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Warding Bond



Synopsis:

An actual play TTRPG podcast centering on the bond of friends and the stories we can tell together. Led by GM Ani the cast discovers new worlds, meets an arrange of unique characters, and finds fun and whimsy everywhere they go. Episodes released every other week. Follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.


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Episodes:

Greenbridge 23: Visions of Hunters Past

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:20:27 GMT

Vernal's ritual is blasting our Trowel Troupe into the past, not without some familiar faces and diner shenanigans!

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WardingBond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@blossominggrove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@msmegalodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Keegan (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Laura (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wildsorcerer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Jules (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jakethebrick_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 22.5: You Absolutely Cannot Name Him That

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 23:11:14 GMT

Tune in to hear the cast of Warding Bond create the OG Greenbridge monster hunters. Well, create is a loose term here...

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@WardingBond⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@blossominggrove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@msmegalodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Keegan (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Laura (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wildsorcerer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Jules (⁠⁠⁠⁠@jakethebrick_⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 22: Troupe Troubles

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:30:00 GMT

Trusting Ash with Anwen's escape, Winter and Silas question Gladys once and for all. If stopping the Blood Moon Ritual wasn't enough, it looks like our Trowel Troupe has issues with their newest member...

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@WardingBond⁠⁠⁠ to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠⁠⁠⁠@blossominggrove⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠⁠⁠⁠@msmegalodon⁠⁠⁠⁠), Keegan (⁠⁠⁠⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠⁠⁠⁠), Laura (⁠⁠⁠⁠@wildsorcerer⁠⁠⁠⁠), and Jules (⁠⁠⁠@jakethebrick_⁠⁠⁠)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 21: Losing Friends (and Blood)

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:00:00 GMT

Content Warnings: Bleeding from the nose and eyes, coughing up blood, effects of solitary confinement

Battered and bruised, Silas and Winter continue to trek deeper into the woods as per Ash’s advice, not without the consequences of their actions creeping up on them. The going gets tough, and whoever Imogen’s working for gets tougher...


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter ⁠⁠@WardingBond⁠⁠ to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠⁠⁠@blossominggrove⁠⁠⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠⁠⁠@msmegalodon⁠⁠⁠), Keegan (⁠⁠⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠⁠⁠), Laura (⁠⁠⁠@wildsorcerer⁠⁠⁠), and Jules (⁠⁠@jakethebrick_⁠⁠)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 20: Up to Bat

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 01:16:56 GMT

Content Warnings: Animal attacks, psychic manipulation, and animal death

In this episode we find the Trowel Troupe reeling from the loss of Maple and desperate to find Anwen. Charging forward on their mission to find their friend we see tensions rise and desperate decisions made. Will the Trowel Troupe make it deep enough in the forest to find Anwen or will the dark consume them whole?

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter ⁠@WardingBond⁠ to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠⁠@blossominggrove⁠⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠⁠@msmegalodon⁠⁠), Keegan (⁠⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠⁠), Laura (⁠⁠@wildsorcerer⁠⁠), and Jules (⁠@jakethebrick_⁠)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 19: Shadows of Doubt

Tue, 28 May 2024 16:15:00 GMT

CW: descriptions of blood, descriptions of dead bodies, forced exsanguination, memory loss, and kidnapping

Still reeling from the loss of Anwen and all of the memories associated with her the Trowel Troupe tries to regroup and refocus. Winter steps up, Maple steps down, Silas and Rodney reminisce, and Anwen makes new friends? Well, no one said solving mysteries would be easy.

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (⁠@blossominggrove⁠)

Featuring: Emma (⁠@msmegalodon⁠), Keegan (⁠@steadfastpetrel⁠), Laura (⁠@wildsorcerer⁠), and Jules (@jakethebrick_)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 18: Memory Loss

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:47:52 GMT

Split up in the chapel, the Trowel Troupe encounter a challenge in the form of a door in the basement. Silas gives up a bad habit, Maple gets loopy, and Winter seems to be the only one to notice that Anwen is nowhere to be found. What is causing this mysterious amnesia and where did everyone's favorite catgirl go?


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

Music by UNIVERSFIELD

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Greenbridge 17: The Faults of a Heartbeat

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:31:00 GMT

With the disappearance of Donnie wrapped up too neatly for their liking, The Trowel Troupe continues to research the disappearance of staff members at Camp Greenbridge. Silas follows a vision, Winter connects with her message boards on ritual magic, Maple consults Vernal for more information on her deceased counterpart, and Anwen tries to hunt the hunter. Will they succeed or will they just land themselves in the crosshairs of an unknown enemy? Tune in to find out more.


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 16: Someone Worth Remembering

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 01:56:27 GMT

With Maple back on the mend, it seems that the Trowel Troupe can rest easy for the time being...Until she meets someone she hasn't spoken to in a while. Suspicions are stirred and dots are connected, but will our counselors get the upper hand as the blood moon creeps closer?


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

Music by (morse)

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Greenbridge 15: Hard Knocks and Hard Talks

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:19:50 GMT

Our counselors recuperate after their encounter with the siren and uncover some unsettling information...Not without discussing therapy, throuples, and thinking about the future, of course.

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 14: Eden and Endings

Wed, 10 May 2023 02:25:49 GMT

The troupe faces off against the Siren, and Rodney and Silas have an illuminating conversation about LOONA...

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Music by Prof Riddiman on YouTube.


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Greenbridge 13: Rodney on the Rocks

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:37:51 GMT

Secrets unfurl as Rodney witnesses magic in action. The Trowel Troupe debates secrecy, fallouts, and the future as they collect the last items they need for their offering for the water spirit…


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet

us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)


Music by Prof Riddiman on YouTube and ROZKOL on Free Music Archive.


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Friendly Fire 2: MLMs for Men

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 21:42:58 GMT

We're back with another Friendly Fire! This week on our talkback show we discuss the first half of the arc- breaking down important moments, talking about character motivations and prospective arcs, and silly banter between the cast. Oh, and there might be a hint or two about season 2 of Warding Bond, but who's to say really?


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.


Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 12: Hearing Things

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:02:04 GMT

CW: Description of blood and implied ear injury


A morning on the lakeside goes awry when the Trowel Troupe discovers the staff members have gone missing...


Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 11: Meeting Friends, Old and New

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:55:32 GMT

CW: Brief description of a throat injury

The trowel troupe return to their duties in the midst of the mystery and learn more about the creature (and themselves) than they’d like. 

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

Music by Podington Bear

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Greenbridge 10: Ebbs, Flows, and Other Current Events

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:26:55 GMT

Our next mystery begins as the Trowel Troupe scout for some lakeside clues. It seems there’s something lurking under the surface, but Gladys and Chip have a hard time believing anything the troupe have to say…

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter  @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet  us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 9: A Campfire Tale Comes True

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 18:05:24 GMT

CONTENT WARNING: Brief description of child death/drowning in a story at 3:05-3:30 and brief description of a drowned corpse at 41:10-41:17

When all seems calm after the troupe’s latest hunt, a horrifying discovery resurfaces at the lake. Is this simply a fluke? What exactly is lurking in the lake? Tune in to see if our counselors have what it takes to solve this latest mystery before someone else get hurt...

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

Music by Rebecca Foon on Free Music Archive

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Friendly Fire 1: I can do it better, I can do it faster (Homewrecking)

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:14:10 GMT

Gather around the bonfire for our very first Friendly Fire, our Warding Bond talkback show where we discuss character choices, goals, and reveal what's yet to come! Thanks for supporting our first season's very first arc, and we hope you'll stick around for our second one! Let's just say more than just petting zoo animals will be at stake for our monster hunters in the upcoming arc...

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 8: Winter's Shadow, Devoted Dishwashing

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 06:00:31 GMT

CONTENT WARNING: Description of blood loss and injury throughout and moss-related body horror from 26:25-27:10

With the monsters slain and the camp secure, our hunters find themselves with a bit of downtime to decompress and only one near death experience to boot! Devotion gets displayed, grudges get resolved, and dishes get washed in this TOTALLY uneventful week at Camp Greenbridge (why would we ever lie to you?)

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube

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Greenbridge 7: The Quarry and the Cornered

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:15:23 GMT

CONTENT WARNINGS: harm to doglike creatures throughout, a description of exsanguination and organ horror from 40:56-41:52, a description of bludgeoning to death from 1:10:08-1:11:30 and 1:34:00-1:34:12, and a description of moss-related body horror from 1:25:54-1:26:31. 

As the chupacabras descend on Winter, Bethany, and Imogen, it’s up to the rest of the trowel troupe in a race against time to save their fellow counselors and the camp. Little do they know, the real hunt is only beginning…  

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prof. Riddiman on YouTube 

Music by The Pangolins on Free Music Archive

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Greenbridge 6: Counselors and Conundrums

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:11:19 GMT

With plans to stake out Bethany and Imogen’s stakeout, Camp Greenbridge’s self-appointed monster hunters conduct their counselor duties with varying levels of success. Anwen deals with some mud boys, Maple handles a bow and arrow, Winter meets a dreaded boat shoe of a child, and Silas is totally straight.

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

Music by ROZKOL on Free Music Archive

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Greenbridge 5: Those Meddling Kids

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 01:49:53 GMT

Fears confirmed and secrets revealed, our monster hunters are closer than ever in friendship and in solving the mystery. However, it seems that there may be some interlopers that may prove meddlesome in their search for the beasts that killed Ben and Jerry…  

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod. 

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

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Greenbridge 4: The Hunt Begins

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:20:55 GMT

This week, our monster hunters juggle their counselor duties with their ongoing investigation to varying degrees of success. Enemies are made, LOONA is discussed, and secrets are revealed. Tune in to find out if our monster hunters will prevail or fail!

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

Music by ROZKOL from Free Music Archive 

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Greenbridge 3: The Petting Zoo Dilemma

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:30:50 GMT

CONTENT WARNING: This episode overall features animal death and a brief description of exsanguinated animals between 9:30-10:05  

This week, our monster hunters come upon their first mystery! Horror strikes at the petting zoo and the beloved Ben & Jerry are caught in the crossfire. With no one coming forward with any answers our hunters take it upon themselves to figure out what lurks in Jubilee Forest. Will they be able to solve the mystery before more animals meet their untimely fate? Tune in to find out. 

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

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Greenbridge 2: The First Day

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Over packed suitcases, a ton of twitter notifications you can’t open, and a seemingly never ending list of bus ride songs can mean only one thing…summer’s here! Dropped off in the parking lot by a rickety school bus our unsuspecting monster hunters have arrived for the summer of their lives. Now that they’re here, our counselors are quickly thrown into the world of summer camps. Eager to help the new counselors find their footing Camp Director Chip lays down the rules. No drinking, no smoking, and absolutely no going into the woods. Totally normal stuff right? 

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

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Greenbridge 1: Put Me and Joe Oatmeal in a Room and Someone's Coming Out With Different Pronouns

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:00:33 GMT

In this week's episode, the group tries to see how many trans and nonbinary characters they can make in under two hours. From the murder of crows that are named after pocket monsters to Rodney and their Podney, Camp Greenbridge is brought to life in this episode. To help facilitate and guide this character creation and worldbuilding the group plays "there are names here more powerful than our own" by Caro Asercion and "Smoke, Fuel, and Fire" by Ty Pitre.

Episodes are released every other week. You can follow us on Twitter @WardingBond to stay up to date on announcements and updates and tweet us using the hashtag #wardingpod.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

Access this episode's transcript here!

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Greenbridge 0: Why Did I Think We Were Playing Teenagers?

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:00:10 GMT

Bring your sunscreen, hiking sneakers, and monster hunting tools; this season of Warding Bond, we're going to Camp Greenbridge! In this first episode, Ani talks about the basics of Monster of the Week and describes the camp where the monsters and mystery live. Meanwhile, Emma creates a character that only true New Yorkers will understand, Keegan talks about the importance of crystal healing, Laura bravely admits to being a theater kid, and Sol reminds us all to stan LOONA.

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Theme by Prod. Riddiman on Youtube

Access this episode's transcript here!

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Summer at Camp Greenbridge Trailer

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:00:00 GMT

List of Supplies to Bring to Camp:

  • Sunscreen
  • Bug spray
  • Lucky keychain
  • Hiking boots
  • Rolodex of all the cryptozoological animals I know of
  • A butterfly knife in case I go missing again
  • The 3 harm, stun effect, holy honey wand I woke up with
  • Brass knuckles (in case my claws don't do the trick) 

A first look at the magic, mischief, and mystery that befalls our party as they embark on their first summer at Camp Greenbridge. 

Hosted by: Ani (@blossominggrove)

Featuring: Emma (@msmegalodon), Keegan (@steadfastpetrel), Laura (@wildsorcerer), and Sol (@solibrie)

Music: Happy Whistle by Scott Holmes Music, Cold Eyes (Instrumental) by ROZKOL

Follow us on twitter @WardingBond and tweet us using the hashtag #WardingPod

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