Total Party Kill

Season 1

1. Meet the Party

   Episode 1

   Show notes

   Introducing our party of five adventurers in the desert realm of Athas, as they begin their quest and get in a fight with some nasty dwarves. It doesn’t go well.

   Jan 26, 2014 48 min

2. We've Been In Worse Situations

   Episode 2

   Show notes

   Amid a brutal battle in a market area, our brave adventurers try to hide behind a hot dog cart. It works as well as you might expect.

   Jan 27, 2014 50 min

3. Kank Merchant

   Episode 3

   Show notes

   After waking up in an alley, our adventurers outfit themselves for a trip deep into the desert.

   Jan 28, 2014 53 min

4. Bone Javelin

   Episode 4

   Show notes

   Glass spiders and a horrific sandstorm vex our Dark Sun adventurers.

   Jan 29, 2014 54 min

5. Sun, Sand, and Tareks

   Episode 5

   Show notes

   The battle by the sandstorm vortex continues, with Carlos on the move and unpleasant Tareks doing damage to our adventurers.

   Jan 30, 2014 56 min

6. The Trouble With Eglath

   Episode 6

   Show notes

   Our adventurers finish their battle at the whirlwind, but at a somewhat horrible price.

   Jan 31, 2014 51 min

7. Enter the Minotaur

   Episode 7

   Show notes

   A new adventurer joins the party, and everyone experiences a terrifying journey through the sandstorm vortex.

   Feb 1, 2014 57 min

8. Torn Between Two Obelisks

   Episode 8

   Show notes

   The stone temple finally comes into view, but it’s protected by two horrible obelisks that shoot lightning bolts.

   Feb 2, 2014 57 min

9. Swimming Lessons

   Episode 9

   Show notes

   Obelisks with lightning bolts and a surprising encounter with marine life.

   Feb 3, 2014 57 min

10. Danger's My Middle Name

    Episode 10

    Show notes

    A choice between two different magical fountains, plus some zombies and an angry skeleton.

    Feb 4, 2014 56 min

11. Blazing Skeletons

    Episode 11

    Show notes

    Skeletons and salt zombies! Oh my!

    Feb 5, 2014 51 min

12. The Orb Was Obvious

    Episode 12

    Show notes

    Our dungeon crawl through the desert temple continues. We poke some weird fungus with a stick and then investigate a room containing a very old knight. It’s like that scene in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” except it may be our adventurers who have chosen… poorly. Again. This is the first “new” episode of TPK. Older episodes originally appeared in the feed of The Incomparable and have been retconned into TPK episodes for new listeners.

    Feb 9, 2014 1 hr 9 min

13. Plaintive Moos

    Episode 13

    Show notes

    Our adventurers enter a room dominated by powerful winds. (But enough about that burrito Regdar ate back at the tavern.) A creepy whispering fountain and creepier whirling dust devils can’t be good, right? Also, Carlos gets really angry and attacks a statue.

    Feb 16, 2014 1 hr 16 min

14. Don't Lick the Serpent

    Episode 14

    Show notes

    Our adventurers investigate snake chalk art, disturb some funeral urns, and discover that sometimes a room full of dead bodies is just a room full of dead bodies… just not this time.

    Feb 22, 2014 58 min

15. Wraith Relations

    Episode 15

    Show notes

    The battle with the scaled guardians, zombies, and wispy wraiths continues amid the dead bodies and braziers. Asteron eats a valuable gem. We debate the pronunciation of gith. Carlos gets caught thinking about something other than his job at just the wrong time. And we learn a valuable lesson about not letting your Minotaur do the negotiating for you.

    Mar 2, 2014 1 hr 1 min

16. Let the Best Mul Win

    Episode 16

    Show notes

    Our adventurers continue their battle with Nala the Girl-liath and Daroc the Mul, who is even more unpleasant than Carlos. There’s also some exploring, Katchka makes critical rolls for nature and listening, curiously shaped mushrooms are discovered, and stick around for our terrifying cliffhanger!

    Mar 8, 2014 1 hr 1 min

17. The Fightin' Sand Rams

    Episode 17

    Show notes

    Carlos is at the bottom of the pit, our party is standing in a doorway, and a giant silkworm is about to strike! This isn’t going to go well, isn’t it? In fact, Carlos, you might want to just stay down there in the pit. It’s safer down there.

    Mar 14, 2014 58 min

18. Pick Out a Pretty Headstone

    Episode 18

    Show notes

    Our adventurers battle against the giant silkworm at the heart of the temple, and their lives are on the line. No, seriously, unless one of them makes exactly the right dice roll at the right time, they’re all gonna die.

    Mar 21, 2014 57 min

19. Do You Know the Mushroom Man?

    Episode 20

    Show notes

    Our adventurers recover from their horrible wounds inflicted by the silkworm, take a rest, and then find the final room in this temple too intriguing to ignore. It’s all Carlos’s fault—he runs in where intelligent people fear to tread, and gets a face full of mushroom.

    Apr 5, 2014 1 hr 2 min

20. Warlocks and Door Locks

    Episode 21

    Show notes

    Our Carlos-caused battle with the mushroom people continues. Nobody will escape unscathed! Doors will open and close. A retreat will be sounded. One member of the group will be revealed as a macabre MacGyver. And we learn that when you gaze into the mushroom, the mushroom looks back into you.

    Apr 11, 2014 1 hr 6 min