Episodes

  • The Second Cycle Ep. 3 - Read My Lips
    Apr 3 2026

    In the moments between death and life, our heroes get a history lesson.


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    The Second Cycle is a Gold Star Games Production. Welcome!


    Meet our team:


    Jace Alejo-Stamp


    Luis Gomez


    Michael Maerlender


    Sarah Saltzman


    Laney Yoo


    Edit, Sound Design, and Show and Character Themes by Laney Yoo


    Featuring Ambience and Music by Tabletop Audio:

    Abyssal Gaze by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.


    Sound Effect library provided by Soundly and Synergy Sounds


    Graphics by Michael Maerlender


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Second Cycle Ep. 2 - Killing with Kindness
    Apr 3 2026

    The battle continues. Everyone dies.


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    The Second Cycle is a Gold Star Games Production. Welcome!


    Meet our team:


    Jace Alejo-Stamp


    Luis Gomez


    Michael Maerlender


    Sarah Saltzman


    Laney Yoo


    Edit, Sound Design, and Show and Character Themes by Laney Yoo


    Featuring Ambience and Music by Tabletop Audio:

    Training Grounds (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Abyssal Gaze by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.


    Sound Effect library provided by Soundly and Synergy Sounds


    Graphics by Michael Maerlender


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    58 mins
  • The Second Cycle Ep. 1 - She Who Waits at the End
    Apr 3 2026

    The grand tournament of Cuna’ Fen begins. Argyle has a job to do. Rook goes sightseeing. Anodyne gets friendly with the competition. Castor makes a bet.


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    The Second Cycle is a Gold Star Games Production. Welcome!


    Meet our team:


    Jace Alejo-Stamp


    Luis Gomez


    Michael Maerlender


    Sarah Saltzman


    Laney Yoo


    Edit, Sound Design, and Show and Character Themes by Laney Yoo


    Featuring Ambience and Music by Tabletop Audio:

    The Sisterhood (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Pit Fighter (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Rebuilding (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Strangers on a Train by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Halfling Sneak (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Grand Theater (Ambience Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Floating Market (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.

    Magic Shoppe (Music Only) by Tabletop Audio. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.


    Sound Effect library provided by Soundly and Synergy Sounds


    Graphics by Michael Maerlender


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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • Episode 0 - Welcome to Gold Star Games!
    Mar 28 2026

    Most stories start at the beginning. Ours started in Jace’s living room.


    Join the members of Gold Star Games as we discuss the campaign and how we decided to make a podcast out of it!


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    The Second Cycle is a Gold Star Games Production. Welcome!


    Meet our team:


    Jace Alejo-Stamp


    Luis Gomez


    Michael Maerlender


    Sarah Saltzman


    Laney Yoo


    Edit and Theme Music by Laney Yoo


    Graphics by Michael Maerlender


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    26 mins
  • TEASER - The Second Cycle
    Mar 13 2026

    Most stories start at the beginning. This is not one of them.

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    The Second Cycle is a Gold Star Games Production. Welcome!

    Meet our team:

    Jace Alejo-Stamp

    Luis Gomez

    Michael Maerlender

    Sarah Saltzman

    Laney Yoo

    Edit and Sound Design by Laney Yoo

    Music provided by Synergy Sounds

    Graphics by Michael Maerlender

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    4 mins