Arc finale. Tensions among the Scionwood employees catch fire as they confront the dragon. Can they hold it together long enough to escape its maw?
Kai Li makes a play. Doug remembers a meeting. Isadora tries to hold the team together.
(Content warnings: Imprisonment, brief ableism and transphobia, alcohol use, gun violence, body horror, corpses, gore, animal attack, mutilation, physical restraint, torture. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)
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CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/she)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
Bitter Moore (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil. Native American. Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail. Recently revealed to be a dragon working for an organization called MAIN.
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
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Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Sound design & audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
0:00 to 2:56 - Glitching/Phasing pitch-shifting, stuttering voice with mid-pass filter.
3:54 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
5:06 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
6:57 to 7:39 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
13:13 - Intense, Pulsing Wind and Energy with Echoey Glitches
14:16 - Panning Electricity Whoosh (Left to Right)
19:18 - Panning Electricity Whoosh (Left to Right and Back Right to Left) with Impacts and Minimal Gore. Some Phasey, Stuttery Whooshing
19:50 - Burning Sizzling Viney/Whipping (Binaural Movement Over Ears)
20:20 - Metal Impact
26:45 - Gun Foley, Gun Shot Whizzing by Ear
28:39 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching with Cavernous Reverbed Voice
29:14 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
29:15 - Stone/Freezing Breathy Sound
29:26 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
29:46 - Reverbed Footsteps
30:09 - Rising Stinger, Sweeping Whoosh, Rock/Stone Impact, Gore
35:13 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath
35:16 - Crickets/Night Exterior Ambience
35:52 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath
36:04 - Sweeping Whoosh, Rock/Stone Impact, Gore
37:39 - Layered Voice with Reverb
37:57 - Layered Voice with Reverb
38:05 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath
38:16 - Clock Ticking, Heartbeat Increasing, Bones Snapping, Gore, Blood, Dripping
39:12 to 46:36 - Layered Voice with Reverb
39:31 to 42:18 - Intermittent Pencil Writing
42:56 - Clock Ticking Into Heartbeat
46:14 - Clock Ticking, Heartbeat Increasing with Riser
48:26 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath
50:38 to 52:24 - Low Drone, Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.), Layered Voice with Reverb
50:57 - Gun Foley
52:20 - Gun Foley
52:24 - Gun Shot
53:01 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath
55:26 - Layered Voice with Reverb
55:32 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
55:41 - Rocks/Gravel with Reverb
55:47 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
55:49 - Music Jumpscare
55:51 - Fire
56:37 - Pulsing Electricity and Burning/Sizzling (Panning Back and Forth)
56:47 - Music Jumpscare with Monster Roar
57:37 - Slithering, Slime with Monster Roar
57:43 - Fire
58:03 - Water/Crashing Waves
58:24 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:05:31 - Gunfire, Whizzing Bullets, Metal Impacts
1:07:34 - Metal Sharpening
1:09:12 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:10:27 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:11:03 - Bite, Stab, Gore, Ripping/Tearing Flesh, Dripping, Gurgling Blood
1:11:18 - Gun Shot
1:12:40 - Stick Scraping, Blood Dripping, Dirt, Deep Impact, Cracking/Quaking Earth, Electricity Pulsing, Vines and Roots
1:13:21 - Electricity Pulsing, Vines and Roots, Tension Tightening, Wind, Firey Whipping
1:14:58 - Staccato Needley Plucking, Horror Riser, Layered Voice with Reverb
1:15:21 to 1:17:19- Deep Pitched Down, Layered Voice with Reverb
1:15:53 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood
1:16:24 - Reverbed Metal Groan
1:16:36 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood
1:17:14 - Biting/Chewing, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood, Crows Squawking
1:17:24 - Burning, Electricity Pulsing, Gore, Piercing, Flesh Puncture
1:17:36 - Reverbed Yell
1:17:41 - Electricity, Sparking, Flesh Sealing
1:17:57 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:18:58 - Gun Foley
1:18:59 - Gun Shot
1:19:02 - Wind in Trees, Crows Squawking
1:19:59 to 1:22:42 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:26:20 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:27:01 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:27:08 - Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood
1:27:16 - Bone Cracking, Bite, Gore, Flesh Ripping, Dripping Blood
1:27:20 - Reverbed Metal Groan
1:27:26 to 1:28:00 - Gore, Blood Dripping, Heartbeat
1:28:20 - Fire and Wind
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The employees of Scionwood track their quarry deep into the earth, but they had better watch their step…
Doug listens to his better-half. Isadora struggles with her snake-half. Kiwi finds herself in charge of both halves.
(Content warnings: Imprisonment, body horror, fire, burns, darkness, body horror/gore. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)
Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content!
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/she)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
Bitter (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil. Native American. Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail. Recently revealed to be a dragon working for an organization called MAIN.
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
Follow us!
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Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
3:24 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
3:53 to 6:07 - Rain
4:31 - Gravel/Rocks
4:46 - Gravel/Rocks
7:47 to 8:17 - Rain
10:16 to 10:37 - Rain
10:30 - Scraping, Digging through Dirt and Leaves
12:05 to 33:31 - Rain
12:07 - Scraping, Digging through Dirt and Leaves
13:59 to 14:39 - High Pitched Pulsing, Low Drone
14:09 - Knife Foley with Gore and Fire
14:29 - Reverse Metallic Fragment with Rising Dark Note
14:40 - Hollow, High Pitched Drone
16:37 - Layered Voice with Reverb
17:06 - Low, Breathy Drone
18:56 - Flask Opening
25:21 - Metal Hit w/Stone Rubbing
26:03 - Flask Opening
27:54 - Gun Cock
28:50 - Gun Cock
29:18 to 33:32 - Echoey Water Drips
34:32 to 35:07 - Echoey Water Drips
34:55 - Flowing Water
35:04 - Earth Shaking and Scratching
39:21 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
39:44 - Music Cue Jumpscare
39:50 - Gravel/Rocks
39:54 to 43:17 - Flowing Water
41:10 to 42:51 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
42:40 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
46:11 to 49:49 - Flowing Water
46:13 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
49:25 - High Pitched Horror Music Cue
50:55 - Gravel/Rocks
51:44 - Slam Impact with Heavy Howling Music Cue
51:59 to 52:17 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
55:14 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
55:34 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
56:02 - Flowing Water
56:15 - Panning Left to Right Icing Over, Freezing Breath
56:22 - Prickly Freezing Sounds
56:30 - Icing Over, Freezing Breath
59:22 - Deep Pulsing Music Cue
1:00:02 - Fire
1:00:33 - Fire
1:03:12 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
1:03:15 - Fire/Burning
1:03:35 to 1:05:35 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
1:06:49 - Reverbed Click
1:08:18 to 1:08:30 - High Pitched Pulsing, Low Drone with Electricity/Sparks
1:09:25 - Cavernous Reverbed Voice
1:09:52 - Mechanical Shifting
1:10:13 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:10:26 to 1:12:05 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
1:10:39 - Reverbed Click
1:11:01 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:11:15 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:15:06 - Layered Voice with Reverb
1:16:48 - Mechanical Shifting with Fleshy Gore
1:18:04 to 1:25:45 - Cavernous Reverbed Voices
1:18:50 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:20:46 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:20:55 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:21:56 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:22:13 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:22:41 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:22:49 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:22:54 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:24:09 - Paper/Page Flipping with Reverb
1:24:27 - Quick Flashing Riser
1:24:32 - Reverse Whoosh
1:24:58 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:25:01 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Reverse Whoosh
1:25:32 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:25:45 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking
1:25:47 - Radio Static and Signal Clicking with Radio Filtered Voice with Reverb
1:25:58 - Mechanical Shifting with Fleshy Gore
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The employees of Scionwood chart a new path forward after a fateful encounter in Solekspil.
Doug announces a change of plans. Isadora uncovers a dangerous secret. Kai Li really has to pee.
(Content warnings: Imprisonment, gun violence, brief description of burns, PC conflict. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)
Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content!
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/them)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
Bitter (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil. Regenerative capabilities and something moving beneath the fabric of their suit jacket…
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
Follow us!
BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social
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Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
0:09 to 1:08 - Static & Phone Receiver Filter
2:59 to 3:54 - Car Door & Driving
4:46 to 10:28 - More Car Driving
6:20 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
11:22 - Fire
11:30 - Wing Flapping
12:40 - Gun Shots
12:42 - Wings Flapping
12:57 - Gun Foley
13:04 - Dropping Gun
13:23 - More Gun Foley
18:37 - Electricity
18:41 - Fire/Burning
19:25 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
20:18 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
22:36 to 22:51 - Car Starting and Driving
23:57 to 24:09 - Car Driving
26:30 to 28:55 - Car Driving
29:43 - Car Driving Away, Wind, Trees
30:21 - Car Driving and Stopping
31:08 to 31:43 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
33:10 to 34:17 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
34:18 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath, Reversed Metallic Fragments
34:21 to 35:08 - Mechanical Shifting and Humming
34:42 to 35:45 - Layered Voice with Reverb
35:06 - Reversed Cymbal Swell
35:48 - Reversed Cymbal Swell
38:43 to 39:27 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
41:18 to 41:50 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
42:51 to 43:50 - Whooshing Electricity, Sparks, Gore, Bone Breaking, Liquidy Blood and Flesh, Heartbeat, & Wind
43:44 - Riser Quick Phasing Back and Forth from Left Ear to Right Ear
43:52 to 44:54 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
44:27 - Layered Voice with Reverb
47:28 to 48:03 - Pulsing, Humming Drone & Electricity/Sparks
47:36 - Coin Flip
47:38 - Whoosh with Coin
48:45 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
48:58 to 50:10 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
49:07 - Coin
49:17 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
49:55 - Layered Voice with Reverb
50:27 - Zipper
50:27 to 55:38 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
57:08 - Whoosh, Fire/Burning, Steam
57:08 to 57:21 - Echoey Dripping
58:03 - Leather Couch Impact
58:06 to End - Cb Radio Clicking & Static
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The Scionwood employees set out for the town of Solekspil, Oregon to reconnect with a sister facility, but their arrival draws unexpected attention.
Isadora acts in the interest of the company. Doug demands answers. Kai Li reveals their true allegiances.
(Content warnings: Imprisonment, blood, body horror, memory loss, gun violence, death, heartbeat/panic, needles. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)
Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content!
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/them)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
Bitter Moore (he/they) - A mysterious person that the employees encounter in Solekspil. Native American. Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail.
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
Follow us!
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Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
7:37 - Music Jump Scare
7:52 to 8:25 - Gore/Gushing/Bone Breaking
11:18 - Heartbeat Racing
12:01 to 12:30 - Gore
19:39 - Gore/Jump Scare
19:55 - Water/Ocean Waves/Bubbles
22:11 - Panicked Screams
22:21 to 23:23 - Gore with Intense Description
1:05:08 - Needle/Gore
1:14:06 - Blood Bubbling
1:15:10 - Electricity/Shock
1:19:40 - Glass Shattering
1:19:49 - Semi Truck/Jump Scare
1:21:46 - Semi Truck/Gore
1:22:16 - Augmented Scream
1:22:41 - Gun Foley
1:24:09 - Gore/Broken Bones
1:28:25 - Fire
1:42:16 - Gun Foley
1:42:37 - Glitchy Mechanical Sounds
1:43:06 - More Glitchy Mechanical Sounds
1:45:08 - Gun Foley
1:46:33 - Gun Foley and Gun Shot with Gore
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★We were nominated for a CRIT Award for "Best Game Master | Indie"! Vote for our Keeper, Sam Richardson, here:
CRIT AWARDS VOTING
Newly returned from the Forest, the employees of Scionwood undergo their quarterly reviews and adapt to life back in the normal world - but things may not be exactly as they remember them...
Isadora bides her time under scientific scrutiny. Kai Li begins research on an important new ritual. Doug reckons with his father's death, and plans an excursion...
(Content warnings: Interrogation, imprisonment, gore, blood, mention of past sexual assault (01:12:17 - 01:13:39), brief implied mention of suicidal ideation)
Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content!
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/them)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
HR AKA Hattie (she/her) - Scionwood's head of Human Resources.
Asha Brown (she/her) - TRPPR agent. White woman with curly red hair back in a ponytail. "Friends" with Isadora.
Cherish (she/her) - Werewolf woman. Doug Vespa's best friend. Owns a ranch in rural Eastern Washington where she spends most of her time.
Colton H. Riverswain (he/him) - Head of TRPPR. Very tall, muscular, olive-toned man with black salt-pepper hair, a mustache, and a jacket with the symbol for TRPPR on it.
Harry Brozik (he/him) - Custodial. Balding white man in his 30s. Small, pinched features and dark shark-y eyes. Runs the equipment distribution hub inside Scionwood.
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
Follow us!
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Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In 2019, a strange research lab disappeared from its place on the Olympic Peninsula. No one on Earth knew where it went.
Today we follow it into THE FOREST.
(Content warnings: death, gore, body horror, fire)
PLAYERS
Sam Richardson (He/him)
Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
William White (They/them)
Sam Darr (She/They)
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest in 2019.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
Follow us!
BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social
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Patreon: PestControlPod
Chat with us on Discord: discord.gg/qkDfdjrHuD
Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/
Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Royalty Free Music from Triune Digital.
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Keeper Sam, William, and Sam D are joined by the cast of The Monster's Playbook to play "The Conservatory" by Devin Nelson, a tarot-based collaborative storytelling game about founding a powerful, esoteric, & occult institution.
Go check out The Monster's Playbook, and their new season "Channels", out NOW!
(Content warnings: body horror related to fingers and toes, loss of senses)
Support the show on Patreon for exclusive bonus content!
PLAYERS
Sam Darr
Miah Detjen-Wander
Jonny Grubb
Lauren Johnson
Sam Richardson
William White
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Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Keeper Sam, William, Jonas, and Sam D sit down to talk about Pest Control's second season - their favorite moments, things they wish they could do differently, teasers for next season, and most importantly of all: what their character's little treat would be.
We'll see you for Season 3, Scionwood, starting June 1st, 2025!
Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/pestcontrolpod for exclusive bonus content!
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Credits:
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio Mixing by William White
Original music by Jonas Newhouse & William White
Cover Art by Alejandro Guarin
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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”, followed 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Season finale. Nammi and Jillian try again.
(Content warnings: death, abusive family dynamics, loss of limbs, mental manipulation, police violence, gunfire)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Akito (he/him) - Agent of Dranja, and attendant of the Myriad Support Group. Nammi's former lover. Appears on Earth as a tall Japanese man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a textured brown blazer and jeans.
Isla (she/her) - Agent of Dranja. On Earth, she appears as a Latina woman wearing a loose-knit sweater and a long grey skirt. Uncertain about Valentina's plans for the Agents.
Rosa Kalyani AKA Cold Moon (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Helen Madara AKA "Beaver Moon" (She/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Older Asian woman with grey-white hair. Dressed in long floral dress and rounded glasses. Works the baggage check of the airport in The City, and is never without her airline lanyard. In her late 70s/early 80s.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Dr. Roger Maricelli (they/them) - Doctor hired to treat magical injuries at the City hospital. Short person with a Mediterranean complexion, curly short brown hair, and small horns protruding from their temples.
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the Lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. Meg is pregnant, and Alek is still recovering from a recent car accident.
Marlowe (she/her) - Former street artist and current activist. Attempting to get a direct representation organization started in Norfork. Persian woman with light brown skin. Usually wearing an oversize denim jacket.
Alexei Abramson (they/them) - A fairly small person with tattoos, a dozen various piercings, and a home-dyed purple pixie cut. Wheeler. Pippa of Anita.
Anita Abramson (she/her) - Magical kid invested in Norfork's independence. Alexei's daughter.
Elio Amadi (he/him) - AKA The Drippy One. Myriad and stage magician. Light green skin and covered by a fine layer of mucus. Friends/acquaintances with Rabbit. Romantic partner of Leilah Amund. Member of the Myriad Support Group.
Penelope "Cirrus" Wolf (she/her) - One of the "Grieves", an elite group of Carmichael's Dread Ringers. Duncan's aunt.
Duncan Wolf (he/him) - One of the "Grieves", an elite group of Carmichael's Dread Ringers. Cirrus' nephew.
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Additional Music "Goodbye Norfork" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Norfork unites against an array of threats. But will it be enough?
(Content warnings: death, gore, mental manipulation, grief, burning bodies, body horror, police violence, domestic violence)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.
Simon Pip (he/him) - Elderly former monster-hunter, now trying to change his ways. Wears a dark green trenchcoat over a fishing vest, combat boots, and a fedora. Nammi knocked him out in Ace Aruna’s house.
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good lawyer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Cold Moon (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the Lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. Meg is pregnant, and Alek is still recovering from a recent car accident.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" & "The Fight for Norfork" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The people of Norfork descend into the tunnels, where the Crystal Flower awaits...
Kelly rallies the crowd. Nammi makes a confession. Rabbit holds themself together.
(Content warnings: gun violence, police, danger to children and pregnant people, death, murder, loss of loved one)
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CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky & Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" & "The Fight for Norfork" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Thank you all for another wonderful year of Pest Control! See you next year for our last few episodes of season two!
If you'd like to support us on Patreon (or get a seven day free trial!) you can find us at patreon.com/PestControlPod
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Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Gathered at the high school to help Kelly, Jillian, Nammi, and Rabbit must first face a more pressing problem: Cold Moon.
(Content warnings: Police presence, familial abuse and manipulation, light gore, death)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Cold Moon (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the Lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. Meg is pregnant, and Alek is still recovering from a recent car accident.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Newly reconnected, the crew heads for Wilson-Dillard High to put the final steps of their plan into motion.
Jillian deals with the cops. Nammi makes connections. Rabbit tries to hold themself together.
(Content warnings: police intimidation and violence)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The crew make a desperate gamble to reconnect with one another as things in Norfork reach a boiling point.
Nammi gets ahead. Rabbit contemplates their next move. Jillian calls in a distraction.
(Content warnings: brief description of forced starvation, brief mention of decapitation with sound effects, implied mention of cannibalism, gun violence, police, gore)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani who stole a tome from Carmichael for her. Now, turned to one of Carmichael's Dread Ringers against his will.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★As Nammi and Jillian rush to escape a dangerous situation, Rabbit confronts a mirror of his own.
Nammi makes a plea. Jillian makes a deal. Rabbit opens a door.
(Content warnings: implied cannibalism, grief, brief mention of fungal infection, brief mention of drug use, brief description of self-surgery, police interaction & gunfire)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani. Rosa needs him for something.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★Nammi and Jillian attempt to recover Glymmer from Carmichael's clutches, while Rabbit acts on the Archvampire's orders.
Nammi gets back at an old enemy. Jillian puts herself in harm's way. Rabbit takes a meeting that turns personal.
(Content warnings: gore, violence, fire, toxic family dynamics, mental manipulation, brief description of asphyxiation)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good lawyer, even if he is recently under investigation. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Glymmer AKA Aina Steen (she/her) - A white woman with short curly brown hair. Dressed in a ribbed black tanktop and selvedge denim shorts. Colorful bright jacket with an image or intertwined roses on the back, and a pair of aviator sunglasses nestled in her hair. Dating(?) Carmichael. Psychopomp who has refused the call to help shepherd spirits to their final resting place.
Liz Borger (she/they) - Vampire and member of Carmichael's crew, the Dread Ringers. Frayed, extremely short purple-tipped hair that looks like the end of shitty broom. Pale white skin with piercings all over. Looks stereotypically punk. Dressed in tattered, skin-tight leather pants, and a sleeveless leather vest with just a bralette beneath. Has a new, mis-fitting lower jaw since we last saw them.
Cold Moon AKA Rosa Kalyani (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Buck Curt AKA "Buck Moon" (He/him) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Heavyset white man with a wide beard. Huggable. Mid 30s. Lawyer, and Rabbit's "inside man" in the Lunar Coven.
Helen Madara AKA "Beaver Moon" (She/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Older Asian woman with grey-white hair. Dressed in long floral dress and rounded glasses. Works the baggage check of the airport in The City, and is never without her airline lanyard. In her late 70s/early 80s.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In the wake of Norfork’s protests against the City, Nammi, Rabbit, and Jillian Murphy all try to decide what to do next.
Nammi confronts her own feelings. Rabbit acclimates to a new master. Jillian attempts to repair the damage.
(Content warnings: blood, gore, brief description of disassociation, brief description of physical assault, torture, cannibalism, grief, mental manipulation, familial death, police violence)
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Jillian, the Spooky - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Almos Sumati (he/him) - Werewolf. Damn good lawyer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Helps organize the Norfork softball team. Trans-man. Single, in case anyone was wondering.
Akito (he/him) - Agent of Dranja, and attendant of the Myriad Support Group. Nammi's former lover. Appears on Earth as a tall Japanese man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a textured brown blazer and jeans.
Stela Hartley AKA Pink Moon (she/her) - Former member of the Lunar Coven. Latina woman with dyed pink hair who works as a tutor. Early 30s. Wears a lot of white - including a dyed denim coat, and bleached sneakers. Exposed incriminating photos of Cold Moon working at VaccuCon. Killed by the City Police during a protest.
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly and Nammi both owe him, and he aims to collect. Dating(?) Glymmer.
Tamanna Hemming (she/her) - Egyptian woman with wavy dark brown hair and a mischievous smile. Member of the Myriad support group. Sphinx.
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Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Additional Music "Carmichael Arrives" by Layne Smith
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven (@AltHaven_). 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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★You can always tell the moment before the fangs sink in.
Your local coffee shop comes under new management. The deli goes out of business. Your rent keeps going up.
You can feel it - heavy, hot, and hungry - breathing down the back of you neck.
Then your neighbors start to go, one by one. They give you good reason, but you know the truth. They can feel the fangs, the same as you.
Then when the draining starts, for a moment there is peace. There is a promise - whispered close - of
Immortality… immortality… immortality… for just a second, you could even believe it’s true.
What a dope. They’ll suck you dry. You think they want to share?
No, no, not this time. Pick up a sign. The scent of change is in the air.
(Content Warnings: death, description of police violence, description of violence at protests, implied kidnapping and torture, brief description of gore including severed limbs, and brief discussion of the East Palestine train derailment and it's effects on the surrounding community)
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PLAYERS
Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Stela Hartley AKA Pink Moon (she/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Latina woman with dyed pink hair. Early 30s. Wears a lot of white - including a dyed denim coat, and bleached sneakers. Kelly saved her from the Strangleworm last time they met. Major character played by Sam R, Perspective.
Officer Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer. Minor character played by Sam R.
Mark Grey (he/they) - Vampire. One of only three “Grieves”, Carmichael’s elite force of Dread Ringers and most trusted advisors. Major character played by William, Perspective.
Kip Ranger (they/them) - A Black-Lagoon-esque fishman once cursed to turn to stone and sink to the bottom of the nearby North Fork Lake, now revived by a magical lightning strike. Works for the fire department, doing work dangerous to humans. Minor character played by William.
Barley Porter (he/him) - A workaday long-haul trucker from Norfork. Despite his time away, people always seem to remember his name, thanking or cursing him for things he doesn’t remember doing. Now he has returned to Norfork to stay for a bit and help set up the Norfork Advocacy Council. Major character played by Jonas, Power.
Freddy Rinsen (he/they) - Once a stage magician, Freddy was run out of town for using real magic to zhuzh up his act. Now he has returned a Dread Ringer, ready to do Carmichael’s bidding. Minor character played by Jonas.
Silvia Rui (she/her) - Member of the Norfork Parent's Assemblage ("The Moms"). White woman with frizzy brown hair, long cardigans, and mom-jeans. Just wants the high-school to reopen for her kids. Recently revealed to be the source of knowledge on The Crystal Flower. Wife of City police officer Chuck Rui. Major character played by Sam Darr, Perspective.
Romeo (he/him) - Agent of Dranja. Calm and assertive. Appears on Earth as a white person with platinum-tipped hair, often chews the end of a toothpick absentmindedly. Minor character played by Sam Darr.
ORGANIZATIONS
The City: A city founded near Norfork that has been aggressively expanding for the last 20 years. This faction includes the police force of the City, the City Council, and its various bureaucratic tentacles.
Norfork Town Council: An elected group of representatives that serves Norfork. Currently clinging to their role as bureaucratic arbiters, even as the City’s council attempts to cast them as a vestigial holdover. Colloquially referred to as “city council” (lowercase “c”), much to everyone’s consternation.
Norfork Parent’s Assemblage (N.P.A.): A group of mothers in Norfolk dedicated to improving the community of Norfork. They are often at odds with the City council. They are very powerful, but also often rife with internal conflict.
The Dread Ringers: A vampire “mob” led by the arch-vampire Carmichael. They run a network of clubs throughout the City. They have recently expanded into Norfork thanks to a combination of new construction and a “community watch”, which they use as a guise to carry out various unsavory activities.
Relegated Production Industries (R.P.I.): Officially, a City-backed construction management company. They have just developed the land inside of the Divot into a business park, where they are putting the finishing touches on their new headquarters. Unofficially… maybe something else.
The Star Society: A group of 15-20 amateur astronomers seeking out the clearest skies in Norfork. They are a mix of townies and City folk, but townies always know the best spots and for some reason The City folk can’t seem to get images that are as clear from where they live…
The Dark Abbey: Fans of the influencer and fashion vlogger Glymmer AKA Aina Steen. Treated very seriously. Meetups are usually by invitation only, and they’ve begun to hold raves in the derelict mining tunnels beneath Norfork. Their symbol looks like a little cartoony black castle.
Norfork Advocacy Council: An initiative started by Alexei Abramson, Marlowe, and more recently Barley Porter. Advocating for Norfork’s interests. Run out of the abandoned Wilson-Dillard High.
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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.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★The people of Norfork gather in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy. But even amongst the twisted rebar and bloody rubble, time stops for no one and decisions about the town's future must be made. How much are they willing to endure before acquiescing to the City's help? Is the community strong enough to lean on, or will it crumble away beneath them?
(Content Warnings: police, mention of mass death)
PLAYERS
Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)
Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Stela Hartley AKA Pink Moon (she/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Latina woman with dyed pink hair. Early 30s. Wears a lot of white - including a dyed denim coat, and bleached sneakers. Kelly saved her from the Strangleworm last time they met. Major character played by Sam R, Perspective.
Officer Michael Sommer (he/him) - Police officer, and head of the Myriad Taskforce. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer. Minor character played by Sam R.
Mark Grey (he/they) - Vampire. One of only three “Grieves”, Carmichael’s elite force of Dread Ringers and most trusted advisors. Major character played by William, Perspective.
Kip Ranger (they/them) - A Black-Lagoon-esque fishman once cursed to turn to stone and sink to the bottom of the nearby North Fork Lake, now revived by a magical lightning strike. Works for the fire department, doing work dangerous to humans. Minor character played by William.
Barley Porter (he/him) - A workaday long-haul trucker from Norfork. Despite his time away, people always seem to remember his name, thanking or cursing him for things he doesn’t remember doing. Now he has returned to Norfork to stay for a bit and help set up the Norfork Advocacy Council. Major character played by Jonas, Power.
Freddy Rinsen (he/they) - Once a stage magician, Freddy was run out of town for using real magic to zhuzh up his act. Now he has returned a Dread Ringer, ready to do Carmichael’s bidding. Minor character played by Jonas.
Silvia Rui (she/her) - Member of the Norfork Parent's Assemblage ("The Moms"). White woman with frizzy brown hair, long cardigans, and mom-jeans. Just wants the high-school to reopen for her kids. Recently revealed to be the source of knowledge on The Crystal Flower. Wife City police officer Chuck Rui. Major character played by Sam Darr, Perspective.
Romeo (he/him) - Agent of Dranja. Calm and assertive. Appears on Earth as a white person with platinum-tipped hair, often chews the end of a toothpick absentmindedly. Minor character played by Sam Darr.
ORGANIZATIONS
The City: A city founded near Norfork that has been aggressively expanding for the last 20 years. This faction includes the police force of the City, the City Council, and its various bureaucratic tentacles.
Norfork Town Council: An elected group of representatives that serves Norfork. Currently clinging to their role as bureaucratic arbiters, even as the City’s council attempts to cast them as a vestigial holdover. Colloquially referred to as “city council” (lowercase “c”), much to everyone’s consternation.
Norfork Parent’s Assemblage (N.P.A.): A group of mothers in Norfolk dedicated to improving the community of Norfork. They are often at odds with the City council. They are very powerful, but also often rife with internal conflict.
The Dread Ringers: A vampire “mob” led by the arch-vampire Carmichael. They run a network of clubs throughout the City. They have recently expanded into Norfork thanks to a combination of new construction and a “community watch”, which they use as a guise to carry out various unsavory activities.
Relegated Production Industries (R.P.I.): Officially, a City-backed construction management company. They have just developed the land inside of the Divot into a business park, where they are putting the finishing touches on their new headquarters. Unofficially… maybe something else.
The Star Society: A group of 15-20 amateur astronomers seeking out the clearest skies in Norfork. They are a mix of townies and City folk, but townies always know the best spots and for some reason The City folk can’t seem to get images that are as clear from where they live…
The Dark Abbey: Fans of the influencer and fashion vlogger Glymmer AKA Aina Steen. Treated very seriously. Meetups are usually by invitation only, and they’ve begun to hold raves in the derelict mining tunnels beneath Norfork. Their symbol looks like a little cartoony black castle.
Norfork Advocacy Council: An initiative started by Alexei Abramson, Marlowe, and more recently Barley Porter. Advocating for Norfork’s interests. Run out of the abandoned Wilson-Dillard High.
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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)
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.
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