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Content Warning: Intense Exploration of GriefI am by birth a fragmented consciousness.Arcadia Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music: Für Elise - BeethovenSFX from PixabayJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5Appendix:Beta Simulation - An artificial copy of a specific person's consciousness. Gamma Simulation - A robot.Orbital Commerce Charter (OCC) - A Trade Organization established under the Edenic empire. When the empire fell, the OCC used its economic leverage to take advantage of the power vacuum, and now owns BEOWULF.The Edenic Empire - The major ruling force for centuries, founded by the people of Old Earth. Also known as "Eden" or "The Garden". Fallen now.Babel - A planet-sized supercomputer that has replaced all individually conscious artificial intelligences.EGO Neural Link - The neural chip inserted into the brain of most citizens in the Arcadia Sector, with built-in features such as a universal translator. Each EGO Link can be outfitted with additional modifications.Presented by UniversiD&D

Content Warning: Graphic Violence, Chewing SoundsIt is good to be home.Arcadia Main Theme by Eric PowersJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5Appendix:OFF/Spring - A transhumanist society that split off from humanity before The Edenic Empire was formed. Dedicated to the furthering of knowledge. Invented Babel.Free Systems Alliance (FSA) - A group of planets under a shared doctrine that pledge to protect one another under threat of occupation.Orbital Commerce Charter (OCC) - A Trade Organization established under the Edenic empire. When the empire fell, the OCC used its economic leverage to take advantage of the power vacuum, and now owns BEOWULF.The Edenic Empire - The major ruling force for centuries, founded by the people of Old Earth. Also known as "Eden" or "The Garden". Fallen now.The Clear Sky Group - The independent contracting agency that employs The Orpheus Company.Babel - A planet-sized supercomputer that has replaced all individually conscious artificial intelligences.Striders - Giant mechs piloted by individual crew members. Corvettes - Single-pilot ships that fly, but do not break orbit.Runners - Small crew ships that make interplanetary runs. (i.e. The Orpheus)Gamma Simulation - A robot.Beta Simulation - An artificial copy of a specific person's consciousness.EGO Neural Link - The neural chip inserted into the brain of most citizens in the Arcadia Sector, with built-in features such as a universal translator. Each EGO Link can be outfitted with additional modifications.Presented by UniversiD&D

Content Warning: Violence, Themes of ColonialismNOW PLAYING: THE WORD FOR WORLD IS OCEANThe file opens with static. No, rain. Then: breathing. Then: wind. Then: silence beneath the water. Arcadia Main Theme by Eric PowersJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5Appendix:OFF/Spring - A transhumanist society that split off from humanity before The Edenic Empire was formed. Dedicated to the furthering of knowledge. Invented Babel.Free Systems Alliance (FSA) - A group of planets under a shared doctrine that pledge to protect one another under threat of occupation.Orbital Commerce Charter (OCC) - A Trade Organization established under the Edenic empire. When the empire fell, the OCC used its economic leverage to take advantage of the power vacuum, and now owns BEOWULF.The Edenic Empire - The major ruling force for centuries, founded by the people of Old Earth. Also known as "Eden" or "The Garden". Fallen now.Babel - A planet-sized supercomputer that has replaced all individually conscious artificial intelligences.Striders - Giant mechs piloted by individual crew members. Gamma Simulation - A robot.EGO Neural Link - The neural chip inserted into the brain of most citizens in the Arcadia Sector, with built-in features such as a universal translator. Each EGO Link can be outfitted with additional modifications.Presented by UniversiD&D

There was once a city in orbit,built from the bones of warships.A child ran through its marble halls chasing a coin.A man signed a name he did not choose.Four shadows crossed paths near a leaking vent.The station turned.The station turned.And the stars forgot their names.Arcadia Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from Pixabay and TableTop AudioJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5Appendix:Arcadia - The sector of the galaxy that was occupied by the Edenic Empire, and therefore connected by Aperture gates. The "known galaxy".BEOWULF - A City-Ship that orbits a red dwarf star. It was once a military vessel under Edenic rule, but has been converted to a corporate dreamscape.The Edenic Empire - The major ruling force for centuries, founded by the people of Old Earth. Also known as "Eden" or "The Garden". Fallen now.Talle Vesh - Also known as "Big Middle". The commercial district of BEOWULF, like Times Square in space.The Clear Sky Group - An independent contracting agency that The Orpheus is employed by.The Orpheus - The ship crewed by our protagonists. Babel - A planet-sized supercomputer that has replaced all individually conscious artificial intelligences.OFF/Spring - A transhumanist society that split off from humanity before The Edenic Empire was formed. Dedicated to the furthering of knowledge. Invented Babel.Free Systems Alliance - A group of planets under a shared doctrine that pledge to protect one another under threat of occupation.Presented by UniversiD&D

New listeners: start here!Six frozen crewmembers. No contact in an eternity. The skeleton crew of Chariot-03 is waking up.Arcadia Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5This is the prologue for our upcoming season of Arcadia: A Space Opera. This sci-fi season is completely separate from Heart: The State Within, so you can jump in here! Episode 1 will follow next week with more context, new characters, and an explanation of the game we will be running for this season.

Part 2 of the 2-part finale.It is quiet here. I didn't think it would be quiet anywhere. But it is quiet here.Heart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Part 1 of a 2-part finale.This is the end of the line. Find life wherever it still exists.Content Warning: Gore, Religious Themes, Excessive LanguageHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric Maytassoundimage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Who can we trust, if we cannot trust each other? Who can we trust, if we cannot trust ourselves?Content Warnings: Excessive ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music:"Outpost 31" & "Ghost Town"tabletopaudio.comAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

When we have no natural predators, what is it that we fear most? Content Warning: ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric Maytassoundimage.orgAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Maybe history is not set in stone. Maybe it's just a story we tell ourselves, so that we can wrap our minds around how the hell we got to where we are now.Content Warning: Religious ThemesHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric Maytassoundimage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

You are what I revolve around.You are the sun that rises, I am the rain that falls.I do not live without You.I will take You.I will be You.Content Warning: Graphic ViolenceTheme Music by Eric PowersAdditional Music & SFX:"Strangers on a Train"tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

If we replace every last plank in our bodies, are we still the same vessel? Content Warning: Body Horror, Excessive LanguageHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric Maytassoundimage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

To be completely alone, surrounded by nothing but air, and buildings, and trees. To be completely alone, surrounded by thousands of people. Content Warnings: Grating Metal SFX, Bodily HorrorHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Will our journey be done if we reach The Crown? Will we finally be safe, our loved ones back at our side? Heart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayAdditional Music by Eric Maytassoundimage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

The sound of fire fills the air. The smoke fills our lungs. The train moves forward.Content Warnings: Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

People aren't the whole world. Human beings are just added noise on quiet plains. But the mountains are eerily silent this morning. Heart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Something knows we are out here. Something is watching us. Waiting for us. Content Warnings: Body Horror, Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

An old world is out there, waiting to welcome us again. Content Warnings: Trypophobia, Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional SFX from PixabayPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

There is a carriage at the edge of the world. Onboard are four souls whose fates will soon be revealed.Content Warnings: Discussion of deathHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

No more words. No more breaths. We'll save each other when we're dead. We'll see each other again in whatever lies beyond this wretched city.Content Warnings: Intense Gore, Gun Violence, Excessive LanguageHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/ SFX:"Heart: High Rise" from tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

It's finally time! Bring your loved ones! Everyone you know! It's never happened before and it will certainly never happen again!Content Warning: Talk of Death, ViolenceTheme Music by Eric PowersAdditional Music:"Outpost 31"tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Frogs, insects, fish, what makes them so different from us? They are conscious, too. They live, they breathe. We pick them apart when they die, daggers and combs into their skin. Why should we face a different fate?Content Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Human Dissection, Gore, ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

I was afraid before. I'm not afraid anymore. I've changed. It's all so different now. Are we still friends? Or are we strangers now?Content Warnings: Gore, ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Seeing the world, knowing what you're doing, not being able to stop it. Seeing the world, seeing your friends, killing the people around you. This is a lonely, isolated existence.Content Warnings: Violence, Excessive LanguageHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

In every district, on every street, you'll likely find a boy trying to outrun his father's past. Content Warning: Violence, Implications of Parental AbuseTheme Music by Eric PowersAdditional Music:"Outpost 31"tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

There is an old proverb in Heart that goes like this: "When the fighting is past, there will come a time when we will gaze out from our castle walls and tell ourselves we will stand tall forever. Only then, in our moment of pride, will these stones crumble beneath our feet."Content Warnings: Gore, Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

People may forget things. It's part of what makes them human in the first place. But the earth doesn't forget. The trees and stones carry memory through the ages, caring precious little for terms like past or present. The stone and the trees will remember the debts you owe. Maybe you shouldn't have survived those woods last time. Maybe you won't this time.Content Warnings: Intense Gore, Prolonged Descriptions of Blood, Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

There's a curse on this foul city. It pours through the cracks in the walls. Seeps into the blood of the people. There's a curse on this city, and it is whispering to me. Do you hear it, too?Theme Music by Eric PowersAdditional Music:"Alone Again" by Eric Matyaswww.soundimage.org"Outpost 31"tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

"A lie is just a diverging strand of the truth, not its opposite. From a lie we can extrapolate information: what details are thought to be important, what real ideals are held by those who have the power in shaping their story. Lies are not the opposite of truth. The opposite of truth is the absence of any information at all. There is no truth but the one we can see for ourselves. And there is no lie but the one we can know to be false."-Samantha Shilling, from The Drybrook AlmanacContent Warnings: Descriptions of Death, ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

"Where does science stop, and magic begin? Supernatural is relative. It is relative to how much we know about our world. That which we can know, we can face. We may fear it, but we can face it. That which is unknown, though, we stand no chance against. When we stand in front of the unknown, we are tiny, helpless creatures, and the light has been shut off."-Samantha Shilling, from The Drybrook AlmanacContent Warnings: Description of Drowning, Gore, Gun ViolenceHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/SFX by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Do you have memory of our life as it once was? Not as we once were, but as all of us used to be. My memory reeks of peppermint, and tastes like candied apples. Would you like to try it?Content Warnings: Intense GoreHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music/ SFX:"Rain and Thunder Outside", "Ominous Pursuit" by Eric MaytasSoundImage.org"Heart: High Rise" from tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Evil may only enter our lives willingly. We shut it out, let its tune pass over us in waves as we ignore its call. Eventually, though, we must invite it in. Hear the song it sings. So tell me, Father: what's behind that door? Content Warnings: Gore, Religious ThemesHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Today is a good day for visions. I am ready to be a prophet. I am ready to be a prophet. I am ready.Content Warnings: Gore, Description of Drowning, Religious ThemesHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric MaytasSoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

It is midnight in the city. While the streets remain empty, the neon interiors of Heart still pulse. Outside, two fates begin to wrap around each other. Content Warnings: Drug Abuse, Gun Violence, DeathHeart Main Theme by Eric PowersAdditional Music by Eric Maytas:"Darkness Approaches," "Cyber City Nights," & "Warped Alien Band"SoundImage.orgPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

There is a train at the edge of the world. Onboard are two souls whose fates will soon become intertwined. Content Warning: Gore, Gun ViolenceTheme Music by Eric PowersAdditional Music & SFX:"Wandering the Streets" by Eric Matyaswww.soundimage.org"Outpost 31" & "Strangers on a Train"tabletopaudio.comPresented by UniversiD&DJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/aM4MkZPTb5

Season 1 begins Friday, September 29th. Join us, poor souls.Theme music by Eric PowersPresented by UniversiD&D