Focused Fire Chat, A Destiny Lore Podcast

This installment of the Extra Lore series takes the team to a world where players are invited to experience the ultimate hunting experience - a world full of monsters that are as amazingly fascinating as they are dangerous. The Monster Hunter series revolves around nature & discusses the search for balance within this new world - indeed, this balance with nature is one of, if not the, most important themes of the series' story. However, this series is largely portrayed visually - which, while this medium presents an awesome sense of immersion to the game, it also makes detailed critical analysis frustrating at times. Much of the information in this series is gained through inference of the material offered.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question for Next Episode (Vendor Lore: Benedict 99-40) Is Benedict 99-40 the Sweeper Bot from Destiny 1?   Discussion Timestamps 0

    This week, we're visiting the moon of Io to spend some time with everyone's favorite grumpy Awoken Warlock - Asher Mir. The team chats about not just the history of the Gensym Scribe we met back in Destiny 1, but also the underlying nature of the Vex given some of the new information from this week's 1.1.4 update (known as the "Go Fast Update" to many in the community) and even gets into a few tangents about memory, Ikora and her troubled relationship with her Ghost, and why Beard feels so connected to Asher. Also there is a bit of a debate on, given the changes in the game, who now has the better "jump" between the hosts.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question for Next Episode (Extra Lore Summary: Monster Hunter) Is the Ancient Civilization to blame for the strange species of monsters today?   Discussion Timestamps 0:17:45 | Community Feedback 0:20:00 | Weekly

The team comes back together to discuss the series of conflicts that defined the early days of the Last City on Earth - from the mysterious figure of Lysander and his militant Concordat to the questions that still are unanswered about the nature of what makes the Great Factions so great, get ready for some good chatter this week. Also note that Beard now has a new nickname (check out the conversation at about 1:20:00 in the episode for that tidbit) and we have two major announcements that we're really excited to bring you at the end of the episode (starting at about 1:53:00 for those).   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question for Next Episode Do you think the Vex part of Asher will spread throughout his body?   Discussion Timestamps 0:04:30 | Community Feedback 0:10:30 | Weekly Community Question 0:11:30 | Topic Intro 0:15:00 | Lost Lore: Lysander 0:36:00 | Faction Wars

Episode 125 brings Blue, Green, and Beard back together to discuss the updates that Destiny 2 brings to the table in regards to the elusive figures known as "The Nine" - fair warning, for something that there really isn't much on, the team has a LOT to talk about. There are tons of connections that have yet to be woven together in the game (though we are starting to see a bit of that through the introduction of the Emissary and the Third Spire) - add that to the ramifications of the science displayed in game as well as some of the symbols revealed...and get ready for what the team has started calling one of our "FFC TED Talks".   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question Who is the best Faction representative?   Discussion Timestamps 0:05:00 | Community Feedback 0:15:00 | Weekly Community Question 0:18:30 | Topic Intro 0:22:00 | Lost Lore: Xur, Agent of the Nine 0:35:00 |

Episode 124 brings Blue, Justin, Green, and Beard back together to chat about the updates in Destiny 2 for the Warlock class - and yes, this time we have a Warlock present to defend the class from the Hunters. We spend a good amount of time discussing the thoughts and theories that we see from Ulan-Tan and the possible ramifications in the game world, as well as diving into a bit of Asher's story and his connections to the Vex. As much as it pains Justin, we do explore the Ophidian Aspects for a bit, before moving to the vampiric Karnstein Armlets.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question What does the horse represent in the Spire?   Discussion Timestamps 0:04:45 | Community Feedback 0:07:00 | Weekly Community Question 0:08:45 | Topic Intro 0:12:30 | Lost Lore: Ulan-Tan's Grove 0:38:00 | New Lore Entries from Destiny 2 0:42:00 | Introduction to the Dawnblade 1:10:00 

Our 24th installment of the Extra Lore series brings Blue and Beard together to reminisce on one of the earlier titles in the First Person Shooter genre, DOOM - and jokingly explain their way through yet another series that both enjoyed (and supposedly didn't have a story). So, gear up for some ripping and tearing as we dive headfirst into the hellish landscape that is the DOOM series - but don't worry, we don't leave all the jokes behind...it wouldn't be FFC without someone making fun of things.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Discussion Timestamps 0:11:45 | Intro to DOOM series 0:24:30 | Summary of DOOM 0:34:30 | Summary of DOOM 2 0:50:30 | Summary of DOOM 3 1:04:00 | Beard's Connection between DOOM 3 & Dead Space 1:10:30 | Summary of DOOM 4 1:46:45 | Bringing out the BFG 1:54:00 | The Slayer's Testament 1:56:00 | Team Shoutouts & Final Thoughts 2:08:00 | #BlueHasAS

Episode 123 brings Blue, an extremely tardy Justin, Green, Beard, and returning special guest co-host PurpleChimera back together to discuss a rather hot topic at the moment - the "problem" of biased presentation of in-game story information. Namely - is it a problem? The group hashes it out among them (and yes, we're back to the familiar group of Blue and Beard not really being on the same page), using figures such as the Speaker, Osiris, Toland, and even real life examples such as stereotypes in music, the historical research and experiences of Purple, and the dangers of angering abstract artists (GG, Justin).   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question Who is your favorite Warlock?   Discussion Timestamps 0:05:00 | Community Feedback 0:17:00 | Weekly Community Question 0:19:30 | Topic Intro 0:24:00 | Lost Lore: Reviews of Ikora Rey's On Circles: Revised Edition 0:46:00 

In the Focused Fire Chat Snapshot series, Blue invites you to take a quick look at some of the trivia connections that can be found within items from throughout the games that the FFC community enjoys. In our second episode, we take a look at the Orpheus Rig exotic armor from Destiny 2 - discussing notes from the etymology and explanation of the item's name to a look at the possible implications that information could have on the overall understanding of Nightstalkers within the game's universe.   Contact Info Email: FocusedFireChat@gmail.com Twitter: @FocusedFireChat Facebook: /FocusedFireChat Instagram: @FocusedFireChat iTunes: Focused Fire Chat   Please be sure to also check out the other podcasts in the Guardian Radio Network!   Other Lore Resources Ishtar-Collective Destiny Armory Defined The Seraphim Archive r/DestinyLore r/TheCryptarchs   Show Sponsors & Affiliates Audible LootCrate (Offer Code BRIDGE10)   Music for this Episode "Drone in D", "Easy Lemon (60 second)", "Lo

Episode 122 brings Blue, Justin, Green, & Beard back together to dive into the lore that we have concerning the Exo race (focusing heavily on Guardians, since that's a predominately the information that we have in Destiny 2) and their relationship with the concept of artificial intelligence. A big question that keeps getting brought up is: is the Exo 'mind' an artificial construct...or is it a natural intelligence which lives within an artificial shell? Is there a difference, at the end of the day? Why are Beard and Blue agreeing with each other so much?   Also be sure to weigh in for the community question for this week   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question What Destiny lore did you discover that you later had misconceptions about?   Discussion Timestamps 0:04:30 | Community Feedback 0:08:00 | Weekly Community Question 0:10:00 | Topic Intro 0:15:30 | Lost Lore

Alla Breve is an introduction to the importance of the music in Destiny.   Fair warning for those reading or listening to this: This piece is an introduction to the music in the game of Destiny and its intriguing historical, mathematical, and scientific ties. What it is not is an all-inclusive explanation, being as I am not the composer but merely a musician who appreciates the dive into the various aspects of the music and hopefully into the mind of the composer himself.   Full Article - Link

Episode 121 brings Blue, Justin, and Beard together to discuss the little information we have on the mysterious figure of Nezarec within the Destiny universe - and also to give Justin a platform to announce his new campaign against sneks (tune in to the end of the episode for that...important announcement). While ultimately this episode is pretty light on confirmed connections - there are plenty of potential threads that connect the singular item we currently have on Nezarec to a few other pieces of trivial tidbits in the game.   Be sure to weigh in for the community question this week - it's gonna be a fun one to read everyone's answer to on the next episode!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question What is the Deep Stone Crypt?   Discussion Timestamps 0:03:00 | Community Feedback 0:05:00 | Weekly Community Question 0:10:00 | Lost Lore: Sins of Kharad-Tan 0:18:00 | W

Our 23rd installment of the Extra Lore series brings Blue, Green, Beard, and special guest co-host Receptor17 (known to many as the 'Nutty Welshman', even though Blue thinks it's Irish...don't ask) together to learn a bit about the insanely grimdark universe of Warhammer 40k. Prepare thyself - Receptor delivers an amazing amount of information...and this is just a scratch on the surface of the information that is available for consumption in 40k.   As stated at the end of the show - let us know if you enjoyed this one and if you'd like us to schedule a follow up with Receptor (and if so, what in particular you'd like to explore with us)!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.     Discussion Timestamps 0:17:00 | Intro to Warhammer 0:25:45 | Let's Begin... 0:40:30 | The Imperium 0:50:30 | Space Marines in Particular 1:30:00 | The Chaos  2:06:00 | Team Shoutouts & Final Thoughts  

Episode 120 brings Blue, Green, and Beard together to discuss the information that we have currently about the elusive Reef-born Awoken and their domain out in the further reaches of the solar system. Quite a bit of the chat is focused around the information that we had received near the end of Destiny 1 - though there are some tidbits that the community has received about the current situation in Destiny 2 that the team brings up near the conclusion of the episode.   Be sure to weigh in for the community question this week - it's gonna be a fun one to read everyone's answer to on the next episode!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question Is Nezarec part of an alien race?   Discussion Timestamps 0:03:10 | Community Feedback 0:04:30 | Weekly Community Question 0:12:30 | Lore Lore: Techeun Coven 0:28:45 | Politics in the Reef 0:33:45 | Review of Information from Destin

Episode 119 brings Blue, Justin, Green, and Beard back together to discuss and debate the information that the community has about the infamous Worm Gods - the source of power behind the Hive in the world of Destiny. What are they? Are they related to the Ahamkara (the wish-dragons mentioned elsewhere, also presented as dangerous to the City in their own, unique way)?   The team tackles these questions, as well as delving a bit into the intricacies of the tithing of Light that the various broods of Hive seem to have and those implications this week. We also take a few minutes near the end of the episode to discuss the implications and unique challenges that the clarification of the bias of the presentation of game lore open up for the community - and our own personal thoughts on that, to a degree.   Be sure to weigh in for the community question this week - it's gonna be a fun one to read everyone's answer to on the next episode!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be

Episode 118 brings Blue, Green, and Beard back together to chat about the updated information that we've seen on the figure of Saint-14 within Destiny 2 - and to discuss a bit of the paradoxical nature of some of that information. Beard also takes a moment to tie in the discussion from last week with some theories in regard to Saint-14's updated information and the team has an amazing Dispatch this week that allows them to chat a little about some of the things that are going on in gaming communities as a whole. Also, be sure to weigh in for the community question this week!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question Are the Worm Gods related to the Ahamkara?   Discussion Timestamps 0:06:20 | Community Feedback 0:16:30 | Lost Lore: Paean 0:23:00 | Recap of Known information on Saint-14 0:27:45 | Grimoire Discussion 0:40:00 | Saint-14's Fate 0:50:00 | Discusson on Other'

Episode 117 brings Blue, Justin, & Green back together to chat about the shells that Ghosts use in the Destiny universe to show off their personalities - and surprisingly there is a fair amount of information to parse through. Forgive Blue for the tangent on the Ghost in the Machine explanation - it's something of a personal interest for him. Be sure to also weigh in for the community question this week!   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question Who would win in a fight between Saint-14 & Osiris?    Discussion Timestamps 0:12:00 | Lost Lore Discuss: Ghost Data Port 0:24:00 | Purpose of Ghost Shell 0:28:00 | Clovis Bray & Creation of Ghosts 0:36:00 | Connection to the Traveler 0:40:00 | Dualism & the Ghost in the Machine Discussion 0:54:00 | Clovis Bray Connection & Artificial Intelligence 1:11:00 | Future Designs of Ghost Shells 1:24:00 | Named Gh

Episode 116 brings Blue, Justin, Green, and Beard back together to chat about the Exodus Black, a crashed Golden Age colony ship that players encounter and establish as a base of operations for events on 7066 Nessus. Along with a lively discussion about the current caretaker of the wrecked vessel (an AI who goes by the name of Failsafe - and has quickly become one of the favorite topics of chatter in the Discord server), the team breaks down a number of different pieces of information and even delve into some of the potential effects of these new developments.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Weekly Question What is your favorite Ghost shell (not including Sagira)?   Discussion Timestamps 0:12:45 | Lost Lore of the Week: Vex Experimentation on Nessus 0:22:00 | Summary of Topic & Discussion 0:31:00 | Vex conversion of Nessus discussion 0:43:00 | Terraforming of Nessus 1:10:

In the Focused Fire Chat Snapshot series, Blue invites you to take a quick look at some of the trivia connections that can be found within items from throughout the games that the FFC community enjoys. For our first episode, we take a look at the Nameless Midnight scout rifle from Destiny 2 - discussing notes from the etymology of the term midnight to examining a bit of what seems to be a connection between the gun itself and the poem from Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven.   Contact Info Email: FocusedFireChat@gmail.com Twitter: @FocusedFireChat Facebook: /FocusedFireChat Instagram: @FocusedFireChat iTunes: Focused Fire Chat   Please be sure to also check out the other podcasts in the Guardian Radio Network!   Other Lore Resources Ishtar-Collective Destiny Armory Defined The Seraphim Archive r/DestinyLore r/TheCryptarchs   Show Sponsors & Affiliates Audible LootCrate (Offer Code BRIDGE10)   Music for this Episode "Drone in D", "Easy Lemon (60 second)", "Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins"

Episode brings Blue, Justin, Green, and Beard back together to has out their thoughts on the Hive siblings (Oryx, Savathun, and Xivu Arath). A large point of the discussion focused on the Tablets of Ruin which Oryx used throughout the Books of Sorrow and their current location as well as questions about their true nature. There was also a healthy amount of discussion on the ability of resurrection which we see within the Ascendant Hive - and how that allows some interesting twists to the normal path of defeating such enemies.   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Contact Info Email: FocusedFireChat@gmail.com Twitter: @FocusedFireChat Facebook: /FocusedFireChat Instagram: @FocusedFireChat    Please be sure to also check out the other podcasts in the Guardian Radio Network!   Siblings Map   Links Mentioned in Show: Lost Lore Item: Discussion on Willbreaker (Dark Drinker Grimoire C

Our 22nd installment of the Extra Lore series brings Blue, Green, and Beard together to learn about the world of Dead Space, something that Beard is happy to educate us on. Be prepared for an episode that actually allowed Blue a chance to be the one to derail the chat with random notes and questions - at the cost sometimes of Green's comfort in regards to Grimlins and headcrab beanies (trust us, it makes sense...kind of).   As usual, thank you again for giving our ramblings a listen! Please be sure to let us know how we're doing over on iTunes or through the below email.   Contact Info Email: FocusedFireChat@gmail.com Twitter: @FocusedFireChat Facebook: /FocusedFireChat Instagram: @FocusedFireChat   Please be sure to also check out the other podcasts in the Guardian Radio Network!   Links Mentioned in Show: Suicide Prevention Lifeline (link) Dead Space Wiki (link)   Show Sponsors & Affiliates Audible LootCrate (Offer Code BRIDGE10)