Autumn Updates (Patreon)

November, 2022.

Cruxmont Concluded!The first Don’t Mind mystery has come to an end. The tale of plum-sweet Cruxmont, starring the talented voices of Adjoa Andoh and Daniel Demerin, reached its conclusion this fall. Don’t Mind is a mystery/horror long-form anthology, so when the podcast returns, it will follow new characters, new problems, new mysteries, and new locations. If you enjoyed Don’t Mind Cruxmont, please consider leaving a review. New podcasts thrive or die based on audience reviews and word-of-mouth endorsement. So, please, share the Fool & Scholar love!

The Boar KnightWhile several episodes of The Boar Knight have been available on our Patreon for a few months, our Sir Knight Nathaniel and his scrappy companions are finally going public! So warm up your pipes and join our family-friendly musical as we hit headphones across the world. We look forward to all the adventures that await, and we hope to get you singing into the happily-ever after.Friendship & Daring! Music & Caring! Here Comes... The Boar Knight!

Hear the HauntsThe album featuring Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy), Steven Melin (Liberty), & Brandon Boone (White Vault/Vast Horizon) was released in October! It contains over an hour of original orchestral music to keep you enraptured during your studies, work, or D&D adventures. Even if you're not a Dark Dice fan, it's easy to get lost within dark melodies of the Allshadow.

An Eezo UpdateEezo is living life in the fast lane. While we‘ve had to spend a few weeks away from our home in Germany for work, Eezo has been hanging with our friends. He’s been going on runs, hiking through the mountains, and hanging out with his girlfriends in the fields, sun, and falling leaves of the Bavarian autumn.

D&D in a CastleBack in September we flew up to Great Britain to run a table of rolled horrors and imaginary frights in Lumley Castle for D&D in a Castle. Not only did we have a great time mastering our table, but we used the opportunity to play-test our future modules. With the trials run and the traps sprung, we plan to release the new modules as Beta-forms on our Patreon in the coming months.And we will be returning to D&D in a Castle in March to run a whole new campaign!

YellowKnife Film FestivalWe began our November up in Canada’s dark north to attend the Yellowknife Film Festival. We were invited by Canada’s Northwest Territories Film Commission to host a presentation and a workshop during the festival’s chilling weekend. First, we spoke on the highs and lows of fiction podcasting in our Audio Drama 101. Then, at our workshop, we worked with the audience to create a short section of produced audio using the film festival’s winning script. We had a great time, and endured the -28°C weather that frosted over Travis' eyelashes. We had a great time navigating the snow and taking in some films in an actual cinema (so pre-covid), and speaking on CBC Radio North. In the end, we hope our time in the cold north helped inspire some local creators to dive in to the realm of audio drama podcasting.

Patreon Pin UpdateWe have already had our look at the final proofs and they should be on their way to you in early JANUARY. Once the pins are printed and arrive at Fool & Scholar HQ (Est. Dec 27th) we will begin the multi-day operation of sending out a mix of over 2,000 enamel pins to the amazing patrons who help make our work possible!Seriously. Thank you. Patreon Supporters make our jobs, stories, and future possible!

Featured ContentAs we work to release our next mini-series, Echoes, we want to take a look back at Avrum. The story of Avrum follows the struggles of a teenage Jewish boy as he flees the horrors of the Cossacks Uprising during the 1700s in what is now modern-day Ukraine. Horrors both real and supernatural befall the poor boy as he tried to find family and belonging in a world intent on his death.Avrum is also now available for purchase on our website.

Holiday Shopping for an F&S Fan?We are in the process of migrating our web store from TeePublic to Streamlabs! The Streamlabs site is up and running and you can pick up swag for yourself or others today with Print-On-Demand.streamlabs.com/foolandscholar/merchNew merch, new designs, better prices.

The White Vault EchoesThe events in Svalbard have been buried, Yet the cycle continues... No matter how we Fight it, echoes of that disaster are still felt a decade later.Travel to Oita Prefecture, Japan, as something new is unearthed.We are diligently working on our supporter-exclusive project!The White Vault: Echoes will premier on November 25th. With a whole new cast of voices, the next generation of The White Vault is about to begin.

D&D Book UpdatesFor Patrons at the Researcher tier and above, we've made a number of updates to our D&D adventure books: Domain of the Nameless God and Old Tural: The Dark Dice Adventure Guide. These updates include new artwork, better formatting, and in the case Old Tural, almost 15k new words of content - from monsters to magic items, to locations, lore, and more!