Explorers Wanted

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  • 73: A Toast to the Lost

    The crew dig into the history of Mountain's Bone and discover uncomfortable connections to their own pasts. Then they set out to stop the individual who has inflicted a series of horrible mutations on the people of the town.

    • Nix discovers the extensive history of door construction in the town, and the plague that has cursed its people for so many years.
    • Cha-Cha finds familiarity in the strange echoes at the scene of the crime.
    • Dili uncovers a creative solution within the strange cave structures that lay to the north of Mountain's Bone.
    • Player Intrusion:

      Stace: Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky Bookshop | Barnes and Noble | Amazon

      Your cast:

      GM: Daniel

      Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
      Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
      Nix: Stace

      Music

      Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

      Lost Soul (Instrumental) by Atlas Reach / via Audiio

      Deduction, Conspiracy by Monument Studios

      Of Ink by Outland / via Audiio

      Through the Past by Center of the Sea / via Audiio

      Gateway by Monument Studios

      Down Time Piano by Monument Studios

      Short of Breath by Yari / via Audiio

      Production

      Editing: Daniel

      Transcription: Daniel

      Safety in Role-playing

      It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

      As always, see our standard disclaimer.

      Support Explorers Wanted

      56 min
    • 72: Hark! The Hendersons!

      Our crew of explorers continue their journey to Mountain's Bone, and discover that the surrounding landscape has been altered, and attempt to help some poor lost souls they meet along the way.

      • Dili shows less gratitude than expected as an artistic canvas.
      • Nix finds some snacks.
      • The crew meets a family with one horrible thing in common.
      • Cha-Cha agrees to a performance deal.
      • Nix learns some local history.
      • Dili gets his cloak-and-dagger on.
      • Player Intrusion:

        Daniel: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia Bookshop | Barnes and Noble | Amazon

        Your cast:

        GM: Daniel

        Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
        Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
        Nix: Stace

        Music

        Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

        A Lasting Effect by Good Weather for an Airstrike / via Audiio

        Away From Danger by Michael Vignola / via Audiio

        String and Twine (Instrumental) by Jamie Stevens / via Audiio

        Freak of Nature (Instrumental) by Simon / via Audiio

        Some addtional SFX and Ambience by Audio Alchemist and Monument Studios.

        Production

        Editing: Daniel

        Transcription: Stace

        Safety in Role-playing

        It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

        As always, see our standard disclaimer.

        Support Explorers Wanted

        1 hr 20 min
      • 71: The Road's Bounty

        Our crew of explorers make their way out of Charmonde and begin their trek to Mountain's Bone. Along the way they encounter a variety of interesting characters who all have exciting news in common.

        • Nix proposes a stop on the way out of town and then almost immediately changes her mind.
        • Cha-Cha meets a friend of a friend, and introduces herself to the rest of the crew's horror.
        • Dili spends some time deep in thought... and covered in beetles.
        • Cha-Cha and Nix learn all about formication.
        • Player Intrusion:

          Sampson: Blaseball

          Your cast:

          GM: Daniel

          Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
          Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
          Nix: Stace

          Music

          Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

          Waiting by Matthew L. Fisher / via Audiio

          Waiting Room by Liam Back / via Audiio

          The Sword of Damocles by Atlas Reach / via Audiio

          I Called It by Kidpenny / via Audiio

          Some additional SFX from Zapsplat and Audio Alchemist.

          Production

          Editing: Daniel

          Transcription: Sampson

          Safety in Role-playing

          It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

          As always, see our standard disclaimer.

          Support Explorers Wanted

          1 hr 16 min
        • 70: A Quick Ascent

          After a deadly encounter beneath the city, the crew must return to the surface before the labyrinth lets loose with its own immune response.

          • Nix starts working the kinks out of her new limb.
          • ChaCha learns that getting older sucks.
          • Dili has a family heart-to-heart that goes as well as you expect.
          • Mamma Jerrun shares the crew's next assignment.
          • Charmonde has some new decorations that speak to Nix on a personal level.
          • Player Intrusion:

            Alex: Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure

            Your cast:

            GM: Daniel

            Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
            Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
            Nix: Stace

            Music

            Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

            Berlin (Instrumental) by Yari / via Audiio

            Tension (Instrumental) by Monobox / via Audiio

            Production

            Editing: Daniel

            Transcription: Rev

            Safety in Role-playing

            It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

            As always, see our standard disclaimer.

            Support Explorers Wanted

            1 hr 3 min
          • 69: A Dance With Deuces

            First of all: Nice.

            The crew has found there way to the center of the labyrinth, but must now contend with a deadly Kynxos exploratory team led by none other than Deuces!

            • Things get hot for ChaCha in Doc Taraz's nursery.
            • Nix gets creative with her venom.
            • Dili channels chaos through his illusions.
            • The crew engages in some fancy footwork.
            • Player Intrusion:

              Stace: Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke Bookshop | Barnes and Noble | Amazon

              Your cast:

              GM: Daniel

              Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
              Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
              Nix: Stace

              Music

              Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

              The Clown by CAPE / via Audiio

              Back on the Bass by James Curran / via Audiio

              Bloody Gloom by Ross Lara / via Audiio

              Forever in my Blood by Simon / via Audiio

              Some additional SFX by Audio Alchemist and Monument Studios.

              Production

              Editing: Daniel

              Transcription: Stace

              Safety in Role-playing

              It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

              As always, see our standard disclaimer.

              Support Explorers Wanted

              1 hr 10 min
            • 68: The Butler Didn't Do It

              Having found the body of Doc Taraz's murdered butler, the crew presses forward into the labyrinth in search of a powerful artifact.

              • Cha-Cha does some improvisational gardening.
              • Nix contends with magnetic forces.
              • Dili opens up to his friends.
              • Player Intrusion:

                Daniel: Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Amazon

                Your cast:

                GM: Daniel

                Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
                Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
                Nix: Stace

                Music

                Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

                Western Novelist by Better Than The Pentagon

                Used with permission from the artist.

                Out of Options by Brad Hill / via Audiio

                Castle Guard by Liam Back / via Audiio

                Some additional SFX from Audio Alchemist and Monument Studios.

                Production

                Editing: Daniel

                Transcription: Stace

                Safety in Role-playing

                It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

                As always, see our standard disclaimer.

                Support Explorers Wanted

                1 hr 3 min
              • 67: Green Lightning

                The crew tries to come to grips with Atalia's departure, but the consequences of their own actions continue to up the stakes for the whole city.

                • Hey, you guys remember that fire we started? I'm sure that won't be a problem, right?
                • ChaCha takes to the air, and Nix "meats" new-ish life forms.
                • The crew gets guidance from Mamma Jerrun.
                • Nix reads a letter.
                • Dili crafts an object of power.
                • A labyrinth beckons.
                • Player Intrusion:

                  Sampson: Loop Hero

                  Your cast:

                  GM: Daniel

                  Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
                  Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
                  Nix: Stace

                  Music

                  Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

                  Dark Traveler by Matthew L. Fisher / via Audiio

                  Diagrid by La Jett / via Audiio

                  Ryin by Jack Parker / via Audiio

                  Voices by Loom / via Audiio

                  Bed by Hunting Stories / via Audiio

                  Sad Boi Vybe by Ryan Vetter / via Audiio

                  Steep Line by Outland / via Audiio

                  Some additional sound effects by Audio Alchemist and Monument Studios.

                  Production

                  Editing: Daniel

                  Transcription: Stace

                  Safety in Role-playing

                  It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

                  As always, see our standard disclaimer.

                  Support Explorers Wanted

                  1 hr 34 min
                • 66: Cutting the Cord

                  The time has come to take steps to free Atalia from the Handler's influence once and for all, and our crew reunites with G-ma to do so. But the costs will be great, and things may never be the same again.

                  • G-ma is the Worst. Dentist. Ever.
                  • Nix and Cha-Cha are game for providing a distraction, but Cha-Cha would like to make sure there is a plan, maybe?
                  • Dili does some infiltration, followed by some "shopping" in the Handler vaults.
                  • Atalia faces off against the two biggest spectres of her childhood, and makes decisions on how to handle each.
                  • NOTE: We had some audio issues in the recording on this one, but we've done our best to clean them up.

                    Player Intrusion:

                    Marietta: Mysterium Park

                    Your cast:

                    GM: Daniel

                    Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
                    Atalia: Marietta
                    Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
                    Nix: Stace

                    Music

                    Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

                    Dark Piano by Monument Studios

                    Mystery Loop by Monument Studios

                    Preparation by Monument Studios

                    Steep Line by Outland / via Audiio

                    Villain (Instrumental) by Jared Marc / via Audiio

                    Wavey Lines by Outland / via Audiio

                    Dark, Light by Monument Studios

                    A Desperate Prayer by Monument Studios

                    Isolation by Monument Studios

                    Some additional FX from Audio Alchemist.

                    Production

                    Editing: Daniel

                    Transcription: Rev

                    Safety in Role-playing

                    It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

                    As always, see our standard disclaimer.

                    Support Explorers Wanted

                    1 hr 29 min
                  • 65: Licking Wounds

                    The crew has escaped the chaos of the Knyxos assault, but were separated in the process. With the looming threat of Minos' revenge and Salianna's plots where can they find refuge to recover?

                    • Atalia has a heart to heart with G-ma, who brings bad news about the artifact in Atalia's body.
                    • Nix grapples with logistics around the infamous scenario two.
                    • Cha-Cha attempts to puzzle out more details around human relationships.
                    • Dili, seriously this time, really needs a nap.
                    • Player Intrusion:

                      Alex: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

                      Note: All credit for the Fire Emblem joke goes to Brian David Gilbert's Unraveled video on the game franchise.

                      Your cast:

                      GM: Daniel

                      Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
                      Atalia: Marietta
                      Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
                      Nix: Stace

                      Music

                      Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

                      Memorize Your Face by Animal Assassins / via Audiio

                      Fairy Mischief by Morris / via Audiio

                      Great Turning (Instrumental) by Human Suits / via Audiio

                      In the Black Lake by Gerard Franklin / via Adobe Stock

                      Additional sound effects from Audio Alchemist.

                      Production

                      Editing: Daniel

                      Transcription: Stace

                      Safety in Role-playing

                      It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

                      As always, see our standard disclaimer.

                      Support Explorers Wanted

                      1 hr 5 min
                    • 64: Knocking Around With The Knyxos

                      It's time to make a move against the Knyxos to protect Nix and Atalia. Gma and Cha-Cha are here for blood, and Dili would very much like to get through this alive.

                      • Gma leads Dili and Cha-Cha in a frontal assault.
                      • Carpets are ruined.
                      • Nix tangles with Asidra and Deuces.
                      • Atalia makes Minos' acquaintance.
                      • Player Intrusion:

                        Stace: Control

                        Your cast:

                        GM: Daniel

                        Adilabrim "Dili" Kret: Sampson
                        Atalia: Marietta
                        Chansey "Cha-Cha" Letoile: Alex
                        Nix: Stace

                        Music

                        Theme music: Ninth World by Dave Sterling.

                        Steep Line by Outland / via Audiio

                        Look At Me Now (Instrumental) by Kidpenny / via Audiio

                        Capital Corp (Instrumental) by Liam Back / via Audiio

                        Short of Breath (Instrumental) by Yari / via Audiio

                        Additional sound effects from Audio Alchemist.

                        Production

                        Editing: Daniel

                        Transcription: Stace

                        Safety in Role-playing

                        It is essential that everyone playing in a game feels safe and is having fun. We've compiled a brief list of the safety tools we use here.

                        As always, see our standard disclaimer.

                        Support Explorers Wanted

                        1 hr 23 min

                      About Explorers Wanted

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                      We are an actual play podcast using the Numenera (http://numenera.com) Discovery and Destiny rules. Set one billion years in the future, we journey across the Ninth World. There have been eight worlds…