Perpetua 44: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 04
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As the crew of the Little Snail and the Sourcerot investigators continue to delve the depths of the Castle Eschatonica, new voices are heard in the air. For those in the western half of the castle, the voices are brusque and severe, shaped to fit the prepared phrases necessary for a most hospitable war. But in the east, the voices lilt and shine, like dewy petals in a breeze. Is such a sound an invitation or something more nefarious… This week on perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 04 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06] Some Feedback [Page 66 of 68] TheUnforgivenIII So uhhhh does anyone have...
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Marielda 10th Anniversary Soundtrack Vinyl Available to Pre-Order Now!
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For Semiotician Uklan Tel, the discovery of the object in the vaults of the New Archives was a gift he could scarcely have hoped for. The Holy City, walled and impenetrable, had fascinated him for so long. He'd pored over the Marieldan documents and artifacts that the Archives had collected over the years so many times that his name repeated in the access cards like a prayer . But here was something new - misfiled, overlooked - that had evaded his eye all this time. He was starting to take notes for a book. We could not be more excited to unveil the Marielda 10th Anniversary Vinyl Soundtrack...
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Perpetua 43: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 03
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In a chamber of the Castle Eschatonica, filled with technology from another world, Veile, Caoimhe, Elena, and Brontë investigate the truth behind their mysterious gems (and the seemingly lost universes they were once connected to). Meanwhile, on the other side of the metaphysical fortress, Uncle Nicky, Jonathan, Antistrophe and their newly acquired Agonies encounter a brusque soldier from a war whose rules they can barely understand. This week on Perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 03 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06] Celestial Echoes [CECH] Imago [CEIM] While I haven’t played the Imago...
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Perpetua 42: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 02
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As the northern edge of the Castle Eschatonica grows closer, the adventurers within begin to sense a change in the dungeon around them. While the Celestial Echoes that make up the hallways and rooms of the castle were once neatly separated, now it seems that the people and places from the various past Perpetuan worlds have begun to overlap and interact. In search of information, Brontë, Veile, Elena, and Caoimhe seek help from an otherworldly machine. Meanwhile, on the other side of the castle, a gang of otherworldly beings seeks help from the trio of Antistrophe, Jonathan, and Uncle...
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Perpetua 41: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 01
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In the depths of the Castle Eschatonica, the true beckonings called to the travelers of the Dragon Path. Led across the ether under divine shadow and holy light, to things that aren’t, but which might yet be: New more peaceful lives. Freedom from obligation and duty. Different, more adventurous histories. A key to a door which itself beckons. The power to protect those they care for. Power for power’s sake alone. With these behind them, the two groups re-emerge into the halls of the Castle. In the western wing, three figures push forward into the passageways of this transcendent...
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Perpetua 40: The Castle Eschatonica 08
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At the highest point of the Castle Eschatonica, the crew of the Little Snail and Team ABC finally find some answers to their most desperate questions. And yet, many mysteries remain, perhaps most of all: How can they escape this castle and return to the paths from which they were pulled away? For that, the answer is simple: Walk on… and beware the True Beckonings. This week on Perpetua: The Castle Eschatonica 08 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.0599] Some Feedback [Page 59 of 60] Alukard83 So does anyone know what happens if you don’t resist the beckonings? TheUnforgivenIII That...
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Perpetua 39: The Castle Eschatonica 07
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After exploring the branching wings of a multi-dimensional dungeon the ad-hoc mega party joined back up. The lost keys have been retrieved. Their missing photographer has been recalled. The door to the central tower of the Castle Eschatonica will open. Will they find answers inside, or only more riddles from the mysterious and cosmic being known as Gnova? This week on on Perpetua: The Castle Eschatonica 07 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.0584] Hey Everyone… [Page 01 of 01] FriendOfNei First of all, I just want to say sorry. I know how much I let everyone down when I left suddenly. I know that...
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Perpetua 38: The Castle Eschatonica 06
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With the Wicked Weaver defeated, the trio of Antistrophe, Caoimhe, and Nicky return to their hunt for the crest of the western hall, and their search will lead them into places unlike any they’ve ever seen. Meanwhile, in the High Masque, tensions grow as the newest members of House Deadwind continue to make new connections among rival clans of Alteros. Will they find the masks they need to open the door before suspicions solidify into peril? This week on Perpetua: The Castle Eschatonica 06 Perpetua Guide [Community Addendum Part 04] I’m Alukard83, and I thought it would be nice to get...
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Perpetua 37: The Castle Eschatonica 05
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It moved towards Antistrophe, Caoimhe, and Nicky through the dark as something other than itself. A creature of guile and hunger, whose taste for life is well developed and whose limbs are the limbs of others. Meanwhile, amidst the revelers of the High Masque, the moonlit wing’s adventurers mix and mingle. Will they try to puzzle their way through the rhyming door, or sate themselves on delicacies and dances instead of dungeoneering… This week on Perpetua: The Castle Eschatonica 05 Perpetua Guide [Community Addendum Part 03] What’s up every-freakin-body. It’s THEUNFORGIVENIII and I...
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Hello everyone! If you don't use Spotify to listen to our podcast, you can skip this one! If you do listen on Spotify, we have decided to remove our show from the platform. Althrough many of the Friends at the Table cast were users of the service in the past, recent changes to Spotify and actions of it employees means our desire to remove ourselves from the platform now outweight the convenience of using it and letting our show remain on the service. These include , running ads we have no control over (), and . In this recording, Jack and Austin do a better job of explaining the...
info_outlineIn a chamber of the Castle Eschatonica, filled with technology from another world, Veile, Caoimhe, Elena, and Brontë investigate the truth behind their mysterious gems (and the seemingly lost universes they were once connected to). Meanwhile, on the other side of the metaphysical fortress, Uncle Nicky, Jonathan, Antistrophe and their newly acquired Agonies encounter a brusque soldier from a war whose rules they can barely understand.
This week on Perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 03
Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06]
Celestial Echoes [CECH]
Imago [CEIM]
While I haven’t played the Imago games myself, from what I’ve read, it’s a game about the power and cost of the creative spirit. And also demons, maybe? In any case, the way that this Echo shows up in the Castle Eschatonica is the Agonies, a special set of NPCs you can acquire who can grant even non-spell casters the ability to cast a few key spells!
Melo (he/him)
Traits: Relaxed, Friendly, Sleepy
Status/Element: Slow/Air
Description: A living statue of a little knee high elephant man, smoking a pipe.
Ability: Trumpet Toss - 10 - Self - Instantaneous
Melo wakes up and releases blasts of air from his trunk, sending you flying across the battlefield. You may immediately perform a free attack with a melee weapon you have equipped. This attack may target creatures that can only be targeted by ranged attacks. If you used a weapon belonging to the brawling or spear Category for this attack, it deals 5 extra damage. If you hit a flying target with this attack, you may force them to land immediately.
Wan (he/him)
Traits: Sickly, Curious, Hopeful
Status/Element: Weak/Ice
Description: A painting of a strange looking child in bed, under a blanket, covered in shadows.
Ability: A Chill Air (attack) - 10 x T - Up to Three Targets - Instantaneous
Wan coughs, and the temperature in the room drops low. The targets suffer【HR + 15】ice damage. Opportunity: Each target hit by this spell suffers Weak.
Hezzi (they/them)
Traits: Afraid, Tentative, Big
Status/Element: (Shaken/Physical)
Description: A ghostly, one-eyed ogre who quietly plays their piano until someone approaches.
Ability: Intimidating Presence (attack) - 5 x T - Up to Three Creatures - Instantaneous
Hezzi shows themself in fully material form, strikes an aggressive pose, and roars, giving every target Shaken.
Miss Mephitic (she/her)
Traits: Layered, Beautiful, Frightening
Status/Element: (Poisoned/Poison)
Description: A human-sized music box ballerina, from which vines, petals, and teeth emerge. Ability: Bloody Thorn (attack) - 20 - One Creature - Instantaneous
Mephi’s vines strike out at a target, doing 【HR + 15】poison damage and giving them the Poisoned status.
Connie (she/they)
Traits: Excitable, Mercurial, Confused
Status/Element (Dazed/Bolt)
Description: A fuzzy television on a wheeled cart which continually changes channels, occasionally landing on young woman with frizzy, dirty blonde hair .
Ability: Surprise Shock (attack) - 20 - One creature - Instantaneous
Connie slams into your foe and electrifies them. The target suffers【HR + 25】bolt damage. Damage is doubled against a target who is Dazed
Ira (he/him)
Traits: Irritable, Small, Loyal
Status/Element: Enraged / Fire
Description: A ceramic pot with a little angry red devil cherub on it—and the impish being itself.
Ability: Devil’s Breath (attack) - 10 × T - Up to three creatures - Instantaneous
Ira unleashes a blast of fiery breath at your foes. Each target hit by this spell suffers【HR + 15】fire damage. Opportunity: Each target hit by this spell suffers enraged.
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