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Latest Episode: September 1, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Heart of Ashes, Part 3

569 You Are Now Free to Move Around the Castle

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Kat Griffiths, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

Jaee jigged when she should have jagged. Tink(’s player) has so many questions. K’ronng reaches out to the porch. Levithia is menaced by a monster. Cherish is livin’ glaive life.

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Previous Episodes

August 25, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Heart of Ashes, Part 2

568 The Abyss Ate My Homework

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Kat Griffiths, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

Tink Talks to a fire. Levithia is a clumsy climber. Cherish is surprisingly sneaky. K’ronng is unsurprisingly sneaky. Jaee gets everyone in trouble.
August 18, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Heart of Ashes, Part 1

567 It’s Gonna Smell Like Wet Dog

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Kat Griffiths, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

A new adventure begins, and we learn that it’s not always a good idea to bring a dog to a heist.
August 11, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Shard of the Accursed, Part 5

566 My Conscience Is Now Clear

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this conclusion to Shard of the Accursed, the party makes a lot of noise, one character gets possessed, and several players read their character sheets.
August 4, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Shard of the Accursed, Part 4

565 Insert Shard Here

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode, a nice ghost helps out, we learn the origin of the shard, and the party sleeps with the dead.
July 28, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Shard of the Accursed, Part 3

564 Flashback: Stairs

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode, after Plan A for breaking the curse didn’t work as expected, the party scrambles for a Plan B. Plan B almost gets them killed.
July 21, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Shard of the Accursed, Part 2

563 This Flashback is Cancelled

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode, K’ronng has a cunning plan, J’osh spots the goal before anyone else, Jaee looks like a guard (but taller), Teebee does invisible parkour, and Tink twirls and sprays blood.
July 14, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Shard of the Accursed, Part 1

562 This Mouse Is Spotless

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this new adventure, the Keys need to perform a reverse heist! Along the way they meet an adorable playwright and a couple of improv goblins who keep slapping each other like two nine-year-olds in the back of a station wagon.
May 19, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant’s Vault, Part 5

554 The Worst Mime Performance Ever

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode… J’osh makes a guard blush. K’ronng is not standing in front of a door as he opens it - are you crazy? Jaee takes a lookout position. Tink Her Bell perceives some more. And Tony doesn’t trust statues and thinks you shouldn’t either.
May 12, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant’s Vault, Part 4

553 The Prisoner or the Snake

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode… Jaee tries to be commanding. J’osh is a lover, not a fighter. K’ronng hides under things. Tink Her Bell is besties with Blueberry. And Tony is really good at Dungeons & Dragons.
May 5, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant’s Vault, Part 3

552 Double-Entry Morality

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode… Jaee makes some fashion contacts. J’osh plays a boy toy. K’ronng picks a lock, at range. Tink Her Bell takes great advantage of flight. And Tony is just a guy who phrases things.
April 28, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant’s Vault, Part 2

551 Classic Duck Bar

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this episode… Jaee gets mission-drunk. K’ronng wears a security-guard hat. J’osh is capable of causing a distraction. Tink Her Bell does a drone-style flyby. And Tony does less berating.
April 21, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant’s Vault, Part 1

550 We Have to Parent Trap Them

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

The Keys are sent on another mission - this time for a heist in the Big City! The planning is … chaotic.
February 24, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Axe from the Grave, Part 4

542 Love a Dumb Plan

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Monty Ashley, and Kathy Campbell

In one of the more thrilling conclusions of a TPK adventure, Tony can’t tell if the players are being helpful or making fun of him. But that’s only fair because Tony’s gonna make fun of them for anything they do.
February 17, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Axe from the Grave, Part 3

541 Party on the Roof

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

When all four adventurers reunite on the roof, that’s when the party really starts buzzin’!
February 10, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Axe from the Grave, Part 2

540 Hat Status

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

This episode is either recon or snack-eating, depending on the adventurer.
February 3, 2026 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Axe from the Grave, Part 1

539 A Tankard Full of Hay

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

In this new adventure, the Keys are sent to the country to investigate zombie activity. They meet an important cow. Also a zombie. (But not a zombie cow.)
October 28, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Masterpiece Imbroglio, Part 3

525 A Decline of Heist Elegance

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

Will the team steal a magic painting and get away scott free with zero consequences to return to accolades and riches? Not without generous dollops of magic, violence, and a grab bag of foes in our thrilling conclusion!
October 21, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Masterpiece Imbroglio, Part 2

524 You Know Thieves, They Like to Steal

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

Style and subterfuge intermingle as our heroes sweet-talk a gang of thieves into letting them infiltrate their headquarters and abscond with a painting that may or may not have magical properties.
October 14, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Masterpiece Imbroglio, Part 1

523 Nice Day for a Goth Wedding

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley

It’s a new adventure for our ragtag heroes as they use their powers of persuasion and keen fashion sense to butter up a vain gang of thieves to get a hold of a very special painting.
August 19, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 8

515 Take a Penny, Leave a Healing

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Jasper aggressively chugs a healing potion while making eye contact. K’ronng starts pressing buttons and pulling levers. J’osh pulls a Teddy bear. Revelle has a hot wet lion summer. Tony thinks monks’ robes are like drab toga parties.

Tixie Tockworth is air-gapped and did not plan for lions.
August 12, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 7

514 Tockworth’s Clockwise Clockworks

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

J’osh is still alive…ish. K’ronng is poetry in motion. Revelle shifts the wind. Jasper tried. Tony is mean to the people he actually likes.
August 5, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 6

513 Experienced Bucket People

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

J’osh is in the jaws of defeat. Jasper finds a new favourite bell. K’ronng is doing all the work. Revelle is a Triton again. Tony likes to use robot dogs to hurt his friends.
July 29, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 5

512 Hey Abbot!

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

K’ronng opens Slonk’s eyes. Jasper doesn’t want to beat up the robot dogs. J’osh checks the potty. Revelle likes a man with smooth hands. Tony has feelings about numbers.
July 22, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 4

511 Beep Beep Woof Woof Clank Clank

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

J’osh is nursing a headache. K’ronng has thumbs. Revelle noses around. Jasper wants to go to jail. Tony doesn’t have a castle (he’s a renter). Perhaps most importantly, D&D Beyond is down!
July 15, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 3

510 We Have Ways of Making You Tock

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Revelle spends a lot of time thinking about toilets. J’osh has a (very) bright idea. K’ronng is both a small and a large creature. Jasper doesn’t want to go in there. Tony decides Gnomish beer tastes like Mountain Dew.
July 8, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 2

509 Miner Enchantment

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Jasper is sorry and has a sorry short sword. J’osh wonders how melty this metal is. K’ronng would never murder a dog. Revelle is always second bucket. Tony is confused when the players are mission-oriented.
July 1, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Tockworth’s Clockwork, Part 1

508 Stuffward Ho!

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

In this new Keys from the Golden Vault adventure, K’ronng hates the Underdark, J’osh spares the dying, Revelle throws a rock, and Jasper thinks this is all terrible. Tony claims this is technically team building.
March 18, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 6

493 Prison Paperwork Adventures

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

The party wraps up their prison adventure, and it’s the moment of truth - do they get out with subtlety, leaving no trace? Or do they leave chaos in their wake? You might be surprised! (Or you might not!)
March 11, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 5

492 Side Quest 2

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

Is there an escape room in this prison? No. Does it practice good cable management? Also no.
March 4, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 4

491 No Dungeon, No Dragon

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

Is this prison a dungeon? Is the party here to make friends? Did anyone bring a spare corpse? The answer to all of these is “no.”
February 25, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 3

490 Mop Glory

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

When is a mop not a mop? When our adventurers go undercover and arrive at the prison. It’s big! And cold!
February 18, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 2

489 Just K’en

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

The heist planning continues, and our adventurers take on alternate identities! Meet Anders K’aaruuts, Stanley Wilmon, Lexi Shrapnel, Diogenes Mainframe, and of course, K’en.
February 11, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Prisoner 13, Part 1

488 Coat Check Your Bird

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

A new Keys from the Golden Vault adventure brings a prison break, but instead of breaking out, they need to get in!
January 7, 2025 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Reach for the Stars, Part 4

483 A Minigolf Situation

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

As they complete the Reach for the Stars adventure, the party learns how to kill a piece of architecture (put it in a mini-mall) and has a conversation with a sad, greasy cultist.
December 31, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Reach for the Stars, Part 3

482 I Don’t Like Experiencing Things

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

When this party meets a puddle of eyes and mouths, it quickly becomes nightmare monster vs nightmare monster!
December 24, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Reach for the Stars, Part 2

481 The Rug Receives the Poke

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

K’ronng’s sword gets a name, maps are confusing, and the party smells…things.
December 17, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - Reach for the Stars, Part 1

480 A Bugbear in a Monocle

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes, and Monty Ashley

The Keys from the Golden Vault return, with a new addition to the group! Zanter Quickhands joins Jaee Raff, Levithia du Issigri, and K’ronng, as they break into a mansion and take a short rest in a very nice bathroom!
March 12, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Stygian Gambit, Part 5

440 Plan L for Lion

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

The Stygian Gambit comes to a thrilling conclusion, but not before Revelle instigates even more lion chaos!
March 5, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Stygian Gambit, Part 4

439 I Am A Loud Lion

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Plan B - the B is for best. Or is it for bump? Baboon?
February 27, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Stygian Gambit, Part 3

438 This Casino Is Not Airtight

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Some rat shenanigans, a soak in the spa, and … Oh God! It’s a LION!
February 20, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Stygian Gambit, Part 2

437 Rat Race

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

Come for the duelling intimidation checks, stay for the downtime portion of the heist.
February 13, 2024 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Stygian Gambit, Part 1

436 Rule 6: Win! Win! Win!

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

TPK returns to the greater Varkenbluff area with another heisty challenge, in which Jaee, Levithia, Revelle, and K’ronng learn it’s better to rule in Hell than serve drinks at a casino.
October 3, 2023 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Murkmire Malevolence, Part 3

417 A Coherent, Legitimate Plan

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

The conclusion of the Murkmire Malevolence teaches us there is nothing that a nightmare monster and a fog cloud can’t do together.
September 26, 2023 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Murkmire Malevolence, Part 2

416 The Lion, the Witch, and the Hallway

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

We don’t want to ruin the whole gala when people are poisoned.
September 19, 2023 — Keys from the Golden Vault - The Murkmire Malevolence, Part 1

415 Societies with Secrets

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, and Monty Ashley

A new crew of adventurers takes on the Murkmire Malevolence and plans a museum heist in Varkenbluff. In case you were wondering, nothing is magical about the privies.