A podcast about Puritans and pettiness, magic and misogyny, gospel and gossip, government and gallows, warlocks and war, and, of course, the Salem Witch Trials.
We’re back! Accusers set their eye on a bedridden grandma. Also, they arrest a four-year-old for being in league with the Devil, and if you've met any kids that age, you would too! We use levity to keep composure in these tragic circumstances like this!
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Yesterday marks the 330th anniversary of the last major executions of the witch trials. We took a trip out around Danvers to see the memorial to the victims. Highly recommend!
Today marks the 330th anniversary of the execution of Bridget Bishop. She was hanged alone. She had a daughter and an apple orchard and a life. I can’t say it was a particularly good one, but I think she should be remembered for trying to make the best for herself.
“We joke about how funny it would be to go back and beat up Freud or whatever, but straight up I would end Cotton Mather on SIGHT” -a wonderful script note from my producer @manieldanning
If you’ve played HADES, or just love D&D, comedy, and improv: you’re going to love it. We very lovingly carried over the mechanics of the game to tabletop. We’re not affiliated with Supergiant in any way. Just big ol’ nerds who wanted to play the game as a TTRPG!
Creating a 5e module meant we could see how deity boons could work in D&D, what roguelike dungeon-crawler elements from #HadesGame we could carry over, and how many more figures from Greek mythology we could meet and roleplay with!
Rogue Runners is an actual play podcast which adapts your favorite games and other media to tabletop RPGs, delivering collaborative, improvised narratives blended with gorgeous audio storytelling.
Our first season, Volume 1: In the Blood, adapts #HadesGame to 5th Edition D&D! It tells the story of four wretched shades trying to battle their way out of the Underworld for another chance at life, set in the world of the base game with a new story.
Cover art by @chancanan_ !
We’re excited to announce some big changes here at Whisperforge HQ! In this thread we want to catch you up on what we’re up to currently, as well as our new aims as a collective. We also want to announce our exciting new show coming to you soon!
On this week’s episode, Samuel Parris dodges a bullet as the town declares George Burroughs the worst minister Salem’s ever had. The crisis claims its first victim.
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We’re taking a break after this one, but we’ll be back this fall with more tales of fanaticism, failure, fantasy, and fraud. A huge thank you to everyone for your continued support, and we’ll see you in spooky season!