{"id":8329,"date":"2026-04-06T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?p=8329"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:15:48","slug":"plus-ultra-s2-ep-09-lamentation-cypher-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/2026\/04\/plus-ultra-s2-ep-09-lamentation-cypher-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Plus Ultra S2 Ep 09: Lamentation (Cypher System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5146\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8329-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?powerpress_pinw=8329-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"PlusUltra_S2_09.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><span data-offset-key=\"h1sl-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8042\" src=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-300x300.png\" alt=\"Plus Ultra Season 2 Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PlusUltraLogo_S2-1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ellie GMs for <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@ArchBeth@mastodon.social\">Beth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@crash\">Crash<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@sith_shenanigans@elekk.xyz\">Io<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@SpaceCadet@elekk.xyz\">Jen<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This episode: The adventurers delve deeper into the underground city, learning more about the history and fate of the tktekel.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow this series on\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#x25b6;RSS: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/plus-ultra-s2\/feed\/\">https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/tag\/plus-ultra-s2\/feed\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cogwheelgaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#x25b6;Mastodon: <a href=\"https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel\" rel=\"me\">https:\/\/is.aaronbsmith.com\/@cogwheel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Not on Mastodon? 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