12 episodes

Dragon’s Rest is a fiction podcast about the adventure behind the adventure. Set in the proverbial tavern where all great journeys get their start, the show flourishes as a half-hour comedic romp through the sword & sorcery genre. Each week satirizes and homages fantasy tropes with our cast of lovable misfits.

Dragon’s Rest Drunk Jester Media

    • Fiction
    • 5.0 • 24 Ratings

Dragon’s Rest is a fiction podcast about the adventure behind the adventure. Set in the proverbial tavern where all great journeys get their start, the show flourishes as a half-hour comedic romp through the sword & sorcery genre. Each week satirizes and homages fantasy tropes with our cast of lovable misfits.

    Episode 1: Freelance Heroism

    Episode 1: Freelance Heroism

    Billy Barlow, a wannabe hero, arrives in the magical city of Far Water searching for his first great quest. Shax, owner of the Dragon's Rest, struggles with her insufferable clientele including Gilroy, a drunken mage, Nolan, a talentless bard, and Magnus, a lecherous dwarf.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    Old Man - Joseph KnopkeTown Crier - Duncan RichardsMysterious Woman - Tara BrunoOther Voices - Max Savo, Georgia Kate Cohen, and Taylor Harris-Butler
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-TempleCo-Director - Caroline Portante
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 24 min
    Episode 2: Parry, Rinse, Repeat

    Episode 2: Parry, Rinse, Repeat

    Following an accident incited by Magnus, Shax agrees to teach Billy the basics of swordplay. Gilroy endeavors to teach Nolan how to read.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    The Boar Hunters - Taylor Harris-Butler and Max Savo
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-TempleCo-Director - Eli Miller-Leonard
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 19 min
    Episode 3: Just A Hench

    Episode 3: Just A Hench

    Billy suspects two of his customers are secretly evil villains, while Gilroy and Nolan fend off the former's schoolyard adversary.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    Fera - Carson Marie EarnestTink - Duncan RichardsLuther - Mark AshinVarious Other Voices - Juliet Wolfe, Joseph Knopke, Georgia Kate Cohen, and Matthew Maiolo
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-TempleCo-Director - Aura Myers
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 27 min
    Episode 4: Sanitation, Mana-tation

    Episode 4: Sanitation, Mana-tation

    When a health inspector threatens to shut down the bar, Billy must rally the others to help him clean up their act. Meanwhile, Shax does some soul-searching.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    Manilla - Nikkie CulbrethCharline - Gabrielle SchleinThe Mold - Duncan RichardsRotten Tomatoes - Carson Marie EarnestVarious Other Voices - Alex Carrol, and Carson Marie Earnest
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-TempleFoley Assistant - Julianne SalemyCo-Director - Carson Marie Earnest
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 28 min
    Episode 5: Making Yourself At Home

    Episode 5: Making Yourself At Home

    Billy and Shax must head for his hometown when a troll threatens the village. Left in charge, Gilroy and Nolan deal with a troublesome patron.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    Belinda Barlow - Jenn ThompsonSister Wensleydale - Georgia Kate CohenTroll - Joseph KnopkeVarious Other Voices - Juliet Wolfe, Joseph Knopke, and Alex Carrol
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-Temple & Aura MyersCo-Director - Duncan Richards
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 27 min
    Episode 6: The Mystery Stick

    Episode 6: The Mystery Stick

    When a steampunk inventor leaves a suspicious device behind at the bar, Nolan relishes in the attention it brings her, while Gilroy's insecurities boil over.
    Writer/Director - Darcy Thompson
    Billy Barlow - Darcy ThompsonShax - Caroline PortanteGilroy - Anthony AbdoNolan - Olivia BernábeMagnus - Matthew MaioloNarrator - Richard Thompson
    Bazel Reynard Airsworth III - Alex CarrolVarious Other Voices - Duncan Richards, Taylor Harris-Butler, and Daniel Smyth-Temple
    Composer - Tan OnwimonPost Sound Services - Peepaw's Basement FilmsSound Design & Mix - Michael SpencerFoley - Daniel Smyth-TempleCo-Director - Duncan Richards
    Oboe - Sonia MatheusWhistle & Uilleann Pipes - Tan OnwimonNolan's Lute - David Chorowski
    Podcast Art - Jack Homer
    For More Information: https://www.dragonsrestshow.com/Follow Us @dragonsrestshowHelp us out by leaving this humble tavern a review!

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

Papa Gildy ,

Great Characters

I was hooked right away. The characters are so well developed and a joy to listen to. The sound and music were top notch. It my commute to work breeze by and I actually looked forward to the drive home with Billy, Shax, Nolan, Gilroy and Magnus. Can’t wait for Season 2!!!

Accesette ,

Amazing!

All around amazing & hilarious show!

B. Dub. ,

More please

Seriously, I could not get enough of this. Can’t wait for a second season.

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