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 May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Bidrohi shows Mumtaz that rumours of his death were greatly exaggerated, Clem gets set on fire, and Saeeda decides that it is time to engage in politics instead of letting Alkader do that for the crew.
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Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring tree, Salty and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by Emma
Poem is 'Sword-making' by Sri Sri (translated by tree and his dad)
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 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Saeeda takes the gang out on a lovely trip to the U'du to eat more mango. Bidrohi and Mumtaz hash out a plan to hit the Red Sashes and House Anrakhis at the same time. Clem and Mushfiq discuss the fate of Biscoot Bachchan with their good friend Flash.
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 tree, Salty and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by tree's dad
Poem is 'Khadga Srushti' by Sri Sri (translated by tree and his dad)
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 Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Bidrohi and Clem interrupt a double date and encounter the Fashion Police. Saeeda takes a leap of faith, and Mushfiq once more dons the mask of Captain Mackerel. Also, there is a very excessive amount of gulab jamun.
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Follow us at https://twitter.com/DesperateAttune
Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow) and Prince
Featuring tree, Salty and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by emma
Poem is 'Ghazal' by Larry Levis
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 Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Mushfiq learns maritime life-saving techniques on the fly. Bidrohi duels with the Falling Star while Clem wrestles with Biscoot's would-be kidnapper, while Saeeda does some improvised divinely inspired psychoanalysis. Will the crew be able to stop the Anrakhis Fashion Police?
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 tree, Salty and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by tree's dad
Poem is 'Khadga Srushti' by Sri Sri (translated by tree and his dad)
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 Jun 20, 2024
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
Saeeda learns the real cost of a mango, and then goes to the hospital with tummy issues. Everyone is at the hospital this session. The real patient is the heart.
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 tree, Salty and Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by emma
Poem is 'A Woman Speaks' by Audre Lorde
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 Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
The crew unlock the beginning of the Prince of Endings. Mushfiq decides the crew's next target are the Jezailchis.
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 tree, 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)
Skovlan 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)
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Bidrohi visits a snake in the grass of Udeput.
Support us at https://ko-fi.com/desperateattune and at https://www.patreon.com/DesperateAttune.
Desperate Attune's season 2 is hosted by Prince
Edited by Zoheb (Klow), salty and Prince
Featuring Soumithri (tree) and Aadiyat (Soap)
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Skovlan 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)
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
The audio for episodes 35 and 36 were lost, but we have the technology, and we have rebuilt them. This episode - essentially an extended recap - catches you up on what happened in the missing episodes and introduces the Rising Moon Sword School's adventures tracking down Omid in the desert.
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), Prince and salty
Featuring tree 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)
Skovlan 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 Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
The crew gear up to go meet the Cholmondoleys, but first they have a nice meal and good bonding-time in a cave with a supernatural fire burning in the heart of it. They then meet an old friend in the desert and make whole new friends and challenge them to honourable fisticuffs. All in a day's work for the Rising Moon.
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), Prince and salty
Featuring tree Aadiyat (Soap)
Poetry read by emma
Poem is 'The Morning is Full' by Pablo Neruda
Blades in the Dark by John Harper and Evil Hat Productions
With thanks to Johnstone Metzger
Duellist playbook by Zoheb (klow)
Skovlan 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 Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
The Rising Moon Sword School (feat. Omid) battles the representatives of the Cholomondeleys in ritual combat to determine Darta's fate. Death is on the line.
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), Prince and salty
Featuring tree 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)
Skovlan 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)