(All Our Yesterdays, part 1 of 5) This week, the gang finally helps their new roommate settle in, and try to help them feel at home by telling stories of past trauma. ----- Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: https://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb Jeffrey Bard: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ K...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 11
BONUS Molly's scientific investigation of her crewmates continues.
Nov 17, 2017•25 min
Experience wrap-up from the Last Resort arc, and some other whatnot.
Nov 16, 2017•10 min
(Last Resort, part 3 of 3) What began as a job and progressed into a heist has now evolved into a full-blown caper as the crew crashes headlong into the mystical defenses of the Cathedral Order. Meanwhile, in the background, enemies from the past begin to creep into the present. ----- Current XP Goals Team: 1) Make a connection with a new contact, resource provider, or even a friend. 2) Team goal not chosen, whups! Dang: 1) Wear a tuxedo 2) Defy a direct order from an authority figure Ra’lethe: ...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
(Last Resort, part 2 of 3) You have reached the Order of The Cathedral. For BLOOD BIRD ESTABLISHMENT, press 1. For GUITAR CLIMATE EXPRESSION, press 2. For CHOCOLATE JUDGEMENT AWARENESS, press 3. To contact The Operator, face North and intone the true name of God seven times. The blessed image in question: http://thechimera.space/post/166935329145/nothing-suits-him-like-a-suit -------- Current XP Goals Team: 1) Make a connection with a new contact, resource provider, or even a friend. 2) Team goa...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
("Last Resort", part 1 of 3) NEW ARC! Do semi-sentient mechasuits dream of electric sheep operated by somewhat smaller biological sheep housed within? Do troubled space lawyers dream of haunted legal pads? Do heretical star-cats dream of being hunted down by cackling murder-rodents? At least one of these questions will be answered! PLUS: The crew visits The Last Resort, and, like, there’s a whole plot and new characters and stuff. --------- Current XP Goals Team: 1) Make a connection with a new ...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
(A House Built on Sand, part 5 of 5) THE THRILLING CONCLUSION! Faced with their toughest foe yet, the crew of The Chimera is forced to combine hard science with soft produce in a no-fruits-barred tangle with THE TOWER! PLUS: the ladies split a corn melon and talk about brains. Current XP Goals Team: 1) As a group, take a significant risk. 2)Learn something surprising about a member of the team. Dang: 1) Overcome a problem caused by the fact that he has noodlely appendages. 2) Exhibit a show of m...
Sep 30, 2017•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
(A House Built on Sand, part 4 of 5) In which the crew make some new friends, and introduce them to some pretty questionable ideas about how to run a civilization. Current XP Goals Team: 1) As a group, take a significant risk; 2)Learn something surprising about a member of the team. Dang: 1) Overcome a problem caused by the fact that he has noodlely appendages; 2) Exhibit a show of martial ability that is less about efficiency and more about making a psychological impact. Ra’lethe: 1) Solve a pr...
Sep 18, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 6
(A House Built on Sand, part 3 of 5) Up against the clock, the crew reveals some unusual strengths--and some real fundamental weaknesses. --- Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: http://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb Jeffrey Bard: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ Kacey Smith: [stand in front of a...
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 5
(A House Built on Sand, part 2 of 5) This week, the crew discovers several ominous signs, and ignores all of them. Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: http://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb Jeffrey Bard: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ Kacey Smith: [stand in front of a mirror at midnight and cal...
Aug 20, 2017•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
(A House Built On Sand, part 1 of 5) Somewhere, a light has come on. Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: http://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb Jeffrey Bard: https://www.ashesofcreation.com/ Kacey Smith: [stand in front of a mirror at midnight and call her name three times] Kelly Weisman Asprooth...
Aug 07, 2017•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 3
(To Excess, part 2 of 2) Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted, and sometimes the thieves become the, like… the thiefed. You know, like, the thing that the other thief wants to take? Is there a word for that? Anyway, the crew of the Chimera have gotten ahold of their thing, but then some serious jags showed up, looking to kidnap your favorite finance elemental. Can our guys outfox the Xtreme Sanction, or are things about to get real, real messy? (Hint: that second one) (Apologies for the audio...
Jul 24, 2017•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Short version: show updates every other Monday Long version: Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste brought death into the world, and all our woe [...] [160000 more characters] Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: http://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb...
Jul 21, 2017•8 min
(To Excess, Part 1 of 2) As we join Dr. Harrow, she and her crew have tracked some manner of techno-artifact to an inadvertently-psychedelic alien speakeasy where, much to their chagrin, everybody knows their names. Music by Matt Weber http://mattwebersmusic.wordpress.com/ Find us online at: http://thechimera.space http://twitter.com/chimerapod http://facebook.com/chimerapod itsthechimera@gmail.com Josh Hall-Bachner: http://twitter.com/charlequin Braden Lamb: http://twitter.com/bradenlamb Jeffre...
Jul 13, 2017•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hey, friends! Welcome to The Chimera! We're an actual play RPG podcast bringing you strange fiction across a variety of genres and role-playing systems. In this little pre-episode, we're going to do a quick rundown of our different campaigns to help folks figure out where they'd like to jump on, and then at the end a very very quick overview of what an actual play podcast is, for the uninitiated. You can also find more detailed breakdowns, complete with character descriptions and art, on our web...
Jul 10, 2017•3 min
