Explore every episode of the podcast The Crew of the Cosmic Orca: TTRPG Actual Plays
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| Season 2: Session 18: End of Small Sanctuary | 24 Feb 2026 | 01:12:13 | |
The crew returns to the Skyhammer to try and find out anything that could have happened to Raul. Music by: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 17: No Way Back | 10 Feb 2026 | 01:03:00 | |
Gendry is reunited with The Crew of the Cosmic Orca armed with vital information about what Rhys Mercer was up to. Music by: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio and Soundridemusic System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 9: Ain't That a Kick in the Head | 21 Oct 2025 | 01:00:57 | |
Deciding they have spent enough time on this planet, the crew heads out, taking on the much easier task of transporting a person to their homeworld. Just a nice, simple job, right? System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 8: Dog Days Are Over | 07 Oct 2025 | 01:03:24 | |
The crew gets an unexpected addition, however their plan for a simple escort mission goes completely off the rails. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 7: Somebody’s Watching Me | 23 Sep 2025 | 01:02:00 | |
Deciding that they need a break from the action, the crew decided to take a more simple mission to help protect some scientists. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 6: Behind Blue Eyes | 09 Sep 2025 | 01:04:18 | |
Reeling from the sudden loss of Caelin, the crew decides that they need some new help for the ship. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 5: Tears of a Mandrake | 26 Aug 2025 | 01:02:42 | |
The crew, along with the very unstable Arlen, spring into action. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 4: One of These Days | 12 Aug 2025 | 01:00:51 | |
The crew enacts their plan, but as Robert Burns once said: "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 3: The Call | 29 Jul 2025 | 01:01:33 | |
The crew, after spending some time deciding on a course of action, get an unexpected visitor. This episodes contains more Profanity than normal. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 2: Kicked in the Teeth | 15 Jul 2025 | 01:10:34 | |
The crew, being confronted by the Chrome Serpents, have to formulate some kind of plan to get out alive. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 1: Back in Black | 01 Jul 2025 | 01:06:47 | |
The hiatus is finally over. The crew has returned and is itching to get back into the field. They decide a bounty is the best way to go, while Caelin is still haunted by his deal with Aurelius. Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Call of Cthulhu: Biohazard: Session 3 | 29 Nov 2024 | 01:14:14 | |
Season Finale. Having found the Silent Dawn hideout, the team has to decide on what the next course of action is. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 16: Intergalactic Space Crusaders, Part 2 | 27 Jan 2026 | 00:56:51 | |
In another update from Gendry and the Space Police, they get word of some very startling news. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio and Soundridemusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Call of Cthulhu: Biohazard: Session 2 | 27 Nov 2024 | 01:00:43 | |
Having gotten some good evidence that the hiking trails are where to go, the team sets off to find any missing people and the location of the Silent Dawn. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Call of Cthulhu: Biohazard: Session 1 | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:59:50 | |
Continuing the break from Traveller, we're doing another round of Call of Cthulhu! Following some new recruits of the BSAA, they are tasked with preventing a bioterror outbreak in a lakeside resort town. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Halloween Special: Call of Cthulhu: Outbreak | 31 Oct 2024 | 02:37:13 | |
Taking a break from playing Traveller, I got a couple friends together to play a special one shot I was working on based off of Resident Evil using Call of Cthulhu. I have never run this system and only played it a few times, so I'm sure I made some mistakes. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| The Lost First Take | 09 Oct 2024 | 00:06:01 | |
When sitting down to record the final session, things got a bit... weird. This audio is very minimally edited for clarity, but otherwise is presented as is. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Part V: Through the Night | 08 Oct 2024 | 01:19:17 | |
Season Finale. The immediate threat dealt with, the travellers and the Mardukians have to make a choice on how to survive the night. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Part IV: Welcome to the Jungle | 01 Oct 2024 | 01:11:18 | |
Realizing that teamwork is the best option, the group and the locals get to work on taking care of the garinaembreights. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Part III: Running in the Night | 24 Sep 2024 | 00:59:55 | |
After a shaky encounter with the local fauna, the group takes refuge in an old ruin, only to encounter another type of local. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Part II: Express Elevator to Hell | 17 Sep 2024 | 00:57:22 | |
Following the crash of the shuttle, the team need to find a way to get the survivors to safety. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Part I: Nowhere Fast | 10 Sep 2024 | 01:00:36 | |
As the new characters get acquainted, disaster strikes the shuttle carrying them to Marduk. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Marooned on Marduk: Character Creation | 27 Aug 2024 | 02:01:59 | |
Taking the reigns as Referee, Emily begins the task of having the players roll up their characters! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 15: Built To Last | 13 Jan 2026 | 01:08:02 | |
The group has to rush to get healed up so they can get new gear before Gendry gets back and let him get new gear. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Postseason Chitchat | 25 Jun 2024 | 01:18:14 | |
This time, we are just kicking back and shooting the breeze and thinking back about how season one went down and talking about things to come. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Sesssion 18: Don't Let it End | 11 Jun 2024 | 00:55:18 | |
In the season finale, with all obstacles seemingly cleared, the crew takes charge to finally confront William Sinclair. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 17: ... I Stab at Thee | 28 May 2024 | 00:57:44 | |
Backed into a corner, the crew has to find a way to get out of the mess they are in and find their way to William Sinclair. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 UpdateMusic: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 16: Tactical Action | 14 May 2024 | 01:11:39 | |
The crew, now inside the Stadium Arcadium, must now make their way through hostile territory to find William Sinclair to bring him down.System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 UpdateMusic: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 15: In The Pale Moonlight | 30 Apr 2024 | 01:03:37 | |
In the frozen expanse of time, Caelin must choose to make a deal to help get away from the exploding world. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 14: Enter the Psion | 16 Apr 2024 | 01:09:48 | |
After meeting someone with extraordinary abilities, the crew sets out bring the survivors to their ship and answer a new SOS. System Used: Traveller 2e, Mongoose Edition, 2022 UpdateMusic: Lavender Haze by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 13: Back in the Monster Saddle | 02 Apr 2024 | 01:03:29 | |
After several months of hiatus the crew is back, ready to tackle another monster city. System Used: Traveller 2e Music by: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 12: Bot on the Orca | 23 Jan 2024 | 01:05:25 | |
As Astrid recovers from her gunshot wound, the crew heads off toward Syndicate territory while getting a surprising new crew member. System Used: Traveller 2e Music by: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 11: If I Die Young | 09 Jan 2024 | 01:04:30 | |
Gathering information from the witnesses, the crew goes to find the killer, but get involved in something far worse. System Used: Traveller 2e, Mongoose Edition, 2022 Update Music: Lavender Haze by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 10: Material Gear | 26 Dec 2023 | 01:04:00 | |
After a time of R&R, the crew decided it might be time to upgrade the weapons they carry. System Used: Traveller 2e, Mongoose Edition, 2022 Update Music: Slamhaus - Tunesday, Vol. 26 - 03 July 26th {Silk Sax} Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 14: Car Chase City | 30 Dec 2025 | 01:05:16 | |
While the group waits for Gendry to come back, they decide to take on a nice, simple transport job. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 9: Shot Through the Heart | 12 Dec 2023 | 00:58:59 | |
The crew begins their valiant stand against the monsters in a dash to get off the colony. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition, 2022 Update.Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 8: Planet of the Undead | 28 Nov 2023 | 00:55:01 | |
The crew, now faced with another zombie, must make their way through the colony to get to the parts they need to fix the ship. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e. Music: Karl Casey @White Bat Audio - Edge of Sanity Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 7: From Hell's Heart... | 14 Nov 2023 | 00:59:42 | |
The crew has some quality time in jump space before picking up Aster's purchases before someone from Caelin's past comes blazing back into his life. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update.Music by White Bat Audio. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 6: How the Bounty was Clubbed | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:56:46 | |
The crew begins the process of finding their bounty with the help of their new friend Vasquez, in the hopes of taking him in cleanly. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music by: White Bat Audio, Audio Coffee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 5: Chasing Echoes | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:59:42 | |
The crew confronts the mysterious man on their ship then decide to take a stab at bounty hunting while waiting for their ship to process fuel and keeping an eye out for the enigmatic Carey. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music by: White Bat Audio, Audio Coffee, Eugeny Bardyuszha, Guidon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 4: Come Sail Away | 03 Oct 2023 | 00:45:44 | |
At long last, the crew finally gets their spaceship and sets out to find out what happened to the mercenary cruiser. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music By: Karl Kasey @ White Bat Audio: Twin Gods, Vice Slamhaus: May 5th (Play it Properly), June 2nd (Dig a Little Deeper), July 30th (Had to Ask), January 12th (Leaving the Party) Arthur Vynck: The Uprising Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 3: Panic! At The Laboratory | 19 Sep 2023 | 00:52:30 | |
Due to the sudden combat, The Crew must do what they can do to keep Ambassador Gutierrez out of harms way. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music: Doomed to Survive and The Bouncer by Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Danger Zone Cover and The Trooper Cover by Dan Vasc Funk You Good by TeknoAXE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 2: No Longer (Worlds Apart) | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:53:06 | |
Since the Cosmic Orca is still being repaired, the crew decide to head down to the planet to meet Aster's romantic partner, while meeting a colorful new character along the way. System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music: Lost Vegas by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 1: Rhythm from a Cosmic Orca | 22 Aug 2023 | 00:59:09 | |
At long last, the crew of the Cosmic Orca finally begin the game.Episode Originally Titled: The Travels Begin System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update. Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 0: Character Creation, Part 2 | 08 Aug 2023 | 00:40:20 | |
Now that careers have been taken care of, now it is time to begin the process of selecting gear, making connections and picking the skill package. music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 13: Intergalactic Space Crusaders, Part I | 16 Dec 2025 | 01:03:25 | |
While the Cosmic Orca heads out, Gendry and The Space Police follow Rhys Mercer and the Reclaimers to see what they are up to. We also get some random exposition about Michael. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Session 0: Character Creation, Part 1 | 25 Jul 2023 | 01:19:45 | |
In session zero, the future crew of the Cosmic Orca go through all the steps of making their lives through the careers they chose. What will fate have in store for them? System Used: Mongoose Traveller 2e, 2022 Update.Music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Trailer: The Crew of the Cosmic Orca | 23 Jul 2023 | 00:02:02 | |
Music by: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 12: Brand New Day | 02 Dec 2025 | 01:03:58 | |
Anya isn't wanting to deal with the Cumberbatch family anymore, so she once again takes refuge with the crew. In addition, Gendry decides to take a trip with The Space Police, leaving The Crew of the Cosmic Orca for the time being and not at all a cover for Richard being sick. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||
| Season 2: Session 11: The House of the Rising Sun | 18 Nov 2025 | 01:02:49 | |
It's dinnertime at the Cumberbatch house, where things get heated. System used: Traveller 2e, 2022 Update Music: Karl Casey@White Bat Audio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080355230476 | |||