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CRACKLE CRACKLE fam, the gang is back together and PIERCING your Q's with their A's. From Finley to Fountains, why this Fireside Chat simply has it all! There's a fun horn honk in this one! Lou tells a story! Aabria defends Feign Death! Erika makes more coughing noises! Brennan actually does reveal somethin neat about the Fountain scene! This is better than a dang movie!

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Callum McAlpine

Will we get a return of special guest Tomahawk? What about John Economy?

Captain NerdBeard

I can't believe they managed to get _the_ Martha Cocoa. I'm such a fan of their liquid!

Sven the Scribe

Adelaide is Sam Reich. There is no other answer

Sven the Scribe

Hah, wrote this just before Aabria brought it up. Thank you!

Mouse

Lou really missed the opportunity for a Mx. Cocoa joke smdh 😔

Lazarus0024

Adelaide has already been locked as Sam Reich it seems, but who would you guys cast as Steel, Kalaya, Ghost, and Grandmother Wren? For me I think I'd pick Surena Marie or Ashly Burch as Kalaya, maybe Ashley Johnson or Aimee Carrero as Ghost, Jasmine Bhullar or Erica Lindbeck as Steel, and maybe Lorraine Toussaint, Zehra Fazal, or Jennifer Hale as Grandmother Wren

Emily Mitchell

Amazing deep dive into that argument from all sides - also NOTES! YES PLEASE! That would be crazy cool to see

Queerly Victorian

I would do anything for Ghost. Also Suvi and Ame both being right and unable to come to any sort of common ground is heartbreaking yet so real

Stevie Ackerman

We need pics of the kitty cat digit pretty please

Casey Furtado

My brain immediately mimicked CRACKLE CRACKLE upon reading it, so thank you for this. I knew I was not alone 😌

Jeromy Roberts

I was not prepared for the clown horn to honk when Taylor bleeped out the word Brennan said. That got a genuine cackle out of me.

Dream Wizard Kyle Arca

Did Brennan forget he Used Feign Death as a narrative tool in the Boy's Night Fantasy High one-shot?

Lenora Ealy

I now need a photo of digit the cat

K Guard

was honestly thinking of Jason Mantzoukas for Finley

Cait Batchelor

Please tell Digit I would die for her. Also my void baby makes those chittering noises at birds and it makes my heart happy

Erika Iverson

Nice. He has such an effortless sleazy quality.

Calvin

Pete Postlethwaite was Friar Lawrence in Romeo + Juliet! He is obviously the perfect hedge mage!

Owen Forman

In the ancient words of Mephistopheles: “crackle crackle”

Siverbullets23

In the prophetic words of Aesop, "crackle crackle."

Shriek the Mighty

Is there a reason we're no longer able to download these episodes? (And I don't mean on a podcast app. I mean the download link to have an actual mp3 is missing from ALL episodes now, and it's very frustrating.)

Michael

Aabria's Character work is first class stuff. "...you are now the straw man I've built." Wooo.

steve

I was really interested in that playing an asshole question because I'm currently playing one in a group of friends. It was kind of discussed beforehand and everybody seems entertained and laughs but I'm constantly questioning whether it's too far or not.

Metro Man

I feel a duty to report that a Sirius XM radio show already uses crackle crackle as their fan's call sign. It's called the Bonfire and is hosted by two comedians, Big Jay Oakerson and Bobby Kelly. Fireside and Bonfire, at their core, bring to mind conversating with your friends around a fire, however the jokes at the Bonfire can be a bit more crass and may not be to everyone here's liking. All the love and CRACKLE CRACKLE to everyone regardless!

Emily Stetson

“Only member of the party that is a HOMEOWNER” “In this economy!” Excuse me I came here for ESCAPISM

Seth Gray

RE: BEARS! Okay, as someone who currently lives in Wyo (where bears actually live) here's the real tea; it depends on the bear. Black bears are shier, and so can usually be scared away by the dominance display (get big and noisy, as Erika suggested). Brown bears, however, which are the bigger, scarier ones canNOT be dominated. They will fucking kill you. Your only hope is to play dead and hope they aren't hungry. If they ain't peckish, they might take a sniff if you're lucky, or if unlucky they might toss you around a bit and then leave. If the gods despise your house, and they decide to take you down there is literally nothing you can do it about.

mguin

Clown horn redactions are the BEST redactions And Ame might be one of the few homeowners among characters AND audience 🥴

netrom09

“crackle crackle” love it. keep the ember going, til the next fireside :D

Cameron Burry

Erika dropping a clutch “Mean Girls” ref at the very end was *mucho* crackle

Abbie

I still have the option to download via Patreon, maybe check if you need to update the app or something? I do feel like I’ve had the issue in the past briefly with another podcast but it resolved itself

Garrett Sharpe

Just was imagining Finley as Danny DeVito. And one hedge mage in the story needs to be Jack Black.

Mia Mac-Pry

“The only member of this party that is a homeowner” I am deceased.

Chris Kagamine

I need a campaign just of Lou's different names. Like have Martha as a character, etc.

Travis Hopkins

Aabria not being subscribed is hilarity incarnate.

Chris Kagamine

If I had a nickel for every Podcast episode that came out this week that said "Spoiler alert" in reference to Romeo killing Juliet's cousin, I'd only have 2 Nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. (James Sommerton had a Youtube video about Spoilers)

Peter Taylor

I can't believe they recapped the whole episode without addressing the tapping noise!

Linden Tea

Eursulon asking Suvi for gold: ["Why Can't We Be Friends" by WAR starts playing]

Kyle

Bear spray! Heed Ame's wisdom, blow some capiscin in their eyes. It works better on bears than it does on necrotic witch-eating spirits.

faizaan723

Definitely agree with Aabria on having to be able to sort of buy your own bs when playing a character in an argument or just playing a character that’s a bit abrasive or accusatory; like, I’m playing in a vtm game where my character was a bit of a controlling pos (with my group’s permission), and while I didn’t agree with him, I could sort of understand his arguments and beliefs, which I think made it much easier to play him authentically

Jamjam

I feel like we’re kinda owed some cat pics after this ep. brennan?

Cata

Lou saying “my Brennan at the time” instead of “my DM” while talking about his first D&D game is such a delightful moment.

Jane Ashby

Petition to bring back Adelaide just so I can picture sam reich playing him 🤣

Ben Powell

Crackle Crackle guys lol

Zack Brasfield

This episode gave me big Fox and the Hound vibes…I’m gonna need a different ending here 😭😭😭

Jesse Massaro

Crackle crackle bb ❤️ You did great!!! I LOVE THESE. Ngl the context and conversation helps me parse out the conflict. There is so much this exploration of character has revealed, I'm awash in feelings and insights on those feelings. For me the interpersonal conflict was hard to remember to pull back from, and this helped fit it back into perspective where I can engage excitedly again. Hackles lowered, sitting on the edge of my seat again. Not that I wouldn't have engaged enthusiasticly!!! But now with a side step look I feel more in balance. 😸

Shriek the Mighty

I did specifically say that I wasn't talking about an app, but even if I were, it's still an issue, on my phone and computer. And it's only WBN, all the other patreons I'm subscribed to I can download things just fine.

Atlas Gizzi

Will there be merch? Please tell me there will be merch!

Conor Doyle

Crackle crackle baby!! 🔥🔥🔥

YourAnimeDad

This is the sound of Fireside, crackle crackle bb

Eddie Alverto

Using my fist ever comment to say: The cat sound Brennan's cat/Digit makes is called an Ekekek, you can use it to find videos. It's done at pray, so basically a cats hunting sound. Lol

Vanessa

Hey, is there a system for where we post comments on each episode before the Fireside Chat comes out? I feel like it would be nice to have a post each week that basically goes "episode out now! Write your feelings here!"

Zachary Schwendemann-Whitman

You gotta advertise to the people who are already your customers, it’s the business equivalent of “you have to date your spouse “

maxine barrios

Crackle crackle! ⛺️🧙‍♀️🦊🔥🐻🧙‍♂️🌲

Dana

The note from Brennan of using RPGs to explore anger when you can't explore it in the real world? First off, ow, you didn't have to call me out like that. Second off, it was so good.

Erik Morris

Can anyone confirm what the Scandinavian word was that Erika referred to?

Andreas Wetterberg

I think they were referring to "esprit d'escalier", actually? I've never actually heard that word - "jouska" used, but I guess it's less locked to having to happen AFTER the fact. Supposedly it's Finnish.

GrnShttrdLyte

I think it is a Polish word, not Scandinavian.

Martin Cahill

I work for a publisher called Erewhon Books and hearing this episode was a stark reminder that there is also a West Coast grocery chain by the same name, so I WAS CONFUSED for a hot second haha

Emily Rainbow Spence

I always thought it was “preaching to the converted”. Like you don’t have to proselytize people after they’ve bought in.

Tim

All right, two NPC casts: Peter Dinklage as Findlay and the fox is voiced by Sam Rockwell (or George Clooney doing his Fantastic Mr. Fox voice)

natasha kohan

do we just post our questions for fireside chat here? if so why doesn't Suvi have word name like silver/stone? also is there a reason they are all S names? silence soft stone steel silver ect

Lou Gonzalez

I’m wondering if my feed is messed up or if the main show is not added to the Patreon feed. If it isn’t, I don’t really understand why as others do that. It’s kinda annoying to be subbed to 2 different feeds.

Evilest Teapot

The main show isn’t added to the Patreon feed, once you get used to the system it’s not that bad. I think there’s more info in the ‘instruction manual’ pinned to the top of the page

Andrew Cabrera

Where are people asking questions? Is there a discord or a form or something?

Jo Wright

I live in Kodiak Alaska and YES we do actually have hiking songs to keep bears away AND we wear (jingle) bells! Kodiak bears are beasts but usually don't want to deal with humans. Up close you raise your arms to show how tall and confident you are and then use a loud deep voice. But if it attacks you and you survive, THEN you play dead until you can get help, because they will come back to make sure you died. PLEASE google "pitbull Walmart" to see a picture of a Kodiak bear. I beg

Z3DT

No one but Brennan himself could do the Fox justice, I think.

Megan

I would cast Jim Broadbent as Finley

Cain

As a Finn I can say that I've definitely never heard of the word before in my life

Paige

I'd suggest building a little closure practice for yourself and anyone you have an intense encounter with in a session! (Drawing on my experience on theatre & intimacy direction here.) You can adapt this to look however you like, but here's an example: Make eye contact with the person, take a deep breath together, and then do a high-ten hand clap. You can actually do this before AND after a session but even just at the end will help a bit with bookending the safe roleplaying space and building a little threshold for your body and emotions to help with any emotional bleed-off.

Ryan Holmes

Where do we sign up for a child from Lou's scoby? Perhaps one of the first items for the merch store?

Erika Abbas Hanna

I think the person responding meant updating the Patreon app. Not the podcasting app. Sometimes things get into weird modes that can be fixed with an update/ reset.

Shriek the Mighty

I know what they meant, but I guess I wasn't clear enough about what I meant. "Downloading" on any app, patreon or otherwise, results in a temporary file on your phone that's deleted once you listen to the episode. I want an mp3 on my computer that won't go away unless I delete it. So unless there's some way to take the temporary files that an app creates and transfer them to normal mp3s on my computer, then nothing about the app can solve my problem.

Cooper

I disagree, interparty fighting can be really really dramatic and tense

Am3thystFlam3

Clown horn was great 😆 Love Lou being a different person everytime! Can't wait to hear the next one.

Laura Deale

I can never get enough of hearing y'all really dive into your game sessions. As a baby DM it's endlessly fascinating. Also, RE: Feign Death, I got a great use out of it when my PCs went to take down brothers who were known to be wanted dead or alive (but worth more if alive). So when the one went down and they immediately stabilized him, the other stumbles out of sight and "dies" from his wounds. An hour later the PCs are distracted with a mini-boss they had bypassed and half their bounty sneaks off. Looking forward to his return. 😈

A

The problem is that it messes up the viewership numbers on platforms where this then affects discoverability and thus audience growth. Blame the algos doing that—these other shows you mentioned likely do themselves a disservice by doing it the way you described, as sad as it is

Ethan Heartsill

For just pennies a day, you can help a scoby in need. (“In The Arms of an Angel” starts playing)

Evilest Teapot

New ep is up for anyone coming here to check

Cian

Mackenzie Crook was my immediate Findlay.. loving these firesides, can’t wait for Lou to join them again 🖤

Mady Smith

LOVED the 2hr episode, thank you!!!

Tammie Foster

I wish a discussion post or something would be posted the day episodes drop on the mainfeed!

Carrie Mook Bridgman

"Preaching to the choir" is the same idea as "preaching to the converted": the people in the choir are there faithfully, week after week. Still, it's an odd phrase. It assumes a particular theology in which the goal of preaching is to "save" people--so, once saved, they shouldn't still need preaching. Most churches know it doesn't work that way.

Olivia Buse

I don’t know if this has been answered yet but why do wizards have names like Stone, Pain, etc.? I assume the name comes from their powers but am also curious if it’s personally chosen like suvi chose sky in the recent episode. Also since suvi has both suvi and sky, do other wizards have a second name? Is it just wizards of the citadel, or even of high status within it? So many questions! My hunch based on last pod is that suvi has not explained this to Ame and Eursulon so we don’t know yet but I want to!!

RNietzsche

But where is the title coming from?! There's hardly any water ... Mysterious

Mary W

Not to be weird but my brain full froze for a minute doing math of “hang on Lou said say he was 9 back in 2007 hold on what?!? That’s the year I graduated high school?!?”if I find out Lou a whole child and 10 years younger then I thought he was… 🤣🤣 it’s not my business but if he is mad younger then everyone it makes me even more impressed with the character choices I’ve seen him make playing older characters!

Luke Hampshire

I would like to submit Steve Buscemi as a potential actor for Finley, thank you for your time ❤️

Luke Hampshire

Also "You go Martha Coco" was that a Mean Girls reference???

Christie Joesbury

I never heard of scoby, I found out its a starter for Kombucha. I've never had kombucha either. Is it good? Is it alcoholic? I don't know things. Expanding my horizons!

Emma Margaret

I need a ten hour version of the ending music that plays because it is some of the most filling music I have ever listened to. I cannot think of another track that hits quite the way this track does.

jawnster

Excellent Glen coco reference, dude

TracieP

Being a person who has spent a lot of time in a Baptist church, the choir is behind the person preaching in most cases. So, if you’re preaching to the choir your back is away from the mic and to the back to the majority of the congregation.

TracieP

Love the Shakespeare spoilers.

Katlynn

“My Brennan at the time” how adorable.

Taylor A. Pettingill

It may have been said, but jouska is of polish origin I believe.

Olivia Buse

Sorry! I think I commented this right after listening to the talkback (I always to episode then talkback then next ep), but I may have already heard episode 6. I definitely didn’t intend to post it before it was mentioned in pod, so my apologies!

Lost Shoe

Pete Postlethwaite was precisely who I was picturing for Finley but I did not know the guy's name. Thank you

Dylan Klein

This is a brilliant idea! Wow, I might have to work something like this into my upcoming campaign!

Beldaran

This has the energy of the older adventuring party episodes and I missed that. Thank you for this fun look into Lou's scary fridge filled with neglected lifeforms.

Melanie

In this episode, I love how Brennan described Ghost holding her body in the shape of an apology. That hit home so hard with me.

Devin

They did 3 & 4 together.

The Wizard Cyan

For Finley's (spelling?) death I immediately knew he wasn't really dead because when Brennan was describing it; the slashed throat, the blood, etc, he sounded like he was smiling. So I was thinking, "There's no way he finds this really gruesome murder amusing right? There's gotta be something going on here". And then they got more serious so I started to doubt myself, but then when it was revealed I felt so vindicated. 😤

Hilary Willett

Lol. I work in a church. I literally preach to a choir. It's a thing. 😂 LOVE this pod. So glad I finally joined this Patreon. Now to catch up on all the firesides I've missed...

Hyaenneh

"Everybody now knows Suvi is a bit of a status dork." The word you were looking for was COP. She FULLY on her cop arc. I hate it and I hate her and I love her and I mourn her. I can't wait to hear more!

Finlay Cushen

Don’t like that the character I share a name with is such a terrible person.

David Pierce

LOL at 5:35 when Aabria said "so blunt" I immediately thought of the same Simpsons bit!

Michael Eldridge

I definitely feel like Steve Buscemi would play an absolutely fabulous Findlay, or Danny Devito. And Arnold Swarzenegger as Flicker for sure.

Nick Lerche

Crackle crackle is correct

Ryan Leeson

Sam Reich and Sam Reigel in terms of "host" energy are interchangeable.

Droknar

Bears are my favorite! Here's a tip I saw on reddit a while ago on how to (generally) deal with different types of bears: If it's black fight back If it's brown, lay down If it's white, goodnight

Nym

Hi! Wildlife conservationist here who’s done bear safety education 👋 please DO NOT lay down for a brown bear. Erika is correct; the move for black and brown bears is to get big and get loud. Chiefly this serves to let them know you’re there because most of the time a bear doesn’t want to be near you. If you’re in bear country, carry bear spray and learn how to use it: point the nozzle towards the ground in front of the bear so it creates a wall of spray (versus blowing back in your face). Check out the National Park Service, US Fish & Wildlife, and state guidelines for info. Stay safe! 🫡

Natecharodon

"Nothing Suvi says is wrong" I guess Brennan really doesn't remember that conversation well at all. Suvi comes in over compensating for wounded pride by attacking her friend, all while playing the victim. Thats pretty wrong if you ask me.

Lexie Jones

I zoned out and then I was triggered like the winter soldier hearing the mention of Adam Driver and Tom Hiddleston (two of the hottest Tumblr men in the world)

MamaMayhem - Sal Soeh, Sal Nu

Listening back, Ame succeeded on her saving throw but if she hadn't the effect "could still happen" later on. Did it end up happening to her?!?!