Darker Days Radio

Darkling #31: Fading Suns

Chris is joined by Pete, and together they take an in depth look at the renowned SciFi space opera, Fading Suns. They cover topics such as the setting itself, the game mechanics, and also quickly review the host of player options in the game plus give their own opinions on the game. If you like World of Darkness game and want a SciFi game with the same sort of feel, this one is perhaps worth a shot. Enjoy. Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes! Links For This Show: Chris's Fading Sun's Chronicle: Hyperion Dusk Intro music by arhipco - used under Creative Commons License. Outro music by Bass Tandem - used under Creative Commons License.

#47: A Royale with Cheese!

Mike and Chris are joined by One Book Shelf Publisher Relations Manager Matt M. McElroy to discuss all the great work going into DriveThruRPG and DriveThruCards. Matt also shares his latest work on the V20 Red List and announces the subject matter for Hunter: the Vigil's Monstrous Basterds. On the Secret Frequency, Mike presents Santa Muerte, the North and Central American patron saint of death. Mike goes on to discuss the V20 Product Line so far, while Chris presents a formal review of the God Machine Chronicle. Oh, and Werewolf 20th is out. Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes! Links For This Show: DriveThruCards: http://www.drivethrucards.com/ Flames Rising: http://www.flamesrising.com/

#46: Blood in the Machine

Mike and Chris are joined by White Wolf luminary David Hill Jr. to discuss four upcoming books. After a brief introduction, the trio jump into a discussion of the next Mage: the Ascension release, Convention Book: Progenitors. Following that they explore the secret frequencies of Amsterdam with Black Mathew and the Phantom of Compagnie. Next up is a discussion of the impending New World of Darkness chronicle books God Machine Chronicle and Blood & Smoke. Lastly, David introduces Darker Days to his new Fate-drive mecha game, Apotheosis Drive X. Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes!

Links For This Show: ADX Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/machineage/apotheosis-drive-x-a-fate-powered-mecha-rpg?ref=search

#45: PAX Rocked, Mummy!

Mike, Chris, and Peter sit down to chat about PAX East 2013 - the best three days in gaming (5 if you're an enforcer). We talk about Catalyst Game Labs and Shadowrun, Cubicle 7, Steve Jackson Games, Dragon Dice, Reaper Miniatures, Joshua A.C. Newman and Mobile Frame Zero, Privateer Press, Light Weight RPG, and probably a few other games and companies. We follow this up with a discussion of how Mummy: the Curse can crossover with the New World of Darkness, and even a few classic games! Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes!

Darkling #30: Fallen is Babylon

Mike chills with Alex, Andrew, and Tim to play Fallen is Babylon using World of Darkness: Gypsies! Challenge complete.

#44: The Art of Death

This episode was recorded before C.A. Suleiman was accused of serial sexual assault and sexual harassment. Darker Days does not condone the guest's actions and they will not be invited to return. This episode is left here for posterity.

Starring C. A. "Sleepless" Suleiman and Sam "Corpse-in-the-Fridge" Araya Mike, Chris, and James sit down to chat about Mummy with developer CAS and artist Sam Araya. But before they get started there's plenty of Onyx Path discussion, shout outs to the listeners, and an update regarding Forgotten Lore #4. First the group tackles the storytelling elements and setting that Colin developed for Mummy the Curse, including a few player spoilers, so watch out! Next they discuss the hanging dolls of Isla de las Muñecas in the Secret Frequency. Finally, the hosts discuss Mummy's fine art with Sam, and learn a bit about gaming in Paraguay along the way.

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Links For This Show:
Gentleman Gamer on Mummy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbD8E4uNK8 Gentleman Gamer Plays Mummy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vTAXIQaGiU Creepy Doll Island: http://weburbanist.com/2010/10/06/mexicos-creepiest-tourist-destination-island-of-the-dolls/

#43: When Chris is Away, the Aberrants Will Play

For a special birthday episode, Mike is joined by long time listener Peter Mars and Trinity Continuum Developer Ian Watson. The trio discusses the current happenings with Onyx Path, and give a shout out to the new WoDCast MMO podcast. The secret frequency this week is shortwave radio signal markers that are mysteriously broadcast from Russia. This episode then focuses White Wolf's second big roleplaying game series - The Trinity Universe. Ian and Peter explain all the cool gaming that Trinity, Aberrant, and Adventure! can provide. Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes! Featured Books: Link For This Show: WoDCast #0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1VQIoDsnRQ The Gentleman Gamer & Mark Rein-dot-Hagen Play Wraith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQPDN4eJ99Q Hunters Hunter II: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deluxe-hunters-hunted-ii Conet Project Radio Signals: http://archive.org/details/ird059

#42: Nancy A. Collins - Sunglasses After the Apocalypse

Mike and Chris are joined by Bram Stoker Award-winning novelist Nancy A. Collins, author of the popular Sonja Blue series of novels, numerous comics and graphic novels, and the more recent Golgotham series. In particular, the trio discuss Sunglasses After Dark, A Dozen Black Roses (a Sonja Blue, Vampire: the Masquerade crossover), and Nancy's indiegogo campaign to publish Kill City, the next Sonja Blue novel. After the interview, Mike and Chris present a secret frequency on the Tikoloshe, a sprite from Zulu mythology.

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Darkling #29: Storytelling Vampire the Dark Ages

Steve (Verghast) and Chris (Dr Ether) look at storytelling concepts and hints and tips for Vampire the Dark Ages. They look at different ways of running the game, advice on setting the mood and tone of the game, and other great advice. They also discuss the plethora of available pre-written stories for the game, and how to even get brand new players into playing the game. Also a link to information regard the diversity of the population of York http://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/page/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?ArticleId=30 Send us some feedback, questions. Be sure to check us out at Google Plus or our Posterous forum at http://darkerdaysradio.posterous.com/#!/. We do have a Facebook page and Twitter where we also put out our updates. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes! Featured Books: Remember, if you want to help us out getting prizes, remember to make use of our affiliate id, ?affiliate_id=416321 ,to any URL at Drivethrurpg.

#41: Best. Episode. Ever.

Mike and Chris interrogate NWO agents Lillian Cohen-Moore and David Hill Jr. after they leaked vital Technocratic secrets in Conventionbook NWO. The episode begins with some well wishes for Adrian Stagg and Mark Hope, and Mike mistakenly predicts that Mummy won't kickstart until after the holidays. Following that, the crew discusses the New World Order, with a special look at how the convention has changed in the past decade. Everyone takes a break from the Q&A and discusses a some creepy holiday urban legends from around the United Kingdom. The episode finishes off with a discussion of #OneReasonWhy and some of the cool non-WoD stuff we can expect from David and Lillian. Oh, and Wraith. Be sure to check us out at http://www.facebook.com/DarkerDaysRadio or our Google Plus Community at https://plus.google.com/communities/104221086985174488220. Be sure to subscribe through iTunes! Featured Books: Link For This Show: Demon: the ???: http://youtu.be/40PJ8fz1X4U?t=39m30s Lillian's Website: http://www.lilliancohenmoore.com/ David's Website: http://machineageproductions.com/ The Gospel of Sarah by Machine Age Productions: http://www.indiegogo.com/gospelofsarah Lillian Interviews Rich Dansky: http://geeksdreamgirl.com/2012/04/05/among-the-ferrymen-richard-dansky/