BTT EoW 4.93: Dead Man’s Switch

Desperate times, desperate measures, that’s about the only way to sum up the group’s solution for the current dilemma. And as if things aren’t bad enough already, a new Council member drops in unexpectedly. A couple characters spring into action with some quick-witted and unexpected counters of their own, but they trigger a dire consequence for one character in particular.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Parsely, Ep. 2

We start off on our 2nd life for this adventure, after a player couldn’t resist doing something just to see what would happen. Also, this time around seems to be a bit more of a puzzle that takes a little bit of trial and error to solve. But honestly, who hasn’t spent hours playing a game, wandering across the map, and missing the one bit of crucial equipment?

Game System: Parsely by Jared A. Sorenson

Cast:
Aaron
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan – The Parser

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.92: Outside The Box Tech

Things start heating up in this episode, literally, with a Dead-drop recon mission, and a bunch of little Kaiju (nicknamed Kaijlettes) that just won’t drop-dead as they are told to. But at least a couple characters may get some new tech gadgets out of it… if they survive.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Parsely, Ep. 1

Here’s a different kind of role playing game from a familiar game designer, Jared A. Sorenson. This game plays like an old style, text-based computer game, so the cast will have to work together to beat the story before they run out of lives, or chances to save the game. And of course, it wouldn’t be Bone Throwers Theater if some of the choices made weren’t thought all the way through. This is going to be a fun one!

Game System: Parsely by Jared A. Sorenson

Cast:
Aaron
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan – The Parser

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.91: Code-Split

A Kaiju in the city, a cryptic radio message, and a decision to split the party; those are the ingredients for what we hope is a recipe for success. And Jeremy even attempts an interesting negotiation strategy with Jordan to steer the narrative in that direction. But who are we kidding. We know full-well how these things turn out.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Capers, Ep. 5

When we play a new game, we always love to give some of our thoughts on it, so here is a commentary episode. Aaron shares where he drew his inspiration from for the story. We discuss some of the game mechanics, as well as the differing feel of our one-shots, and look ahead to some of the games we have slated for “future” one-shots on Bone Throwers Theater.

System: Capers by Nerd Burger Games

CAST:
Aaron — The Game Master
Jeff — Brando Marks
Jeremy — Tommy “Mouse” Marone
Johnny — James Bones
Jordan — Leon “The Whisperer” Carpetti

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.90: Commentary 21

In this commentary episode we fully wrap our minds around how much the city of Consiglio has fully spiraled into chaos… and Jordan’s literal interpretation of the player’s words is just the cherry on top. We talk about near-death experiences for characters and tying in some loose threads from the previous seasons.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Jeff (Jerr Lan)
Best Roleplay: Jeff (Jerr Lan)
Who Brought the best Snack: Jeff (Homemade Cherry Cake)
YEP, for the FIRST time someone won ALL three categories… it only took his character almost dying to do so though!

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Capers, Ep. 4

The story concludes with a shootout in a swanky hotel penthouse. As the damage is dealt from both sides, will the y make it out with Santa’s bag of goods? One character thinks the task is easy and tries to keep his cool… however, the calm and collected intentions are merely that… intentions.

System: Capers by Nerd Burger Games

CAST:
Aaron — The Game Master
Jeff — Brando Marks
Jeremy — Tommy “Mouse” Marone
Johnny — James Bones
Jordan — Leon “The Whisperer” Carpetti

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.89: Go With The Flow

“No more carrying bodies.” So the group waits for Jerr to regain consciousness. Before waking up Jerr has a vision and seems to make a big connection with his elemental, opening the floodgates to new found strength. We’re sure this will come back to bite the characters in the batt later in the season though.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and Daniel Birch

BTT One-Shot: Capers, Ep. 3

Having completed the rescue ahead of the GM’s schedule, it is revealed to the party that they are indeed on Santa’s naughty list. But there still is a job to be done. And it turns out that there is nothing “nice” about it as a showdown with Tommy’s Billy Club and Billy’s Tommy Gun ensues.

System: Capers by Nerd Burger Games

CAST:
Aaron — The Game Master
Jeff — Brando Marks
Jeremy — Tommy “Mouse” Marone
Johnny — James Bones
Jordan — Leon “The Whisperer” Carpetti

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.88: Hold Your Fire

Sneaking across the war torn city in the middle of the night, what could go wrong? Well, despite some pretty epic dice rolls, everything. And we see one player character on the brink of death. When all is said and done, we blamed the trash panda.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Capers, Ep. 2

Rival mobster families, and late night warehouse showdowns make for a classic 1920’s gangster story. In this episode the players throw Aaron some curveballs, both with the ruleset and also in the story, by getting a bit ahead of themselves. It looks like disaster awaits for at least one character. We’ll see.

System: Capers by Nerd Burger Games

CAST:
Aaron — The Game Master
Jeff — Brando Marks
Jeremy — Tommy “Mouse” Marone
Johnny — James Bones
Jordan — Leon “The Whisperer” Carpetti

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and other sources

BTT EoW 4.87: Trust But Verify

When a character you thought was dead makes a surprise appearance, eyebrows are raised. When two characters come back from the dead, things get even more interesting. But THREE… that’s Bone Throwers Theater for you. Yes, 3 NPCs show up to shed some light on the current situation.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Capers, Ep. 1

It’s time for the first ever, Bone Throwers Theater Christmas Special. Aaron takes the reins and drives the sleigh through the cold winter night for a new game for the podcast, Capers. In this episode, we polish off character creation, set the scene in the 1920s for this Christmas story, and get our first look at the rule set involving a deck of cards rather than dice. Hang on tight, as we start this fun story we have nicknamed “How The Mob Saved Christmas”.

System: Capers by Nerd Burger Games

CAST:
Aaron — The Game Master
Jeff — Brando Marks
Jeremy — Tommy “Mouse” Marone
Johnny — James Bones
Jordan — Leon “The Whisperer” Carpetti

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and other sources

BTT EoW 4.86: Commentary 20

We dive pretty deep in this commentary episode, unpacking a lot of key story points already in play during the debut session of Season 4. We talk character growth, inspirations from the writings of Jim Butcher, and how we find story telling very fulfilling. All in all, it’s a pretty good glimpse into why we do what we do with Bone Throwers Theater.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Jeremy (Julian)
Best Roleplay: Ellie (Archi)
Who Brought the best Snack: Johnny (Meatball Sliders)

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 6

This game has been listed as an inspiration for the show since the beginning, and we finally got around to playing it, so we had a lot of fun talking about it in this commentary episode. Although Jordan reveals the amount of homework he did for this story, as usual, the player’s choices didn’t always line up to bring out those details. But it was quite interesting hearing the depth of the story shared after the fact.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 4.85: Faces of Trust

Navigating through war zones in the city is hard enough, but having their faces plastered on posters as the faces of the uprising, puts a whole new level of danger on the situation. Looking for answers… and weapons, the characters have little choice but to trust each other. And of course, Jordan drops another bomb right at the end of the episode.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 5

The boys all head into town to get some answers about what they’ve been experiencing, only to find a lot more people than normal out and about. Have others also had enough of the telecommunications mystery, or are the characters walking in to a trap? Let’s find out in the conclusion of this story.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Kevin MacLeod, Audionautix.com, and other sources

BTT EoW 4.84: Dome, Sweet Dome

It’s the long-awaited return to Consiglio in this episode. There’s smoke, fire, blizzards, huge gusts of wind that can lift a tank, and blood in the streets… literally. It’s been a few months since the group has been there, but they quickly learn that their faces have not been forgotten.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Purple Planet Music, and other sources

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 4

More wonky phone calls, morse code, repeating number sequences, and now a voice that claims to be watching the characters. All the boys do what the can to silence the calls but the voice is now in their heads and threatens to do more than just harass them with messages.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and other sources

BTT EoW 4.83: Chalant

About a day’s journey from Consiglio, the group does some scouting in the underground town of Dinfor. All is not well the North Bellasaira, but that’s not a total surprise as their exit from the city months before did indeed spark a revolution. One of the party is recognized by the military, and they again have to make a quick escape on the final leg back to the capital city.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Purple Planet Music, and Kevin MacLeod

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 3

The investigation in the woods continues and we see some typical high school tensions between the characters. That tension quickly fades as some mysterious clues are discovered. It seems the snooping around has made them possible targets as they all receive an ominous phone call.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and other sources

BTT EoW 4.82: Faith And Trust

We kick of season 4 as the party makes their was back to Consiglio via airship. In this episode we see the beginnings of a rejuvenated teamwork effort, even from the most unexpected characters. In between scenes, we get a glimpse of inspirations of certain aspects of the story, and debate on the proper execution of Rock, Paper, Scissors… or is it Scissors, Paper, Rock?

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 2

The characters are are students at Mont Clark High School in Pine Grove Tennessee, “GO HAWKS”. The story kicks off as they learn of the mysterious deaths of two of their classmates. Some of them ditch school to investigate the scene.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and Purple Planet Music

BTT EoW 3.81: Commentary 19

In this commentary episode we debrief on all of the secrets and other story elements used in  Season 3. We speculate on what we can expect in Season 4 of Elements of War, and how we anticipate a fractured ending to the story. We also get a glimpse of what is to come for Bone Throwers Theater’s next campaign.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Jeff (Jerr)
Best Roleplay: Aaron (Sam)
Who Brought the best Snack: Jeremy (BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Dip)

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: The 2600 Club, Ep. 1

For this Horror Halloween One-Shot, we finally get around to playing a game we have pulled a lot of inspiration from, Fate Accelerated, another game put out by Evil Hat Productions (Monster of the Week). In this first one-shot episode we do our character creation as Jordan sets the scene for the horror story centered around mysterious telephone anomalies.

System: Fate Accelerated by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Aaron —  George Clark
Jeff — Barry Graves
Jeremy — Silas Thompson
Johnny — Eugene Fields
Jordan — The Game Master

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.80: Out of Preservations

It’s the season 3 finale of the campaign, so of course, just as the group reaches some resolutions on the interpersonal conflicts, the bottom drops out as it is revealed the Council had found the Animal Preserve. On the run again, it’s unclear if everyone will survive. But whoever makes it out, will be carrying an order to kill once reaching Consiglio.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Purple Planet Music, and other sources

BTT One-Shot: Stargate SG-1, Ep. 6

Here’s a commentary episode to wrap up this one-shot. We discuss what we liked about the system, and a couple thing that we thought would make it better. There were some “house” add-ons that we also discussed, and commented on how they played in this particular story. We had a great time with this on and we hope you will as well. Enjoy!

System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming

CAST:
Aaron – Kundar
Iosif – Drupi Pecs
Jeff – Gavin Stroud
Jeremy – A’kel
Johnny – Namel
Jadon – The Gatemaster

Music in the background from Scott Buckley

BTT EoW 3.79: Clear The Air

In this episode we fast forward about a week as preparations are made to leave the Animal Preserve… also, some tempers need to cool. We’ll see if that actually happens, as a shoe that has been waiting to drop since midway through season 2, finally falls and will definitely change things going forward.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Purple Planet Music, and other sources

BTT One-Shot: Stargate SG-1, Ep. 5

In true SG-1 fashion, the action climaxes with a showdown at the gate while the group tries to escape. However, the effort seems to be more difficult than expected as one group member seems to be working against them. Comically, the dice rolls are extremely fitting for the type of characters that were doing battle. Sometime the dice write a good story! Enjoy!

System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming

CAST:
Aaron – Kundar
Iosif – Drupi Pecs
Jeff – Gavin Stroud
Jeremy – A’kel
Johnny – Namel
Jadon – The Gatemaster

Music in the background from Scott Buckley and Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.78: Manhunt

While the group searches for Julian, who is doing his best to remain hidden, a much sought after truth comes to light. Finally, a bit of positive news. But with that, some negative memories do resurface. It appears that there are members of that group that are more connected than originally thought.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.77: Adverse Reactions

In this episode, the group react to the betrayal that has been exposed and a heated debate ensues. Was the betrayal necessary to thwart a much more sinister betrayal as one character proposes? Or do their fates become much more entangled in a web of lies that will take much longer to sort out?

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Stargate SG-1, Ep. 3

We had a lot of fun with this episode, despite the mission and our rolls not going according to plan. An eerily deserted base camp, a disabled DHD, an unexpected acid rain storm, and in true BTT fashion, a plethora of word-play jokes are what the group has to overcome on the first leg of their mission.

System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming

CAST:
Aaron – Kundar
Iosif – Drupi Pecs
Jeff – Gavin Stroud
Jeremy – A’kel
Johnny – Namel
Jadon – The Gatemaster

Music in the background from Scott Buckley

BTT EoW 3.76: Commentary 18

As we are getting close to the end of Season 3, we comment on how far the story has come so far, and how quickly things could change in the season finale. We also talk about some of the mechanics for advancing characters in the OpenD6 system, all in preparation for some of the secrets and “bombs” we expect to drop in the Season 3 finale session and rolling into Season 4 of Elements of War.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Ellie (Archi)
Best Roleplay: Jeremy (Julian)
Who Brought the best Snack: Ellie (Still Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies)

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Stargate SG-1, Ep. 2

In this episode we attempted to tackle the mechanics of a “Convince Encounter”. Our horrible roles didn’t allow things to go as smoothly as intended, although they made it highly entertaining as the group escapes a diplomatic crisis. Then, this group of newbies  also have to escape a crisis in the Gate Room, and end off-world  without a full mission briefing. What could go wrong?

System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming

CAST:
Aaron – Kundar
Iosif – Drupi Pecs
Jeff – Gavin Stroud
Jeremy – A’kel
Johnny – Namel
Jadon – The Gatemaster

Music in the background from Scott Buckley

BTT EoW 3.75: Jagged Stones

Most of the team finally reassembles, and it looks as if they have a new unexpected mission. But as they, still somewhat reluctantly, prepare to set out, some dark secrets are finally brought into the light. It’ seems the reunion may be short-lived.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: Stargate SG-1, Ep. 1

As much as we have talked about and drawn inspiration from the universe of Stargate, we just had to run a session of this game as soon as we could get our hands on it. We have a couple special guests on this play through, and in this episode we introduce the characters and take a look at how combat works in preparation for the inaugural mission of a new SG team form the Phoenix Site.

System: Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game, by Wyvern Gaming

CAST:
Aaron – Kundar
Iosif – Drupi Pecs
Jeff – Gavin Stroud
Jeremy – A’kel
Johnny – Namel
Jadon – The Gatemaster

Music in the background from Scott Buckley and Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.74: Hostage For Nothing

Multiple party members are held captive… or hostage… or prisoner. There is still some debate on the exact nature of the conflict with the animal preserve. Regardless of the correct word usage, things are not going at all according to plan. So they all are taking matters into their own hands.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios and other sources

BTT One-Shot: A Penny For My Thoughts, Ep. 6

A new game style for us warrants some commentary, so that is exactly what we tackle in this episode. We discuss the pace of the game and some things we did not include in the basic format of the game. All in all, we enjoyed this play through and think some compelling stories were created, which sparked some conversation on the dynamics of our roleplaying group and how the session reminded us of previous campaigns and one-shots.

System: A Penny For My Thoughts, by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan
Patryc

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.73: Trust Both Ways

As the group prepares a quick exit from the preserve (at least temporarily), one character attempts to tie up some “loose ends”, while others enter unexpected negotiations about who should possess the canister. But even that is derailed as someone hears a mysterious cry for help.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Kevin MacLeod, and other sources

BTT One-Shot: A Penny For My Thoughts, Ep. 5

We complete the second round of negative memories for the rest of our patients in this episode. Death plays a major role in the stories of these characters. Some narrowly escape it, some inadvertently invite it in to their life, and for some we learn that it is a welcomed old friend. But no matter the role, all these stories have become tragedy.

System: A Penny For My Thoughts, by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan
Patryc

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, and Daniel Birch

BTT EoW 3.72: Later or Never

Two steps forward, one step back. Some party members are healed, some ready to come back “online”, some restore a small level of trust, while an unlikely pair butt heads. And this setback sets off alarms all over the animal preserve. Oh boy!

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.71: Commentary 17

In this commentary episode, we discuss the dichotomy in the events that have taken place at the animal preserve so far. While there has been some major headway made toward reaching the goals the the preserve had promised, the group continues to discover new ways to add inter-personal drama and tension.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Jeff (Jerr)
Best Roleplay: Ellie (Archi)
Who Brought the best Snack: Jeff (Eclair Dessert Casserole)

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: A Penny For My Thoughts, Ep. 3

We get to hear from the remaining patients as they share their first memories in this episode. Although the group still struggles to discern what a “positive” memory is, they are at least entertaining… some much more than others.

System: A Penny For My Thoughts, by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan
Patryc

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Audionautix.com, and Daniel Birch

BTT EoW 3.70: Tea Time

Eureka! It appears a cure has been found. However, the tension is higher than ever as it sparks some aggressive negotiations whether or not some are worth saving. Also, as the group works to combine their powers, there are some unforeseen side effects.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT One-Shot: A Penny For My Thoughts, Ep. 2

In this next installment of the group therapy session, we take a look at a couple more characters and explore their somewhat positive memories. This time around we see how the patients do not always remember the events clearly, but what might seem like absurdity in the details, might actually be how things panned out.

System: A Penny For My Thoughts, by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan
Patryc

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Inner Lotus Music, and Daniel Birch

BTT EoW 3.69: Air Gapped

Although those characters that were sick or injured appear to be on the mend, the decent into dissension continues, as shots are fired both literally and figuratively. One character even is pointing his gun at anyone and everyone this entire episode.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chine North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios, Daniel Birch, and Matti Paalanen

BTT One-Shot: A Penny For My Thoughts, Ep. 1

We embark on a new mentally challenging journey with this run of A Penny Foy My Thoughts, from Evil Hat Productions. We’re definitely going to stretch and strengthen our storytelling muscles on this one. In this episode, we read through the details and rule for play, while we lay out the first memory of one of the patients; already laced with mystery, intrigue, and tragedy.

System: A Penny For My Thoughts, by Evil Hat Productions

CAST:
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny
Jordan
Patryc

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT EoW 3.68: Commentary 16

Well, the animal preserve certainly hasn’t been a dull place. What the characters saw as a respite, Jordan and other players had something much deeper in mind. The group appears to be coming apart at the seams, but in this commentary episode we discuss the methods behind the madness, and postulate how it all might be building toward something greater.

System: OpenD6 Adventure, from West End Games

Character Advancement: Jeff (Jerr)
Best Roleplay: Ellie (Archi)
Who Brought the best Snack: Jeremy (Cinnamon Chip Cheesecake Cookies)

CAST:
Jordan — The Game Master
Aaron — Sam Feluge
Ellie — Archi
Jeff — Jerr Lan
Jeremy — Julian Illix
Johnny — Chime North

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios

BTT Episode 300: Show Commentary

Three main campaigns and about 2 dozen one-shots adds up to a lot of episodes, and some great stories. In this bonus commentary episode, we talk about a lot of our favorite characters, scenes and other memorable moments we’ve had on the show. We talk about some of the behind the scene things when it comes to collaborative storytelling, and even a bit of production. We also share a few outtakes and highlight several outstanding contributions from past cast members; Carlin, Stephanie, and Mike. It’s definitely been a fun ride, and there is still much more to come.

CAST:
Jordan
Aaron
Ellie
Jeff
Jeremy
Johnny

Music in the background from Fesliyan Studios