Lian Xia Rose

Writer, Editor, Podcaster

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This past week, we reached an incredible milestone of 50,000 downloads across all podcasting platforms! ✨

Our little show has gone further than our wildest dreams when we started it in 2019. Thank you to everyone who's come along for the ride and supported us over the years!!

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So proud of the stories we've told and all the laughter, tears and edge-of-your-seat moments along the way 💙

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I've been thinking a lot lately about the first lines of this oath from the current arc of @badheroescast.

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Voting for the CRIT Awards is open until June 30!

We're thrilled that our very own Drea Silvertooth has been nominated for Best GM of a Paizo game and Lian Xia Rose for Best Player in a Paizo game. 💕 If you're one of the people who threw in a nomination, THANK YOU!!

When Drea won a CRIT Award last year, it resulted in endless teasing from the Bad Heroes cast. Here is a compilation of them getting dragged.

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Meet the cast

Fun fact: the entire cast of Bad Heroes is some flavor of LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, or both. Our table has major found family vibes because that's what we are to each other, and our mission is to tell kind, inclusive stories — the type we would have loved to see and hear growing up. 🌈

Introducing our main cast and characters:

GM | Drea Silvertooth (they/them)

Drea is the GM of Bad Heroes. They are a writer, podcaster and voice actor who loves hopeful, enchanting, and sometimes terrifying stories. They aspire to tell trauma-aware, LGBTQ+ inclusive stories that weave diversity seamlessly into fantasy worlds. When not spinning a yarn, they can be found fostering kittens and raising their rescue dog, who looks suspiciously like a hellhound.

Gydeon Greyfrost | Kazz Baloo (she/her)

Gydeon is an aristocratic elf from a wealthy bloodline of draconic sorcerors. Her home city, Silverscale, is located high among the snow and ice of the Xutlong Peaks and is a shadow of its former glory. Her driving force is to pursue knowledge of all kinds, and she doesn’t give a damn about interpersonal relationships.

Gydeon is played by Kazz, who enjoys swing dancing, outdoor adventures and baking. Her goals include learning how to play the banjo, traveling to eat things, and saving up enough to buy a Mean Bean trailer.

Tonreir Ceni | Koulnis (he/him)

Tonreir is an aloof half-elf druid. His intentions often shrouded, he works on bettering the land and ensuring its survival. He maintains a rather stoic presence, which has been molded over the years by callusing experiences. His owl companion Rul’Thuin is always nearby, whether others are aware of it or not.

Tonreir is played by Koulnis, who is a traveling man, real-life Viking and mild musician. He enjoys experiencing other cultures, seeing new corners of the globe, doing (legal) Viking things and sleeping!

Ira Clawstrike | Rev Winter (he/they)

Ira is a wandering catfolk bard who plays the hang drum, and sometimes hits people with it. His idealism and tendency to rush headlong into situations often gets him into trouble. He's motivated by love, and is on a musical quest to find recognition, gold and maybe a soulmate or two along the way.

Ira is played by Rev, whose curiosity about people's stories and desire to help others has led to a career within the criminal legal system. In his free time, Rev loves to play with sports balls, run and walk on trails, and eat all the new tasty treats — not unlike a labrador. You can often find them cuddled up with multiple cats on a couch or playing various games with friends.

Rihva Ashren | Lian Xia Rose (she/her)

Rihva is a kayal — a descendant of humans trapped in the Shadow Plane — with an obscure past. Her solution to any problem is to bluff her way out, and if all else fails, to stab it and vanish. An opportunist and schemer who acts before she thinks, she’s on the run from some sort of debt.

Rihva is played by me, Lian (the person writing this post)! I also substituted in to play Wingthe for several episodes after the departure of our former castmate Jake. I'm an editor by day and the show's co-producer by night, and my current hobbies/special interests include sound design, music mixing, and learning how to draw.

🎨 Character portraits by Rachel Denton

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Volume 1, Issue 1 of khōréō is out! I edited two of the fiction stories in this issue: The Taste of Centuries, the Taste of Home by Jennifer Hudak, and All Worlds Left Behind by Iona Datt Sharma.

khōréō is a new quarterly speculative fiction magazine featuring stories by immigrant and diaspora writers.

I’m honored to be a part of this endeavor, which was made possible by an amazing crew of readers, editors and advisors, and the countless writers, artists and voice actors who shared their work with us!

Cover art by Lucia Li.

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Are you a tabletop RPG fan looking for an actual play podcast that’s hilarious but also heartfelt? Full of complex characters in a richly crafted, original world? Has competent heroes who can handle anything?

…well, maybe not the last one, but Bad Heroes has you covered for the rest!

Stream us on most podcast platforms, including: 🔹 Apple: https://apple.co/2HcdipH 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/30Nf5c3 🔹 Castbox: http://bit.ly/3cuz0pd 🔹 Podbean: https://bit.ly/2EsEdii 🔹 Google: https://bit.ly/2EAwH5c

And our website: http://badheroescast.com

(Theme music credit: “Solve the Damn Mystery” by Jesse Spillane)

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I co-produce this podcast with @dreasilvertooth! It’s a real labor of love, and the stories told on it are something special.

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@dreasilvertooth​ and I are thrilled to announce our first joint short story sale to a professional market: Desert Dogs is now available on the YA speculative fiction podcast Cast of Wonders!

It’s hosted by Alexis Goble and brought to life by Stephanie Malia Morris’ beautiful narration. Cast of Wonders is part of the Escape Artists network of genre fiction podcasts. All of their stories are free to listen to and read, so go check it out!

Cast of Wonders Ep. 313: Desert Dogs →