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One Shot

James D'Amatowww.oneshotpodcast.com
One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master Dillin Apelyan leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure. Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month. One Shot will explore every RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide, world of roleplaying.
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Episodes

BONUS: Feast Hall of Ash Part 1

After centuries of silence the Fomoire have returned to Tir Yadrail to visit bloody punishment on the humans and elves who live there. A rag tag collection of adventurers charged to guard their village now lies at the mercy of these viscous raiders. If they are brave and they are strong their lives and their village my yet be spared.3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 20151 hr 42 minEp. 60

92. Legend of Five Rings Rings Part 1

In the wake of the great war Rokugon is enjoying a fragile peace between the clans. It may be short lived as strife is building on the border of the Crab and Spider. Their lands are separated by a great river which has just shifted its path. Now the Spiders claim their territory has grown and the Crab insist the land belongs to them regardless of the river's whim. The Empress has sent a representative from the dragon clan to act as a mediator and resolve the issue without bloodshed. Learn more a...

Apr 20, 20151 hr 18 minEp. 59

91. Phoenix Part 2

After saving the acolyte the wing is forced to confront the creature who attacked their flame. The Harvester of fear waits beneath the tree of pain can he be conquered? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 20151 hr 28 minEp. 58

90. Phoenix Dawn Command

In a world imperiled by a hungry darkness the guiding light is the flame of the Phoenix. A unit of elite Phoenix guards is dispatched to investigate a potential attack on one of their flame keepers. It is a matter of grave strategic importance. Failure to defend the flame could spell disaster for the region and threaten the already weakened order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 20152 hr 9 minEp. 57

89. Headspace Part 2

Deep in the heart of the Tim Horton's corporate complex our team of mercenaries find themselves divided. With the complex on high alert due to multiple murders can our heroes hope to find the black site in time? Nothing less than Canada's most legendary hero is at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 20151 hr 24 minEp. 56

88. Headspace

In the not too distant future the governments and civil powers of the world have been eclipsed by corporations in terms of scale and influence. Even in the freest of places, the wide white north of Canada. However, there are a few who cling to the last vestiges of freedom and individuality. These men and women risk their lives by performing missions on behalf of a counter culture that won't be ruled by corporate influence. There one advantage is a the headspace, a mental link that binds them int...

Mar 23, 20151 hr 25 minEp. 55

87. Chainmail Bikini

His grace Duke Dukington of Wormcastle has put a call out seeking adventurers to rid his private hunting grounds of an unseen menace. Dirtbag and the Bravehearts have answered the call. BACK CHAINMAIL BIKINI HERE HAZEL NEWLEVANT If This Be SinMOLLY OSTERTAG Strong Female ProtagonistAATMAJA PANDYA Travelogue Baker's DozenAMANDA SCURTI Hey, Jana J Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 20152 hr 4 minEp. 54

86. WITCH Part 2

The gang tangle's with Ms. Whiskey's ex- Vald. They discover their shared vision might be more serious than they originally anticipated. What next? Rooftop gunfights? Museum heists? Spiders exploding from the ceiling? Taylor Swift!? (... yes all of those things) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 09, 20151 hr 23 minEp. 53

85. WITCH

Three Brooklyn witches experience a vision and are forced to take action to investigate what they saw. Their vision will drive them to many perilous situations up to and including talking to squirrels, militant milk men, and breaking edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 02, 20151 hr 24 minEp. 52

83. Monsterhearts

Last year sleepy town in Rode Island was shaken to its core when a mysterious sexy stranger moved to town, Not that town is in the grip of a mummy's sexual curse. After a year of betrayal, dark magic, and FCC safe sex can our heroes live normal lives? What does normal even mean anymore!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 20152 hr 11 minEp. 51

82. Cosmic Patrol

In space adventure wits around every corner. It is up to the brave men and women of the Cosmic Patrol to keep our solar system save for Space freedom, Space Democracy, and Space Capitalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 09, 20151 hr 33 minEp. 50

81. Lasers and Feelings with Improvised Star Trek

Our adventures with the consortium continue with the journeys of the Centaur. To help us with this we brought the crew from the Improvised Star Trek Podcast on board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 02, 20151 hr 37 minEp. 49

80. Our Last Best Hope 2

After a flurry of shocking revelations will our team be strong enough to survive another? The mission to nuke the moon is already in dire straits after the exploding eagle team was struck by moon lava and exploded. At this point is would take super human levels of competency to complete their mission and save the earth. Are our heroes up to the task!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 20151 hr 18 minEp. 48

79. Our Last Best Hope

In the year 2020 the earth is threatened by her closest neighbor: THE MOON. An intrepid band of earth's greatest scientific minds is dispated with a desperate plan just crazy enough to work. Brilliant Cosmic Ecologist Joy Worth (Phoebe Stonebraker,) Engineering wunderkind Logan Murphy (Tyler Davis,) the world's foremost expert on sociology Crispin Nugget (Brad Pike,) and the President/World's fastest doctor Steel Johnson (James D'Amato) are OUR LAST BEST HOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Jan 19, 20151 hr 43 minEp. 47

78. Three Rocketeers 2

The insanity continues as our brave rocketeers finish a month-long gore spattered deep cover operation disguised as cleaning nuns with a flying car chase. However our team's unity is threatened as a love pyramid almost turns the three rocketeers into the two rocketeers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 201553 minEp. 46

77. Three Rocketeers

This week PK Sullivan shows off the his Fate creation: The Three Rockteers. Combining swashbuckling with Jetpacks should be exciting enough but we also got John Patrick Coan, Alex Manich, and James Dugan to return and join James in showing off the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 05, 20151 hr 43 minEp. 45

76. Ehdrigohr 3

Kimimila, Three Heron, Falti, and Juho have stumbled on to an emergence hole. Shivers pour from the earth to poison the land and bring ruin to the remaining humans on the steppe. Only our heroes can stop this, but they must use every resource at their disposal. Up to and including THE POWER OF DANCE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 29, 20141 hr 38 minEp. 44

75. Ehdrigohr 2

An investigation turns into a desperate bid for survival as the sun starts to set on our mostly well intentioned heroes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 20141 hr 16 minEp. 43

74. Ehdrigohr 1

This week James is joined by Kat, Jim Hepplewhite, and Brittany Yantos of Geek Bar, to play Ehdrigohr run by its creator Allen Turner. In a post cataclysmic world where the night is ruled by horrors brave souls from the scattered tribes of humanity must band together to face the dark of night. Hilarity ensues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 201458 minEp. 42

FATE Bonus episode

Allen Turner gives us an overview of Fate and Ehdrigor. In twenty minutes you'll Have all the information you need to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 201422 minEp. 41

73. Atomic Robo 2

This week Robo Force head to MIT to see if they can discover the whereabouts of a missing action scientist. Danger awaits them there and possibly other places. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 201441 minEp. 40

72. Atomic Robo Part 1

RO-BO! Kids, I hope you have your cereal ready because game designer Mike Olsen is about to kick off Fate month by introducing us to his setting for the Atomic Robo rpg: ROBO FORCE! If the much beloved Atomic Robo comic and GI Joe had a beautifully weird baby, this would be it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 20141 hr 3 minEp. 39

71. Inspectres Part 2

The Spirit Snatchers finally make it inside Boeing head quarters where they find it is perhaps a little more haunted than they anticipated. Will thier steam based equipment win the day? Or do they not have the ghost of a chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 20141 hr 16 minEp. 38

70. Inspectres Part 1

Have you seen something you... can't explain? Did you witness something... beyond explanation? Did something you beheld... defy explanation? You need to call Mark Summers (Alex Manich), Dillon Crackbacker (James Dugan), and Felix "Flex" Cockhammer (JPC)- the Spirit Snatchers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 20141 hr 3 minEp. 37

69. Dracula Dossier Part 4

Vlad Dracula finally makes an appearance in this last entry in our Dracula Dossier series.Unfortunately only two agents happen to be around.Will this be the end of our intrepid hunters, or will they introduce him to two barrels of Christ's peacemaker? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 10, 20141 hr 33 minEp. 36

68. Dracula Dossier Part 3

Things are quiet on the Danube, too quiet. While our operatives are unraveling the tangled clues leading to Dracula a thick fog rolls in to surround the party boat. It's probably nothing though.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 03, 201446 minEp. 35

67. Dracula Dossier Part 2

The would be vampire hunters make their way aboard the party boat and onto the Danube. To find Dracula our heroes must acquaint themselves with the different figures involved in the Belgrade cigarette snuggling ring and the city's "cultural elite."Also they might want to check out the mysterious coffin in the cargo hold. Just sayin'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 27, 201459 minEp. 34

Dracula Dossier Bonus Rules Explanation

The Dracula Dossier is launching on Kickstater today! We will have a Night's Black Agents play-through on Monday. For now enjoy Kenneth Hite explaining some of the things that make the game special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 201413 minEp. 33

66. Dracula Dossier Part 1

This week James is joined by game designer, horror writer, and guest GM Kenneth Hite to preview the up coming Dracula Dossier by Pelgrane Press. To help out James got his old game master Zach Weber, fellow podcaster General Ironicus, and game designer Nathan Poletta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15, 20141 hr 58 minEp. 32

65. S-N-HELL

This week James brings Johnny O'Mara, Spencer Hamilton, and Patrick McDonald on the show to celebrate the creepening of Halloween. In this game of Dread the boys get the chance to audition for SNL and it goes just about as badly as an audition could possibly go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 20142 hr 13 minEp. 31
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