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 3, 2018
Jun 3, 2018
11 min
Chris speaks to Matt McElroy of Onyx Path publishing to talk about UKGE, and all the products and games that are coming out, Kickstarters, and future events that OPP want to attend.
Apologies for the popping in the audio - lost the windshield for the mic, and no press area this year, so I was not sure how close to the mic I needed to be.
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May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018
1 hr 6 min
Chris and James discuss UKGE 2018, which they will be attending this coming Friday and Saturday
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
Music provided by Occams Laser https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ , from the track "Majestic 12" and "The Horsemen" from the album "Occult 86", https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/occult-86
Occams Laser can be found on facebook.
May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018
1 hr 54 min
After Mike and Chigg have a stressful week, Matt offers to run a game of Gamma World 7th Edition: 4th Edition. Get ready for a spooky actual play adventure starring the curious Igneous George and the enigmatic Man in Yellow...
Time Stamps:
00:04:07 - Actual Play
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
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Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018
1 hr 47 min
Mike and Chris sit back to explore... Beast: the Primordial?! That's right, the show begins with a positive review of the final two chapters of the Beast Players Guide, and then dives into other news, like the V5 preorders, return of Vampire: the Eternal Struggle to print, and upcoming Cyberpunk Live Action events. In the World of Darkness segment, Mike discusses Wraith's Risen as portrayed in Hunter: the Walking Dead. Chris then presents an enthralling secret frequency on poltergeist activity in his local Yorkshire. Finally, the duo listen to an insightful introduction to Hunter: the Vigil, provided by game author Alex Greene.
Time Stamps:
00:07:19 - News
00:38:26 - Contest
00:41:19 - Risen in Hunter
01:07:15 - Secret Frequency
01:19:04 - Hunter: the Vigil Rapid Fire
Jackelope Live Action Studios Contest
Win a free ticket** to The Night in Question Vampire: the Masquerade Sabbat LARP in Austin, Texas, Saturday November 17th, 2018! Just find Mike and Chris LARPing in the embedded World of Darkness Berlin trailer and submit the time stamp, a description, or a humorous guess to darkerdaysradio@gmail.com by May 31st, 2018!
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Apr 14, 2018
Apr 14, 2018
1 hr 57 min
Chris, Sam, and James discuss Promethean the Created 2nd ed, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game.
Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including;
- Various Frakenstein movies
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Lazarus Effect
- Westworld
- Splice
Sheffield Gothic, the organising group, is based in the School of English (not media) and is the Postgrad arm of the Centre for the History of the Gothic. The Centre was founded five years ago to acknowledge Sheffield staff and students contributions to the field of Gothic studies over the years and GTG was part of the postgrad led ongoing project Reimagining the Gothic (https://reimagininggothic.com ).
Music provided by Occams Laser https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ , from the track "Majestic 12" and "The Horsemen" from the album "Occult 86", https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/occult-86
Occams Laser can be found on facebook.
Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
1 hr 9 min
What is this, some sort of joke? Mike and Chigg present a humorous episode on H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, exploring four of his short stories in an extra long secret frequency. This episode also includes some super out-dated news from 2017, blasphemous rumors, and a compelling analysis of Boston game stores.
Time Stamps:
6:20 - News
16:30 - Secret Frequency
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Mar 20, 2018
Mar 20, 2018
38 min
Despite high power government jamming, reducing audio quality to one quarter, Mike and Chigg start up the Secret Frequency once more. They diseminate critical storyteller information about pirate radio stations, historical cases of broadcast signal intrusion, and finally, the Toynbee Tiles. Stay tuned for Part 1, coming soon.
Do not adjust your podcatcher. We control the vertical, and the horizontal. And The Messengers definitely aren't angels.
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Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
2 hr 2 min
Chris, Sam, and James discuss Werewolf the Forsaken 2nd edition, and go through the setting material, some of the mechanics, why we enjoy the setting and what we would play or explore within the game.
Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including;
- American Werewolf in London
- Gingersnaps
- Howl
- Company of Wolves
- Dog Soldiers
- Spring
- The Thing
- The Ritual
- Being Human
- Silent Hill 2
- Honeymoon
- Cat People
- Supernatural
- Hemlock Grove
- Black Swan
- Tetsuo The Iron Man
- The Astronaut’s Wife
- Splice
Music provided by Occams Laser https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ , from the track "Majestic 12" and "The Horsemen" from the album "Occult 86", https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/occult-86
Occams Laser can be found on facebook.
Feb 21, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
1 hr 2 min
Chris and Chigg are joined by Matt Webb from Jackalope Live Action Studios to talk about their upcoming Nordic/bespoke LARP event in Austin, Texas - The Night In Question.
Matt explains the nature of this event, the production levels, immersion, and mechanics, which will allow players to explore the World of Darkness from the perspective of humans and vampires in the throes of a Sabbat feeding frenzy and mass embrace!
Find more about Jackalope Live Action studios on facebook and twitter.
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Jan 28, 2018
Jan 28, 2018
1 hr 17 min
Chris, Sam, and James discuss Changeling the Lost, why we enjoy the setting and what we are looking forward to about the new edition.
Also we discuss films and TV that act as great inspiration for the game, including;
Oh yeah we called this episode 3 but it is episode 4 - like I said it was a long break.
Music provided by Occams Laser https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ , from the track "Majestic 12" and "The Horsemen" from the album "Occult 86", https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/occult-86
Occams Laser can be found on facebook.