The StarBirds

A motley crew of space-faring misfits sets off on a grand adventure aboard the Titan's Mercy

S2 E21 - Groban Gonna Raise Us Up

Facing yet another obstacle in the glacial mine, the crew of the Titan's Mercy must decide how best to maneuver through the cloud of combustible gas and reach the cavern beyond... NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html Soundtrack: The Diamond Dove (aka Sam Emery) The StarBirds is played, albeit loosely, using the Edge of the Empire system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks and currently published by Edge Studios

04-01
45:30

S2 E20 (Part 2) - Fancy Like a Pub Sub

After a quick battle with a zombified Rhodian miner, the crew of the Titan's Mercy uncovers even more of the unfolding mystery... Music by: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and Bandcamp) NightCast Discord: see previous releases Donate to Destiny: see previous releases The StarBirds is played using the Edge Of The Empire system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks/Edge Studio    

03-18
37:07

S2 E20 (Part 1) - ...Or All of the Above

After coming across an empty spacesuit with an oddly cracked helmet, the trio of Tad, Gyd and Vickers continue their search for the lost miners..... NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html Opening Theme: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) Soundtrack: Our GM Sam Emery (First Attempt, so be kind :) The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks - also now run by Edge Studios  

03-04
42:26

S2 E19 - Ice & Things That We Have Done

After a quick talk with Solara, the head of the glacier mining operation, the crew prepares to enter the mine and retrieve the lost miners... Donate 4 Destiny:  https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks and currently published by Edge Studios  

02-19
48:36

S2 E18 (Part 2) - Much Ado About Opposable Thumbs

As the crew of the Titan's Mercy prepares to visit the head of the mining operation at Sinta IV, another passenger asks to tag along.... Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Edge Studios and Fantasy Flight Games!  

02-05
35:15

S2 E18 (Part 1) - Don't Mind Me Daniel

As the crew of the Titan's Mercy exits hyperspace, having spent nearly all of their fuel, they are shocked to discover an Imperial Star Destroyer orbiting the main settlement of Sinta IV..... Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Fantasy Flight Games and Edge Studios

01-22
32:22

S2 E17 (Part 2) - Title Subject To Change

The crew of the Titan's Mercy find a way to safely guide the StarViper into the hangar bay before discussing plans for a new stopover alternative en route to Corellia.... All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks

09-04
33:17

S2 E17 (Part 1) - Welcome to the Gydtatorship!

Tad, Gyd and Vickers must decide what to do next after they jettison the tracking/listening device into space.... Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks!  

08-21
31:11

S2 E16 (Part 2) - High Speed Littering

Having just discovered the tracking/listening device in the engine room, the crew of the Titan's Mercy must find a way to disable and dispose of it.... Music by: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds is played using the Edge Of The Empire Rulebook by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks

08-07
28:37

S2 E16 (Part 1) - Where Do Blaster Bolts Go When They Die?

Still dripping with bacta, a concerned Mag Vil informs the crew of the Titan's Mercy of the possibility of a tracking device somewhere aboard the ship.... Opening Theme: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html (Quick Disclaimer: In the opening, our GM Sam mistakenly debated the existence of wool bathing suits in the past. After a brief google search, he would like everyone to know that he knows how wrong he was. Thank you) The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire game system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks

07-24
32:47

S2 E15 - Criss Cross Dantooine Sauce

Having made some hasty off-the-beaten-path hyperspace calculations, the StarBirds and their passengers enjoy some downtime before making a shocking discovery... All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound/BandCamp/Spotify) NightCast Discord (aka, the NiceCast Discord - like seriously it is such a positive and uplifting community): https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny:  https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds is played, whenever we finally force ourselves to pick up the dice, using the Edge of the Empire rulebook by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks. All likenesses to real voice actors or even voice acting in general are purely coincidental and are best consumed with a steaming helping of silliness and a proper laughtrack

07-10
01:03:44

S2 E14 (Not 15) - Toydarian Butter Lettuce

After a prolonged chase/fight with the Black Sun crime syndicate, the crew boards the Titan's Mercy and attempts to leave the planet as quickly as possible....hijinks ensue All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html All StarBirds adventures are played using the Edge of the Empire system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks, though we do reserve the right to never actually use the dice or the system at all and just play make believe. Like why not, ya know? Just have a little fun with it all

06-12
45:24

S2 E13 (Part 2) - The Straw On The Juicebox Can Be Tricky

Thinking quickly, Vickers scoops an unconscious Mag before entering the Maneuverer and kicking it on. Gyd races for the dorsal hatch as a Black Sun Star Viper latches on to the Titan's Mercy and winds up a modified mining laser, preparing to bore into the hull. Will our beleaguered heroes find a way to stop the onslaught and flee Toydaria at last, or will they meet their untimely demise? Find out this week on the StarBirds! NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds is played under the loosest set of guidelines even possible to still be referred to as an actual-play podcast, but nonethless using The Edge of the Empire roleplaying system by Fantasy Flight Games and Lucasbooks. All likenesses either actual or imagined are used under the Creative Commons license and are only ever a vague attempt at humor  

05-30
37:47

S2 E13 (Part 1) - Even Merry and Pippin Have Stats

As the Titan's Mercy hovers in place above Porky's Chop Shop, the three Black Sun starfighters begin to circle. The crew and friends ascend the staircase, looking for a way to board while avoiding the terrifying prospect of being blown to itty bitty bits.... All Music : Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and Band Camp) Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG The StarBirds is played using the Edge of the Empire roleplaying game by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks

05-15
40:22

S2 E12 - A Bit Like Bennifer, I Suppose

The chase continues! Having dispatched the vast majority of the operatives the Black Sun had thrown at them, the trio of Tad, Gyd and Vickers must now manever through the crowded city and rendevous with the Titan's Mercy before a trio of starfighters can intercept.... opening music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds is (loosely) played using the Edge of the Empire series by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks

05-01
44:15

S2 E11 (Part 3) - The Sun's Gettin' Real Low

As the mall begins to fill with Black Sun mercenaries, the crew of the Titan's Mercy and their new-found friends/fellow fugitives attempt a daring escape from the food court of the Merchant District in Toydor... NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny:  https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html All Music: Joshua Empyre  

04-17
45:53

S2 E11 (Part 2) - It's A Food Contact Surface

After a stray blaster bolt knocks out an already bedraggled Bort Tadoras, the team must find a way to bring him back and rendevous with Corte and Syra before the clutches of the Black Sun crime syndicate close around them once more..... Opening Theme : Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html The StarBirds adventure is played (loosely) using the Genesys system by Fantasy Flight Games and LucasBooks  

04-03
39:40

S2 E11 (Part 1) - CinnaBomb: The Dark Side Of The Ladder

Having fled Ma'ar Shi's home and adeptly maneuvered thru the Underground, the crew of the Titan's Mercy finds themselves stuck on the access ladder beneath the Cinnabon. Will they discover a way inside or be captured by the Black Sun operatives in hot pursuit? All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and Bandcamp) Donate For Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG StarBirds is played using the Edge Of The Empire Series by Fantasy Flight Games and Lucas Books  

03-13
33:21

S2 E10 - The Thudding of Melons

Following a rescue from the sewers by the generous Ma'ar Shi, the crew of the Titan's Mercy discovers a way to cleanse the clearly possessed crystal as Black Sun operatives tear through the Underground.... All Music: Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) NightCast Discord: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html Donate For Destiny: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG  

02-21
58:07

S2 E9 - Jazz Metal Is A Very Real Thing

After narrowly escaping an encounter with Black Sun, the trio of Tad, Gyd and Vickers must find a way through the sewers beneath the underground and past the mercenaries patrolling the streets above... Donate for Destiny: https://childsplay.salsalabs.org/childsplayonlinedonationwidget/p/StarBirdsPodcast/index.html  NightCast Discord: https://discord.gg/K8PYcFG Music by Joshua Empyre (FreeSound and BandCamp) FFG games are trademarked by Disney and LucasFilms and all that jazz

11-28
01:00:06

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