Episode description

Part 1. While traversing the ash- and dust-choked Deadlands, four adventurers take refuge in a strange house. Sheltered from the ominous storm 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 time, we have watt, the creator of the game system, as a special guest GM! 

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

GM: watt, creator of the Cloud Empress RPG

Griffin (Sellsword) is played by Andersaucey (aka Anderwhy)
One-Shot Rose (Sellsword) is played by Dakota Burgin
Sacha Sprout (Courier) is played by Kaitlyn Meloche Ratz
Kernel the Kid (Magician) is played by the voice of the Escape Vector Podcast

++ Kaitlyn and Dakota are 2/3 of the Came To Play podcast, often about indie and cult favourite video games. Andersaucey is a gamer. You can find him on Youtube or PSN (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". For a non-spoiler trailer to send to your players and GM, check out our previous episode! 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 Marten Moses, Polar Nights, and Jay Varton. Sign up and try a subscription with our Epidemic Sound affiliate link to help the show!

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