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The party returns home to Nachtton to remove the blight. Felidae gets protection, Aloysius gets a thank you, and Olivier gets promoted.
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16 Jun 2024
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 8: Linderwald
After a brief stop in Linderwald, the party finishes their journey back home. Olivier gets aggressive, Aloyius goes to sleep, and Felidae gets bossed around.
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25 May 2024
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 7: Hag's Eye
The party and Oakflower make haste toward Nachtton as they realize they are in more danger than they thought. Felidae gets knocked down, Olivier boils some blood, Aloysius walks through a door, and everyone gets tired.
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22 Apr 2024
The Book of Torvaire Episode 6: The Knotlam Faerie Circle
The group grapples with the news delivered to them from the faeries. Olivier proves himself to Oakflower, Aloysius works on some wood carvings, and Felidae apologizes.
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14 Apr 2024
Level Up Episode 1: Main Character Energy (Patreon Sneak Peak!)
In the first episode of the Level Up series, Molly, Skyler, and Chris talk about the creation of their Book of Torvaire characters as they walk Jonah through their process and talk about their new abilities (to be seen in an upcoming episode). Skyler reflects on Olly's Easter bunny origins, Chris explains the old people spectrum, and Molly gives off main character energy.
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31 Mar 2024
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 5: Patience
The party tries to convince Oakflower to help them save Nachtton. Olivier gets a new book, Aloysius goes snooping, and Felidae tries meditation.
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23 Mar 2024
One-Page RPG Special: WAKE
In this special horror episode of Variant Heroes, Jonah takes Chris and Skyler to the Ward, a liminal reality where souls of the comatose go. When two unlikely allies find that a child has entered the ward, they must work together to find a way to wake up, or die trying.
WAKE is a one-page rpg developed by Grant Howitt. Consider supporting his incredible work at patreon.com/gshowitt
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Content Warning: child endangerment
3 Dec 2023
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 4: The Road to Oakflower
The party makes their way to the Knotlam woods encountering scrappy bandits and unexpected friends along the way. Felidae makes a love connection, Olivier is in his element, and Aloysius is over it.
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12 Nov 2023
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 3: Black Aliss RE-UPLOAD
NOTE: We accidentally uploaded this episode without the outro and our patreon shout outs so we re-uploaded with that added in. Thank you for your continued support!
The party goes on a shopping spree as they get ready to leave Nachtton. Olly gets taken up on his empty gesture, Aloysius snacks road chicken, and Felidae meets her kin.
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8 Oct 2023
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 2: He Shall Reap
The party deals with the fallout of the hay maiden ceremony. Aloysius does some whittling, Oliver's optimism is tested, and Felidae gets a shiny new dagger.
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24 Sept 2023
The Book of Torvaire Chapter 1: What We Hath Sewn
Welcome to Torvaire! In the village of Nachtton, a trio of unlikely heroes form to save a young girl from a dangerous forest. Aloysius builds a dunktank, Felidae plays some early 2000s hits, and Olivier makes new friends.
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