Focused Fire Chat, a Destiny Lore Podcast

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Ep 39 - Crota's End Jul 14, 2016

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Episode 39 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together to discuss the lore surrounding the raid from the Dark Below expansion of Destiny, Crota's End. The chat was pretty busy this past week breaking down the mechanics and explaining how the aspects made sense within the lore of the game, so the team dives right into that breakdown - while also establishing that the view of Titans as glorified Grumpy Cats was a completely and utterly factual perception (much to the dismay of one of the team). Enjoy the jokes and watch out for the Paean theory at the end - it's a doozy!
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
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Ep 38 - Guardian Weapon Lore Jul 07, 2016

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Episode 38 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and guest co-hosts Demigod and Unisys together to discuss this previous week's chat discussion over the lore surrounding Guardian weapons within Destiny - something that is a difficult task to do (the chat generally focused more on the nuanced differences between the weapon foundries and some particular weapons - so we followed their discussion as best as possible within the time allowed). There are a number of humorous points throughout the episode (be sure to stay after the closing tunes this time for a special treat) - but the group does manage to hit on the basic differences between the weapons, as well as put forth the offer for anyone to send in feedback to be delved into more depth within Unisys' Destiny Item Lore series (see email link below to send us requests on that!).
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
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Demigod257 on Twitter
Guardian Weapon Lore Map

Ep 37 - Death & Resurrection Jun 30, 2016

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Episode 37 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy back together to chat about the information that is available on the mysterious subject of Death and Resurrection within the Destiny universe. With something so central to the game world, there is surprisingly little information on the nature of death and the subsequent resurrection of Guardians (and some other creatures). Join us as we discuss the Sunsinger sub-class, laugh at the frustration that the Cabal express at the Guardian's refusal to lie down and die, and the information that Thanatonauts are searching for beyond the veil of death itself.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!

Ep 36 - Rise of Guardians Jun 24, 2016

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Episode 36 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together once again to discuss what information we have at our fingertips concerning the rise of the characters that we know as Guardians within the world of Destiny - those paracausal powerhouses who defend the Last City against the encroaching Darkness. Picking up the tale from the ashes of the Collapse, with the birth of Ghosts and their mission to find new weapons for the Traveler's Light to find a home within, the team discusses the nature of the Light within the Guardians we experience today and compare that refined manipulation to the brutally primal forces of nature that were the Risen. The first few groups of Guardians are examined, as well as a lengthy discussion on the psychological tendencies which set the Guardians apart from the Risen follows, making for an interesting delve into the history of a topic that we can all agree that we want to know more about.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
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Ep 35 - The Taken Jun 23, 2016

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Episode 35 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and the Sultry Tiger himself, My Name is Byf, together to chat about the lore about the enemy 'race' known as the Taken. Diving into the basic differences of the various forms of the creatures that we, as Guardians within Destiny experience, the group quickly jump from a mere physical description of the enemy (like why do the Taken always 'shiver') into the deeper aspects of the psyche of the overall experience of what it means to be a member of the Taken. With a good dosage of humor (blame the week off), the chat walks through the implications of some of the powers that the Taken have, as well as some of the interesting differences that they have when compared to their non-Taken form.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
The Taken Mind Map
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Behind the Scenes: Voice Acting w Morla Gorrondona Jun 15, 2016

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The first of what might become a new collection of episodes brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and very special guest co-host Morla Gorrondona together to chat about what it's like to fulfill the role of the voice of the characters that we, as gamers, come to know so well. The community came together before hand with questions that they all had about the nature of the role of a voice actor, and Morla was gracious enough to spend some time walking through not only her own experiences within the world of voice acting and voice over work as well as some thoughts on the general manner in which people who might be interested could look to get their feet wet.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our Lore 101 and upcoming Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
Morla Gorrondona
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Ep 34 - Major Battles of the City Jun 09, 2016

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Episode 34 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and guest co-host BlackWolf619 together to chat about the stories of the Major Battles of the Last City - ranging from the early battle of Six Fronts to a look at the Great Disaster upon the Moon. The group discusses a range of topics, from what they think the response of Guardians would be if a Fallen Walker actually walked (pro tip included from reddit on how to take those down a bit faster and easier as well) to the nature of the overarching sense of desperation that the City faced in the resulting disaster against Crota and the loss of the first Crota fireteam. There's also a bit of a debate on the nature of Toland's endgame and how Osiris is connected to all this.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
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Ep 33 (Extra Lore 04) - Intro to Dark Souls Jun 02, 2016

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Our 4th Extra Lore episode brings Blue and Justin together to discuss a very brief introduction to the Dark Souls lore - warning, while neither of us have played these games, we did try to capture as much of the basic information as we could to present to everyone (i.e., we're sorry if we missed a connection that we should have seen in game). However, as Justin proves, even the dark realm of the Dark Souls games is not a haven from the light of Paean...and misreading of the notes when it comes to particular character's names. Enjoy our brief delving into this fascinating world and hope to see you on the other side...Praise the Sun!
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
Dark Souls Map
More Information Links:
Ash Seeketh Ember: The Lore of Dark Souls 3
Youtube: TerraMantis

Ep 32 - The Reef Wars May 26, 2016

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Episode 32 brings Blue, Justin, and Willy together to chat about the lore surrounding the Reef Wars, a violent event in the history of Destiny that set the stage for not only the survival of the Last City through the interruption that the Awoken caused in the amassing hordes of Fallen, but also an entire expansion of the game in the betrayal and continued conflict between the Awoken and Fallen races. There is an immense amount of connections and information to be had from within the Grimoire and items alone - so be sure to check out the linked mind map summarizing those connections as well (link is below in show notes, as promised).
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
Reef Wars Map

Ep 31 - Ishtar Collective May 20, 2016

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Episode 31 brings Blue, Justin, Willy, and special guests Baxter and Forrest together to dig into the lore surrounding one of the great collection points of knowledge from the Golden Age, the Ishtar Collective. As can be expected, the tangents start immediately, but through the laughter, be prepared for some really fun discussions on the impact of the different potential time travel theories, the moral implications of the Vex simulations discussed in the Grimoire, and most importantly...what are the guests' thoughts on Paean as an individual.
As usual, please let us know any feedback you have or any questions that you might want us to start considering for our upcoming Lore 101 and Spinfoil Corner series by emailing us at FocusedFireChat@gmail.com or on twitter @FocusedFireChat. Be sure to also jump over to iTunes to give us a quick review on how we're doing - we are also available on the Destiny Community Hub app, as well as Google Play Music. Thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen!
Ishtar Collective website Ishtar Collective on Twitter
As promised - Forrest wanted to give a special shout out to her clan, the Turbo Electric Platypi as well!
Ishtar Collective Map

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