Not the headline I thought I'd be writing today...
Currently, our editor is experiencing delays in China. Shanghai airport to be exact! Because of the strict limitations China puts on Google,...
2025-02-14 14:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT FROG SLIMES CONFIMRED!
In this issue, we catch up with the crew about what they learned from the nightclub, and what they make of being k...
The Hotel Amarant is of of the most ancient and magical hotels in Mavros. And what is a hotel with a halfling concierge with a great handlebar moustache? We begin this episode following in the foot...
2025-01-31 19:39:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we drop episode seven of our saga, "The Belly of the Beast" it's worth asking one very vital question...
Do you think this flock need a Shepherd?
Well, one Nelson Ganymede might...
2025-01-31 19:02:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Because of how glorious Angela's character design was, and how filled with tragedy her love story with Theodora is, Jeremy wanted something that really spoke to that class 1930's noir jazz found in...
2025-01-27 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
A new day, a new theme.
With Duncan being such a complex character, we took a look through a lot of potential theme tunes for our favourite tabaxi dhampir. And considering what he's been ge...
A new day, a new theme - and this one is very aptly named for our resident mortician, Hecatae Hopewell.
This is The Night Shift by 2025-01-25 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Its hard to give a character as upbeat and delightful as Bilwop just one theme tune when the backdrop is set against the attrocities of Mavros. And so, for some of Bilwop's more serious moments, we...
2025-01-24 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Halflings!
We've had a couple of requests from folks for links to the individual character theme tunes - but because of the way Patreon works, we can only upload 1 audio file with any ...
2025-01-23 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! DECONSTRUCTED HOT DOGS ARE A THING NOW. OH GOD.
Joining the party this week from his little corner of conglomerate paradise in The Gloaming, we have Ozrik 'r...
2025-01-17 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Let us step back from The Lowers of Mavros and focus on the Uppers, to Fortuna specifically. A beautiful reprieve from the darkness the the darkness below, though there is still pain found here... ...
2025-01-10 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostNothing changes... until everything changes...
With one player down, it seems only fair the fate draws in another.
With that, please welcome a new member to this party:
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EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! MOMMY ISSUES! DADDY ISSUES! IF YOU'VE GOT FAMILIAL TIES, WE'VE GOT THE ISSUES!
Join the players behind the party, Candace the Magnificent, Liv Kennedy, Jonatha...
2025-01-07 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year, Halflings!
To kick off 2025, we bring to you an exclusive audio vignette from a returning member of the original City of the Black Rose Series.
A true hero of Mavros, un...
2025-01-03 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
A great villain has been slain, one perhaps in part responsible to the untimely death of Dr Harold Jennings... but at an even greater cost. The fates of Hecatae & Duncan are now invariably inte...
2024-12-27 21:03:29 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Holidays Halflings!!!!
We hope you're having a well deserved rest, because Great Unifier knows our cast certainly isn't...
Episode 5 marks our halfway po...
2024-12-26 17:32:15 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Join what's left of our plucky band of detectives to analyse the latest City of the Black Rose episode, 'Advent of the Empress', from the player perspe...
2024-12-19 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our heroes converge on the Grand Arcanist Expo, oblivious to the thorns of fate that threaten to pierce their throats. Birth. Love. Judgment. Death. The Fool begins his journey. The first Apocalyps...
2024-12-13 19:23:23 +0000 UTC View PostFrom Minor to Major... our next reading might have more effects on our players than they realise. One could even say they'll cause ... a Litany of problems.
Episode 4 - ''Adven...
2024-12-11 16:27:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode 3 left us with a lot of questions, and a few new faces - join Mavros' burgeoning detectives as they come together out of character to try and get a grasp on what exactly is going on!
2024-12-05 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A gruelling day of sleuthing has left our heroes battered and shell-shocked. Now they begin the difficult work of unravelling the twisted rose bush of mysteries that has sprung up around them. And ...
2024-11-29 19:14:45 +0000 UTC View PostHeed the cards, friends...
Heed them closely.
This week on City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows, the final memeber of this party, 2024-11-27 18:28:16 +0000 UTC View Post
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Episode 2 has concluded, so let's bring back the newly banded trio to discuss all the developments! Bringing back Hecatae Hopewell (Ca...
2024-11-21 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Blood is thicker than water, but nothing is thicker than a conspiracy... The hunt for the Doctor Harold Jennings' murder continues. But Hecate and Bilwop aren't alone! Reprising his role as the one...
2024-11-16 10:51:32 +0000 UTC View PostNews from Mavros, gang!
Technical difficulties have meant that this week's full episode of City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows has been delayed a tad. Something to do with the sheer am...
2024-11-14 12:20:02 +0000 UTC View PostPoor Doctor Jennings. Such a violent end. Couldn't have happened to a nicer Leonin.
Truly.
But not to fret, help is one the way in the form of an undertaker...
2024-11-12 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Extra extra read all about it! The City Watch returns to print, this time with an exclusive from the voices behind Hecatae Hopewell (Candace the Magnificent) and Officer Bilwop Wun...
2024-11-07 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn less than 24 hours, Part 1 of Episode 1 of City of the Black Rose: Herald of Shadows will be live for the whole world to hear... but only our incredible, beautiful, wonderful, phenomenal, iconi...
2024-10-30 19:43:16 +0000 UTC View Post
[CONTENT WARNING: suspense, death graphic violence, body horror, gore, stalking, character death, classism]
Doom grows in the heart of Mavros, The City of the Black Rose, its...
2024-10-30 19:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostJust another little taste before we set something truly unhinged live in just 3 days time...
2024-10-28 15:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post