Bone Throwers Theater

It's time for the first ever, Bone Throwers Theater Christmas Special. Aaron takes the reins and drives the sleigh through the cold winter night for a new game for the podcast, Capers. In this episode, we polish off character creation, set the scene in the 1920s for this Christmas story, and get our first look at the rule set involving a deck of cards rather than dice. Hang on tight, as we start t...

We dive pretty deep in this commentary episode, unpacking a lot of key story points already in play during the debut session of Season 4. We talk character growth, inspirations from the writings of Jim Butcher, and how we find story telling very fulfilling. All in all, it's a pretty good glimpse into why we do what we do with Bone Throwers Theater. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games Cha...

This game has been listed as an inspiration for the show since the beginning, and we finally got around to playing it, so we had a lot of fun talking about it in this commentary episode. Although Jordan reveals the amount of homework he did for this story, as usual, the player's choices didn't always line up to bring out those details. But it was quite interesting hearing the depth of the story sh...

Navigating through war zones in the city is hard enough, but having their faces plastered on posters as the faces of the uprising, puts a whole new level of danger on the situation. Looking for answers... and weapons, the characters have little choice but to trust each other. And of course, Jordan drops another bomb right at the end of the episode. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAS...

The boys all head into town to get some answers about what they've been experiencing, only to find a lot more people than normal out and about. Have others also had enough of the telecommunications mystery, or are the characters walking in to a trap? Let's find out in the conclusion of this story. System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions CAST: Aaron —  George Clark Jeff — Barry Graves...

It's the long-awaited return to Consiglio in this episode. There's smoke, fire, blizzards, huge gusts of wind that can lift a tank, and blood in the streets... literally. It's been a few months since the group has been there, but they quickly learn that their faces have not been forgotten. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Aaron — Sam Feluge Ellie — Archi...

More wonky phone calls, morse code, repeating number sequences, and now a voice that claims to be watching the characters. All the boys do what the can to silence the calls but the voice is now in their heads and threatens to do more than just harass them with messages. System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions CAST: Aaron —  George Clark Jeff — Barry Graves Jeremy — Silas Thompson Joh...

About a day's journey from Consiglio, the group does some scouting in the underground town of Dinfor. All is not well the North Bellasaira, but that's not a total surprise as their exit from the city months before did indeed spark a revolution. One of the party is recognized by the military, and they again have to make a quick escape on the final leg back to the capital city. System: OpenD6 Advent...

The investigation in the woods continues and we see some typical high school tensions between the characters. That tension quickly fades as some mysterious clues are discovered. It seems the snooping around has made them possible targets as they all receive an ominous phone call. System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions CAST: Aaron —  George Clark Jeff — Barry Graves Jeremy — Silas Th...

We kick of season 4 as the party makes their was back to Consiglio via airship. In this episode we see the beginnings of a rejuvenated teamwork effort, even from the most unexpected characters. In between scenes, we get a glimpse of inspirations of certain aspects of the story, and debate on the proper execution of Rock, Paper, Scissors... or is it Scissors, Paper, Rock? System: OpenD6 Adventure,...

The characters are are students at Mont Clark High School in Pine Grove Tennessee, "GO HAWKS". The story kicks off as they learn of the mysterious deaths of two of their classmates. Some of them ditch school to investigate the scene. System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions CAST: Aaron —  George Clark Jeff — Barry Graves Jeremy — Silas Thompson Johnny — Eugene Fields Jordan — The Game...

In this commentary episode we debrief on all of the secrets and other story elements used in  Season 3. We speculate on what we can expect in Season 4 of Elements of War, and how we anticipate a fractured ending to the story. We also get a glimpse of what is to come for Bone Throwers Theater's next campaign. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games Character Advancement: Jeff (Jerr) Best...

For this Horror Halloween One-Shot, we finally get around to playing a game we have pulled a lot of inspiration from, Fate Accelerated, another game put out by Evil Hat Productions (Monster of the Week). In this first one-shot episode we do our character creation as Jordan sets the scene for the horror story centered around mysterious telephone anomalies. System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Produ...

It's the season 3 finale of the campaign, so of course, just as the group reaches some resolutions on the interpersonal conflicts, the bottom drops out as it is revealed the Council had found the Animal Preserve. On the run again, it's unclear if everyone will survive. But whoever makes it out, will be carrying an order to kill once reaching Consiglio. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games...

Here's a commentary episode to wrap up this one-shot. We discuss what we liked about the system, and a couple thing that we thought would make it better. There were some "house" add-ons that we also discussed, and commented on how they played in this particular story. We had a great time with this on and we hope you will as well. Enjoy! System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming CAST...

In this episode we fast forward about a week as preparations are made to leave the Animal Preserve... also, some tempers need to cool. We'll see if that actually happens, as a shoe that has been waiting to drop since midway through season 2, finally falls and will definitely change things going forward. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Aaron — Sam Feluge...

In true SG-1 fashion, the action climaxes with a showdown at the gate while the group tries to escape. However, the effort seems to be more difficult than expected as one group member seems to be working against them. Comically, the dice rolls are extremely fitting for the type of characters that were doing battle. Sometime the dice write a good story! Enjoy! System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game...

While the group searches for Julian, who is doing his best to remain hidden, a much sought after truth comes to light. Finally, a bit of positive news. But with that, some negative memories do resurface. It appears that there are members of that group that are more connected than originally thought. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Aaron — Sam Feluge Ell...

Intel on the System Lord that ransacked the research camp has come in from a Tok'ra spy within the ranks. The team heads off-world to get an update and a possible extraction if things don't go according to plan. But when does a SG off-world mission ever go according to plan? System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming CAST: Aaron - Kundar Iosif - Drupi Pecs Jeff - Gavin Stroud Jeremy...

In this episode, the group react to the betrayal that has been exposed and a heated debate ensues. Was the betrayal necessary to thwart a much more sinister betrayal as one character proposes? Or do their fates become much more entangled in a web of lies that will take much longer to sort out? System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Aaron — Sam Feluge Ellie — A...

We had a lot of fun with this episode, despite the mission and our rolls not going according to plan. An eerily deserted base camp, a disabled DHD, an unexpected acid rain storm, and in true BTT fashion, a plethora of word-play jokes are what the group has to overcome on the first leg of their mission. System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming CAST: Aaron - Kundar Iosif - Drupi Pecs...

As we are getting close to the end of Season 3, we comment on how far the story has come so far, and how quickly things could change in the season finale. We also talk about some of the mechanics for advancing characters in the OpenD6 system, all in preparation for some of the secrets and "bombs" we expect to drop in the Season 3 finale session and rolling into Season 4 of Elements of War. System:...

In this episode we attempted to tackle the mechanics of a "Convince Encounter". Our horrible roles didn't allow things to go as smoothly as intended, although they made it highly entertaining as the group escapes a diplomatic crisis. Then, this group of newbies  also have to escape a crisis in the Gate Room, and end off-world  without a full mission briefing. What could go wrong? System:...

Most of the team finally reassembles, and it looks as if they have a new unexpected mission. But as they, still somewhat reluctantly, prepare to set out, some dark secrets are finally brought into the light. It' seems the reunion may be short-lived. System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games CAST: Jordan — The Game Master Aaron — Sam Feluge Ellie — Archi Jeff — Jerr Lan Jeremy — Julian Illix Jo...

As much as we have talked about and drawn inspiration from the universe of Stargate, we just had to run a session of this game as soon as we could get our hands on it. We have a couple special guests on this play through, and in this episode we introduce the characters and take a look at how combat works in preparation for the inaugural mission of a new SG team form the Phoenix Site. System: Starg...