In Broken River, MN, all roads lead to the Gophertec facility. Silver Sands Hydroelectric Power Plant may be more than the heart of this town, it may be the center of the mysteries plaguing our heroes. Or at the very least, it's a GREAT big building with a WHOLE lot of secrets, and isn't that kind of the same thing when you think about it?
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Our promo this week is for Black Flare. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Every year, Ashford Hollow holds its quaint All Hallows’ Eve Festival, complete with pumpkin carving, a costume parade, and the traditional twelve chimes from the church bell at the witching hour. But this year, after the final twelfth chime… a thirteenth toll rings out. The festival’s Pumpkin Queen has vanished, her carved pumpkin crown smashed to pieces in the town square. The smell of burnt sage hangs in the air, and faint, eerie laughter from somewhere high in the bell tower.
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Special thanks to our guests this episode, be sure to follow them on social media (links below) and check out their podcasts!
Cast:
Miah as the Keeper
Lauren as Fred Whitlocke (The Changeling)
Jess as Kitty Devereaux (The Gumshoe)
Alex as Agnes Quimble (The Expert)
Tori as Lou Arden (The Celebrity)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Content Warning: References to self-harm
When a gigantic sea monster crashes the boat parade, just about everybody in Broken River starts freaking out. Except for our heroes. It turns out that when you spend enough time in an alternate universe of monsters and magic, you kind of get used to this sort of thing. But this is bigger than anything even Robert, Sutton and Jack have faced before. And they might not be able to face it alone.
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Our promo this week is for Welcome to Hole Pod, a brand new Monster of the Week-inspired audio drama, premiering October 29th. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
CW: Reference to self-harm
It's Broken River, Minnesota's favorite time of year! River Days are here at last! The river town's annual festival is ready to kick off. But first, it's time for some tough conversations. Sutton finds out that the town has a new protector, who's got his eyes on her. Jack reveals to her parole officer what's really going on. And Robert… actually has a really nice time at the festival! And then something else happens!
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Our promo this week is for In & Out of Character: A Roleplayers Podcast. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
"If you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze also into you." Curiosity has its dangers, as Jack investigates some of the town's curious characters, Sutton tries to avoid being investigated herself, and Robert takes Nathaniel into a Bolera that's getting more and more unpredictable. Things are changing, in this world and in the other. And only time will tell if it's for the better.
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Our promo this week is for The Lucky Die. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Welcome to Brindlewood Bay—a quiet coastal town where the annual Harvest Festival is in full swing. But don’t let the cozy atmosphere fool you. When the town's beloved Dimples the Wonder Goat goes missing just before his big performance, the local "Murder Mavens" Verdie, Billie, and Pearl are asked to investigate. But what begins as a lighthearted search quickly uncovers something far more troubling beneath the surface.
Join Jonny, Miah, and Lauren for this very special mini-series with guest GM David from Trials of the Apocalypse! Parts 2 and 3 available on Patreon!
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Thank you to David for joining us! Be sure to check out Trials of the Apocalypse wherever you get your podcasts!
Cast:
David as the Keeper
Lauren as Billie
Jonny as Verdie
Miah as Pearl
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Well, the good news is that we can prove to the mages that these monsters are real. The bad news is that they're MONSTERS! Our adventuring party finds themselves trapped inside the Fallen Star tower with the enormous beast that leads them, but something seems off. This isn't how the game's quest is supposed to go…
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Promo: Our promo this week is for The Sprouting. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
The Fallen Star Tower is plainly crawling with monsters. But for daring to oppose the authority's lie, "There is nothing at Fallen Star," the mage tower's council refuse to release their prisoner. Even though they TOTALLY SHOULD. But there's no arguing with the all-knowing wizard... unless you show them they aren't as smart as they think.
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Our promo this week is for Kitten Marlowe. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
It was bad enough that things were coming out of the video game world. But now someone VERY IMPORTANT AND KIND OF VULNERABLE may be lost inside of Kings of Bolera. Jack, Sutton, and Robert may be new to playing hero, but you can be damn sure they're coming to the rescue.
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This week we're also featuring a promo for Bad Heroes. Check out this Pathfinder 1e pod on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Who's investigating whom? As our heroes dig deeper into the mysterious forces haunting their town, it seems like some mysterious forces are digging deeper into them. That's the thing about a persistent gameworld like Kings of Bolera: Whether you're playing or not, the game goes on…
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This week we're also featuring a promo for another actual-play podcast, No Quest for the Wicked. Check them out on on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
The day is saved, but the danger is just beginning. It turns out the world of Kings of Bolera is, like, real. So maybe it's time to get a better sense of the game world. After all, if there's a danger hiding here, it's better to find it before it finds you.
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Our promo this week is for the talented folks at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
With a more complete understanding of the world they're walking around in—and a mysterious new ally—Jack, Robert, and Sutton finally have a sense of what they're up against. The trouble is, that just means they truly understand the depth of the mistake they've made. They'll have to travel deeper into Kings of Bolera than they ever thought they'd go, or a little goblin from the tutorial level might just destroy the entire game world.
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This week we're also featuring a promo for another actual-play podcast, Memester of the Week. Check out this fellow Monster of the Week pod on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Okay, so that's where the monster came from: A decades-old online RPG. All we have to do is… go inside the video game and solve the problem from the inside out, right? But when you go into a place this different, will you be the same person when you walk out?
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This week's promo is for Monster Hour. Check them out on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Welcome to Broken River, Minnesota. There's a lot to see here. From the huge but forbidding dive bar Dog Tags to the iconic underground canal tunnels to the historic apartment building where our three heroes lay their heads. But there's even more that you can't see. Like the creature that's just gotten loose in town… from somewhere far away.
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This week we're also featuring a promo for another actual-play podcast, Pest Control. Check out this fellow Monster of the Week pod here, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
It’s The Pest’s Playbook! Sam R., William, and Sam D from Pest Control join Lauren, Miah, and Jonny for “The Conservatory.” A tarot-based world-building game. Join us as we turn the most mundane organization we could think of—a local driving school—into something very weird, very frightening, and very very Wisconsin-y.
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Thank you to Pest Control for joining us for this episode, be sure to check out their new season on June 1st!
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Cast:
Jonny, Lauren , and Miah from the Monster’s Playbook
Sam R., William, and Sam D. from Pest Control
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
These are the players. But this is no game. Welcome to Channels. It's a whole new campaign in a whole new world with a whole new player! Let's check in with Jonny, Miah, Lauren, and new player Drew! Meet Sutton Malone, a vampire doing her best to lie low. Jack Harrow, a former thief doing her best to stay on the straight and narrow. And Robert V. Slaughter, an aging custodian who is just the best. Plus, we'll talk a bit about what's new and what's not in campaign two of the Monster's Playbook. It all starts here! So jump in!
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Cast:
Jonny as the Keeper
Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)
Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)
Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)
This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.
Theme song by Jonny.
Cover art by Mygie.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
Reality is fragile in Broken River, Minnesota. There’s been a weakening of the walls between what is real and what isn’t. And three unsuspecting citizens will find themselves unwitting adventurers in… a late-90s online video game?? Yes, elderly custodian Robert V. Slaughter, former thief Jack Harrow and literal vampire Sutton Malone will fight scary monsters, meet colorful characters, and hopefully stay alive long enough to figure out what’s going on here. In their seemingly normal home of Broken River, and in the wilds of the Sega Dreamcast game Kings of Bolera, they’ll have to explore two worlds of weirdness to get to the truth.
Join us in Channels, our new Monster of the Week campaign, premiering June 3rd.
Enjoy our first batch of Patreon bloopers from Season 2's DRUM arc, now available for all!
Aw, hey guys! It's me, Dockers. Everybody's favorite high guy who's not alive. Things have been pretty scary on the show lately, but that doesn't mean we don't have fun around here. These guys talk a lot and sometimes the words just get away from them, you know? Let's take a listen to some futzes and flubs from the DRUM arc and bonus episode, Bid Around the Bush.
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Cast:
Jonny Grubb as the Keeper
John Wander as Mark Clayton (The Divine)
Lauren Johnson as Kira Ashwood (The Initiate) and Anna Ashwood (The Apprentice)
Miah Detjen-Wander as Casey Davis (The Freelancer) and Theo Nessos (The Searcher)
This episode was edited by Lauren Johnson.
Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound
The Painted Crow was one of our first Patreon NPC bonus episodes, now available for all!
How did Ramsey / Lincoln end up as the taciturn shopkeeper with more knowledge than patience? Unfortunately, we're about to find out. Something important has gone missing from the Clockwork Child. Skaal, the mystical tracker, is meant to be resting safely in the mural on the back of the store. But he's been taken. If Lincoln / Ramsey hopes to get him back, they'll have to rely on somebody they hoped they'd never have to see again: The mentor that made them who they are today. It's an origin story in retrospect! And it's not going to go well!
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Cast:
Jonny Grubb as the Keeper
John Wander as Mark Clayton (The Divine)
Lauren Johnson as Anna Ashwood (The Apprentice)
Miah Detjen-Wander as Theo Nessos (The Searcher)
This episode was edited by Miah Detjen-Wander and Lauren Johnson.
Theme song by Jonny Grubb.
Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
After four years and almost a hundred episodes, it's over. The Cover Story Campaign is finally complete. Join the cast as we answer questions from listeners—and from each other—and reflect on everything our characters have been through, and maybe what it all means.
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Thank you to everyone for submitting questions and listening along! We'll see you again with campaign 2 soon!
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Cast:
Jonny Grubb as the Keeper
John Wander as Mark Clayton (The Divine)
Lauren Johnson as Kira Ashwood (The Initiate) and Anna Ashwood (The Apprentice)
Miah Detjen-Wander as Casey Davis (The Freelancer) and Theo Nessos (The Searcher)
This episode was edited by Miah Detjen-Wander and Lauren Johnson.
Theme song by Jonny Grubb.
Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.
Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.
