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Youngtown has been shaken to its core. First, the barbershop burned to the ground under mysterious circumstances and killed the haircutting Harmon brothers. Next, a daring night-time bank robbery left a deputy dead and the life savings of many of the townsfolk stolen. Then, a young boy was kidnapped and held hostage during a... well... a chariot chase. The Heron Gang of Murph County, Not-Mississippi may have been ultimately taken care of by our heroes, but the wake of destruction runs both wide and deep, most of it through the center of town. However, the announcement of a wedding could be just the thing Tumbleson County needs to take its mind off all the tragedy of the past two weeks. "Could be" is the operative phrase there...

Minionworks is proud to present its first partner podcast, Freelance Heroism: from the folks that bring you Gaming Geeks, Etc., The Dragonslayers of Everill, and the 1D4 Rounds Webcomic. Four adventurers have been brought together by fate... and a goat... and tasked with taking on the villainous Count Strahd von Zarovich and saving the village of Barovia. They've agreed to do it - for a modest fee, of course. Freelance Heroism is a 5th-Edition Dungeons & Dragons actual-play podcast of The Curse of Strahd, a Gothic horror-inspired setting in the dangerous and fog-shrouded land of Barovia. While the setting is serious, there heroes are anything but. Listen to the first episode here and then join them at freelanceheroism.com for their further adventures!

Bobby-Jack McGee has done gone and got himself in a heap of trouble. While trying to save a young boy from the clutches of one the bank-robbing Heron Brothers, Bobby-Jack got both him and his mule, Sweetie, twisted up (literally) in something otherworldly and evil. Can Zenobia, Sam, Horace, and Humphrey reach poor, simple Bobby-Jack before it's too late to save him? And, assuming they do, what else awaits them in the forests of northern Tumbleson County?

The bank had been robbed. Deputy Charlie Parcell was dead. The Eden Cafe had been temporarily closed on the account of copious amounts of blood on the tables and floor. It's just wasn't shaping up to be Sheriff Ferguson's day. To make matters worse, Bobby-Jack's brush with an anachronistic viewing of Ben-Hur at the Plantation Movie House in Jubilation had spurred him on to turn some junkyard refuse and Sweetie the Mule into his own personal chariot. While Zenobia and Sam tried to help Horace piece together the details of the Herons' bank heist, Wee Humphrey was out trying to find a good spot to bury his bumper... and that's not a euphemism for anything. All of these events are about to collide and, when they do, you'll believe mules can fly.

Our troublesome Tumblesonians had made some grisly discoveries out in the woods beyond Tumbleson and came face-to-face with a little more Harmon family history than they cared to know about. Escaping from the trap set by Mother Harmon, still very grotesque and very much on the loose, as well as a gruesome opossum-like creature deep underneath the Harmon family homestead, most of the group made it back to Youngtown just in time to get caught in the crosshairs of bank robbers in the middle of a getaway from Tumbleson General Savings and Loan. What will the fearless citizens of God's country find when day breaks over the arid landscape that is the purported land of milk and honey? Buckle up, because it's gonna be a wild ride.

Happy Pi Day, March 14th, from your friends at Minionworks! Henry Blackwood and Horace Ferguson have a special message for all of you. And, boy, do we ever mean SPECIAL.

It had started out like any other normal day in Youngtown - Zenobia and Sam were sharing pie recipes with the new owner of the Hotel Masada, Bobby-Jack and Wee Humphrey were running down to the Eden Cafe to fetch a snack, and Sheriff Ferguson was investigating the arson/double-murder at the Harmon Brothers Barbershop. A perfectly normal day indeed. However, when something sinister in the woods outside of town began to beckon Wee Humphrey, it didn't take long for things to go completely awry. What horror has the group stumbled upon in the forest? Will they survive? And, assuming they do, do their troubles end there? This episode is proof positive that, sometimes, you're just better off leaving well enough alone.

It's the final episode in our limited series, Savage Worlds event - Borchardbriar! Delving into the seamy underbelly of Clowdertown, the Resistance confronts the most dangerous Beasts in the city. Listen in as they turn the Clowdertown underworld upside down. (TRIGGER WARNING - Because our characters in this series are animals and some are subjected to violent events in this episode, sensitive listeners should be aware before diving in.).

The Harmon Brothers Barber Shop is gone, but that doesn't mean trouble in Youngtown has gone with it. Horace Ferguson is back and on the case and he's having to answer to a lot of people jawing with him over the arson/murder - in one case, quite literally. But it's not the ashes of the barber shop that everyone should be concerned with - there's something lurking out in the woods with much more sinister plans in mind.

Bobby-Jack, Wee Humphrey, Zenobia, and Samantha were all drawn to the Harmon Brothers Barber Shop after Miss Wesson's third-eye sensed something awful going on behind the blue-and-red-striped barber pole. The quartet staked the place out after hours and, though signals were crossed, it was apparent that all was not what it seemed. The truth, however, is about to be revealed and, when it does, the Tumblesonians are in for a close shave with evil.

A lot has happened to our... heroes... and just when it appears that everything was getting wrapped up with a nice little bow on top, someone had to go ahead and burn down the Harmon Brothers Barber Shop. And by "someone", we'll let you guess as to who's holding the match. But before you get the impression that folks around Tumbleson are just all about the arson, there's a perfectly good reason why - you just need to keep your third eye peeled to see it.

They say every dark cloud has a silver lining and, in the Connerlys' case, the sting of the loss of young Loresha has been offset by the survival of her baby boy, Charlie. However, as Zenobia and Samantha have found out after coming face-to-face with the tiny tot, silver linings are still attached to dark clouds. Esau Conerly has asked them, along with Bobby Jack and the visiting Alexander St. John, to handle a delicate situation surrounding the father of the little... ahem... monster. The question is - what reptile would they rather deal with: gators or snakes?

Back in Youngtown, an oustider has rolled back into town in his Ford Model A and Bobby Jack, for one, couldn't be happier to see him. Penny-dreadful-writer Alexander St. John (special guest: Daniel Freeman) has come back through Tumbleson to bring his latest batch of "literature" to Albreicht's Books and Bible and to do a little investigating on the strange things happening on both sides of the river. But, when he accompanies Bobby Jack, Zenobia, and Sam out to the Conerly's Gator Farm to lay Loresha Conerly to rest, he gets a bit more than he bargained for... and almost bit in the process.

Sheriff Ferguson and Agent Grey have managed to infiltrate a very exclusive... and very peculiar... auction where items attached to horrible crimes are bid on by collectors more interested in the power the items carry than the items themselves. The problem with Horace and Simon trying to fit in amongst these elites is that... well... they're Horace and Simon. Before you could say "peach cobbler pomade", they found their clever ruse falling apart at the seams. Can they keep up the charade long enough to score the ultimate item up for bid - Otis Lee's getaway car - or will their heads end up on the auction block?

Sheriff Horace Ferguson and IRS Revenue Agent Simon Grey have arrived in New Orleans following a lead on the whereabouts of serial killer Otis Lee's Chrysler sedan - a key piece of evidence against the man known as The Rambler that has gone missing. The information has led them to an auction house on the southwest side of New Orleans, but upon arrival, all is not what it seems. Will our local law enforcement come away with a huge find or will they end up bidding on nothing but trouble?

All hell has broken loose at the Plantation Cinema in Jubilation, Not-Louisiana where the feature presentation has captivated the audience... a little TOO much, to be honest. When the moviehouse started going to the dogs, and by that we mean everyone inside watching "Werewolf by Night" literally started to embrace their inner canine, the patrons started getting rounded up and dragged off by a group of unknown assailants. Now, Wee Humphrey has bolted from the theater, chasing after his captured pack-mates, leaving Zenobia and Bobby Jack behind to handle the aftermath. Will this scene have a happy ending or have our heroes reached the end of their script?

With Horace and Simon on their way to New Orleans, attention turns back to Tumbleson where Bobby Jack has made himself a new, if not incredibly peculiar, four-legged friend. When the Irish wolfhound known as Wee Humphrey turns out to be more than just man's best friend, Bobby can't wait to teach him some new tricks which, apparently, includes a trip across the river to Jubilation to take in a matinee with Zenobia as their chaperone. Surely nothing can wrong when you have you popcorn and cartoons, right?

Horace and Simon had managed to convince the mysterious Madame Marie Laveau to aid them in their search for the missing car of Otis Lee, a.k.a. The Rambler, who still currently sits in the Tumbleson County jail awaiting murder charges for the grizzly death of the son of the Governor of Not-Mississippi. The Queen of the Southern Winds has provided the lawmen with a hoo-doo-enhanced compass and needle that will supposedly lead them in the right direction. The question is - what awaits the Sheriff and Federal Agent where the needle points?

Sheriff Ferguson and Revenue Agent Grey had joined forces to track down the whereabouts of the missing car linking famed serial killer Otis Lee to the grisly death of the Governor's nine-year old son - a pact that sent the both of them across the Old Man River to the Devil's Backyard to seek the help of the Queen of the Southern Winds herself, Madame Marie Laveau. What they found, however, was anything but helpful. Having survived an ambush by Horace's own kin, the two must now try to piece back together the rum-running Thibodeaux boys... quite literally... in order to get the information they need to track down Laveau and ask... well... beg... for her help in the case.

In the aftermath of Baird Taggert's untimely demise, things around Tumbleson County have gone back to... well... what passes for normal in Not-Mississippi anyway. In between baseball, a bank holiday, and business deals, the biggest story around Youngtown is the recent capture of serial killer Otis Lee, also known as the Rambler - but it's not his capture that's making news. Instead, it's the peculiar lack of action against Mr. Lee, who is as guilty as they come, that has the town in a tizzy. Rumor has it that the investigation has gone awry and no one involved, county, state, or federal, wants to take the blame or point a finger. Fortunately, however, Tumbleson's two "top" law enforcement agents have stepped into help... and stepped into a whole heap of trouble in the process.