{"id":273,"date":"2023-08-07T00:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T00:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardrockdnd.com\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2025-02-09T01:52:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:52:48","slug":"bladesinparadise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/index.php\/bladesinparadise\/","title":{"rendered":"Blades in Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"273\" class=\"elementor elementor-273\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d93141 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d93141\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c70a47\" data-id=\"35c70a47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269dc129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"269dc129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Blades in Paradise<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6999e5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6999e5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlades in Paradise\nIn a distant future, fossil fuels dried up and we never invested enough in energy technology to replace them. Society collapsed and much of modern technology was lost.\n<br><br>\nToday, our corporate overlords rebuilt society in their image. Geothermal plants built into mountains are the center of new cities. One such city is called Paradise, because it&#8217;s heaven on earth. Join our heroes, the Express Service Parcel Network as they smuggle contraband into, out of and around the city. What will they find beneath the surface of this supposed corporate utopia?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc7a618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc7a618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de934cf elementor elementor-widget:not(elementor-widget-text-editor) wp-block-image figure { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"6de934cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1841\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1841\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Paul<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1842\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1842\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Riley<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1843\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1843\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Queenie<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1844\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1844\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Jim<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1845\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1845\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Justin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1841\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Paul<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1841\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1841\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"aligncenter\">\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 0%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Paul.jpg\" alt=\" Paul\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Paul&#8217;s day job is an accountant, which is probably why he&#8217;s the network&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer. He enjoys Magic: The Gathering, video games, and too many nerdy fandoms to count. He also co-manages the network&#8217;s Twitter\/X and Bluesky Social Accounts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/pkinter13.bardrockcafe.com\">Bluesky<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/creators\/paul-kinter-107tQbDQ3c\">Podchaser<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1842\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Riley<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1842\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1842\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div>Stirling is a scrappy, queer ESPN professional from Paradise. They are an impulsive, hard of hearing scoundrel and tank who wants to smash the system with her bare hands. When not working or gaming, he can usually\nbe found in a local landfill.<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RILEY-HEADSHOT.jpg\" alt=\"Riley\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Riley is a queer white-Latine on stolen Treaty Territory of the\nMississaugas of the Credit First Nation (in Canada). They are a\ndisabled, hard of hearing, autistic environmentalist, anarchist and\nstory witch. Riley first played Pathfinder in their early twenties and\nis on a mission to play as many different games as possible. When not\ngaming, they can usually be found in the woods. Ask nicely and they&#8217;ll\nsend you a copy of XP Free, the ttrpg they wrote, to help you and your\nfriends craft your own stories.<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/auritamission.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@auritamission\">Mastodon<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1843\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Queenie<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1843\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1843\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div>Lizzie was born Elisabeth Colquhoun to William and Mary \u201cPaw and Maw\u201d in Tightwad. She has 2 sisters and a brother. Because she was the oldest and much older then her brother her paw started training her to take over the farm and blacksmith shop but when her brother came along she was allowed to be herself and able to leave, she got her love for hunting and hiding from those years before. You will never find her hand guns, her grandfather\u2019s rifle, and her hunting partner, Shadow.<\/div><div class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240423_014357-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Queenie\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div><div>Queenie is a stay at home wife\/mom, dog and chicken mom, homesteader, grandma. Her family and lifestyle are her life. This is her first AP podcast\/game. But she has been a gamer for 20 plus years. She started with an online pbp rp game of star trek. But now she does everything and tries to learn new systems all the time.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1844\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Jim<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1844\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1844\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">From the humblest of beginnings, Doctor Winston Theroux grew up in an orphanage in paradise after the mysterious disappearance of his parents when he was very young. It was there that he discovered his innate ability to communicate with spirits, which lead to him being ostracized by most of the other children. But, that also wound up being his passion in life as he ultimately pursued a certification from \u201cThe Board\u201d and became a licensed Specrologist who practices during his off hours from his main job as an ESPN courier.\n<div class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jim-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Jim\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Jim is a perpetual performer. What began in his third grade performance of \u201cThe Elf Who Didn\u2019t Believe in Christmas\u201d continued through college and into Boston\u2019s fringe theatre scene. Now he podcasts. No matter how long the hiatus, he always finds his way back to the public square. When not in character, Jim spends his time practicing law and playing with his two kids. .<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/remmes.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><b><a style=\"color: #b7864c;\" href=\"thebigtimesproject.com\">The Big Times Project<\/a><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1845\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Justin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1845\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1845\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div>Little is known about Maximillion Graves and even more so to Max himself. Easily the oldest, wisest, kindest and humble person on team ESPN, Max leads his team by example\u2026 at least according to Max. In his moments of lucidity, he has displayed a deadly shrewdness and possible agenda of his own lying just beneath the surface of ancient cultural references and his allergy to anchovies.<\/div>\n<div class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10%;\" src=\"https:\/\/bardrockcafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_8097.jpg\" alt=\"Justin\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Justin Langston is a friend to all except Barry. He knows what he did. Playing RPGs and studying folklore from around the world to fill his excessively lonely days of hermitage, Justin listens to the intrusive thoughts and giggles as he tries to put them to shame with his regular thoughts.<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4eafd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4eafd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c52c779\" data-id=\"6c52c779\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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