Flight of the Oracle - Prologue

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 at https://www.patreon.com/collection/1580854?view=condensed, 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! Ways to Show Support: Join my Patreon for free at https://patreon.com/rollponderandplay, or join as a paid subscriber and get additional content Give the show a positive review Share the show with others Reach out to me and say hello 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.