Pest Control

(Content Warnings: Bodily harm, non-sexual assault, bugs, blood, alcohol, underage drinking, body horror) An unexpected sighting leads Pest Control to the comeback show of a famous musical group. But as the lights dim and the crowd goes quiet, will they be forced to face the music? Keely joins a protest. Henrietta buys a beer. Maggie creates a disturbance.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They) NPCsHerbert "Silky" Clemens (He/him) - Lead singer of "Silky & The Solutions", best known for their 2005 album "The Dreamscape". Famously assaulted a fan after a concert. Now back at the Hades for one last concert...Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face.  On his way to VaccuCon, but not above making a stop to admire the scenery...Sussana Waldorf (She/Her) - Here to protest the concert. White woman in her 20s with dark brown hair and a graphic tee. Deadra Johnson (She/Her) - Bartender at the Hades.Xilin (He/him) -  An enigmatic figure who works for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Has a flirtatious relationship with Keeley that might be one-sided.ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content Warnings: Bodily harm, body horror, blood, gore, bugs, alcohol-use, underage drinking, parasites, infection guns)The Hunters are in a race against the clock as the concert rages on around them, and the monster finally makes itself known. Now, balancing on the edge of disaster, they must make a potentially deadly choice. Maggie reconnects with family. Henrietta leads a chant. Keely makes a decision.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They) NPCsMartin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane.Herbert "Silky" Clemens (He/him) - Lead singer of "Silky & The Solutions", best known for their 2005 album "The Dreamscape". Famously assaulted a fan after a concert. Now back at the Hades for one last concert...Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face.  On his way to VaccuCon, but not above making a stop to admire the scenery...Sussana Waldorf (She/Her) - Here to protest the concert. White woman in her 20s with dark brown hair and a graphic tee. Deadra Johnson (She/Her) - Bartender at the Hades.Job Lewell (He/him) - Black man always in a button-up and tie, and seemingly glued to a clipboard. He's clueless about anything that doesn't have to do with his band.Xilin (He/him) -  An enigmatic figure who works for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Has a flirtatious relationship with Keeley that might be one-sided.ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content Warnings: Bodily harm, body horror, blood, gore, bugs, alcohol-use, infection, parasites, underage drinking, guns)With time running out, and their own lives in danger, it's time for the Hunters to make their final moves against their parasitic foe. Will this hunt be their swan song? CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They) NPCsMartin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane.Herbert "Silky" Clemens (He/him) - Lead singer of "Silky & The Solutions", best known for their 2005 album "The Dreamscape". Famously assaulted a fan after a concert. Now back at the Hades for one last concert...Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face.  On his way to VaccuCon, but not above making a stop to admire the scenery...Sussana Waldorf (She/Her) - Here to protest the concert. White woman in her 20s with dark brown hair and a graphic tee. Deadra Johnson (She/Her) - Bartender at the Hades.Job Lewell (He/him) - Black man always in a button-up and tie, and seemingly glued to a clipboard. He's clueless about anything that doesn't have to do with his band.Jessie Thornback (He/him) - Smaller white man with black hair style in a roguish pompadour, and icy blue eyes. Lead singer of "Namesake", a witch coven-turned-band. Trans-man. Maggie's uncle!Christopher Deakins (He/him) - Silky's former fan, lover, and victim. Jordan Jesigo AKA The Sailor (He/him) - Tall, average looking white man with brown hair. Dresses like a dad - a polo shirt/button-up.Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Henrietta's eldest child. Son of The Sailor.Jordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Child of Henrietta and The Sailor.Xilin (He/him) -  An enigmatic figure who works for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Has a flirtatious relationship with Keeley that might be one-sided.ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content Warnings: children in danger, police)Still reeling from the events in Denver, Pest Control and newly minted Hunter Jamie Jesigo make their way to a M.R.S. facility in the Nevada desert. Keely makes it big. Henrietta gets a little stuck. Maggie makes a friend. Jamie finds a clue.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJoyce Oschana (She/her) - A grandmotherly white woman with vaguely brown curly hair on it's way out, and a set of round glasses with thin frames that exaggerate a set of sharp, knowing eyes. Marty Owens (He/Him) - Monster-hunter, and Martin’s mentor. Older white guy who’s definitely gone grey, could be someone’s grandparent. Died during the events of the Dirge.Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Disappeared during the events at the Hades.Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face.  On his way to VaccuCon, but not above making a stop to admire the scenery… Killed during the events in Denver.Jordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Lorelei (She/her) - Siren and opera singer. Larger blonde woman originally from Germany. Meghan Lusk (She/Her) - Small white girl with big, thick coke-bottle glasses and stringy grey hair. Meghan has a pair of large feathery grey wings on her back. They spread out when she gets excited.Amaruq Angutitok (He/him) - Adlet, a Myriad with the upper-half of a human, and the lower-half of a wolf. Inuit kid from Alaska. Wears bellbottom pants.Isaac Shurrock (He/him) - Vampire kid. Irish. Often asleep during the day…Chelsea "Shells" Rotifer (She/her) - Dryad. Small shy black girl. She's quiet and reserved, and quite literally fades into the backdrops when she's nervous by becoming one with the wooden beams of the building.Luca Haal (Both He/him) - Doppelgangers. A pair of twins, one of whom is human and one of whom is a perfect doppelganger, so it's impossible to tell them apart. They're very young, 5 or so, with completely white flat hair, white skin, and piercing blue eyes. Neither are very communicative with other kids or adults, but they're constantly whispering in each other's ears and giggling.Michita Riley (She/Her) - Rokurokubi. Japanese-American girl from Southern California, who can stretch her neck to absurd lengths or let her head fly off. Afraid of the dark.Ahmed Holmgeirsson (He/him) - Giant. Middle-Eastern/Scandinavian Kid who's worried about being different from his classmates.Tamara Meegard (She/Her) - Cyclops. Greek girl with olive skin. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…

(Content Warnings: children in danger, harm to children, bodily harm, blood)Pest Control hurtles towards a confrontation with dark forces at the M.R.S. school, but the weight of the secrets hiding in the shadows threatens to crush them. Keely reads an unexpected letter. Henrietta buys some property. Maggie and Jamie learn they’re not alone in the dark.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJoyce Oschana (She/her) - A grandmotherly white woman with vaguely brown curly hair on it's way out, and a set of round glasses with thin frames that exaggerate a set of sharp, knowing eyes. Marty Owens (He/Him) - Monster-hunter, and Martin’s mentor. Older white guy who’s definitely gone grey, could be someone’s grandparent. Died during the events of the Dirge.Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah Wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Disappeared during the events at the Hades.Jordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Meghan Lusk (She/Her) - Small white girl with big, thick coke-bottle glasses and stringy grey hair. Meghan has a pair of large feathery grey wings on her back. They spread out when she gets excited.Amaruq Angutitok (He/him) - Adlet, a Myriad with the upper-half of a human, and the lower-half of a wolf. Inuit kid from Alaska. Wears bellbottom pants.Isaac Shurrock (He/him) - Vampire kid. Irish. Often asleep during the day…Chelsea "Shells" Rotifer (She/her) - Dryad. Small shy black girl. She's quiet and reserved, and quite literally fades into the backdrops when she's nervous by becoming one with the wooden beams of the building.Luca Haal (Both He/him) - Doppelgangers. A pair of twins, one of whom is human and one of whom is a perfect doppelganger, so it's impossible to tell them apart. They're very young, 5 or so, with completely white flat hair, white skin, and piercing blue eyes. Neither are very communicative with other kids or adults, but they're constantly whispering in each other's ears and giggling.Michita Riley (She/Her) - Rokurokubi. Japanese-American girl from Southern California, who can stretch her neck to absurd lengths or let her head fly off. Afraid of the dark.Ahmed Holmgeirsson (He/him) - Giant. Middle-Eastern/Scandinavian Kid who's worried about being different from his classmates.Tamara Meegard (She/Her) - Cyclops. Greek girl with olive skin. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…

(Content Warnings: children in danger, harm to children, bodily harm, blood, death)Separated and desperate, the Hunters pushes themselves to their limits to rid the M.R.S. Montessori school of the evil within. But there are more lives at stake than their own, and one wrong move can lead to devastating consequences. Keely pushes past her limits. Henrietta learns an uncomfortable truth. Jamie makes a life-altering choice. Maggie gets a blast from the past.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJoyce Oschana (She/her) - A grandmotherly white woman with vaguely brown curly hair on it's way out, and a set of round glasses with thin frames that exaggerate a set of sharp, knowing eyes. Marty Owens (He/Him) - Monster-hunter, and Martin’s mentor. Older white guy who’s definitely gone grey, could be someone’s grandparent. Died during the events of the Dirge.Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah Wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Disappeared during the events at the Hades.Jordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Meghan Lusk (She/Her) - Small white girl with big, thick coke-bottle glasses and stringy grey hair. Meghan has a pair of large feathery grey wings on her back. They spread out when she gets excited.Amaruq Angutitok (He/him) - Adlet, a Myriad with the upper-half of a human, and the lower-half of a wolf. Inuit kid from Alaska. Wears bellbottom pants.Isaac Shurrock (He/him) - Vampire kid. Irish. Often asleep during the day…Chelsea "Shells" Rotifer (She/her) - Dryad. Small shy black girl. She's quiet and reserved, and quite literally fades into the backdrops when she's nervous by becoming one with the wooden beams of the building.Luca Haal (Both He/him) - Doppelgangers. A pair of twins, one of whom is human and one of whom is a perfect doppelganger, so it's impossible to tell them apart. They're very young, 5 or so, with completely white flat hair, white skin, and piercing blue eyes. Neither are very communicative with other kids or adults, but they're constantly whispering in each other's ears and giggling.Michita Riley (She/Her) - Rokurokubi. Japanese-American girl from Southern California, who can stretch her neck to absurd lengths or let her head fly off. Afraid of the dark.Ahmed Holmgeirsson (He/him) - Giant. Middle-Eastern/Scandinavian Kid who's worried about being different from his classmates.Tamara Meegard (She/Her) - Cyclops. Greek girl with olive skin. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…

(Content warnings: police, interrogation, religion, medical settings)The Hunter’s effects on the world at large begin to rear their head - for better or for worse. Maggie’s magic does awry. Keely confronts the law. Jamie gets a new case. Henrietta tries her hand at matchmaking.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They) Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsZee Hemingway (He/him) - Skateboarder. Black kid. Has spikes on top of his helmet. Probably like 10 or 12. The hunters originally met Zee in the town of Geringer.Sussana Waldorf (She/Her) - White woman in her 20s with dark brown hair and a graphic tee. The hunters met Sussana outside of the Silky & the Solutions concert outside Denver.Meghan Lusk (She/Her) - Small white girl with big, thick coke-bottle glasses and stringy grey hair. Meghan has a pair of large feathery grey wings on her back. They spread out when she gets excited. Nine years old. The hunters met Meghan at the M.R.S. Montessori school in Nevada.Jordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Xilin (He/him) - An enigmatic figure who used to work for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Last seen at the Silky & The Solutions concert.Jenny Wessler (She/her) - Contact of Jamie Jesigo. Worried about her grandfather. Lorelei (She/her) - Siren and opera singer. Larger blonde woman originally from Germany. One of Jamie’s contacts.Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face. Was on his way to VaccuCon, but the Hunters stopped him in Denver.ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content warnings: police, grief, ghosts)Mysteries abound as the Hunters board the HMS Marionette. Keely meets a fan. Jamie plays a game of chess. Henrietta confronts her past. Maggie makes contact with the other side.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They) Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Xilin (He/him) - An enigmatic figure who used to work for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Last seen at the Silky & The Solutions concert.Jenny Wessler (She/her) - Contact of Jamie Jesigo. Worried about her grandfather. Lorelei (She/her) - Siren and opera singer. Larger blonde woman originally from Germany. One of Jamie’s contacts.Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face. Was on his way to VaccuCon, but the Hunters stopped him in Denver.Carly Guarin (She/Her) - 16 year old Latina trans-woman. Keeley's biggest fan.Poppy Graves (She/her) - A woman just touched with wrinkles, with shoulder-length light brown hair and kind coffee-colored eyes framed by a pair of rounded, dark blue glasses. Martin’s mother.Calvin Graves (He/him) - A tall man wearing a hawaiian shirt over a lanky frame. He's bald, with a tight salt and pepper mustache over a mouth that is crooked into a constant expression of endearing, bemused apology. Martin’s father. Theresa Graves (She/her) - 30 year old white woman. Dark brown, bobbed hair. Tanktop. Martin’s oldest sister.Charlie Graves (She/her) - 27 years old white woman. Frizzy black hair. Glasses. Brown eyes. Always has a book. Martin’s middle sister.Jordan Jesigo (He/him) - The Sailor. Henrietta's former lover/captor, and head of M.R.S.The Speaker (He/him) - You know him, he swear you've seen his face on the news at least a handful of times, maybe splashed across a press release, or his name listed prominently besides the words "Executive Producer". He's famous, powerful, rooted in a legacy of old money, with a voice that makes the mezzanine feel comfortably close and a smile that has launched a thousand business ventures. Leader of VaccuCon. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content warnings: body horror, drowning, grief, ghosts, religion)The Hunters confront the architect of their struggles aboard the HMS Marionette. It’s time to get some answers. Henrietta makes a discovery. Maggie meets her match. Jamie trusts his instincts. Keely makes a pivotal choice.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Xilin (He/him) - An enigmatic figure who used to work for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Last seen at the Silky & The Solutions concert.Lorelei (She/her) - Siren and opera singer. Larger blonde woman originally from Germany. One of Jamie’s contacts.Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face. Was on his way to VaccuCon, but the Hunters stopped him in Denver.Carly Guarin (She/Her) - 16 year old Latina trans-woman. Keeley's biggest fan.Poppy Graves (She/her) - A woman just touched with wrinkles, with shoulder-length light brown hair and kind coffee-colored eyes framed by a pair of rounded, dark blue glasses. Martin’s mother.Calvin Graves (He/him) - A tall man wearing a hawaiian shirt over a lanky frame. He's bald, with a tight salt and pepper mustache over a mouth that is crooked into a constant expression of endearing, bemused apology. Martin’s father. Theresa Graves (She/her) - 30 year old white woman. Dark brown, bobbed hair. Tanktop. Martin’s oldest sister.Charlie Graves (She/her) - 27 years old white woman. Frizzy black hair. Glasses. Brown eyes. Always has a book. Martin’s middle sister.Jordan Jesigo (He/him) - The Sailor. Henrietta's former lover/captor, and head of M.R.S.The Speaker (He/him) - You know him, he swear you've seen his face on the news at least a handful of times, maybe splashed across a press release, or his name listed prominently besides the words "Executive Producer". He's famous, powerful, rooted in a legacy of old money, with a voice that makes the mezzanine feel comfortably close and a smile that has launched a thousand business ventures. Leader of VaccuCon.Magnolia Thornback (She/her) - Maggie's grandmother, now a ghost. Thomas Wessler (He/him) - Old professor who works at a community college in CA. His granddaughter, Jenny Wessler, heard he was leaving on a cruise trip and looked up the company, she became nervous that he was being scammed by the cruise company.Minny, Mauve & Bell (All She/Her) - Maggie's witchy cousins. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content warnings: body horror, death, grief, sacrifice)The Hunters make their last stand against a cataclysmic threat. Maggie reunites with family. Henrietta defends her friends. Keely gives a speech. Jamie learns a new skill. Everyone says goodbye.CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)Jamie Jesigo (He/him) - Jonas Newhouse  (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them) NPCsJordan Jr "Jojo" Jesigo (He/they) - Henrietta's youngest child. Adopted child of Henrietta and The Sailor. Currently residing at the M.R.S. Montessori. Possible Myriad.Xilin (He/him) - An enigmatic figure who used to work for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane. Last seen at the Silky & The Solutions concert.Lorelei (She/her) - Siren and opera singer. Larger blonde woman originally from Germany. One of Jamie’s contacts.Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face. Was on his way to VaccuCon, but the Hunters stopped him in Denver.Carly Guarin (She/Her) - 16 year old Latina trans-woman. Keeley's biggest fan.Poppy Graves (She/her) - A woman just touched with wrinkles, with shoulder-length light brown hair and kind coffee-colored eyes framed by a pair of rounded, dark blue glasses. Martin’s mother.Calvin Graves (He/him) - A tall man wearing a hawaiian shirt over a lanky frame. He's bald, with a tight salt and pepper mustache over a mouth that is crooked into a constant expression of endearing, bemused apology. Martin’s father. Theresa Graves (She/her) - 30 year old white woman. Dark brown, bobbed hair. Tanktop. Martin’s oldest sister.Charlie Graves (She/her) - 27 years old white woman. Frizzy black hair. Glasses. Brown eyes. Always has a book. Martin’s middle sister.Jordan Jesigo (He/him) - The Sailor. Henrietta's former lover/captor, and head of M.R.S.The Speaker (He/him) - You know him, he swear you've seen his face on the news at least a handful of times, maybe splashed across a press release, or his name listed prominently besides the words "Executive Producer". He's famous, powerful, rooted in a legacy of old money, with a voice that makes the mezzanine feel comfortably close and a smile that has launched a thousand business ventures. Leader of VaccuCon.Magnolia Thornback (She/her) - Maggie's grandmother, now a ghost. Thomas Wessler (He/him) - Old professor who works at a community college in CA. His granddaughter, Jenny Wessler, heard he was leaving on a cruise trip and looked up the company, she became nervous that he was being scammed by the cruise company.Minny, Mauve & Bell (All She/Her) - Maggie's witchy cousins. ORGANIZATIONSM.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world.Follow us on Twitter @pestcontrolpodPest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road… Check out Wojciech Golczewski's music: https://wojciechgolczewski.bandcamp.com/

(Content Warnings: body horror, police, memory-loss, bugs, intense violence, harm to children, self-sacrifice, suicide mention)Keeper Sam, William, and Jonas recap Season 1 before the start of Season 2 - MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!CHARACTERS FROM SEASON ONE:Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossypixel, She/They) Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.socialTumblr: PestControlPodPatreon: PestControlPodChat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuDInterested in reading more about the monsters from the show, or running them in your own games? Check out the season one monster reference guide Keeper Sam put together here. Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can buy a copy of the system for yourself here. Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…

Join us as we create the town where season two will be taking place using Everest Pipkin's "The Ground Itself" - a game about places over time. (Content warnings: police, death, urbanization)PLAYERSSam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/they)William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.socialTumblr: PestControlPodPatreon: PestControlPodChat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuDCheck out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/This episode used "The Ground Itself" by Everest Pipkin, a fantastic game about places over time. You can find it here: https://everestpipkin.itch.io/the-ground-itselfCheck out clipping.'s album "There Existed an Addiction to Blood"Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Join William and Keeper Sam as they introduce William's new character: Kelly, the Crooked.(Content warning: police, violence, demons/haunting, mention of parental death)CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)Kelly, The Crooked (He/him) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.socialTumblr: PestControlPodPatreon: PestControlPodChat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.

Join Jonas and Keeper Sam as they introduce Jonas' new character: Rabbit, The Shapechanger. (Content warning: police, impersonation, cult-like influence)CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)Rabbit, The Shapechanger (He/they) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.socialTumblr: PestControlPodPatreon: PestControlPodChat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.

Join Sam and Keeper Sam as they introduce Sam's new character: Nammi, the Divine. (Content warning: police)CHARACTERSKeeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)Nammi, the Divine (She/her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, she/they)Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.socialTumblr: PestControlPodPatreon: PestControlPodChat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.