Podcasts about two headed serpent

This episode, Keepers Bridgett & Evan unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! Patreon Plug & Update Hey listeners! Did you know that MUP has a Patreon? That's right! We do!  You can directly support the show, and our surrounding community, by becoming a Patreon! “Dr Weir’s Optometry and Travel Agency: Where you’re going, you won’t need eyes to see.” Submitted by iPwned Head over to patreon.com/MUP or click the patreon icon on the sidebar of our website. If you're able to support us, we'd appreciate it! Patreon, we offer everything from exclusive backer only bonus content, Patreon only episodes, backer only hangouts, access to our backer only portal on Discord, and more! The Discord Plug Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor NATE for editing this episode.  Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out Tonight, I'd like to shout out friend of the show, GroucyLenny and their cats, Lily and Camille, who are captured here with the caption– nefarious plan is to absorb all of the sun's energy to destroy humankind. Wait. You guys are getting sun? I'm in Ohio. I haven't seen the sun since October 2025. Can I join this plan?? Thanks for sharing with us, GroucyLenny! Main Topic Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! Tonight, we're going to unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener!  From a storytelling perspective and from a game design standpoint, this is such an important topic that I don't believe it is getting enough affection. It needs some love, so I'm happy that we're slowing down to really explore the impact that introductory scenes and onboarding have on the rest of your game and storytelling experience! What is the beginning of the scenario? Is this… a roundtable of character introductions? What do you look like, name, occupation? Is this an opening scene? Is this worldbuilding? Why do we care about this topic? Arguably, the introduction, climax, and conclusion are the most essential and vital points of storytelling Essential things to establish? The world The vibe/genre/tone/expectation Your PC's place and impact in the world Character connection Level of buy-in/care Good Examples: Sorrow in Tsvao by Bridgett Jeffries (begins with a team meeting) buff.ly/3AvlvAr Taken for Granite by Jade Griffin's (begins with a car crash) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/379700/taken-for-granite Graham Walmsley's Cosmic Dark  Opening scenes for a campaign: Two-Headed Serpent drops you right in the action and sprays your face with blood, while setting up the central mystery of the campaign. HotOE lets you fool around at a party with some characters who later become important but it doesn't do much to establish the plot. [As a counter-example, the start of The Haunting often flops because it's geared towards new players and doesn't immediately put them in the action.]  Homework Dear listener, tell us of your favorite scenario start!  

This episode, Keepers Bridgett & Evan unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener! Patreon Plug & Update Hey listeners! Did you know that MUP has a Patreon? That's right! We do!  You can directly support the show, and our surrounding community, by becoming a Patreon! “Dr Weir’s Optometry and Travel Agency: Where you’re going, you won’t need eyes to see.” Submitted by iPwned Head over to patreon.com/MUP or click the patreon icon on the sidebar of our website. If you're able to support us, we'd appreciate it! Patreon, we offer everything from exclusive backer only bonus content, Patreon only episodes, backer only hangouts, access to our backer only portal on Discord, and more! The Discord Plug Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor NATE for editing this episode.  Bridgett's Pet Pick Shout Out Tonight, I'd like to shout out friend of the show, GroucyLenny and their cats, Lily and Camille, who are captured here with the caption– nefarious plan is to absorb all of the sun's energy to destroy humankind. Wait. You guys are getting sun? I'm in Ohio. I haven't seen the sun since October 2025. Can I join this plan?? Thanks for sharing with us, GroucyLenny! Main Topic Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Main Topic! Tonight, we're going to unpack the best ways to begin a scenario! We're going to define what the means, things to consider, best practices, worst practices, and even provide you with some recommendations on authors who truly stuck the landing on a strong opener!  From a storytelling perspective and from a game design standpoint, this is such an important topic that I don't believe it is getting enough affection. It needs some love, so I'm happy that we're slowing down to really explore the impact that introductory scenes and onboarding have on the rest of your game and storytelling experience! What is the beginning of the scenario? Is this… a roundtable of character introductions? What do you look like, name, occupation? Is this an opening scene? Is this worldbuilding? Why do we care about this topic? Arguably, the introduction, climax, and conclusion are the most essential and vital points of storytelling Essential things to establish? The world The vibe/genre/tone/expectation Your PC's place and impact in the world Character connection Level of buy-in/care Good Examples: Sorrow in Tsvao by Bridgett Jeffries (begins with a team meeting) buff.ly/3AvlvAr Taken for Granite by Jade Griffin's (begins with a car crash) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/379700/taken-for-granite Graham Walmsley's Cosmic Dark  Opening scenes for a campaign: Two-Headed Serpent drops you right in the action and sprays your face with blood, while setting up the central mystery of the campaign. HotOE lets you fool around at a party with some characters who later become important but it doesn't do much to establish the plot. [As a counter-example, the start of The Haunting often flops because it's geared towards new players and doesn't immediately put them in the action.]  Homework Dear listener, tell us of your favorite scenario start!  

Mr Chesterton has a personal meeting with the great Yig, in this, the penultimate episode of our epic Two-Headed Serpent campaignFor a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channelIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Richard Chesterton is played by NickyBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

The gang enter the majestic but decaying Citadel of Mu where further horrors awaitFor a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channelIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Richard Chesterton is played by NickyBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find us: On Bluesky @HWRpodcast On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/ On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuD On reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcast You can find us all on bluesky!

The gang finally make it to the fabled continent of Mu - and it's just as horrible as you would expect----------------------------For a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channel----------------------------If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Richard Chesterton is played by NickyBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find us: On Bluesky @HWRpodcast On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/ On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuD On reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcast You can find us all on bluesky!

For a full visual experience of a classic episode head to our ⁠YouTube channel----------------------------------------A familiar face is seen in the bushesIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Logan Selby is played by KennethBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

Back in New York

Our love is most definitely not like a ship on the oceanIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Logan Selby is played by KennethBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

Back for more two headed serpent! Episode Notes With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find us: On Bluesky @HWRpodcast On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/ On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuD On reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcast You can find us all on bluesky!

Sober and ready for action the party investigate a Caduceus facilityIf you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠Renée is played by Archie!Bernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

We return to our beloved pals as they depart India and head for Santos in Brazil, minus the most beloved A.P. Thackery who is gone but never forgotten. We also say goodbye to another much loved character and indeed player.Also there's still a couple of free giveaways left. All you need to do is post an Apple Podcasts review and email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠grizzlypeaksradio@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ . You'll need to do this before about the beginning of March.If you like what you hear please support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get early access, exclusive content and moreALSO - we have new merch with the amazing Patreon feed cover art by the legendary Stefan Poag, you can find all manner of ways to drape these horrifying visages on your body at our ⁠⁠Redbubble Store⁠A new character is played by Archie!Logan Selby is played by KennethBernadette is played by JenLazlo Kane is played by AnthonyIn the epic Pulp campaign Two-Headed Serpent from Chaosium,  written by Paul Fricker, Scott Dorward, and Matthew Sanderson. Edited by Mike Mason.

With huge thanks to Battle bards.com Syrinscape Kevin MaCleod at Incompetech FesliyanStudios and Pedar B Heland For their excellent music and sfx Intro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com You can find us: On Bluesky @HWRpodcast On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/ On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuD On reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcast You can find us all on bluesky!

We are back with more Two Headed Serpent!Episode NotesWith huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!

End of Borneo and back to New York

We are back with more Two Headed Serpent!Episode NotesWith huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!

With huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!

Episode NotesWith huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!

Bolivia

With huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!

This is our prep for The Two Headed Serpent. We got together a few weeks earlier to discuss our characters. The next episode starts the game. 

We are back with the first episode of the Snake Island chapter!Episode NotesWith huge thanks toBattle bards.comSyrinscapeKevin MaCleod at IncompetechFesliyanStudiosandPedar B HelandFor their excellent music and sfxIntro Theme Composed by Ninichi : ninichimusic.com  You can find us:On Bluesky @HWRpodcastOn Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/HowWeRollPodcast/On Discord: https://discord.gg/C7h6vuDOn reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HowWeRollPodcastYou can find us all on bluesky!