Ghosts on a Train

Content Warning, Dehumanization and Intense Violence (~29:05-31:18)- The Physicker's Curse activates and repeats the verbal abuse written into it. They are physically harmed by the curse, and though it is excruciating they are not left dead or with lasting physical damage. The city of Sevrin becomes the winter home of the Pride of Duskwall, as the Feast of Gratitude coincides with the harshest col...

The Ghosts on a Train crew play Ryan Khan's The Festival of Deep Winter, the storytelling game of creating and exploring a winter holiday. Expanding on the already existing Gratitude celebration from Blades in the Dark, the gang create the customs of the Feast of Gratitude and then explore the previous year's Feast as their Line Bull PCs from the main show. The Festival of Deep Winter by Ryan Khan...

Content Warning, Drugging and Racism (~38:00-44:00)- Lord Strangford attempts to get an employeed of the Pride fired by drugging them and accusing them of being an alcoholic, playing to a racial stereotype. Two gunshot sounds from ~25:40-25:46. For many Scoundrels, death is the end of the Line. But with a benefactor like Lord Strangford, Crowl has been able to continue doing as he pleases for 20 y...

Content Warning, Real Drug Mention (~27:05-27:37)- There is an out of character mention of Narcan, the real medicine that can save the life of someone suffering an opioid overdose as well as Speed, slang for a real drug. With centuries of life behind lightning barriers, one may wonder how the Deathlands continues to be so treacherous. How does the outside replenish itself in the modern age of Impe...

The mood is dour on the Pride of Duskwall as the train makes it's way non-stop through Thorn to Sevrin. Walker's near-death at the Journeyman ceremony stirs many conflicting emotions in the hearts of the Line Bulls, feelings that are only articulated with great effort. But an important passenger on the Line brings along a more immediate threat. Andrel forgets about Ji'mani. Pip decides to remember...

Content Warning: Gun violence(~00:36:20-00:42:15)- Someone is shot, and there is a brief moment of civilian panic. The gunshot wound is tended to, in a stressful and traumatic situation but without gory description. Though it has only been two days in Belisle, the Line Bulls have now experienced life outside of the Imperium for longer than many who will live and die behind a lightning barrier. But...

Making an appearance here on the main feed is the 50th episode edition of our TalkBacks that we've been doing on Patreon. Enjoy a minimally edited discussion of the creation of Ghosts on a Train! Now that the Line Bulls have returned from the unplanned hiatus, done a live show, and visited Drix's home of Belisle, the cast of Ghosts on a Train discuss the milestone of the 50th episode and the creat...

The treasonous plan to destroy His Majesty the Immortal Emperor has been hatched in the secluded nest of Belisle. Peeping like a chick, it is not yet safe for it to go as far as the conspiracy of Magicians, Line Bulls, and distant Skovlander ghosts dream of. The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall have another day to spend on further business in this outpost outside of the Empire that they now tur...

Watch the video that this audio is from on the FN Youtube channel here ! In their first live appearance, the Ghosts on a Train gang played a short encounter on The Creator Stage set up by Chuck Lindsey ( @ChuckLoadComics ) at Fan Expo Boston 2022! Guy couldn't make it, so instead Arlo Barksdale (of Hecla fame) played a guest (not Hecla). It's a ghost hunt inside a city that anyone can enjoy outsid...

The Magicians of Severos remember the land before the cataclysm, living as they do outside of Imperial society. The Immortal Emperor saved scholarly works to educate humanity in the cataclysm's wake, but he distributed them selectively and for the utility of propping up his Imperium- the Severosi let knowledge flow as free and wild as the horses of their plains. The Line Bulls of The Pride of Dusk...

Content Warning: Rampant Shirtlessness (~1:05:30-1:16:44, and ~1:19:05-1:21:10) - everyone winds up at a bar where the bartenders are shirtless, with Drix shirtless among them, Andrel as a clothed bouncer, and Pip swinging by to make a delivery. Sexual Harrassment (~1:12:53-1:14:55) - one of the shirtless bartenders gets their butt slapped, and Andrel kicks the offender out of the bar. The Pride o...

Content Warning: Gunshots Throughout- Coleman's gang (and Candace!) all have revolvers. People are shot and shot at, but nobody is killed by any shot. Though often erroneously chalked up to his Dagger Isles blood, Coleman Kanatcher's skill as a Whisper is revealed. Staring daggers at the Pride of Duskwall, he's stopped the train in its tracks and moved in to rob the Imperial Railways directly. The...

The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall are finally due to leave the Severosi city of Thorn. But forces conspire in hopes that they won't escape the consequences of their actions. Thorn is in chaos and Lord Strangford's ghostly infiltrator Crowl has revealed that the Minister of Preservation will wipe the slate of his involvement. And not only that, Crowl is free to kill Pippin and end the McKeel...

The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall have effectively dashed the hopes of Thorn's home-grown conspiracy. Though concentrated in the city for it's unique Zoo ecosystem, many beyond it's lightning barrier had stake in it's success and failure. As the Bulls prepare to leave, they may not be able to escape what slides into the power vacuum. Andrel comes face to face with something unknowable. Drix...

Content Warning for Violence against Animals- Pip kills some snakes by cracking them like a whip (~13:20-15:50) The unique creatures of The Zoo defy common logic. A 4 winged crow that speaks and divines your hour of death is most certainly a Devil, but snakes that can be both flesh and intangible electroplasm boggles the minds of professional Line Bulls. And yet, Timoth has stumbled into a den of...

Content Warning for mention of Hate Crimes- Fishbone gets a mysterious note that says 'Race' which is really an invitation to race cars but is humorously misunderstood as threat of a hate crime (~11:50-12:30) Sup Fast Fans! Hope you're ready for a doozy of a 44th Movie. Like every Movie played on Off Da Railz, this one can be listened to without any prior knowledge (but those who've stuck with La...

Content Warning for Scary Animatronics- An animatronic of the Zoo's mascot turns on and jumpscares Timoth, and then he has a flashback of it scaring him as a kid (~33:30-36:15) The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall have been led into the open mouth of a nearly dead Leviathan. Even after being mined of flesh and blood, the skeletal creature's life continues though it's body is still. The inside t...

The Line Bulls of the Best Friend of Thorn may not always behave, but no train is faster and no crew more tightly knit! Timoth, badge name "Templeton", is the leader of the gang and when a ghost has his number the Bulls protect him like they're a Family! Meanwhile, the Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall aren't taking to the rails for at least another few days. Drix gets gaslit, gatekept, and girl...

Content Warning for Animal Death and Gore- A whale-like Leviathan Spawn is killed by being ground into chum ~1:10:30-1:13:00 The Pride of Duskwall enters the Severosi city of Thorn. The center of this city leaves not a trace of the Severosi brambles from which it gets it's name, presenting to those disembarking a city that is artificially warm and welcoming. On the furthest edge of the city, past...

EPISODE 41 WILL COME OUT IN FEBRUARY 2022. The Four Demon Princes of Iruvia are said to rest in U'duasha as the four obsidian pillars around the burning lake of The U'du, and legend says that though they had escaped their prison in the skies these pillars still restrained them. When the pillar of Ixis was found split in two, those who truly believed in the Princes knew that he had been freed. Enjo...

Like many creatures now thought myth, the mermaids survive in some way outside of human settlements where they would be considered Devils as any supernatural creature is. The previously delightful encounter is found to have not so delightful consequences for the Pride of Duskwall, and out of necessity the Line Bulls team up with some nearby Daggerites. Andrel slaps Trevor A LOT. Drix blows somethi...

With their heads still not clear from a Layover in Mistport, the Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall agree to meet on the train early and investigate the Office Car. The mists of the Dagger Isles are unable to conceal the secrets of Mr. Walker, who's true nature is finally made clear to the Line Bulls. Drix busts this whole thing wide open. Pippin is cornered and frightened. Andrel is told she is...

As the Pride of Duskwall speeds through the Dagger Isles, the Line Bulls on board must deal with the results of their altercation in the mist. Passengers are often lost, and a locomotive may enter a city a few passengers lighter than they left with. Conversely, stowaways are rare and extra passengers may be viewed with suspicion. The Bulls approach Mistport hoping to put the situation behind them....

Content Warnings- Slavery: The Hollows are forced to defend their slave master Reverend Declan (~12:45-14:30) Suicide Mention: Hecla says she would end herself rather than be Hollowed (39:23-39:46) and later she considers ending herself in a tight spot (~47:43-47:48) The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall are about to cross a threshold. While a simple Bull follows their job to the letter, it is a...

Content Warnings- Slavery: Hollows, human bodies without their souls are forced into servitude and neglected (discussed throughout the episode) Starvation: The players spend most of the episode in a room where a Hollow that has starved to death (discussed throughout the episode) Mass Graves: Pip and Hecla go to bury the dead Hollow, and find that many Hollows have been buried here (~11:33 - 13:10)...