{"id":3391,"date":"2021-02-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2021-03-09T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:35:05","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-four-drab-majesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/02\/episode-one-hundred-and-fifty-four-drab-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred and Fifty Four &#8211; Drab Majesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8475\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3391-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.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-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3391-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-154-DrabMajesty.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>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154-DrabMajesty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154-DrabMajesty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154-DrabMajesty.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154-DrabMajesty-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/154-DrabMajesty-588x330.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Resplendent Majesty sits upon the throne, and lives with everyone&#8217;s attention on them.<br>The Drab Majesty lives in the shadows, and nobody knows they&#8217;re there until there&#8217;s something they need to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team make their living through resurrecting people by assembling the scattered fragments of their personality construct from the far-flung corners of cyberspace.<br>But some of these people don&#8217;t want to come back.<br>And some aren&#8217;t actually dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a calm and stable Empire, the first step on the Hero&#8217;s Journey is \u2026 Finding any challenge at all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moa\">Moa<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fantail\">Fantail<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tui_(bird)\">Tui<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiordland\">Fiordland, NZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gavin_Menzies#1434:_The_Year_a_Magnificent_Chinese_Fleet_Sailed_to_Italy_and_Ignited_the_Renaissance\">1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance<\/a>, by Gavin Menzies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haast%27s_eagle\">Haast&#8217;s Eagle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"80s Soviet Synthpop  \u0410\u043b\u044c\u044f\u043d\u0441 - \u041d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0440\u0435 (At dawn) USSR, 1987\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6wl-EyhXl0?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alyans_(band)\">Alyans<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drab_Majesty\">Drab Majesty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orpheus_and_Eurydice\">Orpheus &amp; Euridice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morrissey\">Morrissey<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Marble\">Black Marble<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castle_Falkenstein_(role-playing_game)\">Castle Falkenstein<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_XIV\">Louis XIV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Monarch_of_Naboo\">Queen of Naboo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gormenghast_(series)\">Gormenghast<\/a> Series, by Mervyn Peake<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyre\">Lyre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WandaVision\">WandaVision<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Undone_(TV_series)\">Undone<\/a> (animated tv series)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Scanner_Darkly_(film)\">A Scanner Darkly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diminish - Act 1, Ep 1\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TPT85_luGsA?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenhatdesigns.com\/?project=head-space\">Headspace<\/a> (rpg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inception\">Inception<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rpg.net\/reviews\/archive\/classic\/rev_1687.phtml\">Shattered Dreams<\/a> (rpg review)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arthur_Schopenhauer\">Schopenhauer<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GNS_theory\">GNS Theory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/critrole.com\/\">Critical Role<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sex_and_the_City\">Sex and the City<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serial_(podcast)\">Serial (podcast)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piers_Morgan#Controversies\">Piers Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fascism\">Fascism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secret_Society_of_Second-Born_Royals\">The Secret Society of Second Born Royals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homeostasis\">Homeostasis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dogs_in_the_Vineyard\">Dogs in the Vineyard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westworld_(TV_series)\">WestWorld<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Faith No More - We Care a Lot (Official Music Video) [4K]\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LQhX8PbNUWI?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dagon_(short_story)\">Dagon<\/a>, by H.P. Lovecraft<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cthulhu_Mythos\">Cthulhu Mythos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hostile_Waters:_Antaeus_Rising\">Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eclipsephase.com\/releases\/transhumanitys-fate\">Eclipse Phase: Transhumanity&#8217;s Fate<br><\/a><em>( Craig got the game wrong ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reef\">Coral Reef<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Kraken_Wakes\">The Kraken Wakes<\/a>, by John Wyndham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anthrax, Korn, Mastodon, Men Without Hats, Refused, Run DMC, Filter and more cover We Care a lot!\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NhCvNhTzSt4?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>\n<\/div><figcaption>Craig insisted that I put this in here ~ T. Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8477\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3391-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.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-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3391-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-154-DrabMajesty.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-154-DrabMajesty.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-154-DrabMajesty.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS The Resplendent Majesty sits upon the throne, and lives with everyone&#8217;s attention on them.The Drab Majesty lives in the shadows, and nobody knows they&#8217;re there until there&#8217;s something they need to deal with. 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