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
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
A queen wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, and meets the most charming man in U'duasha.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Sound Effects by SoundsForYou on Pixabay.com
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Once again refugees from Skovlan approach the Ceaseless Temple. Displaced farmers are causing trouble, and the crew resolve to address the situation.
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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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Content warning: This episode gets particularly violent - a particularly disturbing bit features disfiguring violence. If you'd like to skip this bit, please jump from 50:30 from about 53.30 in the episode.
The Kethrysi swordfighting farmers assault the Ceaseless Temple. The Chokroborty family does what it can to defend itself, and Joan begins to lose control of her hunger.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
In which Joan is the toast of the town and meets her family's friends, and Abbas and Vickers confront the aftermath of the violence that just befell the family.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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
Support us at https://ko-fi.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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Miraz talks to his lawyer and makes him a deal he can't refuse. Vickers confronts her husband about his bizarre behaviour. Zajjidan has a radical plan to save the temple. Vickers and Joan visit a sick patient at the hospital. Finally, the Temple receives visitors for tea.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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
Support us at https://ko-fi.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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
The Ceaseless Temple begins to search for Freya. Vickers and Joan go to speak with the Esteemed Lady in Shades of Rose and Gold, and engage in some impromptu spycraft.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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
Support us at https://ko-fi.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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
The Shrinebuilder awakens in a confrontation with Hardil, and the truth about Peter Samhorse finally emerges. The crew begin to make plans to confront Lord Scurlock and rescue Freya once more from the clutches of the occult.
Support us athttps://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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
The crew infiltrate the hotel Mt. Himagiri under clever disguises, to locate Freya and take her out of the fiendish clutches of one Lord Scurlock.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
It all builds to this moment: the crew try desperately to pull everything together to rescue Freya from a fatal interview with a vampire -- and in the process they create a diplomatic incident.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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 Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Leaving the Himagiri Hotel, Vickers travels through time and space and finally learns what has happened to her husband... and when Zajjidan finds out, he does something drastic to save his son.
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
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
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