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The Junket Podcast



Science fiction Audio RPG


Synopsis:

A British Dungeons & Dragons podcast currently exploring the Maelstrom Galaxy in the 23rd Century. Join us every three weeks as Paige Selby-Evans leads her wife Leonie and their friends Shona, Ell, Duncan and Jess through a science fantasy adventure where magic, myths and machines collide. At the heart of it is the story of the Katherine Johnson II and its crew: a ragtag band of misfits and old friends who already saved the galaxy, only to find themselves dragged back into action two years later by the impending end of the universe. Will they succeed in thwarting the inevitable? Only the dice can tell. Social media @TheJunketPod | thejunketpodcast.com.


Format: Audio RPG

RPG system: Dungeons & Dragons

Genres: Science fiction, Fantasy

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Episodes:

The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 1: Start As You Mean To Go On

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The year is 2225, and five old friends are reuniting just in time to attend a wedding on the small forest moon of Rava. What could possibly go wrong? 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 2: Out of the Frying Pan

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:05:00 +0000

An interdimensional wedding crasher puts an end to two years of adventuring retirement, the Space Squad face foes while in their finery, and New Analu burns.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 3: Over the Edge

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

As the ash settles in the wake of their messy skirmish at the edge of the Ipeltan Delve, the Space Squad continue their search for the cause of the fireball that gatecrashed Prisha and Nara's wedding (and talk to a surprising number of strange men in dark places along the way).

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 4: The Spelunking Squad

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Bring along your waterproofs, 'cause this time the Squad are heading into some very wet and watery places.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 5: An Abundance Of Sheens

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Deep beneath the city of New Analu, the Space Squad face off against a terrifying new foe. Also, who even is Michael Sheen?

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 6: Hey, Sorry We Missed Your Call

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The Space Squad return to the world above and catch up with their allies. The mood should be triumphant, or at least cautiously optimistic, but it's hard to smile in the face of machinations that have been building for millennia.

Or: the city is kinda messed up, but at least the smoothie bar is still open.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 7: The Lady Zenith

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:53:36 +0000

The Space Squad pay a visit to Faraday's mother-in-law and learn about a little something called the impending end of the universe.

See also: a surprising number of secret meetings?

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 8: Confessions

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Schlurp spills the beans, Lore'la updates everyone on a next-level case of Girl Trouble, and the Squad get their next lead. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 9: Departures and Dogfights

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The end of the universe is nigh, and it's time to get to work. 

Or: the Space Squad finally go to space... and immediately drop themselves right in the thick of things.  

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 10: Prepare for Landing

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The Squad descend through Mokotel's atmosphere, and into some difficult memories. 

It's time to talk about Yentao. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 11: Trouble in Tourmaline

Thu, 13 May 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The Squad have landed in a city of liars and thieves. Sounds like they'll fit right in!

Featuring pickpocketing, bullshitting and a dash of urchin adoption.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 12: Best Laid Plans

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Finally having found Dr. Marti Bonham, all the Squad has to do now is break her out of the dig site and find out what she knows.

What's that old Earth quote about plans again? 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 13: Chasing Fairytales

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Deep beneath the scene of their latest spectacular fudge-up, the Space Squad try to make sense of all that remains of a bygone age - and a bygone people. Whoever Mokotel's original inhabitants were, they knew something.

It's time to find out what. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 14: Symbols and Signs

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The silo is a tomb, and the secrets it contains provide more questions than they do answers. 

One thing is apparent: the journey to discover what happened to those who came before has only just begun. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 15: Pull to Open

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Accidental kidnappings and long-awaited revelations abound as the Space Squad return to New Analu armed with new understandings, new friends and a nifty new translator watch. 

It's time to open the pod.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 16: The Case of the Haunted Library

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The year is 2225, and the elite members of S.S.N.A.C. are grappling with their toughest case yet. Good thing the Space Squad are around to help!

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 17: For One Night Only

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0100

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: Join Plueen Pop Princess Loella* for a night of big hits and bright lights in the heart of our beautiful city! All proceeds go to the New Analu Fireball Relief Fund. Donations of over 1000 Tak will qualify ticket holders for a VIP preview of the upcoming Zirel tour. 

*Also featuring Sinth Rithm 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 18: The Scorpion

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Ears still ringing from the cheers of a jubilant Ipeltan delve, the Squad returns to the concert, drinks in the atmosphere (plus a fair bit of the free booze), and then gets to work. 

The next leg of their journey is about to start. It's time to figure out where it will take them. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 19: The Anvil

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Seeking answers, the Space Squad head to the windswept wilds of Yamaten. A heavy Corsair presence and high gravity conditions are the most immediate concerns, but they won't be the last. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 20: Doctor Who?

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0100

 The cramped streets of the Anvil are alive with whispers of a mysterious doctor. The Squad take a trip to a daycare. Schlurp causes an amputation. 

Just one of those days, huh?

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 21: The Long Rest

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0100

Tucked away in the hidden apartment of Dr. Teshurali Silverglass, the Squad rest, recuperate, and ruminate on their next steps.

It's time to hatch a plan.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 22: A Knockout Plan

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The Space Squad have concocted a brilliant and daring plan that will take them deep into the heart of Corsair operations.

It goes well - until it doesn't.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 23: Anarchy in the Armoury

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0100

The Squad need to find the door, open it, and see what lies beyond. 

...It sounds so simple when you say it like that. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 24: The Door

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

A man, a monster, and a door.

It's time to find out what lies beyond it - if they can save Dr. Silverglass from Teb Bickering first.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 25: The Hidden City

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Outsmarted and smarting, the Space Squad have no choice but to press on into the unknown. 

The hidden city awaits. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 26: That Which is Most Precious

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The hidden city still has more secrets to give - if the Squad can win over its guardian.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 27: Underground and Under Fire

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

In which breaking a magical barrier has consequences, and Teb realises that the only way to beat an overpowered party is to send in an overpowered foe. 

The next hour will decide the future of an entire planet. It's do or die time. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 28: Loose Ends

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

The Space Squad return to the surface with a hogtied Mr. Bickering, an unhatched Prince, and an ancient guardian. It sounds like the set up for a joke, but the only punchline is that the end of the universe is still barrelling towards them and even with everything they've seen so far, they're still no closer to knowing how to stop it.

It's going to be a long trip home.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 29: The Arcade

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

With their latest adventure fully wrapped, the Space Squad return to New Analu for some much-needed down time - only to be waylaid by an impossible-to-resist invitation to the city's hottest (and newest) attraction.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 30: The Council of Ulyal

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

It's a rainy 23rd century Friday, and the five reluctant adventurers known to many as the Heroes of Yentao - and to significantly fewer as the Space Squad - are on their way to a very exclusive dinner party attended by some very powerful people. 

It's time to convince the rest of the galaxy of what is coming.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 31: The Festival of New Beginnings

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 12:26:31 +0000

Even ancient empires run by telepathy-wielding leviathans have holidays, and the Festival of New Beginnings is the very best of them. There will be games, there will be food... and there might just be something to set the Squad off on the next leg of their adventure.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 32: The Grand Corsair

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Azulir was once the jewel in the crown of the Kanzir, the ancient and powerful interstellar Namazir government. Nowadays, thanks to five chaotic someones who saved the galaxy two years ago and threw the Kanzir into chaos in the process, it's the jewel in the crown of a very different kind of power.

Or: for the galaxy to have a future, Lore'la must first face her past.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 33: Jikanir Geothermal Resort

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:09:11 +0100

Five heroes and an old enemy head into the deep to hunt for a very powerful monster in a very small submarine. What could possibly go wrong?

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 34: The Deepkeeper

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:28:11 +0100

A leviathan haunts the abyss. It's time for an exorcism. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 35: Tethers

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:59:57 +0100

A secret lies at the bottom of Azulir's ocean: a ruined, half-drowned city that might just be the key to unlocking the truth of what happened to the galaxy of long ago... if the party can stay on the trail of its ghosts.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 36: The End of the World

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:26:13 +0100

Lore'la, Schlurp and Crick chase echoes and learn about the beginning. Faraday and Karel stand witness to the end.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 37: Treasures from Another Time

Thu, 26 May 2022 09:00:00 +0100

The Space Squad have followed pirate queen Tali Goldenhorn to a ruined city hidden for eons beneath the oceans of Azulir, a run-down waterworld that once served as the galaxy's premiere pleasure planet.

After initially splitting up to explore, they now reunite to exchange their findings before pressing on into the unknown. Ghostly echoes await...

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 38: Sceptiva Sanctuavi

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:14:00 +0100

Down in the flooded passageways beneath the city at the bottom of the sea, two old lovers search for a way forwards.

They don't know it yet, but that way forwards has a name.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 39: Changing Tides

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:16:22 +0100

It's early March in the year 2226, and the Space Squad return to the surface of Azulir to find a city in chaos, an empire on the brink of crumbling, and a whole lot of innocents stuck in harm's way.

It's time to live up to that 'heroes' title.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 40: The Heist

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:22:52 +0100

The Space Squad return to New Analu, but there's no time to rest. The horns of a certain pirate queen are going up for auction, and they made a deal to acquire them - whatever it takes.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 41: Growth

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:58:08 +0100

The Space Squad are about to head off on their most dangerous adventure yet: one that will take them deep into the heart of the Ipeltan Empire in a treacherous search for the beginning of the end.

...But before they can do that, they have a few personal matters to attend to.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 42: Into the Empire

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:48:07 +0100

The Space Squad finish up their goodbyes and then set off towards Anitar, the sun-blasted heart of the Ipeltan Empire, to search out the truth behind the beginning of the end.

The Arch-Queen awaits. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 43: The Arch-Queen

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:29:52 +0100

A widow. An Empire. A garden. The Space Squad meet with an ancient leviathan, and prepare for a very dangerous expedition indeed.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 44: The Old Ways

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:27:25 +0000

The Space Squad's search for answers take them deep beneath the Arch-Delve, to a warren of secret tunnel known only as the Old Ways. Within their pitch-dark twists and turns are ruins, secrets... and dozens of ravenous infant Ipeltan Queens.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 45: The Laboratory

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000

A gateway lurks down in the dark. Beyond it? The Space Squad are about to find out.

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 46: War and Mercy

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:51:19 +0000

Under prepared and under assault, the Space Squad find themselves taking sanctuary in the realm of the God of War. They aren't ready to face Pyrrhos yet, but there may not be a choice. Unless...

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 47: Rematch

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:02:39 +0000

Even with a literal god on their side, the Space Squad are going to need all the luck they can to battle their way into the heart of the Pantheon in search of the mysterious Staircase which Shomu claims will lead them to the beginning of the end. 

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 48: The Avenue That Never Ends

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:05:35 +0000

The Space Squad have fought their way into the heart of the Pantheon, onto a never-ending, ever-changing avenue lined with godly seats: strange miniature realms haunted by echoes of those who came before. The plan? Search the Avenue, taking care to avoid the minions of Pyrrhos, and find something called the Staircase...

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"Our Ships Line the Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "Find Me in the Future" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 49: Forging A Path

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The Space Squad press deeper into the Avenue. Three of their number have already faced the realms left behind by their predecessors. What remains for the other two?

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"Bones" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 50:Traces

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Content warning: references to transphobia

With Pyrrhos quite literally hot on their heels, the Space Squad are running out of time to find out how the end of the universe began. Somewhere amidst the infinite, twisting pathways of Teresial's realm there is a door that will lead them at last to the truth. They just have to find it first - though in this shifting plane where the past and the present collide, that's easier said than done. 

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Music Credits:

"Everything You Say Is A Lie" by Nihilore | "Despair" by Nihilore | "Tangled" by Nihilore | "Haven" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 51: Staircase Wit

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:07:31 +0100

In which the only way out is through.

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"Despair" by Nihilore | "Find Me In The Future" by Nihilore | "Tangled" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore | "Everything You Say Is A Lie" by Nihilore | "Haven" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "The Absurd" by Nihilore | "What Came Before" by Paige Selby-Evans | "A Dance In A Field Of Flowers" by Paige Selby-Evans

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 52: The Last Dance of the Gods

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:51:20 +0100

The heart of reality is broken and bleeding, and the Space Squad have battled through time itself to find out why. The last dance of the gods is about to begin.

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Music Credits:

"Bones" by Nihilore | "Despair" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "Find Me in the Future" by Nihilore | "Ghost" by Nihilore | "Haven" by Nihilore | "Life, Death and After" by Nihilore | "New Apocalypse" by Nihilore | "Our Ships Line The Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Tangled" by Nihilore | "The World You Desire Can Be Won" by Nihilore | "String Quartet in B minor" by Nihilore | "A Dance in a Field of Flowers" by Paige Selby-Evans | "Finding a Way (Teresial's Theme)" by Paige Selby-Evans | "The Bard, Haunted" by Paige Selby-Evans | "Flute Music 1" by Digital Feed

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 53: The After

Thu, 18 May 2023 17:37:31 +0100

The ash settles, and the party looks for a way forwards. They don't know it yet, but there's still one heartache left to bear.

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Music Credits:

"New Apocalypse" by Nihilore | "The World You Desire Can Be Won" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "Cathedral" by Nihilore | "Find Me In The Future" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore | "Found Poetry" by Nihilore | "Our Ships Line The Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "L" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 54: The Maestro

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:49:35 +0100

In which the Space Squad are rescued from an ancient sea by a ghost, and they discover that the only way out is through.

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Music Credits:

"Bones" by Nihilore | "Our Ships Line the Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "Found Poetry" by Nihilore | "Cathedral" by Nihilore | "L" by Nihilore | "Past Times" by Nihilore | "Tangled" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 55: The End of the World (Again)

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0100

Thrown back into a doomed city's final night, the party's only chance is to find the God of Pathways before the end finds them.

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Music Credits:

"Our Ships Line The Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "The World You Desire Can Be Won" by Nihilore | "Past Times" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Find Me In The Future" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 56: All Paths Lead

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0100

In which one doorway closes, and another opens.

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Music Credits:

"Find Me In The Future" by Nihilore | "Life, Death and After" by Nihilore | "L" by Nihilore | "Our Ships Line the Ocean Floor" by Nihilore | "Still Waters Keep Me Awake" by Nihilore | "The Woods Shall Wave on Mountains" by Nihilore | "Control" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 57: The Heroes of Yentao

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0100

The year is 2223, and Yentao is still burning. The news outlets are claiming that a misfit crew of five are responsible for saving the day, but Chief of Police Kya na Yentao isn't so sure. It's time for some questions. 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "Closest Strangers" by Nihilore | "The World You Desire Can Be Won" by Nihilore | "Behind the Mask" by Nihilore | "Are You Happy" by Nihilore | "The Illusion of Cold" by Nihilore | "Samsara" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 58: The Girlboss Gang

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:01:00 +0100

While to the Space Squad their latest adventure took just a few fraught days, in the living realm six months have passed and a lot has changed. It's time to head to Azulir's surface and find out what.

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Music Credits:

"The Woods Shall Wave on Mountains" by Nihilore | "Behind the Mask" by Nihilore | "Swings and Roundabouts" by Nihilore | "Last Chance" by Nihilore | "Control" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "Are You Happy" by Nihilore | "Replaced" by Nihilore | "Monolithic" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 59: With Open Hands

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Old powers are crumbling, new ones are rising, and mixed up in the middle of it all is one small Araswati reporter. The party need to catch up and put together a plan of attack over what to do next.

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Behind the Mask" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Found Poetry" by Nihilore | "Past Times" by Nihilore | "Liberosis" by Nihilore | "Closest Strangers" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 60: The Ballad of Block-0

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Lore'la and Schlurp pay a visit to the doctor's office, and Karel tries their hand at bookbinding. Also: screw circles. 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"The Woods Shall Wave on Mountains" by Nihilore | "Past Times" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore | "Threads of Rain" by Nihilore | "Behind the Mask" by Nihilore | "Are You Happy" by Nihilore | "Samsara" by Nihilore | "Glimmer" by Nihilore | "Dead City" by Nihilore | "Swings and Roundabouts" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 61: Return to Zirel

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The party's one clue about the disappearance of one Dana Dakhal points to Zirel, the Namazir homeworld - but they have to get there first.

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Samsara" by Nihilore | "Haven" by Nihilore | "Despair" by Nihilore | "Saved By A Simple Little Thing" by Nihilore | "Glimmer" by Nihilore | "Past Times" by Nihilore | "The Illusion of Cold" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 62: Tato! Miyaki! Akitan!

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The Space Squad have followed Dana's trail to Yentao, the city where they became legends - only to find it in peril once again. A new power rules the streets, one that has eyes and ears everywhere. If they're to find Dana, they're going to have to go undercover. Good thing they're known for being subtle...

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Dead City" by Nihilore | "Push Clouds" by Nihilore | "Monolithic" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore | "Last Chance" by Nihilore | "Sleepwalking" by Nihilore | "Swings and Roundabouts" by Nihilore | "Threads of Rain" by Nihilore | "Our Ships Line The Ocean Floor" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 63: Two Very Different Investigations

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The party have split to chase different leads. It goes better for one group than the other. 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"The World You Desire Can Be Won" by Nihilore | "Are You Happy" by Nihilore | "Monolithic" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore | "Closest Strangers" by Nihilore | "Sleepwalking" by Nihilore | "Panthalassa" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 64: Compromised

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:15:27 +0100

While Crick and Karel have been getting into blaster fights and smuggling themselves onto trains, the rest of the party has been busy discovering their next lead. It's time to reunite - if Crick and Karel can avoid getting caught first. 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Monolithic" by Nihilore | "Closest Strangers" by Nihilore | "Samsara" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore | "The Woods Shall Wave on Mountains" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "The Illusion of Cold" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 65: Pike Recycling

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:00:00 +0100

The party has reunited by the city docks in the hopes of a stealthy reconnaisance mission, but Tali Goldenhorn has other ideas.

Guys, is it ethical to let your not-girlfriend serve as a distraction? 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Monolithic" by Nihilore | "Closest Strangers" by Nihilore | "Samsara" by Nihilore | "Bones" by Nihilore | "The Woods Shall Wave on Mountains" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore | "Everything Breaks" by Nihilore | "The Illusion of Cold" by Nihilore

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The Junket Podcast: Maelstrom | Episode 66: The Big Fish

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0100

The Space Squad head into the deep, where they find themselves the unwilling guests of honour at a lavish party all about the Big Fish's latest obsession - them. 

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For more information on the Maelstrom Galaxy, including its custom playable aliens, check out our campaign page.

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Music Credits:

"Bones" by Nihilore | "Swings and Roundabouts" by Nihilore | "Find Me In The Future" by Nihilore | "Push Clouds" by Nihilore | "A Mundane Conclusion" by Nihilore | "Sleepwalking" by Nihilore | "The Gods Are Fallen" by Nihilore | "Phantasms" by Nihilore | "Axis Mundi" by Nihilore | "Threads of Rain" by Nihilore | "Kadupul" by Nihilore | "Lore" by Nihilore

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