BOOK CLUB! This one is a must for aspiring GMs! Jonny had the absolute pleasure to chat with some superstar Keepers from throughout the MotW universe. Sarah from Redgate & Wolf, David from Trials of the Apocalypse and Susannah from Thornvale shed light on what they love about this game that’s stolen our souls, and chat about their approach to creating memorable mysteries. Along the way, we’ll get to the bottom of what makes our games special, and how we got where we are. No jokes this time! This is a really nice episode!

Theo is headed to Chicago to start her new life working with her brother Jacob. As her only sibling to ever fully escape the family business, she’s eager to learn from him and follow in his footsteps. Surely nothing weird happens in Chicago, right?

OFF THE BOOKS! The year is 1982. Disco is dying, but so are dancers and clubgoers all over the city. And it’s up to a whole other trio of monster hunters to get to the bottom of it before the music stops. This week’s mystery comes to us courtesy of Luke Green aka Thrythlind Books & Games.

Captain Torres and Kira Ashwood aren’t so different. They’re both on the vanguard of the supernatural, and they both have an upsetting degree of control over the forces of darkness. Not, like, ‘evil,’ I mean like literal darkness. Shadows. And shadows have a way of attracting secrets.

“I don’t think we’re in Minneapolis anymore, Tommy.” Casey’s home is under attack. Lucky for the hunters, this is Casey we’re talking about. Her home is BUILT to withstand an attack. This is still supposed to be a party after all. And we are GOING to PARTY!!

EARS is much bigger than just Casey Davis. Meet Captain Torres. A security officer with a dark secret who’s drawn by a mysterious offer. But you need allies to move forward. Both Casey and Torres need to find ways to attract others to their cause. And you know what that means: It’s Party Time.

Theo finally finds a way to escape her family’s shadow, but it means running away from everything she’s built. Meanwhile, Mark helps show Anna Ashwood how to do the hard work of acting like a real human being. At least for now, the real world seems to have more pressing needs than the world beyond.

The elemental fiends continue their assault, and the team continues their investigation into what’s really going on with the many covert groups looking into them.

At the end of the day, Casey, Kira, Mark and Theo haven’t been friends all that long. So what happens when old friends from the past show up? And what happens when some of those old friends have monsters chasing them?

Upon returning from There, Mark, Theo, Casey and Kira find quite a few things have changed. Many of them for the better. But that can’t be good…

Content Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 to speak with someone who can help. You are not alone.