We are a group of players that get together once a week for tabletop gaming, recorded as actual plays for your listening pleasure. Staying on the rails is viewed more as a suggestion than an actual rule for us. Mature and Immature content ahead: you have been warned.
We finally move along, heading for the Gala to continue our investigation. Some of us are less pleased about being trapped in a crowd of people, but we're certain we'll make it out intact.Probably.Hopefully....maybe...Ah, at least we'll get good information, right?
We're back with another zany adventure through messed up time. This time, our group of Timewatch Agents finds themselves smack in the middle of a messed up timeline where there seems to be an entire religion devoted to worshipping...dogs?Tune in to find out how this came about! Dog puns included.
Join us as we venture into the world of Shadowrun, using a starter campaign titled 'Free Seattle'. Our ragtag group of Shadowrunners is competent, we swear.This time we start by getting the details of our first job, given to us by a Mr Johnson that hails by the name "Romeo". Will it be a task we can handle?
We took a week off from our usual games to talk about a topic that's caused no end of confusion and hardships for us (and probably also for many of you) : finding ways to continue our favorite hobby while in this quarantine. We've found a bunch of things that have helped us out, and thought we'd share! Here are some links to some of the things we talk about during the session:Our discord bot on GitHub: SidekickDungeon Scrawl
Our criminal enterprise is back and nearly up and running! We've explored the area around us a bit and now have to set ourselves up with some work. But can our group pull off a mission successfully? Only time will tell.
Welcome to Forge Ahead, totally legal and in no way shady enterprise, where we want to help you with all your body modification needs! We're just getting things together at the moment, so please don't mind the dust.
Welcome back to Black Hat University for the first day of classes! There's plenty of zany characters to meet and get to know. What sort of mayhem will our super villains to be get up to this time?
In a strange twist, our team must take on a threat directed at one of its own. Will we manage to save our favorite caveman, or is he doomed to vanish no matter what we try?
We're back with the Witcher again! This time we venture into a city where all the children seem to be missing.Monsters abound (even within the party) as we seek answers and safety from Nilfgaard.
Welcome to your first day at Black Hat University, premier college for any aspiring super villain in the making! We'll be following the antics and learnings of a handful of students. All of them are gifted, more than they seem, and ready to cause trouble. Can they follow the bare minimum rules, set down by the villains who came before them, to become super villains of their own? Or will they end up self-destructing and being no better than henchmen?
Tonight we dabble in the Witcher. The module we're playing is "Still Waters", released for free RPG day. This is our first foray into the system, so apologies of we get anything wrong!
Welcome to part 2 of the module for 'Chariot of the Gods'.Our crew has left our ship, the Montero, and is currently dealing with the Chronus to see if there are survivors or anything to bring back for the company. But with a ship that's been dead for many, many years, is there anything left that's salvageable, or will we only be met with death?
Something's gone hinky with the timeline! Things are spiraling out of control, and our ragtag team of Timewatch Agents are the closest in time and space to be able to deal with it.Someone has tracked the anomaly down to coincide with the grand opening of Disneyland. But what could the Happiest Place on Earth possibly be doing to wreck all of time?
Welcome to our first foray into the Alien system. We got started before the official rule book was out, so apologies for anything we got wrong or anything that has changed since this play through!We got our hands on the module for 'Chariot of the Gods', along with its pre-generated characters and decided to take it for a spin.But with the company man as the NPC, can we manage to get through the disaster about to strike, or are we still doomed to fail?
Finally at their destination, the crew of S.A.S.S. dares to enter the abandoned Dronkey factory.After dealing with crazed Taker-killers, bands of slavers, and several types of zombies, will this be a pleasant end to their Taking career, or will they have crazier stories yet to pass along, assuming they survive?
We continue on the beginner adventure, finally starting with the actual Championship tournament itself. Our group of samurai will be put through multiple trials, where they must not only show their skills, but also please the judges.Will they succeed in clearing their Gempukku and becoming official samurai, or will they fail and break horribly in front of the seven great clans? Listen in and find out!
In a slight departure from our usual adventures and tangles with Things Man Was Not Meant To Know, a group of Astronauts prepare for what will most likely be their last trip to space and get a new mission. They must escort a pair of civilians up into space to enact repairs on a specialized satellite, as only these two are qualified to do the work required.But with neither civilian truly in shape for the task ahead, will the crew manage to complete the mission successfully, or is it doomed from the start?
Our group takes a first look into the Legend of the 5 Rings (L5R) system with the beginner game scenario 'Topaz Championship'. The players must head into Crane lands to compete in this tournament, thereby completing their Gempukku.Along the way, they meet a fellow samurai from a minor clan and learn about a mystery the Crane clan would rather keep quiet.Listen in as we learn about Rokugan and (try to) follow samurai culture! Note: "Gempukku" is the term for a rite of passage ceremony to say that a samurai is officially a samurai.
Our long campaign at an end, some of our players get together to talk about the campaign, going over some things we liked and hearing some thoughts from our GM on the challenge of running something like this!
The group is finally at retirement! Time for one last job: Mr JOLS.The way to the abandoned Dronkey factory isn't all sunshine and roses, however. Will they plan well enough to get to their destination intact?
Now back from Alaska, our scattered Agents have one last task to deal with: Pete.Down to just the final three living original members, a frantic investigation begins. Will they bring Pete back? Is there a happy ending left for anyone?
After the way the last job ended, our group of intrepid Takers decides to head out on a Score of their own choosing. For this, they're on their way to the local hospital in downtown Houston, hoping to find some quality medical supplies or equipment to sell back to the Enclave.With stress levels already running high, can they make it there and back in once piece?
Welcome back to Timewatch! This time the mission has to deal with a series of strange incidents related to the magicians throughout history disappearing only to return later, having been attacked and with no memory of the assault.Can our agents find the culprit and put history back together one agent down?
Part 2 of the mission in Alaska! The entire crew is here, split into two teams in an attempt to take the mission on with utilizing the best of everyone's skillsets.There's no way this could backfire, at all... Agents Milton and Turner can be trusted to provide an adequate distraction, right?
Welcome to Time Watch! Here a delightful group of agents (consisting of a Historian, a Cybernetisist, a Pirate, and a.....caveman?) are sent out on a mission going back through time to the days of the Wild, Wild West! Something strange has happened, altering a rather well-known duel between Hickok and Tutt.Can this rag-tag crew put history back together?
After the last day at work that left us trusting each other even less, the group is given a new mission from Pete. We'll be heading North..... waaaay North.... to go undercover and 'extract' a woman from an island that may or may not currently be under control of a cult.There's no way this could go wrong.... right?
The Taker group S.A.S.S. is back at it again, taking some time to deal with their gallery (and each other) before heading out on the next in this series of unusual jobs. This time the job giver is an even more unusual person than their previous clients, tasking them with finding and bringing in a specific casualty....alive.What other oddities will their client have planned?
With most of the group's secrets out on the table now, our Agents must find a way to continue their lives and work. Strangely enough, sharing secrets does not seem to foster much trust.Can the group still work together, or will someone turn on the others? How long until this working group implodes?
This time our intrepid group of Takers are visited by a job-giver from another Enclave. One of his own has gone missing, and he comes bearing a plea for him to be found and brought home safely, if possible.Has the lost sheep become a casualty, or is something else at play?
Trespassers dealt with, now our group of Agents has something perhaps more challenging to deal with. Some of the Agents return to work, armed with knowledge about the ticking time bomb amongst them. Can they share this knowledge?Will someone just make things worse?
After taking some time to set up an art gallery to display the work of Rocko Morocco, it's time for S.A.S.S. to head out on another job. This time the job giver comes from the Recession, tasking our crew with a simple request: find and finish off my husband.Of course, things are never as simple as they seem out in the Loss...
B-4 is now under siege! The group gathers in force once more to deal with the newest threat to face them. With unknown invaders on their way with an unknown agenda, how will this ragtag band of Agents fare?Will they lose another Agent, or will none of them survive? Listen and find out!
S.A.S.S. picks up a replacement member, then heads off on their second job. This time they're heading to a local library to clear it out. The job comes from Sigma, offered first to this group as a thank you for the kind deed they'd done on their last job.Can they all survive this job, or will they be on the hunt for another new member next time? Listen and find out!
The original three Agents get back together after a rough time. Together they must continue the work left undone from the previous day's escapades and start in on some fresh artifact categorization.Whose turn is it to make the worst decision? Will the Lieutenant survive another day? Listen in and find out!
People are disappearing in the area of Hourglass, Oregon, and one instance was captured on video and uploaded to the internet. The Agency puts together a group to try and deal with the issue quickly, finding the source of the disappearances and covering up the mess brought on by the video shared to the public.This was recorded as a beta play test of the scenario, so some things may have changed. Thank you to Shane Ivey for giving us the opportunity to be part of the play test and allowing us to post our recording of it!
Our newly formed Taker group continues the trials of their first job, heading into the aquarium with their goal still in mind. With an additional person to look after, they must make some choices about how to proceed. Will these choices lead them safely to their goal, or into more danger?
After all the madness the members of Working Group Pyxis have been through, it's not surprising some agents might not make it in to work. Two of our number remain steadfast, however, resigned to the daily grind.Will they get a peaceful, 'normal' day?
Welcome to E-Motors, a little enclave outside of Houston, Texas in a repurposed tech campus. A group of Takers, calling themselves S.A.S.S (Safe and Secure Solutions) find themselves in need of work. They get a job from someone inside their own enclave, tasking them with retrieving water filters from a nearby aquarium.Will they be able to function as a team, or will they get each other killed? Listen and find out!
Still reeling a bit from the loss of our last agent and the latest attack of weirdness, our group drags back into work where they're forced to endure a new rookie agent.Will we survive Jun's new character? Can Nic succeed a HUMINT check? Listen and find out!
The group takes a night off of playing games to give some advice to GMs and also players! We trade questions and our own experiences on a few topics in what we hope is a helpful and informative session!In the end, remember that it's important for EVERYONE at the table to have fun!
The remnants of the group heads back home from New York, back to the grind without much time to get put back together. Things quickly go sideways once more as we deal with the aftermath of the latest mission.
Happy holidays everyone! We try our hands at a holiday special, playing a Christmas-themed game of Dread run by Nic!'Twas the night before Christmas in the Adderson house.... With the naughty family safely abed, what cruel fate is gathering above their heads? Tune in to find out!Hanging out as a guest is David!
In what will be our last session with the Lamp Lighters group, we clean up after our misadventures in the strange tavern, before following our sailor on his quest to track down an old foe.This episode was another experiment carried out entirely online, so apologies if the sound is a little weird.
Surprise of surprises, our inept group is still trapped in this strange theatre. This time, we have a plan to enact? Will we make it out? Will anyone get left behind?What's going on outside? Tune in to find out!
We carry on, this time venturing into the Crypt. We get a chance to deal with the combat mechanics, and we find new ways to get in each others' way. Are we heroes, going to enact a rescue? Tomb raiders just looking for loot? Tune in to find out!This episode was another experiment carried out entirely online, so apologies if the sound is a little weird.
With some of our agents already in trouble, the rest of the group finally arrives in New York to the massive train wreck in progress that has become the mission. Can the rescue mission succeed? Are we all doomed?What is going on with this play? Tune in to find out!
At last our group, named 'Lamp Lighters', heads out on what will be our first adventure. The cast of characters in the party is eccentric as usual, and the tales being told only get taller...
It's time for a new mission! The original three Agents head on ahead to get started, incidentally taking on yet another favor for good old Pete.That taken care of, we head out to the theatre to work on the main mission...
For this episode we recorded our creation of characters for a system that's brand new to us: Torch Bearer. We also spend some time looking at the mechanics of the system to prepare us for our first session.We also attempt to play this with our group entirely online, so apologies if the sound quality isn't the best!
The group gets two new members, a beat cop from New York and an FBI agent who struggle to get along. After some time to get to know the new characters (and let them get to know us), we resume our work cataloging and going through the objects within B4.
In this Off the Rails session, a few of us sit down and discuss tips for GMs, old and new. A large focus is given to dealing with potentially troublesome players and how much to let players get away with before it ruins the game for everyone involved.
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