26. Digging Up Secrets

The party investigates undead attacks in Albuquerque and a mysterious halfway house.

You can find a transcript for this episode here.

Our theme song is Dust and Blood by Arne Parrott, and other music throughout this recording is provided by Kevin Macleod, Tabletop Audio, Dark Fantasy Studios, and the Desperados 3 Original Game Soundtrack by Filippo Beck Peccoz. 

***Beware of SPOILERS below***

Dust and Blood frequently contains potentially troubling themes and effects. We care about you and want you to feel safe—please use the warnings below to enjoy this show in whatever way you feel best!

General Content Warnings: Gunshot/explosion sounds, snakes, cursing, body horror, depictions of insanity and memory loss, substance use, violence, gore, and death.

Episode Content Warnings: Fantasy racism, gunshots, incompetent cops, unlawful arrest, substance use, black market body parts, necrografts, serial killers, people experiencing homelessness, potentially malicious religious shelters, body horror, unlucky symbols, hoodoo, graveyards, defaced graves, hellish themes

Timestamps:

[0:00] Intro

[1:43] It's cold in the hotel

[3:32] Otto's commands

[5:58] Planning for the day

[6:57] Frozen streets

[7:35] Let's be a group!

[9:57] Myra's in stasis

[12:00] Group name?

[12:59] Arriving at the courthouse

[14:07] Bounty board

[16:56] The Sheriff's office

[17:56] Waking the sheriff

[22:28] Recriminations and Introductions

[29:17] Recap of undead attacks

[34:10] Questions and theories

[40:09] Springing Bonesaw

[41:56] Discussing plans outside

[49:23] How do zombies react to cold?

[50:44] Traveling through town

[51:19] Homeless man

[53:28] Frozen Goiter

[54:22] Myra offers to ride along

[55:41] Jasper and Myra split off

[58:42] Moz suggests a disguise

[1:02:39] Approaching Leona's house

[1:05:21] Entering the house

[1:07:08] Leona Maxwell

[1:09:13] Introductions

[1:11:12] Leona offers drinks

[1:13:35] Asking about the undead attacks

[1:17:22] The Coffinmaker

[1:20:13] The poppet

[1:22:03] Invitation to visit

[1:22:44] Do you hate undead folk?

[1:23:47] Revenant activity?

[1:26:56] Sacred Flame Home for the Needy

[1:29:19] Breaking in

[1:31:27] Interior of the home

[1:33:58] Aasimar speaker

[1:36:18] Secret trapdoor

[1:40:24] Jasper and Myra reconvene

[1:43:47] Return to the hotel

[1:44:12] Cotija's sign

[1:44:40] Suspicious Jordan

[1:46:16] Swapping info

[1:51:19] Flashback: Moz and Bonesaw at the graveyard

[1:52:49] Sol's grave

[1:56:44] Flash forward to hotel

[1:58:43] Everyone at the graveyard

[2:02:34] Leona arrives

[2:05:51] Digging up the grave

[2:07:01] Inside the coffin

[2:10:18] Consulting Kyep

[2:11:48] Examining the symbol

[2:13:13] Leona's advice

[2:13:47] Making a rubbing

[2:14:39] The open grave

[2:15:27] Pit of darkness

[2:18:48] Decision time

[2:20:38] The other side

[2:23:18] Outro

[2:24:56] Bloop

[2:25:15] Bloop 2