Escape Vector Podcast

We have something to put on your radar for your summer and Spooky Season gamenights! We review NIGHTFRIGHT, a GM-less, rules-light, map-making horror TTRPG. Player characters are children who find themselves in an unlit and twisty nightmare version of their house. Grab your flashlights, pack some snacks, and link arms--the doors and windows are no longer where they should be and you need to find a...

On this brief announcement episode: 🚀 Escape Vector charity activities for June and July 2025; 🚀 Incoming baby and what that means for operations at Escape Vector HQ; 🚀 Recent changes to advertisting on the show and our position on advertising. ++ For more info on the Heart & Stroke Foundation (of Canada) and to donate directly (donations made in May and June will be matched!): https://www.hear...

Something different again. We review the indie sci fi horror film "Bone Keeper". Synopsis:  Six friends investigate the legend of the 'Bone Keeper' in a UK forest and cave system. But deep in the caves, they realise they are being hunted, and the line between hunter and prey blurs.  'Cabin watch' or skip?  This episode is spoiler-free. Let me know what you think of the occasional movie or wargamin...

CyberpunkRED, the current edition of the Cyberpunk TTRPG. Tune in (or chip in ), chooms, to this packed episode for: 🦾 an overview of what you need to know, from the perspective of having run and played it for 1-2 years and staying in the loop throughout the years 🦾  tips and direction on where to start in the year 2026--the best year to start! 🦾  candid yapping about some things we are not so...

Ho-ho-horror movie! Something different this time--a little surprise under your Christmas tree. We review the indie horror film "Strange Harvest", an eerie mockumentary thriller investigating a series of ritualistic murders and its elusive culprit, Mr. Shiny. This episode is spoiler-free (and long overdue!). Let me know what you think of the occasional movie or wargaming/boardgame-focused episode...

We review the Mothership RPG adventure scenario, "Iron Tomb". This episode is player-friendly (no spoilers). Would you like to run this or will you ask your GM to run this?  TTRPG Material Used: 🔹"Iron Tomb" is written by Owen O'Donnell, with art by Lettuce and editing by DN Wilkie. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at  this affiliate link . (I have not thoroughly reviewed "Year of the Rat" yet...

We review "Lonestar, Solo Rules for Mothership RPG". Houston, we have some problems... Find out what works and what doesn't! More Mothership and solo-related content coming...  TTRPG Material Used: 🔹"Lone Star: Solo Rules for Mothership RPG" is written by Peter Rubin-Burgess from Parts Per Million. It can be found on DriveThruRPG.com at  this affiliate link .  🔹"A Fistful of Spore Pods" is writt...

Reflections on the experience of running the Seed Vault and the hexcrawl to it, and tips/lessons learned for fellow GMs. Players, tune in for the first part of this episode, then share it with your GMs. GMs, stay awhile and listen...  TTRPG Material Used "The Seed Vault" is a scenario written by Samantha Leigh for the Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG created by watt. The journey toward...

Part 9, FINALE. Around a crackling fire, hearts and loyalties are put on the table and, as farmerlings might say, the henducks come home to roost. Has Casper found his cure? A departure. The end of an adventure...  ++ Plus: Get your official Escape Vector  x  Came To Play Podcast Bingo Card (tm) ready, since in a shocking twist, we have some foot-stuff this episode! Footclan(?), come grab your fan...

Part 8. Berry sorry for the delay, my dearest listeners... Be(e)hold, the penultimate episode! The Seed Vault is a mess, and so are its occupants (recent guests included). In awe and terror of the Imago's presence, the party attempts a daring escape with their new traveling companion and cargo--time to #LegIt4TheExit . Hog has an idea. Some survivors speak ill of the dead.  Neon Genesis Empress-ge...

Part 7. This one is for the furries. Hog has a new arm. Bek has a person-of-interest in her grasp. Casper... does, too.  Will the party lose their grip? Of course, things get complicated.  This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us!  Content Warning:  Sexually Suggestive Themes, Langu...

Part 6. Violence breaks out. Someone gets jinxed. No one is safe. Loyalties are tested. Things will never be the same again. Neon Genesis Empress-gelion 6.0: Do (Not) Panic. ++ Plus, brief bonus content at the start and very end: Trevor assesses the exalted bard, Taylor the Swift; the Escape Vector pushes an NPC performance too far and Dakota says something. This is an Actual Play mini-series that...

Part 5. Bud's proposition has Casper blushing. A suspicious Bek plays chaperone. The haunting investigation continues anyway. The plot and tension (sexual or otherwise) thicken.  [Plus: Kait laments the Archive of Our Own (A03) outage and Dakota reports on fanfiction!] This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the wor...

Part 4. Deals. Desperation. Desires. DILFs. This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us!  Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Jokes about Disfigurement; Fictional Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Sick Children (Mentioned), Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM:...

Part 3. An arrival. An omen. The adventuring party is not alone. How will they get Casper's cure?  This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us!  Content Warning: Sexually Suggestive Themes, Language, Violence, Giant Psychic Bugs, Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin, Subcutaneous tissue)...

Part 2. A shakedown at gunpoint. A lurking terror. Who will become fertilizer? Who will get to lay their weary bones at camp?  This is an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and an adventure supplement. Hop on your Packsquab and explore the world of Cloud Empress with us!  Content Warning: Violence, Language, Giant Psychic Bugs, Chronic Illness, Body Horror (Skin). CAST: GM: the voice...

Part 1. We'll get back to the Bean Barge Trio sometime. For now, we have another party to follow: three travelers embark on a journey to find a mythical cure for a deadly, unnerving, and oft-thought incurable disease. The clock is ticking for one among them--are the adventurers marching toward salvation or demise? Get ready for an Actual Play mini-series that combines a hexcrawl and adventure supp...

We review the Mothership RPG adventure scenario, "Moonbase Blues". Most of this episode is player-friendly--we will give spoiler alerts where needed. Would you like to run this or will you ask your GM to run this?  "Moonbase Blues" is an adventure scenario written by Ian Yusem (aka Anodyne Printware) for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG published by Tuesday Knight Games. It can be purchased at thi...

We review the Mothership RPG adventure scenario, "Piece by Piece". This episode is player-friendly—we give a spoiler warning for the only spoiler near the end. We hope you walk away with an idea on whether you would like to run this yourself or ask your GM to run this! "Piece by Piece" is an adventure scenario written by DG Chapman for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG published by Tuesday Knight G...

!! Our first Mothership RPG adventure is being published !!   A geological survey station on a distant moon fell silent after logging anomalous readings. Three contractors are tasked with investigating what happened, rescuing priority personnel, and securing other station assets. This site visit will be more than they bargained for.  This is a spoiler-free cinematic trailer using recorded gameplay...

**NOTE: To complete the story and have more context, we recommend checking out our prior interview with watt.** We have a follow-up chat with watt, a TTRPG writer and designer, as well as the creator of the Cloud Empress Ecological Science Fantasy RPG. On this new "watt-Talk" (working title) segment, we discuss the first Cloud Empress RPG Kickstarter, the first year of Cloud Empress (so far), what...

Part 2, FINALE. Our four funeral crashers hear the beckoning call of a disembodied voice from down the corridor. Who will they side with? What will they discover? Time is short--the Imago vortex outside is restless, the funeral will begin in less than an hour, and the next Anti-Saint must be named! FORECAST: Blood showers with a chance of pain.  This time, we have watt, the creator of the game sys...

Part 1. While traversing the ash- and dust-choked Deadlands, four adventurers take refuge in a strange house. Sheltered from the ominous storm brewing outside, they learn it is the day of a folk hero's funeral... and they just stepped into a family affair that could shape the world's fate. FORECAST: mystery, treachery, and slippery conditions.  This time, we have watt, the creator of the game syst...

Four adventurers take refuge in a strange house. Sheltered from the ominous storm of sorts brewing outside, they learn it is the day of a folk hero's funeral... and they just stepped into a family affair that could shape the world's fate. FORECAST: mystery, treachery, and slippery conditions.  This is a spoiler-free cinematic trailer using gameplay from a recorded session of the upcoming adventure...

In our first 'Escape Vector Podcast Exclusive', we sit down with Andrew Sheridan, the creator and developer of the Mothership and CyberpunkRED companion apps . This is his first (and at the time of release) only public appearance!! We talk about his biography, activities, the making-of the apps, challenges, successes, the business-side of app development, and advice for aspiring developers.  Some...