I'm about 10 episodes in and starting to wonder if there is resolution to some of the mysteries that are setup throughout the podcast. It feels like every new episode introduces a new spooky mystery but we haven't solved anything yet. Does this start to change?
I'm just worried about getting caught up in another instance of the TV show Lost where it is all build up and no resolution.
Posted Aug 19, 2020, 3:26 AM UTC
Roll sanity.
Don't worry one second more! There is a great and complex story about to unfold before you. No lazy writing here. Quite the opposite
It’ll definitely be satisfying, but don’t expect any answers for a while! And most answers will beget more questions, but I mean that in the best possible way.
It's all there. Things get solved just as fast as the boys of Contention PD get around to it.
That isn't necessarily at the same pace as the listeners might like, but it happens. There are definitely more questions than answers for a while, but the answers are so satisfying.
Has anyone made a post with all the threads and resolutions/current open ends?
There is a wiki that nobody is brave enough to keep up to date.
I will Venmo someone $3 to complete it. Shouldn’t take too long. /s
There is resolution. When you get to the Table Cop Gaming episode, which is the public Q&A, you'll hear some about how the sandbox that is PtbP has been wound up and set off.
One thing to keep in mind is that not a lot of time has elapsed in game, many episodes are all on the same few days.
In fact Zach is quite good at throwing things back in the boys faces. Some "consequences" from the first twenty or so episodes are coming back with a vengeance in the past ten or so. Which is a wide enough episode range I don't think I'm spoiling anything.
I just caught up myself, and it's become one of my favorite podcasts, so I highly recommend continuing. From what has occurred so far and the quality of the writing, I trust the DM to give a satisfying solution to the mysteries.
You've waded into the lake of mystery but you don't have to trudge against the weight of the fluid. Caress it's surface, feel it's surprising density. Lay back and find yourself supremely buoyant. Float across the surface and watch the stars chase each other across the night sky until they all disappear. With patience, you'll find yourself floating to the center of the mystery. There will be no up, no down, only here, only time unraveled and you.
There's such a nice soft landing. Incredible payoff. (We aren't to the end completely but it's sooo good.)