Description

Episode Description

Camp Pain #022: “Hollow” Back Girl (Season 1.5 Continues!)
The woods are watching—and they don’t like what they see.

Our adventurers place their trust in a mysterious fey named Golana, who leads them into a warped hollow deep in the wilderness. Twisting paths, hidden traps, and echoes of the past haunt their steps. Symbols of Lathander reappear—reminders of the very first mysteries we uncovered.

One by one, visions take hold:

• Bellith dreams of her grandmother, warning her of the Cult of Orcus, revealing whispers of trust and betrayal. Val and her grandfather appear, but what truths do they carry?
• TR-33 sees the origins of the warforged discussed by two men with the blessing of Silvanus. A god’s fallibility is suggested—and a war’s roots exposed.
• Guldor encounters a crowned satyr amid the wreckage of a mining group. A pickaxe marked Thornton Mining Company and a sign pointing to Gnarletooth Badlands offer grim clues.
• Seven watches helplessly as Val is tortured in a dungeon by a gray-skinned creature seeking a wand fragment.

Meanwhile, the s’mores incident is catching up to us. Treants are displeased to say the least! The forest is not amused.

Will the chroma ooze ever be found? Will peace be restored to the wilds? And are our heroes destined to journey onward to Shimmer Lake City… or to something far darker?

Join Bellith Thornton, Guldor Firebeard, TR33, Seven of the NiteWood, and Liam the DM as the threads of prophecy, power, and panic continue to tangle in the enchanted realm of Valdoria.
In the Sunfire kingdom of Valdoria, our adventurers attend Pyreglow Preparatory Academy—one of many schools training the next generation of heroes after the legendary Great Vanishing left the realm unguarded. Now, teens from across the kingdom have enrolled in the famed Camp Shimmer Lake, where danger, drama, and dice rolls await.

Camp Pain is a bi-weekly Dungeons & Dragons game hosted by Michael Heit from Hey Other Parents, Food & Fury, and Snackzeroth podcasts. Created and run by our extraordinary DM Liam, and starring Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and the occasional guest. Some of us are seasoned adventurers, others are still figuring out which dice is the d20. This podcast is more chaos than critical hits—if you’re looking for serious D&D, turn back now. If you’re here for fun, you’re in the right camp.

Produced by Liam, Bridget, Orlep, Levine, and Michael Heit.
Edited and mixed by Michael Heit.
Intro voiced by the one and only Koltrane.
Music sourced from Fanatical’s 2023 Music Bundle featuring Dark Fantasy Studio.
Official maps by Ethan, our youngest and most talented cartographer.
We’re playing D&D 5E 2024 Rules on D&D Beyond.

**🔗 **

Links

Instagram: @camppainshow
Bluesky: camppain.bsky.social
Twitter/X: @camppainshow
Email: camppainshow@gmail.com
Tip Jar: Support Camp Pain

Patreon is currently being set up—thank you for your support! In the meantime, we’d love if you’d share the show with your D&D group, family, friends, and random tavern-goers.

Support Camp Pain: An Actual Play Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/camppain