Anything Could Happen

Welcome to the show where 'Anything Could Happen' - a real play experience set in the far future where players have to solve dilemmas that have no simple answer, incomplete information & before they run out of time! We set the players against no-win scenarios that they have to decide on a solution typically within 20 minutes. The games are set in a sci-fi context that allows us to safely explore issues and topics in a way where we are free to think 'What If?' Episodes released every 2 weeks New episodes every 2 weeks on Thurs 16:30 UK ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©Stormlantern Productions 2024 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (https://fableandfolly.com/)

  1. 14 AOÛT

    Anyone Could Trigger a Shake Down

    In this episode, we’re in orbit above TOI-700 d, a lush Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star just over 100 light-years from Earth. The planet is home to the Tylash, a spacefaring but technically less advanced society with no historical baggage with the UFR or the old corporate blocs. The settlements on the planet surface are littered with a unique natural resource Weyl semimetals, a new class of quantum materials that have the physical appearance of metals but are poor conductors of electricity, and whose properties do not change when they are deformed. The commercial potential for which would be enormous as the exotic material has only previously been made in labs. However, extracting those materials would be devastating to the local communities.The Tylash have reached out as they have seismic data that predicted a once in a milena resonance cascade that threatens to destabilise a huge portion of their continent. It won’t destroy the planet—but it will cause widespread suffering,devastating local flora and fauna as well as making living conditions very difficult for the next decade. A UFR Crisis delegation with a representative of CoreHelix Crisis Division has arrived to talk to the locals about their options and they have 20 minutes before they are due to make their recommendation to the UFR Senator responsible for the Emergency Measures Agency. CAST: Representative Cicero Kresh: António Salreta (he/him) Officer Charles Talley: Chris Payne (he/him) Envoy Eugenio "Uge" Trattore: Adam Qutaishat (any/all) UFR Seismic Analyst Dr Luciara T-Suzie: Lucie Prunier (she/her) HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  2. 31 JUIL.

    Anyone Could Have The Right Stuff

    In this episode, we’re inside the UFR Research Station Osiris, currently orbiting the Carina Nebula—a vast, real-world star-forming region over 7,500 light-years from Earth. Osiris is observing an interstellar anomaly known as Object 514-C, a self-repeating neutrino burst that may be the first observed remnant signal from a pre-galactic civilization. It’s a scientific posting of immense prestige - and potential danger. The anomaly occasionally disrupts local communications, and proximity to dark matter filaments poses a navigational hazard. Despite this, political pressure means the position of Orbital Administrator must be filled immediately. The UFR Recruitment Officer has 20 minutes to choose from three available candidates, each with impeccable qualifications...  but of course Anything Could Happen CAST: Ex-WSO Lieutenant Mike Lennox: António Salreta (he/him) Captain Anders Douglas: Chris Payne (he/him) Recruitment Officer Brian Smith: Adam Qutaishat (any/all) Xenophysics Specialist Dr Ady Lucamar: Lucie Prunier (she/her) HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
  3. 3 JUIL.

    Anyone Can Go Too Far

    In this episode, we find ourselves aboard the CSV Halcyon Wake, an independent civilian cargo vessel. You've intercepted a distress signal from the CSV Trillium Fold, a CoreHelix registered transport ship that vanished over 18 months ago. It’s drifting on minimal power in the Eos Molecular Cloud, a volume of space 300 Ly from Earth and just outside the standard Way Station network - making it off-map, off-registry, and completely silent. No signs of damage. No response to hails. Escape pods: gone. Life signs: negative. Manifest: redacted. You have just docked alongside the apparently abandoned vessel to investigate. You have 20 minutes until a “recovery” vessel, claiming authority under CoreHelix salvage licence, but they have not supplied any corroborating evidence. You have no idea who they really are, and of course Anything Could Happen! CAST: Captain Spikey Spigucie of the CSV Halcyon Wake: Lucie Prunier (she/her) Medical Officer - CAROL: Kat Welsford (she/her) Salvage Tech - Deck Jenser: Adam Qutaishat (any/all) Data Specialist - Sean Maddow: Chris Payne (he/him) Marine Pilot - Leo Pylence: António Salreta (he/him) HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min
  4. 19 JUIN

    Anyone Could Break The Seal

    In this episode, we find ourselves on Station 2123-VX, orbiting the volcanic moon Charon-Gamma, a hostile, high-pressure hellworld rich in pressurised hydrogen and rare isotope salts used in fusion batteries. The station is operated by CoreHelix, a UFR-licensed megacorporation that runs industrial refineries under contract. The workers here—mostly humans, Spacers, and some cyber-augmented Q’Elar—are overworked and cracking under the pressure. A new station chief has just arrived. A body’s just been found. And a shipment of unauthorized bio-enhancers has gone missing. And the last transport left 3 days ago. The next one arrives in 20 minutes. Someone has called it in early. LOCATION: Station 2123-VX Type: Mid-grade orbital refinery & atmospheric rig Orbit: Charon-Gamma, a tidally locked volcanic moon Environment: Isolated, toxic external atmosphere, semi-stable reactor Population: ~45 crew, declining due to accidents and attrition Support: Cut off from UFR military—CoreHelix owns jurisdiction here Known Problems: 6 fatalities in 10 daysMorale collapseMissing cargo manifest sectionComms logs show large data packet burst to unregistered relay CONTENT WARNING: This is a game where we put players in pressure situations facing complex dilemmas, often in a lighthearted way. This may sometimes lead to the use of adult language, touch on topics not suitable for younger viewers or people who have specific triggers. It is never our intention to undermine anyones personal experience. CAST: Station Administrator (Newly Appointed Chief) - Karim Kronfli (He/Him) Doctor (Q’Elar Medical Officer) - Lucie Prunier (She/Her) Deep Systems Engineer (Spacer) - Claire Gaskin (She/Her) Operations Chief - António Salreta (He/Him) HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min
  5. 5 JUIN

    Anyone Can Steal The Spotlight

    In this episode, we find ourselves aboard the CSV Marietta’s Requiem - a Civilian Space Vehicle retrofitted as a diplomatic auditorium, currently in high orbit above Tau Ceti f. The vessel hosts the Interstellar Peace Gala, a high-profile cultural summit orchestrated to symbolise interspecies unity and reinforce the fragile trust between UFR member factions and former enemies. The centrepiece of this gala is “Harmony Beyond Stars”, an original multisensory opera composed by a renowned Spacer artist. Delegates from across the UFR and its allies are gathered in ceremonial finery, seated in separate viewing galleries - and everyone is watching everyone else. But beneath the music, something sharp stirs. Someone in this room plans to sabotage the peace. But remember Anything Could Happen… CONTENT WARNING: Contains reference to suicide in context with spy genre spoof CAST: UFR Envoy Benjamin "Benji" Kanaan - António Salreta Vox-Kahl Aethriin (Gytanki) - Karim Kronfli General Draek Vass (Jebarr) Claire Gaskin UFR Special Attaché Lucibling - Lucie Prunier HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  6. 22 MAI

    The team have to decide what to do - when the asteroid they are mining... shifts....

    In this episode, we find ourselves in the Kepler-22 system, where the survey and salvage vessel CSV Helix Wake is conducting operations on K-22-Δ6—a 200km-long metallic asteroid on a slow inbound solar trajectory. Its mass signature indicates extraordinarily dense superconductive material—potentially a jackpot for deep-space infrastructure. GlacioDyne’s deep-claim salvage division is funding the operation. The crew began mining operations just under 12 hours ago. But the last 90 minutes have been… strange. The asteroid has shifted. Not once—multiple times. Internal temperature is rising. There are tremors, electromagnetic spikes, and a low-frequency resonance from inside. You’ve been summoned to the bridge to make a decision: push forward with the mining, investigate further, or abandon the claim. But remember Anything Could Happen… Well Anything Could Happen… CAST: Mission Commander – Grant Clamont - Karim Kronfli (he/him) UFR Ethics Officer – Emmanuelle Lucikant - Lucie (she/her) Lead Xenogeologist – Jay Hunott - António Salret (he/him) GlacioDyne Corporate Observer – Sabien Burke - Chris Payne (he/him) HOST: Oscar Clark EDITOR: Elliott Clark SCENARIO: Oscar Clark --- Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/new-direction⁠⁠⁠⁠ License code: EOPCFS6UIIFJBVAL NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (https://fableandfolly.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min

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Welcome to the show where 'Anything Could Happen' - a real play experience set in the far future where players have to solve dilemmas that have no simple answer, incomplete information & before they run out of time! We set the players against no-win scenarios that they have to decide on a solution typically within 20 minutes. The games are set in a sci-fi context that allows us to safely explore issues and topics in a way where we are free to think 'What If?' Episodes released every 2 weeks New episodes every 2 weeks on Thurs 16:30 UK ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©Stormlantern Productions 2024 AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network (https://fableandfolly.com/)

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