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).
Listen on:
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 Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Miraz invents a way to restore his father's health and sanity, but Vickers has other plans for the future of the family, and against all odds - so does Zajjidan.
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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 Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Joan meets the Mage of Stars and learns what her revolution must be.
Note: the audio quality on this one is choppy. Our apologies!
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 Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Break the wheel.
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poem is 'No More Fire Here: A Sestina' by b: william bearhart
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
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
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
This is not an episode of the show.
In the finale of 'A Candle, a Blaze', we all read b: william bearhart's 'No More Fire Here: A Sestina' in character. The episode ends with a medley of all our readings.
This then are the five readings in full, back to back.
Poem is 'No More Fire Here: A Sestina' by b: william bearhart
Sound Effects by SoundsForYou on Pixabay.com
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
We look back over Season One of Desperate Attune, what we as players enjoyed, and discuss the storyline. Also: Teasers for season 2, also set in U'duasha!
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Desperate Attune is hosted by Soumithri (tree) and edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poem is 'No More Fire Here: A Sestina' by b: william bearhart
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
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 Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
We're back, friends!
Launching right into Season 2 of Desperate Attune, we're calling The House of Endings. This is the first part of session zero, where we introduce ourselves, the RPG Blades in the Dark, our characters and the themes of the season. Blades veterans will know that there's more prepwork that needs to be done to play the first session, so our next episode (recorded a week after this one, chronologically speaking, but releasing on the same day) wraps up the process with crew creation.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
Follow us at https://twitter.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker playbook by Prince
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
This one's for the Blades nerds. Finalizing our character concepts and delving into crew creation.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker playbook by Prince
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In Bundervest, landless immigrants from Kethrys are barely eking out a living. Alkader Ankhattam, local community leader and fashionista, has come into possession of an envelope that contains the answer to all of the problems the Kethrysi face. Unfortunately, other people want their hands on the envelope too. So he comes to the only people he trusts to protect the letter: the ramshackle remnants of the Rising Moon Sword School.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Untitled poem by Soumithri
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker playbook by Prince
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Sound effects from Pixabay.com
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
In which the crew arrange a clever plan to ambush Mushfiq's rival, and everything goes as smooth as a baby's bottom. Really.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker playbook by Prince
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Sound effects from Pixabay.com
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
The crew face down Mushfiq's rival Omid, and come to meet the law enforcement of U'duasha. Also, Saeeda plays mancala.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune
Follow us at https://twitter.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Untitled poem by Zoheb
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker playbook by Prince
Iruvian playbooks by Johnstone Metzger
Intro music is 'Jalandhar' by Kevin Macleod
Outro music is 'Alapana in Kiravani Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Recap music is 'Alapana in Shankarabharanam Ragam' by U. Srinivas
Sound effects from Pixabay.com
Cover art by Fahim Anzoom Rumman (botagainsthumanity)