About this episode

The party continues their battle against various threats in the juju garden after defeating the Dread Silkworm.

The party may have destroyed the Dread Silkworm, a half-giant-caterpillar-half-god monster… but there are still more creatures devouring the juju garden, and a mission to fulfill. This episode opens with rounds 8-14 of a brutal gruelling battle! The Dread Silkworm may have fallen, but it is far from the only threat that the party was facing! This is an AI-free episode of Swords Against Madness. Cast This episode includes performances by: Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore Music in this Episode From the Free Music Alliance: King Edward by Mister Smith (CC-BY) from the Free Music Archive Used with special permission: Combat Cookie Tin by Jon Cohen From Pixabay: Aggressive Metal (Sinister) by Brightest Avenue Cybertech (Tense News Background) by Tune Tank “ Stylish Blues Rock (Wild West) ” by Brightest Avenue “ Outlaw’s Reckoning ” by Moodmode Magical Ritual Shaman Amazonian Indian by Denis-Pavlov Music Night Detective (no beats) by Amaksi Interstellar Dark by Lumine Wave Undeadwood: Weird West RPG Sometimes folks head out West, and just fall off the edge of the world. They end up here. Wonkatonkwa County. They just show up, confused…

People in this episode

Host: Brian C. Rideout

Guest: Jon Cohen

Topics covered

• fantasy
• battle
• monsters
• adventure
• drama

Keywords

• Dread Silkworm
• battle
• juju garden
• fantasy creatures
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: King Edward, Combat Cookie Tin, Aggressive Metal (Sinister), Cybertech (Tense News Background), Stylish Blues Rock (Wild West), Outlaw’s Reckoning, Magical Ritual Shaman Amazonian Indian, Music Night Detective (no beats), Interstellar Dark

Books & works: Swords Against Madness, Tale of the Manticore

Places: Wonkatonkwa County

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