29Dec/19

Blackspire Season 2: Teaser #18 (S02T18)

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TEASER #18: Please enjoy some excerpts from the Patreon-exclusive episodes: Claerydia’s Special Assignment and Salutations at the Cult of the Machine God. Hear just a hint of what only the most dedicated Blackspire listener could hope to understand… as the secret inner workings of the Three Guilds of Fleshcraft are on full display in these exclusive episodes! Plus: hear a roster of the most common mechanical insect creatures that are at the disposal of the agents of the three Guilds of Silence, Secrets, and Justice.

26Dec/19

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Gleðileg Jól, et al. to all!

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No blog post this week! I’m with family and I hope you’re with your family (in whatever form that takes for you) too… So instead, make sure you give the holiday episodeRead More…

22Dec/19

Blackspire Season 2: Teaser #17 (S02T17)

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TEASER #17: Please enjoy some excerpts from the Patreon-exclusive episode: A Day in the Life of Claerydia. One very special day perhaps, but get a unique insight into the life of the Steampunk gorgon Inspector Claerydia… both known and unknown… What begins as a routine day takes a turn into anything but… Plus: hear just a smidgen of the latest Jade Town gossip over breakfast with master chef Udunaba!

18Dec/19

Holiday for the Holidays

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This hook was originally provided by our good friend Hjalmar Nordén of Red Moon Roleplaying, and we used it to compare Lovecraftian horror with the realities of climate change, which then became the springboard to discuss the concepts of Solarpunk (as well as the magickal Holy Hexagram).

15Dec/19

Blackspire Season 2: Teaser #16 (S02T16)

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TEASER #16: Please enjoy PART 3 of some excerpts from the Patreon-exclusive episodes: Gone Fishin’: Parts 1 – 4. The White Hydra Mercenaries seek out the assistance of the Crimson Shadow to aid them with either retrieving the imprisoned Solina or replacing the missing Sacred Invoice that’s still on her person… Plus: listen to Jolly Paul ask the vampire assassin a seemingly simple question that will undoubtedly have vastly wider implications for the whole of the Season Two story-line to come..!

12Dec/19

Take THAT Decade!

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It’s now been over seven years since I began to take my study of the occult “seriously” (and over four since starting this blog) and while the thought of recapping highlights from the past year (let alone the last decade) seems absolutely laborious to me, at least I can say that I feel like I’ve pretty successfully quit tobacco, and at this point even the thought of smoking a cigarette makes me feel a little queasy…

08Dec/19

Blackspire Season 2: Teaser #15 (S02T15)

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TEASER #15: Please enjoy PART 2 of some excerpts from the Patreon-exclusive episodes: Gone Fishin’: Parts 1 – 4. The White Hydra Mercenaries find themselves trading more and more of their leverage away in exchange for the hope of collecting any reward at all from their mission. Will the final price prove itself to be too high..? Plus: enjoy a brief Blackspire ecology lesson on the nature of Golden Ice, the mysterious crystalline substance formed from the blood and tears of very special gargoyles like St. Jezebel.

04Dec/19

Depth of My Prep

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I’ve busied myself this week in preparation for the next two Blackspire games I’ll be running/recording in the next few days. One scenario will use a custom game mechanic I’ve been playing around with to “render” and populate random city streets with obstacles and undead baddies…

01Dec/19

Blackspire Season 2: Teaser #14 (S02T14)

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TEASER #14: Please enjoy PART 1 of some excerpts from the Patreon-exclusive episodes: Gone Fishin’: Parts 1 – 4. After the epic assassination attempt of the beholder Count Zarathusa, the White Hydra Mercenaries scramble to keep their very lives… and still try to turn a profit in the bargain… Plus: enjoy a brief Blackspire ecology lesson on the nature of consciousness as it relates to petrification.

26Nov/19

Refreshing Start

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There’s not really a ton to say about this week, other than things all seem to be working out in tiny incremental, but generally successful ways… While I do feel like IRead More…