{"id":8689,"date":"2026-10-19T04:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?p=8689"},"modified":"2026-10-17T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T13:25:51","slug":"halloween-special-escape-from-tafos-part-1-cypher-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/2026\/10\/halloween-special-escape-from-tafos-part-1-cypher-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Special: Escape From Tafos Part 1 (Cypher 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8399\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8689-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.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\/09\/One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/?powerpress_pinw=8689-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/cogwheelgaming\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"One-Shot_EscapeFromTafos_01.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><span data-offset-key=\"h1sl-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8690\" src=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\/cogwheel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cogworld_Logo_Tafos-1200x1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aaronbsmith.com\">Crash<\/a> GMs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethmccoy.com\/\">Beth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/noelle.codes\/\">Ellie<\/a>, Io, and Paul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This episode: It has been a year since the calamity that destroyed the World Gear of Tafos, unleashing untold horrors upon the world. 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