In the tri-border region of Maastricht in the Netherlands, Aachen in Germany and Liège in Belgium, the old guard has been dealt a near fatal blow. These four, thirsty Kindred will strike to oversee changes. It's time for a revamp.

Content Warnings: Vampire the Masquerade is a game with adult themes and topics. The story does reference real-world places, but we've added dark and fantasy elements to it. PCs are vampires with questionable moral compasses who also consume the blood of the living. Violence, strong language, blood, psychological horror, body horror, manipulation, ghosts

Game: Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition by White Wolf Publishing

Storyteller: Markus (he/him) ‪@the_chindividual‬

Players:

Aida (she/her) https://aida-inthepan.carrd.co/

Chrifu (he/him) https://linktr.ee/chrifu

Jen Vaughn (she/they) https://www.hauntedvaultstudios.com/

Totoroki (she/they) https://totoroki.carrd.co/

Production and Post-Editing by Aida

Music played during 'Three-City Revamp: Vampire the Masquerade': 'Haunted (seamless)', 'Reloaded (seamless)', 'Smile (seamless)' is by Nicolas Jeudy/Dark Fantasy Studio.

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

In the tri-border region of Maastricht in the Netherlands, Aachen in Germany and Liège in Belgium, the old guard has been dealt a near fatal blow. These four, thirsty Kindred will strike to oversee changes. It's time for a revamp.

Content Warnings: Vampire the Masquerade is a game with adult themes and topics. The story does reference real-world places, but we've added dark and fantasy elements to it. PCs are vampires with questionable moral compasses who also consume the blood of the living. Violence, strong language, blood, psychological horror, body horror, manipulation, ghosts

Game: Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition by White Wolf Publishing

Storyteller: Markus (he/him) ‪@the_chindividual‬

Players:

Aida (she/her) https://aida-inthepan.carrd.co/

Chrifu (he/him) https://linktr.ee/chrifu

Jen Vaughn (she/they) https://www.hauntedvaultstudios.com/

Totoroki (she/they) https://totoroki.carrd.co/

Production and Post-Editing by Aida

Music played during 'Three-City Revamp: Vampire the Masquerade': 'Haunted (seamless)', 'Reloaded (seamless)', 'Smile (seamless)' is by Nicolas Jeudy/Dark Fantasy Studio.

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

In the tri-border region of Maastricht in the Netherlands, Aachen in Germany and Liège in Belgium, the old guard has been dealt a near fatal blow. These four, thirsty Kindred will strike to oversee changes. It's time for a revamp.

Content Warnings: Vampire the Masquerade is a game with adult themes and topics. The story does reference real-world places, but we've added dark and fantasy elements to it. PCs are vampires with questionable moral compasses who also consume the blood of the living. Violence, strong language, blood, psychological horror, body horror, manipulation, ghosts

Game: Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition by White Wolf Publishing

Storyteller: Markus (he/him) ‪@the_chindividual‬

Players:

Aida (she/her) https://aida-inthepan.carrd.co/

Chrifu (he/him) https://linktr.ee/chrifu

Jen Vaughn (she/they) https://www.hauntedvaultstudios.com/

Totoroki (she/they) https://totoroki.carrd.co/

Production and Post-Editing by Aida

Music played during 'Three-City Revamp: Vampire the Masquerade': 'Haunted (seamless)', 'Reloaded (seamless)', 'Smile (seamless)' is by Nicolas Jeudy/Dark Fantasy Studio.

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

World Wide Wrestling is a game by Nathan D. Paoletta. This award-winning game of professional wrestling action enables you to create your own professional wrestling franchise through play, showcasing satisfying and surprising storylines. It’s about feuds, championships, betrayal, and righteous victory. It’s about the clash of good and evil on the grandest stage. It’s about whether you’ve got what it takes. And, in the end, it’s about what the audience thinks of your efforts... 

Chirag Asnani - Chirag Asnani is a TTRPG writer, streamer and co-founder of Desis & Dragons, the largest online TTRPG community in India. Find his socials and what he's worked on at chiragasnani.carrd.co or follow him @chiragasnani on Bluesky.

Hummalou - Geography teacher by day, full time nerd at night. Founder at The Transmissions. linktr.ee/hummalou for links and vids.

CJ Starry - Performer, Writer, Traveler, TTRPG Enthusiast. Community, Marketing and CS at Rowan, Rook & Decard. (They/them)Links and Website: linktr.ee/cjstarry

Emily Bates - Emily Bates is a video producer who spends as much of her free time as possible playing TTRPGs. Find her across the internet @Emily where she posts about nothing but @RPGeeksDnD

Khalil Thirlaway - Khalil Thirlaway is a Palestinian/Brazilian/British podcaster, TTRPG streamer, game designer and science communicator. You can see more of him on Science & Sorcery, and hear more of him on the Wild Crimes and Our Broken Planet podcasts. Follow @drtalksalot (he/him) on Twitter for updates and activism! https://linktr.ee/khalilthirlaway

This liveshow was produced by Aida and Darcy, with support from The Transmissions, Science and Sorcery, and RPGeeks. Original pitch for the collaboration by Sequaia.

A MASSIVE shoutout and all of our gratitude to Fiona Howatt for organising Podcast Zone at Dragonmeet, and to the staff and volunteers as well. See you all again next year.

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Several countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month and Black Excellence in October. In collaboration with the UK Tabletop Industry Network (uktin.substack.com), we're shining a light on the talented Black TTRPG designers and performers in our local community.

You are ordinary people connected to your city in an unusual way - when negativity builds up in the hearts of people, you’re given the literal weapons to fight back against it. Your relationships are a terrible power - there’s strength in passion, and destruction in heartbreak...

Designed by Nathan Blades, Heartbeats in Perfect Sync is a tabletop RPG inspired by the shounen battle aesthetic in certain JRPGs. Play as a group of ordinary people who fight monsters with ridiculously over-the-top weapons. Use the Heart Rate system (a pool of dice that increases and decreases as you make rolls and ratchet up your character's emotional tension) to perform astounding Perfect Sync attacks with your allies on the same wavelength. But beware - if your Heart Rate gets too high or too low, your character will become Heartbroken, a dark version of themselves with new abilities and a high budget transformation cutscene.

Content Warnings for this game of "Heartbeats in Perfect Sync" include: stress and panic, pollution horror, forced labour.

The GM - Nathan Blades. Nathan is your androgynous android late night DJ! They're a TTRPG designer, voice actor, and sometimed VTuber. You can catch them as Captain Orimar Vale on the Campaign: Skyjacks Podcast, and buy their games (including Heartbeats!) at TheNeonCaster.itch.io

The Players -

Tendai - Tendai (they/them) is a queer TTRPG player and budding GM with a fondness for horror, mythology and storytelling. They love playing in various systems and bringing their characters to life as a part of a bigger story. Behind the scenes, they are a writer, cultural consultant and sensitivity reader.

Chochy - Chochy (they/them) is a chaotic cosplayer and variety streamer with a focus particularly on indie games- currently doing a new one every week for the year. An active member of the stream team Black Twitch UK, and the Twitch Black Guild. Can usually be found at twitch.tv/chochyplays causing trouble!

Lloyd - With a love for narrative storytelling countered by a craving for esoteric mechanics, Lloyd (he/him) brings a nuanced love of emotional roleplaying to any game or setting he gets his hands on. Guaranteed to choke back tears at least once per campaign. Twitter - @druggeddwarf

Ruben - Ruben Ferdinand (they/he) is a Dutch-Surinamese tabletop enthusiast, cat dad, and queer activist based in The Hague.   / urbanfriendden   on Twitter and Bsky for mostly weird jokes. Frequent appearances on The Neon Caster channel!

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

Mentioned in this episode:

Argo-0 Kickstarter

A Tabletop RPG inspired by Greek Myths, Retro Cartoons, and Classic Anime.

Cryptid Creeks

This episode is sponsored by Cryptid Creeks by Hatchling Games. A family-friendly TTRPG of eldritch mystery in a rural community. Click the link to get your copy!

Several countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month and Black Excellence in October. In collaboration with the UK Tabletop Industry Network (uktin.substack.com), we're shining a light on the talented Black TTRPG designers and performers in our local community.

You are ordinary people connected to your city in an unusual way - when negativity builds up in the hearts of people, you’re given the literal weapons to fight back against it. Your relationships are a terrible power - there’s strength in passion, and destruction in heartbreak...

Designed by Nathan Blades, Heartbeats in Perfect Sync is a tabletop RPG inspired by the shounen battle aesthetic in certain JRPGs. Play as a group of ordinary people who fight monsters with ridiculously over-the-top weapons. Use the Heart Rate system (a pool of dice that increases and decreases as you make rolls and ratchet up your character's emotional tension) to perform astounding Perfect Sync attacks with your allies on the same wavelength. But beware - if your Heart Rate gets too high or too low, your character will become Heartbroken, a dark version of themselves with new abilities and a high budget transformation cutscene.

Content Warnings for this game of "Heartbeats in Perfect Sync" include: stress and panic, pollution horror, forced labour.

The GM - Nathan Blades. Nathan is your androgynous android late night DJ! They're a TTRPG designer, voice actor, and sometimed VTuber. You can catch them as Captain Orimar Vale on the Campaign: Skyjacks Podcast, and buy their games (including Heartbeats!) at TheNeonCaster.itch.io

The Players -

Tendai - Tendai (they/them) is a queer TTRPG player and budding GM with a fondness for horror, mythology and storytelling. They love playing in various systems and bringing their characters to life as a part of a bigger story. Behind the scenes, they are a writer, cultural consultant and sensitivity reader.

Chochy - Chochy (they/them) is a chaotic cosplayer and variety streamer with a focus particularly on indie games- currently doing a new one every week for the year. An active member of the stream team Black Twitch UK, and the Twitch Black Guild. Can usually be found at twitch.tv/chochyplays causing trouble!

Lloyd - With a love for narrative storytelling countered by a craving for esoteric mechanics, Lloyd (he/him) brings a nuanced love of emotional roleplaying to any game or setting he gets his hands on. Guaranteed to choke back tears at least once per campaign. Twitter - @druggeddwarf

Ruben - Ruben Ferdinand (they/he) is a Dutch-Surinamese tabletop enthusiast, cat dad, and queer activist based in The Hague.  

 / urbanfriendden   on Twitter and Bsky for mostly weird jokes. Frequent appearances on The Neon Caster channel!

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

Mentioned in this episode:

Cryptid Creeks

This episode is sponsored by Cryptid Creeks by Hatchling Games. A family-friendly TTRPG of eldritch mystery in a rural community. Click the link to get your copy!

Argo-0 Kickstarter

A Tabletop RPG inspired by Greek Myths, Retro Cartoons, and Classic Anime.

Several countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month and Black Excellence in October. In collaboration with the UK Tabletop Industry Network (uktin.substack.com), we're shining a light on the talented Black TTRPG designers and performers in our local community.

You are ordinary people connected to your city in an unusual way - when negativity builds up in the hearts of people, you’re given the literal weapons to fight back against it. Your relationships are a terrible power - there’s strength in passion, and destruction in heartbreak...

Designed by Nathan Blades, Heartbeats in Perfect Sync is a tabletop RPG inspired by the shounen battle aesthetic in certain JRPGs. Play as a group of ordinary people who fight monsters with ridiculously over-the-top weapons. Use the Heart Rate system (a pool of dice that increases and decreases as you make rolls and ratchet up your character's emotional tension) to perform astounding Perfect Sync attacks with your allies on the same wavelength. But beware - if your Heart Rate gets too high or too low, your character will become Heartbroken, a dark version of themselves with new abilities and a high budget transformation cutscene.

Content Warnings for this game of "Heartbeats in Perfect Sync" include: stress and panic, pollution horror, forced labour

The GM - Nathan Blades. Nathan is your androgynous android late night DJ! They're a TTRPG designer, voice actor, and sometimed VTuber. You can catch them as Captain Orimar Vale on the Campaign: Skyjacks Podcast, and buy their games (including Heartbeats!) at TheNeonCaster.itch.io

The Players -

Tendai - Tendai (they/them) is a queer TTRPG player and budding GM with a fondness for horror, mythology and storytelling. They love playing in various systems and bringing their characters to life as a part of a bigger story. Behind the scenes, they are a writer, cultural consultant and sensitivity reader.

Chochy - Chochy (they/them) is a chaotic cosplayer and variety streamer with a focus particularly on indie games- currently doing a new one every week for the year. An active member of the stream team Black Twitch UK, and the Twitch Black Guild. Can usually be found at twitch.tv/chochyplays causing trouble!

Lloyd - With a love for narrative storytelling countered by a craving for esoteric mechanics, Lloyd (he/him) brings a nuanced love of emotional roleplaying to any game or setting he gets his hands on. Guaranteed to choke back tears at least once per campaign. Twitter - @druggeddwarf

Ruben - Ruben Ferdinand (they/he) is a Dutch-Surinamese tabletop enthusiast, cat dad, and queer activist based in The Hague.  

 / urbanfriendden   on Twitter and Bsky for mostly weird jokes. Frequent appearances on The Neon Caster channel!

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.

Mentioned in this episode:

Argo-0 Kickstarter

A Tabletop RPG inspired by Greek Myths, Retro Cartoons, and Classic Anime.

Cryptid Creeks

This episode is sponsored by Cryptid Creeks by Hatchling Games. A family-friendly TTRPG of eldritch mystery in a rural community. Click the link to get your copy!

"Darling, You’re a Haunted House" is a solo role playing game by Finley Joseph powered by the Second Guess system by William Lentz. It's a game about embodying a "haunted" house and exploring your place in the community, watching the world go by as your walls collect stories. Get your own copy here - https://finley-jinley.itch.io/darling... And don't forget to leave a rating and review!

Content warnings for this play through of "Darling, You're a Haunted House" include: Paranormal activity, mention of pet death, seances, mild memory loss, loneliness, mention of pregnancy & childbirth, mention of demons

Played by Wren (they/them) @AllegoryofDeath https://linktr.ee/masquewren

In collaboration with UK Tabletop Industry Network (UKTIN) https://uktin.substack.com/ in honour of Black History Month celebrated this October in several European countries.

All of EUphoria's socials are at https://linktr.ee/euphoriaap

EUphoria is a community dedicated to the best and brightest TTRPG talent within Europe and outside the U.S. We're committed to inclusive tables that uplift marginalised communities (POC/BAME LGBT+, women & femmes, neurodivergent, disabled, immigrants) and share diverse stories and games.