Episodes

  • D's Journal: The Peddler's Tales: Gummi Bears (Abridged Episode)

    D's Journal: The Peddler's Tales: Gummi Bears (Abridged Episode)
    Aug 1 2025

    In which Grunkle Stan and the peddler get into a scam-off. The in-character fiction for the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the Gummi Bears.

    You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

    All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

    Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

    Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin


    The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite


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    11 mins
  • The Peddler's Tales, Episode 4: Gummi Bears

    The Peddler's Tales, Episode 4: Gummi Bears
    Aug 1 2025

    Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In honor of Small Screen Summer, Kris Newton joins us for a Disney show that literally no one has ever asked for: Gummi Bears. Not only are they dashing and daring, courageous and caring, but they have much more complex and interesting lore than anyone would expect from a show about colorful bouncing bears, and it can lead to some terrific stories if you can get past the idea of a character named Tummi Gummi. Topics discussed include:

    • Yes, really, this isn't a belated April Fools episode;
    • The absurd amount of mythology in Gummi Bears, from the Great Gummis and the Gexodus to Gumadoon and the Barbics (I swear we are not making any of this up);
    • The many connections between the culture of the Gummi Bears and that of the Vistani (NO, SERIOUSLY, Y'ALL);
    • How to connect a Gummi Bears story to themes of the fragility of hope, the inherent corruptibility of man, and the need for trust in a fallen world (NO COME BACK WHERE ARE YOU GOING);
    • and more!


    Full writeups for the Gummi Bears and Gummi Berry Juice can be found for free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

    You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

    All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

    Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

    Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin


    The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite


    Contact us on:

    Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

    Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

    YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord



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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • D's Journal: Gravity Falls (Abridged Episode 36)

    D's Journal: Gravity Falls (Abridged Episode 36)
    Jul 13 2025

    In which D encounters a familiar face, Grunkle Stan runs a scam, and no one can get a good night's sleep. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

    Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

    Memory modification (major), gaslighting (major)

    All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

    Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela

    Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman

    Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner

    Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner


    Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

    The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite


    Contact us on:

    Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

    Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

    YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord



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    20 mins
  • Episode 36: Gravity Falls

    Episode 36: Gravity Falls
    Jul 13 2025
    Welcome to the second installment of Wonderful World of Darklords' Small Screen Summer! In this episode, we're looking at the darklord who introduced a whole generation of fresh-faced little Disney XD viewers to cosmic horror. Bill Cipher is Baby's First Elder God and Gravity Falls is a phenomenal setting for occult investigation, but can a character as alien and amoral as Bill ever meet our four elements of darklord? (Spoilers: yes, but only with some help from Book of Bill. No, you don't have to read Book of Bill in order to understand the episode; we'll summarize it for you.) Topics discussed include:Preserving the feel of Gravity Falls, a town where everyone is deep in denial about the existence of the supernatural, in a world where magic is objectively real;Potential mysteries for your PCs to solve, since they probably already know what's hidden in the basement of the Mystery Shack;Tips for giving monsters a Gravity Falls spin, since brain-eating zombie clots feel a little too grim but bride-hungry gnome clots are an established part of the setting;The 2e/3e darklord whose powers and plans map almost perfectly to Bill's (although his name is confusingly close to that of a major Gravity Falls character, which isn't helpful for podcasting clarity);and more!The full write-up for Gravity Falls is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/528280/Gravity-Fell-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770The Shadow Rift adventure is also available on DM's Guild, although not for free: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17482/The-Shadow-Rift-2eTimestamps0:00 Introduction5:18 The Lord39:42 The Land1:11:52 Dread Possibilities1:40:21 Parting Thoughts 2:00:38 D’s Parting Thoughts2:07:08 Episode 37 WatchlistContent Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)Memory modification (major), gaslighting (major)All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo VinuelaChopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward NeemanChopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke FaulknerRachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei RachmaninoffChopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke FaulknerDialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalinThe Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_haliteContact us on:Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.comFacebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsTumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsPatreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklordsYouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklordSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wonderful-world-of-darklords/donations
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • D's Journal: Gargoyles (Episode 35)

    D's Journal: Gargoyles (Episode 35)
    Jun 13 2025

    In which it is too early in the evening for Demona to deal with D's nonsense. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

    Content Advisory (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

    Heights (major), blood (moderate), death (moderate)

    All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

    Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela

    Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman

    Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner

    Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner

    Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

    The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

    Contact us on:

    Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

    Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords



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    15 mins
  • Episode 35: Gargoyles

    Episode 35: Gargoyles
    Jun 13 2025
    Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords' Small Screen Summer! We're kicking off our summer of Disney shows with the villain that made little twelve-year-old Rachel look from her TV screen to her copy of the 1994 Ravenloft supplement Domains and Denizens and say, "I think she belongs in here": Demona. She's a Byronic garbage fire who will stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror, but she's also less involved in the day-to-day operations of the domain than Xanatos, which poses some unique challenges. Topics discussed include:How to compress the series' thousand-year timeline and globe-spanning adventures to a single domain that got pulled into Ravenloft after Strahd did;Why people might be uniquely afraid of gargoyles in a world that has aarakocra, dragonborn, and tieflings;Adapting the various antagonist factions of Gargoyles into D&D terms, from Xanatos to the Hunters to Macbeth;Drawing your PCs into Demona's orbit even though she's much more interested in messing with Goliath than with a random band of wandering transients;and more!The full writeup for Castle Wyvern is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/525108/The-City-of-Gargoyles-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770Timestamps0:00 Introduction5:37 The Lord41:15 The Land1:03:05 Dread Possibilities1:22:24 Aging Up (racism, hate groups, sexual content)1:29:58 Aging up ends 1:40:59 Parting Thoughts 2:13:43 D’s Parting Thoughts2:17:15 Episode 36 WatchlistContent Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)Heights (major), blood (moderate), death (moderate)All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo VinuelaChopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward NeemanChopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke FaulknerRachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei RachmaninoffChopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke FaulknerDialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalinThe Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_haliteContact us on:Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.comFacebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsTumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsPatreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklordsYouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklordSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wonderful-world-of-darklords/donations
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    2 hrs and 18 mins
  • Announcement: June episode watchlist and D's Journal

    Announcement: June episode watchlist and D's Journal
    May 19 2025

    Hello, dear listeners! If you haven't finished our previous episode and don't want to be spoiled on where D is going next, hold off on this one. Turn back now! Last chance!

    If you haven't seen Gargoyles and want a minimum watchlist, or if you haven't seen it since the mid-90s, here's a watchlist in order of importance:

    Awakening

    City of Stone

    The Mirror

    Long Way Till Morning

    Temptation

    Hunter's Moon (probably more important than Temptation but also a lot more confusing without context, so we've done our best to be comprehensible without it)

    Also, an important announcement on the future of D's Journal.

    Thank you so much for listening, and happy gaming!



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    7 mins
  • D's Journal: Thanos (Abridged Episode 34)

    D's Journal: Thanos (Abridged Episode 34)
    May 14 2025

    In which D has a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

    Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

    Torture (major), forced mind-reading (major), imprisonment (major), genocide (moderate), slavery (moderate), blood (moderate), body horror (minor), kidnapping (minor), child abuse (minor), forced experimentation (minor)

    All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

    Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela

    Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman

    Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner

    Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner

    Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

    The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

    Contact us on:

    Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

    Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

    Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords



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    27 mins