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Taking Initiative

An actual-play podcast with an audio drama feel. Twitter: @TI_pod Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com Twitch: twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast
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Now displaying: October, 2018
Oct 29, 2018

The sunsword seems close, but so does Baba Lysaga...and it's looking bad.

 

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, the chance to ask us questions for "Talking Initiative" and mailbag episodes, and our main episodes early!

 

Check out Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms on Steam and use the code at the beginning of episode 44 to unlock a free gold chest!  The code is good from 12:30am PT on 10/15/19 to 12:01am PT on 11/01/19.  You can find Idle Champions on Twitter at @idlechampions.  Let them know we got you a gold chest with the hashtag #TakingInitiativeChampions.

 

The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 11/16/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below:

 

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

 

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

 

Music credits for this episode:

-Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song

-"Zombie Chase," "Night Break," "Ghostpocalypse - 7 Master," "Redletter," "River of Io," "Shamanistic," "Feral Chase," "Unrelenting," "Very Low Note," "Firebrand," "Tempting Secrets"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Oct 22, 2018

Barovia is a big place where many unfortunate people find themselves trapped. While Taking Initiative is currently focused on the Death Walkers, this side project will be looking at other poor souls, watching them struggle just to get out alive.

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, art work, the Taking Initiative compendium, and our main episodes early!

 

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

 

Cast for "The Marionette"

Jonathan "Bucky" Buckmaster - DM

Casey (The Lucky Die) - Natalya Alexandrovna Alyokhina

Celeste Conowitch (The Venture Maidens) - T.A.N.K.

Jonathan Serna (Dungeon Drunks) - Billy Beau Bob Boom

Sage Stafford (The Venture Maidens) - Aeshlynn

 

Music credits for this episode:

Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) for the theme song

 

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). "The Marionette" was written by Robert Alaniz and the D&D 5e Adventurers League Team. It is the property of Wizards of the Coast. We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Oct 15, 2018

So begins the battle of Berez. Let's see if we can avoid it, shall we? 

 

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, the chance to ask us questions for "Talking Initiative" and mailbag episodes, and our main episodes early!

 

Check out Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms on Steam and use the code at the beginning of this episode to unlock a free gold chest!  The code is good from 12:30am PT on 10/15/19 to 12:01am PT on 11/01/19.  You can find Idle Champions on Twitter at @idlechampions.  Let them know we got you a gold chest with the hashtag #TakingInitiativeChampions.

 

The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 10/19/18 at 11pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below:

 

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

 

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

 

Music credits for this episode:

-Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song

-"Oppressive Gloom," "Blue Feather," "Despair and Triumph," "The Escalation," "Welcome to HorrorLand"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Oct 8, 2018

Barovia is a big place where many unfortunate people find themselves trapped. While Taking Initiative is currently focused on the Death Walkers, this side project will be looking at other poor souls, watching them struggle just to get out alive.

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, art work, the Taking Initiative compendium, and our main episodes early!

 

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

 

Cast for "The Marionette"

Jonathan "Bucky" Buckmaster - DM

Casey (The Lucky Die) - Natalya Alexandrovna Alyokhina

Celeste Conowitch (The Venture Maidens) - T.A.N.K.

Jonathan Serna (Dungeon Drunks) - Billy Beau Bob Boom

Sage Stafford (The Venture Maidens) - Aeshlynn

 

Music credits for this episode:

Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) for the theme song

 

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). "The Marionette" was written by Robert Alaniz and the D&D 5e Adventurers League Team. It is the property of Wizards of the Coast. We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

Oct 1, 2018

The party talks with Argynvost and the Order of the Silver Dragon to plan their venture into Berez.

 

Feel free to drop us a review on iTunes and cast Message to us over social media. It's only a cantrip. We'd love to hear from you! Also, we have a Patreon. Hop on over and see if you'd like to support the show. You can get your name on our website, access to bonus episodes, the chance to ask us questions for "Talking Initiative" and mailbag episodes, and our main episodes early!

 

Check out the Podcasts of Waterdeep going on now on the Wizards of the Coast Dungeon Delve RSS feed! For details, visit: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/events/podcasts-waterdeep

 

The next "Talking Initiative" episode is 10/5/18 at 10pm ET and can be found at the Twitch link below:

 

You can find "Taking Initiative" at:

Website: takinginitiativepodcast.com

Twitter: @TI_Pod

Patreon: patreon.com/takinginitiative

Discord: https://discord.gg/VS7F3Hd

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/takinginitiativepodcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwWvHLXdUS2G3RE7CRr71w

 

The original artwork for the logo was created by Kati Kawaguchi (@_KidKati) from the "Nerds on a Roll" podcast.

 

Music credits for this episode:

-Neil Martin (@BardicMartin) of "The Lucky Die" for the theme song

-"Lightless Dawn," "Ossuary 5 - Rest," "Spring Thaw," "Dark Fog," "Ossuary 2 - Turn," "Very Low Note"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 

All mentions to Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), including the 5e ruleset and the "Curse of Strahd" module refer to the property owned by Wizards of the Coast (WotC). We do not own the rules or module. We just enjoy playing!

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