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Dark Star Adventurecast

Dark Star Adventurecast

By: Dark Star Adventures
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THE VERIDIAN EXPANSE IS A PLACE WHERE DEBTS ARE PAID IN BLOOD.

In a galaxy of corporate cold wars and fading fringe worlds, the crew of the Scapegoat is just trying to stay flying. From high-stakes planetary heists to the silent terrors of deep-space shipwrecks, one bad jump is all that separates a payday from a cold grave.

Dark Star Adventurecast is a narrative sci-fi actual play. We play Stars Without Number live, and edit what happens into a story worth following. If The Expanse and Firefly are your kind of sci-fi, give it a listen.


MEET THE CREW:

  • Thorne (Brian): spent a decade in a corporate prison for something he didn't do. He runs the crew now. The man who framed him is still out there.
  • Felix (Scott): hacker who changed his name, his face, and his voice to infiltrate the company that murdered his brother. The plan is still ongoing.
  • Haleyy (Stephanie): fighter, biopsionic. Something changed in her head a while back and her powers haven't stopped growing since.
  • Robert (Doja): the pilot. Somewhere out there, copies of him are trying to kill the crew.
  • ...and Star Master Jeff, who built this sector one bad decision at a time.


JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE: Star Master Logs two weeks early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive world-building archives at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast


SHOP THE SECTOR: Official merchandise and tabletop adventures written by Jeff at darkstaradventures.com


New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Star Master Log debriefs on the off-weeks.

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Episodes
  • Rock Tumor | Star Master Log: Everything We Say Is Canon (w/ Stephanie)

    Rock Tumor | Star Master Log: Everything We Say Is Canon (w/ Stephanie)
    Jun 30 2026

    This Star Master Log was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast

    Starting with Episode 25, the Star Master Log gets a new format: Jeff sits down with a rotating cast member for a spoiler conversation about the episode that just dropped. First up is Stephanie, who plays Haleyy with two Y's, breaking down Rock Tumor: the Spigot arc premiere and the episode that introduces Iso.


    New Star Master's Logs drop every other Tuesday, bridging the gap between our main adventure episodes.

    Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast
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    16 mins
  • SWN Rules Explained: How the Adventurer Class Works in Stars Without Number

    SWN Rules Explained: How the Adventurer Class Works in Stars Without Number
    Jun 25 2026

    This rules breakdown was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast

    Brian breaks down the Adventurer class, skill checks, grenades, and saving throws in Stars Without Number, using scenes from Episode 25 "Rock Tumor" as a case study. The Adventurer is SWN's hybrid class — a way to mix any two of the three core classes and build something new, at the cost of each class's signature ability. Brian covers how partial classes work, how the Star Master picks attributes and skills for any given roll, how grenades function as an area-of-effect attack, and how saving throws are calculated and used.

    He covers:

    • (00:00) - Intro
    • (01:37) - The Adventurer Class
    • (03:37) - Skill Checks
    • (07:04) - Grenades
    • (08:20) - Saving Throws
    • (10:17) - Outro


    New SWN Rules Explained episodes drop every other Thursday, breaking down the mechanics behind the adventure.

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    12 mins
  • Rock Tumor

    Rock Tumor
    Jun 23 2026

    This episode was released two weeks early for patrons. To skip the wait on every episode, Star Master Log, and rules breakdown, join us at https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast

    The crew is nursing Haleyy's mystery condition and racing a ticking clock: they need a black market ship module or they're grounded forever. A visit to an old military contact brings medical answers no one wanted and an enemy neither of them saw coming.

    Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/darkstaradventurecast

    Meet the Crew:

    • Jeff as Star Master
    • Brian as Captain Thorne
    • Stephanie as the warrior Haleyy
    • Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
    • Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix

    Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our Scapegoat Syndicate members!

    They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.
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    52 mins
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