56: The Virus

Welcome to the post-series commentary! Today we'll be doing a round-table Q & A session where we get a chance to ask each other questions. For your convenience, I have listed all of the questions discussed and their approximate time-stamp below. Part 1: Ask the Players 1. To all (from Nathaniel): How did character vision match end result? 2. To all (from Nathaniel): Favourite session/moment? (31 min) 3. To Kirk (from Richard): Was Bear always going to turn out to be your son? (53 min) 4. To Chris (from Filip): How/when did the religious aspect of Zero develop? (55 min) 5. To Chris (from Kirk): Who was Janus? (1hr 3 min) 6. To Richard (from Chris): Why was QB a Samoid? (1 hr 13 min) 7. To Richard (from Filip): Why "Quick Brown Fox"? (1 hr 15 min) 8. To Filip (from Richard): What was in the shed that was opened with the key you gave your sister? (1 hr 16 min) 9. To Kirk (from Filip): Was it tough playing Kattix? (1 hr 21 min) 10. To Chris (from Kirk): Is it tough to play the face of the party? (this is in response to the previous question) (1 hr 28 min) 11. To Richard (from Kirk): Why did you play a maverick, knowing you wouldn't be captain? (1 hr 33 min) 12. To all (from Chris): What motivated your actions in session one? (1 hr 37 min) Part 2: Ask the GM 1. From Kirk: Why did you choose "Edge of the Empire"? (1 hr 44 min) 2. From Richard: Why did you pick on QB? (1 hr 51 min) 3. From Filip: What were some other questions we could've asked the Creuss on Cormund? (1 hr 55 min) 4. From Chris: What was at the bottom of Fixta? Could we have "really seen"? (1 hr 58 min) 5. From Richard: Did you have multiple endings? Would you have let us die? (2 hr 6 min) 6. From Kirk: What places did we miss? (2 hr 15 min) 7. From Richard: Who caused the Jorun pox? (this occurs while we're still going through question 6) (2 hr 17 min)

One fine October afternoon, four young men sat down around a table. Armed with dice and an imagination, they proceeded to explore (and sometimes stumble) through the world of Twilight Imperium as set by their GM, Nathaniel Keefer, whose love for both the board game and Role-playing adventures, led him to write an open world campaign for them to enjoy.  As with all good things, the adventures of the Renegades has come to an end. This is the final episode! Divides by Zero, Quick Brown Fox, Ned "Bug" Edrin III, and Killian Kattix are locked in battle with a deadly foe for the fate of the galaxy. How does this adventure come to a close? Listen and find out!  (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical)

Giant armada which has sworn fealty to the crew? Check. Powerful explosive device capable of destroying an entire planet? Check. Strange alien being guiding them to the homeworld of the Nekro Virus? Check. It looks like we're in the endgame here. Only one more episode to go after this! (produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical)

Armed with knowledge from the Creuss, a slew of unexpected allies, and a resolve to do whatever it takes, the crew of the Renegade are ready to make their stand against the Virus. A few things are still needed, however. Kattix finds his son's birthplace. QB mourns. Zero visits a grave. Bug discovers his father's legacy. (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical) 

A nEw en3my has app34red, and eVen the Min&net tr3m8le at their arRIval. The g4l4ctic couNcil meets on Me;cat;ol Rex to decide on a cour$e of action, but cAn anyth1ng be done to truLy st0p this evil? DON'T WORRY! EVERYTHING IS FINE. WE WILL BRING SIGHT TO THE GALAXY! (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is sabbatical)

The past is buried, the crew are a stronger family than ever before, and the ship is even getting a swanky upgrade! It's smooth sailing from here on out! ...Wait, isn't there still a war on? (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical)

In all the pain, all the betrayal, all the sorrow, Lyrrah was always one bright spot Kattix could hold on to. The one thing in his life, besides Bear, that he still allowed himself to get close to. Even though she doesn't stick around very much, he trusts her, and he knows her. Or at least, he thinks he knows her. But our knowledge of people is so often based on perception, and as Kattix is about to find out, our perceptions can be shattered in unimaginable ways. Welcome back to the Obligation Arc! Concluding with this episode, we will continue to explore the conclusion to each character's background. Join us as the crew of the Renegade attempt to exorcise their demons, once and for all. Killian Kattix Obligation 2/2

Imagine if you will, a nightmare. You wake up from your sleep, and you call out for your loved one. Then it hits you: they're dead. All of them. Everyone you called your family, gone. If you have ever lost someone close to you, you can get it, if you haven't, you cannot possibly imagine it. This is reality for one Killian Kattix, a once happy and proud young man, who watched as those he loved most were destroyed. A man who lives day by day, thanks only to the mercy of this wretched drug he has become hopelessly hooked to. Oh, and Lyrrah, Lyrrah keeps him going. If only she would stay... Welcome back to the Obligation Arc! Over the next few episodes, we will continue to explore the conclusion to each character's background. Join us as the crew of the Renegade attempt to exorcise their demons, once and for all. Killian Kattix Obligation 1/2 (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical) 

Could it be? After years of searching and wondering whether he was alive, here he was, standing before QB Fox's very eyes! It was perfect, no, it was better than perfect. But then why does something feel strange? Why does everything ache? And what's wrong with Zero? Welcome back to the Obligation Arc! Over the next few episodes, we will continue to explore the conclusion to each character's background. Join us as the crew of the Renegade attempt to exorcise their demons, once and for all. Quick Brown Fox Obligation 2/2 (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical)

Wanderlust has always been in the heart of every Saar. To travel across the cosmos, teaching peace and living in strange lands, this is their lot in life. No different was it for one Q.B. Fox, a young boy who gazed up into the stars and wanted nothing more than to travel amongst them, to forge a legacy that would be remembered. Like so many things, the reality is far different than what we had in mind. The crew of the Lazy Dog was the only real family QB knew, and yet he was a captive. A captive that wanted something new, even if it meant abandoning the love of his life. Did he do the right thing? As this question bounced around in QB's head for the last five years, he never stopped hoping, never stopped wishing, that he could see his love one more time. Poor QB Fox. Sometimes, we need to be very careful what we wish for... Welcome back to the Obligation Arc! Over the next few episodes, we will continue to explore the conclusion to each character's background. Join us as the crew of the Renegade attempt to exorcise their demons, once and for all. Quick Brown Fox Obligation 1/2 (Produced by Nathaniel Keefer while Richard is on sabbatical)