84 episodes
Could've Been Heroes Far and Tall Tales
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4.9 • 102 Ratings
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Could’ve Been Heroes is an actual play podcast where six old friends adventure as six total strangers who, after missing their shots at destiny, now get a second chance to make a mess of everything.Set in the land of Faritall, a world cast in the spirit of Wonderland and Oz, but with more murder, blood and swears. This strange, wondrous place of living fairytales and walking nightmares is recovering from a very near apocalypse after a flood of darkness fell upon it from The World Above. Told in a new and developing game system of our own design focused on exciting characters based on classic fairytale tropes, twisted, subverted and modernized. Would you suffer the Sacred Curses for spectacular power and near immortality? Yeah, so would we.
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Ep38 - Welcome to the Sirqus
Season 2 Premier:The last thing they remember, they saved the day… and then something went terribly wrong. Martin Sirque did something bad, though he doesn’t remember doing it. It was starting to seem like he had someone living inside his head, turns out it wasn't just a scary malevolent entity in there, it was a whole nightmare carnival. How quickly rescuing the villagers of Thistleberry Hollow from vengeful fey aboard a make-shift pixie dust powered airship turns into a spiraling crash into the Grimmwood itself and waking within the twisted mind of one of your companions. Classic setup.
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Ep39 - Face to Faces
The Nearlies have become trapped within the darkest parts of Martin’s mind. Someone or something has built a whole dark carnival within, and invited other dark forces inside. The Nearlies search for a way out of this scary surreal dream space, but the Impresario of the Evil Circus of the Mind wants to finally meet them face to face to face to face…Creative Commons Music Credits:John Vallis - Time Againhttps://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/time-again-john-vallis
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Ep40 - The Night on All Sides
The Nearlies have escaped the dark recesses of Martin’s mind and the evil entity that dwells there. A powerful rune now binds the evil within and gives Martin a very unique forehead accessory to boot. The Nearlies find that several days have passed and the survivors of Thistleberry have fortified the glen their makeshift airship crashed in against the terrors of the Grimmwood, but that they are just barely holding on… Unfortunately the Nearlies alliance with one another has become similarly tenuous.
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Ep41 - Never Go Alone
The Glen, the camp of refugees clinging to survival are overjoyed and filled with relief to see The Nearlies, the Saviors of Thistleberry return. However if they knew how close to fraying the group actually is, they might not be so pleased. Lavaleen Crest has learned the egg she traded away to the magical trickster Noddigaster has indeed hatched and produced a daughter who is being held by unknown parties somewhere in the Grimmwood. Martin has bound “the other guy” that lives in his head, but fears for his friends and his sanity, how long can the monster be kept at bay? Can the group learn to lean on one another? Do they have a choice?
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Ep42 - Pulp and Doubt
Having tracked down Martin and Lavaleen, the Nearlies are accosted by the Snatcher-Grabber. A hideous spider-like creature of pulp and doubt, with an inside more horrible than its outside. Should they survive there are many fences to be mended, and secrets to divulge, if our heroes are to move forward as a united front.
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Ep43 - A Classic Done Poorly
Noddigaster, brother of famed Mr. Stiks, granted Queen Lavaleen’s request to go free, for the price of the Swan Maiden’s unhatched egg. Apparently a dark force in the Grimmwood is purchasing princesses. Not only does “missing princesses” match exactly the vitally important members of The Damsels that the Nearlies have been tasked to find, but things have become very personal for Lavaleen and her friends having learned this egg has indeed hatched a daughter. To find out exactly who, where and why they now travel to Noddigaster’s home to beat the details out of him if needed.
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Customer Reviews
Absolutely LOVE this podcast
I’ve never played Dungeons and Dragons, or any TTRPG, but I really want to after listening to Could’ve Been Heroes. While I dash and deliver, the Nearlies and Robbie are my companions. I’ve laughed so hard that drivers next to me can’t help but stare. I’ve cried openly in my car, choked on my coffee when Gwen called Dodderfell “Daddyfell”, roared with gusto when any of the characters roll high enough to accomplish their quests, and I can’t get enough!
Dark Whimsy
Exactly my aesthetic.
Great characters and storytelling
I have never really clicked with other real gameplay podcasts. They either take themselves too seriously or rely purely on the characters to do all the heavy lifting. But this show spends a great deal of time getting you into the story and understanding what’s happening now while also giving insight into past campaigns. This show has Big Swan Energy and I find myself looking forward to each episode with my workout, building baby stuff, or having a fire. Kudos to the entire team!
Adding on after they finished the first season. The audio issues are really minimal compared to most podcasts as they start out, but it seems like they maybe felt like it was a bigger issue than it was. The editing is fantastic and quality is better than any other real play podcast I’ve heard as they get started.
Definitely worth your time, if you’re into this sort of podcast.