Our heroes scramble to help some strangers save a small town. Megan makes use of a trick arrow. Kim manufactures an elaborate illusion. Rev feels a moment of doubt. Tass makes a suggestion to deal with their broken train. While trying to endear themselves to the locals, the team has to decide the best way to explain their odd behavior in this isolated civilization. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG ...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes venture through the new portal to see what has become of Rev. Tass's dream battle comes true. Kim notices a terrible danger. Megan pitches a mount-deployment device. Rev takes a stylish fall. After getting their bearings in this hot, dusty world, a massive threat looms immediately before them. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Join us as we answer your Rapscallion Season 5 questions! ------ You can find Rapscallion at: https://magpiegames.com/collections/rapscallion ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Follow The Critshow on twitter, join our subreddit, and follow us on Instagram. Get a free MotW mystery and some Keeper tips from Rev by signing up on our website! Check out what’s coming up on our monthly pu...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes deal with the fallout of their battle with the Buckleys. Jake secures a favor from the gods. Tass takes a golden souvenir. Megan receives a gift. Kim gets insight from Strohm. The team has a heart-to-heart with Harlow about the state of monster activity in the world, with a hopeful look to the future… but they must not waste time before making their final journey to another world. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence, Cannibalism ------ You can support The Critshow throu...
Oct 11, 2023•45 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes are neck deep in chaos as they face their enemies. Kim unleashes a curse upon the Buckleys. Tass gets an unusual vision of the future. Jake issues a dangerous challenge. Megan makes a deal. The team must find a way to not only save an innocent child, but also deal with the last of the cannibalistic family once and for all. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to o...
Oct 04, 2023•52 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes have completed their first trap against the Buckleys. Megan warns someone about a monkey. Jake muses on his magic-suppressing abilities. Kim gives a friend the advantage of her vision. Tass plays dead. With a little girl in danger, and a severe time crunch limiting their options, the team must figure out how to approach the pig-peoples’ property and blow their house down for good. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreo...
Sep 27, 2023•42 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes engage the Buckleys in a high speed chase. Tass faces off with a truck. Megan discovers one of their enemies’ abilities. Kim tests her driving skills. Jake uses his monkey form to gain an advantage. As the pig-like family descends on the team’s trap, our heroes quickly learn the scope of the danger they are dealing with. ------ Content Warning: Language, Child Endangerment, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play co...
Sep 20, 2023•46 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes decide on a plan to confront their monstrous foes. Jake attempts to add some magic enhancements to his ride. Megan tests the specificity of her monster tracking abilities. Tass does a lot of work for nothing. Kim discovers a hitch in their plan to locate the Buckleys. As they set the stage for their trap, they realize how many complications might arise when making themselves the bait… ------ Content Warning: Language, Child Endangerment ------ You can support The Critshow through our ...
Sep 13, 2023•44 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes follow a lead towards confronting the mysterious thieves. Kim makes a terrible discovery about the Buckleys. Tass over-sauces the team. Jake takes a nasty spill. Megan gauges the difference between scent-distance and telepathic distance. While they try to understand the nature of their enemy, a young girl’s fate hangs in the balance. ------ Content Warning: Language, Child Endangerment ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content...
Sep 06, 2023•41 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes are confronted with a strange mix of crimes in a small Tennessee town. Megan snags a clue from a suspect. Kim has a vision of some bizarre thieves. Jake greets an old friend. Tass spends too much money on food. As they make their way through the festival, questioning townsfolk and patrons alike, the dark images of a bleak future loom over them. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access ...
Aug 30, 2023•51 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes prepare to search for a potential Devourer. Tass gets a tattoo. Kim makes a tough decision to protect her other selves. Megan searches for clues about some disappearances. Jake gets new wheels. As the team heads towards a small-town festival, they discover a nefarious set of circumstances that might make their task less of a vacation, and more of a hunt… ------ Content Warning: Language, Gore, Disturbing Images ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly...
Aug 23, 2023•45 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes return home and learn of Tass’s fate. Jake discovers a new ability. Tass thanks a friend. Megan finds her magical books. Kim checks in with Strohm. The team sees Landara off on her journey, before breaking down the information that their teammates gathered while they were gone. A dire revelation gives them a new direction to explore before they can proceed to the next world on their list. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get m...
Aug 16, 2023•48 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes are fighting for their lives on the bridge above the island castle. Kim removes a creature’s weapon. Landara meets with Death. Jake finds Cradoom’s prisoners. Megan topples a foe. As Cradoom’s beasts press their attack, the team must battle their way towards the Queen of the Seaborn. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Fol...
Aug 09, 2023•49 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes fight their way through the castle towards their goal. Megan sets aside some gifts for friends. Kim duels a berserker. Jake tricks another primate. Landara exploits an enemy’s weakness. The Beheader looms ahead of them. The team must decide how best to deal with their enemy without endangering the lives of the seaborn. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our d...
Aug 02, 2023•55 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Part 4 of the Let's Play for Bone Spear, part of the Codex of Worlds You can learn more about The Codex of Worlds at https://evilhat.com You can find and order the new Monster of the Week hardcover addition at https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week-hardcover/ ------ Hear more of The Critshow, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast (that later explores other PBtA games all within the same dimension hopping narrative) on iTunes, PodBean, Google Podcast or anywhere you get your podcasts...
Jul 28, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part 3 of the Let's Play for Bone Spear, part of the Codex of Worlds You can learn more about The Codex of Worlds at https://evilhat.com You can find and order the new Monster of the Week hardcover addition at https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week-hardcover/ ------ Hear more of The Critshow, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast (that later explores other PBtA games all within the same dimension hopping narrative) on iTunes, PodBean, Google Podcast or anywhere you get your podcasts...
Jul 28, 2023•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part 2 of the Let's Play for Bone Spear, part of the Codex of Worlds You can learn more about The Codex of Worlds at https://evilhat.com You can find and order the new Monster of the Week hardcover addition at https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week-hardcover/ ------ Hear more of The Critshow, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast (that later explores other PBtA games all within the same dimension hopping narrative) on iTunes, PodBean, Google Podcast or anywhere you get your podcasts...
Jul 28, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Part 1 of the Let's Play for Bone Spear, part of the Codex of Worlds You can learn more about The Codex of Worlds at https://evilhat.com You can find and order the new Monster of the Week hardcover addition at https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week-hardcover/ ------ Hear more of The Critshow, a Monster of the Week actual play podcast (that later explores other PBtA games all within the same dimension hopping narrative) on iTunes, PodBean, Google Podcast or anywhere you get your podcasts...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes engage a massive beast in battle. Landara invokes the Sea of Thieves defense. Kim leads a group to safety. Megan traps a beast. Jake loses some artillery. With the hurricane winds gone, the team has nothing separating them from the most massive, fearsome creature in all of the seas. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Foll...
Jul 26, 2023•44 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes find themselves embattled on all sides. Jake tries a ship maneuver. Landara takes a risky shot. Megan makes use of a grenade. Kim employs a new weapon. As they search for the magic runes that could stop the churning hurricane, the team must juggle an onslaught from a team of twisted beasts and the father of all monsters at the same time. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence, Body Horror ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actu...
Jul 19, 2023•50 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes make their approach to the last magic circle in this world. Kim learns the fate of a friend. Jake searches for signs of magic. Landara confides in the team about her new mission. Megan’s book gives her a puzzle to solve. With hurricane winds and a vortex in their way, they must find the best way to approach the seaborns’ islands. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord ...
Jul 12, 2023•41 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes deal with planning and organizing their small fleet while on their way to the next destination. Megan finishes her magnum opus. Kim attempts to peer into another world. Jake makes a friend…sort of. Landara learns a horrible detail about their enemy. As they approach what could be their last destination in this world, they must weigh their choices before making any decision that might affect their friends back home. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can supp...
Jul 05, 2023•53 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes are faced with the conundrum of what to do with their new prisoner. Landara leaves her new job behind. Megan has a heart-to-heart. Kim says goodbye to herself. Jake enjoys their new ship. As they plan their trip to the island at the spell’s center, they must decide which allies can help, and which might bring ruin to their journey. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discor...
Jun 28, 2023•35 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes make their final stand against Pepper Anson. Jake defends a lit match. Megan comforts a prisoner. Landara makes use of some whiskey. Kim saves her soul mate. Enemies attack from all sides as the team struggles to traverse the caverns and find their way to the Moon Child. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence, Gore ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Follow The...
Jun 21, 2023•37 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes make their way into the depths of the Whispering Caves. Kim meets her doppelganger. Landara discovers their enemy’s hunting ground. Jake lands a dangerous shot. Megan uses the cavern to her advantage. As they attempt to turn their hunter into the prey, even an unexpected guide can’t guarantee their safety in the cave’s depths. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access ...
Jun 14, 2023•48 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes have run aground after being ambushed by vampires. Megan chases a runaway ship. Kim theorizes about an enemy’s abilities. Jake borrows a weapon. Landara calms some angry pirates. With the Whispering Caves looming ahead, the team must get all of the information they can, or risk being hunted in the Shrouded One’s lair. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, a...
Jun 07, 2023•36 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes pursue some shady forms through Whistler’s Cove. Landara reprimands a guard. Megan makes a mad dash. Kim draws the enemies’ attention. Jake leads a merry chase. The team must make haste as they realize the entire town is a hunting ground for vampires. ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Follow The Critshow on twitter, join...
May 31, 2023•46 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes approach the new location for Whistler’s Cove. Jake does some recon. Landara starts a new job. Megan befriends some pirates. Kim puts together a disguise. The mysterious island is home to a bustling, but cozy little town. The team must discover what dark secrets lie hidden behind the facade. ------ Content Warning: Language ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our discord community, and much more! Follow The Cr...
May 24, 2023•50 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes make preparations before they depart for Whistler’s Cove. Kim parties with a friend. Jake upgrades some of his gear. Landara receives a unique offer. Megan gets an idea for a new book of power. As they depart Plankton and head for their third destination, a whispering voice intercedes to pull the team from their path… ------ Content Warning: Language, Fantasy Violence ---- You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to our disc...
May 17, 2023•44 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Our heroes attempt to piece together all that they’ve learned from Plankton. Megan points out a flaw in their plan. Jake becomes the group’s secretary. Kim theorizes about her vision. Landara explains her next target to the group. An unknown entity awaits them at Whistler’s Cove, and they aren't even sure how they’ll manage to get there. ------ Content Warning: Language, Body Horror ------ You can support The Critshow through our Patreon to get more weekly TTRPG Actual Play content, access to ou...
May 10, 2023•49 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 
