The Familiars
37 episodes
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Creator: Annelise Lawson
Full cast Fantasy Longform Audio RPG
Synopsis:
In the darkest days of 2020, two friends were visited by an idea: get a bunch of unemployed actors together and play DnD. And so The Familiars were born.
The Familiars is for DnD pros and newbs alike. Join us for a weekly live-stream on YouTube and Twitch of this one-of-a-kind, fully improvised, utterly spectacular long-form adventure.
Format: Audio RPG
RPG system: Dungeons & Dragons
Continuity: Longform
Writing: Improvised
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Fantasy
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Episodes:
Episode 1: “REAL HALFLING SH*T”
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:18:55 +0000
The Fam debriefs in Miros’ tavern over a pint of local brew. While Rooster looks for love, Cap finally gets answers - and an unlooked-for gift from Lydia. Questioning her faith, Worthy shows a lighter side. But when the ale and conversation flow too freely, Thibodeaux must step in yet again to guard his friend. Oren isn’t the only one who can turn on the charm. Special Guest Zach Appelman.
Episode 2: "RUN TELL YUR BIG FAT OGRE MAMA"
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:43:51 +0000
Live scoring by Josh Legg aka Goldroom. The Familiars face their most formidable foes yet as Goldenfields is invaded by ferocious enemies looking to prey upon the weakest in the town. The Fam will need every ounce of their level 5 abilities, and, in the end, even that may not be enough to save a member of their party. Special Guest Zach Appelman.
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 20:27:19 +0000
Live scoring by Goldroom. A well-timed fireball from Captain Chowder saves the party some dirty work and blazes a path forward. With one mission complete, and the children of Goldenfields delivered to safety, the Familiars regroup to call for the town guard. Standing between the party and fresh reinforcements, however, are two very large and very dangerous foes. Special Guest Zach Appelman.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:27:24 +0000
As a wounded Oren struggles to free himself from the ruins of the Abbey bell tower, the Familiars enact a desperate rescue. The City Guard and their help is a scant mile away. But when Rooster and Thibodeaux venture into the rubble, an unexpected move on the enemy splits the party...and one mile might as well be thousands.
Episode 5: “SAVE ME BUDDY...SAVE ME….”
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 22:27:55 +0000
As Rooster and Oren hover between life and death, Thibodeaux makes a desperate bid to save the Dragonborn using the last of his strength. While Worthy struggles to reach her fallen companions, Cap, Liferlas, and Maxine come to the rescue….but will they be in time?
Episode 6: “SHUT YOUR HEART TO MORTAL WANTS"
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:42:25 +0000
After the dust clears from the Hill Giant battle, the Familiars get information about the possible motives of the Hill Giants from Naxene, who herself is struggling through the grief of her recent fallen comrades. The community of Goldenfields comes together to mourn, Worthy taking the lead with an emotional prayer to Kelemvor. Thibodeaux is asked to take the lead on strategy.
Episode 7: "A WHOLE HERD OF SHEEP?!?"
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:53:27 +0000
The Familiars debate the best possible way to end Goldenfield's Hill Giant problem. Thibodeaux wrestles with his new found leadership. Worthy deals with Shalvus Martholio the hard way.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:21:34 +0000
The Familiars face off against the host of Hill Giants outside Goldenfields in our next installment of our play through of Storm Kings Thunder. Will they and the inhabitants of Goldenfields survive? Live scoring by Goldroom.
Episode 9: "WHICH WAY TO GRUDD HAUG"
Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:31:00 +0000
The Familiars decide to finish what they started, traveling north to the Hill Giant den of Grudd Haug. As they leave Goldenfields, a fresh contingent of Lord's Alliance workers arrive to repair the city...accompanied by The Awakened Cult of Lathander. Keeping a low profile and lead by Jestán, they track the Giants along the Dessarin River. But when their path brings them close to the Bargewright Inn, they find their notoriety in more widespread than they thought.
Episode 10: "ETTINS BEFORE BED"
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:36:37 +0000
The Familiars are exhausted, hungry and on the run. All they need is a place to sleep on the road to fight Guh in Grudd Haug. Jestan leads them to place he knows out of view from the main road, but it's currently occupied.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:33:49 +0000
As the party wakes, they discover the night's rest has done nothing to ease the misgivings of the day before. And when Rooster plays diplomat, Jestán's brusqueness sets the Dragonborn off in a way the party has never seen before. With mood to match the stormy skies, the party head for shelter in an old Wizard Tower, when Worthy hears a cry on the wind....
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:23:07 +0000
The Familiars shelter from the rain inside the tower with their new friend Moog. With tensions as dark as the skies outside, Cap seeks out a brooding Rooster and learns more of the Dragonborn’s haunted past. But when the party follows Moog upstairs, they find the Tower offers more than a dry place to wait out the storm….
BONUS EPISODE: The Familiarilion 1
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 01:29:59 +0000
THE PROLOGUE. A special retelling of the adventure before the adventure, told by the characters themselves.
Episode 13: “THE BLUE BEAR CLAN”
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:00:10 +0000
Accompanied by a mollified Moog, the party decides to forgo meeting with the Giant wives in favor of a scouting trip to Grudd Haug. Plagued by rain, they make their way North along the Dessarin River Valley. Jestán takes measures to disguise the party, but a ghost from Rooster’s past is stalking them….
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:53:05 +0000
The party draws ever closer to Grudd Haug, but must rest, drenched and irate from ceaseless rain. As Cap keeps watch, he gains new insight into the dynamics of Guh’s hoard. Jestán disguises the group for safe passage, but sees something that unsettles him in a way The Familiars have never seen before.
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:30:39 +0000
A stand-alone adventure set two years before The Familiars came together. A group of novitates, seeking initiation into their church’s most holy sect, is sent in search of the murderer of their beloved high priest. They’re told that an infernal cult has taken hold of a small town, and so venture to a sleepy hamlet just outside of Daggerford, home to a toy shop of some renown….
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 23:54:44 +0000
The party arrive at the Hill Giant stronghold of Grudd Haug, and find a fortification more advanced than they possibly could have imagined. As they discuss a way in, Moog recognizes a loved one and takes action - leaving them without their biggest ally. The group is mid-strategy, when a shocking sound reveals their poisoning plot may have been successful - but what will the consequences be?
Episode 17: “GRUDD HAUG PART DEUX”
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:03:39 +0000
Emboldened by their narrow miss with the Wyvern, The Familiars enter the caves underneath Grudd Haug - hoping to catch a still-poisoned Guh by surprise. Thanks to Jestán’s stealthy leadership, the party manages to sneak past two sleeping hill giants. But when they get a little too loud in a fight with an Ettin, news of their presence quickly spreads through the stronghold….
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:20:32 +0000
The group is mid-battle with the forces of Guh. While Worthy, Cap, Thibodeaux and Naxene face off against the remaining Bugbears, Rooster chases a straggler into another cavern to find the caves are more crowded than they thought. And when Rooster tries to divert the attention of their new enemies, it could spell the end of the dragonborn.
BONUS EPISODE: The Familiarilion 2
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 22:42:52 +0000
Worthy gives a recap of the events since the party arrived at Goldenfields.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:04:45 +0000
After forcing a Bugbear prisoner to say they escaped through the sleeping caves, the party and a nearly dead Rooster snatch a moment to tend to their wounds and strategize. But with the party’s reserves of energy dwindling, and innocent prisoners needing protection, they are forced to make a quick choice - and face dire consequences.
Episode 20: “SHE’S A LOOSE CANNON”
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000
The gang beats a hasty retreat from Grudd Haug, finally listening to Rooster and agreeing to swim. As they rest and reconcile themselves to their defeat and the loss of Naxene, Rooster tries to mend fences within the party. But when Worthy resists, Thibodeaux makes a bold decision that brings the Bard into conflict with Cap and Jestán.
Sat, 30 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000
After a night and morning of revelations, the group finally mobilizes for a second assault on Grudd Haug. With Rooster and Worthy masquerading as prisoners, a disguised Cap must talk his way past the Orcs of the Ice Sheild. Meanwhile, and invisible Jestán and Thibodeaux try to lay a trap that will turn the heat up on Guh….
Episode 22: “WE NEED THEM ALIVE…AND WRIGGLING”
Sun, 01 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
The Familiars finally face off against their grotesque foe, Guh. Disguised and invisible, the party tries to isolate the tyrant and expose her to a sneak attack. A silver-tongued Cap succeeds in drawing some of her guard away. But when it’s time for Rooster and Worthy to convince the giantess that she should grant them a private audience, Guh smells a rat….
Episode 23: “THE PIG QUEEN IS DEAD”
Wed, 04 May 2022 03:46:14 +0000
Guh is gone, but Grudd Haug isn’t empty. While Worthy and Cap search for treasure, Rooster starts a bold rescue mission. But when Thibodeaux and Jestán search for a way to join the Dragonborn, they stumble into the keep’s kitchens, and find more than just the remnants of the gluttonous Lord’s last gorging….
Tue, 10 May 2022 12:51:23 +0000
The Familiars finally take an easy breath as they prepare to leave Grudd Haug. After Jestán offers to take them to Amphail to resume the search for Cap’s family, Rooster asks the Ranger to join the team permanently. The gang handily deals with some Orcish stragglers in a move they hope will get the Zhentatim off their backs. But the Snail has other plans….
Tue, 17 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
Grayson’s farm has been set ablaze and the Familiars are crouched behind cover trying to decide what to do about the 3 Zhentarim riders watching it burn. Thibodeaux offers another performance of a lifetime, but it's not enough to get these trained killers to put their weapons down…
Episode 26: “REVENGE FOR THE FALLEN”
Tue, 24 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000
The Familiars search Grayson’s farm for any survivors. While Cap and Rooster think quickly and cover their tracks from the view of aerial scouts, Thibodeaux, Worthy, and Jestán follow clues and stumble upon tragedy and hope in a short span. It’s then time to decide to what to do with their Zhentarim prisoner.
Tue, 31 May 2022 16:51:13 +0000
Refreshed, the party sets out in search of the lost children. As they head east, following Bertram and Pippa’s small tracks, they encounter a contingent from the Lord’s Alliance spreading news of Guh’s defeat. Unrecognized at first, they listen as the Whitecoats wax enthusiastic about the legendary Ser Thibodeaux. But their amusement sours when the officers make sure they’re compliant with Faerun’s newest regulations….
Episode 28: “THE GRANDFATHER TREE”
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:23:44 +0000
ONE SHOT Special Guest Max Moore joins a quest to find The Ring of Winter. In this prequel One Shot, Krowen Valharrow needs a group he can trust to find this powerful magical item. But will the spirits of the High Forest allow them entry...
Episode 29: “THE GREEN HAG COVEN”
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:51:30 +0000
The Familiars do battle with not one, not two, but three Green Hags in the midst of the Dessarin Valley, all to save two children running from tragedy.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:48:51 +0000
The Familiars are interrogated by the Hags and pressed for truth about some of their more well guarded Secrets.
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000
The Familiars put aside their recent admissions as they try to fend off the remaining Hag Coven before they steal their bag of holding!
Episode 32: “UNDERGROUND HIGHWAY”
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:26:05 +0000
The Familiars choose the underground route to Amphail in order to avoid their Hobgoblin pursuers. It will probably be fine, nothing bad has ever happened underground… right?
Episode 33: “I SMELL THE WEAVE….”
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:35:54 +0000
Thibodeaux pitches Leomund’s Tiny Hut, and the Familiars prepare to bed down in the underground passageway with their young orphaned charges - Bertram and the magical Pippa. But something is stirring in the darkness around the party; something ancient, calculating, and ruthlessly clever. And it wants to make a deal….
Episode 34: “THE SOUND OF SILENCE”
Tue, 02 Aug 2022 22:43:42 +0000
Thibodeaux learns the Orb of Dragonkind has pros and cons, the party decides to try and treat with the Black Dragon Snagtooth, but first they have the small problem of a Fomorian to deal with.
Episode 35: “I THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER ASK”
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 23:10:18 +0000
The party fights tooth and nail against their unexpected foes, with Thibodeaux still muzzled by the orb of dragonkind. But just as they start to gain the upper hand, Rooster falls victim to an enemy curse. The party must choose: do they pause to heal the Dragonborn, or do the my venture deeper into the caverns towards Snagtooth and a possible deal?