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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The party sails north towards the city of the glacier elves. Hugo talks to a new animal. Bob casually mentions his death. Nyx wants to take advantage of someone’s gambling problem. Angelica practices…
The party visits the Tipping Tankard Inn. Angelica challenges everyone to a game of chance. Nyx takes bets. Hugo does his best not to lie to a priest. Bob guesses the right password.
The party returns to Alharbron, but finds it a little different. Bob makes a new friend. Nyx gains some local knowledge. Angelica doesn’t know how much a great sword costs. Hugo thinks of a clever en…
The party has to keep their end of the bargain. Bob wonders if there will be consequences for what they’ve done. Nyx uses a spooky voice. Hugo talks to a pigeon again. Angelica is loud drunk.
The party returns to the land of the living. Bob kinda liked Gorthmar. Nyx becomes paranoid. Angelica wants to give a speech. Hugo is rude to the innkeeper.
The party makes a hard(?) choice. Nyx is back! Bob puts his jeweler’s tools to work. Hugo just wanted to keep his options open. Angelica doesn’t feel personally responsible.
The party faces off against one of the ancient servants of the Darkness. Hugo throws daggers. Angelica needs to see a therapist. Bob misty steps, like a goon. Vistra gets to fight Carzana one-on-one.
The party puts their escape “plan” in motion. Vistra has a solo fight. Bob explains things poorly. Angelica tries to make a deal. Hugo suggests becoming independent contractors.
The party discusses how much they all weigh. Vistra’s ability scores are getting low. Bob consults his Keen Mind. Angelica reunites with her ex. Hugo has an appointment.
The party attempts to run away from the hungry Baba Lwerga. Angelica does her usual shouting. Vistra *the paladin* doesn’t want to help. Hugo takes the cat. Bob stands alone.
The party enters the Tower of Shades. Vistra investigates the architecture. Bob looks in a mirror. Hugo greets a fellow musician. Angelica plugs her ears.
The party attempts to navigate the barren and hostile environment of the Darkness. Bob names a new friend. Angelica didn’t have a good Wisdom score to begin with. Hugo has all of his daggers. Vistra …
CW: blood, sacrifices to a dark god, assisted suicide (with planned resurrection)
The party sacrifices themselves to the Oracle of Gorthmar in order to enter the Darkness. Angelica formulates a pla…
The holiday party must break into the Gildebrandt Family villa to steal the Froststar Tiara. Poison Pie brought chocolates. Bungus is still sad. Toothcrust rhymes. Smut attacks a child.
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The party now has two out of three Skulls of the Darkness and must prepare for rescuing Nyx’s soul. Bob thinks about somebody that he used to know. Hugo remembers Nutmeg, thankfully. Angelica triumph…
The party fights the orc Inquisitor. Bob falls unconscious a lot. Angelica was born to wear a crown. Hugo gets to be a dinosaur this time. Vistra’s aura saves a life.
The party must infiltrate the orc fortress of Kûn-Gorthm’ad. Vistra didn’t realize that she drank orc milk. Bob mouths off and gets smacked. Hugo smells a smelly smell. Angelica really doesn’t want t…
The party has to gain the trust of Dregha Three-Tusks. Vistra uses everyone’s real names. Angelica is all about vengeance! Bob wishes that he had some paprika. Hugo can have little a leg, as a treat.
The party enters the Fetid Fens. Angelica worries about her complexion. Hugo volunteers to go in first. Vistra wants to try and sneak. Bob plays chess, in a way.
The party arrives in the fishing village of Westweir and learns about the dangers of Fetid Fens. Vistra meets a fellow devotee of Atonath. Hugo wants to know how much he is getting paid. Bob makes a …