Episode 251: We're Back, For One Night Only!

Holy moly! Has it been three years already? (And then some?) It's wild how fast time flies. Well, we're back- not for good unfortunately, but after so much time had passed I thought it would be fun to get together with Jeff and record one more episode for old time's sake. Come join us as we reminisce and catch you all up on the many things we've been up to since the podcast ended, and also listen in on the announcement of my next big project!

Normally at this point I would plug all of the other content creators on the Critnation Fellowship- but sadly I think most of those creators have either moved on or at least put things on hold. But the OG creator, Crit Academy, is still kicking (though in a bit of a different format) so go see what they've been up to!

So welcome back everyone, and I hope you'll stay tuned for my next project, coming out in a few weeks!

Episode 251: Remake, Rebirth, Reunion

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. Hey Gabe and Jeff, what have you been up to for the past three years?

2. How Is the recording and editing process for the actual play different from IPC?

3. Have you guys been guests on any other podcasts?

4. During the last few episodes of the podcast you mentioned playing Pathfinder: are you still playing that (privately)? And how do you like it?

5. What systems have you been playing? Has the "main system" shifted (as in, "used to play mostly 5e, and a little of 2e, now it's mostly 2e" or something like that)?

6. Are you still as passionate about TTRPGs? Why / why not?

7. Did you play Baldur's Gate 3 and how did you like it?

8. Dinner-Party Conflict time. What have you been cooking?

9. How has your (turkey) smoking journey been going Gabe?

10. Any new and exciting RC Cola flavours / stories you want to tell us about?

11. Is RC still the greatest?

12. Are you all interested in maybe hitting up some conventions like gencon in the future?

13. How are the dogs doing?

14. Gabe, how's your brother doing?

15. Will the new show be on the IPC main stream?

16. Are there any new game systems you're interested in trying out soon?

17. Will there be a return to Cloudstralia in the future?

18. If you absolutely had to do it, what do you both think would be the best starting point to making a Final Fantasy-themed campaign setting? 

19. Are y'all following Daggerheart at all? What do you think of it? Think it has any real staying power? With Critical Role campaign 3 wrapped up, do you think they'll give a shot moving to it as their main game?

20. Do you feel obligated to throw out the old edition the moment a new one comes out or do you wait until they work the bugs out?

21. Will we finally find out what Gabe's mystery metric was for the episode titles?

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Noteworthy Links:

Jeff's Twitch Channel

Gabe's Horror Blog

Star Wars needs more rocks

Uncharted North, the Canadian-based podcast network that will be the future home of Inter-Party Conflict's projects. Previous collaborations can be found on their Uncharted Explorations page!

The episode of Encounter This where Gabe ranted all about the 5e tarrasque

Blood in the Water, a short 5e interlude I guested on from the Kaleidosphere podcast

Tens & Aces Podcast, a podcast that I was surprised to learn was using my voice for their intro

My Immortal, an audiobook of the worst fanfic ever written, read by me

The Film Reroll

A Bug in the Program, a short story written by Ken MacGregor where I get killed

Steam Deck

Get Played's coverage of  Baldur's Gate 3

Vincenzo's Plate Authentic Bolognese, the recipe I've made so many times over the past three years

Nowhere Man: The Nowhere Man Project

Fall of the House of Usher

The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase

Dawn of Worlds (2nd Edition!)

Chrono Trigger

Monster Hunter Wilds

Episode 241: Extra, Extra Spoopy Edition

Happy Halloween Week, everyone! For the spooOOookiest time of the year, we've brought you the spooOOookiest episode of the year! This week we're making an impromptu horror dungeon just for you, using the five-room dungeon framework. Come along, and enjoy the ride!

This week's winner of Seawood Scribe's Witch class supplement is Michael T! Congratulations, Michael! You should be getting that in your e-mail soon. Be sure to leave Seawood Scribe a review, so he can continue making great products in the future!

And if you're looking to win something cool, you're in luck! We still have one more fantastic drawing for fantastic leather goods from MaumeeRiverLeather.com, and this last drawing- for the awesome leather book cover- is going to be taking place on Tuesday, November 9th. To enter the drawing, all you need to do is leave us a review on the platform of your choice, and send us a photo. Don't miss out!

And remember, for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy, Brute Force and Ignorance, The Kind GM, and D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens!

Thanks for listening, and don't get TOO spooky... oh, who am I kidding? Get spooOOooOOky to the max!

Episode 241: Ye Olde Haunted House

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1. How do you make a spooky horror adventure?

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Noteworthy Links:

Army of the Dead, the best movie I watched this month

Mulva, the worst movie I watched this month

Emeril Lagasse, a celebrity chef from the 90s

Bonus_action, the creator of the Halloween-themed magic items from today's episode

Oberon's Guide to the Courts of Power, another great supplement from Seawood Scribe

Rise of the Runelords, Paizo's first Pathfinder Adventure Path

The 7th Guest, an FMV puzzle game for CD-ROM

Dumbwaiters

The Cake Is A Lie, the catch phrase from Portal

Clue, a murder mystery movie with Tim Curry and others

It's My Birthday Week!

 Hey everyone! We're taking the week off from our normal episodes today, but here's a fun Patreon episode from last year, where I run Jeff through a couple old-school text adventures in quasi-RPG form. Enjoy!

Bonus Episode 8: Action Castle Adventures

If you'd like to try out Parsely Games on your own, you can find them on Memento-mori.com!

Episode 185: The Rorschach Test of Podcasts

Welcome back! This week, we spend half an hour reminiscing about some of our formative memories from playing D&D, as we dabble in a bit of word association. Come along with us, for a trip down memory lane!

And the final winner of our giveaway for Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume I is Alistar the Minotaur! Congratulations, Alistar! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

But now that we're done giving away Volume I, it's your chance to win a copy of Volume II! It's another great book (that I helped write!) and all you have to do to win is enter our drawing by sending us an e-mail with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks 2" in the subject line. (Gotta have that 2 in there though!) It's that easy!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM!

Catch us next time, when we'll make new memories (and you will too)!

Episode 185: A Word Association

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1. When you think of D&D, what exactly do you think of? A specific edition? Pre-written adventures? TSR? WotC? All of the above? Or something else?

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Noteworthy Links:

The "Official" Dungeon Master Uniform

The Piano Scene from Big

Curse of the Azure Bonds, a computer game that I played in my formative D&D years

Official Class-Specific 3e Character Sheets (I didn't want to link to each and every one, but if you scroll down they're in the 3e section)

The Red Dragon from TSR (Note: That image is one of many that you can find on this page here, and all of them give me a hit of nostalgia)

Mazes & Monsters, a over-dramatized film meant to illustrate the dangers of D&D (that link is for the full movie on Youtube; watch it if you must)

D&D Miniatures, a separate game made by WotC specifically for their line of pre-painted miniatures

The Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer, our dramatic reading of the popular fan story

The Actual Play Podcast Special

Hello, everyone!

We decided to take the week off from recording, but instead I have a special surprise for you all: Instead of a normal episode, I've finally finished editing At the Gaming Table, the Actual Play podcast that we recorded last year, and all six episodes are available for you to listen to! We've made a lot of references to it, but now it's finally out. So thank you all for listening, and we'll see you next week when we're back to our usual shenanigans!

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Inter-Party Conflict sidebar: At the Gaming Table

Episode 1: Winter's Rest

Episode 2: Hunting a Legend

Episode 3: Big ol' Teeth

Episode 4: Deals with the Devil

Episode 5: Into the Mines

Episode 6: To Be Seen

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And, for links to the players:

Justin (Jormun Gundar)

Brigid (Wardin Lunatis)

Me & Jeff  (DM and Pip)

Episode 148 is here, so close to 150!

Hello, everyone! We took a break from our normal episodes last week, but we still brought you something fun to listen to- a group of interviews I did at my birthday party! It's not a typical episode for us (not by a long shot), but I had a lot of fun making it and I'm sure there's some fun stuff in there that might interest our typical listener.

And if not, we're back the following week with another D&D-packed episode! This week got to stretch out imaginative muscles as we covered an environmental hazard that might pop up in your game- wild magic zones! We talked about how to use them, how not to use them, and we came up with a bunch of fun ideas for how to make them more interesting.

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Tori R! Congratulations, Tori! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy, Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

Thanks for listening, and catch us next time as we inch closer to the end of our third year!

Bonus Episode 7: Birthday Party Conflict

Episode 148: How Wild

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1. How do you feel about Wild Magic zones? Should a Wild Magic zone affect divine casters, or just arcane casters? Can you think of other kinds of "Wild" zones that could have different effects?

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Noteworthy Links from the past two weeks:

ASMR Hotel Check-In

Mops Brings You Love

Bleak House, a novel by Charles Dickens

Rising from the Last War, the first official Eberron book in 5e D&D

Risk Legacy

Flood the Streets with Art, an art event that my wife took part in this year


Pokemon Shield

Neverwinter Nights, an older computer RPG based on D&D 3e that recently got a Switch release

The Wrong Guy, a woefully underrated and unknown movie by Dave Foley (while I linked specifically to the scene with the wealthy farmers that I referenced on the podcast, that link is to the full movie on Youtube- I recommend watching the whole thing)

The Greatest Generation, a Star Trek podcast by two guys who are embarassed to have a Star Trek podcast

Star Trek Voyager

Mystic Theurge, a prestige class from 3rd Edition D&D that allowed you to cast as both an Arcane and Divine spellcaster

Perpetual Motion Machines

Total Mayhem, a game mode in the online multiplayer game Overwatch

Inkarnate, a free online mapmaking tool

Talespire, an online tabletop currently in development

Chessex Vinyl Mats

Harry Potter

Percy Jackson

Locke & Keye

Episode 123: Easy as ABC

Hello, all! We're back with another great episode for you this week. We talk about telling stories, camping, making a whole party of bards, boots that turn you to stone, Dr. Gregory House, all sorts of fun stuff. So come along for the ride!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Matthew N! Congratulations, Matthew! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

See you next time, and don't go telling tales out of school!

Episode 123: Everyone Should Tell Stories

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1. How do you make camp interesting?

2. How do I create stories of fiction (like myths and legends) within a game?

3. What would a D&D party made up entirely of bards be like?

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Noteworthy Links:

Baldur's Gate 3

Divinity Original Sin 2

Neverwinter Nights

Prusa i3 Mk3s, the new 3D printer I just bought (and spent all day building)

Elden Ring

Kuribo's Shoe

Tanooki Suit

Mario RPG statue minigame

Zee Bashew

Shrek

Bonus Episode 6 - Short Story Time!

Hello, everyone!

This episode is a very special one, and I've been working on it for a while. Due to some issues scheduling and letting real life butt its ugly head into the podcast, our recording schedule has been out of whack for the last few weeks; in order to get us back on track, we've got a non-standard episode for you this week! Very much like our Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer episode way back when, this episode consists of a reading of a short fantasy story- this time, one written by me! This story, The Dinner Date, follows the tales Georg and Kathalin, a loyal monk and a brave paladin as they save the world from evil- looked back upon with the reflection that only time can bring. I wrote this story a few months ago (and it's one of the many stories available to our patrons) and had a great time bringing it to all of you!

As this is a non-standard episode, we don't have a drawing this week, but I do still want to remind you all to check out Goblin Stone and the rest of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy and D&D Character Lab- as well as the new Actual Play podcast on the Critnation Fellowship, Brute Force and Ignorance!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

So thank you all for bearing with us, and join us next week for another bog-standard episode!

Bonus Episode 6: The Dinner Date

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Sound Effects used in this episode (all from Freesound.org):

Scary Ambient Music (Creepy Chambers) by The Bose Deity

horse hooves on stone.wav by playaudio1

Sad Song Loop by DigiZoo

Old Music Box by keina_espineira

Explosion by Iwiploppenisse

angry mob loop.aiff by benjaminharveydesign

Fanfare 3.wav by primordiality

Galloping Horse.wav by prosounder

Moving a boulder.wav by BW_Clowes

Fire-breathing dragon.flac by CGEffex

Dragon Roar by qubodup

Brutal Kung Fu Punches.aif by Project_Trident

Let's Go to Zanzibar by lena_orsa

Arrow_woosh__twang_01.wav by strangely_gnarled

sad song.mp3 by cheesepuff.

Bonus Episode 5: 'Tis the Season to be Off-Topic

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

I'm posting the episode a bit early today as I'll most likely be too busy to do it later. In honor of the holiday (as well as to fit the weird format we've made for our yearly podcasting releases), this week's episode is not a normal numbered episode- instead, it's a bonus episode where Jeff and I answer off-topic questions about us, the future of the show, as well as a certain dog (who has been very naughty the last few days). So I hope you enjoy this little peek into our personal lives and I hope you'll join us next week for our one-hundredth episode!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Hal A! Congratulations, Hal! You should get your copy within the next 48 hours. If you like it (or if you don't) be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review!

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy and D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a great week!

Bonus Episode 05: Inter-Inter-Party Conflict Conflict

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Question answered this episode:

1. I don't know if you've ever answered this but have you and Jeff ever talked about how you guys met?

2. We've heard a lot about video games and podcasts you like. What are your favorites from other general media (TV shows, movies, music, plays, etc.)?

3. Where do you see the podcast this time next year?

4. Do you have any podcast back up plans? Or plans to expand into other genres?

5. Do you think you'll ever find the listener question format doesn't work?

6. Do you have any regrets about decisions made during development of the show and if you could alter them now, would you?

7. Do you find yourselves answering similar questions frequently?

8. Are there any questions you have received which you refuse to answer? And Why?

9. Gabe- Are you and Lisa high school sweet hearts?

10. Tell me about your dog. What kind do you have? How old? Has he/she ever done anything stupid?

11. Jeff- Are you and Skyler gonna get married?

12. I’ve got a really important question here...what are your favorite pizza toppings??

13. What Hogwarts houses are you both?

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Noteworthy Links:

WDHS Student Video, the video program where Jeff and I first met (note: the website I linked to apparently underwent a redesign some time ago, and as such is completely useless. For videos created by the program, go to their Youtube channel)

My Fair Lady, the first musical I acted in back in 2002

Banana Man by Tally Hall

Inherit the Wind, a play about the Scopes Monkey Trial, a historical court case about teaching evolution in schools- I was in this play in 2002 as well

Frasier, a sitcom starring Kelsey Grammar that was a spin-off of Cheers

Firefly, a sci-fi western TV show by Joss Whedon

The Office, an American remake of a British sitcom

Toast of London, a British sitcom about an out-of-work actor starring Matt Berry

Breaking Bad, an American TV show about a chemistry teacher-turned drug kingpin

Farscape, a sci-fi TV show created by Jim Henson Productions

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek Voyager

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The World's End, Gabe's favorite movie of all time (Holy crap, even watching that movie makes want to watch it again BRB I'M ABOUT TO WATCH IT AGAIN)

Tally Hall Directions - Watch This Video

Pepperoni 2 - Watch This Video Too

Actual Cannibal Shia Lebeouf - And This One

Perfect (29 Celebrity Impressions song)

Noises Off, Jeff's favorite movie

Clue, a murder-mystery film based on the classic board game

Wicked, an award-winner musical about the untold story of the Wicked Witch of the West

Guys & Dolls, another amazing musical about a group of gamblers in the roarin' 1920s

Damn Yankees, a musical about a baseball player who sells his soul to the devil

Once on this Island, a tropical island musical about the gods' meddling in human affairs

20 Year Old Movie, a podcast hosted by our friend, Joel Walkowski

1776, a musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independance

Some Great Dane facts

Super Hans, the crack-addled side character on the British sitcom Peep Show

The Ring, Gore Verbinski's American remake of the Japanese horror film Ringu

Pottermore, the official home of Harry Potter lore

Two Bonus Episodes for the price of one!

Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

This week, Jeff and I decided to do things a little bit different- not because of any technical difficulties or scheduling issues, but just because we felt like changing things up a bit. So instead of a typical episode, we've got a more loosely-formatted episode where we just talk about whatever we feel like (though for this particular one, I felt like complaining about the 5e Tarrasque for like an hour). Don't worry, this won't be a common thing for us (unless enough people tell us they want it to be, I guess) but if you like it or dislike it, then please, let us know at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com!

In addition to our loose-form episode, I've recorded an extra bonus mini-episode where I talked to three friends visiting from out of town- Brandon, JT, and Haley, all fans of the show- about D&D and their experiences with it. It was a fun thing to record, so I hope you guys enjoy listening to it!

And as always, remember to check out the other members of the Critnation Fellowship-  Crit Academy and D&D Character Lab for your podcasting needs, and Loresmyth, Goblin Stone, and Aurican's Lair for quality content. And if you want to get yourself a free audiobook (and/or get us some free cash to make the podcast better) then go to AudibleTrial.com/conflict!

Bonus Episode 2: Jabe and Geff's Rants & Rambles

Bonus Episode 3: Visiting Friends

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Noteworthy Links:

Iron Man

The only computers we had at my school for years

Hyper Man, one of the games Jeff mentioned (I tried to find the Doom spaceship game but didn't have enough information to go off of)

Dan Bell's Dead Mall Youtube Series

Magic Sword, the arcade game I got to play

Le Tarasque on Wikipedia

Rovagug, a deity in the Pathfinder campaign setting that spawned the Tarrasque (among other abominations)

The Tomb of Horrors

Defense of the Ancients (DotA)

Xanathar's Guide to Everything, a new book that is AWESOME

Monster Factory, a Youtube channel from Justin and Griffin McElroy

My attitude towards arguments

Story Time on episode 31

Hey, everybody! This was an interesting episode to record- we only answer one question but answering it involved going into a topic I don't talk about much. Let this discussion be a lesson that sometimes the worst inter-party conflict happens long after the game is over. Also, I want to encourage all of you to take that project you've been putting off, that you've been finding excuses not to work on it, and go work on it right now! Don't worry about what other people are doing or thinking. If you're passionate about something you'll make it work.

Once again I want to remind you all to check out Audibletrial.com/Conflict for a free month trial and a free audiobook. And, as always, rate/review/subscribe/tell a friend!

Episode 31 - Extracurricular Creation

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Noteworthy links:

Last of the King's Men, the D&D-based fantasy novel I spent two years writing

University of Phoenix, an institute Jeff and I criticized

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This week's Audible Picks:

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

The Finder's Stone Trilogy by Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb

The Audacitypocalypse is here

So, Audacity has burned me two weeks in a row and I am now actively looking for a new audio recording program. Due to technical difficulties, the audio from episode 17 is completely unusable (if you want to see what I mean, the entire thing sounds like this) and we'll have to re-record next week. I do apologize from the bottom of my heart, but because I don't want to make you all go an entire extra week without the sound of my dulcet tones in your earholes, I've instead gone ahead with a project I'd been planning on for some time: The Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer. It's a story written by Reddit user WanderingBishop about two years ago (used with his permission, of course) that I loved the moment I read it. So give it a listen if you can, and if you want it in a physical written format, there'll be a link below to an Amazon page.

So once again, I apologize for the interruption this week, but I'll be taking measures to make sure this never happens again.

Bonus Episode 1: The Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer

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Bonus Episode 1a: The Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer (story only)

To purchase a physical book containing The Ballad of Garg and Moonslicer (as well as other fantasy works), check out A Bard Act to Follow: Tales of Fortannis (Volume 4).

I used a few sound clips as part of this recording, so here's their pages on Freesound.org if anyone wants to find the original creators:

Thunderstorm Ambience by chrscrwfrd18

Barn Sounds by bone666138

The Sonata by ShadyDave