RPG Storytime

QUICK NOTE: MY APOLOGIES TO ALL OF YOU WHO LISTENED TO THE LAST PODCAST EPISODE. THE WRONG AUDIO FILE WAS UPLOADED BY MISTAKE.  (It was the raw, unedited file with all my stammers and redos.  Now you know how much I edit!)Many thanks to MARK ALPERT who noticed the mistake and texted me about it.  This is a really great campaign, and I'd hate to have it start out with this glaring mistake.Also, this episode would not have been uploaded, and this is actually supposed to be what was released yesterday.  It's an introduction to the campaign, and how it unraveled.  I'm telling it partially so people can understand the flow of the campaign, but also because I think it's an interesting story about how a campaign can fall apart, but come back together in a way we don't expect.And it almost didn't make it to the site if it weren't for a friend's supportiveness.  So thanks once again to him, and my apologies once again to everyone else.  I'll try not to let that happen anymore.

Today I'm talking with Eric of Geeky Teas & Games here in Burbank, California.  They are a game store with a game library that players can enjoy at the location.  They're also a cat rescue and a tea shop.  And when the pandemic hit, like most small businesses, they had to adapt and survive.  Eric explains how they did it, and what they're doing now as we all come back into the world.You can see more about Geeky Teas at their website: https://www.geekyteas.com/Geeky Teas is now carrying Star Wars Legion, and we're playing every other Wednesday night.  Come and join us, and listen to our Star Wars story on RPG Storytime!

We just finished all of the modules for Gangbusters, a game about gangsters and lawmen of the 1920s.  In celebration of that ending, I'm posting a short documentary about a book I wrote called Two Gun Hart.  It's the true story of one of the most successful Prohibition officers in the country, and he happened to be Al Capone's long-lost brother.The book is available on Amazon and all other e-readers.  you can find it here: https://amzn.to/3vvPaVEThis is a sort of departure from our usual game clips.  We will be back to gaming next episode when we speak to one of the owners of Geeky Teas about reopening after the pandemic.

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part six  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part five  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part four  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part three  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part two  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Richard Barston was a former BoI agent, but when he decided to marry a daughter of the head of the mob, someone killed him.  Now the whole city is on alert, and everyone, from the police to the feds to the newspapers is trying to find out who.  Dylan Grieble has been hired by the widow to draw up a list of likely suspects so they can narrow in on who done it.This is part one  of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death in Spades", the fifth and final module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Senator Barrington has gone missing, searching for his family.  AJ True, reporter for the Lakefront Times, and Dylan Grieble, a private investigator, are helping him try to get them back.This is part three, the conclusion, of a narrative of a play through of the module "The Vanishing Investigator", the fourth module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.Cast:Narrator - Pat JanssenDylan Grieble - Jason GadjaAJ True - Danielle LaRauf (@DanielleLaRauf)The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Senator Barrington has come to town to make a speech, but something frightened him and now he's gone missing.  AJ True, a reporter for the Lakefront Times, is trying to find out what's happened to him.  She has turned to her friend Dylan Grieble to help her learn what happened to him, and the two are on a search throughout the city to find him and his kidnapped family.This is part two of a narrative of a play through of the module "The Vanishing Investigator", the fourth module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.Cast:Narrator - Pat JanssenDylan Grieble - Jason GadjaAJ True - Danielle LaRauf (@DanielleLaRauf)The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Senator Barrington has come to town to make a speech, but something frightens him and now he's gone missing.  AJ True, a reporter for the Lakefront Times, is trying to find out what's happened to him.  She turns to her old friend, Private Investigator Dylan Grieble, to help her figure out what happened.This is part one of a narrative of a play through of the module "The Vanishing Investigator", the fourth module from Gangbusters, an RPG game about mobsters and mayhem set in the 1920s.Cast:Narrator - Pat JanssenDylan Grieble - Jason GadjaAJ True - Danielle LaRauf (@DanielleLaRauf)The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #roleplayinggame #tabletopgaming #podcast #story #1920s #prohibition

Something's happening down by the docks.  Multiple murders have placed suspicion on the area.  It probably has something to do with the fact that mob boss Ned Flynn is moving in, trying to gain control of his supply routes.  Dylan Grieble has been hired to find something on him; something that sticks, and will send him to jail for a long time.  But the prospect is more complicated than he could imagine.This is part two of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death on the Docks", the third module from Gangbusters.WARNING:  This episode includes a Russian accent because there are Russian characters in the module.  My Russian accent sucks!  But I had to include the characters and I can't afford actors who can, so there you go.  Hope you enjoy the episode anyway!The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #1920s #roleplayinggame #gangbusters #story #rpgstorytime #tabletopgaming #mystery

Something's happening down by the docks.  Multiple murders have placed suspicion on the area.  It probably has something to do with the fact that mob boss Ned Flynn is moving in, trying to gain control of his supply routes.  Dylan Grieble has been hired to find something on him; something that sticks, and will send him to jail for a long time.  But the prospect is more complicated than he could imagine.WARNING:  This episode includes a Russian accent because there are Russian characters in the module.  My Russian accent sucks!  But I had to include the characters and I can't afford actors who can, so there you go.  Hope you enjoy the episode anyway!This is part two of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death on the Docks", the third module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #1920s #roleplayinggame #gangbusters #story #rpgstorytime #tabletopgaming #mystery

Something's happening down by the docks.  Multiple murders have placed suspicion on the area.  It probably has something to do with the fact that mob boss Ned Flynn is moving in, trying to gain control of his supply routes.  Dylan Grieble has been hired to find something on him; something that sticks, and will send him to jail for a long time.  But the prospect is more complicated than he could imagine.WARNING:  This episode includes a Russian accent because there are Russian characters in the module.  My Russian accent sucks!  But I had to include the characters and I can't afford actors who can, so there you go.  Hope you enjoy the episode anyway!This is part one of a narrative of a play through of the module "Death on the Docks", the third module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #1920s #roleplayinggame #gangbusters #story #rpgstorytime #tabletopgaming #mystery

Someone has murdered Arthur Overton, the head of the musicians' union.  But something more is at work.  Private investigator Dylan Grieble has been hired to recover some documents, but he's curious about the web around Overton and all his sketchy connections.This is part three of a narrative of a play through of the module "Murder in Harmony", the second module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #1920s #roleplayinggame #gangbusters #story #rpgstorytime #tabletopgaming #mystery

Someone has murdered Arthur Overton, the head of the musicians' union.  But something more is at work.  Private investigator Dylan Grieble has been hired to recover some documents, but he's curious about the web around Overton and all his sketchy connections.This is part two of a narrative of a play through of the module "Murder in Harmony", the second module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames#rpg #1920s #roleplayinggame #gangbusters #story #rpgstorytime #tabletopgaming #mystery

Someone has murdered Arthur Overton, the head of the musicians' union.  But something more is at work.  Private investigator Dylan Grieble has been hired to recover some documents, but he's curious about the web around Overton and all his sketchy connections.This is part one of a narrative of a play through of the module "Murder in Harmony", the second module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames

Dylan Grieble is a private detective who became well known when he worked on the police force and managed to thwart the plans of notorious gangster "Mad Dog" Johnny Drake.This is a narrative of a play through of the module "Mad Dog Johnny Drake", the first module from Gangbusters.The characters in these stories are now in a serialized story on Amazon.  You can check it out at: https://amzn.to/2U4j4n2If you'd like to see more on our website, check out: https://bandwagongames.com/If you'd like to see visualizations of our episodes, go to: https://www.youtube.com/c/BandwagonGames

Gangbusters is an RPG game of the 1920s originally created in the 1980s.  It has been updated as the B/X edition by Mark Hunt.  We speak with him today about his creation and about the history of Gangbusters, as well as the 1920s in general.If you'd like to see more about Gangbusters B/X Edition, check out: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292055/Gangbusters-B-X-versionIf you'd like to go to our website, go to: https://bandwagongames.com/