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Part 1 of The Critshow Divination RPG let's play. Divination RPG is live on Kickstarter at https://kck.st/3RQMmPP ------ Hear more of The Critshow, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast (that later explores other PBtA games all within the same dimension hopping narrative) on iTunes, PodBean, Google Podcast or anywhere you get your podcasts. ------  You can support The Critshow through our Patr...

Our heroes attempt a daring maneuver to enter the mines. Rev studies some dead guys. Tass discovers something hidden. Megan gets hit with intuition. Kim throws her voice. As they discover the extent of what defends this magic circle, they formulate a plan to bypass the worst of the undead that await them. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to g...

Our heroes continue their journey towards the haunted mines. Kim glows like a beacon. Rev sniffs out some ghosts. Tass discovers an incredibly mysterious sign. Megan gets an idea for how to get them into the mine. The team must split up to set up their maneuver. With dangers looming on all sides, the team prepares to enter the most haunted place in this world. ------ Content Warning: Language ----...

Our heroes get caught up in an epic chase. Megan launches an aerial attack. Kim gets a bit flustered. Rev enhances his mount’s horsepower. Tass weaponizes irritation. As the Horseman’s objective comes into play, the team must get ahead of him before he rips them apart. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRP...

Our heroes are embattled in Bronze Chapel. Tass asks Harrison to make a sacrifice. Megan throws herself off balance. Kim traps the Horseman. Rev gets buried in mud. Their seemingly immortal enemy is on a rampage as they scramble to find a way to bring him down for good. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTR...

Our heroes discover the origin of The Headless Horseman. Rev gets a bird’s-eye view. Tass calls Sharpshot out. Megan attempts some magical theft. Kim has an embarrassing revelation. A storm approaches, heralding the return of our heroes’ enemy, leaving them little time to prepare a plan of attack. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Pa...

Our heroes leave Fort Ghost Hollow after setting down some plans. Kim insists on the location of their next trip. Rev gets a startling revelation. Tass suggests a safe haven for Jumbo. Megan offers a measure of comfort. The team must steel themselves against what awaits as they approach Bronze Chapel… and an unfriendly name from their past. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support T...

Our heroes hunt for the truth of Cam’s role in this world. Megan researches bat-man sightings on The Anvil. Kim suggests a fix for Cam’s memory. Rev builds a helpful, magical tool. Tass makes an offer. While trying to answer the question of Cam’s existence, the team finds evidence of Nash’s influence over The Anvil’s corruption. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow...

Our heroes reunite with some friends at Fort Ghost Hollow. Tass questions a familiar face. Megan identifies a potential threat. Kim continues her search for the mysterious stranger. Rev learns the Iron Striders’ deployment system. As they prepare to move further along the tracks of The Anvil, the team splits up to find as much information as they can about what is to come. ------ Content Warning:...

Our heroes chug along the tracks from Silent Springs as fast as they can. Rev speculates about a concerning subject. Tass displays symptoms of his concussion. Megan is reminded of a clue from the runes she marred. Kim sees a vision of a new friend’s past. While untangling the events of their caper, the team realizes that their freed friend might play a larger role in this world than they anticipat...

Our heroes continue their gambit to discover what is being held in the town’s church. Kim covers for an incriminating situation. Rev uses a smokey distraction. Tass uses his medkit for combat. Megan makes an aerial getaway. As they discover more and more pitfalls to their plan, the chances of success seem to dwindle by the moment. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can s...

Our heroes formulate a plan to deal with some devastating new information. Megan schmoozes some guards. Kim enraptures a crowd. Rev reports on a familiar foe. Tass makes a dynamite new outfit. As the town prepares for a performance, the team must find the safest way to maneuver to their goal. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon...

Our heroes sneak their way into the small town of Silent Springs. Tass confides in a new friend. Megan suggests a tactic to make a diversion. Kim finds an odd clue. Rev meets the mayor. As they get the lay of the land, the team suspects that they might have stumbled upon one of their targets in this world. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to...

Our heroes realize the danger they might be in as they make their way towards Silent Springs. Rev attempts to shift the magic of their train. Tass gets to be blissfully lazy. Megan gets spotted by some scouts. Kim spins a tale of heartbreak. As they approach their destination, some unexpected guards give them an opportunity they hadn’t expected… ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can supp...

Our heroes are pinned down by the onslaught of the Headless Horseman. Kim investigates a mysterious cowboy. Rev learns more about Rickets. Tass channels his religious childhood. Megan attempts to make contact with the gods of this world. As their protection of the churchyard begins to fail, the team must find a way to deal with the Horseman quickly, or risk learning what he can do at close quarter...

Our heroes’ relaxing night comes to ruin as a brewing storm ushers in a familiar horror. An old man unwittingly guides them as they flee from the evil force that hunts them. In the midst of a tempest on a cold desert night, something wicked this way rides. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play...

Our heroes scramble to help some strangers save a small town. Megan makes use of a trick arrow. Kim manufactures an elaborate illusion. Rev feels a moment of doubt. Tass makes a suggestion to deal with their broken train. While trying to endear themselves to the locals, the team has to decide the best way to explain their odd behavior in this isolated civilization. ------ Content Warning: Language...

Our heroes venture through the new portal to see what has become of Rev. Tass's dream battle comes true. Kim notices a terrible danger. Megan pitches a mount-deployment device. Rev takes a stylish fall. After getting their bearings in this hot, dusty world, a massive threat looms immediately before them. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through...

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Our heroes deal with the fallout of their battle with the Buckleys. Jake secures a favor from the gods. Tass takes a golden souvenir. Megan receives a gift. Kim gets insight from Strohm. The team has a heart-to-heart with Harlow about the state of monster activity in the world, with a hopeful look to the future… but they must not waste time before making their final journey to another world. -----...

Our heroes are neck deep in chaos as they face their enemies. Kim unleashes a curse upon the Buckleys. Tass gets an unusual vision of the future. Jake issues a dangerous challenge. Megan makes a deal. The team must find a way to not only save an innocent child, but also deal with the last of the cannibalistic family once and for all. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You ca...

Our heroes have completed their first trap against the Buckleys. Megan warns someone about a monkey. Jake muses on his magic-suppressing abilities. Kim gives a friend the advantage of her vision. Tass plays dead. With a little girl in danger, and a severe time crunch limiting their options, the team must figure out how to approach the pig-peoples’ property and blow their house down for good. -----...

Our heroes engage the Buckleys in a high speed chase. Tass faces off with a truck. Megan discovers one of their enemies’ abilities. Kim tests her driving skills. Jake uses his monkey form to gain an advantage. As the pig-like family descends on the team’s trap, our heroes quickly learn the scope of the danger they are dealing with. ------ Content Warning: Language, Child Endangerment, Fantasy Viol...

Our heroes decide on a plan to confront their monstrous foes. Jake attempts to add some magic enhancements to his ride. Megan tests the specificity of her monster tracking abilities. Tass does a lot of work for nothing. Kim discovers a hitch in their plan to locate the Buckleys. As they set the stage for their trap, they realize how many complications might arise when making themselves the bait… -...

Our heroes follow a lead towards confronting the mysterious thieves. Kim makes a terrible discovery about the Buckleys. Tass over-sauces the team. Jake takes a nasty spill. Megan gauges the difference between scent-distance and telepathic distance. While they try to understand the nature of their enemy, a young girl’s fate hangs in the balance. ------ Content Warning: Language, Child Endangerment...