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Trendsetters Issue 34 - Horrible Seamen

The Kraken is released! #Trending tries to stay on the down-low as the pirates regroup and unleash a horrible monster, causing all sorts of mayhem and destruction. While Zero and Poltergeist try to help defend the other heroes, Sundog and Switch try to infiltrate the ship to cut off First Mate Johnny. How things end, however, may end up surprising you a bit. Music Credits: Intro: Epic-hero-music - Mikhael Bureau Mission Briefing: LRSSG Briefing II - Mitsuhiro Kitadani Scurvy Dogs: Pirates, Thugs, and Bandits - The Flight Rising Danger: Crypto - Kevin MacLeod Swashbuckling: The High Seas - Brian Tyler A Nonviolent Solution: Defender, Instrumental - Aesop Rock Party Time: Generic Dance Song 3 - Steven Polley End of Session: End Credits Suite - Christopher Young Outro: Evergreen - Two Steps From Hell

The Telltale Hunt: SoCal Session 73 - No Prophylactic, No Restraint

Steiner plays good cop, and also patient. Roxanne plays bad cop, and also good cop. Grant plays amateur surgeon, and even more amateur gymnast. The squad spends the better part of three hours figuring out how to acquire a child. Music Credits: Intro/Planning: Sense of Crisis - Taku Iwasaki Interviewing the Monster: charade - Taku Iwasaki Laying Down The Law: SomeQ - Taku Iwasaki Postfight: Explain Music - Taku Iwasaki Tranfser of Knowledge: In Your Mind - Yuki Kajiura Investigation: search for the solution - Yuki Kajiura Straight Creepin': ash wednesday - ALI PROJECT Tension: O magico - Taku Iwasaki Cooldown: 4242564 - Taku Iwasaki Political Negotiations: Hibiscus - Taku Iwasaki An Unhappy Reality: Scars of the Past - Yuki Kajiura End of Session: Labyrinth - Emancipator Outro: Mojave - Toundra

Trendsetters Issue 33 - Ghost Tirade

It's homecoming night, and the entirety of #Trending has shown up! But can a night just be normal for once for heroes of Halcyon city? Of course not. Which is why, fittingly, pirates invade the Under The Sea themed dance. But before that, there's plenty of hijinks to be had. Music Credits: Terror Aboard The High Seas: Pirates! - ERDENSTERN Intro: Epic-hero-music - Mikhael Bureau Diamond Dogs, Smooth: Candles and Clockwork + Moonsetter Overlay - Tyler Denver, Toby Fox, woodfur00 Team Time: Immorta's Theme - Hiroshi Yamaguchi Robin's Theme: Thermporia - Yan "Nucleose" Rodriguez Felix's Theme: Fearless First - Kevin MacLeod Party Time: Generic Dance Song 3 - Steven Polley Penny's Theme: Notation - El Huervo, Pelle Cahndlerby, Mikael Norrgard Nicolai's Theme: The Forbidden Tower - Damjan Mravunac Rising Danger: Crypto - Kevin MacLeod Scurvy Dogs: Pirates, Thugs, and Bandits - The Flight Planning: EV02 Briefing 1 - Hiroshi Yamaguchi Swashbuckling: The High Seas - Brian Tyler The Silver Skeleton: Hazardous Environments - Kelly Bailey End of Session: End Credits Suite - Christopher Young Outro: Evergreen - Two Steps From Hell

The Telltale Hunt: SoCal Session 72 - The Going Rate for Pest Control

Roxanne barters her time away. Grant pulls aggro. Steiner has a few key phonecalls. The squad stutters towards their quarry. Music Credits: Intro/Tension: O magico - Taku Iwasaki Eidol, The Pale Rider: SomeQ - Taku Iwasaki Eidol, Master of the Wilds: M15 (Kara no Kyoukai OST 5) - Yuki Kajiura Elysium: Inverted City Megin Fi - Chikayo Fukuda The Spring Court: Mai - Yuki Kajiura Qualia and the Workshop: Desert Field - BooHooWoo Prepwork: Funny Jewelry - Taku Iwasaki Straight Creepin': ash wednesday - ALI PROJECT Fight Theme 4: A Man Called Rando Part 2 - Taku Iwasaki Postfight: Explain Music - Taku Iwasaki Planning: Sense of Crisis - Taku Iwasaki The Greater Ravens: Strange Voyage - Darren Korb Dave Wilson: Can I Believe Someone Like You!? - Taku Iwasaki Just, Nonsense: Useless Chatting - Yuki Kajiura End of Session: Labyrinth - Emancipator Outro: Mojave - Toundra

Vampire the Masquerade 5e: Sympathy For the Devil Session 6 - Paint It Black

It's time to end it. Lebrun's deception has been exposed, the stake has been obtained, and the coetrie makes their preperation to assault Sears Tower. They split up again, this time Johnathan going off on his own to grab the expenses of Pilzer while the other two go to make a go at the Archbishop-playing-Prince. Everything here is at stake. CONTENT WARNING: We are playing Vampire: The Masquerade. VtM only half-romanticizes vampires, and a large portion of the game is about exploring just how much of a monster you're willing to become. Since this game deals with heavier issues than most games we tend to play on this podcast, I am issuing content warning for the following subjects: Blood, violence, body horror, abuse of all forms, issues of consent, torture If you feel uncomfortable to listening to any of these subjects, please tread lightly, and we won't blame you for skipping this campaign if you do. Music Credits: Intro: Main Menu - Rik Schaffer Last Light: Santa Monica Theme - Rik Schaffer Bad Business: What Comes Next (feat. Brunon Lubas) - James Salvatore Sears Tower: Dangerous Places - Rik Schaffer Server Room Fight: Dangerous Places Combat - Rik Schaffer Throne Room Fight: Disturbed and Twisted Combat - Rik Schaffer The Fennec: Aiden Pearce (Main Theme) - Brian Reitzell Postfight: New York City Hub - Chris Collins, Greg Forsberg, Rob Ross Elysium: Moldy Old World - Rik Schaffer Incoming Sunrise: Downtown Hub (Unused Alternate) - Rik Schaffer Outro: The Prince's Dream (unused) - Rik Schaffer

Trendsetters Issue 32 - Fundamental Understanding

The group gets a post-mortem message from Megalad. Felix goes to get a new suit, and spends some time with the girls. NC-11 has a chat with Robin about humanity, and learns about their new boss. Penny starts the process of getting her ship back, making a friend along the way, and gets a visit from the DHEA. Robin has to say goodbye, and goes street fighting. Music Credits: Intro: Epic-hero-music - Mikhael Bureau Team Time: Immorta's Theme - Hiroshi Yamaguchi Archer Angst: Living with Determination - Shoji Meguro Felix's Theme: Fearless First - Kevin MacLeod TechHeads: Stopgap - Ed Harrison Penny's Theme: Notation - El Huervo, Pelle Cahndlerby, Mikael Norrgard Robin's Theme: Thermporia - Yan "Nucleose" Rodriguez Butler Blues: Voided - Cyclostome Mooncat: Rematch Atop the Pillar - Nobuo Uematsu Clockwork Futures: Paperhouse - Ed Harrison The Silver Skeleton: Hazardous Environments - Kelly Bailey Clores Concern: Trials - Damjan Mravunac Rising Danger: Crypto - Kevin MacLeod Carter Contention: Precipice - El Huervo, Pelle Cahndlerby, Mikael Norrgard Darksiders: Tau-9 - Kelly Bailey End of Session: End Credits Suite - Christopher Young Outro: Evergreen - Two Steps From Hell

Vampire the Masquerade 5e: Sympathy For the Devil Session 5 - Beast of Burden

An attack on two fronts. While Cor and Johnathan go to the asylum to deal with the ghost problem, Salem heads to the meeting of the Primogen to prevent deaths. However, the asylum isn't what it seems, and the two run into a problem other than ghosts. The meeting also seems dead-set on trying to prevent the power players from making their moves. The fate of Chicago rests on the coetrie's heads, which seem to be rapidly less assured to stay on their necks... CONTENT WARNING: We are playing Vampire: The Masquerade. VtM only half-romanticizes vampires, and a large portion of the game is about exploring just how much of a monster you're willing to become. Since this game deals with heavier issues than most games we tend to play on this podcast, I am issuing content warning for the following subjects: Blood, violence, body horror, abuse of all forms, issues of consent, torture If you feel uncomfortable to listening to any of these subjects, please tread lightly, and we won't blame you for skipping this campaign if you do. Music Credits: Intro: Main Menu - Rik Schaffer Last Light: Santa Monica Theme - Rik Schaffer The Asylum: Dangerous Places - Rik Schaffer Get of Fenris: Disturbed and Twisted - Rik Schaffer Talking Heads: We Are The Night - James Salvatore Hunters, Hunting: Crypt Combat - Rik Schaffer Alleviating Salt: Look Into My Eyes - James Salvatore Incoming Sunrise: Downtown Hub (Unused Alternate) - Rik Schaffer End of Session: Vesuvius - Rik Schaffer Outro: The Prince's Dream - Rik Schaffer

The Telltale Hunt: SoCal Session 71 - Long-Dead Problems

Grant bonds with someone he'd really rather not. Steiner runs into a cavalcade of dead ends. Roxanne enters into negotiations. The squad is called in to handle a hostage situation. Music Credits: Intro: Snakes and Ladders - Emancipator A Chosen Branch: Not In Blood, But In Bond - Hans Zimmer The Spring Court: Mai - Yuki Kajiura The Guildhall: Forest Field - BooHooWoo Planning: Sense of Crisis - Taku Iwasaki Investigation: search for the solution - Yuki Kajiura The Summer Court: Tokuoka - Yuki Kajiura Elysium: Inverted City Megin Fi - Chikayo Fukuda The Blind Heir: Space Outside Recognition - Chikayo Fukuda Eidol, the Pale Rider: SomeQ - Taku Iwasaki End of Session: Labyrinth - Emancipator Outro: Mojave - Toundra

Vampire the Masquerade 5e: Sympathy For the Devil Session 4 - She's So Cold

Rahm Emmanuel has pointed the group towards the culprit behind the orders to break Masquerade: Prince Reiner Pilzer himself. Johnathan calls his sire to help discuss what to do, and in the end it's decided to take another master of Auspex to meet with the Prince to confirm it. The coetrie has to look their potential enemy in the eye and lie to his face. But is it worth it in the end? CONTENT WARNING: We are playing Vampire: The Masquerade. VtM only half-romanticizes vampires, and a large portion of the game is about exploring just how much of a monster you're willing to become. Since this game deals with heavier issues than most games we tend to play on this podcast, I am issuing content warning for the following subjects: Blood, violence, body horror, abuse of all forms, issues of consent, torture If you feel uncomfortable to listening to any of these subjects, please tread lightly, and we won't blame you for skipping this campaign if you do. Music Credits: Intro: Main Menu - Rik Schaffer Last Light: Santa Monica Theme - Rik Schaffer Bad Business: What Comes Next (feat. Brunon Lubas) - James Salvatore A Primogen's Lair: Dangerous Places - Rik Schaffer The Drive Over: Downtown Theme - Rik Schaffer The Prince of Chicago: Noblesse Oblige - James Salvatore Incoming Sunrise: Downtown Hub (Unused Alternate) - Rik Schaffer Chipped Pair: Haven - Kevin Manthei A Deadly Premonition: Brunon Lubas - Auspex Investigation: Look Into My Eyes - James Salvatore End of Session: Vesuvius - Rik Schaffer

Trendsetters Issue 31 - Engineered Vagrants

Panic in the city yet again! Al's copies have spread across the city's digital networks like wildfire, and #Trending is dealing with the aftermath of the DHEA's apparent lack of foresight. Robots, city infastructure, and even security systems aren't safe from the "young" AI's. It's going to take the team splitting up to deal with the problem in a timely manner. Music Credits: Intro: Epic-hero-music - Mikhael Bureau Heroic Struggle: The Space Beast Diekuu Ohrowchee (Revived) - Hiroshi Yamaguchi The DHEA: Arkham City Main Theme - Nick Arundel A Mildly Problematic Situation: EV20 Tension - Hiroshi Yamaguchi A Highly Problematic Situation: Mid Boss - Kazuhiro Abo Postfight: A Wonderful Victory - Hiroshi Yamaguchi Team Time: Immorta's Theme - Hiroshi Yamaguchi TeachHeads: Stopgap (reversed) - Ed Harrison Carter Contention: Precipice - El Huervo, Pelle Cahndlerby, Mikael Norrgard Delarue Downer: Exhausted Options - Brad Podray End of Session: End Credits Suite - Christopher Young Outro: Evergreen - Two Steps From Hell