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 Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
The crew goes to the opera to meet Ankia the Veiled, but they run into Mylera Klev, Ranveer the Black Blade, and the swordsman known only as Shah. Bidrohi is star-struck, while the rest of the crew are more sword-struck.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma, Salty, 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 and Bearsark playbooks 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)
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
In this special extra, half of the cast flesh out Golden-Eyed Clementine's backstory using the worldbuilding RPG Microscope.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma, Salty, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poem is 'F.M.S.R. (Federated Malaya States Railway)' by Teo Poh Leng
Microscope: A Fractal Role-Playing Game of Epic Histories by Ben Robbins and Lame Mage Productions
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
With Saeeda laid low by poison, and the crew in disarray, Clem goes to meet an old friend, Bidrohi demands satisfaction, and Mushfiq begins to investigate the crew's most trusted contact for signs of betrayal.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma, Salty, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Poem is 'We Lived Happily During the War' by Ilya Kaminsky
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
The scars of two different conflicts are uncovered, as Mushfiq speaks with Alkader and Clem introduces their friend Arin to Bidrohi. But as old wounds come to light, new ones are about to be inflicted...
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma, Salty, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Poem is 'We Lived Happily During the War' by Ilya Kaminsky
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Bidrohi's fateful duel with Mylera Klev commences, with both sides playing dirty to ensure their guy comes out on top.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), Soumithri (tree) and Prince
Featuring Emma, Salty, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Poem is 'What Catches the Eye? Luminous Things' by Hanshan, as translated by Peter Stambler
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
The duel concludes. We glimpse a vision of U'duasha resplendent over all cities of the earth, and we denounce it.
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, Salty, 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 and Bearsark playbooks 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)
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Following a lead on his old mentor Ustad Shahed, Mushfiq gets the gang to travel into the desert to find the people-smuggler Gurban the Camel. Hang-gliding is the only sensible approach to this problem.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring Soumithri (tree), Salty, Emma, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Poem is 'In the Desert' by Stephen Crane
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
Mushfiq punches a bat in this episode.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring Soumithri (tree), Salty, 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 and Bearsark playbooks 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 May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Saeeda wakes from a long coma in a place that smells of steam and kebab. Moss wakes Gurban the Camel, and Clem befriends him. Our crew is reunited - but for how long?
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) and Prince
Featuring Soumithri (tree), Salty, Emma, and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma and Zoheb
Poem is 'Round the Beggar from Luossa' by Dan Anderson (translated by Ola Wikander)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Walker and Bearsark playbooks 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 May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Our sister walks into the desert, on a path towards a home we will never know.
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) and Prince
Featuring Soumithri (tree), Salty, 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 and Bearsark playbooks 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)