[Blades In The Dark]: Arcus 20
This episode we uncover more of the specters pasts, try to solve numerous pressing concerns, and discuss cake. Bit of a short episode, but a good one.

This episode we uncover more of the specters pasts, try to solve numerous pressing concerns, and discuss cake. Bit of a short episode, but a good one.
We return with more skulduggery in Arcus, and we kick this off by having a quiet chat with Fitz.
LANCER is an upcoming Mecha RPG about rugged pilots and their Mechanized Cavalry Mech Suits. We had the chance to play a session with one of our Patrons. On the planet Em-ewe, the region of Sydan has been seized by foreign insurrectionists. Caught in the crossfire is Alvilda Bondam, daughter of a planetary politician. Our pilots have to exfiltrate her to the Dyna city Spaceport before she's killed or captured for ransom. They also have transport her across a hostile city before the enemy forces ...
After our daring, dangerous, and deadly rescue of Fitz our crew has some time to reflect on where they've ended up and what lies ahead. Also we have a barge now! Content Warning; this episode has some allusions to self harm, and a scene that depicts a flogging.
content warning ; violence , extreme .
We're back from a short break with more of our Arcus campaign! And what a perfect episode to return with. We have a new player joining us for a session so we'll get a refresher on the rules of play. The Specters could use the extra hands as well, as they continue their search for Fitz.
We talked to Megan about her upcoming RPG; A Far Off Land. A game of two worlds, destined figures, political factions, and magic. Here you can find the Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8614065/a-far-off-land-a-fate-rpg-in-two-worlds the Website http://farofflandrpg.com/ Megans G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MeganBennettBurks And Jacob's G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JacobPoss
It's a World Wide Wrestling event. Premium uncut wrestling beamed straight into your hungry eyeballs. At the last IQH the peoples champion, the macho Montana man, King of Gem Mountain, the beloved Azure Fist announced the abdication of his throne. But don't worry wrestling fans, he's picked a few successors. And how does a warrior prince become a warrior god-king? WITH MATCH TO END ALL MATCHES! Get ready for our biggest IQH yet. We're flying in the best fighters from all over the map to compete ...
Back in August, to celebrate Raymonds birthday we played a game of this wild single page RPG. 2 anthropomorphic crab truckers are shipping a binary star from the east coast all the way to California. You better believe there will be hijinks along the way.
The Spectres have escaped physical danger, but new troubles loom on the horizon. Fazio comes clean about his family history, and in the process offends a close friend. Nain has a run in with some Kites. Zephira and a Rook have a heart to heart.
We're still in the dead city, trying to recover the strange bust. Of course we're also fighting a deadly hulking ghost beast. The danger doesn't end there; we also have visions of the past to deal with.
This week the Spectres deal with past failures and missteps, and are forced to infiltrate the spirit infested walled city of Morgward. But is that daring enough for them?
This week we take a short break from Arcus to have a chat with Hamish about his game The Sprawl; a mission focused cyberpunk heist game. Well also talk about game design competitions, cyber-fantasy, and some of Hamish's upcoming projects.
Fazio is back in Bedlam, and struggling to find his footing. Meanwhile on the outside Nain, and Zephira try to claim so more turf. Is it a bakery? You'll have to listen to find out. Content Warning: This episode has an extreme depiction physical violence, it starts at: 31 minutes.
The Spectres of the Iron Pen continue their obsession with bakeries, and Nain has a run in with the past. All the while press from the kites is mounting, not to mention other strange forces.
Things start off weird in this weeks episode. Mystic Bone Keys, visitation of dead men, and omens of the frost shepherds. We also get into some gossip trading, the romancing of city officials, and the creation of powerful artifacts. Come delve into the ghost field with us this week in Arcus.
This week we're taking a short break from Arcus to bring you another interview with a game designer. This time we're talking to Craig Page, a LARP, Jedi, and all around cool guy. Craig came on to talk to us about his LARP project; Kensei. A Martial Tournament larp set in the near future. If you want to find more from Craig you can check out his Gaming blog here: http://otherworldsthan.blogspot.com.au/ His Star Wars blog here: https://thesnarksideoftheforce.wordpress.com/ And this is a link to hi...
The Spectres have a an invite to a masquerade at a house owned by the Heirs of Aralez; and they're going to make big coin on it. All the most interesting and wealthy members of Arcus' citizenry will be in a attendence. It'll be an excellent time to build status, arrange deals, and indulge vices to excess. Our scoundrels have other plans; side job after side job has been bundled up into this heist and our rogues are going for broke. Will they manage to complete all their objectives? You'll have t...
This week in the city of Arcus out scoundrels try to expand their turf even further. They case notions of a bakery, consider opening a casino, and even attempt to gain stakes in a Parly ring. But are their forces conspiring against them? It seems like someone keeps getting in their way. Hit play and travel to Arcus with us to uncover more. EDIT: sorry about the bean bag noise. We tried to edit it out, but our voices sounded really weird. The bean bag is not too common a noise in the recording.
The smell of smoke still lingers amongst the orchards and The Bright Nights are reduced to ash but the Spectres are kept busy putting out fires. One war is over but there’s no real rest as Nain runs from his past, Zaphira puts hers in its place and Fazio expands his job prospects. This week in Arcus: What’s in a name?
We recently had a chat with Ettin, the creator of Breakfast Cult. We also had a chat about some more esoteric things...and of course CthulhuTech.
Our gang goes to war, and oh my do they go to war. Ghosts, Skyships, Rivals, and Cassowary's are all thrown into the mix for this Daring assault on the lair of the Bright Nights. Content Warning as always; wildfire, vehicular manslaughter, and graphic violence.
In this weeks episode the Specters finish off their ship recovery job, dealing with demonic cargo and dying crew members. As well as dealing with some pesky entanglements. Content Warning: this episode contains exploration of themes related to suicide, and bloody sacrifice.
The Spectres Of The Iron Pen(we have a crew name now) have taken over a restaurant, and indulged vices. We have a guest join us also A big session this week covering lots of themes. Content warning as always on this series, graphic violence is always an option. This was recorded in a heat wave, there is a fan in the background. It doesn't blow on the mic, but it does make some noise. We considered it a necessary evil, please excuse.
An Orcish warlord has ordered a grand survey of his new lands and has sent scores of adventurers out to map out his kingdom. There're lucrative business opportunities waiting for those willing to take the chance! We've had 3 episodes of Blades so it's time for a oneshot to break things up. We took our role playing outdoors and visited the local wetlands to try our hand at 5th edition D&D. This idea actually came to us from James Walls and his family over at Living 4 Crits. They often Get Out...
This week we continue the assault on restaurant in the hopes of expanding our crew territory. It's pretty daring. Other than that we are exploring the world of Arcus, engaging in deadly violence, and trying to learn the rules. The last 30 minutes of this recording is a lot of technical talk.
we continue our Blades In The Dark campaign, we're still getting to know the game and we spend the last 10 or so minutes of this episode chatting about mechanics and such. This week we have some frantic plot threads that lead us to taking a restaurant for ourselves, how will that resolve?
Episode one of our new Blades in the Dark series, with Ellery, Rachel, and Raymond; with Fin as our GM. This series is set in a world the players created using The Quiet Year. This campaigns features 3 scoundrels of various reputations engaging in acts of dubious legality. Sometimes these acts might come close to the truly profane. So words of caution and warning, this episode may contain descriptions of graphic violence, grave robbing, bloody intimidation, sex, death defying acts, arson, or eve...
a short game of eclipse phase involving a train, a martian ranger, and a Hidden Concern assassin.
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