Interlude: The Golem of Prague

The engine of the decommissioned-battleship-turned-relgious-museum Lake Encounter is humming at full throttle towards the Salmon. We can’t stop it now. Cammie holds on. Umbi lets go. And it’s out of Troy’s hands.   There once was a ship that put to sea / The name of the ship was the Waterin’ Me / The winds blew up, her bow dipped down / O blow, my bully boys, blow   Sponsors - Aura Frames, where you can get $35 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame by using promo code PARTY at checkout.  - Mint Mobile, where you can activate your special offer at mintmobile.com/JOINTHEPARTY   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

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The Piney fight continues! Or, more accurately: the Piney And Terrible Amalgam of Seaweed, Webs, and Electricity fight continues!   Find them, bind them / Tie them to a pole and break their fingers to splinters / Drag them to a hole until they wakes up / Clawing at the topping of their coffin"   Sponsors - Aura Frames, where you can get $35 off their best-selling Carver Mat frame by using promo code PARTY at checkout.  - Uncommon Goods, where you can get 15% off your purchase at https://uncommongoods.com with code JOINTHEPARTY   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Alright, the Salmon at Lake Encounter wasn’t exactly what we thought. But that has to be the only surprise in store for us. Right? Right?????? Stop looking at me like that with those googly eyes!   We are some mariners, this story’s survivors / In this belly of a freight’ / one side, on a plucky mission / the other, a cunning magician / we’ve run out of time to wait   Sponsors - Our brand new MERCH STORE! Shop small this holiday season and support your favorite Actual Play podcast! - Shaker & Spoon, where you can $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

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What was the inspiration behind the Waterer evaluating your life seeds come from? Can the economy handle such a glut of Eric WTFs? And does Archimedes Sevens squeak? All that and more on this week’s Afterparty.   Sponsors - Our brand new MERCH STORE! Shop small this holiday season and support your favorite Actual Play podcast!   Find Us Online - website: https://jointhepartypod.com - patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

The crew escaped Mango Crossing, but at a deep cost. What other currency do they have to reverse what they’ve lost? What else will they spend to get where they want to go fast?   Wrap me up in me oilskin and juniper / No more on the docks I'll be seen / Just tell me old shipmates, I'm taking a trip mates / And I'll see you someday at the Waterin’ Green   Sponsors - Catan Studio, where the classic CATAN Starfarers is available now! Pick up your copy at catanstudio.com with the code we shared in the midroll for 10% off your purchase. - Mint Mobile, where you can activate your special offer at mintmobile.com/JOINTHEPARTY - Uncommon Goods, where you can get 15% off your order at uncommongoods.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - bluesky: bsky.app/profile/jointhepartypod.com - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.

Bring glory to yourself and your leader as you pick fights, make alliances, and win diplomacy! This is Model Our Nations, a new GM-less TTRPG about a secret meeting of the world government, from Eric Silver.   Hear the members of Join the Party play a one shot set in a brand new Animal Space Western world (and check out Ep 43: The Diamond Knot for a Campaign 3 episode using the game).   The game is out starting today! Pick up a physical or digital copy HERE.     Cast & Crew - Game Designer: Eric Silver - Players: Brandon Grugle, Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin - Editor and Sound Designer: Mischa Stanton - Patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod - Multitude: https://multitude.productions

The Key Retrievial crew is moving in. Stick figures are banging on the door. The Tortangos will be awake come daybreak. This is their last chance to get off of Mango Crossing.   Oh, we’d be alright if the wind was in our sails / And we’ll all hang on behind / And we’ll roll the old chariot along / And we’ll all hang on behind   Sponsors - Catan Studio, where the classic CATAN Starfarers is available now! Pick up your copy at catanstudio.com with the code we shared in the midroll for 10% off your purchase.   Find Us Online - website: https://jointhepartypod.com - patreon: https://patreon.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: https://instagram.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: https://jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - facebook: https://facebook.com/jointhepartypod - merch & music: http://jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Game Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Umbi), Co-Producer, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Chamomile Cassis), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Co-Host (Troy Riptide), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Theme Song: Lyrics by Eric Silver, music by Brandon Grugle. Vocals by Brandon Grugle, Lauren Shippen, Julia Schifini, Roux Bedrosian, Eric Silver, Tyler Silver, and Amanda McLoughlin. Available for purchase here. - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: https://multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is an actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. We welcome everyone to the table, from longtime players to folks who’ve never touched a roleplaying game before. Hop into our current campaign, a pirate story set in a world of plant- and bug-folk, or marathon our completed stories with the Camp-Paign, a MOTW game set in a weird summer camp, Campaign 2 for a modern superhero game, and Campaign 1 for a high fantasy story. And once a month we release the Afterparty, where we answer your questions about the show and how we play the game. New episodes every Tuesday.