GONE

*Who are we but our memories? What if our memories are wrong?*

GONE is an episodic, surreal thriller using the Nibiru system about identity, memory, and what makes us who we are. It was created, developed, and produced by Tablestory resident GM Pumpkinberry.

It aired live on Wednesdays at 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET / 9:30pm UK time on Twitch from March 4 to November 4, 2020.

## Cast

GM PumpkinberryJonSandman as DexElspeth as Autumn BradburyBradWOTO as LucienKatiePetersPlays as LoreCord as RunDomesticDan as RekonEzekiel\_III as MauryClassyKatie as VioletClassyPax as Adam
### Main Cast

* Pumpkinberry as Narrator, GM, Charlotte, Kurt's mom, Vasu, Sashnik, Nibiru
* JonSandman - Dex, #52, Koda Dexon
* Elspeth - Autumn Bradbury, Biscuit Cloudfoam, Helen, Timmi D'Bray
* BradWOTO - Lucien, Blake, Cole, "Old Bondos", Kurt, Wicks Leevi, The GM in Episode 23
* KatiePetersPlays - Lore, Mila Luna
* Cord - Run, Sylus, Orin Dusc
* DomesticDan - Rekon, George, Mal Ouri
* Ezekiel\_III - Maury, Fuse, Seth, Jair Ren
* ClassyKatie - Violet, Eva Ito, Robbie, Via Lora
* ClassyPax - Adam, Sashnik
* Herb the sheep, in memoriam

### Crew

* Pumpkinberry - Creator and Producer
* Loohcifer - Character Artwork (Dex, Autumn, Lucien/Blake)
* Mirggles - Character Artwork (Lore, Run, Rekon, Maury, Violet, Adam) and *OST Cover Art* / Wrote the lines for the Teaser
* PeachyPixel8 - Original Soundtrack (Album 1, Album 2 & Album 3), Anxiety Attack Remixes / Assisted the Intro of episode 30
* TheRobLogan - Happy Harry (Radio DJ) (Ep. 1: unit 1, unit 2 / Ep. 2: unit 1, unit 2)
* ClassyPax - Adam's Message (Ep. 28)
* Jaytheway - Additional Sound Effects
* Ricardo\_Be - Anxiety Attack Remixes, Other Music
* DaybyDave - Anxiety Attack Remixes
* Helloitskolo - Teaser Voice (Parts of the Teaser was also used for the Intro of episode 30)
* JonSandman - Voice of Dex in Intro of episode 30
* Kujio - Custom Roll20 Character Sheet
* Etoilelion - Custom Roll20 Character Sheet
* Chat Member - Radio caller (Ep. 2: Radio segment)
* Federico E. Sohns - Nibiru Ruleset
* Araukana Media - Nibiru Ruleset
* Nibiru Corebook - Additional Art

## Episode Playlist Sources

1. Trailers: **2**
2. Episodes: **1 - 33**
3. Q&A #1: **1 (main cast Q&A)** [not available as Podcast]
4. Q&A #2: **1 (Rountable Q&A)**
5. Q&A #3: **1 (OST Q&A)** [not available as Podcast]
6. The Nexi Sunbearers: **3** (only available as Podcast)

## Teasers

* I know you.
* (little one little one)
* Your eyes are blue.
* What do you see?
* I hear you.
* Your eyes are green.
* (whatever you're holding)
* Does it hurt?
* You were not this way yesterday.
* You are not this way now.
* You are a creation.
* You are currently creating.
* You were not born.
* (Does it hurt?)
* (You were) Molded.
* Molding.
* (You are) Molding.
* Molting.
* (You are) Molting.
* I know you
* (But) Do you know me?
* I hear you.
* (Your eyes are) Green.
* (Your eyes are) Blue.

## The Nexi Sun Bearers

The Nexi Sun Bearers was an offline patron one-shot that turned into a show that Pumpkinberry had running in tandem with GONE. The episodes (audio only) were released on Tablestory's website after GONE finished. It is now available on various podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple, RSS feed, Android feed, Google Play

### Synposis

The events of this short campaign took place just after Rekon and Blake reached Nataku, and the decisions these characters made affected the events in GONE.

### Main Cast

* BrutalBri - Finch
* Phils\_Gaming - Shadow
* TantamountToTinyTim - Temple
* Zcotticus - Shiv

### Crew

* Pumpkinberry - GM
* XentiirTV - Music, Mother's theme
* A’an - Music from their Bladerunner remaster album Off World
* Zcotticus - Podcast Editor

## Bonus Content

GONE plays Among Us - KPP
 GONE Recovery Rooms | After each episode

## Trivia

* Pumpkinberry wrote Ungodly on October 27, 2020 because she knew that GONE was ending.
* Pumpkinberry started writing GONE on November 14, 2019, but she'd already been thinking about it right after the end of Nocturne.
* Cord told Pumpkinberry that Run says, "Ah, right" a lot (like his default, "um") because when Run washed up, someone was saying, "It'll be alright. You're gonna be alright." so Run just says that unconsciously even though he can't remember it. He will vaguely have recollections of that moment and will say things like, "Ah, right." After that, PB added that scene in a flashback and told Dan: This is the only thing that matters. Say whatever you want, but be sure that you're repeating, "Alright, alright, alright."
* PB and PeachyPixel8 used a cover of Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.1 in GONE. This and his No 3 are the only songs used in the show that are not original pieces, and PB used them during scenes where she wanted the audience to feel something familiar that maybe they couldn't put their finger on. No 1 was most often used in and around Autumn's memories, and then No 3 was used around the Nexi because they are technically old crew that have forgotten everything, but they're chasing something they can't quite remember. The second purpose is that, depending on which ending you prefer, the idea that the song exists is because they did, so many years ago. PB also liked the idea that when you are out in the world and you hear it, you remember the crew and the show.
* PB used a mirrored image of herself for Episodes 1 through 4, but she changed it to a direct image of herself for Episode 5. In Episode 6, she switched back to a mirrored image. PB's reason: "Are they really awake in episode 5? They wake up, but they don't remember. It's just another layer, in the end. My original intention was to do it again when they went back inside, but they were so afraid to go back in."
* PB wrote an entire campaign for GONE that was like Sliders. She told Rob the whole thing. Then she found the Nibiru rulebook and rewrote the whole thing. PB heard a song and wrote a thought that was something like "Who are we but our memories?" or something in the vein of "If I didn't have certain memories, would I be the same person? No. Okay, so how would that change me?"
* After writing most of GONE, PB was searching for a rulebook that would fit. She had a Google doc open (to write her own ruleset) because she couldn't find a suitable ruleset, but then she glanced over to her second monitor, which was displaying Twitter, and spotted the cover of the Nibiru rulebook. PB decided to use Nibiru because of its themes related to identity and memory, which was reflected in the game mechanics and artwork. PB was attracted to the game mechanics, the memo system, the Umbra (which happened to have a lake), the Vagabonds, etc. One page even had the word "gone" written in a similar font to what PB had already chosen for the show. Inspired by the Nibiru rulebook, PB changed everything she wrote to fit it.
* The creator of Nibiru heard about GONE and they allowed the community to create a creature for the Nibiru supplement. The community created the "Forget Me Not", a bacteria like organism that has a flowery growth along the spine. It normally doesn't effect humans, but due to the nature of the Vagabond mind, it's easy to affect Vagabond players. There's a gameplay element the creator added so that Vagabonds can use their own bodies to harvest this organism.

## Community

### Discord

#### From the Creators

* Trailer Audio (with an encoded file name) by PeachyPixel8 - see pinned message in the #gone channel
* Show Puzzles (Solved) - see pinned message in the #gone channel

#### From the Fans

* Fan art/music/text in the #fanart-fanfiction channel
* Fan theories in the #gone channel

## References

1. ↑ Links to the albums on Spotify, IiTunes, and Distrokid on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/265257550247755776/670818955312627725/776062952259715093
2. ↑ Source: PB's stream https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1220235673?t=10m59s
3. ↑ Source: Tablestory's Discord #gone channel
4. ↑ Source: Tablestory's Discord #gone channel
5. ↑ Source: PB's stream
6. ↑ Source: PB's stream