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Content Warnings

The following content warnings may contain spoilers for the episodes they are in — click on the episode name to reveal the warnings. Subjects and times were estimated to the best of our ability. Generally, if a content warning is a one-off occurrence in an episode, we’ll include a timestamp. If there is no timestamp for a particular content warning, then the topic was likely prevalent throughout much of the episode.

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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

  • 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