Alchemy Investigations

Alchemy Investigations is a unique podcast and role-playing game (RPG) project hosted by Investigator Ichabod M. Groster. Every episode features an unsolved mystery that becomes a system-agnostic tabletop RPG (TTRPG) adventure for you and your friends to solve—for free! Each unnerving episode includes spoiler-free resources for players and full-spoiler materials for game leaders. Players can enjoy...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we plot a deceptive course to West Aldora Township, an until-recently-fictional town that seems to have appeared out of nowhere, now making a very real effort to attract citizens to its smiling community and closed-door township meetings. While geographically remote and narratively mysterious, West Aldora remains at the crossroads of a murdered cartographer, a m...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we partner with our colleagues at R.U.E., the Registry of Unexplained Encounters, to delve into a series of disquieting anomalies in magical teleportation safety. From missing and waylaid travelers to threats of arcane stow-aways returning undetected – we examine the space between the spell and what might be lurking in that familiar liminal space. Stay tuned, In...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we visit Loresely Cove, home to the famed mascot and cryptid – the Loresely Barber. Unfortunately, the cove is also the site of three recent, grizzly murders. Between these ghastly slayings, a major construction project in jeopardy, a disgraced constable, and the Barber itself – what was once a cozy vacation spot has turned into a real creature feature. Stay tun...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we share four stories about the Sacred Ash Killer – a serial murderer from Kuljas Free City, put to death twenty-three years ago. We will paint a picture of loss, madness, and of a brutal city who uses fear to sustain an uneasy peace. Whether they are alive or dead, flesh or spirit, monster or man: a familiar killer may be back on the loose in the safest city in...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we need to pay some bills. Instead of offering an intriguing mystery or occult adventure, we are using our time, talent, and platform to inform you of the upcoming Ms. Madame Chicoree Von Stromp facilitates Alastair Bastion Presents the Bi-Annual Big Bad Bard Battle of the Bands developed by BirdSong LTD – a subsidiary of GravenSpire WeaveTech Enterprises LLC. S...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we partner with our colleagues at R.U.E., the Registry of Unexplained Encounters, to share cautionary tales about and strategies for defeating the Dearmad Orm – a horrifying cryptid that eats the memories of wayward adventurers – leaving them empty husks of their former selves. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ichabod left off. Follow the follow...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we explore the untimely murder of Marvo Hastic, famed baker of the Belvedere Beignet. Though many stood to gain from old Marvo’s demise, everyone in the hamlet seems to have a thorough alibi. Whether it was a bad batch of luck or something more nefarious in the mix, we’ll uncover an interconnected plot of crumb, crust, and crime. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we conclude our exploration of the Crimson Mission. From a pair of thieves who gained infamy in a tragic betrayal to the Ornemental Order’s final days, We will come to appreciate just how dangerous the gift of purpose can be in the Igrula Valley. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ichabod left off. Follow the following links to transform this myst...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we explore, through first person accounts, the hunger and the menace at the heart of the abandoned Crimson Mission of the Igrula Valley. It is as the children's rhyme reminds us: There are no pilgrims at the mission. And still the mission stays. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ichabod left off. Follow the following links to transform this myste...

This time on Alchemy Investigations we explore a very particular angle of the Vera Pola Massacre. And, while it remains solved on parchment, lingering questions remain. Was this a violent act of corporate terrorism, or mercenary bravado, or are we going to have a frank discussion about a haunted and murderous doll? Either way, playtime is over. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ich...

This time on Alchemy Investigations, we explore the mysterious death of Dr. Jura Wieland, his role in bringing about the Plague of Words, and we question just what lurks out in the far reaches beyond the Adhim desert. Bad or not, some lands were never meant for footprints, and some tongues are best kept behind teeth. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ichabod left off. Follow the fo...

Episode 1 – “Where Is My Sister” This time on Alchemy Investigations, we explore the mystery surrounding the Baxter family of Haricot. What happened to Kayley Baxter, where did she go in her nineteen year absence, and how can almost two decades pass as if they were just a single spring evening? Time will tell. Stay tuned, Investigators. … Now to pick up where Ichabod left off. Follow the following...

Alchemy Investigations is a unique podcast and role-playing game (RPG) project hosted by Investigator Ichabod M. Groster. Every episode features an unsolved mystery that becomes a system-agnostic tabletop RPG (TTRPG) adventure for you and your friends to solve—for free! Each unnerving episode includes spoiler-free resources for players and full-spoiler materials for game leaders. Players can enjoy...