103-Middle Eastern Folklore: Shipshape

🗡️If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax.😈 The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Oh ...  Show more

🐒 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it.And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn ...  Show more

Today's story is inspired by English Folklore and written for you by Daniel Hinds. A king tries to take over a small town called Hamwich. Is he successful? Listen and find out! Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friend ...  Show more

Fantasy doesn’t always stay fiction. Sometimes it creeps into reality, and as we grow older those childhood fairy tales gain a whole new meaning. First, Sapphire reads a magical tale about a baker with a dark, delectable secret. Next, join Markeia as she follows a young occultist ...  Show more

Back with pt. 2 of autumnal fictions of the spine-tingling variety. This time largely from (where else) Pu Songling, as well as several shorter entries from the Zibuyu.00:01:15 - Friendship Beyond the Grave00:10:25 - Karmic Debts00:12:30 - Spiritual Man Luo Catches the Wrong Demo ...  Show more

Today's episode is an original story based on English Folklore. Follow along as Nori has a run in with a bugbear who thinks he has rights to the crops she's been growing. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, an ...  Show more