Sampson Davis
Co-Host of Explorers Wanted
Sampson haunts the streets of Ames, IA, currently in pursuit of a PhD and coffee.
He plays Ilsene Vite, a Stealthy Jack Who Controls Gravity, and Dili, an Intelligent Wright who Crafts Illusions.
You can also identify Sampson by his frequent cursing at his bullshit interesting role playing opportunity giving dice rolls.
Character art by @kisunuki.
Sampson Davis has hosted 255 Episodes.
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52: What Has Come Before (Trailer)
February 1st, 2021 | Season 2 | 15 mins 9 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
Need a refresher for the start of Season Two? Our crew of explorers do their best to jog your memory (and theirs) on what's gone down so far!
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49: Of Paperwork and Panties, Part 2 (We Are All Mad Here)
January 13th, 2021 | Season 1 | 56 mins 34 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
We conclude our one-shot of We Are All Mad Here! The party coaxes key information out of the Blue Haired Fairy which leads them to an annual event known as The Wild Hunt.
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48: Of Paperwork and Panties, Part 1 (We Are All Mad Here)
January 6th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
An interlude during our season break where we play a one-shot of We Are All Mad Here. A group of disparate wanderers find themselves summoned to the Heart of the Heartwood by a White Rabbit, who insists the group assist Maury Hoofbottom get his paperwork in order.
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47: Promises
December 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 34 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
Our crew exchanges weighty oaths and make difficult decisions that cannot be undone.
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46: Doc Taraz
December 23rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 31 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
Our crew of explorers split up and find themselves unknowingly pursuing very similar goals related to an enigmatic nano known as Doc Taraz.
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45: Retail Therapy
December 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 5 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
On the run from the Queen's guards, our crew grapples with what to do next. With shins burning a hole in their pockets, they momentarily drown their sorrows by shopping for new tools to face the dangers ahead.
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44: Room and Board
December 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
After a violent misunderstanding at the bar, the crew grapples with Dili's relationship to his automaton, and seeks refuge from their many pursuers.
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43: What Is The Door?
December 2nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 53 mins 34 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
Puzzled by a series of revelations, our crew presses Mamma Jerrun on the answer to a question that has followed them throughout their recent journeys.
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42: Family Heirlooms
November 25th, 2020 | Season 1 | 59 mins 43 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
Our explorers delve deeper into the mysterious artifact retrieved from Nix's home and uncover alarming truths in the process.
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41: Homecoming
November 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 1 min
actual play, numenera, rpg
The crew has made their way back to Charmonde, and are ready to rush in to save Nix's parents. The only problem? They're not there...
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40: Breathing Room
November 11th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 22 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
With the ship overrun with carnivorous giant insects, the crew attempts some irregular fumigation techniques. And that doesn't even include the thing between them and the teleportation equipment...
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39: Little Miracles
November 4th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 16 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
Discovering the unfortunate cause of the containment fault, our crew of explorers must attempt to search out any stowaways before the ship tears itself apart.
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38: Bonus Episode: Rude Awakening (Stars Are Fire) Part 2
October 30th, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 20 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
Our one-shot of Stars Are Fire continues! The crew of the Goodspeed attempt to reunite and combine their efforts to neutralize the threat of the awakened settlers and repair the rapidly failing ship systems.
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37: The Shortest Path
October 28th, 2020 | Season 1 | 56 mins 49 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
While enroute to Charmonde, the crew sets out to investigate the containment breach of a strange ship via an unconventional shortcut.
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36: Bonus Episode: Rude Awakening (Stars Are Fire) Part 1
October 23rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 1 hr 22 mins
actual play, numenera, rpg
BONUS EPISODE! This is part one of a one-shot GMed by our own Stace Babcock using the Stars Are Fire setting for the Cypher System. The crew of the ship Goodspeed, carrying settlers for a far off colony, wake from their Dark Drive jump and discover that things have gone horribly wrong.
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35: Through the Decks
October 21st, 2020 | Season 1 | 55 mins 25 secs
actual play, numenera, rpg
After Nix's encounter with her mother on board the ship, the explorers search frantically for a way to use the vessel to speed their return to Charmonde. But first, they need to figure out how to fly the thing.