The Old Ways Podcast

Mr. Fraser and Lady Elisabeth investigate the museum for clues, hoping to locate more on Winckelmann and what Trieste may have yet hidden. Professor Courtenay and Paul discuss Maggie's treatment process and what her future holds.

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In the chamber of The Black Pharaoh, the Investigators stand before the throne and hear from the mouth of the Crawling Chaos itself.

With Halloween night upon him, Vince takes up the charge of studying a series of rituals to help cleanse San Francisco, but will he have to make an unforgivable bargain?

As the cold Bora winds blow through Trieste, the Investigators settle in for some recovery, while Maggie seeks Richard's help with a special medical matter.

Leaving Cairo, the Investigators travel south to the Bent Pyramid where they hope to uncover secrets rumored to exist in its depths.

Imploring his new found friend, Anton to help, Richard agrees to let the Russian farmer engage in a strange healing ritual. The depths of the grotto offer Fraser a series of concerning clues.

As the remaining investigators regroup, Meave learns a deeper magic exists, one that rivals an unbelievable power. Sam seeks out Lillian for a calm voice in the storm he's in.

Seeking to bring the former sheriff back together, Alex and Rahm perform a special ritual. Marcus and Katerina join the the Prince's bloodhunt as it nears the Port of San Francisco.

In the depths of the grotto, the Professor must muster the strength to find help for his friends, finding an unlikely ally nearby. After the hour gets late, Mr. Fraser sets out to find the others before nightfall.

In the aftermath of the horrors in the desert, the investigators seek safety and answers for question which remain. Sam follows the trail of his quarry into the depths of Cairo.

With the meeting over, the coterie splits up to enjoy Halloween night in San Francisco. Alex and Rahm enjoy a special party with an even more special guest, while Marcus and Katerina investigate more than Elysium.

After the close call at the museum, Professor Courtenay, Maggie, and Simon decide to look into the local grotto in an attempt to take in some site seeing. Mr. Fraser and Lady Elisabeth search for more information on Wincklemann.

The final showdown with head of the Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh awaits. Will the investigators survive? And if so, at what cost to themselves and the people of Egypt?

Halloween night arrives for our coterie, as the meeting with William Mallet looms. Slowly but surely, each one takes a seat to hear what the powerful elder wants with the Prince's hand picked group.

After settling into their Trieste hotel, Lady Elisabeth and Professor Courtenay seek out the city's library and museum in hopes of locating more on a lead from Dr. Smith. An unwelcomed visitor arrives to ask pointed questions.

With a terror chasing them to the ritual site, the investigators work diligently to determine a way out of their predicament. Doctor Tattenbach finds a powerful solution at great cost.

Before the fun of Halloween night arrives, each of the coterie receive a letter on their doorstep for a special meeting with William Mallet, the dangerous and calculating Camarilla elder. Guest Starring: Scott Dorward

Maggie agrees to sit down and talk through her experiences leading up to the clocktower with the group's doctor-in-training, Paul, who tries to help her work through her memory issues.

The crew of the Nightengale is approached with a dangerous extraction mission on a planet currently blockaded by marines. It would have been an easy no, if it hadn't come from a former crew member.

As the battlefield changes, the Investigators are forced to change their tactics, with limited results. A high ritual begins with a heavy cost to be paid. Sigmund feels the stab of regret.

Facing the Bora for the first time proves to be challenging for the Investigators, but even after getting settled, Mr. Fraser finds difficulty sleeping. Concern for Maggie leads to an appointment with Paul.

As the forces of the Brotherhood continue to swarm the Investigators, a vast darkness swells just over the horizon. Meave calls out to an old friend for help.

Marcus and Alex drop off a special package with the Price, as important deals are struck. Vince continues his work on finding a cure, as Katerina spends an important night visiting her farm.

Leaving Venice leads to a flurry of activity as the city's train station bursts at the seams. Maggie wavers between consciousness as her friends work to stay on their journey

With the Agents searching for an ancient statue, a deeper mystery unfolds which brings unexpected political forces to their doorstep.

With the forces of the Black Pharaoh descending upon them, the Investigators begin their defense in hopes of saving Egypt.

Vince's research brings him close to a powerful Tremere with a dangerous secret, while Katerina reports back to the Prince and makes a request. Marcus and Alex take a trip to a club to get some answers.

As the Investigators prepare to leave Venice, Maggie is drawn back the San Marcos Palazzo where the rising tide has brought in something no one can explain.

In a desperate attempt to uncover the truth behind the temple they find themselves in - Doctor Baker, Sgt McCoy, Doctor Jones, and Percy Leftbridge-Stewart - dig deeper into Egypt's mysteries

As the group awaits dusk, they discuss what fate awaits the queen's body and who or what may arrive to claim it first. Sigmund requires reassurance from Meave, who seeks the path the Speakers before her walked.

In the aftermath of the clocktower, the Investigators return to the hotel on the banks of the Grand Canal and seek answers on how to exit Venice without being caught by the fascists.

When a team of Agents is contacted by a powerful noblewoman about a stolen artifact, the group must search for answers in the markets and shadows of Coriolis station for the truth.

Falling asleep against the stonework of The Speaker's Temple, Doctor Tattenbach travels to the lands beyond and where he meets an enigma laying in wait.

Alex calls a coterie meeting flush with fresh information, while Rahm struggles to keep themselves from falling into the local press. Marcus lays out his concerns for what is coming.

High above the canals of Venice, the Investigators seek to survive a trap laid by a powerful nemesis who finally reveals themselves. One member of party seeks to fly, while another's inner power issues a fiery warning.

When an English dig team searching for a lost temple in Egypt suddenly awakens to find themselves alone and trapped in an underground cavern, they must determine if they are in the greatest archaeological find of the century...or their own tomb.

At the Speaker's Temple, the group searches for a moment of relaxation after their escape across the desert. Jack has a round of words for several of his fellow investigators, while Sam keeps an eye out for trouble.

The coterie is stuck between dreams and blood, as a feud begins within. A late night swim in the Bay goes in an unexpected direction, while Marcus pays a visit to Elysium to chat with the Keeper who controls it.

As our Investigators search the top of the clocktower, a once ghostly form becomes whole and Maggie's search for her next steps on the road to true divinity take another turn.

With the body of Nitocris in tow the team makes their way into the desert where they meet up with an old friend and prepare for what may come next.

Exploring the darkened palazzo and clocktower turns treacherous when ambition overcomes on of the investigators. Lady Elisabeth receives an unwanted visitor with a strange offer.

With a plan set in place, the Investigators launch a desperate attempt to steal a critical ritual item from the Brotherhood before it can be put to use, but can they survive to find a way out?

Alex and Rahm confront Trevor to learn more about what happened that night at the Blue Orchid club. Alex realizes the Ventrue is more far gone than they thought, while Rahm makes an unwelcome connection.

Leaving the doll factory behind, the Investigators slip through the shadowy streets of Venice, as the Blackshirts draw closer. Beneath the Rialto Bridge, something stirs Maggie's spirit.

Seeking to make good on his debt, Sam seeks out the target Luca directed him to, but the night holds more than just a simple ledger matter as he soon finds out. CW: Graphic violence and torture.

After a difficult meeting with the coterie, Katerina and Vince head back to discuss how to combat the sickness invading Kindred and what price a cleansing ritual might cost them.

Traveling through the chaos and smoke of Venice, the investigators arrive at the Gremanci Factory to seek answers from the proprietor in hopes of locating their next piece.

After spending a night to recover from their last adventure in the tunnels, the group heads back in at first daylight in hopes of finding the truth beneath the pyramids.

As Vince picks up the remaining bits of his sanity, the coterie meets to determine another series of bad news items that have been dropped on their plate, including a powerful Kindred on their way to San Francisco.