28 episodes
The Valkyrie Cycle Midnight Ceremonies Media
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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What if the worst people you knew in high school were tasked with saving the world? This is The Valkyrie Cycle: a Monsterhearts 2 actual play podcast about the messy lives of even messier teenagers, whose monstrosity is as inevitable as their destiny. Our setting is the small town of Thornridge, Washington, where monsters are as likely to lurk in the forest as the hallways of the high school, and apocalyptic mythology threatens to become ugly reality. As an unnaturally long winter casts an icy shadow over the upcoming prom, something more dangerous prowls at the edges of Thornridge, waiting for its chance to strike... The Valkyrie Cycle is a story about queerness, family, the chains that hold us back, and what happens when we break them.
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Welcome to Thornridge
Meet the students of Thornridge High, both magic and mysterious, as they enter the season of prom-proposals, extravagant end-of-year parties, and a prophecy that inches ever closer. Content warnings: Description of patricide, internalized homophobia, and religious trauma [9:50-16:36]. Brief description of miming self-harm [1:23:04]. Allusions to death of family members […]
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Time Between Dog and Wolf
Tensions rise as Starfyre, Lucien, and Cassie investigate the Strisciante family at Silvia’s party; Stephanie Chaplin hits a breaking point when confronted with terrible truths of her own. Content warnings: Descriptions of snakes (including feeding on mice) [47:43-49:00]. Moment of forced truth-telling through magic, with auditory distortion [1:48:10-1:49:17]. Physical violence […]
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An Unleashing
The party comes to an end as Silvia finds evidence of the Chosen Squad’s investigation; a fight breaks out when something sinister finds Cesar in the woods. Content warnings: Violence, threats of violence, horror, and zombie beheading [40:00 – 50:19]. Threats of violence and punching [56:12 – 59:28]. Audio gore […]
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Chains of Fate
Starfyre, Cassie, and Lucien hunt monsters in the woods; Eden takes the next step in their relationship with Cassie; and Stephanie Chaplin makes new plans for prom. Content warnings: Violence, horror, injury, and threat of drowning [33:53-37:56]. Descriptions of wounds, including a wolf bite [44:30-45:35]. Abusive/toxic family environment [1:19:30-1:24:37]. Discussion […]
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Confessions
Lucien tests the limits of Stephanie’s spell. Starfyre talks to her aunt Morgan about the prophecy. Content warnings: Attempts at physical violence, punching [13:50-23:43]. Brief descriptions of wounds and wound care [24:51-25:44]. Discussion of grief and loss of family members [38:05-44:07]. Mentions of the foster system, being attacked by an animal […]
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Witch Hunt
Starfyre, Lucien, and Cassie meet with Eden before school Monday morning. Stephanie confronts the consequences of her actions. Content warnings: Mentions of seizures/brain injury, discussion of homophobic parents and murder, hospital sound effects [16:57-37:35]. Hospital sound effects [43:20-50:08]. Description of dissociation/PTSD and of being attacked by a wolf [1:11:37-1:13:23]. Interparty […]
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Customer Reviews
Sinfully fun
The Valkyrie Cycle is deeply dramatic and unapologetically authentic. Each character brings so much to the table both in their actions “on screen” and in the baggage they carry whose weight is almost omnipresent. The players do a wonderful job, playing off of each other and pushing each person to be their messiest and truest self. Lucien is a personal favorite of mine, gotta love a tragic catholic. Can’t wait to listen to more.