Sagas of the Sunless Reach – Details, episodes & analysis

Hello, friends!

My name is Zachary Frederickson. Some few of you may know me as a cast member or GM of a number of actual play podcasts over the last few years, and some of you may know me as a writer. Some of you may not know me at all!

I'm putting out this message to tell you about Sagas of the Sunless Reach. Back in 2021, myself and some friends came together to play a short live-streamed game of Pathfinder Second Edition set in a world of my own devising--The Riddle of Ruel. That was a ton of fun, and after a few years, I came back around on the idea of doing a second season: Hydra Delta Blues--bigger, better, prerecorded.

We're still working on recording and editing HDB--and our season 2 special prologue, Golden Autumn, but we wanted to pave the runway a bit by re-uploading the original fourteen podcast-cut episodes of Riddle of Ruel in their own feed. This podcast feed is going to upload weekly starting on Saturday, February 3rd, and will continue to do so until mid-May, when we'll have a short break to prepare for the arrival of Season 2, which will debut June 1st, 2024.

As a word of warning, season one's episodes are mostly uncut stream archive audio, chopped into podcast-length episodes. There's some pretty crunchy audio in parts, and we do spend a bit of time talking to chat or not stating dice rolls or even just thinking for more than a few beats. However, I still think it's a hell of a ride, and it'll leave you well-equipped to delve back into the shadowy realm of Tarandaur come June.

If you do decide to join us on this journey, allow me to thank you from the bottom of my heart, and to welcome you... to SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH!

Follow @SunlessReach for updates.

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Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Treju of the Swamp - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Calanthe - Mab Kyte Baywick - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin McLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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The Cat’s out of the bag, The warden’s slipped his leash, And the pain yet to be had will hurt For days to come at least.

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin McLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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A long-lost friend is found, The real work has begun, The silver of the spider’s thread Will show what’s to be done

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin McLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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Their souls are now at rest, As shadows grow above, But as feathered wings a’rustle Do they beat with pain or love?

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin McLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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The secrets are laid bare, the plan is taking shape, but rebels should beware the sleeping beast they mean to wake...

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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A tavern torn apart, a wagon full of death, a machine that was a man--I wonder what comes next?

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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We’ve managed to ignite the light of hope inside us--now we go to battle with a lot of friends behind us!

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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The Maestro’s Manor’s taken, his schemes and plans undone. The battle’s nearly over but the war has just begun...

Embark on a pulse-pounding adventure in the cloud-choked realm of Tarandaur as a group of heroes, called together by a mutual ally, try to unravel the mystery of his final message in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH - THE RIDDLE OF RUEL!

Cast: Game Master - Zachary Ksana the Spear - Bitmap Apricus the Luminary - Cory Elżbieta Wrona - Mab Orin Nāttsku - Jade

Intro Track "Seeking the Sun" by Zachary Frederickson. Additional music by Kevin MacLeod. Follow all of Standing Stones' projects @stones_standing Post about the show using #SunReach

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Listen to the voices on the wind. The cheers, the cries, the marching boots. You think that you can stop them getting in? Soon, we all will know the truth.

Every saga starts somewhere. Peer back into the mists of time and discover just how Octavian Errol fared in his battle against Gabriel the Gold in SAGAS OF THE SUNLESS REACH: GOLDEN AUTUMN!

Cast: Mab as OCTAVIAN ERROL Bitmap as SIEGMANN HELD Jade as DAI LITTLE Cory as FORTUNE LITTLE Zachary as THE GAME MASTER

Theme music "Not By My Hand" by Joan Stein Additional music by Ovani Sound Video Editing by Zachary Frederickson

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