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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's hard to imagine they'll find anything useful or friendly here, but the woods have a way of surprising people. BABES IN THE WOODSBuy it here! THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! A house has collapsed and the neighborhood of Puppet Strings mobilizes to help. New faces, new places.  Puppet Strings is an actual/playtest of Iron Edda Reforged, Season One - Jotunheim. Written and designed by Tracy Barnett, performed by Alex Flanigan, Bee Zelda, and Jeff Stormer. Edited by Jupiter Alchys. Music is Neon  by Scott Buckley and A doe running on the beach at dusk, by bisou de l'enfant sauvage.  Used under a Creative Commons License. If you like this show, help make sure it continues in its current form! Follow this link to Kickstarter to back the project and fund a zine, this podcast, and a video actual play! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 helps Lawrence contemplate a future he may never be able to fully brace to prepare for. Also, a hog may get washed. WANDERHOMEBuy it here!Possum Creek GamesSleepaway IRON EDDA REFORGED PODCASTKickstarterPreview Feed THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 lake. WANDERHOMEBuy it here!Possum Creek GamesSleepaway IRON EDDA REFORGED PODCASTKickstarterPreview Feed THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Mooch, Tinsel, Nisha, Lawrence, and Rose before their trip to The Watering Hole. WANDERHOMEBuy it here!Possum Creek GamesSleepaway THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 miners turn from thoughts of unity to plans for revenge.  CONTENT WARNINGExtreme tragedy, violence, abuse by employers, disease implied sexual harassment, implied racial violence THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here!THE PRICE OF COALBack it now! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the West Virginia miners with promises of extra work and money. It is a critical moment and they need to band together and believe in the strength of their union. CONTENT WARNINGExtreme tragedy, violence, abuse by employers, disease implied sexual harassment, implied racial violence THE IGDN DIVERSITY SPONSORSHIPSupport it here!THE PRICE OF COALBack it now! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 insists they become accustomed to the grim reality. CONTENT WARNINGExtreme tragedy, violence, abuse by employers, disease implied sexual harassment, implied racial violence THE PRICE OF COALBack it now! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 extremely tangled lives and desperately need better treatment at work. CONTENT WARNINGExtreme tragedy, violence, abuse by employers, disease implied sexual harassment, implied racial violence THE PRICE OF COALBack it now! THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the only man to ever overdose on marijuana- then the mummy Latharnicock shows up... a reminder, these are some of the best improvisers left in Chicago. CONTENT WARNINGDrug use, you will probably actually wish we made more jokes about drug use CONTENT WARNINGFolks. This one is about weed. THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 their doors. Grab a generous mug of baked beans from the boiling dumpster, pick your favorite strain, and get ready to travel to a plane beyond our own! CONTENT WARNINGFolks. This one is about weed. THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 dangerous exploratory surgery to satisfy a medical insurance provider in a dark quid pro quo? Can something terrible please happen to Huckamule Kidcutter who is just THE WORST? CONTENT NOTEThis series draws a lot of comedy from inappropriate conduct in a medical setting. James' character repeatedly references losing child patients though no children are hurt in the course of the actual story. There is also frequent reference to how broken the US healthcare system and particularly health insurance is. THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 television that I would 1000% watch. CONTENT NOTEThis series draws a lot of comedy from inappropriate conduct in a medical setting. James' character repeatedly references losing child patients though no children are hurt in the course of the actual story. There is also frequent reference to how broken the US healthcare system and particularly health insurance is. THE ULTIMATE MICRO RPG BOOKGet some games! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 like their previous confrontation. This begs the question: Are any of these fights real? Is it even possible to defeat the person behind this and return the city to normal? RESOUCES ON ABLEISMArticle Explaining Harmful Slurs Video On Ablismm in TTRPGsExplanation on Common Abliest TermsDiscussion of harmful terms with alternative suggestionsAdditional Reading on ableist language with input from disabled writers SENTINEL COMICS RPGBuy it now! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy!Watch James and author Alexandra Rowland go through exercises from the book on the OSN Twitch Channel July 29th 6:00 PM CT Twitch.tv/OneShotRPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 reality for San Lasuras— as it appears to be transforming back into San Alonzo. SENTINEL COMICS RPGBuy it now! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy!Watch James and author Alexandra Rowland go through exercises from the book on the OSN Twitch Channel July 29th 6:00 PM CT Twitch.tv/OneShotRPG RESOUCES ON ABLEISMArticle Explaining Harmful Slurs Video On Ablismm in TTRPGsExplanation on Common Abliest TermsDiscussion of harmful terms with alternative suggestionsAdditional Reading on ableist language with input from disabled writers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 tip just to prove a point. After the battle realize that this attack was part of a coordinated effort to support the plan of a far more sinister villain.  SENTINEL COMICS RPGBuy it now! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy!Watch James and author Alexandra Rowland go through exercises from the book on the OSN Twitch Channel July 29th 6:00 PM CT Twitch.tv/OneShotRPG RESOUCES ON ABLEISMArticle Explaining Harmful Slurs Video On Ablismm in TTRPGsExplanation on Common Abliest TermsDiscussion of harmful terms with alternative suggestionsAdditional Reading on ableist language with input from disabled writers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 battle is starting inside The Midtown Diner with plenty of civilians and property to suffer collateral damage. They also have no idea why these nere-do-wells are looking to pick a fight. SENTINEL COMICS RPGBuy it now! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy!Watch James and author Alexandra Rowland go through exercises from the book on the OSN Twitch Channel July 29th 6:00 PM CT Twitch.tv/OneShotRPG RESOUCES ON ABLEISMArticle Explaining Harmful Slurs Video On Ablismm in TTRPGsExplanation on Common Abliest TermsDiscussion of harmful terms with alternative suggestionsAdditional Reading on ableist language with input from disabled writers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James is joined by Jef, Jon, Dave Chalker, and Christopher Bidell to play in the Sentinel Comics Roleplaying Game. They explain their characters and get ready for a superheroic adventure. CONTENT NOTEThis series has a minor audio glitch that causes static to pop on the tracks occasionally. SENTINEL COMICS RPGBuy it now! THE ULTIMATE RPG GAMEMASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEGet a copy! RESOUCES ON ABLEISMArticle Explaining Harmful Slurs Video On Ablismm in TTRPGsExplanation on Common Abliest TermsDiscussion of harmful terms with alternative suggestionsAdditional Reading on ableist language with input from disabled writers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 recovered. To make things more complicated, they have encountered a strange glowing slim mold that appears hostile to the undead, but is it safe for the living? CONTENT NOTEBody horror The WellNeoScum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 manufacturer. Now they must dig through the wreckage to find fragments that will still be useful to the people of Bastion while not being overwhelmed by the lurking dead. CONTENT NOTEBody horror The WellNeoScumTHE ULTIMATE RPG GAME MASTER'S WORLD BUILDING GUIDEBarbara's Bookstore June 23rd 6:00 PM CT  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices