Hi ya’ll, I made some charms of the FFXIV Grand Company leaders! You can order them from my Storenvy shop, ZeddyBear! (You can also find a link to my shop on my previous post)

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Consider: Eorzea Girls’ Academy Zuka Club

Voice RP Special - “Operation Archon" Deleted Scenes

We interrupt your usual serious business RP discussion to bring you a very special treat! MuseCast XIV host Remix Sakura and our friend Ryssrael perform an all-original, voice-acted audio play, in the roles of Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn and Raubahn Aldynn.

Operation Archon was a momentous — and stressful — event in history for the Eorzean Alliance. So stressful that the Admiral couldn’t seem to handle it without getting drunk, much to the chagrin of the Flame General. How does he handle her overly-emotional rants and monologues?

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Hydaelyn Alcohol List

Cider

Rum

Bourbon

Whiskey

Firewater

Grog

Beer

Ale

Mead

Wine

Brandewine

Brandy

Kumis

Miscellaneous Liquors

Some of my notes on this topic got prematurely leaked yesterday, but since they were so well received by so many blogs I wanted to go ahead and finish my list and get this posted up officially for everyone. Sorry for the confusion!

Source text and spirits’ descriptions can be found in the Read More below! Hope this helps!

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Episode 30 - 2018: The Story So Far

Welcome back, adventurers! The months of 2018 have seemingly vanished in a flash, and with them they take away MuseCast’s hiatus! Before we jump back into our usual discussion, we take some time to recap all that was going on when episode recording was not: the massive growth of RP communities on Gilgamesh and Lich; the Great Lockening, Unlockening, and Re-Lockening of Balmung; and content creators from A Stage Reborn to Maelstrom Radio flocking to our beloved home server.

We thank our listeners a million times over, and bid you stay tuned for many exciting upcoming episodes, FanFest 2018 giveaways and interviews, and Extra Life 2018 fundraising fun times.

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[Lich Server][Social/RP Event] Pirate Heritage Day! Sun, Sept 23

Ahoy, me jolly crew! In celebration of Talk Like a Pirate Day (and Patch 4.4), this Sunday we will be hosting Pirate Heritage Day in Limsa Lominsa, aboard the good ship Astalicia. It’ll be a six-hour marathon of all things Lominsan, and all players and time zones are invited to join in! Treasure Hunting will be organized by <<SVE>>. We will be forming parties from 7PM GMT onwards to run all sorts of maps, particularly Gazelleskin maps, hunting for plunder in the Shifting Canals of Uznair. Send a /tell to Morgana Browne to join a party!

Glamour Contest will be organized by <<NPC>>. To enter, please send a /tell to Merl’wyb Bloefhiswyn, and present yourself before the Admiral for screencapture. Judging will be based on originality, creativity, and adherence to the pirate theme. The winner will collect a bounty of 1 million gil, and two runners-up will collect 500k gil each.

Food and Drink will be organized by <<SHEEP>>. Hosts of Lich’s only weekly bar night, they have prepared a special menu for all of our RP-inclined participants. Just visit their mobile tavern aboard the Astalicia, bartended by Minato Kimura.

Livestream will be run by Remix Sakura of MuseCast XIV. You’ll be able to watch all the action, and even join the conversation via Discord, all to the sounds of classic sea shanties. Just tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/musecastxiv .  Since Lich is always open for new character creation, and the ship is accessible to any characters starting in Limsa Lominsa, we encourage folks from all servers and time zones to come visit our the vibrant RP scene and have some jolly good fun. Contact Remix Sakura#1347 via Discord with any questions. See you on the seas!

Less than an hour until the festivities begin! Get your eyepatches and tricornes ready ☠

Natsuko Ishikawa went over her process for character writing, including the comprehensive background document she creates for each character. This information doesn’t necessarily make its way into the story, but it’s nevertheless helpful to determine people’s personalities.

She revealed information from some of the Doman characters as an example, confirming that Gosetsu did, in fact, have a wife and daughter before Garlemald.

Yeah OK but where are all these same juicy details for the Eorzean Alliance

What’s been going on at MuseCast XIV?

Warmest greetings, MuseFriends!

Since we declared a hiatus on the production of new content back in January, which was then mysteriously extended into April without any notice, we’ve received a few comments about how things have been worryingly quiet on our end. We want to assure everyone that while there have been delays in putting together some updates, MuseCast XIV will continue production of our podcasts, livestreams, and all other activities in the service of FFXIV roleplayers.

As you know, MuseCast is run by just us two, Remix and Emi. Over the last several months, things came up in real life that forced us both to drastically re-prioritize. However, we know there’s no excuse for having kept our dear listeners in the dark for so long — other than being so very overwhelmed by real-life hardships, and not quite knowing how to address such highly sensitive issues. For that, we deeply apologize, and plan to move forward with much greater transparency to keep you all in the know.

So without further ado, here’s an update from each of us personally, to our dear listeners.

Update from Emi

Recently, I got a new job that required me to up and move halfway across the country after finishing my Music Recording Technology degree. Moving isn’t always easy, and unfortunately the new living space left me unable to record due to numerous noise issues. I live next to a highway and railroad tracks, and you know how we are about audio quality!

Additionally, the job I took when initially moving here turned out not to be the best of fits. It sapped me of all energy, and left me without time to even think about my passions for podcasting and editing audio (and no time to roleplay, either). But fear not: realizing that this wasn’t what I had expected, I’ve been transitioning into a new position with another company in the area. So far, I’ve been enjoying it, as it’s a job where, among other things, I get to help with audio production! Just as excitingly, I’ve figured out a way to make my noisy location work and, pending a paycheck, plan on purchasing sound treatment for the space I’ve made. Sure, it might be half of my closet space, but we do what must be done.

In brief: Life seems to be slowly coming together, and it’s once again becoming possible for me to record for our show. But MuseCast has always been a team effort, and I can’t see myself doing this show without Remix, whose struggles you’ll read about below. We truly are sorry for these hiccups and delays, and I hope you’ll stick with us. Things can only go up from here!

Update from Remix

MuseCast XIV has been one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling experiences of my life. From three-hour five-person recording sessions, to epic ten-hour livestreams, to meeting folks who actually recognized our logo at FanFest, it’s clear in my heart that I would never willingly give this up for even a moment, much less for several months. Sadly, I didn’t have a choice — I have been, and still am, suffering from a serious chronic illness.

My symptoms began to appear as early as June 2017, but since it took a frustratingly long time to find even a diagnosis, my health gradually worsened. Finally, after several months, we found an accurate diagnosis — or rather, a series of diagnoses. Since then, it has been a process of trial and error, progress and regression, and I regret to report that at this time, I am a long distance away from “feeling better.“

Despite my daily condition still remaining as volatile and unpredictable as market board prices on Gilgamesh, I try and let the good days keep my hopes for the future alive. Like my muse Merlwyb, I’m extraordinarily stubborn and tenacious, and still work as hard as my body will allow me every single day towards getting my old life back, MuseCast and all. I only regret that the process is taking so godsdamned long that it’s now April 2018, and I’m still typing this from my bed.

To echo the sentiments of my co-host and dear friend Emi, we are and have always been a dynamic duo, working together as one to produce work we love, while prioritizing our friendship over all else. When both of us are weakened by life, and neither can fully lean on the other for support, is when truly difficult situations like this arise. My wish is to become strong enough once again to be the pillar that not only stands strong on its own, but supports my other half in her burdens as well.  When we have MuseCast back better than ever, it will be in the same way we brought it into the world: as a team. Just like our favorite grand company, the flames of our dedication and passion are immortal!

Update for MuseCast XIV in General

While we’re unable to make any promises at this time as to when our podcast will continue its regular production schedule, we do have a very important date coming up — April 27th will be our show’s 2nd anniversary. MuseCast is our child, and as true loving mothers, we will and stop at nothing — come hells or high water — to throw our child a birthday party (live on Twitch, of course)! Additionally, moving forward, we are committed to releasing additional and more frequent updates on Emi’s soundproof recording booth-closet, Remix’s health status, and upcoming MuseCast content and activities. It’s going to take a lot more than the Ultimate Coil of Real Life to defeat this tank-healer duo!

While we did consider crowdfunding to help pay for and expedite Emi’s soundproofing setup, we decided against it, as it felt disrespectful to ask our listeners to give to us when you haven’t been receiving anything from us lately. For the same reason, Patreon donations have been suspended since January, thus draining our funds just paying the monthly bills to keep the proverbial lights on. However, if you are compelled to help us out financially regardless of our lapse, we would very gratefully accept one-time donations via PayPal at http://www.PayPal.me/MuseCastXIV (note that the recipient name will be listed as Remix Creative Media LLC). The continued support of our fans is appreciated more than ever during these hard times.

Above all, the one thing that will help us the most is understanding and encouragement. FFXIV’s community is well known for its positivity, acceptance, and mutual support of one another in tough times. Knowing we can count on all of you to be our party members, and fight on our side, means the world.

May you ever walk in the light of the Crystal.

Emi & Remix

(Special thanks to Steve “Wanderer Sabaku” Pederzani of A Stage Reborn and Marcin "Glassy Cannon” Mejran of Espers United FC for helping us with editing!)  

I’m Remix, for reference. Also a good explanation for my inactivity on Tumblr.

AHOY MATEYS, WHO BE WANTIN’ TO DO SOME PIRATE RP!?

[Balmung] Friday  1/5 - Dead Men Tell No Tales (Part 1 of 4) - 8:00pm EST - Aleport, Western La Noscea

- Legend tells of a massive treasure buried on a forbidden island. Four keys are needed to open the magically sealed lock. The keys were divided between four pirates along with four halves of map needed to guide their ships to the treasure’s location. Two of the keys have passed from father to son, the owner of the third key was recently murdered, and the owner of the fourth key has gone missing. Join the hunt as we sail for treasure! As we sail for greed!

Why do I never post to the RIGHT blog!?

2016 Starlight Special Edition - “Where Victory and Glory Lead” performed by Remix Sakura

As a special year-end treat for our listeners, we are proud to bring you two very special audio performances based on the “Tales from the Calamity” collection of short stories. MuseCast XIV host Remix Sakura performs “Where Victory and Glory Lead” in the role of Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn. It’s our way of bringing roleplay to the next level. Happy Starlight, adventurers!

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Enjoyed this year’s holiday voice RP specials? Then you’ll love last year’s, too! 😄👍🎄

Starlight Special 2017 - "Revenge of the Chefsbane" Deleted Scenes, performed by Emi and Remix Sakura

For the second year in a row, we are proud to bring our listeners a very special year-end treat! MuseCast XIV hosts Emi and Remix Sakura perform an all-original, voice-acted audio play, in the roles of Nanamo ul Namo and Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn.

At the conclusion of the Level 50 Culinarian quest “Revenge of the Chefsbane,” Lolorito has been thoroughly embarrassed in front of the Sultana and the Admiral both when his latest shady scheme is foiled. After he leaves the room (and Merlwyb promptly bursts out laughing), we finally get to hear how the two women debated whether or not to let themselves play a few more tricks on him.

Happy Starlight, adventurers!

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I may do a shitty Irish-Lominsan-fusion accent, but this was 99 tonzes of fun to make, and on that basis, you should definitely listen to it.

So in my free time, i made something out of wood. Representing: The Maelstrom! This took me like 2 weeks to make. I have done everything myself, including the painting. I think it turned out pretty well! I was thinking of doing the Adders or Flames logo too. What do you guys think? Let me know!

And if you would like to see the full image gallery on the production of this, click here: https://imgur.com/gallery/ZVUzW

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Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn of Limsa Lominsa

MuseCast XIV is back with another stream-a-thon to benefit Extra Life on Saturday, November 11.

Adventurers, we need your help to heal sick and injured kids – and tank for them, too! We are so very close to meeting our FFXIV Content Creators Team goal, so let’s show them what the RP community is made of. Join us for some FFXIV Lala fun runs, Storytime Stream, more FF Tactics: War of the Lions, party games, prizes, and more – all for the kids! Stream channel: https://www.twitch.tv/musecastxiv/ Stream schedule: https://gamerescape.com/extralife/ Fundraising page: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=247985  Giveaways! Seated Nanamo figure (Any Region) + Mandragora plushie (US and Canada only). Warriors of Light who donate $10 or more are eligible to win! Check the schedule for giveaway times.