The Drunk and The Ugly

The Russian Psychics, having survived the assault on the base and its sinuses, are in for a break. Unfortunately, they won’t get one. No rest for the psychically charged weary. Side Chatter PLAYERS Zach – Alexandra “Sasha” Lagunov. Athletic tomboy. Pressed into service with The Project.  Possesses the ability of chronomanipulation. Manda – Anitchka Sylvestrova. Died o...

Mount Pleasant has been taken over by a possessed horde. The locals are all under the sway of something malevolent; only a few people are still free, and their numbers are dwindling. The horde must be stopped, with one decisive blow. It’s up to Scott and the rest of the gang to save the snowy town from its doom. Side Chatter PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –  Scott Valle Nate –...

A sentient mold has run amok in the PIXIE facility. Massive quarantine procedures are now in force. The young psychics have been trapped in their rooms for hours. Anitchka is wandering the facility as a ghost, and is the only one who knows that poor young Vlad is the Mold’s next victim. Decisive action is called for, but with no power, and trapped in individual rooms, what can they do? Side...

The News 88 Heliteam is a crack team of journalists, seasoned in the field. They’ve seen it all. Until now. It’s July of 2012, and the News Team is finishing a report on a police chase winding its way through Chicago when they see something horrific happen at several hundred feet in the air. The upper reaches of Chicago hold a terrifying entity, and it won’t take an ace reporter...

The PIXIE facility is a bastion of secrecy and deception. For the young Russian psychics, this just means there are countless things to explore. Unfortunately, some secrets are meant to stay secret, and some hidden things are much more dangerous than others. Side Chatter PLAYERS Zach – Alexandra “Sasha” Lagunov. Athletic tomboy. Pressed into service with The Project.  Possesses t...

The long journey to Alaska swings north now, to a small town wrapped in snow and cold, filled with dread and waiting for liberation. Here, Megacorp has its hands in some very nasty things. It’s up to the wayward travelers to free the town. PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –  Scott Valle Nate –  Emma Vaerbond Charlie –  Nele Zach – Eldridge Tsukimono

After being recruited by the secret arm of the Russian government, the young psychics are given their first mission. It will take them into extreme danger. Can these young recruits become the best of the best? Or will they fall in the line of duty? Side Chatter PLAYERS Kevin – Janos Stelea. Romanian.  Travelling fortune teller with a caravan until they settled in Russia.  Brought into The Pr...

Everything sucks, and everyone hates everything. The kids have managed to return to their hotel rooms, filled with new questions and an awareness of the very real danger they are in. PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –  Scott Valle Nate –  Emma Vaerbond Charlie –  Nele Zach – Eldridge Tsukimono

Schönerberg accidentally took a trip through space and time, arriving on the exact planet that the Brigand’s Lament is travelling towards. He communed with the natives, learned their language, and earned their trust. Then, suddenly, orks arrived on planet, as well as the dastardly Feckward. It’s up to the crew to rescue the captain, secure their new lead, and get out intact. Side Chatt...

The wayward travelers found themselves whisked off to the Closetland. This is hell, pure and simple. Monstrous things abound, each of them with utterly alien intentions, and every step brings more and more torment. Can our heroes survive the grim reaches of the Closetland? PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –  Scott Valle Nate –  Emma Vaerbond Charlie –  Nele Zach – Eldridge...

Last month, people began disappearing near the southern edge of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, west of Phoenix, Arizona. As the Arizona highway patrol and the Apache tribal police began to investigate, they noticed more disappearances connected to that area. Tourists and locals have vanished along State Road 70 along with an Apache sheep rancher, Victorio Begay, and his wife and kids – p...

The journey has been stalled. They’re lacking in transportation, and the next bus is in 24 hours. Canon Lake is 25 miles too far, and the kids have a powerful need to get out there. So of course they decide to hunker down and go eat some waffles. That is, until some pretty significant changes start coming in on their bodies. The kids have to scramble to make sure that their new “improv...

The Brigand’s Lament is on its way to Dross. The crew is consolidating their new treasure and enduring another brutally boring warp transit. Tempers are ready to flare and grievances must be aired. That’s of course, until the Captain goes missing. From the ship itself. In the warp. Side Chatter PLAYERS Kevin – Fascire “Scire” Gravitas.  Explorator and Enginseer Prime...

The kids made their deals with the Shopkeeper, in order to save a great many people. A blinding person, full of color, was spotted in Persistencia. The bus ride continues. Scott is charging North, across America. Alaska awaits. But another challenge lies ahead of him, one that he (and his companions) might not survive. PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –  Scott Valle Nate –  Emma Vaerb...

Lord Captain Roth was sent off into the Stars, sailing away forever. The crew of the Brigand’s Lament has gained access to the derelict ships’ cargo hold and Navigator cabin; the last bits of the mystery are about to be uncovered. As always, answering questions just raises more answers, and a new destination. The chase is on. Side Chatter PLAYERS Kevin – Fascire “Scire&#822...

Persistencia: land of beauty, incoherence, and brilliant confusion. The bus carrying the Alaska-bound adventures slipped carefully across the bounds of reality and ended up firmly in this swirling chaos. In order to escape, the kids must unravel the inherent logic of Persistencia and make a deal with someone who is probably much, much worse than the Devil. PLAYERS Manda –  Manny Matt –...

Having made their mark on the tainted Mechanicus on the planet of tanks, the Brigand’s Lament sets off for a new destination. Nestled in the system is a void-station that is ensconced with wraithbone – the Eldar star nexus has another waypoint. It must be carefully investigated. PLAYERS Kevin – Fascire “Scire” Gravitas.  Explorator and Enginseer Prime of the Brigand&#...

Russia breeds strange folk. The strangest of the Mother country’s children are the psychics. There is an organization that makes use of these gifted children: an organization that no one talks about, and whose name is never breathed in the halls of the greatest nation on Earth. But this organization has work to do. And it needs those children with a particular set of skills. Side Chatter PLA...

Kupasci 12 held dangers and secrets, and a great many very angry ancient Eldar.  The crew of the Brigand’s Lament survived their adventure and gained access to the Star Map. Unfortunately, the Map and the tower it was held on was critically damaged in the battle. Now, the crew must successfully negotiate with the egomaniacal Bastille and then continue their journey. The race continues, and t...

Happy Halloween, all!  Sam and I played some maybe kinda scary games a little while back that were made as part of a 2-day GameJam called The AsylumJam, which focused on producing horror games themed by a realistic portrayal of mental illness.  While most of these are going up on Friday, this one was mostly text-based and the video didn’t come out well at all.  Sam’s dramatic reading o...

Scott Valle is the most wanted bird-boy in America. A private investigator, working for a vague yet menacing major corporation, was trying to track him down. The man’s intentions: drugs and kidnapping. The kids survived, intact. The journey must continue, nevertheless. A hot dog stand is open, and a scrawny young man is waiting at the bus stop. Destiny beckons down the long grey strip of hig...

The Brigand’s Lament has finally entered into warp transit without any shenanigans and or horrific demonic attacks! Now, the boredom sets in. The Warp transit takes weeks; in the meantime, morale needs rebuilding and the team needs to come together. Side Chatter PLAYERS Kevin – Fascire “Scire” Gravitas.  Explorator and Enginseer Prime of the Brigand’s Lament.  A large...

Mrs. Frieda’s Halfway Home for Terrible and Freakish Children makes its triumphant return with Season 4: Scott’s Odyssey. When we last left our heroes, they had been torn asunder by internal strife and relationship drama. Now, Scott, Manny, Emma, Nele, and Eld are off into the great frozen yonder: Alaska. Somewhere out there is a family for a certain Bird-Boy, and it’s up to the...

Where we last left off our heroes of capitalism, they were attending the big event. The event to end all events. No, not really — more like crazy voodoo hallucinations and warp bullsh**. The whole experience was fairly traumatizing, and the crew opted to take a nice breather in their ship for a few. Whereupon Schoenerberg’s chief rival delivered them an ominous message, followed by the...

Last session, the Firewall agents earned their salaries. They crashed a mech party, challenged a crime boss to one on one combat, and then impersonated too-rich-for-their-own-blood Hyperelites to gain access to the inner chambers of Skinesthesia. While Noah donned his old personality and spun a web of deceit, John and T.O.M. managed to find the lab where Dr. Worthmeyer was conducting her research....