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
Trouble in Alharbron, Part 5 - Brawlhalla Begins!
The party enters the wrestling ring. Angelica is worried about her sword. Hugo grabs a drum. Bob rubs himself in oil. Vistra fights dirty.
| NPCs Names: Boss Wheedlin, Zeega, Plox, Stink, the Maske…
Trouble in Alharbron, Part 4 - The Last Resort
The party talks a lot about what future adventures they are going to undertake. Vistra still struggles with her own accent. Bob gives a history lesson on the fantasy Cold War. Angelica argues with Ca…
Trouble in Alharbron, Part 3 - Hoods and Shadows
The party is attacked by a new faction of hooded figures. Angelica rage yells. Hugo thinks about his family. Vistra divine smites a dead body. Bob tells everyone to keep it down out there.
Trouble in Alharbron, Part 2 - How The Egg Was Done
The party is invited to dinner. Hugo tries to cook an egg. Angelica chops potatoes. Bob wants to cause an incident. Vistra doesn’t want to use her dwarven accent.
| NPC Names: Cassalynn, Yahzira, R…
Trouble in Alharbron, Part 1 - Reunion
After a year apart, the party reunites in the Free City of Alharbron. Hugo learned an ancient dwarven legend and was given some magic items. Vistra built a church. Bob learns about the Three Skulls o…
Season 3.5 Recap - The Legend of the Bleeding Moons
The party recounts to Master Transcriver Battiscombe the tale of the ancient fey heroes and their quest to stop the creation of the sun.
| PC Names: Tantimaller'verian (“Tim”), Ilyana Farfina, Penn…
Season 3 Recap - Of Moons and Magic
The party tells Master Trascriver Battiscombe of their third adventure, in which they investigate why the moons have turned blood red and magic has gone awry.
Season 2 Recap - Death and Taxes
The party tells Master Transcriver Battiscombe of their second adventure, in which they commit tax evasion and financially ruin the town of Alharbron.
| NPC Names: Wendyl the Barkeep, Steward Jarvi…
Season 1 Recap - The Heart of the Forest
The party meets Master Transcriver Battiscombe and recounts to him their first adventure, in which they enter the Harwood Forest to investigate the mystery of the ironbound animals.
| NPC Names: An…
The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 6 - The Tower Falls
The party has saved the sun, but can they save themselves? Angelica calls her ex. Bob discovers a new use for the rope trick spell. Hugo can’t talk to a bird. Vistra meets her hero.
| NPC Names: Qo…
The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 5 - Supervase
The party reaches the top of the tower and tries (again) to destroy the arcane capacitor. Hugo messes with some levers. Angelica drops something important. Vistra runs away. Bob sings a song.
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The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 4 - Chad
The party fights a houseplant and a beefy dark elf. Vistra calls Hugo an idiot. Hugo casts a healing spell. Angelica has a lot of anxieties. Bob has a wife.
| NPC Names: Chadrathalien |
The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 3 - Very Important Things We’ve Been Waiting A Long Time To Do
The party turns around and heads *down* the tower now. Hugo almost gets his rapier back. Bob thinks Clone Angelica is a great antagonist. Vistra gets some evil(-looking) full plate armor. Angelica ha…
The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 2 - Let’s Not Fight Over A Bobcat Totem
The party makes their way up the tower and fights the forces of the dark elves. Vistra just opens a door. Then Hugo peeks in some doors. Bob finds some loot. Angelica does less damage than a vase.
The Tower of the Dark Elves, Part 1 - Escape Plan
The party tries to escape from a dungeon. Hugo checks to see if the door is unlocked. Angelica wants to kill Nyx. Bob makes a new tiny friend. Vistra introduces herself.
| NPC Names: Darksoul Salti…
The Dark of the Crykenskaar, Part 8 - Nyx’s Choice
The party continues to battle the dark elves! Nyx is dunked in a healing potion. Hugo guards a button. Angelica stays unconscious the whole time. Bob always liked clone Angelica more anyways.
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The Dark of the Crykenskaar, Part 7 - To Save the Sun
The party begins a climactic battle at the top of the Crykenskaar Tower. Nyx learns about loans. Bob grabs some scrolls. Hugo offers to cast speak with animals. Angelica fights herself.
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The Dark of the Crykenskaar, Part 6 - The Worst Laid Plans…
The party infiltrates the tower of the dark elves. Hugo has a skull in his inventory. Nyx talks to Angelica’s ex. Bob turns invisible. Angelica almost has a sincere thought.
April Fools’ Day Switcheroo - The Greatest Game Show!
The party are contestants on a game show. Bob has a keen mind. Nyx solves a puzzle. Angelica knocks a wizard unconscious. Hugo is particularly violent.
The Dark of the Crykenskaar, Part 5 - Two Skulls and a Sword
The party talks to some knowledgable NPCs. Nyx is given a mission. Bob asks for powerful artifacts. Hugo stays unusually quiet. Angelica finally meets a dwarf.
| NPC Names: Angelica Bane (the clone…