Desperate Attune
Desperate Attune is an actual play podcast about characters with their identities in peril, played by an international cast devoted to fiction-first gaming, collaborative worldbuilding and complex character drama. Our current campaign is ’House of Endings’, using Blades in the Dark and set in the demon-haunted city of U’duasha. Desperate Attune is Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree), salty, Prince and Aadiyat (Soap).
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Here open the doors to the House of Endings...
Their villages were proud, and they lived under the glow of their ancestors. The farmers of Kethrys have been uprooted by the inexorable engine of industry. Landless, they huddle in the filthy waterfront of U'duasha, the high-handed city that rules over their world. Here they exist on the meager hospitality of the noble houses and their Five Demon Princes.
In U'duasha the Five dwell. Five only.
They threw Prince Khattam into the wilderness, after it was done.
This is our second season, using John Harper's Blades in the Dark. Follow the Cult of the Ceaseless Wheel as the players defend their migrant community and discover their heritage -- or build it from whole cloth.
Hosted by Prince, starring Soumithri (tree), Zoheb (Klow), Emma, and Aadiyat (Soap).
Episodes
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
An opportunity for growth comes to the Chokroborty family, the cult of the Ceaseless Wheel, as two strangers from far away arrive seeking shelter.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow)
Featuring Prince, Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Welcome to U'duasha. A recording of our session zero, featuring character introductions and crew creation.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow)
Featuring Prince, Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
In the morning, the Chokroborty family begin to make their decisions about what to do with the royal refugees. We meet Miraz's father. Abbas is in trouble with his god.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow)
Featuring Prince, Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
The Chokroborty family meet the avatar of their god in the sanctum of the temple. His Majesty defends himself against charges of sloppy administration, and points the way forward.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow)
Featuring Prince, Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
The Skovlander revolutionaries are contacted. The beautiful game is played. No one could have predicted Morosim's betrayal!
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
A new threat emerges: the sinister Begum Bashundhara wants to knock the Ceaseless Temple down and replace it with a shopping mall. The Chokroborties decide to deal with her, Morosim, and all their other problems by arranging a charity roofball match.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Abbas speaks to his friend, the formidable Triparna Sen, about rekindling the dying embers of revolutionary thought in U'duasha. Joan performs espionage, and then takes Vickers to meet the Snake in circumstances of notable informality.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
As the charity roofball match begins, Begum Bashundhara arrives with her goons to seize control of the Ceaseless Temple, and Morosim's flitting around in the background trying to start mischief.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Abbas plays both sides. Joan uses ancient snake powers to form a committee.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
Follow us at https://twitter.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Roofball continues, Vickers' sister Lizzie accuses Miraz of consorting with criminals, Morosim is dealt with, and Zajjidan has a heart-to-heart with Abbas on the subject of change.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
Follow us at https://twitter.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince.
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger