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Speculate!

Speculate! is an actual play TTRPG show starring science fiction & fantasy authors, editors, and more. Co-hosted by authors Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O’Brien, and Michael R. Underwood, the show explores the overlap between different forms of storytelling from prose to games and beyond. They’ve played Blades in the Dark, Rebel Crown, D&D, Girl by Moonlight, and more. In addition to the podcast episodes, you can find video-only shows at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9kUpFVqjuvSxOTLLdXq3hJ NOTE: In 2018, Speculate transitioned from its original literary criticism format to the current actual play. All of the old episodes are still available.

Episodes

#309 – Fractal Spire – The Sealed Path, Pt. 1

49m · Published 18 Aug 18:15

This episode carries content notes for a person in a coma, anxiety attack, and institutional punishment. The Dream Knights emerge from a collapsed dream with an unusually unconscious Siobhan and a rogue avatar. Ruthless focuses on hospitality rather than answering questions. A complicated web of obligations threatens to overwhelm the knights. Fractal Spire is a […]

#308 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 9

1h 9m · Published 04 Aug 22:04

This episode carries content notes for animate mannequins, hand-to-hand combat, forced transformation, magical devastation, person in a coma The team confronts the puppetmaster at the center of the “spa”. Cat and Vik both try to get things under control, but they keep spiraling. A second avatar manifests and purposes become crossed, resolving quite…dramatically.Fractal Spire is a joint production […]

#307 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 8

45m · Published 28 Jul 19:10

This episode carries content notes for panic, disorientation, sounds of torture, dentistry equipment, transformation, animate mannequins The dream tries to separate the knights as they explore the “spa”. Dice is in a bad spot. Ruth decides to take the short way to the spa’s “proprietor”, but Cat won’t let him go alone. Fractal Spire is a […]

#306 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 7

40m · Published 21 Jul 14:31

This episode carries content notes for mannequins and disorientation. The dream knights dive into the unknown and find themselves visiting an incredibly creepy spa. A familiar hole re-appears. Fractal Spire is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Girl by Moonlight by Andrew Gillis (forthcoming from Evil Hat Productions). We are grateful for the […]

#305 – Court of Blades: Valloward – Worldbuilding (Excerpt)

40m · Published 07 Jul 13:18

Today we’re bringing you an excerpt from a worldbuilding session for Valloward, our Court of Blades campaign running on Twitch.tv/Arvaneleron. Mike and Brandon build on the worldbuilding done during the game of Ex Novo in preparation for playing Court of Blades. They talk about fantasy-caribbean architecture, magical solar power via volcanic rock, the oracular plentifruit, and more. You can catch the entire […]

#304 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 6

46m · Published 30 Jun 17:26

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 […]

#303 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 5

59m · Published 23 Jun 20:25

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 […]

#302 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 4

32m · Published 16 Jun 20:44

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. […]

#301 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 3

43m · Published 09 Jun 17:02

This episode carries content notes for combat, vandalism, gas grenade 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 […]

#300 – Fractal Spire – The Royal Guard, Pt. 2

45m · Published 02 Jun 11:21

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 […]

Speculate! has 311 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 217:05:25. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 12th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on December 10th, 2022 00:50.

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