Sinopsis
A storytelling podcast that uses games to drive the stories. We play a variety of games, from Indy Published Collaborative Storytelling games to traditional Role-Playing Games, all with the intent to tell a cohesive and finite story in about two episodes.
Episodios
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Ep152: Blubbering, pt 2
08/03/2019 Duración: 41min“The thing that makes me happy is that I know that on Mars, two hundred years from now, my books are going to be read. They’ll be up on dead Mars with no atmosphere. And late at night, with a flashlight, some little boy is going to peek under the covers and read The Martian Chronicles on Mars.” ― Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles The nations of Mars bow before the metal city. Icarus is live on Kickstarter til March 11th, 2019. The game is beautifully crafted. Thanks again to Hunter Books for providing us an in-progress printable set to present before the Kickstarter concludes. We'll have a primer up when the game officially releases. Learn more Here. The Setup: •Mars based colony civilization, long since out of contact with Earth. •The Monument in the center of our civilization is a massive moisture gather that branches out in aqueducts to irrigate the farthest outposts of the colonization. The Characters: Grung Fortnight - (Ken Breese) they/them, Musician and outsider performance artist, part of the kaij
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Ep151: Blubbering, pt 1
06/03/2019 Duración: 49min“Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.” ― Buzz Aldrin The nations of Mars bow before the metal city. Icarus is live on Kickstarter til March 11th, 2019. The game is beautifully crafted. Thanks again to Hunter Books for providing us an in-progress printable set to present before the Kickstarter concludes. We'll have a primer up when the game officially releases. Learn more Here. The Setup: •Mars based colony civilization, long since out of contact with Earth. •The Monument in the center of our civilization is a massive moisture gather that branches out in aqueducts to irrigate the farthest outposts of the colonization. The Characters: Grung Fortnight - (Ken Breese) they/them, Musician and outsider performance artist, part of the kaiju kids movement. Aluf Klump - (Daniel Kelley) he/him, Whaler Bodyguard and right hand to a political leader in the society. Sarta MorningStar - (Alexi Sargeant) she/her, Lobbyist for the high rollers of the society. Angeline Noth - (Jo
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Ep150: The Fishy King, pt 2
27/02/2019 Duración: 39min“Slums are always a marvel; how human desperation can seem to warp the very laws of physics.” ― Sam J. Miller, Blackfish City In a super-dense metropolis the dutiful locksmith opens a door that should remain closed. Lovecraftesque is available at Black Armada games, online game retailers and your friendly local game store. Learn more at our primer. The Setup: •heroic horror •Near Future Urban Environment •Main location: A "Walled City" called Warren Station •Additional Locations: an Abandoned Blood Bank/Clinic, "Wherehouse" a Mega-Club, and "Street Level" a series of subterranean nutrient farms. •The Witness: Beat Theremin - A locksmith, they are assigned to maintaining Warren Station. They have deep family obligations and a large extended family all housed in the Warren. After some youthful indiscretion Beat has become very by-the-book in their work. The Clues: •A spiked high heel that is dissolving in a green slime •An antique door knob and lock in the shape of a fish head. •A pipe grate that has been 'g
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Ep149: The Fishy King, pt 1
20/02/2019 Duración: 01h02min“To condense fact from the vapor of nuance.” ― Neal Stephenson In a super-dense metropolis the dutiful locksmith opens a door that should remain closed. Lovecraftesque is available at Black Armada games, online game retailers and your friendly local game store. Learn more at our primer. The Setup: •heroic horror •Near Future Urban Environment •Main location: A "Walled City" called Warren Station •Additional Locations: an Abandoned Blood Bank/Clinic, "Wherehouse" a Mega-Club, and "Street Level" a series of subterranean nutrient farms. •The Witness: Beat Theremin - A locksmith, they are assigned to maintaining Warren Station. They have deep family obligations and a large extended family all housed in the Warren. After some youthful indiscretion Beat has become very by-the-book in their work. The Clues: •A spiked high heel that is dissolving in a green slime •An antique door knob and lock in the shape of a fish head. •A pipe grate that has been 'graffitied' to look like a fish's maw •A giant pile of orange spo
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Ep148: Our Sick Rose, pt 2
13/02/2019 Duración: 53min"My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that." — Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland) A retinue from the rose kingdom travel to seek an alliance and peace. For the Queen is expected to release in 2019. Keep an eye out at Evil Hat Games to get your copy. We'll put up a primer episode when the game is publicly available. The Queen: Kindness and love. The Interview: We were honored to have Alex Roberts, designer of For the Queen, continue our conversation about design and play. We've compiled links to subjects that were mentioned if you want to take a deeper dive: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network. For the Queen - the landing page for the upcoming release of For The Queen, Alex's latest design published by Evil Hat Games. Star Crossed - Alex's successfully kickstarted game that mailed to backers in
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Ep147: Our Sick Rose, pt 1
06/02/2019 Duración: 01h06min"For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought." — Edmund Spenser (The Faerie Queene) A retinue from the storm kingdom travels to seek an alliance, or to demand surrender. For the Queen is expected to release in 2019. Keep an eye out at Evil Hat Games to get your copy. We'll put up a primer episode when the game is publicly available. The Queen: Unknowable and eternal. The Interview: We were honored to have Alex Roberts, designer of For the Queen, sit with us for a conversation about design and play. We've compiled links to subjects that were mentioned if you want to take a deeper dive: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network. For the Queen - the landing page for the upcoming release of For The Queen, Alex's latest design published by Evil Hat Games. Star Crossed - Alex's successfully kickstarted game that mailed to backers in Feb 2019 and is published with Bully Pulpit Games. L
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Ep146: Sootprints, pt 2
30/01/2019 Duración: 01h01min"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul." — Pablo Neruda The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way. This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. Quest: The Gods A generational colony ship has been sent to do an end run around the inhabited worlds of a species the humans of Earth have declared war upon. They are tasked with establishing a colony as a beachhead to launch attacks on the enemy flank. An engineering team has been sent in a smaller ship, the Lightbearer-Alpha just ahead of the colony ship to establish the infrastructure for the landing. The challenges: Hostile Megafauna in an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere as well as Dissent & Disagreement amongst the team. The Characters: (Ken Breese) Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical
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Ep145: Sootprints, pt 1
23/01/2019 Duración: 53min"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle." — Francis of Assisi (The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi) The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way. This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. Quest: The Gods A pantheon of gods has survived the last destruction of their world and now seek to gain support from the mortals they rule over. The challenges: The mortals resent us and monsters destroy our creation, we destroy them but still they rise. The Characters: (Ken Breese) Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical notes. Minor Character: Wool Warsh (the Demigod, ferry-man of Death) (Christopher McFarland) Main Character: Morgus (the god of Excess & Surplus) - A massive hungry god. Minor Character: Yuri (a mortal granted immortality by touching t
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Ep144: Fluidity, pt2
16/01/2019 Duración: 30min“Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.” ― Tom Stoppard, Arcadia The beast lopes across the face of a barren world. An entire civilization festers beneath its skin. To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode. The Haven: The Glorge is a gargantuan creature of flesh that lumbers blindly, on multiple limbs, across the face of the world. In the dripping moist layer, between the thick folds of its skin and its oily pulsing muscle and flesh, an entire society has formed. The Traditions: Birth: Everyone in the haven can carry offspring and become pregnant. It is a little strange to not be pregnant. The spheres in their bodies of developing children are mirrored in the symbol of the cornucopia spilling grapes and fruits that is ever present in the iconography of the culture. Communication: The common greeting is to make out with the person you're greeting. In this ritual you also exchange a metallic lozenge with a name etched on it. These are ref
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Ep143: Fluidity, pt1
09/01/2019 Duración: 01h42min“People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?” ― Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea The beast lopes across the face of a barren world. An entire civilization festers beneath its skin. To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode. The Haven: The Glorge is a gargantuan creature of flesh that lumbers blindly, on multiple limbs, across the face of the world. In the dripping moist layer, between the thick folds of its skin and its oily pulsing muscle and flesh, an entire society has formed. The Traditions: Birth: Everyone in the haven can carry offspring and become pregnant. It is a little strange to not be pregnant. The spheres in their bodies of developing children are mirrored in the symbol of the cornucopia spilling grapes and fruits that is ever present in the iconography of the culture. Communication: The common greeting is to make out with the person you're greeting. In this
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Ep142: Loss of Essence, pt2
02/01/2019 Duración: 47min“All science is merely a means to an end. The means is knowledge. The end is control.” ― Milton William Cooper Someone is controlling people and making them kill. The FBI has sent the duo that handles these odd cases.. To learn more about how Tall Pines is played check out our primer episode. The Protagonists for this game: FBI Agent Thersea Mills - The Believer FBI Agent Alisha Sunderwala - The Rational Paul Kather - The Student Filmmaker Randy - The Cherished Eccentric Huck Diamond - The Local Sheriff Ken Zhang - The Best Friend _____ Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
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Ep141: Loss of Essence, pt1
26/12/2018 Duración: 01h07min“Down at the arsenal they keep the nerve gasses Guarded day and night by caged white rabbits Been sitting there for years, I'm gonna have at it I cut through the fence, run right in and grab it, go crazy, crazy Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy” ― Dead Kennedys Someone is controlling people and making them kill. The FBI has sent the duo that handles these odd cases.. To learn more about how Tall Pines is played check out our primer episode. The Protagonists for this game: FBI Agent Thersea Mills - The Believer FBI Agent Alisha Sunderwala - The Rational Paul Kather - The Student Filmmaker Randy - The Cherished Eccentric Huck Diamond - The Local Sheriff Ken Zhang - The Best Friend _____ Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we
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Ep140: Charlie-in-the-Box, pt2
19/12/2018 Duración: 57min"I don't have a skull. Or bones." -Olaf the Snowman, Frozen Beneath the frozen northern wastes sits an abandoned factory, now a tomb. To learn more about how The Skeletons is played check out our primer episode. We're using a supplement for The Skeletons, a new skeleton, The Deer. You can get this on Bully Pulpit Games and keep up-to-date on the latest through their newsletter. We also recommend their Drip. The Tomb: A round wooden hall with a series of stone columns in the center flanking a red sack suspended on a golden cord. Ancient works, tools and conveyance litter the space. The Characters: The Horror (Kelsey Dionne) - a twisted broken thing, that collects and care for the incomplete and flawed things cast-aside. Big Head (Ken Breese) - The small stature of this being seems to be at home in the scaled down furnishings of the tomb. The Deer (John Holt) - An acolyte of the keepers of this place. Find Kelsey Dionne on her adventure website The Arcane Library and on Facebook. Kelsey's new book is up on Am
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Ep139: Charlie-in-the-Box, pt1
12/12/2018 Duración: 46min"He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please." -Bram Stoker Beneath the frozen northern wastes sits an abandoned factory, now a tomb. To learn more about how The Skeletons is played check out our primer episode. The Tomb: A round wooden hall with a series of stone columns in the center flanking a red sack suspended on a golden cord. Ancient works, tools and conveyance litter the space. The Characters: The Horror (Kelsey Dionne) - a twisted broken thing, that collects and care for the incomplete and flawed things cast-aside. Big Head (Ken Breese) - The small stature of this being seems to be at home in the scaled down furnishings of the tomb. The Deer (John Holt) - An acolyte of the keepers of this place. Find Kelsey Dionne on her adventure website The Arcane Library and on Facebook. Kelsey's new book is up on Amazon! Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @bo
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Ep138: Sand in the Liver, pt2
06/12/2018 Duración: 01h05min“The planet’s famous red colour is from iron oxide coating everything. So it’s not just a desert. It’s a desert so old it’s literally rusting.” ― Andy Weir, The Martian A colony on Mars resembles more of a human landfill than a viable foothold on the planet. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Em "Momo" (Eric Mersmann) - The scavenger who braves the wastes for new supplies. Two "Deuces" (Jeff Dietlere) - The second child of the Mars Eternity colony, maintainer of the life-sustaining tech. Madam Gisela "Shaman" (Ken Breese) - The naturalist healer that passes for a doctor on this rock. Bizz Alden "Capatain" (John Holt) - The aged pilot of this doomed expedition. The Setup: Backdrop: The Outpost - a Martian colony 5 years since landed on the planet and out of communication with earth. Main Location: Eternity - a termite hill of natural caves supplemented with scavenged hip tech and low-quality colony support equipment. Aspects (2nd Age): Perpetu
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Ep137: Sand in the Liver, pt1
29/11/2018 Duración: 01h01min“We came back [from Mars]," Pris said, "because nobody should have to live there. It wasn't conceived for habitation, at least not within the last billion years. It's so old. You feel it in the stones, the terrible old age. A colony on Mars resembles more of a human landfill than a viable foothold on the planet. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Em "Momo" (Eric Mersmann) - The scavenger who braves the wastes for new supplies. Two "Deuces" (Jeff Dietlere) - The second child of the Mars Eternity colony, maintainer of the life-sustaining tech. Madam Gisela "Shaman" (Ken Breese) - The naturalist healer that passes for a doctor on this rock. Bizz Alden "Capatain" (John Holt) - The aged pilot of this doomed expedition. The Setup: Backdrop: The Outpost - a Martian colony 5 years since landed on the planet and out of communication with earth. Main Location: Eternity - a termite hill of natural caves supplemented with scavenged hip tech and low-qualit
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Ep136: Mackers & Cheese, pt2
21/11/2018 Duración: 42min“Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air.” The Weird Sisters Nothing beats the classics, but that doesn't mean you can't try. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The Tilt: Mayhem: An out of Control Rampage & Tragedy: Somebody's life is changed forever in a bad way. The Characters: Antony Le Pumato (John Holt) - A work-a-day actor that still considers himself and artiste. Timothy Thistleton Jr. (Alexi Sargeant) - The director who lives in the shadows of his more famous director father. Anthony "Wrench" Pomota (Ken Breese) - The theatre's handyman and technical director. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Alexi on twitter @alexisargeant and learn more about Alexi Sargeant's work on his website, alexisargeant.com. Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your ete
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Ep135: Mackers & Cheese, pt1
14/11/2018 Duración: 43min“Where got’st thou that goose look?” The Scottish Lord Nothing beats the classics, but that doesn't mean you can't try. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The Characters: Antony Le Pumato (John Holt) - A work-a-day actor that still considers himself and artiste. Timothy Thistleton Jr. (Alexi Sargeant) - The director who lives in the shadows of his more famous director father. Anthony "Wrench" Pomota (Ken Breese) - The theatre's handyman and technical director. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Alexi on twitter @alexisargeant and learn more about Alexi Sargeant's work on his website, alexisargeant.com. Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
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Ep134: Imperfectly Mingled Spirit, pt2
07/11/2018 Duración: 59min"Harry, I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange." - Twin Peaks A death in a remote wooded town brings darkness to the surface. To learn more about how Tall Pines is played check out our primer episode. The Victim for this game: Adam Wexler The Protagonists for this game: The Local Sheriff - Anessa Felix The Soft-Hearted Deupty - Roth P. Mayers The Privileged Athlete - Parker Jefferies III The Cherished Eccentric - Simon Vance The Hardened Criminal - Elizabeth "Liza" Wexler The Thankless Handyman - Mr. Coffin Find Kelsey Dionne on her adventure website The Arcane Library and on Facebook. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Go check out the Adventure Mixtape Volume 1, a collaboration anthology of four D&D 5th edition adventures w/ accompanying original music. Ken and Kelsey are among the 4 collaborators. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, se
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Supplement 017: Tall Pines
31/10/2018 Duración: 11minThis is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Tall Pines by Ahva & Gaborit Miles Gaborit and published by Self-Critical Hits Games. Learn more at SelfCriticalHits.com. Recommended number of players: 3-6 players, Play time around 30 minutes per player. To play you'll need: Rules, Card Set, Index Card, Writing Utensils Tall Pines is a murder mystery game or surrealism and symbology that evokes Twin Peaks. It is a GMless game. You can purchase the game as a Print and Play or in a physical edition. It is available on Indie Press Revolution and from the publisher's site SelfCriticalHits.com. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

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