These Flimsy Rituals

Hi everyone! We've got no new episode this week. We were planning on editing together the Q&A we recorded a couple of weeks back on Twitch, but we had some technical glitches. Instead, we've put the full recording on our youtube channel for people to watch. Hopefully, we'll be able to edit the Q&A at some point in the future for people to listen to as a podcast episode, but for now, we're moving onto the production of Embrace.

All things going well, the first episode of Embrace will be our next release, sometime before the end of this month. Prior to that, we're hoping to put out a trailer, to give everyone a sneak peek of what we've been recording. We're really pumped to share our next season.

Thank you for your understanding.

You can find the video of the Q&A here.

“Friends, I don’t know how much you’ve heard about this place. I don’t know whether you’ve heard the stories - the rumours - about what has happened here in the past. This is the story of Carn’s Brook. You’ve heard of this surely?”

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Around a crackling fire, four storytellers gather - maybe in a cabin, perhaps beneath uncovered stars. There they share stories - of singing sheep, of the biggest squash you've ever seen, of a painted mountain.

We play a special game of HISTORY IS GONE BUT WE REMEMBER by Ben Roswell. It’s a game about histories shared and created through oral storytelling. It’s set in the same world as Tiding but is a stand-alone story. If you’re new to These Flimsy Rituals, this could be a good starting point!

Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon). Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Sounds by CaganCelik from freesound.org.

Cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak). Tiding art by Allissa Chan (@formyths).

"As the eater of gods approached, Duier set out its last will and testament - and Corpus would be stricken from it. Carn Vers was its bastion and from that broken mountain it directed its servants. 

Those who could rushed to the borders, carrying Cenja’s secrets with them. That which was left behind, Grafan buried - so deep as to never be disinterred. Duier's great library was unwritten, given to Belka, the only person used to carrying such sorrow. Its buildings were torn down, gravestones shattered, engravings uncarved themselves. 

One by one its envoys became a part of Duier once more. Then, when it could hold Corpus back no longer, it brought about its own end. Keen, once a priest of a ghostly moon, saw to both of their unravellings."

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We also wanted to share a few production updates, which are gone into in more detail in the episode, but essentially:

As always, thank you so much for listening. We wouldn't be doing what we're doing without you. x

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from rui-aires and thefilmbakery at freesound.org

C/W: Death

- Karuum, the Heart of Growth

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Belka, following Duier's request, arrives at the top of Carn Vers. There they meet the remnant formed of fog and mist, grief and memory. There Belka gets a glimpse of Corpus' dark path. There Belka hears Duier's final words.

Belka meets an old friend, sort of.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from thanvannispen, Calcuttan and daveincamas at freesound.org

"Tomorrow we’re going camping! Bris promised forever ago and is finally going to take us. It’ll be me and Korrin, but Venz, Belka and Femrir are coming too. I’m not sure how many tents we’re taking, or even if we’re taking tents. I hope Bris doesn’t try to make us sleep outside again.

It’s going to be great. Bris says that she’s going to show us a waterfall and teach us about some of the plants and animals she’s found. I’m going to add them all to the book. Maybe I’ll even be able to come up with some new recipes too!"

     - Challa

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Caught stuttering in the chains, Challa must make her choice. To stay with the caravan or to find her own path. To go alone or let Strael come with her. At the edge of Cenja, she must decide where to go next.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from tim.kahn and daveincamas at freesound.org

C/W: death (from opening), moderate violence

"I know you won’t want to talk to me after I tell you, or even listen. So, I’m writing - in case I don’t make it, in case that one day after you want to read it. Maybe when the day comes that I’m gone and Korrin is grown, you might let him read it too.

It’s dangerous out here, doing this. I do it because it’s what I know. It’s what I’m good at. Out here the winds seem to grow colder and colder; knowing that you’re safe, the both of you, warms me against them. Stay warm by your fires. Stay safe."

     - Bris

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Sistre's chains lead Bris to the Jackal, Rowl Estvelryn. The anger and hatred that she has carried with her over these past years has boiled over. She has chosen revenge. She wants justice - for what was done to the Sharrow, for what was done to her family.

Bris prepares to fight.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from Black Boe and sagetyrtle at freesound.org

"I think that was when I began to question my place in the Splintered Breath. Funny really, that when you joined was when I first thought about leaving.

It wasn’t that I disagreed with what we were trying to do - Calloa did not deserve its imprisonment. However, seeing Ferrox Urstraet’s unwillingness to consider that the citizens of Frailty would be punished as much as its rulers, terrified me. I saw then that she would put her ideals above the safety of others."

     - Venz

The group are pulled different directions by Sistre's chains. Venz wishes for a moment of peace, of quiet and solitude. He uses it to read the book that he claimed from the library - a grimoire filled with Serrata Paige's memories. He's determined to discover what happened under Carn Veskl, to find out who is responsible for Corpus.

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Notables

Corpus, the god under the mountain. A counterfeit remnant.

The Splintered Breath, a group of renegade snarls trying to find their formed leader, Ferrox Urstraet.

Serrata Paige, a scientist and sole survivor of the experiments on Corpus.

The Entwined Form, a fringe organisation that want to heal the cleaved remnants - uniting spirit and matter.

Provenance, an old empire ruled by a remnant and its envoys. A group aiming to restore it.

Ven, the slayer of the remnant of Provenance.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from caquet and sagetyrtle at freesound.org

"Other rogues began to create counterfeits. A great shadow industry of fakes and forgeries blossomed. While most peddled shoddy imitations and bluffed at their provenance, experts made sure to replicate every detail. To their books, they would attach chains and etch tell-tale insignia down the spines. They would use glues to emulate the strange fusion that was the inevitable fate of all of Eulogy’s tomes."

     - Avyn Fiir Vorunt

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The Conclave are dealt with, the Splintered Breath have departed. The group are left alone at the bottom of the Helctic Library. They have a moment to reflect and make choices about their next steps. But whatever they decide, Sistre's chains are waiting.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon). 

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve), Thryn Henderson (@thairyn) and Ziz Simoens (@seasylphgames).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Show cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths). Eulogy cover art by Beck Michalak (@r_michalak)

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from daveincamas at freesound.org

C/W: blood, violence, death

With a single word, Compli Xender Bross ends the Splinter's spells. The web of spirit that is everywhere, that connects everything, is gone from the room. The snarls are left vulnerable.

Venz tries a new kind of weaving, Bris offers a hand, Challa faces the worst choice and Belka makes sure that Eulogy will remember them.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Elizabeth Simoens (@seasylphgames), Ryan Evans (@brainxray), Steve Martin (@purple_steve) and Thryn Henderson (@thairyn).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths).

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from yuval, borralbi, drotzruhn, 000600, alexkandrell and ienba.

C/W: blood, violence, child endangerment, off-screen death

“I remember them telling me, we might run into the Conclave. If you see someone dressed in gold, stay away. If they talk to you, keep your head low and do what they say. Don’t try to reason with them, don’t answer back.”

 - Ayof

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There is no more time. The agents of the Conclave - Compli Xender Bross and Rugate Terella Awl - launch their attack. One of the snarls has already fallen, blood has been spilled. The Splintered Breath make their stand.

Bris squares up for a fight, Challa gets in a tangle, Belka makes the catch, and Venz gets in the groove.

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Hosted by Adam Dixon (@adtidixon).

Featuring Ryan Evans (@brainxray) and Thryn Henderson (@thairyn).

Produced by Thryn Henderson and Adam Dixon.

Cover art by Allissa Chan (@formyths).

Rules are available at adtidi.itch.io/ryne.

Sound clips from yuval, borralbi, drotzruhn, 000600 and ienba.