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Episode 60 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 3 of 4
A sleepy town in upstate New York holds a terrifying secret. (Witchcraft may be involved)
Episode 59 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 2 of 4
Our investigators alienate their host and learn something... about poetry
Episode 58 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 1 of 4
A sleepy town in upstate New York holds a terrifying secret. (Witchcraft may be involved)
Episode 57 – Mork Borg
Journey into the rotblack sludge.
Everything is True - Episode 13 – A very important auction (OSR)
Seriously, its a very important one
Episode 056 – House of Shadows, Part 1 (Call of Cthulhu)
Matt, Andrew, Steven, and Chris navigate the dreadful auspices of Mater Tenebrarum as we play Call of Cthulhu - Our Ladies of Sorrow.
Everything is True - Episode 12 – Instant Steroids for Werewolves (OSR)
Spencer proves his worth and Jack feels the heat.
Everything is True - Episode 11 – Have a Potato (OSR)
Thank you! I would love a potato.
Episode 055 – An RPG About Nothing
What’s the deal with Actual Play RPG Podcasts? Matt, Andrew, Chris, and Gino play a homebrewed RPG that vaguely resembles a famous sitcom, although things do get somewhat more scatological.
Everything is True - Episode 10 – got legs and knows how to use em(OSR)
Actually that title is fairly descriptive.
Everything is True - Episode 9 – Lay Me in the Flowers (OSR)
Jack and Layla are close to finding a cure. Emilyn is another matter.
Everything is True - Episode 8 – Hard Decisions (OSR)
Not every problem has a solution.
Everything is True - Episode 7 – We’re on a Boat (OSR)
The party takes a nice boat, argues about metaphysics, and lands on the island of the Fisher King
Everything is True - Episode 6 – The Fortune (OSR)
Marius meets a fortune teller and a wizard. Emilyn makes a new friend. Jacquin is thirsty.
Everything is True - Episode 5 – An Education (OSR)
How many keys do you have secreted about your person?
Everything is True - Episode 4 – Layla (OSR)
The party confront their most dire enemy yet – the wit of a 16 year old girl.
Everything is True - Episode 3 – The Rescue (OSR)
The party rescues Layla and examines just some of the moral dilemmas of dungeoneering.
Christmas Special 2018 (Feng Shui 2)
Aw man… aw jeez!
Everything is True - Episode 2 – The Circle of the Snake (OSR)
The journey into the Circle of the Snake to find the missing Layla Stepford continues.
Everything is True - Episode 1 – Not in Nottingham (OSR)
Three adventurers meet in a tavern and search the nearby woods for a missing girl.
Episode 054 – A Home to Rest Your Head - Les Micérables (OVA)
“Finally! We get to do something other than sit around and learn about math! I can’t wait to crush My First Supervillain. I hope they’re tough.”
Episode 053 – Puppetland - The Box
I’m no puppet. You’re the puppet.
Episode 052 – Puppetland
The skies are dim always since the Maker died. (Happy Halloween!)
GM Notes - The Beaten Generation
I’ve run long campaigns before but I’ve never really returned to characters in the way we did for this game. Everyone, myself and the players included, loved the characters and the setting of the Headmaster Ritual. First, the Game Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 And previously, The Headmaster Ritual and \[…\]
Episode 051 – A Home to Rest Your Head - You Fix More Bowls with Honey (OVA)
A bowl is broken and Char, Elena, and Chandler discover just how hard communication is.
Episode 050 – A Home to Rest Your Head - The Tell Tale Squish (OVA)
A slug goes missing and Chandler, Elena, and Char are on the case.
Episode 049 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 5
Our team of intrepid occult investigators solve all the problems before them with the absolute minimum of casualties and complications.
Episode 048 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 4
There’s a big f’ing spider, the players default to the perpetual plan A, and Ithaca. Always. Lies.
Episode 047 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 3
Events. Repeat. Events repeat. Emilyn talks to Barrymore, Rudy talks to Tom Finn, and Martin meets the love of his life.
Episode 046 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 2
Jenny, Rudy, and Martin (and Ithaca) attend a music festival on Summerisle, meet some old friends, and shoot a bear.
Episode 045 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 1
Jenny, Rudy, and Martin (and another old friend) meet up again in a tavern on Summerisle, on the evening of a very strange music festival.
BONUS - The Headmaster Ritual Recap
Chris, Gino, and I got together last night to have a brief, awkward discussion of our FATE Accelerated game.
Episode 044 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 3
Like one of them Guernica horses.
Episode 043 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 2
Vorewhistle
Episode 042 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 1
Horsewhistle versus Dopethrone
Episode 041 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 4 (OVA)
We meet Mr. Bones for the first time.
Episode 040 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 3 (OVA)
The fairground operator smiles knowingly at us. “Stare down your clowns!”
Episode 039 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 2 (OVA)
this is the last night of the fairand the grease in the hairof a speedway operatoris all a tremulous heart requires (we’re making anime, I guess)
Episode 038 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 1 (OVA)
Our intrepid students meet their new roommates and the Headmaster gives his grand speech.
Episode 037 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 0 (OVA)
A new series begins. The clowns are sent in.
Episode 036 – City of Mist, Part 8
The eternal question - can a squirrel wield a sword?
Episode 035 – City of Mist, Part 7
It’s about time we got our fortunes told.
Episode 034 – City of Mist, Part 6
The most private room in the nicest club in town.
Episode 033 – City of Mist, Part 5
“Before I tell you anymore, I need to know how far you’re willing to go.”
Episode 032 – City of Mist, Part 4
How does salmon feel in your mouth?
Episode 031 – City of Mist, Part 3
There’s no substitute for investigation.
Episode 030 – City of Mist, Part 2
Stopping for Tikka Masala
Episode 029 – City of Mist, Part 1
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
Episode 028 – The Prince of Providence, Part 8 (Fate/Vampire)
A final showdown at Nokturnal, in the Jewelry District. Jake puts on his crown and we finally meet the true Prince of Providence.
GM Notes - The Prince of Providence (FATE/Vampire)
The Prince of Providence was our game of organized crime and vampirism set in Providence, RI in 1979. These are some of my notes and ideas that inspired and informed the writing of this game (from the GM side). You’d get more out of this article if you listened to this game first.
Episode 027 – The Prince of Providence, Part 7 (Fate/Vampire)
Like an egg
Episode 026 – The Prince of Providence, Part 6 (FATE/Vampire)
Cheating at solitaire in Flavortown
Episode 025 – The Prince of Providence, Part 5 (FATE/Vampire)
Jake - First Blood
Episode 024 – The Prince of Providence, Part 4 (FATE/Vampire)
Think real hard about the last chowder you’ll ever have.
Episode 023 – The Prince of Providence, Part 3 (FATE/Vampire)
This episode ended up being a real hammer to the balls.
Episode 022 – The Prince of Providence, Part 2 (FATE/Vampire)
Well I can’t breathe, I can’t swallow Take me down to the hospital
Episode 021 – The Prince of Providence, Part 1 (FATE/Vampire)
CUI BONO? \[Latin\] What good would that do me? – Ambrose Bierce, THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY
Episode 020 – Shooting the Moon - Barnabas Collins Edition (Part 2)
Sagged witch picnic. The Romance Concludes.
Episode 019 – Shooting the Moon - Barnabas Collins Edition (Part 1)
Truly a long shot.
Episode 018 – Dance of the Damned
Our Halloween Dance of the Damned episode emerges, finally, wriggling like an angry graveworm from the depths of my computer.
Episode 017 – Reflections
The Winds of Change vs. The Arrow That Pierces Your Heart
Episode 016 – Goblin Quest
Squirrels, goblins, and getting railed by a truck.
Episode 015 – Stars Without Number Episode 3
Diddly dun dun diddly dun dun diddly dun dun diddly dun dun
Episode 014 – Stars Without Number Episode 2
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Episode 013 – Stars Without Number Episode 1
What’s in the box?
GM Notes 2 - The Headmaster Ritual
I’ll take you through each episode of the Headmaster Ritual and explain a little about the process of running and playing this game.
Episode 008 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Episode 7
Barrymore sings.
Episode 007 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Episode 6
Rudy and Jenny look for cat Martin in the lion’s den.
Episode 006 – Delta Green - The Night Floors
A search for a missing girl in a New York apartment building turns very strange. Happy Halloween!
Appendix N – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
In this series, we will list the material that inspired a particular game adventure. This Appendix N is all about The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE which is ALL ABOUT music, magic, and 1980’s England.
Episode 005 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
When Accounts Are to be Settled, A Tuna Fish Shall Be Owed
Episode 004 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
As promised, everyone is cats.
Episode 003 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
One Legged Pete – our occult detectives investigate author Thomas Lavinius, meet some family, look into getting library cards, find out the true nature of watercumbers, and end the day slightly changed.
Episode 002 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
The Backseat is for Being Quiet – our occult detectives investigate Liliana Bunt, designer and occult advisor for Barrymore and the Misfortunes, and get more than they bargained for at the train station.
Episode 001.5 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Character Intros
Our occult detectives are interviewed by police about their compatriots.
GM Notes 1 - The Headmaster Ritual
This series is meant to be a companion to the podcasts we release. They will likely not all be as long as this post and will probably normally come out shortly after the last episode. However, I have a lot to say about The Headmaster Ritual and have decided to do a preemptive strike on our \[…\]
Episode 001 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual
A cast of four occult detectives drunkenly and ineffectively investigate a rock band that may or may not be committing magical/occult crimes, and who may or may not be missing a lead singer. Played using the FATE rules (loosely).