Bad Heroes

Before learning about the third and final curse, our heroes attend a royal audience full of deadly surprises. Tonreir fumes, Gydeon lies, Ira gets a timeout and Rihva puts it all on the line. -- Notes: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details. Check out ⁠⁠shop.badheroescast.com⁠⁠ for art prints and this season's new merch! We're raising money to commission a special set of illustrations depicting iconic scenes from The Scattered Pawns. Donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you want to help! Subscribe to our new free Patreon tier at ⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠ to get news and updates about the show. -- Music: "Fog" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Darkest Child" and "Past the Edge" - Kevin MacLeod "Dimensional Rift," "Growing Whispers," "The Moment Before" and "Insidious" by Monument Studios "Cold War Echo" and "Downfall" - Kai Engel "Cliffs of Desa" - Koulnis "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by craigsmith, fission9, Voices_of_Marz, bsperan, KevinT1001, josecruz98, joaomjaraujo and PimFeijen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, with additional sounds by Monument Studios. -- This episode features a promo from ⁠⁠Cosmopunk⁠. Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠roll20.net⁠⁠⁠⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today.

Back together at last, Gydeon, Tonreir, Ira and Rihva head to the royal armory and find mischief afoot — and for once, it's not their fault! -- Notes: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details. Check out ⁠shop.badheroescast.com⁠ for art prints and this season's new merch! We're raising money to commission a special set of illustrations depicting iconic scenes from The Scattered Pawns. Donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you want to help! Subscribe to our new free Patreon tier at patreon.com/badheroes to get news and updates about the show. -- Music: "Harbor" - Kai Engel "Thinking Music" and "Marty Gots a Plan" - Kevin MacLeod "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by scarbelly25 on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- This episode features a promo from ⁠A Couple of Characters. -- Sponsors and partners: Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠⁠⁠roll20.net⁠⁠⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today. Use code BADHEROES at ⁠⁠⁠⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠gamesbybee.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Information in Vyer burns, bubbles, and lives on in undeath. The real question is, what will our heroes do with it? -- Notes: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠⁠ for more details. We have launched prints in our merch shop! Find them at shop.badheroescast.com. We're raising money to commission a special set of illustrations depicting iconic scenes from The Scattered Pawns. Donate at ⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠ or join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you want to help! -- Music: "Plague", "Cold War Echo", "Harbor", "Mercy" and "Downfall" - Kai Engel "Investigations", "Umbrella Pants" and "Night of Chaos" - Kevin MacLeod "Dimensional Rift", "Grassland B", "Forsaken Sanctum", "The Moment Before" and "Friendly Celeste" by Monument Studios "Fog" by Sergey Cheremisinov "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by Enri2991co, Osiruswaltz, tothrec2, GaryQ, Sirderf and MATRIXXX_ on ⁠⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ -- Sponsors and partners: Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠⁠roll20.net⁠⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today. Use code BADHEROES at ⁠⁠⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠⁠⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! Visit ⁠⁠⁠gamesbybee.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Beneath Vyer's capital, Tonreir and Ira strike dubious deals to further their causes. -- Notes: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠⁠ for more details. We have launched prints in our merch shop! Find them at shop.badheroescast.com. We're raising money to commission a special set of illustrations depicting iconic scenes from The Scattered Pawns. Donate at ⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠ or join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you want to help! -- Music: "Dark Walk," "On the Shore", "Temple of the Manes" and "Tango de Manzana" - Kevin MacLeod "Labyrinth" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch "Smoldering", "Cold War Echo", "Tumult", "Mercy" and "The Devil You Know" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane -- This episode features a promo from Beyond the Furthest Stars. -- Sponsors and partners: Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠⁠roll20.net⁠⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today. Use code BADHEROES at ⁠⁠⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠⁠⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! Visit ⁠⁠⁠gamesbybee.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

As our heroes begin to reconvene in the capital, Tonreir faces his wolf and Ira takes Rihva on a much-needed night on the town. -- Notes: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details. We have launched prints in our merch shop! Find them at ⁠shop.badheroescast.com⁠. We're raising money to commission a special set of illustrations depicting iconic scenes from The Scattered Pawns. Donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ if you want to help! -- Music: "Smoldering," "Seeker," "Oecumene Sleeps" and "Plague" - Kai Engel "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch "Umbrella Pants," "Wizardtorium," "Ossuary 1," "Dark Walk," "Netherworld Shanty," "Teddy Bear Waltz" and "Heartbreaking" - Kevin MacLeod "Now You Are Here," "Fog" and "When You Leave" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by felix.blume, Cinetony, zazz.sound.design, Tomlija, TRP, sagetyrtle, bsperan, RaspberryTickle, Braxen, nickrandomsounds, not_yr, brunoboselli, ditnoka, oldedgar, kyles and Ev-Dawg on ⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ -- This episode features a promo from Friend & Foe Adventure Co. -- Sponsors and partners: Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠⁠roll20.net⁠⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today. Use code BADHEROES at ⁠⁠⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠⁠⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! Visit ⁠⁠⁠gamesbybee.etsy.com⁠⁠⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Tonreir and Gydeon test their skills, and on a secluded mountaintop, Gydeon's draconic origins make themselves known. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠⁠ for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at ⁠⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠⁠. -- Music: "Great Expectations," "Snowmen," "Meekness," "November," "modum" and "Global Warming" - Kai Engel "Long Note Three" - Kevin MacLeod "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by lwdickens, univ_lyon3, CCCanary, Euphrosyyn, Nakhas, Vital_Sounds, oldmansmusic, kooust, JonasTisell, bajko, DeVern and waveplaySFX on ⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠ -- This episode features a promo from In Two The Dungeon. -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit ⁠roll20.net⁠ to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at ⁠⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit ⁠⁠gamesbybee.com⁠⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Gydeon and Tonreir reunite in Silverscale and begin to set the board. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit ⁠badheroescast.com/contentwarnings⁠ for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/badheroes⁠ and ⁠ko-fi.com/badheroes⁠. -- Music: "Harbor," "Global Warming," "Downfall," "Great Expectations" and "Mercy" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by lwdickens, craigsmith, Reitanna, Sheyvan, BlackAtomProductions, tim.kahn, faxfaxfax, Denis Chapon, sterferny, e0fd96, Qat on ⁠freesound.org⁠ -- This episode features a promo from ⁠Deck of Many Aces⁠. -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at ⁠grindingcoffee.co⁠ for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit ⁠gamesbybee.com⁠ for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Following the Pendant of the Seeker, Ira embarks on a wild adventure in search of what he's lost. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "Brand New World" - Kai Engel "Manly Nunn Steps Out" - Doctor Turtle "Terminal", "Thinking Music", "Sneaky Adventure", "Deep Haze", "The Pyre", "Oppressive Gloom", "Long Note One", "Long Note Three", "Hush", "Movement Proposition", "Nightdreams", "Evening Fall (Harp)" and "Evening Fall (Piano)" - Kevin MacLeod "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by PuzzleAudio, DanGasior, greysound, Liancu, DeVern, BenjaminNelan, Duophonic, Noted451, itsmrjack, Daphne_in_Wonderland, rucisko, Danjocross, harveyism, kasjura, maryannem, briankenny, FunWithSound, reci77, FlyingMarmot, D.jones, craigsmith, GojiS.O.S., AdminMP, cliftonmcarlson, Escapop, colorsCrimsonTears, IENBA, andersmmg, Merrick079, NachtmahrTV, aerror, brennanium135, roman_cgr, Podcapocalipsis on freesound.org -- This episode features a promo from The Lucky Die. -- Sponsors and partners: - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Time's up. Rihva is forced to face the monsters of her past, both figuratively and literally. -- For a written recap of this episode, click here. Note: This episode contains major content warnings, including abuse, manipulation, suffocation, extreme fear and panic. For a complete list, visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "Inexorable", "Nervous Piano", "Shadowlands 1 - Horizon", "Shadowlands 2 - Codex", "Unseen Horrors", "Right Behind You" and "The Escalation" - Kevin MacLeod "Cold War Echo" and "Plague" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by MaxDemianAGL, bouncyblueball, ultraaxvii, shelbyshark and JPolito on freesound.org -- This episode features a promo from Ballad of the Seven Dice: Escaping Carcosa. -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

Tonreir's heart leads him home, to a changed forest holding memories, magic, and unexpected messages. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "September", "Cobweb Morning", "Laburnum", "Smouldering" and "Great Expectations" - Kai Engel "Folk Round", "Long Road Ahead", "Magic Forest", "Night Vigil" and "Rites" - Kevin MacLeod "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effect by duckduckpony on freesound.org -- This episode features a promo from The Monster's Playbook, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast. -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories! Use code BADHEROES for 10% off.

High in the mountains of her ancestral home, Gydeon has a tense family reunion and plays a game of strategy. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "November", "Harbor", "Great Expectations", "Global Warming", "Downfall" and "modum" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by craigsmith and chris5s on freesound.org -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

After our heroes go their separate ways, Rihva's debt leads to some risky business. Meanwhile, Ira rekindles a connection and tells an important tale. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "The Wilderness I Want" - Jim Rooster "Night of Chaos" - Kevin MacLeod "A Robust Crew" - Darren Curtis "Plague" and "Brand New World" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

Hidden under the city, our heroes grapple with new information and a course of action that could impact the fate of Vyer, their homes and the world. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "Temple of the Manes," "Darkest Child" and "Unholy Knight" - Kevin MacLeod "Homeroad" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

In her castle of obsidian and steel, Queen Sephira grants our heroes the answer to one question. For a glimpse into the secrets of Vyer... they'd better choose wisely. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. -- Music: "Labyrinth" and "Fog" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch "Darkest Child" - Kevin MacLeod "Homeroad" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

In the aftermath of the Wild Hunt, our heroes say goodbye to Sosalia and Sanguine Silvis, and turn their eyes back to Vyer's capital. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "Midnight Tale" and "Darkest Child" - Kevin MacLeod "Labyrinth," "Now You Are Here" and "Fog" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Smoldering," "Seeker" and "Mercy" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.etsy.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

A daring disguise, a dangerous encounter, and a deadly choice. What could go wrong? Everything. The answer is everything. -- Note: This episode contains major content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "Stay the Course," "Dark Walk and "The Descent" - Kevin MacLeod "Labyrinth," "Immersive" and "Black Swan" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Run" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by flathill, kinoton, TRP, carthny, aarontheonly and ubecareful on freesound.org -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.etsy.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

Running out of options, our heroes' adversary springs a last-ditch ploy for victory. Do they fall for it? -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "On the Shore" and "Prelude and Action" - Kevin MacLeod "Run" and "Chance" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by adamgryu, bertsz, csengeri, carthny, Kinoton, plamdi1, timbreknight, TRP and qubodup on freesound.org -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee! - Visit gamesbybee.etsy.com for awesome dice bags, dice trays, patches and accessories!

With the situation at camp escalating, Ira and Rihva work together, Tonreir weighs his loyalties, and Gydeon tries to be a voice of reason. -- Note: This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "Immersive" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch "Run", "Smoldering" and "Chance" - Kai Engel "The Turn" - Koulnis "Immersed" - Kevin MacLeod "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by alexdarek, csengeri, Cinetony, keweldog and dobroide on freesound.org -- Sponsors and partners: - Bad Heroes is sponsored by Roll20! Visit roll20.net to create your free virtual tabletop today. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee!

A malicious voice returns to make a difficult fight worse. Rihva and Ira hatch a plan, Gydeon looks for trouble, and Tonreir leans into his instincts. Notes: - This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee, a Black and LGBTQ+ owned coffee company that donates a portion of all proceeds to charity! - Our merch shop is open! Visit shop.badheroescast.com for Bad Heroes apparel, stickers, pins and more. -- Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "Run" - Kai Engel "Trees in the Wind" - Daniel Birch "The Turn" - Koulnis "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane

Face-to-face with a werewolf pack under a full moon, Ira delivers a game-changing performance, Gydeon stands her ground, Rihva gets lucky, and Tonreir is full of surprises. Notes: - This episode contains content warnings. Visit badheroescast.com/contentwarnings for more details. - Use code BADHEROES at grindingcoffee.co for 10% off your delivery order from Grinding Coffee, a Black and LGBTQ+ owned coffee company that donates a portion of all proceeds to charity! - Our merch shop is open! Visit shop.badheroescast.com for Bad Heroes apparel, stickers, pins and more. -- Bad Heroes is made possible by listener donations — you can support us at patreon.com/badheroes and ko-fi.com/badheroes. --  Music: "Immersive" and "Black Swan" - Sergey Cheremisinov "Run" and "Chance" - Kai Engel "Solve the Damn Mystery" - Jesse Spillane Sound effects by flathill and TheMinkman on freesound.org