Bones and Story: An Actual Play Podcast

(Or: Hallows Eve Venison has a rebellious phase) As the hunters bring the battle straight back to the Unseelie, they can't run anymore. They've drawn their lines in the sand, and now they have to face the consequences of their actions. Oh, and before I forget: Welcome home. ⚠️This episode contains Depictions of death, gun violence, knife violence, mouth horror, and broken bones.⚠️ GM'e...

(Or: Neville Willings becomes a literal White Knight.) The enemy are at the gates, and the hunters are forced into action. Decisive action must be made, and tough decisions have to be decided not just for their own lives, but for the lives of royalty, soldiers, and everyone back home. Don't worry about back home, though. I'll make sure to take good care of them. ⚠️This episode contains Dep...

(Or: Midas Gold changes hands and faces.) War is coming to the Fae Realm, or at least, it will be if the hunters don't have anything to say about it. But there is a battleground more fierce than hatred and violence, and that is love. Love will make people do just about anything, after all. And when affections both romantic and platonic come to a head, they explode fantastically. All of this, a...

(Or: Jean Connerknock enters enemy territory) Now with the book of faerie spells in hand, our hunters begin a new venture, with a single task at hand: Find out the truth about the curse afflicting Hallow's Eve Venison and if it is even possible to break. It's time for a little vacation away from the town for a bit. It'll be fine, right? ⚠️This episode contains Discussions of cannibalis...

(Or: Sats Scohorn dreams sweetly.) 40 years ago, on the precipice of complete takeover, 3 young adults banded together to take a drastic move. With the help of some occult materials, they were going to do a very dirty deed. A coin was flipped, a face was landed on, and they made a decision. A jogger, about age 40, male. With the prick of a knife and the end of a life, their home would be saved. ⚠️...

(Or: The Time Eater plays with its food.) Deep past the bends of the alleyways, past the perfect sidewalks and well-trimmed trees of the other Fringewater, past the doors and into the depths of the backside Midnight Mirage Hotel, there are eight figures sleepwalking through their past. Four looking to put an end to things. Three looking to succeed for once in forty years. One wide awake, powerless...

(Or: Neville Willings Finds True Love) The Midnight Mirage Hotel. Some odd years ago, Midas Gold's life was changed forever after he had a chance encounter with the being known as "Silenus," irreversibly ruining his life. But every day, he got up, and every day he continues to live, for better or for worse. But now? Its time for answers. There's something strange going on at the...

(Or: The Clock Ticks Down, Ticks Down, Ticks Down, and Ticks Down.) After the absolute calamity that came to the Bedlam Carnival, for 3 of our hunters, they need some serious rest and relaxation; though nothing ever comes easily. There's always someone who's ready to keep their lives disrupted and uncertain. And for one boy, deep in the woods, today, he intends to be the disruptor himself....

(Or: Millie Bizaar's shackles turn to dust. ) The Bedlam Carnival is a circus filled to the brim with monsters of all kinds walking its paths, though they take many forms. Down below, the pulsating heart of a monstrous woman's wicked deeds sits, waiting for someone to stop it. Up above, a different kind of monster, though he has no plans of stopping, feels a cool breeze against his skin. ⚠...

(Or: Midas Gold turns it around.) Facing down the (many) throat(s) of the False Hydra as well as their crazed and craven master, the hunters attempt to solve this issue one step, one bullet, and one bite at a time. Meanwhile, a different monster hunt is close to reaching its completion... ⚠️ This episode contains Discussions of stalking, home intrusion, and Depictions of body horror, self harm, de...

(Or: Hallow's Eve Venison Learns about Potatoes) Split three ways, our hunters try to stop the bedlam happening all around the Bedlam Carnival. While Hallow does some investigating of her own, Midas goes face to face with evil, and Millie tries to keep the sun from setting once more. ⚠️ This episode contains Discussions of human experimentation, forced transformation, and Depictions of gun vio...

(Or: Marisa Centrifuge Admits To It All.) Tie down the banners, pop the popcorn, and get your tickets! The Bedlam Carnival is in town and in full swing! As the hunters recover from the past hunt and count their losses, they just might find that there's more than just red-colored whimsy under the surface, in more ways than one. ⚠️ This episode contains Discussions of Stalking, religious protest...

(Or: Friendly Neighbor draws the curtains closed.) Our hunters are caught between a rock and a hard place. A monster that refuses to budge, a superior that expects results, and a family reunion that can only be put off for so long. Five... Four... Three... ⚠️ This episode contains Depictions of cannibalism, hostage situations, crushed bodies, and threat of PC death. ⚠️ GM'ed by Nicklas "F...

(Or: Hallows Eve Venison can't seem to get a word in.) For the second time, there's an Angel loose in Fringewater. But this one's different. This one is more cunning, more calculated, more calamitous. Tread carefully, Hunters. One wrong move, and the whole house of cards could come tumbling, fumbling down. ⚠️ This episode contains Discussions of infidelity, hanging, and depictions of b...

(Or: Midas Gold avoids calling a family meeting.) Mere hours after the events of Big City Bowl, the hunters attempt to recover. But the corruption of this world doesn't wait for a fair fight. There's always something new on the horizon. Whether it be the threat of destruction, or the threat of familial obligation. ⚠️ This episode contains Discussions of drug use, kidnapping, and Depictions...

(Or: Millie Bizzar showcases the importance of regular exorcize.) A breath in, a breath out. A gun's hammer clicks, a wire tightens, and a step sounds out outside of the Eastside Sawbucks encampment. Children's lives are potentially at stake, so its now or never. Its time to fix this mess. Its time to make things right. Its time to get the hell out of dodge. ⚠️ This episode contains Discus...

(Or: Cassie Leary doesn't get an opportunity to introduce herself.) Stuck in the depths of Big City Bowl, the four hunters are dancing on the knife's edge of conflict. Amidst this powder keg, someone, or something, is doing this. Can the hunters figure it out before the Sawbucks and the Gillheads destroy eachother? ⚠️ This episode contains depictions of: Limbs Breaking, Child Endangerment,...

(Or: An old rival takes the stage once more for a second chance.) After a week or two away from their allies, the Hunters extend the olive branch and take some time for themselves. And what better way to clear the waters and kick back than with a game of good, clean bowling? ⚠️ This episode contains depictions of: Mouth, Skin, and Body Horror, and discussions of: Cannibalism, Child Endangerment, a...

(Or: Time passes, time passes, time passes, and again: time passes.) Before the next hunt begins, the last one must end. And a bell doesn't stop ringing til its final echo is silenced. For Hallow, banished by the group, it means running headfirst into the inevitable. For Neighbor, it means looking over the aftermath of his handiwork. For Milly, it means catching up with an old friend. And for...

(Or: Friendly Neighbor helps to ground Hallow during a crisis.) Beneath the cobbles of Fringewater, the mother of the horrible hunger dwells, waiting for her next meal. One that the hunters have decided to take away from her. Get ready for a fight, because that's one large, angry newt! ⚠️ This episode contains depictions of: Threat of PC Death, Being eaten whole, Cannibalism, and Ego Death⚠️ G...

(Or: Marisa Centrifuge is strangely passionate about people's addresses) It hungers. It sits dormant, and it feeds. And feeds. And feeds. Human and animal alike, it seems like nobody can stop the hunger. But our hunters aren't just nobody's are they? There's always a lead to be followed, after all... ⚠️ This episode contains depictions of: eating disorder-adjacent struggles, bindin...

(Or: Hallow, Michelle, and The Shrike's all feel peckish.) A week after the Loreley Stone incident, the Harvest Festival is here. A day of bounty, a day of indulgence. But when one particular member of the community is too sick to attend the celebrations, the hunters begin asking questions. Whats gotten into them, how does this tie into the past, and most importantly: whats for dinner? ⚠️ This...

(Or: Millie Bizaar says Hello, and then says Goodbye.) The Hunters are heading to the lake to hopefully put an end to the Siren's scheme once and for all, but nothing is always as easy as it looks. If not from actually getting what needs to be done done, then from coping with the aftermath and fallout from your actions... ⚠️ This episode contains Depictions of: Putting down Animal-Like Creatur...

(Or: Friendly Neighbor realizes that two flipped coins can't ever succeed) One siren in a pool, and a hundred out in the lake. Why are they interested in sailors? What are they after? The hunters have split up in their efforts to gather information. But as does their investigation proceed, so does the plan of the sirens... ⚠️ This episode contains Depictions of: Eels, Gun Violence, Threat of D...

(Or: Murch Presley's pool party gets crashed by some uninvited guests) A Day after the defeat of the Knight of Michael and the seeming return of Sundays to Fringewater, waves are rippling out. Hearing about a recent victory of theirs, our hunters receive an invitation and a request. Its a classic setup: a missing person's case, but since when have missing person's in this kind of story...