Darksome Mirror

Discussions of Dice and Randomness     Reflections in the Darksome Mirror seeks to push a few boundaries, even in the very niche space of  hybrid storytelling and fantasy TTRPG-inspired "solo actual play" podcasts / media. One of the questions I've received from listeners and friends about the podcast is, essentially - "how scripted is Darksome Mirror?"     As with many forms of media created in this genre, dice are rolled at certain intervals to influence or determine an outcome. In the effort to be as transparent as possible, the story of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror places a little more emphasis on long-form storytelling and strong prose than many other stories in this genre. Most of the world's countries, ancestries, history, and even some important characters were built years ago and are established. The first episode of the podcast especially is mostly exposition of the existing world.     However, after this point (and in certain points du...

Episode one of Reflections in the Darksome Mirror has been re-released with new voice talent for Shinnareth. The audio file should be updated elsewhere soon, but is available on Spotify now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/28vajkDmyWtUU22srh2x0E?si=7774e137414d4ac2 Please look forward to episode 2 in the coming weeks.

 Hello!  Since the last post, I've re-recorded lines for the first episode (better late than never) to better suit Shinnareth's character with some feminine voice talent. Once re-released, it will be published to a broader audience, including Apple Podcasts. In other news - here are two different edits of a finished portrait artwork of Shinnareth by the talented Flavio Winston, who can be found on artstation at https://www.artstation.com/flaviowinston - please give him a like or a follow!