Faeforge Academy

Ariadne, Ashryn, Beskey, and Khoz find themselves in a fight for their lives as the once-friendly library Drakes attack relentlessly, somehow changed by strange runic iron plates attached to them. Sepia finds herself back in the caves with Lollip, and finds a useful tool. The shadows around the feywild continue to encroach, is there enough hope left to guide our students?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional background music and ambience found at http://tabletopaudio.com

Beskey, Ariadne, Ashryn, and Khoz have decided to head back to the Academy to try and learn more about what Willowsong is doing at the Academy, and to try and find more supplies for those surviving in the caves. They explore the grounds to find creatures damaging Il'val'halen and run into a constant nuisance for the party since their first days at the school. And the darkness continues to grow.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

In light of the recent events surrounding the murder of George Floyd, the protests that followed, and the treatment of Black lives in the United States, Michael and Stephen sit down to just talk about racism in America. Michael shares some of his experiences as a Black man in America. Please take the time to listen, and learn about the pain and struggles Black people have continued to have to navigate. And please take steps to bring about a better future where all are truly equal.If you are looking for a place to start educating yourself please check this out: Anti-Racism Reading List https://nymag.com/strategist/article/anti-racist-reading-list.htmlThe Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here!If you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Our students arrived back in the Faeforge Academy to find everything is different. They managed to find a remnant of those who have survived whatever disaster Vespin Willowsong has wrought upon Academy. As our 5 students try to get their bearings, how will they choose to proceed?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

What seemed like one day for our students in the feywilds has turned into much more, as they enter back into a changed Faeforge Academy. There are hostile elves, and Vespin Willowsong seems to be in charge. Not only that, but snow has fallen. And so as our students try to figure out what has happened, they may uncover more heartache before they can find a glimpse of hope.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-foliovIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Our students manage to just escape the Feywilds to find themselves in the Lost Halls, the largely mysterious library on campus run by Gibbel, the flumph librarian. What has transpired on campus in the time since they were led to the Feywilds by Professor Perseverence? And what is Professor Willowsong's role now that she has revealed herself? There is so much left for the students to uncover, but will they even survive as greater powers work to control the magic of Il'val'halen?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Following their ageless, young guide Turnip, our students find themselves in an over grown, abandoned city in the Feywilds. Vahaldrian, in the Grove of Stars, was once where Ashryn's family was from. Here she heard the song of Morwen, the Queen of the Court of Stars. She used the small trinket given to Turnip which revealed a starlight path amidst the darkness, but seemed to awaken something far more treacherous as well...This week we are joined by special guest, Tim Lanning (@timlanning), of the Greetings, Adventurers Podcast of Geekly Inc (formerly Drunks and Dragons). We had the privilege of being apart of the Geekly 24 hour charity stream supporting the Trevor Project. Together we helped raise over $13,000. If you would like to give Geekly is keeping the link open for the rest of the year, just go to https://geeklyinc.com/charity-events .The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Our students escaped the Faeforge Grounds and followed Professor Perseverance and Lucid, the alseid, to the Feywilds where they met Ymelda, a strange, enigmatic and magical being. They learned a little about there possible connection to the tree, but they still must get back. They feywilds is not a place to stay long. So they must follow Turnip (Played by special guest Tim Lanning) back home. But in the Feywilds, there is always a test...This week we are joined by special guest, Tim Lanning (@timlanning), of the Greetings, Adventurers Podcast of Geekly Inc (formerly Drunks and Dragons). We had the privilege of being apart of the Geekly 24 hour charity stream supporting the Trevor Project. Together we helped raise over $13,000. If you would like to give Geekly is keeping the link open for the rest of the year, just go to https://geeklyinc.com/charity-events .The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

As Professor Willowsong revealed herself to be one of the teachers seemingly out to get our students, where will they turn for help? As an unlikely face comes to their aid, they find themselves far from the Academy grounds.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Classes have begun. Ashryn has an encounter with Professor Perseverance that seems to be layered with annoyance and tension from both participants. Ariadne begins experimenting with some magic for one of her assignments, and Beskey follows a new lead. The only real question remains, what is actually going on in the walls of this school and are our students safe? Only Il'val'halen knows.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.com

Classes have finally begun. And with classes come new assignments and the rigors of managing one's work. But that is not all that this school holds for our students. There is still the mystery of who attacked them, what teachers can they trust, and are they really safe? Will they finally have a day of peace, or will the mysteries of the academy rear their head again?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Having survived an attack by miremals and a strange undead plant creature, the students find themselves sitting in their common room with Master Artisan Reyala Val'diran, the Head Mistress of the Faeforge Academy. The students learn about the history of Il'val'halen, the singing tree, as well as the castle around them. Why does danger follow them, will the Master Artisan provide answers, or only more questions, and can they even trust any of the staff?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

It has been an eventful first week at the Academy, and after a battle with a wyrmling Wind Dragon, our students are ready for a rest and to focus on their studies. But how can one rest with the mysteries they have uncovered and more so, when there is a crashing at the door?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Our students find themselves in the Everfelding Woods, the forest that surrounds the Faeforge Academy as they have taken a job from the Foundry to collect helio poppy seeds. The fey forest is strange and mysterious though. A shadowy creature follows them, but something larger and far more dangerous flies above...The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to visit our website at www.faeforgeacademy.com and follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy,The Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Our students keep finding new mysteries that seem to lead to more questions than answers. Who is this Professor Perseverance, the orange tiefling with the strange mysterious ring? How did he get a ring belonging to a long dead ghost professor? Why does he seem to be using the moss lurkers, Pillow and Lollip to harvest the NIghtbloom flowers? And who is Zivo? The group will have to continue unlocking the secrets surrounding the Faeforge Academy.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithGet your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here: https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Ashryn has found herself sick as the students went out to investigate a strange disease in the Faeforge grounds. Il'Vaxhal, the Dryad professor is at a loss for what the cause could be. With all the mystery the group has uncovered thus far, is there something more nefarious awaiting them as they search the grounds for a solution to the problem? Or is it nothing more than a simple disease? Find out today on the Faeforge Academy.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithWe are excited to partner with Hit Dice! A critically acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Find out more at http://www.hitdicepod.com.Get your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here!If you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

It is the opening orientation assembly at the Faeforge Academy. Ashryn, Beskey, Sepia, Khoz, and Ariadne are finally about to begin their journey to uncover the magic that has been reborn at this mysterious school. But do the events of the previous few days hold an omen for these students? What more lies within the grounds of the mysterious Faeforge Academy.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithWe are excited to partner with Hit Dice! A critically acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Find out more at http://www.hitdicepod.com.Get your copy of the Fey Folio by Mage Hand Press here! https://store.magehandpress.com/products/fey-folioIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Content Warning: Suicide, Mental Health, DepressionThis week is different. A week ago a family member of mine took their life suddenly, unexpectedly and we are shaken to our core. It is tragic and hard for me to comprehend. I want him back, but unfortunately, it is too late for that.But if you are here, and you are listening, it is not too late for you if you are struggling with depression, fear, self-hatred, and self-doubt. There are resources available for you to get help because you are worth it. You have value. You deserve help and do not have to face mental illness, depression, and thoughts of suicide alone. And please know, getting help is courageous, it is brave, and the fact that you are still getting up fighting means you are strong. Mental illness and depression do not mean you are weak or broken. You. Matter.Below are some resources where you can get help. Please remember you are not alone in this.ResourcesNote: If you or someone you know is currently in a medical emergency, please call 911.United StatesNational Suicide Hotline - (1-800-273-8255)This is a toll-free hotline for people who are in distress and believe they are at risk of self-harm. They also provide a number for Spanish speaking callers (1-888-628-9454) and for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (1-800-799-4889).Crisis Text LineSome people do not feel comfortable with phone conversations (or for those who are unable to), and there are alternative solutions to help those who are in crisis. The Crisis Text Line, as the name implies, allows people to reach out via text, by texting HOME to 741741 which will then connect them to a crisis counselor. (They also have texting options available for those living in Canada and the UK.)Lifeline ChatAnother alternative to phone calls is the Lifeline Chat, a service offered by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (who also run the National Suicide Hotline).The Trevor ProjectFor those who are struggling and are also LGBTQ+, The Trevor Project has been serving the LGBTQ+ youth via phone, chat, and text.InternationalThe website International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has a large list of helplines they have compiled for those needing help around the world.Substance Abuse AssistanceSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers resources including a helpline (for both English and Spanish speakers) that is free and confidential and "for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information."National Drug Helpline has a wealth of resources for those struggling including a list of additional numbers to call beyond their network. NDH provides advice for those struggling with, or the loved ones of someone struggling with addiction, in matters of treatment options, approaching a loved one, rehab costs and payments, and more. The number is free to call and confidential, but they also provide specific hotlines for heroin, meth, cocaine, alcohol, ecstasy, methadone, opiate, marijuana, and suboxone addictions.

Danger looms for Beskey, Ashryn, and Sepia as they continue their search below the castle of the Faeforge Academy for a flying book. The grounds may be more unsafe than they suspected, and the further they go, the more the mystery of the school deepens. Is a text book about magical fungi really worth the risk?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyThe Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithWe are excited to partner with Hit Dice! A critically acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Find out more at http://www.hitdicepod.com.If you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

Ashryn, Sepia, and Beskey find themselves helping a new friend by chasing a strange book through the Academy Grounds. When the book leads them into the catacombs beneath what will they find? For they are most certainly not alone.The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyThe Faeforge Academy is proud to be a part of The Fandomentals Network.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

As Ariadne, Khoz, and Ashryn find themselves helping a ghost studying the stars. As they continue to find their way around this mysterious school, they end up in The Lost Halls, the library, which is cared for by a variety of surprising individuals. Will they uncover the secret to the hooded figure, and what connection Professor Dirmar has to this ring?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube. Additional Background Music found at http://zapsplat.com and http://tabletopaudio.comCharacter art by @gwendybee.

After escaping the terrifying creatures of the forest awakened by the hummingbird medallion, our students made it to the grounds of the Faeforge Academy. Yet only more mystery awaited them, as whispers in the night gave them a restless sleep. Ashryn sneaks out and stumbles into something strange, and the party meets a being from beyond the grave...The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube.Character art by @gwendybee.

Our students find themselves in fey enchanted woods, with strange creatures and plants, and magic ever-present. They worked together to craft a small medallion that came to life, the key to the Faeforge Academy. Yet as the magic burst from the amulet, something else was awakened, something sinister. Can our new students even make it to the Faeforge Academy, and what is this creature on a horse with a mane of flames watching them?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the Academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademyDungeon Master - Stephen Garcia - @the_baddmBeskey Nevering - Michael Sinclair II - @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan - Adelaide Gardner - @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart - Ian Gould - @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper - Ky - @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow - Emily Smith - @emilyjeasmithIf you enjoy the show and want to help us make more and better content please consider joining our Patreon: www.patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube.Character art by @gwendybee.

In the midst of the Everfelding Woods lies a school of magic and wonder, but only those who can hear the echoes of magic in the world can get in. Join us as we meet our prospective students, as they work to uncover the path to the Faeforge Academy. They will quickly find that the first test they face is not one in the classroom, but in the wilds. What lurks in the dark of the magical forest, and what creatures can be trusted?The Faeforge Academy is a 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast featuring the Witch+Craft supplement for crafting by Astrolago press. To stay up to date with everything happening at the academy be sure to follow us on twitter @FaeforgeAcademy.Dungeon Master – Stephen Garcia – @the_baddmBeskey Nevering – Michael Sinclair II – @michaelcritsAriadne Zuvan – Adelaide Gardner – @ohadelaideKhoz Forgeheart – Ian Gould – @gameofscienceAshryn Emberwhisper – Ky – @stonefly_kySepia Goldenmorrow – Emily Smith – @emilyjeasmithIf you enjoy the show and want to see us making more content please consider joining our patreon: patreon.com/faeforgeacademyTheme Music by Dave Cole of the Four Orbs Podcast. For additional music search dcolemusic on YouTube.Character art by @gwendybee.

Meet Faeforge Academy member Khoz Forgeheart!

Meet Sepia Goldenmarrow, one of the intrepid Faeforge Academy enrollees.

Meet Ashryn Emberwhisper, one of the intrepid Faeforge Academy enrollees.

Meet Beskey Nevering, one of the intrepid Faeforge Academy enrollees.

Ariadne has found herself far from home with no way back. Her gifts with magic and her study of wayfinding led her to the Faeforge Academy. Will she find a way back, or are the fates pulling her further away from home?

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