One Hour One-Offs

Happy Halloween! Yup, you read that right! P-a-r-s-e-l-y, as in computer parseing! Parsely is all about old school style text adventures, and today Alex, our parser, has created a text adventure for friend of the podcast and resident computer nerd, Elana! Listen as our protagonist wanders, dies, repeats and dies again in this episode of One Hour One Offs, all accompanied live by the brilliant pian...

We've all been there: freshly graduated from Village Witch University, eager to find your place in the world, and badly in need of a job to pay off your crippling student debt! Join us as witches Mol and Newt (Alex and Lyrica) embark on their first year out of school, searching for a permanent village placement, and exchanging letters as they go. And please enjoy the special debut of Kevin fro...

Hello one and all, join Alex for a cozy and brief episode of One Hour One Offs ASMR edition (no actual ASMR included). This episode follows Sam Kriegsman as he audio-journals the significant events of his 8-week shift as a park ranger at Evergreen Wilds national park. There are silly bears, spooky goings-on, and cute endangered animals. Happy New Years to everybody, and thank you for listening. Ev...

It's tart week on the Exceptional English Bake Off! Join our bakers, Fortimer Fortinbras (Derek) and John Teabottom (Alex), as well as our hosts and judges (Lyrica) as we strive for confectionary perfectionism. Who will be crowned the amature baker with the baking chops to lead an American spin-off of the show? Ethen's Website: https://www.bardoeboardgames.com/ Twitter:  https://twitter.co...

Join Lyrica as Mirabell and Alex as everyone else as we delve into the fantasy world of spooky mice. Mirabell is the apprentice (called a spade) to the local digger - the grizzled old mouse who keeps folks safe from the malevolent forces of the wild, especially when those forces are mystic or arcane. The Oakhills, a nearby family of squirrels have requested the digger's help, and he has decide...

Firstly, no the title isn't a typo, listen to the episode and you'll understand. Now, welcome to the first episode with the full One Hour One Offs crew! Join Lyrica, Derek, Blake, and Alex as we fight, flee, and laugh our way through Tale of the Manticore's new system One Shot In the Dark. Our party of pierless heroes, Xol, Bartholomew, Jim, and Steve, pit themselves against the legall...

Join Alex and Lyrica as they laugh and cry their way through a game of Lazers and Feelings! Follow the story of our hero JC Barnes (played by Lyrica) as she seeks redemption for her Ma's scientific reputation by investigating the solar system Anatolius: the site of a discovery JC's Ma made, but which led to the end of her career when the discovery was discredited. Little does JC know, that...

Join Sir Monteque and Benny (Alex and Lyrica) as they hop slither and stab their way through a winding system of underground tunnels populated by charming animals, magical mushrooms, and terrifying ladybugs (not actual ladybugs, but bugs that are fairies). This charming Redwall-style tale of adventure has many twists and turns, as well as a few moments of heartbreak. Will our players encounter eac...

Join just Alex in this episode as he gets a little drunk and writes bad poetry about a badass highway robber. Is he a justified lover? A deranged killer? Horny for his gun? Find out inside. This episode features The Gentleman Bandit, a system by Allison Arth. This system prompts the player to write dramatic (very dramatic in this case) poems left by a highway bandit at the scenes of his crimes. Th...

Join Bart (Alex) and Thaumazor (Blake) for a cheerful romp in the lands of Arken Eld, a verdant civilization built on the ruins of a fallen empire. The system of the day is Icon, the latest work from the creators of Lancer and Slay Six Billion Demons. *note: Derek gets some rather important rules wrong in here, but it should still be a fun introduction to the vibes and vocations of Icon. Twitter: ...

CW: Language (episode pretty much begins with the word butthole), combat, drugs/alcohol. Its unlucky number 13. Heathen is a planet dedicated to one thing, and one thing only. Metal. Now we're not talking gold, aluminum, steel, type metal, we're talking head banging, guitar thrashing, stage jumping metal. Every day 4 million necks are broken headbanging, and the mosh pits could level citie...

Are you into spaceflight, the end of the world, skyships, time limits, or furries taking over the world through AR plugged in teens??? Then this Campaign: Skyjacks/One Hour One Offs crossover is the business you have been looking for. Join James D'Amato (author of The Ultimate RPG Gamemasters Worldbuilding guide, and others) and One Hour One Offs host Alex Prideaux as they develop a world that...

(One Hour One Offs internal new: Our sound designer Dana Bulger has moved onto greener pastures and wont be adding their sweet sounds to episodes for the foreseeable future, in addition we have a special episode with DM of actual play podcast Campaign: Skyjacks James D'Amato later this week!!!) Join Vulkos on his journey through the woods. A local village has reached out in desperation, and hi...

Join Clara as she delves into the horrors behind a butcher's shop in the dark underground of Unhallowed Metropolis. Zombified creatures, scientific abominations and more will try and stop our hero as she fights for money and her life. Who will survive, the house of horrors? The ambiance from this episode was found on Tabletop Audio - Ambiences and Music for Tabletop Role Playing Games

Its finals week, and at Kevin Hide’s School for Sneaks and Heroes that means a face off, a showdown, a duel between desperadoes for superiority that only one of you may leave alive! At least that's what seniors tell the freshmen. Its a showdown for sure, every student is paired with another from a different class with each of them using their skills to the utmost in order to achieve victory -...

In rocks paper scissors does vape beat vampire? Find out inside....... A punk is called back in by his old crew for a final job, to take down Dracula. A youth center is being turned into a blood bank, and only sweet vape tricks can stop him. Join Gabriel Whiteclaw as he tries to bring down the king of vampires. This episode is a quick romp through neo-Tokyo in @ettin's Sukeban Dracula system/s...

Join Alex, Blake, and Lyrica as they investigate some holiday do-gooders who seem suspiciously benevolent. Will they track down this mysterious Christmas spirit in time to save the day? Join Blake, Alex, and Derek on a series of one shot adventures with a twist; each session must take place in one real life (or as Derek says, meatspace) hour. Just to add to the chaos and fun the player and DM are...

Magnum Cordite is a lone gun, a private eye, and a man on the edge. Magnum also has a blessing, or a curse depends on who you ask. If he's killed, iced, ganked, ya know, vamoosed, then he gets one hour to solve his own murder. If he does, he gets to live, if not..... well let's just say it's a long trip down. Will Magnum be able to solve the case or is he dead, doomed, and damned? We a...

Listen in on a conversation with Alex, Blake, and Derek, as they discuss what could have, should have, and would have happened if things went a bit differently! A fun post-show conversation surrounding the "what if's" of RPGs! 

Join tonight, as Alex embarks into Vampire: the Masquerade, for a feverish night of intrigue, deception, and the odd grotesquerie in a Chicago mansion. Will he root out the perfidious Kindred, or will he fall short before the one calling the shots needs to take drastic measures? Join Blake, Alex, and Derek on a series of one shot adventures with a twist; each session must take place in one real li...

Join tonight, as Alex embarks into Vampire: the Masquerade, for a feverish night of intrigue, deception, and the odd grotesquerie in a Chicago mansion. Will he root out the perfidious Kindred, or will he fall short before the one calling the shots needs to take drastic measures? Join Blake, Alex, and Derek on a series of one shot adventures with a twist; each session must take place in one real li...

Hey everyone, in this episode we discuss why the OHOF cast and crew have not been here for the past three months. Life has been crazy in terms of school, work, and social justice. We take this time to talk to you, our viewers. Thank you for being patient with us as we deal with the harsh reality around us. Next episode out soon for Halloween. Your Friends, OHOO Crew <3

Listen in on a conversation with Alex, Blake, and Derek, as they discuss what could have, should have, and would have happened if things went a bit differently! A fun post-show conversation surrounding the "what if's" of RPGs! 

Listen in on a conversation with Alex, Blake, and Derek, as they discuss what could have, should have, and would have happened if things went a bit differently! A fun post-show conversation surrounding the "what if's" of RPGs! 

Apokthes, a warrior of orcish heritage, is put to the test as he runs the gauntlet of a charity livestream. His blood's on the floor--his life's on the line! But someone's gotta keep the donations rolling in, and he'll take to the task with a bloodthirsty fervor. Join Blake, Alex, and Derek on a series of one shot adventures with a twist; each session must take place in one real li...