Speculate

This episode carries a content note for transformation, violence, body horror, magical waste, and tentaclesAt the brink of disaster, Nina faces her moment of truth. When the dust settles, the Dream Knights deal with the fallout as Cloud Harbor reels from the activation of the Eye. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcomin...

This episode carries a content note for transformation, violence, body horror, magical waste, and tentacles The Host of the Conspiracy reveals themself. Rüstem has a rough time. Ruthless and Deed join the fray. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Productions). We are grateful for the sponsorship and s...

This episode carries a content note for magical disorientation and duplicates. Cat gets her bearings and encounters...multiple versions of Euphony? Ruth finds himself back in the world of healthcare. Vik teaches a musical civics lesson. Nina has a nice ride. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Product...

This episode carries a content note for magical restraint and disorientation. The Dream Knights meet with tech mogul Rüstem Demir and attempt a desperate mission to thwart The Conspiracy before its ultimate plans can engulf all of Cloud Harbor. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Productions). We...

Content note for discussion of environmental disaster, natural disasters, and dangerous work situations. After escaping from prison, a small crew of do-gooders come across a crisis in the Karos-Theta system! Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Lasers & Feelings by John Harper. Find out more about the game at  Lasers & Feelings (onesevendesign.com) M...

Content note for discussion of environmental disaster, natural disasters, dangerous work situations. After escaping from prison, a small crew of do-gooders come across a crisis in the Karos-Theta system! Speculate is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Lasers & Feelings by John Harper. Find out more about the game at  Lasers & Feelings (onesevendesign.com) Michael R...

After escaping from prison, a small crew of do-gooders come across a crisis in the Karos-Theta system! This Porter’s Day Special is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Lasers & Feelings by John Harper. Find out more about the game at  Lasers & Feelings (onesevendesign.com) . Michael R. Underwood is the Stage Manager for the crew of Iori Kusano (@iorikusano), Jeoi Ga...

Content note for discussion of hostile work environments, references to death, references to time travel, and magical divination. Cat tells Nina she needs a new job. Vik tries to let Cat off the hook. The Dream Knights head off to an extremely high-stakes meeting that may or may not be an equally-big trap. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by...

Content note for magical transformation, symptoms of supernatural illness, discussion of supernatural illness, sleepwalking, hostile work environments. While trying to keep Ayça safe/herself, the Dream Knights follow the threads to put together the big picture before their meeting with Demir. Cat has a heart-to-heart with Cat. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing...

Content note for time travel, violence, immobilizing restraints, magical transformation, symptoms of supernatural illness Cat remembers The Worst Timeline. Ruth goes into crisis management mode, with help from Nina. Vik scours Rüstem Demir's phone for answers. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Produ...

Hi folks, Mike here. We’ll have more Girl by Moonlight: Fractal Spire for you next week, but I wanted to check in here with a brief message of thanks on behalf of the whole Speculate team to everyone that supported the fundraiser marathon this last weekend. Whether you donated, pledged to patreon, hung out with us and chatted, helped run the giveaways, or anything else, you showed the strength and...

Special note: We’re running a special marathon stream on Nov 12th (a week earlier than previously announced) to raise funds to release episodes more regularly and potentially fund new projects! More info – https://www.patreon.com/posts/fundraiser-event-73693008 This episode carries content notes for falling, a doll, hospitalization, long-term medical care, discussion of chronic and...

Special note: We’re running a special marathon stream on Nov 12th (a week earlier than previously announced) to raise funds to release episodes more regularly and potentially fund new projects! More info – https://www.patreon.com/posts/fundraiser-event-73693008 This episode carries content notes for brief discussion of armed revolution and violence, discussion of food. The Dream Knights arrive at...

Special note: We’re running a special marathon stream on Nov 12th (a week earlier than previously announced) to raise funds to release episodes more regularly and potentially fund new projects! More info – https://www.patreon.com/posts/fundraiser-event-73693008 This episode carries content notes for violence, discussion of injury and trauma, burning, long-term medical care. Ruth has a hard convers...

This episode carries content notes for severe injuries, repetition of trauma, time travel, reference to a sex act, inanimate object transformation, tentacles, earthquakes, and surreal dream imagery Cat shows off some impressive driving skills. Ruth gets back in the game. The dream knights continue dealing with Janet/Siobhan. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing G...

This episode carries content notes for catatonia, repetition of trauma, discussion of gross food, food service work, vomiting, car crash, severe injuries, blood, reference to a sex act Cat, Nina, and Vik head into the dream to try to rescue Siobhan’s psyche. They trade work stories on a long walk at night and then discover the nature of Siobhan’s spiritual purgatory. Fractal Spire is a joint produ...

This episode carries content notes for magical disassociation, trauma, chest wound, brief reference to alcohol and torture, divination, and a omen of death. Ruthless and Vik deal with the unexpected reunion and revelation. Vik does some investigation into the officer harassing the owners of Monsieur & Roses. The group assesses Janet/Siobhan’s condition and gets rolling with a plan. Fractal Spi...

This is a preview of a full bonus episode that you can hear (or watch) right now on the Speculate patreon. If you want to hear the five other game recommendations from this discussion, join today! https://www.patreon.com/speculate This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!

This episode carries content notes for home invasion, combat, surreal dream imagery, supernatural injury, discussion of trauma. An unexpected intruder crashes into Ruth’s apartment and makes a tense situation even worse. Vik tries to keep the property damage under control. A familiar face reappears, but not in the way anyone expected. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel,...

This episode carries content notes for discussion of medical procedures and brain imaging, food, and divination. Ruthless explores what it’s like to exist in the waking world and makes a less-than-stellar impression on the others. Dice is confused. Again. Nina helps the others process what’s going on. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andr...

This episode carries content notes for a person in a coma, anxiety attack, and institutional punishment. The Dream Knights emerge from a collapsed dream with an unusually unconscious Siobhan and a rogue avatar. Ruthless focuses on hospitality rather than answering questions. A complicated web of obligations threatens to overwhelm the knights. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch...

This episode carries content notes for animate mannequins, hand-to-hand combat, forced transformation, magical devastation, person in a coma The team confronts the puppetmaster at the center of the “spa”. Cat and Vik both try to get things under control, but they keep spiraling. A second avatar manifests and purposes become crossed, resolving quite…dramatically. Fractal Spire is a j...

This episode carries content notes for panic, disorientation, sounds of torture, dentistry equipment, transformation, animate mannequins The dream tries to separate the knights as they explore the “spa”. Dice is in a bad spot. Ruth decides to take the short way to the spa’s “proprietor”, but Cat won’t let him go alone. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by...

This episode carries content notes for mannequins and disorientation. The dream knights dive into the unknown and find themselves visiting an incredibly creepy spa. A familiar hole re-appears. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Productions). We are grateful for the sponsorship and support provided by...

Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from a worldbuilding session for Valloward, our Court of Blades campaign running on Twitch.tv/Arvaneleron. Mike and Brandon build on the worldbuilding done during the game of Ex Novo in preparation for playing Court of Blades. They talk about fantasy-caribbean architecture, magical solar power via volcanic rock, the oracular plentifruit, and more. You can catch...