The Misadventures of Max’s Minions - a Dungeons & Dragons Podcast
Summary: Join five companions and their (usually) benevolent dungeon master in this weekly series as they roll some d20s... and try not to die in the process. In "The Misadventures of Max's Minions", a 4th-edition-based D & D campaign, an eccentric wizard named Maximillian is on the verge of discovering the location of a long-lost maze; one that supposedly hides an incredible treasure. When Max's journal is pick-pocketed while walking the streets of Fallcrest, a group of adventurers comes to his aid and recovers the book. Max then hires them to help complete his research, sending them on increasingly dangerous (and usually hilarious) quests throughout the Nentir Vale to retrieve magical artifacts he requires to perform the ritual that will reveal the location of the maze. Listen in as Dog, the hunter raised by bears, Sting, a psychotic Pixie rogue, Stasi Xen, an ill-tempered fighter, Bullock, an obsessive-compulsive psion, and Kildrek, the party's impatient leader and cleric, attempt to traverse the minefield of misadventures laid before them by the (occasionally) impartial and benevolent DM. Together, they could unlock the secrets behind one of the Vale's greatest mysteries... if they don't kill each other first.
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The Minions face their most terrifying, most fiercesome, and most dangerous foe yet: a ladder. Oh, and there’s a giant purple worm, monsters from the Far Realm that make a gut-wrenching appearance, and somehow, the Marx Brothers, long-haul trucking, and Blade Runner all play a role, too.
The Minions have arrived in the Ruins of Fastormel to find the fabled Dumbbell of Fastormel for Max and, wouldn’t you know it, a welcoming party is there to greet them. Can our heroes survive yet another encounter or will their enemies finally come out ahead?
With the Sword of Nerath and the Threefold Crown in hand and, more importantly, the heads of Sting, Stasi, and Bullock safe from harm, the Minions have decided to return to the Two River Inn and meet with Clydor, Max’s former assistant. But has the inn rolled out the red carpet for their return or a gauntlet instead?
First Sting, now Stasi? The Minions are dwindling in size and time is dwindling down as well; Kildrek, Dog, and Bullock must now press on even faster to unlock the secret behind the Threefold Crown before it kills their partners-in-confusion.
The Minions have managed to secure the Threefold Crown of Nerath, and by “secure” we mean “stuck to Sting’s head locking him in Shadowfell permanently as it slowly shrinks". Can the rest of the party save the newly-minted miniature monarch, or will Sting’s reign be cut short… literally?
The Minions have arrived at the cavern Clydor, Max’s former apprentice, has identified as the burial site of the last King of Nerath and the supposed location of the legendary Threefold Crown and his sword. Things get complicated, though, when they cross paths with the cave’s inhabitant… and it only gets worse from there.
The Minions have secured directions to the lost Crown of Nerath. Of course, in typical fashion, they did so by killing several members of the mysterious Grey Company and gaining a new foe in the process. Now, they have taken flight towards the Grey Downs where Clydor thinks a burial cairn containing the remains of the last King of Nerath lies. So, our heroes should just walk in, grab the crown, and walk out, right? Right...
Max has deciphered another ritual necessary to pinpoint the location of the long-lost, treasure-packed maze. He sends the Minions north of Fallcrest to the Two River Inn to meet a former apprentice who may hold the key to finding the artifacts required to perform the ritual, but not before the Minions have a lengthy discussion on securing some more long-term living arrangements. With their real estate problems in hand… no pun intended… the Minions find Max’s former apprentice. Unfortunately, it turns out that the Minions aren’t the only ones seeking out the wizard.
Due to technical difficulties that weren’t detected until AFTER the last recording session was complete, all audio was unforunately lost. Never fear, though, because this brief “minisode” will at least fill you in on what you WOULD have heard if incompetence wasn’t in such tremendous supply amongst our technical staff as well as get you ready for the next regularly-scheduled episode (which we TOTALLY won’t screw up).
The Minions have managed to successfully capture Max’s elementals, but before they can leave Moat House and head back to Fallcrest to collect their pay, they find themselves trapped by the mysterious wererat, Red Carl, and his rather large associate. How will our heroes get through this latest roadblock?
Our heroes survived the Tiefling attack only to see the sneaky wererat beggar slip through their grasps once again. Before Sting can have a stroke from rage, Max summons the party and sends them to an old fortress to search for an ancient summoning circle to capture two elementals. It’s back down the Nentir River and toward almost certain doom for our Minions!
After a few days of rest and recuperation, the Minions decide to try and get to the bottom of things; namely to find out more about Max, the mysterious Tieflings that had been stalking Stasi Xen, and the mysterious wererat that escaped their clutches. As usual, it turns out to be a poor decision.
After a few days of rest and recuperation, the Minions decide to try and get to the bottom of things; namely to find out more about Max, the mysterious Tieflings that had been stalking Stasi Xen, and the mysterious wererat that escaped their clutches. As usual, it turns out to be a poor decision.
An animated, fire-breathing, ravenous forge! Skeleton armies! A mysterious wererat! What do they all have in common? They’re all out to put an end to Max’s minions! Can our heroes quell their fiery foes or will their plans to retrieve Max’s magical bellows go up in smoke? It’s the conclusion to “The Conga Line of Death”!
Our adventurers have finally tracked the forge-carrying wagon to a clearing in the Ogrefist Hills and find more than they bargained for: a necromantic ritual in the making. Surely, where there's a forge, there are bellows. Can our heroes find them and, more importantly, make it out alive? Find out in this week's episode of The Misadventure of Max's Minions!
