Speculate Actual Play
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Speculate is an award-winning #actualplay TTRPG show starring science fiction & fantasy authors, editors, and more.
Co-hosted by authors Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O’Brien, and Michael R. Underwood.
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Co-hosted by authors Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O’Brien, and Michael R. Underwood.
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More remarkable news for Speculate—our Girl by Moonlight campaign FRACTAL SPIRE is nominated for Best Actual Play Podcast at MiamiWebFest!
April 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
More remarkable news for Speculate—our Girl by Moonlight campaign FRACTAL SPIRE is nominated for Best Actual Play Podcast at MiamiWebFest!
There's an official voting page for the @MiamiWebFest Podcast Competition--and you can be a part of it! If you head to the link below and cast a vote (perhaps for our Fractal Spire show? :D ), you might even win two free VIP All-Access Passes to the event! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Miami WebFest 2024
Welcome to the Official Voting Page for the Miami Web Fest 2024 Podcast Competition!
Here's your chance not only to support independent creators but also to become an integral part of the Miami Web Fe...
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April 16, 2024 at 2:29 PM
There's an official voting page for the @MiamiWebFest Podcast Competition--and you can be a part of it! If you head to the link below and cast a vote (perhaps for our Fractal Spire show? :D ), you might even win two free VIP All-Access Passes to the event! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hi all--we have an announcement today about the near future of Speculate, which you can check out right here. Thanks as always for the support and love!
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Cusco Web Fest, Miami Web Fest, and a special announcement about the future of Speculate | Speculate
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March 26, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Hi all--we have an announcement today about the near future of Speculate, which you can check out right here. Thanks as always for the support and love!
www.patreon.com/posts/cusco-...
www.patreon.com/posts/cusco-...
More absolutely dreamy news for Speculate: our Girl by Moonlight actual play FRACTAL SPIRE has just been named an Official Selection at @MiamiWebFest! We're overjoyed to share this series with more people!
March 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
More absolutely dreamy news for Speculate: our Girl by Moonlight actual play FRACTAL SPIRE has just been named an Official Selection at @MiamiWebFest! We're overjoyed to share this series with more people!
Amazing news! "Valloward: a Speculate Actual Play" was just selected by Cusco WebFest via FilmFreeway.com! ... and we couldn't be more excited!
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February 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Amazing news! "Valloward: a Speculate Actual Play" was just selected by Cusco WebFest via FilmFreeway.com! ... and we couldn't be more excited!
Some Speculate news from Mike: www.patreon.com/posts/some-n...
Some news from Mike | Speculate
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January 17, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Some Speculate news from Mike: www.patreon.com/posts/some-n...
Episode 1 of our new Apocalypse Keys miniseries "The Pitman Sculpture" is now available as a podcast! Four monsters investigate a mysterious piece of outsider art.
Starring:
Jeoi Gawain Lin
Aaron Hammonds
Aubrey Knotts
Mike Underwood
with
Brandon O'Brien as the Keeper.
Starring:
Jeoi Gawain Lin
Aaron Hammonds
Aubrey Knotts
Mike Underwood
with
Brandon O'Brien as the Keeper.
December 15, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Episode 1 of our new Apocalypse Keys miniseries "The Pitman Sculpture" is now available as a podcast! Four monsters investigate a mysterious piece of outsider art.
Starring:
Jeoi Gawain Lin
Aaron Hammonds
Aubrey Knotts
Mike Underwood
with
Brandon O'Brien as the Keeper.
Starring:
Jeoi Gawain Lin
Aaron Hammonds
Aubrey Knotts
Mike Underwood
with
Brandon O'Brien as the Keeper.
If you're looking for something to listen to while cooking, traveling, or anything else, part two of our pulp-adventure Candela Obscura one-shot "Dreams of Oldfaire" is out today on all podcast platforms.
November 23, 2023 at 7:14 PM
If you're looking for something to listen to while cooking, traveling, or anything else, part two of our pulp-adventure Candela Obscura one-shot "Dreams of Oldfaire" is out today on all podcast platforms.
Starting in just two hours!
November 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Starting in just two hours!
Just four days away!
All the details about our fundraiser, including a full schedule, here - www.patreon.com/posts/fundra...
Fundraiser Stream Coming Nov 11th! | Speculate
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November 7, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Just four days away!
Our second annual fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, November 11th! We'll be playing Titanfall 2 with a digital hotseat, playing a one-shot of
Darrington Press' investigative horror game Candela Obscura, screening a preview of our next miniseries, and more. :)
Darrington Press' investigative horror game Candela Obscura, screening a preview of our next miniseries, and more. :)
October 30, 2023 at 2:36 PM
Our second annual fundraiser is coming up on Saturday, November 11th! We'll be playing Titanfall 2 with a digital hotseat, playing a one-shot of
Darrington Press' investigative horror game Candela Obscura, screening a preview of our next miniseries, and more. :)
Darrington Press' investigative horror game Candela Obscura, screening a preview of our next miniseries, and more. :)
This week, @valerievaldes.bsky.social @therisingtithes.bsky.social and @mikerunderwood.bsky.social discuss Dramatization - when to go deep in a moment to evoke emotion and how to do it well in writing or ttrpgs.
October 27, 2023 at 3:07 PM
This week, @valerievaldes.bsky.social @therisingtithes.bsky.social and @mikerunderwood.bsky.social discuss Dramatization - when to go deep in a moment to evoke emotion and how to do it well in writing or ttrpgs.
Early access for Patrons! - Watch the video for this week's episode as Valerie, Brandon, and Mike talk about of dramatization in writing and rpgs - when to go deeper and how to make a scene come alive:
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Dramatization - How to Make a Scene (Early Access) | Speculate
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October 23, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Early access for Patrons! - Watch the video for this week's episode as Valerie, Brandon, and Mike talk about of dramatization in writing and rpgs - when to go deeper and how to make a scene come alive:
www.patreon.com/posts/dramat...
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No episode this week, as we're deep in planning for our fundraiser next month. Details on that soon!
October 19, 2023 at 11:21 PM
No episode this week, as we're deep in planning for our fundraiser next month. Details on that soon!
Thank you to the 2023 Rio WebFest for naming Valloward as an official selection in the Best Video (RPG) category!
This makes the fourth festival selection for our Caribbean-inspired secondary-world fantasy Court of Blades series with a cast of pro SF/F authors. <3
This makes the fourth festival selection for our Caribbean-inspired secondary-world fantasy Court of Blades series with a cast of pro SF/F authors. <3
October 17, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Thank you to the 2023 Rio WebFest for naming Valloward as an official selection in the Best Video (RPG) category!
This makes the fourth festival selection for our Caribbean-inspired secondary-world fantasy Court of Blades series with a cast of pro SF/F authors. <3
This makes the fourth festival selection for our Caribbean-inspired secondary-world fantasy Court of Blades series with a cast of pro SF/F authors. <3
Patrons get early access to our video recaps of New Jersey Web Fest and BigBadCon! An edited version of these discussions will come to the podcast feed next week.
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Early Access - 2023 Con Reports | Speculate
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October 5, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Patrons get early access to our video recaps of New Jersey Web Fest and BigBadCon! An edited version of these discussions will come to the podcast feed next week.
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We've been absolutely blown away by the great responses to Valloward at NJWF this weekend. For folks new to the show, we've made a 'cut to the action' version of our 1st session of our Court of Blades renaissance fantasy series so you can dive right in:
youtu.be/Y6-W9M-E_8s?...
youtu.be/Y6-W9M-E_8s?...
Speculate! presents Court of Blades: Valloward (Session 1 - Start Here)
On the 300th anniversary of the city's founding, House Vorster - the bastion of martial valor and tradition - hosts a celebration of Valloward's history. But...
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September 23, 2023 at 1:10 PM
We've been absolutely blown away by the great responses to Valloward at NJWF this weekend. For folks new to the show, we've made a 'cut to the action' version of our 1st session of our Court of Blades renaissance fantasy series so you can dive right in:
youtu.be/Y6-W9M-E_8s?...
youtu.be/Y6-W9M-E_8s?...
The time has come for The Unsealy King to face justice for his many mattress crimes. Stylish bounty hunters the mattress baron/casino mogul in our one-shot of NEON SUNDOWN (a game by Tracy Barnett), "The Strange Friends Go the Mattresses"
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#actualplay #ttprgs
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#actualplay #ttprgs
Speculate! presents Neon Sundown: The Strange Friends Go To The Mattresses
Content note - contains profanity, violence, teeth and foot injury, harm to fictional animals, slime, gunfire, and references to food.Iori leads The Strange ...
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September 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
The time has come for The Unsealy King to face justice for his many mattress crimes. Stylish bounty hunters the mattress baron/casino mogul in our one-shot of NEON SUNDOWN (a game by Tracy Barnett), "The Strange Friends Go the Mattresses"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9U...
#actualplay #ttprgs
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#actualplay #ttprgs
Supporters at our P@treon get early access (in video) to our discussion of Theme in TTRPG campaigns, from home games to actual play. It will then appear in our podcast feed later this week.
September 11, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Supporters at our P@treon get early access (in video) to our discussion of Theme in TTRPG campaigns, from home games to actual play. It will then appear in our podcast feed later this week.
Valloward: The greatest city in this or any other age. A city of swashbuckling swagger and mysterious magic.
Who will rise to lead the Great Dance of Houses?
A Court of Blades actual play series. Three-times web festival official selection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GG...
Who will rise to lead the Great Dance of Houses?
A Court of Blades actual play series. Three-times web festival official selection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GG...
Speculate! presents Court of Blades: Valloward (Series Trailer)
A new coterie rises within House Vorster, bastions of honor and tradition. These retainers will need all of their skill, power, and luck to pursue the house'...
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September 7, 2023 at 10:25 PM
Valloward: The greatest city in this or any other age. A city of swashbuckling swagger and mysterious magic.
Who will rise to lead the Great Dance of Houses?
A Court of Blades actual play series. Three-times web festival official selection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GG...
Who will rise to lead the Great Dance of Houses?
A Court of Blades actual play series. Three-times web festival official selection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GG...
Reminder that we won't have a new podcast episode this week.
However, our critically-acclaimed Court of Blades series Valloward continues this Friday the 8th at 8pm EDT as Carevis D'Arencio faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
However, our critically-acclaimed Court of Blades series Valloward continues this Friday the 8th at 8pm EDT as Carevis D'Arencio faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
September 7, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Reminder that we won't have a new podcast episode this week.
However, our critically-acclaimed Court of Blades series Valloward continues this Friday the 8th at 8pm EDT as Carevis D'Arencio faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
However, our critically-acclaimed Court of Blades series Valloward continues this Friday the 8th at 8pm EDT as Carevis D'Arencio faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
Due to some scheduling challenges, we don't have a new podcast episode this week.
However, we will have a session of Valloward this Friday the 8th at 8pm as Carevis faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
However, we will have a session of Valloward this Friday the 8th at 8pm as Carevis faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
September 5, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Due to some scheduling challenges, we don't have a new podcast episode this week.
However, we will have a session of Valloward this Friday the 8th at 8pm as Carevis faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
However, we will have a session of Valloward this Friday the 8th at 8pm as Carevis faces the remaining Bravos of the Great Houses in our conclusion of the Hibiscus Tournament arc!
Please stand by - we are experiencing some technical difficulties. Hope to be with you very soon.
Can House Vorster's Messengers survive the Hibiscus Tourney? Find out at 8 p.m. EDT as dancing master @mikerunderwood.bsky.social GMs @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, @littlebadger.bsky.social, and me, in @speculate.bsky.social's award-winning Valloward: Court of Blades!
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I'm Arvan Eleron, a writer and gamer. My favorite games are RPGs, particularly tabletop D&D, but I'm also a sucker for a good adventure or turn based strategy game (and I love Gran Turismo, if I can e...
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August 26, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Please stand by - we are experiencing some technical difficulties. Hope to be with you very soon.
Starting at the top of the hour!
Can House Vorster's Messengers survive the Hibiscus Tourney? Find out at 8 p.m. EDT as dancing master @mikerunderwood.bsky.social GMs @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, @littlebadger.bsky.social, and me, in @speculate.bsky.social's award-winning Valloward: Court of Blades!
ArvanEleron - Twitch
I'm Arvan Eleron, a writer and gamer. My favorite games are RPGs, particularly tabletop D&D, but I'm also a sucker for a good adventure or turn based strategy game (and I love Gran Turismo, if I can e...
www.twitch.tv
August 25, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Starting at the top of the hour!
Our award-winning Court of Blades series Valloward continues tonight! The Hibiscus Tournament assembles the six Bravos of the Great Houses, testing their wit, their steel, and the cunning of their companions as battles are fought on and off the field.
8pm EDT tonight (8/25) at twitch.tv/arvaneleron
8pm EDT tonight (8/25) at twitch.tv/arvaneleron
August 25, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Our award-winning Court of Blades series Valloward continues tonight! The Hibiscus Tournament assembles the six Bravos of the Great Houses, testing their wit, their steel, and the cunning of their companions as battles are fought on and off the field.
8pm EDT tonight (8/25) at twitch.tv/arvaneleron
8pm EDT tonight (8/25) at twitch.tv/arvaneleron