None of us were expecting a fighter subclass to lead to so many of the crunchiest rules discussions we've ever had on the show, but here we are! Join Mickie and Ned as they break down the surprisingly tricky terminology of the Echo Knight rules, and definitely answer 100% of all the questions so we'll never have any more. Right? RIGHT. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi....
Jun 25, 2025•30 min
The first ever ICF meetup is happening in just seven weeks! To learn more about how you can join us on August 9th in Lehi, UT, visit this link: https://tabletop.events/conventions/i-cast-fireball-2025 Who's ready for some emotional catharsis after all that tension at Mancatcher Cove? Ataraxia asks some big questions. Buster finally opens up about his past. Ignis gives herself over to a kinder echo. Max thinks of the one he lost. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @IC...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr
Only one beast left stands between the Captain's Council and Cyrus Wolfe's hoard! How much gold lies in wait for our heroes? Buster loots the body. Max finds a really cool box. Ataraxia stares off into the middle distance. Ignis receives a very meaningful gift. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the inc...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
It's time to face the Big Bad himself! Max swims ridiculously fast. Buster unleashes a different kind of wave. Ataraxia has a bad run-in with a shark. Ignis stabs so so so many times at once. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the incredible Mynoise.net. If you’re looking for customizable background sou...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Want to learn more about the improv principles behind our storytelling here at ICF? Then this new bonus show is for you! Join Josh as he takes the DM seat across from Ned to play out a scene that neither of them have prepared for in the slightest, followed by a discussion of what makes good improv. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDIT...
May 28, 2025•47 min
The battle continues to find Chief Krelloort and the lost treasure he's been guarding! Buster does some divining. Ataraxia mocks viciously. Ignis borrows a weapon. Max remembers he has a scimitar. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the incredible Mynoise.net. If you’re looking for customizable backgroun...
May 21, 2025•59 min
Further into the belly of the beast our heroes go! Hopefully they can keep themselves out of the bellies of these particular beasts, but can they keep themselves from falling apart? Ataraxia stays noticeably quiet. Max wonders why he's here. Buster hopes they won't have to backtrack through the tunnels. Ignis hears a voice, but not the voice she wanted to hear. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@g...
May 14, 2025•47 min
Down into the dark pit we go! What shall we find inside? Traps? Tricks? Treasures? Hopefully treasures. We didn't follow a cryptic riddle all the way here to walk away without treasures! Buster pulls out the rituals. Ignis lights the way. Ataraxia mocks viciously. Max gets Baja Blasted. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.ne...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min
The Satyr's Song has already cut a wide swath through the Shackles, facing all manner of strange and terrifying enemies. From hags to tattooed sorceresses, from cursed hearts to infatuated knights, let's answer your burning questions! ••• Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 ••• AUDIO CREDITS Background Music was created using the “Marimba” soundscape found a...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Another day, another group of sahuagin to fend off. But hey, at least fighting a bunch of bloodthirsty enemies is easier than facing up to your feelings, right? Max loses a prisoner. Ataraxia asks some deep questions. Ignis keeps it bottled up. Buster issues the call to adventure. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambi...
Apr 23, 2025•56 min
"With the Dawnflower's first kiss, climb the Captain's wayward orb to claim old king's hoard." Okay, we're in the Blue Bight's embrace. Now where are these teeth and orbs we're supposed to be looking for? Ataraxia gets a bird's-eye view. Ignis puts her darkvision to good use. Buster contemplates the physical/magical interactions of light. Max goes fishing. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail....
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 5 min
“From blue bight’s embrace, spy the Grave Lady’s prize tooth.” The Captain's Council finally packs up from Tidewater Rock, and sails off in search of Cyrus Wolfe's treasure! Ataraxia works on filling up his scrolls. Buster communes with The Wind and The Waves. Max remembers his wife. Ignis summons some kindness. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • ...
Apr 09, 2025•58 min
As one arc comes to its end, two new opportunities are presented to the Captain's Council. But the shenanigans on Tidewater Rock aren't finished quite yet... Buster summons a new friend. Ataraxia looks for a dart board. Max tries to change his fate. Ignis goes for the slap. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience ma...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 3 min
I hear what you're saying—the fighter's the simplest class in the game, so it's only for new players, right? Well, even though it may be a great choice for newbies, Lieutenant Ignis Halcón has shown us time and time again that there can be a lot of depth hidden under that well-armored surface! Join Ned & Mickie as they discuss how to make the most of one of the most iconic archetypes in all of fantasy. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook:...
Mar 26, 2025•22 min
Time to finalize the alliance of Tidewater Rock! The Captain's Council takes a moment to rest and oversee the negotiations before preparing to go find Ataraxia's mother. Ignis tries to understand sincerity. Buster advises on crop rotation. Ataraxia tries to set up another romance. Max learns some new Ranger wrestling moves. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfir...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 2 min
After a surprising run of successful back-to-back battles, a moment of solemnity falls over the Satyr's Song at the loss of a dedicated crewman. Ignis deals out a punishment. Buster lets it scar. Max speaks from the heart. Ataraxia remembers his friends. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the incredible...
Mar 12, 2025•52 min
Thanks to the power of suggestion, the Captain's Council prepares to take another ship for the glory of the Satyr's Song! But it seems that there's more to the situation on this other ship than meets the eye. Ataraxia makes a new friend. Buster discusses ramming tactics. Max performs a card trick. Ignis makes a troubling discovery in the brig. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations...
Mar 05, 2025•53 min
Ballistas out, everybody! It's time to dig into the story behind our head lookout and gunner, Mmmmmmmmaximus Schanz. Longtime listeners may already know about Jacob's affinity for rangers, but why Dragonborn? And how has the Deck of Many Things linked itself to Max not just narratively, but mechanically? Join Mickie as the takes over the hosting seat to get all the answers from Jacob! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Em...
Feb 26, 2025•32 min
Why take a rest between battles when you can just go directly from one battle straight into another? Max is beset by unwelcome suitors. Buster sticks to the water. Ignis uses her head. Ataraxia makes a very convincing suggestion. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the incredible Mynoise.net. If you’re l...
Feb 19, 2025•58 min
Can't we just take one little trip to conquer a rival captain while they're vulnerable without another rival captain trying to conquer us while we're vulnerable? Time for another battle of high-magic hijinks on the high seas! Ataraxia loads the ballistas. Max deals twenty-NINE points of damage. Buster calls upon the depths. Ignis sees an... interesting echo of herself. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireba...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Holy goats, the plan worked! Now it's just a nice, chill, easy ride back to the Satyr's Song where nothing weird or nefarious is happening, right? Ignis rows out of spite. Max suggests letting fate seal the alliance. Buster pierces through the fog. Ataraxia takes a crow's-eye view. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Amb...
Feb 05, 2025•52 min
For the glory of Rolterra, and her all-knowing web of fate! We all know Mickie already has countless pages of backstory written about Ignis that we'll probably never see, but how did this character concept come to be in the first place? Let's join Jacob and Mickie to find out! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Background Music was...
Jan 29, 2025•30 min
A battle has broken out on the clifftop! The shore is right there—we just gotta make it past Lady Smythee's guards, and we'll be off scot-free. Or at least, relatively scot-free. Ataraxia sets the mood in the Silvery Barb. Buster blows a lot of hot air. Ignis punches until she feels sand. Max pile drives somebody off a 30-foot cliff. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.co...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min
JOHN CENA! [Trumpet fanfare] Half of our party is inside the tower of Tidewater Rock, and the other half is lurking back in the shrubbery by the cliffside. Now that we know how to get to Lady Smythee, how will the plan shake out? Ataraxia strikes up a heart to heart. Buster contemplates the responsibilities of adults. Ignis stretches the tapestry of fate once more. Max pile drives somebody out of a 70-foot window. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 F...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 7 min
It's finally time to break the Tidewater Rock! With a good, non-shaky plan all laid out, the Captain's Council takes position, and splits the party—spellcasters on the ground, martials in the tower. Ataraxia puts his climbing hooves to good use. Buster casts a cloud over the guards' party. Max finds himself tied to an echo. Ignis finds a way to bypass lock and key. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball20...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Tensions are still high among the Captain's Council, but Tidewater Rock is right there, and the time to act is upon us! Hopefully this time, our players can cobble together a plan that the DM won't describe as "shaky". Buster pulls a little burglary. Max points out the point of no return. Ignis proposes a kidnapping. Ataraxia suggests some high-magic, high-altitude shenanigans. Check out JustEvening's animatic here: https://youtu.be/TmjWJZZ6H_0 • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter ...
Jan 01, 2025•57 min
We're taking a little Christmas break, so in the meantime, enjoy these clips from our Patreon bonus content! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/musi...
Dec 25, 2024•31 min
Well, that escalated quickly. What is the Captain's Council even going to do in the aftermath of a confrontation like that? Max practices his knot tying skills. Buster sees Max from a different angle. Ignis wonders about her feelings. Ataraxia proposes a soft 3, leading into a hard 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDI...
Dec 18, 2024•57 min
This Meredith situation is getting a bit out of hand. Surely Buster will be perfectly ok if we stage just a little intervention, right? Ataraxia delegates his social difficulties. Ignis executes her orders. Buster loses himself. Max handles the cleanup. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made on the incredible ...
Dec 11, 2024•57 min
Back on the open sea, the Captain's Council regroups to chat about how things went down on the island, when an unexpected visitor causes quite a stir within the party. Ignis fumes over the goats. Ataraxia learns about love. Buster speaks from the heart. Max bars the exit. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambience made...
Dec 04, 2024•57 min
