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Dicey Stories

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DS276 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Wesmere Welcome | Part 5 of 6

April 10, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MB

Heppa seeks guidance from Soliana, an elf steeped in knowledge of fae magic. Scene 11 Scene 12 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS275 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 9 of 10

April 07, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 25.2 MB

On the way back to Data Haven, the group comes across some ominous remains. Scene 30 Scene 31 Scene 32 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS274 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Wesmere Welcome | Part 4 of 6

April 03, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 24.5 MB

Tric and Heppa present the needs of the Grey Woods woses to the most prestigious elvish council of all, the Ka’lian. Scene 10 GM Notes This whole episode with the Ka’lian is very much indebted to A War of Life and Death by Mystical_Warlord. In that non-mainline campaign for the Battle for Wesnoth video game, Scenario 13 sees the primary character, Lord Ardonath, asking the Ka’lian for aid. I took NPC names—and to some extent, personalities—from that conversation. Aolis, Theodmer, Gaelira,...

DS273 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 8 of 10

March 31, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 28.7 MB

Reunited, Cleve and Mariah patch each other up and share information on their new contacts. Scene 26 Scene 27 Scene 28 Scene 29 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS272 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Wesmere Welcome | Part 3 of 6

March 27, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 16.3 MB

Tric and Heppa enjoy a dance party with the young elves of Wesmere and then cookies with their grandparents. Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9 GM Notes The special items gifted to Tric and Heppa were created with input from the players on what type of item they were interested in. Tric’s player wanted something stealth-related, and since the shadow ring turned out to be too creepy, I created the cowl. Its description is based on the artwork for the Elvish Avenger unit in the Battle for Wesnoth vi...

DS271 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 7 of 10

March 24, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 29.9 MB

Mariah and Cleve find different ways out of the dome. Scene 22 Scene 23 Scene 24 Scene 25 GM Notes It was a spur of the moment decision to have Fritz be the same character as Morris. The tailor was intended as a single-scene NPC, but Mariah took a liking to him. This was the perfect place to bring him back and showcase a consensual encounter. But who knows what fate has in store for these binary-star crossed lovers? Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.co...

DS270 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Wesmere Welcome | Part 2 of 6

March 20, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MB

Tric and Heppa get acquainted with an unexpected new relative. Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 GM Notes In this episode, we meet Ash, an NPC who holds a special place in my heart for a number of reasons I’ll get into more some time in the future. But for now, I’ll share that Ash sneaking around Carcyn on the way to the Grey Woods without being spotted by humans is akin to Hide and Seek, Scenario 5 of the mainline campaign Liberty. Ash is an Avenger, which is a unit from the Battle for Wesnoth v...

DS269 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 6 of 10

March 17, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MB

An unexpected additional rescue opportunity presents itself. Scene 18 Scene 19 Scene 20 Scene 21 GM Notes The University of Chiron in our tabletop game is a mix of University of Planet and Lord’s Believers from the Alpha Centauri video game. This melding of science and religion was itself inspired by the Supremacy affinity in Beyond Earth. Supremacy is highly technological but uses religious names for most in-game units. Time will tell how this new faction interacts with Data Haven and...

DS268 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Wesmere Welcome | Part 1 of 6

March 13, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 25.3 MB

Newly arrived in Wesmere, Tric and Heppa settle in and meet Neia, an ambitious young shaman. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 GM Notes In this episode, we meet Neia, a character from the User-Made Content campaign A War of Life and Death, and the information she shares with Tric and Heppa is basically a summary of that campaign. We also get our first look at Wesmere. As the home of the Ka’lian, the most prestigious elvish council, this forest is a pretty big deal. It has its own paragraph on the...

DS267 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 5 of 10

March 10, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes - 25.7 MB

Mariah and Arx search for a way out of the Hospital for Experimental Miasma Treatment. Scene 15 Scene 16 Scene 17 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS266 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 7 of 7

March 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB

Bruised and battered, Tric and Heppa leave the Grey Woods for Wesmere, bearers of the woses’ call for aid. Scene 15 Scene 16 Scene 17 GM Notes The first Wesmere elf we meet, Filvarel, is a minor character from Scene 13 of A War of Life and Death by Mystical_Warlord. This user-made campaign has many more types of units than mainline Battle for Wesnoth, and Filvarel is one of those, an Elvish Guardian. The description of his appearance and equipment is based partly on the art that was in ...

DS265 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 4 of 10

March 03, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 26.9 MB

Mariah gets Arx released from Dr. Bingyi Khan’s care. Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS264 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 6 of 7

February 28, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MB

Society of Shadow remnants clash with Tric and Heppa deep in the Grey Woods. Scene 14 GM Notes This combat features more units from the Battle for Wesnoth video game. Donella, like Efa, is styled after the Bandit and was fighting alongside a Poacher. In the video game, the Bandit has a morningstar attack, while the Poacher has both a bow and a dagger. The new type of undead in this combat is a Wraith, and yes, in addition to its blade, it does have a wail attack in the video game. Our ch...

DS263 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 3 of 10

February 25, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 25.1 MB

Cleve and Mariah overcome physical and emotional challenges on their way to the hospital where Arx is imprisoned. Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS262 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 5 of 7

February 21, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 15 MB

Following the fight against Gaenyn, Tric and Heppa return to the Society of Shadow encampment to ensure no stragglers linger. Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS261 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 2 of 10

February 18, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes - 28.7 MB

Cleve and Mariah attract some unanticipated attention during the Planetfall Day festivities. Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS260 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 4 of 7

February 14, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 36.5 MB

The shadow mages launch their ambush… as do the elves and woses. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 GM Notes One of the inspirations for setting our tabletop Wesnoth game in the aftermath of Mal-Ravanal’s war was me playing through A War of Life and Death, a User-Made Content campaign by Mystical_Warlord. It is set in a similar timeframe, and at the very end of this arc, we’ll even meet a character from it. The caravan attack in today’s episode was heavily inspired by its Scenario 15. Our charac...

DS259 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Excising Arx | Part 1 of 10

February 11, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 28.1 MB

Mariah, Cleve, and Takuto enter the main dome of Morgan Industries. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS258 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 3 of 7

February 07, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 23 MB

Tric and Heppa gain further insight into forbidden magic and the corruption that the woses can sense in the Grey Woods. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS257 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: The Cryopod Caper | Part 4 of 4

February 04, 2024 08:00 - 51 minutes - 29.7 MB

Cleve, Mariah, and Takuto explore a Progenitor wreck. Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Scene 15 GM Notes This is the first real look we have at Progenitor technology and design. In the Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire expansion, these aliens have lost some of their technology and are relatively peers with the human factions. On our Chiron, however, we only see ruins. To design this little prison block, I worked backward. I wanted Progenitors to be relatively large yet not just big huma...

DS256 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 2 of 7

January 31, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20.4 MB

Ulf introduces Tric and Heppa to Gaenyn, the leader of the shadow mages, who has uncomfortable ideas about how he and the elves might collaborate. Scene 4 GM Notes Our Society of Shadow grew out of the shadow mages from the mainline campaign Liberty in the Battle for Wesnoth video game. Gaenyn’s physical appearance is based on the artwork for Shadow Lord Helicrom, the leader of those shadow mages. Unlike other human mage units, Shadow Mages have swords, which is why I gave Gaenyn one. Ou...

DS255 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: The Cryopod Caper | Part 3 of 4

January 28, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 24.5 MB

Mariah and Cleve negotiate for the right to recover data from their cryobeds. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS254 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: The Society of Shadow | Part 1 of 7

January 24, 2024 08:00 - 41 minutes - 20.2 MB

Ulf guides Tric and Heppa through the Grey Woods. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 GM Notes When preparing for this arc, I scoured the mainline campaigns of the Battle for Wesnoth for any mention of the Grey Woods. There are battles there in both Liberty and Secrets of the Ancients. We’ve already seen ideas from Scenario 6 of Liberty in all the clues that have been dropped about the Society of Shadow. Secrets of the Ancients is set much farther back in Wesnoth history, but I was able to bring in...

DS253 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: The Cryopod Caper | Part 2 of 4

January 21, 2024 08:00 - 40 minutes - 22.8 MB

Morgan Prospecting’s activities at the crash site do not go unnoticed. Scene 6 Scene 7 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS252 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Downtime in Dan’Tonk | Part 4 of 4

January 17, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes - 12.5 MB

At the pottery market on the outskirts of Dan’Tonk, Tric and Heppa bump into an old acquaintance who is able to help them with the next stage of their journey through Wesnoth. Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the sta...

DS251 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: The Cryopod Caper | Part 1 of 4

January 14, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes - 21.7 MB

Mariah, Cleve, and Takuto head out on a recovery job for Data Haven. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS250 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Downtime in Dan’Tonk | Part 3 of 4

January 10, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes - 15.6 MB

Tric and Heppa learn about a previous Manu expedition to the Sandy Wastes. Then they round out their Dunefolk education by attending a morning of Dune School. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 Scene 11 GM Notes The Dune School scene in this episode is based on the experiences of some of my childhood friends. I’m not close enough to my forebears' cultural heritage to have attended any myself, being a fourth generation American. But I had friends who spent weekend mornings at Polish school or Heb...

DS249 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Defragging Data Haven | Part 4 of 4

January 07, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 20 MB

Takuto makes his case for going on the next trip out of Data Haven. Scene 15 Scene 16 Scene 17 Scene 18 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS248 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Downtime in Dan’Tonk | Part 2 of 4

January 03, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 13.9 MB

Tric and Heppa spend time in Dan’Tonk’s Dunefolk quarter meeting with the glassmaker, the weaver, and the falconer/scribe. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 GM Notes The Luminary Council and Paragon Council, as presented in this episode, had their origins in a discussion of potential Dunefolk politics on the Battle for Wesnoth forums (https://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=52367). I took some of those ideas and spun them out into what you see in our campaign. This session was played in J...

DS247 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Defragging Data Haven | Part 3 of 4

December 31, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 20.7 MB

Roze shares information gleaned from the network node job. Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS246 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Downtime in Dan’Tonk | Part 1 of 4

December 27, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes - 16.8 MB

A travel montage gets Tric and Heppa from the Wesnoth capital Weldyn to its largest city, Dan’Tonk. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 GM Notes If you listen to as much folk music as I do, you may recognize the name Lily the Pink. I heard it on an album from the Irish Rovers. I don’t consider it a fabulous song, but it was the perfect source for a spur-of-the-moment charlatan NPC. I thought it was particularly apt because two major streams of magic in Wesnoth are white and red, and pink i...

DS245 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Defragging Data Haven | Part 2 of 4

December 24, 2023 08:00 - 57 minutes - 32.8 MB

Mariah spends time in the medical center while Cleve helps Tenoch with expedition equipment. Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 GM Notes Tenoch’s rover is a direct copy of the Alpha Centauri video game rover. It does look something like a futuristic, more aerodynamic jeep that’s fully sealed. For Mariah and Cleve it means faster and safer transportation through the wilderness. As anyone who’s owned a car can relate, however, a vehicle can come with its own set of troubles. Our ...

DS244 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Whirlwind Tour of Weldyn | Part 5 of 5

December 20, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 14.4 MB

Tric and Heppa enjoy a spooky nighttime ghost tour of the battlefields around Weldyn. Scene 14 Scene 15 GM Notes The Battle for Wesnoth mainline campaign Eastern Invasion can end one of two ways: a giant battlefield or a private duel. I decided to make both versions of Scenario 17 true as far as the history of our tabletop campaign is concerned. I use details from those in the ghost tour. Many of the units from the video game also fed into those descriptions, such as Paladin, Mage of the...

DS243 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Defragging Data Haven | Part 1 of 4

December 17, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 26 MB

Mariah and Cleve return to Data Haven along with Corazon, Dr. Citali, and their prizes. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 GM Notes The discussion of what’s edible and how to process different foods is lightly inspired by the Alpha Centauri video game. In that, xenofungus tiles only produce food and other benefits after extensive research—except for the faction that inspired our Stepdaughters of Chiron. In our game, the characters have to work out what changes to the environment ...

DS242 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Whirlwind Tour of Weldyn | Part 4 of 5

December 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 30.7 MB

Tric and Heppa share a meal with Alric’s parents and learn more about the Manu clan. Scene 10 Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS241 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 6 of 6

December 10, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 25.3 MB

After Mariah and Cleve get rid of the repo squad, they encounter another familiar face out in the wilds of Chiron. Scene 19 Scene 20 Scene 21 Scene 22 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS240 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Whirlwind Tour of Weldyn | Part 3 of 5

December 06, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 15.8 MB

For the first time in their lives, Tric and Heppa meet an elf not of Estbryn Forest. Scene 8 Scene 9 GM Notes Sir Deoran is the primary protagonist of the South Guard mainline campaign of the Battle for Wesnoth video game. In Scenario 5, he is given the choice to ally with human bandits or with the elf Ethiliel, who has already lent him aid. For the purposes of our story, he made the latter choice. In the video game, she’s a Shyde unit, but given what she’s experienced in the years since...

DS239 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 5 of 6

December 03, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 35.2 MB

As they prepare to head back to Data Haven with their prizes, Mariah, Cleve, and Corazon share some pieces of their pasts. Scene 15 Scene 16 Scene 17 Scene 18 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS238 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Whirlwind Tour of Weldyn | Part 2 of 5

November 29, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 15.9 MB

Tric and Heppa meet Alric’s parents, a papermaker and a falconer. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS237 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 4 of 6

November 26, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 30.3 MB

The team deals with Mariah’s sudden collapse. Scene 11 Scene 12 Scene 13 Scene 14 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS236 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Whirlwind Tour of Weldyn | Part 1 of 5

November 22, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MB

Tric and Heppa arrive in Weldyn, the capital of Wesnoth, but not without a minor magical mishap first. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 GM Notes The Battle for Wesnoth video game is a tactical turn-based strategy game that also involves some resource management. Each unit needs to be paid its level in gold every turn. The standard day/night cycle has six parts: dawn, morning, afternoon, dusk, first watch, and second watch. This is the source of my payment schedule for mercenaries in Rho...

DS235 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 3 of 6

November 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Mariah, Cleve, and Corazon assault Morgan’s network node and encounter some unexpected phenomena. Scene 8 Scene 9 Scene 10 GM Notes Network Nodes are an adaptation from Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. In the video game, it’s the first building which boosts science output. In our setting, with miasma cutting off long range communications, cable must be physically laid. Similar to old telegraph repeater stations, our Network Node is a data relay, ensuring communication can flow over a physica...

DS234 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Caravan Shenanigans | Part 6 of 6

November 15, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 14.1 MB

Following the ambush, Tric and Heppa get to know Knots and the Beard a bit better. Scene 14 Scene 15 Scene 16 Scene 17 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS233 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 2 of 6

November 12, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 24.9 MB

Cleve guides Mariah and Corazon through the wilderness to Morgan’s network node. Scene 5 Scene 6 Scene 7 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS232 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Caravan Shenanigans | Part 5 of 6

November 08, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 22.9 MB

Tric and Heppa deal with ambush clean-up. Scene 12 Scene 13 GM Notes Once again, units from the video game informed NPCs in this arc. Tomos was a perfect vehicle for leaking more information on Kachen. He is very much based on the basic human Mage. The nagas at the ambush were based on the basic Naga Fighter, except for Zlek, the Naga Myrmidon. Even the environmental hazard of the Mudcrawler was from a video game unit. The fun part of Knots and the Beard for me was getting to show off Ge...

DS231 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Network Node | Part 1 of 6

November 05, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 28.6 MB

Mariah, Cleve, and Corazon spend some time in Data Haven resting and preparing for their data recovery job. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 GM Notes Data Haven is an original location, heavily inspired by my experiences in hackerspaces and machine shops in the United States. I adapted that kind of freewheeling creative culture into a contained environment. They’ve got basic needs like food and housing covered (for now), so what do they get up to? Roze develops perhaps the most unique ...

DS230 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Caravan Shenanigans | Part 4 of 6

November 01, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes - 20.4 MB

With some help from their new friends, Tric and Heppa ambush the ambushers. Scene 10 Scene 11 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS229 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Planetfall | Part 7 of 7

October 29, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MB

Roze offers Cleve, Mariah, and Corazon a job, but Dr. Citali has her own ideas on what it should include. Scene 20 Scene 21 Scene 22 GM Notes In this arc, we see several characters and creatures adapted from the video games. From Civilization: Beyond Earth, we have the Wolf Beetle, the Siege Worm, and the ever present Miasma. From the original Alpha Centauri, I also lifted Xenofungus (which is perhaps related to Miasma). I only took character inspiration from Sid Meier’s Alpha Centaur...

DS228 | Wesnoth | Echoes of Invasion: Caravan Shenanigans | Part 3 of 6

October 25, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 14.2 MB

When a collapsed bridge halts the caravan’s progress, Tric and Heppa conduct an investigation. Scene 8 Scene 9 Our character art by Del Borovic and the map we refer to (by me!) can be found here. Our music is sampled from Return to Wesnoth by Matthias Westlund (aka West), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, part of The Battle for Wesnoth Project. Visit them at wesnoth.org. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!

DS227 | Alpha Centauri | Chronicles of Chiron: Planetfall | Part 6 of 7

October 22, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes - 14.4 MB

Mariah, Cleve, and Corazon reach Data Haven. Scene 16 Scene 17 Scene 18 Scene 19 Our music is from Purple Planet Music. Visit them at purple-planet.com. Need context? Jump to the start of the series!