Delta Green > One Shot As many as 80% of Delta Green’s missions are nothing to write home about. Sometimes the spiritual awakening group is just a scam and sometimes the mythos tome is just a New Age hoax. Those missions never get written up as scenarios because they would be boring to play. Tonight we see a mission from the latter go careening off course, smack into the former, burst into flames, and careen right onto www.penguinfringedabyss.com
Nov 20, 2018•2 hr 6 min
Scion: Second Edition > The Skyrift Strange things are always happening in New York City. But when a walk in Central Park turns deadly, all sorts of strange things begin to happen. It’s times like these that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary! Welcome to The Skyrift, Tamira Cooper’s newest campaign set in the soon-to-be-released Scion: Second Edition.
Nov 15, 2018•2 hr 31 min
Trail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Final Revelation is a purist scenario collection published by Pelgrane Press. In this post-mortem wrapup, we discuss what we enjoyed, what we didn’t enjoy, and general thoughts on the scenarios contained within. We would love to hear your thoughts on the experience as well! Please use the Contact Us link at the top of our website or wait for our blog, which should be coming out soon. Thanks for listening and we will see you Friday, 6pm at Jacob’s Bo...
Nov 13, 2018•14 min
Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor was a published campaign written by Benjamin Baugh using the One Roll Engine. In our wrap up, we look at expectations vs. realities of a truly sandbox game, discuss the dice system, and give insights into our own childhoods and inspirations.
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Delta Green > One Shot Delta Green gets (understandably) freaked out when several agents’ names and likenesses appear in a new bestseller. Worse, the book seems to contain mythos knowledge only thinly veiled as fiction. When the agent’s begin to hear strange things in their own dreams, they risk being pulled out of their minds.
Nov 06, 2018•3 hr 5 min
Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor After the whirlwind of events last episode, Fred is rushed to the hospital... But, to everyone’s surprised it turns out Fred has... a... plan... Well, not knowing where this is going, the kids all come together to help Fred with his plan. Lord only knows where this episode is going...
Nov 01, 2018•2 hr 3 min
Delta Green > One Shot Delta Green has always been interested in tracking certain bloodlines that have shown anomalous qualities. When one of these individuals gets kidnapped, it sparks off a chain of events that leads to the formation of an op. But is it to save an innocent life? Or to contain something much worse?
Oct 30, 2018•3 hr 28 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas There is little time to rest as the team, fresh from the horrors of Viscid, embarks on cleaning up the last of the old team’s mess. What awaits them is the Coexeter Museum, An abandoned art gallery in northern Seattle. Their only clue is one cryptic message: B E S T O W
Oct 25, 2018•2 hr 22 min
Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War The Third Sathar War was a homebrewed campaign by Jason Janicki using TSR’s 1982 Star Frontiers system. In our wrap up, we take a trip down memory lane investigating our experiences with science fiction, how we got into gaming, and the origins of tabletop gaming in general. Plus our favorite moments from the game!
Oct 23, 2018•55 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas With a bunch of half-baked Descriptions and a vague direction, the new team of Outlaws head out to the field. But will they find answers? Or just more questions? Who are these elements that are calling themselves Delta Green? What the hell happened to CDC Flight 191 Secure? Where did that blue dog go? And most importantly…Where did our handler get a flamethrower!?!
Oct 18, 2018•2 hr 12 min
Dread > One Shot 6 College students have decided to skip the traditional spring break experience and head to the Grand Canyon for some high adventure camping. What was supposed to be a challenging and spiritual experience has turned to horror as they find their guide badly mauled in his tent. Will they make it out alive? Or will Jason’s off-brand “Tumbling Tower” strike again?
Oct 16, 2018•2 hr 48 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas Hunted, bloody, and scared, the team attempts to follow orders the best they can and head for the plane to take them to Idaho. Unfortunately, it looks like all of their violations of operational security are finally going to catch up with them. In a unique episode, we get to see the first transition of the campaign and learn why playing telephone is way more dangerous with the fate of humanity is potentially on the line.
Oct 11, 2018•2 hr 53 min
Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Bloodied, beaten and betrayed, the party is in a real bind. They really want to get revenge on Mark Murmur after his horrific treachery nearly caused a TPK. Unfortunately, only he has the codes to fly the Succubus and the GM is using video game logic to force us to follow him. With only one objective left in the quest log, the party heads down into Jocasta Base to meet their destiny.
Oct 09, 2018•2 hr 52 min
Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The day that Roger has be waiting for what feels like an eternity is finally here. The first day of school! Fred is given special rules that he struggles to remember, while the others try to keep up with their teacher’s lectures. Meanwhile, Rodger is having a great time at school and everything seems to be going great! That is until an event with one of the other kids threatens to end the school day early......
Oct 04, 2018•2 hr 5 min
Maid: The Role Playing Game > One Shot Somewhere in contemporary Japan, there lives a rich man who lives in the lap of luxury. He is too young (and far too busy) to take care of his massive mansion/laboratory all by himself. So to take care of it he has hired 3 rather eccentric individuals to serve him. This is their story.
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas Throwing the book out the window can sometimes show great cunning and ingenuity. Unfortunately, Delta Green has these protocols for a reason. The Case Officer for Operation Malta would like to apologies for the gross negligence displayed by Working Group Raoul in this episode. In their defense, they were not properly briefed. Now to our offense…
Sep 27, 2018•2 hr 47 min
Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Finally on their way out of Minotaur’s orbit, the team heads to the outer system with Mark Murmur in tow. It’s super fortunate that this extremely helpful NPC has the codes and the know-how to fly this highly experimental craft. Unfortunately, the team must now help him complete his mission. Such a simply run to a communications station is so easy. What could go wrong?
Sep 25, 2018•3 hr 18 min
Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The kids take a day to handle some personal items. Damien catches up with Miss Silverdale, Rodger keeps looking in the Candlewick Mystery, and Fred with the help of Elle and Desi makes a move on Josie that goes horribly wrong...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 39 min
Other > One Shot Statistics show that most podcasts last about 7 episodes before dying out. With over 70 under our belt and counting, Penguin Fringed Abyss is proving that a bunch of nerds shouting into the void can be fun and rewarding experience. The gang comes together at Gencon 2018 to discuss our favorite past moments and we reveal what is coming next for the podcast!
Sep 18, 2018•29 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas With the preliminary investigations underway, the team begins to investigate further into the life of Tibbalt Greaves. Who was this retired geneticist? Who would want to turn him into a blue blob? Looking around his house, meeting the neighbors, and poking around records would make for a pretty boring scenario. Fortunately for you, dear listener, this is Delta Green.
Sep 13, 2018•2 hr 39 min
Star Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Our battered team heads deeper into the Lambda Facility. As they do, they begin to encounter more and more terrible things. Rogue monsters, horrible experiments, and mysterious lights permeate the area. “I hope we get out of here soon,” they say. “If only there was a guy who could provide us with everything we need, conveniently around the next corner, I’d trust him implicitly!”
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 53 min
Nights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Questions over the campaign are answered and loose ends are wrapped up as the campaign comes to a close. Got any questions about why things were done over the course of the campaign, this is your episode!
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 26 min
Eclipse Phase > One Shot A space station in the Kuiper Belt has gone dark. It was being used to conduct research on extremely dangerous Exsurgent virus samples. Firewall sends three sentinels to find out what happened to the station. Their orders are to either destroy it with extreme prejudice or cleanse it and get it ready for a new batch of researchers. This game was played using the older, 1st Edition rules of Eclipse Phase.
Sep 04, 2018•3 hr 13 min
Delta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas Welcome to The Phantoms of the Operas, A Delta Green campaign. In this campaign, we are going to be playing through a series of one shot scenarios, linked together by common characters in order to explore what happens to the people before, during, and after the mission. Working Group Raoul is created to deal with the remnants of Delta Green’s past. Unfortunately, it looks like the first team to investigate has mysteriously disappeared. Time to send in ...
Aug 30, 2018•2 hr 7 min
3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Things are getting strange aboard the T.F.S. Dubai. No one is talking to the 5800th Band of Klavas and Hakim is nowhere to be found. When the squad gets launched with no briefing onto the arid surface of Rembrandt, it quickly becomes apparent that something is terribly wrong with this operation. Words will need to be had with the superiors…If they make it back.
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Nights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Coping with the apparent death of their compatriot, the players reel while trying to decide their next move. A series of dreams further shake their plans for what to do next, and when those dreams start rapidly becoming reality... well... things are going to start getting interesting. Which particular definition of "interesting"? In the immortal words of Wash from Serenity, "Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die"
Aug 23, 2018•2 hr 20 min
Fiasco > One Shot Ahh Highschool… That most important time in a young person’s life where they are dragged, kicking and screaming, into the hormone laden minefield that is adult life. Social status becomes king and vying for parental affection becomes a most dangerous game. Worse yet, Prom is coming. These young people seem innocent now, but their insatiable appetite for more status and power become the spark that turns this Prom into a blood soaked Fiasco.
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr
Monsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor While Roger is off at the dentist, the kids look for ways to find out more about the Candlewick family. Damien goes to Ms Silverdale and tries to work out a deal. Then, in Roger’s absence, an unexpected child comes up with a plan. What could possible go wrong?
Aug 16, 2018•2 hr 24 min
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot When the financial crisis hit, some people lost everything. The same goes for Miss Mode, a once wealthy designer now forced to do the unthinkable: sell her luxury yacht, the Delilah. Taking her friends out for one last party across the ocean leads to the discovery of a lifetime: A derelict refrigerated freighter beached on an iceberg. All they have to do is go in, search for survivors, and “rescue” the cargo! Let’s just hope there is someone around to re...
Aug 14, 2018•2 hr 21 min
Star Wars - Edge of the Empire > The Path of the Mask The Path of the Mask was a homebrewed campaign by Tamira Cooper using the Fantasy Flight Games’ Narrative Dice System. In this Wrap-Up, we discuss our thoughts on the system, our inspirations for our characters and our own personal experiences with the Star Wars setting.
Aug 09, 2018•56 min
