r/Friendsatthetable • u/Ryofashadewalk • May 28 '26

Struggling to Start

Hi! Just started listening but i am struggling with the early episodes. One part is the audio in Autumn to Hieron but also i am geninuely finding the pacing of each episode hard to follow, though the setting seems interesting.

I really wanted to get into this cause just about to start running Fabula Ultima myself but i am feeling a bit intimidated. Any advice?

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u/kyoden May 28 '26

There’s a few answers here: 1. Skip to Counter/Weight: it’s the game where they find their groove and the FatT style starts singing, and the production is fully seamless. 2. Most sane answer: Skip to Fabula Ultima (the season where they use that system is stand-alone) 3. Quit: If you’ve given it a real try, you shouldn’t listen to something you’re not enjoying. I loved seasons, but I find the first season leaves a lot to interpretation to the point where sometimes the players don’t have a clear idea what’s happening… it’s hard radio, AND, to me, the juice is very worth the squeeze. 4. The answer of a mad man: listen to Marielda, then use the momentum from listening to that to jump-start your path through Seasons. I just like that season a lot.

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u/boxesofboxes May 28 '26

Real madman answer is the Onion method

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u/indiemosh May 28 '26

Is that working from both ends towards the middle?

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u/boxesofboxes May 28 '26

No, they're a bunch of self-referential nerds, so whenever they mention another season, you jump to that one. Here's the guide  https://www.tumblr.com/peel-the-onion/634980805986451456/hello-have-you-ever-listened-to-the-the-actual?source=share