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EPISODE · Aug 16, 2026 · 1H 54M

Episode #172: City of Winter Pt. 3

from What Am I Rolling? · host WAIR Podcast

Content Warnings Specific content warnings/themes for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠⁠ include: Forced displacement of people and loss of a place to call home The gradual erasure of cultural traditions The loss of close family members, parental figures and friends Natural disasters Themes of classism Bullying and intense rivalry between characters Show Notes This week, Fiona is joined by my friends from ⁠⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠⁠, Alex, Ben and Jenise for ⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠, a roleplaying game about a fantastical family saga and immigrant experience. Designed by Ross Cowan and illustrated by Doug Keith, ⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠ is a story game which follows the journey of a family as they migrate from their home in the Riverlands to live in the City of Winter - a magical metropolis. Family members will age and die, traditions will be passed from one generation to the next, and the players will encounter new traditions that change the family over time.  You can find out more information about ⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠ and grab your own copy on ⁠⁠The Heart of the Deericorn website⁠⁠. Timestamps Content Warnings: 00:00:00 Intro: 00:00:53 Gameplay Overview: 00:01:23 The Oneshot Starts/Lion of the Citadel Scenes: 00:03:22 Migration to the Lantern Crows: 01:28:04 Outro and credits: 01:48:54 Credits The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'What Am I Rolling?'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast was created, recorded, and edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fiona Howat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The WAIR logo was created by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fiona Howat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode's players were Alex, Ben and Jenise from ⁠⁠Roleplay Retcon⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode’s RPG was ⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠, a roleplaying game about a fantastical family saga and immigrant experience. You can find out more information about ⁠⁠City of Winter⁠⁠ and grab your own copy on ⁠⁠The Heart of the Deericorn website⁠⁠. The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twinmusicom.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), licensed under a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons 4.0 License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music in this episode: '⁠⁠In Memory of Jean Talon⁠⁠' by The Mini Vandels '⁠⁠Way Back Home⁠⁠' by Simon Herody '⁠⁠Melancholia⁠⁠' by Godmode '⁠⁠Dew on the Roses⁠⁠' by The Mini Vandels '⁠⁠Empty Bottle, Empty Bed⁠⁠' by The Mini Vandels '⁠⁠Natural Light⁠⁠' by Chris Haugen If you want to find out more about the podcast, check out the 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.WAIRpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fancy getting in touch? Email the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow the podcast on the socials (@WAIR_Podcast) for the latest news on episodes. Linktr.ee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAIR Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #AdventurersNeedNotApply

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