5 GMs Season 4 Goes Above and Beyond the Barrier
5 GMs in a Trenchcoat Season 4 deals with heavy political intrigue in the city of Doshire using Blades in the Dark.
Noir? In this economy? You bet, there’s no better time like the present. 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat is doing a 15-episode season using Blades in the Dark with Kim Tsuyuki at the helm. Welcome to 5 GMs Season 4: Beyond the Barrier.
Walk through the dim and foggy streets of Doshire to meet Kyle Brown (played by Tanlynn Morgan) and Desideria Barrera (played by Adam Gonzales), Richard Graves (played by Jesse Espinoza) and Sable Klein (played by Tanner Sherlock) as they each receive a letter that may change the trajectory of their lives. Season 4 explores heavy political themes, abuse of power, extortion, sudden death, grief, loss of sense of self and the paranormal. Listener discretion is advised.
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This will be Tanner’s last season with 5 GMs.
GM Kim takes the chair from Tanlynn, who GMed Season 3: Twisted Kingdom. Using D&D 5e, Season 3 followed a ragtag group trying to find what’s right in the Kingdom of Miltont.
Season 4: Beyond the Barrier is out now, with the first three episodes available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Who We Are
5 GMs in a Trenchcoat is a multi-award-winning TTRPG actual-play podcast where 5 friends take turns weaving stories through the tabletop game of their choice each season. The all BIPOC and fem led team includes Adam Gonzales, Jesse Espinoza, Kim Tsuyuki, Tanlynn Morgan and Emily Corona. We strive to highlight systems that aren’t just D&D 5e. So far we’ve played Fate Core, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game, Escape from Dino Island, Perils & Princesses, Dreams & Machines, Cyberpunk RED, Our Brilliant Ruin and Blades in the Dark.
