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St. Ardent By Night Podcast

St. Ardent By Night Podcast

Written by: Briana ”Tactical Pinup” Joslin
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Welcome to St. Ardent, a cathedral city carved in shadow and crowned in stormlight. Beneath the ringing bells and gothic spires, the Kindred wage their quiet war for power, survival, and secrets older than the stones themselves.St. Ardent by Night is a Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual play series that follows a cast of ambitious and desperate vampires navigating the politics, mysteries, and dangers that haunt this rain-soaked city. Every episode invites listeners deeper into Elysium, where alliances shift, monsters masquerade as saints, and every choice echoes through the dark.Enter the city. Uncover the truth buried in its foundations. Step inside the cathedral if you dare.© 2025 St. Ardent By Night Podcast
Episodes
  • S1E8: Emergency Triage
    Feb 16 2026

    A Vampire: The Masquerade V5 Actual Play In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the city itself answers the coterie’s discoveries. An earthquake tears through St. Ardent, shaking the Camarilla tower and sending smoke rising across the skyline. The wards beneath the city are failing, and what was once whispered as theory now feels dangerously real. With Nosferatu Primogen Roarke missing and the sewers already being scoured, the coterie is given urgent orders: infiltrate St. Demphne’s Medical Center and investigate his suspected haven beneath the hospital. In Malkavian territory. During a citywide emergency. Without breaking the Masquerade. What begins as a carefully constructed cover story quickly becomes a high-stakes infiltration. Disguised as funeral staff and grieving family, they slip past hospital security, manipulate cameras, and descend into maintenance corridors that hum with an unsettling presence. Beneath fluorescent lights and sterile tile, they discover that even the dead are not the most dangerous things waiting below. As the spirit beneath St. Ardent stirs and the Camarilla scrambles for control, the coterie is forced to move carefully, think quickly, and trust each other in the dark. Because if the wards were only ever a lid, something underneath is now pushing back. St. Ardent by Night is a long-form Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play series focused on political horror, personal consequences, and character-driven storytelling set in a modern Midwestern city. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, infiltration tension, and long-form narrative storytelling.

    System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

    Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

    Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night:

    https://www.nosaferolls.com

    https://stardentbynight.com

    Cast:

    Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne

    DapperZombee – Ernest Wells

    Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux

    Elm – Enili Everhardt

    Ian – David St. Augustine

    Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

    Credits and Legal Notice:

    St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied. #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

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    3 hrs and 47 mins
  • S1E7: The Quiet Network
    Feb 2 2026

    In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, the coterie descends into the Tremere Library beneath St. Ephriam’s College just as a citywide alert signals that the systems protecting St. Ardent are failing. Panic spreads when Stephen, an elderly Tremere, reveals he is the last Kindred maintaining the wards that shield the city. As Ernest and Enili investigate the sealed office of former Primogen Michael Alric, they uncover lethal wards designed to kill anyone who breaches them. Tensions erupt when Mistress Lux flees in terror after Stephen turns Dread Gaze upon her, and desperation drives the Tremere Primogen to sanction an unthinkable act. With a holy blade in hand, the coterie forces entry into Alric’s office at a devastating cost. What they uncover inside reframes the past, exposes betrayal at the highest levels, and reveals a conspiracy involving hunters, mages, and a corrupted spirit of the land. As evidence is delivered to the Camarilla leadership, new crises emerge, alliances strain, and the city itself begins to tremble as the wards finally start to fail.

    What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling.

    System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness.

    Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10pm EST and 7pm PST on Twitch. https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

    Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night:

    https://www.nosaferolls.com

    https://stardentbynight.com

    Cast:

    Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne

    DapperZombee – Ernest Wells

    Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux

    Elm – Enili Everhardt

    Ian – David St. Augustine

    Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

    Credits and Legal Notice: St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

    #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

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    3 hrs and 40 mins
  • S1E6: Fault lines and Sigils
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode of St. Ardent by Night, a citywide warning ripples through Kindred channels, setting nerves on edge before night even fully falls. Summoned to account for their recent actions, the coterie faces sharp rebuke and reluctant praise from the court, only to be given a new directive that pulls them back into the shadows beneath the Cathedral District. What begins as a quiet investigation quickly spirals into open danger as unseen forces close in and the streets turn hostile. Forced to improvise, sacrifice, and disappear, the coterie turns to old powers for answers, seeking refuge where knowledge is hoarded and truths are buried. Beneath sacred ground, they uncover signs that the city’s foundations are far more complicated and far more dangerous than they were led to believe. St. Ardent by Night is a long-form Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition actual-play series focused on political horror, personal consequences, and character-driven storytelling set in a modern Midwestern city. What to Expect: gothic horror, political horror, character-focused roleplay, moral dilemmas, escalating consequences, and long-form narrative storytelling. System: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition (V5), World of Darkness. Watch St. Ardent by Night live every Saturday at 10 pm EST / 7 pm PST on Twitch.

    https://twitch.tv/tacticalpinup

    Social Links for No Safe Rolls and St. Ardent by Night:

    https://www.nosaferolls.com

    https://stardentbynight.com

    Cast:

    Clamps – Isolde Blackthorne

    DapperZombee – Ernest Wells

    Shelly Von Miller – Mistress Lux

    Elm – Enili Everhardt

    Ian – David St. Augustine

    Briana “Tactical Pinup” Joslin – Storyteller

    Credits and Legal Notice:

    St. Ardent by Night is an unofficial fan production based on Vampire: The Masquerade. Vampire: The Masquerade, World of Darkness, and related properties are owned by Paradox Interactive. No official affiliation or endorsement is implied.

    #StArdentByNight #VampireTheMasquerade #VTMV5 #ActualPlay #WorldOfDarkness #NoSafeRolls

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    3 hrs and 40 mins
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