Season 3 | Ep. 1 | In the Willow’s Wake

Dark Dice

Fool and Scholar Productions

Fiction, Arts, Leisure, Performing Arts, Games

4.8 • 762 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This is the start of our new story: Shores of the Silver Thrum - featuring the full cast. If you have never listened to Dark Dice before, you can start here, as this season has no ties to previous ones... As waves crash and docks creek, five adventurers book passage on The Willow's Wake, into the frozen north. Dark Dice is an Actual Play podcast created using the 5th edition rules of Dungeons and Dragons. Dialogue with NPC's has been replaced with a full voice cast and immersive sound effects create an added layer of immersion. This is our third season: Shores of the Silver Thrum! Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kaela Shoe Additional Sound Design, Mixing, and Mastering by Dayn Leonardson Transcriptions by Shion Francois Cast: Balmur – Jeff Goldblum Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright Jare Driftwood– Florian Seidler Konvo – Enrique Perez Nimbleremble Troutspinetrout – Danilo Battistini Lán Qiu – Sophie Yang Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale Captain Gelmain - Karim Kronfli Yelena – Lika Khukhashvili Oman Paige – Dario Oman Eudaw Quit, Cook – Marisha Tapera Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director - Travis Vengroff "Domain of the Nameless God" & "Theme of the Realmweaver" Written, orchestrated, and performed by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Last Light (Northrealm Theme)" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus (Field of Reeds), Budapest Strings & Choir Recorded by Musiversal "Gaelhold" & "On Shores of Silver" written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyist & Co-Orchestrator Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring "Questionable Associates" - Written, Orchestrated, Performed, and mixed by Brandon Boone, Copyist Steven Melin, featuring Scott Semanski on Cello, and Enzo Puzzovio on Hurdy Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer "Empty Hearts" – Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov - Licensed through Pond 5 Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738 Content Warnings: Bullying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Greetings Adventurers. Welcome to Shores of the Silver Thrum.
0:05.1	If you've never listened to Dark Dice before, this is a great place to start.
0:09.0	Caitlin Stats and myself are co-dems, co-narrators, and co-creators of the adventure you are about to embark on.
0:15.5	If you've never played or heard of Dungeons and Dragons before, that's great.
0:19.0	You only need to enjoy our story as we have gone quite far out of our way to remove most
0:24.2	of the references to the fact that this was originally played as an improvised game.
0:28.0	The significance for you, however, as the listener, is that any character, or all of them,
0:32.5	can die unexpectedly.
0:34.2	And even we the creators do not know where the final chapter will take us.
0:38.3	Yes, this is the season with Lily P. Chu and Eric Nelson. No, Jeff Goldblum is a player in
0:42.6	season two, actually, and these lovely people only agreed to play at our table because season
0:46.9	one is just that much fun. If you enjoy this episode, you might also enjoy our prologue episode,
0:52.8	Embark, which was released two weeks ago and introduces
0:55.2	the crew of the Willows Wake in greater detail, along with Deccan's Convo and Yara.
1:00.4	Additionally, if you have interest in bringing the Willows Wake into your own adventures,
1:03.9	you can find the full rules and backstory, including a fully illustrated crew manifest on our
1:09.0	Patreon, free of spoilers for future episodes.
1:12.1	A link is in the show notes.
1:13.4	A final reminder that this season is scheduled to release every other Tuesday until October,
1:18.2	so stay subscribed and stay prepared.
1:21.1	Only one question remains.
1:26.4	Shailis Deepeses Salis.
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