Rod in Flagon
A D&D comedy improv podcast, where two retired adventurers give questionable advice to the next generation of heroes. Starring Oliver Redboots & Swan Maulsmith, and broadcast every week from the Yawning Portal Tavern in Waterdeep. Send your questions to: rodinflagon@gmail.com
Episodes
32 episodes
Episode 33: Verbal Bludgeoning Damage
- Season 2, Week 2!- Shaking off the rust with an old fashioned donnybrook- Our next product launch- Climbing the ladder at Third Leg- Stormy's unpaid internship- Carry jerky or become jerkySend us your adventurer qu...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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40:27
Episode 32: Brightside People
- We're back!- Our new roles in ThirdLeg Adventuring & Consulting LLC- Swan's separation from the Temple of Gond- Oyster Beer- Kodar Grimsbane announces Adventurer Wipes- Potion side effects
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:02
Episode 30: Colleges & Traditions
Highlights:- Question-palooza!- How to write an entry essay to your Bard College- Your party member may be a serial killer- Monastic traditions leave a lot of unanswered questions- Feather Fall etiquette- Where-wolves?
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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53:28
Episode 29: The Winter Solstice
Highlights:- Boots returns from the Astral Plane- We go deep on Elven high cuisine with Chalmont Percil, of Percil's Parcels- The slow food, low heat movement- Chalmont's specialties: chicken-seasoned hay, salted water, artisana...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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55:16
Episode 28: Post Mirt-em
Highlights:- Getting arrested in Waterdeep after bar hopping with Mirt- Swan taking over some Luskan engineering- When upcasting goes wrong- Boots opens the chest, and finds something unexpected- Thou shalt not mix pocke...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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50:33
Episode 27: Mirt (with very special guest Ed Greenwood)
We are joined this week by the legendary Mirt the Moneylender, played by the legendary Ed Greenwood - creator of the Forgotten Realms.Highlights:- An episode preamble by Elminster of Shadowdale- The importance of a consistent po...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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47:47
Episode 26: The First Rule of Adventuring
Highlights:- Boots is part of the Order of Mages and Protectors- Swan has a picnic- We find an office- Spell Slots & Implosions- Bullywugs & Banshees
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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43:56
Episode 25: The Value of Wall Sconces
Highlights:- Oliver has his chest stolen, and he's not happy- Developing that sixth sense for treasure- We need a work office- Gnolls are worse than you think- Brains in a jar fail the trolley problem- Coffee is magic, b...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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39:08
Episode 24: Double Freedom Daggers
Highlights:- Assembling the Stupidology- What kind of toenail?- Stormy is dating a young woman from a family of Eldath- Specters are Swan's weak point- Otyughs at the shore- Dying in a cool way- Grease is the word
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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40:46
Episode 23: Not the Brightest Light Spell
Highlights:- We're joined by Tygram, Warlock for Graz'zt, to share some road stories- How Tygram crashed a flying tower- The power of walking sticks- Swan's healing potion testing- The deplorable habit of trying to seduce dr...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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39:38
Episode 22: Tiefling Music
Highlights:- Swan talks podcast audio quality from the Yawning Portal- A blue tie fling musician writes us our new intro- Monsters of the week: Rust Monster & Harpy- Find Traps is a stupid, stupid spell- Tasting Healing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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39:56
Episode 21: Hot Forge Talk
Highlights:- Swan gives Boots & Morgan a tour of the Forge- Swan explains working with first year acolytes- Early success as quest givers, and our quest giving rates- Round two of Don't Poke The Owlbear: drums, rhinos, gods,...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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37:27
Episode 20: Caveat Emptor
Highlights:- A message from the High House of Wonders- The start of our cataloging bad ways to die- This week's sponsor: Wandsworth Gently Used Wands- Kicking off our new feature (Don't Poke the Owlbear): Flying Swords and Trapp...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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42:08
Episode 19: Funeral for a Friend
Highlights:- The unfortunate passing of Paco The Ranger- Stupid ways to die while adventuring- From quest takers to quest givers- Boots was once approached to help rule a level of the underworld- Staying in shape in retireme...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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43:00
Episode 18: Serial Cultists, Featuring Balthazar The Grim
Highlights:- We rekindle our on-again, off-again acquaintance with Balthazar the Grim, a serial cultist- Cult free-lancing, the new old gig economy- Knowing your lane- Benefits of being in cult middle-management- Young l...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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53:33
Episode 17: Awkward Treasures
Highlights:- First world sorcerer problems- Random encounters of the worst kind- Order of the Ancient Philosophy lacks conviction- The treasure you don't want- Terrible sorcerer parents- The flying halfling problem
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:15
Episode 16: Fruit Basket Diplomacy
Highlights:- The unwilling transition to semi-retired adventurers- Swan discovers a bad spy- How to apologize to high level adventurers- Kobolds are not pets- The spell 'Heat Metal' for smelting- How not to tip a squire<...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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40:02
Episode 15: Live, Laugh, Love, Abjuration
Highlights:- Boots and Swan take on their biggest challenge yet: fundraising- Artistic genius of destruction- The paperwork of producing golems- Abjuration wizards and you!- Meathead fighter, meet tanning paladin- Ti...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:20
Episode 14: Forget it Swan, it's the Feywild
Highlights:- Boots & Swan return from an unplanned trip to the Feywild- The Feywild is amazing and annoying for so many reasons- Ajax the Warpoodle delivers an important question from Dr. Zed (@RPGsAnonymous1), and we deliver we...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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42:27
Episode 13: A Pan-tastic Wedding
Highlights:- The amazing wedding of the Clerics of Pan- The Zhentarim dishwasher intercepting the mail- Blow drying your weasel- Using a doppelganger to get out of jury duty - Bathing your owlbear- The clothing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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42:24
Episode 12: Waterdeep HOA
Highlights:+ Swan gets annoyed by the Castle Ward HOA+ Boots tests his magic on Vincent+ Messing with warlocks+ Apologizing through prayer+ The factions of Waterdeep+ The fancy balls of the Lords Alliance+ Planni...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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39:08
Episode 11: Thief Emeritus
We're back after our short time away! This week's highlights:Swan visits his sister in Tribor and does some forge sightseeingBoots has Thieves Guild business that involves a dinosaurTen foot poles are beyond stupidCarr...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:54
Episode 10: Dimension Door Dash (Featuring Nora The Dwarf Barbarian)
Highlights:- Boots and Swan return from Amphail- Nora the Barbarian makes her first appearance- Barbarians in retirement- Dimension Door Dash- Morgantha is something we still need to deal with- Sandwiches are the key...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:29