Greetings Adventurers,

I seemingly cannot combine mathematics and calendars… In an effort to avoid releasing Dark Dice on the same days as both Liberty: Tales From the Tower, and The White Vault for the foreseeable future, I need to push the next episode of Dark Dice back by one week.

Thank you so much for your patience… In the meantime feel free to check out our brand new web store at Dark Dice.com, pick up a digital copy of unnatural horrors, or visit Foolandscholar.com to get access to the Dark Dice physical merch store. Where basic shipping is already included in the price of every object... And I hear that they have "Willow's Wake-Up Coffee."

Thank you again for your patience. We'll be back soon!

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The team delves deeper into the dungeon and is offered a most curious exchange.

Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master)

Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki

Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen

Cast:

Music: (in order of appearance)

Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff
Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi

"Theme of the Realmweaver" - Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring

"The Silent Clan" - Written and Performed by Steven Melin, Remixed by Travis Vengroff, feat. Hammered Dulcimer Enzo Puzzovio and Cello by Sam Boase-Miller, Mixed by Finnur Nielsen

"Steel and Shadows (Between Time Edition)" – Written, Performed, and Remixed by Steven Melin, Remixed again by Travis Vengroff

"Echo of Seasons (Between Time Edition)" & "Great Vernasko (Between Time Edition)" – Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Remixed & Performed by Steven Melin, Remixed again by Travis Vengroff

"Lights Beyond the Trees" – Written by Yuzo Koshiro, Remixed & Performed by Steven Melin

"Questionable Associates" - Written, Orchestrated, Performed, and mixed by Brandon Boone, Copyist Steven Melin, featuring Scott Semanski on Cello, and Enzo Puzzovio on Hurdy Gurdy & Hammered Dulcimer

"Corridor of F*ckery" "Reprieve" - Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio

"Lark" Written and Performed by Dayn Leonardson

"Empty Hearts" "The Journey from Ilmater's Hope" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov

"Motus" – Arranged with Accordion by Travis Vengroff, with Cello by Studio Pros, & stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov, Mixed by Finnur Nielsen

Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki

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The team searches for the missing residents of a ghost town.

Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master)

Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki

Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen

Cast:

Balmur – Jeff Goldblum
Narrator / Game Master – Travis Vengroff
Soren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph Lewis
Ildrex Mystan – Russ D. More
Glom Vogelberg – Sean Howard
Gaelle Vogelberg – Holly Billinghurst
Klymoore – Robert Clotworthy
Father Dormund – Karim Kronfli
Gentry Hull – Michelle Tan
Gnomish Sorter – Rikke Rømer
Manic Farmer – Ryan McQuinn
Gram – Charlotte Norup

Music: (in order of appearance)

Music Director - Travis Vengroff

"Theme of the Realmweaver" "Audin" - Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring

"The Silent Clan" "Devil's Gamble" - Written and Performed by Steven Melin, Remixed by Travis Vengroff, feat. Hammered Dulcimer Enzo Puzzovio and Cello by Sam Boase-Miller , Mixed by Finnur Nielsen

"Theme of the Realmweaver (Between Time Edition)" – Written, Performed, and Remixed by Steven Melin

"The Darklands" – Written and performed by Brandon Boone, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings (orchestra) recorded by Musiversal, Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring, mixed by Steven Melin

"Glom's Nightmare" – Written by Steven Melin, Arranged and Performed by Mike Pettry, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff. Performed by Jeff Goldblum, Peter Joseph Lewis, Russ D. More, Holly Billinghurst, and Travis Vengroff, Mixed by Finnur Nielsen

"Empty Hearts" "The Journey from Ilamter's Hope" – Arranged and Performed by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller and stock media provided by avinograd/ Pond5, Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov

"Oh While Crossing River Bridge" – Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov

Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki

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Content Warnings:

Creepy Child Lore (stories children tell that traumatize), Drinking (alcohol), Father Issues (wanting one), Gaslighting, Loss (familial), PTSD, Torture (references to)

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Soren, Glom, Gaelle, and Ildrex must protect a priest that they unintentionally endangered.

We're doing a live show at WORLD'S LAIR IN LONDON on AUGUST 27th!

We'll also be hosting a game at D&D in a Castle in April, 2026!

Story by Travis Vengroff (Game Master)

Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Transcriptions by KC

Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen

Cast:

Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff

Soren Arkwright - Peter Lewis

Ildrex Mystan - Russ D. More

Glom Vogelberg - Sean Howard

Gaelle Vogelberg - Holly Billinghurst

Officer Cyne - Ariana Rosario

Father Fitelsch - Russ Gold

Lukas, Jennevieve - Tanya Wheelock

Swa Maelreskar Ekal Vahre' St. Soller the 23rd - Kittie KaBoom

Captain Renniss - Sean Daniel Francis

Gremmit - Mikhail Pollack

Father Dormund - Karim Kronfli

Steinee - Jack Houghton

Music: (in order of appearance)

Music Director - Travis Vengroff

"Theme of the Realmweaver," "Audin," "Steel and Shadows" - Written and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Christopher Siu, with Additional Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal, Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring

"Theme of the Realmweaver (Between Time Edition)" - Written, Performed, and Remixed by Steven Melin

"The Craftsmen's Creed" - Written by Yuzo Koshiro, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Hurdy-Gurdy by Matthias Loibner, Hammered Dulcimer by Kyle Paxton, Glockenspiel by Travis Vengroff, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal

Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki

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Special Thanks to:

Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff

Content Warnings:

Abuse of Authority/Power, Classism, Drinking (alcohol), Loss (familial), PTSD, References to Racism & Classism, Torture, Xenophobia

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Greetings Adventurers,

We wanted to let you know that we'll be doing our first ever live show as DARK DICE! That's right, Travis and Statz will be co-DMing a new adventure in front of a live audience at the World's Lair event in London. 

https://worldslair.com/

Our show will take place on August 27th, 2025, and starts at 8pm.

You'll either need a full-day pass or a Dusk ticket to be there, and we hope to see some of you! We'll also be joined by Jasper William Cartwright, Mike LeBeau (The Magnus Archives), and David Ault (as Iaus Innskeep)! What horrors do we have planned? Will the party survive? We hope you'll join us and find out.... Otherwise Dark Dice will be returning in less than a month, so stay subscribed and get ready for some of our darkest horrors yet...

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We've officially been podcasting for TEN years! We feel old, but also extremely grateful! Join us for a short chat, and a horror story.

If you enjoy our story here and maybe don’t know about what else we create, check out The Liberty Podcast for dark sci-fi, the Don't Mind anthology for mysterious spine chillers, and The White Vault for arctic frights. (...also VAST Horizon for a haunting Sci-fi epic) You can also follow us on YouTube.

Our careers and the lives we have now would not be possible without our amazing Patreon supporters! ⁠Patreon.com/foolandscholar⁠ to help us get through the next 10 years.

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Interview conducted by Travis Vengroff, Yoshitaka Amano, and Akiko Mukae

Recorded on Nomono Sound Capsules

Co-editing by Finnur Nielsen and Travis Vengroff

Music by Steven Melin

Production assistance, translation, and dubbing by Shion Francois

Executive Producers Dennis Greenhill, AJ Punk'n, Carol Vengroff, & Maico Villegas

This is a Fool and Scholar Production.

We are a two person creative team and we can only create this show because of listener support. 

Special Thanks to:

Our Patreon supporters! | Carol Vengroff | K.A. Statz | Nomono

Show Notes:

Amano's Upcoming Gallery - São Paulo exhibition at Farol Santander March ~16th https://www.farolsantander.com.br/#/

Amano's Website (subscribe to the newsletter) - https://www.yoshitakaamano.com/

"The Birth of Myth" Gallery- https://www.lomex.gallery/exhibitions/the-birth-of-myth

1987 Interview: Amano on "Karon no Kumo (Spiders of Charon)" and other works - https://shmuplations.com/amano/

2023 Interview:Amano & Neil Gaiman on David Bowie - https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/yoshitaka-amano-and-neil-gaiman-on-the-bowie-project-they-never-finished

Creators Mentioned

Frank Frazetta - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta

Mœbius - Jean Giraud - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud

Neil Gaiman- https://www.neilgaiman.com/

Michael Moorcock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock

Projects Mentioned

Sandman: The Dream Hunters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman:_The_Dream_Hunters

Angel's Egg: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208502/

Vampire Hunter D (novels & animated films): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Hunter_D

Final Fantasy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy

Lost Frequency (album):

https://randomencounter.bandcamp.com/album/lost-frequency

https://open.spotify.com/album/6Vvc8h2YIeQv3ZY6eKyHHp

Takoman (Octopus man): https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-yoshitaka-amano-reflects-on-final-fantasy-hero-more/

"Golden View of the World" - Myoshinji Temple, Kyoto: https://mizuma-art.co.jp/en/2211_amanoyoshitaka_goldenview/

Amano's Hero: https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/SEP063172

Deva Zan: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/20-138/Deva-Zan-HC

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This week we chat with Florian Seidler about what it's like to roll the Dark Dice... As a player.

Also joining us is K.A. Statz to chat about co-DM'ing!

Recorded on Nomono Sound Capsules! - https://nomono.co/

Edited by Travis Vengroff & Finnur Nielsen, with mixing by Finnur Nielsen

Also, what color is midnight to you? ... In an owl?

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The Willow's Wake finds itself within a terrible tempest.

Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters)

Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kasch Wilder

Mixing and Mastering by Marisa Ewing of Hemlock Creek Productions

Transcriptions and Associate Production by Shion Francois

Cast:

Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz

Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff

Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright

Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler

Konvo – Enrique Perez

Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen

Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu

Yuehai – Sam Yeow

Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale

Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs

Ula – Peter Joseph Lewis

Music:

Music Director / Arranger - Travis Vengroff

"Theme of the Realmweaver" "On Shores of Silver" Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal

"Myths Made Manifest" Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Flute by Andrew Goodwin

"Wrath of Winter" & "Gaelhold" written and co-orchestrated by Steven Melin, arranged and remixed by Travis Vengroff, Copyist & Co-Orchestrator Catherine Nguyen, Budapest Strings by Musiversal, Budapest Choir by Budapest Scoring (same soloists as below)

"The Sufferers' Cant" Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, with Copyist Catherine Nguyen, Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Featuring Matheus Souza Garcia (Violin), Kristin Kaigus (Woodwinds), Johannes Geworkian Hellman (Hurdy Gurdy), Kyle Paxton (Dulcimer), Budapest Strings, Choir, & Brass Recorded by Musiversal

"Empty Hearts" – Written and Performed by Andrey Vinogradov - Licensed through Pond 5

"Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal

Dark Dice art by Voidbrush with lettering by K.A. Statz

Special Thanks to:

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This is a Fool and Scholar Production.

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Content Warnings:

Death, Drowning, Gaslighting, Lots of Violence (piercing/bludgeoning)

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The crew search the holds for a murderer while tensions rise...

Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters)

Produced, Edited, and with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff

Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Dialogue Editing (first round) by Kasch Wilder

Mixing and Mastering by Marisa Ewing

Transcriptions and Associate Production by Shion Francois

Cast:

Narrator / Game Master - K.A. Statz

Narrator / Game Master - Travis Vengroff

Agé Ogun – Jasper William Cartwright

Jare Driftwood – Florian Seidler

Konvo – Enrique Perez

Lán Qiu – Sophie Yang

Vind Greyview – Eric Nelsen

Vivianna Bloodchamber – LilyPichu

Yuehai – Sam Yeow

Av Mitoph, Second Mate – Ciara Baxendale

Captain Gelmain - Karim Kronfli

Sea Sorcerer Galesk – David Amber Devereux

Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs

Eudaw Quit, Cook – Marisha Tapera

Ula – Peter Joseph Lewis

Music:

Music Director / Arranger - Travis Vengroff

"Theme of the Realmweaver" written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal

"Cord of Souls" arranged and performed by Travis Vengroff (ukulele), based on "Eternal War" written by Steven Melin

"Steel and Shadows" written & mixed by Steven Melin, orchestrated by Christopher Siu, feat. cello by Scott Semanski, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings by Musiversal

"Last Light" written by David Wise & Steven Melin, orchestrated by Christopher Siu & Catherine Nguyen (Copyist), lyrics by Travis Vengroff, Woodwinds by Kristin Naigus, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal

Dark Dice art by Jason Shawn Alexander with lettering by K.A. Statz

Special Thanks to:

Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff

This is a Fool and Scholar Production.

Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com

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Content Warnings:

Gaslighting, Mourning

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