Pod Against the Machine: A Pathfinder Actual Play

A trap, though hastily-assembled, is sprung! Surely the Very Capable Four are in for it this time. Background music and sound effects: Alien Creature Presence with Steady Deep Tones The Hollywood Edge https://www.hollywoodedge.com/ Clarinet Meditation by Liron Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7892-clarinet-meditation License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

A new deck brings new challenges. Some of those challenges involve wiping out endangered species. These things happen. Background music and sound effects: Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/ Alien Creature Presence with Steady Deep Tones The Hollywood Edge https://www.hollywoodedge.com/ Retro Rock Theme #10 Andrey Sitkov https://soundcloud.com/andrey-sitkov Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Welcome back to Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. In this episode, we recap the episodes that came out in the month of May, try to figure out what a peckerboard is, and vent our frustrations about just how terrible Hetuath is. Background music and sound effects: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license Satiate by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4322-satiate License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridge License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four start new careers in elevator repair. Background music and sound effects: Reaching Out by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4265-reaching-out License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Far Above the World and Inner Core Tabletop Audio https://TabletopAudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Under a mountain, wand running out of charges, the Very Capable Four turn to alternate sources of healing. Background music and sound effects: Loopster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Star Freighter - Ambiance Only Tabletop Audio https://TabletopAudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four head back over familiar ground. And it's fun. It's nice. It goes really well. Shut up. Background music and sound effects: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3639-desert-city License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Mystery Bazaar by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4107-mystery-bazaar License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Tabuk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4453-tabuk License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Neon Drive and Metropolis Fanfare Tabletop Audio https://TabletopAudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Welcome back to inaugural Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. In this episode, we recap the episodes that came out in the month of April, answer some listener questions, and finally hear Sam's Asher impression. Background music and sound effects: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license David Fesliyan - Too Crazy Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/too-crazy/307 Music Policy: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four explore the difference between a Foundry, a Foundry, and a Foundry. Some Holy Symbols are harder to identify than others. Background music and sound effects: Tribute To Commondore by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7791-tribute-to-commondore License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four dig up dirt on a dastardly, deposed (d)crime boss. Background music and sound effects: Decisions by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3629-decisions License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Autumn Walk by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7434-autumn-walk License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/ Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Sometimes in life you run into a headache that's so big, you need to get City Hall in your corner. Sometimes City Hall brings a big hammer. Background music and sound effects: Grow Stronger Andrew Sitkov Beat Em Up Game Music Pack The Escape by Euan Ford Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6872-the-escape License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Happy Excited Intro 16 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7451-happy-excited-intro-16 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

We're back with the third episode of Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. Well, Gero, Izzy, and Jeff are back, anyways. In this episode, we unite behind D&D 4e as the perfect gaming system, and everyone gets a free shovel. Background music and sound effects: Music for Funeral Home - Part 11 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Elf Meditation Preview by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Monster Trucks" by AstrogentA http://www.mediafire.com/file/kn52ip7d983cmf4/AstrogentA_-_Monster_Trucks.mp3/file https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnFmmq5uC04 "Wildlife Music - Jungle Floor - Royalty Free" by Jonny Easton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJ03-g83Yg Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Sanvill points out a problem. The Very Capable Four deal with some headaches. Vaargas needs a nap. Background music and sound effects: Deep Slow Pulsing Breathing Drone + Rhythmic Subpulse with Jagged Electronic Beam The Hollywood Edge https://www.hollywoodedge.com/ Open Rural Skyline, and Night BBC Sound Effects https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/ Various Fire Foley Adobe Systems Incorporated Barovian Village Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Now that the casino has been dealt with, let's spend some of that hard earned money on leftover garbage! Background music and sound effects: Waiting Time, Blacksmith Shoppe, and Desert Winds Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

We're back with the second episode of Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. In this episode, we explore the question "Can the host do whatever she wants?" The answer may surprise you. Background music and sound effects: Meatball Parade by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4993-meatball-parade License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Solemn Vow Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Every podcast needs a casino episode. This is that episode. Background music and sound effects: Gambling Casino Background with Voices, Roulette Wheel, and Chips Movement The Hollywood Edge https://www.hollywoodedge.com/ Open Rural Skyline, and Night BBC Sound Effects https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/ Various Explosion/Fire Foley Adobe Systems Incorporated Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Welcome to the inaugural Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. In this episode, we theoretically revisit the first five episodes of our podcast, answer listener questions, hear a couple words from our sponsors, and discover that we all grew up in the same orphanage, but coincidentally all have the exact same, profoundly specific amnesia. Background music and sound effects: Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview License: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license David Renda - A Better Life Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/a-better-life/489 Music Policy: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy David Fesliyan - Too Crazy Link: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/too-crazy/307 Music Policy: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/policy Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Finally back on the surface, we've got some people to talk to. And some town councilors to fix. And I believe there was mention of free money? We have a special guest playing Val Baine this week. Background music and sound effects: Wind of Battle Andrew Sitkov Combat Music Pack Steampunk Station, and Forest - Night Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Maple Leaf Rag by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5762-maple-leaf-rag License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The tube is broken. The guy that was inside...he doesn't look so great. What to do? This may take a while. Background music and sound effects: Lost Mine, Lunar Outpost, Robotics Lab, and Biodome Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Commercial Inspiring by Asepirawan20 Pixabey https://pixabay.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Robots are made of metal. Metal is very strong. When you hit them...well, you should probably hit them harder than that. No. Harder than that. This may take a while. Background music and sound effects: Mech War - Ambiance Only Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Slow Moving Sonar Probe with Deep Background The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four make a plant friend. It's nice. We all try to figure out what "yampy" means. Vaargas is not food. Background music and sound effects: Huge Space Ship Interior Ambience Steady Sub-tone with Low Growl The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

On this week's episode, the Very Capable Four explore a ten-foot-wide hallway. Perhaps more than one. They also explore branding opportunities. Congratulations to DaftProdigy, VirtueGM55, and JoeBot for winning our very first giveaway! We hope you enjoy your dice, and your bonus gifts. Thank you to everyone who participated and who boosted our signal during the contest. Even though the contest is over, we still appreciate every bit of feedback and social engagement from you, our dear listeners! Even if you hear a mistake on our podcast. Sometimes the players make mistakes. Obviously, Sam never does, because the rules adjust themselves to accommodate his decisions, but sometimes the players do. Background music and sound effects: It is Lost by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3932-it-is-lost License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Robobozo by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4299-robobozo License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Protean Fields and The Orrery Tabletop Audio https://www.tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

This week, we have our first TPK. Our heroes get a free javelin, and explore some of their class features. Thank you to everyone who participated in our first giveaway! The winners will be notified soon. Background music and sound effects: Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/furious-freak License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Alien Reactor and Gravity Tabletop Audio https://www.tabletopaudio.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The Very Capable Four aren't particularly capable of climbing. But they are capable of mysterious underground discoveries the likes of which haven't been seen on Golarion since...since...who knows when? Giveaway Time! In celebration of our tenth episode, and of hitting five thousand total downloads, we're doing our first giveaway! We're going to send sets of the official Iron Gods dice from Q-Workshop--maybe along with a little bonus surprise--to three lucky winners. The giveaway runs from the release of this very episode--02/24/2021--to midnight Pacific on 03/03/2021. One week only. There are three ways to enter: Follow @PodVsMachine on Twitter and Like and Retweet the pinned tweet. Join the official Pod Against the Machine Discord server. Post a review of Pod Against the Machine on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or your podcatcher of choice. To clarify on that last one--make sure you send us a screenshot of the review so we know who posted it--via Twitter, to [email protected], or post it on the Discord. This last bit is important--reviews are the lifeblood of the small, independent podcaster, so each one counts as a double entry. Unfortunately, due to the nature of shipping costs these days, we can only send prizes to addresses in the United States at this time. Good luck to all of you, and thanks for listening! Background music and sound effects: Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements Huge Space Ship Interior Ambience Electro Static Texture with Rhythmic Mid Tones The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

The journey through the under-hill desert continues. A very smart enemy sets a very smart, very subtle trap. Background music and sound effects: Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak! You know. From the show. Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Visit us on Reddit at https://reddit.com/r/PodAgainsttheMachine

The Very Capable Four do some shopping, and then get down to business. Back into the caves! Back into...whatever it is that lies beyond the caves. Probably nothing interesting. Background music and sound effects: A Sad Toy Story by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/563-a-sad-toy-story License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Planet Cave Ambience The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/music Remember to stop by https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Visit us on Reddit at https://reddit.com/r/PodAgainsttheMachine

What are they selling you? Smelly Hut, Smelly Hut, it's not your fault. Err... Out from under the Black Hill for the first time, our Very Capable Four try out some late night business. And the late night gives them a bit of the business. Background music and sound effects: Forest: Night and Hermit's Hut Tabletop Audio https://www.tabletopaudio.com Breaking news by Óscar H Caballero Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7277-breaking-news License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dreams Of War by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5404-dreams-of-war- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Remember to stop by https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter

Beaten and bruised, with nary a healer in sight, our heroes are faced with a stark reality: they might not be able to rescue Khonnir Baine today. They might not even be able to get out from under this hill. Background music and sound effects: Abandoned Windmill - Ambiance Only Tabletop Audio https://www.tabletopaudio.com Planet Cave Ambience The Hollywood Edge http://hollywoodedge.com Forest Woodland Ambience 004 Epic Stock Media https://epicstockmedia.com Small Marketplace Sword Coast Soundscapes https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/music Remember to stop by https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter

Deep beneath the Black Hill, our heroes have discovered an automaton. Poking it with a sword seems like the only logical path forward. Hopefully it likes sword pokes. Background music and sound effects: Abyssal Gaze, and Neon Drive Tabletop Audio https://www.tabletopaudio.com Industrial Cinematic by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3909-industrial-cinematic License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Visit https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter

Newly remastered! So, we have a deal. And how hard can clearing out a few gremlins be? Surely it's no challenge for our brave, non-cowardly heroes who get along extremely well and also don't suck at all. Background music and sound effects: Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4002-lord-of-the-land License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Cavern of Lost Souls Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Newly remastered! With two of our heroes blinded and two-thirds of our healing spent, things are looking rather bleak. But they can probably take a minute to bond emotionally before being horribly murdered by whatever it is that is lurking deeper in this horrible underground cave. Background music and sound effects: Cavern of Lost Souls, and Wizard's Tower Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Newly remastered! Our newly-formed party of torch-lights, do-gooders, and profit-makers heads through the smelly, murky waters of the weeping pond and finally descends under Black Hill! What dangers await them in these caves? Will it matter at all that they don't have a divine caster between them? Will Junkpunch live up to his name? Background music and sound effects: Cavern of Lost Souls, and Fishing Village Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Secrets And Lies by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6922-secrets-and-lies License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Under the Hill Battle Theme Zak Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

Newly remastered! Eight days ago, the purple flame atop Black Hill in the heart of the town of Torch flickered out. The entire economy of Torch depends on that unique flame, which burns so hot it can melt skymetal. Smiths normally travel to Torch from all over Golarion. Normally. But now they're leaving town, taking the lifeblood of the town with them. Brave souls have been journeying into the caves under the hill to try to relight the flame...but they haven't been coming back. Thank you for joining us on this very first episode of Pod Against the Machine! Over the next several hundred hours, we're going to be playing through all six books of the Iron Gods adventure path from Paizo Publishing. This episode kicks off Book 1: Fires of Creation by Neil Spicer. Background music and sound effects: Medieval Town, Arcance Clockworks (Ambiance Only) and River Town (Music Only), Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Serpentine Trek by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4337-serpentine-trek License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Ominous Intro by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4161-ominous-intro License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Email us at [email protected] Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more. Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter Find us on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook as well.

And finally...in the last episode that's not an episode...we meet...the player...whose name comes last alphabetically (Zak). And his character, who does not (Brixbi). Brixbi art by Alysa Avery https://www.alysaavery.com/ Background music and sound effects: Cavern of Lost Souls From Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Serpentine Trek by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4337-serpentine-trek License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4002-lord-of-the-land License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Machine has not approved this audio release. Before it finds out and takes it down, give a listen--this is just a sample of things to come. Background Music and Sound effects: Dark City From Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Plaint by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Next up in our continuing "it's not the podcast yet, but here are the people who are going to be on the podcast when it actually begins" series, we meet Gero and take his character, Vaargas, out for a spin. Vaargas art by Alysa Avery https://www.alysaavery.com/ Background music and sound effects: "Whoosh Transition Explosion Echo" From mixkit's "transition library https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/transition/ "Barren Wastes", "The Steppes", "Witch Mountain", "Windswept Plains", and "Elven Glade" From Tabletop Audio https://tabletopaudio.com

Continuing our before-the-launch series, it's time to meet Jeff, the player, and his character Asher, the gunslinger! Asher art by Alysa Avery https://www.alysaavery.com/ Background music: Ouroboros by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4996-ouroboros License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cool Hard Facts by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3549-cool-hard-facts License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sun Dappled Trail (Tabletop Audio) Link: https://tabletopaudio.com/blog/2020/03/04/sun-dappled-trail/

In our very first episode (before the full episodes), we introduce you to Izzy (one of our players) and Kera (one of our characters...who is, not coincidentally, played by Izzy.) Kera art by Alysa Avery https://www.alysaavery.com/ Background music: Evening Fall (Harp) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3720-evening-fall-harp- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a teaser of things to come. But make it fashion. Background music: Pixel Peeker Polka - faster by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4220-pixel-peeker-polka---faster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sound effect: Digital Eagle from 99Sounds