Visions of the Past

This year we've seen the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage along with the novels Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One and I thought it was time to talk about these three Assassin's Creed Projects. Thank you Aconyte Books and NetGalley for early access to Assassin's Creed The Resurrection Plot and Assassin's Creed Mirage Daughter of No One In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! ⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠ to help fund future episodes. Follow on⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠,⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠,⁠⁠ Stitcher⁠⁠, and⁠⁠ iHeart Radio⁠⁠. Leave a review on⁠⁠ Apple Podcast⁠⁠ Check out my TikTok: ⁠⁠@visionsofthepastpodcast⁠⁠ Follow me on Twitter:⁠⁠ @visions_ac⁠⁠ Find me on Instagram: ⁠⁠@visions_ac⁠⁠ Music by:⁠⁠ Joseph McDade

In this episode, thanks to the release of Assassin's Creed: The Golden City by Jaleigh Johnson, we explore the fascinating world of the Varangian Guard, an elite group of Scandinavian and Eastern European warriors who served as bodyguards for the Byzantine emperors from the 10th to the 14th centuries. We dive into the history of the Varangian Guard and their significant impact on the Byzantine Empire, as well as the cultural exchange between the Byzantine Empire and the Scandinavian world. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! ⁠Buy me a coffee⁠ to help fund future episodes. Follow on⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠,⁠ Spotify⁠,⁠ Stitcher⁠, and⁠ iHeart Radio⁠. Leave a review on⁠ Apple Podcast⁠ Check out my TikTok: ⁠@visionsofthepastpodcast⁠ Follow me on Twitter:⁠ @visions_ac⁠ Find me on Instagram: ⁠@visions_ac⁠ Music by:⁠ Joseph McDade

This week Visions of the Past celebrated it's third anniversary and as we look forward to what the new year brings I thought what better thing to do than to bring in a few friends and expand on the game we played last year with a new adventure, this time during the War of the Roses. In this episode, you’ll find out Find Krimzon on Twitter: @Krimzonknight Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Here we are almost to the end of the year and we have seen so many Anniversaries within the series, so I thought what better to do than invite Louise Chase on to talk about the series and our favorite moments. In this episode, you’ll find out Find Louise on Twitter: @TheNerdyArcher Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

It has been a month since we saw the Assassin’s Creed Showcase and learned what games are in the future for Assassin’s Creed. But what does this mean for the history of the series and its lore? In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

It has been almost a month since we have spoken about the Magus Conspiracy and today what better thing to do than to talk about a pivotal moment in the history of Assassin’s Creed. That moment being what is known only as The Great Purge. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Guess whos back? It's been 8 months since our last episode so I thought what better way to rebreak the ice than to talk about some historic events that are presented in the new Assassins' Creed novel The Magus Conspiracy by Kate Heartfield. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Checking out my Linktree Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

After Chords got shot last week we start this week with the subsequent battle, but does the group make it through to actually find the artifact they're looking for? Will the Servant keep her word to the group when they get out of the machine? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

This week we continue our 2 year anniversary after finally getting within the city of Jerusalem. After last week's confrontation the party really wants some wine but will they get what they want on their way to finding the Artifact? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Last week the party finally got together within the simulation and started moving to the city of Jerusalem. Today they've finally made it to the New Gate but things just don't go right the question is how do they handle being invaders on foreign soil? Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Last week we spoke to each player and created the ancestors to their modern day characters. Today those characters come to the forefront as we start to see just what the modern day characters do with free rain during the Siege of Jerusalem. Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Back on Episode 100 we sat down and met some people who were thrown together in a coffee shop not knowing why. Today we sit with the players behind those people and learn about the ancestors that these people had back in 1099 that were present during the Siege of Jerusalem. Here's where to find the players online: - Nick through Linktree - Jamey through Linktree - Jarrett on Twitter - Kate through Linktree - Louise on Twitter Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Last time we spoke about Juhani Otso Berg, he was a member of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order. His story doesn't end there though. He accomplished much more in his life and today we are going to discuss the years following his interaction with Simon Hathaway In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Checking out my Linktree Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

We were first introduced to the assassin of King Xerxes I of Persia in Assassin’s Creed 2 as a legend who first used the hidden blade. In this podcast we will talk about the man that history knows as Darius. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Checking out my Linktree Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

We are finally here at episode 100! We're celebrating by having a sneak peak at our upcoming 2-year anniversary Assassin's Creed themed D&D game. Not only will you meet the players in this episode, but you'll see just how their characters get swept up in a centuries-long secret war. Here's where to find the players online: - Kate through Linktree - Declan on Twitter - Jarrett on Twitter - Louise on Twitter - Jamey through Linktree Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Within the modern day segments of the Assassin’s Creed video games, we don't get a lot of time with the Templars. But one member of the Order that stands out is Juhani Otso Berg, making him an important character in the series. Once you see there’s more to his side of the story and how it’s presented in the Assassin’s Creed comics, his story comes to life. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Two Apples of Eden were within the vicinity when the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while traveling through Dallas, Texas. Was this a coincidence? In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

One of the characters that we know the most about within Assassin’s Creed is Ezio Auditore da Firenze. But we don't know a lot about his family. One of the ones that we do know the most about is his sister Claudia who I think deserves even more time in the spotlight. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

One of the most interesting things about Assassin’s Creed is the what if. What would have happened if something didn’t happen the way that we know that it did. Today we are going to sit with White Wolf Whispers and talk about something that could have happened but didn’t. What if Edward kept his promise to Caroline? In this episode, you’ll find out Find Wolfie on Twitter: @Wolfie_Whispers Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade

Within Assassins Creed, we don’t always get a lot of information about the characters we discover. One of those characters is Susan Drayton, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t important to the lore. So let's take a look at her life and see what there is to talk about. In this episode, you’ll find out Want to be part of the brotherhood? There are several ways you can support this podcast: Show your support! Buy me a coffee to help fund future episodes. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and iHeart Radio. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Check out my TikTok: @visionsofthepastpodcast Follow me on Twitter: @visions_ac Find me on Instagram: @visions_ac Music by: Joseph McDade