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On the Dead Men Roll No Crits Podcast, five friends band together to play through the beloved "Skull and Shackles" Adventure Path, converted for Pathfinder 2E / Second Edition. DMRNC is funded by our wonderful Cosmic Crit Patreon subscribers and is on a public release delay. To catch up on the crew's pirate adventures and participate in the show, consider joining the Cosmic Crit Patreon.

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  1. 212

    Epilogue, Part 9 | GM Questions

    This week the players take the driver's seat and ask questions of GM Patrick? First question: What give you the right? Second question: Who do you think you are?

  2. 211

    Epilogue, Part 7 | What If?

    This week we muse on the lingering what if questions from the campaign and think about the paths NOT travelled. We talk about some of the alternative suggestions from that are suggested in the AP as well as alternative endings that Patrick contrived for our podcast.

  3. 210

    Epilogue, Part 6 | Characters

    This week Patrick and all the players sit down to talk about their favorite characters on the show, the gameplay of having two main PCs, and many more questions and conversations.

  4. 209

    Epilogue, Part 5 | Tyler

    On this week’s episode of “The End of Dead Men Roll No Crits”  Patrick and Tyler break down what it means to Captain a ship. …

  5. 208

    Epilogue, Part 4 | Seth

    Mr. High Variance Rollplay himself Seth sits down with Patrick to discuss his characters on this week’s  “The End of Dead Men Roll No Crits”. What did the last 4 years mean to Seth and can he sign up for another podcast soon? Find out on this week’s episode. 

  6. 207

    Epilogue, Part 3 | Rebecca

    Rebecca and Patrick rap on this week’s episode of  “The End of Dead Men Roll No Crits”, not musically, but we have a rap session! We talk about playing novice pirate Elaerys and professional stronk woman Sharga for 4 years in this wrap-up session. 

  7. 206

    Epilogue, Part 2 | Gibert

    This week on “The End of Dead Men Roll No Crits” Patrick sits down across from Gibert, who’s now mostly completed this campaign twice. We talk about how fun it was in 2E compared to 1E, and what it was like doing it for the podcast. 

  8. 205

    Epilogue, Part 1 | The End

    This week we start months of post-podcast content called "End of Dead Men Roll No Crits" where the cast and your former GM patrick talk about the AP, the show, the livestream and the last 4 years of pirate content. Keep tuned into the channel while we Meta talk about the show and reflect on making it in these exclusive behind the scenes podcast episodes.

  9. 204

    Ep. 200, Part 3 | The Return of the Pirate King

    This week, a God makes a decision, a demigod pays the ultimate price, and some friends part ways for the final time. The Tidebreaker crew attempt to end the Lich Queen Raugsmauda, and in doing so lay their lives on the line. Will their sacrifices and heartbreak payoff and will their treasure hoards overflow? Find out on the finale of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  10. 203

    Ep. 200, Part 2 | The Birdman of Kothogaz

    This week the heroes try to stop a Spawn of Rovagug from pulverizing Port Peril, while the evil Lich Queen circles on the back of a gargantuan winged monster. Can the surviving members of the Tidebreaker crew beat back the Kaiju catastrophe, or will this unkillable beast discordantly destroy them all? Find out on the all combat episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  11. 202

    Ep. 200, Part 1 | Get Lich or Die Tryin’

    The heroes of the Shackles must take on an interdimensional threat controlled by none other than the mad Lich Queen Raugsmauda, the greatest threat to all life in the pirate's world. But with Captain Casius slain do the remaining heroes stand a chance against a Kaiju and one of the most powerful spell casters in the world? Find out starting this week as you get to listen to the Crittercon 7 live stream for the charity Doctors Without Borders on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  12. 201

    Ep. 199 | Color Out of Headspace

    The rest of the Tidebreaker crew rush to the docks to try and collect the sword Aiger's Kiss. They unfortunately run into the evil Lich Queen herself face to face, who summons a dark ancient force to fight for her. Will we see more death and destruction before the invasion of Port Peril is done? Find out this week on the penultimate episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  13. 200

    Ep. 198 | Reap Blue Sea

    This week only one thing stands between the crew of the Tidebreaker and stopping the mad Lich Queen, and that's death itself. When the bonesman comes to collect on several souls owed to it only Hanto, Bartleby, Sharga and King Casius can stop it. But will they be able to stop an outsider who literally controls life force as we know it? Find out on another thrilling level 20 adventure of Dead Men Roll No Crits!!!

  14. 199

    Ep. 197 | The Seven Year Lich

    The party celebrating a year of Casius' Kingdom is marked by sadness over fallen friends, as the Tidebreaker crew drinks in memoriam. But a strange visitor from afar comes harbinging darks moments ahead. Do the heroes have what it takes to take on one final threat? Find out in the continuing adventure of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  15. 198

    Ep. 196 | Scales from the Loop

    We wrap up the stories on Hanto of the Salt Foot this week as Seth sits down for his final one on one episode with Patrick. What happens when the magical stones of the Lirgeni are returned to their home? Find out along with us on this dénouement extraordinaire of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  16. 197

    Ep. 195 | Elaerys Delqarin’s Diary

    After her Captain became a King, Captain Delqarin became an Admiral, a Lord Mayor and more! Will the new responsibilities be too much for the half elf sending her sprawling back to Magnimar? Find out as we explore Elaerys' future on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits

  17. 196

    Ep. 194 | My Qandoso-Called Life

    This week Patrick sits down with Gibert to discuss what happy endings our favorite storm chaser gets on this week's one on one episode. Will the new Master of the elements be able to tame an old foe? Or will the storm finally claim another victim? Find out with us as we can do so a Qandoso episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  18. 195

    Ep. 193 | King Cassius and the Pirates of the Roundtable

    The Shackles shifts as we watch as the reign of King Casius come about! Will the Driftwood King be any different than Kerdak Bonefist, or will his crown see a sea change in the pirate world? Join Patrick and Tyler as we examine the future for everyone's favorite pirate free captain in a 1 on 1 episode this week on DMRNC!

  19. 194

    Ep. 192 | The Hurricane Crown Affair

    The war for the Shackles is over! The allied Free Captains under Tessa Fairwind's command return to take Port Peril now that the Hurricane King is dead. But will a new revelation about Casius's past throw off the planned succession of the crown? Will the pirate council be able to decide what route to take or will it tear itself apart? Find out as Election 4914 is upon us on this week's book 6 end of Dead Men Roll No Crits!!!

  20. 193

    Ep. 191 | Bonefist of Fury

    Its finally here, the King of the Pirates rouses and readies himself for a royal rumble! Can the four remaining pirates (and a severely hurt Ozzie) survive a battle with Kerdak Bonefist? The Hurricane King unleashes his magical blows and attempts to destroy the mutineers to his kingdom. Who lives and who dies? Find out on this weeks episode of DMRNC!

  21. 192

    Ep. 190 | Mutiny on the Lucrehold

    Finally Casius has a chance to take on his fight to the Filthy Lucre, the ship of the Hurricane King, nestled deep below his Fort Hazard. Will he find a fair fight waiting for him and his crew or will they be walking into a firing squad? Fin out on this week's nearly penultimate episode of book 6! 

  22. 191

    Ep. 189 | The Hypatia Witch Project

    The fight against Hypatia, the consort of the King of the Pirate, continues! Will the party survive a ruinous blast of magic from the sea-witch? Who lives and who dies on this climactic final battle? Find out on this week's DMRNC!

  23. 190

    Ep. 188 | Snakes on a Chain

    Hanto leads some of his fellow pirates onto challenge Hypatia, the consort of the Hurricane King. Will finding out more of her dark past incite the monk to a rage or will Bartleby, Elaerys and Kovik help tame this evil mistress? Find out as the climax of book 6 begins on this week's Dead Men Roll

  24. 189

    Ep. 187 | Dragon With the Wind

    We are back to B-Team this week as they try to heal and make it through an underground watery cove. Sharga has a flashback to the first ship she served on...and a premonition about what lies below the murky depths. Will they be able to survive what slink in the sea beneath Lucrehold? Find out on this week's DMRNC!

  25. 188

    Ep. 186 | Street Shark Tank

    This week an old face from the Pirate Council and the Tidebreaker's past rears his ugly head, but is he indeed a friend or foe? What lies at the bottom of Lucrehold in the hidden coves waters and can this party defeat one more attack? Captain Casius leads the way this week as we set sail for another adventure on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  26. 187

    Ep. 185 | The Scion, The Lich, and the Wardrobe

    This week we return to Sharga, Bartleby, Ozzie and Kovik to see how they are making out after fighting Mistress Malady to their near death. After having the Norgorberite heal them back to strength they make some decisions and head on their way. But what will they find in the ancient crypts beneath Lucrehold? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  27. 186

    Ep. 184 | Adamantine and Eve

    This week Captain Casius and his faithful crew delve deeper in the Pirate King's deadly island of Lucrehold! But will they survive what arcane horrors await them below ground or will they succumb to deadly cannon fire? Find out on another amazing episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  28. 185

    Ep. 183 | Poisons of Anarchy

    Yet another daughter of Norgorber, a cultist seeking the party's doom stands in the way of the B-Team. Can they take on Mistress Malady or will her poisons take her down? Find out as the siege of Lucrehold continues on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  29. 184

    Ep. 182 | Salute Your Short Kings

    Captain Casius and the crew take the fight directly to Port Peril, to take on the Hurricane King himself! But the first thing in their way is a teenage wanting to collect on the bounty on the crews head? Will they be able to beat the bard bloody and his short cohorts? Or will they be relieved of their dicks by young Derek? Find out all that and more on this week's DMRNC

  30. 183

    Ep. 181 | The Pirates of Dark Bloody Water

    This week the world ends as another plane of existence is let loose on Hell Harbor. The skies open and the climactic battle between the Chelish Armada and the ragtag pirate fleet comes to a close. Will the crew survive a meeting with the fates and will they be powerful enough to survive the battle of the Eye? Find out on this weeks episode of Dead Men Roll No Cris!

  31. 182

    Ep. 180 | Rebel Thrune – Part Three: Director’s Cut

    In the thrilling conclusion of the longest fight in the podcast history allies turn on one another, bodies begin to drop and the fate of all the shackles rests in the crew's ability to take out the Chelish command! How will win this devilish battle and who will die? Find out in the conclusion to this battle saga!

  32. 181

    Ep. 179 | Rebel Thrune – Part Two: The Critgiver

    The Battle of Hell Harbor, the War of the Eye of Abendego, the climactic showdown with the Chelish fleet amassed under Admiral Druvalia Thrune continues in this episode. Listen as round two gets underway in the largest combat in the history of Pathfinder 2nd edition (maybe?) on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  33. 180

    Ep. 178 | Rebel Thrune – Part One: A Child of Cheliax

    The pirates of the Tidebreaker take the overseas battle to the Chelish and Admiral Thrune! Will taking the offense be the right move or are they moving into a player-killing trap! Fine out as the biggest battle in the history of this podcast commences on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  34. 179

    Ep. 177 | Feast of the Seven Devil Fishes

    Qandoso and Kovik rush to the aid of Ozzie and Sharga on the deck of the Luck of the Draw, as dark monsters approach it mid-battle beneath the waves. Will they be able to repel the devilish intruders or will they face the fiery brimstone alone and fall before the smokey might? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  35. 178

    Ep. 176 | Dance with the Devils

    The heroes fight off a flight of devils that have invaded their ship, but what are these demonic forces true goal? Will one member of the crew fall to the arches of hades or will they rise to the heavens of combat? Find out as the Tidebreaker crew fights for their life on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  36. 177

    Ep. 175 | Sea No Evil, Here No Evil

    The scant fleet of Tessa Fairwind and the Tidebreaker rush headlong towards Hell Harbor to do what they can so save their ally Arronax Endymion. Will phantom fleets and the threats of Admiral Thrune slow them down or will they risk it all in a gambit that could spell their defeat before they make landfall? Find out all this and more this week on DMRNC!

  37. 176

    Ep. 174 | Heck or High Waters

    This week the party drowns in Drenchport seeking to go the the assistance on the Master of Gales. Unfortunately for them, the Chelish Navy has blown through on the winds of the Eye of Abendego. What will they find waiting for them in the darkness of the Drowned Dwarf and beyond? Find out today on the brand new Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  38. 175

    Ep. 173 | Meet Me in Port Peril

    The hero's triumphant after their take down of Barnabas Harrigan have learned that he has been in league with the Chelish Navy for years. They rush back to Port Peril to call an emergency meeting, but will their allies heed their call or will their warning fall on unsympathetic ears? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  39. 174

    Ep. 172 | La La Landlubbers

    This week the crew of the Tidebreaker count their plunder and stack the bodies high. The battle for Fort Harrigan is over and its time to pick up the pieces and figure out what exactly Barnabas's true goals are. It is time for their former captor to pay the final price, but can a family secret stay the executioner's hand? Find out all that and more on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits! 

  40. 173

    Ep. 171 | Kill Barnabas: Volume 2

    Near dead and running out of time, the crew of the Tidebreaker regroup and race to find the escaping Harrigan. Will a second fight allow them the opportunity they need to kill Barnabas or will this be the end of Captain Casius and his faithful crew? Find out as we finish the fight in this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!!!

  41. 172

    Ep. 170 | Kill Barnabas: Volume 1

    This is it, the party led by Casius finally arrives and meets their old pressganging Captain Barnabas Harrigan inside his fortress keep. Will they have the revenge they so rightly deserve or will this spell the end for this party and this podcast? Find out on a climatic finale to book 5 of Skull and Shackles on this week's DMRNC!

  42. 171

    Ep. 169 | Tongue Fu Panda

    Racing through Fort Harrigan the parties divide and conquer as the islands witchy watcher takes on the likes of Sharga, Bartleby, Ozzie and Kovik. Will they be able to fight this finnicky foe and give Captain Casius and the rest the time they need to take on Barnabas? Or will the tricky tongue of this mystic man be too much for them! Find out this week on Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  43. 170

    Ep. 168 | Do The Right Tengu

    Captain Casius rushes into Fort Harrigan to save his adoptive family, but what traps and guards are waiting for him and his crew? Will the prison wardens prove too much for the pirate crew or do monk birds of a feather flock together? Find out on this week's episode of DMRNC!

  44. 169

    Ep. 167 | From Whom the Bell Trolls

    We return to Captain Casius and the rest of the frontal assault team of Qandoso, Ozzie and the Orcish Battering Ram Sharga this week. Does this team have what it takes to bring down the defenses of the fortress's front gates? Find out this week as the end of book 5 continues on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits.

(Sorry for the off week, Patrick got hit by a rotten cold and literally passed out on cold medicine trying to edit this episode. Cheers!)

  45. 168

    Ep. 166 | The Hunt for Red Norgorber

    This week after retreating to the heal hole (to what else but heal?) the infiltration team begins to explore, but the leader of the Norgorberites is laying in wait for them. The Mistress of Magic Luccaria comes out to play, and maybe there will be some surprises before this combat is done.

  46. 167

    Ep. 165 | Loose Snips, Sinks Ships

    The infiltration team come across a shrine to Norgorber in the bowels of Harrigan's Fortress, and a giant sea beast kept there as a pet. Mr. Snips a giant crab is in close quarters fight and focuses its fury. Will the crew survive this assault before the main fight begins? Find out on this week's episode of DMRNC!

  47. 166

    Ep. 164 | Nothing to Ooze

    This week the infiltration team of Captain Elaerys and company makes their way to the sea caves outside Harrigan's Fortress. Can they find treasure in the old caverns or will they find an unnatural foe that eats intruders for breakfast? Find out on this Yo-ho-ho Holiday episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  48. 165

    Ep. 163 | Kraken of Dawn

    Years before part of the same fleet, once more the Wyrmwood and the Tidebreaker sail together into the dark uncharted isle where Captain Barnabas Harrigan made his fortress home. Will knocking on the front door be the right approach or will a team sent to infiltrate the island's cavern exit be the thing in which to catch the Captain would-be King? Find out on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  49. 164

    Ep. 162 | The Cabin in the Wyrmwood

    This week the crew of the Tidebreaker take their victory lap as they have defeated Barnabas Harrigan's fleet and have taken the Wyrmwood. But is this yet another trap or will Captain Casius finally get his revenge? Find out on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits!

  50. 163

    Ep. 161 | Isle Be Home for Critmas

    This week the crews of the Tidebreaker and the regained Spider's Silke are rejoined and the crew rejoined on the Isle of Empty Eyes. Plans are made for the upcoming naval battle as new allies and old come together to stem the tide of Harrigan's fleet. Will the Isle of Empty Eyes be the site of victory or a watery grave for the heroes? Find out this week with Mass Naval Combat on Dead Men Roll No Crits!!

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On the Dead Men Roll No Crits Podcast, five friends band together to play through the beloved "Skull and Shackles" Adventure Path, converted for Pathfinder 2E / Second Edition. DMRNC is funded by our wonderful Cosmic Crit Patreon subscribers and is on a public release delay. To catch up on the crew's pirate adventures and participate in the show, consider joining the Cosmic Crit Patreon.

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