The Roleplaying Exchange Podcast

In this episode of RPX Rollup, we're rolling up characters for Pelgrane Press's Ashen Stars, the gritty space opera where a devastating alien war has shattered the galactic utopia and left civilization scrambling to rebuild. Using the GUMSHOE system, we create a crew of freelance law enforcers

“Morehead seems to be seeing a fair bit of action this past week, strange lights and smoke in the air, strange folks around the old train station and fires just continue to pop up rampantly through town, what is this world coming to? Until next time Children… Sleep well.” Chris/Crazon - GM Jeremy - Lester Gibson (Former Underworld Coyote/Focused Practitioner) OLD Josh - Elizabeth Skarsgard (Body-swapped Warden of the White Council) Adam - Kallum Blackburn (Veteran Veterinarian/Focused Practitioner) OLD Aaron - Liam McNeil (Canadian/Freelance Wizard for the White Council) Musical Credits"Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“We have some terrible breaking news. A fine upstart hairy student of the sciences has gotten entangled by an angry king? The Stillwood is a place not even the Forest People dare tread, but the mists are weakening, and the King ain’t pleased with recent events. The King’s court is in session, and his wrath is upon us. Until next time Children… Sleep well.” Chris/Crazon - GM David - Ulrich Von Karkov (Werepanther/Baron of Eastern Kentucky) Jeremy - Lester Gibson (Former Underworld Coyote/Focused Practitioner) OLD Josh - Elizabeth Skarsgard (Body-swapped Warden of the White Council) Adam - Kallum Blackburn (Veteran Veterinarian/Focused Practitioner) OLD Aaron - Liam McNeil (Canadian/Freelance Wizard for the White Council)Musical Credits "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“Remember that break in last night at the Peddler’s Mall? It seems that streak freak Jimmy might have something to do with it, but something smells fishy here. He was always such a fungi too, despite his performative proclivities. Until next time Children… Sleep well.” Chris/Crazon - GM David - Ulrich Von Karkov (Werepanther/Baron of Eastern Kentucky) Jeremy - Lester Gibson (Former Underworld Coyote/Focused Practitioner) OLD Josh - Elizabeth Skarsgard (Body-swapped Warden of the White Council) Adam - Kallum Blackburn (Veteran Veterinarian/Focused Practitioner)Musical Credits "Night of Chaos" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Looking to expand after their recent successes, the burgeoning enclave of MyWay has experienced a population boom. As a result they want to grow the safe zone into the convention center across the street, and everyone willing including our takers are being hired to make that happen. They could refuse, but it IS MyWay or the SkyWay. Brownie - The Market Adam - Snips - totally not a hair dresser latent with trust issues - but actually a hard of hearing surgeon with a penchant for vasectomies laser or otherwise. Crazon – Ecclesiarch – Knight of the Realm… Err, Believer… Little Bit of a LALA… Using medieval armor and armaments, making his way through his personal broken dreams in the loss. Joe – 7-8-9 – Latent who frequently finds themselves on the blunt end of casualty bashing. David – Longshot – The baby variant of this storied character. Your friendly local Canadian terrorist/chair enthusiast. Interesting in checking things off of his list and popping a nice squat.

Note: Sorry, last month we accidentally published the actual 5th episode of this mini campaign as episode 4. This has since been corrected.The intrepid journalists of the Miskatonic Bee are summoned to a wealthy patron's unfinished estate, where marble statues lie shattered, workers are missing, and strange egg-like formations have been discovered. As claw marks in solid stone hint at something powerful lurking nearby, our investigators must uncover get to the bottom of this mystery before they miss their DEADLINE. Ian - Keeper Adam - Robert Shaver - A streetwise bootlegger who infiltrates the working class while keeping his shotgun close Chris - Wesley Graves - Wealthy, art-savvy editor-in-chief funding the newspaper, whose sanity fractures at otherworldly sights Crazon - Damien Elliott - Medical student with mysterious neck scars and unsettling connections to coastal Innsmouth David - Professor Alex Parker - Tenured geology professor whose expertise is tested by fossils that are definitely not fossils

The intrepid reporters of the Miskatonic Bee their investigation of the mysterious stone eggs at the Carrington estate. Ian - Keeper Adam - Robert Shaver - A handsome bootlegger turned reluctant investigator for the newspaper Chris - Wesley Graves - Wealthy editor-in-chief funding the Miskatonic Bee, whose sanity fractures under cosmic horror Crazon - Damien Elliott - Medical student from a coastal fishing village with mysterious neck scars and unsettling knowledge David - Professor Alex Parker - Tenured geology professor serving as faculty oversight after the previous secretary fled screaming

Alien RPG by Free League Publishing captures the claustrophobic terror and gritty atmosphere of Ridley Scott's iconic universe, where space truckers and corporate agents face unspeakable horrors in the cold void. Using the Year Zero Engine, this game provides a cinematic experience with survival horror and a dash of working class struggles amongst the stars.In this episode of RPX Rollup, we navigate the character creation while exploring familiar Alien archetypes like ‘The Kid’, Colonial Marine, and ‘Pilot’. With the highly anticipated second edition on the horizon, join us as the stat out characters for one last bug hunt in the first edition.Track: "Get In The Car", Klaatu Verada NecktieMusic provided by https://Slip.stream Free Download/Stream: https://get.slip.stream/Jd0lpV