Bored Ghost

“I hate slick and pretty things. I prefer mistakes and accidents. Which is why I like things like cuts and bruises - they're like little flowers. I've always said that if you have a name for something, like 'cut' or 'bruise,' people will automatically be disturbed by it. But when you see the same thing in nature, and you don't know what it is, it can be very beautiful.” ― David Lynch 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 Volu

“I'm always happy when I'm surrounded by water, I think I'm a Mermaid or I was a mermaid. The ocean makes me feel really small and it makes me put my whole life into perspective… it humbles you and makes you feel almost like you’ve been baptized. I feel born again when I get out of the ocean.” ― Beyoncé Knowles In a quiet tidal pool, by a cold dark shore, the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts. Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. Go check out his work at his Teapot Games site. The Map:  To the South is the Shore. To the North East the Village. A row of scarecrows draped in the skin of flayed sailors stands between the pool and the Village. On the NW side of the pond is a pool with some jewelry sunken into the bottom. On the north bank is the entrance to a hole where women and girls leave offerings. The ocean threatens to erode the walls and open the pool to the sea to the SE. T

"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." — J.R.R. Tolkien In a quiet tidal pool, by a cold dark shore, the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts. Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. Go check out his work at his Teapot Games site. The Map:  To the South is the Shore. To the North East the Village. A row of scarecrows draped in the skin of flayed sailors stands between the pool and the Village.  On the NW side of the pond is a pool with some jewelry sunken into the bottom. On the north bank is the entrance to a hole where women and girls leave offerings. The ocean threatens to erode the walls and open the pool to the sea to the SE. The Characters: Ruslana (Zelma Elm) - An aspect of mists, she wears a veil that clings to her face. Henka (Ken Breese) - An aspect of tides, she is scaled and has a wide shark-toothed smile. Natalka (Iris Explosion) - An aspect of reflection, s

"Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." -Ozzy Osbourne To learn more about how Dread is played check out our primer episode.  Zelma's Questionnaire:  1. What is your name? Gabby Grant 2. When people describe you to a stranger what detail do they always try to include? They always say, "She seems kind of like an @sshole, but one you get to know her I promise she's really sweet." But usually people don't get there. 3. You play the bass in a band called 'Altered Saints.' Why did you lobby so hard for the name 'Animus Brief' instead? Having come up in a Catholic school background, I didn't like the strong religious connotations and wanted to get away from that. Animus = Animosity, get it out there that that's what we're about. 4. What sport did you play in high school and what made you give it up? I was really really good at Basketball, tall, athletic with a long stride. And a split-second knee injury ended that. 5. When the world seems against you, what one thing keeps you going? It's all about t

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Dread by Epidiah Ravachol & Nathaniel Barmore and published by The Impossible Dream. Learn more at Tiltingatwindmills.net. Purchase a copy here. Recommended number of players: 2-6 players, Play time around 3-4 hours. To play you'll need: Rulebook Jenga Tower, Writing Utensils, Blank Paper. Dread is a horror game. It is a game that requires a Game Master (or Host in the language of the game). The tension of the game is brought by the tension of the teetering of a Jenga tower. We recommend picking the PDF on Drive Thru RPG and or Physical copy from Tiltingatwindmills.net. 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!  

"Why be boring? Have some fun. Rock shows should be like movies: I don't go to a movie hoping it'll change my life." -Alice Cooper  To learn more about how Dread is played check out our primer episode.   Zelma's Questionnaire:  1. What is your name? Gabby Grant 2. When people describe you to a stranger what detail do they always try to include? They always say, "She seems kind of like an @sshole, but one you get to know her I promise she's really sweet." But usually people don't get there. 3. You play the bass in a band called 'Altered Saints.' Why did you lobby so hard for the name 'Animus Brief' instead? Having come up in a Catholic school background, I didn't like the strong religious connotations and wanted to get away from that. Animus = Animosity, get it out there that that's what we're about. 4. What sport did you play in high school and what made you give it up? I was really really good at Basketball, tall, athletic with a long stride. And a split-second knee injury ended that. 5. When the world seem

"It's time. It's time. Time for the big giveaway. Halloween has come. All you lucky kids with Silver Shamrock masks, gather 'round your TV set, put on your masks and watch. All witches, all skeletons, all Jack-O-Lanterns, gather 'round and watch. Watch the magic pumpkin. Watch...” ― Silver Shamrock Commercial, Halloween III A spell has been cast the world is plunged into darkness. To learn more about how Children of the Fall is played check out our primer episode. The Tribe: •An Unnamed group of about two dozen children, a large tribe with the Prophet, Linus, as the leader. •6 weeks after the fall the tribe is sheltering in a church on a parkway in a southern California urban sprawl. •They have an abundance of ammunition. There is a dearth of fuel. •In the short-term a rival tribe has it out for them, the Bike-o-mancers have a beef. In the long-term earthquakes threaten to further weaken their haven. •The church sits near a shopping plaza with a department store for sundries and further down the way is an ove

“I do love a good joke and this is the best ever: a joke on the children.” ― Conal Cochran, Halloween III A spell has been cast the world is plunged into darkness. To learn more about how Children of the Fall is played check out our primer episode. The Tribe: •An Unnamed group of about two dozen children, a large tribe with the Prophet, Linus, as the leader. •6 weeks after the fall the tribe is sheltering in a church on a parkway in a southern California urban sprawl. •They have an abundance of ammunition. There is a dearth of fuel. •In the short-term a rival tribe has it out for them, the Bike-o-mancers have a beef. In the long-term earthquakes threaten to further weaken their haven. •The church sits near a shopping plaza with a department store for sundries and further down the way is an overpass that serves as an observation point and place to gather supplies. The crypt beneath the church is a large safe space. The Mission: •Search and Rescue. •Evan wandered off during a patrol the territory and the group

"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."     -Mary Oliver In a quiet pond deep in the woods the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts. Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. The Map:  To the South is the Village. To the North deeper woods. On the south side of the pond is a path, and cutting across it, a barrier between the village and the pond, is a line of crude stone spears set in the ground. Also on the south side, on a finger that juts in, sits a black stump that has been used as a sacrificial altar. On the Eastern bank a massive frog has made a burrow in the mud. In the West the pond has been diverted towards a reflecting pool, once ringed with stones and spanned by a stone bridge supporting a plinth for wedding ceremonies, the pool has fallen to ruins and the water has begun to form a marsh. The Characters

"Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld The nuclear furnace that baths us with live giving rays has belched out a wave of death. A crew of three are all that stand in between Earth and certain destruction. To learn more about how Our Last Best Hope is played check out our primer episode. The Characters: Dr. Childers Cube (John Holt) the radiation sickness expert Doctor. Dr. Franklin Cortez (Chris Diercksen) brilliant engineer and conceptual designer of the Allen. Lt. Cmdr. Red Roberts (Ken Breese) experimental space pilot and veteran of clandestine space wars. The Mission: The Crisis - A solar flare is racing towards Earth and will shear away the atmosphere. The Limit - An experimental solar sail ship is the only vehicle that could be capable of reflecting the brunt of the wave. The Plan - Get in the path of the wave with enough distance from the Earth to safely deflect the flare for its duration. The Assets: Repair Drones Turbo Octo Boosters Metallic Fa

"Twilight, again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end." — Stephenie Meyer The nuclear furnace that baths us with live giving rays has belched out a wave of death. A crew of three are all that stand in between Earth and certain destruction. To learn more about how Our Last Best Hope is played check out our primer episode. The Characters: Dr. Childers Cube (John Holt) the radiation sickness expert Doctor. Dr. Franklin Cortez (Chris Diercksen) brilliant engineer and conceptual designer of the Allen. Lt. Cmdr. Red Roberts (Ken Breese) experimental space pilot and veteran of clandestine space wars. The Mission: The Crisis - A solar flare is racing towards Earth and will shear away the atmosphere. The Limit - An experimental solar sail ship is the only vehicle that could be capable of reflecting the brunt of the wave. The Plan - Get in the path of the wave with enough distance from the Earth to safely deflect the flare for its duration. The Assets: Repair Drones Turbo Octo Booster

"Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated." - Mary Shelley Within the confines of a long abandoned missile silo a cult of Victorian horror-science performs mad experiments. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Lisa Spillson "Lula" (Ken Breese) - The historian and descendant of Mary Shelley. Dr. Francis Tine "The Monster" (John Holt) - The head honcho. Dr. Becker, MD PHD "Vicktor" (Joe Desimone) - A devotee to the teachings and text of Mary Shelley. The Setup: Backdrop: A cult built on an interpretation of Victorian science fiction has retreated from the world. Main Location: The Castle - an abandoned missile silo in a field of such silos in the perimeter of a radioactive accident. Aspects (2nd Age): Mary Shelley is our Prophet Proactive Evolution Quarantine Zone Fully Buried Aspects (3rd Age): Mary Shelley is our Prophet  New Hierarchy of Saints Proactive Evolution Quarantine Zone Fully Buried The Language:Genesis - The rollou

“If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!” ― Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein Within the confines of a long abandoned missile silo a cult of Victorian horror-science performs mad experiments. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Lisa Spillson "Lula" (Ken Breese) - The historian and descendant of Mary Shelley. Dr. Francis Tine "The Monster" (John Holt) - The head honcho. Dr. Becker, MD PHD "Vicktor" (Joe Desimone) - A devotee to the teachings and text of Mary Shelley. The Setup: Backdrop: A cult built on an interpretation of Victorian science fiction has retreated from the world. Main Location: The Castle - an abandoned missile silo in a field of such silos in the perimeter of a radioactive accident. Aspects: Mary Shelley is our Prophet Proactive Evolution Quarantine Zone The Language:Genesis - The rollout into the future apocalypse. Swapper - Genetic glue, a tech developed by the cult. Lula - An expression of love, a term of endearm

"A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people around you have creepier, more photogenic things to look at." David Sedaris How to make the creatures of the Zoo more profitable? To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The Characters: Ted Flimshaw (David Slivken) - One of the older Zoo employees, a mammal expert. Joe DaBiggs (John Holt) - An outside consultant brought in to increase the Zoo's profits. Drew Dreyfuss (Will Holt) - The lizard house keeper, a reptile obsessive. The Tilt: Paranoia: What seems like dumb luck isn't. Things are afoot. Guilt: Betrayed by Friends. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Will on instagram @nantucket_sommelier Find David and his travel company on instagram @huckleberrytravel, and online generally at huckleberrytravel.com 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 i

"The noblest art is that of making others happy." P.T Barnum How to make the creatures of the Zoo more profitable? To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. The Characters: Ted Flimshaw (David Slivken) - One of the older Zoo employees, a mammal expert. Joe DaBiggs (John Holt) - An outside consultant brought in to increase the Zoo's profits. Drew Dreyfuss (Will Holt) - The lizard house keeper, a reptile obsessive. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Will on instagram @nantucket_sommelier Find David and his travel company on instagram @huckleberrytravel, and online generally at huckleberrytravel.com 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!

“. . . Kings, aristocrats, tyrants, whoever they be, are slaves rebelling against the sovereign of the earth, which is the human race, and against the legislator of the universe, which is nature. ― Maximilien Robespierre, Robespierre   Killer trees in the age of reason and the reign of terror. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. The Setting: The 18th century France in the summer, the flames of revolution sweep the country.   The Killer: Animated plants, possibly brought to life by an archaeological artifact. The Characters: Fromage the hyperactive executioner. Ovaltine the flirtatious grandmother. Boothe Van Smeen the tireless gamesman. Rosalie the haughty milkmaid. Flemme De'Brooks the half-witted revolutionary. Morgan the avant-garde revolutionary. Madamoiselle Satine the saucy maid. Joulie Moirot the inquisitive youth. Lil' Jaque the criminal mastermind. Madame Coraline the true believing astrologer. Monsieur Fleur the meticulous head of house. Alain the constipated gener

“Kill the king but spare the man.” ― Thomas Paine  Killer trees in the age of reason and the reign of terror. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. The Setting: The 18th century France in the summer, the flames of revolution sweep the country. The Killer: Animated plants, possibly brought to life by an archaeological artifact. The Characters: Fromage the hyperactive executioner. Ovaltine the flirtatious grandmother. Boothe Van Smeen the tireless gamesman. Rosalie the haughty milkmaid. Flemme De'Brooks the half-witted revolutionary. Morgan the avant-garde revolutionary. Madamoiselle Satine the saucy maid. Joulie Moirot the inquisitive youth. Lil' Jaque the criminal mastermind. Madame Coraline the true believing astrologer. Monsieur Fleur the meticulous head of house. Alain the constipated general. Find Lucian Kahn on twitter @oh_theogony and find his game Dead Friend for purchase on DriveThruRPG. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on tw

“No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.” – Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke   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 Colony 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 Atmos

“No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.” – Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke 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 Colony 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 Atmosph