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Hello Everyone, It's been over ten days since the initial hack hit us, and we wanted to give a clear but simple overview of what we have endured so far. This has been a harrowing experience for Fool & Scholar, and while we'll come out of this better equipped for the evils of the digital world, this

We are actively undergoing what we believe to be a targeted digital attack against Fool & Scholar Productions and us personally. Our social media accounts have been (or are at risk of being) disabled by the hackers, our primary computers are gone, and we have lost our ability to promote Riku Cave. W

As of the time of writing this we are out of today's round of "fight or flight" and in recovery mode. In short, we have been part of what we believe to be a targeted attack. Our Patreon was briefly compromised. The hackers likely had access to your: Name Email Address associated with Patreon Patreon

Liberty: Tales from the Tower was nominated for a Lovie award! There is an audience vote and we could really use your help, as we're competing with iHeart. We're behind by just 1%, and after you log in, it's only a single click to vote. Link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Best Scripted Fiction Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you from

Don't Mind returns… as Yamashita Rindo begins her new job in the mountains near Chino, Japan. There, her team is prepared to document a recent archaeological site discovered after a seismic event uncovered a cave and Dogū pulled from the long dark. Credits: Written and Created by K. A. Statz Produce

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Last year Fool & Scholar visited Japan to research Don't Mind Riku Cave and to record リバティ塔からの物語 (Liberty: Tales from the Tower). We also saw a rock concert, went to the 2025 World Expo, learned about modern small-scale tea cultivation, and more! This is a video of our adventures! (Please let this b

The team descends to the ice field. They are not alone... Dark Dice is on our Season Break until the conclusion of Don't Mind Riku Cave. Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Co-Edited, with Co-Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Master

We are finally ready to announce our cast for Don't Mind Riku Cave! You can see the list and bios here on our updated Riku Cave webpage. Our main cast includes the talents of Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei) as Yamashita Rindo, alongside Noshir Dalal (Ghost of Yōtei & Ghost of Tsushima) as her brother Y

The team finishes their first Long Rest since the shipwreck, and plans their escape. Check out our friends VARÚÐ RPG! Please follow us on YouTube! (and click the bell) Join us at ⁠D&D in a Castle⁠ July 18-22 or July 23-27! Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Co-Edited,

This time on The Little Places Travel Journal Podcast, join Molly as she explores the beautiful Yokoya Gorge in Nagano Prefecture, where a recent earthquake exposed a previously unknown cave... Credits: Written by K. A. Statz Produced & Directed, with Foley & Additional Editing by Travis Vengroff Co

We made a brief trailer for Riku Cave! Read by K.A. Statz Edited by Travis Vengroff Mixed & Mastered by Finnur Nielsen Executive Producers Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas Cultural Consulting by Yuzu Natsumi, the Togariishi Jomon Archaeological Museum, the Idojiri Archae

Desperate for warmth, the group investigates the source of the mysterious light. Please follow us on YouTube! (and click the bell) Join us at ⁠D&D in a Castle⁠ July 18-22 or July 23-27! Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Co-Edited, with Co-Sound Design by Travis Vengro

Hello from Fool & Scholar HQ, We are excited to announce that many of the Guardian Tier statuettes have been shipped, and we are already receiving notice that some are starting to arrive! If you get a tracking number from Austria, it's probably your statuette (unless if you order many things from Au

The group continues through the frozen wasteland as more horrors are heard in the distance. Please follow us on YouTube! (and click the bell) Join us at ⁠D&D in a Castle⁠ July 18-22 or July 23-27! Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Co-Edited, with Co-Sound Design by Tr

We are livestreaming the newest Dark Dice episode, and our cast is with us! Join in the fun as we premiere our latest episode :) Twitch.tv/Foolandscholar FoolandScholar - Twitch (Twitch.tv)

Dawdling will do the party no good, but exploring the isle means discovering its dangers... Please follow us on YouTube! (and click the bell) Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Masteri

Today we're streaming with Steven Melin to bring to life the main theme for our new podcast: Don't Mind Riku Cave. You can join us live (happening now) or catch it later. The song we're arranging is the newest piece of music written by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy). 🔴 Live Arranging with Nobuo Uema

Impromptu Dark Dice Premiere Listening Party Livestream! Join us! Link above! FoolandScholar - Twitch (Twitch.tv)

Do You Hear That? Awakened, the survivors discover things are not as they were, and never again will be… Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Executive Produc

A few weekends ago we met with Sarah Golding of Indie AF to chat about all things Patreon! Pip from The Amelia Project is in the episode as well! It was a fun discussion that might be of interest to some of you. Mini Update. We were just informed that we made the "Official Selection" at the New Jers

We're here today with a big production update on our newest scripted horror story: Don't Mind Riku Cave! Research. Did you enjoy the details found in The White Vault? The unsung hero of Riku Cave is the sheer volume of research that has gone into the archaeology and history sections. Well before the

In our final compilation of bloopers from Dark Dice (Season 2) Gaelle uses "Awkward Mind", Soren's antics are revealed in full, Rowena saves our butts, and Sindri becomes a robot. This is also a full peek behind the DM screen as we break down, laugh, and eat things we're allergic to. Eezo also makes

After regrouping, the survivors move to investigate the distant lights. Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Veng

Hey there, It's the middle of the hottest summer in Europe and we have some nice, cool updates for you. Let's jump in! Personal Updates. We've been doing everything we can think of to keep cool, but still try to find time for small adventures. We've done a few small hikes, played some D&D, but mostl

Between the screaming, tears, and fear there is laughter. In our final White Vault blooper reel we talk about Pokémon, "Canadian education," and a shared distaste among the cast in saying the name "Linnea." There's even a song (or two) by Graham Casner! This obviously contains spoilers for The White

Freezing and hungry, the team searches the beach and corpses. Jasper's New RPG: Force of Extinction: A Post-Apocalyptic Action TTRPG Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Mastering by Fin

Just a quick update to let you know that the Shores of the Silver Thrum (PDF adventure) has been updated with over 50 new pages of content! We've added a whole new starting location (the city of Embergrad has grown from a single paragraph to a full blown chapter), dozens of magical tattoos (and rule

Yuehai's life flashes before her eyes as she wakes up on unfamiliar silver shores. Story by K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff (Co Game Masters) Produced, Edited, with Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Co-Sound Design, Co-Editing, Mixing and Mastering by Finnur Nielsen Executive Producers: Dennis Greenhill,

Hey Friends, It's that time of year again, and we're relieved to finally be sharing our budget for 2025, along with our commentary on the industry. You can find the 2024 and 2023 budget reviews by clicking the year link here. Fiction podcasting is still an emerging industry with very few people able

Greetings from the States! This week we're traveling briefly for an "obligatory family fun" type of event. We've been working from the airplanes and hotel, editing transcripts and scripts, prepping closet-recording sessions, and carrying with us about 300 envelopes. Today we were finally able to sen

（今シーズンの最終話）調査記録より：ザ・ナロー、深度245メートル。 ——それ以降の記録は、存在しない。 脚本 :: K.A. Statz 監督 :: 弘田佳孝 プロデューサー, 監督助手, 編集, 音響デザイナー:: Travis Vengroff 音響デザイナー :: Sarah Buchynski, Asbjørn Guldager プロデューサー :: Shion Francois ダイアログエディター :: 石川孝子 サウンドミックス :: Finnur Nielsen サウンドエンジニア :: 皆本 昂 製作総指揮 :: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengro

Today we have something different to share. Last year, we collaborated with Basilisk Builds to create a series of limited edition coins for our annual Patreon supporters. A lot of time, talent, and work went into the creation of these coins and today we're sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how the

Good Morning! It feels like we've been ghosts with how much we've been working. But we want our community to feel in the loop about our work, so we'd like to share some updates today! Patches. We were surprised and upset to discover that the Goshawk patches we had mailed to the US & Canada last mont

繰り返す悪夢に、輪郭が宿り始めた。眠るたびに、あれは一歩ずつ、こちらへ近づいてくる... 脚本 :: K.A. Statz & Travis Vengroff 監督 :: 弘田佳孝 プロデューサー, 監督助手, 編集, 音響デザイナー:: Travis Vengroff プロデューサー :: Shion Francois ダイアログエディター :: 石川孝子 サウンドミックス :: Finnur Nielsen サウンドエンジニア :: 皆本 昂 製作総指揮 :: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas 原画

The White Vault Goshawk is coming to an end, and The White Vault as a world will close its grand stone doors once and for all. The public release listening party will be tomorrow, the 10th of March, at 6PM EST (11PM CET)! If you would like to join us, tune in to our Twitch channel at twitch.tv/foola

Good news! We didn't know this ahead of time, but Patreon saves the video from LIVES. So, we're able to share it here. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the live event, and we hope to hear from you all again soon! As for the format, you will need to have another tab open with a playab

In a final stand, Dragana confronts Amelia as the new guard and old guard clash. Credits: Written & Created by K. A. Statz Co-Created, Produced, & Directed, with Foley and additional Editing by Travis Vengroff Co-Directed, with Dialogue Editing by Rikke Rømer Edited, with Sound Design, Mixing & Mast

Good morning, We could sense that some of you (Eezo included) might be curious when the finale of Goshawk will be available here on Patreon... We are hard at work wrapping up the story and will have it uploaded on Friday! As the end of our longest-running story, we need a little bit of extra time an

『塔からの物語』をお聴き頂きありがとうございます。さて、ここからはオレリア・ストロ市民によるライフタイム・ニュースをお届けします… 脚本 :: K.A. Statz 監督 :: 弘田佳孝 プロデューサー, 監督助手, 編集, 音響デザイナー:: Travis Vengroff プロデューサー :: Shion Francois ダイアログエディター :: 石川孝子 サウンドミックス :: Finnur Nielsen サウンドエンジニア :: 皆本 昂 製作総指揮 :: Dennis Greenhill, Carol Vengroff, AJ Punk'n, & Maico Villegas

Episodes are available on Patreon two weeks ahead of the public :) ...Bloopers coming soon! Dragana and the team prepare for the final confrontation. Credits: Written & Created by K. A. Statz Co-Created, Produced, & Directed, with Foley and additional Editing by Travis Vengroff Co-Directed, with Dia

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Hey Everyone, Just a final reminder that the deadline for the physical Guardian statuettes is quickly approaching! The full details on how to secure your statuette are listed HERE. If you're interested, please be sure to sign up for yearly/annual at the Guardian Tier before February 4th. Production

その研究は、ある医師の過失によって絶望へと変貌した。闇を孕んだ鼓動が、静かに、確実に侵食してゆく... 本記録は広報局の精査を経て、正式に公開が許可された。 脚本 :: Emily Amesquita & K.A. Statz 監督 :: 弘田佳孝 プロデューサー, 監督助手, 編集, 音響デザイナー:: Travis Vengroff プロデューサー :: Shion Francois ダイアログエディター :: 石川孝子 音響デザイナー、編集 :: Rikke Rømer サウンドミックス :: Finnur Nielsen サウンドエンジニア :: 皆本 昂 製作総指揮 :: Denni

Check out the ⁠Limited Edition Guardian Statue⁠! Episodes are available on Patreon two weeks ahead of the public :) Iffy, Dragana, and the others form a plan, while Adele and Kidlat search for a way out. Credits: Written & Created by K. A. Statz Co-Created, Produced, & Directed, with Foley and addit

Listening Party! TONIGHT! 6pm EST over at Twitch! www.Twitch.tv/foolandscholar Join the voices of Soren, Rowena, and Father Westpike as we listen to Chapter 31 of Dark Dice...

Hello and a Happy New Year to Everyone! The holidays have slid away and we're back at full speed, releasing 1.5 episodes per week (The White Vault: Goshawk, Dark Dice, Japanese Liberty: Tales from the Tower) and, as always, creating more. We're also juggling important side quests, and today we'd lik