Left Behind

S1E1 - Beginning Re-entry

MidnightJester — Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

In this inaugural episode, Emile Spencer wakes up aboard the starship The Reacher all alone and while it is already deorbiting. Without swift action, he will surely be killed. Now if only he could remember how exactly he got here...

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00:00 About the Campaign

03:31 Intro Music

04:27 Game Starts

10:35 Ship Computer Business

24:37 Stocking Up

33:05 The Smear

58:16 Leaving Research

01:07:03 Outro

S1E2 - The Journey to Engineering

MidnightJester — Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

As Emile Spencer sails through the air, magnetically drawn towards an amorphous, hypnotic creature, he needs to quickly devise a plan. If he can get out of this mess, then getting to Engineering should hold the way off this crashing ship...

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00:00 Intro

00:56 Recap

02:56 Dangerous Attraction

13:23 The Production Hub

25:39 Crawlspace

39:51 Making a Device

51:38 Assessing the Pod

59:29 Outro

S1E3 - The Escape Pod

MidnightJester — Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile reached the escape pod, but that's no good if the pod is inside a crashing ship. There has to be some way to get this thing launched. If he can pull that off, what might lie on the planet below...?

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00:00 Correction

00:47 Intro

01:42 Recap/The Claw

13:03 Explosive Podcasting

31:17 Analyzing Cinder

43:12 Scouting the Area

48:26 Contacting Concord

53:25 Outro

S1E4 - Concord's Greeting

MidnightJester — Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

The lone settlement of Cinder opened its doors to let Emile escape the harsh furnace of an environment. Having not spoken a word to him, though, it's a disconcerting invitation...

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00:00 Intro

00:55 New Aspect

01:53 Recap/Vignette

09:16 The Dark Hangar

17:00 The Cutting Clock

27:05 Advanced Diplomacy

41:36 Sharing with a Shark

55:38 Outro

S1E5 - Interrogation

MidnightJester — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile has been dragged away from his holding cell to be interrogated by Sage, the presumed leader of Concord. Tension has been high up until this point, with Emile being vastly outgunned, but holding the ace up his sleeve of a bomb that will go off if anything happens to his vital signs. How will it all shake out?

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00:00 Follow-Fear Submission

02:08 Intro

03:04 Recap/Valkyrie's Efforts

09:07 Interrogation Begins

22:56 Why Silence?

32:39 Off to Tetrahedron

49:46 Outro

S1E6 - Despite the Best Intentions

MidnightJester — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

After successfully taking out the AI, Tetrahedron, aboard the Concordian ship, Emile makes a choice that drastically affects his relationship with the people of Concord. There's no going back now...

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00:00 Intro

00:56 Recap/Alone Time on the Ship

10:40 You Wouldn't Download a Car

26:47 Sending out the Salvage Team

34:13 Who Lives, Who Dies

47:06 The Best Medicine is Practiced Wit ha Gun to the Head

57:53 Outro

S1E7 - Just the Right Rock

MidnightJester — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile is trapped beneath rubble with an enemy who actively wants him dead and and old colleague who is only kept from bleeding out by both of the other two maintaining pressure on his crushed leg. The three of them are all trapped together for the time being, and need to find a way to survive the situation.

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00:00 Quick Disclaimers
02:31 Intro
03:28 Recap/Working with an Enemy
17:08 How to Save a Life
32:56 Desperation
44:21 Escape Plan
55:53 Outro

S1E8 - Sneaking About

MidnightJester — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Out from the rubble, still hungry and desperate, Emile has a plan to survive Cinder, but it's not going to be easy. Step one is fixing up a skiff, and that alone is going to require infiltrating a base full of people who want him dead.

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00:00 Uphold/Discovery Responses
03:37 Recap/Heading Back In
14:27 The Lounge
20:01 Chaotic Dining
30:45 The Back Way and Down
47:58 Out and Around Front
57:33 Outro

S1E9 - Out into Cinder

MidnightJester — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

With a brand new ride, Emile sets off from Concord into the rest of Cinder. He hopes that, despite the incredibly hazardous terrain, it holds the means of his escape from this hell hole.

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00:00 Intro
01:10 Off We Go Into the Wild Black Yonder
18:43 A Tail
26:47 Podspace
37:47 Tuck and Roll
50:10 Hide and Seek. Rad!
58:40 Outro

S1E10 - In a Pickle

MidnightJester — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile is surrounded by combatants on either side, both human and insectoid. They're all inside a tight space, and it looks like things are going to get ugly. Can he escape and continue his way to the crashed remains of The Reacher?

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/A First Fight
17:02 Outside the Pod
26:05 Onwards to the Crash Site
35:01 Infiltration
44:50 Innards Reached
51:03 Hello Old Friend
64:48 Outro

S1E11 - Inside Out

MidnightJester — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile has been magnetically drawn inside the Ferroid he has twice encountered on The Reacher. What is is like being completely drawn into this oily, hypnotic, "sentient lava lamp goo"? And importantly, will Emile live long enough to ever get out?

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00:00 Shout Out/Intro
01:08 A New Awakening
15:01 Lucidity
24:17 Seeking Evidence
40:40 A Hot Skiff and a Jump
53:30 Back Already
59:39 Ch-ch-ch-changes
62:51 Outro

S1E12 - Goodbye, Cruel World

MidnightJester — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile wants a distraction to lure Valkyrie's posse, and he sure does get it. Sadly, it's a little more than he bargained for. A strange mutation causes him to release an electromagnetic pulse, short-circuiting his skiff and stranding him miles away across a terrible landscape from his destination. The posse must have noticed the EMP blast, so it's up to Emile's quick-thinking to escape this situation with very few available resources...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Vignette
06:09 Forming the Plan
13:42 Springing the Trap
24:26 Surrender? Surrender (Cheap Trick)
36:29 Exeunt
48:41 Cleanup
60:46 Outro

S1E13 - Zoomed Out

MidnightJester — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Having reached a good chapter break, this episode we take a step back and develop a little bit more about the world around Emile. What is this next place in the sector that he'll be headed towards and what might be awaiting? In this episode we port in some mechanics from Ironsworn: Delve as well to continue Valkyrie's influence as a Threat!

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00:00 Intro
01:21 Session Plan
05:00 Hyperion the Place
18:04 Hyperion's Tension
27:33 Emile's Contact
37:24 Valkyrie's Threat
49:38 Outro

S1E14 - Emile Starts Blastin'

MidnightJester — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

The story resumes with a nicely recovered Emile, ready to start getting Fern back to their homeworld and hopefully make some amends along the way. The first step is charting a course to Hyperion, a nearby space station. What perils will Emile face along the way? And what part will make me, the player, blush when listening back to it in edit? Gotta listen to find out...

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00:00 Intro
03:13 Recap/Vignette
11:01 Deorbiting, But Out this Time
16:28 Totally Rad
28:46 Get Wrecked
44:29 The Elements of a Plan
55:14 Suit Up, It's Danger Time
68:33 Fixing to Burst
75:22 It's a Little...Sexual? Maybe?
77:47 Outro

S1E15 - Electric Sheep

MidnightJester — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Having successfully disabled the pursuing Vault Hunter fleet, Emile needs to high tail it back to his own ship and head on to Hyperion, where there's an old face waiting...

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00:00 Intro/Prompts Submission
02:38 Recap/Crossing the Gap
09:02 Star Trek
21:35 Rough Entry
34:55 Roll Out the Mat
48:37 Tête-à-Tête
69:16 Outro

S1E16 - The People of Hyperion

MidnightJester — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Emile's meeting with Deuce concluded with a vow sworn to put an end to the negotiations between LasTech and the collective people of Hyperion. Doing that's going to require a few errands along the way...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Where the Sometimes Red Fern Goes
10:39 The Bazaar
19:01 A New Grudge and an Old Grudge
39:37 In Need of a Tune Up
57:17 Outro

S1E17 - The Back Ways

MidnightJester — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0700

The mechanic, Mina, told Emile to meet her in the hangar after hours, because she needed to show him The Underground. Now we find out what that is and how it's going to help...

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00:00 Caveat/Intro
02:07 Recap/Mina Take the Lead
13:58 Welcome to the Underground
25:52 What's Up?
37:02 A Thorny Wecome
53:35 Outro

S1E18 - How Many Recording Devices?

MidnightJester — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Now that Emile and Mina have been let into the living quarters of Kierra Thorne's penthouse, it's time to see if Emile can successfully convince Thorne that Lastech is no good and that something must be done. But will Thorne see it that way? The elevator in his penthouse seems to be his only shot down to the jump computer, so Emile sure hopes so...

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00:00 - Intro
00:56 - Recap
03:23 - Thorn's Perspective
05:55 - The Meeting Begins
20:03 - Emile's History
29:10 - Getting Started
41:34 - This Lock Needs a Key
49:34 - Chekhov's Trap
57:53 - Outro

S1E19 - The Forgotten Channel

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:33:00 -0800

We finally see the results of Emile's efforts from last week. Did he manage to actually thwart Lastech by changing out the jump code on the station, or would they be able to break through his encryptions and preserve their legal claim to Hyperion? Moreover, will that be enough for Emile to earn his agreed upon power supply...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Success?
12:56 A Wrinkle to Iron Out
20:32 Goodbye and Hello There
29:22 Krux
35:51 Anubis
40:12 Tyson
55:26 Outro

S1E20 - Interrupted Vermeology

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:34:00 -0800

Emile has reached a new sector on the route to returning Fern back to their homeworld. Orbiting around the planet Anubis, they're not quite there just yet. The next step will be hopping through a wormhole that is supposed to connect nearby Fern's home. What could possibly go wrong?

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00:00 Intro
01:28 Recap/Getting Our Bearings
08:56 Strained Communications
19:04 An Unsolicited Approach
33:28 We've Taken On Weight
49:42 Outro

S1E21 - Heart to Heart

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:35:00 -0800

If you ask me, this is the episode where we really get back to the roots on what the tone of this game was always meant to be. Cinematic and action packed, in this episode we find out what Emile and Fern face once they've entered the wormhole...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Awakening
08:55 A Violent Rebirth
25:19 Out of the Cockpit
34:56 Captain Rhino
46:51 Lockdown
53:43 Outro

S1E22 - I Think We Hit Something

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:36:00 -0800

Something is alive out there in the subspace wibblyness of the walls of a wormhole tunnel. Before Emile can continue to make it back out the other side of the wormhole and reach Fern's planet, Emile finds out what manner of creature can live out there, and why that is his problem to face...

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00:00 Disclaimer/Intro Music
01:00 Recap/What Is That?
12:02 Don't Wake Daddy
18:40 An Aside About Mistral
20:59 Don't Wake Daddy Returns
25:12 Securing the Patient
33:12 Clarke's Anatomy
45:39 Star Trek IV
52:27 A Star is Born
58:58 Outro

S1E23 - Cloud Cover

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:37:00 -0800

Emile and Fern have finally arrived at Fern's homeworld, a desolate planet of perpetual night due to a thick cover of ashy clouds. But before they even got there, another ship, The Crux, crash landed and found themselves stranded there. They desperately need help...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/The Campsite
09:12 Into the Black Wastes
14:38 A Familiar Face With Compound Eyes
32:49 Cliffhanger Mid-Episode
40:49 The Facility
52:48 Fire in the Sky
56:23 Outro

S1E24 - Rescue Operation

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:38:00 -0800

Emile is back in the driver's seat of this episode, as we follow his rescue mission to save the crew of The Crux. Along the way, tensions rise from both Emile's history with the Vault Hunters as well as the possessed captain back in the brig...

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00:00 A Note About XP
02:25 Intro
03:21 Recap/Threat Advances
11:48 Hearing Each Other Clearly
27:06 Locating Vert
34:14 Creating an Access Point
47:50 Rubble Troubble
62:44 Outro

S1E25 - Welcome Home

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:39:00 -0800

Emile has gathered Vert and Dash back to his ship, the Stardust. It's time to send Fern off to their old home, but meanwhile the Captain is working to put a rift between Emile and the crew of the Crux in an attempt to secure his own freedom...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Meeting the Captain
05:54 Triage
15:46 Searching for Home
26:47 Who's Coming Along?
34:18 Where's Your Home?
42:54 Fern's Needs
58:18 Outro

S1E26 - Iron Man

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:40:00 -0800

Uh-oh, this is awkward. Emile walks in on Vert and Dash in the middle of letting his prisoner out of the cell. A prisoner that, little to them, is the avatar of a dark, forgotten, old god called The Wooden Heart. So, what's the etiquette here? In this episode, we see how Emile attempts to salvage the situation as it all turns against him...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Making the Call Vignette
09:25 Drawing a Line in the Sand
17:31 A New Challenger
32:17 I Got You Under My Skin
44:09 An Unconventional Dueling Glove
50:25 Tagging Out
62:44 Outro

S1E27 - Meeting a Celebrity

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:41:00 -0800

After successfully leaving behind Fern's homeworld, it's time for Emile and co to head over to Anubis in search of a weakness of The Wooden Heart. Perhaps the people there know something more. Very quickly, however, they run into someone else...

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00:00 Intro/Music
01:13 Recap
02:41 Others in the Field
15:17 What Makes a Tycoon
22:28 Opening Communications
36:04 Neutral Ground
46:10 Binding Arbitration
55:00 Outro

S1E28 - Change of Plans

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:42:00 -0800

After Vert used his truth-compelling gaze on Emile to get him to say everything about what happened on with Concord, everyone in the habitation module is left with the lingering question of, "where do we go from here?" Can Tycoon indeed trust Emile to be let go?

Music Mentioned in Outro
"Undertake an Expedition" by Ivar Tryti / eaves

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
06:03 How to Procede
18:57 Building Bridges
32:25 Getting the Power Back Online
45:16 The Scrimmage
53:40 Outro

S1E29 - Heartache

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:43:00 -0800

It's time to get the answer to the question, "What is the Wooden Heart's weakness?" Or is it? And an ending to this episode that I promise you won't see coming. I know I sure didn't! Let's see, anything else tantalizing? Maybe like 5 moves your player character HATES?

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
02:01 Need More Time
15:48 Sticking to One's Word
26:13 Looming Threat
34:31 Downtime
45:44 CPR
49:54 Record Scratch

S1E30 - Zoomed Out 2: The Sequel to Zoomed Out

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:44:00 -0800

At a certain point, you gotta take a moment to stop, look around, and just take in all of the worlds around you. That certain point tends to come when we go into a new sector and have no idea what's actually in it. So, enjoy this more out of character, brainstorming session of rolling on tables and interpreting what kinds of new planets and settlements will be out there. Did I mention tax law? Somehow that actually comes up in an (I think) interesting way! Who can guess how that might be...

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00:00 Intro
01:07 Region Options and the Imperium
07:17 First Settlement
17:13 The Planet Eldoris
22:36 The Exalted Court
31:56 Sanctity and Eldoris pt 2
41:07 Taiga
45:44 Sigil
63:17 Outro, I Guess?

S1E31 - Zoomed Out 3: The Sequel to Zoomed Out 2

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:45:00 -0800

Since we weren't able to generate the whole sector in the last episode, this is the cleanup where we generate the last two settlements. I'll just give a little preview and say that the words "Space Amish" do come up. But what else will come about in this sector...?

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00:00 Intro
03:07 Vega Attributes
21:24 Vega Projects/Settlement Trouble
32:24 Umbra
36:56 Argosy-Sigma Base Attributes
47:58 Argosy-Sigma Base Projects/Trouble
56:54 Passages/Connection
67:55 Sector Trouble/Name
70:19 Outro

S1E32 - Request for a Transfer

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:46:00 -0800

Back in character this time! Emile's ship, The Stardust, and the chaperone ship, The Beowulf, arrive in a new sector to find that the Imperium has set up a checkpoint to screen traffic going in and out of the Outlands. Given that the Beowulf is itself a ship of Vault Hunters, a activity deemed illegal by the Imperium, making it through without incident is going to be a challenge...

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00:00 Intro
01:36 Recap
05:45 "Where's Zoya?" Vignette
16:09 Who's Got the Drop on Whom?
22:04 Changing Up Comms
27:49 The Distraction
37:48 Porting Terms
49:10 Cleaning Up the Stardust
60:46 Outro

S1E33 - Punching Through

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:47:00 -0800

Emile has transferred over to The Beowulf as part of the plan to use his old ship, The Stardust, as a distraction in getting through the blockade. The hope is that, given that The Stardust is a stolen, Imperium prisoner transport ship, it will draw enough attention for The Beowulf to make it through unnoticed. But will that plan be enough...?

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00:00 Quick Thanks/Intro
02:20 Recap/The New Bunk
09:30 The Ready Room
20:37 The Blockade Run
26:34 Finding Residue
41:56 A Night Out
61:35 Outro

S1E34 - Catch the Wave

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:48:00 -0800

We've had a blockade to get through on this journey to Taiga to retrieve a reserved power core from a salvage yard, and surely that will be the worst of the dangers on the way right? Right...?

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
04:31 Echoes of the Past
16:49 Between a Shock and a Smear Place
26:02 Scrambling Personnel
39:50 Rough and Tumble
49:38 Taking the Helm
61:45 The Last Leg
66:44 Outro

S1E35 - A Simple Pickup

MidnightJester — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:49:00 -0800

We didn't make it to Taiga in time for Christmas, but this very wintery planet is finally on deck. Emile, last seen slumped over in the holodeck, is to go down and pick up the power core waiting for his arrival. With no complications, I'm sure...

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00:00 Intro Disclaimer
02:17 Recap/Vignette
12:42 The Away Team
26:07 The Mountain Outbuilding
39:34 Order for Emile
49:31 Order for Mongoose
55:54 Outro

S1E36 - The Big Bad Beowulf

MidnightJester — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

While Emile and Splinter were down inside Vega, the settlement on Taiga covered in an energy dome, they were securing Emile's power core. This was interrupted, however, when alarms began blaring and the energy dome that both protected everyone from the elements and, just as importantly, the raiding members of Sigil, went down. The raiders are coming...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
03:19 Crossing the Checkpoint
06:18 Lockdown
15:55 A Plan in Motion
29:15 An Extended Stay?
38:00 Time to Leave
53:51 Outro

S1E37 - The Blockade Run

MidnightJester — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

The clever ploy to disable all of the intercepting blockade ships failed, and so now it means that instead the Beowulf is utterly surrounded. Outnumbered, outgunned, with Imperium weapons hot and ready to fire on them, making it out of here is not going to be easy...

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00:00 Intro Rant/Spotify Woes
05:33 Peaceful/Hideaway Pet
08:03 Music Theme
08:58 Recap/Vignette
13:38 Shield Tending
23:52 Eyes and Ears
27:35 Trading Fire
33:46 Now You See Me, Now You Don't
44:06 Boarding Party of One
54:58 Ride All the Vessels
65:01 Exit Strategy
76:26 Outro/Prompts

S1E38 - The Road Home

MidnightJester — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

How DARE I leave the episode on the cliffhanger of whether or not the blockade run was actually successful? We spent the ENTIRETY of last episode doing that run, over an hour of everyone's time methodically moving through each moment of that high action scene, and then to just leave you waiting a week to find out if it actually worked? Well, you're about to finally find out...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Battle Resolution
07:19 I Want to Break Free
21:51 Deliver the Payload
33:48 A Grave Update
43:20 A Brief Recovery
55:56 The Secret Base
66:01 Outro

S1E39 - Divide and Concord

MidnightJester — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800

There's no more planning, no more running away, it's simply time for Emile to face the people of Concord once again. Are his efforts to make amends enough...?

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00:00 Prompt Submission/Intro
02:54 Recap/Finding Fern Vignette
19:22 Presenting Emile
30:39 Offering an Olive Branch
41:10 Recovery
49:58 Splitting Up
65:13 March of a Beating Heart
69:36 Outro

S1E40 - The Halls of Concord

MidnightJester — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

If we're about to spend a lot of time in Concord, and it certainly seems like we are, then we had better get to know the place...

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00:00 Intro
01:16 Recap/The Plan
06:23 The Junk Pile and Magpie
21:09 The Lox Factory and Dancer (and Magpie)
30:52 The Room of the Lost and Fixer
40:54 The Fixery and Firestarter
49:10 The Trenches and Whisper (and Firestarter)
64:36 Outro

S1E41 - Reaching Containment

MidnightJester — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

We're back in the action this week, as Emile finds his place in Concord. Most notably, finding out the first steps on the massive engineering project that is dredging up the sunken Reacher. A job like that is going to require access to a workshop...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
02:50 Firestarter's Deal
16:55 Second Set of Hands
25:09 Good Vibes
34:04 Don't Lose It
44:34 Dealing with Firestarter
59:11 Outro

S1E42 - Butting Heads

MidnightJester — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

In trying to gain access to a work space, Emile had to make a deal with Firestarter. The space would require him to retrieve a buried chaos crystal and return it to him, despite having no containment system to keep its reality-warping properties at bay. In order to pull that off, Emile's going to need a plan. And in order to stay alive, he's probably going to need a better plan...

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00:00 Intro
01:38 Recap/Crystal Vignette
09:52 The Null Hypothesis
24:29 Who's In Charge?
44:50 Grabbing From the Top Shelf
55:03 Magpie Spots a Shiny Opportunity
69:54 Outro

S1E43 - Opinions Can Change

MidnightJester — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Emile has managed to escape the collapsed pile of junk, despite Magpie's efforts to make it his end. He has some broken ribs to show for it, but that's not going to stop him from getting the chaos crystal returned to Firestarter...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap
04:23 Patching things Up
17:40 The True Friendship Test: Helping Move
34:29 Gaining Stability
48:18 Applied Science
59:10 Outro

S1E44 - Sound the Alarm

MidnightJester — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800

The chaos crystal unexpectedly blasted out a gigantic beam of energy, effectively signaling its location to any interested people even whole sectors away. The Imperium, the followers of the Wooden Heart, they will all know to turn their attention to Cinder. What are Emile and the Vault Hunters going to do to stay safe, and how will Emile even be able to get this chaos crystal back under control?...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Vert Alone Vignette
07:55 Locking it Down
18:35 Sensitive Equipment
32:41 Stopgap Solution
41:06 The Olive Branch
47:25 All Hands
60:30 Outro

S1E45 - Everything Revolves Around the Kitchen

MidnightJester — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

It's only a matter of time before the Imperium investigates and finds the secret, Vault Hunter base here on Cinder. Fearing that, and looking for any way to be ready, Valkyrie has made the announcement that Emile's requests are to be taken with authority so that his plan to uncover the Reacher from the magma might reveal functional fighter ships inside. But can anything really be done in time...?

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/New Clocks
13:48 Cooking Up a Scheme
22:30 Laying the Groundwork
30:20 Flight of the Zephyr
40:06 How Magpie Thinks
50:51 Buzzard in the Magpie Nest
60:10 Outro

S1E46 - Can You Dig It?

MidnightJester — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Magpie has snuck off with an important, and specific, component necessary to the operation of the claw gantry in the Junk Pile. Without it, Emile is going to have a very difficult time retrieving the old, broken drill and loading it onto the skiff. And without *that* he'll need to completely rethink salvaging the Reacher from the inside of the magma. What to do, what to do...?

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00:00 Intro
01:43 Recap/Clock Check
06:08 Follow the Directions
16:45 Sifting Salvage
25:51 Buzzard's Behavior
38:18 Attaining Operational Status
49:05 Can We Take the Heat?
61:42 Outro

S1E47 - One Compelling Session

MidnightJester — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Shhhhh...we have to be very quiet this time as I record the podcast away from home while someone sleeps in the next room. But during this episode we get an update on the Beowulf's progress in rallying more Vault Hunters to the defense of Concord, and how that changes Emile's next steps...

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00:00 Intro
01:13 Recap/Status Report
09:52 The Next Key to Power
16:42 Need to Ask a Favor
27:12 Covering and Laying Tracks
41:05 Bumming a Ride
58:04 Outro

S1E48 - Seeking Foreign Aid

MidnightJester — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Emile has been secreted away to Hyperion Station, where he hopes to be able to convince The Builder and the assorted people there to lend aid to the coming conflict between the Vault Hunters and the Imperium. But how much can be expected from a place noted for its position of neutrality is a lingering concern...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Gathering Masses
13:29 Getting a Foot in the Door
26:20 The Neutrality Paradox
35:56 They Don't Call Him That For Nothing
45:57 Loose Lips
56:37 Outro

S1E49 - Drugs Are Bad

MidnightJester — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Curses, Emile has been poisoned by a nefarious duo of cultists from Anubis! While avoiding the worst of its effects, the psychedelic effects are still messing with his perceptions and causing the world to look much more intimidating. What's more, during this drug-induced paranoia, the cultists ARE actually after him! Despite not being in his right mind, he must somehow escape...

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00:00 Intro
00:56 Recap/Forsaken Embrace
12:00 And They're Off!
34:52 Finding a Feeling of Safety
47:09 Making Big Moves
57:48 Outro

Interview Special - MidnightJester Appearance on The Solo RolePlayers Podcast

MidnightJester — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Something different?! That's right, this week I'm celebrating that I got to be a guest of The Solo Roleplayers Podcast. PJ and I had a discussion that ranged from my roleplaying origin story to the joys of solo roleplaying specifically to how oracles can help break through blank page syndrome. It was a great hang, and I hope you enjoy!

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S1E50 - Emile's Breakthrough!

MidnightJester — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700

The moment is now! Emile has the drop on the cultists from Anubis, if that is he can muster enough science fiction mumbo jumbo to send their ships away from Hyperion Station. Or maybe that's my job? Either way, we'll find out if Emile can regain his safety and get back to getting aid for the people of Concord...

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00:00 50 Episodes Acknowledgement/Intro
02:16 Recap/New Orders
08:30 Cast Away
20:34 Need to Know Basis
32:13 Shelter in Place
40:19 IDCLIP
55:38 Outro