Not Presently Deceased | An Actual Play 5e D&D Adventure

As we get closer to season 2 it is time to look back at season 1 with a Q&A.

Season finale of NPD! What will go wrong? What will go right? Find out!

To give us questions for our Q&A episode join our discord, message our socials, or email us at npd.dnd.podcast@gmail.com

After 20 episodes of adventure we take a small break to recap everything that has happened from episode 1 till now.

The gang is finally back together again, and with that you know antics with ensue. Will they finish exploring the sink hole? Will they return the skull? Will the extendo knives return? Only one way to find out!

With the lich En-na on their front door the Northern Alliance has sent a ragtag team of adventurers in one final attempt to stop her. Will they succeed or will Albionora be caught in En-na's cold grasp for ever more.

This is episode 6 of “SORRY! A Nation Wide Canadian D&D Adventure”, a 7 episode collaboration between 9 Canadian TTRPG groups. Each episode of SORRY is hosted by a different podcast and can be listened to independently. However, when listened to in order, the episodes reveal a larger story taking place in the land of Albionora. For episode 7, an interview with the Dungeon Masters, look at the list below and head over to Tunnel Fission.   

A strange chill is falling over the already cold nation of Albionora. From the mountainous western coast in Vanover, across the stark expanse of the Allplain, all the way to the hidden and misty shores in the east, something worth apologising for is brewing.  

Join our Canadian cavalcade of adventurers in celebrating the table-top community with “Sorry! A Nation Wide Canadian D&D Adventure”, six tales over six different TTRPG podcasts to celebrate the true north!  

You can find: 

For the past few episodes you've probably been wondering "Where is Tassa?" or "Where is Rak?". Well today we answer one of those questions, what happened to Tassa!
As for Rak, not even some gods know where he is now.

But back to our #1 gnome. Where in the world is Tassa Sparkbonk?!

Time to find out!

Our adventurer's now explore those buried buildings they found at the bottom of the sink hole. What treasures and traps will they uncover? Only one way to find out!

Finally our heroes have found what is at that X on that lead tablet map. Now... how long will it take them to make their way to the bottom of that hole? Only one way to find out!

Join Owen from NPD, Charlene and Rachel from Tabletop Tiddies, and Jordan and Drew from Agents of DAMNED, in part 2 of their exciting Pokemon journey! With Ian as GM the group has headed deep into Reflection Cave only to be attacked by some strange glass like crystals. What is going on here? What is living in Reflection Cave? Only one way to find out!

You can find the rules for Pokémon Tabletop United using this link to their website: https://pokemontabletop.com/ Pokémon Tabletop United is a fan made Pokémon game.

Big thank you to Charlene and Rachel from Tabletop Tiddies for joining us for this one shot. Check their content out at the locations below. https://www.tabletoptiddies.com/
Twitter: @tabletoptiddies
Instagram: @tabletoptiddies

Big thank you to Drew and Jordan from Agents of DAMNED for joining us for this one shot. Check their content out at the locations below. https://agentsofdamned.wordpress.com/
Twitter: Follows you
Instagram: @agents_of_damned

Thank you again for listening to another Not Presently Deceased Podcast episode.

Ian takes the reigns of the NPD podcast running a Pokémon one shot using the Pokémon Tabletop United rpg rules. Join Owen from NPD, Charlene and Rachel from Tabletop Tiddies, and Jordan and Drew from Agents of DAMNED, the rag tag group of Pokémon trainers brought together by Professor Sycamore to find out what is wrong in Reflection Cave. With their Pokémon by there side only the greatest adventure can happen to them.

Time to Catch em all!

You can find the rules for Pokémon Tabletop United using this link to their website: https://pokemontabletop.com/
Pokémon Tabletop United is a fan made Pokémon game.

Big thank you to Charlene and Rachel from Tabletop Tiddies for joining us for this one shot. Check their content out at the locations below.
https://www.tabletoptiddies.com/
Twitter: @tabletoptiddies
Instagram: @tabletoptiddies

Big thank you to Drew and Jordan from Agents of DAMNED for joining us for this one shot. Check their content out at the locations below. https://agentsofdamned.wordpress.com/
Twitter: Follows you
Instagram: @agents_of_damned

Thank you again for listening to another Not Presently Deceased Podcast episode.

 Sam Gates from the Bottlecap Brigade joins our heroes again for part 2 of episode 16. Will they finally be able to help Plent and find their way out of the forest? Only one way to find out!

Big thank you to Sam from The Bottlecap Brigade for joining us for this episode! You can find their website using the link below. They are on twitch every Thursday at 9:30 EDT.

https://www.thebottlecapbrigade.com/

https://www.twitch.tv/thebottlecapbrigade/schedule

Our heroes are still following the map. Unfortunately in the fog they get lost and slit up. When Cormus, Isil, and Gral run into a strange looking elf, played by Sam Gates from the Bottlecap Brigade, they agree to help him save the forest if he helps them find their way in the woods. What is going on in this woods? Only one way to find out! 

Big thank you to Sam from The Bottlecap Brigade for joining us for this episode! You can find their website using the link below. They are on twitch every Thursday at 9:30 EDT.

https://www.thebottlecapbrigade.com/

https://www.twitch.tv/thebottlecapbrigade/schedule

Our heroes finally return to their journey following the lead tablets. What mysteries await? Only one way to find out!

This episode features the Combat Wheel chair from Sara Thompson. Sara gave us their permission to use the combat wheel chair in an episode back in the August of 2020. This episode was recorded only a few weeks later, and although it has taken a long for it to be publish we are happy to show off this great creation! Below is a link to the Combat Wheel chair google drive along with Sara's twitter name.

Time for a dream sequence! The party is summoned by the Maple Lady into her home. What does she want to talk about? Does she know what has happened to Rak? Will the place smell green? Only one way to find out!

The heist is going almost going cleanly. Can they pull it off without anyone telling and get payed or will they get caught? Only one way to find out in part two of our D&D 5e one shot with some of the folks from Lawful Stupid.

Big thank you to Star, Ray, and DeWayne from Lawful Stupid for joining with us for this one shot. You can find their content on their webpage: https://www.lawfulstupid.org

Find them on twitter: @StupidLawful

If you want some AMAZING dice go to https://adventuredice.ca/ and use the code npd_dnd to save 10% on your order.

Come join our community!:

You receive a letter from a 'friend'. You don't know who they are but they say they know you. They says they have a job for you. No extra information. Just a job. Just be at the right place, at the right time, no questions asked and you will be rewarded. What do you do?

Big thank you to Star, Ray, and DeWayne from Lawful Stupid for joining with us for this one shot. You can find their content on their webpage: https://www.lawfulstupid.org

Find them on twitter: @StupidLawful

If you want some AMAZING dice go to https://adventuredice.ca/ and use the code npd_dnd to save 10% on your order.

It's down time time! The gang meets up in All Mans Ale for some drinks and a break from the adventuring life. What stupid stuff will they do? Only one way to find out?

Tassa and Gral go to see the therapist. Enough said. Hope you enjoy this bonus content we recorded live on our discord. If you want to listen in on future content like this then consider joining using the link below.

In this epic conclusion to the Starfinder "one-shot" Ian, Anna, and Owen from the Not Presently Deceased Podcast join Paul and Alex one last time! The Starfinders having just barely survived a fight with a giant space worm, they now search the desert planet for any signs of the missing Starfinder ship. There mission seems well in hand, as long as nothing.... goes wrong...

It's time for some downtime. After a lot of hard work the team finally explores Alysfalls. What will they find? Will they make friends? Enemies? Will they get Hojo drunk? Only one way to find out.

Come listen to Owen, Anna, and Ian from NPD as they join Paul and Alex from The Four Corner Games Podcast. The Starfinders are trapped aboard a ship that is on an eminent collision course. Our heroes have but a few moments to get what they need before they are cast into the endless void of the drift! Will they get what they need or die trying?

Here is some bonus content for us reaching 200 subscribers on twitter! A bit late you say? Oh we are well aware, but despite the delay it is finally here! 

Take a walk threw Manikii and see how some of your favourite NPCs are doing since the crew left the place back in episode 6. Find out some of the juice on Ander, Lucian, Pete, and others as the one and only Dickson Barrier, creator and owner of the Katalia Chronicler, walks you around the city.

Come listen to Owen, Anna, and Ian from NPD as they join Paul and Alex from The Four Corner Games Podcast. The Starfinder crew has managed to cripple an enemy vessel in the drift. Now it is up to them to board and discover the last known where abouts of their fellow Starfinders. They know 2 things, the crew is undead and hates those that are alive. Will their luck last or will they find themselves soon counted among the corpses that haunt the enemy ship...

Come listen to Owen, Anna, and Ian from NPD as they join Paul and Alex from The Four Corner Games Podcast. This time the newly christened starfinders float through the drift towards the Endless Threnody. As they get their space legs underneath them they arrive at the coordinates and don't find what they expect. Let's see if these budding heroes bit off more than they could chew!

Come listen to Owen, Anna, and Ian from NPD as they join Paul and Alex from The Four Corner Games Podcast. In our first non Dungeons and Dragons one shot our group will try out Starfinder. 

Things aren't right in Absalom station. With Starfinder missing can our group find out what is wrong and get to the root of things?

Welcome to Alysfalls. The town of maple syrup, a waterfall, and some dark secrets. Our party meets Wren, an elf in need of some help. As well Isil returns with news from the Maple Lady. Things are starting to change for our group of adventures, explorers, dare we say it... friends?

Big thank you to our friend Madi for coming out and playing with us for this episode as Wren.

Rak and Isil have been turned into the bonsai. They then wake up under a life size version of the tree in a glen. Unsure where they are they need to find out how to get back to their friends. Can they do it? And most importantly, will Rak win?

We continue the adventure. The party now has Jill with them, having pulled her out of the water. Now they are trying to save her friends. Can they do it? Will they survive? And what sort of creature was it that attacked Jill's group? Only one way to find out... and that is to take a listen to this weeks episode.

The party is on the move. Having all four tablets they head out to explore the unknown in search of treasure. Where they are headed, however, has had sightings of a mythical beast which stalks the woods. When they save a drowning merchant they get caught up in the local ordeals. Come check out our first episode with a special guest! 

Check out our friend and this episodes guest star @ray.of.sunshine101 on Instagram! You can find her art there as well! 

Join our discord: https://discord.gg/qBa6KXQ  

3 tablets down, one to go. the group goes under the ruins looking for the last tablet. Will Cormus return? Will they make it out before the shadows move in on them? Only one way to find out and that is to tune in.

Shipwrecked on a tropical island the party must find their way off it. It seams the dragon on the mountain may be able to help them but is he friend or foe? Listen in to find out.

The party:

- Rohan is Gnomeo, a gnome sorcerer.

- Jakob is Sparks McGee, a genasi artificer.

-Tyler is Keemstar, a gnome cleric.

-Angad is shimmie, a tiefling bard.

If you like what we do here please Like and Subscribe.

Check out our social media:

Instagram - castles.cosmology

Twitter - Castles_Cosmolo

Shipwrecked on a tropical island the party must find their way off it. It seams the dragon on the mountain may be able to help them but is he friend or foe? Listen in to find out. 

The party:

 - Rohan is Gnomeo, a gnome sorcerer. 

- Jakob is Sparks McGee, a genasi artificer. 

 -Tyler is Keemstar, a gnome cleric. 

-Angad is shimmie, a tiefling bard. 

If you like what we do here please Like and Subscribe.  

Check out our social media: 

Instagram - castles.cosmology 

Twitter - Castles_Cosmolo 

In our first bonus episode we will finally find out what fate has be fallen Cormus. Is he alive? Is he dead? Who are these strange old figures? Why is there an elf with a spear in him? And will what is so special about his box? Find out this and more in the most recent episode of the Not Presently Deceased D&D podcast.   

Pinney's Fort seams to have some dark secrets to it. Some sort of creature, or force, is effecting out party. Will they be able to tackle it without Cormus? Find out this episode.  

Well... after many technical difficulties we unfortunately lost episode 7 which is unfortunate since it was our best yet. So... have this summary instead. Also enjoy our new theme song!  

Before you listen to this episode we would like to take the time to acknowledge the fact that innocent people are being discriminated against and killed, for no reason aside from the colour of their skin.  We have resources in the description and we greatly encourage you to donate, sign petitions, listen to black people and amplify their voices, support black businesses/content creators, and learn.  Please do not stay silent. Educate yourself on the oppression and injustice that happens in your country and the world, and understand how it is an ongoing issue. If you have a platform, whether it be 2 followers or 2000, do the best you can to share what’s happening, and share resources.   Black lives matter, black lives are needed, and black lives are worthy.   

Resources for description:  

The sixth episode of N.P.D has our heroes help keep the city of Manikii together during an anarchic period. However, with those events of they set out for adventure in the area around the city. See where they will go next in this episode.  

Also this is the first episode edited not by Owen, who has no tech skills, but instead by Anna, who has tech skills. Big thank you to Anna, the player for Tassa Sparkbonk for becoming out editor!

Check out our social media accounts 

Instagram - castles.cosmology 

Twitter - Castles_Cosmolo  

Check out our friend @ray.of.sunshine101 on Instagram!  

A new vigilante called Winged-Snake Man has popped up in the city. When this new folk hero starts to attack higher up members in society our party decides they need to do something about this. Isil comes up with a cunning plan, Tassa gets punted, and much much more this episode.

The group is enjoying some down time between adventures. Aurdhan makes friends with a tiny child, Cormus looks for jobs, and more beautiful shenanigans ensue in this episode of the Not Presently Deceased D&D Podcast

The party is enjoying the local festivities but yet not all is right. Can they figure out what was up with that letter they found on there adventure? Who is this Cardinal Prince? And can Tassa drink Big Bell under the table? Time to find out...

We left our party trying to figure out what to do with the captive they took after their battle at the pond. We see Isil share a nighttime chat with a Firbolg, Aurdhan learns what you should wear when swimming, and the team figure out what to do with a dead body in this episode of the Not Presently Deceased D&D adventures. 

See the original video here -> https://youtu.be/VeyHz5YQM8c

Meet an unlikely party of adventurers who team up to get an Innkeeper some water from a magical spring. Little do they know this side quest has more to it then meet the eye.  

The team: 

Cormus -  An human bastard child of a Taronian Noble who fled his blood thirsty legitimate brother turned mercenary. 

Aurdhan Geanigane - The only native. Aurdham is a stoic cleric who follows the practice of reason. 

Rak Wraithraiser - One of the last few Dragonborns that remain living. Rak has given himself the nickname "The Primal" however he is the ONLY person who uses it. 

Gral Dovizurz - A hobgoblin ex mercenary who fled his old companions. Gral is a new arrival to this corner of the world. 

Tassa "Tass" Sparkbonk - A Gnome sorcerer mechanic from the colony of Thimbletweed. After being hit in the head years ago she hasn't quire been right in the head... 

Isil Astora - The son of Solar (A character from our last campaign), Isil left home after his mother's death and has roamed these lands as a ranger. He is the most familiar with this neck of the wood out of the whole party.  

Watch the original video here -> https://youtu.be/bwAcV3J7_Bo

Check out our social media: 

Instagram - castles.cosmology 

Twitter - Castles_Cosmolo