S2E104 – The Plot Twist Has Me In Stitches Dugongs And Seadragons podcast

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There’s only so much you can do in a week – or, according to Oliver Burkeman, in the roughly 4,000 weeks the average human lives. Oliver is a journalist and author of the books Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Meditations for Mortals, and the newsletter “The Imperfectionist.” Chris and Oliver discuss the paradox of why change can only occur once we accept that we might not be able to change. Oliver also shares how life’s mishaps can become our most treasured memories and why sharing your imperfections is an act of generosity. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch . Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links: TEDNext: ted.com/futureyou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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S2E124 – Season 2 Special – The Playa Rose Summer Release! – Episode 2: Trail in the Grass 49:06

7 days ago49:06

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Here at D&SD Over the Summer on Wednesdays we will be releasing some of our cool side campaign episodes! This series is called “The Playa Rose” is a western campaign DM’d by our Very own Andrew Kornblatt. Hospitality, Heartbreak, and the Pusheen Brothers On the road to the mine, the party encounters Trail in the Grass, a tuxedo-furred Tabaxi homesteader speaking ill of the mine owner. They decide to join him at his small homestead, where he shares a meal and his tragic story - the loss of his mate, the festering of his land and animals, and the growing pressure from Laurentine, the powerful mine owner who's been buying up land along the gorge through increasingly aggressive means. The party is moved to help, offering comfort through song, helping clean his modest shack, and... well, in Mac D's case, shapeshifting into a goat to eat some of the grass. Their evening of frontier hospitality is interrupted when Mac D, wild-shaped into a local bird, spots the Pusheen Brothers - those calico Tabaxi troublemakers - approaching the homestead. In a classic Western standoff, Consuela and Morgan intercept the brothers while Marshal and Trail take defensive positions. The Alley Cat gang members, surprised by the protection and presence of capable, dangerous women, exchange heated words before departing with a warning: Trail has four days to vacate his property, or they'll return with "overwhelming influence." Faced with this threat, the party splits up - Marshal and Mac D staying to help fortify Trail's homestead, while Consuela and Morgan return to Liberty Bluff to investigate the widow of a geologist who died while investigating the mines. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E123 – Season 2 Special – The Playa Rose Summer Release! – Episode 1: Blood in the Saloon 49:17

14 days ago49:17

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A Corpse, A Snake-Man, and Uncomfortable Questions The adventure kicks off proper-like in Mona Stanley's saloon, where Marshal Marshal runs into Morganthe necromancer over some heated words. Their attention turns to Consuela, a enigmatic halfling playing haunting music in a dark corner, before Ol' Mac D - aged and sun-addled - joins their growing circle. The evening takes a deadly turn when a man bursts through the saloon's swinging doors and collapses,dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Moments later, a snake-man gunslinger saunters in casual asyou please. When a local lawyer accuses the serpentine stranger of lawlessness, our heroes get mixed upin the confrontation, and the snake-man leaves with threats hanging in the air. Morgan, thinking quick, drags the corpse to a back room and animates it for questioning. The dead manreveals he was in the mine to the north and saw something he shouldn't have. Marshal Marshal sendsword to the local magistrate for a warrant to search the mine and arrest its owner, while the crew decidesto escort their magically silenced undead witness on the multi-day journey northward.…

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S2E122 – Season 2 Special – The Playa Rose Summer Release! – Episode 0 Welcome to Liberty Bluff! 52:21

26 days ago52:21

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Here at D&SD Over the Summer on Wednesdays we will be releasing some of our cool side campaign episodes! This series is called “The Playa Rose” is a western campaign DM’d by our Very own Andrew Kornblatt. Welcome to Liberty Bluff, a small frontier town where the plains meet the desert at the edge of Deadwind Gorge. Our unlikely heroes find themselves in this hub on the great trade road, where folks come seeking freedom, fortune, or a fresh start. The air tastes of industry and something fouler - the town's lifeblood flows from the booming arcanite mine to the north, producing rare gems, coal, and the mysterious mineral that powers their world. But all ain't well in Liberty Bluff. Drought withers the farms, strange tales drift in from the western deserts of mutated creatures and bizarre plagues, and bandits prey on the trade routes. Soldiers from a northern fort bustle about, building fortifications as if preparing for siege. In this powder keg of a frontier town, four strangers are about to find their fates intertwined. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E121 - Worries for another day! Let the music play! Down in Nuerfurchtenburg! 30:15

6 weeks ago30:15

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The crew talk to Trevor and head off to a city with an unpronounceable name. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E120 – Season 2 Special! The Great Bonnet Heist Part 3 52:03

8 weeks ago52:03

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D&SD is Taking a break to do a short adventure in the Doctors and Daleks Universe with DM Chris Parsons. Renegade Time Lord the Corsair and his sontaran companion Dyrall Viddae have rescued Captain Stede Bonnet, but can they escape their pursuers? Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E119 – Season 2 Special! The Great Bonnet Heist Part 2 50:32

9 weeks ago50:32

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D&SD is Taking a break to do a short adventure in the Doctors and Daleks Universe with DM Chris Parsons. Renegade Time Lord the Corsair and Dyrall Viddae try to come up with a plan to spring Captain Stede Bonnet from imprisonment. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E118 – Season 2 Special! The Great Bonnet Heist Part 1 40:28

10 weeks ago40:28

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D&SD is Taking a break to do a short adventure in the Doctors and Daleks Universe with DM Chris Parsons. Renegade Time Lord the Corsair and his faithful sontaran companion Dyrall Viddae find themselves in 18th century Charleston, VA. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E117 – Season 2 AwesomeCon 2025 Special! There’s Some THING about Antarctica! 1:03:14

11 weeks ago1:03:14

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Awesome Con 2025 has come and gone and we have another Doctor’s and Daleks Episode out for you all to enjoy! DM Chris Parsons does an adventure to an Antarctic science station with the Corsair and friends in tow. This was recorded in front of a live audience, so apologies for any issues with sound quality. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons…

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S2E116 – Oh No! A Door!!! Please Save Us Trevor!!! 22:48

13 weeks ago22:48

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The crew go to the old lab of Herr Findlass only to find their arch-nemesis… Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E115 – Have We Established If We Are All Wearing Pants? 31:15

14 weeks ago31:15

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The cephalosquad do some clue gathering and plan their next steps in finding Herr Findlass. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E114 – Gotta Get Patches’ Tail Back! 27:24

15 weeks ago27:24

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The crew finally make it back to Dr. Mordenheim, who reveals more of her plan and what must be done next. Oh and Patches gets his tail back after some shrewd negotiation. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E113 – Let’s Poke Around… 32:42

16 weeks ago32:42

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The cephalosquad spend some time trying to figure out their bureaucrat bodies. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E112 – I Got a Jar of Dirt! I Got a Jar of Dirt! 25:50

18 weeks ago25:50

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The cephalosquad make it back to the calypso, trap a soul in a jar, and then proceed to be disappointed. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E111 – What should we do now? I guess just stand here and goof off. 26:22

19 weeks ago26:22

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The crew decides that the best course of action after exploding a house and unaliving a man is to stand around in the street nearby and enjoy a host of nonsensical things. Please support Dugongs & Sea Dragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons

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S2E110 – We Hath Become Death! Destroyers of Real Estate!!! 39:05

20 weeks ago39:05