The Static Mage

👋 About Me

Hi, I'm The Static Mage, a software engineer passionate about streaming. This site is for resources and information about my streams.

I primarily play Risk: Global Domination (Grandmaster rank) along with other games (mostly cat-themed). Join me for a family-friendly experience where I push the limits of my custom software while gaming, sharing cat puns, hosting trivia, and more.

I do not accept donations, tips, sponsorships or partnerships. All money raised on my stream is donated to the cat rescue where we adopted our kitties. If you feel compelled to donate for any of my Firebot or other open source contributions, consider supporting Fighting for Freya.

📺 Twitch | 🦵 Kick | 🎬 YouTube | 💬 Discord | 🐙 GitHub | 🐱 Fighting for Freya

📝 Path to Hope Road Trip Blog

How We Kept Path to Hope Online for 14 Days Straight
The (mostly) non-technical story about servers, storms, and the kindness of the streaming community.
How We Built a Bulletproof Re-Streaming Server for Path to Hope
A technical deep dive into mediamtx, ffmpeg, and the kind of paranoid infrastructure you build after a server goes AWOL.
How We Stopped OBS From Crashing Every Time the Internet Dropped
A technical story about SRT, DNS resolution, and the kind of problem you can only solve with donuts and a Docker container.
How We Built the Path to Hope Stream Control Room (Part 1)
A technical tour of our cloud provider journey and OBS Studio setup.
How We Built the Path to Hope Stream Control Room (Part 2)
Continuing the technical tour with information about how we set up audio and managed latency during the stream.
How We Built the Path to Hope Stream Control Room (Part 3)
Continuing the technical tour with the custom tools, scripts, and behind-the-scenes setups that kept the stream running smoothly.

🔥 Firebot Modules

⚠️ Archive Notice

These plugins are supported for Firebot 5.66 and before only and will not be updated to support Firebot versions beyond that point.

🎵 Song Lyrics

1 v 1 v Giant Bot Cover
1 v 1 v Giant Bot
A song about a Risk bot challenging its role as an AI opponent and fighting to prove it belongs
 Blue Bot Anthem Cover
Blue Bot Anthem
A song about the true origins of a blue bot that targets purple players
 Card and Pass Master Cover
Card and Pass Master
A critique of players who climb ranks by waiting and stalling rather than skillful gameplay
 Full Timer Burn Cover
Full Timer Burn
A satirical Risk anthem about stalling the match by burning the full turn timer
 Every Mile for Freya Cover
Every Mile for Freya
A road trip anthem about driving across the country to support Freya's fight with hope and determination
 Gather the Clowder Cover
Gather the Clowder
An anthem celebrating the streamer's community, welcoming cats and viewers to join together (opening stream music)
 Mage Stands Tall Cover
Mage Stands Tall
A triumphant anthem celebrating victory through patience and calculated strategy despite setbacks and bad dice (victory anthem)
 Murder Mittens Cover
Murder Mittens, the New Meta
An anthem about the new meta settings in Risk
 No Aus No Win Cover
No Aus No Win
A humorous Risk strategy song about obsessively defending Australia as the only path to victory
 One Clowder, One Song Cover
One Clowder, One Song
A heartfelt thank you to the streamer's community for their support and shared moments (alternate stream closing music)
 One Way In Cover
One Way In (Sevastopol Capital Song)
A Risk strategy song about the underestimated Sevastopol capital and its surprising wins
 Same Rank, Different Moves Cover
Same Rank, Different Moves
A Risk anthem about climbing the ranks by consistently trying for second place instead of playing to win
 Set on 4 Cover
Set on 4
A pirate tune about card trades in Risk
 Stalk the Board Cover
Stalk the Board
A high energy theme song for The Static Mage's Risk streams
 Static Fades, Clowder Remains Cover
Static Fades, Clowder Remains
A farewell song expressing gratitude to the community as the stream ends (closing stream music)
 The Static Between Us Cover
The Static Between Us
A short, poetic song about the connection between streamer and community through digital space
 World Under Static Cover
World Under Static
An energetic victory anthem celebrating the Static Mage's triumph through calculated chaos and strategic gameplay (victory anthem)