Focused Fire Chat, a Destiny Lore Podcast

One final update from Blue.

Recording Date: October 02, 2021 -- -- -- We dive back into Destiny 2 with a look at what all has happened this past season to lead up to the insanity that is occurring in the game world today - with a healthy dose of lighthearted explanation for Blue from Orchid and Grn concerning the events from Season of the Splicer. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: October 02, 2021 -- -- -- We dive back into Destiny 2 with a look at what all has happened this past season to lead up to the insanity that is occurring in the game world today - with a healthy dose of lighthearted explanation for Blue from Orchid and Grn concerning the events from Season of the Splicer. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

In the Snapshot series, Blue invites you to take a quick look at some of the trivia connections that can be found within items from throughout various games. This episode takes a look at the Izanagi's Burden exotic sniper rifle from Destiny 2 - diving into the source of its name and possible ramifications that such a connection could have for our Guardians. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: September 11, 2021 -- -- -- The team is back at last - and they want to chat to everyone about the insanity that is the Hitman games...or at least the insanity that is the Hitman games when played by Orchid. Which is full of "cute crims" and "adorable murders" according to a number of questionable sources. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: September 11, 2021 -- -- -- The team is back at last - and they want to chat to everyone about the insanity that is the Hitman games...or at least the insanity that is the Hitman games when played by Orchid. Which is full of "cute crims" and "adorable murders" according to a number of questionable sources. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Quick update for FFC.

Quick update from Orchid for FFC.

Recording Date: February 12, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, A Tangled Web this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved and what happened. In addition, a good friend of the show, Ellimist returns! This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:03:45 - Orchid's Otter Stop0:05:00 -...

Recording Date: February 5, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Your Friend, Micah Abram this week, joined by Ellimist. Following the discussion of the previous session, the team dives into the specific details within the book, and the possible consequences some of those decisions could have created. This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:00 - Introduction 0:03:30 - Orchid's Otter Stop 0:04:30 - Intro Session Recap 0:06:15 - Orchid's Dreams Breakdown 0:07:30 - Letter 7 Excerpt 0:12:30 - Was Micah a Speaker? 0:14:00 - Exo Penguin Ellimist Break 0:15:00 - Dreams from the Darkness? 0:18:30 - Origin of Dream 0:20:30 - Hector's Fate 0:22:00 - Clovis Coverup 0:34:30 - Golden Age Utopia 0:39:15 - Theme of the Season 0:41:30 - Shout outs -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: February 5, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Your Friend, Micah Abram this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved and what happened. In addition, we catch up with a good friend of the show, Ellimist! This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:02:00 - Special Announcements 0:03:00 - Orchid's Otter Stop 0:04:15 - New Trailer Thoughts 0:13:15 - Summary 0:14:00 - Major Characters 0:18:30 - The Penguins 0:22:15 - Exo Penguins 0:25:15 - Long Slow Whisper 0:28:30 - Exo Encounter 0:29:30 - Ace Theory 0:30:30 - Maya Theory 0:31:15 - Vex Hallucinations 0:33:30 - Fun Thoughts 0:40:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Grn and Blue continue to challenge each other to consume various books, tv shows, and any other fandom inspiring content then discuss the ups, downs, insides, and outs. As they do so, the challenge to resist the temptation to become fans themselves is presented. Can you resist this? This week, we watched the anime series, Wolf's Rain. -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 22, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, The Dark Future this week, joined by Rindel Zivas. Following the discussion of the previous session, the team dives into the specific details surrounding some of the choices made by the primary characters in the entries - and some of the differences that may exist between this alternate time line and that of our Guardian's. This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:06:00 - Recap 0:09:45 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 0:13:30 - Ana's Problem with Osiris 0:22:15 - Ana's Cruelty 0:23:45 - Zavala's Differences 0:27:30 - Ana's Differences 0:29:30 - Elsie's Differences 0:31:45 - Psychological Cost for Elsie 0:45:45 - Acquisition of Lore Book 0:52:30 - Final Thoughts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 22, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, The Dark Future this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved with the events and what happened. In addition, we catch up with a good friend of the show, Rindel Zivas! This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:30 - Introductions 0:02:30 - Getting to Know Rindel 0:03:30 - Orchid's Cute Corner 0:07:30 - Opening the Book 0:10:15 - Timing of Events Within Book 0:14:15 - Where is The Guardian? 0:15:45 - Major Characters in Book 0:22:15 - Secondary Characters in Book 0:26:45 - Overarching Summary of Events in Book 0:30:00 - Discussion About Loops 0:31:00 - Inevitable Fall of Ana 0:37:45 - Discussion on the Time Lines 0:43:30 - Final Thoughts on Book 0:49:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 19, 2021 -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have concerning the Insurrection. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:00 - Introductions 0:01:30 - Intro Session Recap 0:02:15 - The ORION Project 0:05:15 - Far Isle Rebellion 0:07:15 - True Start of the Insurrection 0:11:45 - The Bellicose 0:18:30 - Operation TREBUCHET 0:22:00 - ORION Soldiers Enter the Fray 0:22:45 - Support of the Insurrectionists Lessens 0:24:00 - First Contact with the Covenant 0:25:00 - Events During the Human-Covenant War 0:27:15 - The Battle of the Rubble 0:29:15 - Events Following Human-Covenant War 0:31:30 - The New Colonial Alliance Forms 0:36:00 - Incident at Conrad's Point 0:38:15 - Closing Remarks 0:44:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 19, 2021 -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have concerning the Insurrection. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:30 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Special Announcements 0:03:15 - What is "The Insurrection"? 0:05:00 - Setting Up of Sides 0:17:00 - Escalation of Discontent Between Outer & Inner Colonies 0:19:30 - Uprisings Grow in Number 0:23:30 - Unification of Insurgency Groups 0:25:15 - UEG Dismantles the CMA 0:26:00 - The Carver Findings 0:31:15 - Human-Covenant War 0:34:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 15, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Legacy's Lament this week, ending with a dive into some of the more overt events and what they see as the overarching purpose of the entries within Destiny's universe. This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:00 - Introductions 0:01:30 - Special Announcements 0:06:15 - Intro Session Recap 0:07:00 - Clovis Bray's Redemption? 0:25:15 - Purpose of This Book? 0:39:30 - Looking at the Exotic Quest 0:49:30 - Final Thoughts 0:53:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 15, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Legacy's Lament this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved with the events and what happened. This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:30 - Introductions 0:04:00 - Special Announcements 0:06:00 - Looking at Legacy's Lament 0:14:30 - Major Figures 0:27:00 - Terminology 0:32:15 - Quick Summary of Events 0:43:00 - Connections to Europa 0:53:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 8, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the Deep Stone Crypt raid and it's overarching effects on the world of Destiny 2 in terms of changing the playspace of Europa and events which reverberate throughout the system. This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:00 - Introductions 0:03:00 - Recap of Intro Session 0:03:45 - Starting the Raid 0:07:30 - Entering the Deep Stone Crypt 0:21:00 - Encounter with Clarity 0:27:15 - Battle in the Crypt 0:30:45 - We're In Space!! 0:33:15 - Taking a Walk in Space 0:48:15 - Taking on Taniks 0:55:15 - Final Fight 0:58:00 - Outstanding Questions 1:04:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC

Recording Date: January 8, 2021 -- -- -- The team looks at the Deep Stone Crypt raid and it's overarching effects on the world of Destiny 2 in terms of changing the playspace of Europa and events which reverberate throughout the system. This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode 0:01:30 - Introductions 0:03:00 - Special Announcements 0:09:30 - Cocktail Knowledge 0:16:15 - The Deep Stone Crypt 0:17:30 - Major Opponents within Raid 0:33:30 - The Purpose of Morning Star 0:36:30 - The Consequences of DSC Raid 0:55:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC