Halfwits & Failed Crits

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Halfwits & Failed Crits is an Actual Play Podcast where the players' blundering choices and cursed dice are the real big bad evil standing in the way of getting to the end of a campaign!

Listen to our adventure averse journalists in a cozy fantasy called The Parable Infused Tribune. Played with PenultiMyth, a game of our own design!

Or dive into our back catalog to experience our award nominated sci-fi epic about destiny confused space kids in Children of the Spine. Played with Stars Without Number, by Kevin Crawford.

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Episodes

Bonus - Children of the Spine - Prequel Part III

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) We rejoin the crew of the Resonance hot off of their battle in Barbalil, a second pre-scream artifact secured. As they make their way to the next set of deciphered coordinates, the planet Ephet-Izaki, we get a rare glimpse at the mundane lives of world class pirates. Infestations, robots, photographs, and a resource crisis all keep the long spike drill rides...interesting. On planet, Madam N.O.S. (Kiley) revisits her Alm...

Jun 08, 2021•2 hr 37 min

Children of the Spine Ep 4 - A Binary Handshake | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) The Children are in lock-down! John, Kamala, Astrid, and Nadia get caught venting, while Mohan stays behind with a clean house and a new friend. Join our Community! ( https://discord.gg/CHUCNTxnat ). Rate & Review! ( https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/halfwits-failed-crits-1012806 ). Bonus Content! ( https://www.ko-fi.com/halfwitsfailedcrits ). Follow! ( https://www.twitter.com/failedcrits ). Listen to our other show...

Jun 07, 2021•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 7

Bonus - Children of the Spine - Prequel Part II

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) The crew of the Resonance is now in possession of a potential pre-scream artifact, and a map to find more! After deciphering the next set of coordinates, they are off to the planet Barbalil, where a civil war between the monarchy and the religious zealots is reaching a climax. Speaking of, there's rumor that one of our own crew may have an in with the royalty, or inversly, is very much no longer welcome here. Hop aboard ...

May 18, 2021•2 hr 55 min

Children of the Spine Ep 3 - That One's for Free | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) After their cryptic encounter in Lognar, the Children are in search of answers. And what better person to give answers than everyone's favorite elderly neighbor, Frank. Join our Community! ( https://discord.gg/CHUCNTxnat ). Rate & Review! ( https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/halfwits-failed-crits-1012806 ). Bonus Content! ( https://www.ko-fi.com/halfwitsfailedcrits ). Follow! ( https://www.twitter.com/failedcrits ). ...

May 17, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Bonus - Children of the Spine - Prequel Part I

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) This is the first of 5 games that were intended to be one shots, using the Stars Without Number Revised system by Kevin Crawford, but the group ended up liking it so much they wanted to make this the next campaign. In this episode we meet the members of a notorious pirate gang known as the Space Pursuit Syndicate as they begin a heist of some unknown technology being traded in secret. They are Casey Blake Caldwell aka Ca...

Apr 27, 2021•2 hr 3 min

Children of the Spine Ep 2 - Real Boats Rock | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) We rejoin the Children as they spend their usual morning in the dorm reading magazines, feeding amorphous wolf birds, hacking government websites, and figuring out how to obtain a gun. But their job from the other day isn't complete, and they set out on their first journey outside of Undarnott Campus! What mysterious world awaits where their package needs to be? Find out on Children of the Spine Episode 2 - Real Boats Ro...

Apr 26, 2021•2 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Bonus - Children of the Spine - Faction Turn #1

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) This is the first Faction Turn where Jonathan moves the people of the greater sector around like the little chess pieces they are, which keeps the world alive and changing outside the main campaign. You can follow along with our sector map here https://ko-fi.com/i/IH2H14AW8B ! Game System: Stars Without Number by Kevin Crawford. Opening Theme: Into the Portal - Wowobit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Episode...

Apr 14, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Children of the Spine Ep 1 - All the Lights in the Sky are Stars | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) Astrid Folstad (Kiley), John Coal (Bobby), Kamala Magar (Laura), Mohan Wayuu (Luis), and Nadia Kadir (Mary), are five years older and have lived a comfortable life in the newly established dorms of the Undarnott Service Co. They wake up, hang out, eat food, go to work, and hang out just to repeat the cycle the next day. Some of the party members are getting tired of the daily grind and want to look into exploration grant...

Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Children of the Spine - Prologue | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) After the Scream Pursuit Syndicate met their fate in the final battle of the Prequel, a group of onlooking children were transported to the newly appeared Planet under the Spine, Nedrak. Astrid Folstad (Kiley), John Coal (Bobby), Kamala Magar (Laura), Mohan Wayuu (Luis), and Nadia Kadir (Mary) find their young selves fighting for survival as tensions run high and resources run low. Join our Community! ( https://discord.g...

Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Children of the Spine - World Building | A Stars Without Number Podcast

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) In this episode zero the Failed Crits Crew sits down and breathes some more life into the star sector. Jonathan reads a bit of history from the Stars Without Number rule book by Kevin Crawford, each player develops the lore of a planet, and finally we make the new player characters! Join our Community! ( https://discord.gg/CHUCNTxnat ). Rate & Review! ( https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/halfwits-failed-crits-1012806...

Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Halfwits & Failed Crits Trailer

Send us a short note to read on the show! (For responses use email instead) Welcome to the table everyone! I'm Jonathan, Narrator of Halfwits & Failed Crits, an actual play podcast where the real big bad evil is the players' absolutely cursed dice. Join us as we build rich living worlds to stumble through, meet weird foes and even stranger allies, and display reckless disregard for anything that gets in the way of a great story. Currently you can listen to our Adventure Averse Journalists in...

Jan 01, 2020•1 min

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