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In The Hospital This Week
Apr 27, 2026
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Season 2 | Ep. 34 | Sunward
Apr 1, 2026
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BONUS STORY: Nightmares
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/27/26 | In The Hospital This Week✨ | hospitalupdate+1 | — | — | — | hospitalpodcast+3 | — | 0m 52s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 35 | The Darkened Ginkgo✨ | Roaming Forestascent+3 | — | Unnatural HorrorsBudapest Strings+11 | the Roaming ForestBudapest | Darkened GinkgoSeason 2+1 | — | 32m 08s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 34 | Sunward✨ | nightmareshorror+2 | — | Unnatural HorrorsBudapest Strings & Choir+14 | Budapest | Unnatural Horrorshardcover+2 | — | 1h 13m 04s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() BONUS STORY: Nightmares✨ | horrorfiction+1 | — | — | — | — | — | 39m 12s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 33 | The Charred Inn✨ | innadventure+2 | — | Wick Whittaker's WaresMusiversal+8 | Budapest | Dark DiceSeason 2+1 | — | 42m 51s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Dark Dice: DM Styles and D&D Scams - A Chat with K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff✨ | DM stylesTTRPG Tech+1 | K.A. StatzTravis Vengroff | Unnatural HorrorsShores of the Silver Thrum+2 | Budapest | Dark DiceD&D+2 | — | 25m 36s | |
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 32 | Through the Woods✨ | Ilmater's HopeDead Pines+2 | — | Shores of the Silver ThrumBudapest Strings+7 | Ilmater's Hopethe Dead Pines+1 | Shores of the Silver Thrumgame masters+2 | — | 30m 18s | |
| 1/20/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 31 | The Wish✨ | wishdarkness+3 | — | MusiversalGame Master+4 | Budapest | SorenGame Master+3 | — | 52m 56s | |
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 30 | PvP✨ | PvPbattle+3 | — | MusiversalBudapest Strings+21 | Budapest | Dark DiceSeason 2+3 | — | 31m 34s | |
| 12/10/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 29 | The Value of Life✨ | shoppingloss of life | — | House KelBudapest Choir+12 | — | Dark Dicefiction+2 | — | 1h 16m 31s | |
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| 11/25/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 28 | Reunion✨ | family reunionexile+1 | — | House KelBudapest Choir+9 | — | Dark Dicefiction+2 | — | 34m 25s | |
| 11/11/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 27 | A Life Stolen | Sindri, Lirril, and Elias arrive at their desired destination... Check out the podcast: Fables of Frost and Fur! 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 Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki Cast: Narrator / Game Master – Travis Vengroff Father Sindri Westpike – Eyþór Viðarsson Rowena Granitepike – Hem Brewster Lirril – Tanja Milojevic Elias "Payne" Embertree – Drew Tillman Sister Andradite Cavernsfall – Marcy Edwards Akrill of House Kel-Tor – Kristján Atli Heimisson Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "The Allshadow" - Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Hurdy Gurdy by Johannes Geworkian Hellman, Hammered Dulcimer by Kyle Paxton, Budapest Choir, Brass, & Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Unchecked Ambition" - Co-Written by Travis Vengroff, Co-Written, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "What Lurks Beneath (Between Time Edition)" - Co-Written by Travis Vengroff, Co-Written, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "Westmann's Hold" - Written by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "Funeral Rite of Celegon (Major Key)" - Written by Eyþór Viðarsson & Hem Cleveland, Arranged, Performed, & Produced by Steven Melin "Steel and Shadows" Written & Mixed by Steven Melin, orchestrated by Christopher Siu, Cello by Scott Semanski, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Budapest Strings by Musiversal Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Blood Ritual, Body Horror (Transformation), Drinking (alcohol), Fire, Loss (Familial), Needles (Darts) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 28s | ||||||
| 10/28/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 26 | The Bell of Bone | The bell of bone rings twice, heralding the arrival of the Neverborn. 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 Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki Cast: Narrator / Game Master – Travis Vengroff Father Sindri Westpike – Eyþór Viðarsson Rowena Granitepike – Hem Brewster Lirril – Tanja Milojevic Elias "Payne" Embertree – Drew Tillman Soren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph Lewis Velen Ironshard – Ladybeard Riith – Matt Mercer The Neverborn – Finnur Nielsen The Witch Hunter – Holly Billinghurst & Sean Howard Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "Staring Into the Abyss" –Written and performed by Steven Melin, with cello by Sam Boase-Miller, hurdy gurdy, hammer dulcimer, and lutes by Enzo Puzzovio, arranged with lyrics by Travis Vengroff, and vocals by the Budapest Scoring Choir. "Reprieve - Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio "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 "The Darklands" "The Neverborn" - Written and performed by Brandon Boone, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Orchestrated by Catherine Nguyen, Violin by Matheus Garcia Souza, Hurdy Gurdy by Johannes Geworkian Hellman, Hammered Dulcimer by Kyle Paxton, Budapest Choir, Brass, & Strings Recorded by Musiversal "Unchecked Ambition" - Co-Written by Travis Vengroff, Co-Written, Orchestrated, and Mixed by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "Westmann's Hold" - Written by Steven Melin, Other credits match ^ "Realmweaver's Prelude" - Written with Lyrics by Travis Vengroff, sung by Holly Billinghurst "Of Empires Lost" – Written by Austin Wintory & Dallas Crane, 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 This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Agency (Loss of), Blood (everywhere), Body Horror (Skin Stuff, Transformation), Disembowelment, Drinking (alcohol), Loss (Familial), Memory Loss, Mind Control, Spontaneous Combustion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 30m 45s | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 25 | Gram's Quest | An NPC rises to become a hero as Gram and her magical singing sword battle terrible evils to rescue her family's village! (Soren, Ildrex, Glom, & Gaelle are also technically present...) 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 Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Transcriptions by KC Casill & Kessir Riliniki Cast: Gram – Charlotte Norup 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 Tabitha – K.A. Statz Miggle & Boar Man – Andreas Somville Tasha's Kiss – Janus Hodgin Lauren – Megan Youmans Elven Farmer – Florian Seidler Father Dormund – Karim Kronfli Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis Vengroff Music Engineer (Musiversal) - Gergő Láposi "Theme of the Realmweaver" "The Light of Eastwood" & "Eastwood in Spring" "Victory Jingle" – 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 "Valor" – Written by Nobuo Uematsu & Steven Melin, Orchestrated and Mixed by Steven Melin, Lyrics & Translations by Travis Vengroff & Florian Seidler, Budapest Strings, Choir, and Brass recorded by Musiversal "Virtues of the Destined" – 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 "Sufferers' Cant" – Written by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Orchestrated by Steven Melin, Same Credits as above "Weaver of Fate" – Written and Performed by Steven Melin, Lyrics and arrangement by Travis Vengroff with Cello by Sam Boase-Miller, Hurdy Gurdy, Lutes, and Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, and Choir by the Budapest Scoring ChoirWritten and Performed by Steven Melin, feat. Hammered Dulcimer Enzo Puzzovio and Cello by Sam Boase-Miller "Eternal War" "Campfire" – Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Corridor of F*ckery" – Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio "Conspiracy" "Neverborn" "The Allshadow" – 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 "Empty Hearts" – 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 Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Agency (Loss of), Animal people (harm to), Avoiding the Plot (triggering to DM’s), Body Horror (Gluttony, Skin Stuff, Transformation), Cannibalism & Cooked Alive, Disembowelment, Drinking (alcohol), Eating Sounds (19:00-20:00), Father Issues, Leeches, Loss (Familial), Mind Control, Vomiting (but it's people) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 03s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 24 | Frenzied Feast | The team finds the missing villagers... And they're ravenous. "Lied zur Krampusnacht" - Travis's silly holiday song about Krampus: https://open.spotify.com/album/5zVljo0WKehEfeKSW74xaW 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: 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 Gram – Charlotte Norup Tabitha – K.A. Statz Miggle – Andreas Somville Hungry Aristocrat – Ryan McQuinn 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 "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 "Virtues of the Destined" – 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 "Eternal War" - Written & orchestrated by Steven Melin, Copyists Peter Jones & Steven Melin, Hurdy-Gurdy & Dulcimer by Enzo Puzzovio, Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "Corridor of F*ckery" - Written and Performed by Neil Martin of Blighthouse Studio "Broken Dawn" - Written and Performed by Scott Arc "Conspiracy" 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 "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 Dark Dice art by Allen Morris with lettering by Kessir Riliniki This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Body Horror (Gluttony), Cannibalism, Drinking (alcohol), Eating Sounds, Father Issues, Loss (Familial), PTSD, Hooked Chains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 27m 35s | ||||||
| 9/8/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 23 | The Chimera's Bargain | 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:Narrator / Game Master, The Chimera – Travis VengroffSoren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph LewisIldrex Mystan – Russ D. MoreGlom Vogelberg – Sean HowardGaelle Vogelberg – Holly BillinghurstKlymoore – Robert ClotworthyGram – Charlotte NorupTorturée – Andreas SomvilleWinnower – Dayn LeonardsonManic Farmer – Ryan McQuinn Music: (in order of appearance) Music Director / Arranged by - Travis VengroffMusic 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 This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings:Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse (Father), Child Death (Narrated, Past Tense, Manslaughter), Death (Parents), Disassociate Personality Disorder, Drinking (alcohol), Falling, Father Issues, Gaslighting (Revealed), Gender/Identity Confusion (this will trigger the folks who hate CWs), Happiness (Visions of), Hatred of Child (Parental PoV), Hatred of Sibling, Lawsuit from WotC (Potential), Loss (Familial), Mazes, Mirror F*ckery, Patricide, PTSD, Racial Ignorance (Friendly), Separation Anxiety (Spiritual, Emotional), Torture (Ripping, Hooked Chains), and lastly, Vind Greyview is a great guy :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 28s | ||||||
| 8/26/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 22 | The Madhouse | 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 GoldblumNarrator / Game Master – Travis VengroffSoren Arkwright – Peter Joeseph LewisIldrex Mystan – Russ D. MoreGlom Vogelberg – Sean HowardGaelle Vogelberg – Holly BillinghurstKlymoore – Robert ClotworthyFather Dormund – Karim KronfliGentry Hull – Michelle TanGnomish Sorter – Rikke RømerManic Farmer – Ryan McQuinnGram – 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 This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 Special Thanks to: Our Patreon supporters! | Hem Cleveland | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff Content Warnings: Creepy Child Lore (stories children tell that traumatize), Drinking (alcohol), Father Issues (wanting one), Gaslighting, Loss (familial), PTSD, Torture (references to) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 57m 24s | ||||||
| 8/13/25 | ![]() Season 2 | Ep. 21 | The Last Laugh | 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 This is a Fool and Scholar Production. For early episodes and bonus content join us at: https://www.patreon.com/FoolandScholar Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dark-dice-22460850 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 26s | ||||||
| 6/24/25 | ![]() We're Celebrating 10 Years of Podcasting Today! | 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 25m 58s | ||||||
| 5/29/24 | ![]() BONUS: The Birth of Myth: An Interview with Yoshitaka Amano | 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 15m 47s | ||||||
| 5/28/24 | ![]() BONUS: What's it like as a player? (on Dark Dice) | 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 06s | ||||||
| 5/28/24 | ![]() Season 4 | Ep. 10 | The Tempest | 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: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738 Content Warnings: Death, Drowning, Gaslighting, Lots of Violence (piercing/bludgeoning) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 37m 27s | ||||||
| 5/14/24 | ![]() Season 4 | Ep. 9 | Grasping Shadows | 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 Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738 Content Warnings: Gaslighting, Mourning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 04m 51s | ||||||
| 4/9/24 | ![]() Season 4 | Ep. 8 | A Mother’s Scorn | Consequences manifest as Vivianna disrupts that most sacred Ritual of Last Light. Check out our other spooky show Don't Mind: Sealskin Rock: https://open.spotify.com/show/26tX2B6mYZUh762JyN3Rip Follow our book - Unnatural Horrors - on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randomencounter/dark-dice-unnatural-horrors-for-5th-edition 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 The Sunken Mother – Lani Minella Priest 1 – Clara Skrippek Priest 2 – Ryan Philbrook Captain Gelmain - Karim Kronfli Harquin - Jack Falahee Sea Sorcerer Galesk – David Amber Devereux Mason Luhrs, First Mate – Chris Luhrs 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 "Dark Ice" Written and performed by Enzo Puzzovio, rearranged and performed by Ryan McQuinn, with Budapest Strings & Choir by Musiversal "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 "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: Our Patreon supporters! | Our Fool & Scholar Discord Lampreys! | Carol Vengroff This is a Fool and Scholar Production. Check out our Merch: www.DarkDice.com Free Transcripts are also available: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84864738 Content Warnings: Bullying, Death, Drunkenness, Gaslighting, Loss, Murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 25m 57s | ||||||
| 4/1/24 | ![]() April Fun and Announcements | We have some major announcements for you today. Also, please consider supporting our Patreon so Florian can safely make the joke and not be murdered before our next session. Also, so we can continue to have food and eat the food... And entertain you after. Patreon.com/Foolandscholar Peter's Rap "In These Rows": https://open.spotify.com/track/3dDz4hvW5N1kiWFi0uveau Our YouTube page really exists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPaOxWK6Wau96cfG0cCwxQA This episode was not proofread and was made solely by Travis Vengroff, who will suffer the responsibility of this 2am creation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 14m 35s | ||||||
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