Speculate

This episode carries content notes for emotionally charged conversation, manipulating dreams, alcohol, bars, description of dangerous pursuit, descriptions of and references to kidnapping. Vik talks Dice through how he can try to make amends to Nina and Ruth. The team sorts through notes about dream travel and returns to an old haunt of Euphony’s. Cat has a late-night chat at Somnio. Fractal Spire...

This episode carries content notes for sleep deprivation, eating, meat, and smoke bombs. The Dream Knights run down leads and recover from the attack on Monsieur and Roses. Vik has a clandestine chat about books. Cat focuses her oracular powers on the deck of reveries, then has Nina over for pizza and movies. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight...

Note: Brandon had some major technical problems during the recording, and even with Rudy’s excellent editing skills, this episode may be choppier than normal. This episode carries content notes for combat, gas grenade, time distortion, unnatural textures, and transforming inanimate objects. Cat comes to grip with the oracle cards and Time Traveler shenanigans ensue. The fight at Monsieur & Ros...

This episode carries content notes for combat, vandalism, use of a gas grenade on civilians. Ruth and Vik question Dice about their experience working for the Conspiracy. Monsieur and Roses is attacked by masked figures, and Ruth has finally had enough. The players reflect on the session and express some wishes for the future. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing...

This episode carries content notes for alcohol, public drunkenness, and rich people being obnoxious. Cat manages more workplace problems at Somnio and receives another mysterious oracle card. Ruth’s attempts to close up shop are thwarted by increasingly unexpected events. The cast discusses what advance to take in order to make the characters less squishy. Fractal Spire is a joint production with...

This episode carries content notes for arbitrary punishment, scissors, workplace anxiety, falling asleep at the wheel. The Dream Knights have survived their first mission without Euphony, and now turn to managing their obligations. Vik tries to protect a student from unreasonable punishment and Nina deals with a scary episode on the highway. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch c...

Mike, Brandon, and Greg talk about Faction Turns/GM turns in ttrpgs, systems seen in games like Stars Without Number, Urban Shadows 2E, Blades in the Dark, etc. Brandon shares some of their experience playing in a faction turn for Elder County TN, Mike talks about scope and intention with Faction/GM turns, and Greg muses on the role of surprise/secrets as an actual-play-focused GM. If you like wha...

After a short recap of our Court of Blades series announcement, Greg, Mike, and Brandon gather to discuss some games they’re excited about, from games currently crowdfunding to games farther on the horizon. They talk about style, scope, and genre across the recommendations. Court of Blades announcement – https://www.patreon.com/posts/announcing-court-65998407 Games mentioned: Blade Runner – Free L...

This episode carries content notes for violence, falling, medical trauma, and caretaker trauma. Dice and Ruth clash again, then finally talk about what’s going on and why Dice is working with the Conspiracy. The Dream Knights make their way out but end up not where they expected. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming...

This episode carries content notes for submersion in a sticky liquid, violence, giant animated toys, and head injuries. The Dream Knights gather tools to free Nina, which lands them in an even bigger problem. Deed appears to dive into the fray. Ruth and Dice square off again. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming fro...

This episode carries content notes for submersion in sticky liquid, toilets, mention of starvation, and general horror. Nina is trapped in a hole. But also a pool of soda? Dreams are weird. The remaining Dream Knights dive into Nina’s dream to rescue her and discover far more than they expected. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gil...

This episode carries content notes for submersion in sticky liquid, toilets, mention of starvation, and general horror. Nina is trapped in a hole. But also a pool of soda? Dreams are weird. The remaining Dream Knights dive into Nina’s dream to rescue her and discover far more than they expected. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gil...

This episode carries content warnings for hand-to-hand combat, blood, profanity, sprained wrist, references to grievous bodily harm, and police raids Dice shows off for Ruth as their underground fight club match begins. Dice performs not just for the crowd—ravenous for blood, for spectacle, and for the clash of bodies—but also Ruth, who is not impressed. Ruth gets a suspicious invitation and the f...

This episode carries content warnings for hand-to-hand combat, blood, surveillance, reference to facial injuries, and alcohol. Ruth gets an invite to a pop-up underground fighting ring. Cat investigates the card left at Somnio by a client and takes some precautions about it. Ruth squares off against a “friend”. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlig...

This episode carries content warnings for violence, being knocked into unconsciousness. The Dream Knights meet up very late, after they’ve all been through the wringer. Vik brings up the announcement of the Eye and recalls the times when Euphony and they crossed paths with Rüstem Demir. The group make uneven attempts to re-connect with one another as they decide where to pick up their investigatio...

This episode carries content warnings for stalking, workplace harassment, and a reference to choking. As she’s preparing Somnio for opening, Cat helps a co-worker at Somnio deal with a stalker. Nina is caught between staying late at one job to finish things up and being late for her other job. Nina visits Ruth to check on him and then they head out to visit the others. Fractal Spire is a joint pro...

This episode carries content warnings for anxiety, hostile work environments, roadkill, animal funerary rituals, police violence, police harassment and threats. Tech mogul Rüstem Demir announces “The Eye”, a new product from megacorp Dreamshine Technologies, which threatens to even further intrude into people’s lives and minds. Vik gives a history lesson and gets chewed out by the Vice Principal....

The group reflects on the worldbuilding and character choices they’ve made and discusses some potential names for the series. Names are hard. Brandon reveals the dream tarot they created. The group discusses the missing fifth member of the team, the person that assembled the team and mysteriously disappeared at the end of last season. This series is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, p...

The group discusses avatars, perfect expressions of a character’s will that they can summon and have guide their actions in the dreaming. In a world that forbids and represses authenticity, the character’s real selves are revealed in the dreaming world. But the relationship between characters and their avatars are not always cut-and-dry. This series is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel...

The team talks about their characters’ roles and playbooks as we continue our session zero work using the “In a Maze of Dreams” playset. We’ve got a weary caretaker, a time-traveling oracle, an unlikely hero, and more. Then the crew discusses some of the logistics and symbolics of dream travel in the series. “Fractal Spire” is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonligh...

Speculate! kicks off a new campaign with Session Zero of “Fractal Spire,” playing Girl by Moonlight: a multi-genre RPG of Magical Girls grappling with destiny: hopes thwarted, defended, redeemed, and betrayed. The team talks about their process of deciding on the “In a Maze of Dreams” playset and begin the process of collaborative worldbuilding using the series playsheet provided by the game. The...