The History of Adventures in Erylia

SUMMARY

This is a special episode that goes over the history of how Adventures in Erylia got started. We talk about how the group formed, how we got into D&D as a whole, and how things changed (pretty quickly) from a home game into being an actual play podcast. Check the bottom of the show notes for breakdown of topics.

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SHOUT OUTS

GonnaGeek Network – During our hiatus, Adventures in Erylia was given the opportunity to join the GonnaGeek Network. Damian has been close with a few shows form the network for a few years now and we were more than happy to accept the offer when asked. GonnaGeek features many shows of various geeky topics. If you want to keep up with general geeky news about tech, gaming, and space, then check out the Official GonnaGeek show. Across the network you will also find shows that cover podcasting, comic books, and TV show fan podcasts.

CAST

Damian

Chris

Christa

Chantalle

Caitlin

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The background ambience for this episode was the Library by Michael Ghelfi.

TOPICS

Since this is a bit of a special episode going over the history of how Adventures in Erylia got started, in lieu of our usual show notes, you can use this topic list as a reference to timestamps around where we cover a certain topic.

Introduction (1:06)

Joining the GonnaGeek Network (2:44)

How We All Met (5:05)

• Lack of Friends and the Start of (BOARD) Game Night (5:31)
• Retail Brought Us Together (6:46)
• Christa Came Along to Color (7:29)
• Chantalle Gets Roped In (7:46)
• Caitlin and Chantalle Bond Over Minecraft (8:32)

The OOG Group (9:48)

• Christa’s Favorite Game is Yahtzee (10:33)
• Christa Rolls the GOAT (11:43)
• Critters Unite (13:40)
• It Really Was About Board Games (14:25)
• Chantalle Isn’t Even Involved in D&D Yet! (15:13)
• I DM’d For Five People?! (15:29)
• Pour One Out for Pavel (15:42)
• Chantalle Was JUST Here for Board Games (16:54)
• The Moment A Character Was Made, Christa Was Hooked (17:47)

To Put A Date On Things (18:06)

• Both Campaign Have an Arc Before The Podcast (18:22)
• How We Roped Chantalle In (18:42)
• She Wasn’t Even Driving Yet! (19:10)
• They Weren’t Even Here for Her First Chartacter (20:19)

Why The Mieveht Story Came First (20:43)

• The OOG Group Had to Take a Break (21:09)
• It Was a Filler (22:23)
• They Aren’t BAD People (23:42)
• Free Meat! (25:29)

Brand New Role Players! (27:08)

• Originally Planned as A Learn Along Show (27:20)
• The History of Chris (27:51)
• Damian Started TTRPGs With Pathfinder (30:14)
• Critical Role Is an Investment (31:04)
• Erylian Critters Switch Sides (31:38)
• Christa Out D&D’s All of Us (32:52)
• From Turn Off, To Turn On (33:17)
• Chris Was New To 5E (34:02)
• If You Know Us and Not Critical Role, Let Us Know! (34:57)
• Keep Expectations in Check (35:43)
• Christa Was Terrified (36:05)

The Death of The OOG Campaign and the Birth of AinE (37:03)

• We Started Recording For Our Own Sake (37:20)
• Upgrading To The Blue Yeti, That Was A Mistake (38:49)
• A Little Bit of Stage Fright (39:28)
• We’re Actually Mostly Theater of the Mind (40:49)
• This Was NEVER a Podcast (42:06)
• I’m Editing This, Can I Put It Online? (42:46)
• Dungeons & Randomness Was a Key Inspiration (43:36)

Adventures in Erylia Begins to Bloom (44:00)

• Glass Cannon Made Us Care About Quality (44:35)
• In The Early Days, There Were Minimal Edits (45:16)
• Self-Learned and Self Taught (45:34)
• Damian Reveals Prior Experience (45:46)
• Things Were Very Raw. Too Raw For Today (48:17)
• Pre-Podcast Erylian Epic Exists, It Will Never See The Light of Day (48:34)
• Used Audacity for YEARS (48:53)
• Always Keep Improving (49:03)
• Our Gear Progression (49:28)
• The Ongoing Project of Remastering Old Episodes (51:26)
• What About Nicer Mics??? (52:46)
• 2020 Was A Wormhole (53:09)
• The Difference Shock Mounts Make (53:37)
• Building the Audio Library (54:04)
• Just Show Up And Let Me Put A Mic In Your Face (54:55)
• It Really Is Five Friends Sitting Around A Table (55:43)
• We’ve All Grown Over Time (56:17)
• Christa, The Most Mic Conscious of Them All! (56:55)

Experiences Before Podcast (57:34)

• Caitlin – Elementary School Pageants (58:06)
• Chantalle – Ballet and Stage Performance (58:36)
• Chantalle’s Thoughts on Playing a Character (59:34)

Are Your Characters Extensions of Yourself? (1:00:10)

• Chantalle – It Is An Opportunity To Be Someone Else (1:01:12)
• Christa – Willow Is Almost So Opposite It Is Difficult (1:02:30)
• Christa – Ariel Is Much More Christa (1:03:13)
• Chantalle – Characters Can Grow Beyond What You Expected (1:03:47)
• Chris – Started As A Leader Type To Drive The Story (1:04:56)
• Caitlin – Struggles Creating New Characters (1:05:43)
• Caitlin – Trying To Leave Your Comfort Zone Doesn’t Always Work (1:06:27)

Reminiscing The Lost Arc Of The Erylian Epic (1:07:35)

Introducing A Character With A Goodbye (1:12:12)

The Inter-Party Relationships of The Erylian Epic (1:13:02)

Outro And A Peak Of What’s To Come (1:20:20)

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