Episode 38 – Origins 2019 Wrap-up

While Origins 2019 is quickly becoming a distant memory, you too can recreate this magical experience. First, have four great days of fun playing board games and tabletop RPGs. Next, get a star-studded cast of special guests such as Role Palying Public Radio’s  Ross Payton, Ethan and Greg from Technical Difficulties, and Birk – podcast mercenary.  Lastly, lock yourself up in a frigid conference room. If none are available, you might be able to record at Mt. Everest’s base camp.

In this wrap-up we will be discussing the variety all the all games we played as well as giving you a sneak peek at some of the newer games that were demoing at Origins.

Actual Play- Trail of Cthulhu – Not so Quiet

Bullet-ridden, bruised and bloody, the Investigators, soldiers and nurses in the Great War, are brought from the fontline to Military Hospital Number Five. Haggard staff make their rounds, the doctors experiment after dark with electro-shock therapy, gaunt nurses give unlabelled and unknown drugs. Patients are dying by the dozen when they once seemed to be on the road to recovery. Something is wrong.    
Daniel – Francis Patterson (he/him) – Doctor & temporary Captain with the RAMC.
Jen – Evelyn Ryce (she/her) – Nurse, 
Darth – Phillip Moose (he/him)- Definitely an American volunteer with the Canadian Armed Forces  

Not so Quiet is part of the Out of Time anthology available at Pelgrane Press.

Episode 37- Velvet Glove Post-Mortem

In our first ever post-mortem, David and Shaun from Role Playing Public Radio and Ethan from Technical Difficulties sit down with us to discuss their thoughts and experiences playing Velvet Glove. We talk about the mini-campaign, The Lethal Lolitas, and provide our overall impression of the system.

Actual Play – Velvet Glove – EP 3 Blondie

“You Can’t Spell Blondie Without Die.”

It’s the day of the big dance and the Lethal Lolitas have a mystery to solve.  Can the gang solve it in time for the dance?  Will they have what it takes to take on the Vermin on in a street fight?  Stay tuned for this exciting conclusion of Velvet Glove.

Ian – GM

David – Tobi Cole  – Maniac. Tough as nails enforcer with a heart of gold and a body count.

Shaun – Kimmy Ku – Newbie.   . Sweet protogoth girl on the outside- horrible monster on the inside.

Adam – Jordan Riggs – Stoner. Tomboy with a soft side that could give you a contact buzz. 

Actual Play- Velvet Glove – Episode 2 – Another Brick In The Wall

A war is brewing and the Lethal Lolitas need all the help they can to stop the Vermin from taking control of the city. Desperate time call for desperate measures, which probably explains while the Lolitas seek the aid of the chess team to pass the big upcoming exam. But life isn’t just about pocket protectors and protractors, the Lolitas also must seek aid from the toughest gang in the city, the 18th Street Demons.  

Ian – GM
David – Tobi Cole  – Maniac. Tough as nails enforcer with a heart of gold and a body count.
Shaun – Kimmy Ku – Newbie.   . Sweet protogoth girl on the outside- horrible monster on the inside.  
Adam – Jordan Riggs – Stoner. Tomboy with a soft side that could give you a contact buzz. 

Actual Play – Eclipse Phase – Acrimony EP 2

As Firewall agents track Chi down to her last know location, they find themselves pitted against a new threat.  A shadowy group know as the Confessors have been seen lurking around the mine of Kongyùn, dragging miners off into its depths.

 Geoff – Amal – Brinker Security Specialist
Laura – Svafa –  Titanian Science Police Inspector
D – Chi –   Mindhacker / Social Networker 

Actual Play – Eclipse Phase – Acrimony – EP I

Ten days ago Firewall lost contact with Chi on the Kongyùn habitat. Restored from backup, Chi and a team of Firewall sentinels travel to the back to Kongyùn to investigate the disappearance and settle an old debt. Sounds easy enough, but with one agent missing this is far from an easy job.

Geoff – Amal – Brinker Security Specalist
Laura – Svafa –  Titanian Science Police Inspector
D – Chi –   Mindhacker / Social Networker

Episode 34 – Fan Generated Content, Hacks, and Google Plus

n a topic that originally started as raiding the sinking ship that is Google Plus for great fan content; Patrick, Noah, and Adam discuss fan generated content and hacks for tabletop rpgs.  

Areas of Discussion: 
· Masks Google Plus
· A Nocturne (Blades Transhuman Sci-fi)
· Our Lonely Words (Blades Persona-esque mental exploration)
· Remnants of War
· Monster of the Week Roadhouse
· The Fairfield Project
· Night at the opera Reddit
· Blades in the Dark Score Generator
· Dogs In the Bark (Light-hearted, playing street dogs)
· Copperhead County (Small town Deep South crime)
· A Fistful of Darkness (Weird West)

Other Items:
Savage Tokusatsu 
BestPalBrigade Twitch Channel 
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resident Evil 2

Episode Music:   Simultaneous Eon by Fascinating Earthbound Objects

Actual Play – Deadlands Reloaded – The Hell Outta Dodge

In an odd turn of events, three siblings from the Dodge clan find themselves reunited on a riverboat. However, their reunion is cut short when a group of armed river pirates set their eyes on the what the Pinkertons have stored in the cargo hold.  

Chris – Billy Dodge – Simple young man with big dreams that may be a wizard.
Aaron – Jeb Dodge – Elder brother of the Dodge clan tasked with keeping his siblings out of trouble.
Nathan – Emily Dodge – Eldest of the Dodge siblings fleeing east to escape ‘relationship’ problems.
Darth – Jane Red – Bounty hunter looking to inflict a little pain.
Adam – Jasper Finch – Confederate deserter wearing the identity of a dead priest. 

Actual Play – Unknown Armies – Jingle All-Mart the Way

jingle all-mart
Per a conversation we had on the latest episode of Beyond the Wall of Patreon, Chris has devised a surreal Jingle All the Way UA scenario.
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 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all thru the mart, not a customer was stirring, despite discount Paul Blart. The Day Shift had a truly busy day, true, but this left Darby, Ann and Mike with nothing to do. The night forecast to be nothing more than a bore, but then three strange customers entered the store…
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Aaron – Abe – Beloved gutter mage from a yet to be published UA campaign.
Adam – Mike –  Optimistic prosthetic wearing All-Mart employee trying to contain the store’s weirdness.
Ian – Darby – Works at the All-Mart to uncover what caused her college friend’s death.
Vince – Ann – Ann took up a job at the All-Mart in the hopes that she might find her creator (psst Ann is a robot)
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