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Penguin Fringed Abyss

Penguin Fringed Abysswww.penguinfringedabyss.com
Welcome to the Penguin Fringed Abyss! Penguin Fringed Abyss is a role-playing game podcast where we record our game sessions and put them out on the internet for other people to enjoy. While we specialize in horror games, we also enjoy zany games such as Fiasco, 3:16, and Star Frontiers. Our podcast forgoes a lot of glitz and glamor in favor of mimicking what actually happens at tables around the world, hopefully just like yours! We would love for you to join us on our adventures!
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Episodes

The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 5: Planet 5

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Due to their disastrous performance on Degas, the 5800th Band of Klavas have been forcibly split up. With GiGi and Red gone to other squads, it quickly becomes apparent that this was NOT the correct planet to send them off on their own. As the Band is slowly brought back together, the squad finds evidence of something altogether more unsettling going on with the Expeditionary forces.

Aug 07, 20181 hr 28 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 9: The Path Ends

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask The team descends to the mysterious ziggurat to meet their destiny. As the Force pushes its way into the minds of all present, the mysterious mask and its enigmatic owner’s plan comes to fruition. Will our heroes resist the call of the Dark Side? What lies at the end of the Path of the Mask?

Aug 02, 20182 hr 22 min

Fiasco One Shots > Salem - 1692

Fiasco > One Shot The spring of 1692 becomes filled with chaos and blood as fear and religious fervor grip Salem Massachusetts. Here we experience firsthand how misunderstanding and blind zeal can go so horribly wrong. 2 young girls, a teacher, and a preacher become caught up in this panic as we illustrate one of the most horrific and terribly real Fiascos to ever grace Colonial America.

Jul 31, 20181 hr 2 min

The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 13: Death Trap

Nights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Entering into unknown territory and licking their wounds, our favorite band of ex-spies are in quite a bind. With two of their party laid up, the others try to keep a careful eye on the surroundings. Naturally, nothing, not even a simple hospital visit, can go right.

Jul 26, 20184 hr 9 min

The Third Sathar War > Ep. 7: Lambda Facility

Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Upon breaking into the mysterious Lambda Facility, the team grabs what they can and heads out. Unfortunately, the facility is not what they expect. As they trudge down the long dark tunnels, they come across room REC-42. This rest and recreation area provides all the comforts a lonely soldier could ever need, trapped in a dim UPF Facility for years on end. Unfortunately, It appears that someone has some very strange definitions for the word “Recreation”...

Jul 24, 20181 hr 47 min

The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 7: Over the Moon

Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The children go to bed after a tiring set of events, only to realize they are seem to be dreaming on the moon... together... Later, the kids meet a new friend named Damien and think that he is so cool, its like their almost FORCED to like him. The gang and Damien proceed to meet with an acquaintance of his and find some new information about the web they've been caught in.

Jul 19, 20182 hr 6 min

The Third Sathar War > Ep. 6: Hard Choices

Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Misinterpretations put everyone’s life in jeopardy as Fred Burgess is forced to activate the defenses of Mining Colony Alpha in response to some bad intelligence. Now, the party must make some hard choices. Do they abandon their new friends to the fate they have brought upon them? Or will they stand, fight, and run the risk of not living to tell the UPF of this new and terrible threat?

Jul 17, 20182 hr

The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 6: How Sebastian Found God

Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The crew finds a strange man with a boy who look like they are up to no good. As they get closer, Sebastian makes a mistake that will change the course of his life forever... The others simply try to go on, struggling to comprehend what just happened, while Roger, obsessed with an finding answer for the Candlewick mystery, confronts his grandfather about the past.

Jul 12, 20182 hr 28 min

The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 4: Planet 4

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas After the 5800th Band of Klavas’s success on Whistler, we now move on to Degas. There is no indication that the inhabitants of Degas are hostile, but we should probably kill them all anyway – It’s the only way to be sure. And don’t forget, the 16th Brigade will hold a pizza party for the top killing squad. Good luck down there!

Jul 10, 201858 min

The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 12: The Long Road to Romania

Nights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Dreams, such horrifying dreams... our favorite investigators begin their trek to Romania to find the Scholomance. In the course of their travels, they begin researching some of the books found in Singleton's basement, including some information on the original Edom team that made first contact with Dracula. Needless to say, the travels are... eventful.

Jul 05, 20184 hr 36 min

The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 3: Planet 3

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Men, Women, Terrans! Today is the day you have been waiting for. We have found the Insectoids on a worthless ball of rock code-named Whistler. Destroy them! For in doing so you ensure the future of humanity in a way that only we can!

Jul 03, 20181 hr 12 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 8: A Blip in the Void

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask With the taste of Drath’s betrayal still fresh in their mouths, the crew of the Dawn’s Early Light burn for the unknown. However, a quick pit stop turns up a new ally as Chris’s new character, “Four” is introduced. Armed with him and an Intergalactic Proton-Powered Electrical Tentacled Advertising Droid (Re-purposed to do some scouting work), the players discover that the mask’s mysteries run deep.

Jun 28, 20182 hr 18 min

The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 2: Planet 2

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Today we re-join the 5800th Band of Klavas as they journey to planet Cezanne, an inhospitable, ice rock covered with horrible, teleporting apes! Your mission is clear; destroy them so that we can claim the planet for Terra! (What? Were not claiming the planet? OK, well don’t tell them that!)

Jun 26, 20181 hr 11 min

The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 11: The Other Boot Drops

Nights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier In their flight from the latest Carfax escapade, our favorite investigators find the heat getting turned up a bit (and not only metaphorically). Two of them are having odd dreams, bank accounts get blown away, and they're now wanted in the eyes of the government. As if that wasn't enough, Singleton has gone missing right before one of his infamous parties. And that's not even the worst surprise they'll get today...

Jun 21, 20183 hr 59 min

The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 1: Planet 1

3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Welcome, Soldier, to the 3rd Terran Expeditionary Force: 16th Brigade. You have been assigned to the illustrious 5800th Band of Klavas. Your mission, exterminate as much hostile life in the galaxy as you can! First up: Planet Renoir. This rainy ball of rock contains an advanced humanoid civilization. Kill them all!

Jun 19, 20181 hr 55 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 7: A Blast from the Past

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask Celebrating their victory over the imperial scum, our heroes settle down for some well earned rest. Unfortunately for them, that rest is short lived. Zej, the Mandalorian for Episode 1, is back and here for what is his. But can our heroes give him the Mask, knowing what it contains?

Jun 14, 20181 hr 46 min

The Third Sathar War > Ep. 5: Landfall

Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War As Melosba Station crumbles and the Sathar Fleet closes in, our team lands near Mining Colony Alpha. What seems like an out of the way holdout location takes an interesting turn as the denizens turn out to have rather eclectic tastes. Hopefully these locals will be able to provide some help, as the Sathar are closing in and there isn't much choice but to delve deeper into the mysteries of Minotaur.

Jun 12, 20182 hr 10 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 6: Black Sun Assault

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask Finally landing on Ord Mantell, Our heroes begin the search for Castiel, the Black Sun artifact specialist that Jabba the Hutt told them about. Unfortunately for them, Castiel seems to be missing. However, they have arrived just in time to bring him back, as only they know how! Drawing inspiration from events that wont actually happen for a few years, the daring rescue begins.

Jun 07, 20182 hr 52 min

The Third Sathar War > Ep. 4: Blasteroid

Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War With members of the party down for the count and the UPF Naga getting closer to its destination, the heroes begin to formulate the full picture of what has happened here. Apparently, an old enemy has re-surfaced to menace the Frontier yet again. This time, however, they have new and terrible tricks up their sleeves. As the true horror of what is happening sets in, the players can do nothing but sit back and watch as the entire, terrible plan unfolds. What...

Jun 05, 20183 hr 14 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 5: An Unplanned Detour

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask We have all had these game sessions. The snacks are flowing and the pop is plentiful. The GM has an idea of what is going to happen next and it is simply a matter of getting the party to the next destination. However, the party has other plans. Traveling to the next star system along the Path of the Mask was supposed to be a quick, hand-waved excursion. But the players have something else in mind.

May 31, 20182 hr 41 min

Fiasco One Shots > Home Invasion

Fiasco > One Shot In the grand scheme of things, 5 inches of lawn is not a big deal. See, there are wars going on. Not the conflicts we see on the news, but real wars. Wars where entire civilizations fight across the stars to secure entire sections of the Galaxy! One or more of them are here, now, on this very street. Have they brought their intergalactic fights with them? Is this 5 inches the first battle line? Where does it stop?

May 29, 201854 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 4: The Boonta Eve Classic

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask After another successful contract, the players are now flush with cash and ready to spend it! With the Boonta Eve Classic coming up, Savik and the gang are ready for some much needed R&R. However, even with all that gambling and merriment, their troubles don't seem to be far behind. After all, they have some powerful people looking for them. The solution might just be to get in bed with some even more unsavory characters.

May 24, 20183 hr 6 min

Fiasco One Shots > Return to Camp Death

Fiasco > One Shot Last year, the grisly murders and mysterious disappearances at Camp Clearwater should have closed the camp for good. However, someone knows someone in the state capital and now Camp Clearwater is set to open again for its…well…we really don’t know how long this place has been open. Fortunately for the kids, some intrepid ghost hunters (and maybe some of the aforementioned kids) are on the job to crack open the case and suck out the intriguing innards. Can this lush and lovel...

May 22, 20181 hr 27 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 3: Sandworms

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask As our players (I really cannot call them heroes at this point) venture into the sand wastes of Tatooine, they begin to encounter some strange happenings. What was supposed to be a simple bounty turns into anything but as our players navigate the perils and pitfalls of the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire combat rules. Will our players survive the strange and sometimes humorous twists in the FFG dice system? Find out as we continue along The ...

May 17, 20183 hr 13 min

Fiasco One Shots > Camp Death

Fiasco > One Shot Ahh, Summer Camp! The week long right-of-passage for young boys and girls makes memories that last a lifetime! Hopefully, the somewhat infamous history of Camp Clearwater won’t cut that lifetime short. As the first campers start to get dropped off by their parents, park rangers and camp counselors strive to be their very best! Unfortunately, fate and incompetence are sure to turn their efforts into a grade ‘A’ Fiasco.

May 15, 20181 hr 37 min

Fiasco One Shots > Manna Hotel

Fiasco > One Shot This year on St. Patrick's day, several thespians got together to drink. “But wait,” they said. “Why not play a game while we drink?” Several awful suggestions later, they looked to their intrepid host in dismay. “We can’t think of anything to play that won’t turn into a Fiasco!” A smile crept over the host’s face as he dove for his podcast recorder! This is their story…. (Thanks to Gabe for butlering/bartending!)

May 08, 20181 hr 48 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 2: The Spice Must Flow

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask Upon fleeing from Nar Shaddaa, the crew of the Dawn's Early Light flies to Kessel to pick up a load of spice for their “force sensitive” wookiee. Once there, they get into the usual scrapes and encounters that all good smugglers encounter. However, looking at the job boards locates some very interesting contracts. Join us for the next part of our leg-breaking adventure!

May 03, 20182 hr 48 min

Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Blackwater Creek Part 2

Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot After a cursory investigation of the town and a good ol 1920s style gunfight, our team of gangsters has holed up in the Carmody farmhouse. Questions mount as the gang takes in the horrors of the previous night. What really happened at the Jarvey’s farm? And what the hell was that…THING…that just attacked them? What started as a simple job has suddenly gotten very complicated and strange. Who will survive as the tension mounts and the investigation conclu...

May 01, 20181 hr 42 min

The Path of the Mask > Ep. 1: Artifacts of the Past

Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask When an archaeological site is unearthed on Yavin IV, The rumor mill starts going wild about what the Empire has found. Most of the artifact trade in the galaxy is focused on rich collectors who want nothing more than to put a thousand-year-old sword on their wall. But when a seemingly legitimate offer comes in to return one of them to its home, The buyer hires what turns out to be the most UN-subtle mercenaries in the galaxy. Can Nar Shad...

Apr 26, 20183 hr 41 min

Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Blackwater Creek Part 1

Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot Mr. Declan McBride , the self styled Booze King of Boston, is seeking to expand his hold on the Massachusetts mob scene by increasing his stock of bootleg whisky. He has gotten word from an “associate” (recently deceased) that the Carmody brothers, a couple of no-good farmers, have gotten themselves some premium hooch. As a consequence, Mr. McBride is sending some of his most trusted associates to Blackwater Creek, near Dunwitch, to give them an offer th...

Apr 24, 20183 hr 13 min
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