| “ | And, uh, usually we’d start with some bullshit, but shall we just fuckin’ get into it? | ” |
Billed as a new campaign suitable for new listeners, this second season of Heroes of Yearth is titled “Tyranny of Dragons”. It forms a standalone sequel to the first season, set “just over a year” after the events of “Heroes of Yearth”. It’s the twelfth season of the podcast overall.
This campaign has the same main cast, but the roles have changed around: Michael Hing is now Dungeon Master, prompting jokes and commentary about him finally understanding what he put Dave, Edan and Tom through in previous seasons. The party includes Alex, Simon and Demi’s old characters, plus two new ones played by Edan and Tom. Rather than having one dedicated NPC player, the entire cast pitch in to play NPCs when needed. Tom also provides the music, sometimes in character.
Inspiration
This season’s story is based on Tyrrany of Dragons, the first official published campaign for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition, written for Wizards of the Coast by Wolfgang H. Baur and Steve Winter of Kobold Press. The campaign was originally published in 2014 in two volumes as Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat. It was later revised and re-released in 2019 as a new collected edition under the title Tyranny of Dragons, though the print version was still split into two books (presented in a slipcase).
Cast
- Michael Hing as the Dungeon Master
- Alex Lee as ducklin rogue Polly Waddle
- Demi Lardner as human “pity wizard” Dinner Munchabout
- Simon Greiner as human ranger (and sometimes bard) Charion Valariant
- Edan Lacey as assimar paladin of vegeance Arphan Bortnam
- Tom Cardy as and goliath bard Ernie Sweetwater
Guests
- Nick Harriott as Shitbot 3000, an autognome created to clean sewers who dreams of being a druid
- Guy Montgomery and Carlo Ritchie as Yug and Olrac, a two-headed ogre who used to be two separate humans
- Olga Koch as Marlin Monroe, a mermaid
- Tom Walker as Arthur Volonius, a 17-year-old Red Wizard of Thay
- Dave Harmon as Jamna Gleamsilver, a tiny 460-year-old gnome
- Ben Jenkins as Geoff Gjeff (aka Azbara Jos), a suspicious wizard
- Orya Golgowsky as Moira Utheras, a sad banshee who’s lost her voice
- Jordan Raskopoulos as Yumbumbugger, a tabaxi bard who plays the trumpet
List of Episodes
- “I Know Who You Are and What You Do”
- “Half a Dozen Flaming Peasants”
- “TouilleCheck” with Nick Harriott
- “Scimotaur” with Nick Harriott
- “Beak Style” with Carlo Ritchie and Guy Montgomery
- “How Bodacious We Talking” with Olga Koch
- “Hot Arid Dreams”
- “I Forgot You Were Sentient”
- “Hoist the Mizzen” with Tom Walker
- “James Bradley Hi-Fi” with Tom Walker
- “I Must Answer Emails” with Tom Walker, Dave Harmon and Ben Jenkins
- “Wideular” with Tom Walker, Dave Harmon and Ben Jenkins
- “Jane Badsome”
- “What Do, Hotshot?”
- “Unlistenable” with Orya Golgowsky
- “Lizard Stuff” with Orya Golgowsky
- “Not Jazz at All” with Jordan Raskopoulos
- “Come Up, Spattergoo” with Jordan Raskopoulos
| Heroes of Yearth Seasons |
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| Heroes of Yearth (1) · Tyranny of Dragons (2) |