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Curses and Crossroads

Curses and Crossroads

By Curses and Crossroads

A Bi-weekly Monster of the Week Actual Play Podcast
SEASON 2: Deep in the Rocky Mountains you’ll find the town of Obsidian Lake. Another small town with secrets and mysteries waiting to be uncovered.
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0. FOUND - EP 0: Found- Backstory

Curses and CrossroadsOct 01, 2019

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8. OBSIDIAN: Episode 8: Down Below Pt 8

8. OBSIDIAN: Episode 8: Down Below Pt 8

The long-awaited ending of our first arch "Down Below" is finally live! Our hunters learn the fate of Sydney, the truth about KP, and Bill and Henry realize they both have more power than they realized, and all of it comes down to one deal. Will they accept it? Find out this week. 


Content Warnings: yelling (humorous), discussion of mining disaster, discussion of being unconsciousness, minor bodily injury 


Cast:  Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet,  Henry Smith - Joven,  William "Bill" Diggins - Garret,  Keeper - Jaci 

Check us out on our social medias! Twitter: https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod?lang=en Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/curses_and_crossroad  Freesound bookmark with all of our current and future sound design clips used in our podcast: https://freesound.org/people/cursesandcrossroadspod/bookmarks/

Nov 06, 202238:41
7. OBSIDIAN EP 7: Down Below Pt 7
Jun 29, 202201:00:36
6. OBSIDIAN: EP 6: Down Below Pt 6

6. OBSIDIAN: EP 6: Down Below Pt 6

Henry has found his way into the company of the tommy knockers, KP and Sydney are being led into the mines, and Bill is lighting fires deep inside the mountain with just a little bit of magic. 

Content Warnings: yelling (humorous), discussion of enclosed spaces, discussion of being bitten, minor bodily injury

 Cast:  Sydney Stiles: Keli  Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet  Henry Smith - Joven  William "Bill" Diggins - Garret  Keeper - Jaci  

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Jan 10, 202249:40
5. OBSIDIAN - Ep 5: Down Below pt 5
Jul 22, 202101:00:27
4. OBSIDIAN - Ep 4: Down Below pt 4

4. OBSIDIAN - Ep 4: Down Below pt 4

All our hunters have made it back up to the Bridgeburn Mine to investigate the possibilities of Tommy Knockers. And after a failed round of the Silent Game, a tomato and grilled cheese sandwich, and a very confused understanding of what D&D is, they might finally be getting close to real answers.  Content Warnings: yelling (humorous), discussion of enclosed spaces, discussion of guns, minor bodily injury,  Cast: Sydney Stiles: Keli Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet Henry Smith - Joven William "Bill" Diggins - Garret Keeper - Jaci Check us out on our social medias! Twitter: https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod?lang=en Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/curses_and_crossroad Freesound bookmark with all of our current and future sound design clips used in our podcast: https://freesound.org/people/cursesandcrossroadspod/bookmarks/
Jul 06, 202145:34
3. OBSIDIAN - Ep 3: Down Below pt 3

3. OBSIDIAN - Ep 3: Down Below pt 3

Following the explosion and mine collapse, everyone is on edge and looking for answers. Henry is consulting with KT Bridgeburn about how he can help. Bill is trying to figure out what exactly is causing the mines to be so dangerous. Sydney is working on a jail-break from being grounded, and KP is looking to go back to the mines as soon as they can. All the while, the Santa Mingas boys are getting wrapped in with everybody's plans. 


Content Warnings: yelling (humorous), discussion of enclosed spaces, discussion of death

Cast:

Sydney Stiles: Keli

Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet

Henry Smith - Joven

William "Bill" Diggins - Garret

Keeper - Jaci

Check us out on our social medias!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod?lang=en

Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/curses_and_crossroad

Freesound bookmark with all of our current and future sound design clips used in our podcast: https://freesound.org/people/cursesandcrossroadspod/bookmarks/


Jun 22, 202152:07
2. OBSIDIAN: EP 2: Down Below pt 2

2. OBSIDIAN: EP 2: Down Below pt 2

There has been an accident at the Bridgeburn Mine and Smelting company, and the only hope is that they can save the miners, and that above all else, that this does not mark the 13th death.


CW: Collapsing mine, enclosed spaces, brief discussion of suicide, implication of death, loud rumbling/falling rocks/boom noises (58:00)


Cast:

Sydney Stiles: Keli

Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet

Henry Smith - Joven

William "Bill" Diggins - Garret

Keeper - Jaci

Check us out on our social medias!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod?lang=en

Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/curses_and_crossroad

Freesound bookmark with all of our current and future sound design clips used in our podcast: https://freesound.org/people/cursesandcrossroadspod/bookmarks/

Jun 08, 202159:35
1. Season 2: OBSIDIAN - Ep 1: Down Below Pt 1

1. Season 2: OBSIDIAN - Ep 1: Down Below Pt 1

Welcome back to Curses and Crossroads and welcome to our second season! We are so excited to be back and sharing a whole new story with you! As always keep an eye on the content warnings of our show notes to stay informed, as well as check us out on our twitter! We are very excited to share our stories with you once again! 

Obsidian Lake, Colorado. An Unsuspecting little town high in the Rocky Mountains, long forgotten by the majority of travelers and the ambitious dreams of miners from long ago. But don't be deceived by this living ghost town, like all small towns, there is more here than meets the eye. 

Sound/Content/Trigger Warnings: Loud voices, radio static, fire truck sirens, discussion of mining disasters, foul language. 


Cast: 

Sydney Stiles: Keli

Karona Panda "KP" Mick - Jet

Henry Smith - Joven

William "Bill" Diggins - Garret

Keeper - Jaci


Check us out on our social medias! 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod?lang=en 

Bandlab: https://www.bandlab.com/curses_and_crossroad

Freesound bookmark with all of our current and future sound design clips used in our podcast: https://freesound.org/people/cursesandcrossroadspod/bookmarks/


May 25, 202159:28
Coffee Detective: 1 - A Murder in Forks, Washington
Mar 02, 202101:50:25
30. FOUND - EP. 30 SEASON ONE ROADHOUSE DISCUSSION.

30. FOUND - EP. 30 SEASON ONE ROADHOUSE DISCUSSION.

After two years of playing, and one year of hosting this podcast, our "Found" storyline has finally come to an end. Join us as we talk about our experiences with the characters and world we have come to love, and find out where Season 2 of Curses and Crossroads will go next! 

Feb 02, 202138:06
29. FOUND - EP. 29: Final Tide Pt 6 (Season 1 Finale)

29. FOUND - EP. 29: Final Tide Pt 6 (Season 1 Finale)

The Last Day. The Last action. The Last Good-bye. 


Cast: Keeper - Garret, Eden Hightower - Keli, Rachel Hightower - Jaci, Flemyth Jet - Joven, Caroline Jet - Jaylee

Check us out on our Twitter! https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod and Tag us with #cxrpod

Jan 19, 202141:13
28. FOUND - EP. 28 Final Tide Pt 5

28. FOUND - EP. 28 Final Tide Pt 5

Darkness is ever closer and the tomorrow marks the end of the world. Our hunters find them in a place between time and space, and a last deal is offered. Will they take it? Will they refuse? 

CW: Unreality, Manipulation, Deal making

Cast: Keeper - Garret, Eden Hightower - Keli, Rachel Hightower - Jaci, Flemyth Jet - Joven, Caroline Jet - Jaylee

Check us out on our Twitter! https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod and Tag us with #cxrpod

Jan 05, 202117:56
27. FOUND - EP. 27: Final Tide Pt 4

27. FOUND - EP. 27: Final Tide Pt 4

Rifts are opening in the town of Foghorn. Creatures beyond our comprehension are slipping through the cracks of reality. Flemyth is changing. Time is running out. There are only 2 days left, and our hunters may not be ready for what is to come their way. 

Audio Warning: earth rumbling/earthquake, and Metal Screeching

Content Warning: Body Horror, Fungi, Descriptions of war/fighting, Discussion of Death. 


Cast: Keeper - Garret, Eden Hightower - Keli, Rachel Hightower - Jaci, Flemyth Jet - Joven, Caroline Jet - Jaylee  


Check us out on our Twitter! https://twitter.com/cursesxroadspod and Tag us with #cxrpod

Dec 22, 202042:23
26. FOUND - EP. 26: Final Tide Pt. 3
Nov 18, 202020:56
25. FOUND - EP. 25 - Final Tide Pt 2

25. FOUND - EP. 25 - Final Tide Pt 2

A battle plan is devised. The line between worlds is opening, and our hunters prepare for what is to come.

CW: Sound - Crunching, destruction, rumbling, repetitive music notes at end of episode.
CW: Content- Description of explosion, altered reality, fantasy violence, injury in combat, Description of fungus, minor body horror,
Oct 18, 202018:36
24. FOUND - EP. 24 - Final Tide Pt 1
Sep 29, 202019:56
23. FOUND - EP. 23- On The Roam Interlude 4
Sep 15, 202038:12
22. FOUND - EP. 22: The Matriarch Pt 3
Aug 18, 202038:18
21. FOUND - EP. 21: The Matriarch Pt. 3
Aug 04, 202001:00:36
20. FOUND - EP. 20: The Matriarch Pt. 2
Jul 07, 202042:58
19. FOUND - EP. 19: The Matriarch Pt 1

19. FOUND - EP. 19: The Matriarch Pt 1

California Dreamin' is more of a nightmare than they could ever imagine. Something inside Eden call's our hunters towards the town of Rifton, California, and towards answers about Eden's secreted past.
Jun 23, 202001:02:37
18. FOUND - EP. 18: On the Road Interlude 3

18. FOUND - EP. 18: On the Road Interlude 3

Have you ever wondered what our hunters would be like if they were Dungeons and Dragons characters? Well...this is something like that. 


CW: Unreality, virtual reality, fantasy violence


Keeper: Garret Flemyth Jet: Joven Caroline Jet: Jaylee Eden Hightower: Keli Rachel Hightower and Sound design: Jaci 


Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CursesXroadsPod

May 26, 202001:28:21
17. FOUND - EP. 17: Broken Parts Pt 15
May 12, 202001:11:36
16. FOUND - EP. 16: Broken Parts Pt 14
Apr 28, 202055:22
15. FOUND - EP. 15: Broken Parts Pt 13
Apr 14, 202001:04:24
14. FOUND - EP. 14: Broken Parts Pt 12

14. FOUND - EP. 14: Broken Parts Pt 12

Eden and the Jets head out into the wilderness to try and find the final idol piece while Rachel remains at the base as darkness inches ever closer to the base and our hunters. While the shadows hold dangerous secrets, they may yet hold even more dangerous truths. 

 CW: Enclosed spaces, Guns, Caves, Animal Death, Animal Body Horror

Check us out on our Social Media! https://twitter.com/CursesXroadsPod 

Cast: Garret - Keeper Jaci - Rachel Hightower Keli - Eden Hightower Jaylee - Caroline Jet Joven - Flemyth Jet

Mar 31, 202032:48
13. FOUND - EP. 13: Broken Parts Pt 11
Mar 17, 202042:28
12. FOUND - EP. 12: On The Roam Interlude 2
Mar 03, 202047:17
11. FOUND - EP. 11: Broken Parts Pt 10
Feb 18, 202051:57
10. FOUND - EP. 10: Broken Parts Pt. 9

10. FOUND - EP. 10: Broken Parts Pt. 9

The source of the mysterious fog has been uncovered, and the hands of fate and the Goddess Primis seem to be puppeteering our hunters closer and closer to truths long forgotten and truths yet to be known.  

Content Warning: Animal Death, Body Horror, Large Insects, Panic, PTSD, Yelling, Crying, Begging, Retrospectively Implied Death, Implied Loss, Underground.  

Check us out on our Social Media! https://twitter.com/CursesXroadsPod 

Cast:   Garret - Keeper Jaci - Rachel Hightower Keli - Eden Hightower Jaylee - Caroline Jet Joven - Flemyth Jet

Feb 04, 202057:55
9. FOUND - EP. 9: Broken Parts Pt 8

9. FOUND - EP. 9: Broken Parts Pt 8

Displaced and afraid, our hunters must choose between trust and defeat and hopefully reclaim the cabin.

CW: Discussed Parasitism, minor body horror.
Jan 21, 202044:16
8. FOUND - EP. 8: Broken Parts Pt. 7

8. FOUND - EP. 8: Broken Parts Pt. 7

Having made it through the first night in the forest and thankfully avoiding any other contact with the purple mushroom folk, our hunters are all a bit unsure of what they can do here. Just as things seem to be simmering down, they take an unexpected turn.

CW: Discussion of Parasitism, Implied Parasitism, Implied Animal Death, Minor Body Horror
Keeper: Garret
Rachel Hightower: Jaci
Eden Hightower: Keli
Flemyth Jet: Joven
Caroline Jet: Jaylee
Jan 07, 202052:11
7. FOUND - EP. 7: Broken Parts Pt. 6

7. FOUND - EP. 7: Broken Parts Pt. 6

Back on the trail for the next piece of the relic. Our hunters find themselves back in Washington. Though the forest around them is stunning, something is just out of place as rolling waves of fog filter in.
CW: Discussion of Parasitism, Animal Death
Keeper: Garret
Rachel Hightower: Jaci
Eden Hightower: Keli
Flemyth Jet: Joven
Caroline Jet: Jaylee
Dec 24, 201952:20
6. FOUND - EP. 6: On The Roam Interlude I

6. FOUND - EP. 6: On The Roam Interlude I

Taking a small break from tracking down the broken relic, Flemyth, Eden, and Rachel head to Southeast Oregon to talk to a group of high schoolers who have had to deal with the things that go bump in the night. Caroline is still in the wind, and Flemyth is growing more and more suspicious of his mother's dark past.

CW: Discussion of Death and Violence
Keeper: Garret
Rachel Hightower: Jaci
Eden Hightower: Keli
Flemyth Jet: Joven
Caroline Jet: Jaylee
Dec 10, 201901:30:54
5. FOUND - EP. 5: Broken Parts Pt. 5

5. FOUND - EP. 5: Broken Parts Pt. 5

The fight continues in both body and mind. As Flemyth's memories are called into question, more gaps between the stories he has always known as true grow more and more untrustworthy.
CW: Body horror, Violence, Gore, Manipulation, Repressed memories, Trauma
Cast:
Keeper: Garret, Rachel Hightower: Jaci, Eden Hightower: Keli, Flemyth Jet: Joven, Caroline Jet: Jaylee
Nov 26, 201942:52
4. FOUND - EP. 4: Broken Parts Pt. 4

4. FOUND - EP. 4: Broken Parts Pt. 4

Caroline's disappearances aren't going unnoticed. As our hunters head out to collect the next part of Primas' lost relic, her absence is challenged by dark forces high up on the Lost Mesa. Family, pain, and some of our dark pasts are brought into the light - for better or for worst. CONTENT WARNING: Violence, Gore, Manipulation, Repressed memories, Trauma
Keeper: Garret, Rachel Hightower: Jaci, Eden Hightower: Keli, Flemyth Jet: Joven, Caroline Jet: Jaylee
Nov 12, 201943:43
3. FOUND - EP. 3: Broken Parts Pt 3

3. FOUND - EP. 3: Broken Parts Pt 3

AUDIO NOTES: There is pretty rough background noise in Episodes 1-3, please feel free to jump to Episode 4 if harsh background noise is a triggering, or intensely uncomfortable experience. We are currently working to make these episodes more enjoyable and easier to listen to. Thank you for your patience.

Government made monsters? Hidden Military bases? The Jets and Hightowers are pulled further into the mysteries of La Vibora, as lines between what is and what should be, continue to be crossed.  

CONTENT WARNING: Implied Animal Death 

Keeper: Garret Rachel Hightower: Jaci Eden Hightower: Keli Flemyth Jet: Joven Caroline Jet: Jaylee

Oct 29, 201901:16:08
2. FOUND - EP. 2: Broken Parts Pt. 2

2. FOUND - EP. 2: Broken Parts Pt. 2

AUDIO NOTES: There is pretty rough background noise in Episodes 1-3, please feel free to jump to Episode 4 if harsh background noise is a triggering, or intensely uncomfortable experience. We are currently working to make these episodes more enjoyable and easier to listen to. Thank you for your patience.

On the trail of what has only been described as an "unusual" chupacabra, Our hunters continue to explore La Vibora, NM, but little do they know, things may not be as they seem.  

Keeper: Garret Rachel Hightower: Jaci Eden Hightower: Keli Flemyth Jet: Joven Caroline Jet: Jaylee

Oct 15, 201943:37
1. FOUND - EP 1: Broke Parts Pt 1

1. FOUND - EP 1: Broke Parts Pt 1

AUDIO NOTES: There is pretty rough background noise in Episodes 1-3, please feel free to jump to Episode 4 if harsh background noise is a triggering, or intensely uncomfortable experience. We are currently working to make these episodes more enjoyable and easier to listen to. Thank you for your patience. 

Welcome to Curses and Crossroads, a Monster of The Week actual play podcast!  This Week on Curses and Crossroads: Something isn't quite right in Southwestern New Mexico. Mysterious cattle deaths draws our hunters from their hunt for lost relics to try and find out what is terrorizing this small town. 

 CONTENT WARNINGS: Animal death, language, Minor body horror, discussion of murder

Keeper: Garret Rachel Hightower: Jaci Eden Hightower: Keli Flemyth Jet: Joven Caroline Jet: Jaylee

Oct 01, 201952:06
0. FOUND - EP 0: Found- Backstory

0. FOUND - EP 0: Found- Backstory

Welcome to Curses and Crossroads, a Monster of the Week Actual Play Podcast. Join us as we dive into the world of Rachel, Eden, Flemyth, and Jet as they cross the country facing down things that go bump in the night. This week's episode is an introduction to our podcast, the setting, and characters of our story. Welcome and enjoy!
CW: Blood, Death, Body horror, Manipulation, Abandonment
The Keeper is Garret Rachel Hightower is played by Jac'lyn Eden Hightower is played by Keli Flemyth Jet is played by Joven Caroline Jet is played by Jaylee
Oct 01, 201938:04