The Campaign that started it all! Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game produced by Magpie Games. It is set in the world of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, and takes place in five different time periods. It sees players take the roles of martial artists, technological experts, or benders – people who can manipulate one of the four classical elements – who fight for balance in the world while also working towards their own goals and struggling with inner balance, represented by opposing ideals held by a character.
Our story begins! Five young heroes set out for Ba Sing Se before being forced to land in the tiny and desolate village of So Bo Ha. Why are there fireballs sailing through the sky? Will Osa find something to eat?
The Flying Bison Podcast is a weekly Avatar Legends Actual Play podcast set within the beloved Avatar the Last Airbender Universe. Come journey across the Four Nations with us as we tell stories full of humor and heart.
Forced to flee in the middle of an active volcano, the crew has to make fast-paced decisions in order to escape. A mysterious figure from Rozuk’s past could spell trouble for everyone. The fighting kind! Buckle up for some high-flying kicks and fireballs.
Having escaped from the volcano the crew desperately needs a place to rest. Will the small fishing village of Won Ya provide that opportunity? Not if Tofu--I mean Rohu--has anything to say about it.
Trouble's brewing in Won Ya Village! Hostler your weapons and hitch your Ostrich-Buffalos to the watering hole for this week's episode of The Flying Bison Podcast. The crew discusses their plans to defend the village from Rohu and some of their plans just may surprise you!
The crew runs around town getting Won Ya ready for the bandit raid. Rozuk taps into his inner artist and a young girl gives our heroes some equipment that may just come in handy!
Some new sheriffs are in town, and they're finally ready to confront Rohu and his bandits. Can the crew successfully divert the raiding bandits from Won Ya? Will the wall hold against the onslaught of Rohu and his ostrich-buffalo? What does the raid's only casualty do to Osa?
With Rohu captured and Won Ya safe, the crew's next goal is to find a water bender to heal Qasa. But where has Osa gone and can the rest of the crew survive in the Foggy Swamp without their Airbender?
In celebration of October and spooky season, we're setting up a couple of spookier episodes.
It's time for a spooky episode! The town of Yu Dai has lost their faces and it's up to our heroes to figure out what happened. But who will brave the trip to the lone hut at the top of the hill? Will one of the crew's faces get taken as well?
With the faces of Yu Dai restored the crew discovers vital information about Leeko's parents and needs to make an important decision. Osa returns in this one. That's cool too.
We were without Danny for this episode so we decided to have a chat and answer some of the burning questions you all have asked us. The biggest question, is chunky peanut butter a condiment or a food? Listen here to find out.
The crew investigates Leeko's birthplace and their adventures lead them underground, deep below the Foggy Swamp. But will Mayor Eiron's revelation about Leeko's parents change anything? And can Osa teach Rozuk to meditate without falling asleep? Probably not.
The end of the Won Ya/Foggy Swamp arc! With betrayal hot on their heels and Captain Saikon's Dragon Hunters breathing down their necks, our crew is split. Fighting on two fronts, the Physical and Spiritual World, they not only have to survive the Fire Nation but stop whatever plans Eiron has for what lies behind the Spirit Portal.
Reeling from their fight with Captain Saikon and Eiron's betrayal, the crew needs to figure out their next plans. When they check back on their friends in Won Ya, a question looms over them: Who can they trust?
Saved by the Avatar! The crew decides what their next steps are, do they help out the Avatar or go their own way? Either way, all signs point to Omashu. What will they find in the biggest Earth Kingdom city most of our characters have ever been to?
Arriving in the great city of Omashu the crew makes sure to do the most important thing first: shopping! Ren makes friends with a faceless Kyoshi warrior and the crew is tasked with finding the missing son of the Earth King, a young Bumi.
It's the fight of the century! The Mad Genius against our crew's very own girl from the swamp, Leeko. Who will win? And hopefully, nothing bad happens to Ren and Ruu all out on their lonesome outside the Coiled Dragon Tea Shop.
Disaster strikes outside the Coiled Dragon! The hunt is on for Ruu. And the team proves there's no length too far to go for a teammate in need.
While Chae, Osa, and Rozuk deal with Madame Gao everyone else is carted away to places unknown. How will the three boys find their friends? And where is Osa keeping that food while wearing a dress? Also, one of Rozuk's biggest secrets is revealed.
Split up! While General Xi has a nice conversation with Ren, Leeko, and Bumi in the Fortress of Ash, the others struggle to figure out where their friends are captured.
The fight against the gang's oldest enemy, General Xi, is at hand. It's only going to end when one side can no longer bring themselves to fight anymore and General Xi's got a dragon. Buckle up everybody, this fight is going to rock your world!
Osa and General Xi are plummeting off the side of the Fortress of Ash to the ground below. But the rest of the crew isn't fairing much better against Rozuk's childhood friend, Dosa, and a literal dragon!
Forced to make the toughest decisions of their life, can the heroes rescue their falling compatriot in time?
*Trigger Warning: Death
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The crew struggles to pick themselves back up from their loss. A meeting with the King of Omashu leaves the party angrier than before. Will they all come to an agreement on what to do with Dosa?
The mysterious person following Rozuk reveals themselves at last! One last visit to the palace of King Malu gives our crew the political advantage they need, and perhaps the bending advantage as well.
King Malu of Omashu tries to teach Chae how to bend crystals. And then everyone tries to teach Chae something. Gemi finally reveals his real identity to someone and a mysterious person takes Chae away in the night.
As the crew travels around the Si Wong Desert Rozuk develops a terrible headache. Caught in the midst of a storm, they are forced to take shelter and look after the firebender. Was it caused by his fight with Dosa? The stress of the last few day? Or something even more sinister.
The crew goes off in search of both Ren and Rozuk. But what terrible curses have befallen the town of Zhinu? Will one of the others fall to this curse or will they rise above and rescue the Earth Kingdom citizens?
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Confronted by the Spirit in charge of the Si Lie Bathhouse, the crew fights for their lives. But not everything is as it appears with the Spirit, and their connection to one of our heroes threatens to unravel everything.
The scroll of the Si Lie Bathhouse is unscrolled as Ren and the Lonshur brothers continue to wrestle with the mystery of the magpie spirit and its connection to them. Leko and Gemi return to the town of Zhi Nu and find themselves in deep trouble. In the literal heat of the moment, Gemi reveals his true identity and makes a decision that may cost him his life!
The duel between General Saikon and Sho Bon continues as Sho fights for his life and the lives of his friends. But as chaos erupts, the crew makes some quick decisions that could cost someone's life. Secrets are revealed and an old friend from Ren's past brings trouble.
Ren's past has come crashing into the present. To prove he is worthy of the Kyoshi warrior garb, he accepts one final task. Strangely enough, it seems that the person they are looking for is the same one who has been writing Leeko secret letters. Though exhausted, the group sets out under the light of a full moon.
Exploring the Tizuro Ruins, the crew comes across a mysterious figure and the life of one character is changed forever. Is this the person who's been sending Leeko cryptic messages?
The crew searches frantically for a healer. Sho Bon seeks help and seems to find it, but something is wrong with him when he returns...
While Leeko heals up, the rest of our heroes have a little downtime. To give her space, the Lonshur brothers go shopping. But Sho Bon and Ren witness something unnerving.
Trigger Warning: Off-screen violence against the elderly.
Trapped in the grotto under Full Moon Bay, our crew discovers that someone has paid Zixian to keep them away from Ba Sing Se. Is it a friend, is it a foe, and what new obstacles will our heroes have to overcome this week?
Still fighting to get out of Half Moon Hollow our heroes have to balance the increasing divide amongst their party with the call to rescue as many people as they can. Rozuk and Sho each confront someone from their past and Leeko makes a startling discovery in the Dai Li base in the Hollow.
The party has escaped Half Moon Hollow, but what took place there pulls them in many directions. Despite getting caught in an attempt to steal, Ren finds a promising opportunity. The Lonshurs try to decipher an odd royal message. Tensions rise as Leeko makes yet another decision that leaves everyone stunned.
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The newly fractured party struggles to get their bearings as one of their own abandons them. Meanwhile, Leeko makes a shocking discovery.
Content Warning: Violence and anger as a result of an emotional outburst.
A fractured party! With Leeko trapped under Lake Laogai, Ren and the Lonshur brothers need to board Zixian's boat in order to cross East Lake to Ba Sing Se. On their own, Sho and Leeko both discover who is behind the Dai Li.
The party has finally made it to Ba Sing Se. Ren continues to train in a strange martial art. Leeko is given a powerful gift. Sho Bon tries to leverage his connections to get into the upper ring. Will our heroes be able to save the city by delivering their crucial news? What will stand in their way?
Ren and the Lonshur Brothers decide which of their leads to follow. Sho Bon's connections lead him to a dangerous arena. Meanwhile, Leeko runs a questionable errand. What will happen next, as our heroes draw ever closer to their goals?
Forced to go against each other in a terrifying sport created by Bunah, the boys need to find some way to win, impress Bunah get to the Earth King. But a red dragon, buzzard wasp swarms, a gaggle of boar-q-pines, and two unagi stand in their way. Meanwhile, Leeko brings San Fen back to Lake Laogai.
Bunah's game descends into madness. Chae forges an unlikely bond. The party finally has a reunion, though what kind, only time will tell.
Leeko confronts Sho Bon. Ren and Ruu get some one-on-one time. And a dangerous plan takes shape.
The party hatches a dangerous plan to thwart Project Spark and draw out the armies of Ba Sing Se, but plenty stands in their way. Between a corrupt Dai Li, Nao Zao's invading force, and the struggles of Sho Bon's own mind, our heroes have much to do before they reach the Earth King's courts.
It's the Season 1 Finale and nothing is left on the table.
Our crew is stuck in prison while enemies invade the city of Ba Sing Se! Will they escape with a little help from a classic Rozuk plan? How will they face Naozao Lonshur and the combined might of the Dai Li and Project Spark?
Despite way too many internet issues while we recorded this and edited, it's finally up! We wanted to have something this week, but it's a bit more laid back than normal. No dice are rolled but it's 99% improvised.
In this special episode of The Flying Bison Podcast, the cast discusses episodes 1 through 20 of Season 1 and answers questions from fans about the game and their characters.
In this special episode of The Flying Bison Podcast, the cast discusses Episodes 21 through 45 of Season 1 and answers questions from fans about the game and their characters.
Three months after saving Ba Sing Se from Project Spark, our heroes find themselves with more downtime than they know what to do with. That is until a message from an old friend piques Ren Song's curiosity.
Our heroes need to make a big decision on whether to trust Princess Zeisan and her associates. But with the threat of Eiron dangling in front of them, they may not have a choice. Leeko and Ren begin finding out more about their respective families.
Leeko and the boys are given a weighty offer. Will they decide to go after Eiron? Does it change matters once they learn who is related to him? In any case, it's time to gear up. Maybe grab a second dragon or a Leagle too?
After deciding to help the White Lotus bring Eiron to justice, the gang prepares and makes their way to the North.
Our heroes need to find some way to stop the Project Spark agent and also convince the Chieftain of the Water Tribes that there are powerful enemies moving against him. In the midst of all of this intrigue though, a simple Air Bender joins a cooking competition. Chae and Leeko have a date, and Ren sets out to write the greatest play that anyone has ever performed.
Osa finds a lead in the search for Eiron. He tries to get in touch with the scoundrel and the crew attempts to draw him out using a bit of theatre. It's a play that might just play his heartstrings, but the closing curtain is met with more than mere applause.
After Ren Song put on his wildly successful play, the squad faces off against the children of Koh the Face Stealer.
Leeko, Osa, and Rozuk undertake a dangerous mission to get Chae's face back. But what's waiting for them on the coast of frozen tundra is more than they are prepared for.
Leeko, Osa, and Rozuk share a tent with strangers to survive a night in the tundra. But it quickly becomes clear that they aren't in good company.
The group makes their way to the Si Wong Desert, but not everything goes as expected.
Sharks, latrines, and bees, oh my!
The party awakens in a place with no memory of how they got there. As they try to get back on course, they deduce that some strange things happened on their little trip. That cactus juice was something else!
The Crew decides to investigate the broken down sand-sailer and meet an unexpected person. Chae does some light B&E and Ren decides to add "pro-wrestling champion" to his list of artistic endeavors.
As the crew tries to find Ciad, they discover whose money bags they carry and add some new enemies to the list. Osa and Chae have a serious chat about some things they've kept quiet. It could spell trouble for the future. But for now, they have to keep up their end of a bargain with Hin and Melor and get ready for the Dust Bowl Race.
To start a new arc, we jump in with growth & advancement! The crew accompanies the twins to the Enclave to prepare for the Dust Bowl Race. They encounter upset locals, an ex-Fire Nation soldier, and plenty of interpersonal drama.
The crew needs to still fix the twin's sand sailer. Osa confronts his oldest friend now turned enemy and Rozuk finally learns who is father is.
Rozuk pays a visit to Naozao. To Ren's surprise, Chae suggests going after the Touch of Winter and says he has reasons of his own for borrowing it. But once they begin their search, they find themselves caught in the middle of a larger and more mysterious operation.
Osa and Rozuk return to the Enclave to discover Chaenao was injured in his fight at the Archives. The hunt for the Touch of Winter's Sky continues. And Leeko spends time thinking about what she should do next.
The Dust Bowl race is happening! The Lonshurs and the twins fight tooth and nail to try and pull ahead. Meanwhile, Osa, Leeko, and Ren notice some shady business happening and attempt to stop someone from sabotaging the race. But what will it cost them and who's going to win??
Osa's mind, now shattered, the crew has to decide if the continue traveling to Wan Shi Tong's. Ren makes a big decision that saves the crew from impending peril, but when they get to Wan Shi Tong's Rozuk makes a decision that could spell the end of our heroes.
Rozuk has snuck away from the rest of the team's dangerous mission to purge the corruption from Wan Shi Tong's Spirit Library. Ren, Osa, Chae, and Leeko hear the taunts of their own subconscious. Will they rescue the Library and the Great Spirit of Knowledge in time before he eats Rozuk?
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With more knowledge about what Eiron is up to, our crew decides to travel back to Ba Sing Se and inform the White Lotus of what happened. Osa makes a decision to leave for some time to carry out tasks of his own.
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Our crew has some downtime. Osa tries to find a way to get his bending back and the rest of the crew goes to hunt for the dragon they freed from the arena in Ba Sing Se.
The crew is reunited again only to decide to go stop these dragon hunters in their tracks. Will they be successful or will the appearance of an old enemy stand in their way?
Rozuk and Chae spend some time training under the dragons they saved from a massive Fire Nation Army. They decide their next stop is the Water Tribe Sacred Island, the midpoint between the North and the South. However, when they get there they find the entire island under Fire Nation control.
As the crew makes some new allies in their quest to obtain a water lily from the Water Tribe Sacred Island, they each take on a dangerous mission to lessen the Fire Nation's hold on the island. Can they save the sages and stop the Fire Nation from destroying such a sacred artifact?
The Fire Nation is burning the last of the spirit Lillies and water on the Water Tribe Sacred Island! With a Fire Nation Captain and a squad blocking our heroes from stopping the other squad, will they be able to fight fast enough to save the cultural marker? And, on the way to Wolf Cove, a dangerous enemy reaches out to Ren with a tempting offer.
The crew arrives at Wolf Cove only to find that most respectable people are leaving as word gets around that a Fire Nation blockade is coming. With most people fleeing the city the only people that our heroes can talk to our the pirates and raiders left behind. The boys run into an old friend of Ren and Leeko, and meet a couple of pirates, a future ally, and a dangerous new enemy.
We're getting ready to stream on Twitch on April 9th at 11:30 am CST so we took a little time off from our regular campaign and recorded this Q&A, sans Danny and Justin (who shows up halfway through).
Our first live episode! The crew is ambushed by the pirates of Holiq! But when the Lonshurs are captured it threatens to divide the group. Can they pull it together to save the Lonshurs and find a way to take Captain Holiq out of the picture?
Ren makes a dangerous agreement with one of their oldest enemies, Eiron, in an effort to save Osa from his destiny. But as Ren's plans start to unravel before him, the crew's confrontation with Eiron leads to two lives changing forever.
As the light dissipates and Osa is gone our crew doesn't have time to react, something has happened to Chaenao. The crew arrives back at the Pirate Cove to assess their situation and decide where to go next, but some in the party want to leave immediately, and without their spiritual guide, it's time for a certain Dai Li Agent to rejoin the party.
Ren's pirate fleet clashes with the Fire Nation Navy. Meanwhile, Leeko speaks to Kaavo, the Spirit of Corruption and starts to discover why she has been so important to Eiron this entire time.
With a swift defeat of the Fire Nation Navy, Captain Ren Song assess his losses, including the loss of a companion. Now he turns his fleet to the attention of Kyoshi Island where Kaavo has taken over the Song Estate, can the crew come up with a plan to assault the Song Estate and find a way to stop the Spirit of Corruption for good?
The assault on Kyoshi Island begins! The crew splits up, Chase bombs the island from the sky while Ren draws the attention of the Song Estate and the Koyshi Warriors. Rozuk and Sho Bon tunnel underneath the island in hopes catching them all by surprise only to be met with an ancient evil spirit.
The assault on Kyoshi Island continues with two dangerous battles happening simultaneously! As Ren fights a corrupted Chen Song, the Lonshurs and Sho Bon battle Zhinu in an attempt to remind the spirit what love and connection really is. Meanwhile, Leeko struggles with our darkest self and makes an important decision.
The battle against Kaavo and Ai Song begins! As the boys fight the battle of their lives Leeko finally arrives back on Kyoshi Island and finds herself face to face with Kaavo.
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As the crew recovers from their assault on Kyoshi Island, Leeko begins to doubting that they truly have seen the last of Kaavo. Leeko begins to investigate a strange dream she's been having but will it let to her having to make the ultimate sacrifice?
As the crew still reels from losing their water bender, Leeko, a mysterious person at the door reveals themself to be Rozuk. Now with Rozuk back and armed with the knowledge of where Kaavo is and a way to hurt him, the crew travels back to the Great Banyan Tree to make their way into the Spirit World.
As the crew enters the Spirit World, evidence of Kaavo's corruption becomes evident. The party can't even trust their own senses, how can they hope to stop the very Spirit of Corruption itself.
The crew finds themselves back in the Human World two days before The Day That Stars Fall. Can they get to Tizuro Ruins and stop Kaavo before the Spirit of Corruption can completely control Osa and the cycle of rebirth?
It's the final fight against the Spirit of Corruption and our heroes stand strong amidst the deteriorating lines between life and death. But one of them will play the ultimate price to defeat Kaavo.
Our heroes have stopped invading Fire Nation armies and defeated corrupt Spirits, but where do their lives go when they have a moment to settle down. Join us for the epilogue to our almost two year Avatar Legends campaign.
We're using Blades in the Dark to tell the story of Chaenao Lonshur leading his first mission for Project Spark. But can the young earthbender match the ruthless energy of the crew he gathers?
Part one of us talking about the second season of the Behind the Bison and the campaign as a whole.
Part two of us talking about the second season of the Behind the Bison and the campaign as a whole.