Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Something's coming, something good -- a podcast all about musicals, RPGs, musical RPGs, and RPG musicals. Featuring a uniquely qualified guest; director of People of Note, Jason Wishnov! He joins Victor and Nadia as they talk about the parallels of these two "love-it-or-hate-it" mediums and how to transpose the world of musical theatre into digital space. All that and more on this episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


The thing that holds up great music AND great RPGs: math!


What musicals would make great RPGs


What RPGs would make great musicals


Eternal Sonata, Rhapsody, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Final Fantasy X-2, Final Fantasy XIV, and many others

Timestamps:

It's just all interview, man

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Whirls Generation - Big Giant Circles - [People of Note]
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We're going to the only place where people can agree on what an RPG is... SPACE!Victor and Nadia, with a little help from the listeners, discuss their favourite RPGs set in space, RPGs that feature space stages, and RPGs that feature space travel regardless of how much of the game is played in the void of space. Three very important distinctions. All that and pretty much just that on this out-of-this-world episode of Axe of the Blood God. Except we don't discuss the game Out of This World because we all agree, not an RPG. Right?

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Also in this episode:


What does space mean to us?


The After Years Appreciation


When does a game NEED to be set in space?


Live-A-Live's perfect chapter


We love people from The Moon


Xenosaga, Bravely Second, Star Ocean, Phantasy Star, the most anyone has discussed Lunar Knights, and so many more games!

Timestamps:

8:48 - Main Topic - RPGs in space!

54:13 - Random Encounters

1:34:16 - Community Mailbag

1:40:20 - Nadia’s Nostalgia Nook

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

A Curious Tale - [Secret of Mana]

Laplace [Lunar Knights]
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Victor is back from Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest in Anaheim and he brought a lot of thoughts and even more interviews from listeners, friends of the show, friends of himself, and new friends! Look forward to appearances from Harper Jay, Fusionx, CrystAAHHL, and many more! It's an honourary episode of Sharlayan Dropouts as Victor and Nadia discuss what they're excited about from the announcements of EverCold, and why the Blood God has the best community around. Look, I know the sound on this one might be off in some spots; I made a lot of work for myself. But I hope you can forgive some sound quality for what I think is a wonderful cross-section of our community. I had a wonderful time making this episode and I hope you enjoy listening whether you're a Final Fantasy XIV or XI player or not.

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Also in this episode:


Fusionx and 20 years of podcasting about Final Fantasy MMOs


EmUnArum and the importance of Final Fantasy XI


Many, many interviews with wonderful people


If you never warmed up to XIV's combat, EverCold might have what you want


We just scratch the surface of new character customization options like Action Skins

Timestamps:

6:08 - Main Topic

11:08 - Harper Jay not quite predicting the expansion title

25:28 - CrystAAHHL being absolutely delightful

32:20 - Fusionx on podcasting for 20 years

1:03:16 - Ash Paulsen on not knowing anything about FFXIV

1:04:58 - Derek Heemsbergen and I busting each other's chops like true friends

1:15:44 - Em on the Importance of Final Fantasy XI

1:31:28 - Sena Bryer being the most charming person on the planet

1:41:12 - Axe of the Blood God / Sharlayan Dropouts Community Meet-Up

And that's it, man. It's aaaall XIV talk today.

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Ride the Rhythm - [The Primals - Dark Decades - Final Fantasy XIV]
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Eric is joined by guest Austin Walker on a solo run to discuss Austin's upcoming TTRPG Realis.

Topics include:


Viewing Realis through the Shonen lens, (or Boss Babying Realis, if you prefer).


World-building in a tabletop space vs game dev space.


The art of creating a bunch of freaky little guys for your players to spec into.

Contribute to the Kickstarter for Realis, (up until April 30,) or preorder it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/realis

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Also in this episode:

An Xbox rebrand of sorts

Clair Obscur celebrates its one year anniversary with a free haircut update

Sega promises the return of “many Sega series” in 2026. (Sakura Wars??)

The Expanse: Osiris previews are out

The Elden Ring movie confirms some of its cast 

Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest is underway! Lots to talk about, and we’ll get more in-depth about this later

Eric's island of freaky little guys and women who are mean 

Timestamps:

9:18 - Main Topic

52:45 Random encounters

1:10:36 The Tavern

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

Do Your Best - [Breath of Fire III]

Pub - [Lunar Knights]

The Boy in Green (Hunter x Hunter) - [Jack de Quidt]
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It's a very special episode this week as Victor interviews Bradly Halestorm, the founder of LionWing Publishing, a team that specializes in localizing Japanese tabletop RPGs both old and new. We learn all about his history with RPGs and what it's like to license and localize Japanese books from 20+ years ago. It's a real treat and we get into the weeds, especially when we discuss LionWing's upcoming release from their wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, Wares Blade; a fantasy mech tabletop from the 80s. I hope you all enjoy this episode of Axe of the Blood God!

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Also in this episode:


The challenges of working through snail mail


The future of Shin Megami Tensei: Tokyo Conception


Finally, another guest that respects 7th Dragon!

Timestamps:

6:08 - Main Topic - Interview w/ Bradly Hale of LionWing

1:10:33 - Wares Blade

Music Used in this Episode:

Axe of the Blood God Theme - [Lena Raine]

VITALITY - [Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne - Incense Disc]

LUCK - [Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne - Incense Disc]

STRENGTH - [Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne - Incense Disc]
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