Boogieman Buddies

Hell awaits our heroes... literally. The Trendsetters go to Galen Torrus to reach the Queen of Hell to convince her to let them borrow the Vinterium, but things go wrong once they reach that damned realm. Now they have to contend with the horrors that await them... alone.   Music Credits: Intro: Damn Cowardly School - Yuki Hayashi Planning: Analysis - Yuki Hayashi Hell Ambiance 1: The Maze - Atriu...

In which Cat and I discuss why this particular adventure exists in the first place. Music Credits: Planning: Analysis - Yuki Hayashi Cooling Off: Peaceland - Nujabes

Stepping close to the edge once more, our beleaguered trio cross out yet more obstacles to True Victory. The First Son is given knowledge of a dead worldine, the First Regret is corrected, the mage is restored to the height of his skill, and a very wonderful scientist is saved from a grisly fate and given a place to stay. But a question as to the fate of another scientist looms large in the backgr...

Meetings with the Second Chance Society are held, and it turns out they may not be as altruistic as once thought by certain members of the Trendsetters. Words are hashed out with the Silver Skeleton, and some surprising points are made. A date is had, and it's barely awkward. A talk is had with Penny, and some specifics are cleared up. A heist is attempted, and a favor five years in the making is...

At longest last, the correction begins in earnest. A checklist is formed of Needs and Wants and the first two items are sighted: the establishment of presence, and the eradication of impermissable evil. Our three take up swords once again after not enough time away from enacting violence, but for once none of them feel the least bit bad about it. I think the both of us would like to add our voices...

What do the Trendsetters, the Silver Skeleton, and Bradford Arlen have in common? An extremely dangerous foe that has been hitting DHEA facilities country-wide. When Old Megalad talks to Robin about his capabilities and the dangers that come with it, they put two and two together and realize that Xerox is one of the most dangerous people on the planet and they need to be stopped, now. One emergenc...

The end of an era, and for our three it is both too long and not nearly long enough. The star falls from the sky and crashes to unforgiving earth, and its cracks are patched by the angel, the engineer, the mage, and those who've watched it break too many times already. And then by dint of a particular kind of quiet migration recurs, though none of us will be there to see where the pack settles nex...

Megalad has returned... twice. The team has to cope with the idea of two Megalads, each in their own ways. Poltergeist tries to help Switch through it, then Sundog and Switch have a chat about their twice-returned friend, and also discuss Tiffany a little bit. Afterwards, the Silver Skeleton has a chat with Young Gary. Poltergeist has a talk with a retired hero. Zero has a field trip with Prima. O...

A revival reveals too much, and a tense conversation plants dogbane seeds in a dangerous garden. After, the angel finds an audience and inspires a generation, the engineer grants warmth and stability, and the mage doesn't realize how far he's come. Look, I knew he'd be like this, but the people here don't exactly have the space to start figuring out things like internal combustion or semiconductor...

The crew has come to Kahje to put an end to the slaving operation once and for all. Finding Seyout is only half the job, however. It turns out the Drell is not only a practiced bodyguard but a powerful biotic as well, tasked with protecting a single Hanar from birth. Can Kunk, Ahili, and Kenzak manage to defeat him, or have they truly gotten in over their heads? Music Credits: Intro: Mass Effect T...

Poltergeist goes on a business trip to take care of important things before she meets up with Kevin, leaving Zero, Sundog, and Switch to their own devices for a while. Switch goes to do some training with Calvert, Sundog goes to lunch with his dad, and Zero calls a meeting to discuss his findings about Leonard Wright. Just as those end, however, a portal opens, and an old foe returns. Music Credit...

Battle at the pirate base! While the jungle beast causes pure, violent chaos, Ahili, Kunk, and Kenzak infiltrate. Now it's a three-way fight, with each side reacting as fast as they can to an ever-changing battlefield. It gets messy, fast. Music Credits: Intro: Mass Effect Theme - Jack Wall & Sam Hulick Fight Theme 1: Combat Simulator Tier 1 - Sam Hulick Fight Theme 2: Combat Simulator Tier 2 - Sa...

Days of rest swiftly unravel as the truly monstrous crest over even infinte sightlines, and the camp bends under the pressure. Normalcy is nonetheless sought, and our trio presses on with knowing their comrades, knowing their opponent, and, as always, defending the weak. Y'know, in an absolute sense, that fight lasted close to a decade. Both those monsters kept folding spacetime around themselves...

Ahili, Kenzak, and Kunk have agreed to help Deciter, an agent for the elusive Shadow Broker. Their goal is to find Ruumu'Hasa Nar Joyya, a quarian, and convince her to live up to their end of the bargain they struck with the Turian. However, she's not willing to give up so easily. Will the crew manage to find a peaceful solution for once, or will they screw it up again? Music Credits: Intro: Mass...

After saving time itself and taking the Captainalist back to the past, the Trendsetters start doing some personal errands for their own relaxation needs. Zero starts investigating Leonard Wright's past and finds itself coming up short, even after helping Mach 12 with a situation involving Gordrilla. Sundog wanders around town and runs into an unexpected face, and talks about it with Switch. Polter...

Having failed to talk down Gorrut, the crew enter combat. While they have versatility, Gorrut's protection has numbers and strength, not to mention the Elcor himself is decked out to the nines. Can the crew manage to survive long enough to help out Aria, or are they already in over their heads? Music Credits: Intro: Mass Effect Theme - Jack Wall & Sam Hulick Fight Theme 1: Combat Simulator Tier 1...

The arc of time stretches ever outwards, and though some days may blend into monotony, there are always those that stand out. Education and absolution are traded, new faces beget chances to place the heart upon a canvas, lives are saved amongst chaos, and skill and care are demonstrated under pressure. It's never going to be easy for them, exactly, but I know they can find the space to thrive here...

Omega is a hive of scum and villainy. If it's illegal, you can find it there. If someone wants to make a quick, unethical buck, you can make it. So what brings a Drell, a Krogan, and a Vorcha together? A simple thing: A mysterious client who hires both by reputation and by opportunity. This is a galaxy before humanity joined it. This is Mass Effect: Before Contact. Music Credits: Intro: Mass Effec...

The Trendsetters are in for the fight of a lifetime. The Captainalist intercepts a distress call from a planet under siege, and it's under attack by none other than the Librarian, an AI-driven planet that is beyond the capabilities of almost everything else in the multiverse. What can our heroes (and villains) even hope to do in the face of such raw, unimaginable power? The answer is simple: Every...

It's session 0 of Mass Effect - Before Contact! This game is being played using Genesys by Fantasy Flight games using a fan-made mod called Singularity, made by a team of talented people. Join your GM Colin and your players NonEucledianCat, Chloe, and Bobbin Threadbare as they create characters and set up some other valuable character stuff. You can buy Genesys on DriveThruRPG: https://tinyurl.com...

With only their own exhaustion to mark the passage of time, our weary trio settles into the Camp of the Least by inches. A place is sought, a promise is made, a passion is allowed to be rekindled. But callousness born from an over-familiarity with violence and wound in all directions, and the question of an unknown third party looms dark. Grant's going to be so embarrassed when he finally figures...

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The heist is coming to a close, but the Trendsetters get a bit of heat on them: The promise of a cash prize if a guard brings Krelp Tromat their head. Can the Trendsetters get out with their lives AND their score? They certainly can if Colin keeps underestimating teamwork rolls! Music Credits: Intro: Damn Cowardly School - Yuki Hayashi Sprint to the Vault: Can a Mole Pig Dream of Spirals? - Taku I...

On the other side of the Void of Time lies a world with not a drop of concern for those incapable of unfathomable violence, and it is in this world our trio seek the foundations of a new fulcrum. Their prize lies in the eye of the storm, but perhaps even more dangerous than the local fauna are the unclosed wounds on their own hearts. I hope they're able to settle in soon. This can be really good f...

The recon is done and the Trendsetters set off... some sort of plan. The whole thing goes off without a hitch at first, but then a snag is met during the execution. Plans are made, executed, and changed on the fly as the group tries to get to the haul... but getting to the haul is only half the job, isn't it? Music Credits: Intro: Damn Cowardly School - Yuki Hayashi Inside/Outside: Dialogue:Tess -...