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Episode VIII — Grasp of the Empire The galaxy is plunged into war. THE TRUE EMPIRE possesses THE MANIFEST, knowledge of the ancient gateways that link worlds. With only incomplete knowledge of this network, THE NEW REPUBLIC has been beaten back, unable to rely on the other powers of the galaxy for help. The past threatens to repeat itself, with tyranny looming on every planet. And JEDI on many worlds have begun to dream of an ancient evil stirring in the shadows…. What comes next? Find out as our players explore the galaxy with the help of the RPGs Edge of the Empire and Force & Destiny.

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    The Force Reforged, Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 100:04


    VC-20 makes campaign posters. Miya sleeps in a sewer. Eshka wears overalls. Tamet is introduced, again. Kiama has some dreams. It's the beginning of the end.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 130:46


    Kiama keeps cool. VC-20 has a rock. Miya fumbles but also recovers. Eshka goes for a ride. Xe makes a decision. It's the one where we get to the point at last.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 117:24


    Xe feels an absence. Kiama makes it to the end. Choondar leads some GUErrillas. Miya takes the wheel. Eshka blows stuff up. Calette makes a decision. It's a tense one.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 87:29


    Calette keeps it moving. Xe is an orange pillar of calm. Kiama doles out some sass. Miya has a realization. Eshka pops in to say hello. It's the one where our plan gets worse all the time.

    Elegy for Theed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 21:27


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from Episode 18

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    Grasp of the Empire, Part 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 98:28


    Miya calls the manager. Calette carries the team. Xe can't have soup. Kiama takes a call from the manager. It's the one where we've been framed.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 96:38


    Kiama does some computer. Miya has a very bad day. Calette babysits. Xe puts the pieces together. It's the one where we are absolute clowns.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 79:40


    Xe knows about balustrades and war. Kiama finds a little truck. Miya makes her move. Calette has the queen in her pocket. It's the one that goes out with a bang.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 106:57


    Calette is finally in her element. Xe goes a little overboard. Kiama goes way overboard. Miya phones home. It's the one where we discuss libertarian bears.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 88:01


    Miya goes to grandma's house. Calette knocks over a 7-11. Xe gets a little pushier. Kiama knows the path. It's the one where we make a very casual call for directions.

    Reminiscence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 3:30


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from episode 14.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 67:50


    Kiama has a vision. Miya leaves a voicemail. Calette has a tragic backstory. Xe backs the gammon. It's the one where we get backed into the same old corner.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 83:07


    Xe has no manners. Kiama gets over her fears. Miya feels incredibly cool. Calette is impressed by some magic tricks. It's the one where some people get left behind.

    Synth Battles

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 1:57


    Space Battles Fanfare, remixed and rewritten for synths. Around the Bend OST

    Shears

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 1:59


    Around the Bend OST.

    Lost in the Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 4:20


    Around the Bend OST.

    Around the Bend, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 97:08


    Space Battles goes fully around the bend in the conclusion to our two-part special. Dave assembles the horde. Karen has no pants, no shoes, but many problems. Tiger leads a guerilla army. Michelle is a supportive girlfriend. It's the one where Kevin calls it months in advance.

    Around the Bend, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 159:13


    Space Battles goes to camp! We take a trip back in time in this special bonus ep, to the nightmares of the Reagan era: feathered mullets, denim hotpants, and lovelorn white teenagers sitting around a lake. Michelle tests her riding skill. Dave does some nighttime archery. Karen takes a nighttime walk. Tiger acquires some nighttime critters. It's the one before going around the bend.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 95:49


    Eshka is just a little creature. Xe is the one who knows lightning. Kiama learns some of the past. VC-20 shakes a hand. Miya plays charades. It's a very avant-garde one.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 112:54


    Miya gets called names. Eshka fixes a window. Xe breaks on through to the other side. Kiama punches a bitch. VC-20 has a net. It's the one where absolutely nothing goes wrong.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 87:43


    VC-20 has a bad feeling? Miya senses everything. Eshka takes some orders for once. Xe can't break through. Kiama gets a hug. It's the one where we make some smoothies.

    Xe's Discoveries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 4:52


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from Episode 9.

    Consult the Gremlin Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 4:55


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from episode 9.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 94:44


    Kiama has an unpleasant vision. VC-20 gets a present. Miya shoots yet another family member. Eshka consults the gremlin table. Xe makes a breakthrough. It's the one where we intentionally eschew W.G. Snuffy Walden in post.

    In the Shadow of the Indigo Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 3:48


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from episode 5.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 83:25


    Part 8 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Xe is uncomfortable. Kiama takes all the Betamax tapes. VC-20 digs through rubble. Miya sees another brother. Eshka celebrates her finely tuned bs detector. It's the one where we take a lake trip.

    The Bad Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 3:50


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from part 4.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 85:49


    Part 7 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Eshka once again plays lightning rod. Xe is tempted. Kiama continues to have bad feelings. VC-20 punches a bug. Miya has no thoughts, head empty. It's the one where the whole crystal thing starts to make sense.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 81:08


    Part 6 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Miya makes it through thicc space. Eshka makes various beeps and boops. Xe meets a stained-glass robot. Kiama has several bad feelings. VC-20 straight-up talks people out of being mind-controlled. It's the one where we take a taxi piloted by a squid.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 92:36


    Part 5 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. VC-20 meets an old friend. Miya translates a refreshing can of war crimes. Eshka gets some popcorn. Xe swings some pipe. Kiama is doing fine, probably. It's the one where we're introduced to the immortal science of Marxism-Leninism-Choondarism.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 93:37


    Part 4 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Kiama has some more memories. VC-20 saves a friend. Miya has a normal one. Eshka does most of the work. Xe encourages some feelings more than others. It's the one where we get on the dark web.

    Lament for Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 3:04


    Space Battles: Grasp of the Empire OST. Originally from episode 3.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 97:10


    Part 3 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Xe has a bad time. Kiama says the thing. VC-20 has a net? Miya gets everybody to "safety." Eshka talks to strange computers. It's the one where we have a thermal detonator.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 72:07


    Part 2 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Eshka discovers lightning. Xe has his own lightning. Kiama learns some names. VC-20 cannot be contained. Miya brings us to yet another portal. It's the one where we find a trapdoor.

    Grasp of the Empire, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 140:05


    Part 1 of our Episode VIII arc, Grasp of the Empire. Miya doesn't do that. Eshka didn't blow their cover. Xe talks about feelings. Kiama does some hand-holding. VC-20 takes yet another walk. It's the first one in Grasp of the Empire.

    Meeting on Tython

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 4:26


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from episode 20. May the 4th bonus episode.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 79:32


    Part 20 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. VC-20 gets his jacket. Miya makes a decision. Eshka doesn't know how to bake. Kiama finds what she's been looking for. It's the last one in A Shattered Galaxy.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 87:07


    Part 19 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Kiama gets fixed up. VC-20 does some bustling. Miya tells her story. Eshka gets a side hustle. It's the one with a fish doctor and a good email.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 70:59


    Part 18 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Eshka is allowed to play cards again, for some reason. Kiama makes a friend? VC-20 gets back to work. Miya comes home. It's the one where we go out with a bang.

    At the Manifest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 3:41


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from Episode 16.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 105:00


    Part 17 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Miya defies, perilously. Eshka take a bite out of life. Kiama gets to the chopper. VC-20 obtains some minions. It's the one with yet another orb.

    The Burning Spear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 4:42


    Space Battle: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from episode 16.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 108:01


    Part 16 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. VC-20 makes a call. Miya sticks a landing. Eshka is helping. Kiama finally becomes a Space Battle. It's the one where we race the clock.

    Trial of the Masters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 5:18


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from episode 15.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 93:42


    Part 15 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Kiama faces her failures. VC-20 gets religion. Miya shoots her mom at point-blank range. Eshka learns the power of friendship. It's the one with razor-sharp claws.

    Heir to Skywalker (Reprise) - Star Wars Podcast Day Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 2:07


    A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from part 13. Special bonus release for Star Wars Podcast Day.

    Base Infiltration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 6:32


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from episode 14.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 92:32


    Part 14 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Eshka hotwires a car. Kiama keeps her friends steady. VC-20 wants you to think about it. Miya kicks a dude in the crotch. It's the one where we do a heist.

    Death of Palpyship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 1:54


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from episode 10.

    A Shattered Galaxy, Part 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 96:22


    Part 13 of our Episode VII arc, A Shattered Galaxy. Kiama hears what every blue warrior girl wants to hear. VC-20 gets us some help. Miya runs her mouth. Eshka gets some head pats. It's the one where we milk some moofs.

    The Veil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 1:52


    Space Battles: A Shattered Galaxy OST. Originally from Episode 6

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