Maia’s Game Room

Content warning: None – out‑of‑character discussion, light spoilers for the full series. Synopsis : The story is over. Now, the players and Game Master pull back the curtain as they discuss the making of this Old Gods-inspired miniseries, why Liminal Horror was the right system for Appalachian dread, and what it was like to bring Adelaide's tragedy to life. There is also discussions of some be...

Content warning: Violence, death (supernatural and human), emotional goodbye, grief, resolution. Synopsis : Deep in the cave, the Mander Witch waits – bound and powerless. To free her, two men must face a corrupted enemy and make a final choice. The debt from childhood comes due. Not with blood, but with memory. And in a clearing long forgotten, a ghost says goodbye. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemaster...

Content warning: Supernatural water threat, tense negotiation, environmental peril. Synopsis : The river rises with a fury – and a voice. It wants answers. It wants revenge. To survive the crashing wave, two men must convince the water to listen before it drowns them both. But the river remembers who took its protector. And it does not forgive easily. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemaster / Narrator / Edi...

Content warning: Tense atmosphere, supernatural threat, water peril, mild horror imagery. Synopsis : Fifty miles north, the river waits. Somewhere along its banks lives a witch who can speak to the water – the only one who can stop what's coming. But the road is long, the woods are dark, and the current is rising. By the time they reach her door, it may already be too late. Cast Maia Wilson :...

Content warning:  Violence, gore (animal bites), injury, supernatural threats, stress fallout. Synopsis : The debt from childhood is called in. To stop a dam that threatens to wake something ancient, two men must find a witch who speaks to rivers. But first, they have to survive the creature who holds their promise – and the darkness they carry within. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemaster / Narrator / Ed...

Content warning:  Grief, funeral setting, ghostly apparition, supernatural dread. Synopsis : Two men, bound by a childhood promise, return to their hometown for a funeral. But the old fort in the woods calls them back. And in the clearing where they once played, a voice from the past speaks – and an old debt stirs. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemaster / Narrator / Editor Andrew Park : as W.E. Whaley Mich...

Content warning:  Supernatural bargaining, temporary child death (off-screen reversal), body horror (rabbit imagery), stress, panic. Synopsis : In the dark of the Appalachian woods, a creature offers a second chance – at a price. Two children must decide how far they will go for a friend. Decades later, a funeral brings them home. But some bargains are never truly paid. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemast...

Content warning:  Death of a child (temporary), supernatural horror, body horror (rabbit imagery), childhood trauma, suffocation/death imagery, stress-induced panic. Synopsis : Summer, 1908. Deep in the Appalachian woods, three children play at being musketeers, throwing bang snaps and building a secret fort around a rabbit-shaped stone. Then one snap changes everything. Cast Maia Wilson : Gamemas...

Content warning:  Emotional neglect of a child (implied), mild peril, no graphic violence or death. Synopsis : This prologue is an unscripted "origin story" designed to build the emotional bond between the characters as children. It establishes the childhood friendship and blood pact that will haunt these same individuals as they return home as adults following a tragic event. While this o...

Step into the shadows of Appalachia. A new standalone horror story steeped in the world of Old Gods of Appalachia. A childhood promise. A blood debt. And something ancient waiting in the dark, hungry and patient. This is an unofficial actual play story from Maia's Game Room, played using the brutal, tension-filled Liminal Horror system. ► First two episodes arrive May 14th, 2026. Cast Maia Wil...

A year after the Kaiju first breached the Blockade, Pilot Ana Rossi and her sister Helia, the Engineer, are the sharp edge of Hiberia's spear. This is a story about the ultimate cost of survival, where the sisters sacrifice everything to hold back the tide of extinction. This audio drama is an edited, immersive retelling of a completed solo tabletop game session. Home  is a solo role-playing g...

Step behind the scenes of Iron Rising Season 1 as the cast dissects the devastating conclusion to our Starforged actual play. In this talkback, we dive deep into the creative "bleed" and emotional exhaustion of the finale, exploring how the sibling bond between Dorian and Selene fractured under the weight of duty and ideology. We also discuss our evolution from heavy session prep to a more...

Everything comes to a head as Selene and Dorian stand at the edge of a choice that will define who they are beyond rank, family, and doctrine.  ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social ==COMPANION BLOG== https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-8-the-choice/ ==THE GAME== https://t...

Trapped in the icy silence of the Venture following their violent fallout, the Kelvarus siblings attempt to navigate their fractured bond through peace offerings and guidance from home. As they approach the derelict Calypso , a confession about the target’s true nature forces them to confront whether duty to the state outweighs the loyalty of blood. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/m...

Selene and Dorian push the investigation as far as it will go, only to find themselves locked in a tense deadlock. The hunt pauses, not because it’s over, but because both sides are waiting to see who blinks first. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social ==COMPANION BLOG== https://starforged-iron-risin...

This episode explores the secret pasts of the Kelvarus siblings through two defining flashbacks. In the Violet District, Selene reveals a hidden desire to be as unburdened as a legendary "Sable" during a private meeting with the artist Kaelle (KAY-elle). Simultaneously, the origins of Dorian’s bond with the Red leader, Ross, are unmasked during a high-stakes game at the Pulse Lounge, where...

While Selene celebrates a breakthrough in the hunt for the Red leader, Dorian faces the mounting pressure of a secret that could shatter the trust between the Kelvarus siblings. As they prepare to leave Hyperion City for the derelict dreadnought Calypso, a deep-dive into surveillance data brings them face-to-face with an impossible truth. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroo...

A failed hack leaves Dorian in critical condition. As Selene stabilizes him, a digital ghost from the past reveals the android uprising is personal. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social ==COMPANION BLOG== https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-3-system-shock ==THE GAME== htt...

A routine investigation spirals fast as Selene and Dorian chase their first real lead into the Blue District. Nothing goes to plan, and the cracks in their perfect record start to widen. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social ==COMPANION BLOG== https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-e...

In the shining metropolis of Hyperion City, two Golds enforce the order that built their world—until cracks begin to show beneath the polish. ==CAST== Maia Wilson: https://bsky.app/profile/maiasgameroom.bsky.social Michael Gilbert: https://bsky.app/profile/morkallgm.bsky.social ==COMPANION BLOG== https://starforged-iron-rising.bearblog.dev/iron-rising-episode-1-order-is-gold/ ==THE GAME== https://...

Two siblings sworn to protect order. One secret that could destroy it. Iron Rising is our co-op Starforged story told in full collaboration between its two players. --- In the hierarchical metropolis of Hyperion City, the Gold caste rules from gleaming towers while the Reds toil in the shadows below. Selene and Dorian Kelvarus serve the system that raised them—but when one of them begins to questi...

A Note From Maia: This is a special feed drop episode featuring our friends at the Many Sided Network ! I'm excited to share the first episode of Our Lives in the Wood from the podcast Tales Yet Told . Episode Content Warnings: Human Transformation into animals, conversations around gender, Horse sounds, Breaking Glass, Isolation, Apocalyptic Scenarios, Family Drama, Betrayal, Mentions of use...

Content Warning : Graphic Violence, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Paranoia, Kidnapping & Hostage Situations, Supernatural & Cosmic Horror, Arachnophobia, Strong Language, Depictions of Pain & Injury The night is far from over. Wounded, betrayed, and on the run, Oliver Valentine barrels through the streets of Chicago with a mysterious suitcase chained to his wrist. With his car sab...

Content Warning: Graphic Violence, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Paranoia, Kidnapping & Hostage Situations, Supernatural & Cosmic Horror, Arachnophobia, Strong Language, Depictions of Pain & Injury On the last night of the year, professional runner Oliver Valentine takes on one last job. The pay is too good to refuse, the task deceptively simple: deliver a suitcase by midnight. Bu...

Join the cast of Operation Firewall for a deep dive into the emotional rollercoaster that was Season 2 of our Electric State RPG actual play. In this talk back session, the players and Game Master decompress, celebrate, and reflect on the intense journey they shared. What moment hit the hardest? Was it Daniel's shocking decision outside the Happy Cool building? Or Emma Jane's unexpected mo...