Dark Season blows it's winter winds into the vale. It is time for Bryn to enter fully into the cult of Vinga. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs....
Sep 01, 2023•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 77
We find our people. We face off against the robot god. We bring this story to an end. Or do we? Learn more about (AND GET YOURSELF SOME) Miru I & Miru II on Hinokodo's itch.io page ! If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Twitch , Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you c...
Aug 30, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 76
The Vale begins preparations for possible retaliation. For Descara, it's time to enter fully into the mysteries of Odayla. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all...
Aug 18, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 75
The journey continues through golf courses, junk emporiums, space stations, churches, and plenty of bear-themed abominations! If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Twitch , Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as ...
Aug 11, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Bonus episode time! Friend of the DMs, Basic Action Games' Chris Rutkowsky, creator of the Honor + Intrigue system we had so much fun with reached out to us to run a special one shot showing off all the new options and rules expansions in the Intriguing Options series, and we were happy to play some more H+I! Chris steps in as our first ever guest GM (and another Chris joins as a new first time guest!) to run us through a sword and space blasting scenario to show off all the cool new bells &...
Aug 04, 2023•4 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 72
The Vale deals with the fallout of Gordangar's decisions. The characters begin to understand what they found in the ancient temple. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us ...
Aug 04, 2023•2 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 73
The character continues searching for the people of his missing village and finds a village of androids, a cool DeeJay android, a not so cool Mask Lady, a weird cowboy, and a very cool raccoon. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Twitch , Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram s...
Jul 28, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 71
The Harraborn youths are sent on a secret mission to warn the Third Wind of the Lunar scouts. Along the way they discover a long hidden secret. If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & c...
Jul 21, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 70
The robot God returns, and I flee into a new region in search of my lost village, and for my life. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Twitch , Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Twitch or catch up on our YouTube . Music in the Episode:...
Jul 14, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Earth Season comes to the Vale. The Clan celebrates the harvest, but it's interrupted but unwelcome visitors. Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Twitch or catch up on...
Jul 07, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Having escaped by the skin of his teeth, our protagonist has fled the Robot God and made distance between himself and his quarry to recover and prepare for another assault. He descends into an old, collapsed subway tunnel now known as The Cave of Shinda and emerges with a renewed will, heading back south to confront the God for the last time. Along the way he further limits the god's power by cutting off a power supply and meets it on the steps of a federal building for another go... If you enjo...
Jun 30, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Feeling confident in their abilities, the dissociated PC trains in the forest village near the radio tower, eager to get strong enough to face the robot god and finish his revenge quest. However, as the old adage goes: "Be careful what you wish for." A chance encounter with the god results in a rude awakening, which has left our hero reeling and second guessing their chances... If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your po...
Jun 23, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 66
After a harrowing first few weeks wandering the wilderness in a horrible future, searching for a robot god to kill to avenge his fallen brother, Rene picks up the Miru I campaign as he confronts the very Buster T-7 that killed his brother. This session goes about as opposite as the first as you can imagine. Things are getting real. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscrib...
Jun 16, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 65
The group helps get some wanted folks out of the Vale and to safety, but there are other forces watching and following. The last few episodes have been adapted from Ludovic Chabant's A Short Detour adventure, which you can find out more about here. And you can learn more about the wonderful system of Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebo...
Jun 09, 2023•3 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Rene is back with another solo RPG series with Miru: An Analog Adventure Game by Hinokodo! This game is a deadly survival hexcrawl which pits the player in the shoes of a dissociated main character on a mission to get revenge for his slain brother against the Robot god which has ruined the world. It's a really great game full of difficult resource management, fast deadly combat, and timed events that keep it moving quickly and crazily! Check it out! This series will not be as family friendly, so...
Jun 02, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 63
The Harraborn celebrate the birth of a new child. Strangers with a secret arrive at the vale seeking hospitality. Learn more about Runequest here . If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Twitch or catch u...
May 26, 2023•3 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Can you believe we've put out 100 podcast episodes?! Neither can we! Between our actual play streams, our Modified Rolls, and all the shenanigans in between, we've reached a milestone that surprised us, so we decided to give it the respect it deserves and... Wait, a 1d6 | 1d4 episode?! What in the Sara's wild imagination is going on right now? Sara is joined by Christian, Jess, and Rene as we put a new twist on the classic 1d6 | 1d4 formula, each rolling a d100 and discussing the episodes that c...
May 19, 2023•55 min•Ep. 61
Life assumes a new normal for Rue following his Telmori initiation. Descara gains a mentor. A new life enters the clan. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Twitch or catch up on our YouTube ....
May 11, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Hello everyone and welcome to the mind of Troy, as he plays the solo RPG Mind Crawler by Symphoneers in an alternate ginger DM version of Playing With Myself (On The Internet). Mind Crawler is a single-player RPG about progressing through a surreal internalized dungeon and overcoming material representations of abstract personal issues, and the subject matter can certainly get very personal and very powerful, so tread lightly within the dungeons of your own mind. If you enjoy our streams, podcas...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 59
As Ruen attempts to leave the village for their safety and his own reasons, Descara, Bryn, Aurisa, and Kymrese remind him that he's not alone. The young adults journey into the woods in search of something Rue needs to be comfortable in his own skin. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us a...
Apr 28, 2023•3 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Remember the days of your preteens or teenage years where going to the mall was the coolest, you and your friends would hang out with the little bit of money you had and just wander the same four hallways being delinquents? Well now, you can play a game that relives those adventures in absolutely wild scenarios! Check out Mall Kids 2023 by Matthew Gravelyn on Kickstarter through 4/21 (so act fast)! But don't worry if you miss it, you can get all the rules for the way we played it from Matthew's ...
Apr 21, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Kymrese practices his Second Sight. Rue struggles with his worst fear. Descara buries a friend. Aurisa's prayers for guidance are answered. The crew confronts the kidnapper. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live stream...
Apr 14, 2023•3 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 56
You may be influenced by your past, but those events do not define you or determine where you go from here. Anamnesis is an amazing journaling solo-player game by Samantha Leigh where you play a character who wakes up with memory loss. It uses a deck of tarot cards and splits the game up into 5 Acts with prompts to jog the memories of your character. Check it out! You're probably not supposed to play yourself, you're probably supposed to experience this from a fictional character's perspective, ...
Apr 07, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 55
After successfully fending off cattle raiders from the nearby Sambari Tribe, our young heroes return to their tribe for their rewards, but not all is fine in the Vale. Another missing child, Rue has bad dreams, and the others deal with troubles brewing in all directions. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment...
Mar 31, 2023•3 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Continuing the off-week actual play content, Rene sat down with his wife Lynn to record a 2 player GMless session of Ghost Club by Andrew Dowell. Taking the role of teenage ghost hunters in Twin Falls, the players explore haunted locations and collect clues needed to summon, confront, and banish the ghosts of their home town. Designed for younger players, it was a really fun time, even though we definitely forgot some rules and bent some others. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our ge...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Now adults in the eyes of the Clan, our heroes come together for a bit of exploration through the Vale and take part in a tradition as old as the clans themselves. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our T...
Mar 17, 2023•3 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 52
The crew confront the smugglers in the plateau, the first glyph on Marco's map, and finally find some, but not all, answers. This part of the story ends. If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our general nerdiness, please consider giving us a 5-star rating on your podcast app of choice! Like, follow, and subscribe to our Twitch , Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our live streams on our Tw...
Mar 13, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 51
It's the finale, we're approaching the end of our time in the Roomlands and Colostle by Nich Angell, but there's plenty to do, so let's get to it... Marco, Berger, and Alis venture into the Crackway in the wall of the oceanic room and find more Bastions, but this time, they aren't hostile or serving a trapped ancient Rook. They meet Null, a Bastion who can guide them through the Crackways using the ancient monoliths. Following Null, the crew find another of the glyphs on Marco's familial map abo...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Live and in Heortling, welcome to the second initiation episode of our series running Andrew Montgomery's Six Seasons in Sartar campaign for Chaosium's RuneQuest roleplaying game. This time, it's the boys' turn to go through the rite of passage to manhood. Glorantha is a world of myths, gods, and legends come to life. A Bronze Age world of heroes and great villains, triumphs and failures on a cosmic scale. The initiation for the males of the Clan explores these myths, the history of their people...
Mar 03, 2023•3 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 49
First things first, check out the Solo But Not Alone 3 on Itch.io! It's an incredible collection of solo-oriented indie RPGs and is raising money for the Jasper's Game Day charity for suicide prevention and awareness. Great games and a great cause! In the penultimate episode of my time in Colostle , Marco, Berger, and Alis are the new owners of a legendary Astrolithic Rook, a pilot-able flying stronghold for our protagonists. However, atop the Battlements with cultists and nomads alike staring d...
Feb 24, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 48