In case you missed it: our new Blades in the Dark actual play podcast, The City That Never Dies, is publishing episodes! Come join us in Imperial City.
In case you missed it: our new Blades in the Dark actual play podcast, The City That Never Dies, is publishing episodes! Come join us in Imperial City.
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Hello audience! It’s Rhi. It’s been a while since we’ve updated this feed. I’ve heard from a few folks that there are a lot of Magpies fans who don’t know where to find our new show–or even that we have a new show! So here’s a quick announcement to tell you all about it.
The City That Never Dies is our new Blades in the Dark podcast, set in Imperial City in a Roaring Twenties inspired era. It features me as the GM and Magpies Kim, Josie, and Minna on the cast, plus amazing newcomer Aki to round out the team. You can find the show on all your favorite podcast apps, as well as at clevercorvids.net. There’s all kinds of useful links in the show notes.
Our Patreon is still going strong, and we’ve got a merch store now! If you’ve ever wanted a Magpies t-shirt or sticker, now your dreams can come true.
Here’s a little teaser from Episode One. Hope you enjoy it, and I hope you’ll come join us in Imperial City.
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Rhi: We open up on a film. Black and white images of train passengers flicker past, a little grainy, a little jittery. The train car in the film is spacious and bright, and everyone inside is dressed in the latest fashions. Two men sit side by side holding hands as they read a newspaper, the headlines filled with tales of fame and fortune. A young person checks their makeup in a small compact and two children run to the train windows and point outside in excitement. The film’s title appears: Welcome to Imperial City, the City of Light.
Then, the film fades away into reality. Still a train car, but this one is crowded. A few of the bulbs are burned out. Luggage and people are crammed into the narrow seats. But even so, they hurry to the windows and peer out as the conductor announces:
Rhi (as Conductor): Next stop, Imperial City!
Rhi: Some cities never sleep. This is the city that never dies.
We swoop out from the train car and see the city itself, a gleaming beacon built on cliffs surrounding a large, dark bay. Skyscrapers reach towards the stars above, ships of every size move across the water, and our train rattles away across a massive suspension bridge built over the bay. And above it all, at the highest point of the city, sits the Imperial Palace. A towering fortress of white marble, glass and gold watching over the capital city and the entire Imperium.
We move into the city itself, through streets filled with goat-drawn carriages, cars and buses. Past factories spewing smoke, with striking workers outside. Through office buildings filled with corporate workers. Past storefronts, cafes, theatres and stadiums. Until finally, we find ourselves at a small Bluecoat station with uniformed officers milling around outside. At the back of the station are a handful of jail cells. One holds a few well-dressed, giggling drunks, another holds a man who insists loudly, over and over, that he didn’t steal anything, and in the last we find four individuals recently arrested and waiting for bail.