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#03 Interview: watt, creator of the Cloud Empress RPG

Release Date: 12/04/2023

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Ho-ho-horror movie! Something different this time--a little surprise under your Christmas tree. We review the indie horror film "Strange Harvest", an eerie mockumentary thriller investigating a series of ritualistic murders and its elusive culprit, Mr. Shiny. This episode is spoiler-free (and long overdue!). Let me know what you think of the occasional movie or wargaming/boardgame-focused episode on this show. But don't worry, the next episode WILL be Mothership or Cyberpunk-focused! Content Warning:Violence (mentioned) Film Reviewed:📼 "Strange Harvest" (2025) is directed by Stuart...

#23 Review: Iron Tomb || Mothership RPG

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We review the Mothership RPG adventure scenario, “Iron Tomb". This episode is player-friendly (no spoilers). Would you like to run this or will you ask your GM to run this? TTRPG Material Used:🔹“Iron Tomb" is written by Owen O'Donnell, with art by Lettuce and editing by DN Wilkie. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. (I have not thoroughly reviewed "Year of the Rat" yet, but here is too, if you wanted to treat yourself some more--you work hard!). Using our affiliate links helps the show via commission without drawbacks for you--please consider it! Other Mentions:...

#22 Review: Lone Star, Solo Rules for Mothership RPG

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We review “Lonestar, Solo Rules for Mothership RPG”. Houston, we have some problems... Find out what works and what doesn't! More Mothership and solo-related content coming... TTRPG Material Used:🔹“Lone Star: Solo Rules for Mothership RPG” is written by Peter Rubin-Burgess from Parts Per Million. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. 🔹"A Fistful of Spore Pods" is written by Joel Hines from Silverarm Press. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at. Using our affiliate links helps the show via commission without drawbacks for you--please consider it! Visit ...

#21 Debrief: The Seed Vault (and Land of Cicadas Hexcrawl) || Cloud Empress RPG

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Reflections on the experience of running the Seed Vault and the hexcrawl to it, and tips/lessons learned for fellow GMs. Players, tune in for the first part of this episode, then share it with your GMs. GMs, stay awhile and listen... TTRPG Material Used“The Seed Vault” is a scenario written by Samantha Leigh for the Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG created by watt. The journey toward the Seed Vault was based on material from watt’s Cloud Empress hexcrawl setting book, “Land of Cicadas”. Both can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at the following affiliate...

#20 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 9, FINALE || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 9, FINALE. Around a crackling fire, hearts and loyalties are put on the table and, as farmerlings might say, the henducks come home to roost. Has Casper found his cure? A departure. The end of an adventure... ++ Plus: Get your official Escape Vector x Came To Play Podcast Bingo Card(tm) ready, since in a shocking twist, we have some foot-stuff this episode! Footclan(?), come grab your fanservice and have a seat next to the furries and pee-pee-posse. Don't worry, you can find God later--you have this banger of a finale to enjoy! This is an Actual Play mini-series that...

#19 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 8 || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 8. Berry sorry for the delay, my dearest listeners... Be(e)hold, the penultimate episode! The Seed Vault is a mess, and so are its occupants (recent guests included). In awe and terror of the Imago's presence, the party attempts a daring escape with their new traveling companion and cargo--time to #LegIt4TheExit. Hog has an idea. Some survivors speak ill of the dead. Neon Genesis Empress-gelion 8.0: Things Might (Not) Be OK. ++ Plus: We have some hot mikes in the cold open and body of the episode--Trevor leaves his camera and mic on for too long... We have a bit of...

#18 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 7 || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 7. This one is for the furries. Hog has a new arm. Bek has a person-of-interest in her grasp. Casper... does, too. Will the party lose their grip? Of course, things get complicated. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM: the voice of the Escape Vector...

#17 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 6 || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 6. Violence breaks out. Someone gets jinxed. No one is safe. Loyalties are tested. Things will never be the same again. Neon Genesis Empress-gelion 6.0: Do (Not) Panic. ++ Plus, brief bonus content at the start and very end: Trevor assesses the exalted bard, Taylor the Swift; the Escape Vector pushes an NPC performance too far and Dakota says something. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about...

#16 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 5 || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 5. Bud's proposition has Casper blushing. A suspicious Bek plays chaperone. The haunting investigation continues anyway. The plot and tension (sexual or otherwise) thicken. [Plus: Kait laments the Archive of Our Own (A03) outage and Dakota reports on fanfiction!] This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic...

#15 Actual Play: Salvation at the Seed Vault Pt 4 || Cloud Empress RPG

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Part 4. Deals. Desperation. Desires. DILFs. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us! Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM: the voice of the Escape Vector Podcast Casper Cloudshot (Magician) is played by Trevor Brookes Bek Fallows (Sellsword) is played by Kaitlyn Meloche Ratz Hog Heartbreaker (Courier) is played by...

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We sit down for a chat with watt, a TTRPG writer and designer, as well as the creator of the Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG. We talk about watt’s background and range of creative works and Cloud Empress gameplay, user, and aesthetic design. We also talk about some in-game lore and interesting creative choices in published Cloud Empress material, but no spoilers.

Cloud Empress is an alternate ruleset and setting in the lineage of the Mothership Sci Fi Horror RPG. Imagine a rules-light RPG that evokes Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind, Dune, Final Fantasy, Full Metal Alchemist, and more.

++ At the time of episode release, BOTH the Cloud Empress rulebook PDF and the starter scenario (“Last Voyage of the Bean Barge”) PDF are FREE on DriveThruRPG.com . Visit Cloudempress.com for more info on the RPG and follow watt on Bluesky @worldsbywatt.bsky.social

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