Content Warnings
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Note: We started making content warnings in S1E19, so this is not a complete list. As time permits, we’ll go back through our early episodes and add warnings to Episodes 1-18.
Arc Three: The Eternal Hunger
- Fantasy violence, references to undead, mass death, loss and grieving, isolation, fear of heights and water
- References to snakes, mass death, the undead and fantasy violence, PC vs. PC conflict, manipulation of a PC by an NPC
- Snakes, references to fantasy violence, references to mass death via undead curse, undeath as a disease, references to fantasy religious persecution
- Violence and threat of death, snakes, snake bite, demonic forces
- Violence and killing, undead creatures, cursed hunger, depictions of fear and panic
- Detailed descriptions and sounds of undead swarm: 15:28-16:46
- References to vomiting: 56:19-57:09
- Mind reading, mind control magic, fantasy violence, snakes, undead creatures, implied cannibalism (by undead), portrayals of cursed hunger and starvation in undead humanoids
Interlude II: The Scattered Pawns
- Snakes, demons, mind reading, violence, implied harm to children, imprisonment, undead creatures, references to cannibalism (by undead creatures)
- References to fantasy violence, blood and poison
- Demons, vampires, manipulation, betrayal, metions of war, mentions of death, mentions of snakes and snake bites
- Burn injury/being burned, censorship, magical spell that induces pain: 41:30-44:30
- Imprisonment, discussion of prejudice and violence against werewolves, descriptions of trauma, injuries and scars, manipulation, PC/NPC romance
- Discussion of loss and recovery after traumatic events, references to fantasy violence, loss of control as a werewolf
- Jump scare sound effect: 0:27:27-0:27:30
- Claustrophobic setting, imprisonment: 0:34:02-0:35:50
- Binge drinking, intoxicated character: 0:41:13-0:49:33
- Description of injuries: 0:46:10-0:46:21
- Mention of people dying: 1:09:27-1:09:45
- PvP combat, fantasy violence, brief mentions of war and death, physical scars
- Brief references to shapeshifting body horror: 0:12:15-0:12:40
- Heartbeat sound effect: 1:03:45-1:04:12
- Lightning strike scar, pain from electricity: 1:04:12-1:05:49
- Falling from a great height, near-death experience: 1:06:00-1:09:01
- Mention of parent death: 1:36:55-1:37:08
- Discussions of war, conquest, destruction of a city, loss, death of a spouse
- Brief description of parasite as a metaphor: 0:58:55-0:59:20
- Reference to snake, snake venom: 1:10:44-1:11:01
- PC/NPC romance
- Crocodile attack: 42:28-45:03
- Demonic voice, body horror, fantasy violence: 1:25:18-1:44:30
- Bleeding, wound treatment: 1:46:15-1:46:35
- Reference to blood: 1:48:25-1:48-35
- Verbal and emotional abuse, manipulation, physical assault, coercion, extreme fear and panic
- Capture, abduction: 0:13:34-0:16:55
- Choking, asphyxiation: 0:32:30-0:33:37
- Forced mind-reading: 0:36:30-0:39:04
- Reference to shock from falling into cold water: 1:03:55-1:04:27
- Eldritch abomination, near-death experience: 1:18:25-1:19:20, 1:21:36-1:22:28, 1:23:10-1:26:36
- Reference to hyperventilation: 1:27:05-1:27:14
- Aftermath of fire (ecological destruction, harm to animals, burn scars, recovery/rebuilding), loss of a parent figure, grief
- Mild creature-based body horror: 1:26:52-1:28:25
- Family conflict, deception, death of a family member (father/husband), grief, war and conquest, destruction of home, displacement
- Giant skeletal snake: 0:50:58-0:53:02
- Debt, fantasy violence, vampiric hunger and predatory behavior
- Blood: 0:27:32-0:27:42, 0:29:20-0:29:27
- Broken glass in hand: 0:20:38-0:20:43, 0:31:08-0:31:15
- References to (fake) blood, imperialism, war
- PTSD symptoms, reference to death: 1:04:56-1:05:55
- Snake: 1:08:20-1:10:45
- Snakes and serpentine imagery, snake bite, mind control (mild), illness and blood
Arc Two: The Wild Hunt
- Fantasy violence, light player-vs-player combat, lycanthropy, metaphors for mental illness
- Snake: 25:05-28:15
- References to harm to a child (by a werewolf): 44:00-46:00, 1:18:00-1:22:00
- Snake and snake bite: 1:49:40-1:51:45
- Voices in head: 1:52:55-1:53:05
- Fantasy violence, werewolf attack, themes of mental illness, altered mental state due to lycanthropy
- Lightning/electric shock, references to being shocked: 01:30-01:40, 04:05-04:10, 36:30-36:40, 36:50-38:05
- Being poisoned (by touch): 17:00-18:30
- Discussion of self-medication through wound/stabbing (fantasy potion): 33:50-36:30
- Scars: 36:50-38:05
- Reference to a werewolf eating people (cannibalism): 40:00-40:25, 1:14:10-1:14:20
- Referenced harm to a child, loss of a limb by animal attack (werewolf), contracting lycanthropy: 44:30-45:00
- Body horror, graphic description of werewolf transformation: 1:17:30-1:18:35
- Fantasy violence, imprisonment
- Mind control, rage, player-vs-player conflict: 00:48-01:18
- Lightning/electric shock: 01:30-1:41, 6:00-6:15, 10:20-12:25, 49:20-51:59, 56:28-57:20
- Injured PC in animal form: 06:00-06:15, 10:20-12:25
- Reference to claustrophobia: 08:00-08:05
- Injured companion animal: 13:40-16:40
- Detailed description of blood and injury: 17:35-18:03
- Giant spider: 20:35-21:08
- Snake: 22:04-22:22
- Fantasy violence
- Snake: 06:00-08:00
- Wound and blood: 14:23-14:45; 59:10-58:20
- Giant spider: 37:53-40:10
- Reference to harm to a companion animal: 40:30-41:49
- Mind control, trauma, destroyed home, rage, player-vs-player conflict: 42:42-44:05
- Lightning/electric shock: 1:01:44-1:03:12; 1:03:36-1:04:10
- Fantasy violence
- Spiders
- Mind invasion/voices in heads
- Manipulation and mind control
- Fantasy violence
- Blood and injury: 13:01-13:05
- Body horror/scorpion tails: 40:18-41:06
- Spider: 01:17:18-01:17:24
- Fantasy violence
- Blood and injury: 00:15-00:20, 04:30-5:10
- Reference to harm to a child (by a werewolf): 00:20-00:25
- Snakes: 00:25-00:40
- Mind invasion/voices in heads: 01:25-01:50, 07:50-08:05
- Prison cell: 02:30-04:00
- Werewolf struggling not to shift: 02:40-03:30
- Injured child experiencing painful werewolf transformation (not graphic): 05:45-07:50, 35:40-35:50, 38:10-39:15
- References to fantasy violence
- Description of blood and injuries: 3:36-4:03, 9:55-10:25, 11:43-11:50, 13:10-13:20, 13:55-14:10, 16:15-16:20, 23:55-24:00
- Blood: 45:55-46:05
- Harm to a child (by a werewolf, referenced): 9:55-10:05, 11:00-11:15, 16:40-16:50, 34:55-35:10
- Mind control and manipulation (referenced): 16:55-18:00, 18:20-18:30, 20:50-21:05, 21:45-22:05, 26:45-27:00
- Spider webs: 18:45-18:55
- Negative self-talk: 21:45-21:55
- Capital punishment (werewolves, referenced) 24:00-25:20
- Fantasy violence
- Spiders
- Fear of water, risk of drowning: 00:02:00-00:02:40, 00:19:00-00:22:00
- Discussion of trauma, PTSD flashbacks: 00:21:00-00:22:00
- Falling from height: 00:28:23-00:32:50
- Mind control/manipulation: 00:46:00-end
- Mild depictions of gore
- Fantasy violence
- Spiders
- Tampering of food and drink
- Discussions of violence
- Gore, harm to a wild animal by another animal: 01:03:52-End
- Discussions of war, capital punishment, violence
- Mentions of injury to a child and medical treatment
- Mention of past violence and death (by werewolf): 00:35:20-00:36:18
- Blood drinking, body horror: 00:42:20-00:43:47, 00:47:44-00:49:03
- Mention of injury to a child and blood (in previously on)
- Injured child: 00:02:00-00:02:10, 00:05:10-00:05-20, 00:08:15-00:08-30, 00:52:10-00:52:14
- Blood, wound with magic elements: 00:08:50-00:09:15, 00:12:50-00:13:20, 00:19:10-00:20:00
- Fear of water, implied phobia and trauma: 00:13:55-00:14:20
- Blood: 00:45:40-00:45:46
- Body horror: 00:48:20-00:48:35
- Wound care, medical care, fever: 00:49:05-00:49:40, 00:58:55-01:00:10
- Discussion of potential child death: 00:58:55-01:00:10
- Discussion of capital punishment (of a werewolf): 01:06:40-01:07:11
- Injury to a child, blood: 01:06:25-1:08:52
- Mental breakdown, loss of control, violence, blood
- Mention of tentacles (in previously on): 00:28-00:38
- Mention of traumatic flashback (fire): 55:35-55:55
- Otherworldly tentacles, screaming: 30:30-30:31, 36:12-36:57
- Mention of blood: 43:36-44:30
Interlude I: The Return to Vyer
- Blood on clothing, bandages and implied wounds: 58:50-58:59
- Discussion of blood consumption (vampires) and selling body parts: 1:04:13-1:07:29
- Vampiric hunger, implied danger of PC being eaten: 1:04:48-1:07:38
Arc One: The Forgotten Court
- Paralysis (temporary, magical): 15:46-16:04, 16:50-17:00
- Blood and vampiric hunger: 39:20-39:30, 42:55-46:15
- Mild body horror: 8:50-9:38, 10:30-10:50
- Claustrophobia and imprisonment: 14:00-14:28
- PTSD symptoms and flashbacks: 15:10-16:19
- Destructive fire: 43:00-44:45
- Grief and loss: 46:14-47:26
- Weight loss: 46:20-46:25
- Burns: 1:04:15-1:05:12
Prologue: The Unholy Empire
- Forced sleep effect, fantasy violence, kidnapping