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C/W: Discussion of physical and emotional child and spousal abuse 2:12 to 2:15
The Twilight Mirage Post Mortem is here which means the season is really, truly, finally over. Thank you for all of your support this season, thank you for listening, and thank you for all of your questions! We got over 250 which was so, so much more than we were anticipating! Thank you! We had to a lot of cutting to narrow down questions but still ended up talking about everything from Foucault's social theory to our character's fursonas... which maybe isn't that wide of a gap, but hey! A fitting close to the season none the less. Goodbye to the Twilight Mirage!
Just to repeat some announcements here:
-We're taking some time off to focus on patreon catch-up and focus on Spring in Hieron but for the next three weeks (starting this Thursday!) we'll be playing Fall of Magic. Previously a patreon exclusive, Austin, Janine, Jack and Dre sat down to play Fall of Magic live and it's very fun and good and we hope you'll enjoy it!
-Friends at the Table is going to be at SHUX 18, this October 12-18 in Vancouver, BC! This is very short notice and it won't be the whole crew, but if you're interested in coming to see is play a live game (!!!!), you can get more details here: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/shux18/. If you can't make it, PLEASE DO NOT FRET! The panel will be on Shut Up and Sit Down's YouTube in the future!
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The cast answers questions from listeners about the following topics:
- how the ending sequence came to be
- the impact of and thought process behind the prominent use of motif in the soundtrack
- how Gumption’s fate was decided
- whether the group could have averted the formation of the Divine Principality
- whether Belgard's lack of inclusion in the second half of the season was deliberate
- player character or world backstory that players wished they had gotten to mention
- what the fursonas of the PCs would be
- whether Sylvi and Jack thought of Echo and Fourteen as disabled
- the cast's favorite decision made by another character
- everyone's favorite name from the season
- whether romantic feelings from player characters towards each other/NPCs were purposefully left unanswered, and thoughts on how those relationships might have developed
- what marriage looks like in the Twilight Mirage
- the goals and concerns of the cast on portraying the Fleet as a utopian theocracy, and on depicting other religious groups
- the influences and goals of their portrayal of utopia
- how violence in role-playing games should or should not be used, and how that played into their utopian vision
- 'talking to find out what happens' instead of playing, and how, or whether to, combat this
- how Twilight Mirage helped the cast grow as players and storytellers, what worked and didn't work, and what will be carried forward