Black Armada Tales

The rise of our dystopia begins as, on board a generation ship floating through deep space, the ancient sociologist thinker Isaac is released from cryo-stasis. We subsequently learn of the death of Saint Isaac (the very same!) from a mural depicting his demise. Rise and Fall by Elizabeth Lovegrove is part of the Seven Wonders anthology: https://pelgranepress.com/2015/11/18/seven-wonders-a-story-ga...

We are starting a new game of Rise and Fall. In this game we will be creating and then destroying a dystopia. Our first session is where we decide some basics about the dystopia and the type of characters we will be playing. Rise and Fall by Elizabeth Lovegrove is part of the Seven Wonders anthology: https://pelgranepress.com/2015/11/18/seven-wonders-a-story-games-anthology-2/ Our players are: Bec...

We are playing Stealing the Throne by Nick Bate. Stealing the Throne is available here: https://ickbat.itch.io/stealing-the-throne The final episode of our game of Stealing the Throne. Dmitri Rostov takes on the House Tetsudo military single-handed. The team make their bid to steal Tensword, hotly pursued by holographic defence systems. And: we find out what the Primaris does. Our players are: Bec...

We are playing Stealing the Throne by Nick Bate. Stealing the Throne is available here: https://ickbat.itch.io/stealing-the-throne Datura Pandemonium launches a daring mission into the legendary Doom Moon to recover the Stiletto. Ace pilot Larrick returns to the homeworld to steal the Eclipsing Revenant Sword. Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torrance Joshua Fo...

We are playing Stealing the Throne by Nick Bate. Stealing the Throne is available here: https://ickbat.itch.io/stealing-the-throne The heist gets underway. Monocerous Jones, the artefact hunter, goes after Aster's longsword, still skewered through a space destroyer after an ancient battle. Finch, the master forger, seeks out "The Mother", well protected by a nest of surveillance bots. Our players...

We are playing Stealing the Throne by Nick Bate. Stealing the Throne is available here: https://ickbat.itch.io/stealing-the-throne In this episode we set up the game, creating the mech we're going to steal, our reasons for stealing it, and all the cool nuggets of world building detail and security systems that we'll weave into the heist. Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnni...

We discuss a bunch of awesome games we might play next, including a bunch suggested by folks on Twitter. The games and other gamey things we discuss are: Yoon Ha Lee's stealthy itch page: https://yhlee.itch.io/ Stealing the Throne: https://ickbat.itch.io/stealing-the-throne Celestial Crescent - in the Far Horizons Anthology https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377530/Far-Horizons-Anthology-Collect...

Our Apocalypse Keys campaign is over. We discuss how it went, and what we enjoyed. Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torrance Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Becky and Josh create and publish TTRPGs here: https://blackarmada.com/ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs here: https...

The climactic final episode of our Apocalypse Keys campaign. August summons her sinister dream-spider alter ego in an effort to seal the gate - but what will become of August herself? We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Rae Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/Be...

As the battle rages between the Angel/Demon and Azure Wings' Aconari ghost army, Greaves figures out how to close the gateway - but it will mean a terrible cost for August. Gabbi faces the one thing that can destroy her forever. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Rae Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our play...

August does battle with August as the team struggle to reach the gate. Azure Wings summons aid from beyond the reach of time, but unleashes an ancient foe from his past. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Rae Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Jam...

The team has worked out who the harbinger is and how to stop them. But they are still trapped in a whirling void of deconstructed Oldest Houseness! To get them out, August plumbs the very depths of the dream-state of the Oldest House to seek aid. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Rae Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocaly...

It's theorizing time! Still trapped in a weird place beyond ordinary physics, perched on a floating grand piano, the team piece together all the clues.  We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torr...

Under Mean August's iron mind control, Azure Wings clashes with Nice August, and puts her in a terrible predicament. Gabbi unleashes her powers to help - but has she gone too far this time? We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twi...

[When this episode first went out it was missing a track containing most of Becky/Gabbi's audio. This version has fixed the problem. Apologies for the error.] The team finally track down Jolene Danforth, and encounter another version of August - a version that is not at all friendly. Things get out of control fast. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in...

As the Oldest House falls into dreaming, Gabbi makes a disturbing discovery. Azure Wings uses his psychic connection to Jolene Danforth, but gets more than he bargained for. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAn...

In desperation, Azure Wings reaches through time to call for aid from an old friend. Greaves encounters the Oldest Witch - the mysterious entity who shares a heart with the House. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/B...

Doppelganger carnage continues as Azure Wings and Gabbi battle their alter egoes. Meanwhile Greaves forges his own path into the higher floors of the House. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torra...

Azure Wings opens up a terror from his own past. Gabbi summons a celestial menace. We find out what multi dimensional Aconari martial arts looks like. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torrance Jo...

The team try to figure out what the heck is going on, and debate what to do about August. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torrance Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Nick Bate https://twi...

Gabbi uses her powers to search for answers, and discovers a disturbing truth about the team. The true power and danger of Gabbi's powers is revealed, and August pays the price. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/Bec...

The team struggle to escape a watery demise, but are confronted by echoes of their past and future. Greaves unleashes his inner monster. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ Our players are: Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison James Torrance Joshua Fox https...

The team are drawn further and deeper into the house, and discover ghosts from Greaves's past. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ This is the first in character episode of Apocalypse Keys. You might enjoy listening to Session Zero where we created these characters an...

The team resolve to look for Jolene Danforth but are swiftly derailed by the house's trickery.  We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ This is the first in character episode of Apocalypse Keys. You might enjoy listening to Session Zero where we created these charact...

The team enter the Oldest House and begin to explore this strange space. We are playing Apocalypse Keys by Jamila R Nedjadi. Apocalypse Keys is currently in playtest. You can find out more here: https://www.evilhat.com/home/apocalypse-keys/ This is the first in character episode of Apocalypse Keys. You might enjoy listening to Session Zero where we created these characters and explored the DIVISIO...