From Afar Podcast

Episode 83: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #15 Nov 13, 2023

And just like that the crew finds themselves back in Koushmar and facing off against Lich Rapture!!! Will they be able to stand against his mind control? Will they be able to fend off his nightmarish onslaughts? Will this arc ever end? Who knows! Or well, you can know if you listen to this episode . So grab your popcorn, and your favorite flavor of Mt. Dew! Because this one kiddos, is about to take off!!!

Episode 82: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #14 Sep 04, 2023

With Raptures death race well underway the crew is fighting their hardest to ensure they stay in that top spot! With spells being slung, songs being stung, and insults being flung, the crew of the Good Smelling 7 is dodging, dipping, ducking, diving and weaving as the fend off all the other random competetors in the race!
Even though they are gaining on the Nightmare, Rapture still has a few tricks up is dreamy sleeves! So buckle up, sit down, and get ready for part 2 of RAPTURES DEATH RACE!

Episode 81: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #13 Aug 21, 2023

Welcome back! Our heroes find a strange, yet familiar figure in Elotasia, whom Aereus saw in the telescope at the sunken city beneath their jailcell. (Wow, that feels like years ago but, techinically, it's only been several months.)
With her help, the party can flex their family muscles and get fast, while also being furious! Get ready, as the green light flashes, the flags go up. Churning and burning, they yearn for the cup. They deftly maneuver, and muscle for rank, fuel burning fast on an empty tank. But our heroes must beware! As Rapture will cheat a lot. Like, most of it is him cheating.
To see how our dastardly villain switches that D to a B then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast! What's that on the horizon? Is it a plane? A bird? A man?? No, It's Kale!

Episode 80: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #12 Aug 07, 2023

Sometimes in stories as big and complicated as this one, you need a moment to sit down and reflect on all the clues you've gotten, and all the story threads you are trying to chase!
That is what happens in this episode! Join the crew of the Sea Monster as they set up for their big "Death" race! And finally get a chance to all sit down and talk about all they know regarding the gem folks, Atlantis, the journals, and their adventure up to this point!
Buckle up, because the dots are getting connected, and the way forward, the way to Atlantis is becoming more and more clear!

Episode 79: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #11 Jul 24, 2023

After close to a year hiatus, the band is back in your ear-saddles again! And don't worry, this episode is full of chocolately stirrup stroking for all your auditory uvula fanatics out there! Yum, I hear a chuckling be ruckling!
The gang is finally back together! After a daring rescue and escape from a literal nightmare realm, and after a very epic and magic filled embrace, our dreamy party is back and the party is no longer split! But now, they have to figure out what the heck is going on in this dream world! With a lead that he might be in the lost city of Senzai, the party decided to track down Rapture and make him pay for what he did to Kipa, as well as all those lost souls trapped in his nightmare realm!
Will out party be able to face off against the horrors of the Ethereal plane? Will the be able to find Rapture and bring him down??? Find out in this episode from afar, on From Afar Podcast! WE FINALLY BACK IN THIS PARTY!

Episode 78: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #10 Jul 10, 2023

After close to a year hiatus, the band is back in your ear-saddles again! And don't worry, this episode is full of chocolately stirrup stroking for all your auditory uvula fanatics out there! Yum, I hear a chuckling be ruckling!
As we fade back into our story, we find our band of burly brigands split up with Kipa in a nasty place and Aereus and Nil in a not-so-nasty place. While kipa's place is nastier than most nast, he finds familiar faces and answers to questions not yet asked in a nasty way. And as Kipa is confused, so are the others! Aereus and Nil speed across a dreamlit sea, and yet again, they meet unknown friends and strangers who seem to have more than the generic-stranger-amount-of-information you would expect in a stranger.
But, will our corpulent vivacious corpses find their ways back to each other, or is this LP going to be in forever early access?? Find out in this episode from afar, on From Afar Podcast! WE FINALLY BACK IN THIS PARTY!

Sidequests & Sideventures: Wilam 5 Jun 26, 2023

Welcome to the fith and final episode of the Second Sidequest & Sideventure! In this episode, finally getting a weak "understanding" of what was going on, the crew learns of the terrible deal the REAL Mayor made several years ago, and what it did to all the residents of Butchers Bay! They also realized they were some of the only people who could set things right! So they decide to journey back to Butchers Bay and face whatever challenges await them! Jump in and find yourself in the saloon o'merriment as we do it! And that's how I met your mother, BOOM BABY!
Cast Credits:
Adam LeGrave @AdamLeGrave
Bee Zelda @BeeZelda_
Blake Francis
Christian Spinella @pokeyspinella
David Tilstra @davidtilstra

Sidequests & Sideventures: Wilam 4 Jun 12, 2023

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Second Sidequest & Sideventure! In this episode, the crew finally track down the ghost ship, and guess what, its THE SAME SHIP! But it's in shambles compared to what they saw leave the bay. On the back of a whale, the crew face off against eldritch horrors, confusing NPCs, and a plot that is as THICC as the nicest spicest. Jump in and find yourself in the saloon o'merriment as we do it! And that's how I met your mother, BOOM BABY!
Cast Credits:
Adam LeGrave @AdamLeGrave
Bee Zelda @BeeZelda_
Blake Francis
Christian Spinella @pokeyspinella
David Tilstra @davidtilstra

Sidequests & Sideventures: Wilam 3 May 29, 2023

Welcome to the third episode of the Second Sidequest & Sideventure! In this arc, we will learn more about our more forgettable character, in an unforgettable way, becuase he is so sneaky. Jump in and find yourself in the saloon o'merriment as we do it! Well, are ya hungry kids???
Cast Credits:
Adam LeGrave @AdamLeGrave
Bee Zelda @BeeZelda_
Blake Francis
Christian Spinella @pokeyspinella
David Tilstra @davidtilstra

Sidequests & Sideventures: Wilam 2 May 15, 2023

Welcome to the Second episode of the Second Sidequest & Sideventure! In this arc, we will learn more about our more forgettable character, in an unforgettable way, becuase he is so sneaky. Jump in and find yourself in the saloon o'merriment as we do it! Well, are ya hungry kids???
Cast Credits:
Adam LeGrave @AdamLeGrave
Bee Zelda @BeeZelda_
Blake Francis
Christian Spinella @pokeyspinella
David Tilstra @davidtilstra

Sidequests & Sideventures: Wilam 1 May 01, 2023

Welcome to the First episode of the Second Sidequest & Sideventure! In this arc, we will learn more about our more forgettable character, in an unforgettable way, becuase he is so sneaky. Jump in and find yourself in the saloon o'merriment as we do it! Well, are ya hungry kids???
Cast Credits:
Adam LeGrave @AdamLeGrave
Bee Zelda @BeeZelda_
Blake Francis
Christian Spinella @pokeyspinella
David Tilstra @davidtilstra

Sidequests & Sideventures: Slal 4 Oct 24, 2022

With an epic conclusion to our first Sidequest and Sideventure, the crew of the Wynona have their work cut out for them, as the newly appeared nautilus ship and the newly fandangled traitor starts to rev the engines for plot-punching speed! Will our heroes survive (of course Slal will, we know that) and see a new day? Or will they be their own demise in a wide, black void of fantasy space in insectoid ships? If you, or a loved one, have suffered from cliff-hanger-ism than call a trusted doctor and tune in, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Shablammy!

Sidequests & Sideventures: Slal 3 Oct 10, 2022

The battle over, the crew starts to assess the damages and their new passengers, finding them more useful than expected. Their journey continues for their destination, the Olrex Asterism, where this protagonistic stowaway will be shuttled to another world. But are they safe, as safe as Bjorn? Find out from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Tentacles, EVERYWHERE!

Alchemy RPG: Novarail Oneshot Oct 03, 2022

All aboard the Novarail, a standalone thematic prequel to Lore of Aetherra: Dark Symmetry which is available on Kickstarter right now!
Join our talented GM David as he collaborates with Bee Zelda, the community manager for Alchemy RPG on a oneshot of the Novarail.
David and Bee are accompanied by three of the most proficient and friendly cast members consisting of Aki, Stephen and Drak.
David takes these five through a fusion of narrative storytelling and encounter mechanics while playing on Alchemy RPG.
Ride along with Glider Primarine as she leads you on a tour of the beautiful and diverse habitats that comprise the underwater city of Chrysalea, a complex society where intrigue and mystery lie just beneath the tranquil surface.
Check out http://alchemyrpg.com/ to learn more about our platform and don't forget to back the Kickstarter before it's too late.

Sidequests & Sideventures: Slal 2 Sep 26, 2022

At a crossroads that will only end in whoop-ass, our spelljamming crew is face to face with a new threat; space-vamps! Eager to show their colors, Slalsa and Corporal Buttons aim to board the other ship with the disgustingly misunderstood Bjorn of Bjorno Productions, while Thre pilots the ship with their new stowaway. But are the enemies only vampies? Or are they more squishy in nature? Find out how many fingers I'm holding up this week from afar, on From Afar Podcast! You guessed right, 42!

Guardians of the Storm: Episode 3 Sep 16, 2022

The battle to save the world rages on, as the party fights desperately to stop an ancient ritual. The beleaguered heroes barely have time to process the loss of a beloved ally before they must learn what it means...to face a god.

Guardians of the Storm: Episode 2 Sep 16, 2022

Like the clouds before an oncoming storm, the mood of the Guild darkens, as they discover a traitor in their midst. Our heroes make an impossibly difficult decision, and for the first time in a long time, the Storm Guardians call for a Rain.

Guardians of the Storm: Episode 1 Sep 16, 2022

Wherein we meet our heroes, the Storm Guardians, celebrating the appointment of a new Guild leader. Mead, laughs, chaos (and wing sauce) all flow freely in the opener to this 3-part epic tale. But all good things must come to an end.

Guardians of the Storm: Intro Sep 16, 2022

Welcome, to the Guardians of the Storm bonus arc! A collaboration almost three years in the making, this arc is the culmination of three podcasting crews: From Afar, Discount Dungeons, and Know Your Roll! What we all made together was pure, kitty litter magic with ol' hot sauce wings on top! Check it out as we continue our brief hiatus from Quest for Atlantis!

Sidequests & Sideventures: Slal 1 Sep 12, 2022

Welcome to the first Sidequest and Sideventure! In this episode, we invite our wonderful friends, Stag and Nolan from Good, Better, Quest! Not only are they stellar gamers, but they bring a flavor of story that has not been tasted on these buds in the FAP universe!
This episode takes place in the cosmos, far away, or nearer than you think? Following a group of Spelljammer pirates, a familiar illithid is highlighted and observed, finding more backstory than frontstory. This creates the mullet of great storytelling, business up front, party all the way around! If you ever wondered how a cephalopod seduces a flightless bird, then join us, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! BEANS, BEANS EVERYWHERE!

Episode 77: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #9 Aug 17, 2022

Kipa all alone in a dreamworld that blends reality and fear, accompanied by a strange, horrifying figure. Why is Kipa being shown old memories? And why by this guide of all things? But while this is happening in moments, Nil and Aereus must plan a strategy to find Kipa and find Senzai, to ultimately complete their goal. Which will they choose? Which will take precedent? Find out, everything and more from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Get your cosigners in order and insurance in place.

Episode 76: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #8 Aug 01, 2022

With the stakes ever getting higher, as such with a great stake house, our characters find themselves in areas they never thought they would be back in. As a veil dancer is in control, Nil battles it out in a more non-violent way than thought possible and Kipa is back, back where he never thought he would be. With Rapture in control of two of the party, Aereus faces off against the controlled Jim-the-Djinn, sleepy style. Well if you think it can't get any worse, then please, let us show you how it's done, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Laughter is the best medicine unless take in over 500 milligram dosages!

Episode 75: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #7 Jul 18, 2022

Following the rare and elusive failed charisma check by Kipa, this episode kicks off with Aereus and Kipa face to face with Jim the Djinn (named after a good friend of ours), split from Nil, who is under the cover of veil. How will our Nautical Ne'er Do Wells fare against the sleepy might of Rapture?! It seems that words are no longer the solution; it's time to jam open this jar, to crack open this can, to bust open this bundle, to seduce this selection, to fanny this frankie! So as you choose your appropriate aperitif, why don't you sit down, shut up, and welcome, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Sorry for the wait, you can let out that breath.

Episode 74: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #6 Jun 13, 2022

With the help of the new feline friend, the Red Nosed Father and Country goatman make their way through the underparts of the saloon while a responsible and accountable Nil tries to do irresponsible and unaccountable actions. While yet again the party has been split it is up to our protagonists to get back together to take down Rapture and get to the deep ethereal, while the VeilDancers are becoming more aware of their shenanigans. But, how far is Rapture willing to go, and what happens when friend is foe? If you have a horse that needs riding, then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast! It's MOUNTAIN DEW MOM.

Episode 73: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #5 May 30, 2022

Having done the not smart thing, our heroes drank the beer and were thrust into jail by the notorious m (and somewhat seductive) Rapture. What ever will they do! It's a good thing that one of the party has some common sense, as Nil is now on the outside, trying to break out the dullards from the cellar. But where will she find help? It may come from the most likely of unlikely likely places, likely. And if that doesn't work, then likely, a common friend could become a safety net.
If you ever doubt our plunkards of whether or not they may break out of jail and save a ghost town from an evil bandit, then you may be in the majority, as we come to you from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Don't get audited!

Episode 72: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #4 May 16, 2022

It's hard going to a new school, it's hard moving to a new house, it's hard trying a new type of ice cream! But it's even harder rolling into a town on the Ethereal plane, making enemies with the Djinn sheriff, and getting thrown into jail!
Join us this week as the crew of The Sea Monster journeys ever deeper into the ethereal plane! What terrors will they find? Are there allies, or enemies just around the corner? Is the town of Phantom Peak holding secrets? Or is it just a boring old town? Well, turn up those volume nobs, because all those questions and more will be answered in this weeks episode of From Afar Podcast!

Episode 71: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #3 May 03, 2022

Waking their pretty little eyes to the glorious Eulalia call of ROLL INITIATIVE, our heroes face against one of the banal truths of this world; bad teamwork. If you think that after 70 episodes and almost 3 years of badassery, the paternals would have coordination. YET, here we are, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Look out belooooooow!

Episode 70: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #2 Apr 18, 2022

Fully on the Ethereal Plane, our party finds themselves strangers in a strange land, where the pen is mightier than the sword. Thoughts make reality and reality makes thoughts, the Ethereal Plane turns up to down and down to yes. With their heading towards the next gemfolk, Mirai, the party comes upon a town called Nuksal situated on the edge of a vast sea. After some reconnoitering, the party find out they must cross the sea to find the town of Senzai, but they have no way to do so. Enter Bearnest Bemingway, then exit Bearnest Bemingway. Tune in this week to find out what happened to Bearnest and how the party crosses the ethereal sea from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Writers create write.

Episode 69: Ghost Speed Racer Ghost #1 Apr 06, 2022

Arriving at Luskan and the start of their new arc, our heroes show up in some extra drip, suspenders and all, ready to find the next Gemfolk. However, Luskan is not as welcoming as some of their previously visited cities, and it becomes clear that they will need to look out for themselves. Following the ghost Sebastian, our party heads to find an entrance to the Ethereal plane. But are they ready for such a plane of power? Are they ready to go any distance, jump any hoop, scale any wall, and eve, jump through any window? Well two thirds of them are, so why don't you pull up a chair and join us, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Spackle baby!

Episode 68: Maritime Interlude #4 Mar 21, 2022

As the resounding shot cracks through the air, Sebastian falls. The party, just moments away from victory, have it ripped from their hands. How will they advance and progress without a key player, who knows insider knowledge of the Lord's Alliance and, more importantly, is a good friend of Capt. Erika Silver? Well, as they try to pick up the pieces, the party's past deeds come forward and their actions have consequences, making things more complicated than an ex with a vendetta. But if you want more space, then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Loving them peaks!

Episode 67: Maritime Interlude #3 Mar 07, 2022

Waking up and finding not one, but two ships on their ship-mat, the party finds themselves in a stand-off. But the crew of the Sea Monster has a history with one of the crews, or both? It seems the party must have stumbled into some ancient and new drama that can only be solved from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Pull up those chairs and pants, it's clobbering time!

Episode 66: Maritime Interlude #2 Feb 21, 2022

The party makes Nil feel more at home, giving her quarters through the greatest quartermaster this side of the wild willy Mississippi. After, the crew get's their instructions of what to do next, hearing of strange, ghostly names and places. As understanding breaks through the membrane pain, a triangular situation occurs, this one stickier than a silver back gorilla. Join this twilight escapade from afar, on From Afar Podcast! SHLOONG.

Episode 65: Maritime Interlude #1 Feb 07, 2022

The party is back on the Sea Monster in a long time, and after much change. Aereus having been imprisoned and tortured, becoming a symbiotic warrior. Kipa made a deal with the Queen in order to be his beginning and end for Bent Branch. And Nil having made fast friends with the Hebdomad of Lunia, while also helping the storming of heaven. All this to then culminate in the strangest of parties, one that shares a common goal and a common ship. The crew of the Sea Monster is welcoming to Nil, their newest member, however she may not be as welcoming in turn. And with their second gem general under their belt, the group needs to find the next path. But not before Kipa's shenanigan's. If you YEARN for the spray of salt upon your brow or the yelp of Slal finding a slug in his bonnet, then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast!

Episode 64: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #16 Dec 20, 2021

The party has gotten the gem from the next general, taking one more step towards Neth. Not only that, but having successfully led a charge against the holy mountain with its mortal enemies in tow. But what comes next? Join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast!

Episode 63: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #15 Dec 05, 2021

The crew faces off against the blue dude himself! Will they have what it takes? Will that have what it bakes? Or will they just loose all their rakes!

Episode 62: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #14 Nov 08, 2021

Kipa, in an old yet familiar land. Nil and Damascus, in an unholy yet necessary evil. These heroes must rally an army, and must give much to do so. Kipa finds himself in the familiar Feywilds, speaking with an ancient queen. Nil and Damascus must bend their morals, foregoing curiosity and valiant radiance in order to save their friends and honor. And while these plans are being laid, Aereus suffers with Route at the hands of Column. But will they be ready? Will they have the means necessary to fight off the forces of Column and storm the Celestial City? Find out as you shut up and sit down from afar, on From Afar Podcast!

Episode 61: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #13 Oct 25, 2021

Kipa and Nil, the newest member of the Furious Fathers (name change imminent) must work together to take on the Celestial City of Lunia. But how are they going to do so? With a few friends in low places, and a couple sprinkles of pixie dust, deals with devils and queens are as close as the second star to the right. Join us, as we traverse this strange universe in our mind's eye from afar, on From Afar Podcast!

Episode 60: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #12 Oct 12, 2021

Being jailed and split, the party is held in the vice grip of the usurper Column. Kipa must rally a crew to take on the celestial mountain, while Aereus must do his best to persevere. And while all seems lost, and old friends abandoning, new ones are made from the most unlikely of places. So, after our 4 month hiatus, shut up, sit down, and have a from afar welcome, to From Afar Podcast!

Episode 59: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #11 Jul 19, 2021

With the battle for ascension still raging between the Furious Fathers and Route's squad, we jump right back into the fray. Finding their powers more evenly matched than they first thought, the outcome is becoming less and less clear of who will come out on top. And it seems as if there is a strange... meddling happening, albeit slight. Who could be causing fate to sway? And what is their ulterior motive, if at all? The Fathers have little time to think about these questions, met with the temporal might of Route. And ascension is seemingly so close. So, without further ado, let's jump back in and put on a wild show to those mind theatres of yours from afar, on From Afar Podcast!

Episode 58: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #10 Jul 05, 2021

Having PHENOMENALLY reigned victorious over their first duels in the Ascension Games, our Perusing Parentals are ready for the next challenge to go and cold cock that bastard Ares right in the face! Steeling their resolve, they wait, tempering and gathering their courage for what lays ahead of them. As luck would have it, their opponent is familiar, and one that could give more of a , shall we say, temporal look into the higher powers at play. And like a single thread in a tapestry, though it's color brightly shines, do our heroes know their purpose, in the pattern of the grand design? But enough chit chat! The time for action is now! The time for victory, celestial divinity, and upright citizens is now! The time for bunny ears is now! Let the brothers super smash their way to the finish line! Tune in to get that extra stock, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! 3...2...1...Fight!

Episode 57: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #9 Jun 21, 2021

All their hard work. All the preparing. All the planning. The sneakiness completed by Sieghart, the reconnaissance performed by Kipa, and the emotional turmoil suppressed by Aereus, all culminating to this moment; the Ascension Games. The Genealogical Genies wake and do their morning routines as the nerves start to settle in, and they start to settle. But what is the daunting, most terrifying and strangely poetic tasks that they will have to complete in the ascension games? And will Sieghart's interaction with Mentor create a barricade to the momentum of the Procreative Poppas? These thoughts are in the heads of our Protagonist Padres as they enter the coliseum to begin the act of Ascending. Who knew that being divine would be so competitive? Tune in, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! If you want to pray, then slam those knees and praise those bees!

Episode 56: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #8 Jun 07, 2021

As the waves lap through the soundscapes of virtual, COVID reality, the party of Party Paternals are split up once again, making choices that impact their story more so than that of a fly on the wall (or maybe a carrot?). Pulling what the zoomie babes call a PRO-GAMER MOVE, Sieghart finds a new pathway into cat-burglary, giving David an opportunity to let that sweet nectar rip. While that Nautical Chaplain suckling is a cuckling, Kipa comes out strong and swinging at El Caballero Rojo, almost ending his short life in the process. But is the Vermillion Vagrant a Villain? Or is the antagonist more holy in nature? Kipa starts putting dots together, as Aereus brushes down the Normal Liam, asking him where his beloved is, because if Liam got invited to the party, then surely he would be here. Right? If you are wondering how to RSVP to said party, then tune in, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Did you expect the Spanish Imposition?

Episode 55: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #7 May 18, 2021

Born through fire, a sword reborn. Aereus is blessed by the legends of old, and his trustworthy weapon is revitalized. This still doesn't answer questions for Liam as to why Aereus is not at the clans, but that may take years for him to understand. In the Starlight Citadel, Barachiel holds an audience with Sieghart and Damscus, where he makes an offer one may think not able to be refused. Yet, as always with FAP, the impossible happens, and Damascus receives holy ire, to which Sieghart steps up to the plate for another homerun. And still, in a bathhouse impossibly far yet close, Kipa finally meets Route, the Red Knight, and almost ends it all as quickly as it started. Our boys are split, yet the story is unravelling just as fast in the twilight realm of Lunia. If you like to get married, then tune in from afar, to From Afar Podcast!

Episode 54: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #6 May 03, 2021

Following a shonen-like duel of fates where even Qui-Gon Jinn comes out a winner, our grizzled soldiers are met with some new yet familiar strangers from the Clans of Metal, having a face to the legend of Domino himself. And while a fire of camaraderie roasts the marshmallows of backstory, Kipa is met with a hospitality unlike that in a Faerun or Wizards of the Coast NPC. With the blessing of the Underground Oracle, Mama Bardousa is amicable towards our Fae Bard, explaining a bit about the red knight. And back in the cove of healing, Damascus summons Sieghart to have an audience with a member in power, much to the mystery of why. With the games coming soon, the Paters are getting ready for the ascension of a lifetime. Like the Greek clothing store, just do it. To find out more about a comeback worthy of the hall, tune in from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Come and be merry!

Episode 53: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #5 Apr 19, 2021

Splitting the party, we find our heroes at a fork in the road, Kipa being tasked with stealth and subtlety, Sieghart and Aereus finding strange training given by Damascus. Sieghart and Aereus are led to a calm, healing cove. It is there that our chonky boys put their mettle to the test, making sure that toe to tip, they are worth their salt like a kosher iodized pantry item. During this macho masculine test of normative appropriate male behavior, our sneaky storyteller is doing some reconnaissance. With an Infinite Word Favor being agreed upon, Damascus thinks the Red Knight is a little... fishy... and sends Kipa to investigate, him being the most agile. Having no choice but to agree, Kipa follows the enigmatic warrior, finding himself in a strange location that looks very much like a bathhouse full of interesting and odd individuals. Well, if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a bathhouse. But this bathhouse is no ordinary bathhouse, but Mama Bardousa's Bathhouse. We are pleased to say that it would not have been possible without the incredible original work of Underground Oracle Publishing allowing us to use their new content to make this wonderful magical story possible. Here are some aspects of Mama Bardousa's Bathhouse:
Downtime Destinations: Mama Bardousa's Bathhouse.
* Underground Oracle is a best selling 3rd party 5th edition publisher.
* They create well balanced, high quality supplements for players and gms.
* Everything that they create is with a lore first approach, meant to drive storytelling from both sides of the screen.
* They release twice monthly supplements in the vein of Tasha's or Xanathar's.
* A new location for your pcs to visit during their downtime.
* fully fleshed out NPCs as well as a table of interesting folks you might run into.
* rumors and information to take your story farther.
* an interesting way to introduce planar travel into your campaign, or a great backdoor for your pcs to flee through.
* and an amazing place to fully roleplay your characters.
If you want to have good hair, then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Keratin is where we're in!

Episode 52: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #4 Apr 06, 2021

A deal made. A gift given. The games seen. The Furious Fathers meet in the shadow of the coliseum, having split and done their respective duties for the coming trials. Making a friend of an isolated honorable loner, the fathers strategize about the coming trials learning from Damascus. Their courage bolstered, they enter arena, eager to see more of these ascension games. Steel clashes against armor, magics made, curses stated, and snackage destroyed. A strange combatant who does not partake in the victors of his labor. What does this mean? Mentor may have an idea, and tasks our Paterooskies with a covert mission. If you think that toes should be in raps, then tune in, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! HELLO THERE.

Episode 51: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #3 Mar 22, 2021

Ahoy and well met! This week, we find our Petulant Paternals as they stumble from the M.C. Escher stairways littered with the bodies and corpses of Modrons and Duodrons and Friendlydrons into view of the stunning landscape of Lunia! The heavenly celestial city is one for the perfectionist books, as scores of perfectly and annoyingly beautiful clerics, paladins, and honorable ones hustle and bustle with a holy glow. After a most positive and Pollyanna interaction with a certain Ded Tanson, the Fathers make their way to the city, searching for the Ascension games! However, even in such a bright land, darkness robs the spirit. Members of the group see their finality looming like a mountain before them, seemingly impossible to scale, impossible to withstand. Yet, like the Man from La Mancha said so eloquently, suck it up buttercup. When your knees turn to spaghetti, know that you can always join us, from afar, at From Afar Podcast! Slim Jim was the best character in Freestyle BMX 2.

Episode 50: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #2 Mar 08, 2021

After leaving you wonderful people with a crumbabumbkin of a cliffhanger (who is she?!?!?) we take up right where we left off, in the strange forest. Our Heroes are met with a quizzical stranger, who gives answers but raises more questions, but gives direction, to which the ruins are found. However, when one wants into heaven, one may need to take a roundabout way, or backtrack a little. It is here that our company is once again, met with their greatest adversary: the door. But success is a taste that our Paters have indulged in many a time before, and it is not long before they are met with even more confusing riddles, such as the man in the mirror and if they are gonna make a change, for once in their life. Traversing further into the door-jamboree, our party comes to the threshold of destiny (or maybe hell) and must put their minds together and lean on the pillars of before-times to understand the next move. Remember, where your focus goes, your energy flows, ARE YOU HEARING ME? Tune in this Magnanimous Monday from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Turtles and lo-fi chill is this episodes aesthetic.

Episode 49: Knock, Knock, Knockin' Out Heaven's Door #1 Feb 23, 2021

We find our Fatherial figures in the room where it happened, with the prismatic peeps giving some good low-down info of the wild shit Prism can do with her brain rock, throwing a mighty tissy into the reality fibers of our story. Good thing she's on our side, amirite? With a direction and a heading, and also a way to go, our party starts to initiate the travel, starting with the incredible Nalomi, which may or may have not forgiven Sieghart for punching the sin out of his shins. Soaring to new heights, we transfer from the old to the new, passing a summit threshold into green fields, where not all is at it seems. How can a place with such new things, house such old fear? If you have these questions, or question anything else about your body or my own, then join us from afar, on From Afar Podcast! We interrupt your lifetime of pullups to tell you, you are an amazing person.

Episode 48: Maritime Interlude #2 Feb 08, 2021

Welcome back you loveable personages of absolute splendor, to the second episode of the Maritime Interlude, as the Furious Fathers take you through roleplaying and exposition they further flesh out and give reflection to their previous arc and what it meant for their growth. Aereus and Sieghart exchange a masculine smoky and musky conversation about their ideologies, while Kipa does something not necessarily in character with his previous actions. All of which further pushes the boundaries of what exactly is going on with this story, giving another brief peek into a deeper, more complex web of understanding that supports the strange existence of Atlantis and how it interconnects more than seems to be possible. This is further instated, as the Fathers are summoned by Minus and Prism to Prism's room. It is there that she is excited to show them that, as may have been forgotten, she is not entirely human, if at all. So put down that onion, buckle those belters, and challenge that orangutan to a pull-up contest, as we teach you the value of losing competitively from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Remember, a human can fit in a grizzly bear's stomach, but a grizzly bear cannot fit in a human's.

Episode 47: Maritime Interlude #1 Jan 25, 2021

The boys are BACK for 2021 as they welcome in the new calendar year with a maritime interlude! Opening the episode is a fresh new, shtanky fireside chat led by Sieghart explaining the not so solitary isolation on the island he was marooned at. Even though the underlying simmer of humor is a baseline for FAP, the inception of Sieghart's impetus for adventure is complicated, fraught with fatherly and husband responsibilities both bolstering and daunting. As the Fathers learn about their troubled chaplain, they take some much needed time after a hair-raising arc to understand the growth and developments that took place under and above the water. Sieghart's most terrifying recent realization makes him come to the other protagonists with frightening questions. Aereus must figure out what exactly it is his ancestors want from him, and Kipa studies mysterious items and their importance after retrieving them several episodes ago, in classic FAP fashion, from Icarus's labyrinth. As growth happens for all, it means crossing thresholds into points of no return, repeatedly and both intentionally and unknowingly. Our characters are no longer the misguided daddies from before, but have purpose, headings, and above all else, each other. With that, they can drink any of James Wagonblast's potions, no matter the color. If you wanted a good ass-whoopie pie today, then train your ears no further than right here, as you tune in from afar, to From Afar Podcast! Hammer time!

Episode 46: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 13 Dec 07, 2020

Breaching the surface, the Furious Fathers arise from the depths of the hellish marine victorious, yet also paired with somber loss. They found minus, defeated Selroc, helped to start a revolution against the strangely demonic sect of Sahuagins, and made new friends while also losing others. While the time is meant for utter celebration, there is work to be done, and souls to be remembered. As well, Minus's ruby has been added to the crew, increasing the roster by another Atlantian. With Prism and him in conjunction, there is further scope as to what needs to be done, and the Paters are waterlogged and anxious to get to the horizons. Not only is there advancement of story, but also of mechanical character, as the boys get not one, or one and a half, but two levels from this arc! But as advancement is progress, one step forward may incur two steps back, and bygones can't always be bygones for our heroes. With the safety of the Sea Monster enshrouding our party from the terrors defeated from the depths, internal terrors seem to double in effort, rising as an ethereal hydra to claim what was once agreed upon on islands of old. And what is to happen if vows are made in earnest haste? Join us as we sail with you in tow to realms unknown, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Borg throws the best cheese-balls!

Episode 45: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 12 Nov 23, 2020

With Aereus' new found rage against the Sahuagin machine, him and Sieghart are able to turn the tides of battle playing in the hellish throne room atop the devilish tower. With their combined strength, they are able to buy time for Kipa as he is transported to a strange yet slightly familiar place, finding himself face-to-face with an enigmatic geodude. The conversation which then ensues answers questions and plot points that this narrative tale has woven since the beginning, showing old and new characters and villains in new light. Will this new Ruby of a King prove to be an adversary, or critical ally? Will the past choices of our Petulent Paters start breaking the glass surface of the lake of current reality sending waves if unrest towards the shores of understanding? While these questions may be circulating and or percolating, know this in the words of a sage, the past is no longer predictive, the present is fleeting, and the future is where we need to be. So join us this week, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! We are sick of FISH.

Episode 44: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 11 Nov 02, 2020

Having finally arrived at the foot of the Corrupted Throne, our Bodacious Begetters find themselves face to face with the Baron of Sahuagins, the Sultan of Sharks, the Great Shambino, the Big Fish, the Behemoth of the Below, the Wham Blam Call Him Pam Fishy Man, Selroc. But a dog's bark is worse than it's bite, right? Well, whatever chuckle buckle said that never met a shark man, covered in eyes, with four absolutely beyblade ripped arms and a huge sentient shark club. But our Fathers have faced formidable foes before, ranging from nautical pod racers to iron bars, and this fish is in danger of being fileted. Steeled with the raging fire of 11 episodes of underwater narrative adventure, and a host of questions still unanswered, the room at the top of the tower is charged with electricity as the corrupted and proud sahuagin meets the steely gaze of 3 protagonists filled with the god-given power of an author. Are our heroes ready for this strange, demonic marine chump? Or will they fall prey to the Black Tooth, becoming part of the file and ranks of the underwater corrupted army that Selroc commands? Or is Chick-Fil-A in for a nasty disruption as a new niche, protestant fast food chain becomes an overnight success using the bodies of fish hominids as protein? Get your investing stock in the right venture this week, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Did you know there's a fish named a Sarcastic Fringehead? Must make a great sidekick!

Episode 43: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 10 Oct 19, 2020

The last episode left our Fathers confronted with a familiar symbol, from a familiar entity, but with a strange variation pointing to a strange realization. What would be the connection with such a symbol and this confusing, demonic tower? The Fathers can only theorize and steel themselves as they make their way higher, bolstering their resolve to meet the unknown as it puts on familiar faces. However, what was the purpose of this towering structure of hellish mystery, fraught with personal reflections that seem to grow and shift with the heroes as they traverse it's cold floors? Why would these challenges be facing them on the bottom of the ocean in the eclectic city of the sea? Find out if Andy can come up with anymore questions this week, from afar, on From Afar Podcast! Have you been held by good hands?

Episode 42: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 9 Oct 05, 2020

Welcome back this week, as we join our Fathers on the doorstep of destiny! Being subjugated to the horrible death ritual performed by Selrock on top of the eerie tower, our Heroes watched hopelessly as their companion was taken hostage. Now, they must decide how best to act, following several tense conversations about what it means to be an effective warrior, hero, and friend. And, as the saying goes, the skin of a cat has 9 layers, so choose your instrument wisely. Taking the seemingly most effective pathway, the party struggles against the deepest most complex of puzzles ever published in an antique bookstore west of the northern hemisphere of the Mississippi in the southern United States. However, inside the tower, reality seems to be a suggestion. Pulling back the door reveals not only another door, but several windows into reality, that confuse, befuddle, and clarify the unknown for the protagonists in our story. But what does it mean when someone who you may not understand knows the words to your soul? What does it mean to be met with conflicting information that shakes your very ideals? What does it mean to be a dog person over cat person? If these questions have you scratching the rump of a domestic short-hair, then tune in, from afar, to From Afar Podcast! The strongest teeth of all the teeth!

Episode 41: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 8 Sep 21, 2020

Having made their critical conversation concerning their choices and outcomes, the Furious Fathers are on the straight and narrow to help Lillia save the prisoners in hopes of having it cause enough of a distraction for the Fathers to get to Selrock. But by making these choices, what consequences will emerge, piercing at those inopportune times in the narrative? Will a clear conscious help protect our Heroes from the fallout of their moralistic choices? These questions hang thick in the murky oceanic air as our party moves through the hodge-podge strange city towards the prisoner's pit. Aided by magical items and steel will, the peturiolous paters aim to start a revolution to get to the tower and find out what Selrock is doing to these people. However, just as a crooked coin still has two sides, there are two outcomes to a choice, and there's blood in the water. But enough hemophilia talk! Need another Tylenol? Then tune in this week, from afar, to From Afar podcast! Nothing sucks like an electrolux!

Episode 40: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 7 Sep 08, 2020

Two of the party butt heads over how to approach their hard decision, and Dyilaan thinks of family.

Episode 39: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 6 Aug 24, 2020

The boys must choose to follow the woman prisoner, or the dead male as they are left in the middle of a crossroads.

Episode 38: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 5 Aug 10, 2020

The heroes make a vaulting maneuver and find a great vantage point, which leads to internal questions of ability.

Episode 37: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 4 Jul 27, 2020

The party teams up with an unlikely ally and learn more from their maritime acquaintance while getting closer to the red light.

Episode 36: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 3 Jul 13, 2020

Our fathers make way for the glowing red structure, having to land on the sea floor and make way by foot, to the danger of anything among the forest of kelp.

Episode 35: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 2 Jun 29, 2020

The party is met with an inexplicable mist, where a force rises to meet them, and they must lower themselves to their level.

Guest Exit Interview: Jared - Tua'Rohk Jun 22, 2020

The FAP crew talk to Jared, the first FAP guest, and hear what it was like for him to step into the shoes (or lack thereof) of Tua'Rohk.

Episode 34: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Monster, Chapter 1 Jun 15, 2020

Christian Spinella takes us through a fireside chat of Kipa, the party gambles a bit, and our crew finds a curious destination.

Episode 33: Yub Nub, Eee Chop Yub Nub Jun 01, 2020

Having said goodbye, our party readies for a long journey ahead, and battle with both demons and praise within themselves.

Episode 32: The Mending of Stone May 18, 2020

Prism awakes to give critical information to our heroes, which leads to a heading and fixed ship, but a departure of a new friend.

Episode 31: What's Your Strength Modifier? Oh Yea, It's Friendship May 04, 2020

The party returns to the Chamber of the Mahna only to find out their task is unfinished and their answer lies within the Sea Monster.

Episode 30: The Sushi Don't Fall Too Far From the Tree Apr 21, 2020

The party deals with some magic gone wrong, then head out to find the beast responsible for the disappearance of the Mahna.

Corona Chronicle Apr 13, 2020

In this bonus episode, the cast of From Afar sit down and have a conversation of what they have learned and are excited for concerning the future of FAP.

Episode 29: The Mahna, the Drifter, and the Side Quest Apr 06, 2020

After arriving to a hostile welcome at the mysterious island, our Furious Fathers have made a new friend. Gaining access to the underground bazaar, a shopping spree for some needed items and goods takes place, giving a semblance of normalcy to the crazy...

Episode 28: Despite All My Rage, I Am Still a Hobgoblin in a Cage Mar 23, 2020

Are you ready to explore? Because our Furious Fathers have landed on the island they have painstakingly been crawling towards ever since arriving from the portal. With the somber events of the Kraken's fight behind them, our party strives to learn as...

Episode 27: When Lifting, Use Your Sea Legs and Not Your Backstory Mar 09, 2020

Captain Fal'kjun makes a sacrifice for the party, Slal gives some background as to why, and our fathers each have a moment.

Episode 26: Okay, (Kracks Knuckles) Let's Do This! Feb 24, 2020

Our heroes face off against a deadly foe to dire consequences.

Episode 25: A Return Home Feb 11, 2020

The crew try to find their whereabouts in strange waters, and something is plaguing the captain.

Episode 24: How Wrecked Does a Ship Have to Be to Be Qualified as a Shipwreck? Jan 27, 2020

Our party has down time after a harrowing battle, where a reassessment of how to proceed in regards to Atlantis and Prism is talked about; Sieghart gets his possession back from Slal.

Episode 23: To Make a Story Omelette You Have to Break a Few Prisms Jan 13, 2020

The Eye of Neth is carved out of the telescope, and our party is transported to a mysterious dimension, where they come face to face, or lack thereof, with the inhabitant of the crystal.

Episode 22: You Had One Job Dec 23, 2019

The mid-season finale of the Furious Fathers as it depicts the Battle of Neverwinter Bay, between the crew of the Sea Monster and the Lord's Alliance, but will it be enough to drive them to remove the Eye of Neth?

Episode 21: If the Real Thing Don't Do the Trick, Barracuda Dec 16, 2019

The party must fight against an entire enemy armada if they are to leave Neverwinter, but while this may seem that all hope is lost, our crew have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Episode 20: Old Armor and Old Friends Dec 10, 2019

The heroes must race back to the Sea Monster, aided by unlikely allies, and come face to face with Sieghart's friend, Corvier, who stands between them and freedom.

Episode 19: The Boys are Back in Town (Boys are Back in Town) (Towwnnnnn towwnnnnn!) Dec 02, 2019

The party gets back to Neverwinter, but there is a strange quiet that has settled over the city, setting everyone on edge as they search for Icarus.

Episode 18: Ain't No Time Like the Present, or Past, or Future Nov 25, 2019

After a run in with the Winsome Cutlass, and a speech given by Sieghart, the party realizes that they need to share more about their personal history.

Episode 17: With Friends Like These... Nov 11, 2019

Sieg explains his connection with the Winsome Cutlass as Captain Fal'kjun reminds some mutinous crew members why exactly he is captain.

Episode 16: Out of the Flying Pan and Into the Fire Nov 05, 2019

The boys attempt to safely escape the now falling islands and have a run in with a strange sailor who knows more than he seems.

Episode 15: Who Ordered the Monster Caesar Salad With Thousand Islands Dressing and Extra Pain on the Side? Oct 28, 2019

Our heroes come face to face with the guardians of the Sword of the Seven Seas, but they have friends to help them, and soon no island will be left in the sky.

Episode 14: The King of Sky Island Will See You Now Oct 21, 2019

The party comes face to face with some potential allies and royalty, while some questions are answered and some answers are questioned.

Episode 13: The Viner Things in Life Require a Sense of the D'Vine Oct 14, 2019

The party explores the islands and finds some strange hints at a more dangerous and severe environment than previously thought.

Episode 12: Have You Ever Seen an Elephant Fly? No, but Is That a Floating Island up There? Oct 07, 2019

The crew arrives at a very different destination than they imagined, and must ascend into a mass of floating isles where the Sword of the Seven Seas is located.

Episode 11: On the Road to Adventure the First Steps Begin Eleven Episodes In Sep 23, 2019

The crew enjoys some relaxation and extra-curricular activities as they sail for a destination that Captain Fal'kjun had seen in the telescope.

Episode 10: A How-To Guide: How to Definitively End Racism Sep 16, 2019

Our party hears a riddle supposedly written by Neth, and find a heading towards a strange and mysterious weapon.

Episode 9: Icarus, Be Careful, You Are Flying Too Close to the Exposi-SUN! Sep 09, 2019

The party meets with Icarus, getting answers to some of their questions about Neth, Atlantis, and how they fit within the whole picture.

Episode 8: Is It Really Never Winter in Neverwinter? Or, Has Winter Finally Come? Sep 02, 2019

The boys arrive in Neverwinter, but can they find Icarus before their pasts catch up to them?

Episode 7: On the Way to Neverwinter Aug 26, 2019

The party makes their way to Neverwinter and get to know the crew including the helmsman and lookout.

Episode 6: It's Shocking How Long This Fight Is Aug 19, 2019

The party meets face-to-face with an adversary from Captain Fal'kjun's past, a meeting which has some shocking side-effects.

Episode 5: All Aboard (Wait, That Doesn’t Work, That’s a Train Joke) the Sea Monster! Aug 13, 2019

Freshly escaped from prison, our party comes face to face with the crew of the Sea Monster, as well as some inner demons.

Episode 4: Grasping at Straws (Part 2) Aug 05, 2019

The heroes escape from prison and sign on as pirates in order to find out more about the mystery of Atlantis.

Episode 3: Grasping at Straws (Part 1) Jul 22, 2019

Deep underground, in a dark castle, our heroes come face to face with the current owner of the telescope, and must figure out how to relinquish it from their grasp.

Episode 2: It's a Great Big Scary World out There (Part 2) Jul 08, 2019

Our heroes find themselves under their cell in an abandoned city, but how did this get here, and where is the telescope?

Episode 1: It's a Great Big Scary World out There (Part 1) Jun 24, 2019

The first episode in the series, where the protagonists are thrown in jail and must deal with the consequences.

Introduction Jun 19, 2019

Meet your players and dungeon master and hear what inspired the creation of your heroes.