CIRCUS53 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5

CIRCUS53 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5

Author: Happy Jacks RPG Network April 27, 2026 Duration: 2:50:43

Take heart, soldier, Karlach has battled the Blood War to a bloody standstill. She’s keeping Zariel’s army distracted, while her backup swoops in to find Zariel’s cache of treasures. The intrepid cast and crew of the Astral Circ- wait, is this right? Circus performers? Take help where you can get it, on this D&D 2024 actual play on the Happy Jacks RPG network.

System: Dungeons & Dragons 5.5, Spelljammer

CAST: 

➜GM: Jason (he/him) https://probablyokgames.carrd.co/

➜ Dion Simmons (he/him)
– Gralen Longstamp (he/him) Gnome Cleric, Grave Domain

➜ Sam (they/them) https://redpandroid.carrd.co/
– Jaden Sapphire (he/him) Astral Elf Druid, Circle of the Stars

➜ Pooja (none) https://forgottensaves.carrd.co
– Ezthe Perah (they/them) Chthonic Tiefling Sorcerer, Martial Sorcery

➜ Adam (they/them) https://hoobuk.carrd.co/
– Slate (they/them) Goliath Battlemaster Fighter

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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DUNE13 | Apostates of Dune | Dune: Adventures in the Imperium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25:14
For ten thousand years the Imperium has endured through a delicate balance of power. Now the ambitious rising stars of House Lykos may have the key to remake the galactic order… if they can survive long enough to use it.…
CIRCUS55 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:45:16
Take heart, soldier, Karlach has battled the Blood War to a bloody standstill. She’s keeping Zariel’s army distracted, while her backup swoops in to find Zariel’s cache of treasures. The intrepid cast and crew of the Ast…
DUNE12 | Apostates of Dune | Dune: Adventures in the Imperium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:37:28
For ten thousand years the Imperium has endured through a delicate balance of power. Now the ambitious rising stars of House Lykos may have the key to remake the galactic order… if they can survive long enough to use it.…
ONESHOT | Band-Aids & Bullet Holes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:51:17
System: Band-Aids & Bullet Holes by Sam Dunnewold Band-Aids & Bullet Holes is a deckbuilder tabletop roleplaying game built for bloody revenge operas inside a tight-knit clique of professional assassins, each with debts…
CIRCUS54 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:56:57
Take heart, soldier, Karlach has battled the Blood War to a bloody standstill. She’s keeping Zariel’s army distracted, while her backup swoops in to find Zariel’s cache of treasures. The intrepid cast and crew of the Ast…
DUNE11 | Apostates of Dune | Dune: Adventures in the Imperium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:36:57
For ten thousand years the Imperium has endured through a delicate balance of power. Now the ambitious rising stars of House Lykos may have the key to remake the galactic order… if they can survive long enough to use it.…
DUNE10 | Apostates of Dune | Dune: Adventures in the Imperium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:29:49
For ten thousand years the Imperium has endured through a delicate balance of power. Now the ambitious rising stars of House Lykos may have the key to remake the galactic order… if they can survive long enough to use it.…
CIRCUS52 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:02:27
Take heart, soldier, Karlach has battled the Blood War to a bloody standstill. She’s keeping Zariel’s army distracted, while her backup swoops in to find Zariel’s cache of treasures. The intrepid cast and crew of the Ast…
DUNE09 | Apostates of Dune | Dune: Adventures in the Imperium [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:38:14
For ten thousand years the Imperium has endured through a delicate balance of power. Now the ambitious rising stars of House Lykos may have the key to remake the galactic order… if they can survive long enough to use it.…
CIRCUS51 Interlude 3 | The Astral Circus | D&D 5.5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:48:16
Take heart, soldier, Karlach has battled the Blood War to a bloody standstill. She’s keeping Zariel’s army distracted, while her backup swoops in to find Zariel’s cache of treasures. The intrepid cast and crew of the Ast…