Dicey Stories

Terwaen secures medical treatment for Tric and Heppa, who in turn secure her a promotion. 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 start...

Cleve and Mariah try to convince Xiao to delay the blockade. Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Note: A pretty powerful monsoon rolled through during this part of the play session. Please bear with us as we incorporate it into the story. I’ve cleaned it out of the audio as best I can, but there’s only so much one can do against the power of nature. Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them...

Vicious skeletal cavalry threaten Tric’s carefully selected team. Scene 7 Scene 8 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!

Cleve and Mariah get more support for Fritz in the upcoming election. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Tric’s crack team braves the dangers of the swamps. Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 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!

The groundwork is laid for a Morgan Industries reorg. Scene 3 Scene 4 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Tric leads his special scouting task force around the edge of the battlefield. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 GM Notes This episode makes reference to birds that carry and drop burning sticks. This isn’t something I made up. If you’re interested in learning more about this tool usage by some Australian birds, I’ve linked an article here: https://altoona.psu.edu/feature/researching-firehawks . This arc co...

Mariah and Fritz meet with Leyland Campos to pitch changes to the Morgan Industries board of directors. Scene 1 Scene 2 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Dicey Stories is going on a mid-winter hiatus. New episodes resume at the start of February.

Tric’s contingency plans regarding Thrandolil do not go over well with Heppa. Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 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...

Cleve and Louisa race against the clock to rescue Snacker before he gives Fritz up to the authorities. Scene 19 Scene 20 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

House Thrandolil hosts a large family dinner, much to Penna’s displeasure. Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 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 s...

Louisa brings news of a new threat. Scene 16 Scene 17 Scene 18 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Tric welcomes his sister Terwaen to Estbryn Forest while Heppa brings Alric in for his first visit. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 GM Notes I got the new alcoholic drink in this episode, Joli Rouge, from a song of that name by the Dreadnoughts. It’s got a really fun video that think you should check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yeh1S_kl8YI . This arc contains spoilers for the Batt...

Mariah and Cleve meet with Shu-Fen about unseating Nwabudike Morgan. Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Scene 15 GM Note Coming out to someone you care about is rarely easy. Mariah and Fritz each take a risk here in being open, and fortunately it works out for them. Scene 14 of this arc hits close to home for several of us at Dicey Stories. If someone comes out to you, please bel...

Tric and Heppa pay the dwarves of Untdunben another visit. Scene 13 Scene 14 Scene 15 Scene 16 GM Notes There are no trains in the Battle for Wesnoth video game, at least not any of the campaigns I’ve played. So why do these dwarves have a train? Well, while contemplating this rematch with the dwarves of Untdunben, I rolled on the Mythic GM Emulator’s event meaning tables for inspiration and got D...

All is not well at the shop of Fritz the Tailor. Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Tric and Heppa negotiate with saurians. Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 GM Notes This arc, we used a number of video game units to help flesh out our story. Tric imagined Breda as an Elvish Captain . Quemilya’s magic theory discussion was influenced by the Sorceress write-up, as Tric’s training is by the one for the Elvish Lord . And some of the rapid-seeming changes in the society of our short-lived s...

Mariah and Cleve get unexpected help reaching the main Morgan dome. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Tric and Heppa return to the Foul Fen. Scene 8 Scene 9 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!

Pastor Thara shows off the wreckage of the colony pod. Scene 13 Scene 14 Scene 15 Scene 16 GM Notes This is the first we hear of Pravin Lal , who you might know as another faction leader from the Alpha Centauri video game. There, he leads the Peacekeepers, a democratic group devoted to the original Unity ideals. In our game, it remains to be seen what kind of society he heads. Our music is from Pu...

Tric begins training in preparation for his future as an elvish lord. 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!

The current inhabitants of Cliff Island are not thrilled to have visitors. Scene 12 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

Thrandolil’s research begins to cause disquiet in the young elves who have been performing his field work. Scene 4 Scene 5 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? Ju...

Mariah and Cleve explore Cliff Island with a ranger and an ensign. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com . Need context? Jump to the start of the series!