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Desire is in full swing among our counselors and feelings of all kinds are growing. Maybe our counselors are ready for things to escalate to the next level.

Join us at 11am PT for Field Trip #6 of our Monsterhearts 2 campaign, Summer in Carcosa: With Lustful Intent
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The Ten Cent Legion continues to figure out what to do with their new angelic squatter (roommate?) in Episode 4 of Nightmares on the Frontiere!

Join them on Sunday at 2pm PT!
A promotional image for a game called Nightmares on the Frontier, a Forged in the Dark Game. The background is a foggy moody red with the silhouette of a horse and cowboy. The text says Nightmares on the Frontier, Sundays at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. On the top right is a headshot of the GM, Val (valdrianth on bluesky) At the bottom is the character art for the cast. From left to right we have: Ammon, a middle-aged black man with glasses and full beard and mustache played by Arc (arcdragnbreth). Tressa, a short red hair and green eyed individual with patchwork skin played by Lynn (gremlynnart). Calamity Cain, a middle aged white man with brown hair, full beard/mustache, pointed ears, scars, and fangs, played by Derek (dsword16). Cipher, an individual with a white bob haircut, green eyes, and a serious expression played by Gilly (ohlookitsgilly). And Roisin, a fashionable violet-haired black woman with dreads and gold jewelry, played by Janie (janiepotts).
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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After barely defeating the ghostly officers of the sunken ship The Lullaby, our crew have been shunted back to the beginning of the death loop in search for the next Elder Ring.

Join us for the next session of Horizon's Call: Dead Man's Chest on Saturday at 3pm!
Promotional Image of the Horizon’s Call game on Sword & Key. The text to the left reads “twitch.tv/sword_and_key” and “Horizon’s Call Sundays at 3pm PT / 6pm ET”. The background image is of an oceanic scene and islands. In the top left is the Sword & Key logo. To the right is the party grouped up. From left to right: Kallista - a blue haired/skinned tiefling cleric in armor with a sparking warhammer, (top) Proximus - a triton in mithril armor and wiedling a glaive, (bottom) Lil’ Geoffrey - a small metal homunculus servant designed to look like a toy wereshark, (top) Acacia - Acacia, a tall centaur with her brown and white hair in a braid, holding a glowing/sparkly sphere and wooden staff, (bottom) Wynni - a sea elf artificer with her blue hair in pigtails and lots of artificer gear (pockets, vials, etc), and Scarlett Shours - a siren storm sorceror who is wearing tight black pants, boots, and a flowy teal top that shows off the top of her back where we can see a tattoo, she has a right metal prosthetic arm and pink hair. All characters have hair blowing in the wind.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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The Red Presence's influence spreads through Zenith like creeping roots, and our party is only scratching the surface in discovering how deep they go...

Join us Thursday at 4pm for Episode 3 of Zenith 3000!
Promotional image with a purple, blue, and pink background in a futuristic design. The game is called Zenith 3000 and stars Alex, Abhishek, Eva, and Mer. The text says: "Return to the city of visions. Thursday October 30th 4pm Pacific on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. The game is raising money for medecins sans frontiers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Join us Tuesday evening at 7pm PT with @dsword.bsky.social @theladydame.bsky.social and @shadowsilvia.bsky.social for Episode 60 of Gate Night!
Promotional Image of the Gate Night stream on Sword and Key. In the center are headshots of the three streamers Lady Dame, Shadow, and Derek, with their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to the bottom left of their photos. The characters from left to right: Emm’ber - a red dragonborn, Pipperella - a halfling with yellow face markings and a silver necklace, and Aegir - a dark-bearded dwarf with red face markings. The text is white and overlaid on a blue sparkly background. It says Gate Night Tuesdays 7pm PT / 10pm ET - Twitch.tv/sword_and_key. In the bottom left is the logo for Gate Night (a martini glass with a morningstar hanging out of it), in the bottom right is the logo for Baldur’s Gate 3. The top left features the logo for Sword & Key.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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On Monday at 11am PT, we have Field Trip #6 of Summer in Carcosa, our Monsterhearts 2e game.

After a brief respite from the horrors appearing at camp (filled with ~feelings~), the campers have left for the safety home to make room for more horrors...
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Drumroll please! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

This week on Sword & Key!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 Game Monday at 11am Gate Night Tuesday at 7pm Zenith 3000 Thursday at 4pm Horizon's Call Saturday at 3pm Nightmares on the Frontier a Forged in the Dark Game Sunday at 10am
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Horizon's Call sets sail again now (3pm PT / 6pm ET)!

Our crew have made it aboard a sunken (definitely haunted) pirate ship in search of a powerful artifact. But when these ghosts sail beyond the veil of death, will our crew be able to follow?

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Horizon's Call returns TODAY at 3pm PT / 6pm ET on twitch.tv/sword_and_key

As our crew explore a sunken ship in a sea of necromancy, sometimes the GM's freudian slips hit too hard...

*This is Derek writing this and I swear I originally said "dive" but the audio doesn't lie
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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We are live now with our Sword & Tea discussion of 8th Day of the Week!
Join us now for cozy chats about sleeplessness and what lies beyond the boundaries set before us.

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Join us for Sword & Tea today at 10am PT / 1pm ET!

For this tea & ttrpg chat we sit with @tallrowlet.bsky.social to talk about 8th Day of the Week - a game about the complicated relationship we have with sleep and what lies beyond what dreams may come

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promo image for Sword & Tea. It has a faded teal background with white accents in the corners. The top left corner has the Sword & Key logo and the top right corner has the Sword & Tea logo both in white. The middle width has the image of Derek - the host, the cover art for 8th Day of the Week, and the image of Nada - the guest. The top and bottom text is the title and time/date/url all in white.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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In the coming days, you will hear stories told of us and them. These stories will all be lies. Come, and drink of the truth.

Join us tonight for Session 2 of Zenith 3000 at 4pm PT!
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Gate Night is back now (7pm PT / 10pm PT)!
@shadowsilvia.bsky.social , @theladydame.bsky.social , and @dsword.bsky.social are doing a little BG3 banking today in Date 59 - Ten Away from Nice!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
Promotional Image of the Gate Night stream on Sword and Key. In the center are headshots of the three streamers Lady Dame, Shadow, and Derek, with their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to the bottom left of their photos. The characters from left to right: Emm’ber - a red dragonborn, Pipperella - a halfling with yellow face markings and a silver necklace, and Aegir - a dark-bearded dwarf with red face markings. The text is white and overlaid on a blue sparkly background. It says Gate Night Tuesdays 7pm PT / 10pm ET - Twitch.tv/sword_and_key. In the bottom left is the logo for Gate Night (a martini glass with a morningstar hanging out of it), in the bottom right is the logo for Baldur’s Gate 3. The top left features the logo for Sword & Key.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The Baldur's Gate 3 trio return at 7PM Pacific for Gate Night! @theladydame.bsky.social @dsword.bsky.social @shadowsilvia.bsky.social are back for Date 59 - 10 Away from Nice.

Check them out on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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With terror looming beneath the lake, the camp finds itself needing a much needed weekend off. Hopefully no one catches disaster...or feelings.

Join us at 11am PT for Field Trip #5 of our Monsterhearts 2 campaign, Summer in Carcosa: Blooming Feelings!
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Nightmares on the Frontier is back now (2pm PT / 5pm ET)

After the horrors of trying to harvest a fallen angel, and meeting the being that burst out of said angel, the Ten Cent Legion return to their hideout with their new friend(?) to plan for what comes next.

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
A promotional image for a game called Nightmares on the Frontier, a Forged in the Dark Game. The background is a foggy moody red with the silhouette of a horse and cowboy. The text says Nightmares on the Frontier, Sundays at 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. On the top right is a headshot of the GM, Val (valdrianth on bluesky) At the bottom is the character art for the cast. From left to right we have: Ammon, a middle-aged black man with glasses and full beard and mustache played by Arc (arcdragnbreth). Tressa, a short red hair and green eyed individual with patchwork skin played by Lynn (gremlynnart). Calamity Cain, a middle aged white man with brown hair, full beard/mustache, pointed ears, scars, and fangs, played by Derek (dsword16). Cipher, an individual with a white bob haircut, green eyes, and a serious expression played by Gilly (ohlookitsgilly). And Roisin, a fashionable violet-haired black woman with dreads and gold jewelry, played by Janie (janiepotts).
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Nightmares on the Frontier returns today at 2pm PT / 5pm ET!

The Ten Cent Legion return from their 1st mission with mixed success. They did make a new friend! That friend does happen to be an eldritch/angelic being who killed dozens on a whim... so, mixed success

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Anniek & Eva’s Chaotic Playthroughs returns today at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm CET!

Join @anniekster.bsky.social & @evaserrate.bsky.social as they explore the horrors of 1978: The Night THEY Came Home!

Live on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
A promotional image for Anniek and Eva’s Chaotic Playthoughs that airs on Sunday at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm CET. The background is a dark plum color. On the left are two chibis of Anniek an Eva. Anniek has short purple hair, and Eva has long brown hair. Under them is the title “Anniek and Eva’s Chaotic Playthroughs”.
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Have you ever wanted to play Invisible Sun by @montecookgames.com?

Our casting call for a long term game with @archmageofdice.bsky.social is open for one more week! It closes on Saturday, November 8th.

For all information about this #castingcall and to apply, go to forms.gle/cWMvJnonGite... !
Promo for the Casting Call of an Invisible Sun game on Sword & Key. The background is art from Invisible Sun featuring a variety of strange and surreal characters. The text from top to bottom reads "Sword & Key is proud to announce an open casting call for..." in white, the logo for Invisible Sun, and "A long-term streamed campaign - all details are in the application -" also in white. There is a white Sword & Key logo in the top right corner.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Horizon's Call has recently returned from hiatus and last left off jumping into a necrotic sea, fighting a whalefall and skeleton sharks... now they find themselves speaking with the very much alive captain of a ghost ship.

See what happens next on Saturday at 3pm!
Promotional Image of the Horizon’s Call game on Sword & Key. The text to the left reads “twitch.tv/sword_and_key” and “Horizon’s Call Sundays at 3pm PT / 6pm ET”. The background image is of an oceanic scene and islands. In the top left is the Sword & Key logo. To the right is the party grouped up. From left to right: Kallista - a blue haired/skinned tiefling cleric in armor with a sparking warhammer, (top) Proximus - a triton in mithril armor and wiedling a glaive, (bottom) Lil’ Geoffrey - a small metal homunculus servant designed to look like a toy wereshark, (top) Acacia - Acacia, a tall centaur with her brown and white hair in a braid, holding a glowing/sparkly sphere and wooden staff, (bottom) Wynni - a sea elf artificer with her blue hair in pigtails and lots of artificer gear (pockets, vials, etc), and Scarlett Shours - a siren storm sorceror who is wearing tight black pants, boots, and a flowy teal top that shows off the top of her back where we can see a tattoo, she has a right metal prosthetic arm and pink hair. All characters have hair blowing in the wind.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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On Saturday at 10am, join @dsword.bsky.social as he sits down with @tallrowlet.bsky.social to talk about their game 8th Day of the Week!
Promo for the Sword & Tea chat about 8th Day of the Week with Nada (tallrowlet on BlueSky). The background is faded teal with white accents in the corners. The top left corner has the Sword & Key logo and the top right has the Sword & Tea logo both in white. The center horizontal has an image of Derek, the host, then the cover art for 8th Day of the Week, then the avatar for the guest Nada. The top text has the title in white and the bottom text has the date, time, and URL also in white. The text says November 8th at 10am PT / 1pm ET on twitch.tv/sword_and_key
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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On Thursday at 4pm PT is Session 2 of Zenith 3000

A socialite, infobroker, and government official walk into a bar after taking down a server farm housing an AI of a Beholder...

(Find out the punch line on Thursday!)
Promotional image with a purple, blue, and pink background in a futuristic design. The game is called Zenith 3000 and stars Alex, Abhishek, Eva, and Mer. The text says: "Return to the city of visions. Thursday October 30th 4pm Pacific on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. The game is raising money for medecins sans frontiers.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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On Tuesday at 7pm PT, we have our exciting and chaotic next episode of Gate Night, our Baldur's Gate 3 stream!
Promotional Image of the Gate Night stream on Sword and Key. In the center are headshots of the three streamers Lady Dame, Shadow, and Derek, with their Baldur’s Gate 3 characters to the bottom left of their photos. The characters from left to right: Emm’ber - a red dragonborn, Pipperella - a halfling with yellow face markings and a silver necklace, and Aegir - a dark-bearded dwarf with red face markings. The text is white and overlaid on a blue sparkly background. It says Gate Night Tuesdays 7pm PT / 10pm ET - Twitch.tv/sword_and_key. In the bottom left is the logo for Gate Night (a martini glass with a morningstar hanging out of it), in the bottom right is the logo for Baldur’s Gate 3. The top left features the logo for Sword & Key.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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On Monday at 11am, we have Field Trip #5 of Summer in Carcosa!

Our counselors have met a mysterious new staff member with worrying connections to the weirdness happening around camp...
Promotional Image of a Monsterhearts 2 game called Summer in Carcosa. The background is brown with wood grain accents. In bright yellow text at the top it says Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game with a yellow and black logo of a cthulu in a baseball cap. In the middle are photos of the cast. From left to right they are: Lady Dame, Maia, Angela, Monroe, and Ventris. Above each player photo is a headshot of character art of each PC. At the bottom it says Mondays at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern on twitch.tv/sword_and_key with the Sword & Key logo. There is a credit for the artist that drew the character art that says art by IG: amayaisokay. The game is raising money for Trans Lifeline.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Here's this week's schedule over at Sword & Key!
Promotional image of this week’s streams on Sword & Key. Text says : This week on twitch.tv/sword_and_key. All times Pacific Sword & Key. On the left are the stream names, and to the right are the days and times. Monday at 11am Summer in Carcosa a Monsterhearts 2 game Tuesday at 7pm Gate Night Thursday at 4pm Zenith 3000 Saturday at 10am Sword & Tea 8th Day of the Week with Nada Saturday at 3pm Horizon's Call Saturday 11/8 Invisible Sun Application Closes
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM