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Sryth bedtime stories

Sryth bedtime stories

By Thomas Steven Slater

I read out and play a selection of adventures from the the fantasy browser RPG Sryth. If you like them play the game.
All forms of engagement is encouraged.
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Proving Grounds 7.4 Another Village overcut taken over by Oakaruk

Sryth bedtime storiesMar 04, 2021

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Hunt for the Fragments of Madness

Hunt for the Fragments of Madness

I get the next two green stone fragments. Some else wants them and they are perfectly willing to use violent means to get them. 

Apr 30, 202118:16
The First two Fragments of Madness

The First two Fragments of Madness

I meet a mysterious woman in Trithik who has been effected by something. I get the first of the two mysterious Green stone Fragments, who many of them there will be, that will be seen soon enough. 

I also explore another tile based Dungeon, then Zoop takes a very long bath after the episode ends. 

Apr 29, 202155:59
An Eggordinary Eggventure

An Eggordinary Eggventure

I do the Easter 2021 event. It turn out to be far more substantial then I dared hope, it has it own dungeon with monsters and puzzles. As expected the rewards are huge.

Apr 11, 202145:60
The Secret Adventure - The lone rider

The Secret Adventure - The lone rider

I do do an adventure that many players wouldn't even know was there. There's a lone rider with a lot  of gold, what do I do about that. 

Apr 10, 202134:46
Easter special - a basket of eggs

Easter special - a basket of eggs

A special Easter event, I go behind the blue door and get a basket of eggs of all sorts of colours. They do something, something very nice, I find out on the 10th of April. 

Apr 05, 202104:58
The B.O.G. under the Bog

The B.O.G. under the Bog

After nearly 3 weeks of repeatedly smashing and bashing Ulgrog along with Etching and Charity and maybe some other people too we have finally gathered the 200 tar blobs needed to open of the portal. I go though the portal, fight some tar blobs and get an artefact of incredible but very limited power. I get uses it on the very creature that help give me it, how ungrateful. 

Mar 30, 202131:34
Mixed signals with the Black Writ

Mixed signals with the Black Writ

I do a task for the black writ and I don't have clue about what's going on. 

Mar 23, 202142:01
Joining the Black Writ

Joining the Black Writ

I redo the saga when Zoop became and serial killer and instead join the organisation that fights the against the League of assassins called Dire. 

Mar 22, 202155:26
Finishing the Lorebook

Finishing the Lorebook

I finishing reading the Lorebook. Including reading about Zarathmoor another dimension ruled by a giant crab that controls time. 

Mar 21, 202149:35
Lorebook: Finishing the Ts

Lorebook: Finishing the Ts

Yet more lorebook. This time we learn about some of the most important figures in Tysain politics. 

Mar 21, 202158:40
Lorebook: Solunder the Illusionist to Tarnats also owlpeople

Lorebook: Solunder the Illusionist to Tarnats also owlpeople

In continue to read the Lore. Getting to my favourite entry so far, about the owl peope in Talonvale, something I never read despite years of play. 

Mar 19, 202156:03
Lorebook: Rine Beast Snow Island

Lorebook: Rine Beast Snow Island

I into to go through the lore book. We get to shadow so lots of terrifying monsters and magic. 

Mar 18, 202157:42
Lorebook: Travels from the north Broadlands to Rimehaft

Lorebook: Travels from the north Broadlands to Rimehaft

I continue to read though the Lorebook. Here we learn about some of places around Tysa, and a lot of other stuff too. 

Mar 17, 202101:00:37
Lorebook: Lake Ebbrek to Nightwhisperers and bonus banana blokes

Lorebook: Lake Ebbrek to Nightwhisperers and bonus banana blokes

I start with reading a new lorebook entry about banana people. Then I go back to reading them in alphabetical order where I read about all sorts of the monsters and places. 

Mar 16, 202153:39
Lorebook: The insidious entries for I J K

Lorebook: The insidious entries for I J K

Continuing to read the lore book I read about a lot sinister beings and organisations, I even find a couple of entries that aren't on the main list.  

Mar 16, 202159:06
Lore book: Goblin Claw in to Hylbor Beetles

Lore book: Goblin Claw in to Hylbor Beetles

i continue reading the all the lore book. Were going though Grey stuff so, as seems to be a rule in fantasy were going to read about impressive people and scary monsters. 

Mar 14, 202152:52
Lorebook: Dreadmask to Goblin Totem Block

Lorebook: Dreadmask to Goblin Totem Block

Round 3 of reading the Lorebook, legendary heroes and beasts and a giant enemy crab. 

Mar 14, 202101:00:40
Lorebook: Blood Grub to Dragon Wrath

Lorebook: Blood Grub to Dragon Wrath

I continue to read out the Lorebook. Reading about Ramaging Dragons, criminal syndicates and a lot of monsters amongst much else. 

Mar 13, 202159:52
Lore Book: Adalmaze to Blightroot

Lore Book: Adalmaze to Blightroot

I start to read out Sryth very large Lorebook. This includes the dramatic introduction to Sryth, staring someone we have already met before he sent us the the MAD. 

Mar 11, 202101:00:18
 Varkyn's Ring and its secrets

Varkyn's Ring and its secrets

I buy a mysterious and powerful ring from the painted peddler. I then begin to unlock its true power. I discover the ring also uncovers a secret lower level in tome that leader to an altar, something will happen when 200 quivering blobs of tar had been gathered, other I have to fight a massive bog beast to get them, fortunately I don't have to do it alone. 

The dungeon is below the one uncovered in this quest.  https://www.breaker.audio/sryth-bedtime-stories/e/77758043

I meet the the beast I've have to fight a lot here: https://www.breaker.audio/sryth-bedtime-stories/e/77773943

Mar 10, 202151:10
Proving Grounds 7.7 out of the frying pan

Proving Grounds 7.7 out of the frying pan

In the final part of Proving grounds 7 before a whole lot of other stuff had to be done first it falls to Zoop alone of face of a whole lot of foes for long enough for them to make there escape. Well it looks like the Innkeeper and his family escaped, Zoop, not so much. 

Mar 08, 202139:29
Proving Grounds 7.6 Way too many ambushes

Proving Grounds 7.6 Way too many ambushes

Then way out is it filled with so many Oakaruks even Zoop will turn back. The way isn't safe, not at all. There loads of Oakaruk that wizard and even local wild life is riled up. 

Mar 08, 202149:12
Proving Grounds 7.5 Escape from Stookbrook

Proving Grounds 7.5 Escape from Stookbrook

After meeting up with an old friend and fellow badass I find (some of) the people I was looking for and then we escape though secret passages into secret tunnels. It turn out the tunnel aren't nearly secret enough and we have to change the plans. 

Mar 06, 202101:02:20
Zorlairn the sage

Zorlairn the sage

I meet up with a sage you sells me a power up. I then go on quest to get him out of Debt to a very angry wizard (something you don't want to be in debt to at all) He then sells me a very very powerful ring for a huge (but worth it) gold cost. 

Mar 06, 202156:21
Proving Grounds 7.4 Another Village overcut taken over by Oakaruk

Proving Grounds 7.4 Another Village overcut taken over by Oakaruk

Oakaruk are once again attacking another village, here we go again. Apparently they are looking for a book, which must be important if that many Oakaruk are after it. 

We also get a scene with Koro-Tul you is in very bad situation indeed and which gives a few hints of how thing went so wrong for her. 

Mar 04, 202140:28
Proving Grounds 7.3 Old Friends and older foes
Mar 04, 202155:46
Proving Grounds 7.2 Ominous encounter on the Bridge

Proving Grounds 7.2 Ominous encounter on the Bridge

I set off the Journey to the caves of Maramog and then have an ominous encounter at a bridge, I maybe I didn't. 

Mar 02, 202137:11
Proving Grounds 7.1 Departing the Silver Shaft

Proving Grounds 7.1 Departing the Silver Shaft

I meet up with Emithayla at the silver Shaft inn. The journey ahead is laid out and I get the very convenient ring that solves a problem that had me stumped. I meet an mysterious old man and help I didn't just curse myself.  

Mar 01, 202141:53
Adventuring from the comfort of your massive house

Adventuring from the comfort of your massive house

Now Zoop can go on adventures without even having to leave with own massive and very fancy house. 

Mar 01, 202101:31:06
Dealing with Darkness the Glyphs Sealed

Dealing with Darkness the Glyphs Sealed

Having found the 7 glyphs I've dealt with the counterspell. Now it is time deal with entity that meant the spell was needed. After that the problems have solved so hard they never even happen and I get hugely rewarded, even if Zoop has no idea why. 

Feb 27, 202131:06
Finding the Rest of the Glyphs

Finding the Rest of the Glyphs

I find the rest of the Glyphs and meet a strange cast of characters and go all across the kingdom to find them. 

Feb 26, 202101:02:05
Starting the search for the Glyphs

Starting the search for the Glyphs

I meet up with the mage that can cast the spell that put them into the paintings, since he didn't put a death curse on me I like him better. I then find the first stone with the help of the awesome power of local government Bureaucracy. I am then mysteriously directed to the next one, as will happen with all the others. 

Feb 25, 202155:03
I accidently summoned a greater demon.

I accidently summoned a greater demon.

In a previous episode ( Making a cursed staff more powerful and probably more cursed too - Sryth bedtime stories | Breaker) I used an evil staff on an evil egg in an evil cave. For some unexplained reason this result in the slow emergence of a massive and very powerful demon, which wants the staff. I manage to stop in before anybody gets hurt (you at least anybody I know about.

Feb 24, 202134:34
Danger in the Privordian Alehouse

Danger in the Privordian Alehouse

I visit the Privordian Alehouse, another player owned tavern. I wander around getting some randomized stories and eating and drinking far too much. The ogre ruins my fun so I kill it, three times.  Then I get myself put under a death hex to get me to do a quest I was going to do anyway. Thus begins a quest so epic it starts in two taverns. 

Feb 23, 202138:43
Saving a giant

Saving a giant

I visit another player owned tavern, the groggy giant tavern. Like all the best taverns is has excellent food and ales and weird stuff all about. 

Like all the best of the best taverns it has its own adventure, in this one I save a giant from some sneaky snakes.  

Feb 22, 202140:55
Not even elder gods will will stand between been been me and booze.

Not even elder gods will will stand between been been me and booze.

I go been behind the do not open door (using a portal so I didn't open it). 

After a bottle episode the tentacles monster and was was threatening the demon Dactyl is not just knocked into last week but completely out of existence after I kick its lack of arse so hard it is gone from existence entirely. 

I also meet Belhirk who tells various tall tales. 

Feb 21, 202101:13:39
The tavern and the "Do Not Open Door"

The tavern and the "Do Not Open Door"

I visit the demon Dactyl Tavern. It has all things you expect from a tavern; food, drink, crazy crap on the walls, wild stories and lots of patrons. 

It has has a teleporting door with a tentacle monster behind it, should probably do something about that, its ruining the ambiance. 

Feb 20, 202150:42
Fancy things for a Fancy House

Fancy things for a Fancy House

I read out the full list of Residence upgrades. 

In future episode I will show what the functional ones do. 

Feb 19, 202151:38
Destroying an Evil Book

Destroying an Evil Book

Beneath the church in Hawklor I discover a book which is also a goblin. Its creepy and wrong and so I destroy it. However it turns out be just about the toughest battle in the game, but I get big rewards at the end. 

But why is there and evil book beneath a church, does Tibin (the pastor above) know, he doesn't want me to go down there so probably. Did he find it, make it, was it trust upon him? 

Feb 18, 202122:05
Making a cursed staff more powerful and probably more cursed too

Making a cursed staff more powerful and probably more cursed too

I seek out the 2 gems to upgrade the Tzal-Toalth - the staff of baths, which I first got here: Palemoor Isle - Sryth bedtime stories | Breaker. I get them. It costs 8 ATs and is going to be bad for my characters soul. 

Then I discover and mysterious and certainly demonic egg has turned up, I wait for it hatch in a future episode. 

Feb 17, 202155:36
More monsters in my Basement

More monsters in my Basement

I go down into my basement, the has revealed to me shortly after I brought the place Get out my house I just Brought - Sryth bedtime stories | Breaker then monsters enter it and I have to deal with. I come down again the next day then more monsters come in and I have to bash them to bits too. 

Apparently something is sending the monsters and has far bigger plans then just ruining my furnishing. Eventually I have to deal with that, but for now there is nothing more to do.

Feb 16, 202124:11
Finshing off With the Thanorians

Finshing off With the Thanorians

I do a few more things for the town of Shadowedge. I rescue the blacksmith, help out scouts with some skeletons and drive off a giant. I also get 1/3 of of legendary shield. 

Then I'm done there as I'm out of quests there. 

Feb 15, 202148:22
Restoring the Barrier

Restoring the Barrier

I good to the Realm of Kyul-Thanor and the besieged town of shadowedge within it. The stone is in dire trouble as the barrier was protects has had its power source stolen. I am tasked to retrieve it. 

Naturally I then spend by time wandering around, making a long journey in the wrong direction to explore a redundant mechanic, and meeting some of the weirdest characters in the game. 

Then I actually to the urgent mission, ongoing to cave, fight a lot of new monsters finding some treasure that would be powerful it I done this quest when it is recommended, saving a prisoner and defeating an interdimenionsal warlord. 

But there are still more problems, which will be dealt with in the next episode and maybe later ones too. 


Feb 14, 202101:13:26
Becoming a Disciple of Palk
Feb 13, 202153:54
Zoop's non canon Murders

Zoop's non canon Murders

I carry on working (and killing) for dire. I do the 2nd the 3rd of the three murders. 

Then I didn't do any of that stuff at all, it never happened. 

Feb 12, 202140:33
Zoop the Assassin

Zoop the Assassin

Zoop get hired by a vile organisation called Dire to carry out a series of killings. I go through with this put only because I can quit without saving later 

Feb 11, 202153:54
Three Words of dubious Ethics
Feb 10, 202131:57
A Dungeon Filled with Snakes

A Dungeon Filled with Snakes

I investigate the ruins below a ruined tower in pursuit of snake men. Whatever is here they don't what me to have it. I find a prisoner who I help, but  not as much as he would want. I get the felling I might just have screwed up and let the bad guy win. 

Feb 09, 202101:41:52
Meeting a chill Spirit

Meeting a chill Spirit

After solving a puzzle I speed to much time to solve I restore Zirigil's spirit. I decided whether to destroy his soul. 

I get pretty huge rewards at the end of it all. 

Feb 09, 202101:22:21
Zirigil's Path

Zirigil's Path

I am tasks with restoring the spirit of an ancient hero who the world nearly needs right now. Over several weeks I absorb half the spirit in an iron scroll. Then I am sent to get the other half, but I need to get two tablets in two caves first. 


Feb 07, 202159:32