Swords Against Madness - Episode 24: The Pirate's Tale
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Swords Against Madness - Episode 24: The Pirate's Tale

31:11 Sep 6, 2025
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With the help of the All-Knowing, Miria delves into the terrors of Haalu’s mind to learn more about the cruel and enigmatic Master. This episode includes an encounter with a monster that in Swords and Wizardry is referred to as a Carrion Worm. Other pseudonyms have included the Carcass Crawler, Corpse Worm, and Tentacled Horror, but they all refer to one classic and horrifying Dungeons & Dragons monster: The Carrion Crawler. The Carrion crawler gets multiple attacks around, each doing only 1hp, but each requiring a save or the unfortunate character becomes paralyzed. On a bad round, the Carrion Crawler can paralyze an entire party, and finish them off at is leisure. They are one of the most feared terrors of D&D for good reason! The Music in this Episode includes: “COMBAT COOKIE TIN” by Jon Cohen, used with permission “King Edward” by Mr. Smith (CC-BY) couresy of the Free Music Archive “Bury it Deep” by Alana Jordan courtesy of Pixabay “Ominous Tones” by UniversField “
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