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Intelligence Check
by Intelligence Check
Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
Episodes
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An announcement on the state of Intelligence Check
Hi everyone. Sorry for the radio silence over the last month. Today, we're sharing an announcement from Lauren on the end of Bucks County By Night, and our (hopefully temporary) hiatus on new episodes. Adulting is tough and we're sorry to say it's impacting our ability to record at this time.…
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Episode 194- Bucks County By Night part 13- Nerd Herd
While Elias is, uhm... occupied with Lillian, Lewis and Isaac take advantage of the down time to look into the Crimson order and the Blade of Cain. How do vampires do deep research online? It's really just like when non-kindred do it. These vampires just happen to do their web searching while...
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Episode 193- Bucks County By Night part 12- Bloodlust
Elias and Lillian hog the spotlight in this episode, meeting up at her house where she is hosting a party. Lillian leads Elias to a more intimate setting where they can chat. A lot has happened since they last spoke, and Elias has some updates. While he was clearly planning on sharing some of…
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Episode 192- Bucks County By Night part 11- Our Evening with Solomon
Solomon plays a haunting voicemail from Elaine, recorded just before her murder. The message hints at a cryptic package she sent to Solomon, one he's been concealing and hasn't opened yet. Solomon's guest, the nun, believes the murder may revolve around an ancient artifact containing great power!...
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Episode 191- Bucks County By Night part 10- Solomon Nunny
Our Kindred travel back to Solomon's shop for their midnight appointment. But they are unable to enter until they agree on the proper etiquette for opening the door. Inside Lewis and Solomon meet face to face for the first time, and they actually seem to hit it off! Even with a bit of rambling…
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Episode 190- Bucks County By Night part 9- Good at Learning Nothing
The party meets up with Hendricks. They get the low down on where August stands with kindred politics and the recent regime change. And Hendricks has some very unkind things to say about Toreadors right to Elias's face! Get your VANpire merch featuring new art by Lauren now!...
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Episode 189- Bucks County By Night part 8- Dawning Routines
A new night begins with Elias waking up from his sleepover at Isaac's place. He may have had to crash in a really morbid setting, but at least he got the top bunk! And even better, there's leftover clothes to try on from all the bodies that have passed through the morgue! Elias however is not...
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Episode 188- Bucks County By Night part 7- Please Bear With Us
The mission to stealthily break into Solomon's shop and search for clues to his connection to the murder victim Elaine is not off to a good start! Dart has gone into a full rage in bear mode, climbing up electric poles and scaring bystanders. It's up to Isaac to turn on his vampiric charm and…
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Episode 187- Bucks County By Night part 6- Roses and Rage Bear
Concluding their unexpected meeting with August Crane and Lewis's friend H, the kindred head out to continue their murder investigation. After they explore the area around the odd pyramid August calls home that is. Which almost leads to one of the team dying a very stupid true death. Then it's…
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Episode 186- Bucks County By Night part 5- Tonight We Fly!
The kindred are taken to meet Sarah's father, another nosferatu named August Crane. They are offered a selection of snacks that are not necessarily appetizing to everyone there. It seems August has questions about their investigation, which is taking place in his backyard. And he is surprisingly...
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Episode 185- Bucks County By Night part 4- Batwang
We pick things up with our crew of kindred confronting the seemingly young girl they found spying on them. She beckons them to follow her back to Lewis's van where they get their first good look at her, and it becomes immediately clear that she is a fellow vampire. She invites the group to meet…
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Episode 184- Bucks County By Night part 3- VampLord69
After dealing with the trauma of Dart bringing a snack to the van, Isaac and Lewis decide to take a break from playing Pong to continue with the murder investigation. Isaac uses his medical connections to get them into the morgue to examine the victim's body. It turns out he is totally in his...
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Episode 183- Bucks County By Night part 2- VANpires
While investigating the scene of the murder they've been tasked with solving, Dart notices a shadowy figure watching them from a distance. He quickly gives chase. Not curious about that at all, Isaac and Lewis decide to check out the aesthetics of the neighbor's backyard. Meanwhile, Elias gets...
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Episode 182- Bucks County By Night part 1- The Summons
Season 3 starts right now! We're playing Vampire: The Masquerade and Lauren is in the storyteller seat! She's created a tale of murder, intrigue, and passion set in the world of the Kindred. Join us as four mysterious figures approach a designated meeting place north of Philadelphia Pennsylvania....
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Episode 181- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 127- The Gang Turns Hell Upside Down
The party has gone to hell to fight the big bads. Join us for cast discussion! And stay tuned for Season 3, our take on a Vampire: The Masquerade game run by Lauren coming very, very soon! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at...
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Episode 180- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 122- The Way Back
The cast chats about petitioning the gods in this behind the scenes discussion. Stay tuned for Season 3, our take on a Vampire: The Masquerade game run by Lauren coming very soon! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at...
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Episode 179- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 120- The Gang Goes to Heaven
Behind the scenes discussion following Kyle being totally broken by a character accent. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on Twitter...
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Episode 178- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 113- Stegosauraus: Nature's Ninja
Behind the scenes discussion of the team meeting Violexx's mom! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on Twitter...
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Episode 177- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 109- With the Rain Comes the Flower
Behind the scenes discussion of what could very well be our most tragic episode. Come hear what the cast had to say immediately after the terrible events of episode 109. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at...
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Episode 176- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 106
Behind the scenes conversation following Episode 106 in which the party fights those damn draconians! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on...
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Episode 175- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 100
Behind the scenes discussion of the terrifying aboleth episode! The cast share their thoughts with Kyle on his very creepy character voice! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord...
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Episode 174- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 95 and 98
Behind the scenes discussion during our the arc where our team fights a lot of frog people. Back when Ribbert the Guard had a very bad day. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord...
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Episode 173- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 92 and 93
Behind the scenes discussion of the party's foray into the dwarven ruins and return to Namee's hometown. Also Nock turns into a chicken? Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord...
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Episode 172- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 87 - If I Die I'm Delicious
Behind the scenes discussion from from 87 from Season 2. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on Twitter https://twitter.com/IntelCheckDnD and...
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Episode 171- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 83- Uphill Battle
This is our first Season 2 behind the scenes discussion, and Lauren's first time getting to chat about her character Violexx! Season 2 begins with episode 80 if you haven't yet listened and that is a great jumping on point (and will help this discussion make a lot more sense)! Are you enjoying…
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Episode 170- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 78 and 79
Spoilers for Season 1- Behind the scenes discussion of the climactic end of our first season. And in the second half, Lauren joins us in the studio for the first time! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at...
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Episode 169- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 63 and 68
Spoilers through episode 68- Behind the scenes discussion as we draw closer to the end of our first season! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt !…
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Episode 168- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 52 and 57
Spoilers through episode 57- Behind the scenes conversation about our first season and a pivotal moment for the party. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord...
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Episode 167- Behind the DM Screen for Episode 42- A Torless Group
Spoilers through episode 42- Behind the scenes conversation about our first season Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on Twitter...
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Episode 166- Behind The DM Screen for Episodes 30 and 32
Spoiler discussion around the Death Boat arc! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/evQjkMt ! We're on Twitter https://twitter.com/IntelCheckDnD and Reddit...
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Episode 165- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 25 and 28 Combined
Spoilers for Season 1- Our behind the scenes series of our Season 1 episodes continues. We have 2 episodes combined into one featuring discussion following the party's delve into one of Rath's old dungeons followed by conversation after unintentionally becoming crew on a ship. And there's a...
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Episode 164- Behind the DM Screen for Episodes 20 and 23 Combined
Spoilers for Season 1! Discussion following the infamous Spa Tile episode and the defense of the Red Halls. Two episodes of Behind the DM Screen, a previous Patreon exlusive, combined into one. We hope you enjoy this peek behind the scenes of some of our earlier episodes! Are you enjoying the…
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Episode 163- Behind the DM Screen following Episode 17- And The New Emperor Is
This episode starts with a quick update on the status of the podcast followed by our first behind the scenes discussion episode from Patreon. This covers our first 17 episodes of Season 1, which introduced the characters, the world, and saw them overcome being in direct competition with each…
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Episode 162- Short Adventure Part 6- Cliff Hanging
It's a vicious fight to take out the remaining guards blocking the party's path to treasure. Hap charges in! And his dice rolls aren't having it. But he keeps trying to hit people in the legs to the best of his tiny height ability. Thankfully our tiny heroes were able to get the drop on them...
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Episode 161- Short Adventure Part 5- Wizard
Our party has picked a completely unnecessary fight with a wizard and is having a really tough time with it! Maybe it's a good thing the players haven't become too attached to their new characters. Flukey takes a pause to restring his bow. Chance keeps trying to split the party. Namee tries out a...
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Episode 160- Short Adventure Part 4- Critical Failure
With their ambush complete, the party now has a hot lead on a heist. Being the bandits that they are, they decide to keep that tip for themselves rather than share it with their employers. Time to hunt down a big score! After a little bit of a rest. They venture out to the castle believed to hold...
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Episode 159- Short Adventure Part 3- Play the Plan
The next part of our previously Patreon exclusive Short Adventure is here! The caravan ambush is in full swing, and wait, why is Flukey having a snack?! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join…
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Episode 158- Short Adventure Part 2- A Heroic Plan
It's time to meet our adventurers for this story. Yes, they're right in front of you. Look down a bit. They're all very tiny. Previously a patreon exclusive recorder roughly 3 years ago, these randomly generated characters are ready to steal some food! Any yes, one of them may be very familiar to...
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Episode 157- Short Adventure Part 1- The Prep
Previously a Patreon exclusive adventure, join members of the Intelligence Check cast and their friend Frank as they roll up new randomized characters for a short tie-in adventure. This is a session zero in which the players make a series of rolls to randomly determine the characters they will be...
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Episode 156- Speed Questing Part 4- Hungry Games
It's the final episode of our first mini-arc and Arkin has a soup delivery for some guards barring their path. Thistlyn also has a delivery, of death! It's a death delivery, because she brings death to someone. You get it. And Fliminald would just appreciate it if everyone could calm down. The...
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Episode 155- Speed Questing Part 3- Cooking Class
Fliminald tries to teach a companion some basic etiquette. Thistlyn follows her nose. And Arkin shows off his skills in the kitchen. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord...
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Episode 154- Speed Questing Part 2- Light Echos
After a bit of sudden violence, our trio finds themselves with a large shimmering mosaic barring their passage. Written on the wall is a long riddle clearly offering clues on how to decipher the puzzle. Certainly with that they will have no trouble at all and not stumble onto the solution by...
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Episode 153- Speed Questing Part 1- Those Who Remain
It's time for an all new-mini campaign and Kyle is back in the DM seat! We have a four-part side mission starting with this episode featuring Mike, Ben, and a new player, Maggie! And they'll be introducing new characters for this quest. First up is Arkin, an aasimar who tries maybe too hard to…
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Episode 152- Catch Phrases- Season 2 Finale 2
It's our 2nd finale in Season 2! Don't overthink it, we certainly haven't! Anyway, we've reached the end of Mike's arc as the DM and it's time to finally find out what all this wackiness has been about. And more importantly, what everyone has landed on for their catch phrases! Violexx attempts to...
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Episode 151- My Real Enemy is Violexx
It's time to defeat robo-Raine. But she'll be damned if she's going to let Fergus take her down. Blag teaches Al'Qir a lesson. And Rath teaches a course on quality cocktails. Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at...
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Episode 150- I’ve Got To Get Out Of This Horse
150 episodes! What a momentous occasion! Surely the sort of thing that you'd have a special episode planned for! But no, not this group. Instead, Rath spends half the episode with a horse sitting on his head. And it turns out that he kind of likes it! We'd like to send a huge thanks to all of our...
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Episode 149- Horses Aren’t Real
Sure, you might get stabbed by the hostile staff at the Apocalypse Tavern. But you've got to try the bleu cheese! Are you enjoying the show? Please help us grow and tell someone about it! All episodes are available at http://www.intelligencecheck.com/ Join us on Discord https://discord.gg/EWv8hFn…
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Episode 148- Apocalypse Tavern
The End is Nigh! But don't worry, you can still enjoy a delicious meal at Apocalypse Tavern! We've got everything you need to survive the apocalypse, from our nachos to our fresh-baked bread. And if you're looking for a drink to help you forget about the end of the world, we've got plenty of…
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Episode 147- Double Helicopter
Blag goes for a frolic. Clothes disappear. A horse gets punched. Blag licks a kid. And there's some uncomfortable finger painting. Overall, it's a good day for Blag! This episode is sponsored by Manscaped! They were kind enough to send us their Performance Package, the ultimate men's hygiene...
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Episode 146- What Would You Do If You Met Yourself?
The team opens the next door along their path to discover what appears to be a stream with a boat awaiting them. A boat with a dark surprise for the adventurers! A surprise they probably will not love. What will the party do when they come face to face with their deepest truths? Will they…
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Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
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