Season 1 Theme

The saga of the heroes that they call the Dragon Friends.

The Season 1 theme was used to introduce the podcast throughout Season 1. Its distinctive melody and rhythm (iambic heptameter) were used for a number of songs during the season, and reused for the summary comic of Season 3 (Shadowrun).

The Season 1 & 2 themes are available rewards for the at the Mine Rowdy ($10 USD) level of patreon support.

The Season 1 theme was first used in Hey, I'm Worgin' Here! as part of a recap of the previous plot. Of the previous episodes, The Audition has no theme music as it is replaced by the first introduction of the players and It Like She Me and The Less Theatrical Hobgoblin have an instrumental theme played under a spoken recap.

```
The moon was high above us when our heroes came to town
And they knew the guards would find them but they chose to strut around.
When they went to Freezo's temple and met Kithercy, who's great
With a broadsword right beside her and some quinoa on her plate.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

Now our heroes are surrounded, there's hobgoblins all around,
One has even shot an arrow, things were better back in town.
And they've done a lot of talking but at last it's time to fight,
I can play some action music and finally do some work tonight.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

```

An instrumental version of the theme is used at the start of all episodes from Wagon Dragons onwards, except for:

* Non-Lethal Witchbolt which features a sung summary, including a mention of Benny's brief departure to accept a pizza delivery:

```
So it turns out goblin justice isn't all it's meant to be.
When your half-orc friend betrays you, you'll explode a head or three.
So our heroes did a runner and they all got out alive,
And some other stuff I missed when my Domino's arrived.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

At the gates they had a problem, 'cause it seems a bit has changed.
Demihumans cannot enter, which has Freezo quite enraged.
And when Kithercy just left them, it was quite the final straw.
If these robots don't relent, they'll all get witch bolts to the jaw.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

```

* Aren't All Bags Bags of Holding where it is replaced by the previous instrumental backing an apology for a technical failure in podcast recording.
* It True, Me Your Nightmare where a *sung* version is used.
* Big Mistake, Huge Mistake where the previous instrumental is used backing a spoken story summary;
* From Shut Up, I Look Great onwards, a sung summary is included in each episode:

```
They went down to the sewers at Yanos's behest
And met their old friend Gribbets, and Philge strapped him to her chest.
They needed to get rope so they could infiltrate the cult,
And despite their protestation Freezo shot off a Witch Bolt.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

Everything's gone pear shaped now that you know Who is dead,
I'm not asking you his name, I'm saying that Clive Who is dead.
I understand this is confusing but his name is actually Who,
He's the one who had the robe and now's a sizzling pile of goo.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

```

* A Valuable Addition To Your Team:

```
Now gather round, my children, I've a tale that you should know,
And I hope you've paid attention since we first began this show.
'Cos a lot of stuff has happened in the intervening time,
And it's getting hard to sum up, harder still to make it rhyme.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

So Freezo is a wizard, Simon Griner plays a thief,
Alex Lee's a half-orc fighter sort of ex-hobgoblin chief.
We've had lots of other heroes come and join them on the quest
Things got pretty grisly last time when Tom Walker met his death.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

Now the Dragon Friends are hurting and they're trapped beneath the ground
By a cult with a pet dragon and a lot of shit's gone down.
Will they live to tell the tale? Will their song spread near and far?
How should I know? It's all nonsense. Don't ask me, I'm just a bard.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

```

* I Step Into The Moonlight:

```
They were running from the dragon so they blocked the door, of course,
Using lots of random items, and also Dilge's corpse.
Then they encountered Rumsfeld, shot an arrow in his hand,
And his henchmen Seamus Noggin chose to join our heroes' band.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

Rumsfeld opened up the window, letting in the lunar night,
Turning him into a werewolf, much to Bobby's great delight.
Though the werewolf's been defeated, Bobby Pancakes slowly dies,
Meanwhile Freezo loots the wolf corpse staring grimly in his eyes.
Our story's just beginning, our adventure never ends,
The saga of the heroes that we call the Dragon Friends.

```

The chorus of the Season 1 theme is also used as part of the opening music for the Stream of Annihilation episodes.