Crudely Drawn Swords - A Dungeon World Actual Play Podcast

S3E35: Something Is Afoot

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Mum The grimoire you gave me details a number of curses and how to focus them in. The glyphs should reverse and send the power out if I reverse th...

S3E34: Year's Bone

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We’re getting reports that Farmouth has fallen, the walls pulled down and the preceptory of Akone’s order burned to the ground. Assuming they cont...

S3E33: His Speciality

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A little more for you, I managed to find a retired Smith-enchanter who was one of the teachers at the Iron Church back when this Hector Korvaylan char...

S3E32: Daddy Frazzlepig

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hector? I no longer have access to the records of the library, of course, but I have asked around and according to Preceptor Merrow there was a squire...

S3E31: The Condiment Pack

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Saffron, I’m on a bush right now it’s not the best bush, there’s a thorn right up my jacksie. Saff there is a guy called Hector heading t...

S3E30: Ex Insidious Libera Nos

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I daresay things are going very well where you are now, you’re probably having a cheerful frolic through springtime on the plains. I will wager you ...

S3E29: Inflated Marble Sack

04 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In spite of our spy networks and the careful thought of our best minds, it is hard to grasp why this is happening to us. We lived in peace with Sudec ...

S3E28: I Don't Remember You Being Naked

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Well, I am back in old Merrowvale. The palace is very different now - it feels empty without our royal father and quiet in the absence of Jasmine and ...

S3E27: A Nightly Occurrence

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You do not give yourself enough credit - it was your work in deriving the shared principle between both pencil and eraser that made this possible. I s...

S3E26: Every Arrow I Dodge

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Do you remember when we thought you couldn’t use the reaching scroll once you’d written on it. Before we knew your could rub the pencil out? ...

S3E25: Determined To Miss The Point

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I’m writing from Asterope’s Dawnstar, a ship making south towards Merremouth. Among the passengers here is a knight who was present at the fall of...

S3E24: Things Got Out Of Hand

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Incidentally, I met the Blessed Pelwar yesterday and she mentioned that two days ago the last three members of the crew from The Ghost finally got hom...

S3E23: a non-stabby family

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Well Bambari, this is quite an audacious plan! From what I understand of the weapon in question it is very hard to predict what the outcome will be. I...

S3E22: The Jig Is Up

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Morning, Please let me know if they do encroach on the Woodmarch. My mother lives in the woods and I want to make sure she’s safe. Not that I coul...

S3E21: Treachery, eh???

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Along the mountains they seem to be skirting Woodmarch, perhaps there is nothing there to interest them, but every time our armies have tried to hold ...

S3E20: Better At Stabbing

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I’m afraid the news from the south is not all good - we were hoping that with winter turning, the Icewatchers would have less power to draw on, and ...

S3E19: Park The Frog

24 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bambari, good to hear from you! Did you have a bound scrying mirror, by any chance? I have seen some of those, and they always seem to have some quir...

S3E18: Lead From The Front

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Your sister appears to be doing ok. She's anti stealing some gem we’ve been set up with. Before we pulled into your city we were on a boat. Someone ...

S3E17: Turn Around And Face Death

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Saf, Yeah we’ve met them. After our ship crashed we walked in the desert for ages. Then they picked us up. It was pretty fortuitous, if they had...

S3E16: Nature's Pocket

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

WANTED FOR THEFT AND HIGH TREASON Four very dangerous individuals have been reportedly involved in serious crimes against several hemu and against ou...

S3E15: Not Just Four Chumps

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well, I hope this is helpful at any rate. That is the overview of what I was able to learn about the bloodlines. If you need any more detail on anythi...

S2E14: Topless Wagon Shanty

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This slender knowledge is most of what I was able to ascertain from the records in our library, however I did speak about the topic briefly with Bless...

S3E13: The Best Man

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So, we know that the lineages precede our histories, they seem to be hereditary as does the aptitude for magic - in the latter case we do see rogue ta...

S3E12: Weird Mixed Messages

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Unfortunately most of what I have managed to find is not from works on natural philosophy or magical theory - those seem to be the ones that were targ...

S3E11: A Son I Never Wanted

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I have spent the last week researching into the matter of bloodlines and it has proven very difficult. It is well established that some people are nat...

S3E10: Good At Keeping Secrets

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Now my dear boy, I can understand that you are afraid that this makes you a pariah squared, but think about it this way: Either you are a pariah or yo...

S3E09: A More Aggressive Pigeon

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well I don't think we’ll be back anytime soon, so it should have died down...or we will have. Writing this real fast as things possibly about to be...

S3E08: Ever So Scampery

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yeah I noticed, Percy’s pretty sunburnt and cranky. But thanks for just asking after him. We’re all in trouble. The quill ink evaporated in the d...

S3E07: Good Parenting

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Oh! You met young Otelo did you? And he took our surname after all? How charming for you! Is he still a sweet and shy boy? Did he recognise you? I hav...

S3E06: You Geometric Bastard

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi Mum, I learnt to make the reaching scrolls in a library in Aru-sha. We’ve gone pretty far away, much further than I thought we’d go. We’re ...

S3E05: Tristan and the Magic Wang

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As The Hawks realise that Tristan was not, in fact, hallucinating wildly it becomes clear that they need to take the threat posed by The Consumer seri...

S3E04: The King of Sausage Punches

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bambari, some very confused messages, are you alright? What do you need me to do? Did you know your friend the Paladin is in trouble? Saffron

S3E03: Not Pulling Their Weight

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I found this in some correspondence from Teren Galla, a priest of Maia displaced during the Cold Revolution. "I was the village priest in a small vil...

S3E02: Little Mouthfuls of Bitter Sunshine

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The prospector's account continues thus: "I was a little spooked by that and it gave me no inclination to return for some time, in fact I did find my...

S3E01: A Certain Respect for Authority

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Season 3 of Crudely Drawn Swords begins - if you haven't listened before, we hope that this will provide an excellent jumping-on point. If you have, t...

The North Coast, Part 2

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The journey along the North Coast got off to a somewhat unfortunate start, but surely the crew of The Ghost will be more than able to get everything b...

The North Coast, Part 1

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks are back at sea and it was time for them to have a break, for us to follow some other characters, so in this episode and the next we will be...

S2E41: Form the Superhawk!

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks are ready to travel- there is just time to tie up some loose ends in Aru-sha before they board their ship and say goodbye to the comfort and...

S2E40: I just want some easy wins

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bambari has made a lot of difficult discoveries lately and now it is time for him to learn something of his place in the world, while outside the brid...

S2E39: Exhibit A

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks have been keeping it underground as they investigate the blocked waterway that is leaving Aru-sha thirsty. As they close in on the cause of ...

S2E38: Someone get a duck!

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks have seemingly exhausted every opportunity to make an easy buck by simply asking someone to give them a huge amount of money and being given...

S2E37: Your chosen one?

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Financing a ship sailing for months through dangerous waters turns out to be a very expensive proposition, the hawks now realise they need to get hold...

S2E36: Everyone Hates Bards

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the most generous gifts backfire, whether it is the kindness of gifting an amulet to the kind of person who likes amulets, the generosity of...

S2E35: Crankier than normal

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The show of the century seems to have gone with barely a hitch and now we are at the after party and it's time to catch up with old friends and enjoy ...

S2E34: The Sock Drawer

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Night comes in, like some cool river, but here in the great city of Aru-sha we will celebrate its arrival as three great singers, Ophra Mezzira, Trist...

S2E33: Just A Genuine Psychopath

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up twenty gold short for that cool scroll you want to buy? For Tristan and Enigma the solution is obvious: Put on the largest concert the city ...

S2E32: Like hot bardy butter

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks arrive at their destination, sailing into the harbour of the ancient city of Aru-Sha. An opportunity to catch up with old friends, discover ...

S2E31 : A Lovable Rogue

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Percy is facing a duel to the death and the other Hawks may not intervene. If he loses, it spells disaster for our heroes, if he wins they have an eas...

S2E30: War Brothers

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The battle for control of The Ghost is not going as well as its instigators might have hoped, but can the Hawks turn the tide and change the direction...

S2E29: The Hawks are coming out!

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks have decided it is time to take control, passengers turned mutineers, but will Captain Arsenne give up his ship and his way of life so easil...

S2E28: Don't just stand there blubbering!

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's good to help people and it is doubly good to help people who are on your side and making a big difference to the war that you are fighting in. ...

S2E27: Thunder, Justice and After-Dinner Speeches

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There is a vacancy for Ship's Cook on board the Ghost, who could fill the greasy shoes of the late Mr. Cupcake? Percy remembers his vocation, Bambari ...

S2E26: Shark Narnia!

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When on a soothing ocean cruise, what could be more pleasant than a nice calming swim? Obviously, that would be a very bad choice if you were wearing ...

S2E25: Crumbs!

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks are on a sailing ship, with the wind behind them, the sky above them and the open ocean before them. A chance to relax and enjoy the journey...

S2I6: I don't want to die here

10 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"I guess it's time for the last stand." With these words, the druid Longtooth delineates the conclusion of the long journey through winter. A larger ...

S2I5: What we hope for in life

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The end is in sight for the heroes of the south, the chance to join with the remainder of their army lies almost within their grasp. Almost, but what ...

S2I4: A Moment of Quiet

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The survivors of Stoneshaw face their most dangerous opponent yet, a creature of powerful ice magic. Can they prevail in the face of overwhelming powe...

S2I3: A Mercy Killing

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The survivors of Stoneshaw have run into trouble as they try to make their way to the remainder of the southern army - the Icewatchers are camped righ...

S2I2: Quieter and Smaller

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A small group of survivors from the Caris army are struggling to make their way to safety through the snowbound forests of a southern winter. With da...

S2I1: Stoneshaw Is Falling

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

While the Hawks enjoy a simple pleasure-cruise up the west coast of the continent the camera moves south, closer to the front line, to focus on the ol...

S2E24: I was here all along!

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It would be fair to say that their adventure downriver started out less relaxing than they might have hoped, but now the Hawks are floating free and g...

S2E23: The Drowned King

01 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After their bold escape from the embattled city of Vale, our heroes have a chance to sit back, relax and enjoy a pleasant meander downriver to the sea...

S2E22: The Natural Predator

13 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When the world has collapsed into chaos, sometimes the safest thing to do is hide. Find somewhere safe, out of the storm, and hunker down. You just ne...

S2E21: Duck And Cover!

30 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A secret tunnel leads to almost certain safety, assuming that there are no tricky stairways to navigate and the streets are devoid of peril. Percy ide...

S2E20: The Bard's Kiss

16 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The city is under attack and at a time like that any good adventurer needs to get to rescuing the defenceless, especially when that is an opportunity ...

S2E19: The Cold Shoulder

02 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Vale, capital city of Caris, is under attack from a magical snowstorm that is filling its streets with the walking dead. The Hawks have made their way...

S2E18: Armaboggan!

16 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We've all done it- you wake up one morning in a generic mainstream tavern in the capital city after a great night of music and fun only to discover th...

S2E17: There's nothing else to her

02 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What could be more restful than a quiet evening at a generic inn? Well, that depends a lot on what musicians are performing there and how the audience...

S2E16: A Whole World Of Palanquin Pain

19 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks are bringing a trade delegation to Vale, the capital city, but can they find the useful contacts they will need to build a trade alliance wi...

S2E15: It is fine to meet you!

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks seek to create an underground alliance with the dwarven kingdom of Batmazgorod, but first contact is not going entirely to plan and Tristan'...

S2E14: Do you have an apple for this kind of situation?

22 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Picking up after last episode's cliffhanger ending, the Hawks are engaged in a battle against an ancient monstrosity. Even if they win, will there be ...

S2E13: It's like a cravat!

08 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

If the hawks are to carry out their grand scheme and get help from the underground kingdom of Batmazgorod, they need to open a gateway sealed hundreds...

S2E12: Let's make this someone else's problem

24 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Finally, some answers to the big questions that have been plaguing our heroes, and all delivered through the medium of tedious and excessively detaile...

S2E11 - Felony, Spite and Murder

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the heart of the Woodmarch Forest, the Hawks have met the famous Witch of Woodmarch, discovering something interesting about her family in the proc...

S2E10 - Everything's cool now, chill, yeah?

13 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks have arrived at the dangerous Woodmarch forest, and now they must venture deep through its shadowed glades if they are to find the elves, ri...

S2E09: A squirrel does not a hat make

29 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

With affairs in the grey lands resolved to several people's satisfaction, it is time for the Hawks take a moment for breakfast, before setting out in ...

S2E08: We intended them to die

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the second half of the Hawks adventures in the shadowed realm, they draw closer together, make further bargains and gain some sweet ink. Bambari ge...

S2E07: The Grievous Bureaucracy

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler alert: Something bad happened at the end of the end of the last episode and now the people to whom the bad thing didn't happen must stage a da...

S2E06: I Know My Heart

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In Hyde Mansion, events are coming to a head as the Hawks close on their prey, or possibly vice versa. Hidden trapdoors will open, thieves will come o...

S2E05: Here come the muscle-build men

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Hawks make their way into the mansion where it seems a dangerous Icewatcher cell may be holed up, but can they locate their enemies without walkin...

S2E04: What is wrong with this garden?

20 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Following Enigma's dashing rooftop chase, the Hawks have a destination- an old mansion on the edge of town and a very simple mission: Get into the bui...

S2E03: Beautiful by every standard

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A gentle stroll through the nocturnal streets of Farmouth has been interrupted by a crossbow bolt and our heroes set off in hot pursuit of the would-b...

S2E02: Palming your trousers

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A body has been dragged out of the river, having been stabbed in the back multiple times. Our heroes begin to suspect that they did not accidentally d...

S2E01: Looks like curtains for our heroes

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Our heroes are back home in Farmouth, but it seems that those familiar streets are not as safe as they used to be. Percy moves up in the world, Bambar...

Episode 12: What Do You Mean She's Gone?

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Night has come and with it a deadly foe. In the epic conclusion to our first adventure, Tristan and Percy face an enemy that exceeds them in every res...

Episode 11: The Hammer of the Goddess

05 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On the wall, Tristan and Percy have won a small victory and found a brief respite before the enemy returns, but now they have played their only gambit...

Episode 10: So you're pretty good at dodging?

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Defending Windrush pass against seemingly insurmountable odds, Percival and his squad are getting along like a house on fire, whilst Tristan's attempt...

Episode 9: Thank you, Bibbity Bobbity!

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

At the wall, the Icewatcher army has arrived, now Tristan, Percival and their allies face the battle of their lives. Meanwhile Enigma ( enigma ) and B...

Episode 8: God(dess) dam it!

25 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

At the top of Windrush Pass, Percival and Tristan prepare to face an army, Percy embarks on a noble quest and Tristan learns some new words, like "bra...

Episode 7: That's not a sausage

10 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The party have split and we follow Enigma ( enigma ) and Bambari as they make their way down from Windrush pass to get help for their friends at the w...

Episode 6: Marmaladey

29 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The only thing between the team and freedom is a massive fortified wall, some sleeping guards and a small border garrison. With stealth and subtlety c...

Episode 5: Our Go To Cover Story

11 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The party's bid for escape continues, but their efficiency is somewhat compromised by the fact that Bambari has given Tristan more hallucinogenic mush...

Episode 4: A Fun Guy to Have Around

28 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Our heroes have left the old fort of Kel Teppey where their adventures began, but there is a hostile army between them and home and they are going to ...

Episode 3: The Only One Who Can Bring The Rock

14 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Our heroes find their way out of a hole, perform an interrogation that makes them fortunate to be in a different world to the Geneva Convention and ma...

Episode 2: The Pit and the Pendulous Sock

08 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of our Dungeon World adventure, our heroes have defeated adversity but may have attracted unwanted attention. They will discover...

Episode 1: A Fly In Life's Cocktail

01 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The first episode of our Dungeon World Actual Play podcast, where we get to meet the characters and their adventure begins with a simple mission to se...