Alan is following leads related to a missing person’s case. She has discovered that it involves a Tong by the name of Hu. Hu’s job is to get potential targets isolate and abduct them. He finds out that Hu is targeting a new victim. With some careful planning Alan sets about constructing a trap for the abductor. Plans get laid out, but then Valentin…

Sunny managed to get more nuyen for the job, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to pay it all out to the runners she hires. After sorting through the bids to take the job, she decides to bring Nemo along once more to meet with the Ramos brothers. They end up at a biker bar filled with I-Fivers, and Nemo learns just how much he’s been screwing himsel…

Sunny’s been getting back into the swing of things at her psychiatry practice. She receives a call after her last patient of the day leaves. It’s an old friend and fellow fixer. He’s got a Johnson he doesn’t feel like meeting up with, so he offers the job to Sunny instead. She brings along Nemo for backup, and he learns a little bit about the other…

Gears wants to expand his influence over his neighbors in the Redmond Barrens. He’s already gained a small following of people who are protected from other gangers in the area. The turrets he keeps on the roof are armed and ready to shoot anyone trying to cause problems or get too close to the warehouse he calls home. As the leader of what some are…

Xio sends Nemo to see her old fixer Lomax. Nemo hope that he’ll find someone to tell him what they can about the bunraku chip stolen from the Tong. >>>>> [Looks like this model has upgraded flexibility and, uh, yeah. Pretty much everything you’d think of, it’s better.]By Original Box Set

**June is a busy month for us over here. Instead of breaking for the month we decided to release shorter episodes so you aren't stuck waiting like Nemo and Xio! We'll be picking up our usual run time again in mid July.** Xio and Nemo experience the boredom of waiting. So much waiting… it’s hard to find things to fill the time. >>>>> [So, you’re say…

Sunny’s been getting back into the swing of seeing patients at her psychiatry practice. It’s good to be back. Unfortunately, Nancy has some bad news regarding Xio’s upcoming surgery to put a damper on her mood. Meanwhile, Gears has been hard at work figuring out how to either steal a deck or steal the parts to build one. Unfortunately, he can only …

Xiomara is searching for a doctor willing to operate and remove the tumor in her head. It’s not going well. The reputable hospitals and neurosurgeons won’t take her unless she has insurance as the corps pay close attention to their doctor’s time and they have to remain legit. The street docs she’s talked to either don’t have the skills or the facil…

Time moves on, even if you aren’t conscious enough to notice. Xio last escape attempt didn’t end well. Since then, she’s been kept in a medicated fog to keep her from hurting herself and others. For the first time in weeks she’s awake enough to know she’s still trapped in the psych ward, and immediately makes plans for another escape attempt. This …

Alan and Ody- sorry, Nemo, head over to Gears’ warehouse squat in Redmond to get his assistance in identifying the piece of bioware and defusing the bomb attached to it. They find a lot has changed since they last visited, but change is frequent in a lawless place like Redmond anyway. Alan wants to head to the Underground to seek out a talismonger …

As Xio struggles to escape from the psychiatric hospital she’s trapped in, a lot’s been happening in the outside world. The last message Alan received from Odysseus said that he’d found important evidence for Alan’s investigation into illegal bunraku parlors. But now Der Biergarten has burned to the ground and Odysseus isn’t answering his calls. Al…

Things have taken a turn for the worse for Xiomara. She was caught by Knight Errant when her body ran through a security checkpoint while her mind was trapped in the matrix. The few times she’s come conscious haven’t made things any better, just more bloody and confused. She’s only concerned with escape, to break away from her captors and run to fr…

Xio’s almost settled in to her new apartment. After weeks of jobs followed by weeks of health problems Xio finally has time to dig into the massive amount of data she scored from her hack on Aegis Safeguard Securities a few months back. As she organizes the recordings of Lucky Lucciano’s place her deck malfunctions. When she tries to figure out wha…

Armed with the names of some high level Tong, Odysseus seeks more information about them from his friend Chris, a former Blue Lantern. The risk may be too great to go after them immediately, but at least he’ll have a better idea of what he’s getting himself into in order to find out what happened to Yi. >>>>> [Joey. Come on man, you gotta let this …

Season two kicks off with Odysseus teaming up with Alan Parsons to find out more information on several missing persons. Detective Parsons believes that the man Odysseus helped bring in may not only be the key to finding Yi Kong, but can also expose a bunraku crime ring. The same one that killed his client several months ago. They have to get into …

Xiomara Shadowrun Narration One: Glitch Hey chummers! Season two is right around the corner, and as we lead into it I’ve finished one more narration piece for your listening enjoyment! After Xiomara’s initial hospital visit at the end of last season, she found out that the reason for her deteriorating health is a tumor pressing up against her data …

Hello again! Long time, no post! I’ve finally had time to continue my audio mixing practice before we start Season two in February. Here is part two of the Odysseus milk run. He’s with his team transferring a shipment of guns from the warehouse they’re stored in to where the trade is going to happen. I recommend relistening to part one so the flow …

Hello all! With Season One of our actual play podcast wrapped up and Season Two beginning in January, I wanted to take the time in between to get better at audio mixing. For the next several weeks, I'll be posting short narrated episodes as I complete them, so they may not be as regular as our actual play episodes. I want to make sure that they are…

Xio’s back in Seattle, trying to ‘go back to the source’ and get her head checked. After a nine day wait she’s finally able to get to the cyber doc, but it’s hailing, the rental car’s autopilot won’t risk driving in that weather, and she’s in no shape to get there by herself. So, she calls up a friend to help her and they head south to Ft. Lewis. >…

Xio continues to seek out answers for the increasingly disturbing glitches where she’s trapped in the Matrix, unable to control and jack out. She’s willing to look for anything that can help, or at least how to keep it from getting worse. Her search leads her to the Horizon hospital on the isle, to the mental asylum ward to meet with a man who fail…

After Sunny was a no show, and her altercation with the AI Nancy, Xio decided that it was time for a vacation. She went to the island to stay with Sitting Eagle and his family. There are questions that need answers, and if Xio can’t get help finding them the glitches she’s been experiencing may get worse. >>>>> [You must return to the source. It is…

Odysseus has untangled himself from the drama between Nick and Jessica. At least for the moment. He’s back on track, following up on the disappearances of Yi Kong and several other women at the hands of what looks to be a werewolf. It’s Friday night and he’s heading to Howl at the Moon to see if he can find Pauly, the creep he’s heard may be the on…

Odysseus has a problem on his hands. That problem’s name is Jessica Lucciano. She has no desire to see her husband, but Odysseus insists that Nick will be able to help keep her safe. He’s not a good liar, and if pressed Odysseus would not be able to keep a secret this big. So he’s off to find Lucky, and practices very carefully the words he should …

We finish up Gears’ downtime as he takes some well-deserved R&R. He indulges in his new drug of choice, and invites his roommate to join him on an astral adventure. Then it’s back to business, as he needs to expand on his collection of drones to be more valuable to potential Johnsons. >>>>> [Was any of that real? Did any of that actually happen, or…

Gears learned that his Camaro has a unique and dangerous onboard computing AI during his trip to Chicago. But there was more mystery over the person who modified his car, and what he was trying to accomplish. The AI may also have some form of consciousness. Or, according to the records he’s found, the car may actually be possessed after all. >>>>> …

Gears has been trying to find out more about the history of his car for a while now. Through tracking down the list of previous owners, he’s traced its origin back to a mod shop in Chicago. With no new jobs coming from Sunny, he has the opportunity to find out who made this demon car what it is, and why. >>>>> [The car’s outside. If this is a trap …

Sunny is missing, leaving Xio and Alan stranded with their captive, waiting. Xio decides to take matters into her own hands and drives into downtown to visit Sunny’s office. She hopes to find some clues as to her whereabouts, but her office is locked up and no one’s home. Well, if you don’t count Sunny’s digital assistant, Nancy. >>>>> [The frag? W…

Alan has secured Zufar al Tahir and is on his way to turn the man into Sunny. She’s not answering her commlink though, so Alan needs to find some place to sit on their captive until he hears from her. Only she never calls back, and when he tries again Sunny’s number is disconnected. Fearing that they may not get paid, Alan and Xio try to find a way…

With both Lund and Trollface in the (multiple) hands of Dr. Feel Good and his scaly associate, Sunny has finally managed to rest. But it does nothing to lighten the oppressive weight of the data chip she carries. Sunny feels the walls closing in around her tighter than the body drawer she slept in. If Lund’s wrong, at least they can still turn him …

With Carston Lund barely conscious in the back seat, Sunny and Trollface drive off into the night to turn him over and get paid. Lund begs for his life, which they would normally ignore. He claims that Corp puppet masters are really in charge of the Enclave. And he can prove it. They don’t have much time, and Sunny must decide whether to assume tha…

The runners have fallen into the darkness below the Loblaw’s after Sunny’s trap failed to capture Carston Lund. Instead, he set a counter trap of his own, leaving only Trollface on the surface to stop their target from escaping. Sunny and the others have to find their way through the underground back topside. Before they can catch their breath thou…

As Alan and Xio track down and capture Zufar al Tahir for Sunny, she’s hired more runners to help her trap the last piece of the arson conspiracy. A meeting’s been set up with Carston Lund in a rundown part of Tacoma under the guise of high paying job. He thinks he’s being hired as an explosives expert for a team of runners. In reality Odysseus, Po…

Alan and Xio are hard at work tracking down their quarry. After a long day (and night) of legwork, they’ve narrowed down the possibilities to a small number of outliers that don’t match up to the fake IDs they have for Zufar al Tahir. They are in day two of their 48 hour window, but Xio seems to have an idea of who made the IDs. She has his Matrix …

Sunny has 48 hours to catch Zufar al Tahir before the brains behind the arsons skips town and disappears for good. She needs to get through the information they gathered from his home and figure out what ID he’s using out of the five active SINs he has to choose from. She hires Alan and Xio to get the job done. They don’t have much time, but Sunny …

Life doesn’t seem to slow down for Odysseus. The more he takes on the less he seems to get paid. In fact, helping Jessica stay safe and hidden from her mother, Mrs. Van Zant, is costing him a good amount of nuyen. There are plenty of ways to settle a debt though. Some being more pleasant, some being more profitable, but they’re always dirty. >>>>> …

Sunny’s hired on Xio and Odysseus to help her get into al Tahir’s home. Xio to break in, Odysseus to get them out if things get difficult. The window of opportunity to find the accountant who stole from the Enclave is closing. Al Tahir is going to get out of the city with enough money to buy a new identity. If they don’t manage to find what she nee…

We all make mistakes, but leaving your deck on after a data heist from a Corp shouldn’t be one of them. Unfortunately Xiomara had to find out the hard way when rent-a-cops came to arrest her just as she was moving into a new place. But she’s not too worried. She’s got Kuma close at hand and an active deck that the cops didn’t think to shut down bef…

While Gears and Odysseus discover the connection between Jessica and Mrs. Van Zant, Sunny is closing in on the person who planned the string of arsons. She knows Zufar al Tahir used the fires to collect the insurance money. She knows that he’s about to skip town if he hasn’t already. Sunny needs to find out where he’s headed, but first she needs to…

Gears and Odysseus got the jump on the organ grinders who’ve kidnapped Jessica Lucciano. They have a chance to take out a few Tong as well. But as much pleasure as that brings to Odysseus, he needs to find out why Jessica is so important to them and how he can stop them from finding her again. This means he needs someone alive to interrogate… >>>>>…

Odysseus and Gears have just finished handing off Lino the rat to Nick Lucciano. They went to Der Beirgarten to celebrate, but before they can even finish their beers another job lands in their laps. >>>>> [Yes, Mrs. Van Zant, we picked it up. How long do you want us to sit on it? Til morning? Yeah, I guess we can do that. I’ll put it in storage.] …

Sunny met with Detective Yumiri of Kagami Security, trading information to gain insight as to where Quickshot may be hiding. As she casts her search farther using her contacts she has to decide how much she’s willing to work with the security corps who are looking for him as well. She needs to find Quickshot first. If she doesn’t, the opportunity t…

Following the information that Maddie provided led Sunny to the Sun Son Apartments to find Quickshot. She and Terrence (aka Trollface) break into his apartment, but their mark wasn’t there. Instead they discover another sickening twist. The death toll following Quickshot is rising, and Sunny wants to get to him before he has a chance to add to it a…

Sunny Day has a hot date with the arsonist responsible for burning down three of the Enclave’s safe houses and holding Mr. Parsons hostage. She’s not too worried though, Sunny paid a lot of money to get on Phantom Dragon’s good side. Besides, it’s not the arsonist Sunny’s after, but rather the person who hired her. The ork woman is all too happy to…

The culmination of the runners’ efforts is about to pay off. After tailing and spying on Lino, Gears and Odysseus are ready to put together the plan to pick him up. But Odysseus seems to have taken a liking to their mark. Will he still hand the young man over to Lucky, knowing what his fate will be? We’ll find out at the conclusion of our miniserie…

The runners are learning a lot about Lino. They’ve gotten to know him quite well, and soon they’ll have a plan to pick him up for Lucky. They just need his work schedule for the week to know when his next day off is. Odysseus is following up on a lead to find his missing friend, and gets some disturbing information that connects her disappearance w…

Odysseus and Gears have taken the job to pick up Lino. They have to make sure no one knows he’s gone, and that means legwork. Lots of it. They settle into a safehouse nearby Lino’s place to start watching him. They need to find out who he spends time with, where he works, and when he’s away from the watchful eye of Aegis Safeguard Securities. Gears…

Lucky Nick Lucciano hired Sunny to put a team together and grab Lino. He wants it done with no witnesses and a full day without anyone noticing he’s gone. He wants to make sure he has a lot of ‘quality time’ with the man who sold him out. Sunny had a hell of a morning that started at 4 AM and has continued to go downhill from there. She gets in tou…

A little time has passed since the runners worked with Lucky to find out who sold him out to his mother-in-law. They’ve had a bit of down time, waiting for the next job to come along. Sunny’s been keeping busy with her day job, and gets an early wakeup call from an inebriated Nick Lucciano. He’s got the money to make sure Lino the rat is picked up …

As the runners start making the most of their downtime, one member of the team is still hard at work. Xiomara decided not to wait, and prepared herself for a run on Aegis to grab the footage on Nick’s home security along with whatever pay data she can score to help cover her tracks. Little did she know she’d be hitting it up right after the super w…

There’s a whole lot of mystery that still needs to be unraveled, a rat that needs catching, and things that need stealing. But how much sleep are you willing to sacrifice for it? Some are more willing than others in the group it seems. Lucky Nick Lucciano convinced Gears and Odysseus to stake out Lino’s house in suburban Everett. They realize that …