The gods are silent.
The Chosen have been broken.
The armies of the realm lie in ruin.

The Consonant Legion is all that remains.

A band of mercenaries, thrown together by circumstance and desperate to survive, are on the run across the continent of Tzel Sh’el. Ahead of them lies the far-off capital of Novara, where a last defense can be mustered.

At their heels are the forces of the Never: people transformed into dark, haunting creatures by the infernal power of the Voice of the Dead God. A vast assembly of armies, intent on crushing the Consonant Legion.

OATHSWORN is an actual play podcast where we play Band of Blades. Taking on the roles of both the Legion’s command staff and the soldiers on the ground, we play mission by mission, deciding what targets to strike, what path to choose, and what sacrifices we’re willing to make along the way.Will the Legion survive?

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THE CREATORS

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THE GAMES

Read more about the games we use to make the story come to life.

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THE CREATORS

Kris allison

Kris is Black and mixed, nonbinary, and reluctantly Canadian. You can catch them occasionally voice acting, playing TTRPGs, and falling down on rollerskates.

Gavin Fregeau

Gavin L Fregeau is a Jewish freelance editor and editor-in-chief of Mixed Success Magazine. A New Englander now planted in the Midwest, Gavin spends most of his time taking care of his baba.

Matthew Guzdial

Matthew Guzdial is an assistant professor in the computing science department of the University of Alberta. A Canadian immigrant, Matthew was born in Michigan and spent years in Georgia in the US. Most of his time he’s busy researching machine learning, particularly around games. He still sometimes gets to make games, like FATHOM with Brendan.

Brendan McLeod

Brendan is a designer from Key West, Florida, now living in Texas. Brendan’s games are interested in how mechanics reinforce narrative experiences and how creative twists can revitalize classic tropes. Tinged with a haze of surrealism, his stories aspire to dark sincerity without relying on ugly grit. A perennial, ambitious GM, he also designs video games professionally and volunteers at a center for wildlife rehabilitation.

Devin Nelson

Devin Nelson is a freelance composer/songwriter, stage musician, science educator, and tabletop designer from San Francisco, California. They have a touring rock band called gloomy june and write music for podcasts and video games.

THE GAMES

BAND OF BLADES

A Forged in the Dark game of military fantasy by Stras Acimovic and John LeBoeuf-Little. The Legion is in retreat following a failed battle against the armies of the undead. You are a member of the Legion, your bonds to one another forged in the dark by bone and blood.https://evilhat.com/product/band-of-blades/

THE GROUND ITSELF

A storytelling game by Everest Pipkin. Focusing on place- one specific place, chosen by the group - The Ground Itself unfolds over radically disparate time periods that may range from 4 days to 18,000 years.https://everest-pipkin.com/games/ground