7th Star to the Right
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA sci-fi actual play podcast using the Stars Without Numbers system. After a cataclysmic event known as ”The Scream”, the human empire crumbled. It is only now, 600 years later, that the skies are full of starships again with interplanetary communications and trade. Join our adventurers as they try to survive in the Imeall Mor sector making ends meat in an indifferent universe. Space bears, crystal goblins, psychic humans, and forgotten ancient treasures are just a few things they might find in ”7th Star to the Right”!
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Episodes
Episode 89 - Meet the (Space) Parents
April 24, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBOne more night on Glazov 5 before heading off to Magalca system and Orsiame. Our heroes wait on the decision for Dr. Leggett's interview and wait for Claire to return from hanging out with Dani. What are Dani's intentions with their (space) daughter? What kind of a person is she? Like, is she cool? And does Claire think she's pretty?
Episode 88 - Drops of Metanar by Train
April 10, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBOur heroes find themselves back at the home base of the Paragon Freelancers: Glazov 5. They have a decent to do list to get through and the first of which is to get Dr. Leggett to meet Quinn and then get him a job. While our heroes take a momentary breath to sort out a few things, Micah is starting to grow restless. The countdown to the coronation has begun! Will the Phoenix Pham make it in time? Will Leggett bomb his interview and be left homeless? And were we able to edit out that train......
Episode 87 - Nothing Can Kill a Podcast Like Too Much Exposition
March 27, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 97 MBThe Phoenix Pham leave Dimos for Glazov 5, where they will regather themselves before another trek to Orisiame. How will our heroes spend their downtime as they travel from the Poona Vatya to the Metanar system? Read through the treasures they found in the Neo Opus libraries? Listen to the radio for newscasts? Even more exposition? Whoa there, Little Sally. Everything in its time. You're too young to understand it now, but nothing can kill a podcast like too much exposition.
Episode 86 - It's Raining Dead, Hallelujah It's Raining Dead
March 13, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves between a rock and a hard place. With their dwindling battery supplies, they have to get out of the city, but standing between them and their ride is a shambling horde of nanite Zombies. Our heroes will have to move quick and aim true in order to safely get through this horde. Will Micah be able to navigate the psychic zombie? Will Dr. Leggett be alright pushing the books? Is anyone going to use that cool sword they just got? Also...did anyone else hear that ...
Episode 85 - The Shopping Dead
February 28, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBAs our heroes watch their quarry get erased from existence by the ever-present nanite cloud surrounding them, they turn their eyes towards the display on their dwindling power supply. With 50% of their power left, it's time to leave Neo Opus. Just a quick subway ride and a walk through the mall and the Phoenix Pham is home free...wait, where's all that shuffling coming from?
Episode 84 - Captain Nexa, the First Experiment
February 14, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBThe Phoenix Pham plans a smash and grab at the GeneMorph labs, with Micah daintily floating over an EMP grenade and our heroes ready to take out the few nanite zombies stationed in the lab. Being careful for the first time in their lives they intend to leave after their newest bounty. But, will our heroes run out without diving just a bit deeper? What lies in the secured labs? And will our heroes be able to resist Micah's pleas of "let's go just a little deeper? No...no they will not.
Episode 83 - Travelers Origins
January 31, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe find our heroes in a deserted library searching for information that might tie Tony, Claire, and Jordan Donahue all together -- the Travelers. Who were they? What is their connections to Tony and Claire's powers? And why does Jordan Donahue want to find information regarding them? While our intrepid heroes begin their search, the energy left in their beacon is ever dwindling.
Episode 82 - Zombies vs the Monorail
January 17, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves on a Monorail platform surrounded by the once denizens of Neo Opus. With the train getting there in just a matter of moments, our heroes just need to stave off the horde to catch their ride. Will they be able to withstand the nanobot onslaught? Will it even be a challenge with Micah ragdolling the zombies? And why is that one glowing?
Episode 81 - Holohaven Presents ”Perry Hotter and the Prisoner of Asskaban”
January 03, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves with some time on their hand and a completely working VR entertainment center. While they are on a mission to obtain some ancient long-forgotten knowledge regarding "The Travelers", it would be a waste not to see what's up right?
Episode 80 - Build-a-Drone Workshop
December 20, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBOn their journey into Neo Opus, The Phoenix Pham has entered the NexaSphere Center and found Drikt's Cybernetic Clinic. Stop #1 on gaining pre-scream knowledge of True AI research and the mysterious "Travelers". What wonders and/or horrors await them in the lab of the late Torq? What new information will they unlock? And what was that noise? Did you hear that?
Episode 79 - The Empty City
December 06, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves in a clean and powered city devoid of any life...unless you count nanites or the husks they parade around as people. With a beacon in tow to hold back the nanite fog that shrouds the city, our heroes venture into the deserted metropolis. What haunted mockery of life has the god planned this time? Will they find the knowledge that they are after in the Lab and Library? And will they get there before the beacon runs out of juice?
Episode 78 - Let My Le’Boy Go
November 22, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBSomething is fishy in Dimos. Our heroes are finding that the story that Flux is telling around Drikt's death is filled with holes. Tony doesn't seem to be their man, so who is? Who would have the motive to kill Drikt? And how did they do it? One way or another though, it's time to let our Le'Boy go.
Episode 77 - I’m Sorry, My Responses Are Limited
November 08, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBStrange things are afoot at Drikt's Workshop, and our heroes find themselves in a predicament. Do they save Tony by trying to solve this murder? Or just let him die and keep his sweet Wakizashi? No, you're right they should save him. While investigating Drikt's abode, Micah comes across a hologram of Drikt. What knowledge does it hold? Why did Drikt make it? And Is it aware how it's creator died and why they started to crystallize early?...That detective, is the right question.
Episode 76 - I Guess We Have to Save Tony
October 25, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBOur heroes have finally arrived at Dimos hoping to talk to (and maybe confront) Drikt. They find themselves greeted with a less than welcoming crew. There is an unease in the air, and the Torq in charge, Ruby Flux, asks the Phoenix Pham to come with him. What has happened in Gemena? Are our heroes going to be able to meet Drikt? And why is the Laughing Devil in the starport?
Episode 75 - I Dreamed a Dream (of Chris Rock Angel)
October 11, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves in a situation that is both familiar and strange. Once again they have been pulled into the dreamscape of Claire as she sleeps, but we have a new visitor -- the Shibboleth that appears as a granite angel. We all know him as Chris. Chris seems to have some not so great plans for Claire, and our heroes have something to say about that. What does Chris hope to achieve by invading Claire's mind? How will our heroes stop him? And against a creature we know can cha...
Episode 74 - The Phoenix Tales Volume 2
September 27, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Phoenix Pham is traveling to Dimos to seek out Drikt, the creator of Terra and friend of Dr. Samantha Calvin. But there are two days of travel between Phistos and Dimos, so what are our intrepid heroes going to get up to? Having fun fireside chats with an unbraked AI, trying to convince Claire to not kill Terra, and writing academic papers to get the attention of Deacon...you know the guy that tried to kill them that one time. Welcome to Volume 2 of the Phoenix Tales!
Episode 73 - A Choice, a Thing? A Fork in the Road
September 13, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWell it's about time the Phoenix Pham hits the ole dusty trail. Phistos has been fun (and emotionally scarring), but it's time to head on to Dimos. Just a last few loose ends to tie: making Lasagna, getting Dr. Leggett out of his contract, booty calling Volker just one last time. Certainly no time to discuss that prophecy. Nope. They all seem to say "this thing will happen, or it won't. Or maybe a third option? (that's the right one)".
Episode 72 - The Last Clip
August 30, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Phoenix Pham has recovered from their harrowing fight with Terra. They've disposed of her tower and removed her from the fallen Picledes. Now it's time to turn her on and give her an ultimatum. While she mulls over the answer, our heroes return to Phistos for goodbyes and one more to do item: clipping Alix and Claire.
Episode 71 - Nona in the Blue
August 16, 2023 16:01 - 1 hour - 102 MBConflict, shouting, gunshots, a flash of blue violet, and then...nothing. Nona finds herself in a strangely familiar place. She was meant to be doing something, but she feels at peace here. Will she ever want to leave? Could she leave even if she wanted to? And what became of Terra and the Phoenix Pham?
Meta Dimensional Talk - Episode 3
August 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThis episode we take a step back to answer some questions from the audience! We learn what the podcast members think about the Phistos arc and where their character's character development is. Our email is always open, so if you didn't get the chance to send in something feel free to email us at [email protected]! It might make it into the next Meta Dimensional Talk.
Episode 70 - Picledes the Terra-ble
August 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBThis is it. The Phistosen showdown we've all been waiting for. The Phoenix Pham vs. Terra fused into the lifeless body of Picledes. This will be our group's biggest challenge yet, the mind of a True AI and the body of a war machine. What tricks does our team have up their sleeves? Will it be enough to stop this menance? And will all of our intrepid heroes still be standing when the dust settles?
Episode 69 - Two Become One
July 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 95 MBStanding in front of Nona is her bogeyman. He's tried to kill her before, and he's likely to try again. Why does he do what he does? Why are now Terra and Nona in his crosshairs? And why does he look like Dr. Kyle Reed? So many questions. How will Nona and the Phoenix Pham confront this evil? Find out in "Episode 69 (nice.) - Two Become One"!
Episode 68 - You Will Be Baked, and Then There Will Be Cake
July 05, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe find our intrepid heroes recovering from back to back threats on their lives. As the Phoenix Pham licks their wounds, Terra returns to talk with them once more. What might she be planning? Is there some common ground that the two groups can find or is she completely irredeemable? And what was that low rumble in the distance?...uh oh, our heroes are now on a timer.
Episode 67 - Abra Abracadabra, I Want to Reach Out and Grab Ya
June 21, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe Phoenix Pham has found themselves out of the frying pan and into the fire, having walked into the obsidian hall's of Terra's madness (too much?) in order to find cover from the scope of Deacon's rifle. Upon entering the "Blood Room"TM, our heroes are accosted by 4 mechanical arms -- likely the same ones that have caught wild animals for Terra's mind control experiments. How will they fare against this new threat? What became of the animals that entered this room to be worked on? And what...
Episode 66 - Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire
June 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBA shot rings out and Dr. Lucius Leggett falls to the ground. Our heroes must spring into action before they are next. Where did that shot come from? Is Deacon here? What does he want? It doesn't matter. All that matters is getting inside this door and out of immediate danger, but what do those markings on the wall mean? And why do I get the unsettling feeling that I'm being watched? Oh no. Perhaps death by Deacon was the better option...
Episode 65 - And Lo I Saw a Rider on a Pale Horse
May 24, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBMetadimensional Episode Alert: If you would like to submit questions for the Metadimensional Episode, please make sure you send your questions to [email protected] before June 7th! With the Phoenix Pham fulfilled with pies, drugs, and hanky panky (maybe that was just Micah) we find our heroes traveling out into the wastes, in search of the mysterious True AI that talked to Nona in Wickliffe. What might they hope to find at those coordinates? Is this True AI involved in Wickliffe's th...
Episode 64 - Et Tu Déjà Vu?
May 10, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe Phoenix Pham all just had a shared hallucination, those things from the Warehouse in Jade are back...what were those things again? Nona needs to spring into action as the only salient person against this threat. Are they actually here on Phistos? What would they come here for? And dear lord, Micah, how much Brainwave can you take?
Episode 63 - Red Wine for Redd
April 26, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBNursing the wounds opened by an impromptu dream walk and prophecy, our heroes meet to investigate the throne room of Wilhelm Restikov and discuss next steps. Who was controlling Wilhelm Restikov? What is their end game? And do they have anything to do with the entity in the wastes? Before these questions can be answered though, it's time to celebrate our very own "Marked for Death" NPC's retirement!
Episode 62 - Alix Spills His Guts and Also His Secrets
April 12, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBWell that was one bad dream that Alix would like to forget, but unfortunately for him it was one he shared with his fellow Phoenix crew mates. How will Micah react to this revelation? Will Alix be able to keep down his breakfast? And will Nona understand what's going on?...No, the answer to that last one is definitely "no".
Episode 61 - It Was Panda-monium
March 29, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWilhelm is dead at the Phoenix Pham's feet, but somehow things don't feel finished. Our heroes are victorious and are preparing to reap the rewards of their labors, but there are so many open questions. With Wilhelm's ambitions, why would he take his own life? Who was this bigger threat he was talking about? And what happened to Picledes?
Episode 60 - King of the Castle (Get Down You Dirty Rascals)
March 15, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBAfter disposing of the Restikov daughter, there is no one standing between the Phoenix Pham and their new goal: Wilhelm. To confront him they must ride the elevator to the top floor of Wickliffe, only then might they be able to put a stop to this madness once and for all. What awaits our heroes on the top floor? Will they be able to stop Wilhelm? And will they finally be able to rest after this arduous (but lucrative) mission?
Episode 59 - Bah Humbug
March 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBNona, through her connection to Wickliffe, feels another mind controlling the instruments and machines of Wickliffe. It reaches out moving instruments in a deliberate pattern to spell out "Sister?". Who is this other entity and where are they located? Are they friend or foe? Before the answer to those questions can be found the Phoenix Pham get a call from Aleta. There's been an addendum added to the plan and our heroes must rush to their next goal before it's too late!
Episode 58 - Sister From Another Mister
February 15, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBThe Phoenix Pham are riding the elevator up to the Mining Hub of Wickliffe, where they hope to find the core and open the front doors to let the full assault of Wickliffe to begin. What will they find in the underbelly of Wickliffe? More human rights violations or grotesque technology? Will they learn more about the fall of the city? And do you hear all that metallic skittering or is that just me?
Episode 57 - Ammunition Is Stored in the Balls
February 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBWith one Restikov kin down it sounds like there are still a few lurking about, one of which is trying to reach his currently tied up brother. How will the Phoenix Pham deal with this new nuisance? Has their infiltration of Wickliffe finally been uncovered? And if one has a cybernetic weapon that is a part of their body, where is the ammunition stored?
Episode 56 - Mine Controller
January 18, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Phoenix Pham has found the heart of this mining operation, with various Wickliffe employees milling about and loading the mined ore onto various conveyors. Above this bustling mining operation sits a makeshift foreman's office, its lights turned on. Who is currently staying in that building? Is it a non-mind controlled member of Wickliffe? And what is that viscous goo coming from the corner?
Episode 55 - Drone 2, I Choose You!
January 04, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBThe Phoenix Pham find themselves in a predicament. The path forward has a mountain of rubble in the way, and while they do have a few demo charges to clear it...only a room away are two large Wyrms. How will our heroes clear the way? What nastiness awaits them on the other side? And is robot super effective against weary miner?
Episode 54 - Let Sleeping Dragons Lie
December 21, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBHaving decided on an attack and retreat action plan for delving into the depths of Wickliffe, our heroes are dropped off by Volker outside the mouth of the cave system that should intersect with Wickliffe's mines. What dangers await the Phoenix Pham in this cave? Does Wickliffe know they are coming? And what's up with those animal markings on the mouth of the cave?
Episode 53 - Three Demo Charges, Two Hunted Ursim, and a ”Marked for Death” NPC
December 07, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThe Phoenix Pham has arrived in the Firefang encampment outside of Wickliffe to discuss the plan of action for infiltration. Tensions are high as Picledes recognizes some of our heroes and requests Aleta for their removal. Will Picledes request have any sway? And how many demo charges will our heroes need? And how many days from retirement is Redd now?
Episode 52 - We Need to Talk About Wickliffe
November 23, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBAleta and crew have come to discuss an offer with the Phoenix Pham that would leave them 40,000 credits richer. That's more money than they have been offered for any job on Phistos so far, but what is the job? And what are the dangers that await our heroes? Well to answer those question first, we need to talk about Wickliffe.
Episode 51 - I Guess We Have to Kill Leggett Too
November 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBOh no! EDI-246 seems to have let the proverbial cat out of the bag after letting Dr. Lucius Leggett know that at one point Eddy was the assistant to Dr. Samantha Calvin. Perhaps the Phoenix Pham can get this to work in their favor though? Maybe Leggett knows something that our heroes don't yet as they continue their search for Nona's missing piece? But more likely, it's time to add Leggett to the same "kill list" as Tony.
Episode 50 - Roll to Bang
October 26, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBWe find the Phoenix Pham waist deep in the corpses of their fallen foes... literally, as Nona rummages through the remains of an ex-Wyrm. In each head of the fallen creatures our heroes, find the same long, silver devices that were found by Aleta in the first smoker attack. Something nefarious is brewing on Phistos, but more importantly will Micah get laid tonight?
Episode 49 - A Murder of Welps
October 12, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBAs the Phoenix Pham enters quest two on the road to ingratiating themselves with Nova Voxis, they find themselves on a little convoy to the great Phistosen Lake. There they find a veritable garden of eden with a lush forest overflowing into the road to the lake, a stark contrast to the barren and alien Phistosen Wastes. But when they arrive at their destination they find more than just trees and a large body of water. What's that up in the sky?
Episode 48 - Lilacs on the South Side of Camp
September 28, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBOur heroes followed Barrington 'Barry' Bear's bearing and find him in a berry bush. While he's happy to see Arcas he has some not so great news, Picledes has left for the encampment where Mahri currently is. Now the Phoenix Pham has to come up with some plan in order to see her without dying by Space Bear IronThor's mighty glaive. How will that accomplish that task? Find out on this weeks episode: "Episode 48 - Lilacs on the South Side of Camp"!
Episode 47 - Barrington ’Barry’ Bear’s Bearing
September 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBAfter getting a couple of drinks in them Alix and Micah with the assistance of Arcas and Nona find themselves back at the "Pressure Barrel" for a clandestine meeting with Selene Firefang. What information will she be able to give them? Is it a trap to lure them out of hiding? And where in the world is Barrington 'Barry' Bear?
Episode 46 - The Right to Bear Arms
August 31, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBAfter returning from a successful trip into the Phistosen Wastes, the Phoenix Pham arrives to find Nova Voxis in a state of turmoil. A large crowd has formed around two figures, and one is a familiar face. What has happened in the time our heroes was gone? Why has a fight broken out in the safe haven of Nova Voxis? And who is that very large bear?
Episode 45 - Don’t Cry, It’s Only Phistosen Wastesland
August 17, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBTime to step out into the Phistosen Wastes! It's an alien, unforgiving land where most of the local fauna has never seen a group of humans. What secrets will the Phoenix Pham find? Will they be able to protect the excitable Dr. Lucius Leggett? And what was that movement out in the swamp?
Episode 44 - Like Tears in Rain
August 03, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBAt the end of last episode the Phoenix Pham finds Dr. Lucius Leggett working on what appears to be a True AI core. Another scientist interested in True AI, but is he to be trusted? What new mysteries about this pretech art has he been able to uncover? And what stories have been lost in time (like tears in rain) when the core of this being shattered? Perhaps only time will tell...or a little trip into the Phistosen Wastes.
Episode 43 - Secondhand Smoke
July 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBOur heroes find themselves landing in the city of Nova Voxis on the planet of Phistos and greeted by a familiar name but unfamiliar face. Arcas gratefully takes his leave into the megafactory to find his lost comrades. Is this the last we've seen of Arcas? What new adventures await the Phoenix Pham out in the Phistosen Wastes? And what's that billowing smoke that is rising above the outer wall?
Episode 42 - Prepare for Trouble and Make It Double
July 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBAaron Vershin has finally found the location of our heroes after weeks of searching. What will come of this confrontation? Will Glazov 5 and the Phoenix be pushed into a battle of starships? Will he demand the return of Claire? And who is that person on the ship with him? Listen to how the Phoenix Pham deals with these unexpected visitors in Episode 42 - Prepare for Trouble and Make It Double!
Episode 41 - Old Friends in New Spaces
June 22, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBOur party finds themselves witnessing an unexpected reunion between Arcas and Rhodana. How do these two Ursim know each other? And did they part on good terms? After the situation resolves the Phoenix Pham explores Glazov 5 to see what has happened since they left nearly a month prior and reconnect with an old acquaintance.