Josh goes off on John and his old Lyctors in these middle chapters. Steph digs through the clues. Christina praises the use of asymmetrical information serving multiple twists. Ortus is the real MVP and sees the Cool S. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us …

As often happens in these types of scenarios, scenarios one doesn’t really write down if you know what I mean, the gang needs to get out of town and let things cool off a bit. Plus, the OT and the rest of the government have been finding resistance bases in the city so going to …

After defeating Bertio and his men, the party continues their journey south toward Wildrun and Rava’s Grove. What other shenanigans will they encounter along the way? Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our DM Rhyan (HaphazardDM) tries to kill our beloved characters – Nomu (Robert), Yelar (Rodimus7901), and Relinoa (a new …

Our heroes survived but an angel of death swooped their mighty scythe through the grain that was so named Beux! Rest in peace, emperor. You will be missed as a friend. The adventure continues with Screech Echo (Mike Bachmann), Selene Von Esper (Jennifer Cheek), R’Oarc (Nika Howard), T’Chuck (Tim Lanning), and our Dungeon Master Michael …

Words, formerly normal, that now unnerve me thanks to Cathedral of the Drowned: meat, scoop, jelly. Words that were already uncomfortable that got worse: glutinous, birthed, slurry. Words that I use to describe Cathedral of the Drowned as a result: brilliant, disturbing, devouring. Yes, devouring. I had the sense, while reading, that rather than devouring …

We discuss what is up with Ianthe, Ianthe’s weird room, the unserious Emperor’s decor, Harrow and John’s conversation about her birth, and hints about what BoE is. We are also wistful for Harrow’s door diary. Your hosts are Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston), Christina Ladd (@christinaladd), and Joshua MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits). You can find us all on Bluesky. …

After defeating the group of Mind Reavers and Spiraelith Cocoons, the party must make haste and flee before they’re overwhelmed. Will they escape or will they fall victims to the Spiraelith? Find out on this episode of T&C! Join us as our DM Rhyan (HaphazardDM) tries to kill our beloved characters – Damien/Desiree (Blaze_NBK), Isundra …

Our heroes are in the final stretch of the talent show at the magical circus/ carnival thing. So far, none of the other challengers have posed much of a problem but they still need to face whatever team is hopefully made up of Beaux and J’Michael. And hope they don’t decide to go full chaos …

Hope is the thing with feathers. Unfortunately, in Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan, hope is Icarus, and Icarus, like his father, is dead. This isn’t a spoiler for many reasons—not only is it a cultural touchstone, he also dies within the first few pages of the novella. Daedalus spends the remainder of the book …