The Drifting City

A startling confrontation ends a hopeful gathering, as Rz’n prepares for change at the hands of those old and new. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains discussion of violence (mundane and magical), gunshot among a crowd (no injuries or fatalities), allusions to political violence, mafioso style violence and crime, loss of control (charm spells), loss of will (allusions to curses and other magic...

Valentine, Rook, Orion, and Chrys see a man about some ghosts. The timeline becomes more clear. Morin mentors. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains discussion of violence (mundane and magical), grief, description of workplace accident resulting in death (not graphic), discussion of struggles with sobriety, and depiction of alcohol-coded substance [not consumed]. For full The Drifting City conte...

The dead are put to rest. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains graphic depictions of corpses and corpse mutilation, graphic depictions of violence (mundane and magical), body horror, grief, and burial For full The Drifting City content warnings, please reference the Show Notes & Disclaimers linked at the bottom of the episode description. NO AI. The Rolling Waves does not use generative AI...

Orion shares his realization with the group, and Valentine helps him cope. Rook solves an important case. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains vomit, graphic depictions of corpses and corpse mutilation, graphic depictions of violence (mundane and magical), discussions of violence, discussion of murder, and body horror. For full The Drifting City content warnings, please reference the Show Notes...

Never meet your mother’s lovers. Never confront your mentors. Never find what you’re looking for. You’ve been warned. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains smoking, consumption of alcohol-coded substance, implied/referenced suicide, discussion of mafioso violence, minor body horror, threats of harm, and discussions of revenge, grief, and loss. For full The Drifting City content warnings, please...

The fight at the Fluttering Lash reaches an inevitably bloody conclusion. Chrys and Orion grapple with unwelcome revelations. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains smoking, graphic depictions of violence (mundane and magical), executions, a single gunshot, corpse mutilation, looting corpses, threats of harm, discussions of revenge, grief, and loss. For full The Drifting City content warnings, pl...

A meeting goes awry. Morin comes out on top. Chrys embraces violence. CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains smoking, graphic depictions of violence (mundane and magical), forced mind reading, death, murder, and descriptions of and sound design related to choking, stabbings, burning, and other D&D magic violence. For full The Drifting City content warnings, please reference the Show Notes &am...

A madman’s notes provide much-needed clues. Chrys holds on. The dead and dying reveal the past. Content Warnings This episode contains a depiction of ghosts and haunting, discussion of murder, discussion of mafioso violence, and smoking. For full The Drifting City content warnings, please reference the Show Notes & Disclaimers linked at the bottom of the episode description. A Dungeons & D...

The drifters pay a visit to Rook’s mentor, and confront the first major obstacle to their fact-finding mission: a door. Orion causes a commotion, Valentine gets a gift, and Rook hears some bad news. Content Warnings This episode contains a GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF DRUG ABUSE (character is high on mixed substances, no portrayal of actual dosing), consumption of alcohol-coded substance, smoking, depicti...

Regrouping after the chase, the group trades information and makes new plans. Morin goes home. Rook, Chrys, and Orion have a sleepover. Content Warnings This episode contains a depiction of grief, consumption of alcohol-coded substance, allusions to sobriety and addiction, discussions of violence, allusions to police violence, description of minor injury (broken/sprained bone, bruises), smoking, a...

Six hares flee through Rz’n’s shadows, the hounds more terrible for being unknown. Chanterelle stays positive. Content Warnings:  This episode contains a depiction of chases, violence (magical and mundane), insect-like humanoids, description of insect appendages, description of injury, loss of control (suggestion spell and ambiguous curse/other effect that bars certain actions and speech), abandon...

Rz’n closes in on the seam, and a storm gathers outside its hull. In Rook’s apartment, the shift passes slowly. Content Warnings This episode contains a depiction of stalking and stakeouts, smoking, suicidal ideation, vague discussion of future suicide, and vague allusions to past abusive or toxic relationship (no descriptions of said abuse or toxicity). For full The Drifting City content warnings...

Our rag-tag crew scatter across the lower decks making final preparations for their smuggling operation. Orion and Morin plan a heist. Content Warnings This episode contains discussion and depictions of crime (theft), bribery, smoking, suicidal ideation, and vague discussion of future suicide. For full The Drifting City content warnings, please reference the Show Notes & Disclaimers linked at...

The Hold heating up around them, our reluctant allies smuggle their cargo back towards the decks. Morin has to make a choice. The Brigs close in around their prey. But first, re-introductions, stabbings, and cups of tea. Content Warnings This episode contains dark themes, discussion of crime, graphic description of injury, heat stroke, hallucinations, themes of captivity, restraints, and a claustr...

In Rz’n, the drifting city, rain blurs the line between truth and falsehood, enemy and reluctant ally, life and death. A corpse and a damsel in distress set a hag, a fixer, a smuggler, a bodyguard and a detective on a collision course. Content Warnings This episode contains dark themes, unsettling sound effects, discussion of murder, graphic depiction of a dead body, descriptions of blood, alcohol...

As Irrigation day continues, necessity and a secretive woman lead Rook, Orion, Valentine, and Morin into the Hold. Chrys makes a friend.  Chanterelle gets paid. Content Warnings This episode contains dark themes, mild language, alcohol, graphic depiction of physical injury, loss of consciousness, discussion of crime, discussion of violence, unsettling sound effects, and non-graphic mentions of sew...

In this sneak peek, an abridged version of our Drifters meeting for the first time. The Drifting City's two-part premiere releases April 21, 2026.  Cast & Credits Chrys: Lily Bell Morin Wreaver: Aspen Langford Orion Amaros: Porter Hurst Rook Aarden: Victor Thorne Valentine Bellana: Marilyn David The Narrator: Ray Hamilton “The Drifting City (Theme)” Composed by Porter Hurst. Performed by...

A noir D&D actual play podcast • Welcome to Rz’n, the drifting city, where rain blurs the line between truth and falsehood, enemy and reluctant ally, life and death. Unspoken secrets and unsolved mysteries lurk in every alley. Radiant storms rage in the void beyond your window. Your silence might just buy you your next meal. • Two-part series premiere releases on April 21, 2026! “The Drifting...