A sci-fi actual play podcast using the Stars Without Numbers system. After a cataclysmic event known as ”The Scream”, the human empire crumbled. It is only now, 600 years later, that the skies are full of starships again with interplanetary communications and trade. Join our adventurers as they try to survive in the Imeall Mor sector making ends meat in an indifferent universe. Space bears, crystal goblins, psychic humans, and forgotten ancient treasures are just a few things they might find in ”7th Star to the Right”! Questions or Comments? Email us at 7thstarpodcast@gmail.com!
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Episode 20 - Dancing with the Devil in the Pale Moonlight
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Heist complete! There were some close calls, but Zuri and Micah successfully extract the other member of McRaven's group and it looks like they are going to get out scot-free with the Breesian Police none the wiser. It was pretty easy...perhaps too easy. Join us for our next session of 7th Star where Alix sees a relic from his past and Nona comes to terms with losing a loved one.
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Episode 21 - Tooken
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
After a thrilling car chase and some quick thinking with a hovercycle and a doctor's bag from Alix, our party has successfully escaped capture for now. But, in all of the excitement Claire is missing! She ran towards the hideout at Alix's direction after a close encounter with Natalya Cayne and some Silence Operatives. Where did she go? Is she lost? Did the the Children of the Silence, or worse the Beholder Collective find her? Does our party have a particular set of skills that make them a nightmare for people like the possible kidnappers? Hopefully some answers can be found on this weeks episode of 7th Star to the Right: Tooken.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Episode 22 - Gunfight at the B.E.A.R Corral
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Cyril has taken things just a bit too far. Kidnapping Claire and forcing the team to do his dirty work? We knew he was a bad guy, he is the head of an Ursim Mafia after all, but he didn't have to be such a jerk about it. So what is our party to do? Help him with his drug empire and try to find this chemist? Take back Claire and skip town? Burn down his house? Hm, we might be onto something with that last one.
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Episode 23 - We‘re on a Boat!
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
With Claire safely out of harms way and the Sharpclaws' safe house ablaze, our heroes make their way to the tunnel ports of Brees hoping for safe and easy passage out of the city. Were Zuri and Isis successful in their rescue/arson attempt? Can our party trust the smuggler Freya and Kynon found to smuggle them out of the city? Will there finally be a chance to breathe after this very long stressful day? Who is Captain Smokey? All this and more in 7th Star Episode 23: We're on a Boat!
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Episode 24 - Pancakes and Planning
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
The Phoenix Pham (group name pending) discuss what they are going to do over some pancakes after a 24 hours the day prior. How will the group get their Starship back? Will they go after Vaughn, Dorian Gray, or the Xe'thra Group? Has Claire never never had pancakes before? Before the group can act on anything another member of the Acolytes of the End shows up to discuss important matters, the mysterious Devas Jina.
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Episode 25 - Nona, Put on the Red Light
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Most of the party is safe and sound on the Calvin Estate, but they are missing two important members: The Phoenix and the good boy Argos. It's time for the group to head back to Brees to pick up their parked starship, and there is someone waiting when they return. In this session Nona tries to talk her way out of suspicion, Micah performs power yoga on the side of a cliff, Alix and Claire discuss if the red light is how someone would start the ship should something happen to their pilot.
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Episode 26 - Are You Calvin or Out?
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
With the Phoenix back home nice and safe it's time to figure out the next steps for tracking down Dorian Gray in the city of Jade. What is their connection to "the word"? And why were they meeting with both sides of this Orsimian Civil War? Before those questions could be answered though a new visitor knocks on the door to deliver a mysterious package.
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Episode 27 - The Next Spire Over
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Our adventurers, aboard the "Are You Calvin or Out?", make their way towards the city of Jade in search of the mysterious Dorian Gray. They arrive to find a city with two stories among the spires, one of extravagance and debauchery and another of industry and poverty. Ornery Torqs, criminal upstarts, and puzzling crime scenes are just a few things that can be found...the next spire over!
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Episode 28 - I Always Feel Like Somebody‘s Watching Me
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Having found the scene of the "assassination" the Phoenix Pham finds themselves poking holes in the prevailing story. In search for more answers they seek out Arcas, the Ursim foreman, who has a different story than the rest of the workers at the warehouses. What really happened that night? Who was this mysterious 4th party that all of the evidence points to? And why does it feel like somebody is watching the party?
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Episode 29 - Welcome to the Dorian Gray Initiative
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
We find our intrepid heroes in a moment of crisis: someone or something currently has the party under surveillance before the meet between Zip and Dorian Gray goes down. They could try and lose whatever is following them and risk burning the one lead they have to the mysterious Dorian Gray, or they could ignore the feeling, proceed with the meet, and hope whatever is watching does not escalate. Time is running out and the Phoenix Pham need to make a choice!
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Episode 30 - We Didn’t Start the Flame War
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
With one of the pretech beacons Dorian Gray gives to prospective clients taken from the hands of Goro Sato, the Dorian Gray wannabe, the Phoenix Pham prepare for their eventual meet. What secrets might they finally learn? What actually happened that night of the supposed assassination? Why did Dorian Gray get a Cassian General and Rebel Leader to meet? And who gave Nona access to the internet forums?
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Episode 31 - These Scythes Are Made for Slicing
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
The BFB (Big Flesh Beast) is here and it appears to be quite upset. Our heroes have to make a choice and quickly: Do they stand and fight? Or do they run from this amalgamation of flesh? A beast that ambushed and took down two generals and a renowned spy is something to not take lightly. Will the Phoenix Pham, joined by Dorian Gray, be able escape from this encounter alive?
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Episode 32 - Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
After Micah and Claire shared a dream and a prophecy, the Phoenix Pham has a lead on where some Silence documents can be found. Before they do that though, it's time to meet the playboy billionaire, Jordan Donahue. Just what kind of man is he? Owner of a highly successful shipping company yet close confidant of the infamous Dorian Gary. A partying womanizer and also a trader of secrets. He seems to be eager to help the party with wanting almost nothing in return. Just what is his angle?
In other news we are planning on doing another Meta Talk episode where we talk about the show itself and how we think it's going. We now have an email account, "7thstarpodcast@gmail.com", so please send in any questions you have and would like us to answer!
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Episode 33 - Warehouse Revelations
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Having just received a concerning call from Arcas regarding the Flesh Beast and a "friend" in another Donahue Warehouse, the Phoenix Pham hurry their way to him. Can our adventures can learn a thing or two about these mysterious beings and possibly even stop whatever they have planned? One thing is for sure, they will learn more about what these creatures are about in episode 33 - "Warehouse Revelations".
In other news we are planning on doing another Meta Talk episode where we talk about the show itself and how we think it's going. We now have an email account, 7thstarpodcast@gmail.com, so please send in any questions you have and would like us to answer!
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Episode 34 - Lost But Not Forgotten
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Having just survived (and arguably winning) a second encounter with the Flesh Beast and two of its friend, our heroes have an opportunity to take a breather and recollect themselves but only for so long. Their next destination is the irradiated Westfell Isle, in hopes that there might be some damning evidence of the Children of Silence's tyranny but not before Claire asks for a small favor.
This is the final episode before our next Meta Talk episode will be recorded. Please send any questions that you would like us to answer to our email address, 7thstarpodcast@gmail.com!
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Episode 35 - Sporan Duran
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Our heroes find themselves on an island that seems to be more lively than they were originally lead to believe. Now is the time for action as the plant-denizens of this island come alive to ward off these trespassers! What sort of creatures are these and where did they come from? What research was being performed here? And what additional horrors lie further in this abandoned lab?
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Episode 36 - Wastin’ Away Again in Sporanitaville
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
We find the Phoenix Pham at a literal crossroad. In one direction they have a mob of Sporans closing in on their hallway, in another a door covered in vines with the bodies of several Sporans littering the walk up to it, and in the last direction "Cold Storage" which could have anything behind it's doors -- it could even have more Sporans! As our heroes venture deeper into this abandoned lab what other plant-based horrors will they discover?
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Meta Dimensional Talk - Episode 2
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
This episode we take a step back to answer some questions from the audience! We gain some insight to the train of thought of some of our PCs, share some behind the scenes processes for creating the podcast, and align the characters to gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss. Our email is always open, so if you didn't get the chance to send in something feel free to email us at 7thstarpodcast@gmail.com! It might make it into the next Meta Dimensional Talk.
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Episode 37 - Dorian Gray Lends a Hand
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Coming face to face with a feral psychic is a very dangerous situation, and the Phoenix Pham have to make a choice. With the possibility of incriminating evidence of the current Orsimian Chancellorship just across the room, what will our heroes do? Run? Fight? Or perhaps try to reason with this lost soul? Only one way to find out, listening to Episode 37 - Dorian Gray Lends a Hand!
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Episode 38 - Do You Hear the People Sing?
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
The signs of unrest are already stirring when our party returns to Jade with the "Orchid Dossier" in tow: withdrawal frenzies, supermarket rushes, halted construction. What will happen once the proverbial Sporan is out of the bag? Not wanting to dwell too long on the answer to that question, our heroes prepare for one last errand before leaving Orsiame.