The Wretched

Opal has escaped the house, but not the mental horrors inflicted upon her. Francine accompanies Lodge upstairs to view her extensive jewelry collection. Saltfather is ensnared in a dark ritual and faces a difficult choice. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficult themes and si...

The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficult themes and situations may arise and we include a specific content warning at the beginning of each episode. The Wretched and Wretched Adventures were created by Michael Frank, Wayne Holt, Rick Duthersford, Emily M, and Sam W. Music by B...

Opal, Francine, and Saltfather breakfast with Meno around an opulent table, served by countless nameless children. Meno’s sister Nyx joins along with a man named Larry, and their PDA makes Saltfather uncomfortable. Opal finds a child playing piano but when she tries to speak with them she's struck with another violent vision and flees the house. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that me...

Tis the season... In this brief detour from our main storyline, Opal, Francine, and Saltfather Thatch Lovecairn awaken in a room adorned with roses and smelling of baked goods, remembering nothing but their own names. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficult themes and situati...

In the conclusion to chapter 3 Taryn, Eike, and Ren say their goodbyes to Barney and attempt to leave the cavern, only to discover Josai waiting for them. The party leaves with him, somewhat willingly, headed towards an unknown destination. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, diffi...

Eike, Taryn, Barney, and Ren together delve deeper into the tunnels. Ren locates the source of the voice – a pregnant woman chained to a wall – and tries to help her only to flee when attacked by a wave of insects. Eike discovers Nikki’s father Reggie, emaciated and vacant eyed. Barney attempts to lead Reggie to the surface but a violent metamorphosis turns him into a thorny bush that stabs Reggie...

The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficult themes and situations may arise and we include a specific content warning at the beginning of each episode. The Wretched and Wretched Adventures were created by Michael Frank, Wayne Holt, Rick Duthersford, Emily M., and Sam W. Music by...

Eike and Ren finally descend from the top of the plateau but Ren slips, landing in the intestines of the disemboweled creature. She then hears a familiar, alluring voice urging her to enter the cavern. At the same time, inside, Barney and Taryn follow the creature holding a dead bird deeper down the tunnel. They pass rooms full of corpses, the bodies intentionally formed into furnishings and carpe...

From the top of the plateau, Eike and Ren observe one of the gangly humanoids ritualistically disemboweling another, who participates willingly. Inside the cavern, Barney loots the tunnels as Taryn continues to follow the alluring voice. Taryn stops to examine one of the many corpses and as a centepede-like creature crawls from the corpse up his arm, Barney grabs it and crunches it between his tee...

Ren and Eike, still on top of the plateau, fail to find an alternate way inside. They spot a large crowd of emaciated figures climbing the back of the plateau and knock most of them out with another boulder. Below, Taryn and Barnabus make their way further into the cavern, feet crunching on old, brittle bones. Once again, Taryn hears an alluring voice encourage him to follow the orange line deeper...

After watching a group of creatures carry the stranger into a crack in the plateau, Taryn and Barnabus follow them inside. Ren and Eike climb the plateau to search for other entrances. When more of the creatures pursue them up the side of the plateau, they retaliate by pushing a large boulder down, shredding through the figures. Meanwhile, underneath, surrounded by smells of decay and rot and the...

Taryn, now able to perceive the orange line due to the effects of quash, leads the party further east. Exploring ahead, Barnabus discovers an old, abandoned, tent encampment and then spots movement at the foot of some far off plateaus. Everyone but Ren recognized the figures as the same sort of creatures that had attacked their camp before she joined the party. Barnabas approaches and is quickly s...

Taryn smokes the stranger’s quash and sees an orange hue on the path ahead. At the same time, Eike spots a figure far in the distance. The figure approaches and Eike recognizes Ren, an associate from her past in Arden, who admits to following them from the city. In the meantime, an alluring voice speaks to Taryn, promising to “purify the waters together”. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podca...

Anyra flies off into the distance, hair ablaze, as the remainder of the party tries to come to terms with her fate. Taryn attempts to free Barney’s foot with coral shears and the stranger continues on his path, unperturbed. Taryn and Barnabus follow, and Anyra is a mere speck in the distance when Eike resigns herself and follows the stranger as well. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast th...

Acid from the centipede dissolves the side of Barney’s tongue and Taryn continues his jig with the stranger as Eike blows a puff of quash smoke into Anyra’s mouth. Anyra feels trapped in her own mind, but the rest of the party experiences her actions very differently. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational...

Anyra is in bad shape after her attempted abduction, numb and unable to control her body. Barney, still wrapped in a creature carcass from his own run-in, feels oddly amazing. He cracks open its skull, allowing thick blood to ooze over his fingers, and Anyra feels a ravenous hunger. At the same time, a centepede-like creature crawls from the creature’s brain and Barney consumes it. Eike grabs the...

Barney and Anyra are dragged away by strange creatures and Barney stabs his own foot in the process of freeing himself. Eike and Taryn watch as more of the creatures surround the stranger, but then Eike leaves to help free Anyra. Taryn approaches the creatures, attempting diplomacy, but their silent stares unnerve him. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a...

Eike, Anyra, and Barney sleep around the smoldering camp fire, Taryn a distance away, as the stranger sits awake, smoking. Taryn and Eike notice a collection of eyes glowing in the shadows as Barney and Anyra, lost in a shared nightmare, are dragged off into the distance by strange humanoid creatures. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched pr...

Taryn, Barney, Eike, and Anyra follow the stranger through the desert along his orange line, becoming exhausted and severely dehydrated as Taryn’s cracked feet leave a blood trail in the sand. After making camp, Anyra attempts and fails to open the box she took from the archive, so she strikes a deal with Barney to help her.  The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor...

SideTracks are an opportunity to explore the land of Agress from a different perspective outside of the main adventures. As our spooky 3 episode story arc concludes Seymour meets his mistress while Angus and Cody find their just rewards. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficul...

SideTracks are an opportunity to explore the land of Agress from different perspective outside of the main adventures. As our spooky 3 episode story arc continues Seymour decides to go down deep while Angus and Coddy look for shiny metal above. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, d...

As Chapter 2 comes to a close, we present to you an opportunity to explore Agress from a different perspective in a spooky, 3 episode story arc. Join Seymour, Angus, and Coddy as they take to the mysteries of the dark seas. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horror and humor into a truly wretched product. Due to the improvisational nature of the podcast, difficult themes and s...

In this retrospective we delve into some of the challenges we faced in building the world and story during Chapter 2 and offer a little bit of insight into how Rick was potty trained. These episodes are great if you're interested in a behind the scenes look or a little insight on common problems at ttRPG tables and solutions we've found. The Wretched is an actual play ttRPG podcast that melds horr...

Taryn fails to apply a tourniquet to stop Lumina from dissolving and as she dies, her yellow eye lodges in his palm as her inksac stains his forearm. Anyra and Eike help Barney climb out of the well and notice that he looks strangely fit and healthy. As all four head out, following the stranger along his orange line, Eike makes a quick detour to set the shack on fire. The Wretched is an actual pla...

The stranger invites Taryn to follow the orange line and lends his flask to Taryn to nurse Lumina back to health. Whatever liquid the stranger carries instead begins to dissolve her. Meanwhile Barney offers up more of his blood to Anyra, who willingly absorbs it through her marked hand as Eike observes everything, feeling like an adult in a room full of children. The Wretched is an actual play ttR...