Dungeons and Dragons played by ancient British idiots.
An actual play podcast
Hello hello and welcome to the Billowing Hilltop podcast!
We are a group of friends who have been playing Dungeons and Dragons in its various forms for over 40 years. We’re evidently no longer teenagers so we can’t just go round to each other’s houses every week to spend endless hours fighting Goblins and arguing about rules, so instead we use the magic of the internet and fire-up, quite literally in Jonny’s case, our laptops on and squirrel ourselves away from partners and children to satisfy our long-standing addiction to this wonderful game.
Online play can have its ‘moments’; microphones, bandwidth and the occasional misapplied mute button – but it works very well on the whole, and if a 12-year-old can manage it then that’s a challenge enough for us.
…And now we think the world deserves yet another live play podcast, our regular Wednesday session. For our first foray we’ve decided to play the Age of Worms campaign, starting with “The Whispering Cairn”, as a 5E adventure.
We hope you join us and enjoy listening as much as we enjoy playing.
As to why Billowing Hilltop is called Billowing Hilltop? The answer is buried in the mists of time and no-one seems to want to remember….
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THE BILLOWING HILLTOP PODCAST – AGE OF WORMS
- Episode 18 – You Me and the Devil Makes Three July 30, 2020One down, two to go! Our heroes, their powers enhanced by the blessing of mighty Oort*, leave the Chapel of Bann Shivu and creep their way north to the door marked with the symbol of Azmodee, Prince of Liches. *Apart from Parker. Lucas couldn’t get Herolab to work properly.
- Episode 17 – Lean on Me July 15, 2020Never split the party! Burple, Cuthbert and Grimbold are sealed into the battle pit of Bann Shivu and must face down High Priestess Theldrek! Can Parker and Sessions gain entry in time to save them? And what is the secret of the magic mirror?
- Episode 16 – Church of the Poison Mine July 2, 2020Our heroes must defeat the colossal boar Piers Morgan before taking on the denizens of the Chapel of Bann Shivu. WARNING: Contains annoying pastiche French pop music from the start.
- Episode 15 – Deeper Underground June 18, 2020Deep below the surface, our heroes lower themselves into the Dark Cathedral. Can they stealth their way into the lair of the Ebon Triad and learn the secrets of the cult? Or will they clumsily set off a sprawling combat involving a skeleton called Arthur and a colossal boar called Piers Morgan? Do you really […]
- Episode 14 – Suspicious Mines June 4, 2020Justice has been served on Sheriff Cubbins and his corrupt constables. Now our heroes head into Diamond Lake for some much needed R&R and a visit to Hesti Testapod before setting out to the Dourstone Mine on a new mission! WARNING: Contains brief period of zither music.
