Part 2 of our Season 2 Review includes such talking points as Helen of Troy's champagne bottle needs, Dolly Parton becoming a Christmas Angel, and whether Matt will only truly be happy if his pants literally catch fire. Enjoy!

Direcast is:

Luki Slinn (@LukiSlinn on Twitter and Instagram) 

Matt George Lovett (@mattgeorgelovett on Instagram) 

Jacob Warr (@WarrstoriesO on Twitter) 

Helen.

Peter Wellman (@Mr_Montigue on Twitter) 

H Folkmans (@folkpersons on Twitter and @artpersons on Instagram) 

Our logo and banner art is by H Folkmans. The Direcast theme was composed and performed by Matt George Lovett. This episode was edited by Luki Slinn.

The following music was featured in this episode:

'Birthday Variation' by Matt George Lovett

'Midnight Creeping' by Jonathan Snow

'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' by Kevin MacLeod

'Ironsworn Variation' by Matt George Lovett

'Fugue for One Synthetic' Heart by Andrea Baroni

'Western Cowboy Ride' by David Fesliyan

This week we were discussing the following games:

Once Upon a Birthday by Lynne M. Meyer

https://lynnemeyer.itch.io/once-upon-a-birthday

Monster of the Week by Michael Sands

https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/

Warmer in the Winter by Will Lentz

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/298423/Warmer-In-The-Winter--Playtest

Ironsworn by Shawn Tomkin

https://www.ironswornrpg.com/

Uprising by Brian Engard and Anna Meade

https://www.evilhat.com/home/uprising/

Desperadoes by Ian Lemke and Andre Frenzer

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/316116/Desperados-A-Pen-and-Paper-Roleplaying-Game

The Ironsworn fillable character sheet praised at length in the episode can be found here:

http://www.playeveryrole.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ironsworn-Character-Sheet-Fillable.pdf

You can follow Direcast on Facebook and Twitter @direcast, and on Instagram @direcastpod.

We use the Lines and Veils safety mechanic, as well as the X card system for player safety during our games. We also all complete an RPG Consent Checklist before recording, using the survey created by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk. Their TTRPG safety toolkit can be found at the link below.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/114jRmhzBpdqkAlhmveis0nmW73qkAZCj

If you feel that we have missed or mischaracterised anything which should have been raised as a trigger at the top, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected], and we will do our best to set things right.