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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

175. A Scoundrel in the Deep

Alone in a vast and impossibly dark cave (Jeff Stormer), far beneath the surface of the earth, a Scoundrel (James D'Amato) closes his hand around The Ruby of the Deep. He runs his hands of ver the gems many facets, which have not seen light longer than he has been alive. He is weary and weak. He has faced many dangers to claim his prize, traversed terrain more dangerous than any he had trifled with in his past. He has risked everything just to hold the gem. Now he must escape with his life. Lear...

Nov 21, 20161 hr 10 minEp. 187

174. City of Mist Part 2

Excalibur, Declan, and Post Mortem find themselves under attack by the mysterious car that ran down Brom Van Brunt. Who is this attacker? What is their connection to Helix Labs? Are Excalibur and Declan destined to hook up again!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 20161 hr 44 minEp. 186

173. City of Mist Part 1

This week we head to a city where everyone has a story to tell. Some of those stories are stronger than others, the roll through the concrete towers searching for a host to be told and told again. Somewhere in dimly lit and dusty office Decklan La Strange is about to have one of these stories find him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 07, 20161 hrEp. 185

172. Sig Part 3

With the pearl a the heart of a possibly world ending mystery will our heroes be able to recover it and save Sig? Even if that means hurting someone they love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 31, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 184

171. Sig Part 2

The search for the Dragon Pearl grows more dangerous and more personal as our ragtag band of investigators visits an alchemist to see what kind of havoc a person with a pearl could cause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 24, 201655 minEp. 183

170. Sig Part 1

In a city bound to randomly hopping planes, a metropolitan nexus of interdimensional culture, a dragon dies. It might not seem like a monumental event, but the smallest things can have dramatic repercussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 20161 hr 9 minEp. 182

169. Dialect Part 2

After years of oppression workers in the body are growing tired of their meager lifestyles, despite Gheppetto's attempts to placate them with Honey Days. The specialized language whinin the remote martian colony evolves a revolutionary tone as dissonants try to contact outsiders. However, it is not clear who might be listening to their broadcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 20161 hr 39 minEp. 181

168. Dialect Part 1

A martian colony is cut off from Earth for decades. Overs this time they begin to develop a unique, if cultish culture. Words take on new meanings as the colonists struggle to find a home on their new planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 03, 20161 hr 9 minEp. 180

167. Year 3 Bloopers

To accommodate our production schedule, and provide James with a small break, we are releasing the bloopers from the third year of ONE SHOT! These are the mistakes, back room conversations, and bits that we didn't feel were appropriate for air. Enjoy our hot trash! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 20161 hr 35 minEp. 179

166. The Mustang

For years the people of burnt tree have lived in fear of a beast with hair like soot, eyes like coals, and a heart full of vile malice. Some don't believe in it, some swear they have seen it, everyone closes their shutters and prays to god the screaming thing at the edge of town doesn't come for them in the night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20161 hr 23 minEp. 178

165. Rockalypse Part 3

With the principal fooled (at least temporarily) Buckle Punch only has one obstacle standing between them and Valhalla: The Scantrons. Lead by actual half demon mean girl MNrissa and their former drummer, it will take the show of their lives to win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 20161 hr 33 minEp. 177

164. Rockalypse Part 2

Knuckle Punch managed to get their application in to the Cerberus High Battle of the Bands in order to compete for a spot in Valhalla. However the principle has just forbidden their bassist from playing the show because "teachers can't compete in bands with students." Will they manage to sneak Mr. Buckingham into the show? Or are they doomed to eternal damnation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 05, 20161 hr 2 minEp. 176

163. Rockalypse Part 1

The students of Cerberus High are living in the most horrific hell imaginable: High School for ETERNITY. Life is misery whether they are dodging fire raining from the sky, running from three headed dogs, or preparing for the trigonometry final. They one solace and one shot out of hell on earth: The battle of the bands. Every year the school holds a competition and if you win you get a hall pass to Valhalla, the venue of the gods. Does Buckle Punch have what it takes to fly like a bat outta hell?...

Aug 29, 20161 hr 5 minEp. 175

The Gencon ONE SHOT Annual Panel 2016

We had a great year at the ONE SHOT Network! Join us as we celebrate our success, reflect on our failure, and announce what's coming next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 20161 hr 46 minEp. 174

162. InSpectres II Part 3

The Spirit Snatchers face their greatest challenge yet as they grapple with the Ahm-bud-mahn, a terrifying demon with a personal vendetta against our favorite whip wielding paranormal investigators. Will the cryptic advice they receive from Aramaic phrases, and creepy possessed children be enough to help them defeat this horrifying beast? Will their puns be good enough? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 20161 hr 24 minEp. 173

161. InSpectres II Part 2

The Spirit Snatchers enter their client's home making three things very apparent: There is something spooky goin' on. James has no idea what it feels like to have a leg fall asleep. Continuity is for chumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 15, 20161 hr 12 minEp. 172

160. InSpectres II Part 1

One year after their job at Boeing, The Spirit Snatchers are creating a reality TV Show to document their adventures. However, when their past returns to haunt/posses them can they keep their production crew safe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 08, 20161 hr 6 minEp. 171

159. Millennial Apartment Hunters

In order to live out his dream of making it as an architect in the big city (Minneapolis) a young man must find an affordable apartment. Between his student loans and minimum wage job that could be more difficult than he thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 01, 20161 hr 2 minEp. 170

158. Reflections

The second sons of two opposing families meet at a wedding meant to unite their clan. On that day they become brothers but fate will make them bitter rivals who will fight over the destiny of their nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 25, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 169

157. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 3

All signs lead to a ruin in Belgrade. The site of a battle between Vlad Tepesh and a "demon." Though they are tired, injured and diminished, our heroes are determined. This will be the site of Dracula's final resting place, or it will be their last night amongst the living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 18, 20161 hr 42 minEp. 168

156. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 2

Despite taking heavy losses in their first encounter with Dracula our spies have rallied. They may even have a new ally: The Hound. A top level EDOM duke who until very recently was assigned as Dracula's handler. They must work together with their former foe if they are to find what Dracula is looking for in Belgrade and stop him from escaping the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 11, 20161 hr 20 minEp. 167

155. Dracula Dossier 2 Part 1

After a disastrous encounter with the lord of the undead on a party yacht, our ragtag group of agents must regroup and re strategize. They have lost the element of surprise and there are only a few precious hours of daylight separating them from another encounter with the all but invincible Dracula. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 04, 20161 hr 12 minEp. 166

154. Dear Leader

James invites Alex Manich, Alex Nicols, and John Mahoney to pretend to be the least qualified candidate in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 27, 20161 hr 11 minEp. 165

153. Red Markets Part 4

With "An Incident" back at Troutfit the hard part is over. Or it should be anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 20, 20161 hr 6 minEp. 164

152. Red Markets Part 3

Things heat up as The Moths must guide An Incident through the rotting corpse of a high school to find musical instruments. At the same time they must avoid the hordes of walking rotting corpses within. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 13, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 163

151. Red Markets Part 2

Loman and the Moths are in the middle of a heated negotiation. IF they manage to secure this job they could score enough bounty to leave the loss behind for good. If they fail they could end up losing yet another job to The American snipers. Everything is on the line and they don't even know what they have to do yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 06, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 162

150. Red Markets Part 1

After a zombie outbreak destroyed civilization humanity has begun to rebuild. Many humans are gathered in fortified quarantine zones called "The Recession." There, life is very similar to the way it was before the outbreak, and people look forward to one day winning the world back from the rotting clutches of the undead. However, not all people are so lucky. There are still ramshackle survivor colonies existing in "The Loss," a lawless wasteland outside The Recession. These men and women are des...

May 30, 20161 hr 1 minEp. 161

149. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 4

Yuuta and Mihal are in a fight for their lives with the mechanized forces of the mainland government. The Oni princess carries critical information that could secure the future of her people. Yuuta carries a terrible secret that could bring the shadows of his past back to haunt him. Every string of fate is tangled in this battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 201657 minEp. 160

148. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 3

After an encounter with the mechanical leader of the mercenaries working for the mainland government the village must band together with these strange outsiders to defend themselves. Even with the help of an Oni and a Powerful monk they face destruction. Will they find the strength to defend themselves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 201659 minEp. 159

147. Tenra Bansho Zero Part 2

The village happened upon by our Oni and Monk is being threatened by men who have sold their souls to iron. Unless the villagers surrender the location of the Jahl-Yu Onit to the main land government, they risk losing everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 09, 20161 hr 4 minEp. 158
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