Knights of the Night Actual Play Podcast

Allan returns to Cleveland after a length absence as the acting Warden, filling in for his missing mentor and friend William Donovan.  It’s been more than a few years, but it looks like it’s time to get the gang back together and start poking around..

Feedback/Holiday Wishes: 1:17

Actual Play begins at 1:36

The group creates their character and run through the aspect creation process.

Feedback: 0:00

Actual Play begins at 4:29

The crew continues the design and creation of the city of Cleveland in the Dresden Files RPG.

This episode covers locations of the city, and the player map out their character ideas.

Actual Play begins at 4:30.

The crew designs and creates the city of Cleveland in the Dresden Files RPG.

This episode covers the three main threats / themes of the city, and a few of the players start to form ideas for their characters.

This week I have a discussion with Mark (age 10) and Megan (age 16) about their RPG gaming history. Which games they like best and why.

The crew discusses their first impression of Dresden Files RPG and RPGs in general.

We also share a few bits of listener feedback.

The final episode of the Neutral Grounds series.

The group deals with the Ghouls but did they get there in time to save Diane?

After taking care of Park Ranger Walker, the group moves into the fort and down into the tunnels..

The team heads towards a final confrontation with the enemy.

But their alliance is starting to fray a bit around the edges.

The group believes they’ve located the home of the man pulling the strings on the murders at the neutral grounds -  but is he in trouble, or are they? And where is Diane?

The group confronts Lizard about a growing danger in his territory.

Is this group up to facing the most dangerous man in East Green?

Shawn Grabs control fo the group and a few NPC's as he snarls his way to a few answers.

Is the group getting closer to finding their missing friend? or just getting themselves deeper into trouble?

The Knights finally get back together after nearly a two month long break.

Join us at the gaming table as we get back into Dresden Files RPG.

The crew drops into their friendly neighborhood coffee shop only to find something very, very wrong..

We start by dipping our toes into the Dresden Files RPG. This episode is a quick rules discusion and a mock combat to test them out..

Players comment, review and critique of the Shit Luck story line.

A few secrets are spilled, sotry points explained and a few comments are made on the White Wolf Storytelling system in general.

Enjoy!

The end of our first Actual Play storyline and also the announcement of our Gen Con 2011 Giveaway!

The Team is in the Vitamin Bee compound and trying to strike at the heart of the enemy – the Queen!

This is the penultimate episode of the Shit Luck Storyline. Will it end in victory or death?

Emotions run high and nerves are stretched thin as the Task Force's S.I.R.E.N.'s final preparations are finished. Gear is equipped, weapons are locked and loaded, magic talismans are in hand. It's "go time."

For the first time the Task Force takes the fight to the enemy. The attack is multipronged and underway. The heroes are in the Vitamin Bee compound and finally bringing the heat into the heart of the hive.

Task Force S.I.R.E.N execute their opening moves to their battle plan.. but as usual, not everyone is in agreement to what should be done. Will Special Agent Chu Park have the final laugh, or will Tammy Soong smooth talk Chu into a fatal mistake? The pieces are on the board, the open move has been made, the game promises to be quick and brutal.

Even the best plans have their flaws. With their lives and the lives of countless innocents on line, the Task Force goes over it's battle plan one final time to make sure its as foolproof as possible. They use every power in their arsenal to clarify the weaknesses of their enemy. The final conflict is at hand.

The Task Force is on the verge of their final assault against the enemy that has plagued them ever since coming to Cleveland. Questions are asked and debated as the Task Force calls upon hard-knock experience, the occult, the Church, a possibly magical knife, and even Winston Tate himself to get answers.
This is the beginning of the end-game.

Task Force S.I.R.E.N. executes the raid on Benjamin's home in search of the ritual components they need to confront an even greater enemy. The Task Force must deal with magic, swarms of bees, gunplay, car chases, an accounting of their own morality, and a long night of surveillance..

The Houselights are on and the back door is slammed open as Task Force S.I.R.E.N.'s plan collapses into chaos. The bees are swarming and their master is very, very angry. The Task Force learns an ancient lesson of war the hard way: "No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy"

Gen Con Indy 2011 ticket Giveaway!

Task Force S.I.R.E.N. has never been more prepared to face their shifting, unseen enemy. They just need one final piece of the puzzle: the pinion wings. But that will require a trip back into the nightmare realm of Benjamin's apiary. And it will prove to be an ultimate test to Jay's barely suppressed fears.

One mistep could ruin everything. Do they have what it takes to strike into Benjamin's domain and come out alive?

Before Vespers and the return to Benjamin's apiary from hell, team S.I.R.E.N starts to roll into action. Supplies are delivered, locations cased and a digital assault has begun on the Vitamin Bee Corp.

The first steps toward the final confrontation has been taken. There is no turning back now!

The Task Force gets one last piece of the puzzle from a trusted friend and Special Agent Chu Park and Michael Clay use their investigative skills to put it all together.

Now it's time to take the fight to Vitamin Bee!

Its been a long night after a busy day and it's still not time to sleep. The Task Force reviews their plans for the next day: But before they can finalize anything, they need to understand what's happened to one of their own.

Is Michael Clay the weapon they've desperately needed all along or has the horror of deadly field work driven him insane? What starts as a simple vetting quickly dances to the edge of a n inquisition. The long night just keeps getting longer and darker...

Taks Force S.I.R.E.N. gathers together before the final assault, but can they still trust each other?

One welcomed in an outside spirit, others have tried to juggle their loyalties to their cospiracy or teammates.

Will the final assault begin before the team unravels?

In the bowels of the Cleveland Public Library..

First a haunting tune..

Then a haunting voice…

Has Michael Clay lost his mind? Or has something from the deepest Shadow awoken?
If he can't tell the difference, how will his fellow hunters?

After the encounter, will Michael ever be the same again - and can his Task Force S.I.R.E.N. team members truly trust him with their lives?

Amid the fear, uncertainty and outright horror, Task Force S.I.R.E.N. plot their stakeout of Vitamin Bee in the "safety" of St. Patrick's.

Meanwhile Dr Lucius continues to feel the consequences of his betrayal of the Cheiron Group..

Another night, another safehouse. The Task Force decides to contact Michael Clay's mentor Nico in the hope he can offer insight into the mysterious bee relic and to draw up a plan to take the fight to the enemy...

They are called Conspiracies and secret societies for a reason. Dr. Lucius disobeyed his handlers at the Cheiron Group. He placed Tony's life above the greater good of the Conspiracy and the powers-that-be are not pleased.

Dr. Lucius has been playing both sides of the fence and now a payment has come due...

Tired and exhausted from endless danger, the hunters are beginning to fracture as too many plots, plans and schemes collide. One of them may have brought a plague upon the latest safehouse, but is the infection real or something more insidious?

One Minute Promo for Knights of the Night Actual Play Podcast.

It's always darkest before the dawn, right? One task force member is lost and another is flatlining in the ICU. What would one doctor do to save a team member? A friend? Would he betray his own conspiracy to bring Tony back from the dead yet again? A dark tale becomes darker as the task force is pushed to the breaking point...

Task Force S.I.R.E.N wraps up the interview or interrogation of their unexpected house guest. They begin to piece together the mystery and gather the weapons (er, tools) they'll need to strike back at their enemies. Now, if they could only find a safe souse that is safe enough to allow them to catch their breath

The Task Force are able to unveil a bevy of secrets... but at what cost?

As the storm intensifies the Task Force retreat into their second safehouse to investigate the apparent murder of their colleague, John Beamer. As they bind the likely murderer for questioning and perhaps worse, they realize that the path forward is not as clear as it seemed moments earlier...

Task Force Siren finds themselves back at their second safe house. But can you really call a house filled with blood and gore safe? Will they be able to find clues to help explain what happened? Listen in as they try to put the pieces together and analyze what really happened to John Beamer...

The Task Force returns to their "safehouse" to find a familiar vagrant who collapses before them. The Task Force takes him into custody and brings him inside the safehouse, only to discover a grisly aftermath inside. Powers are invoked, secrets are revealed, and the Task Force comes face to snout with a deadly foe. 

Chu Park, on the run after escaping a deadly ambush, finally returns to the Task Force. He's much the worse for wear and brings dire warnings. Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Dr. Lucius is alerted to the situation and quickly steps in to manage the damage. Dangerously exposed and compromised the Task Force retreats to their safehouse hoping to sort out the recent turn of events.

Jade finally delivers on the Task Force's request for data on the headquarters of Vitamin Bee. A horrible history of blood, sacrifice, and murder unfolds...

The Task Force members separate to run down leads on the Vitamin Bee company. Two hunters, off on their own, suddenly find themselves in a struggle of survival: One fights for his own life, while the other fights to save a friend’s life, again.

In the safety of the library’s special collection, the Task Force researches an ancient relic and realizes that even the library can hold unexpected dangers...

Exhausted and harried by Vitamin Bee (we think), the new day brings two rays of hope.

First, Ethan has emerged from his coma. Perhaps he can explain why he drove his car into the restaurant.

Second, an old friend leads the Task Force to a special archive that might reveal clues to the purpose of the mysterious bee idol.

Safehouse two leaves a bit to be desired. Ok, it's a dump. But its a major improvement over the smoking pile of rubble they just left behind. The Task Force start planning their next move and are interuppted by a mysterious phone call. Listen in as the hunters become the hunted...

One Min Promo for Knights of the Night Actual Play