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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

203. Cthulhu Dark

In 1999 Chicago is home to many eclectic shops and locations. Businesses that are so specific, or poorly run, that only the hippest of the hip can stand dealing with them. "The Chumb Buffet CDs, Tapes" is one such business, run by hapless underachievers, and patronised by misfits. This unassuming store is about to confront incomprehensible horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 05, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 217

Crazy Partiers 3 Part 3

Inwe, Remy, Aldove, and Cobb face their greatest fears and anxieties in the trials of the dreaded Pig Witch. We also finally see the awesome strength of the Unbound system. UNBOUND Site TWITCH SCHEDULE Warda Episode 3 7:30 PM CT 5/30 Marrying Mr. Darcy 8:00 PM CT 5/31 Twitch.tv/OneShotRPG TAKE ACTION Find your Senators​ Find your Congressmen Make 5 Calls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 20171 hr 27 minEp. 216

201. Crazy Partiers 3 Part 2

To get to the bottom of Inwe's unauthorised house clearing party invites, the Partiers head to a local printer to examine the invitations. Tensions rise as the group confronts just how lost they are without one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 20171 hr 6 minEp. 215

200. Crazy Partiers 3 Part 1

After years apart, with lives spiralling apart, The Crazy Partiers return once more for a very important quest. Clearing out the basement of Inwe's new wizard tower. However, this happy reunion is not all that it appears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 20171 hr 11 minEp. 214

199. Torg Eternity Part 4

All that stands between our Storm Knights and rescuing their comrades is an army of police, cyber papacy drones, and a massive holographic angel with a flaming sword. It actually doesn't seem so insignificant when I lay it all out there. Well, let's hope they don't all unexpectedly die! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 20171 hr 11 minEp. 213

198. Torg Eternity Part 3

The storm Knights go on a wild chase through the domain of the dreaded Cyber Pope. What should be a simple task grows drastically out of control as ill-timed failed rolls compound. Will our knights make it to their safe house in time, or will the game take a drastic turn? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 01, 20171 hr 9 minEp. 212

197. Torg Eternity Part 2

After a slightly rocky demon-summoning start to their covert search and rescue mission, our Storm Knights head further into the domain of The Cyber Pope to gather information and allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20171 hr 10 minEp. 211

196. Torg Eternity Part 1

James hosts Eric Simon and some friends to preview Torg Eternity which will be up on Kickstarter soon. After earth has been invaded by a host of hostile dimensions a braves group of heroes has banded together across timelines and realities to defend humanity: The Storm Knights. Thier resistance to extradimensional influence is small yet determined. Recently a group of their operatives went missing in the domain of the tyrannical Cyber Pope. Command has put together a colourful crew of operatives...

Apr 17, 20171 hr 27 minEp. 210

195. Noir World Part 3

With Sam Lane in Jail for a crime he did not commit it seems that Aaron Cross holds all the cards. However, there is still one reporter left in The City who isn't done digging. She's determined to find the truth, even if it destroys her own brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 201759 minEp. 209

194. Noir World Part 2

Aaron Cross is the dirtiest comptroller to ever walk the earth. He's been poisoning city hall ever since he took office and plunged the city into a dark era of crime and corruption and everyone knows it. At least they do if they read the third most popular paper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 20171 hr 2 minEp. 208

193. Noir World Part 1

Game designer John Adamus walks James D'Amato, Kat Kuhl, Paulomi Pratap, and Jim McClure through Noir World's character and world generation process. They set up some tangled relationships in a city plagued by corruption. Exactly what you want to hear for a noir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 207

192. The Compass Cats: Re-Orienteering Part 2

Percival the Unwavering and Small benjamin are about to enter The Incredibly Dangerous Forrest. Within they expect to find Athen Gnash, mysterious supernatural entity and enemy of the Pale Moon Place. Will they be able to find victory so soon after their defeat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 20, 20171 hr 50 minEp. 206

191. The Compass Cats: Re-Orienteering

After a stunning defeat in the Dungeon Dome, Percival the Unwavering and Small Benjamin, known collectively to their fans as The Compass Cats, are in a period of soul searching. Having fought in the Dome for years with an undefeated record they must find a way to rebuild their sense of identity. What better way to do that than with a mission from Queen Felicia herself? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 20171 hr 10 minEp. 205

190. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 4

Benjamin and Seriah have confronted evidence of hatred and murder, the end of the path that starts with pride. It could be Ben's love for his brother blinding him from the will of the King of Life, or it could be an explanation for all the dark signs they have seen in Heaven. Even as inexperienced Dogs, their choices represent the King's will. If they falter in judgement, they will falter in faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 06, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 204

189. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 3

Evidence of apostasy Heaven begins to mount as Ben and Seriah lead a tense Sunday service, and revisit a suspiciously orney horse. Although they fear the worst our two dogs must keep level heads to serve the King of Life. That becomes incredibly difficult for ben as he encounters a startling revelation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 20171 hr 9 minEp. 203

188. Dogs in the Vineyard Part 2

Serriah and Benjamin Arrive in one of the furthest settlements in the Faith. A little town called heaven. They carry with them the warm tidings of relatives and the word of the King of Life. However something dark lives under the snow in this isolated village. If they are not careful it will swollow them up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 20171 hr 16 minEp. 202

187. Dogs in the Vineyard

James takes on the indie classic, Vincent Baker's Dogs in the Vineyard. He is joined by author Aly Grauer and her husband Drew Mierzejewski who lend their unique perspective on the supernatural mormon western. This series starts off with Dog's traditional character and world creation to set the stage for the game to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 20171 hr 23 minEp. 201

186. Monsterhearts 2 Part 2

After Gore and the Electric Necromancers blew him away Chad hopes to get backstage to blow them away. Meanwhile the others investigate the string of mysterious murders that no one in the main cast seems to be talking about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 06, 20171 hr 45 minEp. 200

185. Monsterhearts 2 Part 1

In a sleepy town in Rode Island people are preparing for Valentine's Day, which can be a difficult time of year for some. It is especially difficult here as another string of grisly murders has popped up so close to the much anticipated Electric Necromancer's concert. Can confused hunk Chet Swain overcome the memory of Terry in order to investigate? Or will the chosen warrior Felicia have to look into it on her own while trying to control her new werecat powers? What of Felicia's mysterious new ...

Jan 30, 20171 hr 10 minEp. 199

184. MASKS Part 3

Fetch has been captured by a mysterious stranger working with The Poacher. Without her powers she must rely on her wits. Her impulses got her in to this mess, can they also earn her freedom? At what cost? Meanwhile the others have discovered the location of their missing friend. Will they arrive in time to save her? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 20171 hr 10 minEp. 198

183. MASKS Part 2

After thwarting a bank robbery would be teen heroine Fetch (Molly) pressured her friend and partner Snowflake (Noelle) into taking some of the valuables they recovered from the crooks instead of turning them over to the police. Their teammates Bandicoot (Ben) and Tabitha (Lola) have no idea, and if Fetch has her way they never will. Will Snowflake be able to keep her secret? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 197

182. MASKS Part 1

A scrappy new team of teen supers Fetch (Molly Ostertag,) Snowflake (Noelle Stevenson,) (Lola Binkerd,) and The Bandicoot (Ben Joseph) are still finding their feet in the superpowered metropolis: Halcyon City. In a world of civilians who are inconvenienced by them, villains who want to fight them, and older heroes who want to tell them what to do, it's hard for a teen hero to find their place. Luckily, they have each other. Hopefully that will be enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Jan 09, 20171 hr 8 minEp. 196

181. Triniton Part 3

Having maneuvered themselves outside the chow compound our heroes are incredibly close to acquiring a crystal, which will allow them to fund a public concert. All they have to do is keep Dusty's eyes on the mission and curb Vincent's thirst for vengeance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 02, 20171 hr 11 minEp. 195

BONUS: Gencon 2016 Headspace Part 2

James sits down with Mark Richardson and some friends to run character creation for Headspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 201657 minEp. 194

180. Triniton Part 2

After happening upon Cindy Chow, daughter of notorious gangster Fat Chow, our boys have a unique opportunity. It is well know that the Cow crime family has a vast collection of crystals making them one of the most powerful crime families in the city. With some clever social maneuvering Vincent Tralinitne and his friends can get a crystal the libertarian way: by taking it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 26, 20161 hr 6 minEp. 193

BONUS: Gencon 2016 Headspace Part 1

James sits down with Mark Richardson and some friends to run character creation for Headspace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 21, 20161 hr 1 minEp. 192

179. Triniton Part 1

In a distant time, on a distant planet, on a small Island called Arbes the mighty Capital enjoys the benefits of a libertarian paradise. The only limit any being knows is the power of market forces. It is here that three men come before the ruling faction in order to propose an unprecedented idea: a public concert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 20161 hr 8 minEp. 191

178. Exalted Part 3

Mal and his companions have discovered the terrible truth about Wellspring. Now they are faced with the difficult decision of how to proceed. Even for the Exalted of the sun caste the prospect of punishing a god is no easy task. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 20161 hr 6 minEp. 190

177. Exalted Part 2

Mal (James D'Amato), Li (Jim MCclure), and Chul Quitl (Rob Stith) have discovered that the river has stopped flowing because its god is in deep emotional turmoil after his favored priest disappeared. Tho resolve this situation they must discover why the priest left his place at his deities side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 05, 20161 hr 4 minEp. 189

176. Exalted

Three travellers blessed with divine gifts are interrupted during their trip down river as the water halts and a cray of anguish echoes across the land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 20161 hr 3 minEp. 188
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