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Jeff breaks down "Welcome to Your Prison," the first episode of the auction arc, covering the table moment seven sessions in the making when Thorne cited corporate policy to get out of handcuffs, and why Strake's most effective weapon was never his soldiers.

He covers:

• (00:00) - Introduction: "Welcome to Your Prison - Auction, Part 1"
• (01:02) - The Crew Logs: Encrypted reports from the players
• (04:34) - Fog of War: How Brian set up Policy 872.3 Section C seven sessions ago and waited for exactly the right moment
• (08:50) - Engine Room: Why Strake's most dangerous tool is a Virodyne admin key, not a gun
• (13:50) - Deep Dive: The Auctioneers Guild, the sector-wide neutral body no corporation can destroy because they all need it too much
• (20:14) - Subspace Signals: How do you keep players invested in a long-running mystery over dozens of sessions?
• (25:14) - Star Master Spec: Leverage (2008-2012), a heist show built around a misfit crew where every plan falls apart
• (28:50) - Next Episode Preview

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