Coffee & Carbuncles: A Final Fantasy XIV Podcast

Welcome to the first episode of season 4! To kick off the new season I have a special guest, Solara Leocor! Solara is the organizer and leader of the macrodance troupe Clockwork Angels. What is macrodancing you ask? What is a Clockwork Angel you ask? Join Solara and I for this fantastic interview and come find out! Also a huge thank you to my dear friend Nadidah, as always, for providing music for...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 3! In this episode my guest Moen and I discuss not only the good, the bad, and the cringe of writing fanfiction but also her annual fanfiction writing event, FFxivWrite over on Tumblr! I also talk about my upcoming hiatus as well as preparations for Season 4! 00:00 Intro Skit 01:32 Opening 03:15 interview Part 1 38:22 Break (Nova de Coste by Nadidah) 39:22 In...

It is the first episode of the year! To kick off 2026 I want to introduce you all to a wonderful resource I think every Final Fantasy XIV player should take advantage of! Come learn about The FFXIV RP Event Calendar from one of the creators themselves, my new friend Erroch! 00:00 Intro Skit 01:52 Opening 03:36 interview Part 1 50:52 Break (Nova de Coste by Nadidah) 51:52 Interview Part 2  2:06:54...

Happy Starlight everyone. I promised I would post my panel from this year's GATEway FATE before the year's end so here it is! This is not a panel about how to roleplay, but it is a panel about how to create a wonderful new character to roleplay with OR to expand on a character you already have. I hope you enjoy!0:00 Opening 1:10 Introduction 2:18 Welcome to the workshop 3:50 Importing of starting...

Hello and happy holiday season. You know what says holidays? Giving. You know what you can give this season? YOUR ALL! IN PVP! That is right! This time I am joined by my friend John is dead to discuss his recent 31 week community hosted PVP event, Community Roulette. We also discuss community view on PVP, win trading rumors, and I have a special message about this year's Spotify Wrapped. 00:00 Int...

This year I was fortunate to attend year 2 of the unofficial Final Fantasy XIV convention GATEway FATE in St. Charles, Missouri. Some of you wanted my thoughts on the convention and I thought it would be nice to chat about how it went. Please enjoy.00:00 Disclaimer 01:02 Friday [Hotel and St. Charles] 06:29 Saturday Morning [Aquarium Visit] 11:56 Saturday Afternoon [GATEway FATE] 17:42 Saturday Ev...

Hello and happy November dear friend! This month I am joined by none other than the owner of the Senpan Tea house, Yao! Not only does Yao run the Senpan Tea House but she also hosts several amazing seasonal, Eastern themed events. Today we are goin to dive into those and even give you an invitation to one happening next month!00:00 Intro Skit 00:58 Opening 02:44 interview Part 1 26:06 Break (Nova...

Hello again dear friend! This month I am joined by my dear friend Alphie! Alphie runs the RP Mentors website and Discord! RP Mentors has been a great help to anyone who roleplays in Final Fantasy XIV and in this episode we sit down to discuss the various ways you can use RP Mentors, as well as what the roleplaying community means to Alphie. 00:00 Intro Skit 01:24 Opening 02:55 Interview Part 1 36:...

Hello again dear friend! This month I am joined by Duo Freccia. Duo is the owner of The Empyreum Of Arts over on Dynamis server! The Empyreum is a beautiful performing arts center that hosts all kind of acts from plays, to bards, to comedians, to poets. In this episode Duo and I sit down to discuss what theater means to him and how it helps build a sense of community within Final Fantasy XIV. Also...

Hello again dear friend! This month I am delighted to have the wonderful Zelika May, half of the talent behind the adorable lalafel musical troupe Happy Tunes dropping by the cafe! Come learn about the origins of the band, the history of musical performance in Final Fantasy XIV, and just meet a wonderful member of our community from the EU servers! 00:00 Intro Skit 02:08 Opening 04:02 Interview Pa...

Hello again dear friend! After Morgana and I both battling colds this wonderful chat is finally here for you to enjoy! This time I sit down with Morgana Mitsuki of Silver Valkyrie Events to speak about life on the EU servers, why roleplay is so important to her group, and what drives them to help others with planning and prepping for various events.00:00 Intro Skit 02:47 Opening 04:24 Interview Pa...

Hello dear friend! After too long of a wait Coffee & Carbuncles is back with episode 1 of Season 3! Season 3 of the podcast can you believe it?! To Kick off the new season focusing on large community events and bringing the community together I have the wonderful Scarletta Vendetta with me to talk about The Aether Entertainer magazine. A fantastic production that seeks to put a spotlight on va...

Hello everyone. I want to give you a preview of everything I have planned for the new year! 2025 will be a year of growth for Coffee & Carbuncles! Join me as I talk about the changes to the podcast proper in season 3 as well as the three new side projects I will be working on! My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough) My wonderful artist: Yae (https://twitter.com/Yae_Art...

Hello my friend. Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Coffee & Carbuncles. Today I am joined by the very well known team of Chille and Paul AKA Moogle Go Round Radio to not only discuss the Starlight season but celebrate over 200 episodes of the Moogle Go Round Radio Podcast! Happy holidays to you and I hope you enjoy this episode. I look forward to seeing you for season 3 in February,...

Hello dear friend. Due to the holiday season being so hectic I wasn't able to sit down with any planned guests for November. So instead I am uploading the audio from my panel at this year's Aethercon. Titled "You already roleplay. You just don't know it yet." this panel is about people's conceptions around roleplay, why they may be nervous to roleplay, and how you can start roleplaying in Final Fa...

Warning: This episode contains strong use of thunder and storm sounds. If this is triggering for you please click to another episode of Coffee & Carbuncles. Hello dear friend. Welcome to my cafe. I was hoping you would come today. You see, I found a special book burried deep within The Palace of the Dead. A book I have been very excited to delve into. After all, we've already cleared the Palac...

Hello dear friend. As a bonus I am uploading the audio from my panel at this year's Aethercon. Titled "You already roleplay. You just don't know it yet." this panel is about people's conceptions around roleplay, why they may be nervous to roleplay, and how you can start roleplaying in Final Fantasy XIV. I hope you enjoy it. Aethercon: Website (https://www.aethercon.net/) My Linktree Account: Here...

Do you wish you could better use the market board in Final Fantasy XIV? Do you ever want to get items cheaper on other serves but hate having to jump from server to server to double check prices? What if a service existed that did that for you? Today I am joined by the owner of Eorzea's best market board resource, Karashiiro. Kara owns and maintains Universalis. In today's interview we are going t...

Do you love Fashion in Final Fantasy XIV? Have you been wanting to step up your fashion game? Does the phrase "Fashion is the true end game" sound like you? Regardless of if you casually put together a glamour or two, or if you regularly compete in glamor contests, you won't want to miss this episode. Today I am joined by the owner of Eorzea's favorite glam website Eorzea Collection, Edeon Vails a...

Hello everyone and welcome to season 2, episode 5 of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. Today I am joined by the famous, sometimes infamous, internet DJ  @djpotate8806  as we discuss what it is like being a DJ in Final Fantasy XIV. We will also talk about the FFXIV club scene, misconceptions, and why you should visit a nightclub in FFXIV. 00:00 Introduction 02:03 Interview part 1 20:42 Interlude...

Hello everyone and welcome to season 2, episode 4 of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. Today I am joined by the wonderful  @LeonAquitaine  as he talks about his photography, his creative process, his wonderful tutorials for those wanting to get better at taking and editing screenshots, and even some philosophy. This is the second episode in a series of episodes about things to do between conten...

Hello everyone and welcome to season 2, episode 3 of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. Today I am joined by the famous Deep Dungeon raider  @Angelusdemonus  .Don't know what Deep Dungeons are? Intimidated by Deep Dungeons? Well hopefully this episode will help. If you are someone who loves Deep Dungeons then we think you'll enjoy this too. This will be the first in a series of episodes about th...

Hello everyone and welcome to season 2, episode 2 of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. Today I am joined by the wonderful  @fwosh  . In this episode I am joined by the talented artist Fwosh as we discuss the relaxing and fun art parties that take place within Final Fantasy XIV. Don't know what an art party is? Don't do art and think it isn't the place for you? Just a fan of Fwosh's art? Regardl...

Hello everyone and welcome to season 2, episode 1 of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. Today I am joined by the wonderful  @FruitySnacks  as we discuss fishing in Final Fantasy XIV and hear about his amazing project The Eorzean Aquarium. The interlude music for this episode was provided by  @Spaceroast  from his mix Vana’diel & Chill Vol .1 . 00:00 Introduction 02:44 Interview part 1 44:22...

Hello everyone and welcome to another archived episode of the Coffee & Carbuncles podcast. In this episode from 2023 we are finally here! The Season 1 finale! Today I am joined by the wonderful Chille of Moogle-Go-Round Radio as we discuss how I came to be interested in Final Fantasy XIV, and various aspects of season 1 of the podcast! Thank you everyone who helped make this such a wonderful f...