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The Astromagus
from the album Radiant Hearts Academy · released Mar 25, 2026
The Astromagus
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About The Astromagus
Some stories don’t just ask to be told — they ask to be felt. Radiant Hearts Academy is one of those stories.
This album was born from a collaboration at the heart of my Storytellers initiative on Patreon: a collaboration with storytellers from around the globe.
For this album I partnered with Suann (The Geekstress), a storyteller, game master, and world-builder with nearly 30 years of gaming in her bones. Her creation, Radiant Hearts, is an original Pathfinder 2e adventure that leans heavy on roleplay and collaborative storytelling. Nurture friendships and romances or stamp out rivals. Alliances, clever thinking, and taking chances are key to survival in this adventure of high magic and mystery.
What makes this album especially close to my heart is how it was recorded and produced. Rather than relying solely on virtual instruments, I had the privilege of working with real string players who brought warmth, breath, and humanity to these scores — the kind of texture you can only get from living, feeling musicians drawing a bow across strings. You’ll hear it in the swell of an emotional reunion, in the tension of a corridor walked too quietly, in the tenderness of a friendship still finding its shape.
The result is something I’m deeply proud of: music built to hold Suann’s world, and the worlds of everyone who sits down at her table.
Illustrations woven through this project are the work of the talented Sliph.
Credits
Daniel Chouinard – Cello
Ben Trigg – Cello
Jory Lane – Violin
🎮 Find Suann & her games: startplaying.games/gm/geekstress
📸 Follow Suann on Instagram: @suann.the.geekstress
🎨 Sliph’s art on Patreon: patreon.com/cw/sliph
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