We interrupt your regularly scheduled Vaesen mystery for a special silly one shot of This Game Takes Place Entirely In A Mega Mart Parking Lot! by Starshine Scribbles . Sometimes we pivot and have to play a goofy game for whatever reason, and oooooh is this game all kinds of funny. We hope you like, and we'll be back to Vaesen on May 3rd! In case you haven't heard, our Redbubble has incredible RuneQuest art available as shirts, stickers, pillows, and more, so check out all our new DMs After Dark...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 105
Back on our silly stuff, Troy runs the crew and some returning friends of the stream Chris & Eileen through Jordan Palmer's For The Dungeon! This is a great game where the players take on the roles of the minions of a dungeon forced to work for the evil boss and deal with pesky heroic adventurers! In case you haven't heard, our Redbubble has incredible RuneQuest art available as shirts, stickers, pillows, and more, so check out all our new DMs After Dark merch! ! If you enjoy our streams, po...
Apr 12, 2024•2 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 104
Things come to a dramatic head in Brancombe. The investigation concludes. Learn more about Vaesen ! 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 Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPGs. And, as always, come hang out and catch our...
Mar 29, 2024•3 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 103
Riley continues to search for the missing girl. Rosalie and Nora learn the true name of Old Meg and more about her history. Learn more about Vaesen ! 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 Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things...
Mar 15, 2024•3 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 102
Hello everyone and welcome to a very special interview episode with Liz Greene, LMHC MFT TGM/DM GT, a licensed Geek Therapist who uses games and popular media in her sessions! Rene & Troy sit down and discuss games as a community, using characters as buffers to experiences, practicing social skills, and putting consequences into perspective, and more. Please check out these amazing resources and tell us about experiences at the table you've had that have helped you in hard times! You can fin...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 24
The society members begin their investigations in Brancombe and things heat up almost immediately, leading to a cliffhanger ending. Learn more about Vaesen ! 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 Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about al...
Mar 01, 2024•3 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 101
The Members of the Apollonian Society arrive at Brancombe to begin investigating the death of Daisy Thomas and the strange events surrounding it. 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 Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram so you can comment & chat with us about all things RPG...
Feb 16, 2024•3 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Troy joins Rene to talk about something appropriately self-reflective - Why Players Have a "Type" and the usefulness of Tropes in RPGs. Troy has always been an incredibly hard worker, pushing his body and mind to their limits, and has recently gone back to school for more Psychology, so this kind of deep thinking about why we play what we play is something that he is clearly passionate about. Hopefully you enjoy what you hear, and hopefully it makes you think about your own type or style. Commen...
Feb 09, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 24
A new series begins as Amber introduces the DMs to the world of Vaesen 's Mythic Britain & Ireland setting by Free League Publishing. Enter a world of Nordic horror, paranormal investigations, and terrifying mysteries. The players introduce their characters, who will be members of the Apollonian Society of London, and soon be faced with investigating occult mysteries with the use of their sight... If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you en...
Feb 02, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Surprise! With a new year, a new podcast feed, and a new series starting up, we figured why not keep with the new things happening and drop a preview of Rene's new game One Last Quest , a one page RPG that allows you to bring back some of your favorite PCs of campaigns past and play them in their elderly retired years. However, a loose thread or problem arises that forces them to put down the shuffleboard and dust off the old heroics one more time. It's a hack 'n' mash of the popular rules lite ...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 98
The clan disperses in the wake of the Battle of Red Rock. Landless and wanted, they take the first steps toward forging a new identity. 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...
Jan 19, 2024•3 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Christian kicks off the 2024 non-stream episodes with a run-through of Chaosium's solo adventure for Call of Cthulhu - Alone Against the Static! Reminiscent of 1990s horror movies, he plays Alex, one half of a married couple trying to rekindle their relationship in a cabin out in the pine forests and Black Hills of the Dakotas... 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...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Sacred Time has ended. Plans have been made. The Harraborn prepare for what they know is coming... 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. And, as al...
Jan 05, 2024•4 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Hey all, the holidays are a crazy time and I (Rene) have been diligently working on editing lots of new stuff for you all, both on this main feed and my brand new DMs off-shoot podcast called Rene Plays Games! We'll still be releasing a podcast every Friday on this feed, but if you can't get enough of our nerdy RPG content, give my new feed a follow, like, rating, etc., and you'll have more Playing With Myself solo RPG actual play series, short campaigns with friends new and old, a new take on t...
Dec 29, 2023•4 min•Ep. 94
Happy Holidays to you crazy folks out there in podcastland! Welcome to another annual DMs After Dark Holiday One-Shot, always good for some seasonal shenanigans! This year we're playing Thursday by Eli Seitz, a Russian Doll inspired time loop game in the Belonging Outside Belonging family of RPGs. Despite this very clear source material, we decided to use it to play a Hallmark Holiday Time Loop one-shot, where the PCs are members of a rural town caught in a repeating day leading up to Christmas,...
Dec 22, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 93
It's back and it's just as chaotic as ever, Sara's 1d6 | 1d4 talk show starts to bring our 2023 to a close with a quick chat with the most guests that have ever been on our bonus series before! We talk about the things we loved about this absolutely crazy year we had and Sara quizzes us on how much we know about what we even did this year! It goes without saying, but none of this would be possible without you all out there listening (even you, 1 person in Wyoming), and it means the world to us t...
Dec 15, 2023•25 min•Ep. 92
Sacred Time comes to the vale on ill winds. Feelings are confessed to. Plans are made. The Year ends with the Harraborn knowing their lives are about to change forever. 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 s...
Dec 08, 2023•3 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Angelica and Elias pit the magical skills and knowledge they've accumulated over their four years at Blackroot Academy against one another in a final exam that will name one of the two the top mage. Ambitions are put into perspective, memories affect magic, and win or lose, they must choose new paths. Learn more about Tangled Blessings on Cassi's itch.io! . If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our genera...
Dec 01, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 90
The truth of the Breath of The Dragon is revealed. The Starbrow's presence in the Vale is detected. The Clan enters Sacred Time with an uncertain future. 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 comme...
Nov 24, 2023•3 hr•Season 2Ep. 89
Angelica and Elias return for their final year at Blackroot Academy before one of them will be crowned top student. Their last year culminates in truths being uncovered, early rumors proving true, and forgiveness forbidden to one of our young mages. Learn more about Tangled Blessings on Cassi's itch.io! . 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 ratin...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Storm Season Rages through the vale, and with it comes dark tidings. A secret visitor needs help. 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. And, as alw...
Nov 10, 2023•2 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Angelica and Elias return to Blackroot Academy for their 3rd year, and their legacies are already being cemented among the halls. From the glories and consequences of their past deeds, finding their names in book of the King's Court, and new opportunities presenting themselves, they are only growing more powerful as they head into their 4th and final year... Learn more about Tangled Blessings on Cassi's itch.io! . If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shir...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 86
For Halloween 2023, the DMs return to our original summer camp horror game, this time led by Christian. Our characters are counselors at an *awful* re-education camp which is presently staffed by a skeleton crew following a horrible event which appears to have awakened something on the grounds that was best left undisturbed... Content Warnings: Mention of suicide, drowning, burning, pretty much child abuse, sharting, awful baking advice (then good baking advice), and weird scripture quoting If y...
Oct 27, 2023•3 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Welcome to another episode of One-Player One-Shot with Christian playing our second Cassi Mothwin game in a row, this time with the folk horror Carved By The Garden! Christian begins what might have been a multi-episode Playing With Myself series but quickly realizes that the cards are not, in fact, in his favor. Listen to hear what happens with Michael as he ventures forth into the woods of northern New York! If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! ...
Oct 20, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Darkness Season continues. It's time for Aurisa to heed the calling of her family and enter into the cult of the White Lady. 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 a...
Oct 13, 2023•2 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Our magical rivals, Angelica and Elias, move onto Year 2 at Blackroot Academy and continue down their paths to power. Angelica becomes a target due to her potential, while Elias continues to play with magic he doesn't fully comprehend the cost of. A secret society reaches out. Allies lost. Allies made? Learn more about Tangled Blessings on Cassi's itch.io! . If you want to look really cool, consider buying your very own DMsAfterDark T-shirt ! If you enjoy our streams, podcasts, or just our gener...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Winter descends on the Vale and brings with it dark, claustrophobic days and nights. 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. And, as always, come han...
Sep 29, 2023•2 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Angelica and Elias reminisce on their first year at Blackroot Academy - the moment that made them rivals, the setbacks they faced early in their arcane academics, and friends (and foes) made along the way both faculty and fellow students. Learn more about Tangled Blessings on Cassi's itch.io! . 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 p...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Troy is back as Kymrese after his heart surgery, and his character undergoes a magical journey in his initiation. 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 R...
Sep 15, 2023•3 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Jess & Kent sit down to make their characters and start a new two-player series exploring Blackroot Academy in Cassi Mothwin's dark-academia flavored RPG Tangled Blessings. Based on the tarot-style resolution in Samantha Leigh's Anamnesis (see Rene's solo playthrough here ), this game can be played solo or as two players pitted against one another as rivals at the highly selective magic school. Meet Angelica & Elias, two new mages about to begin an intertwined adventure where only one wi...
Sep 08, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 78
