Dicey Stories

At the Parting Glass, Tric uses his knowledge of Merriver’s underground arms purchases as leverage for arranging a meeting with his mother, South Tower’s captain of the guard. Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 GM Notes This episode brings our characters to the Parting Glass for the first time. Although our campaign ranges all over Wesnoth and the lands around it, this inn serves as one of the an...

Lilly and Imogen plan an approach for keeping Saffron undetected until Jim Raynor can rescue them. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Note: This arc was recorded in Summer of 2020, and like many people, we did not have full control over our environments during lockdown. Please forgive the noise from the flatmate’s TV. I scrubbed out as much of it as I could. Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Mus...

The two bumbling elvish cousins succeed at making many humans uncomfortable around them. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 , part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org . Need context? Jump to the...

Lilly and Imogen flee Ten Tines with all the prisoners. Scene 13 Scene 14 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

A helpful human fencer named Gwaffalyn shows Tric and Heppa around South Tower. Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 , part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org . Need context? Jump to the s...

Violence breaks out on the surface above Ten Tines Prison. Scene 11 Scene 12 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa journey to the bustling city of South Tower that has grown up around the old Southern Outpost. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 GM Notes This arc contains spoilers for the Battle for Wesnoth campaign Eastern Invasion, as well as references to the Legend of Wesmere. Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnot...

Lilly gets her old friend Sally to safety while Imogen tries to get out of a prison on lockdown. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On their way to South Tower, Heppa and Tric meet some human farmers who provide yet another perspective on the war with Mal-Ravanal. To Heppa’s delight, she also gains more insight into the human condition from them. Scene 8 Scene 9 GM Notes Once again, units from the Battle for Wesnoth video game inspired characters in this arc. Roombledoombledeur is from the Wose unit line. The so-called fancy s...

Lilly and Imogen gather what intel they can inside Ten Tines Prison. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa learn more about the humans who used to live just south of the Estbryn Forest and the undead who chased them away. Scene 6 Scene 7 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 , part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth...

Lilly and Imogen gain access to the Dominion’s Ten Tines Prison Facility. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa meet the current inhabitants of the abandoned human village just south of the Estbryn Forest. Scene 4 Scene 5 GM Notes This arc took a lot of inspiration from The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben. It’s a fascinating non-fiction book that combines the observations of a forester with recent scientific resea...

Lilly and Imogen spend some quality time with the protoss of Browder II before beginning their next double-dipping job. Scene 17 Scene 18 Scene 19 Note: This episode uses our Fight Night rules. Find them  here . Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa explore the former settlements along the southern edge of the Estbryn Forest. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 GM Notes This arc contains spoilers for the Battle for Wesnoth campaigns Eastern Invasion, the South Guard, and the Rise of Wesnoth. Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund...

Imogen and Lilly release two protoss back into the wild. Scene 14 Scene 15 Scene 16 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa get ready to leave on their next mission for Thrandolil. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 GM Notes Mushrooms play a larger role in our campaign than they do in the Battle for Wesnoth video game, where fungus is just a type of terrain. In the real world, in addition to having some wild shapes, mushrooms have some pretty crazy names. For some examples to incorporate into your own gam...

A drunken Lilly tries to play matchmaker between Malorn and Durian. Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa reconnect with their families back in Estbryn forest. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 , part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Through a revealing application of psychometry, Imogen and Malorn come to better understand what has shaped each to be the person they are today. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Glammur helps Tric and Heppa try to make sense of Kachen’s past actions. Scene 3 Scene 4 GM Notes In the Battle for Wesnoth video game, whenever a unit moves onto a village, a little flag shows up, marking the village for their side. When you move one of your units onto an opponent’s village, you replace their flag with your own. In the video game, those flags are used to generate income for your...

Karax takes Imogen to task on her use of psionics. Lilly’s day is also rough; a supply run to Mar Sara City takes a devastating turn. Scene 3 Scene 4 Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa face new mysteries when they return to Kachen’s ruined keep with the dwarvish bard Glammur. Scene 1 Scene 2 GM Notes This arc contains spoilers for the Battle for Wesnoth campaign Eastern Invasion, with references to Northern Rebirth. Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here . Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund...

Imogen and Karax perform surgery on Malorn. Lilly and Li June provide the refreshments. Scene 1 Scene 2 Note: There is a lot of unwise alcohol consumption in this arc. These are fictional characters. We advise you to make better choices in real life. Need context? Jump to the start of the series! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

Tric and Heppa learn about the power of stories from the dwarvish bard Glammur. Scene 12 GM Notes The Battle for Wesnoth video game is a turn-based strategy game. Gender identity and sexual orientation don’t factor into it. However, tabletop roleplaying is an immersion into a full world. For me, that means a world populated by a diverse cast, just like real life is. Although I don’t necessarily in...