Black Company Playtest Phase 1 - The Summer of Riots Part 2

About this episode

The episode follows the mercenaries of The Black Company as they navigate chaos in the City of Beryl during a playtest of the RPG.

The mercenaries of First Platoon of The Black Company are once again fighting for their lives as riots have broken out in the City of Beryl. Will they, their charge, and their fellow soldiers, be able to stay safe? The Black Company is a deadly, suspenseful RPG from Shane Ivey and Dennis Detwiller of Arc Dream Publishing, based on Glen Cook’s legendary dark fantasy series. The game is currently in playtest: rules are not final, and may change before publication. This playtest was run during Playtest Phase 1. As of posting, the game is in Playtest Phase 2. Between posting and March 31st, 2026, you can download the Phase 2 playtest materials and try it for yourself, from The Black Company RPG website. Ethan – GM Ben – Jumpy Dan – Big Dog Laura – Red Eye Sean – Pops

People in this episode

Host: Ethan

Topics covered

• RPG
• playtest
• dark fantasy
• suspense
• mercenaries
• riots

Keywords

• Black Company
• RPG
• playtest
• suspenseful
• Glen Cook
• Arc Dream Publishing
• City of Beryl
• mercenaries
• riots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arc Dream Publishing

Books & works: The Black Company

Places: City of Beryl

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