{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/674cf5861c6967d814005868/6a23cc8ba2db34bb89562f47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tavern Watch Plays Planet Mercenary, episode 2: Accidental reality show stars","description":"<p>With their ship missing and a cheerful reality TV show host narrating their every move, our mercenary crew's simple mission — retrieve a lost pet — has gotten a lot more complicated. We probably should have expected that when someone hired an entire mercenary company to find one lost pet.</p><p>This week on Tavern Watch Plays, we're doing an actual play of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.planetmercenary.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Planet Mercenary</em></a><em>,&nbsp;</em>a comic space opera based off of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.schlockmercenary.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Schlock Mercenary</em>&nbsp;webcomics</a>&nbsp;(but you don't need to be familiar with the comics to understand the game). Joan Albright is leading this game, with a colorful cast of team players who are doing a great job of coping with being stranded on an alien world. (And they still have a pet to rescue.)</p><p>Here are our mercenaries this week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Trish (<a href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/awkwardishpanda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AwkwardishPanda</a>) as Raven Crawford, captain of the Jackdaws mercenary company, and who is possibly regretting some of her hiring decisions during this mission.</li><li>Christian as Brother Ron, the ship's chaplain, who offers the wisdom and comfort of the Star to help guide the crew in their journeys. He also carries a suspicious number of grenades, but that's probably just the wisdom of the Star at work.</li><li>Liz as Eleanor Goodbite, an awakened polar bear but also the ship's doctor. (She also carries a suspicious number of grenades, because sometimes offense is the best defense.)</li><li>Kameron (Tetsemi) as Helena Seonwu, the Jackdaws' legal counsel, who is here to read all of the annoying fine print in the contracts — and make sure everybody gets paid.</li><li>Matt as Hudson James, an awakened wolverine who is also the ship's engineer. Ostensibly that means he's here to fix things, but he's also a wicked shot with the plasma rifle he carries.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is the second episode in a three-part actual play of<em>&nbsp;Planet Mercenary</em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https://blizzardwatch.com/2026/06/09/tavern-watch-plays-planet-mercenary-episode-1-welcome-space-kitten-rescue-squad/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">listen to the first episode here</a>), with new episodes every Monday! If you enjoy the game, you can pick up a copy of <em>Planet Mercenary</em>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shop.schlockmercenary.com/collections/planet-mercenary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Schlock Mercenary </em>store</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/209884/planet-mercenary-rpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DriveThruRPG</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Music for this episode is \"Galactic Echoes\" from&nbsp;<a href=\"http://ineedmusic.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ineedmusic.co</a>.</p>","author_name":"Blizzard Watch"}