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TSR and Wizards of the Coast veteran Steve Winter (Steve achieved one of the longest tenures across both companies). Steve plays guitar. Steve likes Shadowdark RPG, and is also interested in Knave, Savage Worlds, and Cthulhu / horror games. Steve has a definite favorite version of D&D (he finds it elegant and intuitive). Deep character backstory doesn't equal plot armor. Sometimes we get too used to magic in games and think of it as technology… magic should be a bit fearsome and untame. Noteworthy moments of going insane in a Cthulhu game. Skyrim and Baldur's Gate 3 discussion. Steve co-wrote the scenario for the Gold Box Pool of Radiance game. Some words about Jim Ward. Early versus later days at TSR. The job that was Steve's best year at TSR. How was the work divided at TSR? Steve offers some perspective on Lorraine Williams's leadership, given that he was right there. What was it like to be at TSR and watch Magic: The Gathering explode onto the scene? Steve worked on Spellfire, TSR's response to MtG. What was it like transitioning from TSR to WotC? Star Frontiers: how it went from hard sci-fi to “D&D in space” and how employees' desire for royalties led to its creation (and ultimately to the departure of Lawrence Schick from TSR). Marvel Super Heroes RPG discussion (MSH is HUGE for Shane personally). Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #284 - 7/28/2025 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Steve Winter's Wikipedia Entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Winter  Steve Winter's Board Game Geek Entry https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/562/steve-winter Howling Tower (Steve's Blog) https://koboldpress.com/category/howling-tower/ Shadowdark RPG https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark?srsltid=AfmBOopWlsfgC-WPHShVkD1E9lDfbJKyN5umULKokrH6cbo8tdn-f2QL Knave RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/484910/knave-second-edition Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

This episode finds you and the woman who has bullied you for years forced to work together on a team building assignment. You wanted to get the project done and out of the way and suggested working on it today. Only... a huge storm has just blown in and you two got soaked on the way to her house. When you get there, her annoyance softens and turns to care as she realized how cold and wet you are. She wraps you in blankets, holds you close, and admits that she knows she's been cruel to you. Let her take care of you until the storm passes? ✨ Support the channel by joining my Patreon! Members get early access to YouTube content, a private Discord server, & HUNDREDS of extra audios with new content every week! http://www.linktr.ee/alexasmrtalksDid you enjoy this audio? Then please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video to get notified when new content drops! Showing love to these videos by watching, liking, and commenting is a HUGE help to ASMR artists and gets our work seen by as many eyes as possible!!Ways to support me:✅ Help me get to to 75K subs by clicking here: www.youtube.com/@alextalksasmr?sub_confirmation=1

Join Alejo (Greydawn95) and Aiden (Captain Chiral) as they continue to say that 4e is a fine system and you need to stop trying to say it isn't.Originally streamed July 26th, 2025 and available since July 29th, 2025 on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/c/TableTalkDiscussionandDiscourse*****Content covered in order:Should You Give 4th Edition D&D A Try? A Primer by Manajak: https://youtu.be/PeQhqOhB4fk?si=AZ5ydm2UKv8BJCRZI've Stopped Bashing D&D 4e. You Should Too. by NorseFoundry: https://youtu.be/zN9fUz6KMPQ?si=tZRcXkSsR9iA3zq5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*****Our Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tabletalkdandd.us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate directly:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://streamelements.com/tabletalkdnd/tip⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on TeePublic:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://tee.pub/lic/IRqBwaVQWhQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on Fourthwall:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TableTalkCrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a Coffee:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://ko-fi.com/tabletalkcrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Humble Bundle through our Partner link:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/c/5885459/2091208/25796⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us through DriveThruRPG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?affiliate_id=4683447⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Come join our Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/tBt4MJ6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us an email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ tabletalkdandd@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Our Dice:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tabletalk-discussion-discourse-dice*****Hosts:Alejo (Greydawn95)Aiden (Captain Chiral)Boo (PrinceBoo21)

Two siblings end up in a shared dream and explore it according to their priorities: eating food and making friends. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy     Excerpt: As Astra kept staring at the sign, the characters began to shift into ones she could read. She grinned and started reading aloud. “Dream Sector Alpha. Basic fantasies. Opening gifts. Eating rocky road brownies—wait, I don't like rocky road brownies.” “I do!” Fen said. “Dream Sector Beta…Zeta…Theta. Hey, I know this. This is the Greek alphabet.”   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story revisits “The Mystery of Mrs. Highweather,” in which a new father, seeking stories for his baby daughter, stumbles across a series of books he used to love in his childhood about the caretaker of two adventurous kids.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE   The Store page also has sign-up forms for my two email newsletters: Storyfeather Gazette (if you'd like to keep up with the fiction I create) Fictioneer's Field Guide (if you'd like writing tips and guidance from me) Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: “Two Tickets to Dream Sector Disigma” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Packed lunch” by TRG Banks (Intro) “The silver bus” by TRG Banks (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by TRG BANKS “Through the gravitational field” “The silver bus” “Packed lunch” “First stop” “Horse ride 4” “Cigar”   Music by ANDREW SITKOV* “Casual Theme #2” “Casual Theme #4” “Knight Power” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Journey into Fog” “Battle March” “Protection of Kingdom” “Knight Rising”   *All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org/music/TRG_Banks Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of a stream cutting through a grassy meadow. Foreground left corner displays glowing curling stems. A ladybug is perched on one of the stems. Bottom middle edge, a piece of paper floats in the water. To the ladybug's left, a wooden sign juts up from the grass. In the upper third of the image, forests are visible through purple haze, and mountains even further back. The sky glows with sunlight. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that repeat and continue the top and bottom of the image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the edge of the river at center right.

#f4masmr #asmrroleplay #asmr #girlfriendroleplay #ASMRGirlfriend #asmrgfYou have plans to go out tonight, but your obsessive roommate pins you down and won't let you leave. She thinks you've been working too hard and wants to try out some new ASMR relaxation techniques she's learned on you. ✨ Support the channel by joining my Patreon! Members get early access to YouTube content, a private Discord server, & HUNDREDS of extra audios with new content every week! http://www.linktr.ee/alexasmrtalksDid you enjoy this audio? Then please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video to get notified when new content drops! Showing love to these videos by watching, liking, and commenting is a HUGE help to ASMR artists and gets our work seen by as many eyes as possible!!Ways to support me:✅ Help me get to to 75K subs by clicking here: / @alexasmrtalks

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This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike and AJ interview the developers behind "Super Farming Boy"https://store.steampowered.com/app/659300/Super_Farming_Boy/AJ: @aj_loseyMike: @Mikey_Morrone@TheSWWShow

Welcome to the high holidays of comic book fandom! We have reached San Diego Comic Con Eve, with the show officially starting tomorrow. Expect lots of announcements of new books, new creator teams, and new publishing ventures.  Of course, with SDCC comes the yearly presentation of the Eisner Awards. Cullen and Jerry run through a high-level list of the categories and make our picks based on our readings of the last year.  Looking for something to read? Check out JLA #1-4 from the 1990s for our WCPE Book Club. We will be discussing this in two weeks.  Looking for even more comics to read? There are four different comic book offerings right now on Humble Bundle, including one that benefits the Hero Initiative. Check them out and get a lot of new books to read cheap. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, plus new trivia.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

Join Alejo (Greydawn95) and Aiden (Captain Chiral) as they find out the three plot method of making lasting campaigns and that Horizon Walkers suck, because they do, they're Rangers...Originally streamed July 19th, 2025 and available since July 21st, 2025 on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/c/TableTalkDiscussionandDiscourse*****Content covered in order:Preparing a D&D Campaign that LASTS (3 Plot Method) by DM Timothy: https://youtu.be/Y40rd7WE9yk?si=FpZ12JLhMLHPT0zrI made a game. Now, I need your help. by Tales from Elsewhere: https://youtu.be/6ka6z5mzPRE?si=1O4JOKwVMw0UHJjXTales from Elsewhere Clockworld Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesfromelsewhere/tales-from-elsewhere-clockworldHorizon Walker is a bad Ranger Subclass in Dnd 5e - Advanced guide to Horizon Walker by Pack Tactics: https://youtu.be/DKYtfyq0IMc?si=p4WwLsAQveccsvCO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*****Our Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tabletalkdandd.us/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate directly:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://streamelements.com/tabletalkdnd/tip⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on TeePublic:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://tee.pub/lic/IRqBwaVQWhQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on Fourthwall:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TableTalkCrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a Coffee:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://ko-fi.com/tabletalkcrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Humble Bundle through our Partner link:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/c/5885459/2091208/25796⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us through DriveThruRPG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?affiliate_id=4683447⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Come join our Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/tBt4MJ6⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us an email:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ tabletalkdandd@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Our Dice:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tabletalk-discussion-discourse-dice*****Hosts:Alejo (Greydawn95)Aiden (Captain Chiral)Boo (PrinceBoo21)

To preserve their endangered houses, Black Radish, Purple Carrot, and Green Garlic send envoys to reach a garden hidden beyond the natural world. Genre: Fable, Mythology   Excerpt: Soil and sunlight, water and worm. These were still needed for the growing of plants in ancient times. But in those times, to truly live and to thrive as they were meant to, plants also required a nourishment that not many legends speak of. The spirit of an animated being, that is, the spirit of an animal.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I've written a number of food-based stories, and not all of them are dessert-based. This new story was inspired by “My Food Is Speaking to Me,” about someone who's not sure if the voices coming from the food in their fridge and pantry are real or not.   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: “The Garden of Perpetuation” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Desert Town” by CHRIS LOGSDON (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Mystical Town” “Desert Town” “Shady Town” “Port Town” “Whimsical Town”   Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Medieval Track #1” “Medieval Theme 4” “Fight Till Dying” “Lyric Voices #1” “Secrets of Kingdom” “Medieval Track #2” “Adventure Track #1 (looped)” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Chris Logsdon and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Chris Logsdon and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Three people seen from the back walking down a path that leads toward barren-branched trees in the distance. The figure on the left glances to the right, has long wavy hair, wears a coat with a purple carrot patch along the right arm, a satchel hanging from right shoulder across the body, and a belt on which hangs a pouch and an axe. The middle figure walks slightly behind the others and wears a cloak with the hood raised. Three black radishes are depicted on the back of the cloak with the leaves laying over the shoulder and one extending into the hood. The figure on the right wears a basket full of green garlic. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along the right side of the middle figure's cloak.

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Join Alejo (Greydawn95) as he tries to understand a newer variation of 5e's rules and a problem with talking about D&D in the community.Originally streamed July 12th, 2025 and available since July 14th, 2025 on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TableTalk: Discussion & Discourse YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/c/TableTalkDiscussionandDiscourse*****Content covered in order:⁠Your best TTRPG combat ever | Nimble TTRPG by Evan @ Nimble Co.: https://youtu.be/QLtdYJhl6vE?si=Lb9iyWJISGOwCizgThe Problem With Talking About D&D by Matthew Colville: https://youtu.be/26KFrW0XNHE?si=g7pmqgijsNDLQLEx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*****Our Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tabletalkdandd.us/⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate directly:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://streamelements.com/tabletalkdnd/tip⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on TeePublic:⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://tee.pub/lic/IRqBwaVQWhQ⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Merch on Fourthwall:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/TableTalkCrew⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a Coffee:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://ko-fi.com/tabletalkcrew⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Humble Bundle through our Partner link:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/c/5885459/2091208/25796⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us through DriveThruRPG:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/index.php?affiliate_id=4683447⁠⁠⁠⁠Come join our Discord:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/tBt4MJ6⁠⁠⁠⁠Send us an email:⁠⁠⁠⁠ tabletalkdandd@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Our Dice:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://the-tabletalk-crew-shop.fourthwall.com/products/tabletalk-discussion-discourse-dice*****Hosts:Alejo (Greydawn95)Aiden (Captain Chiral)Boo (PrinceBoo21)

A young man boards a train to visit family, only to learn he is a day late for his visit, but just in time to suffer disaster. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction   Excerpt: A man laughed and said, “Just shuffle the cards.”  My heart skipped a beat. I saw a bright flash of light.  I heard an intense, painful screech.  The train car lurched.  People screamed, and then—   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. The inspiration for this episode is a story I once wrote about a woman on the subway who missed her stop and ended up arriving at the previous day, “Subway to Yesterday.”   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: “Tomorrow's Train Today” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Cry No More – (A) Melody Loop” by Tao & Sound (Inro & Outro) “Cry No More – (B) Melody Loop” by Tao & Sound (Inro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Abstract Vision #6” “Abstract Vision #3”   Music by TAO & SOUND “Cyberjazz Nights” (full track) “I Never Gave Up – (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More - (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (A) Melody Loop” “I Never Gave Up – (B) Melody Loop” “I Never Gave Up – (A) Melody Loop” “Cyberjazz Nights – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Noir Blvd – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Cry No More – (B) Melody Loop” “Noir Blvd – (B) Drums & Bass Loop” “U Never Had to Exist – (A) Drums & Bass Loop” “Noir Blvd – (B) Melody Loop” “U Never Had to Exist – Intro” “U Never Had to Exist – (A) Melody Loop”     All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov and Tao & Sound is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration.   Find more music by Tao & Sound and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. View down the middle of a train car. Several seats are visible, but only two are occupied. At far right, a young man is asleep, his left elbow propped on the window edge, his head resting in his hand. His other hand lies on his lap, holding a rectangular object. It's dark outside the windows. At far left, an older man with a table attachment propped up, holding a cup of coffee in his right hand. His left arm and hand are curled around a briefcase that lies on the table. He's glancing to his left. It's bright outside the windows on his side. At center, standing in the aisle is the same young man who's seen sleeping. He is surrounded by a glowing light. His arms hang by his side. He's holding a cell phone in his right hand. His brows are raised and his mouth parted. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along right side of the young man's jacket.

This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike and AJ interview the developers behind "Marty's Funducational Tour!"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3503830/Martys_Funducational_Tour/AJ: @aj_loseyMike: @Mikey_Morrone@TheSWWShow

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Spelunky, part of a larger series on independent games. Tim uses the B word about the game, and we talk about the rigor with which one approaches the game, as well as some best practices for play, among other topics and listener mail. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played:  Into the Jungle (Tim) Issues covered: relative lack of text but narrative, blending between levels, the Tunnel Man, the gold key and the chest, triggering the golden path, bouncing off the game originally, practice and rigor, in the learning/knowledge phase, a platformer Tim would play, embracing the process, how you spend the time and how to learn, learning from deathly mistakes, Always Be Carrying, looking down, the brilliance of breaking the platformer mold, "this could be the run," the patterns of Spelunky, learning to play Chess, remembering in chunks, slipping into flow and staying, dying to the shopkeeper in a new way, stepping back with the analytical brain, how to use ropes, everything's physical, building up the things you can do, the Polaroid simulating after you die, similarities to Outer Wilds, sacrificing on the altar, the safe space of a coffin, making a choice, running vs not running, the exception that proves the rule, how the random seed works, animating a sprite on a curve, the first commercial game, frying a video card. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Rogue, Rogue Legacy (series), Dark Souls (series), Mario (series), Andy Nealen, Outer Wilds, Hollow Knight, Remnant II, Chess, LostLake86, Legend of Zelda, Cave Story, Sasha/scarytiger, Daisuke Amaya, Wii, Nintendo Switch, Luke Theriault, Derek Yu, Aquaria, Alec Holowka, Bit Blot, World of Goo, Gish, Edmund McMillen, Lugaru HD, Wolfire Games, Humble Bundle, Penumbra, Frictional Games, Amnesia, Ori and the Blind Forest, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: More Spelunky! Errata: The eye is in fact called the Udjat Eye. And yes, it is in fact Edmund McMillen. Twitch: timlongojr  Discord  DevGameClub@gmail.com

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Discover incredible deals on roleplaying games and comics. We've got the details on a huge Humble Bundle, Dynamite's Disney comics offer, and how to stay safe during Amazon's upcoming Prime Day sales. About Audio EXP Audio EXP is Geek Native's highlights podcast. Each week, there's a recap of some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes long. You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/174754/audio-exp-podcast-293-important-deals/

A researcher comes across a magnifying glass, but it doesn't magnify, it makes magnificent. Genre: Mystery, Mythology, Science Fiction   Excerpt: I looked through the glass, at my crinkled, folded over, flagged, and dog-eared notebook, expecting to see the unintentional thumbprint on the edge of the page in fine detail. Instead, I saw some kind of roller coaster in a dozen shades of blue. Some glowing, some metallic, some watery. Something that looked like a tiny orange dot zoomed around and around the loops and twirls of the coaster.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This episode was inspired by “The Telescope of True Sight,” in which a young woman remembers her grandmother's stories about an ancient telescope, given to her by a prince, that worked like a regular telescope for most, but showed wonders and marvels to those willing to see farther. I also make a brief reference to spectral cameras, cameras capable of capturing images of ghosts, which are from a story in Year 5 called “Spectral Camera Model 57.” And there's also a connection with an episode called “Doctor Miratio's Cabinet of Imminent Invention.”     MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: “The Magnificenting Glass” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Abstract Vision #4” by ANDREW SITKOV (Inro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Abstract Vision #6” “Stars Talk” “Unknown Terrain” “Abstract Vision #3” “Abstract Vision #2” “Abstract Vision #4” “Another World” All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A hand at the bottom right corner holds what appears to be a magnifying glass over a patch of grass. Through the glass are seen bright multi-colored shapes that appear to be a cityscape seen from above. The corner of a folded-over notebook, marked with paper clips at the page tops and lying in the grass, is visible near the top right edge. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along outer edge of thumb. 

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A kitchen mishap leads to the accidental invention of the most powerful ice cream in the world. Genre: Science Fiction     Excerpt: His portable, miniature laser beam healing aid flew out of his hand and landed in the still-open container of vanilla ice cream. Arthur pushed down the momentary surge of panic about the electronics in the laser. He reached out to pick the device out of the ice cream. Luminescent sparks made him recoil.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. What if eating ice cream could give you powers? Ah, cartoon logic. Gotta love it. I first explored the concept of imbuing food—well, a consumable product—with extraordinary abilities in a story called “Transpogum,” in which a few inventors attempt to make a chewing gum that allows a person to teleport. I just can't let go of the notion of gaining cool powers by eating fun foods. But I also can't help exploring what could go wrong…   MY FIRST BOOK (yay) Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   CREDITSStory: “Laser Beam Ice Cream” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” by ANDREA BARONI (Intro) “Casual Theme #1” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Casual Theme #6 (Triumph)” “Casual Theme #1” “Abstract Vision #7” “Casual Theme #3” “Abstract Vision #3”   Music by ANDREA BARONI “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “Ground Control” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)”   Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Level 1” “Level 2” “Level 4”   All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrea Baroni, Andrew Sitkov, and Chris Logsdon is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Andrew Sitkov, and Chris Logsdon at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com     Episode Art Description: Digital image. Foreground bottom, a bowl with three scoops of ice cream. Vanilla, center front. Strawberry, left behind. Chocolate, right behind. The chocolate scoop has a spoon handle sticking out of it. The vanilla scoop has little lightning bolts surrounding it. Behind the bowl are three figures. Center, from waist up is a smiling young man facing forward, with his curled hands on his hips. To his left is a young woman from waist up in three-quarters profile, her head tilted up. A beam of light shoots from her eyes. She holds the first two fingers of her left hand to her temple. To the young man's right is a black-and-white dog, seated, who is also looking up and shooting beams of light from his eyes. He wears a collar with the name “Percival” on it. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along spoon handle.

This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike and AJ interview the developers behind "Maid of Venia"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3401460/Maid_of_Venia/AJ: @aj_loseyMike: @Mikey_Morrone@TheSWWShow

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Two adventurous friends offer to help a scientist whose revolutionary invention for all mousekind isn't exactly authorized. Genre: Science Fiction, Fable   Excerpt: “What happened to gravity?” Matchstick asked, as he pushed his legs against a stone. The stone moved away from him, and he, moved away from it, and toward the other two mice.  Mischief reached into her satchel for her pencil and pad. “Fab, we fell into the isolated chronon field. Can you confirm?” “I…”  Doctor Fabaceous clutched the control slab against his chest. His eyes faced forward, but he didn't seem to be looking at anything.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I adore writing stories about a pair of anthropomorphized animal best friends. One of my favorites was a tale of two caterpillars who crash an extravagant party. It's called, “Lickspittle and Sobersides.”   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)     CREDITSStory: “Matchstick and Mischief” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Dancing Operators” by ANDREA BARONI (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf) “Ground Control” “The Tech Show” “Dancing Operators” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “Cozy Afternoons”   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Action Time” “Unknown Terrain” “Abstract Vision #6” “Abstract Vision #9” “Hidden Threat” “Among the Stars” “Prepare for Battle” “Close Your Eyes”   All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com     Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At center, a mouse riding a motorcycle down a glowing pathway, facing forward, left paw on the pedal and right paw holding a lit matchstick. Objects float in the space around the mouse. At top left, a screw. Bottom left a sock. Top right corner, part of some device with buttons. Below that, a toothbrush. Middle right, a yo-yo. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along glowing path at top left. Rectangular image made square with top and bottom borders with blurred elements from the main image.

This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike and AJ interview the developers behind "Castle Crumble"https://store.steampowered.com/app/3562340/Castle_Crumble/?curator_clanid=44917508AJ: @aj_loseyMike: @Mikey_Morrone@TheSWWShow

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

The Ambush of the Wolf of Fenris  #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #scifi #audiobook #asmr #sleep #tau #genestealers #imperium  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

DC is launching a new Golden Biscuit promotion today. What's in it for you, and will it impact the comic book stores? And where can I get some more biscuits? Looking for something to watch while you are eating your biscuits? Check out the new SyFy series Revival, based on the Image Comics book from Tim Seeley and Mike Norton.  There's a new Humble Bundle offering benefiting the Hero Initiative that we think you should check out. However, biscuits are not included. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics, 3941 Main Street in the heart of Kansas City. In fact, it's less than a mile away from The Big Biscuit in Westport.   We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. • Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco • Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues • Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions • Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year • iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad • Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes • Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs • New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate • Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models • Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history • F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: • Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball • Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types • Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative • Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

This week's episode dives deep into the post-WWDC hangover, exploring Apple's remarkable software improvements across platforms. The hosts examine the first third-party immersive video production using Blackmagic's new camera, celebrate major Vision Pro persona upgrades, and discuss Apple's complete re-architecture of iPad windowing. The conversation reveals how Apple's software teams seem to have hit their stride after years of criticism, delivering substantial improvements from terminal apps to AI integration. Canal+ MotoGP Documentary for Vision Pro - First third-party Apple immersive video production shot entirely with new Blackmagic URSA camera, featuring French motorcycle racer Johann Zarco Spatial Personas Get Major Upgrade - visionOS 26 delivers dramatically improved personas that actually look like real people, though beards still cause mouth-tracking issues Geographic Persistence and Room Mapping - visionOS 26 features allow virtual objects to stay in place across reboots and sessions Apple Home Hub Smart Display Discovery - Code found in iOS 26 dev beta reveals upcoming HomePod with screen, expected by the end of year iPad Multitasking Revolution - Craig Federighi explains the complete re-architecture of iPadOS 26 windowing system, bringing full Mac-style window management to iPad Background Task Processing - iPadOS 26 introduces finite background tasks for exports and file operations, finally allowing users to switch apps during long processes Software Quality Renaissance - Discussion of Apple's apparent software turnaround, from improved backend infrastructure (40% improvement moving from Java to Swift/Rust) to new developer APIs New Speech-to-Text APIs - Apple provides developers access to on-device transcription that's twice as fast as Whisper, though slightly less accurate Third-Party App Integration Improvements - Apple now allows music apps to show animated artwork on lock screen and provides access to various ML models Terminal and Spotlight Updates - macOS 26 features the first meaningful Terminal app update in years, plus pro features added to Spotlight, including clipboard history F1 Movie Marketing Blitz - Deep dive into Apple's $200+ million investment in the F1 film, including custom iPhone cameras built for race cars and haptic trailer experiences Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: Classic Sega iOS games going free before delisting on the App Store, including Crazy Taxi, Sonic titles, and Super Monkey Ball Jason's Pick: PlugShare app for electric vehicle owners to find compatible charging stations across all networks and plug types Andy's Pick: Usagi Yojimbo comic collection Humble Bundle featuring Stan Sakai's acclaimed samurai rabbit series, with proceeds supporting the Hero Initiative Alex's Pick: Perla iOS camera app designed to give iPhone footage an authentic 16mm film look and feel Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: storyblok.com/twittv-25

History of the Adeptus Mechanicus  #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #scifi #audiobook #asmr #sleep  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

PARIAH   The Imperium invades the Necrons Pariah Nexus   #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #scifi #audiobook  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

A studious, non-mischievous fairy fulfills her forbidden dream of traveling to the human realm...straight into a convenience store. Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy   Excerpt: She passed her least favorite quill partly through the mirror and pulled it back to test. The quill appeared undamaged. So she next passed her least favorite finger through the mirror, gasping at the watery chill that passed through it as it passed through the mirror's surface. Her finger too seemed unharmed.  And so, in the most reckless act that she had ever committed in her life thus far, Oddnever stepped through the mirror into the human realm.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. This story is connected to the Season Three episode entitled “Oddness and the Rose Pox,” in which three kids recovering from chicken pox at home are mistakenly infected with another pox, a fairy-borne pox.      MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “Oddnever” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Midnight Creeping” by Jonathan Shaw (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by JONATHAN SHAW “Spinning Tavern” “Midnight Creeping” “Checking Inventory” “A Tale of Peace”   Music by ANDREW SITKOV “Magic Within” “Hidden Fear” “Journey into Fog”   Music by BENJAMIN CARR “Dwarven Settlement” “Ice Cavern” “Ancient Ruins”   All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Benjamin Carr, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Benjamin Carr, Jonathan Shaw, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of the view down the aisle of a convenience store, shelves stocked with generic shapes of bottles and packages. In the foreground with their backs turned to the viewer are two store employees, both wearing green tops. Across from them at the end of the aisle is a figure sticking a hero landing—one knee down, the other bent forward, one hand on the ground, and the other thrown back. The figure is wearing glasses and a hoodie. Two glowing pink wings sprout from their back. A glowing pink spark floats above the hooded figure. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders with streaks of color that match the colors of the main image and line up with the main image's perspective lines. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along floor of aisle at right.

This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to the SWW Show.  Mike and AJ are here to discuss all the most interesting news of the month.Mike: @Mikey_MorroneAJ: @aj_losey@TheSWWShow

ENGINE WAR   MECHANCUS v DEAMONS  #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #scifi #audiobook  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

Weatherman Cliff Blazer is always receiving blazers from his fans. But the latest one he receives really takes the cake.   Genre: Fantasy   Excerpt: “So far, five people have come in complaining of difficulty breathing, and producing a strange croaking sound. Now, they're still being treated, and the hospital staff is hesitant to speculate on what could be causing this, but the reason we're reporting on this is that one of the patients has been discharged and we spoke to them earlier. They didn't want to be on camera, but…” Of course they didn't want to be on camera. What they had to say sounded preposterous. The patient had puked up a frog. And.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. Outerwear gone rogue! I've written about it before, only last time, it was a technological issue, in an episode call “One Killer Jacket.” And wild weather was a major component of yet another story I'd previously written, called “The Rainheralds.”   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “Cliff's Rad Blazer” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Whimsical Town” by Chris Logsdon (Intro & Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREA Baroni (Cyberleaf) “Ground Control” “Fugue For One Synthetic Heart” “The Tech Show” “Slightly Across”   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music) “Casual Theme #1” “Casual Theme #3” “Abstract Vision #9” “Casual Theme #2”   Music by CHRIS LOGSDON “Mystical Town” “Whimsical Town” “Shady Town”   All these tracks are part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Andrea Baroni, Chris Logdson, and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Andrea Baroni, Chris Logsdon, and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A weatherman, from waist up, facing forward and standing slightly left of center before a screen showing a generic weather map. He's wearing a fancy-looking blazer over shirt and tie. The blazer is patterned with sparkling stars and colorful nebulas. He holds his hands to the blazer's button. A watch and ring on ring finger is visible on his left hand. His left eyebrow is arched. On the weather display, bottom right, a snow flurry is moving in. Top left, an overlay of temperatures. Top right, a cloud under which raindrops and cats and dogs are falling. The rectangular image is made square with top and bottom borders that display portions of the main image, distorted as if blotted with a paint brush. Watermark of “Storyfeather” outside and along the weatherman's right upper arm.

This episode is brought to you partially by the following.Humble Bundle:Be sure to use our link when subscribing to Humble Bundle's Monthly Game Program.  (We will get a portion of all new subscriptions using the service.)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.humblebundle.com/subscription?partner=sww ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike and AJ interview the developers behind "Warriors of Thalyrion"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967820/Warriors_of_Thalyrion/AJ: @aj_loseyMike: @Mikey_Morrone@TheSWWShow

A god loses half her powers and is cast out of the heavens for the crime of sharing those power with mortals. Genre: Mythology     Excerpt: She was far too kindly, and therefore looked upon with disdain by her fellow gods. The other gods feared that the balance of power was being tipped too much toward mortal creatures, to whom the kindly god had given many gifts… To teach her a lesson, the other gods diminished the kindly god by half. They took half her powers, half her wisdom, half her stature. They even took her name, which alone bore a good portion of her power. They named her Rampion,   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. I've written a few stories centered on the subject of hair, or the lack thereof, and powers contained within hair. “The Witch Rampion,” which is loosely inspired by the story of Rapunzel was the first of these. Then there's the “Festival of the Triumphant Locks” and “Contest Chevelure,” in which contests and celebrations are held around hair.   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “The Once-God Rampion” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Shadows and flames” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro) “The village” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio) “Immortals” “The village” “Emblem” “Dark fields” “Dungeon of shadows” “To Falgaltown” “Dark lord” “Shadows and flames” “Stay (seamless)”   All tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market. Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing of a person seen from the back walking away. The person is barefoot and wearing a flowing skirt or dress with hazy edges. Wavy and curling strands of hair in different muted green, brown, and teal flow outward and back from the head, entirely obscuring the top half of the body. One strand on either side is connecting to the tops of trees and appears to be absorbing the trees. A strand on the left is connected to a purple flower with five petals, a rampion bellflower. Hazy foliage frames the bottom half. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along left side of dress.

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We have a slight lull in the programming schedule this week, with no new movies or TV shows to discuss. That makes this a perfect week to look at comics!.  Cullen will be at a show this weekend representing the Hero Initiative. Find out when and where in the show! We have our weekly Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. Plus more trivia! We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint's Comics. Clint's is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint's Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint's or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.

Mythical flying horses couldn't possibly be real; but there is one that we all may meet in our most vulnerable hours. Genre: Mythology, Fantasy, Fairy Tale   Excerpt: They emerge from the shadow-light of the moon mist. I resist the urge to reach out.  I gasp and shiver.  The room has grown cold.  Not the crisp cold of winter.  Not the numbing cold of ice.  Not even the cold of night.  It is a bracing but fortifying cold.  A vast cold.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. When I was a kid, I desperately wanted unicorns and flying horses to be real. Revisiting a childhood desire in adulthood can be…unnerving. So, why do I keep doing it? This episode was inspired by “A Gildenfaere's Gift.”     MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “Noctemfaere” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Magic Within” by ANDREW SITKOV (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)* “Ice and Fire (peaceful part)” “Magic Within”   Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Compass” “In the shadows” “Oinions (second part)” “Oinions” “Don't move” “Winterheart (seamless)” “Stars above”   *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Center, a winged horse facing viewer, seen from chest up, mane falling to its right. Partly extended right wing is shadowy and hazy. The left wing is raised and stretched out, and the feathers are defined, some turning dark. Emerging from the horse's sides under its wings are two more flying horses whose forms are translucent. The horse on the left flank extends a wing and raise a leg. The horse on the right flank extends a wing and raise's two legs. A glowing mist streams down from center top. At bottom beside the figures are bright sparks in the fog. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along main horse's right wing. Top and bottom borders depicting dark fog and glowing mist make the image square.

A group of curious and ingenious humans build a spyglass to peer into the realm of the gods, to find out why the gods are not governing the world as they were expected to. Genre: Mythology   Excerpt: Not in the beginning, but early in the history of the world, many mortals suspected that the ones who called themselves gods were shirking their duty of properly governing the world. Some responded by entreating the gods. Others by railing against them. But a few decided to try answering the question of what it was that the gods spent their time doing if they were not doing what was expected.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode? Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. Resourceful mortals versus neglectful, cruel, and petty gods. This theme doesn't seem to get old for me. Two previous episodes that explore that theme and inspired this episode are “Godsfear” and “A Sword Named Blasphemy.”   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “The Union of the Spyglass” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Haven” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Scroll of the wind walker” “They don't return” “Ancient gods” “Runes” “To Falgaltown” “Haven” “Signs of desolation” “The harbor” “Flames on ice” “Fallen leaves” “The huntsman” “Wide place” *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Composite image. At center, a floating island wreathed with glowing clouds, surrounded by a wispy net of light. Behind the island a circle, a view through a spyglass showing a partial view of the moon at top and a night sky. The circle is encased by a square showing the same view of the sky. In the top right corner are bolts of lightning. In the top left corner are colorful sparks of light. Along the bottom stand a row of twelve people seen in silhouette from the back, each one holding on hand on the shoulder of the person standing next to them. This square is flanked by thin panels. The right panel at bottom depicts a partially constructed ladder next to a support tower. The left panel shows a spyglass or telescope angled to view the floating island. A final set of panels flanks the rest of the image. The scope extends into the final left panel. Thick gray fog or clouds appear at bottom. At right middle, three smaller floating island are chained together with bridges. The sky above displays colored gases. At left, a net of light extends and expands from one corner of the central island. A larger overlay of the circle showing the sky and moon sits to the left of the whole image.  A smaller overlay sits to the right. Borders at top and bottom to make the final image a square. These borders repeat motifs from the main image. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along middle right.]

A RAD-SATURATED BONUS EPISODE! The Cold War gone hot! “Bam” Shane joins “Doc” Benny and “Boom” Mike on the Found in the Ruins podcast to execute maneuvers on the Twilight: 2000 RPG and reconnoiter other groovy post-apocalyptic stuff like PA books and movies. This is episode 9 of Found in the Ruins. Thanks to the FitR hosts for the invite! We had fun and soaked up some mad rads.  Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #283 - 5/15/2025 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Found in the Ruins episode 9: Twilight 2000 with Shane https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-5iepq-2505c7ed   Found in the Ruins Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689   Save For Half Podcast / Found in the Ruins Podcast https://saveforhalf.com/    Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

In an age long past, death was not a mystery, for a palm tree once grew upon the earth that served as a path between life and afterlife. Genre: Mythology   Excerpt: He came by sea in ships laden with his forces… By day he attacked, and by night he attacked. They knew that they must destroy him. And they knew that they could not destroy him, for he was now too powerful.   What story or stories am I revisiting in this episode?Each Season 8 episode is a standalone story, but it's connected to or inspired by a previous story through a character, a place, an object, a concept, a continuation of events (ahem, sequel), and so on. In an earlier story, I wrote of a grieving young man who sought to retrieve his mother from the isle where the souls of those who have died go, just before they pass through the doorway into the afterlife: “The Isle of Mist and Gloom.”   MERCH!Interested in merch, like mugs and notebooks, featuring my artwork? Please visit my Store page for updated info on where you can buy: STORYFEATHER STORE   MY FIRST BOOK (yay)Ever wonder how I've gotten all these hundreds of stories written?  I have a method. And I talk all about it in my book called Fictioneer's Field Guide: A Game Plan for Writing Short Stories. It's now available as an eBook, paperback, and hardcover. The book title takes you straight to the book on Amazon. Or you can visit my Store page: STORYFEATHER STORE The Store page has a sign-up form for my email newsletters. Fictioneering mischief and writing tips. Choose what you want. (Either way, you're choosing high jinks.)   CREDITSStory: “The Caligo Palm” Copyright © 2021 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel   Music: “Infinite land” by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Intro and Outro) “Abstract Vision #5” by ANDREW SITKOV (Outro)   Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Of sun and sand” “White river” “Gateways” “Underworld” “Infinite land” “Lonely day” “The edge of nightmare” “Shoreline” “Burn the sky” “Ancien stones”   *These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.   Music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle, and GameDevMarket, and Soundly (through Hindenburg) Changes made to the musical tracks? Just cropping of some to align with my narration. Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com   Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A stylized depiction on a tapestry or scroll. At left, a man stands in front of a black cobra that is larger than him. Both face to the right. The man holds his right hand on his hip and holds his left hand out, palm forming a “stop” gesture. They stand on a green shore with bright blades of grass. At right, a man in a boat raises his hands and face to the sky. Before him two strange beasts with hooked beaks and feathery scales stare to the left. Between boat and shore are stylized curls depicting waves. Top center, the bottom half of circle that depicts the sun. Bright rays beam to the left, bolts of lightning fan out to the right. The sky at center is blue, but darkens from left to right between the bolts. Top and bottom borders depict a repeating pattern, in two rows, the tops of palm trees. Watermark of “Storyfeather” along a ray of sunlight at center left.

Shadowsun BRINGS WAR! The Greater Good Warhammer 40k Lore Commander Shadowsun reunites with the 4th sphere expansion and leads the new 5th to bring the Tau'va, the Greater Good to the otherside of the Imperium of Man. Much Death Guard, Genestealer and Astra Militarum War occurs.  #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #scifi #audiobook #asmr #sleep #tau #genestealers #imperium  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

Warhammer 40 Lore: The Saga of the Beast / Space Wolves purge the Ork taint The Space Wolves Chapter under Logan Grimnar set out to purge the growing Ork numbers across the galaxy and stop them uniting with Ghazghkull Thraka. #warhammer #warhammer40k #40k #asmr #scif #audio #audiobook #sleep #story #storytime  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

Warhammer 40k lore: Phoenix Rising Following the fall of Cadia Yvraine continues to unite the fragmented Eldar race ( Aeldari / Drukhari / harlequins and Exodites ) behind the God of the Dead Ynnead .  #warhammer #warhammer40k #40k #lore #audio #asmr #scifi Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------

Warhammer40k lore: Faith and Fury The Word Bearers Spread Heresy Kor Phearon leads a Dark Crusade against the imperial faithful with a force of Word Bearers, Iron Warriors and Night Lords unleahsing HORROR. But, the Faithful fight back with the Astra Militarum, Sisters of Battle and Space Marines from the Salamanders, White Scars and Black Templars. #warhammer #40k #warhammer40k #warhammer40klore #audio #scifi #audiobook #asmr #spacemarine  Thanks! Emperor Protects! -----------------------Affiliate links-----------------------------