How the Quest Was Won
How The Quest Was Won is an actual play tabletop role-playing game podcast. It features a group of friends playing different RPG's. The current campaign is using the Dungeons & Dragons 5e rules.
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- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 177
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Season 4 Recap - The Wedding of Angelica Bane
The party meets up again with Master Transcriver Battiscombe to tell them of their adventure in Phylor. || NPC Names: Lemmy Quickfingers, Cassalynn, Penny Sparklegem, General Varr Luthan, Chief Madra…
Arbor of the World Tree, Part 4 - True Mud Love
The party continues their battle. Cassalynn deals a lot of damage. Brother Maltus discovers his healing abilities. Bramblebeard and Angharrad reignite their love.
Arbor of the World Tree, Part 3 - The Hardwood Sentry
The party begins their battle with the Hardwood Sentry and two topiaries. Bramblebeard uses beard magic. Cassalynn realizes she is competent. Angharrad begins to rediscover her feelings for Bramblebe…
Arbor of the World Tree, Part 2 - Consuming Herbs and Doing Magic
The party hustles to get all the key parts and make it to the Arbor of the World before they turn into topiaries. Bramblebeard gets stuck in a tree. Cassalynn stages a rescue. Both Angharrad and Brot…
Arbor of the World Tree, Part 1 - Into the Greenlands
A new party travels to Ondral’or the Garden Isle to retrieve the evergreen sash. Cassalynn takes charge. Angharrad plays checkers. Bramblebeard puts things in his beard. Brother Maltus goes to the ri…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 17 - We are the Good Guys?
The party faces off against the Frostspeaker and their guards as they try to escape the Icevaults. Hugo tries to talk his way out of this. Nyx does not come quietly. Bob regrets not grabbing that mag…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 16 - The Golem and the Columns (pretend these rhyme)
The party faces off against an everice golem guarding the Rimeskate Boots. Nyx casts some very needed haling spells. Angelica lights a torch while invisible. Hugo attacks the golem in the short time …
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 15 – Take It to the Bank
The party goes to the First Glacial Bank to deposit a frost worm egg. Angelica is unimpressed by the size of the pumpkin. Hugo creates a fake name. Nyx has some gold she can lend. Bob cackles evilly.
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 14 - Giants and Mammoths and Worms, Oh My!
The party continues their battle against the frost giant mammothherds. Angelica’s rally becomes useless. Nyx suggests a durable creature, like a horse. Bob ignores this suggestion. Hugo injects a mam…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 13 - Against the Giants
The party fails at convincing two frost giants that they are harmless scientists. Queen of Darkness Nyx experiments with command. Bob says he has no useful spells, but he does have Drummy. Angelica e…
The Fifth Annual Holiday Special
Before their adventure together ever began, the party celebrated one last Solstice Night at their homes. Hugo went skating. Angelica pulled a prank. Nyx sang a song. Bob spent time with his wife.
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 12 - A New Plan?
The party learns about their rescuer. Angelica is eager to swear to secrecy. Bob isn’t very trusting.
Nyx plays sea shanties. Hugo mills around.
| NPC Names: Rajiaga of the G’ed-my’ri, Old Man Hage…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 11 - Belly of the Beast*
*Not technically a beast, that’s why Hugo couldn’t use speak with animals.
The party regrets messing with the frost worm. Bob targets the duodenum. Angelica decides to actually be a tank. Hugo jump…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 10 - The Worm Turns
The party heads back to the glacier elf city with the stolen ice core drill. Bob can do math. Hugo just wants to figure it all out when they get there. Nyx doesn’t stop the sled. Angelica is not stea…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 9 - D&D (Drills & Dissertations)
The party goes to the glacier elf Academy to learn about climate science. Angelica has given up on diplomacy. Nyx wants people to look at her. Bob becomes ‘Globothiathan.’ Hugo is back in his favored…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 8 - The Winter Palace
The party (well, half the party) meets with the glacier elf Frostspeaker. Angelica muses in the wind. Nyx is diplomatic. Hugo speaks to a new animal. Bob is skeptical of this whole “plan.”
Bonus Ep…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 7 - Hot Springs and Icy Stairs
The party arrives at last in the land of the glacier elves. Angelica is upset about the smell. Hugo is challenged to a game of dragon chess. Nyx speaks to a barman with a rich backstory. Bob has a so…
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 6 - An Un-hoppy Battle
The party must save a penguin (and a half elf) from a fearsome abominable sea yeti. Angelica sneaks unsuccessfully. Nyx tastes yeti. Bob learns how Concentration works. Hugo almost gets Steven-ed.
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 5 - Go with the Floe
The party sets off to rescue their kidnapped guide. Hugo uses a new ranger ability. Angelica is good at climbing ice. Nyx goes scouting. Bob makes a scarf.
Treasure of the Icevaults, Part 4 - Sea Yeti Surprise
The party must defend the ship from attacking sea yetis. Nyx and Bob bust out some powerful new spells. Angelica goes for a swim. Hugo gets tossed.