Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Chris and Sam come to visit Mike in Boston, and they meet up with live action superstars Garett and Tyler of Reverie Studios. As tea is served and soft holiday music plays in the background, Chris and Sam review the city of Boston, while Garett and Tyler introduce their crusade to bring Nordic LARP to the United States. In particular, they introduce Eskhaton, an apocalyptic immersion LARP inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, coming up this April in Providence, Rhode Island!
The crew finishes up with an exploration of Boston myth and folklore, particularly the Great Molasses Disaster, the mob murder of Chevalier de Saint Sauveur, and the shocking drownings in the Charles River.
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Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Join Mike, Chigg and James as they take the role of a Venator gang in the depths of Hive Primus on the world of Necromunda, and as Chris as GM leads them through a tale of betrayal, horror and thrilling adventure.
We explore the setting and the rules of this new version of the 40k RPG, by Ulisses North America.
Intro and outro music by Occam's Laser.
Extra music by Music: www.hooksounds.com.
Buy Wrath and Glory from Ulisses North America
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Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Tuesday Nov 27, 2018
Oh what sweet summer children we were, recording an episode about war in the World of Darkness just a week before V5 Anarchs and Camarilla hit the streets...
On this exciting installment, Chris introduces listeners to the brand new Warhammer 40,000 role-playing game Wrath & Glory, giving listeners insight into the setting and mechanics of this epic game. Continuing the theme, Mike reviews the Chronicles of Darkness sourcebook Dogs of War, while Chigg reviews the award winning Wraith: the Great War. Finishing it all up, the crew explores the strange real world phenomenon of cartel narco-cults...
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Monday Oct 01, 2018
Monday Oct 01, 2018
Chigg and Mike sit down with star storyteller, Joe! A moderator of the World of Darkness Discord and a luminary of the Chilean gaming scene, Joe explains the history of roleplaying games in his country and how World of Darkness exploded on the scene in the mid-2000s.
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Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
You listened to our first foray into the world of Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition. Now is your chance to run the same story at your table top. Ascension Night is now available for Pay What You Want on the Storyteller's Vault, and can be found here:
This document provides you everything you need to know about Manchester by Night, the story itself, and a set of characters ready to play.
How will you survive Ascension Night?
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Monday Aug 13, 2018
Monday Aug 13, 2018
Chigg interviews Martin, Freja, Karim, Karl, and Juhana about Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition. The topics range from production page counts to Anarchs, and Camarilla to Second Inquisition. Enjoy!
Tune in next episode for some long awaited Chronicles of Darkness content too!
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Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Changeling renegade Chigg brings listeners another clandestine GenCon recording, as White Wolf hosts a panel introducing Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition! White Wolf brings in a host of authors to discuss the development process, tantalize fans about future releases, and illustrate their path forward in the world of darkness and the world of licensing.
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Thursday Jul 26, 2018
Thursday Jul 26, 2018
London is burning and they're on the run. Destitute, low on blood, and out of gas, four kindred escape the Second Inquisition only to find themselves shunned by the cloistered Camarilla of Manchester. But after their new haven is burned down by a rival coterie, these neonates show the city that they messed with the wrong bloodsuckers.
Join the full cast of Darker Days Radio for the very first live play of Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition! We explore Manchester by Night, explain and demonstrate the finalized rules of V5, and, if luck would have it, escape our Ascension Night alive.
Time Stamps:
00:02:00 - Character Introduction
00:05:12 - Setting Introduction
00:10:55 - Actual Play
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Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
From a tomb beneath the frozen wastelands of Sweden, Karim Muammar and Matthew Dawkins of White Wolf Entertainment join Mike and Chris to give an overview of Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition (still available for preorder from Modiphius).
Karim is the chief editor, and has developed the new systems that are in the undead heart of V5.
Matthew Dawkins (recently announced as Senior Community Director for White Wolf) is one of the writers on V5, following up his work with Onyx Path Publishing on Beckett's Jyhad Diary.
Time Stamps:
00:02:40 - World of Darkness News
00:05:10 - Who Are Karim and Matthew?
00:14:45 - V5 discussion.
Also stay tuned for our Vampire the Masquerade 5th actual play recording - Ascension Night.
If you can't make it to Gencon, and want to talk about V5 on release day, then come drop by our Twitch Channel!
Find out more about White Wolf, Vampire 5th edition and the World of Darkness over at the Ask Me Anything, with Jason Carl.
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Chris and James discuss UKGE 2018, which they attended a few weeks back.
There are a whole host of interviews here, such as with;
There are also 2 other interviews, one with Matt McElroy of Onyx Path Publishing, and another with Mythic Games and their KS for Solomon Kane.
Go check out even more excellent UKGE coverage at OnTableTop/Beasts of War
Music provided by Occams Laser https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ , from the track "Majestic 12" and "The Horsemen" from the album "Occult 86", https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/occult-86
Occams Laser can be found on facebook.