Engine of War

When Iron March arrives, this changes the shape of the field. Jorran shows up and he helps, and the Spark users are pushed to their edges, and maybe past.

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Mikey and the Garden Arch Presents Johnson's Story Episode 1 - The Court of Air

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Mikey has found his way back to the arch, completed his loop, and has gone home. Now, Johnson is left to fend for himself. What comes next is his test of loyalty.

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Engine of War Episode 8 - Battle Rages

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Brassreach and Copperspire clash over the mine. While the battle around them wages, the healers do their best to help men...and machine

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Engine of War Episode 7 - Mine Collapse

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Kael, Sera, and two other sparkers are in the wilds when there is an accident. It takes all their efforts to win the day and at the end...how long that win lasts remains to be seen.

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Engine of War Episode 6 - Seraphim

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

We've seen her before but now we see Seraphim; she of the scar. We find out a little more about this person and what her life was like before we found her in the wilds.

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Engine of War Episode 5 - Spark

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Kael is back in Copperspire and back to attending to the casualties of war. And when he has a moment to himself, he tries to use something of his own creation.

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Engine of War Episode 4 - Another Bot on the Pile

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Kael and Jorran return to Copperspire to report of the events of the Lumber Camp. Kael is sent immediately back to the Wilds, to a mine, and there he encounters a deserter and another Bot that has chosen to pause.

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Engine of War Episode 3 - The Saw

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Kael and Jorran took care of most of the Lumber Camp yesterday. Today they are supposed to look at taking care of a "sparked" saw, what the bots call "autonomae".

The saw has some plans of it's own.

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Engine of War Episode 2 - The Wilds

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Kael and Jorran are sent to a logging camp in the wilds, the source of all of the cities resources and the cause of the constant war. Everyone wants more than just their share. But for the two boys it's not about that, it's about greasing the gears that keep the engine turning; mending the broken humans and machines.

Engine of War is a biweekly show of steam, Spark, and morality. It airs every other Tuesday.

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Engine of War Episode 1 - Copperspire

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

This is Engine of War Episode 1 - Coppersprire.

A Rust Belt Studio Production.

With the first hiss of steam and the sound of bells we meet Kael, a quiet young man infused with the Spark, the ability to cure the wounded of the war. We meet his rival, Jorran, arrogance and showmanship. We see the machines that power the city, and the men who power the machines and find out about the cost that comes with both. Ozone. Ash. Rain.

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Engine of War Episode 0 - Ozone. Ash. Rain.

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:39:18 GMT

Engine of War is a serialized Rust Belt Studio production of steam, faith, and the cost of power. In Episode 0, we introduce you to the world that we are building and the rules that it will follow. The war isn't coming - it's already here.

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