It's time for intrigue, drama, and maybe a throwing star or two with Shinobigami! Elly inducts Owen and Jonix into a world of ninja warfare in the shadow of modern-day Japan as we get the hang of an RPG from overseas. Meet two very different ninja with one common goal: get their hands on a really cool knife. Shinobigami is a game by Toichiro Kawashima and can be purchased here: https://shinobigami.com/ Music is "Cyber_Noir" by Peritune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vtxrVyaHuc under the Creati...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Well, the name of the game said a creature would come for us, so there wasn't any getting around it. It's one canal-city of rodent people against a giant, fiery, bioengineered relic of the past, with three underdogs poised to step in as heroes--tragic or otherwise. Will they beat the odds or be utterly destroyed? The answer... may surprise you! Content warnings for character death, burning, flooding, and the destruction of an urban center. The Creature Comes for Us is by Orion Barker and can be ...
Jul 19, 2023•56 min
Owen, Jonix, and Elly gather 'round to play a GM-less game about procedurally building some people, their home, and a dangerous beast that threatens both! By grabbing onto seemingly disconnected concepts, we wind up with a post-apocalyptic canal city of technologically advanced rodents! What--or who--could possibly want to destroy their funny little society, and how could they possibly defend themselves? The answers to both lie in the cards... Content warning for discussion of urban flooding. Th...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Even with their party split, the New Wave is collectively in a fraught situation! While Pate finds herself going from hero to victim while combatting the Crime Wave, her allies struggle to get an upper hand against Terashima Aiko as she leverages her grappling prowess! Can any of them come out on top, let alone looking good? Listen to find out! Content warning for tidal waves, armed hostage-taking, unconsciousness resulting from head trauma, and prosthesis removal. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min
The New Wave have put one of the longest and most stressful nights of their lives behind them, but the dust never truly settles in Halcyon City! Pate finds herself thrust into the deep end of the superheroism pool as she struggles to help the Immortal save the day; meanwhile, her friends face a much smaller-scale threat who threatens to punch above their weight class! Tune in for an action-packed episode! Content warning for tidal waves and armed hostage-taking. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
May 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min
In the wake of last episode's shocking end, three quarters of the New Wave make their way home with a lot on their minds. When Juno's foster-family reaches out, could it be a welcome boon, or a situation so socially awkward that your body just shuts down and dies? Listen on to find out! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
May 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Having escaped the clutches of one organization of authority figures, the New Wave must now make a desperate bid for the support of another one--the Exemplars, Halcyon City's preeminent superhero team! But before they even begin to explain themselves, they have to reach Exemplar headquarters without getting caught! Can they achieve either task? Will they split the party? And WHAT big twist is waiting for you at the very end? Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Locked in a featureless room by shady authority figures, the New Wave decide that they're not going to stick around and find out what happens next! But can they escape without just getting themselves deeper in trouble? Listen on and find out! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
Apr 19, 2023•59 min
The New Wave are back on Earth, but the worst of their troubles may not yet be behind them! The agents of A.E.G.I.S. are very curious about just what transpired up in that spaceship, and they don't seem to fond of our young heroes' independent streak. They may have fought themselves out of seemingly impossible odds, but can they talk themselves out of some pointed questions? Read on! Content warning for detainment by law enforcement. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min
As this block's capstone, we've got one satisfyingly self-contained episode as the Reading Rangers--yes, that's what they've been called the whole time--have their HQ shenanigans interrupted by an attack on Sylvan Beach's biggest attraction: the beach! As Rowan rushes in, Cy calculates a plan, and Jackie gets creative (for good or for ill), will they be able to withstand... THE SANDMAN? Content warning for immersion in sand. Music is "Kenkegi" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=az3GMGIO4fM unde...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Our color-coded motorcyclists are really in it now! The egotistical Prince Harming, the giant Golden Goose, and even the bumbling Booklice are out in force, and Sylvan Beach's heroes... well, they're not quite as collected as they'd like to be. As Rowan gets in over his head, Cy struggles to win by using his head, and Jackie just does whatever pops into their head, will they manage to combine forces, or will the Evil Queen's minions get their way? Listen and find out! Content warning for brief m...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
It seems like a normal day at Sylvan Beach, where the only troubles are house arrest anklets, unrequited crushes, and noisy dirt bikes; however, true evil is about to rear its head once again, and three color-coded bikers will be there to step in! Time to join Rowan, Cy, and Jackie in their battle against evil... this story's just getting started! Content warning for kidnapping, dangerous driving, and vehicular peril. Music is "Kenkegi" by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=az3GMGIO4fM under the C...
Jan 16, 2023•55 min
Returning guest Elliot introduces us to Henshin!, a game about flashy but flawed heroes who fight monsters in color-coded and toyetic costumes! Listen as he, Owen, Elly, and Jonix lovingly cobble disparate themes together for their team, their team's enemies, and the unsuspecting town that they fight in. Who's ready to explore the magic of beloved childhood fables... ON MOTORCYCLES? Content warning for discussion of insects. Music is "Kenkegi" by Peritune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az3GMGIO...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 13 min
This episode is something of a training montage from the other side; as their plans move from one stage to another, the professors of Pigsmoke must arm their Chosen ward with whatever advantage they can offer. Divino gives a side-quest, Liam exposes a sinister mastermind, Simone gives some life advice, and Corvina unearths an unsettling secret. Content warning for government conspiracies and supernaturally copying someone's memories Music is Folk_Dance by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 19 min
With a plan underway to set Chad on the path to heroism, Corvina--played by returning Big Gay Nerd Pixie--has to catch up as best she can, relying on her often-disheartening prognostication and her not-girlfriend Simone to identify the best course of action. Meanwhile, Divino seeks out an old acquaintance in an attempt to find the ultimate prize (cool sword), and Liam looks for a way to arm Chad with something even more important: knowledge (of cool sword)! Content warning for nonlethal impaleme...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The Pigsmoke professors have turned their attention to Chad Blackwood, the Chosen One, and the fact that he doesn't seem to have been Chosen to do anything in particular. Extra-curricular heroism is in order, but what challenge can they throw at the lad without getting him hurt... or, more importantly, them in trouble? Simone's departmental pickle may be just the thing, but something's up between one of the key players and Divino, and meanwhile Liam's situation hasn't gotten any less complicated...
Dec 14, 2022•57 min
After far too long we're back at the hallowed halls of Pigsmoke, America's premier place of arcane higher learning! As we get reacquainted with the setting, system, and story, we watch three of our magical professors just tryin' to get by: Simone Solomon and Liam Webb research their specialist topics with wildly varying degrees of success, while Divino Cristobal grapples with teaching after a recent... "lifestyle change," as it were. Content warning for implied ritual suicide resulting in undeat...
Dec 07, 2022•52 min
As our scruffy-looking protagonists flee the hospital, they find an unexpected stowaway in their camper van of a starship. Is she friend, foe, or some tantalizing middle ground? And whatever the answer to that may be, what does she want? Find out in the conclusion to our latest block! Music is Demise by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dec 01, 2022•36 min
Having plundered the tomb of General Grevious, our would-be assassins are bound for the Empire's overdeveloped nucleus: Coruscant! In order to find medical droids with first-hand knowledge of Vader's extensive augmentations, they'll need to seek out uneasy allies, traverse the social strata of a planet-city, and put themselves in some morally compromised positions. Will it pay off, or will the law catch them before they can even face their masked foe? Content warnings: "car" chases, mention of m...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 58 min
Our three would-be assassins have a long way to go before they can Strike Down Vader, and their first stop is the planet Utapau. This formerly contested planet is now firmly under Imperial control, but its governor may have a relic of the past that contains valuable information. Can the misfits talk their way in and out of one of the most secure locations on the planet, even if it means... hanging out with a self-important faux-intellectual colonialist asshole? Content warnings: racism towards f...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Five years before a new hope enters the galactic stage, three beings have gathered to accomplish an impossible task. They have no fated lineage, no higher ideals, no hope for a better future; the only thing driving them is the burning need to STRIKE DOWN VADER! Led by Jonix, we enter a new game set in the world of Star Wars and find out if three scruffy-looking misfits can somehow gain an upper hand over an evil cyborg space wizard. Contains one spoiler for the first half of Andor Season One. Yo...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 30 min
It's not Beam Saber, it's not the Forget-Me-Nots, it's not even the same time and place; we're taking a one-shot detour to watch three Dragonteeth operatives heist their way through a orbital-elevator casino. Will the charming Sweetheart, the burly Hammer, and the chromed-out Shadow be able to get the goods and escape with their lives, and how does this connect to what's happening in our main campaign? We're about to find out, while playing the simple and engaging 2400 system by Jason Tucci! 240...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 12 min
It's time for downtime again, and the Forget-Me-Nots are swimming in resources thanks to their new connections and flawless victory, TOTALLY not just because of a lucky roll. Gabrielle does her best to maintain her increasingly overtaxed mech, Pfeffer celebrates and takes a trip down memory lane, and Arabella keeps poking at the past... Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Having made the most of a sloppy opening and taken out one of four mini-squads, the Forget-Me-Nots get stuck in! But even as the tide turns in their favor--with both Vicious ladies showing their teeth and Boss showing some tactical insight--can they take on a heavily-armed religious extremist who was once their former teammate's Rival? Listen on for thrills, chills, and spills! Content warning: the threat of a mech self-destructing, implied impalement Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www....
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min
The Forget-Me-Not's first open combat mission (or rather, first intentional open combat mission) is off to a rocky start thanks to a bad engagement roll and an all-too-eager young ally. Can they salvage the situation and look good in the process? Pfeffer wrangles with his own upgrades, Arabella shows off her mech's wild side, and Gabrielle goes spearfishing. Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licens...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min
It's time for the Forget-Me-Nots to receive a new mission, and perhaps more importantly, meet the new boss... who DEFINITELY isn't same as the old boss! Tasked with completely (and stylishly) defeating a dangerous foe, how can they stack the deck in their favor to make sure it goes off with minimal hitches? Tune in to find out! Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min
After a month's hiatus we're BACK with more Beam Saber! In the wake of a mission that went disastrously awry (even considering that it was a trap to begin with), the Forget-Me-Nots find themselves temporarily furloughed. With extra time on their hands, a lot of emotions to process, and various in-game resources to cash in, this is going to be a significant downtime. Full disclosure, this episode's been tweaked a little more in post than usual, so you may notice an unusual cut or two, but it's al...
Aug 12, 2022•2 hr 3 min
This is it, the grand finale of the Gorox Arc! As if being trapped in a deadly space-arena mirror match wasn't bad enough, the New Wave now have to deal with their most powerful member seemingly losing control of her powers! Will Juno recover in time to spare her friends? Will Pate's brawn stand up against alien tech and cosmic forces? Will Luke be able to work alongside Lady Photon without being pulled into her agenda? Will Pipa be forced to hurt the person she cares about the most? Listen on a...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min
It's here! Gorox the Vanquisher has summoned the New Wave for the climactic stage of their Hero Review, but it won't be the straightforward rematch they were expecting! Once again I have almost nothing to say that wouldn't give away the best bits, so let me be frustratingly vague: prepare for new and familiar faces, surprisingly easy victories and shockingly major setbacks, and at least one French accent! Content warning for personality/mental agency shift Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min
With their foes defeated--through very different methods--our heroes find themselves regrouping when one half's mentor meetup overlaps with the other half's emergency phone call. With some fresh cuts and a lot on their minds, will a helping hand from senior heroes be just what they need, or an embarrassing distraction? Also, a tangent that leads up to that time Superman saved Joseph Stalin's life. Content warning for some description of stab wounds (mostly on a synthetic person). Music by Perenn...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min
