The Magpies: A Blades in the Dark Actual Play

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Season 1, Episode 14: The Black Market Score, Part 2 Aug 21, 2018

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Tensions rise at the Hive's black market auction as Myra and Phin are confronted with an old associate of Myra's, and Minx and Blaire grapple with temptations and vices. And they still have to find the Spirit Warden uniforms they've been hired to steal...

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Season 1, Episode 13: The Black Market Score, Part 1 Aug 07, 2018

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After learning more about the blood-iron ring,the Magpies discover they need to enter the Deathlands to claim it. There are people in the city willing to get them there, but nothing in Duskwall is free. And this favor comes with a steep cost.

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Season 1, Episode 12: The Festival of Doskvorn Jul 24, 2018

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In between scores, the Magpies--along with the rest of Duskwall--are celebrating the holiday of Doskvorn. On a day without crimes or danger, the Magpies wander through Nightmarket's street festival and take a chance to reconnect. And play a lot of carnival games.

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Season 1, Episode 11: The Experimental Trials Score, Part 2 Jul 10, 2018

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The Magpies, joined by their new friend Seeks, continue their exploration of Doctor Hagen's clinic, searching for valuables and medical supplies. Instead, they find the suffering at the heart of Hagen's experiments.

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Chris aka Waffles: Mahaffay on Twitter

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Season 1, Episode 10 - The Experimental Trials Score, Part 1 Jun 26, 2018

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With everyone recovering from the fallout of the embassy score, the Magpies look for a nice, easy job. They find what should be one in an offer from Seeks, a Tycherosi Leech who needs their assistance in stealing medical supplies to refill her stock. But the target they choose hides secrets that none of them could have imagined.

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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month: Interview with Rhi on June 4

I Am: Hear: Interview with Rhi on June 19

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Chris aka Waffles: Mahaffay on Twitter

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Season 1, Episode 9: The Embassy Score, Part 2 Jun 12, 2018

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With some of their covers blown, the Magpies must scramble to salvage their embassy break-in, forcing them to take incredible risks... and pay great costs.

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Women in Tabletop Gaming Month: Interview with Rhi on June 4

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Season 1, Episode 8: The Embassy Score, Part 1 May 29, 2018

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After some unexpected ghostly “friends” stop by to visit, the Magpies turn their attention to the mystery of the bloon-iron ring. Specifically, the name Myra found in her notes: Avrathi. Solving the mystery sends them to the halls of high society and diplomacy, but as always, problems seem to arise with astonishing speed after they get in the door.

Featured Charity: Masjid al-Rabia

Season 1, Episode 7: The Cargo Ship Score May 15, 2018

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A ghostly message sends the Magpies to the Dimmer Sisters, who want a favor repaid. There's a cargo ship being held in the bay, just inside the lightning barrier, pending Spirit Warden investigation. The Magpies need to recover a shipment of arcane artifacts before the Wardens claim it, but there are plenty of other people interested in the ship's cargo...

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Season 1, Episode 6: The Informants Score May 01, 2018

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The Magpies begin to branch out their operations by formally recruiting the Gondoliers as an informant network. However, before the Gondoliers will agree to work with the Magpies, they need something in return: the removal of an alchemist who patrols the canals, seeking corpses and spirits for strange experiments.

Content Warning: To avoid a brief but somewhat detailed description of dead bodies, skip from 38:57 to 39:32.

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Season 1, Episode 5: The Canals Score Apr 17, 2018

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As the Magpies learn more and more about the mysterious Umbra Hunters gang and their connection to the Circle of Flame, they return to their allies in the Gondoliers. They offer to help unravel the source of the attacks on the Gondoliers, and their very tall, very buff, very favorite Gondolier Kay agrees to help.

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