The Silt Verses Season 2 Q&A

Hi, wonderful people!

Please find your early edition of the absolutely HUGE TSV S2 QnA - huge, huge thank-yous to everyone who sent questions in (there were a couple we couldn't get back in time, but we got as many as we could) and hope you enjoy the answers.

The transcript is attached, and question timestamps can be found below.

And colossal thanks to William of Hallo from the Hallowoods, again, who did an amazing job of MCing for us.

EDIT: The transcript is now on the TSV website here. We've also re-uploaded the audio with some volume tweaks, general tidying-up and an answer we wanted to re-record about whether Faulkner is canonically a trans man.

Timestamps:

1.45: Are there any gods that you wanted to show or use this season, but just didn't find an opportunity for?

5.30: In terms of sound design, what was the hardest part to produce? What was the most fun?

10:20: Were there any scenes you were particularly pleased with the outcome of?

14.47: What was your Season Two moment where you just looked at the script and went, “Oh, that's a lot!”

25.35: Are there countries other than the Linger Straits and Peninsula?

27.39: How do you cope with managing an increasing number of plot lines and characters throughout The Silt Verses?

29.41: I love what Paige and Hayward have going on. How would you describe their dynamic?

33.00: Favorite line or favourite line read in Season Two?

41.26: Jimmie. How are you so good?

42.07: Are the hunter twins as young or younger than Faulkner?

43.20: Does Faulkner have combat training?

45.06: Is the Season 2 finale the last we'll see of Gage?

47.50: Was the Glooming Guest inspired by the UK miner's strikes?

50.56: If you could play any other character in this podcast or another one who would it be?

53.34: S1 was very monologue heavy, but especially toward the latter half of S2 we're taken less and less out of the immediate action to hear it narrated to us. Was this intentional?

59.15: Who is the coolest god? Which one could you get a beer with?

1.00.34: Is there a future where we can see side story episodes not tied directly to the story?

1.05.51: Talk more about the echo angel episode!

1.08.31: Is ethical necromancy possible under divine capitalism?

1.09.55: What resources would you recommend to aspiring podcast teams with respect to the production pipeline and showrunning? And are there any underrated pieces of advice that you could give us?

1.17.45: How did you come up with Paige's god?

1.18.07: Could you talk about your inspiration for the Cairn Maiden?

1.20.00: How did Méabh get into voice work?

1.23.50: A lot of horror audio dramas tend to reveal or overexplain — is it difficult to resist showing too much to the audience?

1.27.50: What parts of the new worldbuilding did you really want to get into for this season?

1.29.21: Jimmie – how do you feel about Hayward's journey from cop to rebel?

1.29.47: What inspired you to create Mercer, Gage, and the Beast Who Stalks In The Long Grass?

1.32.33: Is it possible that Carpenter’s behavior in season 2 is being influenced by the snare dog bite she got in season 1?

1.36.30: Daphne, what was your favourite scene to perform?

1.37.23: What was the thought process behind how Mercer and Gage's plotline wrapped itself up?

1.38.21: Did the way you think about Carpenter and Faulkner's relationship change between writing season 1 and season 2?

1.43.00: Are there any characters and or arcs that have been much better received than you expected, or conversely didn't get the expected love?

1.46.41: Could you talk a bit about the sound design for the final two episodes? (The battle)

1.52.17: Is Faulkner canonically trans?

1.56.49: Can we please have a very vague hint to the events of Season 3?