Hey, wonderful people!
It's been a while since we did one of these, so please enjoy another 20-page lorebook entry featuring nine new stray gods and faiths that we haven't had space to include in the show. Really hope you enjoy the read.
As a bit of fun in the evenings, I've also started running an actual play of the Silt Verses RPG with a few folks over on Youtube - ...
2023-12-24 09:51:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey, amazing people,
As you know (if you're keeping count), we were due to have one more episode of The Silt Verses released (3.8) today and tomorrow before our mid-season break, which we’d already pushed back by a week.
We've gone back and forth on the topic, but after a lot of discussion, we’ve decided to shelve that episode for the time being and begin our break now, one episode early, picking up again on January 11th 2024.
We really hate t...
2023-12-06 20:36:04 +0000 UTC View Post
In which Jon takes you behind the scenes of individual episodes of The Silt Verses.
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Why do this episode? A few reasons, really.
I was keenly aware that the second half of the season will be very hyper-focused on our core cast - so it felt like this could be one of our last opportunities to remind the listener that other sympathetic, human s...
2023-11-19 14:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey, wonderful people - please find Chapter 36 of The Silt Verses attached as an early release!
As ever, really hope you enjoy the listen, and thank you so much for your support to help make episodes like this happen.
Description
At an empty motel along a lonely highway, a man comes looking for his sister - and the solution to a mystery from his childhood.
This episode stars Nishi Ghosh, Axandre Oge, Méabh de Brún and Alan Coveney. Additional voices ...
2023-11-15 18:52:10 +0000 UTC View Post
In which Jon discusses the behind-the-scenes work on Chapter 35 of The Silt Verses.
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We have a lot of military propaganda this season so I did just want to include at least one minor advert - this is Steven Zivic here, who’s done a few roles for us this half - which was conjuring up the image of the lousiest, most unhelpful commercial...
2023-11-06 09:12:58 +0000 UTC View PostHi, amazing people!
Please find attached your ad-free release of TSV Chapter 35. As ever, thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us to continue making such deeply weird and ambitious audiodrama, and really hope you enjoy.
As ever, the transcript can be found right here.
Description
As Hayward and Carpenter begin their journey to Glottage, Faulkne...
2023-11-02 14:58:15 +0000 UTC View PostHi, amazing people!
Please find attached your early release of TSV Chapter 35. As ever, thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us to continue making such deeply weird and ambitious audiodrama, and really hope you enjoy.
As ever, the transcript will be live tomorrow right here.
Description
As Hayward and Carpenter begin their journey to Glottage, Faulkner re...
2023-11-01 20:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostWell, now, look at all this - it turns out those incredible people at The Gauntlet wanted to give all of us a very special Halloween gift with the full digital release of The Silt Verses RPG.
So - here you go!
Attached, you'll find an incredible array of materials for running your very own role-playing campaigns in the Peninsula, from dangerous assignments to overarching conspiracies. (Both individual attachments and one juicy zip file that contains everything.)
2023-10-31 17:54:02 +0000 UTC
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In which Jon discusses TSV Chapter 34 and talks through the behind-the-scenes production and creation of the episode. (As with the episode itself, this commentary contains discussion of real-life atrocities.)
We obviously begin with an extended audio content warning here, acknowledging the fact that this episode heavily features military airstrikes and ci...
2023-10-21 10:59:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi, folks - some seriously big and exciting news for you today!
The RPG mavens and mavericks at The Gauntlet have finalised the deluxe preview of the Silt Verses RPG (the full release will come at the end of the month).
While we all wait, they've kindly provided us, and you, with a deluxe preview edition containing everything you need to kick off a few games (you'll need the full game to run an entire campaign).
I've just taken a quick look mys...
2023-10-20 14:16:08 +0000 UTC View PostHi, folks - please find your early release of The Silt Verses Chapter 34 attached and in your Acast feeds!
Please also note that this episode comes with an audio content warning and introduction, which I've repeated in text below; the episode itself starts at the 2.00 mark.
Hope you enjoy the listen as ever, and thank you so much for your support.
And as we mention below, if you have any questions, concerns or requests around the episode, of course please let us know - you'r...
2023-10-18 20:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey, amazing people - hope you're well!
A quick heads-up: we've made the decision to factor an additional week-long quarter-season break into our release schedule (so this week's intended episode won't launch until next Thursday 19th with the early release coming next Wednesday 18th, and we'll insert a corresponding break into the second half of the season as well).
As you've probably already gathered from the first four episodes, Season 3 of TSV is big, 2023-10-09 12:34:46 +0000 UTC View Post
In which Jon takes you behind the scenes of production on Chapter 33 of The Silt Verses:
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Something we spoke about publicly after Season 2, and which has definitely been on our minds a lot this season, is the danger of Game-Of-Thronesing when it comes to our narrative structure.
By which we mean, having so much ground to cover with the...
2023-09-30 11:22:09 +0000 UTC View PostHi, amazing people! One early-release episode coming your way - hope you enjoy, as ever, and thank you so so much for helping us make this show and season happen.
Episode description:
Faulkner returns home in triumph. Roemont and Greve plot the downfall of the Prophet of the River. In the Linger Straits, Val makes a stop in hostile territory to reunite with long-lost family members.
Content warnings: Descriptions and offscreen depictions of ...
2023-09-27 14:34:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode commentary by Jon on the latest episode of The Silt Verses! Hope you enjoy.
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A big bugbear of mine is how progressive movements tend to be portrayed within popular fiction, because very often we end up with essentially a fallen-woman approach to them.
The plucky freedom fighters or guerrillas can be righteous and heroic fo...
2023-09-15 10:56:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi, wonderful people - please enjoy your early release of The Silt Verses Chapter 32. The transcript will arrive here first thing tomorrow morning.
Huge thank you as ever for helping us to make this episode happen (and just generally for being an incredible community)!
In a ruined city closed to the border, Paige dwells unhappily on her status as prophet of a radical new faith - ...
2023-09-13 14:56:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode commentary by Jon on the latest episode of The Silt Verses! Hope you enjoy.
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I had a bit of nervousness around releasing this one, in full honesty. (Although how many times have I said that at this point?)
One of the big challenges about being two seasons in at this point is that, very understandably, a lot of people are invested in hearing fro...
2023-09-01 09:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey, folks,
Apologies - this one's coming hot off the presses as it had a few last-minute issues that needed fixing prior to release!
Truly hope you enjoy The Silt Verses Chapter 31, delivered to you a day early as usual. (It features a few returning actors and some truly incredible new ones)
The transcript will be up early tomorrow right here.
Episode s...
2023-08-30 21:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's launch day! But as you've already received Episode 1 of Season 3, please instead enjoy our episode commentary, taking you behind the scenes and through the episode's creation step-by-step.
Hope you enjoy!
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Originally, we just had a very basic and very short ‘establishing shot’ style mini-scene planned here before...
2023-08-17 10:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, wonderful people!
August is almost upon us (where did the time go), and we've been working hard on getting Season 3 of The Silt Verses ready for our full launch on the 16th.
But in the meantime, we just wanted to say a huge thanks to all of you for backing us with a bit of a treat - the first episode of the season, released to you two weeks early.
(At a little over 60 minutes, this episode is a bit of a beast - so should hopefully keep you tided over until the sea...
2023-07-31 15:50:58 +0000 UTC View PostHey, incredible people - this is a cross-post from The Gauntlet's own Patreon feed, so you might have already seen it there.
For anyone who's interested in the upcoming The Silt Verses RPG, it's a really great hour-long listen as the amazing Gabriel Robinson and Jason Cordova from The Gauntlet talk about what they're cooking up (and I quietly nod and gurn a bit as well).
A few key points from the chat:
Hi, incredible folks! Please enjoy your very early edition of the Silt Verses Season 2 recap (it'll go out on the public feed about a week before we launch Season 3 in August).
This recap features Méabh, Jimmie and B. guiding us through exactly what the hell happened during S2, in ways that may or may not be helpful, with recollections that are mostly accurate. Probably.
The transcript follows below, and you'll find the episode in your Patreon-exclusive Acast feed as well.
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2023-07-14 18:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey, amazing people!
OK, first things first - in your Acast feed (and right here in this post), you can find the complete set of Three Broadcasts that we've been putting out as teasers for our upcoming season.
(And if you'd like to listen to the first seven minutes of the season as an extra tease, you can do so here.)
Season 3 Timelines
Second! Drum roll, please - we're currently...
2023-06-23 10:21:42 +0000 UTC View Post
[Image Description: A ruined church wall, with plant-life clinging to the empty windows. Graffiti scrawled on the walls reads 'O Ge Su Lumilni'.]
Hey, there, amazing patrons! It's right about time for our third teaser broadcast for TSV Season 3 - solve the puzzle and unlock the page.
2023-06-21 10:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post
[Description: A defaced roadside sign. The original text reads, 'Welcome to the North-West Territory: Proud Home To The Jolly King Kipper.'
Scrawled over the top are the numbers 21 18 13 23 / 2 12 6 9 / 11 22 26 24 22.]
You've had one broadcast, yes - but what about second broadcast?
The countdown to our launchdate announcement for the t...
2023-05-30 12:33:42 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.thesiltverses.com/first-broadcast
The game is simple: crack the code to hear the first broadcast.
Solution in the comments below.
[Image description: A radio and a notebook lie abandoned in the riverbed. The notebook has words written upon it: Cap, Tor, Two, Stop, Dash, Lie, Debt.]
2023-05-21 10:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
...that is to say, it's full steam ahead on the production phase of Season 3 of The Silt Verses here at House Eskew.
We've had over 500 auditions come through in the past few weeks for some of our new and secondary/tertiary roles on the season - which, you know, hooray, but argh.
We've been working carefully through all of these as we set up our first recording sessions for the season with our regular cast, who've also been kindly providing us with their reads for the now-traditio...
2023-05-04 12:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostA little while back we had a chat with the amazing William A. Wellman of the wonderful Hello from the Hallowoods podcast (who also kindly hosted our Q&A) - William has kicked off The Skull Sessions, their own bonus series on the Hallowoods Patreon where they chat to other horror creators.
And just in case you weren't sick of hearing us talk, here's the result! We chat about how we got started, some of our pre...
2023-03-30 16:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostAs we mentioned in our previous Patreon post, here at House Eskew we have a lot of ideas for future audiodrama productions that we could potentially work on in 2024 and beyond once The Silt Verses wraps.
We have too many of them, in fact. Far too many of them.
The audiodramas that we've pitched below are all ideas that we've been developing at some point over the past couple of years. For most of these we've already drafted a show structure, a mini-bible or a pilot episod...
2023-03-20 15:53:37 +0000 UTC View PostAudioverse Awards 2022
A huge thank-you to anyone who voted for us in last year's Audioverse Awards! The results have just come in overnight, and we're shocked and thrilled to have won 10 awards, including Best Existing Audio Play Production.
We also received wins for some of our brilliant cast members and collaborators (call us greedy, but it's hard not to wish it could have been a...
2023-03-20 11:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post