#night vale campaign

[ouryoungestuniverse]

DnD Idea #6

Now that I'm in a campaign I don't have as much motivation to post these, but something came to me this afternoon that is too niche for anyone but Tumblr to appreciate, so here it is:

DnD in Night Vale.

Just think about it. You could have the usual classic races, and no one in Night Vale would bat an eye. Or you could use Night Vale races: five-headed dragon, transient, shapeshifter (though that one might be more of a class), fist-shaped river rock.

Classes would be taken from the classic DnD, but canted way far towards weird. Instead of rogue, you could be an agent of a vague yet menacing government agency. Instead of a fighter, Secret Police. Instead of monk, a member of Tamika Flynn's teenage militia.

Combat would involve things like librarians, tiny people from the city below the bowling alley and Arcade Fun Complex, Strangers, or even--though maybe only as a boss fight--Street Cleaners.

Clerics to the Woman From Italy, the Distant Prince, Huntocar, or That Beagle. Warlocks bound to the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, or to the City Council, or to Station Management.

Every session would have a fifteen-minute break for the weather, which always happens at precisely the same time even if it's in the middle of a crisis moment. Music plays during the break, entirely unrelated to what's happening (or is it??).

The DM would narrate everything with little editorial comments like Cecil would--sometimes profound, sometimes ridiculous.

I'm geeking out, y'all. Can we do this?

#dnd #night vale #welcome to night vale #too excited #spooky rp #the weirdness would be delicious #please #night vale campaign

[bakanokiwami]

[2023] TOP 20 PODCASTS ON AO3 FOUND IN FANDOMS > OTHER MEDIA

To make this ranking, all series titles in Other Media were copy-pasted to Google Sheets, rearranged according to number of fanworks, and then manually filtered since not all podcasts were marked as such.

The numbers under each rank indicate how much they rose/fell in the rankings based on last year's (Oct. 24, 2023) rankings, which can be found here. The gray numbers in parenthesis indicate how much fanworks it gained since last year.

The data for this year and last year's rankings were taken while logged in, so lcoked fanworks are included in the count.

A few web series like Critical Role and Dimensions 20 released audio-only versions of their works too, but I left them out since they were listed was a web series on ao3 and more known as one too.

Cabin Pressure has also been left off the list this time since its podcast format was only released in 2019, years after it aired on the radio.

All nonfiction podcasts have also been excluded (Not that there were many), because with RPFs, it’s hard to tell if the fic in question is just based on the podcast or because of the things the person has done outside of it. Last year, I accidentally included The Misfits in the list since I didn't realize from its description that it was nonfiction.

The Two Princes (Podcast) ranks 21st in the rankings this year, and actually ranked 20th last year when the rankings are adjusted to exclude Cabin Pressure and The Misfits.

The College Tapes is actually a spinoff of The Bright Sessions.

Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t mess up anywhere! 🙏

#podcasts #ao3 #archive of our own #the magnus archives #the adventure zone #welcome to night vale #rusty quill gaming #the penumbra podcast #just roll with it #wolf 359 #friends at the table #dungeons and daddies #malevolent #the bright sessions #king falls am #not another dnd podcast #campaign podcast #the black tapes #stellar firma #wooden overcoats #the thrilling adventure hour #hello from the hallowoods #the college tapes #the two princes #the college tapes are technically a spinoff of the bright sessions #so i thought itd be good if i mentioned what ranked 21st as well #i was supposed to get oct24 data this year but was busy and forgot #for shame lol #keeping a walker et al for fatt fans lol #anyway hopefully i didnt make any big mistakes this time cause i got so rattled from the heat i got for not excluding something last year

[larkbunny]

#poor paps #you know he did all the work for the sanssweep campaign #lmao #undertale #welcome to night vale #sans #sans undertale #cecil palmer #cecil gershwin palmer #wtnv #tumblr sexyrematch #tumblr sexyman #cecilsweep #tumblr sexyman poll #my art

[antisocial-author]

HE HAS BEEN LIBERATED

#tumblr sexyman #tumblr sexyrematch #sans #undertale #cecil gershwin palmer #welcome to night vale #CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WIN CECIL. YOU ARE NOW BEARER OF THE CURSE. #promised myself i'd post this if cecil won bc i thought it was hilarious. past me was right this is so funny #so take a crummy drawing and have a good day. maybe campaign for a tumblr sexyWOMAN competition #i want to be harrowhark's campaign manager

[occultopossum]

I think a huge reason of why WTNV was *so* important or at least significant at the time, was in it's peak popularity being 2013/2014, having Cecil being actively gay Not as a joke character, not subtlety hinted at, not coded, but vocally and unabashedly in love with a man and proud of it At a time it was *rare* like i've said before but Like it hit me that this was //before// Gay marriage was even legalized/ in the supreme court until June 2015 So having this at a time before folks could even get *married* in most places.

Like that added bit of time period context should say *so* much

#wtnv #welcome to night vale #cecil baldwin #cause i remember at that time i had friends who were doing a *lot* at the time campaigning/doing charities and other things fighting #for gay marriage #like not saying nightvale had a hand in it #but more the context of the time period is so important #because at that time #non joke/coded characters were almost never there

[esteemed-excellency]

#i am. rotating many thoughts #this is all from welcome to night vale ep 171 - Go to The Mirror? #but I was thinking about it because the entire campaign against yourself reminds me of the kill your double storyline #fun fact wtnv was my first fandom on tumblr #10+ years later and I still can't stop thinking about The Themes #putting this in the character tag it needs to be there #text #hiram hargrave #the red knight

[chalkbird]

on a quest to investigate some paranormal activity that had been reported, your adventuring party has broken down in the middle of nowhere. you have almost run out of food and water supplies under the merciless heat of the sun, but luckily you know of a small town nearby. it is said to be a friendly desert community that prides itself on its welcoming atmosphere. and soon enough, you spot a sign on the side of the road. it spots you too.

Welcome To Night Vale.

#this is the actual intro i wrote for my wtnv campaign #yes i am working on character sheets for everyone #trying to figure out if khoshekh is an aberration or a monstrosity #feel free to drop plot ideas and recommendations in the tags #welcome to night vale #wtnv #wtnv fandom #dungeons and dragons #dnd #dungeon master #dnd homebrew #adventuring party #ttrpg #tabletop #wtnv podcast #khoshekh #disparition

[smartheart]

Wait if Cecil is our gay uncle does that mean we’re all Janice?

#I do think Janice would lead a tumblr campaign to elect cecil as a sexyman #cecilsweep #welcome to night vale #cecil wtnv #janice wtnv #cecil gershwing #janice palmer

[soleminisanction]

Hello again! I'm here for fic recs this time! :> What do you have for 3. 😂 A fic that made you laugh out loud,8. 🥰 A fic that gives you warm fuzzy feelings, and 11. 🛳️ A fic that brought you aboard a new ship ?

3. A fic that made you laugh out loud.

Two Birds, One Stone(d) by Michaberry (DC comics) Batfam gen fic where Tim accidentally gets stoned off his ass during a case and it is fricking hilarious. Gets me cackling every time.

Four Missions that Didn't Change the World by PercyByssheShelley (Zombies, RUN!) Small fandom but this one never fails to make me smile.

Children of an Elder God (Can Make Excellent Trophy Boyfriends) by EriPtah (Welcome to Night Vale, early years)

Rare as a Unicorn by Ciwu/ArkhamArchitecture (Critical Role Campaign 1) I also recommend the excellent full-cast podfic version read by aethel, blackglass, ElaineofShalott, girlwithabubblegun, klb, reena_jenkins and wingedwords.

8. A fic that gives you warm fuzzy feelings.

Jackrabbit by Luki (KelpieCodyne) (Rise of the Guardians)

Insomnia by nightfever (drfeels) (Saint Seiya)

5 times Everyone realized Tim's the favorite, and One Time Tim realized he's the favorite by FluffyPuffSheeps (DC comics)

In Good Paws by artificiallifecreator, njw, Rider_of_Spades, strawberryjei, vellaphoria (DC comics)

11. A fic that brought you aboard a new ship.

And When I Touch You I Feel Happy Inside by Taimat (Dragon Age: Inquisition) Got me into Cole/Krem. I also like it as a trio with that bard girl they can both hook up with in Trespasser depending on your choices.

#fic recs #ask meme #ask game #dc comics asks #batfam #critical role campaign 1 #welcome to night vale #rise of the guardians #saint seiya #dragon age inquisition #zombies run

[punctuation-completionist]

thank you so much for your continued support in the campaign for glenn close! vote for him here:

in addition, remember at 50% we're going to be answering every ask in the ask box! send in stuff if you want it answered!

i'll be taking either the top three from this poll or whichever ones have the strongest lead (under three though) and adding them to the bonus list so that's exciting!

#original posts #not counting #because i am kinda exhausted

[sexiestpodcastcharacter]

Who is the Sexiest Fictional Podcast Character?

After receiving 219 submissions for 152 characters from 52 podcasts and a round of preliminaries, we have our brackets!*

*20 characters from the podcast Welcome to Night Vale will appear later in a Night Vale-only bracket.

Round 1:

Scripted Bracket

Isabel Lovelace (Wolf 359) vs Cyrille (5 Minuten Harry Podcast)

Krejjh (The Strange Case of Starship Iris) vs Lady Ethel Mallory (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Lord Arum (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Witch Queen A.K.A. Daughter Dooley (Old Gods of Appalachia

Warren Kepler (Wolf 359) vs Ashley "Ash" Ramis (Georgie Romero is Done For)

Brutus Feels (Kane and Feels) vs Shan (SPINES)

Sir Caroline (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs The Dragon Narrator (Unseen)

Alé (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Hester/The Narrator (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Thistle/The Woman (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Sam Bailey (The Sheridan Tapes)

Peter Nureyev (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Butt (Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast: Episode 1)

Alice (Alice Isn't Dead) vs Diggory Graves (Hello From the Hallowoods)

Antigone Funn (Wooden Overcoats) vs Ryan Dallas (EOS 10)

Martin Blackwood (The Magnus Archives) vs Galileo (Let's Make A Music)

Lucifer Kane (Kane and Feels) vs Gin (Story Break: Heaven Heist)

Amaryllis of Exile (The Penumbra Podcast: Second Citadel) vs Mabel Martin (Mabel)

Pilot Pereya (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Hester Oleta (Within The Wires: Season 1)

Strelitzia (Additional Postage Required) vs Harold "HBD" Bastion Demetrius (The Soft-Boiled Detective)

Akmazian (EOS 10) vs Everyone from The Strange Case of Starship Iris

Damien (The Bright Sessions) vs Mari Datuin (Hi Nay)

Count Dracula (Re: Dracule) vs Static Man (Archive 81)

Dragana Vukovic (The White Vault) vs Elias Bouchard (The Magnus Archives)

Agnes Montague (The Magnus Archives) vs Vega Rex (Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast!)

Mina Murray (Re: Dracula) vs Nicholas Waters (Archive 81)

Mark Bryant (The Bright Sessions) vs Laura (Hi Nay)

Georgie Crusoe (Wooden Overcoats) vs Kate Burnham (The Bridge)

Keisha (Alice Isn't Dead) vs SAYER (SAYER)

Chance Sequoyah (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Yaretzi (Hello From The Hallowoods)

Buddy Aurinko (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Dane (Dreamboy)

Sadie Doyle (Thrilling Adventure Hour: Beyond Belief) vs Hera (Wolf 359)

Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives) vs The CryptoNaturalist (The CryptoNaturalist)

Rita (The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel) vs Lou (Archive 81)

Dr. Joan Bright (The Bright Sessions) vs Ashvin Beeharee (Hi Nay)

Renée Minkowski (Wolf 359) vs Clara Page (Who is Aldrich Kemp)

Unscripted Bracket

Pickman (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle) vs The Shadow Man ('Til Death Do Us Blart)

Beacon (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty vs Glenn Close (Dungeons and Daddies)

Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Grand Magnificent (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Taako (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Bathin (Stella Firma)

Lup (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Sago Glegg (Rotating Heroes: Arc 6)

Sans Undertale (Interstitial: Our Hearts Intertwined: Authority) vs M. Leopold Duvall (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Duck Newton (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Chine (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Tryst Valentine (Campaign: Star Wars) vs Mini Smithson (Chapter and Multiverse: Masks)

Gable (Campaign: Skyjacks) vs Hector Hu (Friends at the Table: Bluff City)

Michael (The Adventure Zone: Dust) vs Nicky Close (Dungeons and Daddies

Zolf Smith (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Fourteen Fifteen (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Coco Cashmere (Hey Riddle Riddle) vs Trexel Geistman (Stella Firma)

Killian Fangbattle (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henrietta Salm (Pest Control: Fate)

Kalvin Brnine (Friends at the Table: PALISADE) vs Lye "Lyke" Lichen (Friends at the Table: Sangfielle)

Indrid Cold (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Rigour (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Chunt (Hello From The Magic Tavern) vs Suvirin Kedberiket (Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and the Wild One)

Tender Sky (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage) vs Pox (NeoScum)

The Firbolg (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Ron Stampler (Dungeons and Daddies)

Azu (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Hadrian (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Moonshine Cybin (Not Another D&D Podcast: Bahumia) vs Caspian (Just Roll With It: Riptide)

Amber Gris (The Adventure Zone: Ethersea) vs Jens Lyndelle (Not Another D&D Podcast: Trinvyvale)

Perennial (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Throndir (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Nadiya Jones (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Ibex (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Cassander Timaeus Berenice (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight) vs Tech Wizard (NeoScum)

Vermillion "Milli" Blue (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN) vs Dak Rambo (NeoScum)

Rainer (The Adventure Zone: Graduation) vs Mercedes Oak-Garcia (Dungeons and Daddies)

Thisbe (Friends at the Table: PARTIZAN and PALISADE) vs Echo Reverie (Friends at the Table: Twilight Mirage)

Kravitz (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Henry Hogfish (Not Another D&D Podcast)

Aubrey Little (The Adventure Zone: Amnesty) vs Glenfyr "Glen" Gladewyn (Not Another D&D Podcast

Cel Sidebottom (Rusty Quill Gaming) vs Adelaide Tristé (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron)

Kardala (The Adventure Zone: Commitment) vs Jacqui Green (Friends at the Table: COUNTER/Weight)

Hella Varal (Friends at the Table: Seasons of Hieron) vs (Former) Confessor Bartholomew Lamentations (The Unexplored Places: Ruin's Gate)

#Round 1 #podcasts #Tumblr Bracket

[ouryoungestuniverse]

DnD Idea 6.1

Since a few people seem to be interested and I can’t stop thinking about it, here are some races you can choose when building your character for a campaign in Night Vale.

Disclaimer: I am relatively new to DnD so if I don’t give specific stats or rules it’s because I don’t want to be wrong about them.

Human(?): same as originally found in the handbook, but in Night Vale every human has one additional Eldritch Horror trait. Choose from:

1) an extra eye which appears occasionally on the center of the forehead, granting advantage to perception, investigation, and insight. The trigger for its appearance is not in direct control of the character: it is either random or requires an action such as drinking black coffee.

2) living tattoos which occasionally move or lift from the skin to form extra limbs, granting an extra attack or action per turn. Same rules for triggering the effect.

3) the ability to unroll one’s tongue to a gruesome length. Once per day you may roll a d20 to see how many feet you can make your tongue protrude from your mouth. With a 5 or above your enemy is frightened of you; with a 10 or above you may make an attack with the tongue for bludgeoning damage and psychic damage.

4) a gruesome smile which strikes horror into the hearts of enemies. Use once per day to frighten opponents; also all allies must roll a Wisdom save to avoid being frightened themselves.

Transient: halfway caught between realities, you are neither alive nor dead, but living in a world that is not your own. A great splitting of the world and yourself changed you and made you into something entirely new. You have mystical knowledge of the universe and the ability to move lightly through it.

Wisdom score increases by 2. Once per day you may pass through walls or other solid objects for an hour, or else become invulnerable to nonmagical attacks. Once triggered, the effect remains for the duration.

Five-headed dragon: you are a creature of multiple personalities with multiple goals in life. This world is not your own, but you will make it yours, either to rule or to burn.

Strength score increases by 2. You are considered Large. Choose one head to be “in charge”; the others follow your lead, but usually not quietly. One of your heads has fire breath, but it is not the dominant personality. You also have the ability Identity Theft, with which you may pass yourself off as human if you possess an item known to belong to an actual human who may or may not be mauled and burned somewhere under a sand dune now.

Fist-sized river rock: no one quite knows how you accomplish the things that you do, but you have never let that stop you. Even a rock can have dreams.

Charisma and Constitution scores increase by 1. You are considered Small. Enabled with telepathy and telekinesis, as well as the ability to confuse your enemies. You also have the ability Self Strike, with which you may have an ally throw you at an enemy for 2d8 bludgeoning damage.

Artificial intelligence: created for a specific purpose, you will either fulfill that purpose to a degree that no one actually wanted, or you will break from that purpose to live free and far from numbers—you’re so tired of numbers.

Intelligence increases by 2. You have the ability to slip free from whatever physical form you possess to temporarily explore the limited and mistrusted technologies of the city. Once per day you may use your Electrical Influence to control a machine, start an electrical fire, or roast organic life forms (literally, though also figuratively if you choose).

Next part: Night Vale classes!

#dnd #welcome to night vale #night vale campaign #let’s do it #i have zero chill

[bakanokiwami]

Most Popular Podcasts on Ao3 Found in Fandoms > Other Media. To make this ranking, all series titles in Other Media were copy-pasted to Excel, rearranged according to number of fanworks, and then manually filtered since not all podcasts were marked as such. A few web series like Critical Role (26453 fanworks) and Dimensions 20 (2761 fanworks) released audio-only versions of their works too, but I left them out since they were listed was a web series on ao3 and more known as one too. Thanks for understanding and hopefully I didn’t miss anything! Apologies for any mistakes, I'm still a podcast noob.🙏

ETA: Cabin Pressure is available in podcast format, but upon looking into it further, it was only rereleased as a podcast in 2019, and 90% of the fanworks it has now are from before 2019. It probably should not have been included it in the rankings. I'm sorry for my lack of research;;;

#podcasts #ao3 #archive of our own #the magnus archives #the adventure zone #welcome to night vale #rusty quill gaming #the penumbra podcast #wolf 359 #friends at the table #just roll with it #the bright sessions #king falls am #dungeons and daddies #the black tapes #campaign podcast #not another dnd podcast #malevolent #the misfits #wooden overcoats #the thrilling adventure hour #stellar firma #wanted to get into some podcasts with a lot of fanworks so i made this lol #ttrpg podcasts are really popular huh particularly dnd ones #i deliberated a lot on whether i should add cr and d20 to the list but even their wikis main description doesnt mention the podcast #and while crs web series is popular there are a number of criticisms of its podcast since some jokes are heavily reliant on visuals #the moment i realized not all podcasts were labeled as such i almost scrapped this #sorry for the back and forth edit on the f@tt creator lol i just didnt expect all the attention on that front #anyway i appreciate any corrections and clarifications but please try not being so hostile when you do it haha... #i cant say i was unaffected lol

[arataka-reigen]

The year is 2014, and it is time to cast your vote for the next Mayor of Night Vale

[ID: two posters for the mayoral campaign from the podcast Welcome to Night Vale. The first poster shows the silhouette of an old woman behind a window. The text above the silhouette reads, "The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home for Night Vale mayor." The text under it reads, "I'm touching your neck right now. You smell nice." The second poster shows a five headed dragon. The text above the dragon reads, "Hiram McDaniels for Night Vale mayor." The text under it reads, "I'm literally a five headed dragon. Who cares?" / end ID]

#if elections in night vale worked like a irl place i'd vote for the faceless old woman but i would suffer because hiram is also great #wtnv #hiram mcdaniels #faceless old woman #dana cardinal #gi talks #polls

[thenerdyindividual]

Want stories featuring queer characters in fantasy, science fiction, or horror settings, where being queer is central to the character but not the only thing they have going on? Let me introduce you to my list of podcasts!

To start we have Welcome to Night Vale. You’ve likely heard of it thanks to the tumblr sexy man poll, or if you’re old school tumblr like I am. It’s a classic for a reason, it kicked off the fiction podcast renaissance and was queer from the jump.

Welcome to Night Vale is an episodic podcast taking the form of radio broadcasts from a strange desert town called Night Vale that appears to be in a parallel universe to ours. It follows the bizarre occurrences within the town and the oppressive government’s clumsy attempts to cover them up.

How is it queer? The show also follows the personal life of radio show host Cecil Palmer who met new-to-town scientist Carlos, and “fell in love instantly”. Not only are they now married, they’ve adopted a child together.

Alice Isn’t Dead

From the creators of Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn’t Dead is a horror fiction podcast that follows Keisha, a woman who became a long haul truck driver to go in search of the wife (Alice) she thought was dead, but discovered was alive. In the process she uncovers monsters lurking among us and a massive government conspiracy trying to hide the truth.

How is it queer? As stated, the inciting incident is that Keisha discovers that her wife is secretly alive.

Dimension 20: Fantasy High

A dungeons and dragons actual play show. This season is set in a 1980s John Hughes-esque fantasy high school called the Arthur Aguefort Adventuring Academy. It follows six high schoolers starting their first day of freshman year as they form their adventuring party and try to uncover the mystery of why girls at their school keep going missing.

How is it queer? Kristen Applebees is the cleric of the party, and most of her arc in the first season is based in the struggle between honoring her religious upbringing and the god that gave her her magic, and realizing she’s a lesbian. Fig Faeth (the bard of the group) does not have a romance arc in this season, however in season 2 she does end up in a romantic relationship with another woman, and much of her arc in that relationship is based around the insecurities hidden behind her rock and roll persona. Riz Gukgak (the rogue of the group) does not use the term asexual on screen, however it is clear in a conversation in season 2 where he discusses feeling awkward about not being horny when all his other friends are. He was later confirmed as asexual by dungeon master Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Dimension 20: The Unsleeping City

Another story with the same players as Fantasy High. This story takes place in a fantastical New York City where the waking world intersects with the world of dream and magic. The story follows six adventurers as they struggle to keep the two worlds in balance with each other, and prevent the big bad from ruining the world of dreams forever. It’s Brennan’s love letter to New York.

How is it queer? Pete Conlan (the sorcerer of the group) is a bit of a dirt bag drug dealer who is struggling to learn to take on the responsibility of being the voice for the dreams. He is also a trans man. His awakening into the magical New York occurs because his dad attempts to deadname him, and he uses his magic powers to fill his dad’s mouth with bubbles and blast him away.

Not Another D&D Podcast Campaign 1

This is another dungeons and dragons actual play set in a more traditional D&D world. It follows the story of three adventurers living in the shadows of the saviors of Bahumia that came before them. Only to realize one of those saviors might not have retired, and is up to no good. They will have to save Bahumia from one of its saviors.

How is it queer? Beverly Toegold The Fifth (Paladin of the group) is the fantasy equivalent of a Boy Scout and ends up in a romantic relationship with another boy from his troop. (They’re both meant to be 16 by the end of the campaign I believe.) Moonshine Cybin (the Druid of the group) is just generally horny for everyone and anyone that impresses her, but she does also spend her last night before the final battle hooking up with Hardwon’s (the third party member) sister in law.

Not Another D&D Podcast Campaign 2

This story is set in the world of Eldermourne which delves heavily into the aesthetic of gothic horror. It follows three adventurers as they go in search of a missing witch that will help them protect Eldermourne from the conflicting factions of gods and religious extremists each trying to take the world and remake it in the way that suits them.

How is it queer? A major thrust of the story is that Fia Boginya (the wizard and cleric multiclass of the group) once saved her dear friend Irina from execution, but they end up needing Irina’s magic to protect the world. The party goes in search of her, and Fia admits to having always been in love with Irina, even when they were just children.

The Adventure Zone: Balance

Another D&D actual play. This one is set in a fantasy world that draws heavily on both fantasy and other aesthetics. The three adventurers encounter an extremely powerful and destructive magical object, and manage to capture it. In doing so they are inducted into the organization called the Bureau of Balance, and are sent on missions to recover the other objects of power that have been scattered across the land. There is more to the characters than even they know.

How is it queer? Taako the Wizard (one of the adventurers) ends up in a romantic relationship with the Grim Reaper who in this world is a man. There is also a romantic relationship between two women who are also members of the Bureau of Balance that hangs out in the background of the story. A trans woman is also prevalent in the story, but explaining anything else about her reveals major spoilers for the campaign, but trust me she is narratively important.

The Adventure Zone: Amnesty

This is another actual play show, but it uses the Monster of the Week system that was created using shows like Scooby Doo, X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is set in the fictional town of Kepler, West Virginia and the Monongahela National Forest. Cryptids are real and they all hang out in Kepler. Three friends band together to stop monsters with ill intent from destroying the town, and learn more about the world that parallels theirs. It is Dungeon Master Griffin McElroy’s love letter to the West Virginia town he and his brothers grew up in.

How is it queer? Aubrey Little is the magic user of the group and identifies as bisexual. She ends up in a romantic relationship with a vampire girl in town.

Campaign Skyjacks

It is another role playing game actual play. I’m not entirely clear on what system they are using, as a lot of it is the creation of the game master. It is set in a fantasy world where crossing the oceans has become too treacherous, so pirates, privateers, and sailors alike have all taken to the sky in airships. The story follows four crew members of the ship the Uhuru as they try to make the ship profitable all while trying to hide from the rest of the crew that the captain has long since died and the doctor has been puppet-ing his corpse for weeks now.

How is it queer? I am still in the early stages of the podcast so there may be more queer characters later, but off the bat there is Gable who is the quarter master of the ship. Gable is non-binary.

These are not the only podcasts that fit the bill, but these are the ones I listen to. I’d also like to give a special mention to most other seasons of Dimension 20. There are a ton more, and you’re likely to get at least one queer character per season. However, I wanted to keep it to things you could find for free. Fantasy High and The Unsleeping City are both free on YouTube, but all other Dimension 20 seasons are on the streaming service dropout tv (which I do recommend getting because they do a lot of other good shows too.)

Feel free to add more shows in your reblogs!

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #welcome to night vale #the unsleeping city #tuc #wtnv #naddpod #bahumia #eldermourne #taz #the adventure zone #the adventure zone amnesty #taz amnesty #taz balance #skyjacks #the adventure zone balance #alice isn't dead

[trialsinthelateromanrepublic]

salve! so this isn’t related to any trials but you know, this is a good ROMAN account and i was hoping you might be able to help me. this weirdo named spurinna keeps hanging around outside my house at night yelling at me and my wife? he keeps telling me to like “beware the ides of march” and “see the omens” but i’m LITERALLY the pontifex maximus and dictator perpetuo and i don’t know what he’s talking about. anyway i’m meant to be going away on business soon so i really can’t be worrying about this stuff. do you know anyone who can get him prosecuted for annoying me or something? a good lawyer. not one of those second-rate backstabbers. do you know anyone like cicero but less annoying?

gratias tibi ago in advance. vale

i mean i would recommend caelius as a prosecutor (although i can't say whether he is less annoying than cicero) but he was kind of a little bit um. killed. in the civil war. that you started. soooooo maybe not. have you considered just having him killed? i am sure this would have no effect on your reputation as a guy who is definitely acting within the law and not at all amassing worrying amounts of power for an individual. good luck with the parthian campaign :-)

#i looked through the twelve tables because i remembered there being Some kind of law about people shouting outside houses at night? #but as far as i can tell that just limits the amount of Shouting At Night someone can do in calling you to court. possibly as a witness #specifically. so that probably would not help in this situation #you could also prosecute him yourself! i hear your court oratory was very good back in like. the 70s. bce