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Journey into the rotblack sludge. You can find more information about Mork Borg on their website. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Cast Andrew (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris (Chris’s Twitter) Gino (Gino’s Twitter) Matt (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations […] The post Episode 57 – Mork Borg appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Seriously, its a very important one Cast If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now […] The post Everything is True: Episode 13 – A very important auction (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Matt, Andrew, Steven, and Chris navigate the dreadful auspices of Mater Tenebrarum as we play Call of Cthulhu: Our Ladies of Sorrow. The module Our Ladies of Sorrow was written by Kevin Ross and published by Miskatonic River Press. It appears to be out of print right now. (Please correct me if you know otherwise) […] The post Episode 056 – House of Shadows, Part 1 (Call of Cthulhu) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Spencer proves his worth and Jack feels the heat. Music from the Show 11ème étage – Fantôme (avec Norya) Silent Carrion – Death Is Our Only God Chad Crouch – Ballad Of The Blackbirds Cast If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does […] The post Everything is True: Episode 12 – Instant Steroids for Werewolves (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Thank you! I would love a potato. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino […] The post Everything is True: Episode 11 – Have a Potato (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

What’s the deal with Actual Play RPG Podcasts? Matt, Andrew, Chris, and Gino play a homebrewed RPG that vaguely resembles a famous sitcom, although things do get somewhat more scatological. This is a game by Andrew, who likes to make games. You can get this game, An RPG About Nothing, on his itch.io page. (While […] The post Episode 055 – An RPG About Nothing appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Actually that title is fairly descriptive. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally […] The post Everything is True: Episode 10 – got legs and knows how to use em(OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Jack and Layla are close to finding a cure. Emilyn is another matter. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on […] The post Everything is True: Episode 9 – Lay Me in the Flowers (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Not every problem has a solution. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally […] The post Everything is True: Episode 8 – Hard Decisions (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The party takes a nice boat, argues about metaphysics, and lands on the island of the Fisher King Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a […] The post Everything is True: Episode 7 – We’re on a Boat (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Marius meets a fortune teller and a wizard. Emilyn makes a new friend. Jacquin is thirsty. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or […] The post Everything is True: Episode 6 – The Fortune (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

How many keys do you have secreted about your person? Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service […] The post Everything is True: Episode 5 – An Education (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The party confront their most dire enemy yet – the wit of a 16 year old girl. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, […] The post Everything is True: Episode 4 – Layla (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

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The party rescues Layla and examines just some of the moral dilemmas of dungeoneering. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us […] The post Everything is True: Episode 3 – The Rescue (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The journey into the Circle of the Snake to find the missing Layla Stepford continues. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Emilyn Miller (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Marius (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Jaquin de Beau (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review […] The post Everything is True: Episode 2 – The Circle of the Snake (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Three adventurers meet in a tavern and search the nearby woods for a missing girl. I’ve talked about it before, for months in fact, but here it is.  Our OSR game. We have been playing this game as our ongoing campaign since probably at least 2015. This audio is old. I recorded it at my […] The post Everything is True: Episode 1 – Not in Nottingham (OSR) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

“Finally! We get to do something other than sit around and learn about math! I can’t wait to crush My First Supervillain. I hope they’re tough.” This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of […] The post Episode 054 – A Home to Rest Your Head: Les Micérables (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

I’m no puppet. You’re the puppet. We played Puppetland again! This time, we played through the scenario “The Box” by Arinn Dembo, which is in the Puppetland book. Shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful and […] The post Episode 053 – Puppetland: The Box appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The skies are dim always since the Maker died. (Happy Halloween!) We played Puppetland! What a great game. And shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful). The reading from the beginning of the episode is right […] The post Episode 052 – Puppetland appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

A bowl is broken and Char, Elena, and Chandler discover just how hard communication is. This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months […] The post Episode 051 – A Home to Rest Your Head: You Fix More Bowls with Honey (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

A slug goes missing and Chandler, Elena, and Char are on the case. This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we […] The post Episode 050 – A Home to Rest Your Head: The Tell Tale Squish (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Our team of intrepid occult investigators solve all the problems before them with the absolute minimum of casualties and complications. This is the fifth part (the conclusion!) of our sequel game to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s […] The post Episode 049 – FATE: The Beaten Generation, Part 5 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

There’s a big f’ing spider, the players default to the perpetual plan A, and Ithaca. Always. Lies. This is the fourth part of our sequel game to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Martin Rothchild […] The post Episode 048 – FATE: The Beaten Generation, Part 4 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Events. Repeat. Events repeat. Emilyn talks to Barrymore, Rudy talks to Tom Finn, and Martin meets the love of his life. This is the third part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter) Gino […] The post Episode 047 – FATE: The Beaten Generation, Part 3 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Jenny, Rudy, and Martin (and Ithaca) attend a music festival on Summerisle, meet some old friends, and shoot a bear. This is the second part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Rudy Clay (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – […] The post Episode 046 – FATE: The Beaten Generation, Part 2 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Jenny, Rudy, and Martin (and another old friend) meet up again in a tavern on Summerisle, on the evening of a very strange music festival. This is the first part of our sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated.  Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew – Jenny Haversham (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Rudy […] The post Episode 045 – FATE: The Beaten Generation, Part 1 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Chris, Gino, and I got together last night to have a brief, awkward discussion of our FATE Accelerated game. As we release The Beaten Generation, the sequel to The Headmaster Ritual, I thought it would be nice for those who haven’t listened to the first blast of episodes but who have subscribed since then to […] The post BONUS: The Headmaster Ritual Recap appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Like one of them Guernica horses. This is the third part (the conclusion) of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game. Sponsor: Whaling City Web I apologize to all you true MLP fans out there. Andrew – Horsewhistle (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Soothing Shadow (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Bolt Chaser (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – […] The post Episode 044 – My Little Pony: The Pet Predicament, Episode 3 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Vorewhistle This is the second part of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game. Sponsor: Whaling City Web I apologize to all you true MLP fans out there. Andrew – Horsewhistle (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Soothing Shadow (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Bolt Chaser (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Gamemaster/Pony Wrangler (Matt’s Twitter) If you liked […] The post Episode 043 – My Little Pony: The Pet Predicament, Episode 2 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Horsewhistle versus Dopethrone This is the first part of our My Little Pony: Tales of Equestria game. I just want to say that I don’t consider myself a true my little pony fan, however I have watched several seasons of it with my daughter so I do have some familiarity with the source material. I […] The post Episode 042 – My Little Pony: The Pet Predicament, Episode 1 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

We meet Mr. Bones for the first time. Not Even a Spider Ring, Part 4 This is the fourth (and concluding) part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set. Char is definitely one of, if not the, favorite RPG character of mine that I’ve ever played. We […] The post Episode 041 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 4 (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The  fairground operator smiles knowingly at us.  “Stare down your clowns!” Not Even a Spider Ring, Part 3 This is the third part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set. Char is definitely one of, if not the, favorite RPG character of mine that I’ve ever played. […] The post Episode 040 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 3 (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

this is the last night of the fairand the grease in the hairof a speedway operatoris all a tremulous heart requires (we’re making anime, I guess) Episode 2 – Not Even a Spider Ring This is the second part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set. Char […] The post Episode 039 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 2 (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Our intrepid students meet their new roommates and the Headmaster gives his grand speech. Episode 1 – Not Even a Spider Ring This is the second part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set. Char is definitely one of, if not the, favorite RPG character of mine […] The post Episode 038 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 1 (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

A new series begins. The clowns are sent in. This is the first part of our new ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set. I am not personally an anime fan so if our game resembles anime, it is lost on me. However, Char is definitely one of, if not […] The post Episode 037 – A Home to Rest Your Head, Episode 0 (OVA) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The eternal question: can a squirrel wield a sword? This is Part 8 (the conclusion!) of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered by the apocalypse game. […] The post Episode 036 – City of Mist, Part 8 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

It’s about time we got our fortunes told. This is Part 7 of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please listen […] The post Episode 035 – City of Mist, Part 7 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

The most private room in the nicest club in town. This is Part 5 of our City of Mist game. Sorry about the echoey audio in my intro/outro recordings, had to record those with my iPad mic and I don’t think I’ve mastered the settings on that yet. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – […] The post Episode 034 – City of Mist, Part 6 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

“Before I tell you anymore, I need to know how far you’re willing to go.” This is Part 5 of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered […] The post Episode 033 – City of Mist, Part 5 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

How does salmon feel in your mouth? This is Matt, introducing Part 4 of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered by the apocalypse game, so please […] The post Episode 032 – City of Mist, Part 4 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

There’s no substitute for investigation. This is Matt, introducing Part 3  of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered by the apocalypse game for I think everyone, […] The post Episode 031 – City of Mist, Part 3 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Stopping for Tikka Masala This is Matt, introducing Part 2 of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man (Matt’s Twitter) This was our first powered by the apocalypse game for I think everyone, so […] The post Episode 030 – City of Mist, Part 2 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald This is Matt, introducing Part 1 of our City of Mist game. Chris – Gamemaster (Chris’s Twitter) Andrew – Dio Vino/Bacchus (Andrew’s Twitter) Gino – Lana/Johnny Appleseed (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – Jack Davis/The Green Man […] The post Episode 029 – City of Mist, Part 1 appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

A final showdown at Nokturnal, in the Jewelry District. Jake puts on his crown and we finally meet the true Prince of Providence. Thanks so much for listening to episode 28 of our podcast! I just wrote a long blog post about the creation of this game. If you’re interested at all in some back […] The post Episode 028 – The Prince of Providence, Part 8 (Fate/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Like an egg Thanks so much for listening to episode 27 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew's Twitter) Chris – Jake (Chris's Twitter) Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino's Twitter) Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt's Twitter) This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime […] The post Episode 027 – The Prince of Providence, Part 7 (Fate/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Cheating at solitaire in Flavortown Thanks so much for listening to episode 26 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew's Twitter) Chris – Jake (Chris's Twitter) Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino's Twitter) Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt's Twitter) This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of […] The post Episode 026 – The Prince of Providence, Part 6 (FATE/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Jake: First Blood Thanks so much for listening to episode 25 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Jake (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter) This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime […] The post Episode 025 – The Prince of Providence, Part 5 (FATE/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Think real hard about the last chowder you’ll ever have. Thanks so much for listening to episode 23 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield (Andrew’s Twitter) Chris – Jake (Chris’s Twitter) Gino – Ronnie Briggs (Gino’s Twitter) Matt – The Gamemaster (Matt’s Twitter) This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game […] The post Episode 024 – The Prince of Providence, Part 4 (FATE/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

This episode ended up being a real hammer to the balls. Thanks so much for listening to episode 23 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield Chris – Jake Gino – Ronnie Briggs Matt – The Gamemaster This is a game called the Prince of Providence, a game set in the world of organized crime […] The post Episode 023 – The Prince of Providence, Part 3 (FATE/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.

Well I can’t breathe, I can’t swallow Take me down to the hospital Thanks so much for listening to episode 22 of our podcast! Andrew – Harvey Littlefield Chris – Jake Gino – Ronnie Briggs Matt – The Gamemaster This is a game called the Prince of Providence. The first part of this game was […] The post Episode 022 – The Prince of Providence, Part 2 (FATE/Vampire) appeared first on ActualPlay.Network.