The Wandering Path

Welcome back to the Detour! This week we can’t stop talking about how much fun we had at our live show at WonderCon 2025, playing new characters and interacting with fans! The callouts, the submitted skate-trick names, the will-they-won’t-they between all of our Junior Skate Champs… truly an experience we will never forget. Once we settle down from that, we get into the conclusion of the abandoned...

This week we’re bringing you the audio from our very first live show - the 16th Annual New Prosper Junior Skate Invitational! Just a friendly sporting contest to see who can skate the best, with absolutely no combat whatsoever! …Or is it? Either way, it’ll be totally wicked! -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod -- sponsors -- - Mage Hand Press ,...

The Brigade remains determined to rescue Sayka from whatever half-dimension the Beast has trapped her in. Gordon scoops the bag. JJ lays her body on the line. Fran flies higher than ever before. Ibra rides like the wind. -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod -- sponsors -- - Tab for a Cause : Raise money while browsing the internet! Join our team...

The space underneath the abandoned Heron Industries factory seems to go on forever - can they reach Sayka in time? Fran gets pulled in up to the shoulder. Gordon shows dominance. Ibra pledges fealty. JJ traces connections to their source. -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod -- sponsors -- - Mage Hand Press , creators of the incredible Valda’s Sp...

We were supposed to record the next story episode, but Mischa’s in a lot of pain, so we had to postpone - a thing that happens sometimes when your GM has a chronic illness! So we talk a little about that instead, and then dive deeper into the mind of General Shinmar, truly one of the characters of all time. We skate past the skate contest a little bit because the players really wanna know what’s d...

The teens take our crew on a tour of the abandoned factory. Fran leaves no rubble pile unturned. Gordon befriends foes. JJ finds a new favorite tool. Ibra charges into darkness.  Thanks so much to our special guest for this episode, Kristen DiMercurio as Andri! -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod -- sponsors -- - Mage Hand Press , creators...

The crew checks out the abandoned factory - but can they convince the skate-teens they’re cool enough?? Fran makes her mark. Ibra goes for the big combo. JJ passes on crucial wisdom. Gordon faces his worst enemies yet. Thanks so much to our special guest for this episode, Kristen DiMercurio as Andri! -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod -- sponso...

Questions hang heavy in the air after the RAC rally wraith attacks… Could answers lie within General Shinmar’s book? (Probably.) Gordon cooks up a big batch. Ibra reforges bonds. JJ takes charge. Fran spins a new web of ideas. Thanks so much to our special guest for this episode, Reed Sights as General Shinmar! -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpo...

Welcome back to the Detour! Even though we’re missing Ian in this recording - he had better, cooler things to do than record with us nerds - we still get into it: Fran’s memories, Ibra’s privilege & legacy, JJ’s feelings about Samira… we’ll talk about Javi, Brama, Ravona, Cecilia, Thorgunn, and more! Among them all, we’ll try to crack open how to make a compelling NPC for your story. And of co...

All hell breaks loose when Ravona and her Strike Team invade the Radical Action Collective’s rally! Gordon thinks big. Ibra brokers a truce. JJ leans on trust. Fran fixes a gadget. -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod Come see us LIVE at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA! -- sponsors -- - United By Blue : Creators of sustainable apparel and outdoor gear....

The ordinary world intrudes upon our fantastical quest. Ibra’s grip slips. Fran throws herself into her work. Gordon burns the fumes. JJ holds hearts in their hands.    -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Shaker & Spoon : Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/wanderingpath     -- cast & crew -- Created by Mi...

Practice time in the gym, to test out some new moves. Fran hits the firing range. Gordon bakes up new recipes. JJ feels the beat. Ibra breaks through their limits.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Volante Designs : Badass clothing designs inspired by your favorite media! Use code “WANDERINGPATH” for 10% off at https://www...

Time to find out what this masked guy’s deal is. Ibra calls in a favor. Fran’s feelings bubble out. Gordon loses his cool. JJ confronts some shit.    -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- LA fire relief -- - List of GFMs to support displaced Black families, compiled by Afropunk - Supporting immigrant laborers affected by fires, organized by N...

One last Rest Stop before the end of the year. Regular episodes return Monday, January 13th, 2025. Happy holidays everyone!   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Shaker & Spoon : Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/wanderingpath   - Tab for a Cause : Raise money while browsing the internet! Join our team at ta...

Welcome back to the Detour! For our last episode of 2024, we’re covering combat, roleplay, story reveals, cooking minigames, Family Week, guest stars, heists, hot terrorists, and SO much more. We also took some listener questions rapid-fire to slot ourselves into some famous foursomes!    -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Sh...

Showdown with the mysterious masked thief! Ibra keeps their cover. JJ directs traffic. Gordon blows up the spot. Fran grabs for glory.    -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Shaker & Spoon : Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/wanderingpath     -- cast & crew -- Created by Mischa Stanton Produced by Bex Ta...

It’s time to see what the Governor’s Office is hiding. Fran lives up to her name. Ibra reconnects with an old acquaintance. JJ keeps an eagle eye out. Gordon gets the jump on ‘em.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Volante Designs : Badass clothing designs inspired by your favorite media! Use our promo code for 10% off at h...

Ibra & Paz return to the Bracha-Shinmar family home for a meal & a mission. Ibra picks flowers. The General invites a surprise guest. Hima schemes for an upside. Brama breaks etiquette.   Thanks so much to our special guest for this episode, Reed Sights as General Shinmar!   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Tab for...

Our heroes are resolved - but are their loved ones so happy about their new mission? Ibra takes their leave. Gordon reveals the hard truth. Fran makes a tiny friend. JJ faces the music.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - United By Blue : Creators of sustainable apparel and outdoor gear. Use code wanderingpath for 20% off at...

Cooking a meal together provides a distraction… or so everyone desperately hopes. Gordon runs the kitchen. Fran spins a theory. Ibra & Paz drop the curtain. JJ calls the play.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- cast & crew -- Created by Mischa Stanton Produced by Bex Taylor-Klaus , Lyn Rafil , & Mischa Stanton   Gamemaster: M...

Welcome back to the Detour! We’re reacting to the slow forward rumble of revealed information, we’re welcoming guest stars to the path as well as Paz & BG to the party, and we’re discussing narrative justification of game mechanics and what “coming of age” really means, to our characters and the world around them. We’ll also get a quick Party Points update, and have a collective gush about the...

This city’s full of secret places, around every corner! Fran finally finds a decent mentor. JJ lets down their walls. Gordon gets to know the locals. Ibra jumps out of their skin.   Thanks so much to our special guest for this episode, Julian Mundy as Fuller Silvring!   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - United By Blue : Crea...

We’re all recovering from Mayanna’s birthday party! So it’s a pretty chill one. Paz joins the quest. Gordon makes a new best friend. JJ throws out the rundown. Fran & Ibra puzzle it out.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Tab for a Cause : Raise money while browsing the internet! Join our team at tabforacause.org/wander...

Left on their own, the crew searches high & low for answers. Fran & Ibra seek wisdom at the Pachonko Parlor. JJ & Gordon hit the books. Everyone’s a little jumpy.     -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- sponsors -- - Shaker & Spoon : Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/wanderingpath     -- cast & crew -- Cre...

Welcome to the Detour! Now that we’ve been playing in our world and with our main characters for a little bit, we discuss how those characters have come into their own, what they think of the mystery in front of them, and just for fun we’ll commit some early plot theories to tape.   -- links -- Website: wanderingpathpod.com Support our show: patreon.com/wanderingpathpod   -- cast & crew -- Cre...