Join the crew as we reflect back on the campaign and our experience. ----more---- Hello everyone! Join us as we look back on the podcast, do some final epilogues for our characters and answer some of your questions about the campaign. In Part 1 of our Retrospective we catch up on what we've all been doing and then jump into some epilogue scenes for the characters we missed in the finale. After that we examine the Crew's performance in the adventure, look back on some of our favorite scenes and r...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 57 min•Season 6Ep. 23
The crew cut their losses and attempt to survive their way back to the dropship. ----more---- The finale of our OneShot of Another Bug Hunt for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG! It's another photo finish for our characters, we hope you stick around for the mini-review/retrospective of the first mission of the module. Remember to check out the awesome video on YouTube! We hope you join us again next week for part 1 of our special campaign Retrospective and Q&A Podcast! CAST OF CHARACTERS: War...
Apr 04, 2024•55 min•Season 6Ep. 22
The Greta Base is less deserted than it would appear as the cause of the devastation is unleashed upon the crew!. ----more---- Happy Easter!, we hope you enjoy our Actual Play of the first scenario of Another Bug Hunt, the introductory adventure for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG by Tuesday Knight Games. This content was made possible by our generous Patreon supporters. Time is running out to join us on our discord HERE and submit questions for our Campaign Q&A and Retrospective. Submissio...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Deep in the jungles of Samsa VI the Greta Base has gone dark. A crack team of expendables are 'dropped in the shit' to find out why. Look alive maggots! it's just Another Bug Hunt. ----more---- We hope you enjoy our Actual Play of the first scenario of Another Bug Hunt, the introductory adventure for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG by Tuesday Knight Games. This content was made possible by our generous Patreon supporters. Time is running out to join us on our discord HERE and submit questions f...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 20
What's next for Nobody Wake The Bugbear and the trailer for our upcoming Oneshot of Another Bug Hunt! ----more---- Join us on our discord HERE and submit questions for our Campaign Q&A and Retrospective. Submissions close March 30th so get them in! You can also submit questions by email HERE or there's a Q&A thread over on our Patreon open to free members. You can also leave questions on our social media pages like Facebook and Twitter. ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook |...
Feb 22, 2024•10 min
The crew attempt to escape The Deep for the last time. ----more---- Well everyone we made it, the grand finale. This episode probably has the full gamut of experience we have at the table, the whole campaign has been a blast and there's a big feeling of achievement at the end. We hope the show will stand as not only one of the best Mothership AP's, but an example of the medium in general. Nobody Wake The Bugbear would like to thank everyone who listened and enjoyed the show, and a huge thanks to...
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 6Ep. 18
MKBH falls deep into the depths of his own psyche, will he guide the crew to their salvation or their destruction? ----more---- Here it is, the penultimate Episode! Thank you all for following and to the Patrons for supporting the show. It's the endgame now, lets bring this baby home! I hope you enjoy the heavy mixture of gripping in character roleplay and out of character gaming table discussions :D CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Cameron | Sam Craig | Doug ----mor...
Feb 08, 2024•2 hr•Season 6Ep. 17
The crew wander the undulating tunnels of the labyrinth seeking the legend that is the Minotaur. ----more---- This is the episode you've all been waiting for! Judging by the cover I'm sure you can guess what's going to happen, the only question is; will you accept the love of the Minotaur? If you haven't seen the update yet Another Bug Hunt episodes 2 and 3 will take the place of the campaign in order for the public feed to catch up. Episode 17 will release on the public and Patreon feeds on the...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 6Ep. 16
The Chosen King awaits within his court. Will the crew prostrate themselves before him or will they stand erect in defiance. ----more---- Doug returns! Just in time to say goodbye! Yes, we are reaching the end of all things. Please indulge us as we look back on our time playing together, not just as a home game but also a podcast. For everyone who has followed along with the show, thank you, you have been that extra person at the table and it's been a pleasure sharing our game with you. An actio...
Jan 25, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 15
The Garden of Eden ain't no paradise. ----more---- Here it is, the crew embarks on their final dive into The Deep. Their mission: To enter Floor 2: Eden and find Marcus Sladek and acquire the Starmap. It's been a wild ride, but we're entering the endgame now. Only 4 more episodes left after this, but don't worry, they're all double features! It's been a pleasure making this series, we appreciate all the love and support you've shown us. CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Jo...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 14
The Divers return to The Bell licking their wounds and debrief the rest of the Crew. ----more---- When the Doug's are away the other characters can play! We're Doug-less again this week, but luckily we have a nice boring old downtime session for you. Sit back, relax and enjoy! How about that cover, MKBH in all his glory! Thanks for listening as always. CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Cameron | Sam Craig | Doug ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook | YouT...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 6Ep. 13
The isolation begins to set in as each crewmember grapples with their experience within The Deep. Eager to return to The Bell they try to pass the remaining time. ----more---- Doug's off on one of his little escapades this week! So Andrew takes roleplaying Dr. Craig and Dutch into his capable hands :) A great episode of decompression as the characters deal with the stresses of their situation. Thanks for listening! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Cameron | Sam Craig...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 12
A deadly combat in close quarters. Can Dr. Craig overcome his fear and save Gordon or has their time ran out. ----more---- A bloody ripper of an episode this week, one of my favorites. The music is set a little louder this episode, enjoy the thrill ride! We recorded the final episodes a few weeks ago, it will be a pleasure taking this story to it's end. Thanks for all the support and the comments in the Discord and our Socials! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Camero...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 6Ep. 11
A Ghost is cooking up some terror in the kitchen. What will it serve up for the crew?. ----more---- It this episode we prove just how annoyed at each other we can all get, but it all works out in the end eh? Pressure makes diamonds as they say! :) What an ending, next week is going to be I-N-T-E-N-S-E, say your prayers! Thanks for all the support and the comments in the Discord and our Socials! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Cameron | Sam Craig | Doug ----more---- ...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 10
The Man in The Locker. Will the crew find answers or more bad omens. ----more---- Look, sometimes you just have to have an episode with a little exposition to tie the story together a bit more :) Not much happens in this one, but still a respectable episode! We hope you enjoy! Thanks for all the support and the comments in the Discord and our Socials! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | Josh Cameron | Sam Craig | Doug ----more---- SOCIAL Twitter: @nwtbugbear Facebook | YouTu...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 9
The Crew start to feel the effects of their gradient descent into The Deep. They find nothing is quite as it seems. ----more---- Another double length episode for your earholes, we hope you are enjoying the show! We always enjoy the change of pace for the longer episodes, it allows for more relaxed pacing in roleplaying scenes and the end cliffy is usually solid. Thanks for all the support and the comments in the Discord and our Socials! CAST OF CHARACTERS: Warden | Andrew Gordon | John Rian | J...
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 8
A trap is sprung! Tony and Dr. Craig do some renovating unaware of the peril their teammates have found themselves in. Old and new fears will be unearthed within The Deep. ----more---- Well Seymore we made it... This episode makes the 150th episode of the podcast as a whole! And it couldn't have been a better representation of how far we have come since the start. Thank you to everyone who has followed the show from the start and a huge thank you to the Mothership community for being such a driv...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Upon entering The Deep for the first time, the crew encounter the brutal reality of the station and it's effects on those who would venture further down it's depths. ----more---- We're in it now, things start to get dark in Episode 6 of Ghosts and The Machine. It's all a downward spiral of sanity and bends from here on out, you have been warned! Come and follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE We hope you enjoy the episode and remember to stick aroun...
Nov 23, 2023•53 min•Season 6Ep. 6
The crew are welcomed to The Bell, a cast off retro-thruster that serves as a makeshift home for would be Artifact Hunters or "Divers". As they explore the facility they realize what kind of deranged minds would choose to be here. ----more---- Another fun episode, some great score work on this one! Come and follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE Thank you to all our wonderful Patrons for supporting the show! We hope you enjoy the episode and remembe...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The crew complete their hyperspace jump and begin their sub-light journey to the Cloudbank Synthetics Production Facility, now known as "The Deep". ----more---- The training wheels are off! It's time to start the REAL adventure. Come and follow along with us over at our community Discord. You can find the Invite link HERE Thank you to our growing Patreon community! We apologize if your shoutout comes later, we'll have to include them in later episodes! Some outtakes as always, enjoy! CAST OF CHA...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 4
The crew expands to 8; but not without growing pains. With the final contracts signed they board their vessel and prepare for cryosleep. ----more---- Third time's a charm. It's the third episode our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign. We say goodbye to Prospero's Dream and A Pound of Flesh to begin our Gradient Descent. We hope you enjoyed our little character building prologue, it's great to see some familiar faces come back. Lets hope they survive the horrors of The Deep (and other th...
Nov 02, 2023•59 min•Season 6Ep. 3
The four travelers aboard the Prospero's Dream find their paths converge as they meet with the same corporate agent within the Heaven of The Stellar Burn. ----more---- The second episode of our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign featuring the Pirate space station 'Prospero's Dream' from the Mothership RPG adventure: A Pound of Flesh. Our longer form story kicks into full gear as we learn more about the characters and their mission. Come and follow along with us over at our community Dis...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 2
One year after the events of Rane In Blood, the Black Swan Security Specialists are summoned to the edge of Rimspace to the notorious X-Class Port: Prospero's Dream. With days to spare before their clandestine meeting, they sample what delights The Dream has to offer. ----more---- So begins the prologue of our first Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG Campaign, NWTBPODCAST Presents: Ghosts and The Machine, our actual play of Gradient Decent. Before heading to The Deep, the characters begin their journe...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Announcing our new campaign for the Mothership Sci-Fi Horror RPG 1st Edition. Ghosts and The Machine, Releasing 20th of October. ----more---- By popular demand we announce the details of our next campaign! Ghosts and the Machine will be our playthrough of Mothership RPG's answer to a scifi megadungeon: Gradient Decent. Come and meet the characters as they first board the Prospero's Dream. Our official discord is live! We cant wait to see you there and follow along with the show with you! You can...
Sep 28, 2023•18 min
The true nature of the silence on Narcissus unfolds. Will the Echo Team escape it, or be swallowed by the hideous thing that seeks to now entrap them forever? Forever is a very long time... ----more---- It's the final episode of our Actual Play of Silence on Narcissus an original Sci-Fi Horror adventure by John. We all had a great time, and we even managed to put John through his paces as a warden with some good old scrapping. I hope some people find it endearing! All in all very fine work from ...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Something is very wrong with Narcissus Base. It defies all logic and law. The Echo Team investigates further, but it seems they are being watched by someone, or by something, that is not interested in letting them leave so soon. ----more---- It's Episode 2 of our Actual Play of Silence on Narcissus an original Sci-Fi Horror adventure by John Saxon. John turns up the intensity and the creepiness' with some more disturbing encounters in his first original TTRPG adventure! Let him know what you thi...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 10
The Narcissus Laboratory has gone dark. Secret things were done there, beyond the universe itself. The emergency team is sent to investigate. When Narcissus goes dark, its nightmares come to life. ----more---- Hello everyone! It is my pleasure to introduce our Actual Play of Silence on Narcissus an original Sci-Fi Horror adventure by John Saxon. Over the past year you've heard John's masterful character work and roleplaying on the Nobody Wake The Bugbear Podcast, now he sits in the Warden's chai...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 9
A Super Special Announcement! What could it be?? ----more---- We drop some huge news about the show and what's next! Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Music: "Futuristic 1" and "Transmission" by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 All other sounds and effects are sourced from https://freesound.org using the Creative Commons 0 License....
Aug 24, 2023•10 min•Season 5Ep. 8
It's the final showdown with the mutant horrors within the Mountain Forces R&D Facility. Round and round the caucus race we go... ----more---- The killer final episode of our actual play of the zine Bio-Drones & Cryo-Clones by Chris Airiau of ChrisAir Games. If you haven't already, check out Bio-Drones & Cryo-Clones on Backerkit today! https://bio-drones-and-cryo-clones.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Here we are at the end. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Chris Airiau for letting u...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 7
As the original crew realize the true machinations of the rogue scientist Dr Fenwei, elsewhere in the facility the cycle begins again and round and round it goes... ----more---- Well we made it to Episode 5 of our actual play of the zine zine Bio-Drones & Cryo-Clones by Chris Airiau of ChrisAir Games. If you haven't already, check out Bio-Drones & Cryo-Clones on Backerkit today! https://bio-drones-and-cryo-clones.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders As always thank you to our Patrons, this ser...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 6
