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Storm King's Thunder Episode List

2026-01-04T21:52:59Z

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= Episode List =

* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_01.mp3 Episode 01] The party changes some personnel, then pursues a loose end to Triboar.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_02.mp3 Episode 02] Triboar is attacked.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_03.mp3 Episode 03] The attack continues.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_04.mp3 Episode 04] The attack rages on.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_05.mp3 Episode 05] The attack is almost over.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_06.mp3 Episode 06] The attack is done. Side quests are offered.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_07.mp3 Episode 07] The party learns about the Harpers and heads towards Everlund.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_08.mp3 Episode 08] Calling Horns is attacked by trolls.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_09.mp3 Episode 09] The party completes a side quest and reaches Everlund.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_10.mp3 Episode 10] The party meets the Harpers of Everlund, and travel to Silverymoon.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_11.mp3 Episode 11] The party meets bandits while on the way to Zymorven Hall.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_12.mp3 Episode 12] The party returns to Silverymoon and sneak into the Margaster estate.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_13.mp3 Episode 13] The party fights some strange guards.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_14.mp3 Episode 14] The party claims their prize, returns to Everlund and learns about a family heirloom.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_15.mp3 Episode 15] The party travels to Xanthar's Keep and encounters a wanted dwarf.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_16.mp3 Episode 16] The party collects a bounty and encounters a giant.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_17.mp3 Episode 17] The party learn about the Ordning.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_18.mp3 Episode 18] The party spends the night at Citadel Felbarr and receives some gifts.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_19.mp3 Episode 19] The party arrives at the Eye of the All-Father and finds some unexpected visitors.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_20.mp3 Episode 20] The party enters the Eye of the All-Father and begins exploring.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_21.mp3 Episode 21] The party fights a remorseless monster and gains a brief respite.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_22.mp3 Episode 22] The party continues exploring and trips a trap.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_23.mp3 Episode 23] The party suffers from the trap, but prevents it from re-arming.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_24.mp3 Episode 24] The party finds the oracle and its guardian.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_25.mp3 Episode 25] The party gets answers from the oracle, and fights some arachnids.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_26.mp3 Episode 26] The party rescues a captive and asks the oracle more questions.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_27.mp3 Episode 27] A mighty comrade falls (probably).
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_28.mp3 Episode 28] The party flies in the dragon cultists' airship.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_29.mp3 Episode 29] The party spies on the flying castle, Lyn Armal.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_30.mp3 Episode 30] When a physical infiltration fails, the party continues their spying.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_31.mp3 Episode 31] The party completes their spying and constructs a cunning plan.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_32.mp3 Episode 32] The party puts their plan into action.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_33.mp3 Episode 33] The party fails in their plan, but finds a potential ally.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_34.mp3 Episode 34] The party gains an ally, and has second thoughts about the cloud giants.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_35.mp3 Episode 35] The party changes their plan, and heads towards the hill giants.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_36.mp3 Episode 36] The party tries to trick the hill giant chieftain.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_37.mp3 Episode 37] The party magically scouts the hill giants' lair and performs a small rescue.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_38.mp3 Episode 38] The party begins infiltrating Grudd Huag.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_39.mp3 Episode 39] The party tries some deception.
* [https://thegaminggrunts.com/thunder/thunder_40.mp3 Episode 40] The party distrusts the giants' response.

Storm King's Thunder Episode List

2025-04-20T21:19:45Z

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Storm King's Thunder Episode List

2025-03-30T23:48:36Z

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Our Campaigns

2025-03-01T00:34:12Z

GM: /* Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 56 episodes + 4 diaries + 1 special) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridge the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 39 episodes + 8 diaries + post-game discussion) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes + 1 keeper's diary) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes + 1 keeper's diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

Our Campaigns

2025-03-01T00:33:53Z

GM: /* Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 56 episodes + 4 diaries + 1 special) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridge the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 39 episodes + 8 diaries + post-game discussion) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes + 1 keeper's diary) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

Our Campaigns

2025-03-01T00:29:38Z

GM: /* Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 40 episodes + 8 diaries) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 56 episodes + 4 diaries + 1 special) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridge the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 39 episodes + 8 diaries + post-game discussion) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

Our Campaigns

2025-03-01T00:27:46Z

GM: /* Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 52 episodes + 4 diaries) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 56 episodes + 4 diaries + 1 special) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridge the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 40 episodes + 8 diaries) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

Storm King's Thunder Episode List

2025-02-24T06:36:48Z

GM: /* Episode List */

Storm King's Thunder Episode List

2025-02-17T01:29:25Z

GM: /* Episode List */

Our Campaigns

2025-02-03T01:25:33Z

GM: /* Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 52 episodes + 4 diaries) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 52 episodes + 4 diaries) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridge the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 40 episodes + 8 diaries) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

Our Campaigns

2025-02-02T18:10:33Z

GM: /* Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 52 episodes + 4 diaries) */

= Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition =

The Flood ended when I changed jobs.
At my new employer, it was more difficult to play during lunch,
and the culture there was more oriented to board games.

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown switched us to online board gaming,
and after some discussion with the players,
we decided to give D&D a try.
Since I had no experience with DM'ing D&D (except for WAY back in the day),
John volunteered to be the DM.

== Storm King's Thunder (July 2022 - present) ==

* [[Storm King's Thunder Players and Characters]]
* [[Storm King's Thunder Episode List]]

== Lost Mine of Phandelver (May 2020 - June 2022, 41 episodes) ==

* [[Phandelver Players and Characters]]
* [[Phandelver Episode List]]

= Deadlands Reloaded =

== The Flood (August 2013 - August 2014, 41 episodes and 1 special episode) ==

* [[The Flood Players and Characters]]
* [[The Flood Episode List]]

= Call of Cthulhu =

== Realm of Shadows (January 2013 to July 2013, 20 episodes) ==

* [[Realm of Shadows Players and Characters]]
* [[Realm of Shadows Episode List]]

== Masks of Nyarlathotep (September 2009 to February 2011, 52 episodes + 4 diaries) ==

I had the opportunity to incorporate material from the upcoming Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion, so I jumped at the chance. I'd always wanted to run this campaign, and it was listening to another group (The Bradford Players, now the Innsmouth House Players) playing this campaign that motivated me to form the Gaming Grunts. I wish we could try to recover after the last episode (the Companion offers several possibilities), but it's not likely.

* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Players and Characters]]
* [[Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode List]]

In late 2020, I tried restarting the campaign, running it on Slack asynchronously, similar to play-by-forum games. Sadly, the game kind of died due to lack of interest. I did write a short story that attempted to bridged the gap between the two campaigns, it's available [https://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/writing/index.html here].

== Day of the Beast (April 2008 to March 2009, 40 episodes + 8 diaries) ==

I found a copy of this out-of-print campaign at my Friendly Local Game Store, so I grabbed it immediately. The campaign has come under some criticism about motivations and a "monster of the week" feel, but my players liked the monsters (and I fiddled a little bit with motivations).

* [[Day of the Beast Players and Characters]]
* [[Day of the Beast Episode List]]
* My version of the [[Hermetic Order of the Silver Twilight]]

== The Haunting (April 2008, 2 episodes) ==

This was the first audio recorded by the Gaming Grunts. It's a classic Call of Cthulhu scenario straight out of the rule book. Note that only parts 2 and 3 were recorded.

* [[The Haunting Players and Characters]]
* [[The Haunting Episode List]]

= HeroQuest 2 =

== Sartar: The Colymar Campaign (June 2012 to November 2012, 20 episodes + post-game discussion) ==

I was VERY happy to be back in Glorantha (where I'd played for so many years in one of Sandy Petersen's campaigns). I was worried about overloading the players with background, but they did a great job. This was my first time running the HeroQuest 2 system; hopefully I didn't make too many mistakes.

* [[Colymar Players and Characters]]
* [[Colymar Episode List]]

= Serenity =

== Serenity (November 2011 to May 2012, 12 episodes) ==

This campaign was a little odd. The second serial of Adventure! was winding down, and after asking the players what they wanted to do next, this setting was chosen kind of as the last resort. I did have an overall plot arc, but I handled getting the characters into it too "realistically", and that meant the players were flailing a bit at the start. With the subsequent departure of several of the players, this campaign is not going to resume. I ultimately wanted the characters to have to decide whether to allow a civil war to break out again.

* [[Serenity Players and Characters]]
* [[Serenity Episode List]]

= Adventure! Tales of the Aeon Society =

== Serial 2 (May 2011 to July 2011, 13 episodes) ==

The inspiration for this setting came to me as an image in my brain and set me off writing a LOT of the mythology. I did steal the Mahars name and powers from "At the Earth's Core" (but not their look) -- I think everything else is "original". If I wasn't such a lousy artist, I'd try to draw that image.

* [[Adventure Serial 2 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 2 Episode List]]

== Serial 1 (April 2009 to September 2009, 14 episodes plus 1 diary) ==

I listened to the Bradford Role-Playing Society playing this game system and decided to purchase the PDF of the rules (from DriveThruRPG). If you watched American TV in the late 60s and early-to-mid 70s, you should be able to figure out what show I based the PC's organization on.

* [[Adventure Serial 1 Players and Characters]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Resources]]
* [[Adventure Serial 1 Episode List]]

2023-05-14T02:42:10Z

Phandelver Players and Characters

2021-12-21T20:38:22Z

GM: /* Active Characters */

== Dungeon Master ==

John J

== Active Characters ==

* Lillian, a ranger, played by Alan
* EagleEye, a monk, played by Bala
* Aggidur, a bard, played by David
* Tancryn, a paladin, played by Jeff
* SansWood, a Druid, played by SansWord

== Former Characters ==

* Khalis, a rogue, played by Alan
* ThirdEye, a monk, played by Bala

Phandelver Players and Characters

2021-12-21T20:38:03Z

GM: /* Active Characters */

== Dungeon Master ==

John J

== Active Characters ==

* Lillian, a ranger, played by Alan
* EagleEye, a monk, played by Bala
& Aggidur, a bard, played by David
* Tancryn, a paladin, played by Jeff
* SansWood, a Druid, played by SansWord

== Former Characters ==

* Khalis, a rogue, played by Alan
* ThirdEye, a monk, played by Bala

Phandelver Players and Characters

2021-12-21T20:35:43Z

GM: /* Active Characters */

== Dungeon Master ==

John J

== Active Characters ==

* Lillian, a ranger, played by Alan
* EagleEye, a monk, played by Bala
* Tancryn, a paladin, played by Jeff
* SansWood, a Druid, played by SansWord

== Former Characters ==

* Khalis, a rogue, played by Alan
* ThirdEye, a monk, played by Bala