Dark Star Adventurecast

SWN Rules Explained: How the Psychic Class Works in Stars Without Number

This episode was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast [https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast] Brian breaks down the psychic class from Stars Without Number, using the firefight from "Boom! Biosionics!" as a case study. He covers all six psychic disciplines, the effort and torching system, the mortally wounded window, and system strain. He covers: * (00:00) - Intro * (01:51) - The psychic class * (02:35) - The six disciplines * (04:21) - Effort and torching * (05:39) - Healing * (06:35) - Mortally wounded * (08:31) - System strain * (09:52) - Outro SWN Rules Explained drops every other Thursday, breaking down the mechanics behind Dark Star Adventurecast episodes. Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast [https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast]

Boom! Biosionics!

This episode was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast [https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast] The crew reaches the basement of Exosite 34b, and finds something they weren't prepared for. Two days from now, Brian drops his SWN Rules Explained on how psionic powers work, don't miss it! Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast [https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast] Meet the Crew: * Jeff as Star Master * Brian as Captain Thorne * Stephanie as the warrior Haleyy * Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert * Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our Scapegoat Syndicate members! They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.

Pick Up the Box | Star Master Log: The World Doesn't Pause

This Star Master Log was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast [https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast] Jeff breaks down Episode 23, "Pick Up the Box": the moment Haleyy commands an unhallowed for the first time, what the gap between untethered and unhallowed actually means in lore, and what the crew paid for by taking their eye off Strake. He covers: * (00:26) - Introduction: "Pick Up the Box" * (02:59) - Engine Room: Building lore in sweeping strokes, letting emergent OSR play surface the details, and why pivotal moments land harder when the vocabulary was already seeded * (09:49) - Deep Dive: What unhallowed actually looks like up close: Froggy carrying boxes with tears on his face, and the capitalist logic of turning people into labor * (13:57) - Fog of War: Strake came back more dangerous than ever, and the crew only has themselves to blame * (17:55) - One Question: Who are these characters, 23 episodes in? A crew-by-crew rundown of who the players are and where they came from * (21:40) - Star Master Spec: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie: suppressed consciousness, bodies used as tools, and why Jeff couldn't stop thinking about it during the recording New Star Master's Logs drop every other Tuesday, bridging the gap between our main adventure episodes. Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast [https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast]

SWN Rules Explained: How the Warrior Class Works in Stars Without Number

This episode was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast [https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast] Brian breaks down the warrior class from Stars Without Number, using Haleyy and Robert's infiltration of the exocyte in "Pick Up the Box" as a case study. He covers the class's attack bonus, hit point advantages, and guaranteed hit ability, then digs into how burst fire stacks with the gunslinger focus and why the unarmed combatant focus makes Haleyy's bare fists outpace a burst-fire combat rifle. He covers: * (00:00) Introduction * (00:45) Episode overview: "Pick Up the Box" * (01:28) The Warrior Class * (03:20) The Warrior's Auto-Hit Ability * (05:16) Burst Fire and the Gunslinger Focus * (06:48) The Unarmed Combatant Focus * (08:19) Shock Damage SWN Rules Explained drops every other Thursday, breaking down the mechanics behind Dark Star Adventurecast episodes. Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast [https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast]

Pick Up the Box

This episode was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast [https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast] The crew hits the Sibylen exosite to rescue Froggy, Vera, and the other auction survivors from the Void Cultists. What they find inside is worse than expected. Two days from now, Brian drops his SWN Rules Explained on the warrior class, don't miss it! Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast [https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast] Meet the Crew: * Jeff as Star Master * Brian as Captain Thorne * Stephanie as the warrior Haleyy * Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert * Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our Scapegoat Syndicate members! They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.