Life Is Unfair | Star Master Log: The Circus Has Skilled Performers
Brian, who plays Captain Thorne, joins Jeff to talk about Episode 27. They get into how Thorne's role as captain took shape through play rather than any plan, and what it's actually like to give orders to a crew that sometimes does something completely different. The conversation also covers the Thorne and Haleyy relationship, and closes with a speed round where Brian makes a few things permanent canon, including one he might already regret.
SWN Rules Explained: How Drones Work in Stars Without Number
This week's SWN Rules Explained covers drones, cyberware, and equipment mods. Brian uses the security drone spotted at the Helium Dock in Life Is Unfair as the case study, then walks through drone stats and combat rules straight from the Stars Without Number revised rulebook. He also gets into system strain and cyberware installation, plus how the Fix skill covers modding and maintaining gear.
Life Is Unfair
The crew leaves the wreckage of the Omnitech ship with a shuttle name, a lead, and no answers. When ISO's shop turns up burned to the ground, the plan changes: skip the detective work, go straight to the source. A midnight heist at the Helium Docks, a hacked security gate, one fake employee named Gregory Overton, and 3am waiting in the dark.
You're a Good Person, Robert | Star Master Log: More Lawful Than Chaotic
Jeff sits down with Doja, the player behind Robert Ross, to talk through Episode 26: You're a Good Person, Robert. Doja gets into his first steps in the hobby, the moment Robert stops waiting and starts planning at the spaceport, his take on why Robert hates other clones, and what it actually costs Robert to hear Haley call him a good person.
SWN Rules Explained: How Character Creation Works in Stars Without Number
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You're a Good Person, Robert
The crew tracks the assassin back to a docked Omnitech ship at the spaceport. What they find inside is a face they know. Dr. Iso gets her revenge. The dead man's transponder sends out a signal. And Robert and Haleyy have the conversation they've been circling for years.
Rock Tumor | Star Master Log: Everything We Say Is Canon (w/ Stephanie)
Starting with Episode 25, the Star Master Log gets a new format: Jeff sits down with a rotating cast member for a spoiler conversation about the episode that just dropped. First up is Stephanie, who plays Haleyy with two Y's, breaking down Rock Tumor — the Spigot arc premiere and the episode that introduces Iso.
SWN Rules Explained: How the Adventurer Class Works in Stars Without Number
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Rock Tumor
The crew is nursing Haleyy's mystery condition and racing a ticking clock: they need a black market ship module or they're grounded forever. A visit to an old military contact brings medical answers no one wanted and an enemy neither of them saw coming.
Three Stars One-Shot (w/Astronomica and 7th Star)
The Dark Star Adventurecast teams up with Astronomica and 7th Star to the Right for a fully improvised Lasers & Feelings crossover one-shot. Six players, one ship, and a Hive Armada blockade standing between them and a set of ancient space ruins — which turn out to be a 90s mall on future Earth, run by cockroaches doing private equity.
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: How the Psychic Class Works
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: how the psychic class works — disciplines, technique slots, Effort, and the difference between Core and Non-Core powers. A Dark Star Adventurecast deep dive.
Boom! Biosionics!
Locked inside their own ship by an Omnitek admin override, the crew has one option left: cut their way out. The ship-to-ship combat that follows happens on the ground, fifty meters apart, with no room to maneuver and nowhere to run.
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: How the Warrior Class Works
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: how the warrior class works — attack bonus progression, Hit Points, Burst fire, Shock damage, and the Unarmed Combatant focus. A Dark Star Adventurecast deep dive.
Pick Up the Box
Locked inside their own ship by an Omnitek admin override, the crew has one option left: cut their way out. The ship-to-ship combat that follows happens on the ground, fifty meters apart, with no room to maneuver and nowhere to run.
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: How Starship Combat Works
Stars Without Number Rules Explained: how starship combat works — turn order, actions, gunnery checks, CP spending, and damage thresholds. A Dark Star Adventurecast deep dive.
Good Job, You Monster
Locked inside their own ship by an Omnitek admin override, the crew has one option left: cut their way out. The ship-to-ship combat that follows happens on the ground, fifty meters apart, with no room to maneuver and nowhere to run.