The Chaos Protocol | Arc Two | E11: a crimson bird

Emperor Long Du speaks. Zhiling holds knowledge of the past. Langhui defends their honor. Luhua keeps the peace. And Chunjing reveals another missing god.

Content warnings: fantasy violence, blood, nightmares, death of loved ones, complex and complicated relationships, romance, flirting, attraction, sex, ghosts, grief, trauma, descriptions of food, and references to war, environmental disaster, apocalypse, cannibalism, childbirth, possession, suffocation, and infidelity.

THE CHAOS PROTOCOL is Transplanar RPG's current main campaign that stars Valiant Dorian, Samm Star, and Cai K. as the players with Sea Thomas as the producer and Connie Chang as the Game Master. This podcast episode is edited by Marisa Ewing. Our original intro music is by Jonathan Charles.

Transplanar RPG is sponsored by ExplainTrade, a negotiation skills training consultancy that wants you to pledge to Transplanar's Patreon for a patron-only aftershow, early podcast episodes, GM notes, and even the chance for your OC to cameo in our show.

Arc Two is proudly sponsored by HeroForge, a free online character design application that lets you make and order your very own custom TTRPG minis! Their character creation tools are rich and deep, with facial customization, spell effects, hundreds of clothing options, and nigh-infinite color choices. To see their tools in action, check out this mini of Nova's very own Hand of Fate.

For Arc Two, we're playing City of Mist by Son of Oak Game Studio! City of Mist is a neo-noir urban fantasy mystery TTRPG about ordinary people with legendary powers, centered on character-driven action, cinematic moments, and richly emotional themes. Use TRANSPLANAR at checkout for 10% off!

Finally, special thanks to our Hands of Fate and Precepts: dmmono, Esme, Matthew, Z, Kaylee Reed, Tiffany, Jade, Kevin O., Faebelle, AshRex, Kes, Finn, Isabel, Seth, Robert, @brownestnerd, Summer, Azra, Taylor, Jordan, Derryk Davidson, Phil, Mark J., Astrid, Spencer, Lyle and Peanut, Rose, Alex, The Bow System, Cassidy, Lex, Charles, and Cora Eckert.