Roleplay Retcon

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), starring Eddie Murphy, is on Wikipedia's list of the top ten biggest box office flops ever. But our guest star-- TTRPG Renaissance Person Kendrick Smith-- ranks it in their top ten sci fi films. In this episode we'll hash that out, plus go over Moonpunk by Wannabe Games, the game we're using to remake Pluto Nash. Starring Kendrick Smith, a.k.a. Kendo, the GM an...

Senior employee space case Stew, new hire and lifelong nerd Dash Starkiller, and the sensitive part timer Rose are all looking for the store's cat, which is missing on the most important day of the year, the day a minor celebrity comes to Empire Records and boosts their sales. That celebrity is Denise Leary, a formerly famous singer songwriter who got caught up in a plagiarism scandal years ago. T...

We play the game we were born to play: Damn the Man, Save the Music by Hannah Shaffer, a game based on notorious flop Empire Records (1995). Sorry if you're one of the cult fans of this movie, but hopefully you'll like this one, too! We're joined by one of our favorite musicians, Pete Mitchell of No More Kings! Starring Pete Mitchell of No More Kings⁠⁠⁠! Check out his Etsy store! Featuring Pete's...

In the finale of our remake of Steven King's Maximum Overdrive (1986), Nickels reveals a devastating secret, Jeremy reveals an unbelievable secret, and Matthew reveals he played a cartoon lion in a movie. Content warnings: Descriptions of death and gore, sexual content Starring ⁠⁠Persephone Valentine⁠⁠! Soundtrack by ⁠⁠Jonny and the Black Frames⁠⁠! | Playing ⁠⁠We That Remain by Grant Howitt!⁠⁠ | S...

Hey, I think these machines are trying to kill us! In episode 2 of our remake of Steven King's Maximum Overdrive (1986), Nickels finds some long-lost family (maybe), Matthew reveals his scandalous profession, Jeremy's hips tell the truth, and Ben is right about what kind of vehicle the Ghostbusters car is, which is not important to the story, but I write these teasers and I wanted people to know....

For Spooky Month, we're remaking Steven King's Maximum Overdrive (1986), a movie so bad even King disowns it! And he directed it! Persephone Valentine, a.k.a. Persephiroth, of Dimension 20 and Um, Actually fame is joining us as we play Grant Howitt's "We That Remain," a game about revealing secrets while holing up and surviving "Them." Content warnings: Descriptions of death and gore, sexual conte...

In the finale of our remake of Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002), The eponymous characters grow closer, only for a rift to form between them when the terrifying reality of the mysterious orb reveals itself. There is also a lot of nervous giggling. Featuring ⁠Alex Roberts⁠ and her game ⁠Star Crossed⁠! We're playing new rules for online play that will be included in the ⁠Love Letters expansion that w...

Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002) is infamous for being the worst reviewed movie in Rotten Tomatoes history. Pretty much anything would improve it, but we're going to focus on adding some romantic tension! Jensie teams up with master game designer Alex Roberts to play her game Star Crossed, which is about people who want to kiss, but shouldn't because it would be disasterous, forbidden, or a real c...

The end of this MillerFrankin' movie! The Spirit solves the case, all on his own, with no help from anyone while Sand Serif searches for her McGuffin, and Dr. Cobra makes an important scientific discovery that nobody cares about. Content warnings: gun violence, sexual content, mental illness. We're playing Noirlandia by Evan Rowland of ⁠⁠⁠Turtlebun⁠⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Come talk about it in our Discord!...

The badge found on Sand Saref's traitorous henchman leads The Spirit to the hospital wing of the Splooge, Central City's district-spanning waterpark. Meanwhile, Dr. Cobra confronts fellow villain Thurgood Cornwallis about his nefarious dulling devices, and Sand dance battles her way to buried treasure. Content warnings: knife violence, sexual content, mentions of death. We're playing Noirlandia by...

Friends, we have so much recorded, but unfortunately none of it is The Spirit, so this week we're hosting an episode of Tales Yet Told, an actual play podcast GMed by our new friend Kendo, who will play the eponymous character in our upcoming remake of The Adventures of Pluto Nash! Tales Yet Told is an Award-Winning, Indie TTRPG actual play podcast and multi-media production group, run by a stunni...

We're remaking Frank Miller's cinematic take on Will Eisner's The Spirit, which got buried by critics and lost tens of millions of dollars at the box office. The Spirit's nemesis, The Octopus, is believed to be dead, and The Spirit wants to know if it's true and if it is, who did it and how. Meanwhile, The Spirit's number 2 baddie, Dr. Cobra, is conducting his own investigation (in a somber, but g...

We're remaking Frank Miller's cinematic take on Will Eisner's The Spirit, which got buried by critics and lost tens of millions of dollars at the box office. But like the eponymous character, it rises from its grave in Wildwood Cemetery with new purpose! In this episode, we create our version of Central City using the worldbuilding and character creation phase of Noirlandia, a storytelling game ab...

It's time to throw our own masquerade ball with dragon costumes and tapas. How did we do? Did we do this story justice, or did we fall short like every movie adaptation of Phantom of the Opera has? We also talk about Kids on Bikes and say a sad goodbye to Remick. Guest starring ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Remick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, watch her on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rolls Revamped⁠⁠⁠⁠, an...

Raoul, Meg, and Daroga descend into the guts of the Opera Garnier to rescue Christine, who faces a terrifying ultimatum from Erik. | Guest starring ⁠⁠⁠⁠Remick⁠⁠⁠⁠! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, watch her on ⁠⁠⁠Rolls Revamped⁠⁠⁠, and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her games⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! | Playing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kids on Bikes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! | Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keygen...

It's chaos in the Opera Garnier-- Christine, Daroga, and Raoul must fight a stampede of panicking patrons to stay together. But the phantom thrives on distraction and chaos, and Christine wonders if her angel of music is so angelic after all... Daroga finally talks about himself. Christine makes a new friend(?). Raoul is not safe with guns. Guest starring ⁠⁠⁠⁠Remick⁠⁠⁠⁠! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Opera Garnier's new managers are hoping the annual Masquerade will combat the bad vibes from all the recent disasters. Christine encounters the cutting edge of the service industry. Raoul heckles a diva. Daroga takes a nap. | Guest starring ⁠⁠⁠Remick⁠⁠⁠! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, watch her on ⁠⁠Rolls Revamped⁠⁠, and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her games⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! | Playing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki...

The dust has barely settled from the terrifying chandelier incident. Daroga is determined to make the Phantom answer for it. Meanwhile, Raoul and Christine escape to the safety of the Chagny estate, where they do whatever people who are catching feelings do. Raoul conjures an illusory peacock. Christine does not know how to make the horses go. Daroga channels Gaming Icons. | Guest starring ⁠⁠Remic...

Hey, guess what. Someone dies in this episode. Christine tames a dragon or two. Raoul takes flight. Daroga's in charge. Guest starring ⁠Remick⁠! Listen to her on the ⁠⁠⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠⁠⁠ out and check out ⁠⁠⁠her games⁠⁠⁠! | Playing ⁠⁠⁠Kids on Bikes⁠⁠⁠ by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! | Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠Keygen Church⁠⁠⁠! | Sound effects by ⁠⁠⁠freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Come talk about i...

Daroga finds himself in the very extra clutches of the Phantom, and his only hope for escape may be his personal Hell-- talking it out. Meanwhile, Raoul has a good news/bad news kind of day when he finds the perfect outfit in the labyrinthine hallways of the Opera Garnier... only to have his heart broken again. Christine tries to be a theatre kid again. Raoul gets a smaug look on his face. Daroga...

Things are getting weird at the Opera Garnier; "Daroga" explores the bizarre underground lake while Raoul and Christine make some tough decisions about their futures. Christine puts a blinger on her finger. Raoul learns the language of the most majestic beast on the Earth. Daroga makes a house call. | Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the ⁠Abstract Adventures podcast⁠ out and check out ⁠her...

How about a date? Christine breaks a promise. Raoul decides on a reasonable number of horse-drawn chariots. The Patron makes contact. Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! | Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! | Soundtrack by Keygen Church! | Sound effects by freesound.org | Come talk about it in our Discord! | L...

Look, frankly, not a lot happens this episode until this one thing, and the one thing is A LOT. Raoul treats himself to a spa day. The Patron does some grilling. Christine discovers something tragic or happy, depending on who you ask. Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! | Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! | S...

If you play a TTRPG with Jensie, you will end up roleplaying a fancy dinner party 100 percent of the time. Christine isn't here, man. Raoul is vexed by this closet. The Patron is... vexed by the same closet. Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! | Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski! | Soundtrack by Keygen Church!...

Christine belts a practically divine solo, only to be pummeled by her newly-adoring public. Raoul to the rescue! Meanwhile, the mysterious Box 6 Patron uses the commotion as cover to look for clues in Box 5... Guest starring Remick! Listen to her on the Abstract Adventures podcast out and check out her games! | Remick also performs "Moon River" in this episode! |  Playing Kids on Bikes by Jon Gilm...