Deck of Many Aces

A straight-talking bard, a social pariah, a sweet-faced noble, and a distinctly distracted warlock walk into a meeting room in a bustling city. Their task: investigate ever-increasing strange occurrences. Sounds straightforward. But as they travel to the Eternal Shards, they find the situation far more complicated…  Cover art by Eiriol Evans.  Music used:  “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott.  “Home by Sundown” by Chloe Elliott. “One for the Road” by Chloe Elliott. “Seth’s Lullaby” by Chloe Elliott. Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386.  Other Sound Effects: “Crowd at Carnival” by Stephan at soundbible.com  Asexuality Resources: The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.org The Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.org Demisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.org Deck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC All the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Our heroes travelled to the Eternal Shards, only to find them childless. Their services are still required, however… Raina drinks (responsibly). Delphi debates stabbing a child. Tosyha inquires about the buffness of a local. Morgan hatches a plan. Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Music used:  “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. “Seth’s Lullaby” by Chloe Elliott. “It Takes Them From The Shadows” by Chloe Elliott. Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386.  Other Sound Effects: “Crowd at Carnival” by Stephan at soundbible.com “Outside nightclub, muffled loud music (drum and bass)” at zapsplat.com Asexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Four giant powerful women with no social skills walk into a bar. Morgan wizardsplains. Delphi eats her veggies. Tohsya orders the Pasta of Heroes. Raina pretends to be drunk.Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Music used: “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. "Firelight Dance" by Chloe Elliott."It Takes Them From the Shadows" by Chloe Elliott.Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Other Sound Effects: "Applause, approx 8 people" and "Bar/ pub (small) ambience - busy with people talking and laughing 2" at Zapsplat.com. Asexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

It’s showtime! The girls have set their plan in motion, and the monsters are attacking. Everyone: roll for initiative.Tohsya is the real MVP. Morgan puts her familiar to good use. Delphi makes a glitter bomb. Raina viciously mocks a mud mephit.Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Music used: “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. “Roll for Initiative” by Chloe Elliott.Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Other Sound Effects:  “Elephant Trumpet” from Orange Free Sounds.Learn more about issues facing the trans community or donate to Mermaids, a trans charity for young people, here: https://mermaidsuk.org.ukAsexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Round two of combat. Drunk with power, Ellie throws all she’s got at a party who are… kind of out of cool attack moves. Delphi considers property damage. Raina (bravely) runs away. Morgan does some timey-wimey stuff. Tohysa lands some big hits. Cover art by Eiriol Evans.Edited by Eleanor Webster and Chloe Elliott. Music used: “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. "Down to the Wire" by Chloe Elliott.Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Other Sound Effects: "Monster deep, gravely growl, roar" from Zapsplat.com. Asexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

The girls face off against not one, but two displacer beasts. This fight is gonna need everything in the Tall Girls arsenal. Delphi takes a (totally voluntary) nap. Raina gets her glow on. Tohsya trumpets lightning. Morgan misfires. Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Music used: “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. "Down to the Wire" by Chloe Elliott. "It Takes Them From The Shadows" by Chloe Elliott.Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Other Sound Effects: Elephant sound from Orange Free Sounds (https://orangefreesounds.com/sound-effects).Loud thunder clap up close from Zapsplat (https://www.zapsplat.com).   Asexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

The girls have faced fearsome beasts, and won. But in the cold light of day, they are forced to confront the questions that have loomed large over the mission: where are these beasts coming from? How do we stop them? And is property damage ok if it’s for science? Raina defaces a sundial. Tohsya befriends a community leader. Morgan thinks hard about inter-planar physics. And Delphi is asked an unanswerable question.Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Music used: “A New World Dawns” by Chloe Elliott. “Firelight Dance” by Chloe Elliott.“It Takes Them From the Shadows” by Chloe Elliott.“The Wide World Out There” by Chloe Elliott.“Home by Sundown” by Chloe Elliott.“A Fracture in the Glass (Delphi's Theme)” by Chloe Elliott.Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Listen to Snyder’s Return here: https://snydersreturn.squarespace.comAsexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.orgDeck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

The girls have some hard-earned time off in Catgirl City. It’s an Atus Orbus Interlude!!Tohsya enjoys being a tourist. Raina reconnects with an old friend. Delphi goes on a quest for spicy veg. And Morgan makes a chilling discovery…CONTENT WARNING:To avoid direct allusion to dementia, skip 29.00-30.15To avoid anything to do with age and mental decline, skip 24.00-30.15 and scroll down for a description of the events.Cover art by Eiriol Evans. Original Music composed by Chloe Elliott:A New World DawnsA Fracture in the Glass (Delphi's Theme)What Once Was Lost (Raina's Theme)Home by SundownOne for the RoadA Temporary Setback (Morgan's Theme)Check out the original soundtrack at https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386. Asexuality Resources:The Asexual Visibility and Education Network: https://www.asexuality.orgThe Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy: https://www.aromanticism.orgDemisexuality Resource Centre: http://demisexuality.org~~HERE BE SPOILERS~~Raina goes to visit her old Captain, Captain Oscar Stirling. She greets a man who looks just like him at the door, but this turns out to be his grandson, Matthew. He invites her in and confesses that it was him who wrote the reference, not Oscar: he assumed the request was fake, and he was just helping out a stranger. He invites her to see Oscar, who is far older than Raina remembers (he should be 25 and this Oscar is in his nineties). He tells her that when her and her brother went to explore an island the day she disappeared, they all thought she’d died. She asks if he knows where her brother Seth is, but he hasn’t seen him in 20 years. Seth retired and said he wanted to travel before settling down. Raina asks how many years it has been: Oscar tells her its been seventy years since she disappeared. She fell down a hole and doesn’t remember much after that, but she remembers being in a place where all the colours are brighter than they should be, then she woke up on a beach, and she was able to play her mum’s old flute, which neither her nor her mother were ever able to play before. She stays and talks to Oscar a little longer, and as Matthew leads her out, he tells her that he doesn’t believe her story, but he thanks her for reminiscing with his grandfather anyway.Deck of Many Aces is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLCAll the characters in this podcast are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.