The Bonusverse: A Retrospective

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The Brotherverse
The Bonusverse: A Retrospective
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The Brotherverse is back! One year after the epic conclusion of our first campaign, the Sundberg brothers take a trip down memory lane, a stroll down recollection road, a skip across reminiscence bridge, a train through brain picture town.

75. The Talismerging: Talismerged

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The Brotherverse
75. The Talismerging: Talismerged
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In the final epsiode of The Brotherverse- (Wait, final? Like, final final? No more Brotherverse after this? Wow… 5 years and here we are. I guess, what else is there to say? Well done. A whole podcast with a beginning and an end. Cool.)

74. The Talismerging: Gutters and Dragons

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The Brotherverse
74. The Talismerging: Gutters and Dragons
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Aro attempts to merge the talismans, hence the title of this arc.

73. The Talismerging: Vive la Frog

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The Brotherverse
73. The Talismerging: Vive la Frog
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The epic showdown with Lord Orthguard begins.

72. The Talismerging: Orkpen’s Spider Exterminators

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The Brotherverse
72. The Talismerging: Orkpen's Spider Exterminators
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Under the guise of mustachioed spider exterminators, our trio ventures deeper into the floating Guardian fortress.

71. The Talismerging: Nerds Roop

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The Brotherverse
71. The Talismerging: Nerds Roop
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Our heroes heroically bully some nerds in order to further infiltrate Orthguard’s castle.

70. The Talismerging: The Shankshaw Humiliation

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The Brotherverse
70. The Talismerging: The Shankshaw Humiliation
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Despite their plan being a bunch of shank, our trio attempts to infiltrate Orthguard’s castle and hopes it doesn’t all go to shaw.

69. The Talismerging: Brocean’s Eleven

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The Brotherverse
69. The Talismerging: Brocean’s Eleven
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The Keepers devise a half-baked heist as Orthguard’s army approaches.

68. Holiday Special: Happy Jävla Jul

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The Brotherverse
68. Holiday Special: Happy Jävla Jul
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Grimm’s latest shenanigans send our heroes on a festive quest.

67. Days of Thunder: A Tune for Attunement

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The Brotherverse
67. Days of Thunder: A Tune for Attunement
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The power of the talismans is conveniently revealed, now that we have three available talismans and three heroes.

66. Days of Thunder: Platonic Mime Energy

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The Brotherverse
66. Days of Thunder: Platonic Mime Energy
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Our trio returns to the Valkyrie with Talis and the Talisman of Thunder to maybe finally close out this Days of Thunder arc.

65. Days of Thunder: Moist and Confused

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The Brotherverse
65. Days of Thunder: Moist and Confused
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Our heroes face some familiar foes, and Puff does what he does best in boss battles.

64. Days of Thunder: Yo Mama is So Ethereal

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The Brotherverse
64. Days of Thunder: Yo Mama is So Ethereal
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A battle ensues over the Talisman of Thunder

63. Days of Thunder: Is Death Dark Enough?

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The Brotherverse
63. Days of Thunder: Is Death Dark Enough?
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Six guardian statues stand between our heroes and the path forward, and one has a man-bun.

62. Days of Thunder: Sconces and Stone

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The Brotherverse
62. Days of Thunder: Sconces and Stone
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Rock and rock sock each other’s blocks in this knockout shocker.

61. Days of Thunder: Baby Brotherverse

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The Brotherverse
61. Days of Thunder: Baby Brotherverse
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Our trio is transformed into toddlers while traversing strange visions. Luckily, this is not their first adventure in diapers.

The Bonusverse: Big Sports Weekend

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The Brotherverse
The Bonusverse: Big Sports Weekend
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The pronunciation of a word sends us on a big ol’ tangent about sports and getting punched in the face.

60. Days of Thunder: Angels and Airwhales

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The Brotherverse
60. Days of Thunder: Angels and Airwhales
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Newly transported to the plane of air, our heroes make their way to the cloud city of Bageecha to find the Talis man with the talisman.

59. Days of Thunder: The Big Cloudbowski

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The Brotherverse
59. Days of Thunder: The Big Cloudbowski
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This episode really ties the podcast together.

58. Days of Thunder: Pain au Chocolat et Shellon Peanut Butter

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The Brotherverse
58. Days of Thunder: Pain au Chocolat et Shellon Peanut Butter
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Our heroes don their chef hats and shed their dignity to prepare some homemade Crescent Island croissants.

57. Days of Thunder: Sea Serpent Showdown

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The Brotherverse
57. Days of Thunder: Sea Serpent Showdown
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff set sail for the Crescent Islands, but rough seas lie ahead, and there are only so many hatches to batten.

56. Days of Thunder: The S.S.S.S.S.

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The Brotherverse
56. Days of Thunder: The S.S.S.S.S.
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Endless knowledge is available within the halls of Tothian Library, but our heroes are quickly sidetracked by liquor and ice cream.

55. Days of Thunder: Weekend at Harlow’s

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The Brotherverse
55. Days of Thunder: Weekend at Harlow's
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This episode is brought to you by the Orthguard Army Standard Issue Tiny Teapot: “Now you can sit and sip, with the S.I.T.T.”

54. Days of Thunder: Bond, Soul Bond

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The Brotherverse
54. Days of Thunder: Bond, Soul Bond
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Fake Yenry transports our holey trinity (plus bear) to a parley with Commander Harlow Wells.

53. Days of Thunder: The Beartherverse

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The Brotherverse
53. Days of Thunder: The Beartherverse
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First you take a bear. Put it in a hole. Then you take the hole. Put it in a book.

52. Days of Thunder: City of Toth

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The Brotherverse
52. Days of Thunder: City of Toth
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Perry spills the beans on his dad (figuratively), and our trio hits a wall in Toth (literally).

51. Days of Thunder: Family Reunion

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The Brotherverse
51. Days of Thunder: Family Reunion
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Things get a little cuckoo at the Forehammer’s.

The Bonusverse: Brotherversary

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The Brotherverse
The Bonusverse: Brotherversary
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It’s our two year anniversary! We take a look back at the journey so far, and announce the winners of our Brotherversary giveaway!

50. Days of Thunder: Talismemories

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The Brotherverse
50. Days of Thunder: Talismemories
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Sage and the gang return to share their newfound discovery, and learn more about the sacred history of the Talismans (Talismen? Have we made this joke before?).

49. 20 Years Later: Castle Caper

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The Brotherverse
49. 20 Years Later: Castle Caper
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With the pompous prince imprisoned in the pit of a portable repository, Puff portrays the  puny potentate to prevent apprehension.

48. 20 Years Ago: The Prince and The Paup-ork

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The Brotherverse
48. 20 Years Ago: The Prince and The Paup-ork
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With a suit-and-a-half of shiny new armor, our trio devises a half-baked scheme (as is tradition) to infiltrate the castle.

47. 20 Years Ago: The Church of Trash

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The Brotherverse
47. 20 Years Ago: The Church of Trash
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Holy trash man, king of the gutter, we thank you for this pile of hot garbage. Amen.

46. 20 Years Ago: The Ham Of Your Labors

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The Brotherverse
46. 20 Years Ago: The Ham Of Your Labors
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Pop some candy corn and cozy up by the campfire; it’s time for a spooky Boooootherverse Halloween special!

45. 20 Years Ago: Festival of the Moon

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The Brotherverse
45. 20 Years Ago: Festival of the Moon
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Our trio employs a floofy guide for their journey to the capital, but in exchange for her services, they must first take a little trip into the Deep Woods.

44. 20 Years Ago: The Legend of Strength Lizard

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The Brotherverse
44. 20 Years Ago: The Legend of Strength Lizard
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Wait… first we jumped ahead one year; now it’s 20 years in the past? What is this, Lost?

43. One Year Later: Verb that Noun

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The Brotherverse
43. One Year Later: Verb that Noun
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This episode is kinda like that time in Harry Potter when Gandalf drank the liquid, and Captain Kirk was like “No, don’t do it!”

42. One Year Later: Good Boulder Boy

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The Brotherverse
42. One Year Later: Good Boulder Boy
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Three gems remain after successfully collecting Water, Wind & Fire. (If the first one had been Earth, I could’ve made a sick joke about remembering the first night of September.)

41. One Year Later: Are We Dead?

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The Brotherverse
41. One Year Later: Are We Dead?
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Our heroes reach the source of The Great Shiny and boldly don their diapers for what lies ahead.

40. One Year Later: Feesh, Feesh, Greg

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The Brotherverse
40. One Year Later: Feesh, Feesh, Greg
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Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, Feesh, GREG

39. One Year Later: The Musical

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The Brotherverse
39. One Year Later: The Musical
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A year has passed since the great Mardinian airship battle. While the Keepers lay low and plan their next move, our heroes have been hard at work on… a musical theater performance?

38. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 4

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The Brotherverse
38. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 4
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Is this battle still going on?? As we near the end, will our heroes escape or meet an untimely demise at the hands of the Guardians? (hopefully the first or this podcast is toast)

37. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 3

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The Brotherverse
37. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 3
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The airship battle rages on! Battles are won, lives are lost, Swayzes are stanked, but who will prevail?

36. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 2

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The Brotherverse
36. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 2
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The fate of Mardinia hangs in the balance as an epic airship battle ensues between Keepers and Guardians.

35. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 1

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The Brotherverse
35. Rise of Orthguard: Airship Battle Part 1
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff leave the festival and return to the Valkyrie to warn the Keepers of an imminent attack. (So… no Salamander Man concert?)

34. Festival of Light: Launch Date

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The Brotherverse
34. Festival of Light: Launch Date
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After a minor setback (and a major understatement), the Guardians now have the intel they need to locate the Keepers’ secret hideout (thanks a lot, HANZ).

33. Festival of Light: Toe to Toad

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The Brotherverse
33. Festival of Light: Toe to Toad
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This was the easiest boss battle ever: Vlog croaked as soon as we walked in the room! (Get it? He’s a toad… but for reals, this is a tough fight).

32. Festival of Light: Pelvic Persuasion

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The Brotherverse
32. Festival of Light: Pelvic Persuasion
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With all four keycards in hand (or wherever they keep things), our trio heads back to the Stake House to further infiltrate the Rectron base.

31. Festival of Light: Ain’t You Never Seen a Horse Before?

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The Brotherverse
31. Festival of Light: Ain't You Never Seen a Horse Before?
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With the Rectrons’ suspicion rising, our heroes pull off a brilliantly stupid disguise to escape being captured.

30. Festival of Light: Opening the Robutt

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The Brotherverse
30. Festival of Light: Opening the Robutt
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Part two of the epic (and juvenile) showdown with the mouse kingdom mech.

29. Festival of Light: Robo-Rumble

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The Brotherverse
29. Festival of Light: Robo-Rumble
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Welcome to The Brotherverse late night, where we get a little too familiar with a giant rat controlled mech suite.

28. Festival of Light: Extreme Mouseover

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The Brotherverse
28. Festival of Light: Extreme Mouseover
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Hickory, dickory, dock. With mice, we now can talk. Their city is cool, but the king is a fool. Hickory, dickory, dock.

27. Festival of Light: History of Vanguard

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The Brotherverse
27. Festival of Light: History of Vanguard
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Before continuing their search for key cards, our heroes learn more about why the city of Vanguard is so obsessed with light.

26. Festival of Light: Catch the Boggle

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The Brotherverse
26. Festival of Light: Catch the Boggle
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Our “heroes” follow their new “friends” to the “Stake House” for some “friendly” gambling (and our “writer” is including too many “air quotes”).

25. Festival of Light: Sprite Race

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The Brotherverse
25. Festival of Light: Sprite Race
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff explore the Festival of Light in search of seedy gangster members of the… Rubicons? Retcons? Dis… rectal… cons?

24. Festival of Light: Caravan to Vanguard

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The Brotherverse
24. Festival of Light: Caravan to Vanguard
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Our heroes learn more about the city of Vanguard’s Festival of Light and set forth on their quest for the next talisman.

23. Festival of Light: The Trainer Chamber

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The Brotherverse
23. Festival of Light: The Trainer Chamber
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Dragon slayers! Talisman collectors! City saviors (slash destroyers)! Our heroes return to the Valkyrie feeling quantifiably accomplished and ready for their next mission, but not before some more shenanigans with Grimm.

22. City of Zamtal: There Is Only Zu

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The Brotherverse
22. City of Zamtal: There Is Only Zu
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Our fiercest battle yet continues against the powerful dragon Zu: The Golden One.

21. City of Zamtal: Touch Gold, Marry Princess

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The Brotherverse
21. City of Zamtal: Touch Gold, Marry Princess
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff confront the ominous creature at the top of the central tower in an effort to save the city (or what’s left of it) and locate the Talisman of Darkness.

20. City of Zamtal: This Was a Bad Idea

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The Brotherverse
20. City of Zamtal: This Was a Bad Idea
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Was it hubris? Or perhaps apathy? We’ve made our mistakes in the past, but the burdensome cloud of regret may long loom over our heads as we look back on this day and ask “Why?”

19. City of Zamtal: Never Name Your Pet Zombie

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The Brotherverse
19. City of Zamtal: Never Name Your Pet Zombie
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Our heroes arrive in a new dimension, where they are quickly attacked by a trio of greedy Zamtal zombies (Zam-bies?). The battle would be swift, if only we could remember how to play DnD.

18. City of Zamtal: Dope Robot, Bro

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The Brotherverse
18. City of Zamtal: Dope Robot, Bro
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With the capable Captain Kudos at the helm, our crew follows their map to the potential location of the Pillar of Darkness, where they are ultimately met with more perplexing puzzles, enraged enemies, and juvenile jokes.

17. City of Zamtal: Powder Keg Race!

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The Brotherverse
17. City of Zamtal: Powder Keg Race!
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Yenry, Ork, Puff, and the Dusty Britches Gang celebrate their newfound friendship with a good ol’ fashioned drinking game, so grab yourself a goat and play along at home! (Please milk responsibly.)

16. City of Zamtal: Mutiny on the Britches

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The Brotherverse
16. City of Zamtal: Mutiny on the Britches
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The sandy seafaring adventure continues as our heroes attempt to out-man, outmaneuver, and out-mouse the pursuing pirate ship.

15. City of Zamtal: Skimming the Great Sand Sea

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The Brotherverse
15. City of Zamtal: Skimming the Great Sand Sea
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Avast, mateys! A vast sea of sand stands between us and the Pillar of Darkness, so avast-en your seat belts (oof); it’s gonna be a vastly bumpy ride!

The Bonusverse: The Brendanverse

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The Brotherverse
The Bonusverse: The Brendanverse
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Time for some bonus content that didn’t make it into an actual session. We’re calling these special episodes The Bonusverse (wow). This time around, the Brotherverse chats about an important figure in their lives.

14. City of Zamtal: The Birth of Wenry

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The Brotherverse
14. City of Zamtal: The Birth of Wenry
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It’s that time again! The Brotherverse is leveling up! (’cause what’s more fun than a bunch of numbers and math?) Feeling freshly plus-one-ified, our crew sets forth on their mission to find the next talisman.

13. City of Zamtal: A Zany Competition

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The Brotherverse
13. City of Zamtal: A Zany Competition
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After a brief celebration, the Keepers turn their attention to finding the next Talisman (real party poopers over here). While top minds decrypt the ancient puzzles, bottom minds are left with some time to kill, so our heroes challenge Grimm to a “friendly” competition.

12. Spa Fjorg: Bath House Brawl

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The Brotherverse
12. Spa Fjorg: Bath House Brawl
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Evil plots are revealed and weak stomachs are emptied as our heroes confront Esther in the ultimate showdown for the fate of the spa and the Talisman of Water.

11. Spa Fjorg: Super Secret Science Glass

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The Brotherverse
11. Spa Fjorg: Super Secret Science Glass
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With determination in their hearts (and diapers on their butts), our trio dives deeper into the belly of the spa, where they slowly piece together the seemingly nefarious puzzle (emphasis on slowly).

10. Spa Fjorg: Binfiltration

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The Brotherverse
10. Spa Fjorg: Binfiltration
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff hatch a bizarre ploy to further infiltrate the spa and continue their search for the Talisman of Water.

9. Spa Fjorg: Prestidigidepends

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The Brotherverse
9. Spa Fjorg: Prestidigidepends
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Our crew begins their reconnaissance mission at Spa Fjorg, where they’ll have to go undercover as spa guests and do things like bask and rejuvenate (tough day on the job).

8. Spa Fjorg: Don’t Mess With Spa Day

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The Brotherverse
8. Spa Fjorg: Don't Mess With Spa Day
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Freshly equipped with mechanical Ravens, the gang takes flight toward the illustrious Spa Fjorg. But it’s not about the destination . . . actually the destination sounds pretty great. The journey’s probably gonna suck.

7. Spa Fjorg: Raven Whisperers

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The Brotherverse
7. Spa Fjorg: Raven Whisperers
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Our heroes finally have an objective! Our story has a plot (and it only took 6 episodes). What better way to start a new adventure than with a new whip, some fresh wheels, a mint ride (we get it, you’re hip).

6. Bellion Bound: The Valkyrie

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The Brotherverse
6. Bellion Bound: The Valkyrie
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Our heroes try to PARSE(LY) out their current predicament after being summoned by the mysterious General SAGE. But will their tendency to eat, drink, and be (ROSE)MARY get them into more trouble this THYME? (Wow, sick Simon & Garfunkel reference.)

5. Bellion Bound: Dungeons and Dana Moranis

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The Brotherverse
5. Bellion Bound: Dungeons and Dana Moranis
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff awaken from their unconscious state (yet again) to find themselves shackled in a dingy basement. Can they prove their innocence and gain favor with the Bellionians? (Or is it Bellionites? Bellionaires?)

4. Bellion Bound: Level Up

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The Brotherverse
4. Bellion Bound: Level Up
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What? The Brotherverse is evolving! The gang advances to level 2 and learns everything there is to know about tomatoes (sounds thrilling), before finally arriving in the great city of Bellion.

3. Bellion Bound: Boss Battle!

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The Brotherverse
3. Bellion Bound: Boss Battle!
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Look at all those “B”s in the title! You know this episode’s gonna be good with that much alliteration (seems like overkill). Yenry, Ork, Puff, and Patches continue their quest to rescue Charlotte from the deranged Annabelle.

2. Bellion Bound: Boomin’ On Gumdrops

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The Brotherverse
2. Bellion Bound: Boomin' On Gumdrops
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Yenry, Ork, and Puff enjoy the John family’s sandwich-laden hospitality before some much needed rest (maybe they can sleep away the trauma), but young Charlotte is in danger! The lines between dream and reality are blurred as our heroes (debatable) are called upon to help restore order.

1. Bellion Bound: My Only Memory

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The Brotherverse
1. Bellion Bound: My Only Memory
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With no memory of the last 20 years (talk about FOMO), Yenry, Ork, and Puff awaken to find themselves traveling in a humble sandwich-maker’s wagon, bound for the city of Bellion. What dangers await them on the rocky road ahead?

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