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Episode 61 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 4 of 4

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is the 4th part of our playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system.

You can get it at

This episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!

Title card by Gino!

Episode 60 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 3 of 4

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is the 3rd part of our playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system.

You can get it at

This episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!

Title card by Gino!

Episode 59 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 2 of 4

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is the 2nd part of our playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system.

You can get it at

This episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!

Title card by Gino!

Episode 58 - Pale Conjure (Cthulhu Eternal) Part 1 of 4

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This is the 1st part of our playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system.

You can get it at

This episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!

Title card by Gino!

I made the episode intro with Elevenlabs. It's dumb, but fun. I probably won't do it again. Just that five minutes of work probably consumed 1000 gallons of water.

Episode 57 – Mork Borg

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Journey into the rotblack sludge.

You can find more information about Mork Borg on their website.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Cast

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music was “They come mostly at night” by Jim Hall

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast.

Everything is True - Episode 13 – A very important auction (OSR)

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Seriously, its a very important one

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Cast

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain’t it pretty?)

If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Episode 056 – House of Shadows, Part 1 (Call of Cthulhu)

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt, Andrew, Steven, and Chris navigate the dreadful auspices of Mater Tenebrarum as we play Call of Cthulhu: Our Ladies of Sorrow.

The module Our Ladies of Sorrow was written by Kevin Ross and published by Miskatonic River Press. It appears to be out of print right now. (Please correct me if you know otherwise)

You can find the full text of the DeQuincey poem here.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Excellent music for thinking about this game

Cast

Andrew – John Burns (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Micheal Angelo (Chris’s Twitter)
Steven – Richard Legatto (Steven’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is me this week.

Andrew likes to make games.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Everything is True - Episode 12 – Instant Steroids for Werewolves (OSR)

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Spencer proves his worth and Jack feels the heat.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Music from the Show

Cast

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 11 – Have a Potato (OSR)

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you! I would love a potato.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Episode 055 – An RPG About Nothing

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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.

This is a game by Andrew, who likes to make games. You can get this game, An RPG About Nothing, on his itch.io page.

(While you are there, check out some of his other games.)

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Game Master (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Greg (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Randy (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt -Quentin (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is me and Andrew. Mainly me.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Everything is True - Episode 10 – got legs and knows how to use em(OSR)

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Actually that title is fairly descriptive.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

This week, however, music and title card are both by me, so please be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 9 – Lay Me in the Flowers (OSR)

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Jack and Layla are close to finding a cure. Emilyn is another matter.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

This week, however, music and title card are both by me, except for the psychedelic freakout music at the end, which is by Third Mind Movement. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 8 – Hard Decisions (OSR)

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Not every problem has a solution.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 7 – We’re on a Boat (OSR)

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The party takes a nice boat, argues about metaphysics, and lands on the island of the Fisher King

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 6 – The Fortune (OSR)

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Marius meets a fortune teller and a wizard. Emilyn makes a new friend. Jacquin is thirsty.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 5 – An Education (OSR)

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

How many keys do you have secreted about your person?

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 4 – Layla (OSR)

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The party confront their most dire enemy yet – the wit of a 16 year old girl.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Everything is True - Episode 3 – The Rescue (OSR)

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The party rescues Layla and examines just some of the moral dilemmas of dungeoneering.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Christmas Special 2018 (Feng Shui 2)

Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Aw man… aw jeez!

Everything is True - Episode 2 – The Circle of the Snake (OSR)

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The journey into the Circle of the Snake to find the missing Layla Stepford continues.

How snakes see

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is by me. Be kind.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Everything is True - Episode 1 – Not in Nottingham (OSR)

Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Three adventurers meet in a tavern and search the nearby woods for a missing girl.

I’ve talked about it before, for months in fact, but here it is. Our OSR game. We have been playing this game as our ongoing campaign since probably at least 2015.

This audio is old. I recorded it at my old house. I used the built in microphone on my Surface. It must have been cricket season near Andrew. I hope this doesn’t bother you.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is by me. Be kind

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Episode 054 – A Home to Rest Your Head - Les Micérables (OVA)

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

“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.”

This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head.

We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Game Master (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Elena Vordestrosse (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music is Emerald Park, Spring Enterprises, and Scott Elliot

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Episode 053 – Puppetland - The Box

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

I’m no puppet. You’re the puppet.

We played Puppetland again! This time, we played through the scenario “The Box” by Arinn Dembo, which is in the Puppetland book. Shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful and totally worth having on the shelf).

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice! Once you do, email me at gm@actualplay.network and let me know and we’ll thank you on the air.

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba. I’ve also posted an essay I wrote on the Mario Bava movie Black Sunday. Our Night of the Living Dead episode will be out very shortly.

Episode 052 – Puppetland

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The skies are dim always since the Maker died. (Happy Halloween!)

We played Puppetland! What a great game. And shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful).

The reading from the beginning of the episode is right from the beginning of the Puppetland book, which is by John Scott Tynes.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice! Once you do, email me at gm@actualplay.network and let me know and we’ll thank you on the air.

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Episode 051 – A Home to Rest Your Head - You Fix More Bowls with Honey (OVA)

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A bowl is broken and Char, Elena, and Chandler discover just how hard communication is.

This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Game Master (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Elena Vordestrosse (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

The intro is “At the Mall” by Emerald park off the Free Music Archive.

Additional music this week comes from Clayton Kauffman, Trevor Lentz, Patrick De Arteaga, David McKee, and Johan Brodd, all from opengameart.org (listed in order of appearance)

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Episode 050 – A Home to Rest Your Head - The Tell Tale Squish (OVA)

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A slug goes missing and Chandler, Elena, and Char are on the case.

This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Game Master (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Elena Vordestrosse (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music by Charlie Megira and the Bet’Shean Valley Hillbillies and Lobo Loco. Both found on the Free Music Archive

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Up Next Week (or Soon)

More A Home to Rest Your Head!
Plus: A Halloween Episode!
Plus: GM Notes for the Beaten Generation

Episode 049 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 5

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Our team of intrepid occult investigators solve all the problems before them with the absolute minimum of casualties and complications.

This is the fifth part (the conclusion!) of our sequel game to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Martin Rothchild (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter)

The spotify playlist that frames the entire episode is (we reference it throughout the episode)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

the handsome family

andy skip robinson

Avec Sans

sarah dickensen

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

Series 2 of “A Home to Rest Your Head“

Episode 048 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 4

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

There’s a big f’ing spider, the players default to the perpetual plan A, and Ithaca. Always. Lies.

This is the fourth part of our sequel game to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Martin Rothchild (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter)

The spotify playlist that frames the entire episode is (we reference it throughout the episode)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

the handsome family

andy skip robinson

musividproduction

sarah dickensen

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

More Beaten Generation!

Episode 047 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 3

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Events. Repeat. Events repeat. Emilyn talks to Barrymore, Rudy talks to Tom Finn, and Martin meets the love of his life.

This is the third part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Martin Rothchild (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster(Matt’s Twitter)

The spotify playlist that frames the entire episode is (we reference it throughout the episode)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

the handsome family

andy skip robinson

musividproduction

sarah dickensen

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

More Beaten Generation!

Episode 046 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 2

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Jenny, Rudy, and Martin (and Ithaca) attend a music festival on Summerisle, meet some old friends, and shoot a bear.

This is the second part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Martin Rothchild (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster(Matt’s Twitter)

The spotify playlist that frames the entire episode is (we reference it throughout the episode)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Attic Soul

Avec Sans

the handsome family

andy skip robinson

leviathandubstep

musividproduction

sarah dickensen

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

More Beaten Generation!

Episode 045 – FATE - The Beaten Generation, Part 1

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

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.

This is the first part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Martin Rothchild (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster(Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Attic Soul

Electric Bach

Avec Sans

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to gm@actualplay.network.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

More Beaten Generation!

BONUS - The Headmaster Ritual Recap

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Chris, Gino, and I got together last night to have a brief, awkward discussion of our FATE Accelerated game.

As we release The Beaten Generation, the sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, I thought it would be nice for those who haven’t listened to the first blast of episodes but who have subscribed since then to have a short recap.

A similar but slightly more detailed recap is available on my GM Notes writeup.

Also of Note:

Fate: The Headmaster Ritual Archives

Appendix N for the Headmaster Ritual

GM Notes Part 1 and Part 2

Episode 044 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 3

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Like one of them Guernica horses.

This is the third part (the conclusion) of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

I apologize to all you true MLP fans out there.

Andrew – Horsewhistle (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Soothing Shadow (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Bolt Chaser (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster/Pony Wrangler (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is nokbient.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Next Week

The epic sequel to The Headmaster Ritual

Episode 043 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 2

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Vorewhistle

This is the second part of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game.

Sponsor: Whaling City Web

I apologize to all you true MLP fans out there.

Andrew – Horsewhistle (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Soothing Shadow (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Bolt Chaser (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster/Pony Wrangler (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is nokbient.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 042 – My Little Pony - The Pet Predicament, Episode 1

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Horsewhistle versus Dopethrone

This is the first part of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game.

I just want to say that I don’t consider myself a true my little pony fan, however I have watched several seasons of it with my daughter so I do have some familiarity with the source material. I would, however, prefer not to come across as mocking the show, as it is for little children and that is a weird stance to take for an adult (mocking a children’s show).

Andrew – Horsewhistle (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Soothing Shadow (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Bolt Chaser (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Gamemaster/Pony Wrangler (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is nokbient and attic soul.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 041 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 4 (OVA)

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

We meet Mr. Bones for the first time.

Not Even a Spider Ring, Part 4

This is the fourth (and concluding) part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set.

Char is definitely one of, if not the, favorite RPG character of mine that I’ve ever played. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time.

Andrew – Gamemaster (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Elena Vorderstrasse (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

This is Mr Bones from DC Comics. Don’t tell Andrew, I don’t think he knows about him.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Jeypestylerz.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 040 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 3 (OVA)

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The fairground operator smiles knowingly at us.

“Stare down your clowns!”

Not Even a Spider Ring, Part 3

This is the third part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set.

Andrew – Gamemaster (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Elena Vorderstrasse (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Jeypestylerz.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 039 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 2 (OVA)

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

this is the last night of the fair
and the grease in the hair
of a speedway operator
is all a tremulous heart requires

(we’re making anime, I guess)

Episode 2 – Not Even a Spider Ring

This is the second part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set.

Andrew – Gamemaster (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Elena Vorderstrasse (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Jeypestylerz.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 038 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 1 (OVA)

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Our intrepid students meet their new roommates and the Headmaster gives his grand speech.

Episode 1 – Not Even a Spider Ring

This is the second part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set.

Andrew – Gamemaster (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Elena Vorderstrasse (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Jeypestylerz.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 037 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 0 (OVA)

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A new series begins. The clowns are sent in.

This is the first part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set.

I am not personally an anime fan so if our game resembles anime, it is lost on me. However, Char is definitely one of, if not the, favorite RPG character of mine that I’ve ever played. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time.

Andrew – Gamemaster (Andrew’s Twitter)

Chris – Elena Vorderstrasse (Chris’s Twitter)

Gino – Chandler Blossom (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Char Blavsker (Matt’s Twitter)

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Jeypestylerz.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have an idea for a website, I can help you with that — visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 036 – City of Mist, Part 8

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The eternal question: can a squirrel wield a sword?

This is Part 8 (the conclusion!) of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)

Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)

Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game.

Next week, we’re telling another exciting story using another exciting system.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 035 – City of Mist, Part 7

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000

It’s about time we got our fortunes told.

This is Part 7 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)

Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)

Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)

Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please listen gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 034 – City of Mist, Part 6

Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The most private room in the nicest club in town.

This is Part 5 of our City of Mist game.

Sorry about the echoey audio in my intro/outro recordings, had to record those with my iPad mic and I don’t think I’ve mastered the settings on that yet.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please listen gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 033 – City of Mist, Part 5

Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

“Before I tell you anymore, I need to know how far you’re willing to go.”

This is Part 5 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please listen gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 032 – City of Mist, Part 4

Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

How does salmon feel in your mouth?

This is Matt, introducing Part 4 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please listen gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 031 – City of Mist, Part 3

Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

There’s no substitute for investigation.

This is Matt, introducing Part 3 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game for I think everyone, so please by gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul, Doran Bastin, and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 030 – City of Mist, Part 2

Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Stopping for Tikka Masala

This is Matt, introducing Part 2 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game for I think everyone, so please by gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul, Doran Bastin, and Don Dilego.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 029 – City of Mist, Part 1

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald

This is Matt, introducing Part 1 of our City of Mist game.

Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter)
Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter)
Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter)

This was our first powered by the apocalypse game for I think everyone, so please by gently. Chris did a great job running the game, so feel free to jump on twitter and let him know.

Next week, more City of Mist. I am still collating all our recordings so I am not sure yet exactly how long this podcast will run for.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

Music this week is Attic Soul, Bensound and Music for Makers

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Thanks VERY much for listening and I’ll talk to you next week.

Episode 028 – The Prince of Providence, Part 8 (Fate/Vampire)

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A final showdown at Nokturnal, in the Jewelry District. Jake puts on his crown and we finally meet the true Prince of Providence.

Thanks so much for listening to episode 28 of our podcast!

I just wrote a long blog post about the creation of this game. If you’re interested at all in some back story on the game, check it out.

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Jake (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter)

This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime in New England circa the late 1970’s.

The first part of the series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was played with FATE Accelerated. The rest of the series was played with Vampire the Requiem.

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta– the link will be in the show notes.

Music from the show:

Additional music by Bensound

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.
You can tweet at me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta and Chris @ChrisRBaillie.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Eyes Without a Face. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now.

The best way to let us know that you lik

Episode 027 – The Prince of Providence, Part 7 (Fate/Vampire)

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Like an egg

Thanks so much for listening to episode 27 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew's Twitter)
Chris – Jake (Chris's Twitter)
Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino's Twitter)
Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt's Twitter)

This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime in New England circa the late 1970's.

The first part of the series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was played with FATE Accelerated. The rest of the series will be played with Vampire the Requiem.

I'm making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

Additional music by Bensound

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We're equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our "foreign horror" series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Just one more episode! Tune in next week for the blood soaked conclusion of the Prince of Providence… up after that is a game of City of Mist run by Chris.

Episode 026 – The Prince of Providence, Part 6 (FATE/Vampire)

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Cheating at solitaire in Flavortown

Thanks so much for listening to episode 26 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew's Twitter)
Chris – Jake (Chris's Twitter)
Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino's Twitter)
Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt's Twitter)

This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime in New England circa the late 1970's.

The first part of the series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was played with FATE Accelerated. The rest of the series will be played with Vampire the Requiem.

I'm making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We're equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our "foreign horror" series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

There are probably 3 or 4 more parts to the Prince of Providence and then after that we have audio recorded for City of Mist and Friendship is Magic.

If you liked the show, t

Episode 025 – The Prince of Providence, Part 5 (FATE/Vampire)

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Jake: First Blood

Thanks so much for listening to episode 25 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Jake (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter)

This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime in New England circa the late 1970’s.

The first part of the series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) was played with FATE Accelerated. The rest of the series will be played with Vampire the Requiem.

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

There are probably 3 or 4 more parts to the Prince of Providence and then after that we have audio recorded for City of Mist and Friendship is Magic.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us o

Episode 024 – The Prince of Providence, Part 4 (FATE/Vampire)

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Think real hard about the last chowder you’ll ever have.

Thanks so much for listening to episode 23 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew’s Twitter)
Chris – Jake (Chris’s Twitter)
Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino’s Twitter)
Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter)

This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime in New England circa the late 1970’s. This is the final part of the series to use the FATE Accelerated – there is a thematic switch that happens at the end of this episode.

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

There are probably 3 or 4 more parts to the Prince of Providence and then after that we have audio recorded for City of Mist and Friendship is Magic.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Episode 023 – The Prince of Providence, Part 3 (FATE/Vampire)

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This episode ended up being a real hammer to the balls.

Thanks so much for listening to episode 23 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield
Chris – Jake
Gino – Ronnie Briggs
Matt – The Gamemaster

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

There are probably 3 or 4 more parts to the Prince of Providence and then after that we have audio recorded for City of Mist and Friendship is Magic.

If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice

Episode 022 – The Prince of Providence, Part 2 (FATE/Vampire)

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Well I can’t breathe, I can’t swallow
Take me down to the hospital

Thanks so much for listening to episode 22 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield
Chris – Jake
Gino – Ronnie Briggs
Matt – The Gamemaster

This is a game called the Prince of Providence. The first part of this game was played with FATE Accelerated. About 1/3 of the way through, the game system will change as the game changes.

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Gino does character art and title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta (https://www.patreon.com/KiwiMonsta/)- the link will be in the show notes.

Music from the show:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.
You can tweet at me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Again, thanks VERY much for listening and I hope to see you again very soon.
Our website and show is actualplay.network.

Episode 021 – The Prince of Providence, Part 1 (FATE/Vampire)

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

CUI BONO? [Latin] What good would that do me?

– Ambrose Bierce, THE DEVIL’S DICTIONARY

Thanks so much for listening to episode 21 of our podcast!

Andrew – Harvey Littlefield
Chris – Jake
Gino – Ronnie Briggs
Matt – The Gamemaster

This is a game called the Prince of Providence. The first part of this game was played with FATE Accelerated. About 1/3 of the way through, the game system will change as the game changes.

If I could back and do this game over, I would insist that at least one of them had family ties in order to make what happens in this game a bit more interesting. The fact that they were basically all unconnected to the world was not a positive.

I mistakenly identify Trucchi’s as a regional store in Rhode Island – Trucchi’s are only in Massachusetts. I should have said Star Market, Dave’s Market, Price Rite, something like that.

I’m making these episodes a little shorter in an effort to release episodes more often and improve the production quality.

Music from the show:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.
You can tweet at me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we convered Kuroneko. We are neck deep in our “foreign horror” series right now. Eyes Without a Face coming very soon.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend, or find us on Facebook.

If you have a podcast or another idea for a website, I can help you with that, visit whalingcityweb.com for more information

Again, thanks VERY much for listening and I hope to see you again very soon.
Our website and show is actualplay.network.

Episode 020 – Shooting the Moon - Barnabas Collins Edition (Part 2)

Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Sagged witch picnic. The Romance Concludes.

This episode, Steven, Chris, and I play Shooting the Moon, part of the Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss/Black and Green Games.

Please check out the previous episode if you haven’t listened to this yet.

Blizznacht, the apple bottomed vampiric beloved – Matt
Adelaide, mysterious mistress of the mystic arts – chris
Victoria Von Kline, vamper hunting leather lady – steven

The finished product ended up being 1/2 Dark Shadows, 1/2 What We Do in the Shadows, 1/2 incredibly sexy and erotic podcast.

Gino did the title card illustration.

If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a Patreon for his art.

Andrew makes games at pizzapranks.itch.io

I know I mention this every episode but I am still working on our Lamentations of the Flame Princess series.

Closing Music:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.

You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta, Chris @ChrisRBaillie, Steven @AppleWTF

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend. Or like us on Facebook.

If you have any need of website help, please reach out to our sponsor at Whaling City Web

Episode 019 – Shooting the Moon - Barnabas Collins Edition (Part 1)

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Truly a long shot.

This episode, Steven, Chris, and I play Shooting the Moon, part of the Romance Trilogy by Emily Care Boss/Black and Green Games.

Shooting the Moon has a cooperative game setup where we all take turns adding attributes to the beloved and the two suitors. The first half of this recording is us moving through this process quickly.

We don’t explain what we are doing very well but if you aren’t familiar with the game, know that we are first describing the beloved Blizznacht, then reducing those traits to simple synonyms and antonyms, then assigned those simplified traits out to the suitors.

We usually don’t include these parts of games on the recordings but I felt like it might be a bit more important. Let me know what you thought of that.

Blizznacht, the apple bottomed vampiric beloved – Matt
Adelaide, mysterious mistress of the mystic arts – chris
Victoria Von Kline, vamper hunting leather lady – steven

The finished product ended up being 1/2 Dark Shadows, 1/2 What We Do in the Shadows, 1/2 incredibly sexy and erotic podcast.

Steven’s upstairs neighbors are vigorously testing their mattress throughout. I tried my best to remove the movement of springs from the audio, but I’m certain I couldn’t have entirely removed it.

Both Steven and Chris were also having some crackling mic issues. So sorry about that as well. I am trying to approach these as little audio plays and I know that the production quality is not there yet, but I really want it to be, someday.

Gino did the title card illustration.

If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a Patreon for his art.

Andrew makes games at pizzapranks.itch.io

I know I mention this every episode but I am still working on our Lamentations of the Flame Princess series.

Opening Music:

Closing Music:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.

You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta, Chris @ChrisRBaillie, Steven @AppleWTF

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a ratin

Episode 018 – Dance of the Damned

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Our Halloween Dance of the Damned episode emerges, finally, wriggling like an angry graveworm from the depths of my computer.

This episode, Andrew, Chris, Gino and I play Dance of the Damned. It’s an interesting game inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe story “Masque of the Red Death.” Contests, and the meta plot, are resolved via a deck of playing cards, which make for a very interesting game.

Andrew plays the Adviser
Gino plays the Scholar
Chris plays the Jester
Matt plays the Duke

Gino did the title card illustration.

If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a Patreon for his art.

I know I mention this every episode but I am still working on our Lamentations of the Flame Princess series. We had a hard drive fail but are working on getting it back up. So I’m not exactly sure what our next episode will be but you should expect it in approximately a week or two

Opening music: Fossils by Kyle Preston

Closing Music:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.

You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend. Or like us on Facebook.

If you have any need of website help, please reach out to our sponsor at Whaling City Web

Episode 017 – Reflections

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The Winds of Change vs. The Arrow That Pierces Your Heart

This episode, Gino and Chris play a game of Reflections, which is a great two player RPG by Third Act Publishing

Reflections seems like a really fun game and I love the structure it encourages.

Gino did the title card for this episode. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a Patreon for his art.

Intro by Bensound

Outro:

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network. You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408. We’re equipped to play and/or discuss it on the show.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend. Or like us on Facebook.

If you have any need of website help, please reach out to our sponsor at Whaling City Web

Episode 016 – Goblin Quest

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Squirrels, goblins, and getting railed by a truck.

This episode, Andrew, Chris and I play Goblin Quest. Although this is meant to be a GM less game, I decided at the time, mainly out of exhaustion, to play a pseudo game master role. We sort of built the plane as we played it with this game, so please bear that in mind.

I think that it (Goblin Quest) is a great one session game, especially if, like in this case, you can’t get the whole gang together.

Andrew did the character art for this episode and I think it came out great.

Gino generally does character art and title card illustrations. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a Patreon for his art.

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network. You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend. Or like us on Facebook.

Episode 015 – Stars Without Number Episode 3

Sat, 19 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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Diddly dun dun diddly dun dun diddly dun dun diddly dun dun

We’re playing Stars Without Number. Andrew is gamemaster, Chris, Gino and I play a particular hapless crew of smugglers.

This is the conclusion of our Stars Without Number series. Check out past episodes of our podcast for some of Gino’s character art and title card illustrations – they are really great. You can support him on Patreon.

Next week I’ll be releasing Goblin Quest – a catastrophic hard drive failure might imperil some of our other recordings, but I intend to keep cranking these things out as I can.

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network. You can hit us up on twitter – me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. This last month we reviewed the awesome Japanese horror movie Nosferatu the Vampire, as part of our series on foreign horror films. Very shortly our new episode, Godzilla, will be out, followed by another as yet undetermined foreign horror film. And then it’s Matt Christmas, otherwise known as Halloween.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend. Or like us on Facebook.

Episode 014 – Stars Without Number Episode 2

Sun, 06 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

We’re playing Stars Without Number. Hired to transport a box from one planet to another, Gino, Chris and I failed to do so.

This is the second episode of three for season 1 of our Stars Without Number series. We’ve recorded a few more games with these characters, so you will eventually hear more of Fal Q May, Homie, and Linneaus. I hope you like them. Please check out our website, actualplay.network for show notes and the previous episodes of this show.

You can check back soon for the conclusion of this series. Coming soon I think we’ll have some Goblin Quest and possibly some Lamentations of the Flame Princess.

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network.

If you would like to contact us individually you can tweet at me @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta, or Chris @ChrisRBaillie.

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend.

Episode 013 – Stars Without Number Episode 1

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

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What’s in the box?

This episode kicks off our Stars Without Number series. Andrew is GMing this time, with Chris, Gino, and myself playing spacefarer types. In case you aren’t aware Stars Without Number, is sort of an old school style game in a sci fi setting. I’m a big fan of games like this, because they leave a lot of room for the players and also are pretty challenging and sometimes deadly.

I hope you enjoy Gino’s character art and title card illustrations – he hasn’t had a chance yet to make one for this episode but I expect I will be updating with one shortly. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com and a patreon for his art at patreon.com/kiwimonsta.

I know I mention this every episode but I am still working on our Lamentations of the Flame Princess series. If you like old school style games like Stars Without Number, it is exactly as old school as I prefer.

Off the Ye Ye Mix by Feral House the opener was Paladium the Hip by Liz Brady. There’s a great book that accompanies that mix that you should track down if you have a chance.

If you would like to get in contact with us, feel free to send us an email at gm@actualplay.network. You can hit us up on twitter – I’m @thewatermethod, Andrew @pizzapranks, Gino @Kiwimonsta, or Chris @ChrisRBaillie

Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. This last month we reviewed the awesome Japanese horror movie House, as part of our series on foreign horror films. Our episode for July is Nosferatu the Vampyre, which is a great one. Our upcoming episode, for August, will be Godzilla.

The best way to let us know that you liked the show is to leave a rating or review on iTunes! Or tell a friend!

Episode 008 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Episode 7

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Barrymore sings.

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It’s our four plucky investigators and 1 untrustworthy ex-girlfriend versus the worldwide conspiracy of the outer Church and the demonic Daddy Lowkey.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Music from this Episode

Coming up next week – Vampire the Requiem

Episode 007 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Episode 6

Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Rudy and Jenny look for cat Martin in the lion’s den.

We finally get at least some of the story of Ithaca Stout. Although, as Martin might say, “it’s complicated.”

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Music from this Episode

Coming up next week, we have part 7, the double sized conclusion of the Headmaster Ritual.

Episode 006 – Delta Green - The Night Floors

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

A search for a missing girl in a New York apartment building turns very strange. Happy Halloween!

This really took some twists and turns but we enjoyed it a lot by the end. Amazingly, EVERYONE had guns and no one fired them.

Performers

Matt Bevilacqua, Chris Baillie, Andrew Baillie, Gino Vasconcelos

Coming up later this week, we have part 6 of the Headmaster Ritual!

Episode 005 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

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When Accounts Are to be Settled, A Tuna Fish Shall Be Owed

At the end of last episode, Jenny plummeted to certain death after being surprised by a train in a library – as everyone is cats, this proves to be difficult to investigate. Old friends are discovered, and havoc is wreaked.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up next week, we have part 6 of the Headmaster Ritual, where the search for Martin kicks into gear

Episode 004 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

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As promised, everyone is cats.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos
Gino also did the title card for this weeks episode.

Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up next week, we have part 5 of the Headmaster Ritual, where everyone is cats for a little while longer.

Episode 003 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

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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.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos
Gino also did the title card for this weeks episode.

Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up next week, we have part 4 of the Headmaster Ritual, where everyone is cats.

Music in this Episode

Timbral – The Speed of Time

Episode 002 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

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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.

This episode saw the introduction of Steven Riley as Alphonse Callahan. Steven was a long time fixture of our gaming group and you may here his voice again in the future.

I apologize – in episode 1, I named the Liliana Bunt character “Mina Westernra” but I must have decided that name was foolish for episode 2. I also apologize – my voice got a little garbled in this episode but I think you can still figure out what’s going on. You can find me on twitter with any questions. After this seven part series, we recorded all our audio separately and you will definitely notice the difference.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

Alphonse Callahan – Steven Riley

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up next week, we have part 3 of the Headmaster Ritual, where plot defining character One Legged Pete is introduced and our investigators learn a little more about The Outer Church

Music in this Episode

Timbral – The Speed of Time

Episode 001.5 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual Character Intros

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Our occult detectives are interviewed by police about their compatriots.

Part 1.5: Character intros

I assumed since there are multiple references to their original meeting (which we didn’t record) it might benefit the listener to have a brief recounting of the time Rudy, Jenny, and Martin met and Jenny threw sand in Martin’s eyes.

Cast of Characters

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up on Thursday, we have part 2 of the Headmaster Ritual, as our characters investigate the priestess/album art designer of the Misfortunes and begin to see why exactly Barrymore is missing.

Episode 001 – FATE - The Headmaster Ritual

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

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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).

Part 1: The Misfortunes

Apologies for the inconsistent audio quality – this was recording around a table while music played in the other room to set the mood. As our podcast progresses, you will see definite improvements to the audio quality.

Cast of Characters

Game Master – Matt Bevilacqua

Rudy Clay – Chris Baillie

Jenny Haversham – Andrew Baillie

Martin Rothschild – Gino Vasconcelos

If you’re interested in the creation of this series, please check out part 1 of our GM’s notes.

Coming up next week, we have part 2 of the Headmaster Ritual, as our characters investigate the priestess/album art designer of the Misfortunes and begin to see why exactly Barrymore is missing.

Music in this Episode

Spotify playlist here.

https://soundcloud.com/timbral/speed-of-time
https://soundcloud.com/glaswerk/the-smiths-still-ill-cover
https://soundcloud.com/juan_romero/boyfriends-in-a-coma-the