Over here at Bastard HQ, we are knee deep in dreams of the future. But we want to make sure it’s a cool future that everyone likes- so we made this survey to pick your brains. Here it is: https://forms.gle/RDckuVtWDMVpRcnU6 We’ve blasted this thing out to our discord, and a few of our socials, but there’s another group that we don’t want to miss, and that might be you. So if you've got some time, please consider sharing your thoughts. It's anonymous, and it means a lot to us. We’re working on ge...
Feb 11, 2025•7 min
Hi Backwater Bastards listeners! This week, we're bringing you an episode of another show we think you'll love: Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode!! Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode is the latest actual play narrative fantasy series from Geek & Sundry in partnership with Realm. Using the popular TTRPG Dungeons & Dragons, Goblin Mode tells an ever-evolving improvised story full of magic, monsters, and mayhem. Goblin Mode is not your traditional fantasy story. These aren’t the mighty warriors who wo...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 58 min
The Bastards are taking a brief hiatus so that they can experiment, play, and recover from the tornado that was 2024. In the meantime, they will be hosting game nights in the Discord, pausing the Patreon for a month, and then releasing some hot, fresh SideArms. (Don't forget that you can speedbinge them on the 7 day free trial!) Our heroes will be BACK and ready for action in 2025, with a plan to get the whole gang back together... Or die trying. Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël ...
Nov 13, 2024•11 min
TW: Gore, Cannibalism, Blood. RWD presents - a Rendezvous with Bastards! Our friends find themselves trapped in the middle of a meltdown. Will they be able to escape this emergency, or will the mystery behind the walls prove just too tempting to ignore? Millicent practices first aid, Lucky smells the ground, Harrison shows off his criminal enterprise and Hank hits back. Backwater Bastards is a sci-fi comedy improv actual play podcast played by three international artists with an emphasis on slic...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Episode 1: Closer to Heck Our good friends Chloe, Will, and Am are - A Rendezvous with Destiny - an actual-play podcast that immerses listeners in tabletop role-playing games where players explore mythological themes and narratives. They took us on this incredible adventure and it was so much fun! Thank you again to Chloe, Will, and Am and please go and check out their show where ever ya get your podcasts. RWD (A Rendezvous with Destiny ) presents - a Rendezvous with Bastards! Joined by the Enni...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is an intergalactic war. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by @georginalesaux Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audi...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is an intergalactic war. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by @georginalesaux Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audi...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 12
The bastards have been hit with the most ancient of foes, the scheduling big bad! and have lost. So this week instead of an episode we give you a tasty offcut. Please take this offering and grant us some extra time. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Dan...
Aug 14, 2024•27 min
Ze, Boris and M8 are at war. Barely alive and grappling with the deformed remnants of their plans, the Doctor and his crew face the wrath of the roused Synth Army. As the drones fly in, Ze and the assembled Bastards prepare for the end. But what they get, is something else entirely. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Salvo Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and M...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Dr. Ze, Boris and M8 have no choice but to flee the Angel they came to save. With the help of a fast car, the legacy code, and Thespa’s militia, they brace for the impact to come… Both from the loose Angel, and the leagues of synthetic deserters- desperate for the refuge of a less violent world. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by skiamakhia_/ Ambiance sound support...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 10
The Doctor Ze , Boris and M8 otherwise known as PUMP BOIS are in some deep danger, how deep? try behind enemy lines deep. But they must go deeper if they are to find and free M8s angel. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by IG @georginalesaux Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 9
It's a special time, it's time for us to chow down on some OFFCUTS, all the tasty lil morsels that didn't make it into the main episode are now here, for your ear pleasure. And if you wanna hear more of this and all of our other Patreon exclusive content then check us out on Patreon. There is even a FREE 7 day trial if you would just like a taste. Love ya all and see you INNN SPPPAAACCCCEEEE! ( in space ) Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Tay...
Jun 05, 2024•31 min
Cleo has been taken aboard the ship for scientific testing, but it doesnt seem like this will be easy, for Cleo or the crew. But whos that in the shadows? Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Drew Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews Distributed by Realm - Send ...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Bortis and Margo have infiltrated the Biolife stronghold, leaving Cleo and Fron in the jungle behind them. Struggling to find a way after them, Cleo and Fron turn to old tactics. It wasn’t that long ago that a party split punished the Bastards- what tidings will it bring today? Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodieh Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Micha...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 7
M8, Ze and Boris have found their way to Garcia station, and with the help from an old friend Thespa they now know how to get to the synth side to find their lost Angel. But to do that they will need to rely on Brawn, not brains. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 6
M8, Ze and Boris arrive on Garcia station. But the station, its changed, and the gang are looking for a lost angel . So in order to do that they are first gonna have to find the local warlord. Thespa. Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodieh Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 5
It’s leap year on Earth, and that means one thing- Tay and Dan are putting on TURTLENECKS. Trevor and R.E.E.S.E. continue their hunt for Dr. Ze and Boris, when they hit a spot of engine trouble. Find out what becomes of them as Tay and Dan co-DM the DM for the first time ever in a special one time glimpse into Trevor’s Travels! He’s on a journey, and at this rate- it might take a whole ‘nother leap year to get back home… (Especially if these two spaceheads are sharing the wheel.) Starring: DM Di...
Mar 14, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Margo and Cleo head out to thwart the galactic company Biolife once more, but halfway there they are con-fronn-ted with stowaways. Now the crew must navigate a jungle planet to discover if Margo's worst fears are true. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audi...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Cleo is back on Diaus, Old friends Bortus and Fronn are waiting for the return of their great leader, But how will they take her new look? and is CapTown ready for Cleo's return? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel ...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Our Crew have been spread out across Mid Space, and on an outworld moon Dr Ze and Boris continue to lose themselves, fighting away the pain of loss with drink. But while returning to their ship the M.A.X the duo are confronted with an old friend. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Richard Kimber-Bell Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth M...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 1
It’s another year in the Bastard Books! If you’re reading this, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Join us on a stroll through 2023, as we reminisce over the year’s stories, some big moments, and perhaps.. a sneak peek into what awaits us in 2024… If you’re a new listener- tread lightly! Here be spoilers! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews A...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 50 min
Join Tay and Dick as they ‘awaken in a stage place’ alongside Pip and Naomi of Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast, on a delicious solar punk steamboat, that's also a galaxy-wide famous restaurant. But not all is as it seems on this restaurant, for there has been a murder most foul… Wanna hear more like this? Well don't worry, we got you. Head over to the Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast to hear “Chicken in the Fog”, a collab we did with them, where Tay and Dan wake up in a western graveyard. Wha...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 43 min
Margo blue eyes Finds cleo and take her back to the good dirt for a final rest. This is the fifth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Reda Ambiance sound support by...
Nov 16, 2023•26 min
Every day for Trevor is the same day. Wake up, worry about rent, eat, and dig. It’s been days since the gates closed- or maybe weeks. It’s all the same now. All that matters is digging out REESE, and finding a way back… To everything. This is the fourth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeo...
Nov 02, 2023•52 min
Ze and Boris flee Midspace with Wraith artillery on their heels, as the gates are closed for the first time since the war. They find themselves in the outer rim, resorting to old tactics. They are alone for the first time. Splintered from their lost home and their lost crew. Everything is gone. Who are the Bastards, now? This is the third of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the...
Oct 19, 2023•24 min
It may surprise you to know, that the newly landed Wraith army isn’t the most dangerous thing in Midspace these days… Follow Princess Zhu Zhu to the new palace, to see just how deep the dread can go. This is the second of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cle...
Oct 05, 2023•27 min
As the Battle for MidSpace rages all around, Big Pat leads the masses to safety. It's always the people that these conflicts hit first. It wasn't so long ago that she was one of those people- lost in the current of another long past war... This is the first of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Du...
Sep 21, 2023•32 min
The crew are divided and need to reunite before the captain's ship explodes them all into space dust. But BJ has got away and they need to find him as well. Its high stakes, but this isn't the Bastards first rodeo. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Reda Kahloula Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode E...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 47
The crew is split , time is running out, and our bastards must find a way to save the doctor, destroy the chaos engine, defeat the captain, confront BJ, and now theres a wraith navy to add to the mix? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Reda Kahloula Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound de...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 46
The Doctor has been captured, high above midspace station held in a cell of water Ze must figure out a way to escape and to destroy the chaos engine in the process. Meanwhile on Midspace station Cleo and the gang are faced with the same challenge but from a different angle. How will the Bastards get through this while separated. Crit Awards! Please vote for Tay as best player and Boris for best NPC https://forms.gle/PNdQGHL7TW163ercA - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kim...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 45
