Magic Dagger

(CW: Under Water ASMR, Distant War Zone Ambiance, Violence Towards Animals, Sexual References) The crew continues their journey through Renaissance. Attempting to discover new locations to aid their journey in breaking the game. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Ominous Sounds, Murder, References to Self-Ouchy, Themes of Torture) After their trip to the church, the crew decide to take a couple more tries to break out of the game through dying. After being unsuccessful, they return to the church to try to inflict trauma on the NPC's to see if they are real people or not. After causing enough stress to temporarily break the game, they realize they're really close. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Mouth Noises, Violence, References to Self-Ouchie (46:10-46:13), New Sounds, Use of The Word Moist (14:32-14:33 and 14:37-14:38) The Crew turns in another quest, but quickly find that it's not getting them out fast enough. They try to find religion, but get turned away by the behavior of the people there. Ultimately landing on killing each other to find their way out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Audio Quality, Violence, Ending of an Extinct Species) The crew continue to find their way through the game. Accepting their next quest, and trying to progress. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Violence, Self Doubt, Death, Emotional Exhaustion) The three young heroes face off with the Sollistry's own hero-for-hire, The Gila Monster. Can they fight him and their inner demons at the same time? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Mental Health, Self Deprecation, Self Loathing) The young supers begin their trek into Aggreshoal. Following a young Private Pritchards through the underground tunnels of the city. Struggling with their inner self and self worth before rising to the surface. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Psychiatric Hospital, Mental Instability, Narcissisms, Toxic Behavior, Manipulation, Bullying) Three young heroes are brought onto a Provisional hero mentoring program. After several years Null and Tempest are on their way to graduate from the program under their leader, Crystalline Jade. The three are on their final mission as a team under the Mentorship Program. Can they defeat the mysterious young villain, Tapeman? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

An announcement for further depictions, themes, and representation. Along with an apology for our mishandling of racial themes throughout the campaign, and clarification on main character representation. Mikey: Hi, everyone. This is an announcement tackling the issue of our depictions of racism in this universe. We set out to bring more attention to the topic, and greatly mishandled it. More specifically-me. I did. I didn't properly research the topic before starting a podcast, and used sources that were not prevalent to the perspective of minorities in America. Moving forward we want to retcon the racism out of the universe and focus more on the themes of the military industrial complex, fascism, capitalism, and classism. I'm personally sorry about my mishandling of this topic, and putting my best friends in the situation where they have to depict these scenarios, so we're stopping that. I also want to specify that from now on we will only depict things we understand and perspectives we have. We also want to have fun and enjoyable stories that we can make accessible to as many people as we can to avoid exclusion. Nathaniel: About speaking only on experiences that we know personally, I wanted to clarify that my only intention for Patches is to portray her reaction due to the trauma I saw the character having been through. I do not want to claim that she has an established disorder or condition such as ptsd and I don't want to pretend that I understand what that's like to be going through that, so I just wanted to address that. Connar: As for my character, Val, she was never designed to represent an oppressed people for any sort of racial reasons. Uh, canonically the triton kingdoms are designed to be more pseudo socialist societies where they maintain the majority of the economy for individual profit. It's more of a classist issue than a racist one with the tritons. Josh: Yeah and for my character, Xerces, he's..I decided to be a demon. When I think of demon in like a DnD sense, I think of like a murder hungry, wants to eat souls, evil demon, that's how I depicted Xerces as. I didn't wanna..That's what..that's how..that's what demons are in this world. Mikey: We're gonna stray away from the racism by cutting it out entirely. Moving forward, we kind of want to make sure we're saying in our lane, and portraying what we do portray correctly. So, if you see us mess up, feel free to let us know on our social medias. I will go back, either trying to cut it out, if it's something I can't cut out, I'll do the best that I can and put an announcement during the break and take off monetization so we don't profit off of us doing something problematic. As for bonus content, any...most of our bonus content is heavily based in the racism of the universe so well probably end up taking it down. Other than that, we're sorry and we plan to do better. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Poor Audio Quality, Violence, Minor Body Horror, Bullying, Toxic Behavior) The Crew continue their way through the world of Valdora. They have decided to entertain their captors, and play along. Following the direction of the NPC's they pick up their next quest, and travel to the Bloodberry Encampment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Violence) The crew tries to gain an understanding of their surroundings in this new world they find themselves in. Val reveals that she might be responsible, and they begin to try to find an escape. John tries to gain his barrings, and Patches excels at what she does best. Cal begins to lose his patience with a new stressful situation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Ironic Joke About Religious Homophobia, Glitching, Unhealthy Drinking, Bullying) The Crew arrives on Traksis and cool off before the next big adventure. Cal delivers the data cash so they have some spending money, they shop, and enjoy some drinks. Val tests out a new gaming system in the Terrimart. Credit for the song Adventures of Flying Jack (used during the DreamScape ad) goes to Alexander Nakarada. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: Body Horror, Unease, Emotional, Trauma, Aggression) The crew gets ready to celebrate Midsummer! Cal begins to prep an old traditional meal he used to make for the crew. Val snags some extra food to create some traditional Triton snacks. Jerces finds some gifts to give the crew in celebration while Patches tries to get used to her new emotional capacity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

(CW: PTSD, Trauma, Body Horror, References to Animal Abuse) Justicar is attempting to make himself at home with complete strangers as he tries to avoid arrest. Ato'm thinks he might've found a solution to the issue with the tracker, but he hesitates out of fear of how it may affect Patches. The crew discusses possible outcomes. They try to figure out if avoiding Elizabeth is worth what it'll cost them, and more importantly, what it'll cost Patches. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magic-dagger/support

Today the Four Horsemen have a laid back day. Ato'm buys information on Patches's cybernetics, and the crew just enjoys a low stress shopping day. Val gets a Gunblade, Xerces has a horrifying realization, Spicy returns, and the Ato'm has to explain a superhero to Val and Patches. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Racism, Slavery, Internment Camp, Cultish behavior, Murder, Fire) The Four Horsemen fight the racist man that manipulated an entire town. Xerces/John works some stuff out. (Sorry about the long episode everyone!) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Aggression, Mouth noises, Screeching, Death, Cultish Beliefs) The four horsemen make their way for the final box. Patches utilizes her new mucus, and John sees an old friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Mouth Noises, Trauma, Amnesia, Thalassophobia) The Four Horsemen enjoy a sincere, off the ship, day off. They celebrate Haifukio Day with the queen while Xerces tries to not let his "past self" ruin his enjoyment of the holiday. Xerces also solves the puzzle of the most recent box and discovers more about his past and future than he ever expected to learn. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Mouth Noises, Minor Ringing/Background noise, Mental Health, Body Horror (Selkie), ) The Four Horsemen are brought before Queen Yamatai. Val is pleasantly surprised by the exclusivity in a place she feared to go. Xerces begins to question everything. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Murder, Reference to a Hate Crime, White Supremacy Parallels, Trauma, Vivid Imagery, Carnivorous Animal Eating, Large Snake, Blood, Gruesome Description of an Animal's Death) The Crew travel to Aggrashoal hoping to find the third box. A city filled with racists, Provisionals, surrounded by a bubble, and other unknown obstacles in their way. They must find a way to retrieve what they came for without getting caught. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Violence, PTSD, Violence Towards a Robot Child, Creepy Robotic Audio, Heavy Breathing, Smacking, Depictions of Choking, Heavy Emotions) The Crew must drag the Elizabeth Robot from the encampment, and into the outskirts of the ruined city. There they must destroy her and convince Patches that they want and need their favorite soggy grandma alive. With guest star Sarah as Brin. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Racism, Classism, Narcissistic Behavior, Murder, Suicide, Loud and Angry Voices, Slavery, Death, Condescending Language, Bullying, Possession, Lack of Consent, Arson, Graphic Detail and Behavior, Psychopathic and Sociopathic Behavior, Animal Cruelty, Fire, Flesh Melting) Gilded Storm Inc. are prepping to fight the top dogs of the Bone Rattlers Gang. They waited all night for this, and are ready to put an end to their attackers. Credit to Everet Almond for his song "The Gunfight". Used during the ad space. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Racism, Classism, Narcissistic Behavior, Murder, Suicide, Loud and Angry Voices, Slavery, Death, Condescending Language, Bullying, Possession, Lack of Consent) Announcement: We are taking a short break for mental health. Please enjoy some of our bonus content for free! It's been a month, and Gilded Storm Inc. has made rapid progress. Lagos has grown rapidly, but the crew receive an unwanted message from their old friends, The Bone Rattlers. They are then tasked by the Major to return the favor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Nightmares, Trauma, Breathing, Mental Break, Panic, Creepy) The crew spent the night in their loaned-out tent. Over the night Xerces spent his time solving the puzzle he left himself in the past. He meets up with General Borag to get his next box while everyone else seeks out a potential contact. Val desires breakfast, and Xerces desires answers. Patches fears she may be losing her mind. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Trauma, Anxiety, PTSD, Frustration) Xerces continues his path backwards, trying to retrace his steps into his past. In an attempt to remember who he is, while in complete denial that he was ever anyone else. Val is forced to face the consequences of having her face plastered across the system, while Patches tries to outrun her past.

(CW: PTSD, Disassociation, Depression, Racial Misrepresentation, Trauma) The crew heads out to Xerces old base. The Sune Supers' HQ. After they collect the map, they quickly make their way to their first destination: Access City. There, they get food and Xerces's allergies go haywire as they get close to his first treasure. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Fantasy Racism, PTSD, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Bodily Disfigurement, Repressing Trauma, Abusive Relationships, Toxic Behavior) Our crew launches late at night for their mission. They arrive at the Rutherford Company expecting an easy and clean sweep, but halfway through they receive an unexpected surprise. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Child Abuse, Ocean, Condescending Manager, Racial Allegories, Bigotry Symbolism, Animal Skin) The crew takes a much needed break. Stretching their legs, shopping, and eating junk food. All in prep for their next heist, and to cool off from their last one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Toxic Relationships, Childhood Trauma, Abusive Relationship Trauma, Slavery) The crew are on a two and a half month journey to their next planet. They're traveling to Sune. A planet of both the past and future. Before they arrive they relax and slip into their old habits in their home. After being away for over two months, they must find work to save their criminal reputation so they can avoid both the law and poverty. We also celebrate a very special birthday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Racism, Manipulation, Murder, Deception, and Aggressive Behavior) The crew hit a snag in their heist. Gilded Storm's CEO Bartholomew Longfella has caught Val blue handed. The crew must manage to take down their obstacles and obtain their prize. Hopefully they can manage to avoid death, or worse--arrest. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Theft, Bullying, Toxic Behavior, Manipulative behavior, Sexism, Objectification of a WLW Couple, Language) The Crew is finally ready to commit the first official heist in a long time. They break off to complete their own tasks: Val goes to steal valuables, Xerces watches cameras, Patches and Ato'm go for the money in the vaulted server room, and Cal keeps a look out for Provisional chatter. Hopefully they can pull it off without a hitch! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Identity Theft, Sedation, Break-in, and Theft) It's time for heist prep! Someone has to do it, right? The crew breaks up into 3 teams: Patches and Ato'm go buy supplies, Xerces and Cal go steal some identities, and Val and Day go steal some transportation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Racism, Classism, Narcissistic Behavior, Murder, Suicide, Loud and Angry Voices, Slavery, Death, Condescending Language, Bullying) A demigod by the name of Bartholomew Longfella, and his partners are helping develop a city in Bronimus. Longfella is the famous owner of Gilded Storm Inc. in the city of Lagos. He, along with partners Bing and Bong Willard and Arnold Thomas, run a bar while they wait for a bank to be finished: First Longfella Private Bank. Due to the long processing time behind transferring soldiers across Bronimus, the Major of Lagos asks these four to hunt down a fiend that stole from him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Low Audio quality, Language) The Crew continue to wipe the floor with the other two teams. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Violence, Language, Sports Violence, Severe Injury) It's time for the big game. In order to pay Tibs back for his "act of Charity," The Crew must play in a sport they had never heard of and keep the Golden Bois (Luke and Tyler) from winning. Hopefully they can manage to refrain from killing anyone in a high pressure setting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: PTSD) Tibs suggests that the crew practices before the big day. Ato'm and Val team up against Patches and Xerces. Hopefully they can learn how to play the game before facing off against two strong professional teams tomorrow. Sorry for the short episode this week. The next episode will be a little bit longer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Minor Bullying and Low Audio Quality) The crew receive help from a stranger and do a little shopping. After wondering for a while they eventually come across an old friend. Hey guys. Sorry for the audio quality. We do manage to fix it, but it'll be a few episodes. Also don't forget to follow us and support us on our social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: PTSD, Genocide, and abandonment issues) These crew takes some time to train. Xerces teaches Ato'm some more magic, Val and Nori wrestle, Patches and Horace test their abilities, and they all attempt to avoid the Provision. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Child Death, PTSD, Abusive Relationships, Vehicle Accident, and Murder) When we last left, off our lovable criminals were sent on a scavenger hunt in episode 4. All Hell breaks loose; Patches is recovering from her PTSD episode, Xerces begins to experience an anger attack, and Val fears the worst for Ato'm. Listen as our four misfits struggle to survive a firing squad and try to get the last items they need to fix Val's statuette. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Child Abuse, PTSD, Racial tension, Mock Racism, Mutilation, Graphic behavior, Violence) Having collected a variety of supplies and abilities, our four hooligans attempt to retrieve a Power Cell. While trying to escape the bottom of a massive cavern, Horace struggles with the lingering side-effects of his newly-repaired horn. Xerces tries his hand at a skill he isn't very good at. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Trypophobia and Mental Health Refernces) After collecting the materials that Jon requested, the party now must collect what is required for them to complete the spell. The spell requires a power source (Power Cell), focus (obsidian or ruby), components (Lodestones), and a magical source (Mana). Join us as these four idiots sky dive in a massive cave, touch dangerous liquids, and curse each other. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Abusive relationships and negligence) Join as Val, Patches, Xerces, and Ato'm go out on a fetch quest, and Val discovers just how fast the ship can go at max speed. The four discuss Weekend at Burnie's and Ato'm is endangered by Val again. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

(CW: Depictions of Slavery, Bigotry, Murder, and Abusive Relationships.) Join us, as we begin our adventure into the universe of Magic Dagger Monsters and Mounts (or MaM). In this pilot episode we follow as Connar (Val), Josh (Xerces), and Nathaniel (Patches) continue an adventure written and Dungeon Mastered by Mikey. The system known as Ty'Klora is home to many plants, but we start with the very first one, Bronimus. These three thieves and space pirates bully a 10-year-old as they try to break into, and then back out of, a Provisional Mine Prison (or PMP) to get to the other side of the Perigo wall. Within is the infamous Perigo Desert, know to by filled with danger, to find a mysterious ally. All so Val can get her little statuette fixed. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today's short bit, we talk about the characters, the intro, and the meta information behind the show. We also briefly bring up #BlackLivesMatter. We will (for at least the next year) be planning to encourage and share black artists and content creators. If there's something you do that you're proud of please show us and let us know, and we will be more than happy to share you on our official page and our personal ones. This includes STEM, fighters, culinary artists, painters, digital artists, musicians, podcasters, dancers, and more. If you create or do something then please let us use our platform to share it, and allow your voice be heard. This invitation, of course, goes out to all creators, but we will prioritize black, native, Latinx, Asian, and queer creators for the next year. 2020 has been a rough year for all minorities, and it hasn't been any easier in the past. This podcast was designed to call attention to inequality and bigotry. Shining a light on how minorities can be treated poorly even in a society considered progressive and advanced. We are four (mostly) white, male presenting queers who grew up in Texas. If we personally didn't experience oppression or bigotry, then we saw it. We will do our best to put out Content Warnings for those of you that suffer from PTSD and other stress or trauma based issues. If we miss one please let us know, and we will be more than happy to fix or adjust it. We're excited for all of you to listen. We're still new to this and getting used to it, but we're getting better. Episode 1 is rough and we're aware, but Episode 4/5 are honestly worth it. They are currently our favorite episodes and we're so excited for those of you that get to hear it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app