Tales from the Glass Guarded World

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The heroes of World 83 are entering the Department of Enchantment and Charms. Apparently they've done so before, though they don't remember it. That can't be good, right? Maybe the nice lady resting in the big bed and her manservant can help out.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

With the Neothelid and a Mind Flayer defeated the party takes some time to rest and study. Eventually they begin to explore Enchantment, but things very quickly go terribly awry.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The battle against the Noethelid continues! Will Paxton survive a flood of acid? And if they do survive, is it safe in the remains of the library? What new surprises await them in the Department of Divination? Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We've finally arrived: It's time to start the battle with the Neothelid! But first the party must complete a multi-question survey about zombie battles. Will they select "Strongly Agree" or "Mostly Agree"? FIND OUT NOW! Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party has to finish exploring the rest of the "safe" side of the Divination level before they confront the dangerous Neothelid. No, there are no more experiments for them to work out, but it's not terribly exciting, either. Next week, though... Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party ventures into the Divination level in pursuit of the next wand fragment, and finds a lot of weird stuff. Weird monsters, weird experiments, weird everything . Getting this fragment is going to be dangerous work. Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

With their newly rescued wizard awake and ready to go, the heroes of World 83 venture down to the Divination level, chat with the zombies outside, and find a strange situation on the other side.  Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com !   Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Do you want a good, thorough summary of everything that happened in the first 40 episodes? Then you need a  bard to do the summarizing! That's right, Aster Fortuna, bard extraordinaire, is here to provide an exciting, dramatic, and tasteful summary! All the important events from Season 1, episodes 1 to 40, are here, from soup for cows to the Soul Jar! Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The heroes of World 83 meet Zartok the Tiefling Wizard and try to explain  everything that has happened in the story so far . Do they do a good job conveying to Zartok the enormity of their accomplishments, and the importance of their current task? No. No, they don't really do a good job explaining it all. Fortunately for you, we're also releasing a recap of Episodes 1 to 40, which made up the first season of TFTGGW, from Aster Fortuna himself! At least that part of the story will be summarized succinctly, right?  Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter , or send us an email ! Check out our website at tftggw.com ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Zartok and his new companions are searching an abandoned manor house for a way out of the city of Artalaravella, while bizarre creatures attack the city from the sky. They've just defeated a suit of animated armor guarding the house. Why is Kylantha so convinced there's a way out, and what could it be that would allow them to slip past this invading army? Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We have a new player, and a new player character! We're going to flash back to his past, so you can get an idea of who he is and how he came to be frozen in a stasis chamber in the underground wizard complex. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party is eager to wrap up their trip to Sigil and return to the Prime Material Plane, where they hope they can find all the pieces of that powerful magic wand. The next level down is Divination...unless something distracts them before they reach that floor. Be sure to look us up on Twitter at  https://twitter.com/TFTGGW , on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/talesfromtheglassguardedworld , and at our website,  https://www.tftggw.com/  . Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We're still in Sigil this week as the party attempts to find someone named Trunfeld who may have important information. With the assistance of Norm Od the Modron, the party navigates the city streets, gets some tattoos, and visits a morgue. Good times! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The adventurers have passed through a portal to an alien world seeking a fragment of a magical wand. This world is built on the inside of a giant torus, and teeming with strange creatures from across the multiverse.  That's right, listeners, we're in Sigil, the city at the center of the planes! Sigil was created for the 2nd Edition AD&D Planescape campaign setting, and was the setting for the classic CRPG "Planescape: Torment". It's weird and twisted and more than a little disconcerting.  If you haven't played Planescape: Torment, you really should! Beamdog has an "enhanced" edition available on Steam, GOG, Android, and iOS. You can also find the classic 2nd Edition Planescape books on dmsguild.com and drivethrurpg.com.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Our heroes continue their mission to destroy a gate to Avernus, the top level of Hell. They'll have to fight their way past some unsuspecting Demons, and even then they won't have what they're really looking for: a fragment of a powerful magic wand. They have to go through a portal for that, and they don't know where that portal leads!  Listen for a musical clue at the end, though... Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The remaining party members reunite to fulfill the promise Tara and Paxton made to Kremex the devil. Can they defeat the demons guarding the gate to Avernus and then destroy the gate? Will Paxton remember how to say "Kremex"? Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

There are more weird trolls to kill this week: Big trolls, little trolls, trolls under bridges, trolls with silly hair, and trolls that hurt your feelings. Next week we're back to the main story! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

What have Aethelflaed and Eppalima been up to? They've been helping the garden gnomes with their troll problem.  This probably isn't our most interesting adventure, but it gets the job done.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Aster, Gasten, Mama Sass, Ansna, and Gerlos have decided to take down Nondle the Nimble before he can use the dangerous Soul Sucker to take over Arrival. Now they're headed into a meeting with Nondle and a bunch of cowering nobles. Can they defeat Nondle and his gang of thugs?  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Let's follow Aster Fortuna as he pursues Nondle the Nimble back into World 83! Nondle has a dangerous magical weapon--the Soul Sucker Mark I--and he has something unpleasant planned. Can Aster stop him?  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Why are we having a discussion episode here? If you've listened to episode 59, you should already have an idea. You definitely  should n't listen to this if you haven't heard episode 59! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Aster, Tara, and Paxton have made a deal with a devil, and if they can get Paxton to understand it, they should be able to carry it out, right? Then they can get that portal key and go find the wand fragment. Hopefully there won't be any big surprises in store.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The adventurers from world 83 have begun to explore the Conjuration level, and have encountered a friendly devil named Yapka. Yapka offered to take them to his boss, Kremex, saying they might be able to help with a demon problem. Of course, the party knows nothing about demons or devils, so they happily agreed.  Having met Kremex, they might regret this.  Aster is still kind of freaked out.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

It's been a cakewalk so far, but now it starts to get weirder and more dangerous. We're starting to bring in some classic D&D lore, too.  Enjoy your favorite characters while you can, because some of them won't be around forever... Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The heroes nearly wrap up their exploration of the Abjuration level--and even though they've found two wand fragments, they still haven't actually recovered them yet. Things are going to start getting really weird after this! The next few episodes are doozies.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party rushes to deal with Tara's incapacitation so that they can return to exploring the Abjuration floor. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

After being thoroughly creeped out by a disembodied voice and an irritating maze, the party ventures out into the open sections of the Abjuration floor. It doesn't go well! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party continues to explore the Abjuration level of the wizard research complex, and Aster begins to freak out a little bit.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

In which the DM forgets an important monster immunity but clobbers the party anyway. They finally make their way down to the second level down: Abjuration. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party continues exploring the Administration floor, smashes through a puzzle when searching a bedroom, reads a dead man's journal, and reads through other peoples' mail. It's invasion of privacy all around! Hopefully no one will mind.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The heroes continue to explore the underground complex, and begin to piece together what happened on this floor.  The next few episodes don't have much combat, but there are quite a few clues dropped here and there, so pay attention! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party begins exploring the underground wizard complex, starting with Administration.  Also, Paxton lets the dogs out.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party prepares to take on its next adventure and tries to strike a bargain with an odd gnome.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party has finally ventured beyond the ruined fortress walls, and Season 2 starts to take shape: MEGADUNGEON! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

In which our heroes fight some mimics and decide to finish investigating the area above ground. The shape of this season will finally start becoming clear in the the next couple episodes.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party finally looks around outside, but decides (to their DM's secret consternation) that it's more interesting indoors. So they look around the Hall of Scholars some more, find a very old note, and investigate a secret room.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

The party gets an alarming update from Eppalima, and returns to the building containing their own world in search of the monster that has killed some of the refugees.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

As they explore the rounds around their glass world, the party encounters weirder and weirder stuff. Now they've run into a dead guy who's acting like he knows Paxton--but he's calling him Kwiyeh. Also, they still haven't taken that long rest in a safe place so that they can level up! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

In which the party further explores their immediate area, and opens a securely locked door to a potentially dangerous area...and leaves it open! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We're back with the first episode of Season 2! It jumps right in where we left off at the end of Season 1.  Be sure to visit tftggw.com and check out the artwork, or leave us a message! You can also email us at tftggw@gmail.com  or follow us on Twitter or on Facebook ! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We're back with new episodes starting this Saturday! We also have a new website for the podcast at tftggw.com , and you can find a lot of fantastic art from Ignacio Corva there. We'll also be releasing the artwork over the next few days on Twitter , Facebook , and Reddit .    Take a look at Ignacio Corva's Portfolio here , and consider hiring him for your next project. His work is incredible; I wish I were half as talented.  Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We should be back in one or two weeks, if all goes according to plan. Here's a song that will be in an early Season 2 episode. I can't really play guitar, but with modern editing tools, I can sort of make it sound like I can. The drums aren't great, either, because the style switches around quite a bit, and the drums aren't ideal for all the different styles. Still, it was an interesting experiment for me. See if you can figure out who the different sections and themes might be used for. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

This is another looping combat track. Before I figured out how to score an entire episode, I just wrote a track that I would loop over and over again for combat. It works fine, and it's less work than scoring the whole episode. It obviously gets repetitive, and the more interesting the song is, the more annoying that gets. Also, this is probably the second track I did with upgraded horn sounds. The strings are still crummy, but I like how the horns turned out. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Here's the second of this week's character themes. This one is used to introduce "The Adventures of Aethelflaed" side episodes. It's supposed to sound bright and cheerful, and maybe even innocent. That's definitely part of Aethelflaed's character. On the other hand, she is not reluctant to gut a person. I don't know if that makes her complex or just scary. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

This week we're releasing two short character themes. First is Aster Fortuna's dramatic, heroic theme, usually played when he introduces himself. The strings used in this are the low-quality strings that come with the Cakewalk Sound Center. They sound good enough that I never bothered upgrading them to the higher quality versions I now have available. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

This is a looping song that was played whenever the players were discussing the Truths of Foresight. I originally intended it to just be something to play during any thoughtful, pensive conversation, but it kept being used for this one thing, so it became Foresight's Theme. Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

Welcome to the official website of the Tales from the Glass-Guarded World Podcast! We'll be updating this with episodes, player character and non-player character bios, art, music, and whatever else occurs to us. Have a look around, send us a message, listen to some audio, and enjoy yourself!

We're on break for a while to rest, write, and record. We'll be back in a few months with Season 2. Enjoy this Season One post-mortem, and be on the lookout for occasional bits of music, or maybe even a one-shot! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!

We're finally here at the end of Season One! Will our heroes smash the Soul Jar? If they do, what happens next? What does it all mean? We'll have a Season One "post-mortem" episode next week, and then we'll be on hiatus for a while. Thanks for listening! Be sure to check in with us on Twitter and Facebook, or send us an email at tftggw@gmail.com! Check out this episode of Tales from the Glass-Guarded World!