Episode 23: The Surgeon’s Tale
- Author
- Brian C. Rideout
- Published
- Sat 16 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://swordsvmadness.stormheadproductions.ca/episode-23-the-surgeons-tale/
The Miria, Edryk, Berle, Raxon, and Kale have their showdown with Haalu; we explore a piece of Edryk’s past, where it crosses with doctor Haidran.
This episode includes my quick and dirty rules for fighting manoeuvres in OSR games:
- Roll your attack as normal.
- If you hit, the DM will cut damage dealt in half or down to 0.
- The effect goes through.
In the case of grappling, the target cannot move or use a weapon bigger than a dagger until they make a save to break free,
If they cannot break free they become pinned and helpless until they are released.
The Music in this Episode includes:
- “COMBAT COOKIE TIN” by Jon Cohen, used with permission
- “Fallen” by Mr. Smith (CC-BY)
- “Cave 1” by HolzinaCC0 (CC-BY)
- “A Scar on Your Soul” by Soularflare (CC0)
- “Emergent Phenomena” by Soularflare (CC0)
- “Spirit Elixir Drunkard” by Megalith Levitation (CC0)
