The Billowing Hilltop - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast
Ancient Brits play tabletop roleplaying games in this actual play podcast. Join us at our table for a mix of adventure, laughs and hapless incompetence. But mostly hapless incompetence. Currently playing: Outlaws of Alkenstar for Paizo's Pathfinder Second Edition - an adventure forged in black powder, intrigue, and industrial grime. Here you’ll also find our complete Dungeons & Dragons (D&D 5e) campaign through the classic Age of Worms Adventure Path - plus whatever games catch our eye next!
Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 22 | Strange Brew
The clockwork brew robots are malfunctioning, and are attacking the customers. What other perils lurk in the tanks of the brewhouse?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 21 | Journey To The Yeast
The outlaws and Gattlebee must flee from the pursuing Powderkeg Punks. Will the botched-together chase rules help or hinder them?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 20 | Bottleneck Blues
A sneaky sorceror has entered the fray! Will their devilish conjurations swing the battle in favour of the Powederkeg Punks? Or will the outlaws prevail and escape into the city?
"Clash Defiant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 19 | Take It To The Bridge
The outlaws must escort Gattlebee through the city. What dangers await them in the mean streets of Alkenstar?
"Clash Defiant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 18 | Calm a Chameleon
Slick the chameleon has guzzled a growth potion. Can the outlaws shrink the lizard back down to size before it destroys Gattlebee's laboratory?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 17 | Oh Dear, What Can the Gattlebee?
The outlaws visit Gattlebee's house. But does he want to be visited? And does his garden want to kill them?
"Ambiment" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 16 | Take it to the Route
The outlaws must scout the route for their extraction of Vashon Gattlebee. But first there is shopping to be done.
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Bonus | Gunpowder Plot
We are joined by the author of Punks in a Powderkeg to talk adventure design, game design and all things gaming!
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 15 | Throw The Rules Away
We begin chapter 2 of Punks in a Powderkeg - Run and Gun. The outlaws learn about their next mission, but first they must level up!
"Ambiment" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 14 | Fountain of Sorrow
The outlaws must defeat Bristlebane, pack leader of the Sludgespine Gnolls!
"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 13 | Dogfight
The outlaws are reeling from their first exchanges with the Sludgespine Gnolls. Can they turn the tide? And has anyone got the faintest idea of what the Alchemist can do?
"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 12 | My Familiar Unfamiliar
The outlaws have broken through to the other side of the airship and disturbed a pack of pustulent gnolls!
"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 11 | Dead Zeppelin
We chat with Vanessa Hoskins, author of Punks in a Powderkeg, before the Outlaws must face the Lonely Machine Spirit that haunts the derelict airship.
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 10 | Spirit in the Dark
Just as the outlaws get to grips with the scrapyard dogs, new weirdnesses appear to confuse the picture.
"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 9 | Atomic Dog
The outlaws have an opportunity for their first magical item argument. Will they take it? Of course they'll take it. Then they must venture on, into the hidden areas of the Haunted Scrapyard.
"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 8 | Rags to Riches
The outlaws must see off the rust ooze before they can further explore the Haunted Scrapyard. Can Sagbow be trusted to search for loot?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 7 | Ooze That Boy?
The outlaws have disturbed a swarm of cockroaches, and something slimy. Is Sagbow in terrible trouble once again? We're thinking yes.
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 6 | Doing That Scrapyard Thing
Sagbow the Slightly Inefficient, is currently Sagbow the Nearly Expired. Can the outlaws rescue him from under the guns of the Rifle Street Runners?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 5 | Take the Money and Run
Can the outlaws break into the vault and get their hands on Sir Ambrost's gold? And if they can, can they make their escape unscathed?
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 4 | Bankrobber
The alarm is raised. The clock is ticking. Our outlaws must deal with the bank's clockwork guardians and work to find their way into the vault!
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 3 | Heist Heist Baby
The time for reconnaissance is over, the time for breakinaissance has begun. Under a stormy sky the outlaws begin their infiltration of the bank. Can they avoid detection?
"Sneak 'n Get Caught" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 2 | Barstool Blues
Fresh from their briefing from Dunsmith, our outlaws case the Gold Tank Reserve and dig for information...
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Ep 1 | Another Opening, Another Show
We set off on a new adventure! We don our best wigs, prime our muskets, and turn our hand to Punks in a Powderkeg, the first chapter of the Outlaws of Alkenstar adventure path for Pathfinder Second Edition.
Session Zero: We meet our outlaws during a night at the theatre, and they are presented with a tempting opportunity for revenge.
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Pathfinder 2E | Outlaws of Alkenstar | Bonus | The Rules Have Changed
The rules have changed… but not as much as you might think. Ahead of our Outlaws of Alkenstar adventure, Graeme and Mike take a few minutes to walk through the essentials of Pathfinder Second Edition for listeners coming from D&D 5e - what is familiar (loads), what is different (also loads).
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Mega Dungeon Men
In this bonus episode we sit down with Gareth Hanrahan, game designer, adventure writer and fiction author. Gareth talks us through his new project for Rowan, Rook and Deckard - DIE: Metadungeon, and we chat about adventure design, the history of rpgs and Gareth's approach to writing fiction.
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There's more about the DIE comic here: https://diecomic.com/
And you can...
Episode 286 – Aftermath
Kyuss has been destroyed, but what lies in the future for the Slayers? We tie up some loose ends and leave others open. We look back over the campaign, run through your questions, and look forward to the future of the pod.
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Episode 285 – Is This the End?
Well, is it? Lashonna joins the fight as the Slayers face the final reckoning.
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Episode 284 – Don’t Sphere the Reaper
We are deep into the final showdown with the Wormgod. Kyuss is almost at full strength. Can the Slayers find the means to his destruction?
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Episode 283 – This is the Killer Speaking
We’re way past the end of the beginning, the beginning of the middle, and the middle of the middle. The end of the middle is a distant memory. So is the beginning of the end. Come to think of it, didn’t we just go past the middle of the end? That can only mean one thing…
…After more than six long years of playing time, 60 days of game time, and more than 300 hours of episodes, the Slayers begin their final confrontation with Kyuss himself!
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Episode 282 – The Final Countdown
With their missions complete in the city of Frostanger, the Slayers rest up and prepare for their ultimate confrontation with Kyuss!
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Episode 281 – Common People
Can the Slayers convince the townsfolk of Frostanger to follow them to salvation?
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Episode 280 – (Crittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay
The Slayers have a plan to evacuate the terrified civilians from the Frostanger docks, and lift the morale of the city. Is it a just-might-work plan? Or is it a never-gonna-work plan?
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Episode 279 – Down to the Waterline
The Slayers head to the docks to take on the forces of Kyuss. Can they swing the balance of the battle for Frostanger?
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Episode 278 – Snipersonic Missiles
Can the Slayers hunt down the sniper and guide all the civilians to safety?
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Episode 277 – Parker Herald Angels Sing
Darl Quethos has surprised Parker on the cathedral roof. What is the Eye and does Parker possess it? These and other questions are not answered in our Christmas episode!
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Episode 276 – The Volley and the Ivy
The Slayers are in the Temple of Bann Shivu. Parker investigates a hall of mirrors, while Sessions undergoes a transformation.
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Episode 275 – Do You Hear What Eye Hear?
We return to our Age of Worms adventure. With the Unlife Vortex finally (finally!) disabled, the Slayers follow B’Kruss to Lashonna’s manse. Whatever a manse is.
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Episode 274 – Have A Talk With Pod
In a break from our scheduled programming, we take a break from our adventure. We chat about our gaming preferences, the systems that interest us, and what might lie in future for the Hilltop once the Age of Worms is over.
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Episode 273 – Telephone Man
Can the Slayers finally disable the Unlife Vortex and return to the struggle in Frostanger?
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Episode 272 – Right Back Where We Started From
The Slayers have to start all over again after Burple’s momentary lapse of reason.
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