Season 2 | Ep. 34 | Sunward

Dark Dice

Fool and Scholar Productions

Performing Arts, Leisure, Fiction, Games, Arts

4.8 • 762 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

The team is lost within the realm of nightmares... Unnatural Horrors is now available in hardcover! Story by Travis Vengroff & K.A. Statz (Game Masters)Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing by Asbjørn GuldagerExecutive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico VillegasMixing and Mastering by Finnur NielsenTranscriptions by Asbjørn Guldager & Travis Vengroff Cast:Narrator / Co-Game Master – Travis VengroffNarrator / Co-Game Master – K.A. StatzFather Sindri Westpike – Eyþór ViðarssonRowena Granitepike / Glóey Westpike – Hem BrewsterSoren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph LewisSister Solana – Eyrún Inga MagnúsdóttirSister Marisol – Iona CampbellMother Helia – K.A. StatzSister Solite – Sam YeowCelègon – Eyþór ViðarssonSolite Choir – Eyrún Inga Magnúsdóttir, Sunna Líf Sólveigardóttir, Halla Tryggvadóttir, Bryndís Eva Erlingsdóttir, & Sandra Lind Þorsteinsdóttir Music:Music Director / Arranged by - Travis VengroffMusic Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "Empty Hearts" & "Danse Silencieuse" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov "Blood Red Ice" Written and performed by Enzo Puzzovio, rearranged and performed by Ryan McQuinn, with Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Theme of the Realmweaver" - Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring "Virtues of the Destined" – Written by Yuzo Koshiro, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Hurdy-Gurdy by Matthias Loibner, Hammered Dulcimer by Kyle Paxton, Glockenspiel by Travis Vengroff, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal Between Time Editions of "Theme of the Realmweaver" & "Craftsman's Creed" – Arranged and Performed by Steven Melin. Craftsman's Creed, Written by Yuzo Koshiro "Solite Ohm" & "His Dark Majesty / Solite Song" – Written by Travis Vengroff, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff & Kristján Atli Heimisson, Arranged and Conducted by Eyrún Inga Magnúsdóttir, Performed by the Solite Choir - based on Funeral Rites of Celègon by Eyþór Viðarsson & Hem Brewster Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir RilinikiThis is a Fool and Scholar Production.Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.comFree Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to:You, our Patreon supporters! | Hem Brewster | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings:Cults, Faith, Fire, Poison, Tongues, Torture (Spiritual) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Greetings Adventurers! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your patience on this one.
0:05.0	It's been a six months, and I'm glad to be able to make Dark Dice my career.
0:10.0	This episode was, is unreasonably difficult to assemble. You'll hear why, and I hope that it's one of your favorite in our series.
0:19.0	It's certainly one of ours. If you enjoy what you hear,
0:22.4	you can meet some of these terrible denizens in our book, Unnatural Horrors, now available in hard
0:27.7	cover print and shipping to the U.S., UK, and Canada. Link in the show notes, Europe will be up next.
0:33.3	We've had nothing but positive of you so far, and we're excited to share all of the
0:37.0	amazing artwork and energy
0:38.0	that has gone into making this tome, unnatural horrors,
0:41.0	something you can include at your table.
0:43.2	A huge thank you again to all of our artists, collaborators, editors,
0:46.3	and you are dearest listeners and supporters.
0:49.4	Now before we overstay our welcome, let's get the story started.
0:58.8	The war is over and both sides lost.
1:05.7	Kingdoms were reduced to cinders and armies scattered like bones in the dust. Now the survivors claw to what's left of a broken world, praying the darkness chooses someone else tonight.
1:11.9	But in the shadow dark, the darkness always wins.
1:16.2	This is old school adventuring at its most cruel.
1:19.7	Your torch ticks down in real time.
1:22.1	And when that flame dies, something else rises to finish the job.
1:25.6	This is a brutal rules-light nightmare with a story that emerges organically based on the decisions that the characters make.
1:33.2	This is what it felt like to play RPGs in the 80s.
1:35.7	And man, it is so good to be back.
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