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
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
From the darkest, grimiest corners of urban myth come Brendan Carrion and Adam Sink of the Full Metal RPG Podcast! These two master storytellers join Mike and Chris to show listeners how to amp up their games, double down on terror, and accidentally mix My Little Pony with Hellraiser. Combined with some hot takes on Vampire 5th Edition and a secret frequency on the real life Fall River Satanic Cult, this is a must listen episode!
Remember to check out the Full Metal RPG Horrorism and Survivalism 'zines, a great resource for storyteller ideas.
Time Stamps:
00:06:30 - World of Darkness News
00:31:10 - Who Is Full Metal RPG?
00:52:25 - What Is Survivalism and Horrorism?
01:18:20 - The Secret Frequency
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Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Chris speaks to Az Drummond of Mythic Games, and they talk about the upcoming Kickstarter for their new game, Solomon Kane.
Apologies for the popping in the audio - lost the windshield for the mic, and no press area this year, so I was not sure how close to the mic I needed to be, but I tried to clean it as best as I can.
Special thanks to Occam's Laser for providing new music for our intro, outro, and bumpers
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Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Chris speaks to Matt McElroy of Onyx Path publishing to talk about UKGE, and all the products and games that are coming out, Kickstarters, and future events that OPP want to attend.
Apologies for the popping in the audio - lost the windshield for the mic, and no press area this year, so I was not sure how close to the mic I needed to be.
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Sunday May 27, 2018
Sunday May 27, 2018
Chris and James discuss UKGE 2018, which they will be attending this coming Friday and Saturday
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
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.
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Wednesday May 23, 2018
After Mike and Chigg have a stressful week, Matt offers to run a game of Gamma World 7th Edition: 4th Edition. Get ready for a spooky actual play adventure starring the curious Igneous George and the enigmatic Man in Yellow...
Time Stamps:
00:04:07 - Actual Play
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
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Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Mike and Chris sit back to explore... Beast: the Primordial?! That's right, the show begins with a positive review of the final two chapters of the Beast Players Guide, and then dives into other news, like the V5 preorders, return of Vampire: the Eternal Struggle to print, and upcoming Cyberpunk Live Action events. In the World of Darkness segment, Mike discusses Wraith's Risen as portrayed in Hunter: the Walking Dead. Chris then presents an enthralling secret frequency on poltergeist activity in his local Yorkshire. Finally, the duo listen to an insightful introduction to Hunter: the Vigil, provided by game author Alex Greene.
Time Stamps:
00:07:19 - News
00:38:26 - Contest
00:41:19 - Risen in Hunter
01:07:15 - Secret Frequency
01:19:04 - Hunter: the Vigil Rapid Fire
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes!
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Saturday Apr 14, 2018
Chris, Sam, and James discuss Promethean the Created 2nd ed, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game.
Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including;
- Various Frakenstein movies
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Lazarus Effect
- Westworld
- Splice
Sheffield Gothic, the organising group, is based in the School of English (not media) and is the Postgrad arm of the Centre for the History of the Gothic. The Centre was founded five years ago to acknowledge Sheffield staff and students contributions to the field of Gothic studies over the years and GTG was part of the postgrad led ongoing project Reimagining the Gothic (https://reimagininggothic.com ).
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.
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
Sunday Apr 01, 2018
What is this, some sort of joke? Mike and Chigg present a humorous episode on H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, exploring four of his short stories in an extra long secret frequency. This episode also includes some super out-dated news from 2017, blasphemous rumors, and a compelling analysis of Boston game stores.
Time Stamps:
6:20 - News
16:30 - Secret Frequency
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Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
Despite high power government jamming, reducing audio quality to one quarter, Mike and Chigg start up the Secret Frequency once more. They diseminate critical storyteller information about pirate radio stations, historical cases of broadcast signal intrusion, and finally, the Toynbee Tiles. Stay tuned for Part 1, coming soon.
Do not adjust your podcatcher. We control the vertical, and the horizontal. And The Messengers definitely aren't angels.
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Chris, Sam, and James discuss Werewolf the Forsaken 2nd edition, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game.
Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including;
- American Werewolf in London
- Gingersnaps
- Howl
- Company of Wolves
- Dog Soldiers
- Spring
- The Thing
- The Ritual
- Being Human
- Silent Hill 2
- Honeymoon
- Cat People
- Supernatural
- Hemlock Grove
- Black Swan
- Tetsuo The Iron Man
- The Astronaut’s Wife
- Splice
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.