The Second Stranger | Arc 7 | E1: a single ritual tear

Transplanar RPG

A pillar of blood-red light shoots into the sky. Dewey, Citlalli, Jaran, Vasanti, and Rev teleport into the Uhànahi Research Laboratory to confront Lilith for good.

"The Second Stranger" is sponsored by Dmitry (https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines) and ExplainTrade (https://www.explaintrade.com/), a negotiation skills training consultancy; because you can't ask to roll persuasion in real life.

Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Alex, Brooke Brite, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Finn, Hat, Isabel, Kanding, Lex Slater, Lyle and Peanut, Moonflower Tea, Nicholas, Purplemouse, Riley, Rose, Scruffasus, Spencer Critchfield, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott.

Content warnings for this episode: fantasy violence, blood and gore, monsters and monstrosity, death of loved ones, complex and complicated relationships, interpersonal conflict, and destructive SFX.

Safety note: The U.R.L. party encounters a child in a dangerous situation, but the child themself is never endangered or threatened. The child is also NOT being manipulated magically, emotionally, or otherwise.

CREDITS:

Title - “On The Island of Adopted Children” by Sarah E. Chinn.
Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music) and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).
Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).
Podcast editing - Connie Chang (https://twitter.com/ByConnieChang).

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