Helpful Goat Presents: A Games & Gaming Podcast

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 34 - The Amberheart Answers

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 10:10:00 +0000

Victory: through time, through space, over their enemies, and over themselves. The Marauders stand victorious, but before we move on to another chapter in the story of Tear, the Marauders have earned some celebration, some peace, and some answers. Join us for the Epilogue to Moontree Isle, and listen as the Marauders understand the scope of what they have accomplished, and how much more is left to do.

For more about Helpful Goat, check out our Willow page! There, you can find links to the Helpful Goat community Discord, social media pages, merchandise store, and our Twitch page, where you can hang out with us while we play games live! You can also check out our other podcasts, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast and Dom & Dragons: A Goats & Dragons Campaign! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 33 - An Old New Road

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders are home, but that doesn't mean they're safe. Trust is not at an all-time high as they head back to the place and moment that their lives were permanently changed. Listen as they search for answers and fight to reclaim their home -- and their time.

- In-game music - "Spellbound," "Black Vortex," "Unlight," and "Frozen Star" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 32 - Departures and Homecomings

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders face yet another formidable challenge: themselves! AND some of the most formidable security to be found in Moontree City. How will they cope with these challenges? Will they get home? And why is everyone screaming about Mr. Jimbles?

- In-game music - "Spellbound," "Harmful or Fatal," "Half Mystery," "Magistar," and "Long Road Ahead" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" and "Forest Day" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 31 - The Lines We Cross

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:10:00 +0000

Well, that went... just went. Not going to comment further. Oh, but now it is absolutely go time. The sky breaks, time folds in on itself, and the Marauders have to split up to get some stuff done. Hopefully time doesn't entirely collapse in on itself before they get done.

- In-game music - "Spellbound" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 30 - Shattering Truths

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:30:00 +0000

The Marauders roll out to strike against one of the Eight Pillars. No, not Drakkon, Forrho! See what trouble they get into in this daring attempt and... why is Nero baking cupcakes?

- In-game music - "Spellbound" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 29 - Loose Endings

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:10:00 +0000

Art upgrades, Bessibois, Beholder Fish, and Elyse breaks (just a little). AND is there a Mrs. Jimbles? Or a Mr. Jimbles?

- In-game music - "Spellbound" and "Come Play With Me" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 28 - Brief Respite

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders grapple with deep river fishing and deep issues, as the question of what it means to go home arises, as well as which day they are trying to save. Also, Nero's tree gets a name!

- In-game music - "Spellbound" and "Come Play With Me" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 27 - Holding Breath

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:10:00 +0000

The Marauders pick up the pieces after their fight with the Nano-drider, head to a location while seeing a familiar car, and then have to pick up pieces of the Nano-drider. Preeeeeeetttty literally on that last one, at least for Ketch. Also, who the hell is Zig-zag?

- In-game music - "Spellbound" and "Come Play With Me" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 26 - The Endless Hunt

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:10:00 +0000

So much for the super secure location... What mysteries will be revealed and muffled explosions-- yeah, okay, no, things are going poorly. Why is Dent staring soulfully into that mech's eyes? It’s the Marauders against the world!

- In-game music - "Spellbound," "Lightless Dawn," "Come Play With Me," and "In a Heartbeat" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 25 - Glitter in the Dark

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Soooo, the chat with the tree went well. Still not 100% sure on pronouns, but the screaming agony of the ages was fun, right?

Anyway, the group heads out to speak with Wiseman, having puzzled over the contents of Nero's visions, and the potential intersections with Dent's mysterious dreams. They speak with Wiseman about how to get home, and why it might work. And at this point, the Dice 100% validate some amazing play by Elyse.

Also, does anyone hear creepy music? It seems kind of familiar...

- In-game music - "Spellbound," "Lightless Dawn," and "Come Play With Me" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 24 - Climbing

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:30:00 +0000

Well thank god that's over. Now, what are questions that lead to singing for an echidna's entertainment?

Wait, wait, oh god, did the Marauders just find social media? Oh, this can only end well.

Oh, also, Nero talks to a tree!

- In-game music - "Spellbound" and "Mirage" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 23 - Hunted

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Dent's upgrades lead to more questions, and there's a surprise waiting for the Marauders when they get back to Asana's apartment. Wanna bet if it's a good surprise? Does anyone else hear that creepy music?

- In-game music - "Spellbound," "In a Heartbeat," and "Come Play With Me" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 22 - Distant Faces

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:30:00 +0000

FASHION TIME! The Marauders have some new outfits to fit into their surroundings. Dent begins the process of fitting in. What are a tree's pronouns? Because that's actually relevant.

- In-game music - "Spellbound" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 21 - Dreams and Discussions

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders find a bit of peace, at least until they sleep. Their dreams raise some interesting questions, but will the morning bring any answers?

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out our other podcasts, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast and Dom & Dragons: A Goats & Dragons Campaign! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Spellbound" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 20 - Moontree City, a Grand Old Town

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 23 May 2022 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders find themselves in an... unusual situation, to say the least. Now, they face new threats but familiar challenges. Survive and save the day. Oh, also, Mr. Jimbles. You'll see.

- In-game music - "Spellbound" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cyberpunk City" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 19 - Homecomings and Departures

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:10:00 +0000

Join us for what Galway has described as his favorite thing he's done or seen in D&D!

The Marauders find more information, and prepare themselves for whatever they find at Moontree Isle Rock. Which uh... yeah. They definitely didn't prepare themselves.

- In-game music - "Call to Adventure," "Teller of the Tales," "Black Vortex," and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Forest Day," "Cave of Time," and "Sunken Temple" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 18 - Weeding the Garden

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:10:00 +0000

The Marauders look on as Nero launches into a celebratory round of... despondent sobbing. Dealing with the emotional fallout of the Fishgician's demise, the group moves on to Lachlan's house, where they discover that a paranoid magic user who used to be an adventurer may, in fact, defend his property. But don't worry, it's just a walk through either a flower garden or a vegetable garden. Surely nothing untoward will happ-

Party Splits

Oh. Oh, my. Welp, all bets are off.

- In-game music - "Call to Adventure," "Teller of the Tales," and "Chee Zee Caves V2" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Forest Day" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 17 - Diving

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:10:00 +0000

Ablublublu bluablublu blublub blublublu. ABLUBLU.

Translator’s Note: In this session of Tear: Moontree Isle, the group talks to Liba, accepts a job to reach out to Lachlan, and go see if their horses are waiting for them, never expecting the porridge they encounter along the way. Traveling on, they encounter another fish person ambush, but this time they face the wrath of an accomplished Fishgician!

- In-game ambience - "Fishing Village" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 16 - Hunting

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:10:00 +0000

The Marauders valiantly come to Minnow's aid and discover that small weird fishing villages have a unique approach to crime scenes. The group finds a hidden basement which they decide to search. Nothing strange ever came of that. Nothing. Welp, see you next time, folks!

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out our other podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Call to Adventure" and "Teller of the Tales" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Fishing Village" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 15 - Layers

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:10:00 +0000

The Marauders get some rest, but not before some conversations - both touching and troubling. Guards keep tailing them (well, one guard, badly), and something just feels off about the place. Minnow may find a reason why.

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out our other podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game ambience - "Fishing Village" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 14 - The Arrival

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders deal with raging storms and enraged fish people as they struggle to arrive at Moontree Isle. Will they make it (don't look at the title)? And if they do (again, just don't look at the title), what will they find when they get there?

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out our other podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Call to Adventure," "Teller of the Tales," and "Intended Force" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Dark and Stormy," "Age of Sail," "The Longest Rain," and "Fishing Village" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 13 - The Crossing

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Moontree Isle is back, baby! In this one, Minnow dances with the devils of her past in the pale moonlight, then drinks in the pale moonlight, then shouts in the pale moonlight, then passes out because that was way too much stuff in the moonlight, pale or not. The party prepares to set sail, but once they do, they find that more than a pleasant cruise awaits them (but honestly who didn't see that coming?).

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and check out our other podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Call to Adventure," "Teller of the Tales," and "Dark Fog" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Medieval Town," "Dark and Stormy," "Age of Sail," "The Longest Rain," and "Before the Storm" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Goat's Eye View - Table Talking: Communication in TTRPGs

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Goat's Eye View is a series of conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode (streamed and recorded on June 30, 2020), four GMs/players (Galway, Elyse, Rachel, and Adam) discuss the crucial topic of communication at the table. With advice not only on how to talk when things go wrong, but also how to build a game for success from before it starts, these tips and tricks help make your table a safer, healthier place for you and your players.

For more about Helpful Goat, check out our Willow page! There, you can find links to the Helpful Goat community Discord, social media pages, and merchandise store! You can also check out our other D&D podcasts, Goats & Dragons and Helpful Goat Presents! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider donating to us at our Ko-Fi page or giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- Theme song - "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Goat's Eye View - GM & DM Roundtable

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Goat's Eye View is a series of conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode (streamed and recorded on June 23, 2020), four Helpful Goat game/dungeon masters (Andy, Galway, Elyse, and Rachel) talk about their styles, the things that they've learned, and the things that they're still learning. Come, profit from their previous failings to ensure you don't make their mistakes!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- Theme song - "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Goat's Eye View - All Creatures Great and Small

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Goat's Eye View is a series of conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode (streamed and recorded on June 2, 2020), two of the DMs of Helpful Goat (Andy and Galway) chat about creatures in Dungeons & Dragons, including how they like to use them to build encounters and some things to watch out for if you're worried about frustrating your players.

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- Theme song - "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Goat's Eye View - D&D for Kids!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Goat's Eye View is a series of conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode (streamed and recorded on May 19, 2020), Galway chats with Helpful Goat stalwart Rachel (DM for our Ghosts of Saltmarsh Twitch campaign, Nero in Tear: Moontree Isle, Clem in Goats & Dragons: The Fates of Ryn, and many others!) about her experience DMing D&D for children!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- Theme song: "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Behind the Goats #3 - Galway and Lena

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Behind the Goats (hereafter rebranded as Goat's Eye View!) is a series of behind-the-scenes conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode (streamed and recorded on May 12, 2020), Galway (DM of Tear: Beyond the Doors and Tear: Moontree Isle, Charity in The Fates of Ryn, Squirm in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Mikek in Dom & Dragons) and Lena (Stormbringer in The Fates of Ryn, Amelia Writhe in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Elef in Dom & Dragons) talk about their experiences with D&D, TTRPGs in general, and Helpful Goat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- Theme song: "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 12 - Drops of Lore

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 17 May 2021 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders regroup and begin sharing the information they’ve obtained. Putting the pieces together slowly, they realize that they might be in the middle of something big … something involving many guilds, groups, and gangs (including a certain silent order from Tear: Beyond the Doors!). Enjoy ... and don’t worry about that mysterious figure holding a locket, I’m sure it’s FINE!

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Helpful Goat intro - "The Bleat Beat" by Sam Winnie
- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 11 - Drops of Rain

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 03 May 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Dent goes looking for answers. Nero goes looking for Dent. Dent finds … Ed? Ketch looks for answers. Finds mistakes. And the others, back at the Tattooed Tortle, try more and more to make sense of WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AROUND HERE!!! Whew. This is a deep episode. Enjoy!

- In-game music - "Teller of the Tales" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Cave of Lost Souls" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 10 - Distant Spaces

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders are the belle of the ball! Everyone wants to dance, but is their card going to fill up? Witness five different groups try to pull the attention of the Marauders. Which of these left the mysterious note? Which group will like Jebediah the Lizard? Will it be the opulently dressed lizard folk? Find out in this week’s episode of Tear: Moontree Isle!

- In-game music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 9 - A Storm Breaks

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:30:00 +0000

The gang gets caught in a rainstorm, finds more mysterious notes, and tries to learn more about the disappearances that once plagued the city of Amberheart. Is there a connection? Or is Ketch’s tail twitching for no reason?

- In-game music by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 8 - The Paths We Walk

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders are separated and Ketch and Nero are … tied up (cough arrested cough). The gang finally meets back up after learning more about the Dwarves and Kobolds arrested as well. And as they free themselves and walk about the city, Dent has some unexpected complications.

- In-game music - "Teller of the Tales" and "Energizing" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Slaughtered Ox" and "Castle Prison" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 7 - The Lives We Lead

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:10:00 +0000

This giant-sized episode features your favorite Marauders looking for the Shadow Hand and getting into some trouble. Visiting Tormanrile, the PARTY SPLITS to (re)discover the nooks and crannies of the big city. Asking around, the group seems to light upon some real mystery, pineapples, and more disappearances. OH, and there’s an inn called the “Tattooed Turtle” -- a reference to our Fates of Ryn campaign over in the Goats & Dragons podcast feed. Lovely!

- In-game music - "Teller of the Tales" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 6 - Tormanrile, a Grand Old Town

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:40:00 +0000

To split the party or not to split the party? This is the question the Marauders ask themselves as they reach the once bustling city of Tormanrile … even while Tormanrile seems far less bustling and much more… eerie...

- In-game music - "New Hero in Town" and "Spc X2x (Unseen Presence)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 5 - Aftermath

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:15:00 +0000

After investigating the camp of strangers and Will o’ Wisps, the Marauders find information that begins to piece together a tapestry that they cannot yet see. And now, they’re on the road again, to Tormanrile!

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game ambience - "Secret Garden" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 4 - Troublesome Lights

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 14:10:00 +0000

Having discovered secrets in the church, the Marauders come back to the road. But it isn’t long before the keenest among them sees a makeshift blockade in front of them -- and two lights that quickly blink out. Check out this SHOCKING fight!

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Black Vortex" and "Evening Fall (Harp)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 3 - Jebediah, the Secret Agent

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:10:00 +0000

The Marauders’ curiosity gets to them as they painstakingly explore the old church, the surrounding graveyard, the time nonsense, and the abandoned building itself. There is clearly more than meets the eye here. It’s enough to make Ketch’s tale twitch!

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "SCP-x7x (6th Floor)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Hermit Hut" and "Secret Garden" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 2 - Time Nonsense

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:10:00 +0000

As the Marauders get their bearings, time nonsense awaits them in an old abandoned building. But is that the only thing that awaits them? No, of course not.

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

- In-game music - "Unanswered Questions" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tear: Moontree Isle, Ep 1 - The Marauders

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Meet the Marauders … again! Fresh off their heroic efforts in Amberheart (see Tear: The Amberheart Mystery -- a D&D one-shot available right here in the Helpful Goat Presents podcast feed!), the Marauders question a stranger and ask themselves what to do next while getting in a bit of fishing.

- In-game music - "SCP-x6x (Hopes)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie
https://www.samwinnie.com/

Tear: The Amberheart Mystery, Part 2

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Listen to the Marauders find their way through mysterious catacombs looking for their missing friends, family, and the people of Amberheart. Will they find them? What do these caves have to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding the town? Is that Amber?

Note: The Amberheart Mystery is a D&D one-shot GMed by Galway and set in his homebrew world of Tear. It introduces the characters that will go on to feature in our next Helpful Goat Presents campaign... Tear: Moontree Isle! Stay tuned!

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Outro theme song - "8 Bit Win!" by the HeatleyBros
Royalty Free Music: https://youtu.be/vX1xq4Ud2z8

- In-game music - "SCP-x7x (6th Floor)," "Urban Gauntlet," "Almost New," and "Clash Defiant" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tear: The Amberheart Mystery, Part 1

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 07:10:00 +0000

Meet the Marauders! And see what they’re up to when they come upon a mysteriously empty town: their own. Where are the people? Where are their friends and family?? What is happening in TEAR!?! Only Galway the GM knows... and he ain’t tellin’.

Note: The Amberheart Mystery is a D&D one-shot GMed by Galway and set in his homebrew world of Tear. It introduces the characters that will go on to feature in our next Helpful Goat Presents campaign... Tear: Moontree Isle! Stay tuned!

You can chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also follow us on Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podcast Addict -- or donate to us at our Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

- Outro theme song - "8 Bit Win!" by the HeatleyBros
Royalty Free Music: https://youtu.be/vX1xq4Ud2z8

- In-game music - "SCP-x2x (Unseen Presence)" and "SCP-x6x (Hopes)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 32 - On the Doorstep

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:10:00 +0000

In this super-sized finale of Tear: Beyond the Doors, the group tries their best to confront “Purple Bone Daddy,” to find two of their friends, and to discover what the blight has been doing to the land. And while this is the final chapter of this story, Neldor has made it clear: these are only pages, and we can always turn them to see what’s next. So stay tuned for more of this world of interconnected D&D campaigns and stories! More characters, fights, and intrigue are yet to come in TEAR: MOONTREE ISLE, coming to the podcast feed in 2021!

- In-game music - Incompetech & Tabletop Audio - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 31 - How Goes the Path?

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 07:10:00 +0000

In the final episodes of this arc of Tear, the group has visions again as they begin to see the path before them leading in a single direction: toward a fight.

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Community Bail Funds - Donating through this secure platform is an easy way to support protestors nationwide. The site equally divides your donation between 70+ community bail funds or allows you to allocate a desired amount to each fund.
Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
Reclaim the Block - Minneapolis-based organization that is working to move money out of policing and into community-led safety.
Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
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Campaign Zero - This group, founded in 2015, is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 30 - Why Did They Send Me?

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 07:10:00 +0000

We’re coming to the end of this campaign set in the world of “Tear!” As the gang questions the Sunleaf, they think they may have discovered their next target. To the Purple Bone DADDY!

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Community Bail Funds - Donating through this secure platform is an easy way to support protestors nationwide. The site equally divides your donation between 70+ community bail funds or allows you to allocate a desired amount to each fund.
Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
Reclaim the Block - Minneapolis-based organization that is working to move money out of policing and into community-led safety.
Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
The Loveland Foundation - A nonprofit that provides financial assistance for Black women and girls seeking mental health support.
Campaign Zero - This group, founded in 2015, is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 29 - A Profound Hatred Directed at Rook

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Rook meets someone from his forgotten past. Their name is Tepple. Tepple dislikes the group and tries to kill them. This is how the group responds to Tepple. Spoiler: It’s pretty f#$%ing violent. Afterward, they escape with the Sun Leaf and finally get something they’ve been asking for for half of these episodes.

Please note: we want to acknowledge and apologize for the audio issues present in this episode. Our editors had to use the livestream audio for these episodes, so there were limitations to how much they could mitigate these problems. That said, we feel the quality of these episodes is still decent enough to publish, and we sincerely thank you for your patience.

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Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
Reclaim the Block - Minneapolis-based organization that is working to move money out of policing and into community-led safety.
Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
The Loveland Foundation - A nonprofit that provides financial assistance for Black women and girls seeking mental health support.
Campaign Zero - This group, founded in 2015, is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 28 - A New Leaf

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:10:00 +0000

In this one, the Unity attacks, there’s skeletons, a new ally, another morally dubious “ally,” and they find the Sun Leaf!!! Whew! You can’t miss this one as Tear: Beyond the Doors is winding down to its exciting conclusion!

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Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
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Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 27 - Fight Night!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 07:10:00 +0000

This week's episode of Helpful Goat Presents features our new original theme music for Tear: Beyond the Doors! The theme is called "The Eight Pillars" and was composed by Sam Winnie, who also composed the theme music for Dom & Dragons over in our Goats & Dragons feed! We are so thrilled with Sam's composing and we know you will be too -- so give it a listen, and enjoy!

In this week's episode, the gang fights for their spot in Stone’s Rest! Hooooo Weeeeee!

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Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
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Helpful Goat Presents... Big Queer Orcs!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:10:00 +0000

On June 26, 2020, in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, Adam GMed BIG QUEER ORCS, a sequel to (and adaptation of) Grant Howitt's one-page RPG, Big Gay Orcs!

Now, to mark National Coming Out Day (October 11, 2020), we are pleased to release the podcast version of what was a truly fun and downright delightful Twitch stream experience. Listen and enjoy as six LGBTQ-identifying members of the Helpful Goat community -- KT, Eric, Monty, La'Ron, AJ, and Lena -- play a band of orcs facing down hope, hopelessness, mysterious orchid blossoms, French sex rats, Quizno's sandwiches, and, of course... their feelings for one another.

Credits:

- Big Gay Orcs, created by Grant Howitt. Support Grant and his work at his Patreon and his itch.io page.

- Music - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)," "Glitter Blast," "Impending Boom, "Attack of the Mole Men," "Frost Waltz," "Airport Lounge," "Funky Chunk," "Aquarium," "Nightdreams," "Finding Movement," "Blue Feather," "Unrelenting," "Clash Defiant," "Frost Waltz (Alternate)," and "Sad Trio" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- Ambience - "Crumbling" by Mike Koenig (Attribution 3.0 License), "Cave In" by Stephan Schutze (Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 License), "Quiet Tavern" by Sword Coast Soundscapes, "Dungeon I" and "Sewers" by Tabletop Audio - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 26 - The Things We Keep

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 07:10:00 +0000

This week's episode of Helpful Goat Presents features all new original theme music for Tear: Beyond the Doors! The theme is called "The Eight Pillars" and was composed by Sam Winnie, who also composed the theme music for Dom & Dragons over in our Goats & Dragons feed! We are so thrilled with Sam's composing and we know you will be too -- so give it a listen, and enjoy!

As the group settles into their new surroundings, Rook just HAS to sip from a mysterious fountain in the middle of the square. His “mage hand” spell triggers an alarm system alerting the entire camp to the use of magic. They also meet an old character of Galway’s, SERVANT! AND they finally meet the leader and immediately get in a fight. This one has it all, y'all!

- In-game music - Incompetech & Tabletop Audio

- Original Theme song - "The Eight Pillars" by Sam Winnie

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Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
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Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
The Loveland Foundation - A nonprofit that provides financial assistance for Black women and girls seeking mental health support.
Campaign Zero - This group, founded in 2015, is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 25 - This Damn Amnesia

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The group explores their options within Stone’s Rest and the players lose their damn minds.

- In-game music - Incompetech & Tabletop Audio

- Theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Jacob Blake GoFundMe - The GoFundMe page for Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old African American man who was shot and wounded by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Support for free - If you're unable to donate and/or cannot participate in protests, click through to this video on YouTube. All ad revenue from watching goes to racial justice organizations.
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Center for Black Equity - Provides information and resources for the Black LGBTQ+ community.
North Star Health Collective List - Donate to Minnesota agencies in need of support.
Community Bail Funds - Donating through this secure platform is an easy way to support protestors nationwide. The site equally divides your donation between 70+ community bail funds or allows you to allocate a desired amount to each fund.
Fair Fight - This organization, founded by Stacy Abrams, is working to ensure free and fair elections.
Reclaim the Block - Minneapolis-based organization that is working to move money out of policing and into community-led safety.
Communities United Against Police Brutality - Operates a 24-hour hotline in Minneapolis for people to report instances of abuse in their area.
The Equal Justice Initiative - EJI has been fighting racial and economic injustice in the prison system for 30 years and provides assistance to advocates and policymakers to prevent unfair incrimination.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Legal organization fighting for racial justice.
Unicorn Riot - Decentralized media promoting equitable coverage of protests.
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Campaign Zero - This group, founded in 2015, is dedicated to police reform and works with a 10-point plan aimed at reducing violence.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 24 - Crash Orb Diaries

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Viji steps up to take on a local champion in a game called “Crash Orb.” If they win, the gang could find out some valuable information about the hierarchy in this strange place of Stone’s Rest.

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 23 - The Left-Behinds

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:10:00 +0000

As the gang stretch their legs and explore their surroundings within Stone’s Rest, they discover the unexpected -- including servants of all kinds.

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 22 - Stone's Rest

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The gang comes upon the fortress of Stone’s Rest, a circle of stone athwart a river. However, it is not the hard-scrabbled, uncivilized bandit camp that was assumed. Instead, the group finds something entirely different. Is their friend within these mysterious walls?

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 21 - A Blighted Land

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The gang makes plans to head into the blighted lands - an unnatural terrain. As this happens, Rook has a vision - an old life perhaps? Something from his past? It is the second of his visions of Mr. Wake.

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 20 - The Great River Conveyor Belt Plan

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:10:00 +0000

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Episode Information:

As the group realizes that the Unity are heading to the same mysterious fortress in the middle of nowhere, they quickly make plans for their departure. The panic of the situation, however, creates a few … interesting ideas. But hey, we’re just brainstorming here. Well, Brain-tornado-ing.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 19 - The Unity

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:10:00 +0000

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As the gang disembarks in Gotwiel they attempt to figure out the best way to get to Stone’s Rest. Sunny chats up the Goliath Sailor they encountered, Viji heads to look for Raina, and Rook and Neldor … get in some serious shit with a mysterious group called the UNITY! This certainly complicates their little excursion into the blighted lands.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 18 - Adults Can Be Orphans Too

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 07:10:00 +0000

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The gang confronts Vithrican and his wife about the possible murder of an old flame. When the truth comes out, it seems there is more than one victim here. Luckily, the water spirit is appeased and Vithrican is so pleased, he offers further help to the group. And it may not seem like it, but this is our funniest episode yet. Trust us!

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 17 - Drowned From a Broken Heart

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:30:00 +0000

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SECRETS! The group finds Vithrican (Vithri) and develops an elaborate ruse to get to the bottom of the mystery of the river woman. Needless to say, the plan doesn’t exactly go … as planned. Though secrets are uncovered, they are not exactly what the group expected. Hopefully they can bring justice to the river woman, and hopefully with little bloodshed. Was this description vague enough for you? I can go vaguer.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 16 - Keepin' It Sexy

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:15:00 +0000

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On a Valentine’s Day recording, we’re keepin’ it sexy. Neldor goes on a vision quest to the book again, and this time, DOESN’T burn everything down. And then the group plays detective as they try to get information out of the local guards. All this and demon voices on today’s episode of Tear - Beyond the Doors.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 15 - Our Best Lead

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:10:00 +0000

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The group, in search of the “Sunleaf,” follow various leads across the small town of Swiftcross. And when one of the group is pushed too far, magic erupts in this sleepy town already traumatized by previous events. Hopefully they don’t murder their best leads.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 14 - A Bell Rings Silently

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 29 May 2020 07:10:00 +0000

In search of their old teacher and friend, the group follows a lead to Swiftcross. Here, they discover the remnants of a Night Master attack, and Viji tempts an official with the possibility of praise from the Silent Prestige.

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 13 - The Two-Cup Special

Helpful Goat Gaming — Sun, 17 May 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Sorry for the delayed release this week, folks! Technical difficulties are the worst!

The group, having just made it to Swiftcross in search of their friends, goes straight to an inn called the Charitable Demon. Here, the group finds some information and Rook goes on a mission by himself. That’s right … the most dangerous thing within Dungeons & Dragons … splitting the party, while drunk! Though, in his defense, who could resist the Two-Cup Special...?

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 12 - I Don't Do That When I'm Sad!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 08 May 2020 10:10:00 +0000

The gang takes a trip down the river to their next locale as they search for their friends. Along the way, the mysterious visage of a woman on the banks greets them. You don’t want to miss this ghostly figure and the hair-raising encounter that ensues! I MADE A PUN! You’ll get it when you listen … enjoy!

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 11 - Welcome, Viji the Monk

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 01 May 2020 07:10:00 +0000

After the disappearance of Auriel, the group looks for answers. They find a path forward in the helpful demeanor of Viji, the Loxodon monk and the local barkeep (and member of the Silent Prestige) Rina. The group charters a boat to head south along the river, but first they need to flirt with a shopkeep in order to procure some traveling supplies. And as it turns out, Rook has no scruples about transforming into a fetching dish in order to get a discount.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 10 - See You, Magic Dragon Girl

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:10:00 +0000

When Neldor awakes from a fraught dream, the city of Gotweil is in flames. Rousing the others, they discover that Auriel is missing. After a desperate search and a skirmish with the remnants of a skeletal invasion, the group finds a new friend in VIJI, Loxodon monk with a nasty right cross and a ferocious trunk slap. That’s right … trunk slap.

Tear: The Raging Storm, Part 2

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Listen to this episode for an annoucement about our special D&D project, DOM & DRAGONS -- featuring Dominic Monaghan himself! With special original announcement/theme music composed by Sam Winnie!

The Raging Storm is a D&D one-shot GMed by Galway and set in the same world as the Tear: Beyond the Doors campaign! Featuring Lena as Gloomy, Kriss as Oneshoe, Adam as Charlie, Tyler as Jonas, and the very Miraculous Monty themself as Boo!

Mysterious and unnaturally powerful storms have been ravaging the crops of Whitemount just as they neared harvest. All attempts to protect the crops are failing, and the storms, alternately raining and snowing, are threatening to destroy the town’s livelihood. A group of townspeople have agreed to go to Whitemount Peak, braving the dangers and chaos of the Blighted Lands in a desperate attempt to find out what is causing the storms, and bring an end to them.

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- Theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

- In-game music - "Teller of the Tales," "Stormfront," "The Descent," "Epic Unease," "Truth of the Legend," "Black Vortex," and "Finding Movement" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), "The Long Rain" and "Shelter From the Storm" by Tabletop Audio

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Tear: The Raging Storm, Part 1

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Listen to this episode for a big announcement about an upcoming special D&D project that Helpful Goat Gaming is doing in partnership with... well... listen to find out! :). Featuring special original announcement/theme music composed by Sam Winnie!

The Raging Storm is a D&D one-shot GMed by Galway and set in the same world as the Tear: Beyond the Doors campaign! Featuring Lena as Gloomy, Kriss as Oneshoe, Adam as Charlie, Tyler as Jonas, and the very Miraculous Monty themself as Boo!

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- Theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)

- In-game music - "Aquarium" and "Folk Round" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com), "The Long Rain" by Tabletop Audio

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 9 - The Unity and the Silent Prestige

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The adventurers had made their way to Gotweil, where they found more information about their lost mentor. They also, however, ran into the Unity, a powerful group whose motivations aren’t exactly clear yet. The gang is pulled in several different directions as they have to decide where their loyalties lie. When are they gonna kick some butt? Soon. Sooooooon!

Helpful Goat Presents... Honey Heist!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Helpful Goat's play-through of Grant Howitt's 1-page RPG, Honey Heist -- GMed by Elyse (The Gatbuton Incident, Big Gay Orcs, Dead Channel, The 'Burbs 2019, Three Versions: A Dungeons & Dragons Experiment) and streamed on Twitch on Saturday March 21, 2020!

Six players are going to undertake the greatest heist the world has ever seen at HoneyCon 2020. Three things. One: They have a complex plan that requires precise timing. Two: They are goddamn BEARS. And three: HoneyCon is cancelled! Will this team of bears be able to think on their paws and pull off the honey heist of their lives?? Listen to find out!

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- Honey Heist, created by Grant Howitt. Support Grant and his work at his Patreon.

- Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 8 - Big Ol' Kitty

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The group makes it to Gotweil and speaks to the Magistrate about finding their friend--and about some recent horrific attacks. The Magistrate is a rotund Tabaxi … Chubby Kitty Man!!!

He’s a big plump kitty man!

Gotweil got sum Kig ol’ Bitties!

I’m sure there’s something else important that happens, but this is the tops.

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- In-game music - Incompetech & Tabletop Audio

- Theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 7 - Magic Items and Crystal "Dreams"

Helpful Goat Gaming — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 14:30:00 +0000

In this episode we all learn just a bit more about this world. Sunny has a “dream” thing. And Rook mutters to himself. The immortal Humphrey Bogart once said, “If you’re going to give me something expository to say, you better have two camels f-ing in the background.” Well, in an episode that exposes the secrets behind these mystical items the party has been given, we don’t have two camels … but we have TJ!

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 6 - Don't Freak Out, I'm Talking in Your Head

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The gang has a frank talk with the Mayor of Redmeadow, who gives them a contact to see in Gotweil. This conversation, however, also reveals a promising truth: that the group’s patron, Latherial, is alive. Oh yeah, and IT’S BEEN FORTY-FIVE FREAKING YEARS!!! But damn, do they age well! Or not at all...

We're excited to announce that we have a dedicated Helpful Goat server on Discord now! Chat with us--and with other Helpful Goat fans!--at https://discord.gg/Q3AzpbN. You can also donate to us at our new Ko-Fi page! Ko-Fi is an easy way for fans to donate a few bucks to Helpful Goat to help with our streaming, podcast, and game design projects. Find and follow us at https://ko-fi.com/helpfulgoat!

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 5 - Big Purple Bone Daddy

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The group rushes into the town of Redmeadow as smoke rises from burning buildings. They quickly discover skeletons -- the moving armor-wearing kind. And in the center of the commotion is a skeleton that's bigger, purpler, and more terrifying than the rest! So of course the players give him the nickname "Big Purple Bone Daddy." Which, in their defense, he totally does look like a "Big Purple Bone Daddy." Anyway, an epic fight ensues, and the adventurers do their best to save the townspeople around them. Listen now to find out what happens!

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 4 - Distant Smoke

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 07:10:00 +0000

In this one, Auriel tries hard to contain her excitement about being out in the world, Sunny attempts to make sense of things and keep everyone from blowing their cover, and Neldor and Rook have a stern conversation after a particularly difficult contention Rook has with his own identity. Oh, and smoke on the horizon. Perfectly normal, not-bad-at-all smoke.

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 3 - Exploding Ants

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The adventurers make their way from the stronghold in search of answers. What they find are some people in trouble--as well as some terrifying ants! As the battle ensues, the party seems to be disregarding their better judgment about not using magic in the outside world. Rook especially...

Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 2 - Beyond the Doors

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:10:00 +0000

The Adventurers--Neldor, Rook, Sunny, and Auriel--have found themselves alone in their stronghold. Old remnants of life have been covered now by scorch marks. As they search for what’s happened to their beloved home, they are met only with emptiness and a strange change in the state of the doors that separate this stronghold from the rest of Tear.

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Tear: Beyond the Doors, Ep 1 - Welcome to Tear

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Something is not right within the Stronghold. What was once a bustling community of learning and peace… is now empty. Four friends -- Auriel, Sunny, Rook, and Neldor -- must venture beyond the doors of the only home they’ve ever known to find out what has happened. Equal parts mysterious and hilarious, join us on this short campaign to discover what is happening in the world of Tear!

Stay subscribed to the Helpful Goat Presents feed for more games and gaming content coming your way! Please follow us on Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast. And as always, if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher -- we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 20 - Gangs of Waterdeep

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:10:00 +0000

Ohh, Gangs of Waterdeep! Like Gangs of New York!! How cool is that?? Fun fact: we tried getting Daniel Day-Lewis as a guest player for this episode since it's the exciting season finale of our Waterdeep campaign and all, but we just couldn't make the scheduling work :(. Oh, well. Enjoy!

- Character art: @KaosNest

- Theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game music - "Firesong," "Volatile Reaction," "Final Count," "Crossing the Divide," and "Long Note Two" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Sewers" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 19 - Heist!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 07:10:00 +0000

It's heist time! Will Lissandra and crew finally discover the treasure she's been so obsessed with finding for weeks? And even if they do, who--or what--might be guarding it? Find out on the penultimate episode of Helpful Goat Presents... Waterdeep: Dragon Heist!

- In-game music - "Nightdreams" and "Lightless Dawn" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 18 - The Vault of Fresco-Loving Dragons

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 07:10:00 +0000

At long last, the Trollskull Gang makes their way into the Vault of Dragons! Time to find some treasure! Woo! Wait, why is Andy making us give art appreciation checks...? Andy? A-- Andy? Goddammit.

- In-game music - "Nightdreams" and "Final Count" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Sewers" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 17 - Emmek and His Rats

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Houston, we have a rat problem. ... And a tree problem. ...... And a drunk Silvyr Norran problem. That's three--count 'em, THREE--problems. Yikes! Sorry, Houston!

- In-game music - "Heart of Nowhere" and "Faceoff" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Waterkeep" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 16 - Take My Hand

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The Trollskull Gang begins collecting the keys needed to unlock the Vault of Dragons.

- In-game music - "Lightless Dawn" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Waterkeep" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Behind the Goats #2 - Adam and TJ

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Behind the Goats is a monthly series of behind-the-scenes conversations in which members and friends of Helpful Goat Gaming get together to chat about Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying, and games in general.

In this episode, Adam (Burbage in The Fates of Ryn, Silvyr in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist) and TJ (Nehet in The Fates of Ryn, Lissandra in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist) discuss D&D and how it relates to narrative structure, psychology, communication, and performance.

- Theme song: "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 15 - The Stone and Its Secrets

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Andy strikes with his strangest voice yet. Seriously. It's uh... it's a strange one.

- In-game music - "Colorless Aura" and "Disquiet" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 14 - Toasts and Circumcisions

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The Trollskull Gang returns from their rooftop chase just in time to be late for their grand opening! Then, tensions rise as the group realize they have drastically different ideas about what to do with the Stone of Golorr and the untold riches it promises.

- In-game music - "Evening Fall - Harp" and "Disquiet" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Party Crowd" by Daniel Simon; "Waterkeep" and "The Slaughtered Ox" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 13 - Float Like a Feather, Squirm Like a D20

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The Trollskull Gang get acquainted with the roofs of Waterdeep--and Squirm puts a new spell to use--while searching for the Stone of Golorr.

- In-game music - "Evening Fall - Harp" and "Crossing the Divide" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Party Crowd" by Daniel Simon and "Desert Winds" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 12 - Good Lying, Amelia Bedelia!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The gang sees a different side of Amelia when some unexpected visitors come a-calling.

- In-game music - "Disquiet" and "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Behind the Goats #1 - Andy and Darcy

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

In this episode, Andy (DM for The Fates of Ryn and Waterdeep: Dragon Heist) and Darcy (Hakari in The Fates of Ryn) discuss their history with D&D, the role of games in their marriage, and Andy's proclivity for killing the things Darcy loves.

- Theme song: "Cheery Monday" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 11 - The Chase

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Our pursuit of the Stone of Golorr continues! Also, Lissandra gets dragged through the snow and is totally fine with it! Fun fact: I tried really hard to make the title of this episode a reference to the Snow Patrol song "Chasing Cars" -- but I just couldn't make it work. Darn.

- In-game music - "Crowd Hammer" and "Disquiet" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 10 - Hurv and His Dogs

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Our heroes finally get past that damn gate and into the Villa Gralhund, where everything proceeds to go completely smoothly :) :) :)...

- In-game music - "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 9 - Not-Quite-Breaking-and-Enterings

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The Trollskull Gang comes up against the most insurmountable foe they've encountered yet. (All cards on the table... It's a gate. A uh... locked gate. So.)

- In-game music - "Heart of Nowhere" and "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Goblin's Cave" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Bonus Spooktober Episode #4: The 'Burbs 2019

Helpful Goat Gaming — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:30:00 +0000

Helpful Goat plays an experimental 1-shot RPG (and improvised sequel!) inspired by the 1989 Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher movie, The 'Burbs! Designed and GMed by Adam (Burbage Kemp in The Fates of Ryn, Silvyr Norran in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, GM of Big Gay Orcs) and streamed on Twitch on Thursday, October 24, 2019 as part of our Special Spooktober Stream Series!

Warning: There's some potentially offensive/triggering content in this episode, including violent imagery, darkly comedic references to 9/11 and drug abuse, and jokes about Canada that only came about because one of the players rolled for their motivation to be "To get even with the dirty immigrants." Speaking of which, thank you to Jason Morningstar for the list of needs/motivations that we used (from the "Tales From Suburbia" Fiasco playset)!

The premise:

Mayfield Place. A cul-de-sac located in Hinkley Hills, a neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa.

30 years ago, on this very street, Tom Hanks began suspecting that his new next-door neighbors were killers. While investigating with his man-child friends, he inadvertently blew up his neighbors’ house—and went down in history in the process.

Now, 30 years later, the events of 1989 are the stuff of local myth and legend—and firmly set in the past.

Or are they...?

- Map used on Roll20 - https://i.imgur.com/5xWICvI.png (adapted from http://www.dayc.vispa.com/burbs/)

- 0:41 - 1:11 of Spooktober intro - Reddit user r/posidonking

- In-game music: Incompetech ("Classic Horror 3," "Neo Western," "Western Streets," "Thinking Music," "Hero Down," "Air Prelude," "Marty Gots a Plan," "Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major - BWV 789," "Classic Horror 2," "Dark Walk," "Sneaky Snitch," "News of Sorrow," "Evening of Chaos," "Invariance," "Long Note Two," "Supernatural Radio," "Custav Sting," "Waltz of the Carnies," "Reawakening," "Anxiety" & Tabletop Audio ("Crossroads," "Abandoned Fair")

- Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod

- All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bonus Spooktober Episode #3: Dead Channel - Condemned

Helpful Goat Gaming — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Helpful Goat's play-through of Grant Howitt's 1-page RPG, Dead Channel -- GMed by Elyse (Pippa Brintas in The Gatbuton Incident, Moon-tooth in Big Gay Orcs) and streamed on Friday, October 18, 2019 as part of our Special Spooktober "Screaming on Twitch" Series! Note: The first half of this stream had some technical hiccups with some mics cutting in and out. Please know that those audio issues were very minor and were resolved in the second half of the stream!

The premise:

It's been over two years since Edward High's class of '08 saw each other -- or at least the surviving members. After four seniors died mysteriously, the school shut down and Edward, Indiana, became almost a ghost town.

In 2011, the passing of Mrs. Emily Sinclair, the school's longtime English teacher, has brought ten members of the last graduating class back. After a few too many beers, the group finds themselves back at the now-condemned school.

Ten graduates enter the school... How many will make it out again?

- Dead Channel, created by Grant Howitt. Support Grant and his work at his Patreon.

- 0:41 - 1:11 of Spooktober intro - Reddit user r/posidonking

- In-game music: Incompetech & Tabletop Audio

- Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod

- All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bonus Spooktober Episode #2: The Dark Following, Part 2

Helpful Goat Gaming — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

In this thrilling conclusion to The Dark Following, secrets are uncovered, darkvision is tested, and TJ continues to make things much, much more disturbing than they have to be. Spoooooky!

Part 2 of The Dark Following was originally streamed on Friday, October 11, 2019 as part of our Special Spooktober "Screaming on Twitch" Series.

- World creation & design - SwampyKid

- Creature design - SwampyKid and Galway Traynor

- Adventure design - Galway Traynor

- 0:41 - 1:11 of Spooktober intro - Reddit user r/posidonking

- In-game music: Incompetech ("Dark Walk," "Ghost Story," "Mary Celeste," "Awkward Meeting," "The Voices," "Chase Pulse Faster," "Final Count," "Movement Proposition," "Feral Chase," "Dream Culture," "Dopplerette") & Tabletop Audio ("House on the Hill," "Cavern of Lost Souls")

- Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod

- All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bonus Spooktober Episode #1: The Dark Following, Part 1

Helpful Goat Gaming — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Part 1 of The Dark Following, a spooky homebrew two-shot DMed by Galway (Charity on The Fates of Ryn, Squirm on Waterdeep: Dragon Heist) and streamed on Twitch on Sunday, October 6, 2019 as part of our Special Spooktober Stream Series!

The premise:

Welcome to the City of Pratu'Kea. In a city where the mundane and the supernatural both live, the Council ensures that they are divided. They have sent four agents to deal with a cult leader, Alexander Greensong, as he shares too much information, and possesses an unknown power. Having located Alexander, the group failed to catch him, and now pursue him into an unused subway station. What will they find there? And what do they bring with them into the dark?

- World creation & design - SwampyKid

- Creature design - SwampyKid and Galway Traynor

- Adventure design - Galway Traynor

- 0:41 - 1:11 of Spooktober intro - Reddit user r/posidonking

- In-game music: Incompetech ("Dark Walk," "Giant Wyrm," "Aftermath," "Echoes of Time," "Come Play With Me," "Deep Noise," "Mary Celeste," "Ghost Story," "Zombie Hoodoo," "Unseen Horrors") & Tabletop Audio ("House on the Hill")

- Theme song: "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod

- All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 8 - Deductions

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Silvyr, Lissandra, Amelia, and Squirm compare notes on what they've learned about the attack in Trollskull Alley. Some questions are answered, some new ones emerge, and the group learns more about Silvyr's mother than they bargained for.

- In-game music - "Disquiet" and "Heart of Nowhere" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Waterkeep" and "Goblin’s Cave" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 7 - Investigations

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The owners of Trollskull Tavern search for answers in the aftermath of a deadly attack.

- In-game music - "Air Prelude" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Waterkeep" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 6 - The Death of Silvyr Norran

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Silvyr faces the music.

- In-game music - "Umbrella Pants," "Disquiet," "Feral Chase," and "Heartbreaking" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Waterkeep," "The Long Rain," and "Dark and Stormy" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 5 - The Snake That Pokes Her Head Out

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Lissandra chaperones a trip to the theater... and quickly regrets it.

- In-game music - "Evening Fall - Harp," "Crossing the Divide," "Laid Back Guitars," and "Heartbreaking" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Party Crowd" by Daniel Simon, "Waterkeep" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 4 - Mind Your Trollskull Manners

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The group learns the fate of Floon Blagmaar and faces a disturbing foe beneath Waterdeep. Volo pays up in an unexpected way.

Please follow us on Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! Season 2 of Goats & Dragons premieres on Monday, September 30! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher -- we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

- In-game music - "Final Count," "Disquiet," "Heartbreaking," "Long Note Two," and "Air Prelude" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Sewers," "The Slaughtered Ox," and "Medieval Town" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 3 - Urgency of Now

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000

Having rescued Renaer Nevember, the group descends into the sewers of Waterdeep in search of Floon.

- In-game music - "Crowd Hammer," "Quiet Panic," "Western Streets," "Umbrella Pants," and "Volatile Reaction" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Medieval Town" and "Sewers" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 2 - The Bell and the Needle

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000

The group's investigation into the disappearance of a local painter leads them to an abandoned warehouse on Candle Lane.

- In-game music - "Disquiet," "Long Note Two," "An Upsetting Theme," "Volatile Reaction," and "Nerves" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "The Slaughtered Ox" and "Docks District" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Ep 1 - Long, Winding, and Sun-Bleached

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000

After gathering in the Yawning Portal Inn & Tavern, a diverse group finds themselves plunged into mystery, violence, and adventure in the streets of Waterdeep.

- In-game music - "Heart of Nowhere," "Volatile Reaction," and "Disquiet" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- In-game ambience - "Medieval Town," "The Slaughtered Ox," and "Docks District" by Tabletop Audio
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Helpful Goat Presents... Big Gay Orcs!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:10:00 +0000

On June 21, 2019, in honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, Adam (Burbage Kemp on Goats & Dragons) made his GM debut with Big Gay Orcs, an awesome one-page RPG by Grant Howitt!

Listen and enjoy as six friends of Helpful Goat Gaming -- Andy, TJ, Elyse, Parker, and special guests from the D&D podcast Pork Fried Dice, KT and Eric! -- play a group of orcs facing down danger, death, doom... and their feelings for one another.

If you enjoy Big Gay Orcs, please follow us on Twitch and Twitter, and check out our main podcast, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher -- we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Credits:

- Big Gay Orcs, created by Grant Howitt. Support Grant and his work at his Patreon.

- Podcast theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin MacLeod

- Big Gay Orcs theme song - "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech

- Ambient sounds - "Spire: Derelictus" by Tabletop Audio

- Other songs by Kevin MacLeod/Incompetech: "Impending Boom," "Blue Feather," "Frost Waltz," "Funky Chunk," "Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia)," "Sad Trio," "Attack of the Mole Men," "Machinations"

- All music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Helpful Goat Presents: A Preview!

Helpful Goat Gaming — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:10:00 +0000

A special preview of Helpful Goat Presents: A Games & Gaming Podcast!

Including scenes from Grant Howitt's one-page RPG, Big Gay Orcs (releasing Friday, August 30), and Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (premiering Friday, September 6). Enjoy!

Check out our main podcast feed, Goats & Dragons: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast, for our ongoing homebrew campaign, The Fates of Ryn! Follow us on Twitter at @HelpfulGoat! And if you've enjoyed listening, please consider giving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher -- we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

- In-game music - Incompetech & Tabletop Audio

- Helpful Goat Presents theme song - "Theme for Harold (var. 1)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

- G&D podcast theme song - "8 Bit Win!" by the HeatleyBros
Royalty Free Music: https://youtu.be/vX1xq4Ud2z8