{"podcast":{"title":"Friends at the Table","slug":"friends-at-the-table-977731","podcast_index_feed_id":977731,"rss_url":"https://friendsatthetable.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://friendsatthetable.net","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/d/8/1/7d815f6a3dd6d5f6d959afa2a1bf1c87/PerpetuaCover-20250314-66jtvbngjf.jpg","author":"Friends at the Table","episode_count":546,"summary":"Friends at the Table is an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. Find us (and a listener guide) @Friends_Table on Twitter.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-at-the-table-977731"},"episode":{"title":"Perpetua 23: Aquatic Ambush! 01","slug":"perpetua-23-aquatic-ambush-01","published_at":"2025-11-21T10:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-at-the-table-977731/perpetua-23-aquatic-ambush-01","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-at-the-table-977731","url":"https://friendsatthetable.net/perpetua-23-aquatic-ambush-01","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/friendsatthetable/Perpetua_-_25_11_20.mp3?dest-id=550849","summary":"Before he departed from Calstega Bay, the man named Onyx, Commodore of the Valte Empire and member of the mysterious group known as the Luminaries, gave the crew of the Little Snail some words of advice: Take a boat east, to Spillaway Peaks, and find an ally there under the Shining Star. Thus do Veile, Elena, Nicky, and Jonathan head towards the shoreline, towards new adventures—and for one of them, old haunts. You may not know Spillaway Peaks. Indeed, places like that are too easily overlooked. Many would tell you a history of Tidaline, Perpetua's Western Continent, focused only on its greatest kingdom, its most powerful church, and the invading armada that scourges its shores. And while Grand Sonnerie, the Holy Protectorate, and the Valte Empire have tried as hard as they can to control the chronicling of time, take it from this old historian: The smallest gust can usher in a hurricane. So learn these names: Belowave. Geseis. Nezt. Invernal. Salann. Burgton. Stitchscore. Spillaway Peaks. Cities hidden under the waves or behind the hills. Places which turned away warships with simple ribbons, or confounded pillagers with puzzles. One village of games, one village of spies, one village where soldiers refused to be soldiers anymore. Call them parochial or call them provincial if you must, but understand this. Perpetua is not the territory of territory alone. It is not a battlefield made by battalions. It is a world where heroes move history, and where heroes have homes. Some such heroes, if they are lucky, may even get to return to them one day. This week on Perpetua: This week on Pepetua: Across the Bay Pt. 1 Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.05] NPCs & Monsters [PNMS] Hydrazoa [NMHDZ] Typical Traits: floating, glowing, silent, transparent Stats: DEX 8, INS 8, MIG 10, WLP…","meta_description":"Before he departed from Calstega Bay, the man named Onyx, Commodore of the Valte Empire and member of the mysterious group known as the Luminaries, gave t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7370,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/friends-at-the-table-977731/episodes/perpetua-23-aquatic-ambush-01/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/friends-at-the-table-977731/perpetua-23-aquatic-ambush-01.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}