A Tithe to Hell

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A new podcast from dungeon master, engineer, trivia nobody and folk music fan Weckiai Rannila. In each episode, she will delve into the connections between folklore, the fantasy genre, and roleplaying games.

Episodes

  1. 05/26/2025

    ATTH Live!: From Pious Turtle-Beast to the Kaiju of the Tabletop- An Unnatural History of the Tar(r)asque

    Learn about the bizarre French origin of Dungeon and Dragons' most frightening kaiju in this episode, coming to you from the Pajarito Literary Festival in Los Alamos New Mexico!

    38 min

  2. 05/03/2025

    Man's Array: A Survey of Cross-Dressing Ballads in the English Language Folk Tradition

    "Sovay, Sovay, all on a day She dressed herself in man's array With a brace of pistols all at her side To meet her true love To meet her true love Away she rides"   Young women wearing men's clothing is a prevailing theme in the English Language Folk Tradition. Join Weckiai for a survey of some of the highlights of ballads of this type, and a few brief historical digressions.

    35 min

  3. 04/20/2025

    Bardic Inspirations

    Bards are the masters of music and magic in Dungeons and Dragons and many other works inspired by D&D. What are the historical, folkloric, and literary sources that inspired the bard class, both in its inception and throughout its evolution?

    49 min
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A new podcast from dungeon master, engineer, trivia nobody and folk music fan Weckiai Rannila. In each episode, she will delve into the connections between folklore, the fantasy genre, and roleplaying games.

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    atithetohellpod
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  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
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