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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.
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Chris is joined by Mat Hart (Steamforged Games Co-Founder and Creative Director) and Sherwin Matthews (Iron Kingdoms Narrative Lead and Games Writer)
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, the upcoming casual and narrative games pack.
This episode is sponsored by Baron of Dice
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
In this episode Mike, Chris, David, and Chigg join forces to hear about Crystal's ghost hunting experience at the historic Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. They go over the history, the different experiences during the ghost hunt, and debunk some of the things that Crystal experienced.
Discussions Within This Episode:
History of Site - Official Site Here
Ghost Hunting
Debunking
Ghost Hunting Equipment
Comparison of Actual Hunts vs. Youtube Hunts
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Links For This Episode:
Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio
Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn
Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/
Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:
Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Chris Spivey. We talk about how to introduce weirdness and horror into game settings. We talk about how to game design weird and examples of what that looks like for different RPGs.
Chris is joined by Mike
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, 40k, Warlord Games more.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Elisa Teague. We talk about how to approach investigations and mysteries within an RPG and how to keep it focused in those areas so as not to wander into horror. We talk about our favorite ways to put some urgency on players to keep the plot moving forward, and how not to completely stall progress.
Crystal moderates this panel with guests Teos Abadia, Sarah Babe, Jefferson Dunlap, and Nancy Hutchins. We talk about what we do to help kids learn game systems, stay focused at the table, and how to introduce complex rules in simple ways. Each panelist brings a different approach, so everyone is sure to find something informative.
Chigg and Crystal recap their GenCon experience. We talk about the panels we hosted, games we played, events we attended, and our thoughts on all of it.
Crystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.
Crystal and Chigg are joined by special guests BW Holland and Noxwieller Burf (Westley) to talk about the historic horror genre. We discuss Victorian-era vampires, Cthulhu, and many other historical settings and inspirations. As always, our panels with BW and Nox are always intriguing and engaging.
Crystal and Chigg host a live panel at the illustrious GenCon! We talk about cyber horror and what that looks like with different subgenres. Our audience asked many outstanding questions about the genre, including what we thought it would look like and how we would approach it from a writing and GM standpoint.
Crystal moderates a world-building in Horror panel at Gamehole Con 2024. Special guests include Jess Geyer, Rick Heinz, Jason Keech, and Matthew Orr, all writers in the area of horror. We talk about safety tools, how horror affects our storytelling, and how to approach horror with different types of players.
Chigg, Mike, and Crystal are joined by guest panelists B.W. Holland, Rick Heinz, and Westley (Noxwieler) Berf to talk about the gothic horror genre and why we all love it. We also celebrate B.W. Holland's ENnie win the night before. We discuss different aspects of the genre, games we love that fit into it, and what we do to help enhance gameplay within the genre.
Mike, Crystal, and Chigg discuss Nostalgic Horror at our live panel at GenCon. We discuss how nostalgia is used within the horror genre and how effective it is at pulling audiences into the story. We also talk about different RPGs that use nostalgia as a vessel for storytelling and world-building.
Chris is joined by Hamilton
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Age of Sigmar, Trench Crusade, Gundam, Necromunda and more.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
Chris, Crystal, and Mike are joined by Chris Caesar, one of the great minds behind Doomsong! Join the crew as we explore this sophisticated roleplaying game of magic, heresy, and doom. Chris also discusses the upcoming Doomsong: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce kickstarter, where players can travel the land of Painyme as witchfinders in a dying world. Check it out.
Check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!
Links For This Episode:
Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio
Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn
Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/
Doomsong Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caesarink/doomsong2
Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:
Chris is joined by Tim Linward
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Gundam, Necromunda.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
Chris is joined by Marc
In this episode, they discuss;
Horus Heresy, Old World, and Warmachine.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
Chris is joined by rpg writer and Black Library writer, Chris Allen
In this episode, they discuss;
Writing game fiction, Warmachine, Warhammer AoS, and enjoying painted armies.
Find Chris' work here
DriveThruRPG
DriveThruRPG
Black Library
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay
An episode that was not meant to be. Crystal, Chigg, and Mike discuss the North American cryptid and it's many spooky cousins. Can they figure out any good ways to use Bigfoot in games? Listen and find out!
Systems Discussed This Episode:
Call of Cthulhu
Deviant the Renegades
Werewolf the Apocalypse
Werewolf the Forsaken
Call of Cthulhu
Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!
Links For This Episode:
Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio
Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn
Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/
Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:
It's April 1st and time to review another heartbreaker! This year Chigg and Mike discuss an offering from the GURPS line, The Madness Dossier, written by some no name. Is this book a knock off World of Darkness conspiracy or an outstanding Call of Cthulhu adventure hidden in the book's history section? Listen to find out!
Check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!
Links For This Episode:
Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio
Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn
Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/
Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:
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