Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

Freelance finds a pretty young guy urgently looking for workers for a job involving a lighthouse. While things seem suspicious, the Takers are always looking for work...

Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign!

Rina can be found on The Old Ways Podcast and Ain't Slayed Nobody. They can also be found on Youtube at Symphony Entertainment. Their COC scenarios can be found at DriveThruRPG in PDF and print on demand.

A war is breaking out between the dwarves and the elves. In the middle is a witch, aligned with no one. However, a massive arrow destroys her home and kills her. Can her two tiny familiars cross the battlefields, find their vengeance, and retrieve their eyes to revive the witch in time?

As a Grant Howitt one page RPG, this game is available on his itch.io page.

Jared - GM

Dan - Gunduslavus, The Toad

Greg - Ratthew, The... Rat

This game will deal with themes of sexism and misogyny. Listener discretion is advised.

During World War II, an all woman Russian division of bomber pilots go across enemy lines to do bombing runs. Can two pilots make a difference in a war that doesn't want them?

Night Witches is a PbtA game by Jason Morningstar of bravery in the face of war and bigotry. The game is available physically from Bully Pulpit Games' website, and in PDF from DriveThruRPG.

This game is ran for and supported by Patrons like you! If you...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.

The party reunites in Derelictus. After getting paid, they rest, recuperate, get to know each other, and plan their next move...

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.

Ben - GM

Adam - Shattered Leaves Blown at Dawn a...

A woman wants to get the device her father had created pre-Crash. Will Freelance be able to locate it and bring it back? Will another Red Markets mission related to chickens go horribly awry?

Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign!

If you want to try 2E for yourself, the beta is available at Hebanon Games' itch.io.

Dan - GM

Alex - Mrs. Sargent

Ethan...

Two wizards, both alike in dignity, are applying for a job. But when they see they both applied, the fight begins...

Dan and Jared take I Have the High Ground for a spin! Join them as they learn how to play this game of dramatic duels!

I Have the High Ground, by Jess Levine, is a two player game of duels, capes, and high drama. It is available at Jess' itch.io.

Approaching the asteroid, the Agents find more than they bargained for. As Kyrt is confronted by his past and refuses to stand idly by, how can the agents take care of some pirates and sort out this complex situation?

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at A...

While at Split Rock, Freelance hears that the lighthouse is having problems. Can four of the crew find a way to get the job and get paid?

Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign!

Brownie can be found at The Roleplaying Exchange.

Rina can be found on The Old Ways Podcast and Ain't Slayed Nobody. They can also be found on Youtube at Symphony Entertainment. Their COC scenarios can be f...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, racism, and more. In this episode there are references to the torture of prisoners of war. Listener discretion is advised.

In this one on one session, while the other delvers fled one way, Blackmane went in the opposite direction to save himself and his baby. Safe but alone, he seeks to make his way back to Derelictus. Along the way, he is haunted by visions of his past; as well as haunted physically when he runs into someone familiar...<...

Please note, this episode was recorded live and in person, and this game involves physical toy cars being rolled. The audio is fine, but not up to our normal standard of quality.

A trio of mobster raccoons hit the street in their souped up automobile. They enter a race with other cars operated by various animals from the zoo (and one with their worried handlers) to see who is the king of the animal underworld. Do these three have what it takes to make their rubber and souls burn and make it to the top?

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In 2222, humanity lives in the aftermath of galaxy wide war that caused much damage to Earth and Mars with antimatter weaponry. Section 5 of the peace treaty has the participants police themselves from antimatter weapons and each other to prevent another Day of Fire. A group called Section 5 are a deniable ops unit working to do this. 2 agents are on Asgard, an independent O'Neil cylinder in Martian space.

Our protagonists get a new assignment. A person at a software development conference is shopping around for experts on Adaptive Algorithms. The group believes he is trying to develop an "...

The sun has risen again over 10k Lakes. With many members over the fence or off on other adventures, Freelance has laid low. But, new members have taken the name, and are once again looking for work...

Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign!

Chris can be found at The Roleplaying Exchange.

Reizor's games can be found at itch.io, and she can also be found at [insert quest here].<...

Confronted with an awe-inspiring, massive monster, Blackmane thinks of his "son", turns tail, and flees, thinking the others are behind him.

...they're not, so Dawn, Ned, and Tahir have to find a way to get out of this labyrinth with the objective...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more.

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard i...

After spending some time researching, the trio of heroes think they have the location of the killer of Cold Case. However, it is a trendy nightclub, and they are underage. Can they make their way in, find the place Mimic is hiding away, and bring him to justice? Because if they can do so -

Closers get ice cream.

Masks is a Powered by the Apocalypse game by Brendan Conway, of a new generation of super heroes coming into their own, dealing with the pressures of being a teen while saving the day in Halcyon...

In this combination of two recordings, the Agents start to negotiate with the Blue Arrow Union for some of their workers to help with Nagalisitu. The Agents start to have uncomfortable conversations about how to proceed, and their futures...

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at A...

Two girls realize a world ending threat is about to hit the Earth, and only they may able to stop it with their powers to transform into monstrous kaiju.

...but who f'n CARES, it's Valentine's Day, and they need their crushes to confess already and kiss them before the day is over!

Kaiju Girls is yet another Grant Howitt one pager, of managing kaiju problems and girl problems while shifting between each form. It is available on his itch.io page.

Ben - GM

Dan - Kelsi Bast

Greg...

After Ned is very thoroughly interrogated, he is allowed through and reunites with the rest of the delvers. However, the deeper they go, the more familiar things get to Blackmane, and not because he's been in the Heart for a while...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. In addition, this episode includes scenes of someone getting detained and intensely interrogated at a border crossing. Listener discretion is advised.

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under...

The Agents get another person to help them on this bizarre New Year's case. But can they even get them to understand what's going on, and, more importantly, can they even fix this nightmare...?

Glass Hound in a Glass House for a Glass Hound... (et al) is the winning entry in the 2024 Delta Green Shotgun Scenario contest, written by NathanKlas. The scenario is available at the Fairfield Project, along with the other 2024 entries.

Chris and Brownie can be found at The Roleplaying Exchange.

Ethan - GM

Ben - Agent Charles Cornwall...

After getting stopped leaving the city, Ned is left behind. The remaining Delvers will have to begin their descent into the Heart, looking for the missing machine.

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. In addition, this episode includes a scene of someone getting detained at a border crossing. Listener discretion is advised.

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook...

New Year's Day, 2025. A group of Agents are called in, and shown footage of a break in and subsequent murder spree. The culprits look familiar, but all of the Agents have alibis for New Year's Eve...

Glass Hound in a Glass House for a Glass Hound... (et al) is the winning entry in the 2024 Delta Green Shotgun Scenario contest, written by NathanKlas. The scenario is available at the Fairfield Project, along with the other 2024 entries.

Chris and Brownie can be found at The Roleplaying Exchange.

Ethan - GM

Ben - Agent...

With a plan in place, the Agents have to get to their next group to convince them to help the Nagalisities. After a run in with an ex of Kyrt's, they make it to the planet, but will their pitch work...?

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is a...

A new team emerges! Good Boy and the Good Boys are a merry band of bards, using the games to build fame. But in their latest match, how will they be able to complete when the ingredient is dangerous to their leader...?

Chris can be found at the Roleplaying Exchange.

Greg - GM

Ben - Ikyu, Lamia, Presenter

Chris - Good Boy, Awakened Australian Shepherd, Chef de Cusine

Ethan - Nonaenon, Gorgon, Sous Chef

In a city towards the top of the Heart, four people look for work. One runs into an old acquaintance, who needs some work done for a client...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.

Ben - GM

A...

Three runners are contacted by a Mr. Johnson. He wants them to go off planet to a space station. Under the guise of a group of racing competitions, they need to ascend a corpo skyscraper. This corp found... something on a probe from Europa, and the Johnson wants them to bring it back to Earth to him...

CBR+PNK is a Forged in the Dark game of cyberpunks trying to complete one last job to get out of the life. The game is available in physical from Mythworks, and digitally from itch.io or DriveThruRPG.

Be...

The Agents learn more about the magics that have ensorcelled them, and plan which aspect of society to being to the Nagali next...

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of p...

As the Agents spiral deeper into this mysterious maze, they know the only way out is through. They will have to delve ever deeper, and delve into themselves, to survive and escape...

Adam - GM

Ben - Abbas, Human Futura [Lost]

Greg - Berk, Infolife Synthmorph

Jared - Walkabout, Octopus Neo-Octopus

Laura - Pivo, Octopus Neo-Octopus

Before we begin the campaign in earnest, we have to do some scene setting. A pair of Delvers, the last of their group, proceed with their mission to investigate an Aelfir cult compound deep in the Heart. In the mysterious mansion they will find more than they bargained for...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, PTSD and CPTSD, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.

Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart...

A trio of teen heroes take a break after a long night of patrolling. While chatting with another group, they all spot some action going down at a warehouse across the street. Before springing to action, the groups agree, depending on how things shake out in dealing with the bad guys -

Loser buys pizza.

Masks is a Powered by the Apocalypse game by Brendan Conway, of a new generation of super heroes coming into their own, dealing with the pressures of being a teen while saving the day in Halcyon City. The base game...

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

Most of the Agents are now in the hands of the Xascos. They are in trouble, but are also in the best position to negotiate with them. Can they get the Xascos to come back in the fold? What will they have to give up if they can?

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E h...

The teens and veterinarian of Undecided eventually meet up with their new... friends, and resolve to continue to investigate the strange glowing stones found around town...

Kids on Bikes is a game of collaborative storytelling in small towns with weird goings on, by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski. The game is available at the Hunter's Entertainment website, both in pdf and physical, as well as a pdf of the Free RPG Day Edition [with additional writing by Crespin and Xasia Villarreal], which we used.

Jared - GM

Ben - Ashley Gleason, The Rich G...

Ben is starting up a new campaign in Heart! Join him as he leads Adam, Ethan, Greg, and Vince through character generation, and some questions to get to know the characters better and set things up for "The Gorgon"!

This episode contains body horror, threats of police violence, and themes of implicit and explicit queerphobia, depression, isolation, and loneliness. Listener discretion is advised.

June, 1981. A quartet of members of the US military make the long drive to visit a gay bar that has always been safe. A magical night devolves into a magical nightmare, as when they escape a police raid they find themselves in an other world. What limits will the servicemembers go to keep themselves safe from this nightmare, and safe from the world they want to go back to...?

Keeper Rina...

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

The Agents are about to find the Xascos. But even approaching them, to say nothing of integrating them with the rest of Nagalisitu, will be so simple...

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not b...

The Firewall agents hone in on the anomaly at the bottom of the sea. As they inspect it, things start to take a turn for the strange...

Adam - GM

Ben - Abbas, Human Futura [Lost]

Greg - Berk, Infolife Synthmorph

Jared - Walkabout, Octopus Neo-Octopus

Laura - Pivo, Octopus Neo-Octopus

Another year, another trio of eccentric fencing instructors prepare for the Alle-Valley Fencinge Championeshippe, seeking glory and to undermine their rivals all along the way...

Dueling Fops of Vindamere is a GMless game by Greg Stolze, and is available at DriveThruRPG.

Dan - Cobra Darkhawk, master of the Razor Victory School

Greg - Darharke Forrest, master of the Razor Enlightenment Path

Jared - Poppy Beaumont, master of the Subtle Victory School

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

The Agents once again head into the jungle, down a long path to find their opponents...

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We are using a Kickstarter backer...

A group of agents on Europa are called by Firewall. Submarine explorations have found anomalies in the sea floor, deep in a maze of coral. The agents are in for a long sub ride, and a strange experience...

Adam - GM

Ben - Abbas, Human Futura [Lost]

Greg - Berk, Infolife Synthmorph

Jared - Walkabout, Octopus Neo-Octopus

Laura - Pivo, Octopus Neo-Octopus

In a land beset by war, the Council of Sages strive to save their home by creating life. But how they create it, and what they give them, will be of the utmost importance...

Dawn of the Orcs is a GMless game of dark fantasy, world building, and... "monster design", by Lyme. As of posting, the game is actively on Kickstarter, and already funded. Lyme's other games can be found at their itch.io page, including Fear and Panic, the game we recently used for our run of Bryson Springs.

David, as always, can be f...

Three adventurers have heard of the Swamp Witch, who lies in her tomb, deep in the swamp. Legend has it that she can grant any wish. Maybe she can even prevent the Doom that ever threatens the world. Can the adventurers find the Swamp Witch, and even if they do... what is their wish?

Sepulcher of the Swamp With is an adventure for Mork Borg by Christian Sahlén. It is available as a free PDF at the Mork Borg website, along with a bare bones edition of the rules. It is also available in the print c...

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.

As the Agents continue to recuperate, Silent Reading comes back to teach a lesson to his cult. A lesson involving... cooking?

Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We a...