Shadow of the Century

Framed for crimes they didn’t commit, an unlikely team comes together to fight against evil, clear their names, and dramatically walk away from explosions.

GM: Aser
Players: Jonn, Kim, Megan, and Nyssa.
System: Shadow of the Century

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Neo Western” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Interview with Shane Ivey, Dennis Detwiller, and Scott Glancy of Arc Dream Publishing

This year at GenCon we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the creators of one of our favorite games. We chatted with Shane Ivey, Dennis Detwiller, and Scott Glancy about Delta Green, the horrors of Frontier Airlines, get rich quick schemes, and the stories behind one of the best games available! 

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GenCon 2019 Wrap Up

We harassed people on discord to chat with us about their time at GenCon and were generally pretty silly. We forgot to cover a bunch of cool things we did (some of which will show up as interviews later this week) and cool people we met, but I hope you enjoy hearing what we enjoyed!
 
Thanks to Tom and Kim for joining us!
 
(Please do let us know if you hated this so we can figure out if this is a thing worth doing more often)

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Lady Blackbird 4: The Pirate King

Back on their way to the Remnants to find Uriah Flint, Natasha reveals a totally surprising* secret about her identity.

*No one was surprised

GM: Aser
Players: Brian, Jonn, Kim, Megan, and Nyssa.
System: Lady Blackbird

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Call to Adventure” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Lady Blackbird 3: The Arena

It turns out that gladiatorial combat can be really dangerous, especially when magic is involved. Luckily, the most powerful magician around is in the party. Also, someone’s staging a coup.

GM: Aser
Players: Brian, Jonn, Kim, Megan, and Nyssa.
System: Lady Blackbird

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Call to Adventure” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Lady Blackbird 2: Night Port

The crew escape to a wretched hive of scum and villainy that has the added bonus of being in perpetual darkness. They need money, fuel and refuge. The only thing they’re not short of his bad options, and assholes from their past who’ve all conveniently popped up to settle accounts.

GM: Aser
Players: Brian, Jonn, Kim, Megan, and Nyssa.
System: Lady Blackbird

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

If you’re looking for more thrilling adventures in space, check out our good friends on Fandible Soloshot!

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Call to Adventure” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Review: Shadow of the Century

The very first example of Fate in play I ever heard was an absolutely over-the-top pulp melee recorded by Role Playing Public Radio. It’s hard to believe how long ago that was. Unfortunately, we’ve never managed to sit down and record any games of this work that’s cast such a long shadow, if you’ll pardon the pun, across the tabletop gaming landscape. We’ve played a lot of Fate over the years though, and loved it every time. So, it was with a fair measure of excitement and trepidation that we greeted the announcement of Shadow of the Century. Now, having sat down with the book and put a few hours into some very gonzo gameplay, I can say that the excitement was totally justified, and I think this game is a worthy descendant that captures an entirely new genre while remaining true to The Spirit of the Century.

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Lady Blackbird 1: The Hand of Sorrow

It seems like this game was written for a TRF crew. The best evidence for this is that the adventure starts with them already locked in the brig.

GM: Aser
Players: Brian, Jonn, Kim, Megan, and Nyssa.
System: Lady Blackbird

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Call to Adventure” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Final Girl: Dead Horizon

A crew heads deep into space to rescue researchers on a far out space station. Things do not go well.

Players: Aser, Brian, Jonn, Kim, and Megan
System: Final Girl

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music:
Port_City_Music_-_29_-_Night_Terrors from ‘Silber Sounds of Halloween’
Freemusicarchive.org

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Hard Helix 4: Can We Have a Helicopter?

What do you call a team of detectives who’ve solved the case and are on their way to confront the culprit in a borrowed helicopter? Sitting ducks.

GM: Megan
Players: Aser, Brian, Jonn, Nathan, and Nyssa. 
System: Mutant City Blues

Special thanks to our Agent+ patrons: Ben, Bernie, Chris, Denise, Eric, Fandible, John, Jonn, LordTentacle, Nyssa, Patrick, Slacker Initiative, Stuart, Terryann, and Tom.

Music by Kevin MacLeod, “Miami Nights – Extended Theme.” (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License 
 
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