Episode 283 of Speculate!–Blades in the Dark–Part Fifty-Seven of The Case of the Cindered Seal!

This episode carries content warnings for divine magic, ectoplasmic blasts, flashbacks, cursed artifacts, combat, death, ghosts, and food.

Ash helps the crew get the drop on Aldo and his Hull. Ring deploys their contingency plans. Skelly deals with Aldo’s reinforcements. Crossroads lets loose. With the case closed, the Strange Friends take care of loose ends and make plans for their post-Fugitive life.

“The Case of the Cindered Seal” is a joint production with Greg’s Twitch channel, playing Blades in the Dark by John Harper. Brandon O’Brien (@therisingtithes) GMs for the crew of Valerie Valdes (@valerievaldes), Iori Kusano (@iorikusano), Jeoi Gawain Lin (@thisismydasein), and our own Michael R. Underwood (@mikerunderwood). Featuring a unique “Fugitives” crew sheet created by Brandon! (Available at https://therisingtithes.itch.io/)

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You can watch our completed miniseries “Splendour and Shadow” (playing Rebel Crown by Michael Dunn-O’Conner) at Youtube.com/ArvanEleron. We’ll be announcing our new 2022 series soon!This episode was edited by the amazing Rudy Basso (find him at https://twitter.com/RudyBasso). As always, thanks for listening!