Table Chatter - Interview with Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios

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Welcome to another episode of Table Chatter! We were fortunate enough to have Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios on again! He joined us to talk Harlem Unbound Second Edition, Haunted West, and, as was breaking when we talked with him, his recent election to Vice President at Game Manufacturers Association.

Please note, towards the end of the interview you’ll notice some of Chris’ words get glitched and some of the things he said were missing from the final recording. Chris and the Tech Diff crew wanted to make sure you heard. Ethan was asking Chris about other game developers to support, and Chris brings up Dissident Whispers by Tuesday Knight Games. This is an anthology of two page RPG scenarios for multiple systems including Mothership and DCC, as well as systemless scenarios. This book was made in support of Black Lives Matter, with all proceeds going to the National Bail Fund Network. He also wanted to highlight the great cover art made by artist Jabari Weathers, who has also worked on the 7th Sea Sorte Deck and Bluebeard’s Bride Tarot of Servants. You can also donate directly to the National Bail Fund Network, and they are but one group doing important work in the country right now. There is also the National Bail Out, local chapters of Black Lives Matter, and many other groups that need your support.


Finally, you can find Chris and his work in a lot of places. You can follow him on Twitter @Darker _Hue, and follow the company online at www.darkerhuestudios.com. Harlem Unbound Second Edition is published by Chaosium, and is available as a pdf right now on their website, with the physical book coming soon. Finally, Haunted West is still in production, and you can follow it’s progress from Chris’ Twitter or through Darker Hues’ Patreon.

Red Markets, Black Death - The Cross of Saint Agnes Part 1

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Ian had a concept for a mini campaign for Red Markets, Black Death, and is having Ethan run it! We're also joined by some folks from the unofficial Red Markets Discord. A Taker group in Picardy gets hired by a merchant named Macron DuLace. He wants them to look for a cross blessed by Saint Agnes of Rome, for some mysterious purposes...

Brinx: Brother Ezekiel: an former outlaw merchant, he is now attempting to disguise himself as a priest to outrun his past.

Dan K.: Estienne: A poacher branching into Taking in the time of the Black Death...

Greg: Lucas: The Yellow Knight, he barely escaped the outbreak in a castle with his son and his horse.

Laura: Magda: A wealthy woman who fled from her arranged marriage that she was about to be given to following the death of her elder sister.

Red Markets, Black Death - Playtest 7 Part 2

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The Takers to continue their mission to deliver the present, while we swap out one player for another. Also still horses.

Ethan: GM

Adam: Hanspeter Stauffen, the grizzled Mercenary from Switzerland

Ben: Brother Guispert, a perfectly, perfectly sane and pious Monk

Greg: Joanna Enclume, a Blacksmith single mom who is trying to balance her work with some supplemental income from Taking 

Ian: Seelie, an Outlaw Hunter from Ireland who was exiled due to picking up the wrong bounty.

WWW - Territories Part 6

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Reefer, the Baron, and their other wrestlers (including newly PC Halo'd Owen ' The Zone' Hibbert) get ready for their show and... look, Greg is going to be honest here... things get wild. Enjoy.

Micah - GM

Adam T - Reefer Sutherland, The Wasted - A washed up actor shifting into a new gimmick while trying to stay on the up and up.

Greg - Owen 'The Zone' Hibbert, The Young One - An up and comer for Badlands, his barely there gimmick is that he's a rocker trying to get more popular as a wrestler.

Noah - Baron Basarab, The Monster - A vampire. Just... just a vampire.