Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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Welcome to Really Dicey, where we interview the creative minds behind your favorite role playing games, as well as do reviews from time to time.
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Hosts Shelby and Nick each choose a movie or TV show based on inane criteria, like “spiciness” or “grandpa vibes,” then have their champions square off under the watchful eye of a special guest judge. It’s a battle to the death! But, like, a really nice one.
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418: French stories: Our Son, Ourson, the Bear
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51:40🐻Ourson is a Beary Good Guy🐻 Sorry, I couldn't resist, but he is actually a good guy. He isn't a bear though. He just looks like one to people who have probably never seen a bear, because he's kind of just a very hairy kid. He's like that because his mom kicked a toad that wasn't a toad and the toad cursed him. Don't worry, it'll make sense (mostly…
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417: Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy
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1:08:48🛡️This Guy?🛡️ This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy. 😈 The Creature: Freybug and the Barguest Two black dogs who might give you wounds that will never heal, or maybe just stand there awkwardly until you leave. --…
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🪲They're not so different🪲 One is the king of the world, and the other is a beetle. One wants to fight God, the other wants to wear golden horse shoes. When it comes to being completely arrogant and insufferable, though, they have more in common than you might think. It's two fairy tales of pride and power from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen…
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🫏One little rent-a-donkey, one big journey🫏 Actually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to get back to captivity because the world is dangerous and scary. 😈 The Creature: Eikthymir The g…
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🐷Sun Wukong is a bad friend🐷 But, to be fair, he never said he and Pigsy were friends...because you don't send your friends to dinner parties where everyone is trying to murder you. 😈 The Creature: Each Tened A horse committed to justice. If the punishment for every crime was searing thigh fire. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.f…
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🔔Ring the bell for justice🔔 Want justice? Ring the bell. Doesn't matter if you're a horse or a snake or a merchant or a peasant but if you're one of the latter two probably don't get caught ringing the bell of justice. King Charlemagne puts of a bell of justice and consequences ensue. 😈 The Creature: The Dun Cow A giant cow that just wants to give …
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🎲Losing your kingdom in a game of dice🎲 The story of Nala and Damayanti is a tale of love, loss, and losing everything but your underwear because of your terrible decisions and then also your underwear. 😈 The Creature: Drekavac The creature is the Drekavac, and it's many things to many people. All of them are weird --- Links: 💬 Discord: https://myt…
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⛵️Get lost at sea with Maelduin⛵️ All Maelduin wants to do is avenge his father's murder...with more murder. He should have listened to that wizard. Because he didn't, his trip just got a whole lot longer. And stranger. 😈 The Creature: The Donestre The lion headed stranger who will eat you, sure, but also feel really bad about it. --- Links: 📚️ Fic…
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Discussing Dragonbane's ARKAND and BOOK OF MAGIC Kickstarter with Tomas Härenstam
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21:14We talk to Tomas Härenstam, CEO of Free League Publishing, about their latest Kickstarter for two new DRAGONBANE books, Book of Magic and Arkand, City of Waves and Flames, as well as new stretch goals, future plans and more! Link to the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/arkand-and-the-book-of-magic-for-the-acclaimed-drago…
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⛩️Stories from the Japanese countryside⛩️ Five interconnected stories of purpose, meaning, justice, talking animals, the boss falling off a cliff, mushrooms, and travel hampers. 😈 **The Creature: The Dinny Mara The Dinny Mara is a friendly merman who wants to rehabilitate the reputation of water creatures. They could probably start by not drowning …
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🦊 Reynard the fox hates meetings, too 🦊 Especially because at most of the meetings he's invited to, people usually try to kill and eat him. Today, we're back in the stories of Reynard the fox, with sick kings, superpowered storks, and Isengrim the wolf trying to not constantly get skinned alive. 😈 The Creature: The Devs I guess you have to worry ab…
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