It's snowy and cold, but it wasn't when we recorded this! The passage of time is astounding!

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:44:00

We make up a few villains, as is our way, each of a different sphere of Tempest's interest and influence. The first is one we've apparently talked about before, though folks forgot, including us as well! Anyway, we talked more about her than ever before, so I'm happy with that. The other two? Entirely new stuff out of various fields which you may or may not expect. Hopefully it's a good listen! We certainly enjoyed it.

Join us next week for another episode, this one a more typical Writers' Room sort of thing! What about? Why, Bloodless Wraith and Haunted Fanatic, of course! Just normal cheerful January stuff! See you then!

Welcome to 2025, everyone!

Did you think you would get a mini-sode on Tuesday, even after we expressly told you we would NOT be posting such a thing?

Well, so did we! Unfortunately, The Fates had other plans, and Trevor was laid low by the throat of strep! Thus, you get this lil snippet a couple days later. But it still counts! Instead of a very end of 2024 mini-sode, enjoy this very beginning of 2025 mini-sode!

And even while sick, Trevor managed to outdo himself on the audio on this one. Wild. That guy. He's gotta take a break at some point! That's what we want!

Anyway, we shall get back to normal episodes next week. Until then, keep running. We'll catch you... WE'LL CATCH YOU!

Is The Scholar simply having a wonderful Christmastime? It doesn't look like it...

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:23:27

A Christmas tale on this Christmas Eve, but unlike the standard fare! We did a lot of prework on this episode so we could just get right into the telling, given the challenge of a holiday tale of a... less cheery sort. So, far from the longest episode this year, but also far from the shortest!

Happy holidays, everyone! See you all next year!

The last live show of the year!

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:26:04

Here at the end of the year, we cover so many different topics! Certainly a wide variety of things, and not a singular focus...

Anyway, here's what we're talking about at the start of next year!

• Tuesday, January 7th: Episode #305 - Creative Process: Tempest Foes

• Tuesday, January 14th: Episode #306 - Writers’ Room: Bloodless Wraith and Haunted Fanatic

• Tuesday, January 21st: Editor’s Note #87

• Tuesday, January 28th: Episode #307 - Creative Process: Distant Future Limited Series

Join us next week for an episode about Santa Scholar! What could that even be?! Who can say? With time, you will know.

Necrosis is gross! Can Akash'Thriya do anthing about it?!

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:10:34

The shortest episode we've recorded in a long time! But not because we short-change the story or anything; it just turned out that way.

This coming Friday is our last show of 2024! Come join us for an end-of-year Editor's Note! Everyone on our Patreon can watch, and Contributors can join in the live chat. We hope to see you there!

Let's get STICKY!

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:42:56

Will this be the final moment of Setback?! How can he survive such a defeat?!?! You'll just have to listen to find out!

We've already recorded next week's episode about Akash'Thriya and Necrosis, but the following week will be the last Editor's Note of the year, followed by a Santa Scholar holiday episode!

If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, come by and say hi! We've got a booth with Flat River Group, and Paul and Matt Kroll and I will be running a COMPILE tournment all day Sunday! We hope to see some of you there!

Wait, this is a Creative Process? But then why does it have this cover...?

Show Notes:

Run Time: 2:37:13

Yup, another 2+ hour episode, and you'll hear why once you start listening! We definitely set out to make a Writers' Room, but it ended up being a bunch of lightning round Writers' Rooms! Whoops? Sorry? (Not really sorry.)

Do we answer the question of "Who is Deathfiend?" Yes! And no. But also yes? Listen and learn more!

Get your questions about Setback and The Adhesivist, and also Akash'Thriya and Necrosis! Those episodes are coming up in the recording schedule SO VERY SOON!

Good morning, everyone!

Show Notes:

Run Time: 1:53:03

A long Editor's Note! What is happening?! And it's not just because of the frankly-not-good-radio unboxing at the end of the recording! But first, the upcoming schedule:

• Tuesday, December 3rd: Episode #302 - Writers’ Room: Setback vs The Adhesivist

• Tuesday, December 10th: Episode #303 - Writers’ Room: Akash’Thriya vs Necrosis

• Tuesday, December 17th: Editor’s Note #86

• Tuesday, December 24th: Episode #304 - Writers’ Room: Santa Scholar

• Tuesday, December 31st: No Episode! End of year break!

And that'll bring us right up to 2025! Thrilling!

We'll be recording both Episodes #302 & #303 Wednesday of next week as a result of holiday times, so get your questions about Setback, The Adhesivist, Akash'Thriya, and Necrosis all in ASAP! Please!

Join us next time as we ask the age-old question: just who IS Deathfiend?