Episode description

Four adventurers take refuge in a strange house. Sheltered from the ominous storm of sorts brewing outside, they learn it is the day of a folk hero's funeral... and they just stepped into a family affair that could shape the world's fate. FORECAST: mystery, treachery, and slippery conditions. 

This is a spoiler-free cinematic trailer using gameplay from a recorded session of the upcoming adventure, "Funeral Fit for the Anti-Saint". Want to play or run this adventure? GMs, share this with your prospective players! Players, share this with your GM! And let us know what you think about this format!

Part 1 of the actual play will release VERY soon. watt, the creator of the game system and author of the adventure was our special guest GM! 

Content Warning: Violence, Language, Giant Psychic Bugs, Familial Conflict, Hauntings. 

PCs: One-Shot Rose (Sellsword), Griffin (Sellsword), Sacha Sprout (Courier), Kernel the Kid (Magician).

GM: watt, creator of the Cloud Empress RPG

One-Shot Rose is played by Dakota Burgin
Griffin is played by anderwhy (aka andersauce)
Sacha is played by Kaitlyn Meloche Ratz
Kernel the Kid is played by the voice of the Escape Vector Podcast

Kaitlyn and Dakota are 2/3 of the Came To Play podcast, about (often indie) video games. anderwhy is a gamer. You can find him on PSN or Youtube (as andersauce). 

“Funeral Fit for the Anti-Saint” is a new introductory adventure written by watt for their Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG. It is set in the upcoming expansion, "Cloud Empress: Lands of Life and Death". The Kickstarter campaign launches April 2, 2024. Sign up to be notified here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/watt/cloud-empress-life-and-death. At the time of episode release, the Cloud Empress rulebook PDF is FREE on DriveThruRPG.com .  Visit Cloudempress.com for more info on the RPG!

++ Music from Epidemic Sound, by Fredrik Ekstrom.

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