The Billowing Hilltop - A D&D Podcast

A Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Ancient Brits play D&D 5e as they lurch headlong through the classic Paizo Age of Worms Adventure Path! Join us at our DnD table for a mix of adventure, laughs and hapless incompetence. But mostly hapless incompetence.<br /> <br /> Find us on...<br /> Twitter: @billowinghillto<br /> Facebook: facebook.com/billowinghilltop/<br /> Email: hello@billowinghilltop.com

Episode 270 – Step Into The Shadows

While most of the Slayers face Lashonna and her vampire followers in battle, some old acquaintances await Uncle Buggie outside his stone sanctuary.

11-06
41:23

Episode 269 – Playing For Time

The Slayers must keep the dreaded Lashonna and her Vampires at bay for 30 seconds to ensure the Unlife Vortex cannot be repaired. That’s five rounds. Should only take three or four weeks to play through.

10-30
41:53

Episode 268 – Let’s Get The Band Back Together

At last, the Unlife Vortex has been disrupted, and Burple and Sessions can concentrate on recovering their lost comrades. Unless, of course, the architect of the apparatus has other plans…

10-23
46:31

Episode 267 – Ghost in the Machine

And then there were two… Can Sessions and Burple disrupt the Unlife Vortex machine? Or will they just make things worse?

10-16
38:21

Episode 266 – The Longest Time

The Slayers are in trouble. They get in more trouble. They try to work out how to get out of trouble. They end up in even more trouble.

10-09
41:04

Episode 265 – What Does It Do and How Does it Work

The plan is simple: Hold off the forces of Kyuss for long enough to disable the Unlife Vortex Machine. The reality is very different.

10-02
50:51

Episode 264 – Welcome to the Machine

A giant Ghost Avolakia guards the machine room. Hinge-headed Kyuss Liches flank the party to the west. Can our heroes make the breakthrough? Well, you won’t find out in the next 40 minutes.

09-25
39:59

Episode 263 – The Sounds of Silence

The Slayers need to find the source of the Unlife Vortex, but a gaggle of nasty Kyuss greeblies have other plans!

09-18
39:20

Episode 262 – Halfway Down the Stairs

Our heroes have completed their dreamlike journey through the Timberdark. Now they must explore the depths beneath the Boneyard in search of the Unlife Vortex!

09-11
43:17

Episode 261 – Boneyard Blues

The green devil’s head has been found. Can our heroes work out a way to extract the Sphere of Annihilation safely? Or have they all dump-statted intelligence to the point that it is an impossibility?

09-04
40:53

Episode 260 – Back to the Old Skool

Have the Slayers been transported to a piece of D&D history? And if they have, can they remember anything about it?

08-28
51:20

Episode 259 – One of These Days I’m Gonna Sit Down and Talk to Paul

The situation is finely balanced in the Katzenjammer planetoid. Can Scaly, Sessions and Parker hold off the Piranha Demons long enough for Uncle Buggie to complete his ethereal mission? CONTENT WARNING: Episode contains an interminable discussion of Scaly’s slots that some readers may find distressing.

08-21
54:26

Episode 258 – Don’t Burst My Bubble

Burple has been eaten by a Piranha Demon. Can the remaining Slayers find the Hearth Spirit and deliver their explosive payload?

08-14
49:26

Episode 257 – Bigmouth Strikes Again

It’s time to kick some asteroid as our cosmic crew attempt to deliver their deadly payload!

08-07
48:48

Episode 256 – Never Meteor Heroes

The Anvil of Thump come to the Slayer’s rescue, and take them to meet an old friend.

07-31
48:30

Episode 255 – The Straffe Hendrik Song

The Slayers have teleported  back to Truespire Island only to find a scene of devastation. Can they survive the onslaught of their friends-turned-enemies?

07-24
51:07

Episode 254 – Ding Dong! The Lich Is Dead

We begin Book 12 of the Age of Worms! With Dragotha vanquished, our avaricious heroes turn their attention to his treasure hoard.

07-17
52:13

Episode 253 – Stayin’ Alive?

Dragotha engulfs the Slayers in toxic gas, and turns the necromantic nature of his lair against them. Is this the final showdown?

07-10
44:52

Episode 252 – Mathematics

We discuss high-level encounter balance briefly, before returning to the showdown with Dragotha and his minions!

07-03
42:03

Episode 251 – Worm Food

The Diamond-Eyed Dwarf of Doom tries to frazzle the brains of our gallant gang. How will we tell the difference?

06-26
40:58

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