In the 10th and final episode, our goblins face their demons.
Fury of the Smallblends radio drama, improv comedy and tabletop roleplaying into a unique audio experience. In our story, four stalwart heroes delve into a goblin den seeking fame and fortune. Months later, four avenging goblins step into the human world seeking retribution. All that follows is decided by the roll of the dice!
The road to revenge has been a twenty-year journey.Three despicable heroes have been slain. Two long decades have passed. And now, only one mark remains. Blustifer Greystorm – mastermind of the goblin massacre and beloved entrepreneur of the Scimitar Shores – has long since retired from public life, retreating into seclusion far from prying eyes. Not only did he slay Skree and Smiggly’s mother, but he also stole a powerful artifact from the goblin den. Though he has evaded our goblins for an age, the time for reckoning has come. The wizard is about to receive a bitter taste of his own medicine.
Revenge has hardened our protagonist’s hearts. Their resolve has never been stronger. Now, they stand on the very doorstep of closure. But who will they become once they cross the threshold?
In this final episode of Fury of the Small, the goblins come full circle. They face their demons, make their choices, and must live on with the consequences.
Fury of the Small is a limited series Dungeons & Dragons podcast produced by The Wild Magic Tavern, in partnership with The Spinoff. It stars Brynley Stent, Arlo Gibson, Ella Hope-Higginson, Tom Eason and Paddy Carroll with sound design by Te Aihe Butler.
The Spinoff’s top picks of events from around the motu.
Last year a kite came into my life. I found it in a clearance box at the surplus supermarket Why Knot on sale for $1. It’s about one metre wide and shaped somewhat like a whai with a black body and a long rainbow-striped tail. A sucker for bargains and activities to do with friends that aren’t just sitting around drinking, I bought it home with me. The price did not include a line, but luckily there are various semi-seized and otherwise bad fishing reels in my shed, and one was easily rigged up.
Lovely things happen when you fly a kite. Your friends can easily find you on a packed beach. You can loiter while looking busy. Sometimes that secondhand feeling of soaring can bring a tear to the eye. But my favourite is when you fly it in a park, everyone who is walking or running through is totally awestruck by the beauty of the flying nylon construction. They stop, point it out to their companions, take photos of it and smile. Meanwhile, all you have to do is stand there holding the line and keeping an eye on the wind.
This Sunday, hundreds of kites will be flown from the summit of Puketāpapa Manu in Auckland. Some will be so big that they have to be tied down to cars, and the flapping cluster will be visible from kilometres away. It’s one of my favourite days on the city’s calendar so my whai will be there, probably tangling other peoples lines.
Tamahere Community Hall, 21 Devine Rd, Tamahere, Hamilton 10am Sunday, July 6
$5 – $10
I have wanted to go to a cat show since reading Hairy Maclary’s Showbusiness over and over again to my little brother. Of course Hairy Maclary gets loose inside, terrorises the cats and gets tangled in the bunting. But what I love most of all is the wonderful cats. The big white fluff, the snooty (but still cute) persian, the black grumpy one and all the little kittens.
Its hard to know exactly what a real-life cat show is like. There’s online clues that cats are measured, weighed, taunted with long feathers and are in to win cellophane-wrapped hampers that include scratching poles. The Hamilton Cat Club officially promises over 160 “majestic felines” and an opportunity to vote for your favourite.
Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Various events in the hall July 2-6 with the parade at 11am Sunday, July 6 Free
“Every year thousands of musicians congregate to celebrate the magic of brass bands and inspire the next generation by competing on the big stage from all across the motu.”
Isaac Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City
7:30pm Friday, July 4 and 2:30pm Sunday, July 6
$79-$129
NZ Opera presents Puccini’s biggest banger! This staging of the OG tragi-romance stars an incredible local and international cast of singers accompanied by Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
