Podcasts by One Shot
One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master James D'Amato leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure. Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month. One Shot will explore ever RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide wild of role playing.
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530. Star Crossed Solo, Episode 1 from 2023-11-27T05:05
EPISODE SUMMARY Wherein we meet your (quite literally) star crossed, almost lovers. James stets up the game with a little worldbuilding and character creation. And wouldn't you know it, it turns ou...
Listen529. Community Radio, Episode 2 from 2023-11-13T05:05
EPISODE SUMMARY In a decaying mall, somewhere in America, we get a day in the lives of those who work there.SHOW NOTES GRAB THE GAMES FOR GAZA BUNDLE! Please help support people who are in so much...
Listen528. Community Radio, Episode 1 from 2023-11-06T05:05
EPISODE SUMMARY In a decaying mall, somewhere in America, there is a community radio station that still broadcasts the news *you* need.SHOW NOTES GRAB THE GAMES FOR GAZA BUNDLE!Please help support...
Listen527. Big Beaz's Gunfucks, Episode 4 from 2023-10-30T04:10
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to our final episode of Gunfucks, run by One Shot Network Auditioning Host, BigBeaz! Our badasses have blown through half the baddies, quickly ending a lover’s quarrel....
Listen526. Big Beaz's Gunfucks, Episode 3 from 2023-10-23T04:11
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to our third episode of Gunfucks, run by One Shot Network Auditioning Host, BigBeaz! Armed with a dope new ride and the promise of loot, can our badasses take down the ...
Listen525. Big Beaz's Gunfucks, Episode 2 from 2023-10-16T04:09
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome back to episode two of GunFucks, run by One Shot Network Auditioning Host, BigBeaz! We continue our story as our party enters a new settlement and meets a mysterious individ...
Listen524. Big Beaz's Gunfucks, Episode 1 from 2023-10-09T04:05
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome one and all to this epic adventure of GunFucks, run by BigBeaz! Join a wildly inconvenienced witch, a gambler in witness protection, a creepy and mysterious child, and an in...
Listen523. Noir's Urban Shadows, Episode 4 from 2023-10-02T04:05
EPISODE SUMMARY Hello and welcome to Noir’s adventure through Magpie Games Urban Shadows 2nd edition! A wizard with a wayward ward, an infernal businessman, a werewolf, a knight sworn to establish ...
Listen522. Noir's Urban Shadows, Episode 3 from 2023-09-25T12:49
EPISODE SUMMARY Hello and welcome to Noir’s adventure through Magpie Games Urban Shadows 2nd edition! A wizard with a wayward ward, an infernal businessman, a werewolf, a knight sworn to establish ...
Listen521. Noir's Urban Shadows, Episode 2 from 2023-09-18T04:10
EPISODE SUMMARY Hello and welcome to Noir’s adventure through Magpie Games Urban Shadows 2nd edition! A wizard with a wayward ward, an infernal businessman, a werewolf, a knight sworn to establish ...
Listen520. Noir's Urban Shadows, Episode 1 from 2023-09-11T04:13
EPISODE SUMMARY Hello and welcome to Noir’s adventure through Magpie Games Urban Shadows 2nd edition! A wizard with a wayward ward, an infernal businessman, a werewolf, a knight sworn to establish ...
Listen519. Renee Rhodes' Animon Story, Episode Four from 2023-08-28T04:05
EPISODE SUMMARY In the final episode of our Animon Story game, run by auditioning host Renee Rhodes, the kids face the King of Beasts and accept his challenge. Only by confronting a twisted dream c...
Listen518. Renee Rhodes' Animon Story, Episode Three from 2023-08-21T04:11
EPISODE SUMMARY In the continuation of our Animon Story game, run by auditioning host Renee Rhodes, the kids learn that people around them are being affected by the Animon world of dreams. To save ...
Listen517. Renee Rhodes' Animon Story, Episode Two from 2023-08-14T04:22
EPISODE SUMMARY In the continuation of our Animon Story game, run by auditioning host Renee Rhodes, the players create the Animon companions—their types, classifications, and special abilities—that...
Listen516. Renee Rhodes' Animon Story, Episode One from 2023-08-07T05:00
EPISODE SUMMARY Meet the kids of our Animon Story game, run by auditioning host Renee Rhodes! A free spirit with four waiting friendship bracelets, a younger sibling with eclectic role models, a de...
Listen515. Superdillin's Critters&Concrete, Episode Three from 2023-07-31T10:14:49
EPISODE SUMMARY Everything comes to a head as the bar is about to be demolished!EPISODE NOTES PLEASE GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK!Let us know what you thought about Dillin's audition series! CHECK OUT CRI...
Listen514. Superdillin's Critters&Concrete, Episode Two from 2023-07-24T09:30:10
EPISODE SUMMARY A whole bunch of former teen stars and animals walk into a bar...EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT CRITTERS&CONCRETE! Go buy this really cool game!GET READY TO SUPPORT COURIER'S CALL SEAON TH...
Listen513. Superdillin's Critters&Concrete, Episode One from 2023-07-17T04:23
EPISODE SUMMARY Welcome Superdillin to One Shot with this series of Critters&Concrete! EPISODE NOTESCHECK OUT CRITTERS&CONCRETE! Go buy this really cool game!THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOK Get some aw...
Listen512. Chuubo's Marvelous Wish Granting Engine: Part 5 from 2023-07-10T05:00
Seizhi and Chuubo find themselves alone together after an emotionally rattling experience picking up a body. Each of them was touched by a frightening vision reflected in the pools of the temple. T...
Listen511. Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Part 4 from 2023-07-03T05:00
Seizhi is called out to pick up a body for his family's mortuary service. Oddly Chuubo is invited to the same place at the same time. It turns out this coincidence was arranged by a clairvoyant nam...
Listen510. Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Part 3 from 2023-06-26T05:00
Chuubo, Seizhi, and Leonardo enjoy mystery dogs together while trying to reconnect. Although Seizhi and Chuubo are friendly it seems Leonardo is determined to keep his guard up. Despite that everyo...
Listen509. Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Part 2 from 2023-06-19T15:12:37
Chuubo and Seizhi find a photo that drags out some difficult memories of an old friend. Difficult for Chuubo emotionally, and difficult for Seizhi because he technically never met this friend, even...
Listen508. Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Part 1 from 2023-06-12T05:00
Meet Chuubo and Seizhi, two teenage residents of Fortitude-- a peaceful and beautiful small town on a Pacific island-- in the middle of their summer vacation. They enjoy peaceful days and small adv...
Listen507. Firebrands, Episode Four from 2023-06-05T11:24:43
EPISODE SUMMARY The final confrontation has come. Who will fall and who will stand?EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT FIREBRANDS!Go buy this really cool game! THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US DURING THE PATREON DR...
Listen506. Firebrands, Episode Three from 2023-05-29T10:36:13
EPISODE SUMMARY What happens at a religi-corporate wedding? Well, let's say that the conversation is... explosiveEPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT FIREBRANDS!Go buy this really cool game! THE PATREON DRIVE I...
Listen505. Firebrands, Episode Two from 2023-05-22T08:00
EPISODE SUMMARY A dance? Hell yeah, a dance. Let the intrigue and machinations begin!EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT FIREBRANDS!Go buy this really cool game! THE PATREON DRIVE IS HERE!If you want to help u...
Listen504. Firebrands, Episode One from 2023-05-15T11:53:31
EPISODE SUMMARY Struggle? There's no bitter struggle between three factions here, no sir!EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT FIREBRANDS!Go buy this really cool game! THE PATREON DRIVE IS HERE!If you want to he...
Listen503. Stonebunrer, Episode Four from 2023-05-08T08:00
EPISODE SUMMARY Never try to teach a pig to sing... it wastes your time and annoys the pig.EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT STONEBURNER!Back the project on Kickstarter! THE PATREON DRIVE IS COMING!If you wa...
Listen502. Stoneburner, Episode Three from 2023-05-01T13:49:19
EPISODE SUMMARY Listen... Mistakes were made.EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT STONEBURNER!Back the project on Kickstarter! THE PATREON DRIVE IS COMING!If you want to help us keep doing these amazing episode...
Listen501. Stoneburner, Episode 2 from 2023-04-24T08:00
EPISODE SUMMARY It's dwarves, demons, and some, well... you'll have to hear it to understand.EPISODE NOTES CHECK OUT STONEBURNER!Back the project on Kickstarter! THE PATREON DRIVE IS COMING!If you...
Listen500. Stoneburner, Episode 1 from 2023-04-17T08:00
Episode Summary Join James as he plays his first-ever solo RPG!Episode Notes CHECK OUT STONEBURNER!Back the project on Kickstarter! THE PATREON DRIVE IS COMING!If you want to help us keep doing the...
Listen499. With Sword Heavy in Hand from 2023-04-10T08:00
Join James as he plays his first-ever solo RPG! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! (including the one that James played today! SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Help us keep doing what we're doing Lear...
Listen498. Arcana Arms, Episode 4 from 2023-04-04T18:50:12
Rails? Where we're going we won't need... rails SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen497. Arcana Arms, Episode 3 from 2023-03-27T08:00
Following the incident on the train, our protagonists make it into the town of Eastwood. Some real 90s Movie-ass shenanigans take place. SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and mo...
Listen496. Arcana Arms, Episode 2 from 2023-03-21T18:47:39
Our... Heroes(?) find themselves caught in the middle of a situation where bullets seem to be the only conversational tool. SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more! Learn mor...
Listen495. Arcana Arms, Ep 1 from 2023-03-13T08:00
This week on One Shot, we introduce you to Arcana Arms, meet the players, and make characters! SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Listen494. Into the Wizard's Tower, Episode 04 from 2023-03-06T17:22:07
A reversed castle? What kind of Castlevania-ass nonsense is this? Still, we find out the end of the "heist." SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more! FOLLOW OUR PERFORMERS!Je...
Listen493. Into the Wizard's Tower, Episode 3 from 2023-02-27T18:41:36
More challenges to face in The Wizard's Tower. Just how boring will out Heroes get? SUPPORT US ON PATREON!Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more! FOLLOW OUR PERFORMERS!Jeff Stormer! Joolz!Erin! T...
Listen492. Into the Wizard's Tower, Episode 2 from 2023-02-20T09:00
Gorgon eyes? A rocky start. But what about the Moon? Yeah, the Moon wants to kick your ass. TRANS WITCHES ARE WITCHES!Grab this awesome bundle of games and support amazing queer creators! SUPPORT U...
Listen491. Into the Wizard's Tower, Episode 1 from 2023-02-13T15:04:59
Revenge is in the air! Join five co-conspirators as they plan and begin their heist! TRANS WITCHES ARE WITCHES!Grab this awesome bundle of games and support amazing queer creators! SUPPORT US ON PA...
Listen490. Monsters&Other Childish Things, Episode 3 from 2023-02-06T09:00
The fight ends, decisions are made. Everyone has to grow up sometime. PICK UP MONSTERS&OTHER CHILDISH THINGS! Be a kid! Have a Monster!SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Get games, outtakes, new shows, and mor...
Listen489. Monsters&Other Childish Things, Episode 2 from 2023-01-23T06:38
Things heat up in the fighting ring! PICK UP MONSTERS&OTHER CHILDISH THINGS! Be a kid! Have a Monster!SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more!Learn more about your ad choice...
Listen488. Monsters&Other Childish Things, Episode 1 from 2023-01-16T05:00
Kids with Monsters at an anime convention? What could go wrong? PICK UP MONSTERS&OTHER CHILDISH THINGS! Be a kid! Have a Monster!SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Get games, outtakes, new shows, and more!CELE...
Listen487. Brindlewood Bay, Episode 4 from 2023-01-09T09:00
The clues are all coming together! Will our Mavens discover who the real killer is? CHECK OUT THE AMAZING SHOWS AT FORTUNATE HORSE!Rude Tales, Fun City, and more! PICK UP BRINDLEWOOD BAY!Tell your ...
Listen486. Brindlewood Bay, Episode 3 from 2023-01-02T09:00
The plot thickens and things get more than a little spooky for our Mavens! CHECK OUT THE AMAZING SHOWS AT FORTUNATE HORSE!Rude Tales, Fun City, and more! PICK UP BRINDLEWOOD BAY!Tell your own cozy-...
ListenHark! It's Santa: Twenty Sided Holiday Special from 2022-12-26T06:25:33
The winter planet Blitzen, which is extremely far away from its twelve suns, receives a strange visitor. It's up to Chesnut, Charcoal, and Blirbo (the Mayor's son) to investigate and perhaps save t...
Listen485. Brindlewood Bay, Episode 2 from 2022-12-19T09:00
Let the investigation begin! AUDITION TO BE THE NEW HOST OF ONE SHOT!This is your one shot... get it? CHECK OUT THE AMAZING SHOWS AT FORTUNATE HORSE!Rude Tales, Fun City, and more! PICK UP BRINDLEW...
Listen484. Brindlewood Bay, Episode 1 from 2022-12-12T09:00
Let's meet our Mavens and discover the murderous mysteries that lie hidden in Brindlewood Bay! AUDITION TO BE THE NEW HOST OF ONE SHOT!This is your one shot... get it? CHECK OUT THE AMAZING SHOWS A...
Listen483. Shotguns&Sorcery, Episode 04 from 2022-12-05T09:00
What our investigators find in the basement is more than they bargained for. Can they make it out alive? AUDITION TO BE THE NEW HOST OF ONE SHOT!This is your one shot... get it? PICK UP SHOTGUNS&SO...
Listen482. Shotguns&Sorcery, Episode 3 from 2022-11-29T16:28
The past never stays in the past. Our investigators meet someone very, very dangerous. AUDITION TO BE THE NEW HOST OF ONE SHOT!This is your one shot... get it? PICK UP SHOTGUNS&SORCERY! Make your m...
Listen481. Shotguns&Sorcery, Episode 2 from 2022-11-14T20:13
Our investigators meet up with some contacts to try and figure out who's really responsible for the monstrous murder that's taken place PICK UP SHOTGUNS&SORCERY! Make your mark on a noir-fantasy wo...
ListenOne Shot Announcement from 2022-11-14T18:24:39
James makes a major announcement about the One Shot Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen480. Shotguns&Sorcery, Episode 1 from 2022-11-07T15:49
Welcome James back with an all-new series of a very cool noir-fantasy game! PICK UP SHOTGUNS&SORCERY! Make your mark on a noir-fantasy world!SUPPORT US ON PATREON! Get games, outtakes, new shows, a...
ListenStarwhal Odyssey: Preview from 2022-11-03T05:16
Deep in space, the cosmic metropolis of Caldera is home to many strange folk from far reaches of the universe. The residents of the tenement above the Lucky Fin restaurant: Ty- a chill Keeper of th...
Listen479. High Magic Lowlives, Episode 4 from 2022-10-31T15:28
Episode Summary SOUP, SOUP, SOUP, SOUP (Note, this ep is shorter than usual, so there's a bonus at the end!)Episode Notes SOUP, SOUP, SOUP, SOUP (Note, this ep is shorter than usual, so there's a b...
Listen478. High Magic Lowlives, Episode 3 from 2022-10-24T19:36
Episode Summary It's time to recover from potentially grievous injuries and jump this bar/bike across a massive gulf, darn it!Episode Notes It's time to recover from potentially grievous injuries a...
Listen477. High Magic Lowlives, Episode 2 from 2022-10-18T00:48
Episode Summary What do you do when you need to get onto an aristocratic airship to steal a magical soup ladle? Why, strap an engine to a bicycle, of course!Episode Notes What do you do when you ne...
Listen476. High Magic Lowlives, Episode 1 from 2022-10-10T04:00
What to do when you've been kicked out of your immortal family and you've fallen in with a bunch of crime-happy livestreamers? Why, steal a magical soup ladle, of course! PICK UP HIGH MAGIC LOWLIVE...
Listen475. Ryne, Episode 4 from 2022-10-03T17:00
The journey continues for out family group as they move to a place where they must confront Sir Regineld's past, and hopefully bring about some healing. PICK UP RYNE NOW!Explore the world of Ryne a...
Listen04. Never Split the Party from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.360882
The Crazy Partiers have finally reached the castle at least thirty miles out of town! But what will they discover there? Danger? Treasure? The magic of true friendship? All three!? Find out on this...
Listen12. Everyone is John Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.350200
This week we join John Patrick Coan, Luke Null,and John Gospel as they guide John through a hostage crisis. John reads more from the Necronomicon and summons a new friend, he also has a chat with t...
Listen15. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.346298
We have a special holiday treat for you, heroes! It just happens to be a little late. This week we are celebrating the festival of lights with some hard boiled crime.
James and Kat are joi...
19. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 5 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.342378
This week is the thrilling conclusion to our holiday special!
Listen20. All Outta Bubblegum Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.341190
From the brilliant folks who brought you “Every One is John” comes an equally batshit system: All Outta Bublegum. In this game Faith D’Amato, Lynette Roten, and David Giratanna step up to the table...
Listen29. Dungeon World Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.191373
This week James is back in the DM’s chair playing Dungeon World with Kat Murphy, new comer Maggie Dempsey, Alex Manich of The Overshare, and Tricia Bobeda of WBEZ’s Nerdette Podcast. Join our heroe...
Listen35. X-People from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.183929
Today, we invite Brandon Shockney, Rich Alfonzo, and special guest Matt D Wilson to play Fiasco. We are using a playset written by Sam Kaye and James D’Amato that is available for download right here!
Listen34. Even More Dungeon World Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.182323
This week Alex changes the plot of the entire game with an off handed remark, Collin learns not to make people endure their greatest fears, Maggie has to soothe the heart of a frightened beast with...
Listen36. Everyone is Joker from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.175533
This week as part of our month long C2E2 celebration, James invites John Patrick Coen, Chuck Pettitt, and Luke Null to climb in tide the head of the Clown Prince of Crime to bring some mayhem to Go...
Listen42. Lasers and Feelings Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.168995
The Otherworld Theater Company is back! Captain Sheniqua Andromeda, sexy Space Doctor James Ambros III, and Bio-droid companion B.E.N.N.U. 4208 must investigate a quantum tunnel in order to save th...
Listen46. Time Watch Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.164259
This week James and the board of the Chicago Loot Drop charity play the beta edition of Time Watch!
47. Time Watch Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.162943
The plot thickens as the team heads to the great wall of china to investigate the remaining wonders of the world before they are lost to history forever! There they come face to face with the dasta...
Listen51. One Last Job from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.158637
This week James D'Amato, Patrick Winegar (Brandon Lightening aka Myserique), Kat Murphy (Trixie LaRoux), John Patrick Coan (Leon Kameilski aka The Chameleon), and Alex Nichols (Larry "Lefty" LaRou...
Listen55. All thing Truly Wicked PART 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.154856
Scott, Logan, and Billy square off against the fairies in a deadly game and their lives are the prize. Can these ten year old boy fend off the might of the unseely court with only their wits and Ja...
Listen60. Protocol from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.087801
This week Brandon Shockney returns and brings Jonathon Pernisek from the "How Rude!" Full House podcast to play a game of Protocol with James.
64. Feng Shui 2 Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.083317
Our heroes have finally reached the top of Buro Tower where their enemies new and old await a final, glorious confrontation. Who know what wicked ends the Cobra Commander, agent of the Ascended has...
Listen68. Dracula Dossier Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.078563
Things are quiet on the Danube, too quiet. While our operatives are unraveling the tangled clues leading to Dracula a thick fog rolls in to surround the party boat. It's probably nothing though.?
72. Atomic Robo Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.070335
RO-BO! Kids, I hope you have your cereal ready because game designer Mike Olsen is about to kick off Fate month by introducing us to his setting for the Atomic Robo rpg: ROBO FORCE! If the much bel...
Listen73. Atomic Robo 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.064724
This week Robo Force head to MIT to see if they can discover the whereabouts of a missing action scientist. Danger awaits them there and possibly other places.
FATE Bonus episode from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.063888
Allen Turner gives us an overview of Fate and Ehdrigor. In twenty minutes you'll Have all the information you need to play.
77. Three Rocketeers from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.060244
This week PK Sullivan shows off the his Fate creation: The Three Rockteers. Combining swashbuckling with Jetpacks should be exciting enough but we also got John Patrick Coan, Alex Manich, and James...
Listen81. Lasers and Feelings with Improvised Star Trek from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.052931
Our adventures with the consortium continue with the journeys of the Centaur. To help us with this we brought the crew from the Improvised Star Trek Podcast on board.
82. Cosmic Patrol from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.052045
In space adventure wits around every corner. It is up to the brave men and women of the Cosmic Patrol to keep our solar system save for Space freedom, Space Democracy, and Space Capitalism.
86. WITCH Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.048847
The gang tangle's with Ms. Whiskey's ex- Vald. They discover their shared vision might be more serious than they originally anticipated. What next? Rooftop gunfights? Museum heists? Spiders explodi...
Listen90. Phoenix Dawn Command from 2022-02-22T08:53:55.039717
In a world imperiled by a hungry darkness the guiding light is the flame of the Phoenix. A unit of elite Phoenix guards is dispatched to investigate a potential attack on one of their flame keepers...
Listen94. Legend of Five Rings Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.996563
Victory over the Oni and investigation of the secret it was guarding has only raised more questions. No matter how our heroes decide to rule it seems war is inevitable. Our group of Samurai face of...
ListenBONUS: Feast Hall of Ash Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.995677
Our band of heroes enters another world as the step into the feast hall. The hall is full of many dangers Amariliia has agents around every corner. They must be careful and clever if they wish to s...
Listen98. Heroine Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.990086
Lindsay and her companions finally made it into the Fearie- capital of Gorbar and home of the mysterious Parliament. However, Miss Artie has been arrested and Dak's snake bite has finally caught up...
Listen99. Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.989268
Three hapless improvisers are cast in the latest Transformers film. They soon discover what they thought was going to be their big break is a nightmare they might never escape.
103. 14 Days Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.985660
The struggle continues as Alex and Julie have to attend important events at the end of their next week. Julie is preparing for a visit from Cassandra and Alex has to save a Rec center!
107. Shooting the Moon Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.981712
Jack Crow wants to be president of his American magic boarding school. He is a mysterious dreamboat rumored to have a perfect butt. He is also a slacker troublemaker who is not well liked by the fa...
Listen112. InSpectHers from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.962112
From haunted luxury cruse liners, to possessed spas, or even bewitched designer retail outlets the crew of E.S.P.Insight is ready for any kind of spiritual disturbance. Finally their adventures wil...
Listen116. 13th Age Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.957367
Our party has battled their way just outside the door of the treasure room where they lost their dear friend Archibald only a few days ago. Facing the death of a friend would be difficult for anyon...
Listen120. Mythic Mortals from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.953578
The opening night of Loosey Goosey Presents: The Any Fischer Story an improvised trial of the century goes horribly wrong as James D'Amato is kidnapped by a horrible monster during the opening. It ...
Listen121. Shinobigami Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.952714
Maxwell Akiyam of the Hasuba Ninja army steals a sacred mirror in order to use its power to perform a dark ritual. However this attracts the attention of Karin Shamone of the Oni clan, Floyd Charba...
Listen125. Dead Scare Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.939948
Escaping Brooklyn is a life threatening nightmare, but is it any safer trying to cut through the heart of the city?
Companion's Tale from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.933420
We all the remember the hero who saved this land from certain destruction, but that is all they are, a memory. The hero only lives on through the descriptions we have from those who were closest to...
Listen133. Hello from the Magic ONE SHOT Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.890051
In a universe containing an infinite number of dimensions, anything is possible. Up to and including a podcast which crosses ONE SHOT and Hello from the Magic Tavern!
Finding the Sears/Wil...
134. It was a Mutual Decision Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.889208
One of the worst parts about falling in love is that it sometimes doesn't work out. Looking back on failed relationships it can feel like you have experienced the worst behavior humanity has to off...
Listen138. Bluebeard's Bride Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.792629
The bride has found certainty about the nature of her husband, and the fates of the other women who once called themselves brides. Now she most discover the secrets of this house before she joins i...
Listen142. Belly of the Beast from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.788994
Shortly before the renaissance all of human civilization was swallowed by an unstoppable monster the size of mountains. Humanity was devastated, but a fraction of the populace struggles to live on ...
Listen146. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.783631
An injured Oni is rescued by a wandering monk after her village was destroyed by the mainland army. She has in her possession evidence that the attacks on Oni villages by the mainland government ar...
Listen147. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.782506
The village happened upon by our Oni and Monk is being threatened by men who have sold their souls to iron. Unless the villagers surrender the location of the Jahl-Yu Onit to the main land governme...
Listen151. Red Markets Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.778787
Loman and the Moths are in the middle of a heated negotiation. IF they manage to secure this job they could score enough bounty to leave the loss behind for good. If they fail they could end up los...
Listen155. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.775404
After a disastrous encounter with the lord of the undead on a party yacht, our ragtag group of agents must regroup and re strategize. They have lost the element of surprise and there are only a few...
Listen159. Millennial Apartment Hunters from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.771695
In order to live out his dream of making it as an architect in the big city (Minneapolis) a young man must find an affordable apartment. Between his student loans and minimum wage job that could be...
Listen160. InSpectres II Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.770616
One year after their job at Boeing, The Spirit Snatchers are creating a reality TV Show to document their adventures. However, when their past returns to haunt/posses them can they keep their produ...
Listen164. Rockalypse Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.766134
Knuckle Punch managed to get their application in to the Cerberus High Battle of the Bands in order to compete for a spot in Valhalla. However the principle has just forbidden their bassist from pl...
Listen168. Dialect Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.762342
A martian colony is cut off from Earth for decades. Overs this time they begin to develop a unique, if cultish culture. Words take on new meanings as the colonists struggle to find a home on their ...
Listen173. City of Mist Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.753473
This week we head to a city where everyone has a story to tell. Some of those stories are stronger than others, the roll through the concrete towers searching for a host to be told and told again. ...
Listen177. Exalted Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.749877
Mal (James D'Amato), Li (Jim MCclure), and Chul Quitl (Rob Stith) have discovered that the river has stopped flowing because its god is in deep emotional turmoil after his favored priest disappeare...
Listen181. Triniton Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.744675
Having maneuvered themselves outside the chow compound our heroes are incredibly close to acquiring a crystal, which will allow them to fund a public concert. All they have to do is keep Dusty's ey...
Listen182. MASKS Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.743811
A scrappy new team of teen supers Fetch (Molly Ostertag,) Snowflake (Noelle Stevenson,) (Lola Binkerd,) and The Bandicoot (Ben Joseph) are still finding their feet in the superpowered metropolis: H...
Listen186. Monsterhearts 2 Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.740246
After Gore and the Electric Necromancers blew him away Chad hopes to get backstage to blow them away. Meanwhile the others investigate the string of mysterious murders that no one in the main cast ...
Listen190. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.736561
Benjamin and Seriah have confronted evidence of hatred and murder, the end of the path that starts with pride. It could be Ben's love for his brother blinding him from the will of the King of Life,...
Listen194. Noir World Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.693930
Aaron Cross is the dirtiest comptroller to ever walk the earth. He's been poisoning city hall ever since he took office and plunged the city into a dark era of crime and corruption and everyone kno...
Listen198. Torg Eternity Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.690320
The storm Knights go on a wild chase through the domain of the dreaded Cyber Pope. What should be a simple task grows drastically out of control as ill-timed failed rolls compound. Will our knights...
Listen199. Torg Eternity Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.689456
All that stands between our Storm Knights and rescuing their comrades is an army of police, cyber papacy drones, and a massive holographic angel with a flaming sword. It actually doesn't seem so in...
Listen203. Cthulhu Dark from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.684372
In 1999 Chicago is home to many eclectic shops and locations. Businesses that are so specific, or poorly run, that only the hippest of the hip can stand dealing with them. "The Chumb Buffet CDs, Ta...
Listen207. Damn The Man Save The Music Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.680820
With Seal ready to sign albums for fans, $2000 missing from the books, and one employee out of her mind on E Revolution records is in a heap of trouble. If our sibling employees are able to see eac...
Listen212. The Compass Cats: A Mysterious Warrior Appears, Starlight Surprise is the Pale Moon Princess!? Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.676392
Just as she was about to leave to spy on the mysterious devil "Dungeon" Starlight was attacked by a horrible monster who claims to be a hell born assassin. Luckily the Compass Cats sensed she was i...
ListenFeng Shui 3: Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.672705
Half way through the most important game of galactic street rules Basketball ever played, our heroes appear to be scraping by. There are still many questions left on the table. Perhaps most importa...
Listen220. Numenera 2: 2Numen 2Nera Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.669156
After a year of harrowing search and paranoia, Tanasia finally finds Uraz. It will take all the strength she and her companions can muster to rescue their friend from his otherworldly fate, and it ...
Listen221. Everyone Is Remastered Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.668348
We remastered our first Everyone is John series to celebrate friend of the show Luke Null getting cast on Saturday Night Live!
Listen230. Ryuutama Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.651559
Three children find each other on their first journey. On the forest border of the Spring continent, a strange object crashes from the heavens and they can't help but investigate.
Listen234. NeoScum Crossover Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.647221
Tensions run high as our unlikely team of runners grow frustrated with the mysterious job they received from dark movers. Lance struggles to reconcile his vision of Dak Rambo with the actual person...
Listen235. NeoScum Crossover Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.646117
Slag continues to hit the fan as a job that was too good to be true turns into a nightmare. Lance, Dak, and Tech fight for their lives against gangers who have been mutated to posses insectoid feat...
Listen239. Swords Without Master Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.499224
After slaying the nightmarish sand beast our roughs swap stories and share secrets of the world.
Listen243. Capers Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.495661
A normal night for a small speakeasy in northern Chicago turns disastrous after a detective informs them that he will need them to accommodate a large party of policemen the next night or face gett...
Listen247. Flying Circus Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.492059
Our pilots attempt to decompress after a stressful mission. In the process, they manage to make more trouble than they avoid.
Listen248. Honey Heist: The Ballad of Lincoln's Ghost from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.491213
Two "bears" go to Honey Con 2017 to make the score of a lifetime, but as they are wont to be the best-laid plains of men and bears are prone to folly.
Listen252. Runaway Hirelings Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.486504
A group of unfortunate peasants followed a group of arguably more unfortunate heroes into the bowels of Kropagore the Dragon. The heroes were killed, leaving their peasant hirelings to find a way t...
Listen256. Dream Apart Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.481825
Although Rivka gave birth to a healthy child, her voice was stolen away by a dybbuk who has also possessed Zalman. The Shtetl has been torn apart by a schism, the Kazakhs threaten to destroy at lea...
Listen260. Of Drow Origin Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.475872
Judas and Delilah Sorn have just been married and are wrapping up the reception thrown by Judas' borderline abusive and unsupportive father. The night, however, has just begun. Judas and his daught...
Listen261. Of Drow Origin Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.474784
With the sudden appearance of Drisaer, Judas' first love and the mother to, Mahari along with a Drow Assassin and a colorful wolf, Judas and Delilah's wedding day is all but ruined. Can judas save...
Listen265. Zombie World Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.462731
The shit hits the fan and just about everywhere else as personalities start to boil over and Zombies break through the damaged fence. Can our PCs live to escape on jetskis ?
Listen269. Scherzando! Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.458176
The Sewer People fight for their lives against the Rat King and his army of bike messengers to restore the sexual compatibility of Chicago's romance blighted population.
Listen273. Kids on Bikes Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.454347
We enter the sleepy midwestern town of Pumpkin Hollow where a group of middle school students and their science teacher are being stalked by a mysterious horror.
Listen274. Kids on Bikes Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.453520
Mr. Bailey guides the kids through his infamous bottle rocket experiment and finds that there are a few students who need some extra credit. While they prepare to make learning fun on Mad Science e...
Listen278. Kids On Bikes Part 6 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.449857
Mr. Bailey and the kids go to break into The Witch House before The Muskrat Society can find it or disrupt Mary Heller's spell binding the devil. Of course, things are always more dangerous than th...
Listen282. Fliptales from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.446198
After a meeting for the local farming union goes disastrously wrong, three hapless workers are left with a hefty fine to pay. Can they find a way to escape this legal scrape?
Listen283. Crystal Heart Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.445344
Four adventurers working with the Syn organization show up on a tropical island to participate in a gumbo cooking competition in order to attain secret knowledge. Competition looks stiff though and...
Listen289. Kagematsu Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.440779
A small village robbed of its men by a long and brutal war attempts to lure a passing Ronin to defend their village against a mysterious threat. Also, everyone is WAY too competitive about it.
Listen293. Pasión de las Pasiones Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.390526
In a magnificently appointed Hotel located somewhere along a magnificent coast, drama waits to unfold. Siniorx Rosa the wealthy and influential owner of Casa Rosa has disappeared leaving the owners...
Listen297. The Good Society Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.386887
The tangled web of emotions and societal expectations attends the Moonvest Ball. Will Nadine choose Rex or Alistar?
Listen301. The Watch Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.382339
Our heroes set out to hopefully rescue their kidnapped comrade Yelle. If not they will ensure the shadow does not claim the information she protects.
Listen302. The Watch Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.378483
Our heroes track the shadow forces to an encampment and consider their options for rescuing Yelle. Tensions rise as the veterans of the group struggle to accept the authority of their new leader.
Listen306. One Child's Heart Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.374680
Helping becomes more difficult as the program's protocols demand participant's don't contact each other after the experiment ends. Will they be tempted to bend the rules for the sake of a child? Wi...
ListenThe Overshare 128: Reunion from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.371309
Alex and James sit down with JPC and MJ Lyons and discover exactly how rusty James can be at improv.
Listen312. Red Carnations on a Black Grave Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.367872
We begin the bloody week where at least half of our communards will perish. I wish there was more to say about what is going to happen but things don't always work out.
Listen313. ANTological Theory from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.366774
Ants Tackle the big questions like: The caste system, the nature of food, the origin of life, Riptide, and the trolley problem.
Listen317. Coffee Detective Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.363455
Things heat up as the secrets of Berlin Jr.: The Chicago of Florida grow to be exponentially less believable.
Listen321. Hearts of Magic Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.359869
The sound of wind rattling bones shares a tender moment with the entropomancer sent by The Order. Unrest in the city grows as the humans in the order and the witches fail to see the joke.
Listen322. For the Queen: Doubter's Faith from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.358840
A small kingdom with waning power has recently crowned a young queen who might have the ability to turn things around, but not without affecting those who hold her dear.
Listen325. Haven: City of Violence Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.356374
I didn't get to listen to this one before posting, but my editor assures me there is a fisting joke.
Listen326. Hex Ed Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.355532
Eloree is a normal student at a liberal and esoteric arts college, and she has a potions paper to write at the end of her first term. Unfortunately, she hates potions and all of the necessary refer...
Listen330. Girl Underground Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.352030
After making a few friends our heroine learns that The Underground is also home to many dangers.
Listen333. Iron Edda Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.349384
Some people just want to go on a school field trip, but the dwarves want to wipe out humanity, which means Balbadon is going to ruin everything.
Listen334. Iron Edda Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.348622
The battle against the surprise attack reaches its climax. We learn the Jarl is perhaps not super trustworthy and a teen hero cracks under the responsibility o his great power.
Listen337. The Try Guys Try D&D Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.345816
James takes The Try Guys to Snowdonia, a land of danger and adventure haunted by the terrible crimson mist. It is up to EdGar, an Ivy League-educated barbarian searching for his lost family (Ned Fu...
Listen341. Minimum Rage Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.342385
Electric Flames is a downtown institution with some of the best drag in the city. Who cares if it's technically illegal and partially patronized by monsters from a nether realm? When the girls who ...
Listen345. Descent into Midnight Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.339227
The action team of sea creatures with ill-defined senses of self and their teammate who is also a bus tries to unravel the mysterious thing that has destroyed the community of their closest neighbo...
Listen346. Isolated Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.338183
An outdoorsman father, his philosopher son, a friend with a criminal present, and a stage magician (all sports guys, by the way) enjoy a weekend retreat to an isolated cabin in the Rocky Mountains....
Listen350. Casket Land Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.334554
The community of Double Tree was once a vibrant place surrounding a miraculous well in the middle of a parched desert. Ten years ago that well started to dry up and the community's luck went wit th...
Listen354. Casket Land Part 5 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.295751
Our heroes refuse to join the Sage Hen in her flock which leaves only bloodshed to settle ownership of The Homestead. Without enough water to make the trip home they have no choice but to enlist ev...
Listen358. Visigoths VS Mall Goths Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.292354
Our goths and Visigoths have a big confrontation for the fate of the mall and the upcoming dance!
Feed Drop: Dungeons & Da Asians: Episode 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.291573
James is taking the week off, so here is the first episode of Dungeons & Da Asians from the Asians Represent team!
Welcome to the Emerald Realms, a land on the brink of total war. Empress ...
362. Kingkiller One Shot Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.288283
During a night of revelry with the sailors on The Widow's Son our group of students steal some time to have much-needed heart-to-hearts. The students then take some time to attempt to make repairs....
Listen366. Kingkiller One Shot Part 7 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.279713
Dinner takes a turn for the worse as Volli discovers that Mayor Garbozi hasn't been forthright about his staff. Despite the mayor's warnings, the others work to investigate the possibility of conta...
Listen375. Elfinfolk Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.271914
The elfinfolk battle desperately against the nocturnal terror which for years stalked their community and finally unleashed it's hellish fury once the Cooper-Millers were no longer allowed to prote...
Listen379. InSp3tres Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.268249
The Snatchers face down the ghostly projections of former business competitors as they try to understand how there could be any hauntings left in the industrialized phantasm poaching world. If they...
Listen380. Hammer of the Earth Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.267409
James sits down with Johnathan Sims, Sasha Sienna, Ben Meradith, and Anil Godigamuwe to design a train carrying the last hopes of humanity and civilization. Predictably, that train in a world of tr...
Listen383. Hammer of the Earth Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.264447
The outriders have to navigate under a spire spouting potentially lethal spores to reach an old switching station that will guide them to their fuel source. I'm sure nothing bad will happen to them...
Listen384. Hammer of the Earth Part 5 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.263542
The outriders make their way through the switching station to the final resting place of their prize: The Mountain. They discover that the fuel there is strange and the creeping ruin surrounding it...
Listen388. Blades in the Dark Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.259552
With the perfect vessel in place, The Order of the Jubilant slide needs only get them to the dollar room to complete their work.
Listen392. Our Travelling Home Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.247459
James welcomes Ash Krider onto the show to show off their new game based on Howl's Moving Castle. They are joined by Mel, D'Amato, Bee Zelda, and Aly Grauer to make a sweet family of extremely magi...
Listen393. Our Travelling Home Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.246121
We continue moving through our character creation questions fleshing out our characters, home, and world! Once everything is in order, we start playing. Of course, any house containing beings as te...
Listen396. Our Travelling Home Part 5 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.243396
The household prepares to face the Hexarch and an empire's worth of power gaming to claim the power held in Shine's heart. They bask in the few remaining sweet quiet moments they have together and ...
Listen397. Trial Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.242270
Dominique Dickey guides James, Ali Barthwell, and CJ Tuor through their courtroom storytelling RPG: Trial. We show you the over-the-top case of Bruce Orson, a Black man on trial for the murder of A...
Listen401. A Green Hour Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.238383
We learn more about Valerian and Other as they meet in person for the first time on their wedding night.
Listen405. Shape of Shadows: Scotch and Soda Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.234251
Our heroes work to keep party guests entertained while pursuing their secret goal of slipping a business card into the Mayor's jacket. However, JJ doesn't seem to understand there is something very...
Listen409. The Well Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.187775
Our group traverses the surprisingly perilous path up to the third tomb. Once inside, they try to sort out the path taken by less successful gravediggers just a few days ago. They search for someth...
Listen410. The Well Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.186537
Making their way into the third level tomb our gravediggers make their way through the wreckage of a former bastion. In a rotting bizarre they stumble onto the first of the Undead horrors from the ...
Listen414. Sentinel Comics Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.182383
Our heroes Solid Gold, Draculese, BC, and Savant clash with a group of villains Fable, Liquid Steel, AD, and Dimwit who seem to have powers handpicked to counter them. To make matters worse, this b...
Listen418. Heart Beats Part 1 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.177424
James, Danny, Joolz, and JV create some of the most questionable doctors imaginable for a hospital that I could not recommend visiting. Then they being to play through the WILDEST episode of televi...
Listen419. Heart Beats Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.172649
Can heart transplant surgery cure homophobia? Will an underappreciated sibling's ruse impersonating their more attractive counterpart result in bliss or disaster? Will a daring risk-taker perform a...
Listen423. The Price of Coal Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.168676
The miners and their families struggle as management tightens their grip on the community, raising prices in the company store. John Bailey tries to win the hearts of new hires as Lester Baird insi...
Listen427. Wanderhome Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.164634
Mooch and Nisha spend some time talking to a flower while the rest of the party make their way to The Watering Hole- a tavern at the bottom of a sinkhole manufactured by beavers in the center of a ...
Listen431. Babes in the Woods Part 3 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.159762
Freja rushes ahead of the group and heads into the woods. Like her brother before her, she is separated from the group to be confronted by the fiend. With help from a new friend, she manages to esc...
Listen432. Babes in the Woods Part 4 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.158541
It's everyone's birthday! Or at least it is in this weird party. With "hotdogs" abound Oswald is intent on everyone joining the festivities and he isn't above using deception to do it. everyone see...
Listen437. Captain My Captain: Box of Secrets Part 2 from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.144776
Both the crew and captain of this ship engage in increasingly morally questionable behavior. It becomes unclear what the captain wants or who, if anyone, he is loyal ls to. His plan is revealed in ...
Listen442. Doing the Job, Part One from 2022-02-22T08:53:54.139797
Join Jeff, Taylor, Fabby, and Jess as they play Jeff's Doing the Job, a game Descended from the Queen. You have all been booked to participate in this prestigious tournament. You have NOT been book...
Listen444. Gunfucks, Part 1 from 2022-02-21T10:00
This week, we start Gunfucks, by Adira Slattery! Join Bee, DJ, and Melissa as they venture to Planet Daemon in search of stygian locks and loot galore!
Listen443. Doing the Job, Part 2 from 2022-02-14T10:00
We continue with Jeff, Taylor, Fabby, and Jess as they play Jeff's Doing the Job, a game Descended from the Queen. You have all been booked to participate in this prestigious tournament. You have N...
Listen441. Punk's Been Dead Since '79, Part Four from 2022-01-31T10:00
Naomi, Trish, and Specs make it into the NOBOBs, make some discoveries, and get a chance to perform live??? You've gotta hear it to believe it.
Listen440. Punk's Been Dead Since '79, Part Three from 2022-01-24T10:00
Trish, Specs, and Naomi make it to Engagement and the NOBOBs at the VFW. WIll a trunj-shaped distraction prove to be their downfall?
Listen439. Punk's Been Dead Since '79, Part Two from 2022-01-17T10:00
Naomi Terror, Trish Moon, and Specs make the long (45 minute) trip from Ridgeville Corners to Engagement, where the find that more is going on at the NOBoBs than expected.
Listen438. Punk's Been Dead Since '79, Part One from 2022-01-10T09:00
Meet Naomi Terror, Trish Moon, and Specs as the all meet up in Ridgeville Corners to go to the Northwest Ohio Battle of the Bands in Engagement, OH (halfway between Dayton and Marion).
Listen436. Captain My Captain: Box of Secrets from 2021-12-20T08:50:18
James invites Cassie, Gliza, and Brandy aboard a struggling pirate ship with a captain who has strange powers and a strained relationship with honesty. His crew ranges from nieve, to opportunistic ...
Listen435. Decaying Orbit Part 2 from 2021-12-13T06:47:35
The station AI continues to compile data revealing startling irregularities with the experiment that resulted in human casualties. Station managers scramble for solutions as corporate protocols put...
Listen434. Decaying Orbit Part 1 from 2021-11-29T09:00
A scientific research station is falling out of orbit into a strange and distant star. The AI onboard is collating data to send off a final data package to the cooperation that ordered the research...
Listen433. Babes in the Woods Part 5 from 2021-11-15T05:53:04
With one of the fiend's shadows ruining everyone's birthday or kids have to scramble to save the day. Unfortunately the unattended grills make problems worse as the docks catch fire. Luckily Freja...
Listen430. Babes in the Woods Part 2 from 2021-10-25T08:00
After Bjorn has a bad time in the woods, the group emerges into a strange outdoor bizarre that is actually kind of like T*rget. If they sold life events, personality traits, and physical/mental cha...
Listen429. Babes in the Woods Part 1 from 2021-10-18T06:54:53
Bjorn and Freya are two children dressed for Halloween who find themselves lost in a strange and seemingly endless wood. After coming upon a clearing that seems to be full of mountains of trash. It...
ListenSpecial Feature: Iron Edda Reforged - Puppet Strings from 2021-10-14T15:46:41
There's a new show on the Network! Join Tracy Barnett, Alex Flanigan, Bee Zelda, and Jeff Stormer as they play and test Iron Edda Reforged!
Listen428. Wanderhome Part 3 from 2021-10-11T08:00
The kids get up to some rambunctious hijinks and maybe steal some candy. Tinsel works to find the recipient of the letter she has addressed to a forgotten hero of the rebellion. Nisha once again he...
Listen426. Wanderhome Part 1 from 2021-09-27T05:14:55
James is lead by Adira Slattery alongside Brennan Lee Mulligan, Charu Patel, and Morgan Nuncio in creating characters and a location in Wanderhome! Discover several Wanderhome playbooks and meet Mo...
Listen425. The Price of Coal Part 4 from 2021-09-20T08:00
Things go from bad to worse. In the middle of a harsh winter and influenza season with the miners struggling to organize management hires Pinkertons. In the face of such harsh conditions, the miner...
Listen424. The Price of Coal Part 3 from 2021-09-13T19:53:32
Workers in an Ohio coal mine strike to protest their conditions. This excites the West Virginia workers who are hungry for a movement. However, the companies are attempting to pull scabs amongst th...
Listen422. The Price of Coal Part 1 from 2021-08-31T05:10:07
Jennifer Adcock leads James, Beaz, Paulomi Pratap, and Alex Flanigan through character creation for The Price of Coal. They create the residents of a small Appalachian mining town who have some ext...
Listen421. Danksgiving Part 2 from 2021-08-23T04:23:19
James, JPC, Brad and Alex struggle to remember the convoluted character histories they created together just moments ago. Alan Rickman confidently advocates that he is capable of using a knife to t...
Listen420. Danksgiving Part 1 from 2021-08-16T05:00
On the fabled haunted site where Kevin Smith wrote Mallrats, "The Dog Cafe" weed shop is preparing to throw a thank you dinner for the people who supported the Kickfunder that helped them open thei...
Listen417. Sentinel Comics Part 5 from 2021-07-26T05:00
Our heroes continue their dramatic final confrontation with some of the world's most dastardly villains. However, each villain they defeat seems to be reduced to harmless inanimate objects just lik...
Listen416. Sentinel Comics Part 4 from 2021-07-19T08:00
Our heroes receive a warning from a giant disembodied eye to "stay out of its affairs." Strangely, they choose to ignore that warning. The rush to confront the masked figure trying to rewrite reali...
Listen415. Sentinel Comics Part 3 from 2021-07-12T08:00
Our heroes continue their battle against these dark-mirror villians! Not only do they fight to protect civilians diner, they pay the bill for themselves and their enemies, leaving a very generous t...
Listen413. Sentinel Comics Part 1 from 2021-06-28T04:36:21
James is joined by Jef, Jon, Dave Chalker, and Christopher Badell to play in the Sentinel Comics Roleplaying Game. They explain their characters and get ready for a superheroic adventure.
Listen412. The Well Part 5 from 2021-06-22T01:16:59
Our grave diggers have to fight their way out of the perfume refinery compounds which is swarming with undead monstrosities in order to save the valuable perfume and even more precious seeds they r...
Listen411. The Well Part 4 from 2021-06-14T20:46:52
The gravediggers find the source of the scent they have been chasing: a deteriorating compound once owned by a wealthy family. It turns out they have been searching for the remnants of a perfume ma...
Listen408. The Well Part 1 from 2021-05-24T08:00
Three grave diggers follow a tip that takes them to the third tomb above Bastion, in search of something that smells sweet. Are an aspiring gardener, humble goo-seller, and spiritual zealot prepare...
Listen407. Event Planning in Zero G Part 2 from 2021-05-17T08:00
Planning continues. Even if the event planners struggle to reign in their vision to fit any kind of reasonable budget, they are all agreed on a very simple core message: IT'S A MOLTING.
Listen406. Event Planning in Zero G Part 1 from 2021-05-10T07:00
Event planning is never easy. Event planning for a double-booked megatube space station where five different alien species (one of which is very tasty) all have to get along? Well, you can imagine....
Listen404. Shape of Shadows: Scotch and Soda Part 2 from 2021-04-27T21:32:31
We finish creating characters, incidentally learning about the world's smallest whales along the way. Then our intrepid gig-economy drones head off to The Writing Hour for a truly unforgettable nig...
Listen403. Shape of Shadows: Scotch and Soda Part 1 from 2021-04-19T17:16:16
James, Jeeyon, Alex, and Stephen make characters working for a nightmare gig economy on-demand entertainment service who get booked to work a celebration at an exclusive club for magicians. Welcome...
Listen402. A Green Hour Part 3 from 2021-04-12T19:30:33
Valerian and Other face the full consummation of their marriage. IF they both remain on the path set before them as scions, then they will shed their mortal formats and become a god. The future of ...
Listen400. A Green Hour Part 1 from 2021-03-29T08:00
James and Jeeyon create Valerian and Other, scions of ancient gods in a dying world. For centuries the world had been in slow collapse with cultures and their gods disappearing making an alarming n...
Listen399. Trial Part 3 from 2021-03-22T08:00
The court has heard some extremely compelling testimony about Bruce Orson and his relationship to his alleged victim Abigail Burke. However, one figure has stood out through all of that testimony: ...
Listen398. Trial Part 2 from 2021-03-15T08:00
Emily Burke, Abigail's sister takes the stand and gives the court better insight into Abigail's personality and potential conflicts within her social group. Then Abigail's boyfriend Max Bonner test...
Listen395. Our Travelling Home Part 4 from 2021-02-22T09:00
Shine takes everyone to The Maul. It's not as fun as it sounds.
Listen394. Our Travelling Home Part 3 from 2021-02-16T15:52:17
Shine attempts to bring everyone together after the fight with a brilliant plan: Special Family Dinner. Surely nothing can go wrong with an elaborate social activity built on expectations of perfec...
Listen263. Zombie World Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sarah Richardson joins us to show off Magpie's latest horror game: Zombie World. James, Alan, Tyler, and CJ become the instruments of their own destruction as they build their setting and character...
Listen226. System Masksery Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jef and Jon, our network partners dropped by for a game of Masks. Find out if the Halcyon High Hero Club can discover their place in a world full of fabulous heroes and vile villains.
Listen391. Anyone Can Wear the Mask Part 3 from 2021-01-26T06:09:40
Science city is on the brink as Nostradamus has finally outwitted Pux using the rules of her own powers against her. Max Murray has sworn to be Pux no more! Without a hero, Councilman Lurker and C...
Listen390. Anyone Can Wear the Mask Part 2 from 2021-01-18T20:18:59
We enter Science City! A place that would be completely at the mercy of corporate greed were it not for the tireless work of one person and Ground Hog's Day-style time loops.
Listen389. Anyone Can Wear the Mask Part 1 from 2021-01-11T09:00
Jeff and James create a superhero and the absolutely BUCK WILD science city. Jeff maybe let James add too much nonsense to this world but it still turned out pretty great. Also, we get to celebrate...
Listen387. Blades in the Dark Part 3 from 2020-12-28T09:00
The cult of Vashraliff struggles to manipulate their unknowing minion into place through attacking his doll collection. But they must hurry, the world will only be ready to accept the gifts of The ...
Listen386. Blades in the Dark Part 2 from 2020-12-21T09:00
Behind the flaking gold lettering of the window to "Lavarift's Gifts" acolytes of The Order of the Jubilant Slide- the cult of Vashraliff prepare to answer a sacred call from The Spiral. Soon they ...
Listen385. Blades in the Dark Part 1 from 2020-12-14T09:00
James sits down Alan Linic and Stephen Kropa to introduce them to Doskvol an oppressive gray city that is certain to never be the same as they introduce a new cult "The Friends of Vashralif: The Or...
Listen382. Hammer of the Earth Part 3 from 2020-11-23T09:00
It's time for the Outriders to actually venture into the territory of the creeping ruin. They are relatively safe near the tracks and the vibrations of the Hammer which repel its influence. However...
Listen381. Hammer of the Earth Part 2 from 2020-11-16T04:08:42
The outriders have their mission: venture into the creeping ruin and find fuel to keep The Hammer moving. As long as the Hammer moves the rails rattle and humanity survives. This is their last chan...
Listen378. InSp3tres Part 2 from 2020-10-26T08:00
The Spirit snatchers make their way from Venezuela to Florida and contemplate what could possibly evade their top ten radio hit-based ghost deterrents and evade other hunting organizations. Well, n...
Listen377. InSp3tres Part 1 from 2020-10-19T08:00
Felix "Flex" Cockhammer, Dylan Crackbacker, and Mark "The Summer Soldier" Summers return with their new friend Spaceman Hotep IV to face the first house call that they've had in a very long time.
Listen376. Breakroom from 2020-10-12T08:00
The employees of harvesttrick-or-treat.net have an opportunity to go home early, but only one of them cand do it and their manager isn't going to make the decision for them. It's been a long day an...
Listen374. Elfinfolk Part 2 from 2020-09-28T06:34:52
The Elfinfolk celebrate the basement people moving on to a new home as their house has been unoccupied by humans for about a year now. During this celebration, they are each forced to think of what...
Listen373. Elfinfolk Part 1 from 2020-09-21T07:08:21
James gets the power team of Mike Migdall, Stephen Kropa, Casey Toney, and Arne Parrott to cram their huge personalities into extremely tiny characters with Elfinfolk! After the family that once li...
Listen372. Sleepaway Part 4 from 2020-09-14T08:00:16
As the lindworm's predations become increasingly more intense readying for a devastating strike, our campers must confront it and the truth.
Listen370. Sleepaway Part 2 from 2020-08-31T08:00:11
Campers and the young counselors sit under the dark moonless sky and try to ignore a terrible truth: it's happening again.
Listen369. Sleepaway Part 1 from 2020-08-24T08:00:03
James leads Molly Ostertag, Noelle Stevenson, Brennan Lee Milligan, Lola Binkerd, and Ben Joseph in character creation for Sleepaway. Together they make a bunch of extremely emotional teens who wil...
Listen368. Kingkiller One Shot Part 9 from 2020-08-17T08:00:18
Our heroes return to the Samista Manor to contend with the ghost that is rumored to haunt Oak Marrow Creek. They discover something they absolutely did not expect to find.
Listen367. Kingkiller One Shot Part 8 from 2020-08-10T06:29:22
Mayor Frederico Garbozi watches the dinner he planned to win over the visiting nobility do everything but go up in flames. Despite that, his guests seem to be enjoying themselves quite a bit.
Listen365. Kingkiller One Shot Part 6 from 2020-07-28T08:00:30
Everyone takes some time to settle into their rooms and absorbs some of the eccentric stylings of the Samista Estate. They are soon visited by the mayor who is less than enthusiastic about their pl...
Listen364. Kingkiller One Shot Part 5 from 2020-07-21T23:01:26
Our dear university students finally make their way into Oakmarrow Creek and find that it is not quite the splendid vacation spot they were hoping for. Furthermore, the Manor owned by Lady Samista ...
Listen363. Kingkiller One Shot Part 4 from 2020-07-13T08:00:14
Volli scrambles to mitigate the damage he accidentally did to the engine of The Widow's Son while his friends search for a way to fix everything so they can finally arrive at Oakmarrow Creek.
Listen361. Kingkiller One Shot Part 2 from 2020-06-29T08:00:04
Amara, Garlic, Volli, and Chett decide that it might be best to spend this semester cooling their heels downriver. Unfortunately, they make this decision lat in the day and by the time they have pa...
Listen360. Kingkiller One Shot Part 1 from 2020-06-22T08:46:40
Four students in The University's Arcanum get unlucky draws for their tuition interviews with the masters and have to reckon with the possibility of taking a semester off. The well-intentioned Voll...
Listen359. Lycantree from 2020-06-15T08:00:13
James and Mel create a beautiful and loving family for their werewolf alter egos: Wayne and Garth. Learn about their parents, kids, and the invention of tear-away pants.
Listen357. Visigoths VS Mall Goths Part 3 from 2020-05-25T08:00:18
Chaos in the Mall continues as the Mall Goths try to find their way into a Visigoth lingerie store. Meanwhile the Visigoths browse for movies.
Listen356. Visigoths VS Mall Goths Part 2 from 2020-05-18T07:57:23
We join two groups of teens at the mall for a normal day of kidnapping and conquest. The mall goths discover that a rogue group of Visigoths have kidnapped their friend Raven in an attempt to fully...
Listen355. Visigoths VS Mall Goths Part 1 from 2020-05-11T08:00:12
James is joined by Lucian Kahn to show off his game Visigoths VS Mall Goths with Bianca Zelda, Stephen Kropa, Alan Linic, and Adira Slattery. They spend this week establishing characters and their...
Listen353. Casket Land Part 4 from 2020-04-27T08:00:32
Our heroes begin to confront The Sage Hen in attempt to claim the water in The Homestead. Jerimiah followed her when her name was Hennesy, he'll have to resist the temptation to join her flock.
Listen352. Casket Land Part 3 from 2020-04-20T08:00:10
To find the homestead our heroes must leave the casketland and cross through the land of The Flock. They must brave the ever-shifting tangle and whomever of The Sage Hen's cruel followers guards th...
Listen351. Casket Land Part 2 from 2020-04-13T08:00:07
Ms. Hemlock, Jeremiah, Flex and Fold attend a late-night town meeting with Loam, a deathless desert hermit. Loam confronts the town of Doubletree with a startling truth that may also be an opportun...
Listen349. Oh Captain My Captain: Scorpion Sea from 2020-03-30T08:00:04
The word has been reduced to a vast and empty desert by titanic monsters controlled by The Ruling Party. The only thing that stands against them is a massive mechanical scorpion commanded by an int...
Listen348. Oh Captain My Captain: Sub-Versive from 2020-03-23T08:00:27
The world is ruled by a ruthless empire and a courageous captain leads her fearless crew towards a prize that she believes will be their salvation.
Listen347. Isolated Part 2 from 2020-03-16T08:00:11
In the aftermath of a landslide, under imminent threat from the Chicago Bears' offensive line, loyalty between close friends, fathers and sons, and magician and stage secrets are tested. Will they...
Listen344. Descent into Midnight Part 1 from 2020-02-24T09:00:36
Taylor LaBresh joins James and his guests Mel D'Amato, Darcy Ross, and Cory O'Brien to lead them through a session of Descent into Midnight. It's an atmospheric speculative fiction RPG with wild wo...
Listen343. Minimum Rage Part 3 from 2020-02-17T09:00:47
It's pageant time but weird haunted sailors are knocking at the door and dragging the Electric Flames into a nautically themed nether realm, which is historically bad for tips. Can the girls rally ...
Listen342. Minimum Rage Part 2 from 2020-02-10T09:00:31
The girls split up to get the club ready for the pageant, replace their salty liquor, and learn more about the mysterious book that Mother sent them. Can they figure everything out quickly enough t...
Listen340. The Try Guys Try D&D Part 4 from 2020-01-27T09:00:13
Hotankles, EdGar, Joshua, and Carol fight for their lives against Mallie/Malissa/Maledict and a mysterious plant monster deep beneath the earth in a thick fog of ruby mist. EdGar has reunited with ...
Listen339. The Try Guys Try D&D Part 3 from 2020-01-20T09:00:06
The Try Guys finally make their way into the ruby mist, looking for answers about Mallie, Malissa, and potentially Kitty Keith (an enormous talking magical cat who is somehow responsible for Hotank...
Listen338. The Try Guys Try D&D Part 2 from 2020-01-13T09:00:13
After killing a truly inept Snowdonian Mayor the Guys are forced to defend themselves in a combat that was absolutely unplanned. Afterwards they are left with a difficult choice: attempt to hunt th...
Listen336. Love and Justice Part 2 from 2019-12-30T09:00:08
Bianca concludes their magical girl adventure with Meghan, Ryan, and Victoria.
Listen335. Love and Justice Part 1 from 2019-12-16T09:00:03
A group of yo-yo obsessed teens battle to protect life energy and all of human progress!
Listen332. Iron Edda Part 1 from 2019-11-18T21:18:18
James sits down with Tracy, Liz, Mike, and Adira to create characters and a community for Iron Edda.
Listen331. Girl Underground Part 3 from 2019-11-11T09:00:11
Fae must confront the Crowan King alongside her friends to stop him from collecting people's personalities like so man shiny baubles. But what might this act of heroism cost her and her friends?
Listen329. Girl Underground Part 1 from 2019-10-28T08:00:20
Growing up can be difficult even when you have three moms. There are so many things the world around you and the people who love you want you to be. Sometimes you need to figure out who you are for...
Listen328. Hex Ed Part 3 from 2019-10-21T08:00:01
Ellory races to find a magic ghost who will hopefully give her a way to avoid writing her paper. Even with the help of her familiar, Beans, and a stink lizard it will be a difficult task to find th...
Listen327. Hex Ed Part 2 from 2019-10-15T19:58:44
Ellory wraps up her first night of adventure, but to do it she'll have to confront the mystery person who publishes her favorite zines. Will this help her write her paper? What if she does somethin...
Listen324. Haven: City of Violence Part 2 from 2019-09-23T08:00:28
The brave officers of P.I.S.S. get attacked in the line of duty.
Listen323. Haven: City of Violence Part 1 from 2019-09-16T08:00:12
The folks from One Shot West fill in for James while he is on bereavement leave. They play Haven: City of Violence, a game you might be familiar with from System Mastery.
Listen320. Hearts of Magic Part 2 from 2019-08-26T08:00:04
The Order's inspector visits The Home of House Rapture for a dance. A routine diplomatic obligation initiates a change that will affect the city for decades. Also, that poor idiot made of chalk fin...
Listen319. Hearts of Magic Part 1 from 2019-08-19T08:00:03
A random intersection of shifting leylines has turned a once unimportant and mostly ignored city into nexus of magical power. The Order seeks to control this power and prevent it from enabling a ci...
Listen318. Coffee Detective Part 3 from 2019-08-12T18:46:33
Lil Bingo confronts Remmington Smuck in a jail cell with only his prison-issued crossbow (a legal requirement in the state of Florida) to defend himself. Also, the episode ends kinda early so we ha...
Listen316. Coffee Detective Part 1 from 2019-07-29T08:00:10
Welcome to the gator infested town of Berlin Jr: The Chicago of Florida. Normally known for its gator rallies, meat sauces, and clock'o'bell. Unfortunately, now it may be known for another thing: ...
Listen315. Turning Point Part 2 from 2019-07-22T08:00:08
As we dig further into the past memories get painful. Because we lived it matters so much more that we live well for everyone who did not. Of course that doesn't make the right choice any clearer.
Listen314. Turning Point Part 1 from 2019-07-15T08:00:33
James is joined by Senda Linaugh, Phil Vecchione, Rob Abrazado, and Catherine Ramen to try and choose between a well paid soul-sucking day job and a financially unstable dream job.
Listen311. Red Carnations on a Black Grave Part 2 from 2019-06-24T08:00:07
The early days of the commune were so full of hope and excitement. As The Bloody Week draws near that optimism starts to wane and that strains the relationships of the citizens of Paris.
Listen310. Red Carnations on a Black Grave Part 1 from 2019-06-17T08:00
Catherine Ramen leads James, Stephen, Agatha, and Adira through character creation. Clearly, nothing bad will ever happen to these people.
Listen309. Dark Sentencer from 2019-06-10T05:25
A corrupt politician, a robotic cult leader, and a mob snitch who is literally a pile of rats are trapped on a prison planet run by giant spiders. Can they escape before the get gooshed?
Listen308. Hearts of Wulin Part 3 from 2019-05-27T08:00
The tournament has come! Has Gentle Wu lost himself to the Hungering blade? Will Yishan manage to clean the books in time? How will Puja deal with knowing the truth of Wu's feelings?
Listen308. Hearts of Wulin Part 2 from 2019-05-20T08:00
Gentle Wu is in bad shape, Yishan has a mystery over bad books to unravel, and Puja tries to keep the world from falling apart.
Listen307. Hearts of Wulin Part 1 from 2019-05-13T08:00
Skilled fighters from all over are preparing for the Wulin tournament to decide who will lead the Wulin world. This predictably leads to some problems.
Listen305. One Child's Heart Part 1 from 2019-04-29T08:00
A group of social workers uses an experimental technology that allows them to interface with an at-risk child's memories to deliver emergency therapy.
Listen304. The Watch Part 5 from 2019-04-22T08:00
Battling the shadow, our warriors are pushed to the brink. They can only survive if they rely on each other but will the shadow manage to tear them apart?
Listen303. The Watch Part 4 from 2019-04-15T07:08
The group is finally confronted by the forces of shadow. Its toxic influence has slowly been settling in on their difficult journey. Will it make them falter?
Listen300. The Watch Part 1 from 2019-03-25T08:00
James, Mel, and The Broad Swords build characters and develop their setting for The Watch!
Listen298. For The Queen Part 1 from 2019-03-11T08:00
The queen from a kingdom with strict customs and a rigid caste system journeys to end a war that threatens her kingdom. She travels with a small retinue whom she has chosen because she knows they l...
Listen296. The Good Society Part 2 from 2019-02-25T09:00
In which letters are written and visits are made.
Listen295. The Good Society Part 1 from 2019-02-18T06:29
The family with the most eligible young bachelors and bachelorettes in England has died in a tragic money fire. To most this is a heartbreaking tragedy. To a few an event like this is an opportunit...
Listen294. Pasión de las Pasiones Part 3 from 2019-02-11T09:13
While two potential hotel owners battle for the right to run one of the most exclusive resorts on the central American coast, two brothers battle for the heart of Angel.
Listen292. Pasión de las Pasiones Part 1 from 2019-01-28T09:00
We set up the ultimate telenovela! Masked wrestlers, evil twins, math ladies incognito! Everything you could possibly want really.
Listen291. Kagematsu Part 3 from 2019-01-21T09:00
Kagematsu's connection to the townswomen continues to grow, but so does the threat of the lava monster. Will they be able to convince him to stay in time?
Listen290. Kagematsu Part 2 from 2019-01-14T03:45
Tensions rise as the battle for Kagematsu's heart becomes more heated. Introductions are made, impressions are lasting, and the room reeks of desperation and pitty.
Listen287. Hark! It's Santa Part 2 from 2018-12-31T09:00
Now beset by a mysterious substance known as "snow" or "thicc water" our desert planet cultists must track this phenomenon to its source in order to preserve their way of life.
Listen286. Hark! It's Santa Part 1 from 2018-12-24T19:45
The inhabitants of a strange desert pant full of sentient super cacti and wolves inter bread with salamanders discover a strange sleigh shaped pod that crashed on the surface of their world.
Listen285. Crystal Heart Part 3 from 2018-12-17T07:39
The agents of Syn need to gather the last few ingredients quick, because they're about to experience the deadliest meal prep of their lives.
Listen284. Crystal Heart Part 2 from 2018-12-10T20:11
The coking contest has begun! Our heroes must race to gather perilous ingredients to make the perfect gumbo. However, they need to watch out for more than just the hazards of the island. They need ...
Listen281. After the War Part 2 from 2018-11-26T20:12
Things get tense as our hapless heroes try to treat the wayward youth they discovered for Song infection and keep the tense political situation on Polvo from boiling over.
Listen280. After the War Part 1 from 2018-11-19T09:00
We create a settlement on the scrap world Polvo. It's populated by people who live in fear of The Song, a sapient memetic virus that destroyed their former advanced spacefaring federation.
Listen279. Mission: Accomplished! from 2018-11-12T19:10
After thwarting a potentially world-ending crisis, a UN task force of super spies still has to go through an employee review.
Listen277. Kids On Bikes Part 5 from 2018-10-29T05:28
Mr. Bailey and the kids go to an expert for help with their supernatural stalkers. They discover their problems are a lot more complicated and dangerous than they had hoped.
Listen276. Kids on Bikes Part 4 from 2018-10-22T03:05
After some spooky revelations in the witch house. Mr. Bailey and the kids decide to take a coco break to sort things out. Things get more fraught than they hope.
Listen272. Fuck! It's Dracula Part 2 from 2018-09-24T03:00
Our team of explorers follow Dracula into the creature's sanctum, but are they hunting it or playing into its game?
Listen271. Fuck! It's Dracula Part 1 from 2018-09-17T16:39
3400 AD humanity has spread to the stars. One of the best paying and most dangerous jobs is to explore frontier planets and compile data to asses them for development. Our heroes Killdair, Archibal...
Listen270. Dear Elizabeth from 2018-09-10T03:01
Two friends separated by a short but insurmountable difference maintain their friendship by sharing the trials of Regency life by writing one another letters.
Listen268. Scherzando! Part 1 from 2018-08-27T03:00
When the city of Chicago is hit with a romance famine, it's up to a gang of sewer-dwelling heroes to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Listen267. Domina Magica Part 2 from 2018-08-20T03:00
A normal day at school turns into a nightmare as the forces of darkness reveal themselves during gym. Will the girls be able to fend off the darkness? Or will their secrets tear them apart?
ListenBONUS: One Shot Network GenCon Panel 2018 from 2018-08-14T16:10
James talks to Jim McClure, Meghan Dornbrock, Daniel Kwan, Amelia Antrim, Steve Discont, Jef Aldrich, Jon Taylor, Aly Grauer, Drew Mierzejewski, about their year on the network!
We also co...
266. Domina Magica Part 1 from 2018-08-13T03:00
The good girls team up with the bad girls to dream up a project for the school summer festival that will stand out from the ocean of maid cafes. But will a mysterious new investor in the school and...
Listen264. Zombie World Part 2 from 2018-07-30T02:03
We start with a hot day at the fallen Fox Lake incarceration facility. A broken fence means things are going to heat up though.
Listen262. Of Drow Origin Part 3 from 2018-07-16T02:18
Things could not be more disastrous at this wedding reception. Delilah wants to murder her new father in law to take his money, and she hired two assassins to help her do it. One of those assassins...
Listen259. Paranoia Part 3 from 2018-06-25T03:00
Our intrepid troubleshooters finally make their way to the bathroom they are supposed to repair. Miraculously this 15-minute journey has only taken a few dozen lives. Will they be able to make the ...
Listen258. Paranoia Part 2 from 2018-06-18T00:12
Our team of troubleshooters has made it to the quartermaster. Soon they will be equipped and ready to take on the necessary and not-at-all life-threatening job of fixing the toilets by the cafeteri...
Listen257. Paranoia Part 1 from 2018-06-11T00:11
Newly dubbed Reds Krl and Glave hazily come out of a drug-induced haze to start their first day as troubleshooters. They've been tasked to fix some malfunctioning toilets. Hopefully, this shouldn't...
Listen255. Dream Apart Part 2 from 2018-05-28T00:05
Czarist forces are raiding the Shtetl for every last bit of wealth and comfort. Zalman intends to drive them out even if it means consorting with dark forces. But with mysterious birth complication...
Listen254. Dream Apart Part 1 from 2018-05-21T00:00
Times are hard in the Shetel, the war pulls young men and money from people until they are left with almost nothing, the non-jewish populations are all but openly hostile, and dangers of the hidden...
Listen253. Runaway Hirelings Part 2 from 2018-05-14T01:30
With the loss of their cheerful (if very sick) fool, our poor hirelings must still find a way to cut through the colon and make their way out of the suck hole. Will they be successful, or will they...
Listen251. Star Crossed Part 2 from 2018-04-30T03:00
Our alien visitor becomes more comfortable around the therapist assigned to track her stress. The two get a little too close.
Listen250. Star Crossed Part 1 from 2018-04-24T00:12
An alien scientist studying earth as part of an effort to initiate first contact with humanity. Unfortunately for her she's not a diplomat, and welcoming a new species into the cosmos is daunting w...
Listen249. Bonus: Honey Heist: UnBEElieveable Part 2 from 2018-04-16T02:47
Can our team of criminal bears outwit John Malkovich in order to claim a cache of sweet honey and the queen of all bees (once exiled, now returned) or will they die in the heart of the hive?
ListenBonus: Honey Heist: UnBEElieveable Part 1 from 2018-04-11T15:24
Four bears set their sights on Honeycon 2018. An event hosted by anthropomorphic sapient bees.
Listen246. Flying Circus Part 1 from 2018-03-26T02:42
Three aerial aces guide a mail plane back to a remote mountain village. Unfortunately for them, sky pirates have other plans.
Listen245. Capers Part 3 from 2018-03-19T10:26
A team sent by the New York Mafia descends on The Women's Lib, with our heroes inside. They have to band together with their business competitors to make it out alive.
Listen244. Capers Part 2 from 2018-03-12T00:01
Olivier is in a tight spot, having just witnessed a mafia hit during a simple scouting mission for a theft. Meanwhile, George is tasked with an easy job that is well outside her area of expertise.
Listen242. Millennial Apartment Hunters Live and A Woman With Hollow Eyes: Umbra from 2018-02-26T00:45
A young thrupple try to find a suitable apartment in Chicago and end up finding they can only afford to stay with overstock animals form the aquarium.
Calvin resits the temptations of a b...
241. A Woman With Hollow Eyes: Calvin's Escape from 2018-02-19T00:00
After being bound to his apartment by a magical contract drafted by his terrifying landlord Calvin must fight for his life or be ground into sausage. He'll need everything he knows about magic, and...
Listen240. Swords Without Master Part 3 from 2018-02-12T01:05
Beligered from the ravages of the sand beast, the Caravan has sought shelter in Tourtise City. However, dark forces appear to be at work here. Can our rouges outwit this otherworldly threat?
Listen238. Swords Without Master from 2018-01-29T15:53
A caravan stretches across a harsh and unforgiving desert. Mixed with the merchants, dignitaries, pilgrims, and travelers are The Rogues. Heroes whom no thing living or dead can claim.
Listen237. NeoScum Crossover Part 5 from 2018-01-22T00:01
Dak, Tech, Lance, and Van have been tasked with dropping a suspicious artifact into an abandoned building by The Red Vale. Although the money is good everything else seems really bad. Can they do t...
Listen236. NeoScum Crossover Part 4 from 2018-01-15T00:00
Dak, Tech, Lance, and Van unearth their payment for their unusual job. There are a few details that don't sit right but is it enough to make them reconsider the life of a Shadowrunner?
Listen233. NeoScum Crossover Part 1 from 2017-12-25T00:04
In 2077 Chicago is a sprawling broken city infested with bug spirits and populated by desperate mercs known as Shadowrunners. A group of unlikely allies are called in for a job with few details ...
ListenNeoYear Charity Drive from 2017-12-25T00:00
ONE SHOT is partnering with Trans Lifeline to fight for transgender rights in the NeoYear!
Listen232. Ryuutama Part 3 from 2017-12-18T00:12
In order to buy a cart that will help them transport their new friend Starfall to a city to be shaped, our heroes need to gather whiskers of a mole or the feathers of a griffin.
Listen231. Ryuutama Part 2 from 2017-12-11T00:01
Our intrepid wanderers discover that the fallen star is actually a demon stone. A piece of unshaped iron from the far reaches of space that is capable of being shaped into a powerful magical object...
ListenA Woman With Hollow Eyes: Escaping Shadow from 2017-11-29T21:53
Darcy Ross, Alan Linic and James preview ONE SHOT's first dramatic Campaign with a development mode session for Calvin and Wayne's backstories.
Listen229. Bulldogs Part 2 from 2017-11-27T00:00
Skeevo, Brutus, and Rux managed to offload their illicit cargo, do a little gambling, and arguably grow closer as a result. They still need to complete their official deliver, but at this point, it...
Listen228. Bulldogs Part 1 from 2017-11-20T16:42
A group of transgalactic delivery persons try to make an extra buck buy hauling several crates of a narcotic called "nip" to an icy planet of cat people. Despite their differences, Skeevo, Brutus, ...
Listen227. System Masksery Part 2 from 2017-11-13T15:27
Quantum is torn between his hatred for literally everything in his life and a sense of duty her feels as danger once again rears its head for the Halcyon High Hero Club. Jurrasic's cryptic predicti...
Listen225. Majimonsters Part 2 from 2017-10-30T10:33
Things get spooky as Mark is attacked in the bathtub by an icy apparition. As the rattling of bones draw closer will Macy be able to shake her fear of skeletons to save Garfeild Keep and win her un...
Listen224. Majimonsters Part 1 from 2017-10-23T00:01
Two children of the Darlington noble house receive an invitation to the reading of their estranged uncle Jobin's will. However, it is Monster's night and many spooky challenges await our heroes.
Listen223. Everyone Is Remastered Part 3 from 2017-10-22T23:58
We say our final congratulations to Luke Null with this last remastered episode of Everyone is John.
Listen222. Everyone Is Remastered Part 2 from 2017-10-16T00:01
We continue with or salute to Luke Null with our remaster of Everyone is John.
Listen219. Numenera 2: 2Numen 2Nera Part 2 from 2017-09-25T00:00
Tanasia, Karner, and Etolas bring their discoveries to Skylar, the young Amber Pope. Along with Kal, the ghost of the original Amber Pope they hatch a plan to investigate The watchers and defend Ki...
Listen218. Numenera 2: 2Numen 2Nera Part 1 from 2017-09-18T12:59
One year after the events of our first series Tanasia, Karner, and Etolas have parted ways. The mysterious disappearance of their friend Uraz caused an irreparable emotional rift. In order to regai...
Listen217. The Tearable RPG from 2017-09-11T13:06
Three elite FBI agents are deployed to "Evil Island" to participate in a Kung Fu Tournament run by the mysterious Art Vandelay. This mission is unclear, their powers are vaguely defined and their e...
Listen215. Feng Shui 3 Part 3 from 2017-08-28T13:08
Jacke, Shaq, Action Angel La La, Tommy Euphrates, and Jerry prepare to take on Sett Ra and The Monstarrs in a Basketball game for the fate of the universe. This was a very fun sentence to write.
214. Feng Shui: The Legend of Shaq Fu Part 2 from 2017-08-21T12:59
Our heroes have been transported to the second world by The God of Basketball to compete in a tournament. Shaq is here to settle a score with Sett Ra, but Jackie's old nemesis Lord Cobra is competi...
Listen213. Feng Shui: The Legend of Shaq Fu Part 1 from 2017-08-14T13:12
Inspector Jackie has taken his uncle's position as chief of the Hong Kong Special Police. It is a golden age of law enforcement in Hong Kong, as triads, pirate kings, and Kung Fu Vampire cults are ...
Listen211. The Compass Cats: A Mysterious Warrior Appears, Starlight Surprise is the Pale Moon Princess!? from 2017-07-31T12:50
Immediately after Small Benjamin's trying Hell in a Cell match Percival the Unwavering enters the arena to bring his brother an urgent mission from Queen Felicia herself. It is a task so gravely im...
Listen210. World Wide Westling Part 3 from 2017-07-24T12:43
A simple contract in a box match at The Brown Center for the Performing arts has turned into the battle of the century. God the creator of the universe and their tag team partner Mike Jones will ta...
Listen209. World Wide Wrestling Part 2 from 2017-07-17T13:07
This week we ring the bell and bring you the first match in our NERP exhibition at the Brown Center for the Performing arts in Providence. This first match is a stunner the everyone's favorite vete...
Listen208. World Wide Wrestling Part 1 from 2017-07-10T12:49
We sit down with game designer Nathan Paoletta to play his game World Wide Wrestling. To do that we invited wrestling superfan Jim "The Antagonist" McClure, wrestling convert Ali Barthwell, and rea...
Listen206. Damn The Man Save The Music Part 1 from 2017-06-26T12:46
Revolution Records has been circling the drain for almost a decade. It's the weakest link in a chain of family businesses in western Chicago. Under new management by the youngest daughter, there is...
Listen205. Firelight from 2017-06-19T13:01
Our sponsor for this week, Hobby Horse Games gives us a preview of their storytelling game, Firelight. Four seemingly completely unqualified adventurers are hired to prevent a terrorist from bombin...
Listen204. Cthulhu Dark Part 2 from 2017-06-12T12:51
The employees of Chum Buffet Cds, Tapes have largely forgotten about their interaction with the man who brought in the mysterious dark record. However, the world has not forgotten that they have it...
ListenCrazy Partiers 3 Part 3 from 2017-05-29T13:15
Inwe, Remy, Aldove, and Cobb face their greatest fears and anxieties in the trials of the dreaded Pig Witch. We also finally see the awesome strength of the Unbound system.
Listen201. Crazy Partiers 3 Part 2 from 2017-05-22T12:48
To get to the bottom of Inwe's unauthorised house clearing party invites, the Partiers head to a local printer to examine the invitations. Tensions rise as the group confronts just how lost they ar...
Listen200. Crazy Partiers 3 Part 1 from 2017-05-15T12:35
After years apart, with lives spiralling apart, The Crazy Partiers return once more for a very important quest. Clearing out the basement of Inwe's new wizard tower. However, this happy reunion is ...
Listen197. Torg Eternity Part 2 from 2017-04-24T13:18
After a slightly rocky demon-summoning start to their covert search and rescue mission, our Storm Knights head further into the domain of The Cyber Pope to gather information and allies.
Listen196. Torg Eternity Part 1 from 2017-04-17T13:22
James hosts Eric Simon and some friends to preview Torg Eternity which will be up on Kickstarter soon.
After earth has been invaded by a host of hostile dimensions a braves group of heroes...
195. Noir World Part 3 from 2017-04-10T13:33
With Sam Lane in Jail for a crime he did not commit it seems that Aaron Cross holds all the cards. However, there is still one reporter left in The City who isn't done digging. She's determined to ...
Listen193. Noir World Part 1 from 2017-03-27T13:20
Game designer John Adamus walks James D'Amato, Kat Kuhl, Paulomi Pratap, and Jim McClure through Noir World's character and world generation process. They set up some tangled relationships in a cit...
Listen192. The Compass Cats: Re-Orienteering Part 2 from 2017-03-20T13:34
Percival the Unwavering and Small benjamin are about to enter The Incredibly Dangerous Forrest. Within they expect to find Athen Gnash, mysterious supernatural entity and enemy of the Pale Moon Pla...
Listen191. The Compass Cats: Re-Orienteering from 2017-03-13T13:17
After a stunning defeat in the Dungeon Dome, Percival the Unwavering and Small Benjamin, known collectively to their fans as The Compass Cats, are in a period of soul searching. Having fought in th...
Listen189. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 3 from 2017-02-27T14:21
Evidence of apostasy Heaven begins to mount as Ben and Seriah lead a tense Sunday service, and revisit a suspiciously orney horse. Although they fear the worst our two dogs must keep level heads to...
Listen188. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 2 from 2017-02-20T15:14
Serriah and Benjamin Arrive in one of the furthest settlements in the Faith. A little town called heaven. They carry with them the warm tidings of relatives and the word of the King of Life. Howeve...
Listen187. Dogs in the Vineyard from 2017-02-13T14:44
James takes on the indie classic, Vincent Baker's Dogs in the Vineyard. He is joined by author Aly Grauer and her husband Drew Mierzejewski who lend their unique perspective on the supernatural mor...
Listen185. Monsterhearts 2 Part 1 from 2017-01-30T14:05
In a sleepy town in Rode Island people are preparing for Valentine's Day, which can be a difficult time of year for some. It is especially difficult here as another string of grisly murders has pop...
Listen184. MASKS Part 3 from 2017-01-23T14:28
Fetch has been captured by a mysterious stranger working with The Poacher. Without her powers she must rely on her wits. Her impulses got her in to this mess, can they also earn her freedom? At wha...
Listen183. MASKS Part 2 from 2017-01-16T14:54
After thwarting a bank robbery would be teen heroine Fetch (Molly) pressured her friend and partner Snowflake (Noelle) into taking some of the valuables they recovered from the crooks instead of tu...
ListenBONUS: Gencon 2016 Headspace Part 2 from 2016-12-31T17:15
James sits down with Mark Richardson and some friends to run character creation for Headspace.
Listen180. Triniton Part 2 from 2016-12-26T15:13
After happening upon Cindy Chow, daughter of notorious gangster Fat Chow, our boys have a unique opportunity. It is well know that the Cow crime family has a vast collection of crystals making them...
ListenBONUS: Gencon 2016 Headspace Part 1 from 2016-12-21T14:19
James sits down with Mark Richardson and some friends to run character creation for Headspace.
Listen179. Triniton Part 1 from 2016-12-19T14:11
In a distant time, on a distant planet, on a small Island called Arbes the mighty Capital enjoys the benefits of a libertarian paradise. The only limit any being knows is the power of market forces...
Listen178. Exalted Part 3 from 2016-12-12T13:57
Mal and his companions have discovered the terrible truth about Wellspring. Now they are faced with the difficult decision of how to proceed. Even for the Exalted of the sun caste the prospect of p...
Listen176. Exalted from 2016-11-28T14:20
Three travellers blessed with divine gifts are interrupted during their trip down river as the water halts and a cray of anguish echoes across the land.
Listen175. A Scoundrel in the Deep from 2016-11-21T14:09
Alone in a vast and impossibly dark cave (Jeff Stormer), far beneath the surface of the earth, a Scoundrel (James D'Amato) closes his hand around The Ruby of the Deep. He runs his hands of ver the ...
Listen174. City of Mist Part 2 from 2016-11-14T14:18
Excalibur, Declan, and Post Mortem find themselves under attack by the mysterious car that ran down Brom Van Brunt. Who is this attacker? What is their connection to Helix Labs? Are Excalibur and D...
Listen172. Sig Part 3 from 2016-10-31T14:02
With the pearl a the heart of a possibly world ending mystery will our heroes be able to recover it and save Sig? Even if that means hurting someone they love?
Listen171. Sig Part 2 from 2016-10-24T13:07
The search for the Dragon Pearl grows more dangerous and more personal as our ragtag band of investigators visits an alchemist to see what kind of havoc a person with a pearl could cause.
Listen170. Sig Part 1 from 2016-10-17T13:04
In a city bound to randomly hopping planes, a metropolitan nexus of interdimensional culture, a dragon dies. It might not seem like a monumental event, but the smallest things can have dramatic re...
Listen169. Dialect Part 2 from 2016-10-10T13:10
After years of oppression workers in the body are growing tired of their meager lifestyles, despite Gheppetto's attempts to placate them with Honey Days. The specialized language whinin the remote ...
Listen167. Year 3 Bloopers from 2016-09-26T12:47
To accommodate our production schedule, and provide James with a small break, we are releasing the bloopers from the third year of ONE SHOT! These are the mistakes, back room conversations, and bit...
Listen166. The Mustang from 2016-09-19T12:53
For years the people of burnt tree have lived in fear of a beast with hair like soot, eyes like coals, and a heart full of vile malice. Some don't believe in it, some swear they have seen it, every...
Listen165. Rockalypse Part 3 from 2016-09-12T12:55
With the principal fooled (at least temporarily) Buckle Punch only has one obstacle standing between them and Valhalla: The Scantrons. Lead by actual half demon mean girl MNrissa and their former d...
Listen163. Rockalypse Part 1 from 2016-08-29T12:46
The students of Cerberus High are living in the most horrific hell imaginable: High School for ETERNITY. Life is misery whether they are dodging fire raining from the sky, running from three headed...
ListenThe Gencon ONE SHOT Annual Panel 2016 from 2016-08-22T12:45
We had a great year at the ONE SHOT Network! Join us as we celebrate our success, reflect on our failure, and announce what's coming next!
162. InSpectres II Part 3 from 2016-08-22T12:41
The Spirit Snatchers face their greatest challenge yet as they grapple with the Ahm-bud-mahn, a terrifying demon with a personal vendetta against our favorite whip wielding paranormal investigators...
Listen161. InSpectres II Part 2 from 2016-08-15T14:40
The Spirit Snatchers enter their client's home making three things very apparent:
1. There is something spooky goin' on.
2. James has no idea what it feels like to have a leg fall asle...
158. Reflections from 2016-07-25T14:03
The second sons of two opposing families meet at a wedding meant to unite their clan. On that day they become brothers but fate will make them bitter rivals who will fight over the destiny of their...
Listen157. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 3 from 2016-07-18T14:06
All signs lead to a ruin in Belgrade. The site of a battle between Vlad Tepesh and a "demon." Though they are tired, injured and diminished, our heroes are determined. This will be the site of Drac...
Listen156. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 2 from 2016-07-11T14:12
Despite taking heavy losses in their first encounter with Dracula our spies have rallied. They may even have a new ally: The Hound. A top level EDOM duke who until very recently was assigned as Dra...
Listen154. Dear Leader from 2016-06-27T14:19
James invites Alex Manich, Alex Nicols, and John Mahoney to pretend to be the least qualified candidate in American history.
Listen153. Red Markets Part 4 from 2016-06-20T14:00
With "An Incident" back at Troutfit the hard part is over. Or it should be anyway.
Listen152. Red Markets Part 3 from 2016-06-13T14:05
Things heat up as The Moths must guide An Incident through the rotting corpse of a high school to find musical instruments. At the same time they must avoid the hordes of walking rotting corpses wi...
Listen150. Red Markets Part 1 from 2016-05-30T13:52
After a zombie outbreak destroyed civilization humanity has begun to rebuild. Many humans are gathered in fortified quarantine zones called "The Recession." There, life is very similar to the way i...
Listen149. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 4 from 2016-05-23T13:52
Yuuta and Mihal are in a fight for their lives with the mechanized forces of the mainland government. The Oni princess carries critical information that could secure the future of her people. Yuuta...
Listen148. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 3 from 2016-05-16T14:08
After an encounter with the mechanical leader of the mercenaries working for the mainland government the village must band together with these strange outsiders to defend themselves. Even with the ...
Listen145. Utter Nonsense from 2016-04-25T14:03
For the first and likely only time ONE SHOT takes a departure from RPGs to pay homage to the game that inspired Noisy Person Cards: Utter Nonsense, the accent party game.
144. Belly of the Beast Part 3 from 2016-04-18T14:33
Our intrepid scavengers scavengers dig themselves deeper in their pursuit of wealth. Will they be consumed by the greed that drives them, or is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
143. Belly of the Beast Part 2 from 2016-04-11T13:52
Spurred on my thoughts of additional valuable trade good our heroes venture further into the ruins buried deep within the bowels of the beast. At what point does greed outweigh reason? Will they sc...
Listen141. Steamscapes Part 3 from 2016-03-28T14:06
A Wells Fargo Airship pilot suffers because he interacted with a group of mysterious foreigners with hidden agendas.
140. Steamscapes Part 2 from 2016-03-21T13:11
After a morning of excitement our heroes look forward to relaxing in the safety of their hotel the rest of the day.
139. Steamscapes Part 1 from 2016-03-19T15:32
A young woman travels from Japan to Singapore with a mysterious purpose. It is not longe after she reaches these is unfamiliar port that trouble finds her and her automaton companion.
Listen137. Blue Beard's Bride Part 2 from 2016-02-29T14:16
The bride continues to explore her new home. It is clear these rooms are full of painful memories. Which begs the question. What should the bride fear, the memories, or her husband.
136. Buebeard's Bride from 2016-02-22T14:02
When a rich nobleman offers to marry a poor peasant girl it seems like a dream come true. It might actually be the stuff of nightmares.
Listen135. It Was a Mutual Decision Part 2 from 2016-02-15T15:31
Tensions grow as Teddy and Kelly enter the "during" stage of their breakup. Will they realize how toxic their relationship is? Or are they too bubborn?
132. Hello from the Magic ONE SHOT Part 1 from 2016-01-25T14:09
In a universe containing an infinite number of dimensions, anything is possible. Up to and including a podcast which crosses ONE SHOT and Hello from the Magic Tavern!
Listen131. Urban shadows Part 2 from 2016-01-18T14:01
Faced with the possibility of a new, unlicensed portal to hell opening up in Grant Park, our party must enlist all the help they can find. But who will they go to? Billy Zane? Who will stand in the...
ListenUrban Shadows from 2016-01-11T14:00
Chicago is notorious for dirty politics. What most people don't know is it is an even worse city for WIZARD POLITICS. Wesley the Wizard Alderman knows that all too well. There are far too many spec...
ListenFool's Journey/Tanya De Passe from 2015-12-28T14:00
This week ONE SHOT is offering a double feature! First up Kat and James play Fool's Journey with the game's creator Cheyenne Wall-Grimes. For that you get three unique stories inspired by an arrang...
ListenBonus! Boxing Day Dread from 2015-12-26T20:16
Peter Williams and James Freetly finish a night of improv at The Annoyance, and begin their journey home. Will their sense of holiday charity cost them, and celebrated Hollywood actor John Malkovic...
Listen127. Traction Park Part 2 from 2015-12-21T14:51:11
After desperately trying to slake your thirst on chlorinated water, blood, and bees the delirium of thirst has begun to set in. Your dummy companion begins to appear more attractive as you are only...
Listen126. Traction Park from 2015-12-14T13:59:49
Your brother lost $500 in the most terrifyingly unsafe amusement park in the United States. Using only your wits, uncanny ability to horde, and exit rooms based on cardinal directions must get it b...
Listen124. Dead Scare Part 1 from 2015-11-30T14:08:10
It's a sunny saturday in Brooklyn 1953. The local public school is holding a bake sale to raise funds for extra supplies. Everyone is pitching in! Teachers, students, parents... AND THE LIVING DEAD...
Listen123. Shinobigami Part 3 from 2015-11-23T13:53:12
The battle for the mirror turns violent as ninja take their quiet shadow feud into the streets. Blood will be shed. Secrets will be revealed. The cool parts of the game that the audience was missin...
Listen122. Shinobigami Part 2 from 2015-11-16T15:42:29
Things start to heat up as our ninja have moved past the information gathering stage and the quest for the black mirror breaks out into the first conflict.
119. Rogue Trader Part 3 from 2015-10-26T14:53:03
The officers of The Golden Corral are locked in a desperate battle for their lives and cool guns, with an enemy they cannot see: the Eldar Warp Spiders. Also a sense of dread begins to settle in....
Listen118. Rogue Trader Part 2 from 2015-10-19T14:40
The crew of the Golden Corral continues to investigate the mystery of the derelict colony ship. It is clear there is violence in the history of this ill fated vessel, and wealth hidden away in its ...
Listen117. Rogue Trader Part 1 from 2015-10-12T14:10:21
40,000 years after the start of common era (which also happens to coincide with certain religious events) and several hundred million years before the events of Numenera, the galaxy is torn by war....
Listen115. 13th Age Part 2 from 2015-09-28T14:14:33
Faced with potentially being responsible for demons entering the material plane, our party has elected to return to the dungeon temple that took the life of their companion Archibald. Equipped with...
Listen114. 13th Age from 2015-09-21T14:26
A group of four rag tag heroes take a job acting on behalf of what they believe to be the church of the Golden Wyrm. Stuck alone in the dark depths they awaken something truly terrible. As a result...
Listen113. InSpectHers Part 2 from 2015-09-14T14:09:03
E.S.P.Insight arrives at an all but abandoned five star resort in Costa Rica. The owner Howard Mandel appears to be keeping more than a few secrets, and the walls of the hotel appear to be housing ...
Listen111. Numenera Part 3 from 2015-08-31T02:04:47
A day at the multi-chromatic hot-spring has been ruined by horrible bug larva. That can only mean one thing NUMENERA! Will our heroes be able to survive this metamorphosis can the remember to compl...
Listen110. Numenera Part 2 from 2015-08-24T14:19
After discovering the young girl riding a giant centipede was a beale plagued by voices, our heroes elected to see her to the many colored hearing springs in the valley. Will they be able to help t...
ListenNumenera Setting Introduction from 2015-08-17T12:52:10
Darcy Ross does a fantastic job of summarizing the Numenera setting in less than five minutes. If you are thinking about checking out Numenera this is worth a listen!
109. Numenera Part 1 from 2015-08-17T12:47:26
An odd band of travelers are on a journey to investigate the mysteries of the Ninth World. They find themselves just past the mountains that separate The Steadfast from the largely uncivilized west...
Listen108. Shooting the Moon Part 3 from 2015-08-10T13:00:31
The election looms as Ned and Flyvaw step up their rivalry. Can Jack crow really overcome his reputation as a petty prankster to win over the rest of the student body? Will helping him do that real...
Listen106. Shooting the Moon Part 1 from 2015-07-27T12:53:21
James invites Jess Fink and Eric Colossal to get romantic with Emily Care Boss's Shooting the Moon. In this episode the three build an American magical boarding school full of wonder, whimsy, and r...
Listen105. Murderland from 2015-07-20T13:29:24
Four people have one hour to find $2 Million and kill each other or die trying. I hope these damn fools kill each other.
104. 14 Days Part 3 from 2015-07-13T12:19:58
The time has come. Julie has to pick Cassandra up from the airport, and Alex must sing to save the rec center! Only one thing stands in their way: The debilitating pain of migraines.
102. 14 Days from 2015-06-29T02:36:40
Two women try to live their lives despite suffering chronic pain.
101. Sailor Moon Part 2 from 2015-06-22T14:36:57
The scouts have been ambushed by a Yoma who knows Sailor Moon's secret identity. To make matters worse, Amy and Rei are nowhere to be found!
100. Sailor Moon from 2015-06-15T12:47:56
IT's the 100th episode of ONE SHOT! To celebrate Kat and James are joined by their friends Chris Sims and Jordan D. White from the Sailor Business podcast to play the 1999 officially licensed Sailo...
Listen97. Heroine Part 2 from 2015-05-25T05:18:50
Dianne and her giant friend Dak are on their way to the Parliament of Birds to find Dianne's sister. One their way they happen upon the curious Birdtown- a place of many rules.
Feast Hall of Ash Part 5 from 2015-05-24T13:38:09
The only obstacle that remains between our heroes and a new pair of hands is the dreaded Lord Amirillia. Despite possibly being misinformed about their target the party charges forward against the ...
Listen96. Heroine Part 1 from 2015-05-18T13:16:45
A young girl is living with teen angst while bouncing from foster home to foster home. When her foster sister runs away from home she must enter a magical world and face its strange denizens to win...
ListenBONUS Feast Hall of Ash part 4 from 2015-05-14T14:45:12
Our cheerful band finally enter the deeper parts of the feast hall. As they grow closer to their target Amirillia also grows closer to them. They shall finally witness the extent of his grim work.<...
Listen95. Legend of Five Rings part 4 from 2015-05-11T13:18:22
Though it seems our brave samurai may never hve the information they need to find the truth about the damming of the river tensions rage on. The Spiders refuse to bend and are intent on keeping the...
ListenBONUS: The Feast Hall of Ash Part 2 from 2015-04-30T13:11:15
Free from their captors our heroes must find a way to restore their friend's hands.
93. Legend of Five Rings Rings Part 2 from 2015-04-27T13:08:42
Our group of Samurai face off with a dangerous and terrible Oni. Its presence answers some questions yet raises many more. Life and honor are threatened at every turn in this investigation.
BONUS: Feast Hall of Ash Part 1 from 2015-04-23T20:31:34
After centuries of silence the Fomoire have returned to Tir Yadrail to visit bloody punishment on the humans and elves who live there. A rag tag collection of adventurers charged to guard their vil...
Listen92. Legend of Five Rings Rings Part 1 from 2015-04-20T13:08:24
In the wake of the great war Rokugon is enjoying a fragile peace between the clans. It may be short lived as strife is building on the border of the Crab and Spider. Their lands are separated by a ...
Listen91. Phoenix Part 2 from 2015-04-13T11:58:16
After saving the acolyte the wing is forced to confront the creature who attacked their flame. The Harvester of fear waits beneath the tree of pain can he be conquered?
89. Headspace Part 2 from 2015-03-30T13:07:42
Deep in the heart of the Tim Horton's corporate complex our team of mercenaries find themselves divided. With the complex on high alert due to multiple murders can our heroes hope to find the black...
Listen88. Headspace from 2015-03-23T12:12:42
In the not too distant future the governments and civil powers of the world have been eclipsed by corporations in terms of scale and influence. Even in the freest of places, the wide white north of...
Listen87. Chainmail Bikini from 2015-03-16T08:55:25
His grace Duke Dukington of Wormcastle has put a call out seeking adventurers to rid his private hunting grounds of an unseen menace. Dirtbag and the Bravehearts have answered the call. [BACK CHA...
Listen83. Monsterhearts from 2015-02-15T14:11:23
Last year sleepy town in Rode Island was shaken to its core when a mysterious sexy stranger moved to town, Not that town is in the grip of a mummy's sexual curse. After a year of betrayal, dark mag...
Listen80. Our Last Best Hope 2 from 2015-01-26T13:14:34
After a flurry of shocking revelations will our team be strong enough to survive another? The mission to nuke the moon is already in dire straits after the exploding eagle team was struck by moon l...
Listen79. Our Last Best Hope from 2015-01-19T15:19:52
In the year 2020 the earth is threatened by her closest neighbor: THE MOON. An intrepid band of earth's greatest scientific minds is dispated with a desperate plan just crazy enough to work. Brilli...
Listen78. Three Rocketeers 2 from 2015-01-12T13:13:44
The insanity continues as our brave rocketeers finish a month-long gore spattered deep cover operation disguised as cleaning nuns with a flying car chase. However our team's unity is threatened as ...
Listen76. Ehdrigohr 3 from 2014-12-29T13:46:40
Kimimila, Three Heron, Falti, and Juho have stumbled on to an emergence hole. Shivers pour from the earth to poison the land and bring ruin to the remaining humans on the steppe. Only our heroes ca...
Listen75. Ehdrigohr 2 from 2014-12-22T20:02:29
An investigation turns into a desperate bid for survival as the sun starts to set on our mostly well intentioned heroes.
74. Ehdrigohr 1 from 2014-12-15T13:17:34
This week James is joined by Kat, Jim Hepplewhite, and Brittany Yantos of Geek Bar, to play Ehdrigohr run by its creator Allen Turner. In a post cataclysmic world where the night is ruled by horror...
Listen71. Inspectres Part 2 from 2014-11-24T13:10:50
The Spirit Snatchers finally make it inside Boeing head quarters where they find it is perhaps a little more haunted than they anticipated. Will thier steam based equipment win the day? Or do they ...
Listen70. Inspectres Part 1 from 2014-11-17T14:59:14
Have you seen something you... can't explain? Did you witness something... beyond explanation? Did something you beheld... defy explanation? You need to call Mark Summers (Alex Manich), Dillon Crac...
Listen69. Dracula Dossier Part 4 from 2014-11-10T23:30:13
Vlad Dracula finally makes an appearance in this last entry in our Dracula Dossier series.Unfortunately only two agents happen to be around.Will this be the end of our intrepid hunters, or will the...
Listen67. Dracula Dossier Part 2 from 2014-10-27T22:26:29
The would be vampire hunters make their way aboard the party boat and onto the Danube. To find Dracula our heroes must acquaint themselves with the different figures involved in the Belgrade cigare...
ListenDracula Dossier Bonus Rules Explanation from 2014-10-17T22:21:47
The Dracula Dossier is launching on Kickstater today! We will have a Night's Black Agents play-through on Monday. For now enjoy Kenneth Hite explaining some of the things that make the game special...
Listen66. Dracula Dossier Part 1 from 2014-10-15T22:23:47
This week James is joined by game designer, horror writer, and guest GM Kenneth Hite to preview the up coming Dracula Dossier by Pelgrane Press. To help out James got his old game master Zach Weber...
Listen65. S-N-HELL from 2014-10-13T22:21:11
This week James brings Johnny O'Mara, Spencer Hamilton, and Patrick McDonald on the show to celebrate the creepening of Halloween. In this game of Dread the boys get the chance to audition for SNL ...
Listen63. Feng Shui 2 Part 3 from 2014-09-29T22:15:22
After finally reaching the Cobra Commander our heroes face down the return of three conspicuous dressed ninjas. Then it's time to send this adventure rocketing full throttle into the future. In the...
Listen62. Feng Shui 2 Part 2 from 2014-09-22T22:12:13
Our heroes begin to ascend the tower, however this journey brings them perilously close to the venomous jaws of the cobra! Can our heroes outwit the conniving commandos?
61. Feng Shui 2 Part 1 from 2014-09-17T22:09:30
Two years after busting up the Cobra run drug gang in New York, Inspector Jackie (Chris Sims) is visited by his brother Ray, his niece Angela (Kat Murphy), and notable street tough Tommy Euphrates ...
ListenSeason 1 Bloopers from 2014-09-12T22:06:56
All the great stuff that didn't make it to air in season 1!
59. Crazy Anniversary Partiers 4 from 2014-08-25T22:03:29
With hearts of steel and skin of stone the Crazy Partiers descend into the wicked depths of the Underdark where an ancient evil awaits their arrival. What will they find in the inky cavers so far f...
Listen58. Crazy Anniversary Partiers 3 from 2014-08-25T22:00:30
This week the party charges into unknown situations head first and one of them pays for it with his life! There will be rope bridges! There will be discussion of rock formations! There will be crea...
ListenGencon Special from 2014-08-22T21:56:21
James and Kat are joined by their good friend Sam Kaye to play Dungeon World with David Ewalt, editor at Forbes Magazine and Author of "Of Dice and Men."
57. Crazy Anniversary Partiers 2 from 2014-08-18T21:52:46
The partiers meet an old acquaintance after a battle reveals a terrifying truth about their opponent. Also Cob gets WAY weirder.
56. Crazy Anniversary Partiers from 2014-08-11T21:51:31
Prepare to get totally Cray Cray! ONE SHOT has been on the air for a whole year and to celebrate we are bringing back your favorite band of dysfunctional adventurers, The Crazy Partiers. A lot has ...
Listen54. All Things Truly Wicked from 2014-07-28T21:46:20
Three ten year old friends find the mutilated body of one of their classmates, and to their horror, no one will believe them. They realize, if they want to know that is going on, they will have inv...
Listen53. One Last Job Part 3 from 2014-07-21T21:41:12
It comes down to a high stakes performance as our team of rag tag magicians plots to steal the unicorn tapestry which is apparently a very important cultural treasure. There will be explosions, th...
Listen50. Police Cops- Brooklyn Alaska Part 2 from 2014-06-30T21:33:15
The Villainous machinations of Tom Frankle get even worse as we discover the President is visiting. Can Brookln's (Alaska) finest defeat Rick Moranis and his band of Newfie thugs in time!?
49. Police Cops- Brooklyn Alaska from 2014-06-23T21:30:03
James asked friend of the show Dan Stauffer, newcomer Brian Moody, and special guest General Ironicus to play Police Cops! is a pulpy action based police procedural game.
48. Time Watch Part 3 from 2014-06-16T21:28:14
It's save the universe time as the brave agents of Time Watch discover the dark meaning behind the Seven Wonders of the world. The fate of the current timeline is with them. Can our heroes save the...
Listen45. Princesses and Palaces Part 2 from 2014-05-26T21:22:38
The royal hijinks continue as the princesses discover the gates to the lost castle in the kingdom of adventure. What sort of horrors await them inside? Skeltons? Litches? BOYS!?
44. Princesses and Palaces Part 1 from 2014-05-19T21:18:19
This week James, Kat Murphy, Courtney Crary, and Justine Kruger embrace their inner ten year old girl to play Princesses and Palaces. Created by two parents to introduce role playing to their daugh...
Listen43. Gangland from 2014-05-12T21:16:13
This week James invited Alex Manich, Maggie Dempsey, and special guest cartoonist Kevin Budnik over to play Gangland. This game is special to James because he designed it. As you can imagine, being...
Listen41. Lasers and Feelings Part 1 from 2014-04-28T21:10:30
This week James is Joined by members of Chicago's Otherworld Theater company for some high melodrama space adventure run in the truly delightful, Lasers and Feelings.
40. Call Of Cthulhu Pulp Heroes Part 2 from 2014-04-25T12:17:33
Batman, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Tom Riddle, and The Doctor chase down the mysterious doctor Faust to recover the necromonicon. Their chase leads them to a conspiracy that could end up threatenin...
Listen39. Pulp Cthulhu Part 1 from 2014-04-21T12:15:47
In order to support our boys fighting over seas Wayne Industries has organized a charity auction to raise money for war bonds. The auction will rent antiquities from the Wayne private collection, a...
Listen38. Flight of the Robins Part 2 from 2014-04-17T12:14:22
After finding the Flamingo and Black Mask dead at the hands of Deathstroke our heroes still have no idea what happened to Batman. Meanwhile the Joker and Mad Hatter are missing from Arkham, and arm...
Listen37. Flight of the Robins Part 1 from 2014-04-14T12:09:58
Dedicated heroes might recognize Flight of the Robins from one of ONE SHOT first posts on P&HS. Flight of the Robins is one of James' gencon traditions, it is also a Shadowrun 4th edition module th...
Listen33. Even More Dungeon World 2 from 2014-03-26T16:29
This week our party makes a deal with Lucifer the trustworthy after recovering the fabled “Audio Codex.” The gang learns about the customary drinks of the region they wandered into. And Collin has ...
Listen32. Even More Dungeon World from 2014-03-24T16:17
In a spiritual sequel to The Crazy Partiers, James leads Alex Manich, Maggie Dempsey, Collin Cunningham, and Jessa Eden-Quinn on another madcap fantasy romp. Apart from Jessa, everyone is new to RP...
Listen31. Dungeon World Part 3 from 2014-03-17T16:10
We wrap up this week’s Dungeon World series with climactic battle that the party was absolutely not expecting, or even remotely prepared for. Can Kat, Alex, Maggie, and Tricia think their way out o...
Listen30. Dungeon World Part 2 from 2014-03-10T16:03
This week our heroes lean the joys of of the random encounter! Trinket plays with poisons,, Bangarang shoots fireballs no matter who gets hurt, Baby Blues lays down some sweet jams and Red Fox gets...
Listen28. Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 3 from 2014-02-24T04:22
In the bowels of the Death Star Leenik Geelo, Trystan Valentine, R2-D20, and Bacta have found Tamlin Jorun. However, their rescue mission may be more difficult than they anticipated as the obedienc...
Listen27. Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 2 from 2014-02-18T04:10
The crew has been tasked with rescuing Grizel’s son from the clutches of Ava Arrak. Now or band of heroes must steel themselves to match wits with the Hand of the Emperor… or dress up as storm troo...
Listen24. Star Wars 3.5 Part 3 from 2014-02-18T03:30
This week we conclude our D20 Star Wars adventure! Gizel (Kat Murphy), Leenik (Johnny O’Mara), Tristan (John Patrick Coen), and R2-D20 (Matt Kubinski) have to find a way off Tattoine! However they ...
Listen25. Star Wars Edge of the Empire from 2014-02-10T03:42
John Patrick Coan, Johnny O’Mara, and Matt Kubinski return for another series of Star Wars episodes! However, this time Kat Murphy is stepping in as GM and James will be playing along side the rest...
Listen23. Star Wars 3.5 Part 2 from 2014-01-27T03:23
This week our heroes continue to flee the empire… in the worst way possible. To get off Tattoine they must match wits with the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy. They must also ask a favo...
Listen22. Star Wars 3.5 Part 1 from 2014-01-20T03:16
This week regulars Kat Murphy and John Patrick Coen are joined by special guests Johnny O’Mara from Dilettante Ball, and Matt Kubinski from Cinema Jaw to take you to a galaxy far far away… That’s r...
Listen21. All Outta Bubblegum Part 2 from 2014-01-14T03:12
This week concludes our airport adventures! David Giarratana experiences multiple physical metamorphoses while Faith and Lynette battle for control of a rabid group of devoted followers.
18. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 4 from 2013-12-31T02:28
After discovering that mob was not a factor in Humphrey Hall’s disappearance Mack and Candy are forced to go to the one place they swore they would never go…
17. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 3 from 2013-12-23T02:09
This week Dr. Emile Candy (Sam Kaye) and Felix “Mack” Macbre (James D’Amato) get into some how water with Capone’s outfit as they tear the windy city apart looking for Humphrey Hall, wealthy greeti...
Listen16. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 2 from 2013-12-16T02:02
The mystery continues to unravel as a deranged killer turns the festival of light into a festival of death! Dr. Emile Candy (Samuel Kaye) and Felix “Mack” Macabre (James D’Amato) are investigating ...
Listen14. Horror on Mt. Holycross from 2013-11-21T19:01
James D’Amato, Alex Manich, James Hepplewhite, Dan Stauffer, and special guest Cliff D’Amato sit down to play a game of Dread, the Jenga based horror RPG. What happens when a Colorado camping trip ...
Listen13. This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but with John from 2013-11-14T18:55
John gets a new look. Then he gets some new friends to help him out with a little project he has been working on. Finally John has some words with himself and gets to do something he has been wanti...
Listen11. Every One Is John Part 1 from 2013-10-31T18:38
James and JPC along with newcomers Luke Null and Mike Gospel take on Lovecraft in the indie system which is taking the internet by storm: “Everyone is John.” After reading the Necronomicon can John...
Listen10. Scooby Doo: Pooch on the Doorstep from 2013-10-24T21:45
James, John, and Kat sit down with special guests Nick Lang and Scout Bratt to play one of James’ Gen Con favorites: Scooby Doo run Call of Cthulhu! Velma, Deaphne, Fred, Shaggy, and of course Scoo...
Listen08. Death Race 1990 from 2013-10-23T21:34
After defeating the Ninja invasion of Ancient Chinese Pizza, Inspector Jackie, Tommy, and Angela (a.k.a. Action Angel La La) must flee the wrath of the deadly Snake Skin Triad. Expect piston pulsin...
Listen09. The Serpent’s Den from 2013-10-10T21:40
Our heroes have battled their way through triads, ninja, and helicopters but not they find themselves face-to-beryllium steel face with Destro! Where Destro goes the legions of the dreaded Cobra Co...
Listen07. Ninjas in Refrigerators from 2013-09-26T21:16
Fists are flying for another episode of ONE SHOT! Chris Sims is back, he and the ONE SHOT crew are cleaning up the post-brawl wreckage of Ancient Chinese Pizza. They think the fight is over. What t...
Listen06. Pizza Party Rumble from 2013-09-19T21:10
Welcome heroes, to a new month of ONE SHOT! This episode Chris Sims, John Patrick Coan, and Kat Murphy team up to recreate a 90’s kung-fu action movie. Their characters Inspector Jackie, Angela Cha...
Listen05. Final Boss from 2013-09-12T21:03
It’s the final installment of the Crazy Partiers’ wacky adventure. Can Remmy, Inwe, Aldove, and Cobb overcome the final boss and save Apple Grove Township? Listen to find out.
Listen03. The One Where EVERYONE Fails Their Perception Check from 2013-08-29T20:54
This week the Crazy Partiers try to camp in front of the the mysterious wizard’s tower. They make plans to keep watch, but a series of failed perception checks finds them at the bottom of a 10’x10?...
Listen02. Attack of the Ratmen from 2013-08-22T20:41
Get ready for the adrenaline fueled action of BASIC MATH! This episode The Crazy Partiers enter combat. Will our heroes survive their journey thirty miles out of town? Can you identify what level t...
Listen01. Rise of the Crazy Partiers from 2013-08-14T20:31
Roll for initiative! This month’s adventure is a traditional dungeon crawl run, in Paizo’s Pathfinder Role Playing System. The twist is the GM has not prepared an adventure. the Players and the GM ...
Listen01. Rise of the Crazy Partiers from 2013-08-14T20:31
Roll for initiative! This month’s adventure is a traditional dungeon crawl run, in Paizo’s Pathfinder Role Playing System. The twist is the GM has not prepared an adventure. the Players and the ...
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