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Convergence 56: The Mark (Part 1)

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:10 +0000

As the party continues their investigation of the rift on Satis, a change in the anomaly works to divide the group.

Arnaud and Mara focus on new data. Nasir tries to earn a rival’s trust. Lila faces the monster.

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Convergence 55: Specter

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:59 +0000

After meeting with Dr. Sen at the anomaly, the party splits up to investigate what might have caused the appearance of the rift.

Nasir looks for clues surrounding the ghost ship’s arrival. Mara and Arnaud take a second shot at diplomacy on Satis. Lila has a reunion of her own.

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Convergence 54: Reunion

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:12 +0000

After learning of the anomaly and a renewed sighting of the ghost ship, the party faces an uneasy reunion on Satis, nearly three years after the last mission of the Minerva Project.

Nasir and Arnaud catch up over a friendly game. Mara reaches for old tools after her unexpected departure from Aventine. Lila tries to help a stranger in need, while finding it impossible to escape the choices of her past.

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Convergence 53: The Rift

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:29 +0000

The year is 2278. The Minerva Project no longer exists. A new interplanetary council presides over a renewed era of peace.

But as memories of humanity’s past begin to fade, the spheres have continued to move.

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Holiday Special 2025: Hemsworth With a Vengeance (Part 2)

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:53 +0000

After gaining the help of foe-turned-ally Wesley, the Hemsworth crew gains entry to the Fallmark Holiday Gala. Their goal: rescuing Chris from the 44th floor of Fallmark Tower and saving the Hamboree one last time. But with Fallmark’s CEO and Beth’s former boss hot on their trail, can our hometown heroes make it out of the tower unscathed? Find out in the finale of Hemsworth with a Vengeance!

Starring:

Jon Ossip as Dana Lin

Lauren Wilbanks as Beth Juniper

Michael Morales as Harry Finklestein

Mo Shatara as Carol Anne Walters

and special guest star Grant Hamersma as Simon Alexander Squatch

Gamemaster: Helie Dharia

Game System: Never Stop Blowing Up by Brennan Lee Mulligan & Carlos Luna

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Holiday Special 2025: Hemsworth With a Vengeance (Part 1)

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:00:54 +0000

Ho ho ho! We return, once again, to the idyllic town of Hemsworth as it prepares for the 414th annual Holiday Hamboree. But after someone close to the festivities goes missing, our crew gets pulled back in for One Last Job—this time with the entire holiday season at stake.

Starring:

Jon Ossip as Dana Lin

Lauren Wilbanks as Beth Juniper

Michael Morales as Harry Finklestein

Mo Shatara as Carol Anne Walters

and special guest star Grant Hamersma as Simon Alexander Squatch

Gamemaster: Helie Dharia

Game System: Never Stop Blowing Up by Brennan Lee Mulligan & Carlos Luna

“Shchedryk,” written by Mykola Leontovych, kazoo version arranged, produced, and performed by Jon Ossip

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 7

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:00:27 +0000

The finale. But for real this time.

With Kevin’s return reverberating through the tower and the Scarlet Spiral’s predetermined fates, the party faces their greatest challenge yet: empowered by psychic spores and unhinged ambition, Kevin seeks to seize control of every reality threaded through the Infinite Lexicon.

In the conclusion of Tales of the Scarlet Spiral, fate, chaos, and cosmic absurdity collide, proving that when destiny calls, sometimes you just have to floor it.

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 6

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:48 +0000

The finale was too big to fit into one episode, so welcome to part one of our double-header conclusion.

As the Scarlet Spiral carves their way through waves of furious mush-men to confront Belladonna’s fate, an old rhythm resurfaces in a shared, shroom-fueled hallucination, and a voice from the past uncovers half-truths, hidden motives, and unsettling implications about the blueprints extracted from the Gauntlet of Sound.

But revelations aren’t the only things emerging from the shadows, and an old foe returns—alive, ambitious, and far more dangerous than before. In this first half of the Tales of the Scarlet Spiral finale, the Spiral learns that the hardest part of their journey is yet to come.

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 5

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:00:44 +0000

The Scarlet Spiral’s adventures through fate reach new heights of chaos as they face off against Kevin, Faux-Fraustus, and two-thirds of a very angry divine polycule in a boardroom brawl that will decide more than quarterly earnings. As the fates split and realignment looms, the Spiral must navigate hostile takeovers of both the celestial and emotional variety.

Their next trial? A high-stakes leg-wrestling match in an untamed startup greenhouse—and a prophetic mushroom trip that goes wrong, or right, or possibly sideways.

In this antepenultimate chapter of Tales of the Scarlet Spiral, divine vengeance meets corporate synergy, and destiny’s HR department is working serious overtime.

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 4

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:51 +0000

Still unsure whose fate they’ve wandered into, the Scarlet Spiral must dazzle a hostile crowd and outrun a mob stirred into frenzy by divine interference. Between the wrath of the gods, the crush of the audience, and an overwhelming amount of celestial paperwork, their odds of survival are—at best—questionable.

But amid the chaos, an old foe emerges: the most fearsome threat of all, whose name is whispered in terror across the Infinite Lexicon… Kevin.

In this continuation of Tales of the Scarlet Spiral, the Spiral’s performance could make them legends—if they can survive long enough to schedule a meeting with their divine supervisor.

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 3

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:03 +0000

Fresh from surviving divine therapy, the Scarlet Spiral find themselves once again in the Hall of Mirrors—only this time, they’re not sure whose reflection they’re walking through. With their fates still bound to these shiny surfaces, they’ll need to navigate new dangers, bad decisions, and the consequences of their past actions.

Their journey takes a turn when they buy a batch of “totally safe” potions from a suspicious recluse, stumble into someone else’s destiny, and confront a vengeful techno-dance troupe that seems to know one of them too well. Between dangerous doors, untrustworthy puddles, and the desperate search for the most important member of any musical act—the drummer—the Spiral will need every ounce of luck, wit, and rhythm they have left.

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 2

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:33 +0000

The Scarlet Spiral has reached the Hall of Mirrors, where every reflection shows a new danger and every choice defies the will of fate. Tasked by Pale Varnus, god of the moon, each member now holds a literal key to their destiny. But with divine vengeance closing in, they’ll need more than bravado to survive the ever-changing tower.

What awaits them? A gauntlet of gods’ revenge, shifting realities, and—because this is the Scarlet Spiral—an unexpected detour to strip-mall martial arts classes, picking up a copy of Annals Untold, and even a little therapy.

In this chapter of Tales of the Scarlet Spiral, the line between cosmic doom and chaotic comedy blurs—will the Spiral unlock their escape, or just unlock more trouble?

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Tales of the Scarlet Spiral: Part 1

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00:55 +0000

The great war for the Obsidian Peaks has reached its turning point. The Scarlet Spiral—reckless, arrogant, and brilliant—used the last of their magic to accomplish the impossible: destroying the Aegis, the artifact that made Selvara Rinn’s Iron Halo invincible. Without it, the Halo’s reign of conquest may finally falter.

But victory is only the beginning. Trapped without their powers in the ever-shifting tower on Moonbound Isle, its corridors twisting and rearranging through arcane design, the Spiral must find a way out before the tower itself becomes their tomb.

Join us for the first chapter in Tales of the Scarlet Spiral, where triumph gives way to terror, and the party must overcome fate itself in order to survive.

Starring:

Helie Dharia as Belladonna the Brazen

Jon Ossip as Fraustus the Fantastical

Lauren Wilbanks as Rizzard the Wizard

Mo Shatara as Ebramir the Third, Grandmaster of the Infinite Lexicon, Supreme Voice of the Ninefold Accord, Doom-Seer, He Who Speaks the Final Runes

Game Master: Michael Morales

Game System: Beefy Shotgun Wizards by Peter Drummond

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Convergence 52: East of Eden (Part 2)

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:58 +0000

The Minerva Project’s mission to save peace in the Verge reaches its conclusion.

Mara takes on a new role. Lila faces the consequences of her actions. Arnaud goes looking for some advice. Nasir decides to stop running.

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Convergence 51: East of Eden (Part 1)

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:43 +0000

With the devices planted on Aventine’s moon, Mara, Arnaud, and the Valiant try to make their escape while Lila and Nasir confront the delegates from Earth and Aventine with the truth about their mission in the Verge.

Lila tries to preserve her chance at finding the ghost ship. Nasir accepts a counteroffer. Mara puts the mission first. An ally or resource is put in peril or harmed.

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Convergence 50: Labyrinth (Part 2)

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:28 +0000

As Arnaud and Mara continue their mission on Aventine’s moon, Lila and Nasir learn the fate of their proposal for the future of humanity.

Lila makes her case to the delegates. Nasir gives his stump speech. Mara enters the facility. Arnaud leaves something behind.

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Convergence 49: Labyrinth (Part 1)

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:00:42 +0000

As Nasir and Lila put their plan to a final vote of the delegates, Mara and Arnaud reach Aventine 2b and make their way to the facility.

Lila proposes her new tenet for humanity. Nasir looks for an escape. Mara scouts for opportunities on Aventine’s moon. Arnaud navigates the maze.

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Convergence 48: Foundation

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:36 +0000

As Mara and Arnaud head to the Aventine system, Nasir and Lila try to sell the representatives of Earth and Aventine on a new direction for humanity’s future.

Nasir has a sit-down with President Li. Arnaud and Mara get in some training time. Lila looks to new stars.

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Convergence 47: The Happy Isles

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:00:16 +0000

After their fifteen-minute head start runs out, Arnaud and Inspector Hooper try to escape Mateo’s apartment without destroying the peace summit, while the rest of the party prepares for the Valiant to leave Ascension.

Mara asks one of the delegates for help breaking through to Aventine. Arnaud lays out the results of his investigation. Lila helps Nasir with a decision.

“Suns Rise Above,” written and performed by Jon Ossip, additional lyrics by Mo Shatara

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Convergence 46: Masters of the Universe

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

As Arnaud continues to work with Inspector Hooper, the rest of the Minerva Project begins to meet with individual delegates, pushing them toward agreement on the principles of the New Armistice.

Mara clears the air before their mission to Aventine. Lila adds a proposal to the board. Arnaud and Nasir strike a deal.

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Convergence 45: Diaspora

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Following the welcome reception, the summit begins in earnest, and the crew of the Minerva Project tries to navigate the planets’ differences while Arnaud investigates the murder of Lilian Gale.

Lila and Mara catch up while off the clock. Nasir goes exploring with Rivka Sarek. Arnaud strikes deals with some new friends, and shares information with an old one.

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Convergence 44: Heirloom

Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

As the peace summit officially begins, the Minerva Project welcomes the arriving diplomats and attempts to thaw relations between Earth, Aventine, and the rest of the Verge, all while Arnaud updates Mara on his meeting with Shaw.

Lila catches up with a member of the council on Satis. Nasir agrees to return a favor from Eos. Mara asks about a very specific plant. Arnaud bumps into someone.

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Convergence 43: B.B.E.G.

Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

As the delegates finally reach Ascension Station, the party meets with the new arrivals and welcomes them to the summit.

Nasir meets with Mahr to discuss the conference and potential threats to a peace. Mara confronts another crewmember about their doubts. Arnaud meets with an old co-worker. Lila stares into the abyss.

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Convergence 42: Distractions

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The crew makes their final preparations for the peace summit and welcomes some early arrivals to Ascension Station while trying to prevent the death of Aventine’s top diplomat from interfering with their plans.

Nasir introduces the party to a colleague from Earth. Lila seeks out guidance regarding her visions of the Traveler. Arnaud plays the waiting game. Mara grabs some coffee with a friend from work.

Guest starring Madeline Marie and Sydney Meyer.

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Convergence 41: Blessed Are the Peacemakers (Part 2)

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A downtime episode (part two). After Nasir reads Mateo into the true mission of the Minerva Project, the crew prepares to announce a peace summit that might build a successor to the armistice and prevent another war in the Verge.

Lila reflects on the party’s decisions on Kairos. Mara puts the finishing touches on her own secret weapon. Arnaud follows up on his message to Scion. Nasir looks for answers in the library.

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Convergence 40: Blessed Are the Peacemakers (Part 1)

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A downtime episode (part one). Returning to Ascension after the events in the Kairos system, the crew of the Minerva Project begins preparations for a peace summit that could chart a new course for humanity.

Mara pitches a way to stop the devices threatening the Verge. Lila asks who will have a seat at the table. Arnaud checks in on things at the park. Nasir reads in a new member of the team.

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Convergence 39: Anthropocene (Part 2)

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

In their final confrontation with the Front for an Independent Verge, the crew learns the group’s true designs for the planet and decides what to do next.