Podcasts by Roll Dice And Cry

Thank You and Goodnight from 2019-05-08T16:30:42

Hey all! Zachary Frederickson here, your friendly neighborhood GM. You might be wondering why there’s no episode in the feed today, and it falls to me as the GM and de facto voice of Roll Dice a...

Third Eye Investigations 6: Frank's House from 2019-04-24T16:30:28

Every private investigator worth their salt knows that a large percentage of all crimes happen in the home. Thus, when investigating a crime, you can usually find the culprit in the living room....

Third Eye Investigations 5: From Sea To Shining Sea from 2019-04-10T16:30:24

The crew takes a load off, blows off some steam, and makes some connections.

This week on Roll Dice and Cry: A well-deserved rest.

Roll Dice and Cry is:

Zachary Fredri...

Third Eye Investigations 4: On The Bright Side, The Race Is Definitely Cancelled from 2019-03-27T16:30:05

The turnpike's coming up and the road is running out. Do you pump the brakes, or do you open up the throttle and really see what this baby can do?

This week on Roll Dice and Cry: HOT-R...

Third Eye Investigations 3: You're a Very Charismatic Robot from 2019-03-13T16:30:44

Two investigative tracks, alike in dignity, lead to unforeseen consequences.

This week on Roll Dice and Cry: HOT-ROD HEARTBREAK, PART III

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Third Eye Investigations 2: Dude, Where's My Car? from 2019-02-27T16:30:29

A social call, a scent trail, and splitting up; what could go wrong?

This week on Roll Dice and Cry: HOT-ROD HEARTBREAK, PART II

Roll Dice and Cry is:

Zachary Fredricks...

Roll Dice and Kingdom Hearts from 2019-02-20T16:30:02

This week on Roll Dice and Cry, a freak recording accident gives birth to a lovely bit of conversation. Tune in next week, February 27, for the return of Third Eye Investigations!

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Programming Update! from 2019-02-13T17:02:05

Hey folks! Just a little update on our scheduling for the current future; TL;DR: we're moving to biweekly for a bit to build up some buffer, but we'll fill those off weeks with bonus stuff if we ha...

Third Eye Investigations 1: Can I Ask A Ghost? from 2019-02-13T16:30:22

There's something rotten in the Bell Village, and it smells like chrome and burnt rubber.

This week on Roll Dice and Cry: HOT-ROD HEARTBREAK, PART I

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Third Eye Investigations 0, Part Two: The Pants On Fire Brigade from 2019-02-06T16:30:30

This week we delve into the mechanics and numbers of Blades in the Dark and GUMSHOE to build out our characters, crew, and the finely woven network of favors, friendships, and failures that has ...

Third Eye Investigations 0, Part One: Are We Ruling Out Aliens? from 2019-01-30T16:30:57

The wait is over! We're back! Welcome back to Roll Dice and Cry with our second season: Third Eye Investigations! This is the first half of our session 0 recording, where we talk big picture abo...

Season One Post-Mortem Q&A! from 2019-01-09T16:30:22

Huge thanks to everybody who sent in questions! This is the last thing we've recorded for season 1, and we're so glad to have gotten the responses that we got! Heads up, there was a little bit o...

OtSoG Holiday Special: Sardine Day! from 2018-12-26T16:30:37

Hello and happy holidays! Got a special kind of episode for you this week, as we turn the clock back a bit to a time before the season one finale!

Before the battle of Castle Silverho...

On The Shoulders of Giants 43: You Don't Have To Be Alone from 2018-12-12T16:30:44

Amatyne the Sunturion walks her patrol across the sky, tied sandals brushing silently against starry half-roads. Her brilliant spear hangs heavy in her hand, and she looks dearly forward to rest...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 42: The Battle Of Castle Silverhome, Part Two from 2018-12-05T16:30:20

Solomon Steps-In-Silence dances through the halls of Castle Silverhome, blades flashing. It isn't the attack he'd expected--honestly, he had flagged Dauntless Leroux as the one to try something ...

On The Shoulders of Giants 41: The Battle Of Castle Silverhome, Part One from 2018-11-28T16:30:36

The village of Low Tide is abuzz. Kobolds jump from boat to boat, sharing the news even as it becomes more and more evident to every citizen:

There is something happening in the chapel...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 40: The Bad Decision That I Have Made from 2018-11-21T15:30:52

Olivier von Argent crossed her arms and frowned, looking down at the thing that had once been her, sprawled among broken jars and scattered sundries.

"Oh, this won't do at all," she sa...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 39: The Jig Is Most Certainly Up from 2018-11-14T16:30:37

Solomon Steps-in-silence rakes his eyes over the gala from where he stands, arms crossed and leaning against one of the buffet tables. He twitches his hand slightly, feels the reassuring weight ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 38: We're All Heroes Here from 2018-11-07T16:30:53

Anthony Argent sits haphazardly on a chaise lounge, its feet scuffed and slightly crooked from where he painstaking dragged it down into the caverns beneath the castle. Down here, he has not hea...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 37: Don't Worry, Heroes, We Got This! from 2018-10-31T16:30:28

Kevin Ramone paces in his observatory, flitting between the notes spread out across his desk and the array of telescopes that cluster their way across his balcony window, each one fixed ever nor...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 36: You Have No Idea What's Impossible from 2018-10-24T16:27:06

The sun rises over the glittering peaks of the Silverback Mountains, painting the world in a dazzling coruscation. Florian Von Argent stands in her chambers at the apex of Castle Silverhome, wat...

On The Shoulder Of Giants 35: Failure Is A Matter Of Course from 2018-10-17T16:30:48

A selection of the smells of various guests of the Argent Gala, as according to Mister Thoreau.

-Florian Von Argent: determination. Not sure how, but that's definitely the...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 34: Ix-Nay On The At-Cay from 2018-10-10T16:30:05

Additional facts, theories, and anecdotes about Dauntless Leroux, from the notes of Etcetera Et Cetera:

-Dauntless Leroux maintains his champion position within the Galyrian Naval Boxing ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 33: I Love Me A Good Fantasy Library from 2018-10-03T16:00:18

HER WOND’ROUS GAZE

Author Unknown

Her wond’rous gaze, it dances on the sea,

Kaleidoscopic, shimmering and bright.

Chevaliers rejoice on bend...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 32: Do You Protect Us, Too? from 2018-09-26T16:30:58

Gala Supper Buffet Menu:

-Baked catfish fillets, seasoned with white wine, lemon juice, cilantro, butter, and garlic. 

-Hand-strained noodles with shri...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 31: This One Is My Son Now from 2018-09-19T16:30:54

The eyes of Amatyne the Sunturion gaze out, warm and still, from the facade carved into the highest wall of the Silverhome courtyard. The Solar Guardian, She Whose Patrol Marks Our Days has not ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 30: Before We Get Into Any Perilous Situations from 2018-09-12T16:30:02

The smell of baking bread and the song of striking hammers waft through the city of Schoeneberg in equal measure. One more place, just as special and normal as anywhere else, one more stop on th...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 29: I'm Not Gonna Break Any Rules from 2018-09-05T18:01:51

After a strenuous month of making deals, charting courses, and butting heads, the Titans of the Bastion have definitely earned a nice reprieve from politics and stately manners. What luck, then,...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 28: I Can Ask You To Stay from 2018-08-29T16:30:24

Tensions mount and fists fly on the Island That Should Not Be as the Kingdom game continues and the Titans are forced to confront a single, universal truth.

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On The Shoulders Of Giants 27: We Got Rats, And Also Elves from 2018-08-22T16:30

The people of the Bastion have, by and large, chosen it as a residence out of necessity; either by duty, circumstance, or destiny, those who live there are bound to this strange and ancient plac...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 26: Mister Marble Wants You! from 2018-08-15T16:30:54

Sky-blue sails nearly vanish into the vast expanse of cloudless sky as the Titan's mysterious visitor disembarks. The Titans, our heroes, have only just begun to grasp the responsibilities laid ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 25: Take Care of Yourself, Because No One Else Is Going To from 2018-08-08T16:30:41

After fraught adventures and terrible tidings, the Titans of the Bastion wish to simply return to their homestead to rest and reflect on the things they have learned. Things are rarely that simp...

CELESTIAL ARMATURE FRAME EXPANSION OUT NOW!!! from 2018-08-01T15:27:30

Hey all! No episode this week as we prepare for the next step in our heroes' adventures, but there is bounty still to be found in the Endless Sea!

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On the Shoulders of Giants 24: The End of One Story from 2018-07-25T16:30:47

Relics of the past clash beneath a starlit sky!

Snow by the ton is churned underfoot and trees are torn asunder as weapons of a war long past and not yet don...

On The Shoulders of Giants 23: The Titans and the Anguished Heir from 2018-07-18T16:30:12

Events spiral quickly out of control at the anarchistic commune of Squatter's Right, as unwelcome truths are brought to light and equally unwelcome eyes are drawn to see them. Zara Fontaine and ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 22: What Are You Most Scared Of? from 2018-07-11T18:11:20

Even as the sun and temperature both drop rapidly, events in Purple Meadows refuse to cool down. Dark, sullen clouds obscure the stars as Ford, Radiant, and Adeline embark on a last-ditch effort...

On The Shoulders of Giants 21: I Feel Really Good About Misleading Them from 2018-07-04T16:30:32

Answers lead to more questions as Tiuku and Zara circle ever closer to finding the Titan's Uplink. A clue from an ancient text reveals a sliver of Bartimaeus Nemo's enigmatic past, but how much ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 20: A Tree Without Roots from 2018-06-27T16:30:15

Reality ensues for the village of Kiln Near Purple Meadows; despite everything, despite the threat of monsters and oncoming calamity, despite the specter of dread hanging over the village like a...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 19: A Traveling Traveler from 2018-06-20T16:30:53

A cat in crisis! A bunny, bereft! Tiuku Bell and Zara Fontaine have been separated, with Tiuku being captured by nefarious strangers in the midnight woods as Zara faces an even more sinister foe...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 18: Like Koi in a Pond from 2018-06-13T16:30:58

The revelations of the shrine behind them, Radiant, Ford, and Adeline return to the village of Kiln Near Purple Meadows burdened by troublesome knowledge and even more troublesome questions. The...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 17: Goldenroot Daiquiri from 2018-06-06T16:30:38

Toulaine is as idyllic a town as any could imagine to find in the Archipelago, but it is not without its secrets. Tiuku Bell delves into the city's criminal underbelly, while Zara Fontaine makes...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 16: I'm not a Naturalist from 2018-05-30T16:30:30

For years, the people of Kiln Near Purple Meadows have counted on Pathminder Kurranty as a source of guidance and wisdom to any who felt doubt or fear in their place along the Path. Now, Ford, R...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 15: Do They Have A Treasure Department? from 2018-05-23T16:00:58

Belvedere University stands as a testament to the academic pedigree of Galyria's best and brightest. Many of the most influential people in the Archipelago have passed through it's halls, not le...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 14: It's A Charisma Kind Of Day from 2018-05-16T16:00:21

Ford, Radiant and Adeline have arrived at Kiln Near Purple Meadows and defeated a monster that was attacking the town. But the damage the creature left still needs to be repaired, and so our her...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 13: A Victimful Crime from 2018-05-09T15:01:01

While the name “Tiuku” might elicit little more than a shrug and an upturned nose from most of The Archipelago’s elite, they’ve certainly come to know and fear her alter ego: the famous Bell Thi...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 12: All Woods Are The Same from 2018-05-02T15:47:24

Having successfully gained entry into the unfamiliar territories of Zolyat, our heroes decide the best thing to do is get some food into their new guide and draw as much information out of him a...

On The Shoulders Of Giants 11: What Are Your Intentions? from 2018-04-25T15:46:38

More than a simple hub of trade, Azure Bay stands as a testament to the vast wealth and influence of Galyria. Street corners and storefronts are blanketed in opulence, ensuring all who travel to...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Ten: My Mom Isn't Afraid Of Anything from 2018-04-18T15:00:13

A few days inland on the southern half of the strange, rigidly organized island nation of Zolyat, there is a village where purple flowers bloom. Ilyana Toratora, the Lady Brighteyes, clairyvoyan...

A Small Announcement from 2018-04-11T15:00:13

Hey, y'all! Unfortunately, we weren't able to get the episode up and ready this week, but I wanted to at least record a little message to let you know what was up. Check back next week for episode ...

On The Shoulders of Giants Episode Nine: That's A Fake Name from 2018-04-04T15:30

Once, there was a vast and intricate network of communication nodes that stretched across the islands of the endless sea, pinprick stars in a constellation that allowed face to face communicatio...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Eight: Do We Have License To Kill? from 2018-03-28T14:45:28

Having had the chance to investigate their Celestial Armature Frames and reflect on what they’ve learned, our heroes finally come back together as a group. They’ll only have a short while to con...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Seven: Good Morning, Titans! from 2018-03-21T15:31:54

Having survived their harrowing encounter in the bowels of the Bastion, our heroes find they’ve been given a rare and fleeting gift: time. Time to contemplate what they’ve been told, what they b...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Six: Cards on the Table from 2018-03-14T15:40:51

Enormous stone sarcophagi cast two thousand year old shadows over The Expeditionary Force in the deepest depths of the citadel. But even older dangers lurk within the hallowed halls of the Titan...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Five: I Haven't Heard Of The Long Legs Man from 2018-03-07T15:07:12

Danger and mystery abound as the Expeditionary Force delves ever deeper into the strange, ancient citadel. But, as questions begin to pile up and our heroes' trust in Nemo begins to fray at the ...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Four: The Suspicion of Everything from 2018-02-28T15:14:13

While the rest of the Expeditionary Force investigates the citadel grounds, our heroes venture further into the structure itself. But there is more to this place than meets the eye, and echoes o...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Three: Have You Heard Of The Titans? from 2018-02-21T15:36:29

Their only way back to the Hand in Hand blocked by a monstrous fish, our heroes have no choice but to venture deeper into the island. Bartimaeus Nemo is thrilled by every discovery they make, bu...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Two: So What If It's Full Of Snakes? from 2018-02-14T15:04

Gigantic stone monuments loom over the Hand in Hand as it makes it’s landfall. Our heroes are eager to explore the mysterious island, but it’s quiet-- too quiet-- and that has Daria D’ebonair sp...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode One: I Don't Think A Boat Ever Stops Moving from 2018-02-07T15:02:19

Water laps lazily onto the Hand in Hand’s bow as it sails through placid waters towards the shores of an island that should not be there. It’s quiet out here in the dark, and most of its crew sl...

On The Shoulders Of Giants Episode Zero: Somebody Killed Our Moon! from 2018-01-31T15:02:15

Off the southern coast of Galyria, a mysterious island has appeared seemingly out of thin air. Undeterred by this suspicious addition to their maps, an anonymous bankroller has chartered Armada ...