Aboard the Opal Star

Anima recovers her long-lost memories, but the price is steeper than she expected.

Malaya and Neldo continue trying to foil a dangerous plot without ending up in more danger themselves.

Malaya and Neldo are left unsupervised, and they quickly stumble upon some trouble.

The crew of the Opal Star reaches the station Anima last remembers working at. Inside are the secrets to what happened to her. The time has come for her to face her past.

The crew of the Opal Star takes one last day to collect themselves before diving into the mystery of Anima's past.

The crew takes some time to decompress before diving into their next adventure.

Now that Stavias is free from the simulation, its time for them to start processing their trauma with the help of their friends. They also warn Spectra of the threat their father could pose to the negotiations with the Lorendi Imperium.

Vae and Anima continue to chase Stavias through their memories until they finally find their missing crewmate. Now all they have to do is break them out.

Vae and Anima dive into Stavias' nightmare with Tali providing backup as they rescue their friend.

Content warning: psychological traumaStavias stands as strong as they can against the hell their father has planned for them.

The Cleanup Crew takes some time to recover and they begin to realize they may have stumbled upon a conspiracy.

Our hunters face off against the cornered serpent. It doesn't go great for anyone.

Ileen and Malaya gather their supplies and begin to put the pieces in place to catch this slippery serpent.

The Cleanup Crew goes to drop their rescued viadnine off at a sanctuary, and the captain's friend calls in a favor to deal with an unexpected pest.

After discussing the possible reasons Anima could have lost her memory, the party finds the last few missing pieces to the last place she remembers being. As they set off to find the station where everything happened, they realize they need to make a detour because Tali has a lead on Stavias' location.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pseudonymsocial.bsky.socialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew has time to process the kidnapping of Stavias as they put feelers out to find some way to get them back. In the meantime, they draw closer to to Nova Outpost 31 and answers. However, the answers may not be what Anima wants to hear.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pseudonymsocial.bsky.socialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The Opal Star plays dead to lure out some pirates, but it turns out the pirates are not interested in the Goliath. They were looking for something else.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pseudonymsocial.bsky.socialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Things are quiet as the Opal Star helps escort the Goliath to the Nova Station outpost, allowing the party some time to work on personal projects and enjoy some downtime.We finally meet Lex, who informs Spectra that Vae might be a cybermancer. Spectra promises to help Vae get a hang of those abilities.Then they decide to pull the ghostship gambit to lure out the mystery ship that has been following them through a very empty stretch of space.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The Cleanup Crew overhear a pair of smugglers arranging the sale of a rare creature with a mystery man and decide to step in to rescue the creature before it disappears.Sound effects by: ZapsplatMusic by: Tabletop AudioCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pseudonymsocial.bsky.socialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Anima finally gets a chance to reconnect with her family. They finally learn the truth of what happened to her, and some of the rifts are healed.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The Hyperlance runs into a debris field that tells a startling story of unexpected destruction. There is danger in the rift, and it is still nearby.Afterward, they take some time to unwind with drinks and good food.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The party settles into their temporary roles on board the Hyperlance, taking the time to rest and try and put some pieces together.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/ Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Once the captain is informed of Otis' presence on the ship, the party retires to the mess hall for some food and conversation. Vae tests Stavias willingness to drink tea (which has leaves) while Anima tells Otis what she remembers about where she has been.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

When the party is sent to investigate the Hyperlance's mystery intruder, they find the last person Anima expected to see on this ship, Anima's father, being threatened by void shadows. This was not how she expected this reunion to go.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Our crews sail off into the sunset and onto their epilogues as the news breaks across the universe about Beacon Medical Institutes' dark secrets.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Now that all of the wings have been secured, it is time to breach the central security node to see what secrets it holds. They find one last surprising connection between Beacon and their crew while hacking the door, and on the inside, they find the man behind this all.Dr. Faedh Menteer, founder of Beacon Medical Institute, and proud member of the Shadow Technocracy. If they do not submit to his guidance, they will not live to see the future he is making.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew of the Eramus Kai faces unexpected danger as they break into and secure the technical wing of Beacon Station. In their search they discover truly unsettling research, as well as notes about where this technology was going to be tested. They also do some digging that reveals not only who some of the power players are, but also who it is they really serve.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew of the Nighthawk goes to secure the controls for the Medical Wing, while the crew of the Kitsu Nova begins their mission of breaking in to free those being kept by the scientists. Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew of the Nighthawk infiltrates Beacon's security hub by dropping in from outside of the shield and hacking their way through a maintenance hatch. From there they secure control of the Staff Wing and gather some startling information about the people who work for Beacon.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/, Headshot by Nicholas JeudyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

In the aftermath of the fight with the corporate goons, Rhona asks the party to travel with the ship's skeleton crew as they go to Pel Saros to ensure its safety.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew catches someone trying to sneak onto the Hyperlance. When they go to investigate, they find more than they bargained for.Turns out Taarko brought a handful of corporate spies to help him take the ship.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Now that the ambush has been dealt with, it is time to race to the Hyperlance to get there and get the ship to safety before Tarko can steal it. Along the way, Bal gets some unexpected information and has to leave the party to deal with something from his past before it puts them in danger.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Most of the party helps Rhona deal with her traitorous bouncer before chasing down Tarko. Meanwhile, Stavias' new friend gives up all of the goodies on the way to go and meet Tarko at the Hyperlance. Bal's contact does their best to keep an eye on everyone.Sound effects by: Zapsplat, Tabletop AudioTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Bal's contact helps the party ditch their tail and find a way into Eclipse without drawing much attention, going so far as to give them a meeting with the owner.When Stavias goes to deliver the package to Rhona, the party realizes that they have been more thoroughly trick than they expected. Now they need to help Rhona fix things before someone gets hurt.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Additional music by Tabletop AudioCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew arrives at Pel Tavaria, where they hope to find Anima's family. Spectra has other matters to attend too, leaving the party to begin the investigation on their own.And they end up getting pulled into something unexpected that they need to deal with now before it gets out of hand.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Additional music by Tabletop AudioCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Anima shares some of her concerns about meeting the family she has just begun to remember.Stavias attempts to learn more about the Federation and is sent to Spectra, who shares her part of the story and leaves the rest to Vae and Anima.Then Vae and Stavias have a heart-to-heart where they begin to mend their rocky friendship.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Our crew takes some time to catch Stavias up on what they missed during the hunt for the Basilisk, including the fact that Vae and Anima came from the Federation. This sparks their curiosity, so they go to do some investigating of their own while Vae talks to Spectra about the book she found.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The Cleanup Crew has a new job! A nearby ship has a hedge-hare problem and they have been hired to get it taken care of before the creature can cause more problems.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: Nicholas JeurdyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Meet the members of the Cleanup Crew, the oddest group you have ever seen and the new face of sci-fi pest control. While their company is still new, they are beginning to make a name for themselves.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: Nicholas JeurdyCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The data they gathered from the ship hangar provides some surprising answers as to the goals of whoever used it, as well as their final destination.Anima gets a lead on where her family might be, thanks to a contact of Spectra's. Vae gets confirmation that her mentor is out of the Federation and mostly safe.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

A storm prevents any ships from taking off, so the crew goes over to the Crimson Cutter to eat lunch and hang out until the rain has passed. Anima asks Malachi if he has a contact at Nova Station, and he quickly leaves the room once things start getting personal. While talking through what she remembers, Anima unlocks another memory. The memory of her family.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Kai leaves the group, muttering something about nanomachines, and leaves our party on their own to fly the Basilisk back to the Crimson Cutter. It is a tense flight filled with potential dangers, but they are able to make it most of the way back in once piece.Then they discover something unexpected in the cargo bay.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

There is another monster between the party and the Basilisk. The rhodelite bhaterra was not happy about them disturbing its nap, and they dispatch it with more ease than their last two obstacles. Vae collects the crystals that fell off the creature. It takes some time to get the Basilisk into something resembling working order. It is far from spaceworthy, but it should be able to make the flight to the ships.

As soon as they enter the cave, the party finds themselves facing off against two Cassarian Rippers. They dispatch them rather effectively, Kai revealing himself to be more dangerous than they expected. Vae gains another arm for her collection.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Additional music: Planet Hell by Nicolas Jeudy / DARK FANTASY STUDIOCheck us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Someone has snuck up on the party and they react quickly. Thankfully, Vae recognizes her old associate Scarecrow (played by Benjamin Drury of Lawful Great Adventures) before he is killed. Kai was forced to flee the Federation after attempting to investigate the creation of the Ashenguard, a curiosity sparked by the sight of Anima soon after her arrival. Since then, he has been in hiding on Euria 7. He caught the signal the party was chasing and snuck up on them to figure out what they were doing. They explain some of the situation and convince him to help them find the Basilisk.Sound effects by: Freesound.orgTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Stavias goes to speak with Spectra about their place on this ship and her theories on the Basilisk. Spectra, in turn, asks them about the falling out with their father.Vae verifies information with Spectra and let's slip that this isn't the first time she's seen a ship full of people disappear.Anima asks Spectra if they will get to speak with someone from Nova Station since she remembers Dottie getting hired by them. Then she asks who Jin is, which leads to a conversation about the mysterious signal Spectra has been chasing.Then they land on Euria 7 and start the long walk to the last known location of the Basilisk.Theme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Anima delves into Relic's research, and Bal goes to hit things in the training room. Meanwhile, Vae and Stavias research into Euria 7, the Basilisk, and Nova Station, gathering a wide variety of information that should be useful in the upcoming mission.Theme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew gathers for dinner and Spectra gets a request from a friend to clarify some data. That data ends up revealing the location of a long lost ship, the Basilisk. Spectra agrees to help her friend recover the ship in exchange for splitting the credit for the discovery.Theme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Vae and Anima finish their discussion of the importance of jewelry.Bal is informed that he has perhaps been enabling Stavias' dramatic/picky tendencies.Nell continues to be a chaotic instigator.Then the crew talks a lot about the places they call home and what home means to them.Theme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

Anima offers to make a special meal for Bal and Stavias and makes some shocking discoveries about the latter's diet. Vae joins in on the conversation and Nell offers some clarifications, revealing that she is not your ordinary AI. Stavias attempts to learn more about Nell while giving Vae and Anima a chance to ask more questions of themself.Theme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean

The crew finishes their background checks and the interview process, and they decide to let Bal and Stavias join on a temporary basis.Meria leaves to take care of some personal business, choosing to stay behind to lend a hand with the mess Trigger left behind.Bal and Stavias say goodbye to their friend Dandelion while Vae and Anima have a heart-to-heart about the shadows in Vae's past.Then everyone settles into their new rhythms aboard the Opal Star.Sound effects by: ZapsplatTheme music by: https://chesterstudios.net/Check us out: https://pseudonymsocial.com/Follow us: https://twitter.com/PseudonymSocialSupport us: https://www.patreon.com/pseudonymsocial/Buy me a coffee: https://www.ko-fi.com/briannajean