Episode 4: The Host has four women. It needs one more and it has chosen Shleign.

After escaping the supernatural game show, Pigeon, Viri, Abyss, and Shleign regroup at Division to uncover the truth about the Host’s plan. Abyss enters Vidian’s memories and discovers a forgotten connection to Viri’s celestial family, along with a prophecy that could determine whether three divine children or the entire world will be destroyed.

When the team summons the Host, it reveals the purpose behind the disappearances. Bailey, Victoria, Meline, Vivian, and Shleign contain the memories and desires needed to create its new physical form. The women will not simply be sacrificed they will be merged into one new entity and become part of the Host forever.

The team devises a desperate plan to sabotage the transformation by replacing Vivian with an unwilling decoy. But first, they must subdue a Division employee, create a convincing disguise, survive another journey between dimensions, and keep Pigeon from revealing the deception.

Inside the Host’s green room, the agents find the missing women and hundreds of dressing rooms belonging to Viri’s celestial siblings. Their attempted rescue leads them onto a new stage, where the Host begins its final performance.

The ritual has started. The deception has been exposed. And the Host wants to know where Vivian is.

This is the penultimate episode of Apocalypse Keys, an actual-play tabletop roleplaying series from Tabletop Travel Agency using the supernatural mystery RPG published by Evil Hat Productions.