Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.
Episodes
Jun 28, 2019
Jun 28, 2019
1 hr 14 min
Mike, Chris, Chigg, and James take a look at Powered by the Apocalypse, the popular open source roleplaying system! The team explains the gameplay basics and the original settings, then diving into discussions and analyses of three of the most intriguing and divergent PbtA games: Kult: Divinity Lost, Blades in the Dark, and City of Mist.
Time Stamps:
00:02:50 - News
00:11:40 - PbtA Basics
00:29:43 - Kult: Divinity Lost Discussion
00:39:15 - Blades in the Dark Discussion
00:53:50 - City of Mist Discussion
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Jun 16, 2019
Jun 16, 2019
24 min
James is joined by Joshua Fox of Black Armada, Jay Iles of UFO Press, and Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard, as they chat about the UK Indie RPG League and the host of games they produce or are bringing the kickstarter.
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Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
42 min
Chris is joined by Matthew Dawkins, Klara Horskjær Herbøl, Eddy Webb, and Matt Timm, to talk all things Chronicles of Darkness, World of Darkness, Kult, Trinity, Scion, and more.
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
1 hr 1 min
Mike, Chris, Chigg, and Matt create a character for Geist: the Sin Eaters 2nd Edition and discuss the new rules. Does the mechanics live up to the setting hype
Darker Days will have a 10th anniversary live show at UK Games Expo! Be sure to check it out with special guests from Onyx Path, Modiphius, and White Wolf Entertainment.
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May 10, 2019
May 10, 2019
53 min
Mike, Chris, Chigg, and Matt sit down to discuss Geist: the Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition. It is a game where your character has died and come back, making a pact with a powerful ghostly being in order to return to the realm of the living. This episode focuses on the setting of Geist, introducing the new stories you can tell and the supernatural realms to be explored in this storytelling game of second chances.
Darker Days will have a 10th anniversary live show at UK Games Expo! Be sure to check it out with special guests from Onyx Path, Modiphius, and White Wolf Entertainment.
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Apr 12, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
1 hr 7 min
Mike calls Pete, a resident of the future, and gets ready to discuss the numerous articles and ebooks covering Cyberpunk, the World of Darkness, and Chronicles of Darkness. First up is World of Future Darkness, an article in White Wolf Magazine #36, giving you rules and setting advice to crossover Cyberpunk 2020 and Vampire: the Masquerade. Then they cover Mirrors: Bleeding Edge, a generic cyberpunk ebook for Chronicles of Darkness.
Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/
Chris's new sourcebook Venice Unmasked is also now available through Storyteller's Vault.
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Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019
34 min
What begins as a simple, farcical April Fool's review ends with Chigg and Mike failing some Sanity checks, losing Maximum Humanity, and facing their own Hubris. Get ready for Nightlife, an Urban Horror Role-playing Game published at some undisclosed time in the Nineteen Nineties...
This episode was inspired by the System Mastery podcast, whose host Jef recently wound up in a U.S. hospital without insurance (he gave his insurance to his baby daughter instead). Please consider helping him with the exorbitant medical bills: Bit.ly/livingmastery
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Mar 22, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
10 min
Mike takes listeners on a journey to Skinwalker Ranch, a real world location of urban myth that may inspire your horror games.
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Mar 8, 2019
Mar 8, 2019
53 min
Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by Matt Webb of Jackalope Live Action Studios to discuss the upcoming Cyberpunk: Night City LARP! Matt explains the vision for the live action game, the unique venue they've chosen, and the incredible rules and set design that will make Cyberpunk come alive.
Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/
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Mar 1, 2019
Mar 1, 2019
32 min
Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by LARP luminary Matt Webb to explore the setting basics of Cyberpunk 2020. This classic roleplaying game codifies the character roles of game structure of cyberpunk gaming decades later, and holds up as an entertaining and challenging roleplaying experience. The team discusses the setting's style, Night City, corporations, and edgerunner characters, while teasing future episodes on the Jackelope Cyberpunk: Night City LARP and a review of World of Future Darkness.
Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/
Darker Days is testing out a new format, please let us know what you think!
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