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Twilight Direct Episode 71: Dusk to Dawn–Part 7: Sunrise from 2021-03-26T19:55:42
Therapnia was defeated and the hulking form of Skitter-Click recovered two issues that troubled the crew of Twilight Direct. Othello has a robot army and is probably trying to take over the city, a...
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Twilight Direct Episode 70: Dusk to Dawn–Part 6: Dawn from 2021-03-16T00:04:48
Renfred and Clause are hunkered down on Devil’s Isle awaiting for the storm to hit. Meanwhile Grim and Binder recruit a squad of the rough and tough, and also Bruce to take on the Healing Hou...
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Twilight Direct Episode 69: Dusk to Dawn–Part 5: Witching Hour from 2021-03-07T14:50:10
Having foiled the Shapers plot the crew takes a quick breather before dividing to deal with disparate timely events. Renfred heads to Devil’s Isle to aid the committee and the citizens there....
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Twilight Direct Episode 68: Dusk to Dawn–Part 4: Night from 2021-02-21T16:12:51
The crew begins their infiltration of the Shapers telephone hub. What plots will they find… and probably try to blow up? Can Grim finally begin to put to rest his past association? What super...
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Twilight Direct Episode 67: Dusk to Dawn–Part 3: Twilight from 2021-01-24T22:11:03
Grim and Magnolia grieve the loss of Vivian. With conspiracies coming to fruition, the gang must make some hard choices on how to deal with the situation at hand. A showdown is coming for Grim betw...
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Twilight Direct Episode 66: Dusk to Dawn–Part 2: Dusk from 2021-01-15T00:06:03
The crew, the family of twilight direct face the most dire consequences of their efforts to stand up to the powers that be. Some channel their rage into destructive acts of vengeance against the pe...
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Twilight Direct Episode 65: Dusk to Dawn–Part 1: Sunset from 2021-01-12T01:04:46
Battered and bruised, more emotionally than physically, the crew get some time to deal with personal matters troubles. Skitter-Click sets off to deal with a mystery that always seems to fall throug...
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Twilight Direct Episode 64: Good Deeds–Part 2 from 2020-12-30T18:16:56
Grim and Magnolia are sidelined by stress and grief from their falling out with Vivian; Renfred has lost his family to a zealous former lover, and Binder is Binder… So that means it’s u...
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Twilight Direct Episode 63: Good Deeds–Part 1 from 2020-12-24T23:00:28
Twilight direct has stopped the mind control devices from falling into a demons clutches, but their consciences couldn’t just rest with that good deed done. So they plot how to steal the rema...
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Twilight Direct Episode 62: Empty Headed–Part 2 from 2020-12-16T19:51:04
We all struggle. Loss, frustration, uncertainty, mortality. But for all struggles, there is a cure. A veritable smorgasbord of them, in fact. Welcome to the Vacant. Lay your woes aside, for a time....
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Twilight Direct Episode 61: Empty Headed–Part 1 from 2020-12-08T14:00
With the Mind Taker in hand, the crew struggle with morality that, for a change, isn’t so black and white as whether or not to go do some murders. Before a proper schism can set in, though, t...
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Twilight Direct Episode 60: Train Heist Seance!–Part 2 from 2020-12-03T14:44:58
A death in the greater Twilight Direct family. Secrets revealed lead to heart break, but also hope for a young idealist. Can Binder and Magnolia undo death in a city of ghosts, or is their friend&#...
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Twilight Direct Episode 59: Train Heist Seance!–Part 1 from 2020-11-26T17:53:43
Olivia’s in charge again, so Twilight Direct is on a train again. Her direction has yielded nothing but success at every turn! We’re certain this time won’t deviate from the rest....
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Twilight Direct Episode 58: Shepards, Luminaries and Demons–Part 3 from 2020-11-18T18:03:42
The players wrap up the last session and the crew of Twilight Direct gets some time to reflect on what they accomplished and touch base with friends and family. https://nevertellmetheob.w...
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Twilight Direct Episode 57: Shepards, Luminaries and Demons–Part 2 from 2020-11-11T02:55:13
The crew of Twilight Direct stake out the Committee’s HQ and infiltrate the building. How long does it take before things take a turn for the worse and the crew resorts to des...
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Twilight Direct Episode 56: Shepards, Luminaries and Demons–Part 1.1 from 2020-11-03T22:23:56
A child stolen, hope offered by the Grey Shepards, and hope snatched away by the Committee of Liminality and their rules. Undeterred, Trapper and his friends plan a daring jailbreak....
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Twilight Direct Episode 55: The Beast from 2020-10-28T22:48:58
As a favor to Zia, the crew strike into the Old Growth, where the psychic residue from the Beast yields a constant… yields a sm… a sound? a… what’s… where are w https:...
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Twilight Direct Episode 54: Chrome Crushers–Part 2 from 2020-10-20T12:28:12
The gang is halfway through some demolitions work in a mine when security shows up. Security in the Union doesn’t pull punches and doesn’t run out of bullets, though, and mines arenR...
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Twilight Direct Episode 53: Chrome Crushers–Part 1 from 2020-10-15T17:00:54
Twilight Direct needs to make some cash for once, and after some deliberation, they decide mining companies aren’t exactly strapped for it. Besides, the crew has a reputation for demolitions ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 52: Love Letters or Hate Mail? from 2020-10-06T14:49:08
The crew have some time to breathe and catch up on long simmering issues, however just because Twilight Direct is taking a breather doesn’t mean the rest of city’s power players just wa...
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Twilight Direct Episode 51: (Don’t) Split the Crew–Part 2 from 2020-10-01T00:04:20
Grim, Trapper, and Skitter-click formulate an elaborate plan to retrieve stolen goods and make an example of the Loose Change… just kidding, they run in guns blazing, and may have bitten off ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 50: (Don’t) Split the Crew–Part 1 from 2020-09-23T20:16:22
It’s time to finally get Magnolia off Fish Parole. Well, if Twilight Direct can possibly organize its members, that is! The crew opt to divide and conquer, though, as usual, that “conqu...
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Twilight Direct Episode 49: Recurring Nightmare–Part 2 from 2020-09-16T02:24:13
It’s time to handle Grim’s inner demons. Well… one of them. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 48: Recurring Nightmare–Part 1 from 2020-09-11T19:37:06
The crew unwinds after a tense, but successful score, but the city never sleeps and obligations never die – even when they… y’know. Die. So Mags does some submarine negotiations, ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 47: Choosing Family–Part 4 from 2020-09-02T21:31:47
The crew is locked in a tight battle with the Delicate Woman and her Reform movement! Can they survive with enough juice remaining to finish the assassination of the Ixe leadership? https://ne...
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Twilight Direct Episode 46: Choosing Family–Part 3 from 2020-08-26T01:28:23
Twilight Direct heads out on its rescue/assassination mission. Can they overcome the Ixe and a surprise lurking in the shadows? https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/ [Audio https:...
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Twilight Direct Episode 45: Choosing Family–Part 2 from 2020-08-20T19:44:24
A job from the Shapers and an old acquaintance of Grim’s throw Twilight Direct into disarray. Can the crew come together to help Renfred’s nephew, and whose principles will they follow...
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Twilight Direct Episode 44: Choosing Family–Part 1 from 2020-08-12T01:37:30
The crew has completed a score without Grim, but his absence is not unfelt. Grim meanwhile is dealing with his nightmares more and more and needs his crew’s help. Fortunately, Ren...
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Twilight Direct Episode 43: Philanthropist Vampires Society–Part 3 from 2020-08-05T22:01:20
The Good Neighbors Society at the University of Good People. What could be gooder? Nothing, nothing at all – this is simply the goodest, and there is nothing more to say. Nothing. More. To sa...
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Twilight Direct Episode 42: Philanthropist Vampires Society–Part 2 from 2020-07-29T02:05:53
Olivia makes her inroads, and then immediately wraps up the crew in attempts to prepare for The Good Neighbor Society’s gala. Everyone makes new frie- well, contacts, trying to figure out exa...
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Twilight Direct Episode 41: Philanthropist Vampires Society–Part 1 from 2020-07-21T23:00:14
The crew – and players – collect themselves after Aurum Tower. The city is bubbling with the news – a stupendous, daring, underwater heist! There’s a bit of a stall in figur...
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Twilight Direct Episode 40: Aurum Tower–Part 4 from 2020-07-19T14:55:08
Cornered between the Goodmen and an agent of the Blue Spider, Twilight Direct is in peril. What kind of gambit will they employ to escape, and who will make it out alive and unscathed!? Find out on...
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Twilight Direct Episode 39: Aurum Tower–Part 3 from 2020-07-07T17:10:22
Only one generator to go! Another spider lurks in the shadows, weaving his own web to complicate our heroes’ plans. Can the gang complete the job and get out without bringing down the whole p...
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Twilight Direct Episode 38: Aurum Tower–Part 2 from 2020-06-30T13:06:27
The crew of Twilight Direct are in the belly of the beast now as they try to shut down the security and communication of Aurum Tower before their allies of convenience run headfirst into a timer na...
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Twilight Direct Episode 37: Aurum Tower–Part 1 from 2020-06-23T12:47:31
Grim is haunted by his killing of Thresh, but there is no time to alleviate his conscience – the gang has a job to do! The crew finally make it to Aurum tower and meet with their fellow co-co...
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Twilight Direct Episode 36: A Calm Before–Part 3 from 2020-06-17T00:20:42
The crew investigates the case of the missing saura at the Sachen Corp factory. Grim finds work, while Skitter-click, Magnolia, and Trapper find something else entirely. Also, something someth...
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Twilight Direct Episode 35: A Calm Before- Part 2 from 2020-06-10T21:06:34
The crew start piecing together bits of the tapestry the bigger fish in town have been weaving, leaving us to wonder – how do fish weave in the first place? Find out this time, with Twilight ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 34: A Calm Before–Part 1 from 2020-06-04T14:19:21
The slow-moving beast of a city has started to roil with action as different massive powers rouse their tools and intentions, and Twilight Direct seems to have a finger in every pie, by design...
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Twilight Direct Episode 33: Manta Adventure–Part 3 from 2020-05-26T21:28:32
Magnolia is lost in more ways than one, but the Score was completed. Will new opportunities quell the bitter taste of the mission? On top of that, Vivian’s deed is still not secure – wi...
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Twilight Direct Episode 32: Manta Adventure–Part 2 from 2020-05-20T21:14:47
The crew find themselves in desperate straits: Magnolia and Binder face off against a mysterious Manta, while Grim is swimming alone, naked, in the ocean, with nothing but a grenade… at least...
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Twilight Direct Episode 31: Manta Adventure–Part 1 from 2020-05-12T21:49:45
The crew of Twilight Direct, having recovered from the Weeping, still must scrounge up enough coin to buy Vivian’s clinic before it gets sold. Thus, they embark on a small errand and pr...
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Twilight Direct Episode 30: Lachrymose–Part 3 from 2020-05-07T23:02:07
The Healing House is is a treasure trove of valuable secrets and wretched disease, so what we’re gonna do is jam our hand in that poison cookie jar and see what comes out. https://nevertellme...
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Twilight Direct Episode 29: Lachrymose–Part 2 from 2020-04-29T01:09:06
A bombshell or three drop on Magnolia, and the crew start thinking about ugly ways to find some coin to protect the Inferno from being snuffed under the pressure. A lot of jobs are ugly, ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 28: Lachrymose–Part 1 from 2020-04-21T19:45:39
Unbeknownst to our dearest listeners, it has been some months, so to regroup and refresh, we get in some extensive downtime: Magnolia pays Binder a visit, Renfred catches up with old colleague...
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Twilight Direct Episode 27: Submerged Sabotage–Part 2 from 2020-04-14T22:35:36
The gang heads out to sea encountering one the fighters from the melee. Renfred guides the submersible, while Grim tires a new tact… talking. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 26: Submerged Sabotage–Part 1 from 2020-04-08T00:12:59
The crew debate what to do next and we also delve into the lore of the most fearsome creature found in the union, the dreaded Trout! https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 25: Let Them Fight!–Part 2 from 2020-04-02T14:59:05
The Gang heads out to blow the roof off the melee. What happens when miscommunication and Grim’s stubbornness endanger himself? https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 24: Let Them Fight!–Part 1 from 2020-03-26T19:21:43
The Copper Street Boys’ fighting ring is holding a melee headlined by the Dale. Can Grim score an alliance with a participant to up his chances in the brawl? https://nevertellmetheob.wordpres...
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Twilight Direct Episode 23: Grim Dark–Part 4 from 2020-03-17T23:46:32
Binder goes solo as he attempts to secure the score, crucially forgetting that he is terrible at such skirmishes. Does he survive, and what are the consequences for crossing the Shapers?! https://n...
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Twilight Direct Episode 22: Grim Dark–Part 3 from 2020-03-12T12:40:24
The crew play Pokemon Go, but with ghosts! Also, things get dire as the score goes from risky to desperate at rapid speed. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 21: Grim Dark–Part 2 from 2020-03-07T14:42:20
Magnolia returns some books, Binder negotiates over a book, Renfred’s back from bookkeeping, and Grim, well, he’s got one for the books, and it’s a spooky doozy. https://nevertell...
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Twilight Direct Episode 20: Grim Dark–Part 1 from 2020-02-26T23:07:11
Introducing sktrrrrr’klk (… Skitter-click) the Saura, and following the individuals in Twilight Direct as they grab some drinks, read a good book, make friends, and… run afoul of ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 19: The Delicate Affair – Part 3 from 2020-02-18T22:25:01
Okay, but what does one do with a dead expert on fringe tech power sources, and why do we need them in the basement of some gala? Your guess is as good as ours. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 18: The Delicate Affair – Part 2 from 2020-02-11T15:12:06
The crew of Twilight Direct infiltrate the University of good people for the second time! And for the second time the face off against the Chali Custodian Mardock! https://nevertellmetheob.wordpres...
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Twilight Direct Episode 17: The Delicate Affair – Part 1 from 2020-02-05T04:36:27
A mysterious client has offered a substantial reward for acquisition and transport of a particular ghost, Elizabeth (Liz) Jeska, and on this score is the newest rapscallion to join the crew, Cheste...
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Twilight Direct Episode 16: Reap and Sunrise – Part 2 from 2020-01-29T04:02:37
The Crew of Twilight Direct make their way into the Ixe compound and confront the assassins Ghost. Does the crew get off the island? Does Magnolia get her sunrise, find out this week on Never Tell ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 15: Reap and Sunrise – Part 1 from 2020-01-23T15:07:24
The Crew of Twilight direct debate about the path forward and despite Magnolia’s misgivings about the score, the possibility to see a Cape Dawn sunrise is too much to pass up. https://neverte...
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Twilight Direct Episode 14: Tarred and Papered – Part 2 from 2020-01-15T02:00:30
The gang has fended off the first salvo of the war in bloody fashion. Now, after some soul searching by Magnolia, the crew intend to end the war. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 13: Tarred and Papered – Part 1 from 2020-01-10T15:10:05
Gang War! Gang War! Twilight Direct stumbles into its first gang war, how does the crew conduct itself during times of strife? https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 12: Tinder and Smoke – Part 2 from 2020-01-03T05:31:29
The gang attempts to be book thieves by infiltrating the little gang of the Tenderfoot Boys. Binder over-thinks, Grim over-drinks, and Renfred and Magnolia suffer for their hijinks. https://neverte...
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Twilight Direct Episode 11: Tinder and Smoke – Part 1 from 2019-12-28T20:53:53
Join us this week as the gang considers several high-brow, literary avenues to accrue new coin and clients, and Grim makes some new friends. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 10: Rivals of Ixe – Part 2 from 2019-12-23T14:53:16
The crew begins their next score warily, suspicious of their client and uncertain of the value of the item they’ve been contracted to protect. Can the crew adapt, or will the Followers of the Ixe e...
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Twilight Direct Episode 09: Rivals of Ixe – Part 1 from 2019-12-14T04:22:05
The crew of Twilight Direct deals with the fallout of the previous score, while also getting new job opportunities. Also we “discuss” a newspaper the crew communicates through and talk more about t...
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Twilight Direct Episode 08: Of Gangs and Ghosts – Part 4 from 2019-12-07T16:49:46
The crew of Twilight Direct are scattered after their last mission. How will they find one another and escape the aftermath of the erstwhile Claire’s second death? Also this episode: Score wrap-up ...
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Twilight Direct Episode 07: Of Gangs and Ghosts – Part 3 from 2019-11-27T20:43:06
Inter-party conflict has to led the score to the brink of failure. Can the crew recover the ghost of Clair and complete the score or will the rupture lead to a traumatic outcome? https://nevertellm...
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Twilight Direct Episode 06: Of Gangs and Ghosts – Part 2 from 2019-11-21T15:02:16
The crew of Twilight Direct heads out to secure Claire’s ghost, but there is disunity brewing in the party. How will the crew complete a score with their disparate beliefs tearing them between stay...
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Twilight Direct Episode 05: Of Gangs and Ghosts – Part 1 from 2019-11-16T16:07:53
Having successfully completed a score the crew of Twilight Direct deal with the repercussions of their last score and embark on a new one. https://nevertellmetheob.wordpress.com/
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Twilight Direct Episode 04: The Ghost of Dr. Vogue – Part 4 from 2019-11-09T14:38:57
With the score successfully complete the players navigate through the downtime phase of the Blades in the Dark system and mark experience for their characters. This is a crunchy episode, you have b...
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Twilight Direct Episode 03: The Ghost of Dr. Vogue – Part 3 from 2019-10-31T14:16:45
The crew of Twilight Direct encounter two powerful organizations trying to secure the Ghost of Dr. Vogue. Can the crew complete the score or will their prize slip through their fing...
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Twilight Direct Episode 02: The Ghost of Dr. Vogue – Part 2 from 2019-10-23T01:19:17
Do the crew of Twilight Direct manage to slip past Custodian Ezra and his fellow Keepers with Dr. Vogue’s ghost? How does Grim fare with his auto-defenestration strategy? Find out on this weeks epi...
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Twilight Direct Episode 01: The Ghost of Dr. Vogue – Part 1 from 2019-10-17T02:20
The crew of Twilight Direct embarks on their first score, to recover the ghost of Dr. Vouge for the mysterious L, and they are not the only ones searching for him this evening… https://ne...
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Twilight Direct Episode 0: Welcome to the Union from 2019-10-09T03:17:54
Welcome to the first episode of NTMTOb! We begin with a brief introduction and then start character creation for a tabletop RPG using our own setting, using the Blades in the Dark system...
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