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Adventures in Capital

The Fool's Standard

Ep. 2

Curtis' family history may hold the key to settling his friends' debts and repairing their relationship with the Fool's Brigade. An old acquaintance treats Panty and her pigeon to a pub lunch. We go spelunking, learn about religion and play some actual Dungeons & Dragons.


Starring Jesse Cooper as Curtis Greywing, Carlo Sebastian Hornilla as Kamara Asani and Piper as Panty Snipes. Produced, edited and game-mastered by Jaycee Crossley.


Additional sound design by Michael Ghelfi. A list of music featured in the episode and a full transcript of the episode can be found at patreon.com/AdventuresInCapital


Content Warnings:


Violence and combat involving animals (a shapeshifted person in the form of a bear, an insectoid monster and a wolf-like monster).

Loud animal noises (bear and wolf).

Bones cracking & gore.

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  • Trailer: Adventures in Capital

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    Join our cast of adventurers and explore Capital, a city of danger and intrigue on the cusp of enormous change. Episode 01: The Frogmoor May Carol coming on May 1st 2023.
  • 1. The Frogmoor May Carol

    01:50:02||Ep. 1
    It's May Day in the slums of Frogmoor. A crate of guns has gone missing and scary people want it found. An Inquisitor has gone missing and scary people don't want her found. Mysteries which lead our adventurers to the music hall for a good old fashioned knees up. Oh The Fairies!Starring Jesse Cooper as Curtis Greywing and Piper as Panty Snipes. Produced, edited and game-mastered by Jaycee Crossley.Sound design in this episode was created in collaboration with Toni Oisin H.C. using his psycho-physiological framework for audio; find out more about the project at astrocytestudios.carrd.coWith additional sound design by Michael Ghelfi. A list of music featured in the episode and a full transcript of the episode can be found at patreon.com/AdventuresInCapital Content Warnings:Psychological horror including low frequency and uncomfortable sounds, isolation and disorientation.Harm towards animals (shapeshifted people). 01:28:19 - 01:28:23 (a rat) ; 01:29:17 - 01:29:30 (a bird)Intense bone breaking and crunching sounds. 01:28:26 - 01:28:35 ; 01:28:52 - 01:29:30Severe spinal injury. 01:29:30 - 01:29:33Paralysis. 01:30:28 - 01:31:01Restraint and assault by a group of people. 01:35:29 - 1:35:52 ; 01:37:27 - 01:37:58Dog sounds. 00:48:25 - 00:48:38 (Sniffing) 00:51:24 - 00:51:26 ; 00:51:42 - 00:51:46 (Background Barking) 01:32:00 (Sudden loud barking, jump-scare) 01:32:01 - 01:32:19 (aggressive snarling & barking) 01:35:58 - 01:36:04 (close breathing) 01:42:45 - 01:42:58 (Background barking amongst crowd) 01:45:27 (Distant barking in cityscape)
  • Recap: Episodes 01 & 02

    07:08|
    A quick refresher on the events of Episodes 01 and 02.A full transcript is available on patreon.com/adventuresincapital
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    02:11:43||Ep. 3
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    02:03:13||Ep. 4
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    02:00:51||Ep. 5
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  • 6. La Sylphide

    01:29:09||Ep. 6
    Following the Hurdy Gurdy Man's cry for help, Panty and Kam find a treasure trove of clues and information regarding The False Witness network. Meanwhile, Curtis receives an invitation to go up in the world. Thornton's message: "Eudora Zephyr Pembroke Valar Wexler. Case Files in Body. Harmonic Lock. Capos on Bourdons. Trompettes on Chien. Allegro. Double Beat 30 Seconds. Triple 15."Starring Jesse Cooper as Curtis Greywing, Carlo Sebastian Hornilla as Kamara Asani and Piper as Panty Snipes. Produced, edited and game-mastered by Jaycee Crossley.Additional sound design by Michael Ghelfi. A list of music featured in the episode and a full transcript of the episode can be found at patreon.com/AdventuresInCapitalContent Warnings:Murder.Death by asphyxiation and strangulation. Nudity and references to sexual acts. References to violence between intimate partners.References to opium use and a description of its effects.Forced paralysis. Imitation of choking sounds (00:06:48 - 00:06:52).Detailed description of a dead body (00:37:42 - 00:38:08, 00:38:40 - 00:39:09).
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    01:35:46||Ep. 7
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