Children of the Spine - Episodes

## The Prequel

### Prequel Part I

We meet the members of a notorious pirate gang known as the Space Pursuit Syndicate as they begin a heist of some unknown technology being traded in secret. They are Casey Blake Caldwell aka Casey Nova (played by Luis), Reina Nadya Olalla Sastre aka Madam NOS (played by Kiley), Tyra Solsdotter aka The Veil (played by Mary), Tisiphone Halyone Xanthopolous aka Tantalus (played by Laura), and Alexsander Korovin aka Sasha (played by Bobby).

**Released:** 2021-01-01 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/6580420-children-of-the-spine-prequel-part-i

### Prequel Part II

The crew of the Resonance is now in possession of a potential artifact, and a map to find more! After deciphering the next set of coordinates, they are off to the planet Barbalil, where a civil war between the monarchy and the religious zealots is reaching a climax. Speaking of, there's rumor that one of our own crew may have an in with the royalty, or inversely, is very much no longer welcome here. Hop aboard the SPS Resonance and join CaseyNova (Luis),  Madam N.O.S. (Kiley), Veil (Mary), and Tantalus (Laura), as we meet new and old friends, lovers, and enemies in Children of the Spine - Prequel Part II!

**Released:** 2021-01-01 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/6906182-children-of-the-spine-prequel-part-ii

### Prequel Part III

We rejoin the crew of the Resonance hot off of their battle in Barbalil, a second artifact secured. As they make their way to the next set of deciphered coordinates, the planet Ephet-Izaki, we get a rare glimpse at the mundane lives of world class pirates. Infestations, robots, photographs, and a resource crisis all keep the long spike drill rides...interesting. On planet, Madam N.O.S. (Kiley) revisits her Alma Mater, CaseyNova's (Luis) latest creation roams menacingly, Tantalus (Laura) steals from a professor, Veil (Mary)  does the captains job for them, and Sasha (Bobby) hallucinates with some college kids. With so many distractions will they remember to find the hidden artifact?

**Released:** 2021-01-01 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7015003-children-of-the-spine-prequel-part-iii

### Prequel Part IV

With the crew forever expanding with the addition of Professor Kono "Flick" Waotaka, the crew of the SPS Resonance needs to learn more about the items they are collecting and what the end game will be. In order to do that, they decide to visit Casey's homeworld of Astollea, where some of the best tech and minds in the sector reside. Will they get the answers they are looking for? Will they have to aggressively escape yet another mission that should have been diplomatic?

**Released:** 2021-01-16 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7324051-children-of-the-spine-prequel-part-iv

### Prequel Part V

The crew of the SPS Resonance has collected the artifacts, Learned critical information, made a new mech, and perilously flung themselves toward the final location on their map, not knowing what awaits them. What will they find there? Who will be waiting for them? Will we ever find out what this insidious artifact related plan entails?

**Released:** 2021-02-01 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7588144-children-of-the-spine-prequel-part-v

## Session(s) Zero

### World Building

In this episode zero the Failed Crits Crew sits down and breathes some more life into the star sector. Jonathan reads a bit of history from the Stars Without Number rule book by Kevin Crawford, each player develops the lore of a planet, and finally we make the new player characters!

**Released:** 2021-02-22 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7588837-children-of-the-spine-world-building

### The Prologue

After the SPS Resonance crew met their fate in the final battle of the Prequel, a group of onlooking children were transported to the newly appeared Planet under the Spine, Nedrak. Astrid Folstad (Kiley), John Coal (Bobby), Kamala Magar (Laura), Mohan Wayuu (Luis), and Nadia Kadir (Mary) find their young selves fighting for survival as tensions run high and resources run low.

**Released:** 2021-03-15 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7590880-children-of-the-spine-prologue

## Main Campaign

### S2E1 - All the Lights in the Sky are Stars

Astrid Folstad (Kiley), John Coal (Bobby), Kamala Magar (Laura), Mohan Wayuu (Luis), and Nadia Kadir (Mary), are five years older and have lived a comfortable life in the newly established dorms of the Undarnott Service Co. They wake up, hang out, eat food, go to work, and hang out just to repeat the cycle the next day. Some of the party members are getting tired of the daily grind and want to look into exploration grants from The Principality of Vitr in order to find their true homes again.

**Released:** 2021-04-15 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/7776556-children-of-the-spine-ep-1-all-the-lights-in-the-sky-are-stars

### S2E2 - Real Boats Rock

We rejoin the Children as they spend their usual morning in the dorm reading magazines, feeding amorphous wolf birds, hacking  government websites, and figuring out how to obtain a gun.  But their job from the other day isn't complete, and they set out on their first journey outside of Undarnott Campus! What mysterious world awaits where their package needs to be?

**Released:** 2021-04-26 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/8343723-children-of-the-spine-ep-2-real-boats-rock

### S2E3 - That One's for Free

After their cryptic encounter in Lognar, the Children are in search of answers. And what better person to give answers than everyone's favorite elderly neighbor, Frank.

**Released:** 2021-05-17 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/8343775-children-of-the-spine-ep-3-that-one-s-for-free

### S2E4 - A Binary Handshake

The Children are in lock-down! John, Kamala, Astrid, and Nadia get caught venting, while Mohan stays behind with a clean house and a new friend.

**Released:** 2021-06-07 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/8531228-children-of-the-spine-ep-4-a-binary-handshake

### S2E5 - Racing Never Changes

The children prepare for their trip to the true outside of the bubble! Kamala goes through some changes, John is a perv, Astrid tries to redeem herself, Nadia flexes her pilot muscles, and Mohan hunts down his would be abductors!

**Released:** 2021-06-28 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/8804671-children-of-the-spine-ep-5-racing-never-changes

## Faction Turns

The first faction turn is available to everyone, but subsequent faction turns are available only to supporters of the show via the Ko-Fi link here!

\*As for all supporter only content, please do not update this wiki with links or content from supporter only episodes.

### Faction Turn #1

This is the first Faction Turn where Jonathan moves the people of the greater sector around like the little chess pieces they are, which keeps the world alive and changing outside the main campaign.

**Released:** 2021-04-14 | **Link:** https://www.halfwitsfailedcrits.com/780782/8164616-children-of-the-spine-faction-turn-1