Welcome to Astronomica, a science fiction OSR actual play podcast using the Stars Without Number RPG system. Join Star Master Stan and regular players Colin, Cullen, Geoff, and Kristen as they crew the definitely-not-piloted-by-a-rogue-AI ship The Admiral Grace. From encounters with magnificent space whales to battling intergalactic corporate scumbags, there is nothing this crew can't make way more complicated than it needs to be. Tag along every Wednesday and listen in as we learn that the true friends were the ones you decompressed and maybe accidentally spaced along the way.
We just dropped a big 'ol pile of narrative philosophy on ya so that means we must be at the end of an arc. Time for everyone's favorite part of the show: Chatstronomica!
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As the smoke clears from the Grace's mangled chassis, Team Meatbag faces their greatest foe to date: the consequences of their own actions. Elsewhere, two unusual minds finally meet to contemplate th…
Join us for the first episode of the year and the epic conclusion to our Sadness Room adventures!
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It's a Solstice miracle! We're off this week for the holiday season but we left a little something extra under the ol' yule tree just for you. Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you and we'll se…
As Mackie, Anton, Hopper, and N-Zed finish up their altercations with the fuzz, CB alerts the crew to an even bigger threat. Extra short summaries mean you KNOW there's crazy stuff ahead so hit that…
While CB battles the horrors of the Sadness Room, the rest of the crew deals with a pack of space cops. Sure hope no one does anything foolish to make the situation worse!
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It's time to build a spaceship! Well, time to pick out some new fittings for one anyway. We kick off this week with a deep dive into some system mechanics followed by one crew member's very bad deci…
As Mackie takes care of a few things, Anton has a run in with some suspicious characters. Meanwhile, CB weekends a cyborg and Hopper finally breaks out of his shell. The team rushes back together to …
The Scouring of the Turkeys is upon us here in the US, so we've got a special episode for you this week. Character creation is one of the most fundamental aspects of table top role play so we record…
Oh man, you guys, I can't even tell you how important this episode is. Like, for real, I don't even want to give you a summary because I don't want to spoil it but if you miss this episode you are go…
Hey, remember that crazy, paradigm shattering thing that Mackie and Hopper brought up at the very end of last week's episode? Yeah, we're gonna kick off with a bit more of that. Meanwhile, Anton and …
Good news everyone! We've decided to keep doing the show after all. This week Team Meatbag remembers the whole reason they came to the Zolta System to begin with and do their damn jobs for once. Mack…
That's right, folks, it's episode 100! We've got a real girthy one for you today so strap in! We kick things off with our usual brand of highly professional intro followed by a truly heartwarming ro…
While Captain Mackie prepares to surrender the Admiral Grace, Anton, CB, Hopper, and co. head out across the void to infiltrate the superior space craft. This is a big one folks and you absolutely do…
As CB and Hopper conduct a very serious interrogation, Mackie attempts to ward off an incoming hostile ship. Anton prepares for the likelihood of being boarded.
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With the obvious infiltrators taken care of, the crew searches for any remaining saboteurs. Anton leads the investigation while CB compensates for a guilty conscience by waving guns at the remaining …
This week the crew of the Admiral Grace finds out what happens when Stardaddy explicitly tells them a technocratic billionaire is on their heels and they then proceed to blithely pick up strangers a…
The crew continues their long haul to the Zulta system. CB gets a new title while Anton hangs out with Father Constantopolus.
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With new goals firmly established, the crew of the Admiral Grace races to meet their deadline in the Zulta system. But before they can check another mission off the books, they've gotta stop for gas…
The crew of the Admiral Grace concludes their mini adventure aboard the ghost ship! (We promise we'll be back to slightly longer descriptions next week, Nerd Camp-Stranomicon sapped all our strength …