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Brute Force is a real-play comedic RPG podcast blended with in-character narration. We play a campaign of FATE Core (we started with World of Darkness) set in the high fantasy world of Eorith. The adventurers are a party of monsters tasked with saving a world that barely tolerates their existence.

Adam Bash


    • Jun 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 148 EPISODES

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    Brute Force – Episode 148 – The Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 63:10


    The Brute Force work up a plan for combating the vampire menace, and it all starts with a little batconnaissance. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core game...

    Brute Force – Episode 147 – The Whispering Witch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 57:50


    Leland and Mort try to get some answers from a familiar (and familial) face. Can Leland put the past behind him long enough to save Eorith’s future? Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the...

    Brute Force – Episode 146 – Peasant of the Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 51:01


    As Cammy tries to wrangle the retinue into the best damn traveling show/distraction in Eorith, Mort and Leland try to infiltrate the palace and find out more about the vast international vampire menace facing them. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon...

    Brute Force – Episode 145 – Hatrobatics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 59:32


    The Brute Force faces their greatest challenge: convincing their posse to step up and contribute in any meaningful way at all. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core...

    Brute Force – Episode 144 – Good Cop, Bad Cop, Commissioner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 53:59


    The Brute Force is in their element: interrogation via threats of murder! Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core game system set in the mystical lands of Eorith....

    Brute Force – Episode 143 – A Coronation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 55:16


    Prom rolls on towards its eventual climax and the Brute Force spring their plan into action! Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core game system set in the...

    Brute Force – Episode 142 – Blood Punch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 58:31


    As the Frostreach Prep Academy Prom is in full swing, the gang starts to get cold feet about executing their plan to abduct and/or murder the principal for being an assumed vampire. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and...

    Brute Force – Episode 141 – Promposals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 50:37


    The Brute Force finalize their plans in advance of the Frostreach Preparatory Academy Prom. Last item on the list: Find some dates! Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate...

    Brute Force – Episode 140 – A Pre-Prom to Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 54:12


    It’s the day of the Frostreach Preparatory Academy Prom and the Brute Force has schemes to hatch and corsages to buy. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core...

    Brute Force – Episode 139 – 21 Jump Skeets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 59:34


    Fresh off a vampire staking, the Brute Force face down a visitor to Nurse Macklin’s apartment before meeting up with a powerful ally. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the...

    Brute Force – Episode 138 – A Smacklin' from Macklin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 53:27


    The crew chases down a newly turned and changing Nurse Macklin in hopes of finding more clues about what’s happening within the halls of the Frostreach Preparatory Academy. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy...

    Brute Force – Episode 137 – Well Well Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 48:52


    With detention cancelled, the Brute Force break in to Frostreach Prep to find any clues about the strange nefarious deeds happening around the school. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play...

    Brute Force – Episode 136 – The Exsanguination of Bonecrusher 4000

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 49:42


    The crew investigates the murder scene of Bonecrusher 4000 and infiltrate detention through various crimes against salads and porcelain. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the mummy, and Michaela Ray as Cammy the Kitsune. We play the Fate Core game system...

    Brute Force – Episode 135 – Bangxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 53:35


    The crew settles in at Frostreach Preparatory Academy and tries to uncover the seedy underbelly of Vampiric corruption that almost certainly has to be there otherwise we’re really going to have to do some explaining about this mini-arc. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin...

    Brute Force – Episode 134 – Frostreach Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 58:39


    It’s the first day at Frostreach Preparatory Academy and three new students are just looking to survive. Or in Mort and Leland’s case, they’re trying to do whatever the undead version of surviving is. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, John Caulfield as Mort McCoy the vampire, Patrick Rankin as Leland Deacon the...

    Brute Force – Episode 133 – Recreational Oils

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 63:38


    The crew follows the clues to Gern, an isolated kingdom on the far northern edge of the continent. All evidence hints that the vampires behind the attack on Vrymm are operating out of city of Frostreach, so the gang does their best to infiltrate polite Gernsian society to gather more information. Brute Force features Adam...

    Brute Force – Episode 132 – Double Kama Sutra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 55:05


    Mort and Leland try to prevent Vrymm from flipping dupside-uown by effectively living out a 1989 Lucasarts adventure game. We will be taking a few weeks off for the holidays, but will be back in January. If you want to check out the symbol grid from the episode, it was posted in a public Patreon...

    Brute Force – Episode 131 – How Thick Is An Island?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 65:16


    After reconnecting with Queen Ilyanna, the Brute Force try to piece together why the vampires came to Vrymm, why they left so suddenly, and whether the island or its prince can be saved. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce....

    Brute Force – Episode 130 – The Fantastical Machinations of Yanov Boulderbelt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 62:21


    The Brute Force gear up to save Vrymm from its impending topsy-turviness. What are you talking about? Of course that’s a word. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as...

    Brute Force – Episode 129 – Sharkgirlbossing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 68:29


    Hollis finds herself in dire straits, and struggles valiantly to send word of her struggles to her friends. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis the merperson, John...

    Brute Force – Episode 128 – I'm a Human Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 74:35


    Leland awakens from his concussively imposed nap just in time for Mort and Cammy to arrive topside of Vrymm. The crew heads to the castle to sleuth out what could have perforated its outer wall so cleanly. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out...

    Brute Force – Episode 127 – Crystal Clear

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 68:32


    Mort and Cammy reconvene at the base of the crystal tower and hire a new administrative assistant/murder machine. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis the merperson, John...

    Brute Force – Episode 126 – Gatecrashers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 78:02


    The Brute Force search the tower beneath Vrymm and learn more about the mysterious crystal structures within. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis the merperson, John Caulfield...

    Brute Force – Episode 125 – Interview with an Aspiring Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 66:01


    Ambushed after returning from the plane of eternal winter, the Brute Force look to fight off their attackers and win some answers for the trouble. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller,...

    Brute Force – Episode 124 – Huracán Muerta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 65:05


    The Brute Force attempts to flee the icy plane of Fimbulwinter to the assumed safety of their own plane. Ominous wording. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive content, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis...

    Brute Force – Episode 123 – Fimbulwinter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 62:05


    The Brute Force find themselves in a seemingly endless field of snow, tasked with bringing back anything they can find. They might need deeper pockets. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute...

    Brute Force – Episode 122 – A Tenuous Partnership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 71:11


    When a group of scientists enlist the help of the Brute Force to visit new lands in untouched dimensions, can the crew ignore their nagging suspicions in the name of adventure? If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check...

    Brute Force – Episode 121 – Shellshocked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 67:41


    With Cammy and Hollis freed from their prismatic prison, the Brute Force turns their attention to a ferocious 750lb turtle that may or may not have teeth (we’re not sure.) If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out...

    Brute Force – Episode 120 – The Planar Geode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 61:32


    Leland and Mort search for Cammy and Hollis after they vanish amid the crystalline city beneath Vrymm. Jasper unofficially changes his name to avoid his future ex-wife from finding out about his recent purchase of the Gilded Ram. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams,...

    Brute Force – Episode 119 – A Risen City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 65:17


    After a freak tsunami obliterated the coast of Alondia, the Brute Force regroup and venture forth to see what remains of their adopted home of Vrymm. The world is weird in new ways. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”,...

    Brute Force – Episode 118 – Rumble in the Moss

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 53:02


    A fun trip to a curly fry pie shop quickly turns tense when there’s trouble brewin’. Can the gang save the town of Sleetmoss and their menagerie of NPC’s? If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the...

    Brute Force – Episode 117 – Catch a Tigriff by the Toe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021


    Cammy tries to find out if the Duke is ensorceled, which seems to be in vogue with royalty these days. The gang tries to convince a group of majestic sapient flying beasts to take on the role of “adventuring party’s pack mule.” If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron...

    Brute Force – Episode 116 – Generational Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 78:50


    Mort blahhhhbs to the world’s largest vampire hunter that he himself is of the vampiric persuasion, and everyone braces to see if he gets to keep his head.  Later, bartering for vests and flying beasts. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side...

    Brute Force – Episode 115 – A Bite to Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 66:00


    Vampires are loose on the streets of Sleetmoss, and not just the one the Brute Force brought with them. Good thing there’s a hunter about! If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute...

    Brute Force – Episode 114 – Straight Chuped

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 63:58


    The Brute Force is on the hunt for a Chupacabra… or is something more sinister in play? If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly...

    Brute Force – Episode 113 – Stealth Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 58:28


    The Brute Force approaches the central continent; can they outsmart the Gernsian armada and reach land? Don’t let the title of this episode overwhelm you with optimism. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at...

    Brute Force – Episode 112 – Bobos Furry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 59:07


    The Brute Force sail away from Vrymm with a new friend in tow. If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis the...

    Brute Force – Episode 111 – Twas the Night Before Scronchmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 59:15


    The gang reconvenes on a familiar boat and realize it’s a very special night! If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign “Frank’d”, please check out the Patreon at Patreon.com/bruteforce. Brute Force features Adam Bash as the storyteller, Carly Shields as Hollis...

    Brute Force – Episode 110 – Going Tinklies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 64:06


    In the aftermath of Mort's salted assault on Vrymm's Acting Regent Ilztrek Filifar, the party is split.

    Brute Force – Episode 109 – The Wiener’s Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 64:19


    After winning the Vrymm International Supercross Tandem Waterskiing Death Race, Hollis and Cammy have earned entry into the palace. Leland and Mort join them for a fancy banquet in their honor, and several sidebars occur.

    Brute Force – Episode 108 – Sharked the Jump

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 57:52


    The Brute Force have a kingdom to save, but when the opportunity arises to fulfill one of Hollis's lifelong dreams, everything else is put on hold. This episode was recorded as part of the GeeklyCon DIGI live show.

    Brute Force – Episode 107 – Hardtack and Parmesan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 58:22


    The Brute Force lays low after their daring prison break and plan their next steps. In the process, Cammy takes a peek beyond the veil of Mort's mind.

    Brute Force – Episode 106 – Inferno Hearts 3: Final Destination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 63:42


    The Good Guy Squad are having a titanic adventure, but when Johnny Wasabi reveals himself to be a treacherous enemy from their past, it’s up to Carol, Jeff, and Talulah to seas the day! If you wish to support the show and get access to our Patron exclusive Discord channels, livestreams, and our side campaign …

    Brute Force – Episode 105 – Inferno Hearts 2: The Next Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 55:10


    The Good Guy Squad have little time to appreciate the luxurious accomodations on the Fairfax, as the windows and doors in their rooms quickly lock shut. Their cruise has begun. The destination: Revenge!

    Brute Force – Episode 104 – Inferno Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 63:46


    The Good Guy Squad returns as Carol, Jeff and Talulah win an essay contest promoting Jasper Spitwhistle's newest book: Hearts of Inferno. The grand prize? An all-inclusive cruise to a tropical island featured in the book alongside the author himself. But not everything is what it seems!

    Brute Force – Episode 103 – Queen Babe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 48:31


    As Mort and Cammy struggle to come to terms with the newest additions to Eorith's pantheon, the crew learns there might be more to the unrest in Vrymm than it seems.

    Brute Force – Episode 102 – What Time Is It?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 67:58


    The dungeons of Vrymm run red with the blood of (mostly) the enemies of the Brute Force.

    Brute Force – Episode 101 – Leland the Just Alright Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 57:00


    As we return to the tales of the Brute Force, Leland finds himself in a hellscape beyond space and time. Later, Hollis clotheslines a man so hard he has to start buying longer neckties.

    Brute Force – Episode 100 – From a Corner Darkly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 67:42


    In a very special episode of Brute Force: bonds are tested, heroes are born (metaphorically), and a not insignificant amount of stage props enter the fray.

    Brute Force – Episode 99 – What Goes Dup Must Come Uown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 65:21


    In a tower with gravity flipped, one member of the Brute Force mysteriously vanishes while the rest find a one-time ally.

    Brute Force – Episode 98 – The Trouble With Trellises

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 63:17


    The Brute Force makes a lot of bold declarations, and surely that goes well for them.

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