St. Ardent By Night Podcast

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie delivers the rescued Nosferatu Primogen to the Seneschal and attempts to make sense of the chaos beneath the city. What begins as a debrief quickly unravels into something far more dangerous. The sewers are shifting, the dead are restless, and the threat below St. Ardent is no longer contained. As tensions rise, the coterie uncovers signs of organized Hunter activity, stolen research, and a growing presence that seems to follow them wherever they go. When the veil between worlds thins and something ancient reaches through, one truth becomes clear. This was never just about the sewers. And whatever they disturbed… it followed them home. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine NoxAeternus – Nicholas Fontaine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie descends deeper into the sewers beneath St. Ardent, chasing whispers of hunters, spirits, and the truth behind the city's failing Tremere wards. Behind a sealed door, they discover a grim scene and a new ally, Nicholas Fontaine of Clan Hecata, whose mastery over the dead reveals a terrible truth: the hunters have captured Nosferatu Primogen Roarke and are holding him somewhere in the shifting tunnels below the city. As the coterie navigates flooded passages, restless spirits, and the ever-present hum of the corrupted entity beneath St. Ardent, they race against time to find Roarke before the hunters finish what they started. Blood is spilled, hunger takes hold, and the veil between the living and the dead grows dangerously thin. When the coterie finally confronts the hunters guarding the River Inspection Chamber, violence erupts in the darkness. But freeing Roarke may only be the beginning, because something ancient beneath the city has begun to stir. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/nosaferolls Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com Cast: Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Elm - Enili Everhardt Ian - David St. Augustine NoxAeternus - Nicholas Fontaine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin - Storyteller Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial Vampire: The Masquerade actual play and is not affiliated with Paradox Interactive or Renegade Game Studios. Vampire: The Masquerade and World of Darkness are trademarks of Paradox Interactive AB. This production is a fan work created for entertainment purposes.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie is summoned to an emergency court by Prince Adrian Voss following the revelation that St. Ardent’s Tremere wards are failing. With the Nosferatu Primogen Roarke missing and the Camarilla’s information network in chaos, the Prince sends the coterie into the city’s labyrinthine sewers to find him. Below the streets, the tunnels are changing. Cryptic messages carved into the stone hint at a deeper truth about the wards and the corruption beneath the city. Rats flee something unseen, whispers echo through the darkness, and the coterie encounters a terrifying wraith guarding secrets that may reshape what they thought they knew about St. Ardent. As the tunnels twist and the danger grows, the coterie must decide which warnings to trust, which paths to follow, and whether they can survive long enough to reach the screams echoing from behind a hidden door. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/nosaferolls Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. This production is not affiliated with or endorsed by Paradox Interactive.

A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the city itself answers the coterie’s discoveries. An earthquake tears through St. Ardent, shaking the Camarilla tower and sending smoke rising across the skyline. The wards beneath the city are failing, and what was once whispered as theory now feels dangerously real. With Nosferatu Primogen Roarke missing and the sewers already being scoured, the coterie is given urgent orders: infiltrate St. Demphne’s Medical Center and investigate his suspected haven beneath the hospital. In Malkavian territory. During a citywide emergency. Without breaking the Masquerade. What begins as a carefully constructed cover story quickly becomes a high-stakes infiltration. Disguised as funeral staff and grieving family, they slip past hospital security, manipulate cameras, and descend into maintenance corridors that hum with an unsettling presence. Beneath fluorescent lights and sterile tile, they discover that even the dead are not the most dangerous things waiting below. As the spirit beneath St. Ardent stirs and the Camarilla scrambles for control, the coterie is forced to move carefully, think quickly, and trust each other in the dark. Because if the wards were only ever a lid, something underneath is now pushing back. St. Ardent by Night is a long-form Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play series focused on political horror, personal consequences, and character-driven storytelling set in a modern Midwestern city. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, infiltration tension, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup   Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com   Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller   Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied. #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie descends into the Tremere Library beneath St. Ephriam’s College just as a citywide alert signals that the systems protecting St. Ardent are failing. Panic spreads when Stephen, an elderly Tremere, reveals he is the last Kindred maintaining the wards that shield the city. As Ernest and Enili investigate the sealed office of former Primogen Michael Alric, they uncover lethal wards designed to kill anyone who breaches them. Tensions erupt when Mistress Lux flees in terror after Stephen turns Dread Gaze upon her, and desperation drives the Tremere Primogen to sanction an unthinkable act. With a holy blade in hand, the coterie forces entry into Alric’s office at a devastating cost. What they uncover inside reframes the past, exposes betrayal at the highest levels, and reveals a conspiracy involving hunters, mages, and a corrupted spirit of the land. As evidence is delivered to the Camarilla leadership, new crises emerge, alliances strain, and the city itself begins to tremble as the wards finally start to fail.   What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.   Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup     Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller   Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied. #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, a citywide warning ripples through Kindred channels, setting nerves on edge before night even fully falls. Summoned to account for their recent actions, the coterie faces sharp rebuke and reluctant praise from the court, only to be given a new directive that pulls them back into the shadows beneath the Cathedral District. What begins as a quiet investigation quickly spirals into open danger as unseen forces close in and the streets turn hostile. Forced to improvise, sacrifice, and disappear, the coterie turns to old powers for answers, seeking refuge where knowledge is hoarded and truths are buried. Beneath sacred ground, they uncover signs that the city’s foundations are far more complicated and far more dangerous than they were led to believe. St. Ardent by Night is a long-form Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play series focused on political horror, personal consequences, and character-driven storytelling set in a modern Midwestern city. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10 pm EST / 7 pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night: https://www.nosaferolls.com https://stardentbynight.com Cast: Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee – Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux Elm – Enili Everhardt Ian – David St. Augustine Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller   Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied. #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

Cornered in the basement of the Church of St. George, the coterie is forced to split as hunters argue above. Some escape through a hidden tunnel concealed behind a bookcase, while Enili, Mistress Lux, and David remain behind, stalking the shadows to ambush a lone hunter. He wields a massive longsword radiating blue white light, a weapon that presses down on the Kindred with the weight of their unholiness. The confrontation spirals out of control. Both Mistress Lux and David lose themselves to the Beast, each falling into frenzy and earning a stain. Against all reason, David insists on bringing the nearly dead hunter with them after Mistress Lux stabilizes him using her vitae. Lost for hours in the tunnels beneath the city, the coterie faces mounting danger before finally breaking through a bricked up passage into the sewers near Cathedral Row. Only then do they realize the cost of their escape. The bricks were part of a ward, and it has now been destroyed. Back at the Glass Quarters lab, tensions explode. The coterie is reprimanded for dragging a hunter into the Prince’s domain, and the Sheriff resolves the problem decisively by snapping the hunter’s neck and removing the body. As the night draws on and the investigation continues, every Kindred phone in the city lights up with the same chilling alert. Someone is watching. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, a Vampire the Masquerade Fifth Edition actual play, the coterie follows a trail of broken wards and holy symbolism straight into dangerous territory. A ward has been shattered not by ritual, but by force. Sandstone broken by hand. The culprits point to the Knights of St. George, and, worse, to hunters tied to St. Leopold. High above the city, in the bluffs, stands the Church of St. George. Gold and red dominate its halls. Stained glass gleams with holy majesty. A white robed figure watches from the depiction of St. George and the dragon emerging from the earth. Inside, the past lingers. Old pews creak beneath fervent belief. Alabaster skin. Blue eyes. Blonde hair. Faith so strong it presses into the underground basement and the stone itself. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

The lights go out in Saint Ardent, and the city does not explain itself. In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie finds themselves trapped inside the Glass Quarter Lab as power fails, emergency systems collapse, and the low-frequency hum beneath the city becomes impossible to ignore. What began as an investigation into strange river sediment turns inward, revealing a horror rooted not in monsters, but in history, silence, and deliberate erasure. As containment breaks down, a quarantined Malkavian Kindred deteriorates under the pressure of resonance, emotion, and the Beast. The coterie must decide how to respond in the dark. Violence, restraint, and compassion all carry consequences, and none offer clean resolution. Beyond the blackout, political forces move quietly. Questions are asked without accusations. Blame is suggested without names. The Masquerade tightens, not to protect the truth, but to keep it quiet. This episode shifts the focus from incident to city, from threat to pattern. Forgotten tunnels, sealed districts, and redacted records suggest that Saint Ardent has been altered before, and whatever lies beneath it was not disturbed by accident. And buried things do not stay still forever. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

A chance encounter in a dim bar pulls the coterie deeper into St. Ardent’s unrest. Questions about the river surface alongside dangerous new obligations, and what should have been a routine investigation turns wrong in unsettling ways. Old concrete bears fresh scars, instincts overwhelm restraint, and by the time the group seeks shelter among familiar shadows, the city answers back. When the lights fail, the night is far from over. About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

About the Chronicle St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play set in a storm-lashed gothic-modern city where a newly formed coterie investigates supernatural mysteries, political tensions, and the secrets that threaten the Masquerade. Each episode pulls the cast deeper into the hidden history of St. Ardent and the forces rising beneath it. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup Cast Clamps - Isolde Blackthorne DapperZombee - Ernest Wells Shelly Von Miller - Mistress Lux Fjyona - Sister Edith Elm - Enili Everhardt  Ian - David St. Augustine Briana "Tactical Pinup" Joslin - Storyteller Follow St. Ardent by Night All social links: stardentbynight.com Merch: https://tacticalpinup.store/collections/st-ardent-by-night Credits and Legal Notice St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.