Awkward meetings abound as our heroes are drawn together. Gail writes an email. Vanessa is standoffish, but she really cares. Janus decides to not back down. And we are all certain that Gail’s shack is not a love shack. Cast and Crew: Game Master: Jordan Green (they/them) Vanessa the Witch (she/her): played by Fay Onyx (ze/hir) Janus the Ghoul (she/her): played by Tobi Hill-Meyer (she/her) Gail the Ghost (she/her): played by William (Billie) Rain (ze/hir) Audio Editing: Ryan Boelter (he/they) Sound Design: Fay Onyx Transcription: Nikki Yager (she/her), with help from Fay Onyx, using Otter.ai Mid-roll Reminders: Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Podcast Recommendation: Hit the Bricks Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   TRANSCRIPT For maximum accessibility, each transcript has four formats. Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2021/11/22/transcript-of-inside-the-first-responders-training-program-part-2/ Word doc with low-vision friendly font Veranda: Writing Alchemy E41 Transcript Pdf with dyslexia friendly font OpenDyslexic3: Writing Alchemy E41 Transcript OpenDyslexic3 Low contrast blue on black pdf: Writing Alchemy E41 Transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcription by: Nikki Yager (she/her), with help from Fay Onyx, using Otter.ai   LINKS Game System Monsterhearts 2: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts Podcast Recommendation Hit the Bricks: https://hitthebricks.com/ Support Writing Alchemy Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Ko-fi donation: https://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Writing Alchemy Links Website: https://writing-alchemy.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Contact Fay: https://writingalchemy.net/about/contact-form/ Podcast RSS feed: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Jordan’s Link Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jordonaut Tobi’s Link Website: https://tobihillmeyer.com/ William’s (Billie’s) Links Website: http://www.billierain.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/billierain Ryan’s Link Twitter: https://twitter.com/lordneptune Nikki’s Link Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BeholdertoNoOne   MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECT CREDITS Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Game theme: Levels Of Greatness by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution License Light medieval music: Pippin the Hunchback (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Humorous guitar music: My Lady Carey’s Dompe composed by Anonymous and played by Jon Sayles and available at http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm Gail’s crush wonder music: The Forest and the Trees (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Tinkly crush music: The Flight of the Lulu by Possimiste from Free Music Archive Soft piano music: Touching Moments Two – Higher (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Uplifting slow piano music: There Is Romance (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Optimistic guitar music: Green Fields by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Mid-roll music: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper

Writing Alchemy Collaboration 4 Summary A record shaped world, where music is magic, is under threat by evil corporations! These corporate villains are trying to control the magic and destroy musical freedom. Can our mixed-gender team of magical girl superheroes stop their plans in time?! Cast and Crew: Genre Moderator: Ryan Boelter (he/they). Cyrus Wright/Cyberet (he/him): Played by Vincent MacElroy (they/them). Rose/Phoenix Rose (she/her): Played by Fay Onyx (ze/hir). Markus Martes (he/him)/Ghostwriter (she/her): Played by Liz (They/Them). Carpenter (they/them): Played by Jonn (he/him). Sound Cleanup, Dialogue Editing, Environmental Sound Design, and Scoring: Ryan Boelter. Action Sound Design and Accessibility Consulting: Fay Onyx. Transcription: Vincent MacElroy. Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Stylized human figures in different colors are shown with a web of gray lines drawn between them, indicating connection and collaboration.   Collaboration 4 Transcript For maximum accessibility, each transcript has four formats: an online post for access convenience, a word document with a low-vision friendly font (Veranda), a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic3), and a low contrast blue on black pdf for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2021/10/09/transcript-of-collaboration-4/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 4 Transcript Complete Pdf: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 4 Transcript in OpenDyslexic3 Blue on black: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 4 Transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcription by: Vincent MacElroy   Links Game System: Chimera RPG by Ryan Boelter and Amr Ammourazz Twitter: @ChimeraRPG (https://twitter.com/ChimeraRPG) Website: https://chimera.games/ Purchase: https://play.chimera.games/ International Podcast Month Website: http://internationalpodcastmonth.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/PodMonth21 Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts Ryan’s Links Twitter: @lordneptune (https://twitter.com/lordneptune) Website: https://lordneptune.com Character Creation Cast – Co-Host and Producer Twitter: @CreationCast (https://twitter.com/CreationCast) Website: https://charactercreationcast.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/OneShotPodcast A Horror Borealis – Sound Designer and Producer Twitter: @AHorrorBorealis (https://twitter.com/AHorrorBorealis) Website: https://oneshotpodcast.com/actual-play/a-horror-borealis/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/PaperBoatPods The Broadswords – Dialogue Editor Twitter: @TheBroadswords (https://twitter.com/TheBroadswords) Website: https://thebroadswords.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheBroadswords Vincent’s Links Twitter: @VincentMacElroy (https://twitter.com/VincentMacElroy) Heroes in Progress Podcast Twitter: @H_i_P_Podcast (https://twitter.com/H_i_P_Podcast) Website: https://www.heroesinprogresspodcast.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/heroes-in-progress/id1479056853 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5NyuknwJosV9Pw1Ao31jTD Youtube [CC]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRrs68pjBGZBA235q3JJww/featured Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heroesinprogresspodcast Fay’s Links Twitter: @writing_alchemy (https://twitter.com/writing_alchemy) Website: https://writing-alchemy.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Liz’s Links Twitter: @littoralchemist (https://twitter.com/littoralchemist) October Jones & Fish with Legs Twitter: @octoberandfish (https://twitter.com/octoberandfish) Website: https://www.octoberandfish.ca/ Natural Toonie: Web Links: https://linktr.ee/naturaltoonie Jonn’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleypy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleypy.art/ Redacted Files – Cast Member Twitter: @trfpodcast (https://twitter.com/tr

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 21 Summary We return to the First Responder’s Training Program to catch up with Vanessa the Witch and Janus the Ghoul. In this sequel adventure, meet Gail the Ghost and follow the drama that swirls around the popular Chaz Drakon, as everyone prepares for another pivotal full moon ritual. Game Master: Jordan Green (they/them) Vanessa the Witch (she/her): played by Fay Onyx (ze/hir) Janus the Ghoul (she/her): played by Tobi Hill-Meyer (she/her) Gail the Ghost (she/her): played by Billie Rain (ze/hir) Audio Editing: Kimberly Loftus (she/her)   Sound Design: Fay Onyx Transcription: Goblin (they/them), with help from Fay Onyx, using Otter.ai Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   Transcript For maximum accessibility, each transcript has four formats: an online post for access convenience, a word document with a low-vision friendly font (Veranda), a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic3), and a low contrast blue on black pdf for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2021/09/03/transcript-of-inside-the-first-responders-training-program-part-1 Word doc: Writing Alchemy E40 Transcript Pdf: Writing Alchemy E40 Transcript OpenDyslexic3 Blue on black: Writing Alchemy E40 Transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcription by: Goblin and Fay Onyx, with the help of Otter.ai   Show Notes Game System Monsterhearts 2: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts Recommendation Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services: https://www.kalilastormfire.com/ Support Writing Alchemy Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Ko-fi donation: https://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Writing Alchemy Links Website: https://writing-alchemy.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Contact Fay: https://writingalchemy.net/about/contact-form/ Podcast RSS feed: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Jordan’s Link Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jordonaut Johnny Tsunami: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Tsunami Tobi’s Links Website: https://tobihillmeyer.com/ Consenticle: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metasynthie/consentacle-a-card-game-of-human-alien-intimacy Billie’s Links Website: http://www.billierain.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/billierain Kimberly’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimberloft/ Actor, Audiobook Narrator, and Crocheter: https://linktr.ee/Kimberloft Goblin’s Links Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@trashgoblin69420 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/goblinfroot Music and Sound Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Game theme: Levels Of Greatness by Scott Holmes Music is licensed under a Attribution License. Vanessa’s meeting with Profesora de la Cruz: Anamalie (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Chaz’s theme: Pyro Flow (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Skateboard Sounds: Skateboard Indoor.wav by et_graham | License: Attribution Noncommercial Mid-roll music: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The Hallway Collision was made up of the following four sounds: Paper slap: Notebook_Drop_Concrete.aif by amszala

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 9 Summary Today I’m sharing some tools I have been using that have been extremely helpful for dealing with anxiety. I’ll also be giving an update on what is going on for me, and I’ll wrap up by sharing some of the projects I’ve been working on. The goal of this tool set is to help a person’s nervous system connect to the present moment. The way I understand it is that when people are upset, their mind is usually focusing on the past or the future. Helping the nervous system connect to the present helps it calm down. I find that these tools are helpful during stressful moments, but they can also can be used at other times to increase calm and relaxation. For example, I often use them to help myself get sleepy at bedtime. Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Bonus Cast 9 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2020/10/27/transcript-of-bonus-cast-9/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy BC9 transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Larcie and Fay Onyx with the help of Otter.ai   Show Notes Anxiety Tools Anxiety Tools Page: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/anxiety-tools/ Anxiety Tools – Orienting: https://writingalchemy.net/2020/08/31/anxiety-tools-orienting/ Support Writing Alchemy You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Follow Writing Alchemy Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ Website: https://writingalchemy.net Writing Alchemy Mailing List: https://writingalchemy.net/mailing-list/ Hiring an Audio Editor in Early November Details: https://twitter.com/writing_alchemy/status/1310567346122047488 Project Links Decolonizing Games Resource List: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/decolonizing-games-resource-list/ Disability Q & A Series: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/writing-advice/ Magic Goes Awry Beta: https://writingalchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/ Premade Characters: https://writingalchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/premade-characters/ Jessica Kuczynski: http://www.jessicakuczynski.com/ Into the Research Garden Adventure: https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/into-the-research-garden/ Crossroads Plants: https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/crossroads-plants/ Contact Fay Writing Alchemy Contact Form: https://writingalchemy.net/about/contact-form/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and outro: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Content Warnings Mental health struggles. Anxiety. Depression. Panic attacks. Harmful medical professional.  The post Bonus Cast 9 – Anxiety Tools: Orienting first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Collaboration 3 Summary Bob the slime-person druid, Nikau the parrotfolk rogue, and Aery the animated statue athlete are part of a team of investigative journalists working for the Crossroads Observer. The Observer has obtained a sample that could finally expose the dirty dealings of the wealthy Steward Family. Their job is to get this sample to the expert Juniper Huckleberry. The only problem is that Juniper is an infamously reclusive gnome druid who lives in her research garden, which is full of dangerous magical plants. Game Master: Fay Onyx (ze/hir) Bob the Slime-person Druid (they/them): played by Mads Upton (they/them) Nikau the Parrotfolk Rogue (he/him): played by Robin (they/them) Arey the Living Statue Athlete (they them): played by Brandon (Rev) Wentz (he/him) Audio Editing and Sound Design: Fay Onyx Transcription of People Talking: Critshow Studios Transcription of Music and Sound Effects: Larcie, Fay Onyx Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Stylized human figures in different colors are shown with a web of gray lines drawn between them, indicating connection and collaboration.   Collaboration 3 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2020/09/21/transcript-of-collaboration-3/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 3 Transcript Pdf: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 3 Transcript in OpenDyslexic Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Critshow Studios Music and Sound Effect Descriptions by: Larcie   Show Notes Game System Magic Goes Awry: https://writingalchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/ Extras Character sheets, plant descriptions, and other extras are here: https://writingalchemy.net/2020/09/09/into-the-research-garden-extras/ International Podcast Month Links Website: http://internationalpodcastmonth.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Hashtag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/PodMonth20 Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts IPM episodes: https://internationalpodcastmonth.simplecast.com/episodes Fay’s Links Website: https://writingalchemy.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ Mads’ Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/madsuptonogood You can find their writing in: Pastamancy & Other Accidental Magics: https://pastamancypod.wordpress.com/ Heroes of Another Kind: https://twitter.com/hoakpodcast Robin’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/lobster_writer Not Joanna Eggs: https://animationstation.libsyn.com/ Tabletop Buffoonery: https://tabletopbuffoonery.libsyn.com/ Tabletop Buffoonery on twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbuffoon Rev’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/RevDeschain The Critshow: Website: https://thecritshowpodcast.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCritshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritshow/ Music and Sound Effect Credits Not Jonna Eggs teaser music: Don’t Hold my Breath by Ben Briggs Critshow teaser music by Jake Pierle Writing Alchemy teaser music: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Briefing in the Crossroads Observer office: Deadly Roulette (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Slime sounds: Pumpmkin Guts Squish 4.aif by MWLANDI | License: Attribution Wooden chair creaks: Wood Chair Creaking.wav by bmcken | License: Attribution The briefing continues: Thief in the Night (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Outside of Juniper’s garden: morning in the forest.WAV by inchadney | License: Attribution Mild tension music for the Catapult Walnut: Ecstasy is not The Enemy by Jim Rooster is licensed under

Writing Alchemy Calming Moment Summary This is an experimental episode of Writing Alchemy where Fay describes five beautiful photographs of the Pacific Ocean in detail with the soothing sound of ocean waves in the background. This is an internet hug going out to all of the people who want a few minutes of tranquil calm in their day.   Show Notes Discord and Slack Invitations Discord: https://t.co/Po52EE9xcB?amp=1 Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/writingalchemy/shared_invite/enQtODUzNjEyNjUzMDI0LWRmZmJiZTRlNTM3ZjZhMWVkMmZiZmUxZDNjMDEwZTJjNzhjZWE2MTk1YThmZmRhYmQ2ZWNhMjEzZTMyOTIwYTk Support Writing Alchemy You can become a patron at: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 Merch store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ Intersectional Cocoon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IntersectionalCocoon/ Sign Up Writing Alchemy Mailing List: https://writingalchemy.net/mailing-list/ Participate in a Unfamiliar Heroes Game: https://writingalchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/participation-survey/ Sound Credits Ocean waves: ocean_waves_2.wav by mmiron | License: Attribution The Photographs that Were Described (in Order) Photograph Credits Cover image: https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-sun-sea-sunset-backlighting-1631874/ Photo #1: https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-waves-ocean-pacific-water-1204401/ Photo #2: https://pixabay.com/photos/surf-waves-shore-ocean-beach-sea-455761/ Photo #3: https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-pacific-coastline-ocean-coast-2089936/ Photo #4: https://pixabay.com/photos/oregon-beach-sand-rocks-formations-139004/ Photo #5: https://pixabay.com/photos/california-sunset-dusk-sky-clouds-1751455/  The post Calming Moment – The Pacific Ocean first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 20 Summary This is a special scripted crossover episode between Writing Alchemy and Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services where we return to Sylvan Community College as Kalilia gives Janus her first tarot reading, foreshadowing the events which will take place in the next Unfamiliar Heroes game. Janus: Tobi Hill-Meyer Kalila: Lisette Alvarez Audio Editing and Sound Design: Fay Onyx Script: Lisette Alvarez with collaboration and input from Fay Onyx and Tobi Hill-Meyer This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   Episode Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2020/01/31/transcript-of-janus-first-tarot-reading/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy E39 Transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Fay Onyx based on the script written by Lisette Alvarez   Show Notes Lisette’s Links Fundraising campaign: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/kalila-stormfires-economical-magick-services-the-final-season#story Website: https://www.kalilastormfire.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KalilaStormfire Tumblr: https://kalilastormfire.tumblr.com/ Support Writing Alchemy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Ko-fi: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast TeePublic store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ Discord: https://t.co/Po52EE9xcB?amp=1 Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/writingalchemy/shared_invite/enQtODUzNjEyNjUzMDI0LWRmZmJiZTRlNTM3ZjZhMWVkMmZiZmUxZDNjMDEwZTJjNzhjZWE2MTk1YThmZmRhYmQ2ZWNhMjEzZTMyOTIwYTk Music and Sound Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Sylvan Community College Theme: Ascension by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution License The crowded hallway effect was made from the following two sounds: People talking: Office Ambiance.wav by Blu_150058 | License: Attribution Noncommercial Background murmur: Ambience Convention Crowd by Sheyvan | License: Creative Commons 0 Chair scraping: Wooden chair, push in, pull out.wav by SpliceSound | License: Creative Commons 0 Chair creak as Janus sits down: Sitting on chair .wav by renatofarabeuf | License: Attribution Cards being shuffled: Shuffling cards 02.WAV by VKProduktion | License: Creative Commons 0 Cards being flipped over: Index Card Flips (handle business paper mvmt) 02.wav by cmorris035 | License: Creative Commons 0 Tarot reading music: Origin ll by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution License. Pulling out and opening wallet: Wallet pulled out and in the pocket by tripplexis | License: Creative Commons 0 Pulling out money: Handle with money by Pashee | License: Attribution Noncommercial The cards spilling effect was made from the following two sounds: Cards hitting the table: drop-cards.wav by themfish | License: Attribution Car

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 8 Summary This Bonus Cast features stand up comedy that the amazing Tobi Hill-Meyer did for Thriving While Trans. Afterwards, there are some announcements about upcoming audio and text games. Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Show Notes Writing Alchemy Merch Store TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Discord and Slack Invitations Discord: https://t.co/Po52EE9xcB?amp=1 Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/writingalchemy/shared_invite/enQtODUzNjEyNjUzMDI0LWRmZmJiZTRlNTM3ZjZhMWVkMmZiZmUxZDNjMDEwZTJjNzhjZWE2MTk1YThmZmRhYmQ2ZWNhMjEzZTMyOTIwYTk Sign Up Writing Alchemy Mailing List: https://writingalchemy.net/mailing-list/ Participate in a Unfamiliar Heroes Game: https://writingalchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/participation-survey/ Support Writing Alchemy You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 Contact Fay Writing Alchemy Contact Form: https://writingalchemy.net/about/contact-form/ International Podcast Month Links Dungeons and Office Work Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e19-rpg-d-d5e-dungeons-and-office-work-2019/id1452118957?i=1000449233440 Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts IPM episodes: https://internationalpodcastmonth.simplecast.com/episodes Performances Used in this Episode Thriving While Trans: https://www.facebook.com/events/seattle-central-colleges-erickson-theater-1524-harvard-ave/thriving-while-trans/303818313579679/ Chain Lynx Fence: https://www.facebook.com/events/the-pocket-theater/chain-lynx-fence/1086141861551258/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and outro: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Content Warnings  Transphobia. Oppression. Street harassment. References to medical tests. References to kidnapping in a fictional setting.  The post Bonus Cast 8 – Thriving While Trans Stand Up Comedy first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Summary Crossroads Story Time is a new series that explores the myths and lore of the Crossroads Setting. The four short stories in this episode delve into the cosmology and magic of Crossroads through the story of its creation. Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Photograph of the full moon illuminating wispy clouds which are curling around the moon dramatically.   Crossroads Story Time 1 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/10/31/transcript-of-crossroads-story-time-1/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy CST 1 transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Fay Onyx   Show Notes Crossroads Links Setting Overview: https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/ Crossroads Lore: https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/crossroads-lore/ The Other Realm: https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/the-other-realm/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Music and Sound Credits Bouncy intro, transition, and outro music: The End is Near by Scott Gratton is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License Crossroads theme: Uninvited by Scott Holmes is licensed under a Attribution License Gusty autumn wind: Autumn wind and dry leaves.wav by Stek59 | License: Creative Commons 0 Crackling fire: crackling_fire_021012.wav by sagetyrtle | License: Creative Commons 0 Tinkling chime: PB Bar Chimes (long) by petebuchwald | License: Creative Commons 0 Content Warnings  The sound of fire. Memory alteration.  The post Crossroads Story Time 1 – The Story of Creation first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Collaboration 2 Summary Several storybook characters have gone missing from the kingdom of Tome. Making things worse, a Storyteller has just disappeared. Frecka and Salvinia, Agents of Pandora, were assigned to the search for Loren Hope. Will the two agents be able to crack a case that all the king’s horses and all the king’s men have failed to piece together? Game Master: Jonn Perry (he/him) Salvinia (she/her): Played by Fay Onyx (ze/hir) Frecka (she/her): Played by Whitney Johnson (she/her) Audio Editing: Therin Stapp (she/her or they/them) Music and Sound Effects: Fay Onyx Content warnings are listed at the bottom of these show notes. Stylized human figures in different colors are shown with a web of gray lines drawn between them, indicating connection and collaboration.   Collaboration 2 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/09/22/transcript-of-collaboration-2/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 2 Transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Rhi and Fay Onyx with the help of Otter.ai   Show Notes Game System Forthright Open Roleplaying Full Color and Full Art Edition: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/222089/Forthright-Open-Roleplay-Core-Rulebook Forthright Open Roleplaying Creative Commons Edition: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/223977/Forthright-Open-Roleplay-Creative-Commons-Edition International Podcast Month Links Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts IPM episodes: https://internationalpodcastmonth.simplecast.com/episodes Jonn’s Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/sleypy Redacted Files: Website: http://www.theredactedfiles.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/trfpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redactedfiles/ Heroes of Cypher: https://twitter.com/HeroesOfCypher Fay’s Links Website: https://writingalchemy.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ Whitney’s Links Website: https://whitneyjohnsonvo.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/EditrixW You can find her acting work in: Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services: https://www.kalilastormfire.com/ Take the Mass Pike: https://twitter.com/takethemasspike The Nuclear Solution: https://swheatpodcasts.podbean.com/ The Listening Jar: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dashing-onions Therin’s Links Website: http://orczone.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/theorczone Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/explosiverunes Music and Sound Effect Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The Redacted Files teaser music: Spider’s Web (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Writing Alchemy teaser music: Living Voyage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Tome theme: Lost Frontier (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Noir detective music: Deadly Roulette (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Noir music for the case overview: Spy Glass (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Jazz music for the case summary: I Knew a Guy (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Jazz music for entering the crowded bar: Covert Affair (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Race music: Suvaco do Cristo (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The Hare’s car peeling away: Nissan Maxima burnout (04-25-2009).wav by audible-edge | License: Creative Commons 0 The Tortoise’s car peeling away: Car peels off by therisingorder | License: Creative Commons 0 Tires squeal on sharp turn: AE0090 Volvo 740 GLE handbrake turn 01.flac by audible-edge | License: Creative Commons 0 Vehicle spinning out: G

Writing Alchemy Collaboration 1 Summary In this episode, Fay, Mimsy, and Rhi dive deep into how the RPG community can become a more accessible and welcoming space for disabled players, GMs, and designers. Learn about some of the excellent work that Fay and Mimsy are already doing in this space, and leave with plenty of ideas on how to play, run, and make games that are better for all players. Moderator: Rhi (she/her) Participants: Fay Onyx (ze/hir) and Mimsy Dorsey (they/them) Organizer and Audio Editor: Rhi Transcription: Rhi and Fay Onyx with the help of Otter.ai Stylized human figures in different colors are shown with a web of gray lines drawn between them, indicating connection and collaboration.   Collaboration 1 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/09/12/transcript-of-collaboration-1/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy Collaboration 1 Transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Rhi and Fay Onyx with the help of Otter.ai   Show Notes International Podcast Month Links Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts IPM episodes: https://internationalpodcastmonth.simplecast.com/episodes Fay’s Links Website: https://writingalchemy.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/@writing_alchemy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritingAlchemy/ “Blindfolding People Doesn’t Help Them Understand Blind People”: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qxdz4/blindfolding-people-doesnt-help-them-understand-blind-people Mimsy’s Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MimsyDorsey DOTS RPG Project: https://www.dotsrpg.com/ Social model of disability: https://www.scope.org.uk/about-us/social-model-of-disability/ Rhi’s Links The Magpies: A Blades in the Dark Actual Play Podcast: http://magpiespodcast.net/ Skill Check: Copy Editing and Accessibility Consulting for the RPG Community: http://rpgskillcheck.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rhiannon42 Web Accessibility Resource: https://webaim.org/ FATE Accessibility Toolkit: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283738/Fate-Accessibility-Toolkit-o-Prototype-Edition Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Outro: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0  The post Collaboration 1 – Accessibility in RPGs first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 7 Summary In this episode Fay talks about something ze thinks about a lot—creating accessible settings. This topic was started by the question, “How Can I Make My World Accommodating to Disabled People?” which Fay answered on the Mythcreants blog. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Bonus Cast 7 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/09/11/transcript-of-bonus-cast-7-creating-accessible-settings/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy BC7 transcript Pdf: Coming soon! Blue on black: Coming soon! Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Fay Onyx   Show Notes Mythcreants Links Website: https://mythcreants.com/ How Can I Make My World Accommodating to Disabled People?: https://mythcreants.com/blog/how-can-i-make-my-world-accommodating-to-disabled-people/ Episode 232 – Avoiding the Fridge: https://mythcreants.com/blog/232-avoiding-the-fridge/ Episode 233 – Healthy Magic School Learning Environments: https://mythcreants.com/blog/233-healthy-magic-school-learning-environments/ Episode 234 – Harmful Disability Tropes: https://mythcreants.com/blog/234-harmful-disability-tropes/ International Podcast Month Links Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Transcripts: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/transcripts IPM episodes: https://internationalpodcastmonth.simplecast.com/episodes Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast The Social Model of Disability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_model_of_disability DeafSpace: https://www.gallaudet.edu/campus-design-and-planning/deafspace Secrets of the Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrets_of_the_Castle Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0  The post Bonus Cast 7 – Creating Accessible Settings first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 19 Summary That creepy feeling is back, Willa is impressed, and a character from a beloved childhood story makes an appearance. Join us for the long-awaited conclusion to the Owlbear Reintroduction Program in the nineteenth game episode of Unfamiliar Heroes! Willa the gecko lizardperson rogue, Tarragon the orc bard, and D’Zân the weredragon druid are participating in The Owlbear Reintroduction Program, a project that is reestablishing owlbears in areas where the owlbear populations have been previously wiped out. Of course, this is not as simple as it sounds, because owlbears are large, ferocious, magical predators. Throw in a group of skilled poachers determined to steal owlbear eggs and things are bound to get interesting. This improvised, tabletop adventure was created with the Magic Goes Awry role-playing system! Unfamiliar Heroes is a podcast series where people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or divergent minds use tabletop role-playing games to together create stories that center disabled, sick, and mentally divergent characters. In its core values this project centers the experiences of people living at the intersections of oppression. Unfamiliar Heroes is part of the Writing Alchemy Podcast. Game System: Magic Goes Awry Storyteller: Fay Onyx Players: Oriana, Robin, Sage Ealy Silk This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   Show Notes Game System Magic Goes Awry: https://writing-alchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Unfamiliar Heroes: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/ Robin’s Links Tumblr: http://skeletonmug.tumblr.com Access LARP: https://accesslarp.com/ Oriana’s Links Facebook: www.facebook.com/oriana.sobriket Our Space: A Coloring Book: https://www.facebook.com/ourspacecoloring/ Sage’s Links Dreamwidth: https://vladdraculea.dreamwidth.org/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Game theme: Living Voyage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Watching crow music: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival – Intermission (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Hall of Wonders patter: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival – Act Two (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Calming spell: Dreams Become Real (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Magic flourish for bed sculpture twirling: Magic mallet.wav by Hotlavaman | License: Creative Commons 0 Glass bottle smashes: Breaking a glass bottle by dasebr | License: Creative Commons 0 Entrancing eye makeup: Fairytale (Harp & Chimes) by Slaking_97 | License: Attribution Smoke bomb: Smoke bomb (small).wav by Nakhas | License: Attribution Noncommercial Action music: The Complex (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 The same glass bottle smash effect as above Smoke neutralizer releasing: Air_escaping.wav by Adam_N | License: Creative Commons 0 Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deflecting glass bottle: glass bottle bounce.wav by natemarler | License: Attribution Noncommercial The same glass bottle smash effect as above The glue trap effect was made from the following seven sounds: Poof: Poof of Smoke by Planman | License: Creative Commons 0 Bang: Explosion

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 6 Summary In this Bonus Cast I share the stories behind three of the sound effects I used in the most recent episode of Owlbear Reintroduction Program Game. Following these stories are updates on what is going on for me, what I’ve been doing for the past two months, and what projects and podcast episodes are coming next. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Bonus Cast 6 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/03/18/transcript-of-bonus-cast-6-sound-effect-stories-and-updates/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy BC6 transcript Pdf: Writing Alchemy BC6 transcript OpenDyslexic3 Blue on black: Writing Alchemy BC6 transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Fay Onyx   Show Notes International Podcast Month Links Website: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodMonth Participation information: https://www.internationalpodcastmonth.com/join Participation form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeojG73Jz4OGigfb1RllAilE5KCdX30oLGAq8UcCPc7CKYcQ/viewform Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” Workshop Resource Document: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/rpg-podcasts/ Addressing Ableism Article Series: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/addressing-ableism-in-tabletop-role-playing-games/ Podcasting How To Articles: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/podcasting-how-to/ Disability Consultants for Geeky Projects List: https://writingalchemy.net/resources/disability-consultants-for-geeky-projects/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Water dripping: Water, Dripping, Medium, A.wav by InspectorJ | License: Attribution Melting snow: 16 hn_meltingsnow.wav by cmusounddesign | License: Attribution Melted Snow Dripping on Antenna: Melted Snow Dripping on Antenna by Hitrison | License: Attribution Noncommercial Horror Gate: horror gate.aif by Tomlija | License: Attribution Jared’s Gate to Hell: Jared’s Gate to Hell.aif by oldedgar | License: Creative Commons 0 Darth Vader breathing: combed remix of 48602__simon-lacelle__darth-vader.flac by Timbre | License: Attribution Noncommercial Melon Rip: Melon Rip.wav by neilsher | License: Creative Commons 0 Tomato squishes: Blood_Drips_Tomato.wav by melissapons | License: Creative Commons 0 Crunches: Zombie Flesh Bites by MrPokephile | License: Creative Commons 0 Zombie sheep: zombie_sheep1.wav by plagasul | License: Attribution  The post Bonus Cast 6 – Sound Effect Stories and Updates first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Announcement Summary I will be leading a workshop about “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” on January 20th at PodCon2 in Seattle. For those who can’t attend this workshop in-person, it will be in the remote attendance feed for PodCon2. As an accessibility feature, I have created reference document that goes over all of the topics covered in the workshop, which you can find on the Writing Alchemy website. Workshop Description: In the US one in four adults has a disability. This means that there are a lot of disabled people in the RPG podcast community, however physical, social, and game play barriers often prevent the full inclusion of disabled participants and audience members. This workshop is about identifying common barriers and addressing them. We will discuss areas to be aware of, accessibility tools, strategies for handling pitfalls, and ways to improve representation of disabled people. Also, on Tuesday you can check out my interview with Tess on the I Am Hear podcast where we talk about disability, accessibility, my first experiences with role-playing games, and the way I’m designing my role-playing game, Magic Goes Awry, around the core principle of accessibility. Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Announcement Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writing-alchemy.net/2019/01/13/transcript-of-announcement-making-rpg-podcasts-accessible-at-podcon2/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy PodCon2 Announcement transcript Pdf: Writing Alchemy PodCon2 Announcement transcript OpenDyslexic3 Blue on black: Writing Alchemy PodCon2 Announcement transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Fay Onyx   Show Notes Workshop Links PodCon2: https://www.podcon.com/ The “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” workshop at PodCon2: https://podcon2.sched.com/event/Jrpv/making-rpg-podcasts-accessible PodCon2 Scholarship Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsl9UhtYlYYXfIVCyFVME2p0j1hoLbFiWrKGieyvETlojJhg/viewform  The “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” reference document: https://writing-alchemy.net/resources/rpg-podcasts/ I Am Hear Links I Am Hear Podcast: https://iamhearpodcast.com/ The I Am Hear episode I’m in: Link coming soon Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Outro: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0The post Announcement – “Making RPG Podcasts Accessible” at PodCon2 first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 18 Summary Zombies are coming toward our three heroes. Join them in the eighteenth game episode of Unfamiliar Heroes as they struggle to get to the shelter of the Inn on the Bridge! Willa the gecko lizardperson rogue, Tarragon the orc bard, and D’Zân the weredragon druid are participating in The Owlbear Reintroduction Program, a project that is reestablishing owlbears in areas where the owlbear populations have been previously wiped out. Of course, this is not as simple as it sounds, because owlbears are large, ferocious, magical predators. Throw in a group of skilled poachers determined to steal owlbear eggs and things are bound to get interesting. This improvised, tabletop adventure was created with the Magic Goes Awry role-playing system! Unfamiliar Heroes is a new podcast series where people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or divergent minds use tabletop role-playing games to together create stories that center disabled, sick, and mentally divergent characters. In its core values this project centers the experiences of people living at the intersections of oppression. Unfamiliar Heroes is part of the Writing Alchemy Podcast. Game System: Magic Goes Awry Storyteller: Fay Onyx Players: Oriana, Robin, Sage Ealy Silk This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   Show Notes Game System Magic Goes Awry: https://writing-alchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Unfamiliar Heroes: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/ Berenstain Bears: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenstain_Bears Robin’s Links Tumblr: http://skeletonmug.tumblr.com Access LARP: https://accesslarp.com/ Oriana’s Links Facebook: www.facebook.com/oriana.sobriket Our Space: A Coloring Book: https://www.facebook.com/ourspacecoloring/ Sage’s Links Dreamwidth: https://vladdraculea.dreamwidth.org/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Game theme: Living Voyage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Ominous zombie theme: Tenebrous Brothers Carnival – Act Three (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Bush rustle: Foliage_Rustling_001.wav by duckduckpony | License: Attribution The owlbear pounce was made from the following four sounds: Jump: SFXJumpLiftOffGrass.wav by dkiller2204 | License: Creative Commons 0 Landing: Jump Landing [remix MentalSanityOff’s jumping 148796] by qubodup | License: Creative Commons 0 Bite: Zombie Flesh Bites by MrPokephile | License: Creative Commons 0 Blood: Blood_Drips_Tomato.wav by melissapons | License: Creative Commons 0 The owlbear clawing and biting the zombie effect was made from three sounds: Ripping: Melon Rip.wav by neilsher | License: Creative Commons 0 The same bite and blood effects as above The rope trap sound sequence was made from the following nine sounds: Branch snaps: breaking branches.wav by Zbyhek | License: Attribution Swish: swishes.wav by buzbe20 | License: Creative Commons 0 Twirling rope: ropes by ssierra1202 | License: Creative Commons 0 Thud: ROPE_GOES_TIGHT.WAV by dansotak | License: Creative Commons 0 Rope pulling tight: Rope pull 1.wav by Huggy13ear | License: Attribution Bush hit: bushhit.wav by 

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 5 Summary This Bonus Cast is about the new podcast transcripts and ways I’m trying to make them accessible. TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Illustration of a brown owlbear sitting in the back of a wagon. They have a feathered owl head and a furry bear body. A band of feathers encircles their waist. The owlbear has an intense, focused look on their face as they sit awkwardly on their tush with their hind legs splayed out. This adorable work of art was created by the amazing Meghan Dornbrock.   Bonus Cast 5 Transcript In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda). Online transcript: https://writingalchemy.net/2019/03/21/transcript-of-bonus-cast-5/ Word doc: Writing Alchemy BC5 transcript Pdf: Writing Alchemy BC5 transcript OpenDyslexic3 Blue on black: Writing Alchemy BC5 transcript blue on black Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Transcribed by: Larcie   Show Notes Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast OpenDyslexic: https://www.opendyslexic.org/ Transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/ Tyro’s Link The Creatively Maladjusted: https://www.facebook.com/thecreativelymaladjusted/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0The post Bonus Cast 5 – Transcripts and Accessibility first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 4 Summary This Bonus Cast has all the updates, including the unveiling of Writing Alchemy owlbear merchandise, updates on Magic Goes Awry, when The Owlbear Reintroduction Program is going to return, and some news about big events in Fay’s family. TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Illustration of a brown owlbear sitting in the back of a wagon. They have a feathered owl head and a furry bear body. A band of feathers encircles their waist. The owlbear has an intense, focused look on their face as they sit awkwardly on their tush with their hind legs splayed out. This adorable work of art was created by the amazing Meghan Dornbrock.   Show Notes Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast TeePublic Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/writing-alchemy?ref_id=8162 Podcon 2 programming suggestions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIX4yBuI74fF-hV2PL3lctBukAYikDHNdOm-CFDMIVMNgOAg/viewform Kassiane’s Link Full name: Kassiane Asasumasu Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0The post Bonus Cast 4 – All the Updates first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Bonus Cast 3 Summary This Bonus Cast delves into the nuances of language, its dynamic nature, and how that intersects with personal experience and identity through a focus on my personal relationship with the terms “neurodiverse” and “neurodivergent.” Photograph of a silver and black desktop microphone sitting on a white surface with its black cord trailing off to the left.   Show Notes Article Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms & Definitions: http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neurodiversity-some-basic-terms-definitions/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy Kofi donation: http://ko-fi.com/S6S4BFL0 The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Tyro’s Link The Creatively Maladjusted: https://www.facebook.com/thecreativelymaladjusted/ Kassiane’s Link Full name: Kassiane Asasumasu Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: http://timetolisten.blogspot.com/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Mellowtron (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Transition and end: Poofy Reel (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0The post Bonus Cast 3 – Neurodiverse and Neurodivergent Language and Identity first appeared on Oppression Aware Podcast, Fairy Tales, and Games.

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 17 Summary Our three heroes begin their negotiations with the owlbears in the seventeenth game episode of Unfamiliar Heroes. Join them for the excitement of river adventures and camping with owlbears! Willa the gecko lizardperson rogue, Tarragon the orc bard, and D’Zân the weredragon druid are participating in The Owlbear Reintroduction Program, a project that is reestablishing owlbears in areas where the owlbear populations have been previously wiped out. Of course, this is not as simple as it sounds, because owlbears are large, ferocious, magical predators. Throw in a group of skilled poachers determined to steal owlbear eggs and things are bound to get interesting. This improvised, tabletop adventure was created with the Magic Goes Awry role-playing system! Unfamiliar Heroes is a new podcast series where people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or diverse minds use tabletop role-playing games to together create stories that center disabled, sick, and mentally diverse characters. In its core values this project centers the experiences of people living at the intersections of oppression. Unfamiliar Heroes is part of the Writing Alchemy Podcast. Game System: Magic Goes Awry Storyteller: Fay Onyx Players: Oriana, Robin, Sage Ealy Silk This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!   Show Notes Game System Magic Goes Awry: https://writing-alchemy.net/magic-goes-awry/ Fay’s Links You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast Unfamiliar Heroes: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/ Robin’s Links Tumblr: http://skeletonmug.tumblr.com Access LARP: https://accesslarp.com/ Oriana’s Links Facebook: www.facebook.com/oriana.sobriket Our Space: A Coloring Book: https://www.facebook.com/ourspacecoloring/ Sage’s Links Dreamwidth: https://vladdraculea.dreamwidth.org/ Music and Sound Credits Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Game theme: Living Voyage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0 Deer creek: river1.wav by Andy_Gardner | License: Creative Commons 0 River water: River Tay.wav by inchadney | License: Attribution River drone: River Drone by silentseason | License: Creative Commons 0 The boat box opening sequence was made from the following three sounds: Paper rustle: paper sounds by swordofkings128 | License: Creative Commons 0 Magic chime: Magic wand.wav by olver | License: Creative Commons 0 Box opening: cupboard creak 8.flac by tim.kahn | License: Attribution Boat enlarging (this sound was reversed for the shrinking sound): The boat thud and splash sequence was made from the following four sounds: Crash and creak: Rysähdyksiä / Crash, wooden crashes, some creaks, mix by YleArkisto | License: Attribution Thud: wooden door slam.wav by ttiimm54 | License: Sampling+ Rattle: light_crate_smash2.wav by Srehpog | License: Attribution Splash: Big Splash.wav by Bird_man | License: Creative Commons 0 The boat scraping along the wharf was made from the following four sounds: Large scrape: Wood Chest Slid.3.wav by kforetek | License: Creative Commons 0 Vibrating scrape: wood chair scrape on floor, papers,.mp3 by JohnsonBrandEditing | License: Creative Commons 0 Strained wood: Wood panel fence pul