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THE VERIDIAN EXPANSE IS A PLACE WHERE DEBTS ARE PAID IN BLOOD.
In a galaxy of corporate cold wars and fading fringe worlds, the crew of the Scapegoat is just trying to stay flying. From high-stakes planetary heists to the silent terrors of deep-space shipwrecks, one bad jump is all that separates a payday from a cold grave.
Dark Star Adventurecast is a narrative sci-fi actual play. We play Stars Without Number live, and edit what happens into a story worth following. If The Expanse and Firefly are your kind of sci-fi, give it a listen.
MEET THE CREW:
- Thorne (Brian): spent a decade in a corporate prison for something he didn't do. He runs the crew now. The man who framed him is still out there.
- Felix (Scott): hacker who changed his name, his face, and his voice to infiltrate the company that murdered his brother. The plan is still ongoing.
- Haleyy (Stephanie): fighter, biopsionic. Something changed in her head a while back and her powers haven't stopped growing since.
- Robert (Doja): the pilot. Somewhere out there, copies of him are trying to kill the crew.
- ...and Star Master Jeff, who built this sector one bad decision at a time.
JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE: Star Master Logs two weeks early, ad-free episodes, and exclusive world-building archives at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
SHOP THE SECTOR: Official merchandise and tabletop adventures written by Jeff at darkstaradventures.com
New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Star Master Log debriefs on the off-weeks.
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Series Trailer
vendredi 4 juillet 2025 • Duration 01:27
The crew of the Scapegoat has a new job. Track down a signal nobody can explain, in a part of space nobody goes to twice.
Dark Star Adventurecast is a sci-fi actual play podcast set in the Stars Without Number universe. Gritty, cinematic, and immersive, with characters you'll remember long after the episode ends.
New episodes every other Tuesday. Find us at darkstaradventures.com or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Keep following that signal.
Black Harbor
Season 1 · Episode 14
mardi 30 septembre 2025 • Duration 44:10
The crew finally makes their way to Black Harbor to recover their lost ship, encountering a surprise enemy and uncovering a plot that may take their very lives.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our first Scapegoat Syndicate members!
They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.
Join them at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
The Aurora
Season 1 · Episode 12
mardi 16 septembre 2025 • Duration 58:43
In this episode of Dark Star Adventurecast, the crew’s investigation takes a sharp turn down Millbrook Lane, where shadows of the past refuse to stay buried.
What begins as a simple lead pulls them to a hidden storage unit with secrets, and treasures, from ages past.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our first Scapegoat Syndicate members!
They're keeping the lights on and the airlocks sealed.
Join them at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
The Glendale Hotel
Season 1 · Episode 10
mardi 2 septembre 2025 • Duration 41:43
In this episode of Dark Star Adventurecast, the crew’s return to Dr. Voss is overshadowed by a devastating discovery: their ship, the Scapegoat, has been stolen.
All signs point north toward Black Harbor, a former military base turned Guardian stronghold. But before they can begin the long journey, the crew must find shelter in the ruined city of Wafisa. Within the decayed halls of the Glendale Hotel, they uncover the remnants of a scavenger’s life, and relics of a world undone by greed.
Will the night bring safety, or new dangers waiting in the dark?
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our first Scapegoat Syndicate members!
They're keeping the lights on and the airlocks sealed.
Join them at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
The Methane Switching Station
Season 1 · Episode 8
mardi 19 août 2025 • Duration 44:35
In this episode of Dark Star Adventurecast, the crew of the Scapegoat moves to rendezvous with Dr. Elara Voss, a xenolinguist working for Omnitek Holdings. But things don’t go as planned: Dr. Voss refuses to entry to the station, demanding they restore methane supplies to her research base before she’ll cooperate.
Can they reroute the methane flow and earn Dr. Voss’s aid? Or will the dangerous streets of Wafisa claim another victim?
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad, our first Scapegoat Syndicate member!
He’s keeping the lights on and the airlocks sealed.
Join him at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
Wafisa? I hardly know her!
Season 1 · Episode 6
mardi 5 août 2025 • Duration 45:07
In this episode of Dark Star Adventurecast, the crew reels from their near-death clash with the Drift Rats and sets course for the ominous OmniTech Holdings research base on the planet Wafisa. Their mission: pick up the enigmatic Dr. Elara Voss before venturing into the void, chasing the coordinates of a mysterious signal.
Tune in for a tense, post-apocalyptic journey through the Veridian Expanse.
Meet the Crew:- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
It's Just a Prank!
Season 1 · Episode 2
mardi 22 juillet 2025 • Duration 56:04
Welcome to Darkstar Adventurecast, an actual play podcast set in the dangerous Veridian Expanse!
Join our crew of misfit adventurers as we continue their adventure on Camiri Four using the Stars Without Number TTRPG system.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haleyy
- Doja as the pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
In order to retrieve their shift from deep with Drift Rat territory, the crew have been tasked with the uncomfortable mission of pulling a prank on a rival gang, the Neon Fangs - an unbelievably nice group of kind-hearted people. Can the crew put aside their morales, execute the prank, and gain access to their ship? Or will their conscience get in the way?
Better a Rat in the Drift...
Season 1 · Episode 1
mardi 22 juillet 2025 • Duration 41:06
Episode 1: Better a Rat in the Drift...
Welcome to the very first episode of Dark Star Adventurecast, an actual play podcast set in the dangerous Viridian Expanse!
Join our crew of misfit adventurers as we dive into our opening adventure using the Stars Without Number TTRPG system.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haleyy
- Doja as the pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
The crew assembles, receives their orders, and moves to retrieve their assigned ship from Docking Bay 72 aboard the deteriorating, gang-controlled space station Camiri Four.
Will they reclaim their ship… or get in even deeper trouble?
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Death and Damnation
Season 1 · Episode 25
mardi 9 décembre 2025 • Duration 39:47
Trapped by Void Cultists at an interstellar truck stop, the crew uses their limited resources in their struggle to survive.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our Scapegoat Syndicate members!
They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.
Join them at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
Stress and Vexation
Season 1 · Episode 23
mardi 25 novembre 2025 • Duration 57:51
After Void Cultists seize Scrapjack’s Truck Stop, only the crew of the ’Goat stands between the trapped civilians and annihilation.
Meet the Crew:
- Jeff as Star Master (Game Master)
- Brian as Captain Thorne
- Stephanie as the warrior Haley
- Doja as the wildcard pilot Robert
- Scott as the transhuman hacker Felix
Special thanks to Brad and Holly, our Scapegoat Syndicate members!
They're keeping the lights on, and the airlocks sealed.
Join them at patreon.com/DarkStarAdventurecast
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