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Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: Faced with a cargo hold filled with people in cryochambers being transported for shady clone research, the crew struggles with finding a solution. Durbin has an idea but it requires a risk that could doom everyone.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: What begins as a simple salvage mission leads to a horrifying discovery for the crew of the Fishwife.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Steve and Rodney stir the pot and close out the year by examining some options in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything that have been touted as solutions to the more problematic aspects of "The World's Most Popular Fantasy Roleplaying Game". They also speak some on concept of Session Zero and content and consent between the players and GM.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: After a shoot-out with some the pirates, the crew wanders back to The Fishwife to find more lying in wait. Durbin has a bit more than he can stand from the reprobates.
Have a happy Winter holiday from everyone here at Microphones of Madness!
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: The crew ventures into the depths of a seemingly abandoned bunker to find another set of castaways holding their employer hostage near a strange machine. Durbin agrees to fix the electrical issues plaguing the lot of them, but the hostage-takers have other plans.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Steve and Rodney take a listen to the audio version of D.K. Gaston's Wicked and Preternatural: Awakening. Check it out at the links below.
Paperback- https://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Preternatural-Awakening-D-Gaston/dp/B086Y6JGLY
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: A simple drop and collect goes wrong as the crew approaches the interdicted world of Djinni. A mysterious force causes the Fishwife to lose power and McHale has to guide her in manually. Once on the planet’s surface, the crew finds no sign of their contractor, only a construction site that is as dead as the ship. Can the team locate their employer and figure out why nothing electrical works on this planet? Tune in for this thrilling episode.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: Rodney hopes he cut out all the math as McHale handles the Fishwife's legitimate business while Doreen and the others meet up with Scurvy Stevens, a former space pirate and member of Doreen's crew. He knows the location of a forgotten store of booty and offers to share with Doreen in exchange for a ride.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Steve and Rodney take a look at Remina, a Junji Ito joint coming soon from Viz Media.
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: The crew of the Fishwife assembles a crack team of technicians and heads back into the tunnels below Dinom Prime to reseal the airlock and stem the tide of rockroaches pouring into the city.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: When it rains, it pours. With their plot exposed and the governor poised to strike back, agents of Magneto Dynamics sabotage the dome’s life support. Durbin and crew race to the scene and struggle to save the dome amid a swarm of rockroaches.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune with a fortune.
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Steve and Rodney hop into their nuclear powered Pinto and travel back in time for a look at Milton Davis's A Debt To Pay in anticipation of it's sequel. Pick up a copy at the link below.
https://www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page/a-debt-to-pay-a-savaad-chronicles-adventure-ebook
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: The crew of the Fishwife have their long awaited showdown with the vile Gulab Mifflin and return to Dinom Prime with proof of Clan Taira’s plot. There is no time for R&R as alien insects swarm from the tunnels.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: The crew has no time to mourn the loss of Lady Wayan and Doctor Rhames. Oxygen is running low and Dinom Prime seems light years away. The crew encounters an odd pair of stragglers in the tunnels and Durbin decides that fast isn’t fast enough.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Doctor Dwight Blight- Purveyor of alternative medicine and sidekick of Professor Mac
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Professor Issac Mac- Back off man, he’s a scientist!
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Steve and Rodney plumb the depths of an ancient and mysterious dungeon in a spoiler-heavy dive into the classic Gary Gygax module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: The crew stops at the abandoned Camp Dixon in an effort to refill their oxygen tanks, but soon realize that they are not alone. When they try to leave, they are attacked by a swarm of vicious alien beasts. Happy Halloween from everyone at Microphones of Madness!
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Lady Allie Wayan- Gunnery Officer, Laser-slinging Bad-Ass
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Oliver Rhames- Doctor, handy in a fight.
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: While struggling to disable a closed bulkhead door, the crew encounters a number of strange and terrifying entities that call the airless darkness home. Have the crew finally met their match in these unusual creatures?
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Lady Allie Wayan- Gunnery Officer, Laser-slinging Bad-Ass
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Oliver Rhames- Doctor, handy in a fight.
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
In this episode, Rodney loses his funk cred by not recognizing Parliament lyrics and the madmen explore the depths of classic science-fiction horror with a look at the Mothership Roleplaying Game by Sean McCoy and published by Tuesday Knight Games.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?
This week: Danica Wu is definitely dead, but thanks to the efforts of Doctor Rhames, the entire Administration Building heard of her double dealing. Now the hunt for Mifflin can begin in earnest. The team ventures into the airless caverns below Dinom Beta and discovers an abandoned monorail.
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Quartermaster, Killin’ Machine, and Fixer
Nick: Doreen Smith- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Navigator, A Very Particular Set of Skills
Molly: Lady Allie Wayan- Gunnery Officer, Laser-slinging Bad-Ass
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Co-Captain of the Fishwife, Chief Engieer, Long-term exposure to jump drive coolant causes a slight madness.
Jay: Oliver Rhames- Doctor, handy in a fight.
Introducing...
Shawn: Juno Rico- Soldier of Fortune
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
(Traveller LBB/ Cepheus Engine)
A rag-tag band of miscreants has taken possession of an abandoned Far Trader and has set out into the Spinward Reach in search of treasure and gas money. Can they unravel the mystery of TWILIGHT'S PEAK?.
This week: Doreen and Durbin hire on a new crewmember, Doctor Oliver Rhames, and set about showing him the ropes as they hunt the mysterious and dangerous Gulab Mifflin. When the spaceport construction site is destroyed, the team's competence forces a new villain to reveal themselves!
Cast
Steve: GM
Wes: "Earnest" Ernie McHale- Former Naval officer and pencil-pusher
Nick: Doreen Smith- Criminal on the run
Molly: Lady Allie Wayan- Gun-toting badass
Rodney: Durbin Echs- Merchant marine engineer and mechanic
Introducing...
Jay: Oliver Rhames- Doctor, handy in a fight.
Music: Action and Adventure by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com