Here Be Tygers: Your Storytelling Guide
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Here Be Tygers: Your Storytelling Guide
Hosted by professional writer, strategist and storytelling guide, Jarod Cerf, Here Be Tygers is a show about stories, those who create, and why.
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Where The Thistledowns Blow, Ep 10 - “We Only Rule…”
Hey all, the show’s currently in migration to a new network and likely video as well. Will keep you informed when we have more info. Good news overall...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 9 - “Demonic Tudors”
In which Alphie courageously defeats a river drake, an old treasure regains, and earns the undying friendship of a well-heeled name.
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 8 - “Cessie’s No Good & In Fact Quite Horrible Day”
Where Cessie makes a new friend, learns how to fall with grace, and the finer details of what not, with goblins, to trade.
Possible Worlds Exercise: feat. Zelda and Star Wars
Dave and I and decided for this ep to go with two of our favorite questions:
What kinds of worlds, stories and characters emerge w...
HBT Crew on Playing Thistledowns - Alphie’s Solo Run
Hey all, been a month of moves, audio issues ( we’re still ironing out some ) and medical stuff, so Andrew and I decided to take a day off from Alphie...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 7 - “A Perilous Journey”
Hey all, illness and a move have made it hard to keep to our usual pace over the summer, so we’ll return to the regular schedule in September. Thanks...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 6 - A Man Called “Pops”
Fionn learns the world is old, Bo and a raccoon talk; and they both discover that there’s more to Fionn’s dad than cabbages, folk tales, and just bein...
When the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 5 - “The Hawthorne Tree”
Fionn, Alphie and Bo discover the source of their magic in the woods deep and old; but what it asks for and Alphie’s promised it are not with fairness...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 4: “Leave-takings”
After a brief stint in the wine cellar, the Thistledowns escape in a most unexpected way. Though what takes their place or would for just a little mor...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 3: “Flour Power”
Cessie, Fionn and Bo learn a few lessons about breaking into important homes, magic when trifled, and when, with their elders, to be (dis)respectful.
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 2: “Thresholds”
Dave joins the folk of the village with his character Bo, and shares his requests for the game as a whole—one of them quite presciently, it turns out,...
Where the Thistledowns Blow, Ep 1: “Tinker, Baker, Alchemist?”
Anni, Andrew and I figure out the bare essentials of who we’re going to be ( in game ), our favorite implements ( hint: one involves baking ), and and...
Our Favorite Tropes: Video Games ( Retro )
Hey all,
Show’s in somewhat of a transitional space as I head into my fourth year of long Covid. Between that, preparing the initial read...
“To Vainglorious Ends ( and Fancy Hats )”
Tonight, our ‘Glorious March’ thread comes to an end. So join Ken and I as we explore the mad psyches of possible foes ( and friends ).
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“The Insidious Undead ( + Surprise Crustaceans )”
Ken and I continue to build on our “Glorious March” thread, with a deep dive into old but inhabited ruins, unlikely friends, and regional conflicts.
Legends & Lore
Tonight, Dave and I talk about:
• how to explore a world through the lens of particular objects within it that were pivotal
...
“The Good Books of Cervantes.AI” ( pt 2 )
This week, Nic and I return to the question of what defines ‘soul’, creativity, and whether A.I.—or even moments of artifice in our everyday lives—can...
“The Good Books of Cervantes.AI” ( pt.1 )
How human notions of awareness and intelligence are built on observable truths and the stories we put them to.
With your host & storytell...
From Fading Myths to Life in a Small Town ( pt 2 )
Today, Andrew and I delve into some of the unique characters in an old and dark fantasy world and how they adapt to life in a small town.
From Fading Myths to Life in a Small Town ( pt 1 )
Hi all,
We’re still in migration, so please bear with as both the show and some of the hosts move to new homes.
For today’s...
“On the Glorious March of Duke Gaspard Hightower”, ( Pt 2 )
Hey all,
I was so busy preparing the first few chapters of the book for review that I forgot to put this week’s episode up.
...
“On the Glorious March of Duke Gaspard Hightower” ( Pt 1 )
Hi all,
We’ll return with the third and final “Belle of Theta 9” ep soon ( Dave’s currently in the middle of a move ).
In th...
“The Belle of Theta 9”, V2.0 ( pt 2 )
Hey all,
We’ll be migrating to a new recording service soon, so please bear with us through these last few eps on Zoom.
As...
“The Belle of Theta 9”, v2.0 ( pt 1 )
Hey all,
We had some fidelity issues with Zoom on this one, so the cleanup was longer than usual ( and there are likely a few immutable...
“The Belle of Theta 9”, v1.0
Today, we return to our intrepid space tourists in fantasyland as we ask: how much you should show, say, or tell ( of this provincial life ) before th...
The Narrative Weight of Small Things, Part 2
Hey all, the second half of our foray into the tales found in small places is out tonight. So join Dave and I as we discover who transgresses and why,...
The Narrative Weight of Small Things, Part 1
Hey all,
Long Covid is a beast sometimes, and this month marks the third year. Still recording when we can though. Even when the schedule...
HBT Livestream: “Space Butler & the Draculas” ( B-Side )
Hey all,
Here’s the second half of our wild tour through sci-fi tropes in a fantasy land, now with space tourists, ‘wampires?’, and the...
HBT Livestream: “Moon Wizard v. Spaceship” (A-Side)
Hey all,
With the new trailer to Renfield making the rounds, it seemed like a good time to share one of our vampier streams. This one sta...
“Mayflies at Sunset”
Hey all,
We went on an unexpected hiatus last month into this one ( sometimes long Covid forces you to rest ). On a partial schedule at t...
“A Heart of Glass”, with Matt Selznick
For the second half of my interview with Matt, we talk about how to give what you create enough time, space, and memory so that it can exist ( and per...
“The Village of No Tears”, with Matt Selznick
Hey all,
We just lost a close family member—it was quite sudden—a couple weeks ago, so things are still somewhat out of sorts here.
...
“The Conductors”, Pt 2
Hey all,
Here’s the second half of our initial concept session for The Conductors setting, where Ken and I delve into particulars such as...
“The Conductors”, Pt 1
Hey all,
Join Ken and I as we try a little bit of alchemic synthesis with truths of world, story and character from a few different place...
“Our Stars Are Numbered”, with David Herman
Join Dave as I we delve into post-apocalyptic tales, how to tell them and why. And what happens when you attempt to live out the final days in the vas...
HBT Livestream: “The Bearest Necessities of Life”, Pt 2
Hey all,
Here’s the second half of our short narrative livestream, using Honey Heist. Will our intrepid team of felonious ursines discove...
HBT Livestream: “The Bearest Necessities of Life”, Pt 1
Hey all,
Since we’re exploring short narrative fiction and forms over the summer, we decided to share one of our earliest live attempts....
Truths of World, Story & Character through One Sheet Game Design (Pt 2)
Hey all,
For the second half of our conversation on finding your tale through one sheet game design, we delve into what kinds of stories...
Truths of World, Story & Character through One Sheet Game Design (Pt 1)
Dave, Andrew and I talk about using one sheet game design as a creative exercise, how to play with the truths that make for a good story, and (when th...
“Little One Sheet of Wonders”, with Grant Howitt
Join Dave, Grant (from Rowan Rook & Decard) and I as we talk about one sheet games, the art of the possible, and the joy of creating new worlds, stori...