Bored Ghost

“... a man needs no camel to ride to hell, yea, nor horse, nor mule; a man may ride into hell on his tongue...” ― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods A pair of desperados meet on the caboose of a train bound for damnation. The Great Soul Train Robbery is designed by Alexi Sargeant as part of Cloven Pine Games. You can preview the base game on Cloven Pine's Itchi-io page. You can get the expanded game from his kickstarter as part of the 2020 Zine Quest. The Characters: Slapdown Jack  - (Ken Breese). Lemmy Morgan - (John Holt). The Game Master: Alexi Sargeant Find Alexi Sargeant on his website. Find Cloven Pine Games on twitter and itch-io. You can preview the base game of Great Soul Train Robbery on Cloven Pine's Itchi-io page. You back and get the expanded game from the kickstarter as part of the 2020 Zine Quest. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

Grady: "Where you goin'?" Lane: "Where the hell do you suppose? To rob a train!" Jesse: "Rob a train?" Grady: "It's something to do!" -The Train Robbers, 1973 A pair of desperados meet on the caboose of a train bound for damnation. The Great Soul Train Robbery is designed by Alexi Sargeant as part of Cloven Pine Games. You can preview the base game on Cloven Pine's Itchi-io page. You can get the expanded game from his kickstarter as part of the 2020 Zine Quest.   The Characters: Slapdown Jack  - (Ken Breese). Lemmy Morgan - (John Holt). The Game Master: Alexi Sargeant Find Alexi Sargeant on his website. Find Cloven Pine Games on twitter and itch-io. You can preview the base game of Great Soul Train Robbery on Cloven Pine's Itchi-io page. You back and get the expanded game from the kickstarter as part of the 2020 Zine Quest.   Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” ― Lloyd Alexander A young magic wielder takes a tome of power and looks to unlock its mysteries. The Wizard's Grimoire is designed by Meguey & Vincent Baker you can find it here. The Wizard: Yelene - (Zack Norton). The Narrators: Ken Breese & John Holt Find Zach’s work on his portfolio site and on Manapot Studios. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Real magic can never be made by offering someone else's liver. You must tear out your own, and not expect to get it back.” ― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn A young magic wielder takes a tome of power and looks to unlock its mysteries. The Wizard's Grimoire is designed by Meguey & Vincent Baker you can find it here. The Wizard: Yelene - (Zack Norton). The Narrators: Ken Breese & John Holt Find Zach’s work on his portfolio site and on Manapot Studios. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week.

“Such bees! Bilbo had never seen anything like them. "If one were to sting me," He thought "I should swell up as big as I am!”  ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit or There and Back Again A Valley where the people and the insects have a tentative arrangement. Companion’s Tale was successfully kickstarted and is now available for purchase. Learn more on the designer’s page Sweet Potato Press. Check out our rules primer here. The Map: They share a valley with the bees. The Characters: The Patron & The Protege – (Ken Breese) The Oracle & The Rescued – (D Gailey) The Spy & The Nemesis – (John Holt) Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees…” ― Leo Tolstoy A Valley where the people and the insects have a tentative arrangement. Companion’s Tale was successfully kickstarted and is now available for purchase. Learn more on the designer’s page Sweet Potato Press. Check out our rules primer here. The Map: They share a valley with the bees. The Characters: The Patron – (Ken Breese) The Oracle – (D Gailey) The Spy – (John Holt) Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“A crown of kisses to the queen of dreams.”  ― Albert Camus A retinue from the rose kingdom travel to seek an alliance and peace. For the Queen is available now. We have a primer episode up here. The Queen:  A woman at home in the natural wonders of her Kingdom. More on the Designer: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network. For the Queen is available now, published by Evil Hat Games. Find Ali Wilgus on twitter @aliwilgus, instagram @aliwilgus and her website alisonwilgus.com. Her latest book is available from MacMillan and bookstores! Find Carey on twitter @careydraws, instagram @careydraws, her website careydraws.com. Find her latest book, an adaptation of The Adventure Zone at First Second and in bookstores now! Find Christina Dacanay on twitter @stinadacanay on instagram @stinadacanay her website cdacanay.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust.”  ― Queen Elizabeth I A retinue from the rose kingdom travel to seek an alliance and peace. For the Queen is available now. We have a primer episode up here. The Queen:  Red red throne. More on the Designer: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network. For the Queen is available now, published by Evil Hat Games. Find Ali Wilgus on twitter @aliwilgus, instagram @aliwilgus and her website alisonwilgus.com. Her latest book is available from MacMillan and bookstores! Find Carey on twitter @careydraws, instagram @careydraws, her website careydraws.com. Find her latest book, an adaptation of The Adventure Zone at First Second and in bookstores now! Find Christina Dacanay on twitter @stinadacanay on instagram @stinadacanay her website cdacanay.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.”  ― Jeanette Winterson, The World and Other Places: Stories A woman from the 1920s finds herself falling for a space captain in the far future, but their love may take a back seat to the stability of the space-time continuum. To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode. The Lead: The Traveler, a jazz singer from the 1920s (Ken Breese) The Follow: The Captain, a staunch believer in the Cooperation of Planets (Zelma Elm) Find Zelma on twitter @zisforzelma and learn more about her projects on her site kelseyhercs.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order.”  ― Kurt Vonnegut A woman from the 1920s finds herself falling for a space captain in the far future, but their love may take a back seat to the stability of the space-time continuum. To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode. The Lead: The Traveler, a jazz singer from the 1920s (Ken Breese) The Follow: The Captain, a staunch believer in the Cooperation of Planets (Zelma Elm)  Find Zelma on twitter @zisforzelma and learn more about her projects on her site kelseyhercs.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Wooing, wedding, and repenting is as a Scotch jig, a measure, and a cinque-pace: the first suit is hot and hasty like a Scotch jig--and full as fantastical; the wedding, mannerly modest, as a measure, full of state and ancientry; and then comes repentance and with his bad legs falls into the cinque-pace faster and faster, till he sink into his grave.”  ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing You are cordially invited to the wedding of Regina & Hunter. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. Note that the new version of Fiasco is Kickstarter just in time for its 10th anniversary! Get over and get in on the Kickstarter HERE!   The Characters: Mason Pearl (John Holt) - A plus one with no real connection to anyone at the wedding, except his date who brought him along to keep up appearances.   Ava Lansing (Audrey Lazaro) - Officiant and college friend of the groom.   Gary Sheldrake (Dan McCoy) - Brother of the bride, on leave from the commune. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Audrey on instagram @aud_rae Find Dan McCoy on twitter @dankmccoy Find Dan's podcast The Flophouse on the flophousepodcast.com and on the MaxFun network. You can also follow the podcast on twitter @theflophousepod. The Flophouse has a number of live shows coming up this Summer and Fall so be sure to check them out if they're in your area! Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!  

“And down I went to fetch my bride: But, Alice, you were ill at ease; This dress and that by turns you tried, Too fearful that you should not please. I loved you better for your fears, I knew you could not look but well; And dews, that would have fall'n in tears, I kiss'd away before they fell.”  ― Alfred Lord Tennyson You are cordially invited to the wedding of Regina & Hunter. To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode. Note that the new version of Fiasco is Kickstarter just in time for its 10th anniversary! Get over and get in on the Kickstarter HERE!   The Characters: Mason Pearl (John Holt) - A plus one with no real connection to anyone at the wedding, except his date who brought him along to keep up appearances.   Ava Lansing (Audrey Lazaro) - Officiant and college friend of the groom.   Gary Sheldrake (Dan McCoy) - Brother of the bride, on leave from the commune. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Audrey on instagram @aud_rae Find Dan McCoy on twitter @dankmccoy Find Dan's podcast The Flophouse on the flophousepodcast.com and on the MaxFun network. You can also follow the podcast on twitter @theflophousepod. The Flophouse has a number of live shows coming up this Summer and Fall so be sure to check them out if they're in your area! Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.” ― John Keats Three kids and a harried coach find a being of legend. To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Coach Dan Clover (John Holt) - Older brother and caretaker for Donny. Works at the mini golf place and as a Phys Ed teacher at the local high school. Donny Clover (Ken Breese) - 13yr old high school kid, parents died and now he's being raised by his harried older brother. Ishmael "Ish" Berkowitz (Eric Silver) - 16 and a half year old high school kid who works at mini-golf place and keeps his army jacket on. Alex Sparrow (A Sarr) - A precocious 10yr old that has skipped a couple grades. The setup for this game: The Setting: Summer 2020, Thunder Village - an upstate NY ski town, around the "Hot-a-ween" celebrations. The Secret: The Alucard, an ancient benevolent being that takes the shape of a pig, or wild hog, with pale skin reddened by the sun. It has the power to heal, but is weakened by darkness. The Pursuer: Dr. EJ Thunder, heir to the Thunder name - a family that founded the town, also carries the family illness. He seeks to harness the healing power of the Alucard. Further Dr. Thunder works for Brovartus, a pharma company that would kill to get their hands on a healing pig. The Danger: Extreme Drought, it is a crazy hot summer, hottest Thunder Village has ever experienced. Assets: 2006 Acura MDX Mom's Cellphone Tool Kit Hunting Rifle Locations: Bruce Springsteen K-12, school with an name officially sanctioned by the Boss. Lightning Springs, Ski Slopes and Lodge. Thunder Road Teen Center. Playground, hot asphalt old swings, big jungle gym and thankfully some big sprinklers. Find Eric on twitter @el_silvero and learn more about his work with Multitude Productions (multitude.productions), including his RPG audio show Join the Party (jointhepartypod). Find A Sarr on twitter @a_sarr and take a listen to his music Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“But looking back on the next day, I can tell you that happy endings are possible, even in situations as fraught with complications as this one was.” ― James Howe Three kids and a harried coach find a being of legend. To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Coach Dan Clover (John Holt) - Older brother and caretaker for Donny. Works at the mini golf place and as a Phys Ed teacher at the local high school. Donny Clover (Ken Breese) - 13yr old high school kid, parents died and now he's being raised by his harried older brother. Ishmael "Ish" Berkowitz (Eric Silver) - 16 and a half year old high school kid who works at mini-golf place and keeps his army jacket on. Alex Sparrow (A Sarr) - A precocious 10yr old that has skipped a couple grades. The setup for this game: The Setting: Summer 2020, Thunder Village - an upstate NY ski town, around the "Hot-a-ween" celebrations. The Secret: The Alucard, an ancient benevolent being that takes the shape of a pig, or wild hog, with pale skin reddened by the sun. It has the power to heal, but is weakened by darkness. The Pursuer: Dr. EJ Thunder, heir to the Thunder name - a family that founded the town, also carries the family illness. He seeks to harness the healing power of the Alucard. Further Dr. Thunder works for Brovartus, a pharma company that would kill to get their hands on a healing pig. The Danger: Extreme Drought, it is a crazy hot summer, hottest Thunder Village has ever experienced.  Assets: 2006 Acura MDX Mom's Cellphone Tool Kit Hunting Rifle Locations: Bruce Springsteen K-12, school with an name officially sanctioned by the Boss. Lightning Springs, Ski Slopes and Lodge. Thunder Road Teen Center. Playground, hot asphalt old swings, big jungle gym and thankfully some big sprinklers. Find Eric on twitter @el_silvero and learn more about his work with Multitude Productions (multitude.productions), including his RPG audio show Join the Party (jointhepartypod). Find A Sarr on twitter @a_sarr and take a listen to his music Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember." — Terry Pratchett The kingdom of cats rules their floating island of luxury with the iron claws of fashion. To learn more about how Kingdom is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Rabbi Rainbow (Lucian Khan) - The Perspective The Honorable Judge Butter Cup (John Holt) - The Power Narcissa the Lean (D Gailey) - The Touchstone Chester McStuffin  (Ken Breese) - The Touchstone The Kingdom: Meowtropolis a floating city of bounty (a garbage scow on the Hudson). Felines rules this land, they compete for social status and the trapping that brings.  Locations: 1) The Mane Drag - a ruined head of a carousel horse, bar/club 2) Crystal World - a crystal lake of fresh water leaking from a pipe over a bed of glass fragments 3) Catwalk - the rusted remains of a railing where the talent show is staged 4) Skybox - the posh restaurant at the top of the garbage heap, where food it dropped 5) Sluice Pipe - a wooden chest that once held costumes that is now full of glittering compost where the catnip opiate is grown 6) Snake Den - an scary old freezer  7) Temple Meowse Synagogue - the galley of the barge where the cats observe 8) Dump Gardens - a hi-rise of posh box-condos Find Lucian on twitter @theogony Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." — Winston S. Churchill The kingdom of cats rules their floating island of luxury with the iron claws of fashion. To learn more about how Kingdom is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Rabbi Rainbow (Lucian Khan) - The Perspective The Honorable Judge Butter Cup (John Holt) - The Power Narcissa the Lean (D Gailey) - The Touchstone Chester McStuffin  (Ken Breese) - The Touchstone The Kingdom: Meowtropolis a floating city of bounty (a garbage scow on the Hudson). Felines rules this land, they compete for social status and the trapping that brings.  Locations: 1) The Mane Drag - a ruined head of a carousel horse, bar/club 2) Crystal World - a crystal lake of fresh water leaking from a pipe over a bed of glass fragments 3) Catwalk - the rusted remains of a railing where the talent show is staged 4) Skybox - the posh restaurant at the top of the garbage heap, where food it dropped 5) Sluice Pipe - a wooden chest that once held costumes that is now full of glittering compost where the catnip opiate is grown 6) Snake Den - an scary old freezer  7) Temple Meowse Synagogue - the galley of the barge where the cats observe 8) Dump Gardens - a hi-rise of posh box-condos Find Lucian on twitter @theogony Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” ― Jacques-Yves Cousteau The island is blissfully unaware of the approaching darkness. The protectors can feel their dark selves looming. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Pulla (Ken Breese) - The Explorer Pit / The Discarded (Tim Rodriguez) - The Jester Shifting Light / The Dancer (John Holt) - The XX The Isolation: Turtle Island: A tranquil place of natural balance that is the focus of the growing dark hunger. Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!  

“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” ― Theodore Roosevelt The island is blissfully unaware of the approaching darkness. The protectors can feel their dark selves looming. To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Pulla (Ken Breese) - The Explorer Pit / The Discarded (Tim Rodriguez) - The Jester Shifting Light / The Dancer (John Holt) - The XX The Isolation: Turtle Island: A tranquil place of natural balance that is the focus of the growing dark hunger. Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“I became Iggy because I had a sadistic boss at a record store. I'd been in a band called the Iguanas. And when this boss wanted to embarrass and demean me, he'd say, 'Iggy, get me a coffee, light.'" - Iggy Pop   The record store is in trouble, the boss is keeping it afloat cause music is still his passion, but today will make all the difference. To learn more about how Damn the Man Save the Music is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Aaron (Christopher McFarland) - The Aspiring Poet.   Afrodieter (Ken Breese) - The Flirt.   Dusty (Patrick Cartelli) - The Space Case.   The Setup: The Boss: Steven Brick, a shady flaky hard ass with a soft spot for starving artists and strays. The Bigshot: Kitchen Head (originally Mitchell Herd), once a member of The Heads, is trying to launch his solo career. Find Patrick on twitter @patcartelli and check out his podcast Repeater Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Damn the Man Save the Music by Hannah Shaffer (on twitter @handbandit). The game is published by Make Big Things. Recommended number of players: 4-5, Play time from 3 hours To play you'll need: Rulebook 4 white 6-sided dice 4 black 6-sided dice Standard playing card deck w/ Jokers removed Character Sheets Index Cards Writing Utensils Damn the Man Save the Music is a GM'd game that has you playing employees at a failing record store in the '90s. We recommend picking the physical copy at your friendly local game store or from Make Big Things. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“The record store was a place of escape. It was a library and a clubhouse” - Cameron Crowe The record store is in trouble, the boss is keeping it afloat cause music is still his passion, but today will make all the difference.   To learn more about how Damn the Man Save the Music is played check out our primer episode. The characters for this game: Aaron (Christopher McFarland) - The Aspiring Poet. Afrodieter (Ken Breese) - The Flirt. Dusty (Patrick Cartelli) - The Space Case. The Setup: The Boss: Steven Brick, a shady flaky hard ass with a soft spot for starving artists and strays. The Bigshot: Kitchen Head (originally Mitchell Herd), once a member of The Heads, is trying to launch his solo career. Find Patrick on twitter @patcartelli and check out his podcast Repeater Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"What, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: 'You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine." — Friedrich Nietzsche The child of maths and magic summons a creature from beyond to catch a cat.   To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode. The Lead: A Demon, generous and helpful (Lucas Sandford-Long)   The Follow: Betram Crowley III, a bright and diligent student of magic (Sharang Biswas)   Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!  

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of For The Queen by Alex Roberts (find her on twitter @muscularpikachu). The game is published by Evil Hat Games.  Recommended number of players: 2-6, Play time from 45 minutes to 2 hours To play you'll need: Story Card Deck. For the Queen is a GM-less game with minimal setup that is a great entry into collaborative story telling and worldbuilding. We recommend picking the physical copy at your friendly local game store or from Evil Hat Games. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Star Crossed by Alex Roberts (find her on twitter @muscularpikachu). The game is published by the great team over at Bully Pulpit Games.  Recommended number of players: 2, Play time around 1 hour and 30 minutes. To play you'll need: Rulebook, Scene Cards, Tumbling Block Tower, Character Sheets, Writing Utensils. Star Crossed is a GM-less game for two people who play as characters on either side of a conflict that keeps them apart, though they are attracted to one another. We recommend picking the physical copy at your friendly local game store or from Bully Pulpit Games. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels." — Tennessee Williams The child of maths and magic summons a creature from beyond to catch a cat.   To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode. The Lead: A Demon, generous and helpful (Lucas Sandford-Long)   The Follow: Betram Crowley III, a bright and diligent student of magic (Sharang Biswas)   Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift."  — Dante Alighieri The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds.   The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here. The Framing: We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing. One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates. 1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs   2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength   3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.   1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside 2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana 3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity PHASE ONE 1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…PHASE TWO.UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut. The Tarot: We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo  Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."  — Ralph Waldo Emerson The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds. The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here. The Framing: We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing. One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates. 1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs   2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength   3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.   1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside 2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana 3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity PHASE ONE 1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…PHASE TWO.UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut. The Tarot: We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo  Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of The Fool's Journey by Cheyenne Grimes (find them on twitter @cheyennergrimes). Purchase a copy here. Find more about their design company Glitter Cats Fine Amusements on twitter @PlayGlittercats and online here. Recommended number of players: 2-4 players, Play time around 30 minutes. To play you'll need: Rulebook, Tarot Cards (any standard deck will do- the art can inspire the tales so you can play with different flavor using different decks), A pool of six-sided dice. The Fool's Journey is a GM-less game of lightly competitive bidding to control a timeline, followed by a round of storytelling, much like a campfire tale telling session. We recommend picking the PDF or Physical copy from Indy Press Revolution. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?"  — Shel Silverstein (A Light in the Attic)   The streets and canals of Amsterdam run red, and it isn't a trick of the light. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. The Setting: Modern-Day Amsterdam, a red light district street abutting a Canal. The Killer: Slugs from outer space. The Characters: Lars the laughing conspiracy theorist. Geoff the MBA student. Becka the sorority president. Maud the miraculous mail-carrier. Bunz the Carefree Riverboat Captain. Isabel the social worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty. Lisa the sarcastic comedian. Brad Jorgenson the arrogant architect. Olsen the hairy canal dweller. Bran the impotent bag man. Horace the plucky street cat. Danielle the high powered attorney. Kirsten the girl who loves doing mushrooms. Steve the shy effeminate tennis player. Uve the German astrophysicist.  THE FINAL GIRL: Yanel the innocent escort. Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find Chris on twitter @manapot_studios  Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of." — Bram Stoker (Dracula) The streets and canals of Amsterdam run red, and it isn't a trick of the light. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. The Setting: Modern-Day Amsterdam, a red light district street abutting a Canal. The Killer: Slugs from outer space. The Characters: Lars the laughing conspiracy theorist. Geoff the MBA student. Becka the sorority president. Maud the miraculous mail-carrier. Bunz the Carefree Riverboat Captain. Isabel the social worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty. Lisa the sarcastic comedian. Brad Jorgenson the arrogant architect. Olsen the hairy canal dweller. Yanel the innocent escort. Bran the impotent bag man. Horace the plucky street cat. Danielle the high powered attorney. Kirsten the girl who loves doing mushrooms. Steve the shy effeminate tennis player. Uve the German astrophysicist. Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find Chris on twitter @manapot_studios Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!  

“There are those who believe that life here began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. That they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids, or the lost civilizations of Lemuria, or Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be brothers of man, who even now fight to survive somewhere beyond the heavens." - Battlestar Galactica 1978 A handful of colony ships fly from a despoiled Earth seeking a new home. Other colony ships fled the dying homeworld, but as far as these ships know they are all that is left. Last Fleet is a game by Black Armada games. In the current state it is Powered By The Apocalypse. As of our recording it is in playtesting. Josh Fox provided us a copy to run through. Please check out Black Armada for more of their well-designed games. The Characters: • Tank - Scorpio (Ken Breese) - An engineer on the ship, in charge of prepping the defense mechs.   • Jake Oxnard - Aquarius (Richard Ruane) - Officer and Advocate in charge of fleet personnel related incidents and investigations.   Find Richard on twitter @Arr_Roo find out more about the convention he works on Gauntlet Con. He contributes to the Gauntlet's Codex magazine learn more one twitter @GauntletRPG Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Living creatures, if nothing else, have the right to life. It is their only truly precious possession, and the stealing of life is a wicked theft” ― Jack Vance, Mazirian the Magician A handful of colony ships fly from a despoiled Earth seeking a new home. Other colony ships fled the dying homeworld, but as far as these ships know they are all that is left. Last Fleet is a game by Black Armada games. In the current state it is Powered By The Apocalypse. As of our recording it is in playtesting. Josh Fox provided us a copy to run through. Please check out Black Armada for more of their well-designed games. The Characters: • Tank - Scorpio (Ken Breese) - An engineer on the ship, in charge of prepping the defense mechs. • Jake Oxnard - Aquarius (Richard Ruane) - Officer and Advocate in charge of fleet personnel related incidents and investigations. Find Richard on twitter @Arr_Roo find out more about the convention he works on Gauntlet Con. He contributes to the Gauntlet's Codex magazine learn more one twitter @GauntletRPG Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!  

“Helena: Will they be happier when they can feel pain? Dr. Gall: On the contrary. But they will be technically more perfect.” ― Karel Čapek, R.U.R. Three high school kids, in a suburban wasteland at the foot of a mountain range, try to keep things together in the early-nineties.   To learn more about how Things from the Flood is played check out our primer episode. To get a sense of where these characters started take a listen to our Tales from the Loop story:   The World: Pittsfield and the Lenox Loop.   Pittsfield, MA - in the Berkshire mountains on the border of NY and Western MA. In the 1940’s GE, MIT and a Federal Research Facility carved a particle accelerator into the deep rock beneath the mountain range just south in Lenox, MA. They also carved cooling towers from the rock itself. The loop passes just under Pittsfield proper. The center of the city the large GE plant has long since been abandoned and retrofitted into housing for refugees from the lowlands. To the south, a mile or two down South St, HWY 20 is the turn off to Bousquet Mountain, a ski area. A bit further south are the cooling towers and the subsurface labs. In ‘89 two things happened- the wall fell, ending the cold war, and the flood came. The Loop and its labs are suspected as causing the flooding, which spread out from the hills and turned the middle of New England into a massive tidal floodplain. Under severe scrutiny over its part in the flood GE and facing massive fines, declared bankruptcy. Normally the death of the industry would kill a town like Pittsfield, but all the displaced people from Boston and the farmlands moved en-masse into the Berkshires, or neighboring upstate New York. Service industry sprung up along with real estate and other infrastructure works, the once sleepy, lightly industrial nearly rural Pittsfield, has become a bustling suburb to Lenox to the south. Lenox itself has become a large city, though the cooling towers and structures of the now flooded and abandoned labs are given wide berth. The once spread out development south of Pittsfield center is now a dense suburban development. The ski lodge has been converted to Condos and year-round living. The other big event to note, in 90/91 rifts began to open in the swamps to the East. Emerging from these rifts came the Beasts- large dark shapes in crystalline armor. The government scrambled and with the help of a quintet of mysterious giant robots, were able to repel the waves and waves of creatures. This threat has become a part of life after the Flood. The Teens: Ollie Barker - Lone Wolf (Dan McCoy) withdrawn and serious, sets themselves outside.   Chad Dawson - Party Animal (Stuart Wellington) drinking and partying his way through high school, assuming he every gets out.   Rush McKenzie - Hacker (Ken Breese) from exploring the outdoors to now exploring the wilderness of the early internet, he's put on weight and lost himself in conspiracy theory.   Find Dan McCoy on twitter @dankmccoy Find Stuart Wellington on twitter @flophousecat Find Stuart and Dan's podcast The Flophouse on the flophousepodcast.com and on the MaxFun network. You can also follow the podcast on twitter @theflophousepod. The Flophouse has a number of live shows coming up this Summer and Fall so be sure to check them out if they're in your area! Find Stuart's podcast Till Def Do Us Parrdy on soundcloud and through itunes. You can also follow the show on twitter @tilldef If you're in NYC make sure to get over to The Hinterlands, Stuart's bar in Kensington, Brooklyn and their new bar in Sunset Park, Brooklyn- Minnie's If you want to play some games we host a regular game night on Tuesdays at the Hinterlands. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting an a rules summary of  Things from the Flood by Modiphius Entertainment. modiphius.net Note that Things from the Flood is a stand-alone game but also a sequel to Tales from the Loop - the mechanics are the same so check out our Tales from the Loop primer for a more granular look at game mechanics. Recommended number of players: GM and 2-4 players, Play time 2-4 hours on average. Things from the Flood is a GM'd game that encourages the players collaborate with the Game Master to tell the story. We recommend picking the PDF and or Physical copy from publisher. The character types can be printed and you only need a handful of 6-sided dice to roll against trouble. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"We Boys and Men need to know how to Love. Though It may sometimes hurt, we need to persevere and party it out." — JUVENALIUS Three high school kids, in a suburban wasteland at the foot of a mountain range, try to keep things together in the early-nineties. To learn more about how Things from the Flood is played check out our primer episode. To get a sense of where these characters started take a listen to our Tales from the Loop story. The World: Pittsfield and the Lenox Loop.   Pittsfield, MA - in the Berkshire mountains on the border of NY and Western MA. In the 1940’s GE, MIT and a Federal Research Facility carved a particle accelerator into the deep rock beneath the mountain range just south in Lenox, MA. They also carved cooling towers from the rock itself. The loop passes just under Pittsfield proper. The center of the city the large GE plant has long since been abandoned and retrofitted into housing for refugees from the lowlands. To the south, a mile or two down South St, HWY 20 is the turn off to Bousquet Mountain, a ski area. A bit further south are the cooling towers and the subsurface labs. In ‘89 two things happened- the wall fell, ending the cold war, and the flood came. The Loop and its labs are suspected as causing the flooding, which spread out from the hills and turned the middle of New England into a massive tidal floodplain. Under severe scrutiny over its part in the flood GE and facing massive fines, declared bankruptcy. Normally the death of the industry would kill a town like Pittsfield, but all the displaced people from Boston and the farmlands moved en-masse into the Berkshires, or neighboring upstate New York. Service industry sprung up along with real estate and other infrastructure works, the once sleepy, lightly industrial nearly rural Pittsfield, has become a bustling suburb to Lenox to the south. Lenox itself has become a large city, though the cooling towers and structures of the now flooded and abandoned labs are given wide berth. The once spread out development south of Pittsfield center is now a dense suburban development. The ski lodge has been converted to Condos and year-round living. The other big event to note, in 90/91 rifts began to open in the swamps to the East. Emerging from these rifts came the Beasts- large dark shapes in crystalline armor. The government scrambled and with the help of a quintet of mysterious giant robots, were able to repel the waves and waves of creatures. This threat has become a part of life after the Flood. The Teens: Ollie Barker - Lone Wolf (Dan McCoy) withdrawn and serious, sets themselves outside.   Chad Dawson - Party Animal (Stuart Wellington) drinking and partying his way through high school, assuming he every gets out.   Rush McKenzie - Hacker (Ken Breese) from exploring the outdoors to now exploring the wilderness of the early internet, he's put on weight and lost himself in conspiracy theory.   Find Dan McCoy on twitter @dankmccoy Find Stuart Wellington on twitter @flophousecat Find Stuart and Dan's podcast The Flophouse on the flophousepodcast.com and on the MaxFun network. You can also follow the podcast on twitter @theflophousepod. The Flophouse has a number of live shows coming up this Summer and Fall so be sure to check them out if they're in your area! Find Stuart's podcast Till Def Do Us Parrdy on soundcloud and through itunes. You can also follow the show on twitter @tilldef If you're in NYC make sure to get over to The Hinterlands, Stuart's bar in Kensington, Brooklyn and their new bar in Sunset Park, Brooklyn- Minnie's If you want to play some games we host a regular game night on Tuesdays at the Hinterlands. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.”  ― J.M.Barrie In a quiet tidal pool, by a cold dark shore, the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts. Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. Go check out his work at his Teapot Games site. The Map:  To the South is the Shore. To the North West the Village. A stone alter and a configuration of stones rests near the edge of the pond closest to the village. On the South side of the pond where the sea threatens to enter the pool, is a cannonball sunk in the silt. On Eastern bank a massive albino crocodile makes its home. Along the shore large poles are sunk into the sand and mud. They are topped with winding sheets that snap in the ocean winds. The Characters: Rurik (Amanda McLoughlin) - An aspect of moonlight, she wears flowers in her hair and ages with the phases of the moon, yo-yoing between a child and crone.   Marichka (Julia Schifini) - An aspect of tides, she has flowing seaweed for hair and jagged shark teeth.   Semyon (John Holt) - An aspect of sorrow, she is a paper thin spirit with tattered flaking edges.   Bohdana (Ken Breese) - An aspect of ghosts, her face is masked and her dress flows behind and seems to have no end.   Find Amanda on twitter @shessomickey and on her website amandamcloughlin.com. Amanda is also a member of the RPG podcast series Join The Party, learn more on their site jointhepartypod.com and follow them on twitter @jointhepartypod Find Julia on twitter @juliaschifini and on her website juliaschifini.com she is currently a cast member on the Tides audio series, listen here tidespodcast.com Amanda and Julia are founding members of the Multitude production collective. Find out more about Multitude's at their site multitude.productions and on twitter @MultitudeShows. They are also hosts of the mythology, folklore, and urban legend podcast, Spirits. Learn more on their site spiritspodcast.com and on twitter @SpiritsPodcast. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. The game designer Nick Wedig has a repository of his work at Teapot Games. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly he spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!"  — Lewis Carroll In a quiet tidal pool, by a cold dark shore, the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts. During the setup Julia recommended the book Deathless by Catherynne M Valente. It is a telling of the Koschei the Deathless tale.  https://www.amazon.com/Deathless-Catherynne-M-Valente/dp/0765326302 Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. Go check out his work at his Teapot Games site. The Map:  To the South is the Shore. To the North West the Village. A stone alter and a configuration of stones rests near the edge of the pond closest to the village. On the South side of the pond where the sea threatens to enter the pool, is a cannonball sunk in the silt. On Eastern bank a massive albino crocodile makes its home. Along the shore large poles are sunk into the sand and mud. They are topped with winding sheets that snap in the ocean winds.    The Characters: Rurik (Amanda McLoughlin) - An aspect of moonlight, she wears flowers in her hair and ages with the phases of the moon, yo-yoing between a child and crone.   Marichka (Julia Schifini) - An aspect of tides, she has flowing seaweed for hair and jagged shark teeth.   Semyon (John Holt) - An aspect of sorrow, she is a paper thin spirit with tattered flaking edges.   Bohdana (Ken Breese) - An aspect of ghosts, her face is masked and her dress flows behind and seems to have no end. Find Amanda on twitter @shessomickey and on her website amandamcloughlin.com. Amanda is also a member of the RPG podcast series Join The Party, learn more on their site jointhepartypod.com and follow them on twitter @jointhepartypod Find Julia on twitter @juliaschifini and on her website juliaschifini.com she is currently a cast member on the Tides audio series, listen here tidespodcast.com Amanda and Julia are founding members of the Multitude production collective. Find out more about Multitude's at their site multitude.productions and on twitter @MultitudeShows. They are also hosts of the mythology, folklore, and urban legend podcast, Spirits. Learn more on their site spiritspodcast.com and on twitter @SpiritsPodcast. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. The game designer Nick Wedig has a repository of his work at Teapot Games. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

d out what your hero or heroine wants, and when he or she wakes up in the morning, just follow him or her all day..”  ― Ray Bradbury The people of the other world have come to the cradle of the mountains and their presence will shape the land. Companion's Tale was successfully kickstarted and is now available for purchase. Learn more on the designer's page Sweet Potato Press. Check out our rules primer here. The Map: They came over the sea and settled in the mountains and the riders on the plain made them pay fealty. The Characters: The First Born - (Alisha Bhagat)  The Outsider - (Alisha Bhagat) The Rescued - (Ken Breese)  The Monster - (Ken Breese) The Scholar - (John Holt)  The Entwined - (John Holt) The Mercenary - (Chris Deircks)  The Bard - (Chris Deircks) Find Alisha on twitter @AlishaBhagat. Find Chris on twitter @c_diercks and learn about his theatre company, Team Awesome Robot, at teamawesomerobot.com. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Companion's Tale by Laura Simpson. Purchase a copy here. Recommended number of players: 3-5 players, Play time around 2-4 hours. To play you'll need: Rulebook, Companion's Tale Cards, Writing Utensils, Blank Paper. Companion's Tale is a GMless game that encourages you to find your own truths as you define the edges of the hero that your characters follow and who shapes the world. Learn more on Laura's website, Sweet Potato Press. We recommend picking the PDF or Physical copy from Indy Press Revolution. Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“But first whom shall we send In search of this new world, whom shall we find Sufficient? Who shall tempt, with wand'ring feet The dark unbottomed infinite abyss And through the palpable obscure find out His uncouth way, or spread his aery flight Upborne with indefatigable wings Over the vast abrupt, ere he arrive The happy isle?”  ― John Milton, Paradise Lost The people of the other world have come to the cradle of the mountains and their presence will shape the land. Companion's Tale was successfully kickstarted and is now available for purchase. Learn more on the designer's page Sweet Potato Press. Check out our rules primer here. The Map: They came over the sea and settled in the mountains and the riders on the plain made them pay fealty. The Characters: The First Born - (Alisha Bhagat)  The Outsider - (Alisha Bhagat) The Rescued - (Ken Breese)  The Monster - (Ken Breese) The Scholar - (John Holt)  The Entwined - (John Holt) The Mercenary - (Chris Deircks)  The Bard - (Chris Deircks) Find Alisha on twitter @AlishaBhagat. Find Chris on twitter @c_diercks and learn about his theatre company, Team Awesome Robot, at teamawesomerobot.com. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“The thing that makes me happy is that I know that on Mars, two hundred years from now, my books are going to be read. They’ll be up on dead Mars with no atmosphere. And late at night, with a flashlight, some little boy is going to peek under the covers and read The Martian Chronicles on Mars.” ― Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles The nations of Mars bow before the metal city. Icarus is live on Kickstarter til March 11th, 2019. The game is beautifully crafted. Thanks again to Hunter Books for providing us an in-progress printable set to present before the Kickstarter concludes. We'll have a primer up when the game officially releases. Learn more Here. The Setup: •Mars based colony civilization, long since out of contact with Earth. •The Monument in the center of our civilization is a massive moisture gather that branches out in aqueducts to irrigate the farthest outposts of the colonization. The Characters: Grung Fortnight - (Ken Breese) they/them, Musician and outsider performance artist, part of the kaiju kids movement. Aluf Klump - (Daniel Kelley) he/him, Whaler Bodyguard and right hand to a political leader in the society. Sarta MorningStar - (Alexi Sargeant) she/her, Lobbyist for the high rollers of the society. Angeline Noth - (John Holt) she/her, one of the Welders who modify the metal structures to house more people. Find Alexi on twitter @alexisargeant and learn more about Alexi Sargeant's work on his website, alexisargeant.com. Find Daniel on twitter @danieljkelley and learn more about his work at the Center for Technology and Society at the ADL. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Mars is far more attractive as an outpost colony for earthlings than the moon is.”  ― Buzz Aldrin The nations of Mars bow before the metal city. Icarus is live on Kickstarter til March 11th, 2019. The game is beautifully crafted. Thanks again to Hunter Books for providing us an in-progress printable set to present before the Kickstarter concludes. We'll have a primer up when the game officially releases. Learn more Here. The Setup: •Mars based colony civilization, long since out of contact with Earth. •The Monument in the center of our civilization is a massive moisture gather that branches out in aqueducts to irrigate the farthest outposts of the colonization. The Characters: Grung Fortnight - (Ken Breese) they/them, Musician and outsider performance artist, part of the kaiju kids movement. Aluf Klump - (Daniel Kelley) he/him, Whaler Bodyguard and right hand to a political leader in the society. Sarta MorningStar - (Alexi Sargeant) she/her, Lobbyist for the high rollers of the society.  Angeline Noth - (John Holt) she/her, one of the Welders who modify the metal structures to house more people. Find Alexi on twitter @alexisargeant and learn more about Alexi Sargeant's work on his website, alexisargeant.com. Find Daniel on twitter @danieljkelley and learn more about his work at the Center for Technology and Society at the ADL. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Slums are always a marvel; how human desperation can seem to warp the very laws of physics.”  ― Sam J. Miller, Blackfish City In a super-dense metropolis the dutiful locksmith opens a door that should remain closed. Lovecraftesque is available at Black Armada games, online game retailers and your friendly local game store. Learn more at our primer. The Setup: •heroic horror •Near Future Urban Environment •Main location: A "Walled City" called Warren Station •Additional Locations: an Abandoned Blood Bank/Clinic, "Wherehouse" a Mega-Club, and "Street Level" a series of subterranean nutrient farms. •The Witness: Beat Theremin - A locksmith, they are assigned to maintaining Warren Station. They have deep family obligations and a large extended family all housed in the Warren. After some youthful indiscretion Beat has become very by-the-book in their work.  The Clues: •A spiked high heel that is dissolving in a green slime •An antique door knob and lock in the shape of a fish head. •A pipe grate that has been 'graffitied' to look like a fish's maw •A giant pile of orange spoor or eggs •An ancient tome "Moby Dick" •An etching that altered itself. •A repeating "Hello, Beat" phrase •A mushroom covered DJ Find James Mendez Hodes on twitter @LulaVampiro, and check out his website jamesmendezhodes.com and on mastodon @lula. Find his recently successful Kickstarter for Thousand Arrows here. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“To condense fact from the vapor of nuance.”  ― Neal Stephenson In a super-dense metropolis the dutiful locksmith opens a door that should remain closed. Lovecraftesque is available at Black Armada games, online game retailers and your friendly local game store. Learn more at our primer. The Setup: •heroic horror •Near Future Urban Environment •Main location: A "Walled City" called Warren Station •Additional Locations: an Abandoned Blood Bank/Clinic, "Wherehouse" a Mega-Club, and "Street Level" a series of subterranean nutrient farms. •The Witness: Beat Theremin - A locksmith, they are assigned to maintaining Warren Station. They have deep family obligations and a large extended family all housed in the Warren. After some youthful indiscretion Beat has become very by-the-book in their work.  The Clues: •A spiked high heel that is dissolving in a green slime •An antique door knob and lock in the shape of a fish head. •A pipe grate that has been 'graffitied' to look like a fish's maw •A giant pile of orange spoor or eggs   Find James Mendez Hodes on twitter @LulaVampiro, and check out his website jamesmendezhodes.com and on mastodon @lula. Find his recently successful Kickstarter for Thousand Arrows here. Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that."  — Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland) A retinue from the rose kingdom travel to seek an alliance and peace. For the Queen is expected to release in 2019. Keep an eye out at Evil Hat Games to get your copy. We'll put up a primer episode when the game is publicly available. The Queen:  Kindness and love. The Interview: We were honored to have Alex Roberts, designer of For the Queen, continue our conversation about design and play.  We've compiled links to subjects that were mentioned if you want to take a deeper dive: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network.  For the Queen - the landing page for the upcoming release of For The Queen, Alex's latest design published by Evil Hat Games. Star Crossed - Alex's successfully kickstarted game that mailed to backers in Feb 2019 and is published with Bully Pulpit Games. Look for it at your local retailers and online soon! Designers mentioned: Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games, Emily Care Boss, Vincent Baker Games mentioned: LARPs from the Factory, Dialect, Misspent Youth, Burning Wheel, Fiasco, Dread, My Life With Master, Kagematsu, Shock: Social Science Fiction, We Are Here To See The Evil Wizard Kormakur, Last Item on the Agenda, Let's Be Dinosaurs, Nordic LARP Find Zelma on twitter @zforzelma and instagram @zforzelma and her website kelseyhercs.com for more information on her playwriting and performance work.  Check out her latest performance running mid-February 2019 at the Kraine Theatre in NYC Feb 11th, 12th and 14th: Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging  and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play. You can find his game company at GalileoGames.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"For there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought."  — Edmund Spenser (The Faerie Queene) A retinue from the storm kingdom travels to seek an alliance, or to demand surrender. For the Queen is expected to release in 2019. Keep an eye out at Evil Hat Games to get your copy. We'll put up a primer episode when the game is publicly available. The Queen:  Unknowable and eternal. The Interview: We were honored to have Alex Roberts, designer of For the Queen, sit with us for a conversation about design and play.  We've compiled links to subjects that were mentioned if you want to take a deeper dive: Find Alex on her website at helloalexroberts.com and on twitter @muscularpikachu Her amazing podcast, Backstory @backstorycast, is on the One Shot network.  For the Queen - the landing page for the upcoming release of For The Queen, Alex's latest design published by Evil Hat Games. Star Crossed - Alex's successfully kickstarted game that mailed to backers in Feb 2019 and is published with Bully Pulpit Games. Look for it at your local retailers and online soon! Designers mentioned: Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games, Emily Care Boss, Vincent Baker Games mentioned: LARPs from the Factory, Dialect, Misspent Youth, Burning Wheel, Fiasco, Dread, My Life With Master, Kagematsu, Shock: Social Science Fiction, We Are Here To See The Evil Wizard Kormakur, Last Item on the Agenda, Let's Be Dinosaurs, Nordic LARP Find Zelma on twitter @zforzelma and instagram @zforzelma and her website kelseyhercs.com for more information on her playwriting and performance work.  Check out her latest performance running mid-February 2019 at the Kraine Theatre in NYC Feb 11th, 12th and 14th Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging  and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play. You can find his game company at GalileoGames.com Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,  in secret, between the shadow and the soul."  — Pablo Neruda The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way.  This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. Quest: The Gods A generational colony ship has been sent to do an end run around the inhabited worlds of a species the humans of Earth have declared war upon. They are tasked with establishing a colony as a beachhead to launch attacks on the enemy flank. An engineering team has been sent in a smaller ship, the Lightbearer-Alpha just ahead of the colony ship to establish the infrastructure for the landing. The challenges: Hostile Megafauna in an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere as well as Dissent & Disagreement amongst the team. The Characters: (Ken Breese) Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical notes. Minor Character: Wool Warsh (the Demigod, ferry-man of Death) (Christopher McFarland) Main Character: Morgus (the god of Excess & Surplus) - A massive hungry god. Minor Character: Yuri (a mortal granted immortality by touching the godhead) (John Holt) Main Character: The Veil (the god of shadows) - A veiled god, the bringer of death. Minor Character: Dulcet (the demi-god huntress) (Zach Norton) Main Character: Synapse (the god of connections) - A god of humming energy. Minor Character: Yardik (the spawn brother of Morgus) The Challenges: (1) Close the gate to the light - a 12 year task (2) Destroy a line of hero kings - a 7 generation task (3) Forge a new land for our chosen - a brief task Find Zach Norton on twitter @Zmichaelnorton Find Christopher McFarland on stage and in Jessica Jones on Netflix Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle."  — Francis of Assisi (The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi) The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way.  This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster. To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode. Quest: The Gods A pantheon of gods has survived the last destruction of their world and now seek to gain support from the mortals they rule over. The challenges: The mortals resent us and monsters destroy our creation, we destroy them but still they rise. The Characters: (Ken Breese) Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical notes. Minor Character: Wool Warsh (the Demigod, ferry-man of Death) (Christopher McFarland) Main Character: Morgus (the god of Excess & Surplus) - A massive hungry god. Minor Character: Yuri (a mortal granted immortality by touching the godhead) (John Holt) Main Character: The Veil (the god of shadows) - A veiled god, the bringer of death. Minor Character: Dulcet (the demi-god huntress) (Zach Norton) Main Character: Synapse (the god of connections) - A god of humming energy. Minor Character: Yardik (the spawn brother of Morgus) Find Zach Norton on twitter @Zmichaelnorton Find Christopher McFarland on stage and in Jessica Jones on Netflix Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef.” ― Tom Stoppard, Arcadia The beast lopes across the face of a barren world. An entire civilization festers beneath its skin. To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode. The Haven:  The Glorge is a gargantuan creature of flesh that lumbers blindly, on multiple limbs, across the face of the world. In the dripping moist layer, between the thick folds of its skin and its oily pulsing muscle and flesh, an entire society has formed. The Traditions: Birth: Everyone in the haven can carry offspring and become pregnant. It is a little strange to not be pregnant. The spheres in their bodies of developing children are mirrored in the symbol of the cornucopia spilling grapes and fruits that is ever present in the iconography of the culture. Communication: The common greeting is to make out with the person you're greeting. In this ritual you also exchange a metallic lozenge with a name etched on it. These are referred to as candies. Justice: Secrets are the currency of the society. An entire 'secret' police force and the encouragement of gossip makes information a commodity and a liability. This behavior is encouraged by the allocation of sweet vat-grown tongue meat. Death: A death that explores the heights of delicious pain and pleasure is a good death. There is an oil derived from growths plucked deep from the Glorge that offers altered and heightened perception and is used exclusively for death seeking. Entertainment: The coming-of-age ceremony begins when the brood of children reaches the age of consent and partakes in a race into the depths of the Glorge to retrieve the largest cysts. The victor is named Master of Flesh and the others who survive the ordeal are granted a name etched metal 'candy' lozenge. Relationships: It is forbidden to make emotional connections to others. People play games where they toy with others to make them have an emotional attachment. The only way to ceremonially purge this is to grow a vestigial heart and present it to the object of affection. The Characters: The Hero: Sheer, a Feel Agent for the secret police, has heightened senses in their tongue. They are a bit different in the society in that they have empathy that draws them towards reciprocation instead of playing games with other people's emotions. The Fallen:  Master of Tongues, the leader of the secret police, seeks to maintain their control on the society. The Pillar: Bloom, a peer from the same trial as the hero, works in the processing of the psychotropic Oil Macabre. Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“People who live in society have learnt how to see themselves, in mirrors, as they appear to their friends. I have no friends: is that why my flesh is so naked?”  ― Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea The beast lopes across the face of a barren world. An entire civilization festers beneath its skin. To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode. The Haven:  The Glorge is a gargantuan creature of flesh that lumbers blindly, on multiple limbs, across the face of the world. In the dripping moist layer, between the thick folds of its skin and its oily pulsing muscle and flesh, an entire society has formed. The Traditions: Birth: Everyone in the haven can carry offspring and become pregnant. It is a little strange to not be pregnant. The spheres in their bodies of developing children are mirrored in the symbol of the cornucopia spilling grapes and fruits that is ever present in the iconography of the culture. Communication: The common greeting is to make out with the person you're greeting. In this ritual you also exchange a metallic lozenge with a name etched on it. These are referred to as candies. Justice: Secrets are the currency of the society. An entire 'secret' police force and the encouragement of gossip makes information a commodity and a liability. This behavior is encouraged by the allocation of sweet vat-grown tongue meat. Death: A death that explores the heights of delicious pain and pleasure is a good death. There is an oil derived from growths plucked deep from the Glorge that offers altered and heightened perception and is used exclusively for death seeking. Entertainment: The coming-of-age ceremony begins when the brood of children reaches the age of consent and partakes in a race into the depths of the Glorge to retrieve the largest cysts. The victor is named Master of Flesh and the others who survive the ordeal are granted a name etched metal 'candy' lozenge. Relationships: It is forbidden to make emotional connections to others. People play games where they toy with others to make them have an emotional attachment. The only way to ceremonially purge this is to grow a vestigial heart and present it to the object of affection. The Characters: The Hero: Sheer, a Feel Agent for the secret police, has heightened senses in their tongue. They are a bit different in the society in that they have empathy that draws them towards reciprocation instead of playing games with other people's emotions. The Fallen:  Master of Tongues, the leader of the secret police, seeks to maintain their control on the society. The Pillar: Bloom, a peer from the same trial as the hero, works in the processing of the psychotropic Oil Macabre. Find D on twitter @mxnurd Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

“All science is merely a means to an end. The means is knowledge. The end is control.”  ― Milton William Cooper Someone is controlling people and making them kill. The FBI has sent the duo that handles these odd cases.. To learn more about how Tall Pines is played check out our primer episode. The Protagonists for this game: FBI Agent Thersea Mills - The Believer FBI Agent Alisha Sunderwala - The Rational Paul Kather - The Student Filmmaker Randy - The Cherished Eccentric  Huck Diamond - The Local Sheriff Ken Zhang - The Best Friend _____ Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation Find John on twitter @LordJoho Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways. Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!