About this Podcast Series:

At the edge of known space, the UASN Oracle, a military destroyer turned science vessel, begins a survey mission in an unexplored star system. In the face a dire threat to all of humanity, Ardelle Leath, a junior officer, on board the Oracle, will struggle to overcome her past and fulfill her duty to the United Alliance Space Navy (UASN) as leadership is thrust upon her.

'Flight of the Orace' blends immersive story telling with ambient sounds and music into a military sci-fi audio drama. It's also a solo role-playing 'Actual Play' experience that uses the OneDice role-playing game (RPG) system to both propel the plot forward and to handle conflict mechanics. Out-of-character (OOC) moments pull back the curtain, revealing die results, insights into game mechanics, character decisions, and on-the-fly world building. Content Rating: PG-13 for action violence, gore, and some minor foul language. For detailed information about the content rating, see my About page at https://www.patreon.com/rollponderandplay/about

Note: The full series is available for paid patreon subscribers, but you can get the first couple of episodes from my Patreon if you join my Patreon as a free member!

Previously:

In our previous episode (our "Session 0" if you will), we discussed the Sci-Fi setting for this podcast series, the OneDice RPG we will be using for conflict resolution, and we met Ardelle Leath, our main character and protagonist: a young junior officer in the Alliance Space Navy. We also learned about the UASN Oracle, a converted warrior class destroyer turned into a survey vessel. It is the ship that this podcast series is named after. And now, the Prologue for Flight of the Oracle!

Attributions:

- 'Where Stars Fall' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au.

- Various tracks by Tabletop Audio ( https://tabletopaudio.com) - released under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Minor modifications (fading/splitting) made to support this podcast format with written permission from the creator.

- 'Powerful Electronic Beat (Runaway)' by fugu_vibes from Pixabay (Pixabay.com).

- 'Space Ambient Cinematic' by Viacheslav Starostin from Pixabay (Pixabay.com).

- Sound effects provided by Zapsplat (Zapsplat.com) and used under the Basic License.

- Album background image is real art by Chil Vera from Pixabay.

About this Podcast Series:

At the edge of known space, the UASN Oracle, a military destroyer turned science vessel, begins a survey mission in an unexplored star system. In the face a dire threat to all of humanity, Ardelle Leath, a junior officer, on board the Oracle, will struggle to overcome her past and fulfill her duty to the United Alliance Space Navy (UASN) as leadership is thrust upon her.

'Flight of the Orace' blends immersive story telling with ambient sounds and music into a military sci-fi audio drama. It's also a solo role-playing 'Actual Play' experience that uses the OneDice role-playing game (RPG) system to both propel the plot forward and to handle conflict mechanics. Out-of-character (OOC) moments pull back the curtain, revealing die results, insights into game mechanics, character decisions, and on-the-fly world building. Content Rating: PG-13 for action violence, gore, and some minor foul language. For detailed information about the content rating, see my About page at https://www.patreon.com/rollponderandplay/about

About this Episode:

Welcome to the first episode (well the "zeroth" technically) of the 'Flight of the Oracle' podcast, a military sci-fi audio drama and solo RPG actual play! This is the "session 0" where we discuss the setting, the RPG system used to handle conflict resolution, the protagonist I'll be playing, and the UASN Oracle, the ship that the podcast is named after.

Attributions:

- Music by Tabletop Audio ( https://tabletopaudio.com) - released under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Minor modifications (fading/splitting) made to support this podcast format with written permission from the creator.

- Album background image is real art by Chil Vera from Pixabay.

Previously

In our previous episode, Eilwen, Aron, and Cadfael race back to Frostbridge to find it beset by some enemy. Several buildings are ablaze and the corpses of the fallen are in the streets offering visceral witness to the violence done to them. They find Mabon cornered by a spirit-possessed blacksmith Gwili, one of the men who had been on burial duty, and who now bore the octagonal ring that Belvan had once possessed. Gwili kills Mabon and his two guards. Eilwen engages it in combat and eventually slays it. She takes the ring, and in Rhovat's forge melts it down, adds salt and dirt to its contents, and casts the glowing abomination into the depths of the icy blue chasm beneath the chasm's bridge. Leaderless, the people of Frostbridge clamor for her as their queen to lead them. She declines but with some help from Aron, she convinces her father, Cadfael, to take up the job of settlement leader. Cadfael addresses the people, urging them to bury and mourn their dead. She decides to head south soon.

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Attributions:

- 'The Long Dark' by Scott Buckley (www.scottbuckley.com.au) - released under CC-BY 4.0.

- Various tracks by Tabletop Audio ( https://tabletopaudio.com) - released under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Minor modifications (fading/splitting) made to support this podcast format with written permission from the creator.

- Where The Brave May Live Forever - Viking Background Music by Claude Houde from Pixabay.

- Deeply Emotional Orchestral Violin - L'Unico Che Amo from Pixabay.