Every so often we break out of the campaign and dabble in another system for a session or two. These are One-Shots and you’ll find them all here!
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Join an excited cast that’s sure to have nothing but a happy time in this Call of Cthulhu one-shot. Answer questions with the cast such as: does anyone eat sardines? Does CoC ever go well? Will Josiah always choose beans if given the option?
Everything will go swimmingly! … said no one ever.
John Harju
Amanda Clements
Celeste Mora
Dallas Mora
Josiah Crandall
Vocal Pass: Celeste Mora
SFX and Music Pass: J.S. Earls
Josiah takes the DM chair for this special episode and takes some of the crew on a weird ride with our special guest, Ben Avery, from Strangers & Aliens.
Episode Engineer: Josiah Crandall
As we close out the 2022 season, Josiah takes the DM seat and leads Steve (Wow), John (Tawnka), and Dave (Pepper) into a winter wonderland… of death! Or something like that.
We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the episodes we released this year. We’ll be back at the beginning of February 2023 to dive deeper into our Arc 4 narrative, revealing new secrets and gearing up for the end of the campaign!
Episode Engineer: Josiah “Marley’s Ghost” Crandall
Music by Epidemic Sound
Three children head out into the woods to find a missing boy but end up stumbling upon something supernatural.
We used the Kids On Bikes system for this bonus episode, as we have with a couple of others. We really like the simplicity of it and how it facilitates more immersive roleplay. You can learn more about Kids On Bikes on the Hunters Entertainment website.
Episode Engineers: John Harju & Dave Clements
Music by PodcastMusic.com and Tabletop Audio
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John and JS were out for our last Session Friday, so Dave assembled Josiah, Celeste, Squid, and Eric to play a very meta game of Goat Crashers.
Goat Crashers, if you haven’t heard of it, is a one-page RPG created by Grant Howitt. In the game one player (the Goat Master) leads a group of goats through a party-crashing adventure. We took a step further and had Wilder – not Dave – run the game with Pough, Aelin, Callum, and Stumblefoot all playing their goats.
Grant Howitt has some other great one-pagers, like Honey Heist and Trashkins we’ve played away from the podcast. They’re free, so you should check them out to play at your own table!
Music and SFX by Tabletop Audio
Playing Games with Strangers Theme by Steve Arthur
Episode engineer(s): Dave Clements
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John begins the Playing Games with Strangers Christmas season with a Kids On Bikes one-shot! Kate, Eric, and Celeste respectively play Joey, Tyler, and Sarah, three neighborhood kids who find themselves exploring the death of their friend, Mikey Wilcox, during Christmas break.
We hope you enjoy this one, as well as the ones on the horizon this season!
Music and SFX by Pixabay, Freesound, and Zapsplat
“Scary Christmas to You” by Grave Robber, from the album Scary Christmas To You (C) 2019 Rottweiler Records. Used with permission.
Episode engineer: Katherine Czerwinski
Early in 2021, John invited Steve, JS, and Dave to a Call of Cthulhu session. What began as a fun game turned into a darker story than anyone planned. This is the final half of that session.
Listener discretion is advised due to difficult situations. This is not your typical Playing Games episode.
Music and SFX by Pixabay, Tabletop Audio, Podcast Music AND STORYBLOCKS
Playing Games with Strangers Theme by Steve Arthur
Episode engineers: JS Earls & Dave Clements
Early in 2021, John invited Steve, JS, and Dave to a Call of Cthulhu session. What began as a fun game turned into a darker story than anyone planned.
Listener discretion is advised due to difficult situations. This is not your typical Playing Games episode.
Music and SFX by Pixabay, Tabletop Audio, Podcast Music AND STORYBLOCKS
Playing Games with Strangers Theme by Steve Arthur
Episode engineers: JS Earls & Josiah Crandall
Eric Compogno (Stumblefoot) takes the Dungeon Master throne and guides special guest Ben Avery, and the majority of the main cast through a spin-off adventure, celebrating the post-Christopher liberation of Waterdeep.
(more…)It’s April Fools Day, so here’s a special one-shot for you!
We find some jukebox heroes in a teenage wasteland encountering a monster of rock! Will the ruler of this place be the king of America or a king of pain? Is someone building the perfect beast, or will these lost boys have to fight the good fight against a stranger in a strange land who wants to take the crown back in black? Can the crazy train give them live aid to the sonic temple before the final countdown? Enjoy the silence!
Episode Engineer: Steve MacDonald
Welcome boils and ghouls! In this episode we wrap up our Call of Cthulhu Christmas special!
Join a group of ordinary people who wind up investigating some weird things happening at Porterhouse College. And enjoy the intro music, a cover of “Silent Night” by Deliverance. (Yes, they gave us permission!)
Episode Engineers: John Harju
Cover Artists: Dante Strada & Mamatrozi
Welcome boils and ghouls! Yeah, a spooky Christmas special utilizing Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition). Weren’t expecting that, were you?
Join a group of ordinary people who wind up investigating some weird things happening at Porterhouse College. And enjoy the intro music, a cover of “Silent Night” by Deliverance. (Yes, they gave us permission!)
Episode Engineer: John Harju
Cover Artists: Dante Strada & Mamatrozi
A group of voice actors from Supersonic Pod Comics band together as DM John Harju guides them through Dungeons & Dragons. Witness the sarcasm of Callum, the shortness of Orbog, the honor of Gheroth, and the daftness of Pough in their first adventure!
Episode Engineers: Josiah Crandall