Technical Difficulties Gaming Podcast

Landing on the planet Concept, the crew of the Nightingale prepare to sneak the payload in to take out the Church of the Stellar Flame base. Will they be able to complete the gig and get paid?Scum and Villainy is a sci-fi Forged in the Dark game by Stras Acimovic and John LeBoeuf-Litte of Off Guard Games, of doing odd jobs and writing wrongs in a complex galaxy. It is available in print and PDF from Evil Hat Productions, as well as Indie Press Revolution, and in PDF from Off Guard's itch.io. Free resources can also be found at Off Guard Games' website.Greg - GM / Greeg / Baby Legend (The Pilot)Ben - Ah-En-Mah / Nematocyst (The Mechanic)Dan - Poe / Raven (The Muscle)Jared - MD-X/Maddox / Patch (The Stitch)

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, pregnancy horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, gender issues, and more. Listener discretion is advised.Returning to Hallow, the Delvers get a moment to rest. Blackmane learns of the choices he has to make, while the others make discoveries of their own. And something else discovers Hallow...Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.Ben - GMAdam - Shattered Leaves Blown at Dawn aka Dawn - Aelfir Adventurer WitchEthan - Headless Ned - Drow Penitent DeadwalkerGreg - Blackmane - Gnoll Heartsong CleaverVince - Tahir the Red - Gnoll Enlightened Incarnadine

In the grimdark shadow running, cyber punkish future of 2077, a group of mercs enter the 00 Casino and Resort, off strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's a fight night across town, and as a partner casino, the 00 has a cool 100 million cred in their vault to cover bets, to say nothing of covering table games and any other treats kept safe. While this group takes over the building to rob it, it becomes apparent that they are not the only people inside capable of meting out violence...Slasher Flick is a game of blood curdling horror by Cynthia Celeste Miller and Spectrum Games. The game is available in pdf from DriveThruRPG, and in physical as a print on demand book from Lulu.Greg - GMBen - Primary - Foxtrot / Bruce, The Merc (Troll)Secondary - Picket / Dick Miller, The Safecracker (Human)Dan - Primary - (Black) Hat / Antoon Zoticus, The Hacker (Human)Secondary - Oculus / Hugo Mazhar, The Sniper (Human)Ethan - Primary - Wand / Lightouch, The Mage (Elf)Secondary - Wright / Charmine Winger, The Pilot (Elf)

In this combined two parter, first, Silent Reading has gone... somewhere after messing around in the ruins. He's going to go on a bit of a journey of discovery. In the second part, the rest of the Agents struggle with how to best help Silent, and to get back to Nagalisitu...This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We are using a Kickstarter backer version of those rules.Genepals are references from Kyle Carty's Starstreamers from BPB Games.Adam - GMDan - Roscoe Holst - The human pilot of the Hypatia, and descendant of the... legendary? line of Holst, a family that always seems to be near when galactic history changes.Ethan - Silent Reading - A Murnau spy, perhaps the person most suited to the work of the Library. Whereas his twin brother Cheerful Humming is much more of an open book, Silent Reading keeps to himself, trusting few...Greg - Kyrt Howling-Echo - A gengineered half-human half-Murnau, he is the former Genepal League champion. Kyrt has "retired" into aiding the Library of Alexandria as a patron. Never without his beloved Genepal Pep Pup, or his second best friend Sol-Edge.Jared - Captain Kai Uhila - The human captain of the Hypatia. Kai is a bard as is the nature of those who helm the ships that travel the galaxy. A bit of a drunk, a bit of a lech, a bit of a loose cannon, but someone with a strong sense of justice.Laura - Tema Miles - A humanish logistics & security expert on the Hypatia. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and will rip yours out of your chest if you cross her, the ship, or her young ward Libby.

This playthrough will include body horror, desecration of corpses, (off screen) violence to animals, and mind control. Listener discretion is advised.In a Victorian-type era, a well regarded person in town has passed away. However, their grave lies empty, robbers have taken their body! Two townsfolk, a professional mourner and a groundskeeper, lead the chase. However, the theft is not the only atrocity that has taken place this day...Die, Grave Robber, Die! by Michael Van Fleet is an incursion for Trophy Dark, a game of grim horror. Trophy Dark can be found at Trophy's website, with links for PDF and print, and Die, Grave Robber, Die! can be found at Michael's itch.io page. The game was included in various itch bundles, like the Bundle for Ukraine and for Trans Rights Texas, so you might already own it.Ben - GMDan - Dagfinn Nodens - GroundskeeperGreg - Erzsébet - Professional Mourner

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.The delvers get ever closer to the dragon's library. Will they be able to locate the missing witch?Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.Ben - GMAdam - Shattered Leaves Blown at Dawn aka Dawn - Aelfir Adventurer WitchEthan - Headless Ned - Drow Penitent DeadwalkerGreg - Blackmane - Gnoll Heartsong CleaverVince - Tahir the Red - Gnoll Enlightened Incarnadine

A group of mercenaries are hired for a gig. A medical company VP, accused of some heinous crimes, rarely ventures out. But tonight, he's at a nightclub. Can this quartet get in, get him alive, and get him to some form of justice?Bite the Hand is a cyberpunk game in the Panic Engine (the system of Mothership) by Alexander Vigna and Spellbook Gaming. While you'll have skills and weapons to take down the corporate and social hierarchy, stress and panic can eat away at your ability to get the job done. Bite The Hand will open on Backerkit on November 3rd, 2025. Malpractice will be included in that version of the book. If you want to try Bite the Hand for yourself, a beta version is available now at Spellbook Gaming's itch.io.Spellbook Gaming can also be found on their website, on YouTube, and their Discord. They also run the Roll for Distraction podcast, available wherever you stream podcasts, as well as their website and YouTube.Alex - GMAdam - Delun Gates - TurncoatBen - Jeffrey "Dullahan" Germain - RogueDan - Waverly Honeysutt - TechnicianGreg - Grayson "Phenex" Best - Soldier

We're starting a new drop in drop out campaign! Laura wanted to play some Scum and Villainy for their birthday, and what started as planning for a one shot morphed into a campaign we can come to on short notice, with a mix of GMs and players. Future episodes will be included in our one shot polls, where you can vote to hear more episodes faster!The Nightingale is a ship crewed by a group of mercenaries from all walks of life, brought together by a teamster. After finishing a gig that rendered most of the crew out of commission, the pilot, the one other human who wasn't infected, the robot, and the alien need to find their next job to pay for helping everyone...Scum and Villainy is a sci-fi Forged in the Dark game by Stras Acimovic and John LeBoeuf-Litte of Off Guard Games, of doing odd jobs and writing wrongs in a complex galaxy. It is available in print and PDF from Evil Hat Productions, as well as Indie Press Revolution, and in PDF from Off Guard's itch.io. Free resources can also be found at Off Guard Games' website.Greg - GM / Greeg / Baby Legend (The Pilot)Ben - Ah-En-Mah / Nematocyst (The Mechanic)Dan - Poe / Raven (The Muscle)Jared - MD-X/Maddox / Patch (The Stitch)

A mech war has been over for some time. The world is at peace. Two kids are playing in the wreckage when they find an ECH0 drive containing the backup of a mech pilot. Their last wish is to find the wreckage of their mecha, so that both can be laid to rest...ECH0 is a gmless game of storytelling and mapmaking by Kai Poh of Role Over Play Dead. ECH0 was made for the Emotional Mecha Jam, like Live.Love.Die.Remember. It is available at itch.io. It was also a part of the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, so you may already own it.Ben - GarrettDan - Nitsan Wildgruby, Wildcards Unit, an ECH0Ethan - Barneyo

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.Now with their orders from the client, the delvers go deeper into the ruins. Along the way, they encounter a knife, and Tahir "meets" an "old" "friend"...Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.Ben - GMAdam - Shattered Leaves Blown at Dawn aka Dawn - Aelfir Adventurer WitchEthan - Headless Ned - Drow Penitent DeadwalkerGreg - Blackmane - Gnoll Heartsong CleaverVince - Tahir the Red - Gnoll Enlightened Incarnadine

As part of his series of interviews with professional GMs, Ben talked with Jacob Cordas. They also talk about their love of Harlem Unbound and Red Markets, teaching D&D players new ways to play, and why professional GMing on StartPlaying is a lot like managing an Etsy store. You can book Jacob for a game at StartPlaying.

The Agents have been through a lot. They still have a lot to go. But, for now, they do get to focus and do the one thing they all love to do:Kill pirates.This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised.Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Reign second edition by Greg Stolze. Reign 2E has been released in pdf and is available at Atomic Overmind, while the book with the information on Nagalisitu has not been released as of posting. We are using a Kickstarter backer version of those rules.Genepals are references from Kyle Carty's Starstreamers from BPB Games.Adam - GMDan - Roscoe Holst - The human pilot of the Hypatia, and descendant of the... legendary? line of Holst, a family that always seems to be near when galactic history changes.Ethan - Silent Reading - A Murnau spy, perhaps the person most suited to the work of the Library. Whereas his twin brother Cheerful Humming is much more of an open book, Silent Reading keeps to himself, trusting few...Greg - Kyrt Howling-Echo - A gengineered half-human half-Murnau, he is the former Genepal League champion. Kyrt has "retired" into aiding the Library of Alexandria as a patron. Never without his beloved Genepal Pep Pup, or his second best friend Sol-Edge.Jared - Captain Kai Uhila - The human captain of the Hypatia. Kai is a bard as is the nature of those who helm the ships that travel the galaxy. A bit of a drunk, a bit of a lech, a bit of a loose cannon, but someone with a strong sense of justice.Laura - Tema Miles - A humanish logistics & security expert on the Hypatia. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and will rip yours out of your chest if you cross her, the ship, or her young ward Libby.

In the campaign we deal with themes of body horror, cosmic horror, cptsd and ptsd, dissociation, war, depression, debt, and more. Listener discretion is advised.After Dawn goes and vanishes, the remaining delvers need to get past the recruitment center / refugee camp, and proceed deeper into the Heart...Heart is a game of delving underground into the meaty nightmare world under The Spire, to find treasure, yourself, and more. Heart and its supplements are available at Rook Rowan & Deckard in both print and PDF.Ben - GMEthan - Headless Ned - Drow Penitent DeadwalkerGreg - Blackmane - Gnoll Heartsong CleaverVince - Tahir the Red - Gnoll Enlightened Incarnadine

Ben invited Matt from Warlock's Sanctum Games to discuss his work as a professional GM and his experience on the platform StartPlaying. We talked about the ups and downs of professional GMing, running games that aren't Dungeons & Dragons, building and managing a community of players and GMs, and StartPlaying as a creation of the Silicon Valley tech start-up pipeline. You can book Matt for a game at his StartPlaying page.

Freelance finds a pretty young guy urgently looking for workers for a job involving a lighthouse. While things seem suspicious, the Takers are always looking for work...Returning to our own origins, we wanted to tackle the beta test for Red Markets 2nd Edition! We're joined with friends from other podcasts to engage in another living campaign!Rina can be found on The Old Ways Podcast and Ain't Slayed Nobody. They can also be found on Youtube at Symphony Entertainment. Their COC scenarios can be found at DriveThruRPG in PDF and print on demand.If you want to try 2E for yourself, the beta is available at Hebanon Games' itch.io.Ethan - GMAlex - Mrs. SargentBen - MidwifeDan - BlackbirdRina - Artemis