New and Different Worlds - A TTRPG Experience

The adventure has hardly begun, and already one of our heroes has met an untimely end. But WHO?!  

~Today's Cast~
Jordan as Vasili
Blamheresy as Tigra
KillerKitsune54 as Lycidas
LittlexLollie as Penn
and The Narrator as everybody else...

Vanadia Season 4  

A new day, a new party, a new chance for adventure. Thank you for joining us.  

~Today's Cast~ 

Jordan as Vasili 

Blamheresy as Tigra 

KillerKitsune54 as Lycidias 

LittlexLollie as Penn 

and The Narrator as everybody else...

--Apologies for the jump, technical issues caused the last 2 episodes to become corrupted and unsalvageable--  

Following their defeat at the hands of Zodiac and two weeks of fruitless searching for any sign of Tomaneca, Kora (Shoujo Hecate) returns to the group to help Chicago recover from the devastation and bring an end to Zodiac's reign of terror (through any means necessary).  

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
Jordan as Theodore "Tripod Teddie" Bear
Blamheresy as Jeremy Davis, aka DJ
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King
LittlexLollie as Coraline Petty, aka Shoujo Hecate

The party unintentionally destroys a bunch of irreplaceable artifacts, fights a witch, and gets their arses wiped by an old enemy.

The sun sets and the beleaguered city of Chicago turns into a riotous battleground. The Reckoning continues to make new friends and enemies as they encounter street level supers doing their best, and the whole affair ends in an army assault against the Knights of Technocracy. Also Sarah gets a little action, so that's cool. 

Malcolm is free from jail and the remaining members of the team have received their super suits (and then some). Now, for the first time, Malcolm will step out and see what Chicago has become since that fateful night.

Malcolm's prison stay draws near its end, while Alejandro's has just begun. Sarah struggles to understand these heroes and their motivations (and whether or not she belongs here), while Aurelius discovers why one should never meet their heroes.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King

MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman

Blamheresy as Jeremy Davis

60% of our Superhero team is dead or incarcerated.

Chicago is without power, phones, or medical facilities.

The days are non-stop rescue missions.

The nights are riots and protests.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution / Kenny Jones, aka Wild Thing

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen / Joey Nakamura, aka Tenfold

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King / Cecil Fontaine, aka Stem Cell

Two heroes fall to the dark road, two heroes die, and two heroes are left to pick up the pieces. Everything changes and nothing will ever be the same again. The Noodle Arms are no more, now is the time of The Reckoning.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Adversary

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King

Kenny gets an essential upgrade, while Sarah judges someone for having a similar morality, and Gene takes a walk along the dark side. This is getting wild.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Kenny Jones, aka Wild Thing

Jordan as Joey Nakamura, aka Tenfold

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Adversary

KillerKitsune54 as Cecil Fontaine, aka Stem Cell

MySkyIsRed as Sara Whitman, aka Solace

In this super-sized, super hero-filled, super action-packed episode of re-brandings and character expositions, Chicago finds itself the potential seat of a supervillain invasion. Malcolm flexes his dad muscles, Sara shows just how terrifying she can be, Alejandro goes back to his old ways the moment money lands back in his hands, Aurelius shares some of the darker sides of the world, Ark goes to work like a responsible young man should, and Gene debuts as a much darker and more morally gray kind of super.

Strap in, this is gonna be a wild ride.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Adversary

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King

MySkyIsRed as Sara Whitman, aka Solace

Big changes happening for the Noodle Arm squad.

Checklist:
- Mekanicus gets an upgrade? check
- Aurelius takes his new crown out for a test run? check
- Alejandro rebrands himself? check
- Everyone nearly dies in an encounter with a major league supervillain? che- WTF?!

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King

Part two of a super-sized, action packed, crossover edition. Sarah Whitman is roped in by her DHI contacts and given the massive task of helping the refugee super teens acclimate to this new world (and should any of them decide to register or provide DNA, all the better).

Cast:

- The Narrator as himself

- IzzyGrae as Kenneth Jones

- Killerkitsune45 as Cecil Fontaine

- Jordan as Joey Nakamura

- Blamheresy as Brock Rockford

- MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman

Part one of a super-sized, action packed, crossover edition. The cast of Turning Leaf Academy is shaken up as the sanctuary island of Elysium is shattered, plunging them down toward the ocean below. Among the many casualties of the students, teachers, and the citizens of the island nation, Brock's girlfriend Celine uses her reality-bending powers to save the last survivors by sending them somewhere else...

Cast:

- The Narrator as himself

- IzzyGrae as Kenneth Jones

- Killerkitsune45 as Cecil Fontaine

- Jordan as Joey Nakamura

- Blamheresy as Brock Rockford

- MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman

Kora has been called back by her sisters to marshal their forces and prepare to strike down Zodiac, leaving the Noodle Arm Squad in a sort of quiet lull. This lasts about as long as one might expect when Aurelius, Alejandro, and Arc decide to accompany The Litany's own Spymaster on one of his nightly walks. Calcutta in 1954 will always have a special place in their hearts after an encounter with a fae nazi sympathizer leaves one of the team dead.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman, aka Handsome King

MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman

MrH2oMan as Arc Rod

The party ties up its hunt for the Black Shuck, only to find that their adversary has been watching them all along. The Seattle Slasher is finally revealed, and one of the Noodle Arm Squad may pay the price.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Lollie as Kora, aka Shoujo Hecate

MrH2oMan as Arc Rod

Pack a lunch, get your school bag ready, and don't bother looking both ways before you cross the street because it can't save you from Truck-kun! Our players today find themselves in the fantasy land of Reanova, not as adventurers and locals, but as a troupe of young adults isekai'd by the whims of fickle gods(?).

Cast:

The Narrator as himself

Lollie as Cloud Tsu

Jordan as Cyrus Dubois

Blamheresy as Ichi

KillerKitsune45 as Bill Barnsley

MySkyIsRed as Olivia Dubois

It's been four months since we last checked in on our heroes, and they've all fallen into a comfortable rhythm...

...until a new player crashes into their worlds and puts them back on the grind in pursuit of a super serial killer. We are back in action baby!

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution

Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen

Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus

KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Lollie as Kora, aka Shoujo Hecate

A new day dawns and a new crew of adventurers wakes up to find themselves indentured servants on the SS Dixie Normous, paying back a spurious debt to a shady terran captain.

Cast:

The Narrator as Himself

MrH2Oman as John Bee

Izzygrae as Bronson Thickenthi

KillerKitsune45 as Chase Haven

Blamheresy as Garth Williams

Turning Leaf Academy issue #2 is in full swing as we see the introduction of Class B, the myriad of different personalities begin to clash, and new opportunities begin to arise. The next step is upon them; create costumes, because we're about to start making fieldtrips down to human society so that super hero training can finally begin.

Cast:

- The Narrator as himself

- IzzyGrae as Kenneth Jones

- Killerkitsune45 as Cecil Fontaine

- Jordan as Joey Nakamura

- Blamheresy as Brock Rockford

The first issue of Turning Leaf Academy is officially out! Our super teens get to introduce themselves and meet the rest of their class in Homeroom, flex their powers on the Phys Ed obstacle course, check out the library, and de-stress in Arts & Crafts. Maybe this is the peaceful, wholesome, purely RP driven campaign that everyone's looking for...?

Cast:
- The Narrator as himself
- IzzyGrae as Kenneth Jones
- Killerkitsune45 as Cecil Fontaine
- Jordan as Joey Nakamura
- Blamheresy as Brock Rockford

Finally, the time has come for the big BBQ. The noodle arms travel to Oklahoma and get to meet The Litany of Heroes first hand, and we get to learn a lot more than we bargained for about both teams.

As a note, some technical issues occurred during recording and the feed was compromised, so we apologize for some digital garble part way through today's episode.

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Today in the Test Kitchen we build some super-powered, super-dramatic teens and dip our toes in a popular anime/comic genre. Come join us where X-Men, My Hero Academia, and New Millennium collide in Issue #0 of Turning Leaf Academy. See how many references to the primary New Millennium campaign and the Noodle Arm Squad you can catch, there's a lot of super-important story relevant lore that they'll probably flip out about.

Cast:
- The Narrator as himself
- IzzyGrae as The Cinnamon Roll
- Killerkitsune45 as The Pretty Rich Boi
- Jordan as Sob Story #47
- Blamheresy as The Giga Chad

Anti-Metahuman protests in the capital turn violent and the Litany is called in to restore order, which very nearly takes a tragic turn. Meanwhile Gene lies to Aurelius to help his girlfriend(?) out, and Sarah & Malcolm play house to skirt around a fight with an amorous werepoodle?! Alejandro has jealous jilted evil exes?! Who could have seen this coming?! 

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Blossoming romance is in the air as the gang gets to meet Aurelius' family and learn a little about where he comes from, and the new challenges he has to face if he doesn't want to give up his superhero career. Meanwhile Malcolm gets to take part in his long awaited shopping spree. 

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Join our host of himbos on a test run through a work-in-progress clockwork maze setting. Will "The Beefy Bois" survive the hostile environments and dangerous residents that beset them and find a way home?

Cast:
- The Narrator as himself
- IzzyGrae as Clayton Greenmile, rodeo clown and professional bull whisperer
- Killerkitsune45 as Mark Fukifino, anti-libtard political activist and moonshine connoisseur
- Jordan as Ben Dover, black-listed adult film star and Listerine shareholder
- Blamheresy as Professor Sigismund Wylmer, published occult author and action scientist

Disclaimer: The views of Mark Fukifino are grounded in completely satirical intentions and do not represent the views of New & Different Worlds, its players, or anyone associated with us. That should be a given, but it needs to be said, and that's a little sad.

Alejandro returns from his unlikely family reunion in time to join Aurelius and the others on their mission to ensure that Claymore won’t present a further risk to the welfare of the Chicago citizens (read as help Aurelius steal lots of high tech toys). Gene and Heath also use this as an opportunity to test drive a new toy of their own.

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson, aka Mekanicus
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Our superhero saga continues. Ark steps out in time for there to be a major supervillain encounter on the streets; outmatched and unable to rely on traditional means, the heroes must find a new way to overcome a new type of threat, which leads one of them to take a potentially fatal risk.

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Sarah gets up close and personal with the non-public side of the DHI and dips her toes in the dark side, while Alejandro pays a visit to their mysterious allies in Mekanicus Consulting. Then the group enjoys the magic of their evolving apartment and gets to know each other a little better.  

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Our epic hero saga continues with the introduction of a super base and some much needed team bonding. Also a puppy.  

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Our heroes learn the value of coordination and teamwork when their bus collision event overflows into a nearby school.  

Cast:
The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson
KillerKitsune54 as Aurelius Gilman

Welcome back for Season Two! Join us as we delve into New Millennium, a politically charged modern setting where human civilization is forced to come to terms with the emergence of superpowered vigilantes, aliens from distant stars, powerful supernatural beings, and a Government bent on controlling it all.  

Cast: 

The Narrator as Himself
Izzy Grae as Malcolm Kingston, aka Retribution
MySkyIsRed as Sarah Whitman
Mrh2oman as Ark Rod
Jordan as Alejandro Alexandre, aka Omen
Blamheresy as Eugene Johnson

The End . . . for now . . .  

Cast: 

The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene & Saoirse
Dija as Yvaine & Hope Roseglow
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn  
Jordan as Viran
Josh as Len

Ysarith is saved and deliberation continues.  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene & Saoirse
Dija as Yvaine & Hope Roseglow
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn  
Jordan as Viran
Josh as Len
Kit as Ezeru

Tense deliberation continues as the groups new and old debate over what actions need to be taken by whom. Also, Yvaine's brother is about to get eaten!  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene & Saoirse
Dija as Yvaine & Hope Roseglow
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn  
Jordan as Viran
Josh as Len
Kit as Ezeru

And end to all good things must come, and so too the wicked and the bad. The tourists have begun their departure from the Broken Crown, and the parties (old and new) must choose how they will enter the morrow.

Cast:

The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene & Saoirse
Dija as Yvaine & Hope Roseglow
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn
Jordan - Viran

After a tense six days of moderation and some very impassioned speeches, the peace talks cause some of those present to reveal their true colors, and someone dies. What a way to end an era.

Cast:

The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

After returning Aurica to her family in Aria, the group finds itself flying high across the skies of the Expanse on their way to Gareth and a rendezvous with the mysterious Philo.

Cast: 

The Narrator as Himself
Den - Saoirse Credieu
Josh - Len
Kit - Ezeru
Jordan - Viran
Dija - Hope Roseglow

A new day has dawned for our party; old friends go their own way, while new friends abound.  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Josh - Len  
Kit - Ezeru  
Jordan - Viran  
Dija - Hope Roseglow

The city is quickly becoming a powder keg, with any manner of things potentially able to strike a fateful spark.  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

Aurica is saved, with a little help from Amariah's fiancé and his connections, and the party wraps up the session with a wedding and a send off. Saoirse, however, has just begun a trip down a very dark road.  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Lollie - Amariah Rose Hunt  
Berto - Ryker Latimore  
Jordan - Professor Halstead Honeycomb IV  
Dija - Hope Roseglow

The party takes a deep dive into the catacombs under King's Hill only to discover that the obvious monsters may not be the ones they need to worry about.  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

While exploring the town on day four, our partygoers uncover what might be a dangerous conspiracy, if they can figure out what it all means. The peace talks continue at their uneven pace, and everyone gets a taste of what sort of monsters lurk beyond the shores of the Expanse.  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

Bloodharbor is in a shambles, and as the party encounters what initially appears to be a dead end at Charnath Manse, events quickly take a deadly turn for the worse.  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Lollie - Amariah Rose Hunt  
Berto - Ryker Latimore  
Jordan - Professor Halstead Honeycomb IV  
Dija - Hope Roseglow

Day three begins with some casual banter and shopping, a liquid lunch, and then Yvaine, Philo, and Ajax are abducted and forced to battle for their lives. So much for the festival's vows of non-combatative festivities...  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

The hunt for Aurica is on! Thanks to Camden Fawkes and his . . . unusual ship and means of locomotion, the party has reached the devastated remains of Bloodharbor and things are not what they seem.  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Lollie - Amariah Rose Hunt  
Izzy - Lysander Adewalle Kimbiroiro  
Berto - Ryker Latimore  
Jordan - Professor Halstead Honeycomb IV  
Dija - Hope Roseglow

Day two finds our cast of characters out enjoying the shopping opportunities, doing some light mercenary work, and learning some new things about each other. The evening hours are again filled with tense verbal conflicts, and Darius discovers that the peace talks may not be the only things at risk of a both violent & abrupt end.  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

In defiance of the Demon Lord's campaign against humanity, the city of King's Hill is hosting a festival to celebrate all things that make life worth living, with a very secret agenda...  

Cast:
The Narrator as himself
Den as Philomene
Dija as Yvaine
Blamheresy as Darius Crowe the 3rd
MrH20man as Ajax
Fuzzy as Eledriryn

Hope's dad is in town, the group's coffers are low, and is that . . . . calliope music drifting on the night air?  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Lollie - Amariah Rose Hunt  
Jordan - Professor Halstead Honeycomb IV  
Dija - Hope Roseglow

The end of the road is just ahead, but what awaits them will change some lives forever.  

Cast:  
The Narrator as Himself  
Den - Saoirse Credieu  
Lollie - Amariah Rose Hunt  
Jordan - Professor Halstead Honeycomb IV  
Dija - Hope Roseglow