The Trials of the Mist descend upon Celestial Peak. Xainan turns around. Lumièra drinks gold. Seir weeps. Hop Ching says goodbye. And Xiaocheng opens the River Gourd. This episode features Erika Ishii as Hop Ching!

Content warnings: trauma, complex relationships, nightmares, visions, death of loved ones, ghosts, heights, and references to alcohol and divine cannibalism.

THE CHAOS PROTOCOL is Transplanar RPG's current main campaign that stars Valiant Dorian, Samm Star, and Cai K. as the players with Sea Thomas as the producer and Connie Chang as the Game Master. This podcast episode is edited by Connie Chang. Our original intro music is by Jonathan Charles.

Want to catch up on the action fast? Need to cross reference name spellings, clues, or character descriptions? Check out our RECAP DOCUMENT! This written recap document includes one page summaries for every episode updated weekly, and a Character Reference Appendix for artists, cosplayers, and fans of all kinds to get the juicy details on Connie's NPCs. Go to bit.ly/ChaosRecap to learn more!

The stream of this episode featured background art from Undying Corruption! Undying Corruption is a 400+ page D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e adventure book that takes place in the fantastical country of Danguk, based on Korean mythology and published by Nine Heavens Press, a team of primarily Korean and Asian diasporic creators. Play as mudang: shamans who can exorcise restless spirits and commune with the gods themselves. Preorder Undying Corruption today at bit.ly/UndyingCorruption.

Transplanar RPG is sponsored by ExplainTrade, a negotiation skills training consultancy that wants you to pledge to Transplanar's Patreon for a patron-only aftershow, early podcast episodes, GM notes, and even the chance for your OC to cameo in our show. Arc Two is proudly sponsored by HeroForge, a free online character design application that lets you make and order your very own custom TTRPG minis! Their character creation tools are rich and deep, with facial customization, spell effects, hundreds of clothing options, and nigh-infinite color choices. To see their tools in action, check out this mini of Nova's very own Hand of Fate.

For Arc Two, we're playing City of Mist by Son of Oak Game Studio! City of Mist is a neo-noir urban fantasy mystery TTRPG about ordinary people with legendary powers, centered on character-driven action, cinematic moments, and richly emotional themes. Use TRANSPLANAR at checkout for 10% off!

Finally, special thanks to our Hands of Fate and Precepts: Firestar, Taylor, Jordan, Derryk Davidson, Phil, Mark J., Astrid, Spencer, Lyle and Peanut, Rose, Alex, The Bow System, Cassidy, Charles, Cora Eckert, Esme, Katie, Z, Tiffany, Jade, Kevin O., Faebelle, AshRex, Kes, Emma, Finn, Isabel, Seth, Robert, @brownestnerd, Summer, and Azra.