Dicey Stories

Mariah and Cleve experience planetfall for themselves.

Thank you so much for joining us on the journey across Alpha Centauri!  I’d also like to thank our amazing players, whose calm and reasonable characters foiled many a plot.  As a GM, it’s been a delight to be part of such a character-driven narrative.

Although this marks the end of our Chronicles of Chiron Genesys campaign, over the next several weeks we’ll be sharing some additional adventures from this setting that we played after Cleve’s and Mariah’s ended, some using other RPG systems. So if you want to join Corazon “Hypercor” Santiago as Jennifer GMs her through a hacking spree, or solve a murder alongside Fritz, or hear about Mariah and Fritz building a new life together after all the chaos dies down, stay tuned!

Note: The Lilly and Imogen referred to towards the close of this episode are from our first Dicey Stories campaign, Starcraft: FRAWD Investigators.

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Cleve and Mariah restore Engineering to working order.

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The situation aboard the incoming colony ship turns out to already be deteriorating when Exocraft I arrives.

Note: In this episode, we reminisce a bit about the graffiti aboard James Raynor's flagship in our Starcraft: FRAWD Investigators campaign. That was way back in Episode 22 during Part 1 of One Quiet Night about 16 minutes in.

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Mariah gets Avery Tex’s side of his story.

I learned the term Umwelt from the book An Immense World by Ed Yong. If you have any interest at all in how creatures perceive their world (including humans), I heartily recommend it. There are chapters on the five senses you already know about, but also ones on heat, vibrations, pain, magnetic fields, electric fields, and more. Did you know humans can learn echolocation? It’s a brilliant book.

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Cleve listens to the University’s perspective on the stowaway.

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A newcomer unexpectedly lends a hand stabilizing Exocraft I.

The voice for Avery is directly inspired by comedian Melissa Villaseñor’s impression of actor Owen Wilson.  Her voice is amazingly broad, and while I strive to emulate it, I don’t think I’ll be doing a Lady Gaga impression anytime soon. If you’d like to see what Melissa’s capable of, check out this link for her talk on finding her own voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFjv971_NZM.

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Damage from the assault on the launch causes problems once Exocraft I reaches orbit.

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Everyone contributes to preparing the exodome rocket for launch.

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Cleve and Mariah deal with their injuries.

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The Data Haven gang escapes with enough rocket control units, but the price is high.

The organic superlubricant Arx deploys is a researchable tech for powering fusion lasers from Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, but our PCs’ use is far more mundane. Just like in the video game, though, they can’t exactly control where it spreads.

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