Twin Cities by Night

The first weeks after their divine awakenings have not been quiet ones for Gary, Jesse, and Sir Nicholas. Each of them is still learning what it means to be more than mortal in a city already simmering with heat, pressure, and half-hidden supernatural tensions. When a celebration at Sir Nicholas’s hilltop “party castle” takes an unexpected and violent turn, the band is pulled back together and for...

With the server cracked and the truth of Decator unearthed, the real pressure begins on the long trip back to Extropia. Locked in a courier ship with a pre-Fall intelligence, a hungry data archaeologist, and Firewall orders that arrive on a half-hour delay, Hex, Nyal, and Sava are forced to decide what Captain really is to them—person, weapon, or loose end. As negotiations move into simulspace and...

As the hidden server on Decator finally yields its secrets, the sentinels realize Marzuk has uncovered far more than outdated corporate strategy. Buried alongside Monolith’s pre-Fall plans is a digital presence tied directly to the company’s lost legacy—an ego that remembers a world before everything burned. Back aboard the courier ship, the team faces a new kind of problem: what do you do with so...

Join us as Slavek and Tilmann go through what character creation for 13th Age looks like.  About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator within the Twin Cities by Night community. He also interviews people who are...

With Marzuk now confident in their abilities, the sentinels begin preparations for the journey into the main belt. Securing a fast courier ship, assembling the right gear, and navigating Extropia’s reputation-driven economy quickly become their first tests of teamwork. Contracts are negotiated, favors called in, and equipment quietly acquired—all while maintaining the delicate balance between thei...

On Extropia—a hollowed-out asteroid where contracts matter more than laws—three Firewall sentinels answer a quiet call for help. A meticulous data archaeologist named Marzuk has arrived with a lead: a pre-Fall backup server tied to a long-dead corporation. Valuable, dangerous, or both, the find could hold technology untouched since the Fall itself. But before any excavation can begin, Marzuk needs...

At the heart of the Tomb of Dreams, the circle finally stands before the mystery that drew them across storm, sea, and stone: a relic whose true purpose is bound up with the fate of the island—and of something far older and more dangerous than they were told. With Suma and Tio at odds over what must be done, the Solars are forced to weigh mercy against duty, freedom against the risk of unleashing...

Storms rage above and lava churns below as the circle climbs toward the volcano’s rim, following Suma to where the last treasure is said to rest. The jungle gives way to bare black stone and searing heat, revealing a caldera where an isolated island waits amid a lake of molten rock, a lone tapestry marking the goal of their strange trial. But the path to it is anything but simple. Old threats ling...

Prelude III: The Lady’s Chosen brings Nicholas—played by Craig—into the mythic world he never knew waited for him beneath the surface of everyday life. What begins as an unexplainable pull toward Tempe Town Lake becomes something far older and far deeper, drawing him beneath the water and into the hidden realm of the Ladies of the Lake. There, Nicholas finally meets Nimue—his divine mother—and dis...

Prelude II: Winter’s Claim follows Jesse—played by Slavic—whose life on the margins has taught him grit, instinct, and a stubborn refusal to stay down. When a nameless pull draws him north into the high country above Phoenix, Jesse discovers the truth behind the cold that never quite leaves his bones. In the mountains of Flagstaff, beneath an unnatural frost, he comes face to face with the divine...

As the sun sinks behind the red stone peaks of the Valley of the Setting Sun, destiny begins to stir in Phoenix, Arizona. Prelude I: The Watcher’s Call follows the earliest steps of Gary—played by Mitch—long before he fully realizes the truth of his bloodline. What begins as a quiet instinct becomes something far greater, drawing him toward a revelation that will forever change the way he sees the...

Deep beneath the surface of Jedi, the gatecrashers force their way into a vast alien necropolis—a place where honored dead are displayed with care, and the less fortunate are stacked in quiet, mass graves. As Whisper studies long-faded causes of death and the team gathers priceless xeno-cultural samples, Shrike’s brush with a small native creature turns disturbingly personal, twisting instinct and...

  Deeper in the alien tunnels on Jedi, the team forces their way past sealed stone doors and into a vast crypt, where carefully laid-out bodies, strange grave goods, and preserved food stores reveal more about the long-dead six-limbed civilization. As Whisper studies causes of death and the group collects samples, it becomes clear that whatever ended this culture wasn’t simple decay or time. When...

On Saturn’s moon Pandora, three gatecrashers step up for a first-in mission that promises both danger and opportunity. Whisper, an experienced async explorer looking for meaning beyond crowded habitats; Shrike, a soldier in a Fury morph trying to outrun a bloody reputation from the Fall; and Spike, a debt-ridden gambler sleeved into a synth morph, all walk into the original Pandora Gate bound for...

Led by Suma beneath the storm-tossed waves, the circle walks into a dreamlike ocean where breath comes easy and the light of the volcano glows faintly through the deep. On the sea floor, a shattered green bronze temple waits amid thermal vents and demon-scripted pillars, its open halls holding relics that seem to choose each Exalt in turn. Blades, lances, and a deadly shining ring answer unspoken...

In the wake of their first battle on the storm-lashed island, the newly forged circle has a moment to breathe—and to truly see one another. As Solars’ animas flare and fade, uneasy camaraderie forms around shared purpose and very different ideals. A radiant spirit named Tio offers guidance and speaks of three hidden treasures that might be the key to leaving the Tomb of Dreams, but his help comes...

On a night that feels torn from someone else’s memory, four newly Exalted Solars find themselves ankle-deep on a storm-wracked reef, the sea stretching into endless darkness behind them and a smoking volcano looming ahead. Moments ago, they were entering a forgotten cave in a distant forest, following dreams of First Age ruins and echoes of past lives—but now the world has skipped a chapter. As Ca...

Join us as Andrew and Chris talk about the classic video game Vampire: the Masquerade 'Bloodlines" About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator within the Twin Cities by Night community. He also interviews people...

The siege has tightened, and there are no more easy choices left. With the forces of the Diabolist and the Lich King both closing in on Rehberg, Percy, Hakar, and Jace find themselves at the very heart of the storm, standing between a terrified village and an artifact that could reshape the war—or destroy the people they’re trying to protect. Old wounds from Forstor Nagar echo through the mountain...

As war closes in on the remote mountain village of Rehberg, three unlikely scouts arrive ahead of the Imperial relief force: Percy, the forge-born devotee of righteous faith; Hakar, the dragonkin monk who walks the Path; and Jace, a chaos-touched gnome whose magic is as unpredictable as the battlefield they’re walking into. Sent to learn who besieges Rehberg and whether the town can still be saved...

Join us as Slavek and Tilmann go through what character creation for Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition look like.  About the Chronicle Brian’s Diaries serves as a more introspective sister series—part journal, part commentary, part look behind the curtain. In each entry, Chris reflects on his experiences as a storyteller, podcaster, and creator within the Twin Cities by Night community. He also interviews...

As night closes in on K8, the climb stops being a competition and becomes a reckoning. The remaining contestants push into the upper reaches of the mountain, chasing the promise of $75,000 and the growing rumor of something else hidden in the heights—an old expedition, a missing treasure, and a power that might tilt the odds for whoever claims it first. A crashed plane clinging to the cliff face,...

The first day on K8 was about ego, cameras, and chasing prize money. The second day is about survival. As the climbers push higher into thin air, the mountain finally answers back: shifting snow, unstable slopes, and a thunder of ice and rock that doesn’t care how many followers you have or how clean your record is. Rivalries and petty sabotage suddenly feel very small when the route ahead is buri...

High above the treeline, at the base of the infamous K8, a strange mix of competitors gathers for a brutal three-day race to the peak and a $75,000 prize. There’s the relentlessly driven athlete, the smug social-media daredevil, the zen mountain mystic, the overly relaxed hiker with her loyal St. Bernard, the beleaguered medic hauling far too much gear, and a stern coach who expects nothing less t...

A quiet Sunday turns sharp. Over burnt coffee and nerves at Denny’s, the Fallen compare wounds—lawsuits, betrayals, and miracles that won’t stay hidden. A name from Ruth sends them to Howell & Phelps, an old Rochester firm that builds for faith. Behind a parlor tea service and antique blueprints, truth buckles: three apocalyptic visages fill an office, and a trembling partner confesses. “The F...