We've made it through Keirodera Forest, the newly-created ring of vegetation surrounding a blasted wasteland, and finally arrived at Hammer Rock. The target of Tar Baphon's most recent attack sits atop a hill, looming over the surrounding waste

Dice and Salt 87 - Overwhelmingly Salty

4 days ago 25m 37s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to discuss foreign army acronyms before speculating on potential reasons behind the shape of this most recent use of the Radiant Fire. Then they get into the events of the most recent episode where

Tyrant's Grasp 163 - The Presence of a Gnome

8 days ago 58m 34s

We've been hearing a lot of hype about some strange creature lurking in Keirodera Forest, claiming specific territory as its own. Well, it's about time we've run into the thing, and time to teach it a lesson about being a good neighbor.As alwa

Dice and Salt 86 - Where There's a Will, There's a Dice

11 days ago 20m 38s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week to discuss the good old days when you could pay someone else to drink Crown Royal for you. Richter is briefly wrong about how Wall of Ice works and seemingly forgets Uhtred's contribution to the most

Tyrant's Grasp 162 - Watch Them Whip

15 days ago 1h 14m

In a completely surprising development, there's a group of deadly plant monsters lurking in this forest created by the Radiant Fire. Luckily, these are creatures we've encountered before, but they did hurt quite a bit the last time.As always,

Dice and Salt 85 - A Salted Elf

18 days ago 23m 51s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to reminisce about Crocodile Dundee and other classics as Richter tries to acquaint Toast with some classics from back in his day. Then they discuss the representations of brooms in popular culture

Tyrant's Grasp 161 - Bushwhacked

22 days ago 50m 4s

Our trek through the newly created forest surrounding Hammer Rock continues. This time, we come across a section of the forest webbed over with creeping vines and spend far too long deciding what to do about this development.As always, you can

Dice and Salt 84 - Avoiding Dice Rolls

25 days ago 1h 3m

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week to figure out just how fast electricity travels through copper wiring and talking just a little bit about the brief appearance of the Wild Hunt in the most recent II episode. Then, they're joined by

Tyrant's Grasp 160 - Avoidant Behavior

29 days ago 59m 58s

It wouldn't be a Radiant Fire-forged forest without a whole plethora of threats within. This is the first time we've come across an intelligent living creature in one of these places. I'm sure they have lots of interesting stories for us to exc

Dice and Salt 83 - A Salt on the Wild Side

Mar 18th, 2024 19m 21s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week just in time for Richter to lament on his lack of Cherry Coke before being reminded of the never-ending march of father time. Then we get some bad puns as they go over the character check-ins and oth

Tyrant's Grasp 159 - A Walk On the Wild Side

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 17m

To keep our streak going, it's time to delve into the verdant forest created by a blast of Radiant Fire. We've investigated every other instance of the Radiant Fire's use, so why stop now? This time around, though, it seems to have created some

Dice and Salt 82 - Midwives to Dice

Mar 11th, 2024 22m 30s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week after a brief hiatus for meta reasons. They dig into some of the lore behind Alex's book-opening cutscene before recapping the guys' level-up stuff...eventually.As always, you can find us on Twitter

Tyrant's Grasp 158 - Out of the Kitchen and Into the Fire

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 26m

Our nice, relaxing vacation to the other side of the world is done, so now it's time to get back to work. Tar Baphon hasn't been resting on his laurels while we were away, so it's time to catch up on what he's been up to in our absence and see

Tyrant's Grasp Book 5 Retrospective

Mar 1st, 2024 2h 54m

Book 5 is complete! After 32 episodes of breathing room, it's time for us to look back over the abrupt change of scenery that accompanied us in this section of the AP and reflect on our journey thus far. Plus, we answer listener questions both

Dice and Salt 81 - The PCs Have What Plants Crave

Feb 26th, 2024 2h 10m

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to discuss the Book 5 finale where the guys get to interact with different vestiges of their past and Richter gets salty about the treatment of a certain animal companion. Then they are joined by X

Tyrant's Grasp 157 - Blasted by the Past

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 4m

Tumbaja Mountain is safe once more, and for the first time in over a century, Jolizpan has reason for hope. That reason happens to be us, so maybe they shouldn't hope too much, but we're going to do everything we can to not let them down. First

Dice and Salt 80 - New Dice New Me

Feb 20th, 2024 20m 51s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to talk about Star Wars special editions before going off on the guys' collective memory regarding NPCs. Then they gush over the animated DC movies while briefly touching on the events of the most

Tyrant's Grasp 156 - A Heroes' Welcome

Feb 16th, 2024 1h 10m

Tumbaja Mountain is safe once more, so it's time to return to Jolizpan. Our triumphant return comes with all the fanfare we could have asked for and we get to immediately become the center of attention. Once things settle a bit, it's time to d

Dice and Salt 79 - Extra Salty Perception

Feb 12th, 2024 34m 19s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week to finally put an end to who is responsible for all of the character deaths in Tyrant's Grasp. Then, Paizo catches some shade for their map design standards before singing the guys praises for using

Tyrant's Grasp 155 - Eye Spy

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 8m

We're still hanging out in Tumbaja Mountain. Nessie is gone, but the pervasive aura if the Void remains, and it falls to us to do something about it. With a little strategic scouting from an underutilized spell, we make our way through the rest

Dice and Salt 78 - No Dice Allowed

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 36m

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to take far too long to get the reference in the latest episode title. Then they're joined by Tom and Joe for a lengthy, girthy conversation ranging all over the place and back.As always, you can

Tyrant's Grasp 154 - Treehouse of Horrors

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 8m

That was the big bad, right? We did it? Sure there's still a ton of negative energy infusing this supposedly sacred place of unending positive energy and power, but that's nothing we can't handle. We just need to take a little time to lick our

Dice and Salt 77 - Think Outside the Salt

Jan 29th, 2024 55m 46s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast return this week to discuss the ending of the Nessie fight, and are joined by Nick to go over just how perfectly fair that fight was. Then, Toast gets jealous over Uhtred's fancy kimono and Richter tries to take cred

Tyrant's Grasp 153 - Tumbaja Blast

Jan 26th, 2024 49m 42s

This ancient undead black dragon is a pretty tough customer, who would have thought? Just when we were sure we're in over our heads, we get some unexpected reinforcements that just might be enough to turn the tide against this absolute menace.

Dice and Salt 76 - The Dice Giveth but Mostly Taketh Away

Jan 22nd, 2024 29m 58s

Lord Richter and Lady Toast are back this week to get confused about the meaning of episode titles and discuss the plethora of uses for Glitterdust and the sadism of Tinkerbell. Then, they get into just how brutal this fight against Nessie is f