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Jan 22, 2021
Jan 22, 2021
1 hr 35 min
(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 continues their attempt to unravel the mystery of what caused the time loop and how to stop it.
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
Jan 15, 2021
Jan 15, 2021
1 hr 32 min
(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 journey to Yori is interrupted when the crew of the Fishwife encounter a strange anomaly when they exit jump space. The ship appears to be frozen in time. The crew investigates to find that a number of portals that connect the time-locked Laughing Fishwife to a top-secret Imperial research station at different points in time. Will they figure out the secret or will they succumb to the maddening effects of time loops?
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
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
50 min
Steve and Rodney begin the new year with a look at Lyndon Hardy's Master of the Five Magics. You can check out the latest edition (the expanded version we read) at the link below.
https://www.amazon.com/Master-Five-Magics-Lyndon-Hardy/dp/0345334256
Jan 8, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
1 hr 25 min
(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
Jan 1, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
1 hr 40 min
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
Dec 30, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
40 min
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.
Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
1 hr 31 min
(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
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
1 hr 32 min
(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
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
28 min
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
Dec 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2020
1 hr 26 min
(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
Dec 4, 2020
Dec 4, 2020
1 hr 30 min
(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
Dec 2, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
36 min
Steve and Rodney take a look at Remina, a Junji Ito joint coming soon from Viz Media.
Nov 27, 2020
Nov 27, 2020
1 hr 56 min
(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
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
1 hr 48 min
(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
Nov 17, 2020
Nov 17, 2020
32 min
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
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
1 hr 39 min
(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
Nov 6, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
2 hr 3 min
(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
Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
39 min
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.
Oct 30, 2020
Oct 30, 2020
1 hr 48 min
(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
Oct 23, 2020
Oct 23, 2020
1 hr 41 min
(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