#ethersea episode 22

[ethersierra]

Nanofather Lore insanepost

Alright. We've seen my murderboard. It's incomprehensible. But for those who haven't, here it is:

It includes... a lot of everything. I couldn't begin to describe the journey I went on putting this together. Without further ado:

The Nanofather, also known as "The Weaver," "Creaky Man," and sometimes "Geltfrimpen" or briefly as "wily weaver," "dirty jeremy," "muck dweller," and "crusty man," is a recurring ominous character which appears most frequently in the opening segments of The Adventure Zone: Steeplechase. He says a lot of weird shit. And after 33 episodes, I believe I have a pretty good understanding of this shit. Take a walk with me, through this 8-part dive into what the Nanofather's deal is.

I will warn you, this is... insanely long. Turn back now.

1. The Foretelling [moments leading up to the weaver]

Back in episode 18 of Ethersea, Justin mentioned how he's the last of them who has yet to DM. Then, later in the episode, Griffin loses his train of thought and Justin prompts him with "Spin the... spin the yarn" and the riffing leads Clint to say, "weave," and Justin says, "step up to the loom... let the weaving begin at the loom."

In the next episode, as the intro song fades out, Justin interjects in a high falsetto song, singing "Weave another tapestry! McElroy Family and me," and the bit goes on for a minute or so. Later, in Ethersea 24, when trying to convince Griffin to reconsider what happened in the narrative, Justin asks him to "Check your loom, weaver!"

When Justin finally makes his Steeplechase debut, he initially struggles with starting the story. So, Griffin jumps in with,

Griffin: "Can I do what you usually do to me?" Justin: "Please." Griffin: "And be like [singing dramatically] 'The yarn-spinner takes the loom in his hands and weaves a magical tale. Take the wizard by his hands as he flies you around on his rug made of wings and a angel’s hair.'"

Every subsequent episode has the same opening. The recurrence of these instances have culminated in the persona of "The Weaver."

2. The Stew [in which the nanofather discusses various culinary topics]

The Nanofather routinely brings up the food of his world, in some way. This starts as early as episode 3, in which he says, "Perhaps a few more moments before the stew is prepared."

Other segments include advice about nano-nutmeg [12], clarifications about cilantro (called corriander in the UK)[29], and directing the addressee to search for pepperoni and green pepper in "the pyre" [19].

The other three instances of mentions of food directly address Shookles the cat. First, "Shoockles, your master calls. Where's the scum canteen? Fetch it from the shoof... my thirst is unslakable" [7]. Then, in the very next episode, says, "Please... the pollen broth. My throat became so dry... Fetch me the pollen broth, Shoockles" [8]. And most recently, he speaks rather dramatically, saying, "I believe I went… as far as I could… I don’t know if… it was far enough… I’m terrified to push it further… I believe this is the limit… Yes… no, that’s true… It’s true… The greater danger is hesitation, yes… I will add one more half-teaspoon of cumin, Shookles. Thank you, Shookles, I… should listen to your culinary acumen more" [22]. This is assumedly in reference to something he is cooking, perhaps the stew mentioned in episode 3. Perhaps all of these ingredients are being used in the stew.

Either way, these interactions tell us that the Nanofather has an interest in cooking, and that Shookles acts as an assistant to him.

3. Direct Interactions [in-character conversations]

There are several instances where the Nanofather speaks with our player characters, or appears within their world.

This first happens in episode 20, when the crew enters the lair of Geltfrimpen and hears a voice familiar to the players coming from the dragon. He says, "Excuse me for this, but I have to keep up appearances." He continues to speak with the boys throughout the scene as they fight the animatronic. He says, "I’m having trouble staying here," and within the scene, Justin describes that, "The sound seems to be coming from like... the entirety of Geltfrimpen. It’s emanating from him, not localized to any one point in the dragon’s body." Beef asks the Weaver if he could come out of the dragon, to which he responds, "Would that I could." When Montrose begins refering to him as Geltfrimpen, he says, "I am not Geltfrimpen. I am here. But I am not Geltfrimpen." Emerich asks for his name, which is met with "Would that I know," but because Beef had called him creaky man earlier, the voice says "Creaky Man will suffice for now, I suppose. A good amount of christening."

He goes on to explain his situation at their behest:

"I will do my best to tell you what I know. It takes quite a bit for me to be as here as I am. But I will try. Part of me is in Geltfrimpen. But I am many places throughout the world. Part of me is here. Part of me is imprisoned here, I think. And through this act, I am no longer... trapped here, this part of me. I’m able to be more concentrated, if that—if that is the correct word, else... elsewhere... I will not be here long, and then I will vacate Geltfrimpen for good. And I will be a little bit more myself, elsewhere."

The implications within this one paragraph are that he does not have much of a physical form, and is potentially some sort of spirit, but he can manifest part of himself at will in some places. Montrose asks if he has a home base, but he says, "I’m... scattered. More accurately, I think... shattered."

He follows with even more interesting information,

"I’ve seen you elsewhere, I was... in one of the vans, as you made the thrilling escape. I was there. I called out, but it was so loud. I have watched you from the porch of Ustaben. In the... the whittling I sat, a rocking chair... I couldn’t summon up enough voice to reach you, but I called out. I called out to anyone who would listen, honestly. But you three are the first who seem to... be looking hard enough to hear."

There have been two heists with van escapes. The first is in episode 3, when Gravel pulled up in a stolen truck/van (it is important to note that they use them interchangably). The four of them were the only ones in the vehicle. However, this escape was not very thrilling, so we are going to refer to the Gutter City heist.

Sticky Finger(s) Paul Pantry asks the three of them to steal a truck called the Clean, and notes that it is made of Hardlight. When the time comes, Emerich has attuned with the hardlight Short Doug and drives in one of the trucks with him [9].

The second thing the Nanofather mentions is an obvious reference to the Ustaben attraction, Whittle Around. In the setup episode, Whittle Around is established as having a porch where "grandpa" sits and whittles wood-- grandpa, of course, being a hardlight construct who was initially Eustace but has since been replaced [0].

The combiantion of these two implies that the Nanofather exists for moments within, or as, these constructs. His spirit seems to be able to travel between them-- to what extent this is under his control remains questionable. Perhaps he is living within the park itself, haunting it. This is given further support at the end of episode 27, when an arcade machine in the back of Poppy's Place crackles with static and we hear the Nanofather say, "act... quickly." Emerich however is unable to make further contact, and this is the last time he seems to interact with them. Montrose says that they "have a ghost in the machine"[28].

4. The World He Inhabits [what we know about the environment, the character, and allusions to mechanisms of communication]

In his first appearance, the Nanofather says to the audience (which may be moreso to the players/player characters? uncertain), "welcome travelers," establishing that we are not from the same place he is.

The world he lives in is fleshed out through each episode. Highlights include "quite a long day tending to the muck fields" [5], "I've missed the meeting with the rust council"[13], and the afformentioned scum canteen. He also says, in episode 6, "I have a new tale for you. Of a muck-dweller turned hero to his- to his people… I seem to have lost it in the last rust storm." This sets him in a sort of wasteland. He also says, or rather, sings, "I'm a neutron guy, you're my nega-girl, I'll sweep you through the ash waste as we make our way through the,"[10] before he cuts himself off.

It seems to be a world where things are rough-- he says, "to make it 37 years is quite a blessing"[13]. That implies his age is 37, or that he has survived 37 years in the conditions that he is in. Additionally, he says, "you will find it in the pyre"[19], a pyre being defined as "a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite," implying that they either have to make their own fires or 'bury' their dead.

Notably, there seems to be a recurring theme surrounding weather and time.

"It's gotten so quiet, lately... in the nights... and in the mornings... and the cyber night, the time between the night and the mornings..."[14] "It seems the storms have come early this evening"[4] "The last rust storm"[6]

This implies that time is somewhat technologically controlled, and weather is on a cycle. The building of Steeplechase, or what we are to assume is, is like holographically augmented[31], and so are the inside skies of the park. It is plausible to say the environment wherever the Nanofather is could also be simulated.

5. Wall Breaks [speaking to the players]

These indicate communication from the nanofather directly to the players. They imply to us more about the world, but more importantly, the means of communication and lore surrounding it.

In episode 9, we open the episode hearing a different voice. They say, "Hello? …Hello, spirits?" and begin to knock. "Nanofather says the spirits can hear you through the wall. Spirits… are you there?" But they are interupted by a familiar voice-- "Kavecca!," the nanofather says. "Just another of his stories, I suppose," Kavecca amends. "Kavecca, away from that! You dabble with powers you do not understand!" This raises a lot of questions from the players, about who Kavecca is, why there is another person speaking to them, and what the fuck the 'nanofather' means. What interests me is the referral to their audience as "spirits"-- and what implications does that have? Are they between the world the players inhabit and Steeplechase? Are the players spirits? Also factoring in Blades in the Dark, which has ghosts in it, which have been altered into hardlight for Steeplechase-- maybe the hardlight kept some of that original intent. Maybe that's how the nanofather is able to inhabit hardlight.

In the following episode, we find the nanofather singing a song. What follows is pretty strange.

ohh… I’m a neutron guy… and you’re my nega-girl… I’ll sweep you through the ash waste as we make our way through the…. [click] …do you hear me, Travis? Travis: What? I’m sorry… I didn’t realize I’d left the horn on. Travis: Are you speaking, are you- talking to me? Fare thee well. [10]

First, in "I didn't realize I'd left the horn on," a horn is primarily UK slang for telephone. That could be interpretted here as a literal telephone or whatever line of communication they seem to share. Next-- he directly addresses Travis. This is the first conversation the players have with this character, and so far the only. But it isn't the only time he addresses them:

Clinton? Travis? Gribby? My three… my three favourite micro-nephews. Here to visit me. What a wonderful treat this is… Come. Let me see if I can’t find you a new tale… Griffin: Gribby! Gribby can only say his own name. Justin: Oh? Griffin: Yeah, that’s sort of his thing. Justin: Do you… how do you… I’m surprised you have insight into these three new characters… already. Travis: I’m trying harder and harder to just pretend like we are not on the call when he records that part. Griffin: It’s the only way to not be... ensorcelled by the tapestry he weaves. Clint: Not me. Not me. Did you say Clinton? Clinton… Travis: It sounded like Clinton. Clint: I wonder who that is. Justin: Clinton, Travis and Gribby are apparently, I’ve just found this out with you guys, is— did he say— Griffin: The micro nephews. [15]

This is interesting because Travis is the only one whose name is not altered, and he was specifically addressed before. What we also glean from this is that the nanofather views them as micronephews, so he has an alleged relation to them. Previously, he has called them children but it wasn't apparent until now that he was addressing them specifically.

In the intro with Kavecca, it is important to note that they are the first person to call the weaver "the nanofather." We know from his time as Geltfrimpen that the nanofather has no proper name. Nanofather is more likely to be a title, or rather, a signifier of Kavecca's relationship to him, such as being his child or grandchild. This would put Kavecca on the same family tree as Clinton, Travis, and Gribby, if they really are his "micronephews."

6. Descent Into Weirdness [tonally different moments and their implications]

Everything The Nanofather says is weird, but these are the moments that absolutely baffle me, or upon which he is commenting on the story somehow.

The first time he seems to comment on the events of Steeplechase is in Episode 16, in response to a plot twist at the end of the previous episode (in which the Barrister arrived to kick Emerich's ass but they got him stuck in a machine). He says, "Oh, that’s not right… [rustling paper] …Oh, but this doesn’t make any sense, it was… The story wasn’t like this …. Or… I-Is it changing?" He then follows this in the next episode by... just... breathe-whistling menacingly? Note that this episode takes place when they are travelling between layers, on the start of their Ephemera quest.

Episode 18 starts with, "Oh… Oh, they haven’t… even begun to fathom it… But you…. You swore, we both swore? You know they’re not ready!" I wonder who the "you"/"we" is in this. Is it us as the audience, the players, or perhaps Kavecca? Eighteen is the beginning of the time they spend in Ephemera, and at the beginning of the episode Krystal has an encounter with someone in the Gallspire. This adds on to the commentary in 16 and implies that there is something bigger at play...

Episode 20 presents us with a poem of sorts:

Ever faster, ever closer, ever never slowing down… Ever nearer, ever clearer, ever nipping at the gown... Ever spinning, ever grinning, ever hearing what they please. Ever growing, ever knowing, that they are the disease…

There is no direct indication of what this is talking about, but I think it's about Dentonic. They never slow down, they don't know when to stop dreaming! They will warp whatever they must to fit their narrative and they don't care what the casualties are.

When the Weaver makes his entrance into the world of Steeplechase, at the end of 20 and speaking through Geltfrimpen, these occurences get more frequent:

"Oh, I… I’m mostly… mostly… with them now… [chuckles] ah… ah… smaller than I… assumed…" [21] "Mostly… echoes… yet to be… I’m sorry, I know that doesn’t… answer your question…" [23] "Yes… yes, I was surprised too, Shookles. What? Oh… Oh, they didn’t hear…"[25]

25 ends with Gravel being arrested for Sticky Finger Paul Pantry's murder. 26 opens with, "…yes, but I’d assumed it was… consigned to legend! I never would’ve expected- i guess… my understanding is not… what I’d thought it was. Terrifying, in a way, but also… quite wonderful." I can't even begin to parse what he's talking about.

Then of course, there is 27: "No, no, not to the boat... Only one... one node per layer... I tried to maintain hopping... but it’s too taxing... too many...noises..." What fucking boat? And he tries to hop between layers- maybe the nodes are in the things he is inhabiting. Geltfrimpen, the arcade box, hard doug, eustace... The arcade machine and Geltfrimpen aren't made of hardlight, and these are the methods through which he has actually been able to speak (he could only see through hardlight)... maybe these are the "nodes?" I wonder what the noises refer to.

When things start looking down for the crew as they try to piece together what the fuck is happening, The Nanofather opens episode 28 with, "I’m not sure yet… I’m hopeful… Ah, Shookles… optimistic…or perhaps… perhaps optimism is just the last refuge of those… with nothing left to lose..." The Nanofather is referring to himself in this line, and the fact that he considers himself to have "nothing left to lose" implies that he has a strong connection to the events in Steeplechase, particularly to the crew-- which makes sense given their previous interactions. But what is at stake for him is unclear.

In episode 30 he says, "The thought had crossed my mind… But it can’t be long now…" I must say this is particularly ominous because I have no idea what the "thought" is or what he is waiting for. His salvation?

Finally, we have episode 31. His last appearance.

"It feels… like something… has frayed…"

In this episode, Kenchal Denton speaks to the crew a lot about cutting loose ends. And then he drops them out of a hovercraft into a desert that seems to be entirely disconnected from the electrical grid Steeplechase is on. And we don't hear from The Nanofather again.

7. Ties to Clint McElroy. [the ways in which this comes back to him.]

[post-discussion following the moment in episode 10 when the nanofather asks, "do you hear me Travis?"] Travis: Is that guy my real dad? Justin: You wish Griffin: Legally, you have to tell Travis, if the muckdweller is his real dad Justin: Not the muck dweller. The nanofather. Please- Travis: Oh, it's right there in the name! I should have seen it a mile away it's so obvious now!

Now, this may be a stretch. And it started out to me as a joke, but guys. The further I get the further I am convinced. The Nanofather is connected to, if not is, Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor.

Evidence A: He calls them "children" when he goes to tell them stories. Counterpoint: Clint can't be his own son. Counter-counterpoint: Clint's full name, according to Griffin on an episode of Wonderful, is Clinton Emil McElroy Jr. Meaning, he has a father named Clint.

Evidence B: When the Nanofather refers to Travis, Clinton, and Gribby, Justin later describes them as "these new characters," in the same way he insists that Clint McElroy his father and Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor are separate things [Spiritbreakers Live in San Jose].

Evidence C: The Nanofather hops between layers, in a similar way to how Clint hops between planes. And the Nanofather seems to be fractured, scattered, not his whole self. He is powerful but weak. He is able to speak to players, characters, and potentially the audience? It transcends the boundaries between the two worlds...

Evidence D: Justin is a big fan of the TAZiverse. He has shown this multiple times but the ones I remember most are of course, when he introduces "Taako from Television" in Ephemera (and other Balance things, implies it was a legend passed down, etc), and when Griffin introduced that he would be playing Indrid in Dust 2. Like of fuckin course he'd be excited to bring things together more in small ways.

Evidence E: There has been increased Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor activity, the most since before Ethersea. In April, Justin played the character Clint McElroy the Planeswalking Janitor in a liveshow in San Jose (I was there hi!!!), which had initially been planned for November but was rescheduled. Both of these, though, fall under the time in which Steeplechase was active, so he was thinking about this character during that time. Additionally, the merch of the month for August is a sticker of Planeswalking Janitor Clint McElroy. And he was mentioned in Steeplechase Episode 26, when there was debate over whether something was said by Emerich or his player.

Travis: I think that was Dad. Justin: Oh. Well, I mean... yeah, I guess dad could be in it too, Trav. Is that what you’re saying? Travis: No, I’m just saying, I think Dad was making the observation— Clint: Oh my God! Is this an appearance by Clint McElroy, the planes-walking janitor? Griffin: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Clint: Okay— Travis: No, no, not yet. Justin: No, we can’t, we can’t. Travis: Don’t force it, don’t force it.

Evidence F: I didn't expect to find this one. Honestly I think it shows that I have gone too far as a person. But... guys this one drives me crazy. So. We meet Shoockles in Episode 4, when The Nanofather introduces him as "Cat bart... he's my cat. Bart Shoockles." And guys I was like haha that's funny there is no way this is related... But then I was on Clint's Instagram trying to figure out if maybe he had a cat, since I know Justin has one. And I came across a photo he took of a white dog, which I wasn't sure was his until I got confirmation from an old post on one of the boys' Instagrams. But... in the caption of the post with his dog, he calls him Homer. Clint McElroy has a dog named Homer. Let me just, direct you to the Simpsons family tree:

Finally, Evidence G: Justin would go really far for a bit. He likes to have fun and get silly with his family and he knows Clint would get a huge laugh out of this. And he would also do anything to get a good age joke on his dad.

8. Conclusion [how it all comes together]

The moment you've been waiting for. What does it all mean?

The Nanofather seems to play no real importance to the main plot in Steeplechase at this point, but he has huge potential to. More importantly, looking at the Nanofather gives us some insight into the state of the park and where the player characters find themselves. He works as both a narrative framing device and as a part of the story. He talks to the players, the characters, and the audience, truly bringing a special flavor to Steeplechase.

With everything we've seen and heard, there is sufficient evidence to say that the Nanofather lives within the walls of the park, travelling using its energy grid. He has only been able to manifest to the characters through the electronics and hardlight creations. When they arrived in Kidadelphia in episode 32, it was apparent they were not connected to the same electrical grid, and there was no hardlight. The fact that he was completely silent in both 32 and 33 supports this theory, because there would be no way for him to communicate with them. Either that or they were too late and he died.

He has found himself in a wasteland, with weather and times that are controlled electronically. He is scattered, does not have a name-- a shell of who he once was. If the Carmine Denton Nanofather theory were correct, this would be a beautiful picture: the guy who created a way for others to escape is trapped in the destruction that his creation wrought... Regardless, I am concerned for his wellbeing since it seemed like he was in a hurry.

The interactions between the Nanofather and the heist crew imply that there could be a larger plot with him, but I don't know how close that is to happening. The Nanofather is one complicated guy, and if they want to save him I... guess they'll have to never know when to stop dreaming.

Thank you for coming along with me on this long and gruesome ride. I started this way back after episode 30 aired, I think. It's been simmering for a month, my own personal stew of sorts... For those of you who have helped contribute to my madness, thank you, and to those who have watched in horror, I'm sorry. It's been a real one.

And now, to send you off, I present to you this excerpt from Episode 10:

Justin: Our friend and employee Jupiter is kind enough to help pull together recaps of this dumb stuff, but Jupiter, showing a lot of wisdom here, does not track the story of the nanofather […] Travis: I think they realize it's been so clear cut at this point that any child could keep track of all the nanofather/muckdweller lore.

[lesbianmontrosepretty]

Silly little ethersea doodles: weeks 6&7!

(slowly catching up to date with the actual listening... soon......)

most of this batch is actually title compliant!

✔️silly

✔️little

✔️doodles

realized i did the last ones in the wrong order and also forgot the episode numbers so ah. sorry abt that🤡

Ep. 5: Dr Shaq! the most important iconic vital character in the whole show. you agree.

Ep. 6: Amber's place! no boys allowed<3

Ep. 7: The Hand of Guidance being. her delightful self. No attempts were made to make her look like helen distortion from the magnus archives (<- lie)

zoox should have shot her with the crossbow i think

Ep. 8: Devo rolling a 22 on that dex save unfortunately did not make him suddenly able to swim, so.

and there's a bit of a rant on this one! i realized more and more i was trying to make these look "good" or "pretty" or like, "measure up" to the incredible amazing fanart that is produced on this site (a bunch of it by ppl i'm proud to be able to call my friends!!! you guys are really good at art!!!!). and then had a breakdown because. OBVIOUSLY it doesn't. I am taking baby steps and trying to measure up to olympic runners. and the second i realized that i decided to amp up the silliness and lay off the pressure. Yeah they're doodles, they're sketches. It's not good art, it's just silly and i'm doing it for fun, and maybe someone else can find it fun too!

can't learn something for fun if it makes me miserable, so i won't let it<3

EDIT: Fucked up the alt text the first time around! should be good now.

[anistarrose]

answer key under the cut! spoilers for the respective arcs, obviously

griffin's pc swallows the item he was supposed to be retrieving: montrose swallowed a commemorative pin in steeplechase and, carrying on in magnus's honor, had to get it surgically removed

clint's pc has a secret correspondence with griffin's pc's mom: argo exchanged a couple letters with denda maplecourt in graduation to dig up dirt on fitzroy's backstory, on behalf of a secret society that his own dead mom's friend talked him into joining a couple episodes prior

a paid taako impersonator is present: i am on my hands and knees begging you all to listen to steeplechase. no explanation i could give will do justice to the absurdity of it

the exact same mothman appears in the modern appalachia arc and the old west arc: indrid is in both amnesty and dust 2!

justin's pc rolls a natural 1 on an attempt to piss her pants on command: this was the lie! albeit a bit underhanded, but amber (ethersea) got a roaring success of a 22 on that piss pants roll

the boys subpoena a monster: the thundermen's first quest in graduation, featuring Xorn Xorn from Low Down Deep

clint's pc becomes a flight of stairs: zoox got his body hijacked and replaced it with a way weirder body in ethersea. lots of different characters here are carrying on in magnus's honor, actually

the boys try to seduce a horny AI hologram (and clint succeeds): this was a steeplechase heist, at the behest of the original star of a dating show whose role was replaced by AI. emerich succeeds at the seduction by talking like a creepy stalker. again I will repeat that steeplechase is criminally underrated

travis's pc orders a military assault on a worm: devo ordered the biggest baby (a military warship made from the body of a not-quite-dead god) to launch some bombs at an undersea flatworm that caused fantasy covid. oh and this was in ethersea, if it was somehow unclear

a goat dies after being lied to about the ending of final fantasy vii: in amnesty, billy's form is coming apart and duck can tell he won't live long enough to finish the game, so he tells a little white lie to make billy feel better. and hoo boy it's a tearjerker

for people who have barely, if at all, listened to the adventure zone after balance:

(just for transparency, this includes dust, amnesty, graduation, ethersea, and steeplechase, but doesn't include commitment or liveshows!)

[relaxing-n-podcasting]

Oh that's why everyone draws Devo with gills, I thought they were just fitting with the sea theme

[beetleprophet]

Finally catching up with taz ethersea and the only thing i ever have to say is FUCK ME i love when griffin does a monologue and the music gets all intense. This is the height of storytelling.

[eurydice-cant-spell]

Episode 22 of ethersea!!! that was incredible!!! The fucking ending!! Oh Griffin you master craftsman of story telling!!! Ahh I can’t wait a whole week for the next episode!! What am I supposed to do with my till then!!!

[cobalt-knave]

And the poll has finished! Roughly 1 in 4 of you were correct in your choice. I made that one up. Let's break them all down for my amusement, shall we?

griffin's pc turns into a plant

Sir Fitzroy Maplecourt, Knight in Absentia of the Realm of Goodcastle. TAZ Graduation has such a special place in my heart.

Griffin: Uhh... okay. I have to roll a 1d100, which takes a second. Fuck me. Travis: What happened, Griffin? Griffin: Uh, okay. So I rolled a 41. [clears throat] Travis: Uh-huh? Griffin: And... [laughs] I'm sure I look all like, sagacious and shit, as people are like, watching me like, really harness my arcane energies to do this like, pretty phenomenal magical feat. Like, cancelling out the domination magic of a demon prince, I imagine it’s like, robes billowing around me. Some real fuckin‘ Gandalf the White comin‘ over the hill shit. And then I turn right into a potted plant. ... Fitzroy: [bubbling noise] That was... banana cakes! That was absolutely wild! I had chlorophyll! I had sap! I had SAP, everybody! --TAZ Graduation, episode 24 "With Frenemies Like This"

Travis's pc has an accent "thick enough to mortar bricks"

Devo La Main of TAZ Ethersea has a fantasea french accent that an NPC (not saying who for spoiler reasons) described as "thick enough to mortar bricks together"

Clint's pc joins a secret society and immedietly gets a tattoo about it

Argonaut Keene of TAZ Graduation joined the Unbroken Chain

Travis's pc becomes a Brand Ambassador (and really commits to it)

Devo La Main of TAZ Ethersea solved his debt problem by becoming a stylish brand ambassador of Nermal's Pile.

Devo: Can I say one other important thing? Hermine: Okay, go. Devo: Have you ever shopped at Nermal’s Pile? It is great, I think you are a person with good taste. I… Clint: [laughs and claps] Devo: I appreciate your accessories. And I just wanted to know if you— It is where young beautiful people like me like to shop. Griffin: [giggles] Devo: You should check out Nermal’s Pile. Griffin: [laughing] Make a persuasion check. Justin: Why— why is this— I’m sorry, I’m missing a beat here. Why is this happening? Travis: Oh— Griffin: Oh, because Devo is a brand ambassador for Nermal’s Pile. Clint: Yeah! Justin: Oh, right! [laughing] Okay! This is gonna be a recurring thing! Griffin: Holy fucking shit! Travis: I got a 25 --TAZ Ethersea, episode 22

Off brand Shrek is revealed to be Off brand Batman

Just what it says on the tin. TAZ Steeplechase is one of a kind. I'm not elaborating; you need to experience it for yourself.

French onion soup is used to level up the characters

TAZ Amnesty!

Duck: No, uh, there’s not. It’s a pretty uh, straight up-and-down place. What they do have, though, and I’ll— I’ll order for the both of us. Specifically… the greatest French Onion soup you’ve ever had in your entire life. Ned: Now don’t play with me. Duck: I know, Ned, I know. I know it sounds like a big swinging for the prince— the fences promise, and I know that you’ve traveled all over this, uh, this beautiful country of ours, but I’m telling you: It’s the best French Onion soup I’ve ever had in my entire life. Funny enough, I, I got the recipe once. The chef, uh, Hubert, I gave him a jump when his Camri was dead back in, I guess it was probably ‘06, ‘07. And I traded in the recipe for a jump. Now I would’ve given him the jump anyway, but you know, I decided to make a run for it. --TAZ Amnesty, episode 12

The gang briefly and unintentionally adopts a human child

This one is the lie! I didn't count Beck since they didn't adopt her, so much as briefly interact with her, and Devo looks out for her on the side. I hadn't been thinking of her specifically when coming up with this either.

Two of Clint's pcs have handlebar mustaches

Argo Keene of TAZ Graduation and Emerich Dreadway of TAZ Steeplechase!

Clint: He’s got long dark blue hair tied back, like in a tail, like a ponytail kinda deal. And a handlebar mustache, he’s got a cool— Travis: Woah. Griffin: Oh no. You had me until the— Clint: Handlebar mustache! Very dashing. --TAZ Graduation, episode 1

Clint: His only affectation to fashion, I guess, or to stand out, is it’s a really beautiful mustache. Curled up on the ends. And he loves to wear coveralls. --TAZ Steeplechase, episode 4

There are no fewer than four npcs named justin

TAZ Steeplechase, baybee! It's a hard world out there, making up names and voices for characters...

I have kindly made an audio supercut of 4 Justins here.

there is a rabbit with a phd

Dr. Harris Bonkers, PHD of TAZ Amnesty! He's a bunny!

Inspired by @anistarrose 's poll because I found it so utterly delightful that I had to make one of my own

[thepringlesofblood]

so when i listened to taz ethersea, i listened to the first 17 episodes, fell off the wagon for a while, and then listened to the rest all at once over like a week.

this means, that in the finale when *SPOILERS* devo says his real name is damien cern, my immediate reaction was “fuck, i really should know who that is.”

so i went back. and I looked. and I was still confused. and i looked harder. and i took notes. and i am less confused, but now i have a true pepe sylvia conspiracy theory board. which i will share.

here is a timeline of What We Know About The Cerns, complete with all my various conspiracy theories. spoilers, obvs, for the whole series

Timeline

Hominine traveling performance troupe comes to beach

Benevolence comes to beach

Declan’s eldest son, Tolliver (98% certain that it’s him), goes missing. (prologue V: The Weight of History)

He has two other sons. If Amber’s account of Tolliver being “Declan Cern’s little boy” is taken literally, Tolliver can’t be older than 12 or so, and is likely under 10 (little).

We have no indication of another parent in the picture, and no indication of whether the kids are adopted (from the traveling troupe) or not.

The Storm - we go under the sea. (prologue V: The Weight of History)

2 years later - Devo is born!

Was supposedly raised “with” the Church and his mom, who was a member of the traveling performance troupe (TTAZZ Ethersea Wrap-up)

important, Declan Cern is never mentioned when discussing Devo’s backstory. The implication is that he is/was uninvolved in Devo’s life, and judging by his 0 voiced lines in the podcast it is possible that he doesn’t know Devo is his son OR does not recognize him as his son (legally or just by face)

Some Point before age 6 or 7 - name is changed from Damien to Devotion, this is when the ‘fulfill your destiny’ stuff starts (Episode 25, Cambria’s Call pt 4)

age 7 - mom “disappears”, the Church and more specifically the Hand of Guidance takes over his care (TTAZZ Ethersea Wrap-up)

So the scene with the lights + the hand of guidance in ep. 25 (Travis says Devo was “6 or 7″) would’ve been right around the time his fucking mom disappeared, Christ, guidance.

Some point (unknown, could’ve been before now) Brother Seldom leaves the church

Some point (slightly more known- 7-22) Devo hears Brother Seldom’s broadcast and is inspired to leave the parish

23 - he leaves!

Beginning of true podcast time

When Devo asks Felix for a line of credit (Episode 6, interlude 1), this happens:

Devo: And along with this, if I die, before I am able to pay you back, you can take this—

Travis: And Devo writes out a note.

Devo: To the Cern family. And they will pay my debt, no questions asked.

I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS TO ASK TRAVIS

The ONLY direct interaction I can find with Declan Cern is when they go before the Ballasters in the interlude when the Sallow comes (Episode 22)

He doesn’t say a fuckin word. He just sits in his Ballaster of Transit chair and watches. Travis recognizes him and asks about him - we don’t know if Devo recognizes him. Devo doesn’t act particularly out of character in the trial, at least as far as I can tell so maybe no?

We’re assuming when Hermine gets up and leads them all off, Declan goes back to whatever he was doing, as none of the other Ballasters follow them. He literally sits there and says nothing, even as Kodeira vouches for them and looks to Guidance and Aloyicius Supreme for confirmation, but not Declan

Doylist explanation - Griffin forgot he was there after describing him bc he’s #irrelevant

Watsonian explanation - this man is sinking into the floor. Or Kodeira has no reason to think that Declan knows anyone in the party, which is also VERY INTERESTING

He’s “in his 70s” so he was 47-57 when Devo was born, 45-55 on the beach. Either he aged real bad or Travis has a galaxy brain take on what “charismatic young man” (how he’s described in a quiet year V) can mean.

In the Menagerie, Devo meets a spectral, hologram-ish being that confirms themselves to be the Auctioneer and says he can call them Tolliver. They mostly discuss ethics and environmentalism and how to not be an asshole. (Ep. 24-25, The Menagerie parts 4-5)

Tolliver uses he/him pronouns from this point forward - the Auctioneer used they/them.

He is described as young man in his early 30s with three scars on his face, one of which goes over his eye which no longer works.

This age lines up with Devo’s if Tolliver is the eldest

At the end of the Menagerie mission Amber recalls that Tolliver was the name of “Declan Cern’s little boy” (Ep 25, The Menagerie Pt 5)

After Devo splits the timeline (Ep. 44 “Finale”), Tolliver shows up and basically says “hey what the fuck??? What the fuck did you do?? Even I don’t know what you did and I’m magic”

He also claims himself to be the “embodiment of the will of magic”

Devo reveals both his “real name”- Damien Cern - and his plan to kill Benevolence.

The former (Devo = Damien Cern) Tolliver scoffs at

Devo: Or I could just go by my real name, if you would prefer. And I could just be Damien Cern.

Tolliver: [scoffs]

Griffin: He smiles when you say that, and he says...

Tolliver: You’ve really got layers, don’t you?”

The latter (killing Benevolence) really freaks him out

Griffin: Tolliver, even in this moment where he has admitted that he doesn’t know as much as he’s letting on, still seems pretty uh... cocky. When you say that, he... is taken aback. And then he just kind of like looks around the room in a panic, like he’s trying to think his way through it. And he says...

Tolliver: [shaken] Wow, you’ve... You’ve really got layers, um... Hm. Okay. I can help you with that. And in exchange, maybe you can help me too. Because... I... I am pretty powerful, but I am only doing what I am called to do. I’m acting on instinct, doing what I’m supposed to do, and you were not supposed to call out to the family of Benefactor Orlene, but you did.

Devo: Mm-hmm.

Tolliver: And in doing so, you defied fate itself, and that makes you very, very interesting! 

So. That’s the timeline.

OBSERVATIONS:

We know that Devo is a Cern.

We know that his mother was in his life until he was 7, and that she raised him “with” the Church, until she disappeared and the Church took over completely. 

We know that he is the child of one of the traveling performers from Hominine, and he was “adopted by the Church” (TTAZZ)

We know that the only Cern mentioned on the show is Declan Cern, and his three sons, the eldest of which went missing.

The simplest answer is that his mother was one of the traveling performers, and his father was Declan Cern. These are the assumptions we will be operating under.

My nitpicky autistic ass absolutely has to point out several technicalities that probably do not matter

We don’t know for certain that his mother was one of the traveling performers. The two facts are mentioned separately.

Declan Cern could’ve been one of the traveling performers who retired and became a council member. He isn’t mentioned by name until Prologue V. It’s definitely not the most likely thing, but it is possible.

the performer, his mother, and Declan Cern could’ve all been separate people, with his mother being a church member related to Declan Cern in some way who adopted him from the performer/troupe

We don’t know for certain that Devo is Declan Cern’s son. We just know that he is a member of the Cern family - he could be a nephew, a cousin, etc.

We don’t know for certain that Devo’s mother and Declan Cern were romantically/sexually involved in any way. Again, she could’ve just been a church member that adopted him, or she could be a sister/relative of Declan Cern’s.

When Devo talks about his break with the church, he does not mention Declan - his focus is on Guidance, Orlean, and other current church members. So I don’t think the rift b/w him and Declan was caused by Devo’s break with the parish

Important to remember: when talking about his upbringing, Devo NEVER mentions having friends his own age. He emphasizes over and over how isolated and alone he felt. Would this have been the case if his brothers were there? Were any of the other Cerns present in Devo’s life at all?

potential answer - Devo emphasizes the isolation because that’s how he felt but there might have been other kids or his brothers around just not easily accessible to him as friends or family.

Devo was isolated by Guidance early on to be groomed into taking her place - nothing the Cerns could’ve done, assuming they’d want to do anything, would have stopped The Hand Of Guidance from getting what she wants - she’s consistently described as Incredibly Powerful. This is the mostly likely answer I think.

QUESTIONS

Why was Declan Cern not a prominent figure in Devo’s upbringing?

What happened to the other sons? Were they ever in Devo’s life?

To what degree do the Cerns know that Devo is a Cern? To what degree does the Church know?

How big is the Cern family? Is it just Declan and his sons?

Why was the Church raising Devo with his mother rather than Declan? What was The Church’s role in Devo’s upbringing before his mom died compared to after?

What happened that made the Church adopt him when his mother disappeared, instead of his next of kin? Would his mother have approved of it?

Why were his mother and father separated? Were they? To what extent? For what reason?

Did the other two sons have a parent figure other than Declan before he met Devo’s mom? What happened to them?

Why did his mother disappear? Was it intentional on her part? Did the Church or Guidance have something to do with it? Is she dead? If not, where did she go?? It’s not like it’s a big city, or like there’s anywhere else to go

Maybe she took a ship and just went for it. Idk. Maybe she went looking for the Ark Fleet - if the Hominine traveling theater troupe picked up members as it traveled she could’ve conceivably joined it from somewhere other than Hominine. Perhaps……..France? (my crack theory is that Devo got his accent from his mother)

Maybe Guidance took her out of the picture some other way. Maybe she was scared of something/someone. We’ll probably never know, but doesn’t hurt to theorize. She also could’ve fallen off a cliff or something.

THEORIES

My initial thought was that Declan could’ve cheated on his existing partner who he had the initial three sons with, by sleeping with one of the performing troupe members, so when they get pregnant it has to be kept quiet bc he’s a Public Figure, and he’s had enough of the public eye after Tolliver went missing, right?

So they’re separated and decide that she will raise Devo at the Church and he’ll send child support (notice Devo saying ‘the Cern family will pay it [the debt] no questions asked’ - this corroborates that!) but something mysteriously happens to her, leaving the way clear and unimpeded for the Hand of Guidance to groom Devo into the perfect successor.

His mother could’ve told him he was a Cern before her disappearance, and the child support kept coming in. I imagine the Hand of Guidance would’ve wanted to use the lux herself, maybe she framed it as funding his education, so of course it would go to her, she was his education.

I do feel like Guidance would try to steer Devo away from checking on his Cern family though for cult reasons.

It is physically impossible for his other sons to also be children of this traveling performance troupe member unless he adopted a whole bunch of orphans they conveniently had around.

Unless (unless)

Both the performing troupe and Declan are Hominine. What if the Cern family was living in Hominine, and Declan heard the call, but the mom didn’t? They could’ve had a big blowout fight about it, ending with her joining the performance troupe and him taking the kids to the beach.

Then, when the rest of the troupe realized hey fuck there’s nowhere to go they come to the beach, Declan and the mom reunite and go under together, then 2 years later have Devo

It also lays the groundwork for why Devo might have been raised on his own - if they had marital problems and separated again, the older kids might choose to go with their dad, while baby Devo stays with mom.

Also, Declan’s kinda old and this is a hard world. Maybe he was too caught up in work (canonically he’s a “nose to the grindstone” kind of guy) to take care of a baby so that fell to Devos mom, who also needed to parent two other kids so she enlisted the church to help.

That might also explain why Devo didn’t see much of his brothers! If the Church was doing childcare, it could’ve been separated by age group, so the older kids might be off with Brother Seldom or whatever other group they have while Devo stayed at the Church with the other little kids.

Also if they’re staying in a bathysphere…three kids two parents is a big family is all. Maybe the mom stayed at the Church with Devo some nights when it got too crowded, and that’s how it started. Then more and more often, the Hand of Guidance helps out, seemingly taking on more responsibility out of the goodness of her heart, while actually taking over more and more of his upbringing, grooming him to be her successor because she’s noticed his gifts at this point.

Alternately, polyamory is always an option. Maybe Declan Cern has (or had) multiple partners who aren’t really involved in each other’s lives.

Alternately, Declan Cern could’ve been a single dad before they even set foot on that beach.

Alternately, Declan wasn’t involved in the pregnancy - he just adopted the son of a traveling performer.

Where the mom fits in here is...tricky. Maybe she had a kid she wasn’t able to take care of, and Declan offered to adopt him, then had him grow up in the church, where Guidance got her greedy little hands on him, and the mom could be semi-involved.

Or whatever partner Declan had his other kids with died/divorced him and he fell in love Devo’s mom. Or again, polyamory, or single dad.

If Devo’s age is real, Declan either adopted Devo post-Storm, or fathered him post-Storm.

or. We know Devo is a Cern - it is not explicit that Declan is his father. Does Declan have any other family in Founder’s Wake? Lord only knows.

If this wasn’t a long enough post for you, I put all the transcripts i cited below (thank u tazscripts they do have official transcripts at maximum fun but some episodes don’t and they always wind up being the ones I need)

TTAZZ Ethersea Wrap Up

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-the-adventure-zone-zone-ethersea-wrap-up/

the main thing from this one is:

“Travis:...I don’t know if it was ever clear, Devo’s mom was with him for like seven years at the Church, and then one day disappeared, and the rest of the time raised by the Church alone.” (TTAZZ Ethersea Wrap-up)

ily travis but this is in fact not particularly clear

Episode 44 - finale

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-44/

Episode 34, The Menagerie pt 4

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-34/

Episode 35, The Menagerie pt 5

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-35/

Episode 36, The Menagerie pt 6

there isn’t. a transcript. for this. on maxfun or tazscripts. i had to go in and write it down myself. this is the podcast link, what it said and the approx. timestamp

https://maximumfun.org/episodes/adventure-zone/the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-36/

(1:18:58- 1:19:40)

Devo: “…It was pretty shitty, there was a dude there named Tolliver, I don’t know if that’s his real name, who was the Auctioneer that we dealt with before, he fucking sucked Griffin: Hey Amber? Roll uh, Roll a history check. Justin: Alright…22 Griffin: That name rings a bell for you, because you have only known one Tolliver in your, in your long life, it’s a name you’ve not heard in a long time, but…it hits you, all of a sudden, that the only Tolliver you’ve ever known, the only person that ever had that name, was Declan Cern’s little boy.”

Episode 25 Cambria’s Call pt 4 (thank u tazscripts)

https://href.li/?https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vSqE8hk7nt9dpISprv8L6WkxWnZ-H2By3XaOeXqRxDSLzExGhtwa6k0QhFgiYFQUzmoG9DNlHBEE3aC/pub

Episode 22 (interlude 3 (b/w Abyssal Auction and Cambria’s Call))

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-22/

Ep. 6 (interlude 1 (b/w The Gallery Job and The Infinite Clam))

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-episode-6/

prologue V: The Weight of History

https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/adventure-zone/transcript-the-adventure-zone-ethersea-prologue-v-the-weight-of-history/

[scrumbygrungus]

My fav Ethersea character, Amber

SPOILER FOR EP. 22:

This is her pre episode 22, so sad her hotness got nerfed by griffin 😔

[sirislayer]

Ethersea Episode 22 

[fantasyphantomsea]

Hellooooooo High Ballaster Hermine, it’s officially TGMRMIC time

In light of The Ballaster Hermene’s ascension to leadership in conjunction with the ~30 years that have passed since the set-up episodes, I would like to take this moment to identify a new universal law that I’m calling The Griffin McElroy Rule of Milfs In Charge, or TGMRMIC for short.

TGMRMIC states that for any ttrpg world gm’ed by Griffin Andrew McElroy, there is an inevitable and inescapable trend towards important leadership roles being filled by hyper-competent older women. If none are originally written, all random acts of chance in said ttrpgs will trend towards the creation and subsequent rise to power of female characters until such time as they have reached (1) an age of forty or more, and (2) the highest position of power that the rules of the game deem important.

TGMRMIC can perhaps most accurately be compared to the way that all natural selection processes eventually lead to crabs.

[ethersierra]

Here is why the McElroys should consider hiring me if they were ever to adapt Ethersea:

I love Ethersea a lot. Like I'm crazy about it. I'm actively making tables on the wiki and going back and doing episode summaries. I take really detailed notes (I had 22 pages from just the five prologue set ups). I keep track of shit. I have a compilation of all the transcripts in one pdf open at all times.

I have a Vision. The framing, the pacing, the composition, what to keep or cut or add onto, design details. All of it.

While I would not even dare to shoot for the position of illustrator on this ambitious a project (in which I have no professional training so I would be shit at formatting), I do have a creative background in illustration, which would prove useful when communicating with the artist.

I know people! I am your eyes and ears within the Ethersea community. You need a heads up on how something would be received -- well, I've seen how it might! Character choices that matter, relationships that people want to see expanded on, the favorite goofs-- I know them! Your favorite artists who draw scenes from Ethersea? I follow them, I talk to some of them. One of them is my Dungeon Master!! You want to see concepts for this setting? Oh I know a guy! I am like an eel weaving between rocks, you cannot stop me. I find every ethersea post eventually.

I have a diverse array of interests and skills. I may not be a marine biologist but I would drive down to Monterey to talk to one. You need an analytical look at the narrative, to pull apart its themes? Let me just... move this AP Literature score of 5 out of the way so I can start telling you why Ethersea is an incredible piece of fiction with compelling characters and a world that is alive, and how it can function as an allegory to our own relationship with our world. You need someone to do meticulous copy edits? I already have a style guide open in another tab-- being the editor for yearbook trained me for this. I do not only succeed in the technical writing department, but I also have a deep love for science, especially the natural world. My proximity to the pacific ocean means learning a lot about marine ecology even just in passing, and I really love chasing that curiosity.

I have a lot of thoughts about brinarr and their designs. I began working on a speculative biology project about Brinarr but have yet to return to it-- but I learned a Lot about corals and other marine species in that time. I worked on this at the same time as I was taking an anatomy and physiology class (which I have kept my notes from for future reference), and combining these two understandings into one has been one of the more difficult but rewarding creative tasks I've pursued. Because of my variety and versatility of skills and interests, bringing multiple things together to create something new is something I enjoy and comes easily to me.

I am an excellent note taker! I take notes by my very nature. Twice I went to a college tour with a notepad and pen only to find I was alone in that. I have 44 pages of notes from D&D when we only had 5 sessions. I had an organized document for APUSH that was dreadfully long but extremely navigable. I keep my documents in folders. I keep my PLAYLISTS in folders. You will absolutely be able to find the correct document that you're looking for.

I may not have any degrees, or expertise in publishing, but I do have an intense passion for Ethersea and strong motivation to learn and adapt. While this is an absolutely futile endeavor on my end, I am shouting it into the void in the hopes that it is heard.

[barry-j-blupjeans]

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#5

we trending my dudes

715 notes • Posted 2021-11-10 19:57:01 GMT

#4

i've always liked the hc that no one knows barry's lactose intolerant until a few cycles in bc it's just so fucking stupid. like why would he need to hide this??? taako and lup are literally the assigned chefs of the mission n he's just like :) they dont need to know this very important thing about my diet.

barry, facing the apocalypse every year: this is fine

barry, at the idea of telling someone he needs specific lactose free food: this is the worst thing that could ever happen to me

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I love this <3

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[Audio ID: Audio from episode 576 of My Brother, My Brother, and Me.

Griffin: I wish I could shut out the demons in my head for a minute and think about shit like... bad car names. 

Travis: Sometimes they just come to you unbidden. You don’t have to think about them, it’s just how your brain works.

Griffin: Yeah, you definitely have a- like a diseased system-

Travis, starting to laugh: Yeah, it’s called ADD!

Griffin laughs.

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[Image ID: A screenshot of a youtube comment reply section from a day ago, ft. a conversation between coloredgalaxies and Justin McElroy.

coloredgalaxies says "who is this man and why is taako voicing him" with 14 likes.

Justin McElroy says "im right here" with 13 likes.

coloredgalaxies "@/Justin McElroy omg it's the guy that taako voices hello sir big fan" with 2 likes.

Justin McElroy says "I also uploaded berries and cream" with 13 likes.

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[dndnducks]

These cute little coral men touching hands in ethersea episode 22 ✨

[calzone-on-the-roof]

Gentle reminder to tag your ethersea art for the end of episode 22 with "body horror" please!

[utilitycaster]

Okay as one of the resident consumers of far too much actual play here's your Week of October 18 schedule:

Wednesday, October 20:

Dimension 20: The Seven season finale

RQG is deep in end game and like. it's possible it could if not end, at least be the final battle that week.

Thursday, October 21:

Critical Role Campaign 3 premiere

Friday, October 22:

NADDPod Live Show although for most of us myself included it's just normal NADDPod business

The Ethersea schedule has been weird in terms of whether episodes are dropping weekly or every other week, so who knows what's going on there but it's probably going to be similarly business as usual either way