We are playing The Between by Jason Cordova! The Between is a tabletop roleplaying game about a group of mysterious monster hunters in Victorian-era London. They are residents of a place called Hargrave House, and their job is to investigate and neutralize monstrous threats terrorizing the city—threats that Scotland Yard won’t or can’t handle themselves. As the story progresses, they become aware of the plans of a Moriarty-style criminal mastermind they will eventually have to face in order to save Queen and country.

This is the first part of our session zero where we create our characters. In practice in this episode we focus mainly on getting the gist of the rules and discussing the subject matter - with particular emphasis on colonialism and race in particular.

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Against Time And Death by Nick Bate!

Against Time and Death is a two-player game of war, self-discovery, and connection across all of time and space. Designed to be played asynchronously, players take turns setting scenes across the breadth of the multiverse, taking dramatic (or subtle) action, and writing letters to each other as they explore their growing, forbidden relationship. Will one side defeat the other, or will you choose a more dangerous path together?

In this episode we explore the renaissance, the weird planet-carving future, the age of dinosaurs, and discover how this reality-spanning conflict ends. You can get Against Time And Death here:

⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/against-time-and-death⁠

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Becky Annison ⁠https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison⁠
• Nick Bate ⁠https://twitter.com/ickbat⁠

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

Black Armada Tales is a finalist in the Crit Awards, hurrah! The winners are decided by public vote so please make sure you vote for your favourite nominees.

The list of nominees is here: ⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slfaVQ9pWKViZwT0JEaB-2uO5Sm0innGVVN_a2xCsw8/edit#heading=h.bcthn71z33uy⁠⁠

The voting link is here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/imYynywZFp58m8H66⁠⁠

We are playing Against Time And Death by Nick Bate!

Against Time and Death is a two-player game of war, self-discovery, and connection across all of time and space. Designed to be played asynchronously, players take turns setting scenes across the breadth of the multiverse, taking dramatic (or subtle) action, and writing letters to each other as they explore their growing, forbidden relationship. Will one side defeat the other, or will you choose a more dangerous path together?

In this episode we set up the game and explore Victorian London, the start of the age of space colonisation, and the far future of human civilization. You can get Against Time And Death here:

https://ickbat.itch.io/against-time-and-death

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

Black Armada Tales is a finalist in the Crit Awards, hurrah! The winners are decided by public vote so please make sure you vote for your favourite nominees.

The list of nominees is here: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slfaVQ9pWKViZwT0JEaB-2uO5Sm0innGVVN_a2xCsw8/edit#heading=h.bcthn71z33uy⁠

The voting link is here: ⁠https://forms.gle/imYynywZFp58m8H66⁠

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances.

This is the final episode of Tentacle City - can our plucky survivors make it to the landing pads in time, or will they be consumed by tentacular death?

The map of Tentacle Garden City is here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

Black Armada Tales is a finalist in the Crit Awards, hurrah! The winners are decided by public vote so please make sure you vote for your favourite nominees.

The list of nominees is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1slfaVQ9pWKViZwT0JEaB-2uO5Sm0innGVVN_a2xCsw8/edit#heading=h.bcthn71z33uy

The voting link is here: https://forms.gle/imYynywZFp58m8H66

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances.

In this episode:

• The ladies of the Women's Institute face waves of tentacular terror at the clock tower.
• Xanthe and Marie process Dennis's death.

The map of Tentacle Garden City is here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances.

In this episode:

• Harvey and Felix find a flying saucer.
• Dennis and Xanthe battle a tentacle-Hunter.
• Teek and Glamp attempt to make friends with the tentacles.

The map of Tentacle Garden City is here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Crit Awards

The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050.

The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are:

• Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050
• Best series - Last Fleet
• Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon
• Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination
• Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like
• Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox

• Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott

Thanks for your consideration!

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances.

In this episode:

• Teek and Maltar hunt for the parts to repair their spaceship - with widdlywee!
• The Women's Institute return to the medieval fete to find it in tentacle-induced chaos.
• Karen and Wes are still exactly where they started - but surely this time they'll get out of the close?

Needless to say, it'll all end in tears.

The map of Tentacle Garden City is here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Crit Awards

The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050.

The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are:

• Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050
• Best series - Last Fleet
• Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon
• Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination
• Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like
• Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox

• Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott

Thanks for your consideration!

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances.

In this episode:

• The neighbourhood watch have more car trouble - will they ever leave Wes's house?
• The underage skaters make a plan to escape to safety.
• The community theatre tool up to fight the tentacles.

Needless to say, it'll all end in tears.

The map of Tentacle Garden City is here:

⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠

You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Crit Awards

The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050.

The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are:

• Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050
• Best series - Last Fleet
• Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon
• Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination
• Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like
• Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox

• Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott

Thanks for your consideration!

Black Armada Discord

We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Credits

Our players are:

• Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh
• Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison
• Eadwin Tomlinson
• Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat
• Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM

Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.