Podcast appearances and mentions of Unknown Armies

Frank and Tormsen once more don their gurpsuits, this time to discuss the wild and woolly work of Kenneth Hite in his Suppressed Transmissions series for Pyramid Magazine. They debate the High Weird and its powerful proximity to the grit of Unknown Armies.

Frank hits Tormsen with some probing questions about unidentified flying objects and our brothers from outer space. Along our interstellar journey, we get into the various hypotheses behind UFOs, the emergence of abduction stories and UFO cults, and some ways to fit ET into Unknown Armies' humanocentric milieu.

Frank and Tormsen suffer varying degrees of stress and shock, becoming helpless, unnatured, violent, isolated, and unselfed as they harden and fail. Somewhere in there, they discuss these '90s-innovative mechanics for the Unknown Armies systems and variation and bastardizations thereof.

Mage isn't the only game with weird metaphysics. Frank and Tormsen from 33.3 FM join to talk the metaphysics of Unknown Armies, their favorite supplements and magic types, and of course the Comte de Saint Germain. 33.3FM on Soundcloud Unnatural Phenomena - Unknown Armies resource site Atlas Games - Official purveyor of Unknown Armies Break Today - Supplement about Mak Attax Unknown Armies 2e Core One Shots for Unknown Armies 1e Unknown Armies Discord

Escaped Convicts Frank and Tormsen discuss the quintessential 90s Unknown Armies con scenario Jailbreak, from the classic tome One Shots.

Frank and Torm discuss a creatively profitable contest for Unknown Armies held on a weekend long, long ago or recently. Enjoy as our two hero critics battle philosophically and make references past each other. Check out the entries here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g1RzxcmTUeq6QVxUr8zHw6AH6HGbLpmQgMp9BTbOues/edit?usp=sharing

Frank and Tormsen visit Shelbyville with friends of the show Ben and Zomner to discuss the Simpsons, its occult legacy, and applicability to Unknown Armies. The Stonecutters managed to intercept the live broadcast, so enjoy an additional twenty minutes or so of almost Frank Tormsen free discussion. The Swedish cartoon referenced in the episode can be found here: https://www.messynessychic.com/2012/10/20/was-homer-simpson-stolen-from-this-vintage-cartoon-ca-1949/ The Simpsons is Real Footage conspiracy is detailed here: https://spinpasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Simpsons_Theory

In this exclusive scenario written and run by Valiant for Unknown Armies, Frank, Tormsen, and CJ are nuns with secrets. Can the sisters get to the bottom of the strange happenings at their abbey, or will they be consumed by an outside threat? For overview and character sheets, see here: https://strange.domains/ua3e-scenario-cloister/

Content Warning: body horror! We're back with the last of our mini-campaign in the 2nd edition of Unknown Armies! In this episode, One for Sorrow and their biggest fan get in their own way, but may just manage to save the day anyway! As the poet once said... "Overture" by Patrick Wolf. "Theme of the Dice Punks" and its acoustic version are by Drew. Cover art by Joanne, aka Anything Sews. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!

Alternate title: Dragon Style! We're back with more Unknown Armies! In this episode, One for Sorrow and their biggest fan get in a little over their heads, but they don't stop there! As the poet once said... "Get on the Plane" by The Myriad. "Theme of the Dice Punks" and its acoustic version are by Drew. Cover art by Joanne, aka Anything Sews. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!

We're back with more Unknown Armies! In this episode, One for Sorrow and their biggest fan more or less shop 'til they drop, and meet a whole host of colorful characters, both affable and sinister, along the way... As the poet once said... "Skeleton Key" by Dessa. "Theme of the Dice Punks" and its acoustic version are by Drew. Cover art by Joanne, aka Anything Sews. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!

While enjoying a festive cookout, Frank and Tormsen encounter CJ and succumb to a detailed discussion on the history and tropes of antisemitism, how they have affected conspiracy theory, and what all this means for your Unknown Armies game.

Frank and Tormsen check out and give their takes on the submissions for the hopefully first annual Unknown Armies Halloween Jam. List of jam entries: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gk7SCn3oA94yii2l4krKvIDwn2Doo_XOwDOI_ECiHDU/ Mellonbread's reviews: https://bellenmred.blogspot.com/2023/11/2023-unknown-armies-halloween-jam.html

It's taken longer than we had planned (though we hope you enjoyed the one-shots in the interim, but this week we're here with Des GMing this initial episode of our mini-campaign in Greg Stolze & John Tweet's post-modern urban horror RPG, Unknown Armies (2nd edition)! Listen as a terrible band meets their biggest fan under the most unusual circumstances, and tries to track down a missing name! As the poet once said... "Name" by The Goo Goo Dolls. "Theme of the Dice Punks" and its acoustic version are by Drew. Cover art by Joanne, aka Anything Sews. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!

Drew GMs this emergency one-shot of John Perich's one-page RPG No, No, Nyarlathotep! Give this peek into the eldritch alternate origins of the stage musical a listen to find out exactly how many buckets of blood it takes to put on a show! We are still bringing you Des's mini-campaign in Unknown Armies, but due to Life, we are still finding the day when we can record the last episode of it, so we're holding the completed episodes in reserve for now. We hope you enjoy this delightful stop-gap one-shot in the meantime! As the poet once said... "A Better Place" by clipping. "Theme of the Dice Punks" and its acoustic version are by Drew. Cover art by Anna Landin for Something Is Wrong With This House. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!

Armchair philosopher hacks Frank and Tormsen discuss the Unidentified Foreign Ontology group, detailed in the Unknown Armies splatbook Postmodern Magick, and come to grips with what is and what what is.

Frank and Tormsen wrap up their look at Unknown Armies 3rd Edition's Campaign Starter Kits. They give their takes on The Violence Inherent in the System, Raiders of the Lost Mart, and The Wasteland from Oddities and Endlings, then they close things out with opinions and advice on how to tackle Campaign Starter Kits.

After a fortuitous find during an All Mart trip, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Campaign Starter Kits of Unknown Armies 3rd Edition. In this part, our heroes delve into Heroin Highway, Derby Girls Destroy DC, The Young Practicals, and Sacred Pharma. Spoilers abound.

Ethan takes us through a one shot of his own design. A quartet of adepts have to get to Chicago by Saturday for... something. In the middle of the week, after crossing state lines, they opt to take a break at a rest stop...Ethan - GMBen - Vin Sun, theaturgeDan - Max Victor, mortumancyJared - Herb Stevenson, cinemancerNellie - Celina Benetez, fulminaturge

In this episode, our Nobilis pursue the end of gods, and whatever may come next... Scheduling Note: This episode is the final part of a marathon, nearly-12-hour recording session we Punks did to give Nightfall the send-off it deserves. The first part was posted on 1 September 2023, and this true, for-real-this-time last episode of Nightfall is going live between regularly scheduled updates, as soon as life allowed us to finish the editing on it -- thanks for your patience! We'll also be putting these finale episodes' combined Dice Peeks after-show in the main feed, for all to enjoy! After that, for 15 September, we'll be posting a retrospective episode covering the whole campaign. 1 & 15 October will be our… triumphant? …return to Extreme Meatpunks Forever (GMed once more by the inimitable Drew!), and we'll have something special for you on HALLOWEEN! Finally, Des's Unknown Armies miniseries will begin airing on November 15th, and our next full campaign, Hard Wired Island, will begin after that. Check out REIGN and Nobilis! As the poet said… “Punk Rock Never Happened” by Dash Rip Rock. “Theme of the Dice Punks” and its acoustic version by Drew Messinger-Michaels. Art and editing by Joanne Spotswood. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Twitter (for now), Cohost, and Tumblr at @dicepunks!

Frank and Tormsen finally talk about what they know, discussing the Fool and the Trickster archetypes across Unknown Armies editions, and the provocative variations lurking in between.

After action report on my Roadtrip to Columbus. Recap of A Weekend with Good Friends games I played and ran, Forbidden Lands on Dungeon Musings, and Savage Rifts. Unboxing of Forbidden Lands Bloodmarch. ..Special Unboxing related to the games I played at AWWGF! ConnerrLinks: Hot Springs National Park - https://www.nps.gov/hosp/index.htm Superior Bathhouse Brewing - https://www.superiorbathhouse.com/ Flying Saucer Cordova - http://www.beerknurd.com/locations/cordova-flying-saucer Against the Grain Brewing - https://atgbrewery.com/location/public-house/ BrewDog Hotel & Brewery (Doghouse Columbus Hotel) - https://www.brewdog.com/usa/hotels/usa/doghouse-columbus Hoof Hearted Brewery - https://www.hoofheartedkitchen.com/ North Market, Columbus - https://northmarket.org/ Raven God Games - https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Siren Rock Brewing - https://www.sirenrock.com/ Chaosium Pendragon Starter Set - https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-starter-set/ Over the Edge - https://atlas-games.com/overtheedge Delta Green - https://arcdream.com/home/ Forbidden Lands - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ Unknown Armies - https://www.atlas-games.com/unknownarmies/ Acthung!Cthulhu - https://www.modiphius.net/pages/achtung-cthulhu-2d20 Savage Rifts - https://peginc.com/savage-settings/rifts/ Intro & Outro Music by TJ Drennon. Cover clip art by Amy Lee Rodriguez. You can send me a message via the Anchor website, through DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail.com) or to my speakpipe account: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents.

Avid consumers Frank and Tormsen discuss the Swap Meet and the people who run the event, how to incorporate it into your Unknown Armies campaign, and what other events for avatars are out there for you to gatecrash.

I talked with Greg Stolze, author of Reign, Termination Shock, co-author of Unknown Armies, and writer on many other books (and my co-host on Ludonarrative Dissidents podcast) about his new Kickstarter for Ships, a supplement for Termination Shock. We talked about the core mechanics for Termination Shock, game design, and

While raiding the fridges at an abandoned medical research facility, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Abnormal Pathogen Research Group and its recent exploits. Content Warning for discussions of and riffing on medical conspiracy theories within the Unknown Armies universe. The APRG is detailed on pages 11-12 of Unknown Armies 3rd Edition's Book Three: REVEAL.

The couples and Lenny struggle to reconcile their past misdeeds. (Part 2 of 2)This is a scenario written for Unknown Armies, but we do not heavily engage with the rules.**Add our Patreon Feed to your Podcast App**https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3607115This series is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18 and may contain material some people find disturbing.SERIES CONTENT WARNINGS:Blood and Gore, Car Accidents, Child Death, Children in Peril, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Gun Violence, Pregnancy and IVF, Profanity, Self-harm, Suicide, ViolencePlayer CharactersScott Dorward as GMBecca Scott as Natasha RowleChuck Lawrence as Jeremy RowleDanny Scott as Richard OckleyNic Rosenberg as Evelyn Ockleycuppycup as Lenny TrevelyanProduction and CreativeGame Rules and Setting: Unknown Armies by Atlas GamesScenario written by: Scott DorwardTranscriptions: Sabrina Haenze and Sonix.aiPatreon ShoutoutAlthalos, Anthony D., Caolán M., Drew M., E.M.F.D., Heather P., Kevin M., Killius Manjaro, Lancey Pants, Matthew C., Mikah S., Sig-Free & Roy, Steven H., Tomboi LaCroix, Call Me Dirt, Dan F., firecop890, Jeff F., Jessen, Mario S., Michael H., Morphi Ne, Nathanael C., Not That NicNew PatronsThomas H., Tomboi LaCroix, trequor, Tyler C., B. Stafford, Kathryn T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something strange is happening in a Toronto suburb at this Sunday afternoon cookout. (Part 1 of 2)This is a scenario written for Unknown Armies, but we do not heavily engage with the rules. **Add our Patreon Feed to your Podcast App**https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/3607115This series is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18 and may contain material some people find disturbing.SERIES CONTENT WARNINGS:Blood and Gore, Car Accidents, Child Death, Children in Peril, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Gun Violence, Pregnancy and IVF, Profanity, Self-harm, Suicide, ViolencePlayer CharactersScott Dorward as GMBecca Scott as Natasha RowleChuck Lawrence as Jeremy RowleDanny Scott as Richard OckleyNic Rosenberg as Evelyn Ockleycuppycup as Lenny TrevelyanProduction and CreativeGame Rules and Setting: Unknown Armies by Atlas GamesScenario written by: Scott DorwardTranscriptions: Sabrina Haenze and Sonix.aiPatreon ShoutoutAlthalos, Anthony D., Caolán M., Drew M., E.M.F.D., Heather P., Kevin M., Killius Manjaro, Lancey Pants, Matthew C., Mikah S., Sig-Free & Roy, Steven H., Tomboi LaCroix, Call Me Dirt, Dan F., firecop890, Jeff F., Jessen, Mario S., Michael H., Morphi Ne, Nathanael C., Not That NicNew PatronsTomboi LaCroix, trequor, Tyler C., B. Stafford, Kathryn T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank and Tormsen get stuck in a pit (again!) and are set upon, verbally and conceptually, but returning friend of the show Mellonbread. A discussion on dungeon crawls in Unknown Armies ensues, along with tangents on heists and Objectives. The Temple of the Crying Buddha, a one shot scenario by Mellonbread, can be found here: https://bellenmred.blogspot.com/2023/02/temple-of-crying-buddha-masterpost.html

Frank and Tormsen go crawling through Atlas Games' dungeons in search of treasure, only to discover a far stranger artifact. From the strata of the OGL's primordial days walks The Ascension of the Magdalene, a dungeon crawl for Unknown Armies 2e and Dungeons and Dragons 3e.

Alarmed by a sudden growth, Frank and Tormsen discuss two of UA's warped animal spirits and how they can be used in your Unknown Armies campaign. Information on Familiars can be found on pages 88-90 and 112-120 of the Break Today sourcebook, while Lycanthropes are described on pages 303-304 of Unknown Armies 2nd Edition.

Our strange  journey comes to an end.Guest Players: Aaron and Vee from Queen's Court GamesGamemaster: Greg StolzeMusic by: Atrium Carceri, used with permission from Cryo Chamber. We have also used the official Unknown Armies soundtracks by James Semple with permission from Atlas Games.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

The clues lead the group to a man called Dick, and things get out of hand very quickly.Guest Players: Aaron and Vee from Queen's Court GamesGamemaster: Greg StolzeMusic by: Atrium Carceri, used with permission from Cryo Chamber. We have also used the official Unknown Armies soundtracks by James Semple with permission from Atlas Games.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

A new day breaks and our protagonists learn more about the mesa.Guest Players: Aaron and Vee from Queen's Court GamesGamemaster: Greg StolzeMusic by: Atrium Carceri, used with permission from Cryo Chamber. We have also used the official Unknown Armies soundtracks by James Semple with permission from Atlas Games.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

Our protagonists try to make sense of what happened to Janey during the missing six days.Guest Players: Aaron and Vee from Queen's Court GamesGamemaster: Greg StolzeMusic by: Atrium Carceri, used with permission from Cryo Chamber. We have also used the official Unknown Armies soundtracks by James Semple with permission from Atlas Games.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

We play the occult horror RPG Unknown Armies and the scenario "Thunderhead Mesa" with none other than lead writer and designer Greg Stolze as our GM.Guest Players: Aaron and Vee from Queen's Court GamesGamemaster: Greg StolzeMusic by: Atrium Carceri, used with permission from Cryo Chamber. We have also used the official Unknown Armies soundtracks by James Semple with permission from Atlas Games.Our Champions of the Red Moon: Martin Heuschober, Nastasia Raulerson, Simon Cooper, David, Julia, Camilla, Bob de Lange, Julián, Cameron, Xabier and Antxon.Web: https://www.redmoonroleplaying.comiTunes: http://apple.co/2wTNqHxAndroid: http://bit.ly/2vSvwZiYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/RedMoonRoleplayingSpotify: https://spoti.fi/30iFmznRSS: http://www.redmoonroleplaying.com/podcast?format=rssPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/RedMoonRoleplaying

Frank has spurious but plausible bone to pick with Tormsen, spurring a discussion on the most aggravating and the least noteworthy unnatural entities of Unknown Armies 2nd Edition. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/33point3FM

Frank and Tormsen of 33.3 FM join us (whether they like it or not) to talk about Unknown Armies. 33.3 FM on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/33point3fm twitter.com/9mmRetirement www.facebook.com/9mmRetirement/ Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/aMygdKQe2u www.reddit.com/r/NightAtTheOpera/ Audio attributions "Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1" by Kevin MacLeod licensed under CC BY 3.0 - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Gymnopedie_No_1 "45rpm needle drop.wav" by Freqman licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/42819/ "KEYPAD FAIL/OK" by PMBROWNE licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://freesound.org/people/PMBROWNE/sounds/271088/

Frank takes Tormsen to Nag Hammadi, Egypt to dispense some great and ancient wisdom to a captive audience. While taking shelter from a sand(?)storm, they talk shop on the Valentinians, the Sethians, the works of Phillip. K Dick, and some alternative and unusual takes on the Unknown Armies cosmology. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/33point3FM

The Invisibles (volume 1) by Grant Morrison Intro 00:06 // Synopsis of volume 1 01:48 // Remarks 20:13 (Mage: the Ascension and Department V) // Media 32:21 (The Matrix, Over the Edge, Nephilim, Sorcerer, Unknown Armies, Continuum, The Mega City Book Club Podcast) Patreon Support this podcast on The Fictoplasm Patreon! Music Credits Music is…Read more 100: The Invisibles by Grant Morrison

Topic -    In one of my favorite interviews ever, I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone who changed the way I looked at story structure, character developement, and gaming as a whole. John Scott Tynes wrote Puppetland more than 20 years ago, making him a pioneer in the "storytelling" game world. The concept was a twisted mixture of the familiar and the macabre, where the innocence of childhood sensibilities rides the center line, crashing headlong into visceral and existential horror. There is a new, (beautiful!) edition of Puppetland available now.  John tells us the story of how it came to be. In one golden hour, you and your friends tell a story that may very well stick with you forever, for better or worse... ...at the very least, you'll never look at puppets the same. Enjoy the show!   Media -  John's website - http://www.JohnTynes.com Purchase the Puppetland RPG - On Amazon On Indie Press Revolution ArcDream Publishing - http://arcdream.com/home/ The New Delta Green RPG -  http://www.delta-green.com/ The new Unknown Armies 3rd Edition RPG - http://www.atlas-games.com/unknownarmies/ RPPR Actual Play podcast- http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/ Holospark, the video game start-up where John works - http://www.holospark.net/ The Impossible Travel Agency (John's first virtual-reality project with Holospark) - http://impossibletravelagency.com/ The original version of Puppetland - http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_puppetland.html The (very "drippy") cover art from the 1999 release from Hogshead Publishing:   John Supported: The Siblings Trouble storytelling card game - http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-siblings-trouble/ Just for fun, here is the Santa Claus, Punch,and Judy video that I was talking about on the show:  

In the past few months, an embarrassment of rich content for Unknown Armies has poured into the Statosphere. With two whole scenario packs vying for their attention, Frank and Tormsen cover them the only way they can: Two scenario packs enter, one scenario pack leaves. Check out Greg Stolze's Bring Me the Head of the Comte de Saint-Germain at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/345616/Bring-Me-the-Head-of-the-Comte-de-SaintGermain Check out Kate Cargill's American Dreams at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/354948/One-Shots-American-Dreams Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/33point3FM Give us a call at 1-8-333-FM-RDIO

Frank observes from outside the test chamber as Tormsen takes four entirely consensual participants through the first of two parts of an experiment in corkboarding, Unknown Armies 3e's unique take on Session 0. Who knows, this might even be the prelude for an upcoming campaign... Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/33point3FM Give us a call at 1-8-333-FM-RDIO

Your two illustrious hosts take a swim in the deep end of Oddities and Endlings, the new fan sourcebook (yes, a whole sourcebook) for Unknown Armies 3e. We list some of our favorite parts, go a bit into the book's flaws, and take the opportunity to gush about UA3's Coercion system. Purchase Oddities and Endlings at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328910/Oddities-and-Endlings Check out the original blog at https://odditiesandenderlings.blogspot.com/ Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/33point3FM Give us a call at 1-8-333-FM-RDIO

Two shameless shills take a break from Unknown Armies to discuss the latest growth on the Lovecraftian fiction scene: Greg Stolze's God Cancer.

We meet in our shadowed recording bunker with the illustrious Stuart Pate to discuss the nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, and secret artes of running a successful Unknown Armies campaign.

In this episode Keepers Murph and Jon are joined by our Discord friend, Ambermancer to talk about using classic monsters in your Lovecraftian games. This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2020. Campus Crier Black Star Magic! Investigators in the Yellow King RPG, from Pelgrane Press, gain the use of mind-bending spells! Playtesting is set to begin soon on the new QuickShock Gumshoe supplement. The book is said to contain 144 spells and 4 scenarios.  Close friend of the show and all around awesome guy Jason McKittrick is bringing back the Cryptocurium Inner Sanctum after five long years of laying dormant. The new offering has a preview of what is included in the three different tiers, with more info coming out on the 31st. Right now they are priced at $100, $200, & $300 dollars. And they look amazing. Mike Mason is playtesting the new campaign from Tim Wiseman, Dead of Winter on Twitch.tv and then on YouTube starting on February 4th at 8pm. If you haven't had a chance to watch Mike in action, then this is the spot to watch a great GM at work. “The Dead of Winter is an epic story of intrigue, love, and horror set in 1929 across London and Russia. The strange reappearance of people long gone from the investigators' lives precedes the arrival of two curious letters, both asking for help from unexpected sources. The investigators are drawn into a series of events taking them far from home and into the unfamiliar and potentially dangerous landscape of Soviet Russia where friends may be enemies and enemies might be friends.” Speaking of the Chaosium YouTube channel, Mike Mason has been doing some interviews there the latest is with friends of the show and a good friends of mine, Christopher Smith Adair, Paul Fricker, and Brian Courtemanche! This month is New Gamemaster Month! If you know someone who would like to run a game, or perhaps you yourself would like to, then there are a number of resources at the links below to help you out! The NewGmaeMasterMonth website has a series of posts that help to start and plan out your first session and each post is specifically geared towards Numenera, Unknown Armies, Trail of Cthulhu, and 7th Sea. Monte Cook Games is releasing a horror game add-on for the new Cypher System RPG, called Stay Alive. You can pre-order the game now at their website for $44.95 and it ships in February. The art in this looks awesome, it's Monte Cook Games written by Charles Ryan who has done writing for just about everything, and I've got a growing interest in the Cypher system so this looks pretty cool! And for your meat-space games there is a new Kickstarter offering a solution to the lack of space at the gaming table. The Level Up is a raised gaming platform for miniatures that provides a 24”x36” tiled base that is lifted 6 inches from the tabletop. This project has funded already with 28 days left as of recording. It's a novel and useful idea to provide more space and sort of acts like a shield as well.  Call of Cthulhu - the story illustrated by French artist François Baranger, available from Free League Publishing. It is an amazing collectible that is a must-have for any fan of Lovecraft or Baranger. Discord Invitation: Please come join the community on the MUP Discord channels: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D MUP Patreon If you haven't heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! Graham's Card Catalog And in line with today's topic, it's Ask a Mortician!

This episode focus on suggestions for character concepts that might be different from your usual tropes, with boring or "unwanted" histories or ideals. [Better Backgrounds](https://dwarves.podiant.co/e/better-background-episode-58-372bd15a77f9e8/) [Avoiding Character Cliches](https://dwarves.podiant.co/e/avoiding-character-cliches-episode-2-35aab600eb0406/) ### The family man (2:00) An adult with a family that comes into play in a positive way during the game. ### Unrelated history (3:55) A character that already had a profession, that had nothing to do with their current class. [The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant](https://www.amazon.com/Utterly-Uninteresting-Unadventurous-Vampire-Accountant-ebook/dp/B00M6AM6Q8) [Our interview with Drew Hayes](https://dwarves.podiant.co/e/interview-with-drew-hayes-episode-56-3715e204f5063c/) ### A young apprentice (7:40) Don't know how to use some of your powers. ### Midrange minion (9:55) Your character is part of an organisation. They desperately want to climb up the ladder but must distinguish themselves. ### Villainous past (13:00) Your character was once on the wrong side of the law. But they have seen the error of their ways and switched sides. ### A very famous person (14:15) Traveling in disguise or... not travelling in disguise. ### A creation of/related to someone else (15:40) Uber-familiar, Crystal manifestation. Not necesearally dumb, but very much dependant emotionally on the other character. ### Someone who is mainly defined by what they desire, not what they can do (18:50) Not a ‘fighter', but a ‘freedom fighter'. ### Someone who's plain but has a secret inner world (20:20) [Aggretsuko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggretsuko). Conflict between the inner and the outer worlds. ### A completely average person (22:05) [Unknown Armies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Armies) can start with everyone playing (semi) regular people. ### Summary (25:00) ### Taking the Load off (27:10) We did a live stream RPG this week to support the Make-a-Wish foundation for Children's Cancer Awareness Month. We've raised 205 USD for the cause; [watch it here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOgnrDz8R38&t=31s), and you can still donate! We played [The Ward](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/222793/The-Ward-Acute-Care-Edition?affiliate_id=29668), a PbtA hack that was designed for medical drama gameplay in the style of ER or Grey's Anatomy. ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode, and check out [our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Also, most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulders of Dwarves by the Cliches Duo. On the Shoulders of Dwarves is shared under [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)