The Rolled Standard

Our team becomes 3 men once again. Ehhh rather 2.5 men. With a new man helping the hunt for Steven and Professor Stanford hopefully the boys will have a chance of solving this mystery. James swipes a dagger, Jon breaks into a house, and the new guy gets to be an accomplice to it all. On this weeks crime filled episode of, The Rolled Standard. 

Tonight, in the unfortunate wake of finding ourselves a man down,  a couple of our boys manage to interrogate a stranger to no avail and discover a sad and unsettling scene. Of course there are adventures that shouldn't be, it wouldn't be The Rolled Standard otherwise. 

With the boys left in a sticky situation last episode, we jump right back in the action! how it all turns out? Well that's for you to find out. but if you want a hint, James speaks with a man in a supermarket, Jon adopts (steals) a dog, and Steve finds himself nude in a parking lot. Not what you expected? Me neither. 

During the mystery it seems that Steve (Aaron) and James (Nate) are once again the ones with their heads in the right place. While attempting his own investigation, Jon (Jake) assumes all dogs are bloodhounds and ends up with an unexpected appreciation for a more rural life style. It'll all make sense soon, oooorr maybe it wont. This time on The Rolled Standard. 

Readying themselves for the trip to Massachusetts to track down a lead on the Ancient Covenant, the boys find themselves making an unexpected stop in Chicago to stay with James' brother. Jon steals a dog, James bags a slug, and Steve gives a physical all in their first night in Illinois, on The Rolled Standard. 

This week after much planning, research, and recovery, our boys find themselves in a strange place in an unexpected situation. Jon (Jake) takes an experimental pill, Steve (Aaron) bargains with a King, and James (Nate) takes a piss in a fountain? Come listen for yourself if you don't believe me.

This week our "heroes" narrowly survive a deadly battle in the nature preserve to find themselves either on Quaaludes, hording grenades, or ordering pizza. Join us and find out if they can pull themselves together and get prepared for a round 2 with their new found targets, on The Rolled Standard. 

In our first episode of Monster of the Week, our boys are sent to the town of Summer Springs to investigate a sudden string of beatings. Not only that, but the weather has seemed to be off, flooding, tornadoes, cold snaps. With Jon (Jake), Steve (Aaron), and James (Nate) on the case what could go wrong?

Sit down with the gang  for this brief review of the Fate Core system and talk about some of the plans and changes we have for the future.  Though our stint in Fate Core was short, it's been kind to us. It's also given us a great set of characters to explore.  We hope you join us next week as we continue their story!

Now outside the warehouse they believe the director was taken to, the boys prepare to breach.  Steve (Aaron) puts his driving skills to good use,  Jon (Jake) works on his gun kata, and James (Nate) chases down a stick man, in this episode of The Rolled  Standard. 

Welcome to The Department of Paranormal Investigation and Containment. I'm sure you've met the team but just to be formal, these are James MacReady (Nate), John Seena (Jake), and Steve Finnigan (Aaron).  They will be guiding you on this mission. With introductions out of the way, the D.P.I.C. has a rare and dangerous issue. We have a security breach, and no time to lose.  We need you to get out th...

Join us as we flesh out the backgrounds of the three strangest "paranormal investigators" to step on the scene. Its 1960 and the Department of Paranormal Investigation and Containment (D.P.I.C.) finds itself with a new 3 man team,  Steve Finnigan (Aaron), James McReady (Nate), and our very own John Seena (Jake). Find out how it all starts, in this creation episode with The Rolled Standard. 

Join the crew as we take time to sit down and chat about the D&D fifth edition module, Depths of Drasted, by The Black Dahlia Murders. Get a little insight into what we have coming up for the foreseeable future and, as always, determine if this game meets The Rolled Standard.  Cheers!

Come listen to the last part of our short journey into the Depth of Drasted. Where our heroes Sloan (Jake), Wagner (Chris), and Chance (Nate) return to finally finish a few acolytes, find themselves in an ooze river, and establish a new Dread Lord.  Come back next week to hear the review!

This time around our friends Sloan (Jake), Wagner (Chris), and Chance (Nate) travel further into the long dead ruins of Drasted. Under The Meta's (Aaron's) guidance, the party, fights an ambiguously named group of insects, finds another piece of useful gear they may or may not forget about, and meets a horrifying group of ex "students" that aren't great at talking things out.  

In this our new adventure, with a new DM and a new party member, Join the crew as the dungeon master (Aaron) takes Wagner (Chris), Chance (Nate) and Sloan (Jake) into the depths of the once beautiful, now Horrifying city of Drasted! A Limited Fifth Edition module by The Black Dalia Murder. 

Today Chris, Aaron, and Nate sit down and talk about their new experiences with the Call of Cthulhu starter set,  take a peek behind the Keeper's screen, and (spoilers) look into the stats of The Great Cthulhu.  Join us as we go over Paper Chase, Edge of Darkness, and much more on this episode of The Rolled Standard.

In this, the finale to Edge of Darkness, the team finally starts the ritual to hopefully banish the entity that seems to no longer be bound to the Boon Road Ranch. Nevada has another night of bad rolls, Wentworth just keeps chanting and Father Phil does some essential filling in. join us in this our final episode, of Call of Cthulhu.  

In this episode, part 2 of Edge of Darkness. Our Keeper (Chris) takes Nevada (Nate), Wentworth (Aaron), and their new friend on a tour around the Boon Road property's unsettlingly quiet grounds. Come on the journey with us as Nevada clumsily gets hurt, Wentworth somehow finds a way to make it worse and we get our first look at the old house and what lies within.  

In this, The Rolled Standard's 3rd episode, our characters Nevada (Nate) and Wentworth (Aaron) head to a small town outside of Arkham to investigate a problem over 40 years in the making.  Join us for the first part of our story, Edge of Darkness, as we try to piece this mystery together.  Enjoy, and don't sniff glue!

In this week's episode, we enter into the world of H.P Lovecraft, with the Call of Cthulhu starter set's first scenario.  Join The Keeper (Chris), Wentworth Avebury (Aaron), and Nevada Jones (Nate) as they piece together this interesting mystery in our very first actual play episode titled, Paper Chase.  

In this, our inaugural episode, Nate, Christopher, and Aaron dive into their experiences in TTRPG and talk about our first time sitting down with the Pathfinder 2e adventure path Age of Ashes. *Spoiler Warning* We go into a bit of detail about the very beginning of the story.