{"id":2439,"date":"2018-07-14T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T20:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2018-07-14T08:20:28","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T20:20:28","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-nine-the-survey-teams-last-contact-filled-me-with-elation-and-dread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2018\/07\/episode-one-hundred-and-nine-the-survey-teams-last-contact-filled-me-with-elation-and-dread\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Nine &#8211; The survey team&#8217;s last contact filled me with elation&#8230; and dread."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3962\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2439-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2439-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/109-SurveyTeam.jpg\" alt=\"The survey team's last contact filled me with elation ... and dread\" width=\"614\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Temporal Survey team SHOULD have reported back by now. They SHOULD have been back a moment after they left. But they&#8217;re not, and while the standard dead-drop messages they left prove that they made it, they also give no sign that they ran into trouble.<br \/>\nWhich means you need to send ANOTHER team back to see what happened to them, haul them out of trouble, and not screw up the timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Xenoarchaeologists digging through alien trash find a still-working device from an ancient culture. It wants to serve its new masters, but there&#8217;s the little question of what that might mean in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Ben rants about how difficult it is to build a trap that&#8217;ll last long enough to endanger someone exploring the ruins of your civilization, to the extent that it&#8217;s almost like everyone is working towards the same goal.<\/p>\n<p>Humanity goes out there, finds horrifying stuff, and makes use of it; It&#8217;s just what they do.<br \/>\nThe dread that comes along with it is really just a by-product.<\/p>\n<p>When your best option is to miniaturise the rest of your team and inject them into your own body to keep them safe, you&#8217;ve got problems.<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re trying not to dies from your injuries, while your miniature team-mates battle the equally miniature causes of those injuries, you&#8217;ve all got problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Antarctic survey team are on their way back, working along the chain of supply drops.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re making suspiciously good time for people on foot in a blizzard, and their reports are \u2026 kind of creepy.<\/p>\n<p>Mapping out ruins is very much a part of archaeology, but according to the survey, those two rooms overlap, \u2026<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Beast_Below\">Doctor Who &#8211; The Beast Below<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alien_(film)\">Alien<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliens_(film)\">Aliens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Event_Horizon_(film)\">Event Horizon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_Space_(video_game)\">Dead Space<\/a> (game)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dead_Space_(comics)\">Dead Space<\/a> (comic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Templesmith\">Ben Templesmith<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wormwood:_Gentleman_Corpse\">Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fell_(comics)\">Fell<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/30_Days_of_Night\">30 Days Of Night<\/a> (comic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warren_Ellis\">Warren Ellis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Steadman\">Ralph Steadman<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas\">Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas<\/a>, by Hunter S. Thompson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alien_(creature_in_Alien_franchise)\">Xenomorph<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eclipsephase.com\/\">Eclipse Phase<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mongoosepublishing.com\/rpgs\/traveller-1.html\">Traveller<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/category\/products\/timewatch\/\">Timewatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serenity_(2005_film)\">Serenity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Doomsday_Machine_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)\">Star Trek &#8211; The Doomsday Machine<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture\">Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coprolite\">Coprolite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berserker_(Saberhagen)\">Fred Saberhagen&#8217;s Beserkers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/tritacsystems.podbean.com\/\">Tri Tac Games Podcast \/ Gaming on the Frontier<\/a> Xenoarchaeology In FTL-2448 Series<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tritacsystems.podbean.com\/e\/episode-411-xenoarchaeology-in-ftl-2448\/\">Part One<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tritacsystems.podbean.com\/e\/episode-412-xenoarchaeology-in-ftl-2448-part-2\/\">Part Two<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tritacsystems.podbean.com\/e\/episode-411-xenoarchaeology-in-ftl-2448-part-3\/\">Part Three<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Everyone_Poops\">Everybody Poops<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.E.M.\">R.E.M.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rOiW_xY-kc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamemage.com\/microscope\/\">Microscope<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/makebigthings.com\/questlandia-rpg\/\">Questlandia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lamemage.com\/kingdom\/\">Kingdom<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeropointinformation.com\/blog\/my-games\/beyond-rpg\/\">Beyond<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/H._P._Lovecraft\">H.P. Lovecraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fermi_paradox\">Fermi Paradox<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prometheus_(2012_film)\">Prometheus<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alien_Resurrection\">Alien Resurrection<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_City_of_Lost_Children\">City of Lost Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep\">A Fire Upon the Deep<\/a>, by Vernor Vinge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roadside_Picnic\">Roadside Picnic<\/a>, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-441-13245-4\">Cyberway<\/a>, by Alan Dean Foster<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylon_5:_Thirdspace\">Babylon 5: Thirdspace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shoggoth\">Shoggoth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cthulhu\">Cthulhu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warhammer_40,000\">Warhammer 40k<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings\">The Lord of the Rings<\/a>, by J. R. R. Tolkein<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Innerspace\">Innerspace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fantastic_Voyage\">Fantastic Voyage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbhkuu4e0iw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>( I couldn&#8217;t resist ~ T. Jones )<br \/>\n(( you didn&#8217;t try ~ Craig ))<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/middleman.wikia.com\/wiki\/The_Flying_Fish_Zombification\">The Middleman &#8211; The Flying Fish Zombification<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gencon.com\/\">GenCon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/questionablecontent.net\/\">Questionable Content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harlan_Ellison\">Harlan Ellison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreadthegame.wordpress.com\/about-dread-the-game\/\">Dread<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Craig&#8217;s choice of filename &#8220;ElationAndDread&#8221; reminded me of this tripping little and even trippier video by The Correspondents ~ Ben)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Correspondents - Fear &amp; Delight (Official Video)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ABS-mlep5rY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3964\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2439-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2439-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-109-ElationAndDread.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS &nbsp; The Temporal Survey team SHOULD have reported back by now. 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