An actual play podcast about good and bad times, statistical improbabilities, and rampant heterophobia.
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War is in the human condition. Their civilizations tend to bloodshed, even as individuals struggle for peace. But is the human condition permanent? Do humanity's machine children inherit their flaws through the touch of their creators or can they resolve the contradiction, and truly fight for a lasting peace on Earth? Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring T…
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Our ‘heroes’ have been beaten, Broken, Shattered, and everything else. The arrival of new allies and old enemies alike spell out but one thing for New Morceau. Change. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Avery J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Songs Used are: SERENITY by Jason Shaw, Gone by Ignatz , and King Thumbscrew the Third, by Do…
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The final stage of grief is acceptance. This doesn’t imply happiness, only moving past and allowing yourself to regrow. And though the pain of loss may never fade, it doesn’t always leave scars upon the soul, nor does it have to. A friend’s death can bolster, as surely as it can ruin. What you do, and how you remember them, is up to you. Hosted by …
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Those who burn brightest burn fastest. A testament to those determined to give of themselves until there is nothing left. But though the body turns to dust the mark they made on our souls lasts forever, so let not your heart be troubled because as long as we live they live alongside us, in every piece of our lives they made better. Because the hott…
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We all wear masks. Deep down, we're all afraid to show who we really are. They let us get through the day and survive the unending erosion the world drops on our heads. But there’s no one who wears a mask better than a wolf. Perfected to hide tooth and claw among wool and hoof. And sometimes that mask is so good the sheep forget the wolf ever exist…
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In a town like New Morceau, you can keep your friends close, but you can’t ever trust them to watch your back, because every woman has her price, and a town built on graves always has room for one more. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz (mp3, iTunes, PodBean)…
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Old adages often ring hollow in the world of shadows. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Also included is Dirt Rhodes by Kevin MacLeod Sound FX used are: Rifle-223 cal (take 1) by knufds, with some reverb added and volume adjustments.…
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In another special episode of The Wheel and the Way, Trixie meets a powerful and ornery ally… An old Lekono with little in the way of manners, and less in patience. (Played by our boi, Dale) GM’ed by Taylor J. Featuring Tori H, Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Directed by Sarah M. Intro Song is Pretty Little Dog by Shake That Little Foot (mp3, iTunes, P…
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Blessed be the one who dashes them against the rocks. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Talulah’s theme is Tunnels by Montana Skies Sound FX used are: Rifle-223 cal (take 1) by knufds, with some reverb added and volume adjustments. (mp3, iTunes, PodBean)…
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Clearing an overgrown path of it’s old growth is always an arduous task, clearing two is a chore no one wishes to undertake, but brambles from an abandoned path will trip you up out of spite. Remaining vigilant is essential in a town like New Morceau, because the graveyards overflow with the careless, and the dead are the best fertilizer. The witch…
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There is but one indisputable truth that all who roam the streets of New Morceau know;At any point, your life can be changed or even ended on the whims of those more powerful than you. In service of this truth, the little ones all seek power, to become the proverbial big fish in a hundred small ponds. But, the biggest fish are the most appetizing, …
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In any rise to the top, there are those who must be crushed underfoot, and New Morceau is a town built on runners up and not quite contenders. Even the best and brightest are naught but footstones on the path to greatness. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Also Use…
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The one thread that has tied together every culture throughout history is Vice. The ways and means change, but everyone has an itch to scratch. Try to take it away, they’ll scheme, steal, and kill to get it, and its purveyors will grow ever more powerful. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Titl…
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To act is to tune reality, as if it were a common radio. But to imagine that other stations halt their music until you turn your attention to them is to invite ruin, and action or thought can only get you so far. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Also Used is Saint…
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The seventh day may be meant for rest, but New Morceau never sleeps, and to do so on it’s time is to invite ruin. For there can be no respite without suffering, and some work is never done. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Also Used is Saint James Infirmary, perfo…
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Like a fox in his den or a bird in her nest man needs a place to lay his weary head. A place to lick his wounds and bury his dead. But while man has made a day of rest, he was not made for it, and none may stop the tides. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Dale P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is Gone by Ignatz…
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The first thing humanity ever invented was the monster, the second thing was the wherewithal to worship them as gods, the third thing was pretending the wall between god and monster wasn’t razor thin. Humanity is always so sure their protectors won’t turn on them while beseeching them to destroy their foes. A cynic would call humanity the real mons…
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Time’s a lot like ethics; most of it comes down to perception and what’s left is dust in the wind. Every philosopher thinks he has it figured out but when it comes down to it they all find both of them slipping through their fingers, unchanged. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Erika P. Produced by Tori H. Title song is …
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In a special episode of the Wheel and the Way, recorded because we were understaffed, we follow the adventures of Trixie, an evil fighter orc who’s really quite nice, once you get to know her. GM’ed by Taylor J. Featuring Tori H. Produced by Taylor J. Directed by Sarah M. Intro Song is Pretty Little Dog by Shake That Little Foot…
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New Morceau is a town where you always have to watch your back, lest you trust the wrong scorpion and end up at the bottom of the river. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Erika P. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Gone by Ignatz SFX used are BigFire1 by Kwahmah_02 and Old Police Siren by CGEffex…
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A small victory does nothing to mask an overarching failure, and New Morceau is a town permeated with the stench of defeat. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., and Erika P. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Intermission song is Pretty Little Dog by Shake That Little Foot…
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Despite popular opinion one great man can’t change history on his own. But a few people in the right place at the right time can change the course of the world without realizing it. Of course sometimes the world balancing on the head of a pin just leaves us in need of a pincushion. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., Erika P.,…
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What is the measure of a human. Is it what they stand for? Is it how they live? Is it how they think? Is it an unbroken line of history from their birth to the present? The only measure one can make is against oneself, and hope one doesn’t come up wanting. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., Erika P., and Jason S. Produced by …
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In the shadow of the Nephilim, the old city of New Morceau has a quiet year. The city learns, though; quiet does not mean peaceful, and quiet does not mean easy. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., Rose W., Erika P., and Jason S. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Gone by Ignatz Intermission song is Pretty Little Dog by Shake That Lit…
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In which old truths are revealed and healing begins. We also say a fond farewell (for now) to Teddy, at the closing of our first season. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai Engel Other songs used are A Garden and a Library and Thinking of You, both by Gillicuddy…
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A failed rescue, a dire retreat. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title and ending song is Better Way by Kai Engel Outro song is Running Waters by Jason ShawThe Wheel and the Way による
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The group has a lovely breakfast, and takes a perilous first step towards taking back Sunwall. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title and ending song is Better Way by Kai EngelThe Wheel and the Way による
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The prodigal Wayfarers are reunited; as they find out what has changed, they raise a glass to all that’s stayed the same. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title and ending song is Better Way by Kai Engel Outro song is Thaw (Outro) by Kai EngelThe Wheel and the Way による
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“Our ‘heroes’ reunite in Sunwall, and marvel at the changes a year can bring – both in themselves, and in each other.” Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title and ending song is Better Way by Kai Engel Outro song is Thinking of You by GillicuddyThe Wheel and the Way による
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An excerpt from the journal of Vgeral, third regent of Kor en Atesh. We were fools for having hope, fools for expecting a future. The first daughter of our blood relit old flames in our hearts, but monsters are ever called monsters for reasons beyond themselves. No one has ever been kind to those they didn’t understand, and most are crueler still t…
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Journal of Vgeral, third regent of the city of the lost and damned (excerpt.) The name of our city is a harsh one for a home, but no less accurate for it. Those like us, deprived of home and culture and personhood find a place to be here. This would seem a small comfort to most, but for we outcasts, we monsters, it’s like water to a dying man. As w…
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Kirign bristles at the tight shackles of so-called civility. Driven to protect one old friend will make their problems worse and another will give them an escape. But is that really the most responsible thing to do? Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai Engel…
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In the Shadow of a Cataclysm, Mazoga is Unsure. Torn between Past and Present she has to chose where her loyalties lie. Can she trust the dashing young duelist or will her hubris prove to finally be her downfall? Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai Engel Ending song is Running Waters by Jason S…
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Today we play Kingdom and discover the fate of a town separated from the Wayfarers by miles and years. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Summary by Tori H. Title song is Better Way by Kai EngelThe Wheel and the Way による
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As the wayfarers approach the end of the mission there are choices to be made. Who can be trusted, who can be saved, who can be loved, and who will let themself be loved. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai Engel Epilogue song is Thinking of You by Gillicuddy…
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Mazoga finds it easier than she thought it would be to cut a thread, Kirign calls out orders, Siobhan finds themself red of tooth and claw. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai EngelThe Wheel and the Way による
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Sometimes even the things you are the most sure about can be wrong. Mazoga talks to one of her father’s friends. Siobhan wonders at the truth of the wolves. Kirign keeps an eye out. Hosted by Sarah M. Featuring Tori H., Taylor J., and Teddy T. Produced by Taylor J. Title song is Better Way by Kai Engel Intermission music is Little Lily Swing by Tri…
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In our first episode we recap the campaign so far and introduce the characters. Siobhan remembers how to hunt, Kirign puts their hand on the leash, and Mazoga doesn’t know where she stands anymore.The Wheel and the Way による
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Kirign has sacrificed many things, but what do those sacrifices add up to. Would they rather live up to the expectations placed upon them or who they’d rather be?The Wheel and the Way による
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Siobhan’s body lies broken but their mind races for its life. Will they get answers or only more problems to add to the pile?The Wheel and the Way による
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