The Big Quest Ion is a deranged audio fever dream where two friends surrender the storytelling reins to AI and go galloping confidently into a fantasy cluster bang of epic proportions. This is a podcast where narrative whiplash is a feature, not a bug. What is AI’s impact on entertainment? Can AI write meaningful stories? Did two friends from different countries really need to start a whole podcast as an excuse just to hang out? The Big Quest Ion is “Lord of the Rings” if Frodo ate ALL the m ...
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Ep. 112: The Bat Of Balsamica Pt. 1
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The city of Balsamica is a rotting hellscape ruled with an iron fist by oligarch Curtis Smith. None dare oppose him, save for one brave Vampire and his trusty (if not ___) sidekick: Billiam Bucharesti and Bertrand Balfive. Tonight, their mission is to save the only politician willing to stand up to Curtis Smith: Councilwoman Tabitha Quigley, at the…
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On a stormy October night, Detectives Brondheim and Higgins investigate the disappearance of children in a tiny British hamlet. But what they uncover is far stranger, and far darker, than either had anticipated... Now, beset by a mysterious knocking and a demon stalking the town, this unlikely pair must survive the night (and uncover the true origi…
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Ep. 110: The Hunt For The Black Haddock
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In the quiet town of Merihaven, a dark presence stalks the waters offshore. The fish are gone, and the town is out of answers. Their last hope: two brothers, Ethan and Rupert Chum, and their old fishing boat The Lady Limpet Barnacle. With the town's blessing and a rag tag crew of misfits this intrepid band make for the seas to end the scourge that …
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Ep. 109: The Last Pyramid | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 9
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This... is it. With the Black Cat's life hanging in the balance, the heroes make their way to the Last Pyramid, after so many weeks, to confront Setekh. But before they can enter, a great betrayal befalls the party, with an unexpected twist, that not even the storytellers could see coming... So now... it ends? An inverted pyramid? A great betrayal?…
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Ep. 108: The Magic Labyrinth | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 8
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With Zahira now leading the way from inside Archibald's mind, the heroes make their way toward the inverted pyramid, the Last Pyramid, hanging below the Mirror Sea and above a magic labyrinth. Once inside the labyrinth they are met with all manner of odd obstacles and bizarre beasties. And at the end of it all, one of the heroes is mortally wounded…
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Ep. 107: The Underworld | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 7
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With the destruction of the heart of Setekh, our heroes realize that the story is not yet over for them as a portal to the underworld opens up before their very eyes... and it's a GERMAN RAVE? After sweet talking their way past Voor'kas, basherman of the Threshold Club, our heroes make their way deep into the elysian fields of the underworld, where…
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Ep. 106: The First Pharaoh | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 6
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With the unlikely demise of Tarut, High Priest of Setekh, our battered heroes are faced with a choice: do they free the First Pharaoh? Um... yes, duh. With the First Pharaoh now a member of the party, Puds, Archibald, and the Black Cat make their way deeper into the Sapphire Tombs towards the heart of Setekh. A magic pharaoh? Living stone guardians…
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Ep. 105: The Sapphire Tombs | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 5
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With Lazar "The Laughing Jackal" the unlucky recipient of a magical dismemberment thanks to the Obsidian Scarab, the heroes (conveniently?) find themselves swallowed up by the sands into The Sapphire Tombs... which is just where they were headed! Confronted now with no key to unleash The First Pharaoh, our heroes make a desperate gambit with the cu…
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Ep. 104: The Obsidian Scarab | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 4
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In the aftermath of the Sandship Massacre, our heroes find themselves taken aboard... yet another sandship, with similar results. After a lucky break, they stumble across a cursed oasis and learn vital information about Setekh from it's ancient guardian, where the valuable item The Black Cat stole from the Cult of Setekh in episode 1 is revealed...…
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Ep. 103: The Great Sandship Fleet | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 3
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Puds, Archibald, the Black Cat, and their new companion Khor, race to escape the city of Khefer-Rah. After nearly dying of thirst in the open desert, they stumble upon a fleet of sandship nomads. After stealing aboard in conspicuous fashion, they are met by Lazar "The Laughing Jackal," and Naida "The Starwatcher." Lazar offers them an opportunity: …
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Ep. 102: The City Of Secrets | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 2
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Part 2 in the BQI series "The Curse Of The Black Pyramid." Puds, Archibald, and the Black Cat venture deep into the city of thieves, Khefer-Rah, a city in the clutches of General Hekau, a servant of Setekh. After a chance encounter with a street urchin named Zahira, they are lead to Madame Suru where they receive a dark prophecy. With Hekau's guard…
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Ep. 101: The Black Cat's Omen | The Curse Of The Black Pyramid Pt. 1
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Part 1 in the BQI series "The Curse Of The Black Pyramid." After watching a documentary on the History Channel, Taylor decided it would be fun to kickoff the inaugural Quest in ancient Egypt, a story that remained grounded for all of five minutes, when Xander decided his character would be an expanding hedgehog knight named "Puds." Joining Puds on …
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