An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

This bonus episode rounds out the completion of chapters six and seven. The cast sit down for a lo-fi chat about the recent events, and dive into character advancement.

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

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Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:09) Job Payoff & Crew Upkeep

(03:50) Gaining Heat in the Leonis Vortex System

(13:00) Algernon's Character Advancement

(24:23) Arc's Character Advancement

(37:15) Voel's Character Advancement

(52:52) Coyfish's Crew Advancement

(01:18:02) Ask the Game Master

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

The infiltration of the Jade Syndicate’s most guarded research facility reaches its heart-stopping finale as the crew of the Coyfish prepares to fly the coop - one way or another. Algernon finally enters the lion’s den, standing face-to-face with the decadent and manipulative Director. What will the Director offer, that could potentially drive a wedge into the crew's crumbling relationships?

Content Warnings:

• Violence and Implied Death
• Medical Horror and Human Experimentation
• Psychological and Thematic Triggers
• Substance Use

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

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Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) The Director's Office

(07:50) Coyfish Rising

(14:53) Flown the Coop

(20:30) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

Narrowly survive a brutal encounter with a surgical medical Ur-bot. After Ark used a surge of Way energy to telekinetically "yeet" the mechanical beast into the freight elevator doors, freeing Voel from a structural collapse, the crew face down the final stretch to escaping the Coop, a freight elevator.

Content Warnings:

• Large-Scale Destruction and Terrorism
• Medical Peril and Mechanical Violence
• Psychological Peril and Forced Isolation
• Use of Heavy and Illegal Weaponry
• Character Trauma and Mechanical Stress

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Shutting Down the Medibot

(08:13) The Director's Request

(13:12) Rigging the Coop

(22:03) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

Reunited and heavily armed, the crew find themselves in the Coop's underground medical theater - a place of grim memories and even darker scientific potential. With the rescue mission transitioning into a bid for total destruction, Ark proposes a devastating act of sabotage to cripple the Jade Syndicate’s operations permanently, leading the crew to target the facility’s critical oxygen supply lines and its most prized possession: the artifact vault.

Content Warnings:

• Massive Property Destruction and Sabotage
• Mechanical Combat and Dismemberment Threats
• Structural Hazards and Heavy Weaponry
• Psychological and Moral Tension

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Rigging The Vault

(10:30) Farewell Pipey

(15:43) Medibot Showdown

(25:37) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

Deep inside the Jade Syndicate's brutal research facility, The Coop, the crew of the Coyfish faces the immediate, chaotic consequences of their infiltration plan during the mission to rescue Voel. This episode details a crucial, high-stakes moment centered on Dr. Algernon Blue's confrontation with his dark past.

Content Warnings:

• Graphic Descriptions and Body Horror
• Emotional Trauma and Guilt
• Disturbing Setting and Themes

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

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Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Freeing The Patients

(10:05) Algernon's Dice Roll

(12:21) Walk of Shame

(21:29) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

Following their chaotic entrance and the intense emotional fallout of confronting Alban, the crew pushes deeper into the Jade Syndicate's Coop.

Content Warnings:

• Violence and Forceful Incapacitation
• High-Stakes Infiltration and Ongoing Danger
• Psychological and Moral Tension

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions and face down the traumas of their past.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Guard Station

(17:30) Captain of the Coyfish

(25:38) Isolation Cells

(28:30) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

The mission to rescue Voel inside the Jade Syndicate's Coop takes a drastic emotional turn as Algernon's dark past catches up to him.

Content Warnings:

• Psychological and Emotional Trauma
• High-Risk Infiltration and Ongoing Threat

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Alben

(09:05) Is this a friend of yours?

(17:01) Basement Landing

(21:58) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

The rescue mission for Voel that explodes into chaos as Algernon and Ark breach the Jade Syndicate’s high-security facility, the Coop, using a chaotic, explosive entrance. All while Voel is attempting a breakout himself.

Content Warnings:

• Violence and High-Stakes Combat
• Guilt and Emotional Distress
• Implied Torture and Body Horror

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Cold Open

(02:32) Introduction

(13:20) Into the Coop

(21:03) Storage Room Conflict

(26:02) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

This episode concludes the traumatic prequel arc revealing Dr. Algernon "Kentucky" Blue's past as a Syndicate doctor and his intimate connection to Alburn, the prisoner he recently encountered in the Coop.

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions. This episode sets the stage for Kentucky's enduring guilt and obsession with precursor artifacts.

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Concordant Knights

(11:15) Fleeing the Institute

(19:00) Closing Montage

(23:40) Credits

An Australian Scum and Villainy Campaign.

This episode continues the deep dive into the backstory of Dr. Algernon "Kentucky" Blue, chronicling his defining ethical compromise while working a job at the Cecil Institute under the direction of the Jade Syndicate. This flashback explores the origins of his former patient, Alburn, and introduces a powerful, mysterious faction: the Matron's Engineering Guild.

About the Podcast:

Dark Cosmos is a deep-space campaign setting using the Scum & Villainy system, following a crew of space faring scoundrels who rebel against controlling factions. This episode details the beginnings of Dr. Algernon "Kentucky" Blue, and his patient, Alburn (who would later become Voel's cellmate in the Coop).

Staring:

• Dush - Arc Ferris aka "Rook"
• Sam - Algernon Blue aka "Kentucky"
• Lex - Voel Burung aka "Demon"
• Xeno - The Game Moderator

"Pew Pew"

-----

Placeholder NPCs is a real play podcast by Dush, Lex, Sam and Xeno.

Scum & Villainy is a Forged in the Dark game produced by Evil Hat Productions.

• Character art by Hangdok https://facebook.com/hangdok/

• Background music by Fesliyan Studios via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and Sascha Ende via https://ende.app/
• Sound effects from ZapSplat via http://zapsplat.com/

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Alben Collapses

(06:25) Florence's Decision

(11:38) Preparing For Amputation

(14:05) Becoming Desperate

(18:43) Credits