The First Season of our DND 5th Edition Podcast.

Des Moines & Dragons - Awakening (Complete Season 1)

Our first game takes place in a fantasy inspired kingdom, inside the Capitol City Al’Lale

Ruled over by an increasingly paranoid Queen, her kingdom is beset by Monsters, Rival Dukes, and Assassins. While her army and political machine focus on these threats, an organization called The Guild takes care of problems for the low born and peasant class.

Our story follows Cadre 11A, made up of three adventurers working for The Guild.

Episode 1 | Part (3/3)

Episode 1 | Part (2/3)

Season 1

Episode 1 | Part (1/3)

Having found those responsible for the Potion shop robbery and discovering a cult in Al’ale’s sewers, Cadre 11A were expecting more work from their superiors. Strangely few Guild Regents have been asking for their help, leading to weeks of boredom in the city. 
As luck would have it, a wandering Bard is in need of their specific set of skills and experience. Packing their things and heading north, the party sets out to find a mysterious hooded traveler at the behest of the soft-handed Robon Barcleff.

Episode 2 | Part (3/3)

Episode 2 | Part (2/3)

Having found those responsible for the Potion shop robbery and discovering a cult in Al'ale's sewers Cadre 11A were expecting more work. Strangely few Guild Regents have been asking for their help, leading to weeks of boredom in the city.

As luck would have it, a wandering Bard is in need of their specific set of skills and experience.

Episode 2 | Part (1/3)

Cadre 11A set out into the Buhrin woods with the promise of payment by the Bard Robon Barcleff. Robon, a member of the witch-hunters known as the “Helscribes”, is in search of the man who provided the sewer cult with the Demonic Pyramid shaped idol in Episode 1.

The journey was perilous, and long. Encountering wild beasts, a strange halfling, and a well spoken prisoner during the trek north.

After almost a week of travel with nary (nair-e) a sign of the man, the party came upon a small town in the middle of nowhere. 

Discovering the entire hamlets adult population engrossed in an awkwardly innocuous sermon, 11A did what they do best. They kicked down the door and talked their way into a fight to the death with a full-blown Crab Preacher.

Episode 3 | Part (3/3)

Episode 3 | Part (2/3)

Episode 3 | Part (1/3)

Returning back from their adventure up North, the party is met by a city  guard. He advises them to meet with the Master Sambridge, Ornella's father, as soon as possible. Verna received a letter from her family beckoning her back home and after a tearful goodbye the remains of Cadre 11-A head up to the Garden District to listen to Mast Sambridge's offer.

Episode 4 | Part (1/3)

Episode 4 | Part (2/3)

Episode 4 | Part (3/3)

Having failed in their mission to keep the Prince of Al’Lale safe from harm Cadre 11A was sentenced to death. Luckily an old ally in the Helscribes Vouched for their exile instead of their execution. The Queen wishing to make an example has banished the party to the remote mountains known as the Nord Peaks. Home of Morsank Prison. A prison that no one has ever escaped from. A prison that is run by the inmates. The inmates being Orx Chieftains from the southern war.

Episode 5 | Part (3/3)

Episode 5 | Part (2/3)

Episode 5 | Part (1/3)

Escaping a prison the likes of Morsank is never easy- but if anyone can do it. Cadre 11 A can. 
Finding a new companion in the Half-Orx Barbarian Orzok, Ornella and Harbeck were able to secure quite the escape.

With Morsank Prison behind them, the party journeys fourth into the dense pine forests of the Nord Peaks. It is in those woods that Cadre 11 A stumbles across an old friend. 
Through a difficult battle with a blood crazed sorcerer, Ornella Harbeck and Orzok head southward.

Episode 6 | Part (3/3)

Episode 6 | Part (2/3)

Episode 6 | Part (1/3)

Ornella, Harbeck and Orzok have entered the city of Juri. A port city that sits on the mighty Grand Huron River, Juri is the perfect location to begin the trip back to Al'lale.
Cadre 11-A meets with their contact Davory to arrange transportation back to the capital. Suggesting that money will be needed to pay for bribes along the way, the party agrees to take on a quick job to get some cash.
Unfortunately or fortunately- this job answers the question "what happened to Varon Toid?" But only just so...

Episode 7 | Part (2/3)

Episode 7 | Part (1/3)

Des Moines and Dragons is a monthly podcast that features the city of Des Moines best and newest artists playing a variety of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. Each show's episode will be a continuation on the episode before until each game comes to a natural conclusion. We’ll do our best to stick to the rules as written, but occasionally our Game Master will adjust things as the scene requires.