Two things worth noting, for those who wonder! 1. These have been prepared over months since last year whilst we've been primarily focusing on Chapter 5 of Hunter: The Parenting. Every week, we will release Chapters of Norfolk Wizard Game until we reach Chapter 1, all the stuff we currently have more or less finished. 2. Hunter: The Parenting Chapter 5 is our primary project right now, with Norfolk Wizard Game as a tertiary focus. Secondary focus is currently on a new HTP Audiolog.
Yeah, I figured as much. This is excellent though, because my brother said he will only watch it, once all 5 episodes are released. So now I can send it to him in a month instead of a year :D
In fact you know so well about procedure and how Aircraft work that in WoD you might actually be an Extraordinary Citizen (Technocrat sorcerer)! You are step above the blind masses!
@@KVP424 I literally had a book when I was a child (Okay, meant for a older age group) with how various things worked. Including fixed wing aircraft. And the Atom Bomb.
@@OpenBiolabsGuy I mean the main dead giveaway was "I'm a sculptor. And a doctor." but the name he wrote on the wall seems to refer to The Dracon, a tzimisce methuselah.
@@awesierra704 I was thinking Toreador at first too (and that Sybil almost wound up in a game of VTM), but Tzimisce seems pretty obvious now that you've pointed all that out (and thus Sybil almost wound up in an *especially* horrifying game of VTM).
I was enjoying the episode, but then Salsa Verde came onscreen and I had to pause the video to gaze upon it. I've been staring at it for three hours now, and I can't see a reason to stop.
So, just to summarize: a goth game designer artist who's friends with a lucha libre wrestler got upstaged by bootleg Andy Warhol just before being attacked by an Italian vampire who looks like a lord of the rings elf and teleporting through a meat city to escape. . . Pass me the cheese and salsa verde, we've struck entertainment gold!
@@marcoantoniodiazvaldes7983 if she would have become a vampire she could never be a mage. Embracing kills the avatar. Her avatar managed to pull her out just before she could get embraced.
She probably would've be a rather low-gen Tzimisce. Il Drago Del Tevere "The Dragon of the Tiber" could be Dracon, a Methuselah. Whoever Sybil's wannabe Sire is, they know Dracon which is fucking TERRIFYING
@@dsurio4383there may or may not be vampires kicking around who predate invention of the wheel. Those guys are mercifully sleeping or MIA (most of the time)
"You seek a life of statements. You seek a life, observed. The shadows would be kinder." That's her Avatar warning her she might not be strong enough of conviction to be a Mage, isn't it? If all she wants is recognition and material things, Cane's Curse would indeed be an easier path to walk. Then, the statement of seeing clearly, a desire for clarity of vision and thought, reassures the Avatar. A much, much different Awakening than Bill's but still neat. I'll still take the monkey, even over salsa verde!
It amuses me to no end that becoming Caineite, with all the struggle and soul-rending Beast fighting and clinging to your remaining humanity... Is somehow the *far easier* path than that of a Mage. I believe it, mind you, but still!
I would not go about cursing Salsa Verde if I were you. Its presence even as painted simulacra is so potent a vampire was able to avoid breaking the masquerade while biting into someone, struggling and shouting, in the middle of an art gallery. And it can only become more powerful as its capacity of production increase, its market cap increases, its territory of shelving and end caps are secured and expanded, its product lines are made varied, collaborations with product branding and person branding are obtained. We have only seen Salsa Verde in its nascent state. Soon. Soon all of us will be Salsa Verde. Who will you curse when you too are found in the embrace of fresh jalapenos, onions, and cilantro?
The moment I realized Sybil was an artist I felt a sort of elation and dread. Elation because that's awesome for a mage. Dread because of how the Setting of World of Darkness DRAGS people through the muck for being original (which is how they have awakenings tho)
@@thedude4840 in a gothic punk setting, that’s a good thing. To be different from the masses and not stagnate to conformity and the ideals and beliefs enforced by those in social power. In world of darkness the veil does not drop for the desk jockey who does his 9 to 5 then goes home to sleep. It drops for that lucky (or cursed) weird guy who refuses to live in the same little world as the man who sits comfy at his work desk looking threw Amazon sales on there spare time.
No it doesn't. She isn't special either. She is a Gothic punk artist like every other character I get the themes but the game is bad at it. Reality is literally consensus she is just a smaller consensus but still a part of one
@@marley7868 Ah, but that is the key! By amplifying it in a randomized way as provided by the tinfoil irregularity, random bits of your thoughts get amplified and transmitted, making any attempts to actually READ your thoughts become a jumbled screaming mess!
Boeing did not follow the strict instructions for their flight spells. Typical lazy initiates, thinking they can proceed slashdash with their Art and get away with it.
@@Bluecho4 For the last time, it's not enough to just have Thrust and Lift, you've got to get stability, and structural integrity, and making sure the damn computer doesn't think it's suppossed to fly into the ground done right! Yes math is hard, but damn it, we went with that one!
This series really helped me understand why mages in WOD are so weird/crazy: through their Awakening, they had the slightest taste of ultimate power, as well as a lingering hint about how to get back there. That alone is enough for many people to completely lose themselves chasing after that one fleeting dream, no matter what else it might cost them. The Elric brothers from Fullmetal Alchemist have a similar experience, although their magic system cares a lot less about how many people witness it...
@@bc1284 Well, from what i understand, alchemy in FMA is basically bartering with the avatar of alchemy, arguing what whatever you are giving to alchemy is equivalent to whatever you are trying to get out of it. Most just never directly i teract with the avatar of alchemy ig
@@Alex-cq1zr kinda its equivalent exchange. To make something you have to give something of similar value. The avatar only appears when doing human transmutation which is heavily discouraged by the government. By doing that you get a taste of great power but you lose something important to you. Example you’re a skilled craftsmen, so you lose your hands.
You have just described eldritch insanity. It's not merely losing your mind because of cosmic knowledge that shattered everything you thought you once knew. It's getting a taste of infinite cosmic knowledge then having it taken away. You no longer have access to the knowledge/power, but you still vividly remember the feeling of it. And desperately, you're fighting and searching for a way to retrieve it.
"Your city of living flesh" Yeah, that tends to be what flesh does when still attached to a body, but it must be really tensed up to support the weight.
the intro made me think in something character in a manga called Cardcaptor Sakura said, paraphrasing "Anyone can use magic if you follow the rules, but a very few, rare and gifted mages can use magic while creating their own rules"
The sheer range of SpeakerD's voice acting is just incredible. Every time I hear him flawlessly pull off yet another character that's wildly different from the last, I'm left speechless.
@@ALJ9000 You might have some fae blood in ya, but that don't mean ya ain't in any danger remember in the world of the supernatural no one is safe it doesn't matter who or what you are.
Sybil's is my favorite because of just how quickly things go sideways. You can really feel how things get uncomfortable after a certain point with the blond man, and in the moment you'd just put it down to another eccentric art enjoyer. If you know what a Tzimisce is and what they do, his eccentricity rings all kinds of alarm bells, but honestly _not_ knowing makes his attacking her more shocking and adds to the 'dreamer' angle of Awakening. Realizing Sybil managed to attract the attention of someone so horrifying and held a conversation with him makes it so much more stomach churning because of her own fascination with the imagery of a fleshy city. _"Do not struggle.. I will help you! I will help you make your vision a reality!"_
Fantastic episode. The representation of a struggling artist felt incredibly real, as did the various unusual folk that she comes into contact with. Excellent RP. Spoilers beyond this point. I was also impressed by just how effectively the predatory nature of that vampire was communicated. He may have a genuine interest, to the extent that a dead creature can, but he seeks out someone who is obviously not seeing much traffic, and insinuates himself as a friend. He also seems like he may have contributed to the lack of traffic. Salsa Verde selling for $500,000 seems very unusual in this kind of event (barring the widespread money laundering in the art world), and while I took the line about some of the people being in tears at the sheer beauty of Salsa Verde as a joke, there's also the possibility of malicious supernatural influence here.
If this vampire is who I think he is (a fucking antideluvian, aka about the scariest vampires currently un-alive) no fucking way he tried to embrace Sybil just because she was in an isolated area.
@@Tom_Cruise_Missile Not a matter of being in an isolated area, but being in a more vulnerable state of mind. Everyone wants to be appreciated, and she clearly wasn't being, at that exhibit. He didn't pick her because of that, as vampires see their Embrace as a gift, but he wanted her to be as likely as possible to accept it.
Honestly, if the poor chap ever gets to The Truth of WOD lore he might just spontaneously combust. It's either that or raving madness punctuated by doomsaying and paranoid reclusiveness.
There's some very primordial joy in seeing people ask "Do you speak this language?" about a language that YOU do understand, and hear them say words the people presents don't know, but you do. Makes you feel like you keep great knowledge.
Holy sh** nice! This gives me an opportunity to compliment SpeakerD on something: I deeply enjoy the extremely vocal inhales of the Vampire (probably Toreador or Tzimisce if I had to guess), because he was *literally reminding himself to breathe*
When I saw Sybils art I thought: "Cool. Hobo." Then I learned she is a game dev and was like: "Yeah checks out." Then she "made sure there's no bugs" and that broke my immersion. I can deal with magic, aliens, vampires and transformed monkeys, but a game without bugs...that's too insane a fantasy to imagine.
My girlfriend is so uncannily close to sybil that it's honestly hilarious because I felt the exhibition SO HARD from when I've tried to help her market art at her exhibitions 😂 she would have eagerly signed up to become a vampire and then I would probably let her turn me though
"Damn it, how am I supposed to compete with a cheese bar?" "It's a doomed effort but you have to try." I love your work. High fives and happy beep boop vibes all around.
Poblo's poem was actually pretty good, while it's about himself and having some ego written in, it feels inspirational. He feels like a champion, he feels like a winner, but knows he isn't there yet, and he will not stop till he earns that title.
[snaps fingers] Beautiful poetry from Pablo. Truly it encompasses the experience of man, full of potential and ambition yet a time away from their destiny. Also pouring one out for Fuzz. 11/10, a truly good and pure boy.
I fully believe that was a tzimisce that nearly turned Sybil...he was looking for a flesh sculptor apprentice. Knowing how obsessive tzimisce can be I have a feeling he will try again to gain that apprentice.
From what I’ve heard the name he wrote on the wall is a giveaway for Tzimksce. Remember the name you write on the wall if the name of a person you have met whos face you feel like you recognized in the parasol is. The name of the person this vampire knew is. The dragon of Tiber. This is apparently the name of a Tzimksce Methuselah. The description of the vampires appearance and why Odo was kinda geeking out. Is what Lestat from the Anne Rice vampire books looks like. This is a Tzimksce flesh sculptor who has sculpted his own flesh to look like Lestat who personally knows a Methuselah of his own clan. A clan that you mentioned is obsessive. The only reason she isn’t gonna have a blood hunt called on her for knowing of the masquerade is because this would be sure is definitely going to be wanting to make her his personal target. This vampire most definitely is going to be obsessing over embracing Sybil. He will not settle for not making her his childe. She’s probably the personal obsession of a 6th or 7th gen
@bc1284 Well, she won't have a blood hunt because Tzimisce are a Sabbat clan and don't care all that much about the Masquerade. The Camarilla won't act against her because they wouldn't know yet about the breach.
Well, in episode 1 she does presumably join a mage group. Do vampires even call blood hunts on mages? I mean, they usually abide by a masquerade of their own. They don't go around telling people they're mages.
@@bc1284 if that’s the case were she embraced she would be a very powerful 7th generation vampire. If she is embraced though she would lose connection with her avatar leaving her with an emptiness more intense than waking up from the embrace.
What a rollercoaster of a listen. Aliens for the carpenter, Vampire for the programmer. Both artists in their own right, but one has a monkey with a shotgun and the other has an emotional support luchador. Honestly, they’re both got incredible hooks and narrative. Bravo! Also the podcast intros were great. Thanks to the whole team and for sharing with us!
The amount of shivers I get during the awakenings is staggering. The atmosphere is absolutely stellar. I really appreciate how good the timing of Speaker and Odo is. It’s very impressive how speaker is able to weave a story and interaction that feels different to each player and makes it harmonious and unique. Huge props to you both and everyone who works on this project!
I love Sybil as a character and her vibe entirely. Dark, goth, dreary, and oh so gorey. A sabotaged artist looking for they’re place in the world. Literally me
Came here for the Meat Aesthetics; stayed for a wholesome friendship, and the desire for art and love of the human experience overcoming existential dread. Loving it! Looking up to more meat buildings in the future, ha.
@@LilacMageEhhhh, it’s not really down to temperament. Casting spells in front of other mages? Totally fine. Casting spells in front of mortals? Consensus reality tends to assert itself, making magic both difficult and dangerous. True Magic is prone to catastrophic mishaps if you get careless or try breaking fundamental rules. We’re talking Chaos-type stuff, mutation and painful death at the further extreme.
Pablo doesn't die. He gets irreversibly flesh sculpted by an angry old generation Tzimisce trying to hunt down his prospective Childe that escaped his embrace. That's much worse! He'll probably wish he was dead.
That would be sick as hell and very on point for WoD tragedy, but unfortunately those are getting real close to rioting words there pal. . .@noneofyourbusiness2437
@@kentonbaird1723 CEO of salsa Verde "our product is now on every food know to human kind our master plan is set in motion." proceeds with buying salsa Verde art
You know, I've had a thought; I've been a fan for a very, VERY long time [Even back when the warhams promos were coming out,] and I have to say that it is ultra cool after... the unspeakable happened, that Alfabusa and his buddies leaned into a game and a lore that would actually treat them well and let them have proper creative freedoms. Hell yeah, guys, keep it up.
As someone who has neither seen nor knows the rules of mage: the ascension, I do very much enjoy the fact that these characters know just about the same amount I do. Ogre Popenang continues to deliver again and again with quality that goes far beyond what anyone could reasonably expect, and I love all of it. Keep up the good work at whatever pace you feel.
"Holy hell, Jack. Is that what I think... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, IT IS. " "That's right, Bill, the Crimson Crippler has unclasped the CRIMSON COCKTAIL CUP from his Crimson Chestplate! You know what that means?" "Anyone who has had their ear to the ring of The Norfolk Amateur Wrestling Federation knows what is coming next. His special move, the Crimson Craft Cocktail! He takes some blood from the opposing fighters wounds and while they are weakened, adds it to a special premade blend inside his Cup, and shakes it up and then chugs it in front of the shocked onlookers. What a power play!" "Couldn't have said it any better myself, Jack. You see him unhook that cup, you know the match is pretty much over. No telling if the Mysterious Pablo can recover once this move is pulled on him."
Sybel loving the twine dog and this line made me very happy. 48:40 "Aww no not dog purgatory. I am sure he well atone for his sins and get to doggy heaven in 2.5 business years."
Yup, their Magick works under the notion of Belief. What's Vulgar and Coincidental is determined entirely by The Consensus and what they expect to happen with things
@Derilan01 Italian was sort of the head nod to Toreodor. Sea of shadows and all that. Tzimisce are very much focused on wealth. Their dragon horde. You're not wrong by any means. Tzimisce wouldn't "be kinder," though, so I'm fairly confident that the vampire is more likely to be of the Toreodor. She'd probably fit in quite well, with the flesh crafters. Despite her lingering morals... or should I say humanity.
Imagine finding the perfect progeny, fitting all the criteria for your clan, maybe even getting permission from the Camarilla, just for your would be fledgling to DISAPPEAR MID EMBRACE. Just picturing the look on the vampire's face is killing me lmao
i turned this on without looking and thought someone was trying to convince me about airplanes fly by magic and was about to lose my shit. thank satan this was for the game.
The only person who doesn't like Salsa Verde is a faithful consumer of Salsa Roja. Thank her avatar for that last minute save, from the Curse of Caine to the road to Ascension, talk about the greatest turning point of Sybil's career.
Is anyone else reminded of the indie retro game creator Kitty Horrorshow by Sybil's whole vibe? KH is also obsessed with organic structures, with desolate cities populated by shadows, with lakes of bile and roads of cartilage. She's also, from what little we know of her, a Class-A Goth.
That’s the vibe I couldn’t place. Sybil’s art instillation is literally the kind of thing in one of Kitty Horrorshows that I like to describe as “walking simulator as the framework for an interactive poem” games. Sybil’s game aesthetic is basically kitty horrorshow and I love it.
Sybil's exhibition sounds very cool, the more I think about it the more I can see how it could be done. It would be 100% something I'd go and see, despite not being a person who ever went to an art gallery without some form of severe coercion and doesn't even know what salsa verde even is.
If im not being dumb, its like normal salsa, but the red color that comes from tomatoes and the types of peppers and such that go into it are instead green because the main ingredient is tomatillos, which are a similar but kind of spicy(?) green tomato type of fruit/vegetable. Its actually quite good, its got more of a bitter and sour taste but is generally still spicy. I like it with my street tacos instead of normal salsa or pico.
Hands down, Norfolk Wizard Game is the best Mage the Ascencion actual play on the internet. The humor, the NPCs, the production values - it just blows everything else out of the water. I’m so looking forward to re-experiencing the next three episodes in this format with my friends.
Drago del Tevere: "You see I'm a sculptor" Me: "Oh no." Drago del Tevere: "I had a great master, and now I'm searching for a prodigee." Me: "STAY AWAY FORM THAT GUY!!!" *Drago del Tevere bites Sybil" Me: I F*CKING KNEW IT!!!
..... just realized that sybil as one of them woudl be fucking horrifying and dangerous. he must have been insanely imperssed to attempt this in such a risky place
Was he Drago del Tevere? The rule was that you are supposed to put the name of someone you thought you recognized. Of course, I don’t really expect any Vampire to follow the rules of a Kine. But it, seeing how impressed he was with Sybil, I would think he would do as she expected
I really love the little breaks in character for comments and laughs, it adds a lot of character (ironically) and makes it feel a lot more genuine and fun
The art piece is a legitimately cool idea. It was interesting to hear the walking simulator bit and go “Oh that’s alright” and then have it built up as you learn more about it and how unique it is, especially the wall bit.
@@ScadrianGhostbloodThey have, but the episodes (audio only) have been out on Spotify for months. I imagine they've done 99% of the work on them all so they could release them regularly between HTP episodes and audiologs.
As stated in the pinned comment, the Norfolk Wizard Game episodes were prepared over months; mainly to serve as a stop gap between Episode 4 and Episode 5 of H:TP. As a result, they were done a while ago, and are now being rolled out over the next few weeks. As also said in the pinned comment, this is a tertiary project of theirs. The first priority is Chapter 5, with another audiolog being the secondary priority. I hope this is useful, to yourself and to others. [Edit: realised I added too many 'L's to mainly. This has now been rectified.]
There are so many great details. Pablo's slam poem, which I'm writing down for motivational reasons. Sybil's game (Dream of a Face You've Never Seen, was it?) sounds amazing. Speaker D is, as always, stellar in both descriptions and voice acting; this Tzimisce is now THE gentlevamp voice in my head. The atmosphere, the buildup, the, uh, Salsa Verde... Very WOD, very gothic punk. Thank you everyone who worked on this and long live Alfabusa!
This has my favorite monologue of any World of Darkness game or even TTRPG about the airplane. It captures the rule of magic, (oh, sorry, *"magick"*), quite well. And the final line is so cool. Because every mage does have a different answer.
The intro was some of SpeakerD's best work. Emotive without being overwrought, variable yet coherent, a delight to perceive. It feels like a much more mature performance than Pi-Brain (who I loved) and more thoughtful than even Big E (who is, I am confident, an intangible cultural treasure to our fandom.) I didn't come in expecting something better than what I already love, but here I am, entertained and grateful. A big thank you to everyone who was part of making it happen.
@@NecoLumi I... Do not know what you are referring to. I thought Kitten was into weabo girls or buff nerd guys. If you are saying I would be into him, I might be, in his htp version.
@@Yormolcheven though I see what Sybil looks like, I can’t help but imagine her as someone else. So my brains imagines her to look and move like Q-force Stat
You know, A part of me kind of want to see an au were Sybil becomes a vampire instead. Just the thought of a scary ass Tzimisce just being this tiny goth gremlin with an unhealthy fascination with all things creepery sounds amazing.
Ok your production level for and ACTUAL PLAY of all things is amazing. So many people these days just record there live stream and then post the whole thing in edited. You once again go the extra mile and it is very much appreciated. I’m looking forward to binging this whole series!
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Two things worth noting, for those who wonder!
1. These have been prepared over months since last year whilst we've been primarily focusing on Chapter 5 of Hunter: The Parenting.
Every week, we will release Chapters of Norfolk Wizard Game until we reach Chapter 1, all the stuff we currently have more or less finished.
2. Hunter: The Parenting Chapter 5 is our primary project right now, with Norfolk Wizard Game as a tertiary focus. Secondary focus is currently on a new HTP Audiolog.
Yeah, I figured as much. This is excellent though, because my brother said he will only watch it, once all 5 episodes are released. So now I can send it to him in a month instead of a year :D
Thanks for the transparency! Been loving Norfolk wizard game so far, frankly y'all just don't miss.
@@ShadowZealot7 I will consume it all without comp[laint.
I’m a wod fan thanks to your incredible work soon I hope to walk in the awakened world myself.
Looking forwards to the video versions of all the awakenings especially Peter I mean Parker’s IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW
"So, wake up, Ms. Sybil. Wake up and smell the Salsa Verde."
This salsa verde needs about 20 more chili peppers.
the right tinge of verde in the wrong salsa can make all the difference in the world
Bepis is a genius
@@lasagner9567 I bet if you get it just right, it'll repel Vampires.
Had to watch the entire video to get this joke. Good one.
>"Why do planes fly?"
"It's like magic"
In fact you know so well about procedure and how Aircraft work that in WoD you might actually be an Extraordinary Citizen (Technocrat sorcerer)!
You are step above the blind masses!
@@KVP424 I prefer "Educated Citizen" in my games, but you do you.
@@KVP424 I literally had a book when I was a child (Okay, meant for a older age group) with how various things worked. Including fixed wing aircraft. And the Atom Bomb.
@@brettwood1351 i loved reading books like that as a kid i still have a copy of "The Way Things Work" by david maculay
"why? because i say so!"
You could really see just how fast the live chat went from "Oh hey Toreador spotted" to "TZIMISCE TZIMISCE ABORT ABORT ABORT"
Live chat? Are there vods of this available somewhere?
I’m still not sure why people are crying “Tzimisce”. Everything about this guy is a dead ringer for a Toreador. Someone explain it to me.
@@OpenBiolabsGuy I mean the main dead giveaway was "I'm a sculptor. And a doctor." but the name he wrote on the wall seems to refer to The Dracon, a tzimisce methuselah.
@@awesierra704 I was thinking Toreador at first too (and that Sybil almost wound up in a game of VTM), but Tzimisce seems pretty obvious now that you've pointed all that out (and thus Sybil almost wound up in an *especially* horrifying game of VTM).
It's like that workplace rules meme, isn't it?
I love Speaker D's floating theatre mask, honestly the asthetics of this whole series is peak as fuck, massive love to the artist(s) 💟
It’s like an animated comedy/tragedy mask, and I like it!
The change in expressions is so subtle too it’s amazing I never notice it shifting
@@sqentontheslime1967 I`ts so smooth
"Is this a way to get free labor out of the public?"
the icon's eyes move from side to side "I gotta go"
That interaction was peak.
I was enjoying the episode, but then Salsa Verde came onscreen and I had to pause the video to gaze upon it. I've been staring at it for three hours now, and I can't see a reason to stop.
So, just to summarize: a goth game designer artist who's friends with a lucha libre wrestler got upstaged by bootleg Andy Warhol just before being attacked by an Italian vampire who looks like a lord of the rings elf and teleporting through a meat city to escape. . .
Pass me the cheese and salsa verde, we've struck entertainment gold!
Ohhh she teleported that makes more sense now!
Question is, does the meat city have chorizo
So, she becomes a vampire or is she also a wizard?
@@marcoantoniodiazvaldes7983 if she would have become a vampire she could never be a mage. Embracing kills the avatar. Her avatar managed to pull her out just before she could get embraced.
@@ZergMeTaSWORM oh, I Get it, thanks for the explanation :). I thought for a moment that the avatar was the representation of her becoming a vampire.
Pablo is such a radiant being. We all should have a friend like him.
*thumbnail*
Sybel Inswood is going for a walk.
A very enthusiastic walk.
TFS reference 👍
Alucard from Hellsing Abridged
Appropriate, given how her awakening happens.
"What did you do?"
"...Okay, so I was minding my own business-"
"BULLSHIT!!!"
"I waaaassssss."
I mean... She (almost) became a vampire.
Honestly the twine sculptor was a kind of cute even if morbid exhibit, I can understand making art out of grief like that.
Same
That was HR Giger's entire thing
Man Sybil's art installation is really cool! It being interactable a- ooOOOHHH SHIT, IS THAT SALSA VERDE?!?! OH FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
LETS GOOOOO!! SALSA VERDE!! 🎉
Oh cool a new episode of Norfolk Wizard G- OH SHIT IS THAT SALSA VERDE?!?!
*busts through window*
WHERE!?!!???
OH SHIT!
*tears running down face* It's... so... BEAUTIFUL!
*Faints*
That’s what I’ve been waiting for!
The fucked up thing is that Sybil's awakening could easily turn into Sybil's embrace at any moment...
So... she's technically still being sucked by that vampire? Is she like in some sort of dream dimension or something?
She probably would've be a rather low-gen Tzimisce. Il Drago Del Tevere "The Dragon of the Tiber" could be Dracon, a Methuselah. Whoever Sybil's wannabe Sire is, they know Dracon which is fucking TERRIFYING
@@tscaglione131There is still vampires that old?
@@dsurio4383there may or may not be vampires kicking around who predate invention of the wheel. Those guys are mercifully sleeping or MIA (most of the time)
So is she a vampire now or a person that became a mage and negates the vampirism. Just curious I need some help?!
"You seek a life of statements. You seek a life, observed. The shadows would be kinder."
That's her Avatar warning her she might not be strong enough of conviction to be a Mage, isn't it? If all she wants is recognition and material things, Cane's Curse would indeed be an easier path to walk.
Then, the statement of seeing clearly, a desire for clarity of vision and thought, reassures the Avatar. A much, much different Awakening than Bill's but still neat.
I'll still take the monkey, even over salsa verde!
HERETIC! THE SALSA MUST FLOW!
It amuses me to no end that becoming Caineite, with all the struggle and soul-rending Beast fighting and clinging to your remaining humanity... Is somehow the *far easier* path than that of a Mage. I believe it, mind you, but still!
"I'll still take the monkey, even over salsa verde!"
have you SEEN salsa verde???
@@Reftize I'm color blind so, kinda?
@@JacksonJinnlow Gen vamps do have it pretty easy compared to low Arete mages. Arete 1-2 Mages are basically Humans Plus
I am once more reminded of salsa verde.
*a curse upon its house and name*
I am trying to find what everyone is saying about salsa Verde. I found the salsa but I have no clue why everyone is talking about it.
Sounds like a mystery to solve. I'll keep an eye out for thslis Salsa Verde.
Nevermind.
@@doginthedark it makes a pretty good green chili but takes a lot to make it.
I would not go about cursing Salsa Verde if I were you. Its presence even as painted simulacra is so potent a vampire was able to avoid breaking the masquerade while biting into someone, struggling and shouting, in the middle of an art gallery.
And it can only become more powerful as its capacity of production increase, its market cap increases, its territory of shelving and end caps are secured and expanded, its product lines are made varied, collaborations with product branding and person branding are obtained. We have only seen Salsa Verde in its nascent state.
Soon.
Soon all of us will be Salsa Verde.
Who will you curse when you too are found in the embrace of fresh jalapenos, onions, and cilantro?
The moment I realized Sybil was an artist I felt a sort of elation and dread. Elation because that's awesome for a mage. Dread because of how the Setting of World of Darkness DRAGS people through the muck for being original (which is how they have awakenings tho)
And that is exactly what seems to be happening.
Wod seems to hate the idea of talented and unique people being normal non paranormal beings.
@@thedude4840 in a gothic punk setting, that’s a good thing. To be different from the masses and not stagnate to conformity and the ideals and beliefs enforced by those in social power. In world of darkness the veil does not drop for the desk jockey who does his 9 to 5 then goes home to sleep. It drops for that lucky (or cursed) weird guy who refuses to live in the same little world as the man who sits comfy at his work desk looking threw Amazon sales on there spare time.
No it doesn't.
She isn't special either. She is a Gothic punk artist like every other character I get the themes but the game is bad at it.
Reality is literally consensus she is just a smaller consensus but still a part of one
@@honestkyn718 How would you do it better?
As an aerospace engineer the first few minutes triggered something in me lmao
We're on to you technocracy agents! You can't read out minds for our tin foil hats shield us! 😆
@@deltatea3192 tin foil would amplify the signal not block it
@@marley7868
Double crossed by the psy-op. Damn you, New World Order!
@@marley7868 Ah, but that is the key! By amplifying it in a randomized way as provided by the tinfoil irregularity, random bits of your thoughts get amplified and transmitted, making any attempts to actually READ your thoughts become a jumbled screaming mess!
@@bunnywaffles898 is lead in short supply?
3:37 Someone at Boeing currently looking through sourcebooks to figure out the mechanics of counter-spells as a means of cost cutting.
The convergence found out about Boeings in house mages and they just haven’t been the same since.
Boeing did not follow the strict instructions for their flight spells. Typical lazy initiates, thinking they can proceed slashdash with their Art and get away with it.
Turns out losing a window risks a massive Paradox backlash
@thedude4840 Skunkworks kind of had that reputation irl. Wizards and mad scientists throwing everything at the wall until you develop a stealth jet.
@@Bluecho4 For the last time, it's not enough to just have Thrust and Lift, you've got to get stability, and structural integrity, and making sure the damn computer doesn't think it's suppossed to fly into the ground done right! Yes math is hard, but damn it, we went with that one!
This series really helped me understand why mages in WOD are so weird/crazy: through their Awakening, they had the slightest taste of ultimate power, as well as a lingering hint about how to get back there. That alone is enough for many people to completely lose themselves chasing after that one fleeting dream, no matter what else it might cost them. The Elric brothers from Fullmetal Alchemist have a similar experience, although their magic system cares a lot less about how many people witness it...
That or the rules of alchemy is just their consensus reality
Meanwhile Bill Morgan: "Hmmm.... Monke...."
@@bc1284 Well, from what i understand, alchemy in FMA is basically bartering with the avatar of alchemy, arguing what whatever you are giving to alchemy is equivalent to whatever you are trying to get out of it.
Most just never directly i teract with the avatar of alchemy ig
@@Alex-cq1zr kinda its equivalent exchange. To make something you have to give something of similar value. The avatar only appears when doing human transmutation which is heavily discouraged by the government. By doing that you get a taste of great power but you lose something important to you. Example you’re a skilled craftsmen, so you lose your hands.
You have just described eldritch insanity. It's not merely losing your mind because of cosmic knowledge that shattered everything you thought you once knew.
It's getting a taste of infinite cosmic knowledge then having it taken away. You no longer have access to the knowledge/power, but you still vividly remember the feeling of it. And desperately, you're fighting and searching for a way to retrieve it.
"Your city of living flesh"
Yeah, that tends to be what flesh does when still attached to a body, but it must be really tensed up to support the weight.
"Just relax your shoulders-"
"I AM AT THE UTMOST LIMIT OF MINE OWN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY!"
the intro made me think in something character in a manga called Cardcaptor Sakura said, paraphrasing "Anyone can use magic if you follow the rules, but a very few, rare and gifted mages can use magic while creating their own rules"
In WoD that's difference between Sorcery and Magick. One follows consensus other writes it.
@@НовНовыч-б4т This is why a friend of mine derisively calls Mage "literally Calvinball."
The sheer range of SpeakerD's voice acting is just incredible. Every time I hear him flawlessly pull off yet another character that's wildly different from the last, I'm left speechless.
Agreed, dude is a proper voice actor
To quote the magnificent Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium:
"FRAK YOU, MY SOUL IS MY OWN AND I'M KEEPING IT !"
AS it is quote in the good book of Cain!
Was that when he fought the slaaneshi cult leader
@@riven5677that was to the soon to be demon emily
@@davankrueger1725 ah
Sybil’s awakening captures the feel of an art show perfectly
People get attacked by vampires at art shows? Well that’s it, never going anywhere near those places
@@ALJ9000 you have also to avoid gas stations, allyways, sewers, castles, Bangladesh, south america, your dreams and any place at night
@@mrgodconut2104 What if I’m a lucid dreamer?
@@ALJ9000 You might have some fae blood in ya, but that don't mean ya ain't in any danger remember in the world of the supernatural no one is safe it doesn't matter who or what you are.
@@ALJ9000 then dream of large friendly werewolves
Sybil's is my favorite because of just how quickly things go sideways. You can really feel how things get uncomfortable after a certain point with the blond man, and in the moment you'd just put it down to another eccentric art enjoyer. If you know what a Tzimisce is and what they do, his eccentricity rings all kinds of alarm bells, but honestly _not_ knowing makes his attacking her more shocking and adds to the 'dreamer' angle of Awakening.
Realizing Sybil managed to attract the attention of someone so horrifying and held a conversation with him makes it so much more stomach churning because of her own fascination with the imagery of a fleshy city.
_"Do not struggle.. I will help you! I will help you make your vision a reality!"_
It sounds almost like sexual assault to me
Bepis and Salsa Verde, truly the sign of SpeakerD’s creative genius
Fantastic episode. The representation of a struggling artist felt incredibly real, as did the various unusual folk that she comes into contact with. Excellent RP.
Spoilers beyond this point.
I was also impressed by just how effectively the predatory nature of that vampire was communicated. He may have a genuine interest, to the extent that a dead creature can, but he seeks out someone who is obviously not seeing much traffic, and insinuates himself as a friend.
He also seems like he may have contributed to the lack of traffic. Salsa Verde selling for $500,000 seems very unusual in this kind of event (barring the widespread money laundering in the art world), and while I took the line about some of the people being in tears at the sheer beauty of Salsa Verde as a joke, there's also the possibility of malicious supernatural influence here.
He almost certainly had an eye out for her for a few days now most likely at least.
If this vampire is who I think he is (a fucking antideluvian, aka about the scariest vampires currently un-alive) no fucking way he tried to embrace Sybil just because she was in an isolated area.
@@Tom_Cruise_Missile I REALLY doubt it is an antideluvian. But Mages ARE one of the few guys in the setting who stand at least a CHANCE against them.
@@Tom_Cruise_Missile If the clues are correct, he was Tzimisce. And we know their Antediluvian is being a grody sewer goblin in New York
@@Tom_Cruise_Missile Not a matter of being in an isolated area, but being in a more vulnerable state of mind. Everyone wants to be appreciated, and she clearly wasn't being, at that exhibit.
He didn't pick her because of that, as vampires see their Embrace as a gift, but he wanted her to be as likely as possible to accept it.
I cant wait for Bill to discover that vampires also exist. Guy's gonna lose his shit.
Honestly, if the poor chap ever gets to The Truth of WOD lore he might just spontaneously combust. It's either that or raving madness punctuated by doomsaying and paranoid reclusiveness.
@@mr.textwall5327What truth would that be? I'm kind of nee at this, but i assume it has to do with god in some way?
Why does that art exhibit actually sound incredibly cool though?
Obviously I'm talking about Salsa Verde
Modern Art Galleries in the early 2000s were wild.
@@xanmiddents6207 Philistine!
Good, but not like Salsa Verde
I lost how many times I've quoted "Guess this is a Salsa Verde kinda town"
wow, right for the jugular 😂
A jugular FULL of SALSA VERDE!
@@kentonbaird1723 I can neither confirm nor deny that’s how Sybil survives her encounter
F#@K SALSA VERDE
There's some very primordial joy in seeing people ask "Do you speak this language?" about a language that YOU do understand, and hear them say words the people presents don't know, but you do.
Makes you feel like you keep great knowledge.
@@CrisTianDoesArt vi è potere, nella conoscenza
Holy sh** nice!
This gives me an opportunity to compliment SpeakerD on something:
I deeply enjoy the extremely vocal inhales of the Vampire (probably Toreador or Tzimisce if I had to guess), because he was *literally reminding himself to breathe*
bro GENIUS
When I saw Sybils art I thought: "Cool. Hobo." Then I learned she is a game dev and was like: "Yeah checks out." Then she "made sure there's no bugs" and that broke my immersion. I can deal with magic, aliens, vampires and transformed monkeys, but a game without bugs...that's too insane a fantasy to imagine.
Consensus reality asserts itself and NOBODY understands how coding works, and no one is as aware of this lack as programmers.
Friendly reminder to everyone that all 4 introductions and chapter 1 are on Spotify as an audiolog
Yes, but these drawings/animations are spectacular...
@@nadrewod999 True, but not everyone knows about the logs existing.
I sure didn’t.
Fantastic, however I have no intentions of ever using Spotify.
@@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi1881they are also on a lot of other platforms podcasts are on
Yo, thanks dude! I can binge them now!
The world isn't ready for Salsa Verde
You'll have to take the Salsa Verde out of my cold, dead hands, chummer
I'm not fucking kidding, I have a friend that's EXACTLY like Sybil. Almost 1:1.
Based friend ngl
Have there been any attacks by poncho dressed strangers recently?
@@ALJ9000 I wouldn't be surprised.
Literally have an art friend who who also reminded me of Sybil… except she probably would have accepted the embrace lol.
My girlfriend is so uncannily close to sybil that it's honestly hilarious because I felt the exhibition SO HARD from when I've tried to help her market art at her exhibitions 😂 she would have eagerly signed up to become a vampire and then I would probably let her turn me though
"Damn it, how am I supposed to compete with a cheese bar?"
"It's a doomed effort but you have to try."
I love your work. High fives and happy beep boop vibes all around.
Poblo's poem was actually pretty good, while it's about himself and having some ego written in, it feels inspirational. He feels like a champion, he feels like a winner, but knows he isn't there yet, and he will not stop till he earns that title.
Man I've been starved for this teams content after the last HTP
[snaps fingers] Beautiful poetry from Pablo. Truly it encompasses the experience of man, full of potential and ambition yet a time away from their destiny.
Also pouring one out for Fuzz. 11/10, a truly good and pure boy.
"I'm sure he'll atone for his sins, and reach doggy heaven in 2,5 buisness years"
TOO GOOD A LINE!
MY *LOOOOOOOORD* !
I fully believe that was a tzimisce that nearly turned Sybil...he was looking for a flesh sculptor apprentice. Knowing how obsessive tzimisce can be I have a feeling he will try again to gain that apprentice.
Well now its potential student can do magic, he gonna give himself a bonner just thinking of what he can do with her.
From what I’ve heard the name he wrote on the wall is a giveaway for Tzimksce.
Remember the name you write on the wall if the name of a person you have met whos face you feel like you recognized in the parasol is. The name of the person this vampire knew is. The dragon of Tiber. This is apparently the name of a Tzimksce Methuselah.
The description of the vampires appearance and why Odo was kinda geeking out. Is what Lestat from the Anne Rice vampire books looks like.
This is a Tzimksce flesh sculptor who has sculpted his own flesh to look like Lestat who personally knows a Methuselah of his own clan. A clan that you mentioned is obsessive.
The only reason she isn’t gonna have a blood hunt called on her for knowing of the masquerade is because this would be sure is definitely going to be wanting to make her his personal target.
This vampire most definitely is going to be obsessing over embracing Sybil. He will not settle for not making her his childe.
She’s probably the personal obsession of a 6th or 7th gen
@bc1284 Well, she won't have a blood hunt because Tzimisce are a Sabbat clan and don't care all that much about the Masquerade. The Camarilla won't act against her because they wouldn't know yet about the breach.
Well, in episode 1 she does presumably join a mage group. Do vampires even call blood hunts on mages? I mean, they usually abide by a masquerade of their own. They don't go around telling people they're mages.
@@bc1284 if that’s the case were she embraced she would be a very powerful 7th generation vampire.
If she is embraced though she would lose connection with her avatar leaving her with an emptiness more intense than waking up from the embrace.
What a rollercoaster of a listen. Aliens for the carpenter, Vampire for the programmer. Both artists in their own right, but one has a monkey with a shotgun and the other has an emotional support luchador.
Honestly, they’re both got incredible hooks and narrative. Bravo!
Also the podcast intros were great. Thanks to the whole team and for sharing with us!
GRACED BY THE RELEASE OF THE SYBIL AWAKENING STORY, I TREAD FURTHER INTO THE TEMPTATION OF PLAYING WoD
Join us... Buy the books... Find the Mafia book and run it...
DO IT.
@@nadontcare9684Reading this is what Böckling must've felt in his self portrait, the presence whispering over his shoulder
@@nadontcare9684I feel compelled. To buy some books... And run some sort of campaign...
Keep us strong temptation
I liked how Speaker went off on a Salsa verde rant near the end
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
Everybody gangsta until you actually do it.
An artist with impeccable fashion sense. And we love our female coder representation. FOR THE ALGORYTHM.
Sybil is the female representation we need, not the crappy ones we get from modern Star Wars and disney.
@@liamerolduffy7738 hey man you can say she's good representation without attacking another franchise.
@@johhnyspeedy It's not like Star Wars is a low blow to anybody at this point.
@@Chromeberdlow blow? No, annoying as H€LL yes.
@@liamerolduffy7738 Star Wars was bad because it got passed around multiple directors. No need to blame women and minorities for it.
Bepis my king
We out here speaking that Mage Truth man!🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Them bloodsuckers been real quiet since Alfabusa dropped this shit!!
Facts!
Wait til the Sabbat learn what Lilith was mofucka! IT’S A WRAP!!
Vampires disintegrating as if greeting the sun upon learning that their "curse" was a paradox backlash caused by the invention of violence.
Is this a new dracula flow?
My head canon is that Sybil, chaos and Pablo are high school friends and these two dork goth kids adopted this wrestling loving dork.
The amount of shivers I get during the awakenings is staggering. The atmosphere is absolutely stellar. I really appreciate how good the timing of Speaker and Odo is. It’s very impressive how speaker is able to weave a story and interaction that feels different to each player and makes it harmonious and unique. Huge props to you both and everyone who works on this project!
Motherf***** that jumpscare in the window actually made me jump 😂
Same.
same
I knew it was coming and it still got me
Same
I love Sybil as a character and her vibe entirely. Dark, goth, dreary, and oh so gorey. A sabotaged artist looking for they’re place in the world.
Literally me
Came here for the Meat Aesthetics; stayed for a wholesome friendship, and the desire for art and love of the human experience overcoming existential dread.
Loving it!
Looking up to more meat buildings in the future, ha.
Until this I never realized the TL;DR of WoD mages was "Humans are 40k Orks."
... Yeah pretty much.
Way more powerful than Orks.
Kinda, except mages don’t want to do magic in front of a bunch of da boyz because then it won’t work.
Unless you make the character like that. I guess. Would be a interesting flaw/feature.@@Kropothead
@@LilacMageEhhhh, it’s not really down to temperament. Casting spells in front of other mages? Totally fine. Casting spells in front of mortals? Consensus reality tends to assert itself, making magic both difficult and dangerous. True Magic is prone to catastrophic mishaps if you get careless or try breaking fundamental rules. We’re talking Chaos-type stuff, mutation and painful death at the further extreme.
If Pablo dies, we riot.
Pablo doesn't die. He gets irreversibly flesh sculpted by an angry old generation Tzimisce trying to hunt down his prospective Childe that escaped his embrace.
That's much worse! He'll probably wish he was dead.
That would be sick as hell and very on point for WoD tragedy, but unfortunately those are getting real close to rioting words there pal. . .@noneofyourbusiness2437
Love Sybil, my fav out of the 4, love how the Avatars are matches for their mage's personalities and desires!
I love the 2 reactions of the unknown between Bill and Sybil being so very different.
"OMG ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM!!! STAY CALM, STAY FUCKING CALM!!!" someone in an office somewhere
Meanwhile, at Salsa Verde HQ.
@@kentonbaird1723 CEO of salsa Verde "our product is now on every food know to human kind our master plan is set in motion." proceeds with buying salsa Verde art
You know, I've had a thought; I've been a fan for a very, VERY long time [Even back when the warhams promos were coming out,] and I have to say that it is ultra cool after... the unspeakable happened, that Alfabusa and his buddies leaned into a game and a lore that would actually treat them well and let them have proper creative freedoms. Hell yeah, guys, keep it up.
As someone who has neither seen nor knows the rules of mage: the ascension, I do very much enjoy the fact that these characters know just about the same amount I do. Ogre Popenang continues to deliver again and again with quality that goes far beyond what anyone could reasonably expect, and I love all of it. Keep up the good work at whatever pace you feel.
Crimson Crippler... why do I have the bad feeling that is a vampire wrestler?
"Holy hell, Jack. Is that what I think... I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, IT IS. "
"That's right, Bill, the Crimson Crippler has unclasped the CRIMSON COCKTAIL CUP from his Crimson Chestplate! You know what that means?"
"Anyone who has had their ear to the ring of The Norfolk Amateur Wrestling Federation knows what is coming next. His special move, the Crimson Craft Cocktail! He takes some blood from the opposing fighters wounds and while they are weakened, adds it to a special premade blend inside his Cup, and shakes it up and then chugs it in front of the shocked onlookers. What a power play!"
"Couldn't have said it any better myself, Jack. You see him unhook that cup, you know the match is pretty much over. No telling if the Mysterious Pablo can recover once this move is pulled on him."
Me: Oooh a new video. Let me watch it while I eat diner
Video starts with a vivid description of a flesh city
ive been a DM for 20+ years. and i aspire to make sutch poetic scenarios. i need more of EVERYTHING your channel will offer
Sybel loving the twine dog and this line made me very happy. 48:40 "Aww no not dog purgatory. I am sure he well atone for his sins and get to doggy heaven in 2.5 business years."
"Planes fly because we figured they should"
Ok, so Mage magic is just less shouty Waaaagh!!! powa
Gotcha
Sounds like it needs more WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH!!!
@@ThePrinnyman Indeed, dood
Yup, their Magick works under the notion of Belief. What's Vulgar and Coincidental is determined entirely by The Consensus and what they expect to happen with things
My brain immediately brought itself to a Toreodor when the blonde guy showed up
Edit: HOLY SHIT!!!
Knowing the setting, definitely. A sleeper woke in his embrace. That is probably the most riveting he has ever had.
could ahd been a timizcle
@Derilan01 Italian was sort of the head nod to Toreodor. Sea of shadows and all that. Tzimisce are very much focused on wealth. Their dragon horde. You're not wrong by any means. Tzimisce wouldn't "be kinder," though, so I'm fairly confident that the vampire is more likely to be of the Toreodor. She'd probably fit in quite well, with the flesh crafters. Despite her lingering morals... or should I say humanity.
When I saw him, my brain immediately thought of Sanguinius from 40K for some reason
I mean, they DO spend a lot of time in art galleries.
Imagine finding the perfect progeny, fitting all the criteria for your clan, maybe even getting permission from the Camarilla, just for your would be fledgling to DISAPPEAR MID EMBRACE.
Just picturing the look on the vampire's face is killing me lmao
50:49
Have you ever eaten a tangerine?
*WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY ONE?*
… [ Flashbacks to that one time he ate a sun ] >)X^D
*SANCTIC POWER!*
GATE OF INFINITzzzz
@@Hawkens4k GAAATE OF INFographic
GATE!
i turned this on without looking and thought someone was trying to convince me about airplanes fly by magic and was about to lose my shit. thank satan this was for the game.
The only person who doesn't like Salsa Verde is a faithful consumer of Salsa Roja. Thank her avatar for that last minute save, from the Curse of Caine to the road to Ascension, talk about the greatest turning point of Sybil's career.
Again, thanks for this. M:tA was what hooked me at 14 in 94. Keep up the great work, players and Storyteller alike!
Thank you very very much!
Also damn, you’ve been in the game for a long, long time. Respect.
The Oddboyz in the audience nodding happily throughout the aeroplane intro.
Is anyone else reminded of the indie retro game creator Kitty Horrorshow by Sybil's whole vibe? KH is also obsessed with organic structures, with desolate cities populated by shadows, with lakes of bile and roads of cartilage. She's also, from what little we know of her, a Class-A Goth.
That’s the vibe I couldn’t place. Sybil’s art instillation is literally the kind of thing in one of Kitty Horrorshows that I like to describe as “walking simulator as the framework for an interactive poem” games.
Sybil’s game aesthetic is basically kitty horrorshow and I love it.
Sybil's exhibition sounds very cool, the more I think about it the more I can see how it could be done. It would be 100% something I'd go and see, despite not being a person who ever went to an art gallery without some form of severe coercion and doesn't even know what salsa verde even is.
It's green salsa
If im not being dumb, its like normal salsa, but the red color that comes from tomatoes and the types of peppers and such that go into it are instead green because the main ingredient is tomatillos, which are a similar but kind of spicy(?) green tomato type of fruit/vegetable. Its actually quite good, its got more of a bitter and sour taste but is generally still spicy. I like it with my street tacos instead of normal salsa or pico.
Hands down, Norfolk Wizard Game is the best Mage the Ascencion actual play on the internet. The humor, the NPCs, the production values - it just blows everything else out of the water. I’m so looking forward to re-experiencing the next three episodes in this format with my friends.
Drago del Tevere: "You see I'm a sculptor"
Me: "Oh no."
Drago del Tevere: "I had a great master, and now I'm searching for a prodigee."
Me: "STAY AWAY FORM THAT GUY!!!"
*Drago del Tevere bites Sybil"
Me: I F*CKING KNEW IT!!!
This is what we call a "Certified Tzimisce Moment".
@@jtlego1a certified Voivodeship classic
..... just realized that sybil as one of them woudl be fucking horrifying and dangerous.
he must have been insanely imperssed to attempt this in such a risky place
Was he Drago del Tevere? The rule was that you are supposed to put the name of someone you thought you recognized. Of course, I don’t really expect any Vampire to follow the rules of a Kine. But it, seeing how impressed he was with Sybil, I would think he would do as she expected
@@slb797 I was thinking the same thing, “Drago del Tevere” might be the “very good teacher” he mentioned having while talking to Sybil.
The hardest thing for me to believe is that Sybil is wearing a mask in public in the mid 2000’s, it wasn’t even on the fashion radar at the time.
To be fair, masks are always cool, the question is what kind of mask it is.
That just makes her more of a cool counter culture icon. Eff the trends
@@clan741 … I know, right? She’s making a statement that she’s sick of the normies! >)B^D
I really love the little breaks in character for comments and laughs, it adds a lot of character (ironically) and makes it feel a lot more genuine and fun
Just imagine if Sybil had decided fuck it, I WILL play this game as a vampire.
The art piece is a legitimately cool idea. It was interesting to hear the walking simulator bit and go “Oh that’s alright” and then have it built up as you learn more about it and how unique it is, especially the wall bit.
Guys I just checked the time and noticed it’s WIZARD TIME!
As someone from Norfolk, Virginia, I am LOVING THESE!
WHAT!? how is it so soon? thank you for your hard work
In opening they got some art from 4 characters. Looks like it was played, recorded and production started months ago.
@@iamaim2847 I thought that they would work on the visuals for each episode separately
@@ScadrianGhostbloodThey have, but the episodes (audio only) have been out on Spotify for months. I imagine they've done 99% of the work on them all so they could release them regularly between HTP episodes and audiologs.
As stated in the pinned comment, the Norfolk Wizard Game episodes were prepared over months; mainly to serve as a stop gap between Episode 4 and Episode 5 of H:TP. As a result, they were done a while ago, and are now being rolled out over the next few weeks.
As also said in the pinned comment, this is a tertiary project of theirs. The first priority is Chapter 5, with another audiolog being the secondary priority.
I hope this is useful, to yourself and to others.
[Edit: realised I added too many 'L's to mainly. This has now been rectified.]
There are so many great details. Pablo's slam poem, which I'm writing down for motivational reasons. Sybil's game (Dream of a Face You've Never Seen, was it?) sounds amazing. Speaker D is, as always, stellar in both descriptions and voice acting; this Tzimisce is now THE gentlevamp voice in my head. The atmosphere, the buildup, the, uh, Salsa Verde... Very WOD, very gothic punk.
Thank you everyone who worked on this and long live Alfabusa!
"IF THEY BOO, THEN THEY BOO!" Man, Larian really should have hit up SpeakerD for a certain tattooed Ranger...
I want them to hit him up for the next D:OS incarnation of Sir Lora and Quercus!
Just imagining Harpo and his two brothers sadly bringing their dog to the city morgue
This has my favorite monologue of any World of Darkness game or even TTRPG about the airplane. It captures the rule of magic, (oh, sorry, *"magick"*), quite well. And the final line is so cool.
Because every mage does have a different answer.
The intro was some of SpeakerD's best work. Emotive without being overwrought, variable yet coherent, a delight to perceive. It feels like a much more mature performance than Pi-Brain (who I loved) and more thoughtful than even Big E (who is, I am confident, an intangible cultural treasure to our fandom.) I didn't come in expecting something better than what I already love, but here I am, entertained and grateful. A big thank you to everyone who was part of making it happen.
I am kind of confused how Sybils look is exactly my type. Weird gremlin with messy hair and many layers of clothing is exactly the stuff I'm into.
Shield Captain Kitten?
@@NecoLumi I... Do not know what you are referring to. I thought Kitten was into weabo girls or buff nerd guys. If you are saying I would be into him, I might be, in his htp version.
@@Yormolcheven though I see what Sybil looks like, I can’t help but imagine her as someone else. So my brains imagines her to look and move like Q-force Stat
@@jackmack4181 Never heard of them and looking it up, it seems extremely Niche and kind of... trying to hard. 😅
@@Yormolchyep, hated the show but liked stat
I'm glad you guys branched out and I'm loving it. But man all the feels all the time.
52:37 re-watching that whole segment knowing what he is really unsettling... "well-sculpted" indeed.
Aerospace engineers HATE this intro
WHAT THIS SOON?!?!?
One a week till we hit ep 1.
My bad, I read SPOON.
SPORK
I really wish they would make more wizard game, the audio plays are amazing. I want to see where these characters go.
There are 5 episodes on Spotify in total so a lot of work is probably already done?
It was actually so gripping, I didn't want it to end. Thanks, gracious and magnificent Speaker D and Odoroshi, thank you others, who worked on that.
You know, A part of me kind of want to see an au were Sybil becomes a vampire instead. Just the thought of a scary ass Tzimisce just being this tiny goth gremlin with an unhealthy fascination with all things creepery sounds amazing.
I absolutely love the intro about Consensual Reality. Awesome job.
Ok your production level for and ACTUAL PLAY of all things is amazing. So many people these days just record there live stream and then post the whole thing in edited. You once again go the extra mile and it is very much appreciated. I’m looking forward to binging this whole series!
Loving the meta of the salsa Verde talk overwhelming cymbal's debut episode just like her exhibit