENT WARNINGS:Distrubing Dream Sequence [6:35-8:21]Hemophobia [6:35-7:45]Implied Harm Against Children [1:07:41-1:09:12]Light Body Horror [1:09:19-1:09:54]Misophonia (Snapping/Cracking) [1:09:19-1:09:54]Hemophobia [1:10:45-1:11:15]•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

SPOILER ALERT FOR EPISODE 1: COWABUNGA! Every episode of the breakdown will include our favorite moments and predictions, but in the very first episode we also introduce ourselves and explain why we started this podcast in the first place! We also discuss the brothers' subclasses, including our homebrew Barbarian subclass: Path of The Demogorgon. We then spend a lot of time talking about the mischievous old woman trope and then seriously nerd out about Moana.•LINKS:Purchase "The Quiet Year"Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

We find our brothers standing on the fringes of The Haven, Beetle having just delivered to them a bone-chilling message. There is no question that Isaac is in trouble. Now it's just a matter of how they're going to save him.•CONTENT WARNINGS:Hemophobia [14:24-14:41]Misophonia (Slurping)/Hemophobia [14:24-14:41]Implied Harm Against Animals [1:05:10-1:06:12]Fantasy Violence [1:16:12-1:42:02]Light Body Horror [1:24:32-1:25:04]Wound Description [1:42:02-1:42:24]•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

SPOILER ALERT FOR EPISODE 2: THE OLD FASHIONED WAY! In this episode breakdown, Noah defends his choice to allow bonkers spellcasting, Drew introduces us to the legendary Bag Man, Ransom's perception of Fodder drifts further and further away from reality, and Justice comes up with a Beetle theory that cracks this whole story wide open.•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

SPOILER ALERT FOR EPISODE 3: SECOND CHANCES! Also, the audio in this one is a little weird in places. Bear with us as we figure this whole podcasting thing out! In this episode breakdown, Noah cannot seem to start the episode, Drew protects the pod from liability issues, Ransom brings it back to wrestling, and Justice continues to hold out hope that we will one day see his subclass in action.•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

Dusty silverware. Barely preserved newspapers. Long-emptied peanut butter jars. If it's old and mundane, it is here. The blue tower museum is, in a word, unexciting. No one would take a second look at it. But perhaps they should.•CONTENT WARNINGS:Panic Attack [43:43-48:05]•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

SPOILER ALERT FOR EPISODE 4: UP TO CODE! In this episode breakdown, Noah explains his broken promise, Drew reminds us that panic attacks are only ever fun and great and awesome, Ransom tries out a new voice for Ellis, and Justice questions Will's most recent decisions.•CONTENT WARNINGS:Extreme Sarcasm Throughout•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•

As Will looks down into the massive hole in the middle of the street Ze created mere minutes ago, he can see nothing but a rising dust cloud. But as he looks at his brothers, one twice his normal size and the other sporting an extra pair of arms, Will cannot help but breath a sigh of relief. That said, between everything previously mentioned and the 600 gold pieces carried between them, our brothers are not exactly inconspicuous. As Lifefall awakens and begins pouring out onto the streets, they have a moment to decide what to do, but that's it. So what will it be?•CONTENT WARNINGS:Chill Vibes [throughout]•LINKS:Instagram•CREDITS:Noah Pryor • Dungeon Master / EditorDrew Pryor • Ze BrightmountainRansom Pryor • Ellis BrightmountainJustice Pryor • Will Brightmountain•All music and sound effects used in this episode were sourced and licensed through Epidemic Sound.•