The Fourth Age | Book Three

The Fourth Age starred:

- @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as Mistiel
- @causticphoenix.bsky.social as Eona
- @critbard.com as Iairen
- @estelofimladris.bsky.social as Aerlind
- @jwcartwright.bsky.social as Theodas
- @seum.bsky.social as Chicory Taproot

And @edwardspence.bsky.social as The Loremaster.

Six individuals stood together, looking down into a cloudy valley: - Theodas. A muscular Elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Iairen. A human with handsome, dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a dark blue robe. He holds a spherical seeing-stone in his hands. - Mistiel. An Elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Eona. A woman with tanned features and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, wearing heavy brown leather armour and a single steel pauldron with fur lining. - Chicory Taproot. A Hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Aerlind. A tall and handsome Elf with deep black, straight hair and elven robes in shades of sea blues and greens. In his hand he carries a golden astrolabe. Above them are the words "Call to Adventure presents The Fourth Age" along with all the awards the show has won and bneen nominated for.

WE ARE LIVE WITH THE FOURTH AGE!

Our fellowship meets one final time to reflect on the last two years of adventure, love, heartbreak, and hope.

WATCH HERE: twitch.tv/woundedwarriorproject

Join us in chat, as our cast reminisces and answers your questions!

It wouldn't be a live stream without tech troubles! We're just having to reboot a couple of computers, but we'll be live as soon as we're able.

Thank you for your patience!

We are currently editing the episodes to upload to YouTube, using the raw video and audio tracks, but layering in a full soundscape and the smooth music transitions that (due to the constraints of live streaming) often proved difficult. The aim is not to remove anything, only add!

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Our fellowship reunites, one final time, to answer YOUR questions!

Ask them below, share your favourite memories, your wildest theories, and join us on Tuesday 20th January at 12:30pm Pacific, as we bid farewell to a story two years in the making.

The Fourth Age starred:

- @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as Mistiel
- @causticphoenix.bsky.social as Eona
- @critbard.com as Iairen
- @estelofimladris.bsky.social as Aerlind
- @jwcartwright.bsky.social as Theodas
- @seum.bsky.social as Chicory Taproot

And @edwardspence.bsky.social as The Loremaster.

Six individuals stood together, looking down into a cloudy valley: - Theodas. A muscular Elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Iairen. A human with handsome, dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a dark blue robe. He holds a spherical seeing-stone in his hands. - Mistiel. An Elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Eona. A woman with tanned features and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, wearing heavy brown leather armour and a single steel pauldron with fur lining. - Chicory Taproot. A Hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Aerlind. A tall and handsome Elf with deep black, straight hair and elven robes in shades of sea blues and greens. In his hand he carries a golden astrolabe. Above them are the words "Call to Adventure presents The Fourth Age" along with all the awards the show has won and bneen nominated for.

After three seasons, The Fourth Age has finally come to an end.

But we're not done! This Tuesday 20th, we will be holding a talkback episode, as our fellowship reflects on the last two years of storytelling.

Do you have questions for the cast? Post them below, and join us live at 12:30pm Pacific!

This was such a beautiful thing to experience. To achieve such high quality storytelling, beauty, love and emotion on a livestream is unreal, and seeing just how much it meant to the cast was so moving. It felt like a privilege to be able to see it in real time. Congratulations to everyone involved.

a picture of a sunset on the beach was taken by andy c 2008 Alt: a gif of a sunset on the beach with the waves rolling in.

I am honestly without words now that The Fourth Age ( @calltoadventure.bsky.social ) is over.

To craft stories with love from front to back with every person within a story is so special.

To do it with profoundly gifted storytellers is a dream.

Hannon le, gwadoras nin.

I'm catching the live finale of the Fourth Age (@calltoadventure.bsky.social) and it's so worth it to stay up past my bedtime even if my heart is being torn out of my chest

What does it mean to end?
To truly cease any forward momentum.

Today, The Fourth Age comes to its final moments.
Three books. Many chapters. Multiple stories.

I am not ready for this show to end.
But, as inevitability dictates, it must come.

Join us.
// twitch.tv/woundedwarriorproject

The Fourth Age stars:

- @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as Mistiel
- @causticphoenix.bsky.social as Eona
- @critbard.com as Iairen
- @estelofimladris.bsky.social as Aerlind
- @jwcartwright.bsky.social as Theodas
- @seum.bsky.social as Chicory Taproot

And @edwardspence.bsky.social as The Loremaster.

Six individuals stood together, looking out towards the skies as pink blossom floats about them: - Iairen. A human with handsome, dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a dark blue robe. - Chicory Taproot. A Hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Theodas. A muscular Elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Mistiel. An Elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Eona. A woman with tanned features and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, wearing heavy brown leather armour and a single steel pauldron with fur lining. - Aerlind. A tall and handsome Elf with deep black, straight hair and elven robes in shades of sea blues and greens. In his hand he carries a golden astrolabe. Above them are the words "The Fourth Age: Book Three" and below them "Chapter Ten: The White Ships."

WE ARE LIVE WITH THE FOURTH AGE!

The fellowship reaches the end of their journey together. Great joy lies ahead. Grief too. For this will be a time of happy unions and of sorrowful partings...

WATCH HERE: twitch.tv/woundedwarriorproject

Join us in chat, for the finale of our three season epic.

In one hour, our story comes to an end. An adventure two years in the making reaches its conclusion, and we say a final farewell to this fellowship.

I hope you'll join us.

𝘕𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘪 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘛𝘰𝘭 𝘌𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘢

After years of love, joy, and heartache, this journey comes to a close.

See the sails unfurl and hear the call home.

bsky.app/profile/call...

The Fourth Age stars:

- @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as Mistiel
- @causticphoenix.bsky.social as Eona
- @critbard.com as Iairen
- @estelofimladris.bsky.social as Aerlind
- @jwcartwright.bsky.social as Theodas
- @seum.bsky.social as Chicory Taproot

And @edwardspence.bsky.social as The Loremaster.

Winter is over. Spring has come. Tomorrow, our tale ends.

I have just started writing my final monologue for this, and I'm already in tears.

Join us on Tuesday 13th January (12:30pm Pacific). After three seasons and two years of storytelling...

...it is time for one final chapter.

The Fourth Age stars:

- @blackgirlmage.bsky.social as Mistiel
- @causticphoenix.bsky.social as Eona
- @critbard.com as Iairen
- @estelofimladris.bsky.social as Aerlind
- @jwcartwright.bsky.social as Theodas
- @seum.bsky.social as Chicory Taproot

And @edwardspence.bsky.social as The Loremaster.

Six individuals stood together, looking out towards the skies as pink blossom floats about them: - Iairen. A human with handsome, dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a dark blue robe. - Chicory Taproot. A Hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Theodas. A muscular Elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Mistiel. An Elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Eona. A woman with tanned features and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, wearing heavy brown leather armour and a single steel pauldron with fur lining. - Aerlind. A tall and handsome Elf with deep black, straight hair and elven robes in shades of sea blues and greens. In his hand he carries a golden astrolabe. Above them are the words "The Fourth Age: Book Three" and below them "Chapter Ten: The White Ships."

"Don’t the great tales ever end?”

The war is over. The fellowship stands victorious. All there is left to tell is the ending of their tale...

The final chapter of The Fourth Age, our three season ode to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, airs on Tuesday 13th January, 12:30pm Pacific.

We are honoured to be placed in such esteemed company. That our trilogy of seasons has touched so many means more than we can possibly express. Thank you all for the love, for your stories, and for your kindness. We will need them all as we enter a new year.

Five individuals walk across a grassy ridge, almost silhouetted against a mountainous backdrop: - Theodas: a muscular elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Mistiel: an elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Iairen: a human with handsome dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a green robe with gold trim. - Chicory: a hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Eona: a woman with tanned features, a stern jawline and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, carrying a heavy shield and wearing heavy brown leather armour and steel pauldrons. Above them is a set of golden laurels, with the words "Hollywood Series, Best Game Master - Actual Play, Winner 2025."

We are overjoyed to announce that yesterday, our Loremaster @edwardspence.bsky.social won the Hollywood Series Award for Best Game Master - Actual Play (Video).

Thank you to the judging panel, and to @tabletopartsfund.org for making our awards journey possible! What a perfect way to end the year.

In 2026, the Force will be with you. Always.

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This cast have built their foundations in my heart, and will endure forever.

@blackgirlmage.bsky.social
@causticphoenix.bsky.social
@critbard.com
@estelofimladris.bsky.social
@jwcartwright.bsky.social
@seum.bsky.social

I will have much more to say after our finale. But for now, thank you.

Six individuals stood together, looking out towards the skies as pink blossom floats about them: - Iairen. A human with handsome, dark features, his face framed with long brown hair with a soft kink to it, wearing a dark blue robe. - Chicory Taproot. A Hobbit with delicate, pale features, and wavy brown hair, wearing a flowing purple dress, with white frills and an apron. - Theodas. A muscular Elf with strong dark features, framed by a thick, greying beard, wearing a grey cloak over a dull golden chestpiece. - Mistiel. An Elf with beautiful dark features and long white braids, wearing a hooded auburn cloak over dark leather armour. - Eona. A woman with tanned features and long black hair, intertwined with golden scales, wearing heavy brown leather armour and a single steel pauldron with fur lining. - Aerlind. A tall and handsome Elf with deep black, straight hair and elven robes in shades of sea blues and greens. In his hand he carries a golden astrolabe. Above them are the words "The Fourth Age: Book Three" and below them "The award-winning The One Ring series comes to an end. Early 2026."

2025 also saw the culmination of a story two years and three seasons in the making: The Fourth Age.

While there is still one final episode to come in early 2026 - and much more for me to say - for now, I can only express how formative this story has been, both creatively and emotionally.

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Five individuals stand against a red sky and a silhouetted cityscape: - A scruffy-looking man in a grey and brown vest, with tanned features and long black hair messily tied up over a tired, angular face. - A woman with pale features and long black hair, wearing a green jacket over a pale turtleneck and a black jumpsuit. - A shorter individual in a smart grey jacket and an orange shirt with a large bow, her dark features framed by large round glasses and tightly bound hair. - A tall man with dark, angular features, a black moustache and wavy dark hair, wearing a grey three-piece suit. - An individual in a black cocktail dress and long white gloves covered in silver jewellery, their dark features framed by a burgundy bob. Above them are the names of the cast: Calamity, Candace the Magnificent, Kappa, Seum, Valiant Dorian & Edward Spence. Below them is the title "Shadows of Gotham", and the airing details: Tuesdays, 12pm Pacific, over on the Wounded Warrior Project Twitch channel.

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Each episode, Gotham was brought to life by:

@alecgm.bsky.social
@blackwaterdnd.bsky.social
@chaoticdarby.bsky.social
@howdylovedarlin.bsky.social
@justicevancho.bsky.social
@persephiroth.bsky.social
@shellyvonmiller.bsky.social
@stevesaylor.net
@superdillin.bsky.social

What a blessing.

The cast of Shadows of Gotham, reacting in horror to Sam's extremely low roll.

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With art by @kodasea.bsky.social, we were gifted with a truly peerless and trusting cast.

@heycalamityyy.bsky.social
@seum.bsky.social
@thecandacemarie.bsky.social
@thekappachris.bsky.social
@valiantdorian.bsky.social

They wove magic, to say nothing of our incredible roster of guest stars.

In May, @calltoadventure.bsky.social embarked on our latest charity actual play: Shadows of Gotham. Using comics' most famous city to explore municipal and police corruption, the show saw our heroes pitted against BIue Lives Matter for the fate of Gotham.

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The cast of Paradise Lost in a retro, '90s-inspired layout (designed by StellaLuna), erupting into laughter as Blizz dons a pair of sunglasses.

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With art by @meishali.bsky.social and overlays by @stellaluna.tv, our cast...

@blizzb3ar.bsky.social
@causticphoenix.bsky.social
@justicevancho.bsky.social
@seum.bsky.social

...were reunited, and their characters tested like never before, finding hope in even the bleakest of places.

Five individuals stood together against a dark misty horizon: - Drake Lee: A tall individual with lightly tanned skin, his handsome features framed with long black hair tied messily up, a cocky smile over his scarred face. A chain necklace sits over a plain white t-shirt, over which he wears a long black duster. Thick muscular arms are crossed over his chest, one of which is covered in intricate tattoos, and from his waist hangs a katana. - Amelia Oliver: A short individual with lightly tanned skin, her round black-rimmed glasses framing equally round features. Her black hair is done up in two spherical buns, the right of which is pierced with pencils. She wears a green checkered shirt, over which a torn green jacket reveals muscular, scarred arms. A brown satchel full of books is slung over her left shoulder. - Dr Jacob Banks: A tall individual with light brown skin, his brown hair framing handsome features, as do his clear glasses, and a clean moustache sits above a grinning mouth. He wears a white and blue crop-top, with the number “ten” on it. A fanny pack sits strapped across this, red and with a first aid symbol on its surface. A blue checkered shirt is tied around his waist, on which one of his hands rests. - Darla Oakes. A short individual with lightly tanned skin, her suspicious eyes framed by dark mark-up. Rectangular sunglasses are perched atop a mess of wavy dark hair that tumbles over her shoulders. She wears a sleeveless black turtleneck, over which she wears a sleeveless hooded brown jacket, revealing two arms: one bare, the other covered in a tattoo that snakes around into a metallic robotic limb. - Artie King. A tall figure with handsome brown features framed by large glasses and curly dark brown hair. He wears a dark leather jacket over a green and yellow striped shirt. He smiles warmly. In front of them are the words "Paradise Lost: An Original The Electric State Adventure" and "Season Two, Tuesday 19th August, 12pm Pacific Time."

This year saw the return of Paradise Lost, both in the dramatic finale of its first season, and the explosive premiere of its second.

Using Free League's The Electric State, this journey through dystopia tackled the stranglehold of corporations over US politics and the insidious rise of Al.

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