Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

This playthrough will include body horror, desecration of corpses, (off screen) violence to animals, and mind control. Listener discretion is advised. In a Victorian-type era, a well regarded person in town has passed away. However, their grave lies empty, robbers have taken their body! Two townsfolk, a professional mourner and a groundskeeper, lead the chase. However, the theft is not the only at...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised. The delvers get ever closer to the dragon's library. Will they be able to locate the missing witch? Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements a...

A group of mercenaries are hired for a gig. A medical company VP, accused of some heinous crimes, rarely ventures out. But tonight, he's at a nightclub. Can this quartet get in, get him alive, and get him to some form of justice? Bite the Hand is a cyberpunk game in the Panic Engine (the system of Mothership) by Alexander Vigna and Spellbook Gaming. While you'll have skills and weapons to take dow...

We're starting a new drop in drop out campaign! Laura wanted to play some Scum and Villainy for their birthday, and what started as planning for a one shot morphed into a campaign we can come to on short notice, with a mix of GMs and players. Future episodes will be included in our one shot polls, where you can vote to hear more episodes faster! The Nightingale is a ship crewed by a group of merce...

A mech war has been over for some time. The world is at peace. Two kids are playing in the wreckage when they find an ECH0 drive containing the backup of a mech pilot. Their last wish is to find the wreckage of their mecha, so that both can be laid to rest... ECH0 is a gmless game of storytelling and mapmaking by Kai Poh of Role Over Play Dead. ECH0 was made for the Emotional Mecha Jam, like Live....

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised. Now with their orders from the client, the delvers go deeper into the ruins. Along the way, they encounter a knife, and Tahir "meets" an "old" "friend"... Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find tr...

As part of his series of interviews with professional GMs, Ben talked with Jacob Cordas. They also talk about their love of Harlem Unbound and Red Markets, teaching D&D players new ways to play, and why professional GMing on StartPlaying is a lot like managing an Etsy store. You can book Jacob for a game at StartPlaying .

The Agents have been through a lot. They still have a lot to go. But, for now, they do get to focus and do the one thing they all love to do: Kill pirates. This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Cal...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, dissociation, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised. After Dawn goes and vanishes, the remaining delvers need to get past the recruitment center / refugee camp, and proceed deeper into the Heart... Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to fin...

Ben invited Matt from Warlock's Sanctum Games to discuss his work as a professional GM and his experience on the platform StartPlaying . We talked about the ups and downs of professional GMing, running games that aren't Dungeons & Dragons, building and managing a community of players and GMs, and StartPlaying as a creation of the Silicon Valley tech start-up pipeline. You can book Matt for a g...

Freelance finds a pretty young guy urgently looking for workers for a job involving a lighthouse. While things seem suspicious, the Takers are always looking for work... Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign! Rina can be found on The Old Ways Podcast  and A...

A war is breaking out between the dwarves and the elves. In the middle is a witch, aligned with no one. However, a massive arrow destroys her home and kills her. Can her two tiny familiars cross the battlefields, find their vengeance, and retrieve their eyes to revive the witch in time? As a Grant Howitt one page RPG, this game is available on his itch.io page . Jared - GM Dan - Gunduslavus, The T...

This game will deal with themes of sexism and misogyny. Listener discretion is advised. During World War II, an all woman Russian division of bomber pilots go across enemy lines to do bombing runs. Can two pilots make a difference in a war that doesn't want them? Night Witches is a PbtA game by Jason Morningstar of bravery in the face of war and bigotry. The game is available physically from Bully...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised. The party reunites in Derelictus. After getting paid, they rest, recuperate, get to know each other, and plan their next move... Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more...

A woman wants to get the device her father had created pre-Crash. Will Freelance be able to locate it and bring it back? Will another Red Markets mission related to chickens go horribly awry? Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign! If you want to try 2E for yours...

Two wizards, both alike in dignity, are applying for a job. But when they see they both applied, the fight begins... Dan and Jared take I Have the High Ground for a spin! Join them as they learn how to play this game of dramatic duels! I Have the High Ground, by Jess Levine, is a two player game of duels, capes, and high drama. It is available at Jess' itch. io .

Approaching the asteroid, the Agents find more than they bargained for. As Kyrt is confronted by his past and refuses to stand idly by, how can the agents take care of some pirates and sort out this complex situation? This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Agent...

While at Split Rock, Freelance hears that the lighthouse is having problems. Can four of the crew find a way to get the job and get paid? Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign! Brownie can be found at The Roleplaying Exchange . Rina can be found on The Old Ways...

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, racism, and more. In this episode there are references to the torture of prisoners of war. Listener discretion is advised. In this one on one session, while the other delvers fled one way, Blackmane went in the opposite direction to save himself and his baby. Safe but alone, he seeks to make h...

Please note, this episode was recorded live and in person, and this game involves physical toy cars being rolled. The audio is fine, but not up to our normal standard of quality. A trio of mobster raccoons hit the street in their souped up automobile. They enter a race with other cars operated by various animals from the zoo (and one with their worried handlers) to see who is the king of the anima...

In 2222, humanity lives in the aftermath of galaxy wide war that caused much damage to Earth and Mars with antimatter weaponry. Section 5 of the peace treaty has the participants police themselves from antimatter weapons and each other to prevent another Day of Fire. A group called Section 5 are a deniable ops unit working to do this. 2 agents are on Asgard, an independent O'Neil cylinder in Marti...

The sun has risen again over 10k Lakes. With many members over the fence or off on other adventures, Freelance has laid low. But, new members have taken the name, and are once again looking for work... Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign! Chris can be found at...

Confronted with an awe-inspiring, massive monster, Blackmane thinks of his "son", turns tail, and flees, thinking the others are behind him. ...they're not, so Dawn, Ned, and Tahir have to find a way to get out of this labyrinth with the objective... In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Heart is a game of delving underg...

After spending some time researching, the trio of heroes think they have the location of the killer of Cold Case. However, it is a trendy nightclub, and they are underage. Can they make their way in, find the place Mimic is hiding away, and bring him to justice? Because if they can do so - Closers get ice cream. Masks is a Powered by the Apocalypse game by Brendan Conway, of a new generation of su...

In this combination of two recordings, the Agents start to negotiate with the Blue Arrow Union for some of their workers to help with Nagalisitu. The Agents start to have uncomfortable conversations about how to proceed, and their futures... This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener disc...