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Roads Uncharted

Thousands of children have gone missing during a festival, without a clue as to what happened. Meanwhile, a mysterious order rises to power in the wake of the destruction they cause. Are these events related? Or are they merely two events with unforeseen consequences? Roads Uncharted is a three-time award nominated actual play podcast using the Genesys RPG system by Fantasy Flight Games, set in a homebrew fantasy world. In this episodic podcast, join the players and GM Dax as they try to solve this mystery and find their place in a world where gods meddle in the lives of mortals.
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S6 E19: Left in the Dark

Realizing they have a moment to breathe, the party takes a break to tend to their wounds and enjoy a short rest. They can hear the alarm still ringing in the distance, so they know it’s only a matter of time before they’re confronted by the enemy. As break draws to a close, Eight approaches Mongo and tries to convince them that they’ve been fooled and should tear through the Emperor’s fortress as payback. Mongo seems to agree and begins sniffing around. He comes to a portion of the far wall and ...

Jul 05, 202529 minSeason 6Ep. 19

S6 E18: Erdir's Trickery

The Dragon’s voice has echoed through the room, the temperature has dropped and the sconces have been blown out. Forced to scramble in the dark, Rou hears a low rumbling nearby and extends his senses to try and gauge Mongo’s mood. When Mongo makes an angered exclamation, Trix responds by firing an arrow toward where they believe the creature is. They’re successful, and an explosion briefly lights up the room to expose Mongo’s position. Eight scolds Mongo for their actions, and in response Mongo ...

Jun 28, 202546 minSeason 6Ep. 18

S6 E17: Mongo

Realizing the creature can talk, Rou tries to engage it in a dialogue to avoid a fight. He makes his introductions of the group but the creature is not impressed that Eight is Rou’s friend, still mad that Eight hurt them. Rou continues to try and placate the creature and eventually learns that it has a name: Mongo. Mongo claims to have been ordered to guard the children, and gets clearly mad when Trix makes an attempt to get closer to the cages. As a truce has been brokered, Mongo allows Rou and...

Jun 21, 202530 minSeason 6Ep. 17

S6 E16: Rushing to Reunite

CW: This episode contains a brief mention of dislocating limbs. Please skip 31:16 to 31:21 if this would be triggering for you as your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Trix leads Rou through the halls toward where they believe the dungeon, and subsequently Zero and the children, might be. The pair successfully avoid guards and find themselves halted by a pair of locked doors. Trix is able to pick the lock on one but the other proves to be more of a challenge. Deciding they have a 50/50 ...

Jun 14, 202539 minSeason 6Ep. 16

S6 E15: Reckless Revelations

With Rou hiding in the wardrobe ready to enact their plan, Trix calls for a guard to get some food. However, with the alarm blaring the guard admits food will have to wait as they don’t know what the alarm is for yet. When the guard tries to go to the bathroom for water, Trix stops him and says that they’d much rather take a nap as they’re not feeling well and he can leave. Rou attempts an attack but is foiled when his foot gets caught on the rug. Trying to salvage the situation, Rou covers the ...

Jun 07, 202544 minSeason 6Ep. 15

S6 E14: Life for Life

CW: This episode has a reference to self-harm to activate a spell. If this would be triggering for you, please skip 10:27 to 10:48 as your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Trix reviews the information received from Ikar and decides to take a chance. They get the dagger out of hiding and try talking to it. Surprisingly, Rou and Trix find they can communicate just like they do with the Seven Swords. They try to work through Ikar’s riddle together, but it isn’t until Trix offers blood that...

May 31, 202550 minSeason 6Ep. 14

S6 E13: A Choice to Make

CW: This episode includes scenes that imply torture. If this would be triggering for you, please skip 22:20 to 22:44 and 40:26 to 40:30. Your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Zero makes their way down the dark strange hallway, grabbing a pebble and turning it into a little light as they do so. As they follow the hallway they find that there is strange tubing connected to the ceiling. Following the tubing they arrive at a room with strange machinery and wiring, and at the center is a rec...

May 24, 202543 minSeason 6Ep. 13

S6 E12: An Oath of Blood

CW: This episode deals in blood magic and therefore has a small reference to self-harm, blood. If this would be triggering for you, please skip 15:29 to 15:41. Your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Zero makes their way through the fortress, dodging guards for the most part. Unfortunately, one guard sees through their ruse. Though they are captured temporarily, they are able to make a smooth getaway by distracting the guard and disarming him. They run off and continue their search, event...

May 17, 202537 minSeason 6Ep. 12

S6 E11: A Strange End

CW: This episode contains themes of PvP, and while we discuss this above table we recognize this may be difficult for some audience members. Please listen at your own discretion as your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Eight updates Trix briefly on the situation before Raspy calls for the guard escorting Trix to apprehend “the construct”. When the guard makes his attempt, Eight blasts energy from their palm toward the ceiling which causes chunks of debris to fall onto the guard. Though ...

May 10, 202537 minSeason 6Ep. 11

S6 E10: Portal Problems

CW: This episode includes the description of bugs. If this would be triggering for you, please skip 35:38 to 36:09, 45:32 to 45:36, 50:38 to 50:45 and 1:08:18 to 1:08:24. It also contains themes of PvP, and while we discuss this above table we realize this may be difficult for some audience members. Your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Trix wakes in the arms of Faerlin, who gives them a healing potion for now and a regeneration potion for later. They escort them back to Trix’s room thr...

May 03, 20251 hr 10 minSeason 6Ep. 10

S6 E9: At the Enemy's Mercy

CW: This episode includes a scene implying torture. If this would be triggering for you, please skip 30:00 to 30:30. As always, your safety and enjoyment are important to us. Eight is left alone in a room with four robed cultists, Rou’s corpse on a platform in the center. As the cultists approach, Eight warns them to stay away or they’ll be destroyed. At first they seem to listen, but when they begin to draw on their magic Eight is forced to drop to the floor to dodge it. They retaliate, immedia...

Apr 26, 202531 minSeason 6Ep. 9

S6 E8: Death's Due

Trix dangles from the window ledge, nearly falling to their death, when they realize a patch of sky seems to be missing. The shadow moves and is revealed to be the dragon Faerlin warned the group about. She snatches Trix and carries them up to the roof of the stronghold. As she climbs, Trix tries to escape her grasp but there is a thin mucous substance that prevents them from getting good traction. Meanwhile, Raspy leads Eight from their cell, through the fortress and down to a “purification cha...

Apr 19, 202542 minSeason 6Ep. 8

S6 E7: Dancing with Devils

Rou finds he’s running in the woods, a raven flying at his right side. Given that wolves and ravens have been allies in his experience, he follows the raven to a patch of woods. The raven, perched on a large rock, shifts into the form of a woman wearing a silver pendant in the shape of a raven’s head. Out of the shadows appears a form draped in black robes, face covered by an ivory mask. The woman leaves and, when he realizes he’s about to deal with Death itself, Rou begins bargaining for his re...

Apr 12, 202534 minSeason 6Ep. 7

S6 E6: The Assistant

CW: This episode deals with the repercussions of character death. While we discuss these things above table and feel safe exploring them, we realize this might be difficult for some audience members. Please listen to this episode only if the content would not be triggering for you. As always, your safety and enjoyment is important to us. With The Dragon’s words echoing in the chamber that they’ve lost, Trix takes the opportunity to get another shot off at the final creature down below. Weakened ...

Apr 05, 202531 minSeason 6Ep. 6

S6 E5: A Great Loss

CW: This episode deals with character death. While we discuss these things above table and feel safe exploring them, we realize this might be difficult for some audience members. Please skip 47:15 to 49:42 if this would be triggering for you. As always, your safety and enjoyment is important to us. With the doors locked and nowhere to escape, the party hears a crackle of lightning and suddenly The Dragon stands before them in the dining hall. Implying he doesn’t consider them a threat, he asks t...

Mar 29, 202551 minSeason 6Ep. 5

S6 E4: Trapped

With the alarm ringing through the fortress, the group makes a dash for the barracks. On their way, they’re nearly caught by guards rushing down the hallway past their hiding spot. The alarm eventually shuts off and the party continues on toward the barracks. When they arrive, Rou and Trix start to sift through the supplies for uniforms and equipment, while Eight follows Faerlin to the hallway to keep an eye on him. Trix does their best to assure Eight that Faerlin has not betrayed them, but Eig...

Mar 22, 202537 minSeason 6Ep. 4

S6 E3: Sound the Alarm

Faerlin has convinced the guards to drop their weapons under the guise of a “training exercise”, so Eight takes Jimothy and Bessie down to the stables where they should be safe from harm. While they’re gone, Rou unintentionally undermines Faerlin’s deception when he reveals he and the others have not been hired for any purpose, training or otherwise. Realizing the reality of the situation, one of the guards tackles Rou. Eight returns to find Trix and Rou battling the guards and Faerlin merely st...

Mar 15, 202542 minSeason 6Ep. 3

S6 E2: Different Approaches

Trix and Faerlin, having met no resistance, head off toward the barracks. Sneaking through the fortress, they are able to avoid detection and arrive at their destination surprised to find Rou and Eight aren’t there yet. They wait for a bit before going off to search for their companions. Meanwhile, Rou and Eight have been surrounded by guards. Looking around the room, Rou notices that there is a large chandelier above and cuts the rope to try and trap their potential captors. One guard is trappe...

Mar 08, 202544 minSeason 6Ep. 2

S6 E1: The Way In

As the party watches the guards march from the fortress below, they discuss their plans for infiltration. Faerlin offers a few options: directly up the treacherous path to the front door, through the servant’s entrance, or a secret passageway around the back. All options have their benefits and risks, but none seem the obvious best choice. Deciding it would be best to consider their options while they make their way down, the group attempts to avoid the guards’ gaze. However, Jimothy halts sudde...

Mar 01, 202554 minSeason 6Ep. 1

S5 Bonus 6: Dearest Diary

CW: This episode references miscarriages and the grief associated with them. While this is implied to have happened off screen, we take your safety and enjoyment seriously. Skip 02:55 to 03:31, 07:45 to 8:08 and 10:58 to 11:12 if this would be triggering to you. Join Dax as she shares another story from the War of Seven Hells. This is the fifth and final in a series of short episodes that give a peek into what was going on hundreds of years before the show begins. Thank you all so much for stick...

Feb 08, 202514 min

S5 Bonus 5: Marla's Last Stand

CW: This episode references violence, hanging corpses, harm to children and death. While much of this is implied to have happened off screen, we take your safety and enjoyment seriously. Please listen at your own discretion. Join Dax as she shares another story from the War of Seven Hells. This is the fourth in a series of short episodes that give a peek into what was going on hundreds of years before the show begins. Thank you all so much for sticking with us!! We can't wait to be back in Febru...

Jan 25, 202510 min

S5 Bonus 4: A Lover, Lost

CW: needles at 4:51 Join Dax as she shares a story from the War of Seven Hells. This is the third in a series of short episodes that give a peek into what was going on hundreds of years before the show begins. Thank you all so much for sticking with us!! We can't wait to be back early next year. Follow Dax @GM_Dax , Kappa @TheKappaChris , Sebastian @sebastianyue and Wren @ThornyDryad Transcript by Dax EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Dax Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren Logo Artwork d...

Jan 11, 202510 min

S5 Bonus 3: The Night's Watch

CW: violence, murder, interrogation, blood and suicide Join Dax as she shares a story from the War of Seven Hells. This is the second in a series of short episodes that give a peek into what was going on hundreds of years before the show begins. Thank you all so much for sticking with us!! We can't wait to be back early next year. Follow Dax @GM_Dax , Kappa @TheKappaChris , Sebastian @sebastianyue and Wren @ThornyDryad Transcript by Dax EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Dax Opening theme music, editi...

Jan 04, 20259 min

S5 Bonus 2: Unstable Ground

CW: Emotional abuse, talk of war and violence Join Dax as she shares a story from the War of Seven Hells. This is the first in a series of short episodes that give a peek into what was going on hundreds of years before the show begins. Thank you all so much for sticking with us!! We can't wait to be back early next year. Follow Dax @GM_Dax , Kappa @TheKappaChris , Sebastian @sebastianyue and Wren @ThornyDryad Transcript by Dax EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Dax Opening theme music, editing and mix...

Dec 28, 20248 min

S5 Bonus 1: The Return of the Talkback

Join Wren, Kappa, Sebastian and Dax as they recap Season Five and talk about the latest season’s highlights, regrets, and their wishes for Season Six. Thank you all so much for sticking with us!! We can't wait to be back early next year. Follow Dax @GM_Dax , Kappa @TheKappaChris , Sebastian @sebastianyue and Wren @ThornyDryad Check out Chaotic Wholesome Transcript by Wren EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Dax Opening theme music, editing and mixing by Wren Logo Artwork design by Jessie Character Artw...

Nov 16, 20241 hr 19 min

S5 E30: Where the Dragon Waits

CW: This episode includes references to rotting corpses and gore. Please skip 5:41 to 6:00, 7:04 to 7:14 and 16:42 to 16:59 if this would be triggering for you, as your safety and enjoyment are very important to us. Rou walks further down the hall to try and determine what happened to his friends, falling through the trap in the process. However, he is able to slide down more gracefully and avoid falling into the large pile at the base of the trap. The group lights a few lanterns and discovers t...

Sep 14, 202455 minSeason 5Ep. 30

S5 E29: The Back Door

With Tindal gone, Faerlin begins to search for the hidden door within the stone column. Rou and Eight help in the search while Trix is forced to rest and work on bandaging their wounds. Realizing they could make this easier, Eight summons a little dust devil construct to help search and they name it “Back Door Friend”. Meanwhile, Rou climbs up the column to see if there is anything at the top. When he arrives, he finds an abandoned bird nest and takes a moment to admire the view before heading b...

Sep 07, 202444 minSeason 5Ep. 29

S5 E28: Tindal's Troubles

Rou, Trix and Eight are elated to discover Tindal has one of the Seven Swords with him. However, their excitement is short lived when they find out the bracelet has been cursed to be permanently attached to Tindal’s wrist. As further details arise about his predicament, the group realizes it was The Dragon that cursed Tindal. Eight offers to try and break the curse, and as their magic washes over Tindal the bracelet comes loose. As the bracelet slips off his wrist, Tindal becomes ravenous and tr...

Aug 31, 202453 minSeason 5Ep. 28

S5 E27: The Magic Eater

The group is weary, beaten down and hungry. Preparations for camp are being made when unexpectedly a Gnome shows up. His name is Tindal and he claims he can eat magic. At first, Eight is worried the bread they conjured has been destroyed but Trix is able to verify it is still tasty. Over a meal of desert fruit, magic bread and overcooked scorpion, they learn about Tindal’s abilities. He recounts how he came to be a magic eater, how it ostracized him from his family and what his current situation...

Aug 24, 202440 minSeason 5Ep. 27

S5 E26: A Small Sacrifice

The creature chasing Trix and Faerlin has revealed itself to be a giant worm with sharp teeth. As the group engages, they realize that it’s a little hardier than a worm should be and its strikes are even deadlier. Faerlin climbs up the worm to make their attack, which leaves Trix open to attack. It takes the first opportunity to chomp down, enclosing Trix in its jaws. The group gives the creature everything they have as they try to take it down and eventually are successful. As Trix climbs out o...

Aug 17, 202442 minSeason 5Ep. 26
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