Barovia IV #21 Whoops

Barovia IV #21 Whoops

Author: Sanspants Radio December 28, 2025 Duration: 55:49

People don’t realise but the true burden of a Monster Hunter isn’t the detective work, or the ignorant villagers, or even fighting the monster itself. It’s the knowledge. The knowledge of what these monsters are actually capable of, how bad it is, the true consequences of failure. That if you make one mistake, draw the wrong conclusion, pick the wrong entry, people die. That even if you do everything at your disposal, there’s a very good chance that you will still fail, and that people will hold it against you for as long as you live. If you cannot imagine the shape of the things that go bump in the night, well, you should consider yourself very lucky.


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Barovia IV #11 Bitter Sweet Lullabies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:33
I do not know why he keeps yelling at me when I bring him back from the brink of dead. It’s not that he is ungrateful, or perhaps he is? I do not think he has a death wish. If that were the case, surely he’d have taken a…
Barovia IV #10 Pip and the Brief but Shocking Journey Into Tree Realm [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:54
This one has yet to hear from that one or the other one. Why they so rude? Don't they know this one need to know if they go on perilous journey? If metaphor happen and they don't tell, how will audience understand and kn…
Barovia IV #9 On the Hunt [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:02
On the Hunt Must be quick. Druid power grow stronger. Must fight. Must destroy. Must kill.Editor's note: around the 40 minute mark we switched microphones for a session, turns out that wasn't a: great choice. Apologies f…
Barovia IV #8 Barovian Nice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:03
Well Hecktor has gone and left us to fend for ourselves, great, just perfect. Plus everyone hates me, which I suppose isn't that unusual. What was it the monks at the monastery used to say? "Not only are you at your chor…
Barovia IV #7 A Barovian Sunrise [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:51
I wish it didn't end this way, but just as day gives way to night, the sun has set on this man's life. As your warming rays begin to fade, we look back and find solace in a life well spent. May their memory, like the sun…
Barovia IV #6 Broken [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:14
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Barovia IV #5 Kerlova's Love [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:23
Okay, it's raining, I'm covered in plants, I've lost count to the amount of times I have been stabbed and I think I can hear someone muttering something about Kerlova? Surely a vampire bride couldn't possible mesmerise o…
Barovia IV #4 Best Laid Plans of Plants and Wolves [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:32
I will do everything to ensure that My Lady is prot- YOUR LADY? SOMEONE SO DEVINE WOULD NEVER LOOK AT YOU AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A WORM! A worm!? I am Wizard Supreme! YOU are the worm! And I’ll make sure I turn you into…
Barovia IV #3 Perspectives [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:16
Pip continues to attempt to lead this ragtag confederacy in the absence of Hecktor. I wouldn't necessarily say that he's doing a bad job. As that would imply that he's at least doing the job at all. Perhaps now that he's…
Barovia IV #2 In Carriage, On Horse and By Foot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:40
I hope this is not a mistake, I hope this is the right choice. If there's a chance we can end this with no more bloodshed, no matter how small that chance is, wouldn't I be a fool to not take that chance? He can lead the…