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by The Spinoff & The Wild Magic Tavern · English · Stories
The Wild Magic Tavern presents Fury of the Small, a limited series D&D podcast made in partnership with The Spinoff. Featuring a stellar cast of Aotearoa's finest storytellers, richly detailed soundscapes and a sweeping musical score, Fury of the Small is an audio adventure like no other.
1 Dec 2025 · 21 min
Go behind the dungeon master’s screen with Paddy Carroll in Nightcap, our bonus aftershow for Fury of the Small. He is joined by Wild Magic Tavern founder and resident goblin warlock Tom Eason to chat aboutbeing a huge nerd at high school, making a positive impact and bringing people together through tabletop games.
9 Jul 2025 · 22 min
Go behind the dungeon master's screen with Paddy Carroll in Nightcap, our bonus aftershow for Fury of the Small. He is joined by star of stage and screen (and resident goblin fighter) Arlo Gibson, to chat shopping episodes, creating villainous characters and the value of failure when playing D&D.
E10 · 3 Jul 2025 · 42 min
A final threshold separates our goblins from the closure, answers and revenge they have long sought – but what will they discover when they cross it? Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
E9 · 26 Jun 2025 · 53 min
As dragonfire tears through the sky and chaos reigns in the streets of Everbalm, our goblins face their fiercest battle yet. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
E8 · 23 Jun 2025 · 55 min
Years have passed and a royal wedding day approaches. The groom? None other than the errant human paladin who slew Skree & Smiggly’s father. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube.
23 Jun 2025 · 21 min
Go behind the dungeon master's screen with Paddy Carroll in Nightcap, our bonus aftershow for Fury of the Small. He is joined by creative multi-hyphenate and resident goblin rogue Ella Hope-Higginson, to chat creating characters, building relationships with other player characters and dealing with surprises at the gaming table.
E7 · 19 Jun 2025 · 48 min
The scene is set for a confrontation with the second villain of our tale: the sultry Karla Rose, to whom there is more than meets the eye. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
E6 · 16 Jun 2025 · 53 min
Our goblins hit the town, the dance floor and several dead-ends as they try to uncover the whereabouts of the halfling bard. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube.
E5 · 12 Jun 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Convening with other clans, our goblins reveal terrible truths and put words to their darkest memories. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
12 Jun 2025 · 21 min
Go behind the dungeon master's screen with Paddy Carroll in Nightcap, our bonus aftershow for Fury of the Small. He is joined by award-winning comedian and resident goblin barbarian Brynley Stent, to chat tabletop, improv and an eternal love of Jim Henson.
E4 · 9 Jun 2025 · 48 min
Our goblins get more than they bargained for in town when an old enemy emerges from the shadows, crossbow in hand and murder in his eyes. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
E3 · 5 Jun 2025 · 47 min
It’s time for a spot of shopping as our heroes don gnomish disguises and delve into the local township for supplies. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube.
E2 · 2 Jun 2025 · 52 min
The heroes long departed, our goblin survivors rise from the rubble and step into a new dawn and their new lives. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Sly: Brynley Stent Skree: Tom Eason Smiggly: Ella Hope-Higginson Scritches: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects and music courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube.
E1 · 29 May 2025 · 49 min
Four stalwart heroes enter a goblin cave, leaving chaos in their wake. Four frightened goblins survive to tell the tale. Dungeon Master: Paddy Carroll Rhapsody White: Brynley Stent Blustifer Greystorm: Tom Eason Karla Rose: Ella Hope-Higginson Ser Norbert Reinholdt: Arlo Gibson Editor/Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler Illustrator: Lars Cawley Additional sound effects courtesy of Michael Ghelfi Studios. Follow The Wild Magic Tavern on Substack, Instagram, and YouTube. Content advisory: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
12 May 2025 · 1 min
The Wild Magic Tavern presents Fury of the Small, a limited series D&D podcast made in partnership with The Spinoff. Featuring a stellar cast of Aotearoa's finest storytellers, richly detailed soundscapes and a sweeping musical score, Fury of the Small is an audio adventure like no other. Available Friday 30 May.
The Wild Magic Tavern presents Fury of the Small, a limited series D&D podcast made in partnership with The Spinoff. Featuring a stellar cast of Aotearoa's finest storytellers, richly detailed soundscapes and a sweeping musical score, Fury of the Small is an audio adventure like no other.
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