The black market auction transforms from a bidding war to more of a literal war. Valerian shoots an Earth culture enthusiast. Laureline aims for precious alien jewels. Bubble turns the table. Bubble is played by special guest Jeanette Blasius | The soundtrack for this series features Ben Prunty! | Sound effects by freesound.org. Come talk about it in our Discord! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! | Produced by Two Fish in a Jug Directed by Alex Blasius Valerian played by Jensie Britt Laureline ...
Apr 27, 2022•57 min
In the first episode of our remake of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the eponymous Valerian and his partner/buddy/something more??? Laureline go to the transdimensional desert-sized shopping mall Big Market to find the fabled Mul Converter, a creature that can replicate whatever it eats a thousand-fold. Valerian has a gift for wetwork and Laureline has all the nuts and bolts covered, but they could really use a third person. Maybe someone with a little charisma? Our guest star for ...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min
We're finally remaking the movie that inspired Roleplay Retcon: The 2017 Luc Besson film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, intended to be the spiritual successor to The Fifth Element that crash-landed so, so short. In this episode, you'll hear why we think this movie is ripe for remake and get a crash course in Starfinder, the RPG that will power our version of the movie! Our guest star for this series is Jeanette Blasius! | The soundtrack for this series features Ben Prunty! | Come t...
Mar 30, 2022•37 min
Chuck Fuster has the device he needs to save Nil, but Danica Flareng is growing attached to Earth and will do what it takes to stop their colleague. Also in this episode: A fun, all-new way to eat pretzels! We're playing Everyone is John by Michael "Epoch" Sullivan! | This episode features music by Mateja Jezdić! | Sound effects from freesound.org. Come talk about it in our Discord! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Mar 16, 2022•47 min
We're remaking the 2008 Eddie Murphy vehicle (literally), Meet Dave! Chuck Fuster and Danica Flareng, two tiny space aliens from the planet Nil, compete for control of the giant (to them) spaceship "Dave," which looks like an Earthling... as long as it's piloted right. | We're playing Everyone is John by Michael "Epoch" Sullivan! | This episode features music by Mateja Jezdić! | Come talk about it in our Discord! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Mar 02, 2022•47 min
This after party is no shafter farty (sorry)! We talk about how we (and you!) think our version of Pixels compares to the original, what we'd do differently the second time around, and some casting for our major characters! Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gena! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtrack for this series is provided by Foot Pound...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 33 min
ANA's system is falling apart. What awaits the trio inside TechTite? Kris Makes some Mischief. Frank's email gets hacked. Hank finds home. Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gena! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtrack for this series is provided by Foot Pound Force! | "Heartache" cover by Kenta Matsuba | "Troublemaker" and "Reversion 2015 by ...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 18 min
The trio zaps and zooms their way through not one, but TWO battle royales, one on foot and one on wheels! Kris gets a new mission from a surprising source, Frank tells a robot an uncomfortable truth, and Hank finds a horse of a different color. Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gina! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtrack for this series is p...
Jan 20, 2022•59 min
This episode is one twisty reveal after another! With the sun setting and their tummies rumbling, the trio seek out a place to rest, where they find something so strange even Dongle is surprised. Hank boxes shadows. Kris tells a secret. Frank lays it all on the line. Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gina! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtra...
Jan 05, 2022•52 min
In this special stand-alone episode, we combine our knowledge of the literally hundreds of Hallmark Christmas Movies with the power of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey to create our own Hallmark Holiday Heartstring Hefter. "Reindeer Over Me." Will holiday-hater Darby find what she's looking for in her hometown, where it's always Christmas? Will she find new love with her old flame Handso, or commit to her longtime beau Hellinore(sp?). Discover the Heart of a Holiday in "Reindeer Over Me" by Role...
Dec 22, 2021•42 min
Sonic and Team work to defeat the second half of the Classic Console challenge, which includes a brawl with fighting game royalty, a 3D platforming race, and a boss battle against the most terrifying face in video games. Frank repeats his past. Kris does a 360 Varial McTwist. Hank chills out. Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gina! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by R...
Dec 08, 2021•56 min
The Arcade trial is behind the mismatched protagonists and they're ready for their next one: A roulette of '90s console challenges that starts with a boss battle and unexpected guests. | Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gina! | The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtrack for this series is provided by Foot Pound Force! | Come talk about it in our D...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr
The games begin! Kris and Frank discover a way to rescue Gina and meet the amnesiac (but athletic) Hank and the mysteries inside his bag. Frank gets to relive some of his glory days. | Our guest star for this series is Kyle Taylor, from "Shenanigoons" and the Nerdsmith Network! | Thanks to Miranda Rose Thorvaldson for playing Gina! The game we're using for this series is Save Game, by Rob Wieland! | The soundtrack for this series is provided by Foot Pound Force! | Additional music by Caleb Montg...
Nov 10, 2021•50 min
It's Kris Frehley's birthday! Their adorable 8-year-old daughter, Gina, wants to celebrate all day by going to work with them at Tek-Tite, the huge tech corporation currently developing an AI that can construct almost anything from "Pixels," a new universal building block. Meanwhile, Kris's estranged father and former arcade champ Frank is in New York City to see Kris for the first time in years and hopefully patch up their almost non-existent relationship. Hope nothing weird happens! | Our gues...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Ben explains why he wants to remake the 2015 Adam Sandler movie Pixels and we walk through Save Game, the Fate Core variant by Rob Wieland we're using to re-imagine the movie! We also introduce our guest Kyle Taylor, Shenanigoons cast member and Nerdsmith Network director!
Oct 13, 2021•35 min
The entire Roleplay Retcon experience purified into a single episode! We remake the 1992 hit (and critically-panned) movie The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Featuring guest star Alex Roberts and her game For the Queen! | A soundtrack by Amanda Cole! | Come talk about it in our Discord! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Sep 29, 2021•52 min
Climb aboard our Luxury Yacht, Luxurynaut! Pour yourself a flagon of gold-plated cognac and unwind with us as we reminisce about our time in the Arrested Development universe. We talk about the Netflix seasons of the show, how our version stacks up against them, and our thoughts on SOAP.
Sep 15, 2021•29 min
Everyone bets it all in their final turns of our re-do of Arrested Development: Fateful Consequences. Will the cousins kiss? Will Tobias and Lindsay work it out or walk it out? Will we figure out what the heck Gob is doing? Stick around in the break for a trailer for the brand-new actual play podcast Realms of Peril and Glory! You can listen to it at www.lightandtragic.com/retcon. Thank you to Caleb, Jeanette, Franz, Kim, Anna, and Charlie for joining us! Original Arrested Development soundtrack...
Sep 01, 2021•54 min
The Bluths spread out: The separated Funkes to their labyrinthine mansion, George-Michael and Maebey and both their fathers to the local bean joint, and the rest of the Bluth clan in court for an unspeakable crime against nature (although we do speak it because it's a podcast). Stick around in the break for a trailer for the brand-new actual play podcast Realms of Peril and Glory! You can listen to it at www.lightandtragic.com/retcon. Thank you to Caleb, Jeanette, Franz, Kim, Anna, and Charlie f...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr
Seasons 4 and 5 of Arrested Development no longer exist! Instead, we take a crack at making our own very short season 4, starting with catching up with what the Bluths have been doing for the past 10 years! Thanks to our guests Anna Askew, Franz Sweeney, Caleb Montgomery, Charlie Welsh, Amy Kim, and Jeanette Blasius! Arrested Development original music by David Schwartz
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
It's a wrap party for The Dark Tower! We read some fan retcon ideas, cast our characters, retcon the retcon, and reveal our next series! Not gonna lie, it gets a little intense in this one! Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! | This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! | The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games | Join our Discord server! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min
The ka-tet reaches the clearing at the end of the path. Enemies are revealed. Friends are found.| Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! | This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! | The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games | Join our Discord server! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 26 min
The ka-tet is a man down and a woman up. They make the decision to press on with their new mission and ambush Jonas and his men, whom they assume is lying in wait for them at the mayor's mansion.| Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! | This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! | The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games | Join our Discord server! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 18 min
The shootout continues against the agents of the insurrectionist John Farson, a.k.a. "The Good Man." Roland is reminded of his hawk friend David's sacrifice on his path to being a Gunslinger. | Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! | This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! | The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games | Join our Discord server! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
Jun 09, 2021•45 min
The party stretches into its third episode-- no, just kidding, there's guns in this one. | Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! | This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! | The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games | Join our Discord server! | Look at our Patreon! Look at it! |
May 26, 2021•58 min
Dinner's kindof a downer, and even Cuthbert's constant flirting can't raise Mayor Thorin's wife Olive's spirits. Meanwhile, Roland has his fated "first meeting" with Susan Delgado. Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games Join our Discord server! Look at our Patreon! Look at it!
May 12, 2021•1 hr
The boys arrive for Mayor Thorin's party, but they're not there to have fun (except Cuthbert and his new pal Seamus, obviously). There's intrigue, innuendo, and ew, is that fish? That is going RIGHT on the floor. Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games Join our Discord server! Look at our Patreon! Look at it!
Apr 28, 2021•57 min
The boys get settled in and find the local watering hole, where they test the patience of suspicious Sheb and meet sweet, perfect angel Seamus. Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games Join our Discord server! Look at our Patreon! Look at it!
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 12 min
The ka-tet begins to wonder if their movie is directed by David Lynch as they meet the odd authority figures of Hambry. Between that and the supernatural "thinny" in the canyon outside of town, the boys are beginning to suspect there may be more to the sleepy town than it seems. Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critshow! This series features music by The Pine Hill Haints! The RPG system in this series is Cowboy World by Street Rat Games Join our Discord server! Look at our Patre...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Roland, the youngest Gunslinger of all time, sets out on a tedious mission to get him out of harm's way. Accompanied by his friends and Gunslinger trainees, Cuthbert and Alain, he makes his way toward Hambry, a tiny, quiet settlement in the middle of nowhere, far from their home in Gilead. But, Ka blows at Roland's back, and things never stay tedious around him for long... We swear this bean stuff comes up organically. It is never planned. Our guest for this series is Rev Deschain, of The Critsh...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 28 min
