
Ghosts and The Machine | Episode 1 | Calm Before the Storm
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10/19/23 • 81 min
One year after the events of Rane In Blood, the Black Swan Security Specialists are summoned to the edge of Rimspace to the notorious X-Class Port: Prospero's Dream. With days to spare before their clandestine meeting, they sample what delights The Dream has to offer.
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So begins the prologue of our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign, NWTBPODCAST Presents: Ghosts and The Machine, our actual play of Gradient Decent.
Before heading to The Deep, the characters begin their journey aboard the Prospero's Dream, the pirate space station featured in the Mothership RPG adventure: A Pound of Flesh.
We are very excited to embark on our first longer form story, we hope you will follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE
As always this endeavor would not be possible without the support of our generous Patrons, we thank you.
We hope you enjoy the show! Remember to stick around till the end for the outtakes!
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
- Warden | Andrew
- Gordon | John
- Rian | Josh
- Cameron | Sam
- Craig | Doug
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SOCIAL
Twitter: @nwtbugbear
Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST
MUSIC
"Pound of Flesh Theme" and "Rane In Blood Theme" by John S. © 2023 John S. All Rights Reserved.
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com
Music: "Transmission", "Mega Heavy Suspense" and "Futuristic 1" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.
One year after the events of Rane In Blood, the Black Swan Security Specialists are summoned to the edge of Rimspace to the notorious X-Class Port: Prospero's Dream. With days to spare before their clandestine meeting, they sample what delights The Dream has to offer.
----more----
So begins the prologue of our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign, NWTBPODCAST Presents: Ghosts and The Machine, our actual play of Gradient Decent.
Before heading to The Deep, the characters begin their journey aboard the Prospero's Dream, the pirate space station featured in the Mothership RPG adventure: A Pound of Flesh.
We are very excited to embark on our first longer form story, we hope you will follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE
As always this endeavor would not be possible without the support of our generous Patrons, we thank you.
We hope you enjoy the show! Remember to stick around till the end for the outtakes!
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
- Warden | Andrew
- Gordon | John
- Rian | Josh
- Cameron | Sam
- Craig | Doug
----more----
SOCIAL
Twitter: @nwtbugbear
Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST
MUSIC
"Pound of Flesh Theme" and "Rane In Blood Theme" by John S. © 2023 John S. All Rights Reserved.
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com
Music: "Transmission", "Mega Heavy Suspense" and "Futuristic 1" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.
Previous Episode

Nobody Wake The Bugbear | The New Campaign
Announcing our new campaign for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG 1st Edition. Ghosts and The Machine, Releasing 20th of October.
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By popular demand we announce the details of our next campaign! Ghosts and the Machine will be our playthrough of Mothership RPG's answer to a scifi megadungeon: Gradient Decent. Come and meet the characters as they first board the Prospero's Dream.
Our official discord is live! We cant wait to see you there and follow along with the show with you! You can join HERE
This show would not be possible without the generous support of our Patrons. Check out our Patreon HERE for exclusive benefits and early access to episodes!
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Music: "Futuristic 1" and "Transmission" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.
Next Episode

Ghosts and The Machine | Episode 2 | A Pound of Flesh
The four travelers aboard the Prospero's Dream find their paths converge as they meet with the same corporate agent within the Heaven of The Stellar Burn.
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The second episode of our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign featuring the Pirate space station 'Prospero's Dream' from the Mothership RPG adventure: A Pound of Flesh.
Our longer form story kicks into full gear as we learn more about the characters and their mission. Come and follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE
Thank you for supporting the show!, we think you'll find this episode particularly enjoyable.
Remember to stick around for the outtakes if you're into that sort of thing!
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
- Warden | Andrew
- Gordon | John
- Rian | Josh
- Cameron | Sam
- Craig | Doug
----more----
SOCIAL
Twitter: @nwtbugbear
Facebook | YouTube | Instagram @NWTBPODCAST
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NWTBPODCAST
MUSIC
"Pound of Flesh Theme" and "Rane In Blood Theme" by John S. © 2023 John S. All Rights Reserved.
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com
Music: "Novus Initium" and "Futuristic 1" by Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License.
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