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Episode 130

**Urban Shadows**

## Series

Urban Shadows

Chicago is notorious for dirty politics. What most people don't know is it is an even worse city for WIZARD POLITICS. Wesley the Wizard Alderman knows that all too well. There are far too many special interest groups, the vampires, the werewolves, and the dreaded teachers union.

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Dialect

## Episodes

Episode 168
Episode 169

In 'Dialect', we follow the story of a community in isolation as seen through their language. We explore how the community's speech evolves as they face challenges, establish values, and contrast themselves from the society they've left behind. We'll embody characters within the Isolation, using this emergent language to express the interactions
within the community. In the end, we'll witness the decline of the language and examine how the community lost its identity. A highly modular world-building game, Dialect can be played in any setting in which a group may find itself totally isolated - be it physically or culturally.

Find out more here!
Episode 115

**Episode One Hundred Fifteen**

## Series

13th Age

Faced with potentially being responsible for demons entering the material plane, our party has elected to return to the dungeon temple that took the life of their companion Archibald. Equipped with horse, bicycle, and God Hog, our heroes ride out to face their destiny.

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Episode 131

**Episode 131**

## Series

Urban Shadows

Faced with the possibility of a new, unlicensed portal to hell opening up in Grant Park, our party must enlist all the help they can find. But who will they go to? Billy Zane? Who will stand in their way? John Malkovich? Both of those sound pretty plausible, right? Also what kind of mayor would want a portal to hell in the first place?

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Critical Success

Critical Success is a podcast where James D'Amato gives GMing advice, answers listener questions, and interviews people from the rpg community.

Episodes 20 and below are currently available on the Peaches and Hot Sauce website.

## Episode List

* Critical Success 1: The Heart, Head, and X Factor | Listen!
* Critical Success 2: Rules Lawyers and How to Deal With Them | Listen!
* Critical Success 3: Putting Together Your First Game Part 1 | Listen!
* Critical Success 4: Putting Together Your First Game Part 2 | Listen!
* Critical Success 5: Kickstarting Your Party Dynamic | Listen!
* Critical Success 6: Picking the Right System | Listen!
* Critical Success 7: Rules Heavy vs Rules Light | Listen!
* Critical Success 8: Giving Players the Right Amount of Information | Listen!
* Critical Success 9: Getting players to Participate | Listen!
* Critical Success 10: Interview With David Ewalt | Listen!
* Critical Success 11: Cultivating Atmosphere | Listen!
* Critical Success 12: Designing Monsters | Listen!
* Critical Success 13: Voicing Characters | Listen!
* Critical Success 14: When Things Go Wrong | Listen!
* Critical Success 15: John Harper | Listen!
* Critical Success 16: Rapid Fire 1 | Listen!
* Critical Success 17: Alignment Part 1 with Ben Dutter | Listen!
* Critical Success 18: Metatopia 2014 | Listen!
* Critical Success 19: Strong, Unreasonable Villains | Listen!
* Critical Success 19.5: Maps and Minis | Listen!
* Critical Success 20: Heart Breakers | Listen!
* Critical Success 21: Sex and Romance | Listen!
* Critical Success 22: Blue Rose with Jack Norris | Listen!
* Critical Success 23: Gencon Fan Panel 2015 | Listen!
* Critical Success 24: Rapid Fire 2 | Listen!
* Critical Success 25: Avonelle Wing | Listen!
* Critical Success 26: Japanese Game Design | Listen!
* Critical Success 26.5: Tanya DePass | Listen!
* Critical Success 27: Roll 20 and OGL | Listen!

## Goofs

James lost count somewhere between 18 and 20.

The Japanese Game Design episode is listed as number 26 on the Oneshot website but is number 25 on the Peaches and Hot Sauce Site.

Episode 27 was posted as a second episode 26.
Drew Mierzejewski

Drew is a writer, actor and overall creative living in Orlando, Florida. When he is not working on Courier's Call he is performing at theme parks and cooking food for his wife, Aly. Drew loves creating stories, building worlds and spreading hope in a brighter future. Drew also believes that you can do it. Whatever it is. You can do it!

Drew is a writer, actor and overall creative living in Orlando, Florida. When he is not working as game master/showrunner on Skyjacks: Courier's Call he is performing at theme parks and cooking food for his wife, Aly.

Drew loves creating stories, building worlds and spreading hope in a brighter future.

Drew also believes that you can do it. Whatever it is. You can do it!
Critical Success 1

## 1. The Heart, Head, and X Factor

If you are running your first game, chances are you are stressed out. If you have just run your fist session and nothing went right you are probably completely overwhelmed. The first step to running a great game is understanding who your party is and what they are after. On this episode of Critical Success we discuss understanding and categorizing player types with improv terms to help you get to know your party.

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Critical Success 10

Parting with the usual format, James sits down with Senior Editor of Forbes Magazine and author of “Of Dice and Men” David M. Ewalt to discuss David's experience running his very first campaign. Their conversation spans world building, session prep, improvisation, and how to incorporate lessons learned in other systems into your main campaign.

“Of Dice and Men” is available now on Amazon or from Audible.
Critical Success 13

## 13. Voicing Characters

*One of the things about your GM’ing style that I love the most was your presentation of NPCs. Specifically their voices. Your assortment of voices you draw from sound so natural. And they give NPCs and the game an extra layer of immersion.*

*My one attempt at this was a female pixie, and I was so bad my wife almost decided to just let her die. So I was wondering if you had any vocal exercises, or any materials you could point me to to help me get started.*
-Brenton

James discusses the art of voicing characters. This episode has improv techniques for developing character voices, advice on how to fudge certain voices you can’t do, and the secret to good voice work.

For more advice on voicing NPCs, check out this episode of Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff. They don’t say much about technique, but they have a great discussion about when to use a voice.
All Outta Bubblegum

## Episodes

Episode 20
Episode 21

From the brilliant folks who brought you “Everyone is John” comes an equally batshit system: All Outta Bubblegum.

The original site that hosted the rules for this game has been taken down. They have been rescued here ! Also u/Adolpheappia made an excellent pdf on reddit.

Listen to James play it on Episodes 20 and 21.
Crazy Partiers (series)

The adventures of the Crazy Partiers, featuring uncomfortable amounts of pony-love.

## Featured Episodes

* One Shot Episode 1: Rise of the Crazy Partiers
* One Shot Episode 2: Attack of the Ratmen
* One Shot Episode 3: The One Where EVERYONE Fails Their Perception Check
* One Shot Episode 4: Never Split the Party
* One Shot Episode 5: Final Boss
* One Shot Episode 56: Crazy Anniversary Partiers
* One Shot Episode 57: Crazy Anniversary Partiers 2
* One Shot Episode 58: Crazy Anniversary Partiers 3
* One Shot Episode 59: Crazy Anniversary Partiers 4
* One Shot Episode 200: Crazy Partiers 3 Part 1

## Systems

Pathfinder

Dungeons and Dragons

## Players

* James D'Amato
* John Patrick Coan
* Kat Kuhl
* Patrick O'Rourke
* Zack Mast
Critical Success 25

James sits down with one of the brilliant minds behind Double Exposure to discuss Metatopia, the Envoy program, and fostering an open gaming community.

**AVONELLE WING**

Double Exposure

Twitter: Envoy Program, Double Exposure, Avie

The Envoy Program/Become a Herald

Women and Non-Binary Trans Games Folks

Email: avonelle@dexposure.com
Episode 114

**Episode One Hundred Fourteen**

## Series

13th Age

A group of four ragtag heroes take a job acting on behalf of what they believe to be the Church of the Golden Wyrm. Stuck alone in the dark depths, they awaken something truly terrible. As a result, they are confronted with a​​n opponent more terrible than they have ever faced before: grief. Can they overcome their loss to once again seal the horrors they have unleashed?

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Critical Success 15

John Harper is responsible for some of the most fun and influential microsystems on the internet. With games like *Lasers and Feelings*, *Lady Blackbird*, and *Ghost Echo* in his portfolio Harper is the king of microgames. In this discussion James and John discuss Johns approach to gaming, his design philosophy, loosen the definition of “game designer,” and fix everything.

LINKS

One Seven Design

John Haper’s Patreon

MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE

Stars Without Number
Backstory 6

This episode we’re joined by game designer, graphic designer, illustrator, and Director of Marketing at Magpie Games: Sarah Richardson! She chats with Alex about designing, GMing, and what is really at the heart of the OSR movement. Plus: two very special announcements about two very special events!

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13th Age

## Episodes

Episode 114
Episode 115
Episode 116

**13th Age** combines the best parts of traditional d20-rolling fantasy gaming with new story-focused rules, designed so you can run the kind of game *you* most want to play with your group. Created by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet, **13th Age** gives you all the tools you need to make unique characters who are immediately embedded in the setting in important ways; quickly prepare adventures based on the PCs’ backgrounds and goals; create your own monsters; fight exciting battles; and focus on what’s always been cool and fun about fantasy adventure gaming.

Find out more here.
Episode 106

## Series

Shooting the Moon

James invites Jess Fink and Eric Colossal to get romantic with Emily Care Boss’s Shooting the Moon. In this episode the three build an American magical boarding school full of wonder, whimsy, and raw hormonal lust.

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## Synopsis

James, Jess and Eric create the setting and the characters for the game. Set in an American wizard school in the Harry Potter universe, nerd Ned Godkiller and thug Flyvaw Crankyshanks compete for the heart of the mysterious bad boy Jack Crow. Jack wants to be class president, but with his bad-boy reputation it is a near-unobtainable dream. But as the new moon draws close, increasing people's susceptibility to magic, a little magic hair gel might do the trick. Ned and Flyvaw set out to obtain the hair gel, and win Jack's heart.

After creating the setup, a short scene is played, where Ned tries to impress Jack by casting a third-grade Phoenix spell. Not used to Jack's heavy wand, Ned fumbles and permanently burns his eyebrows off.

## Characters

Ned Godkiller

Flyvaw Crankyshanks

Jack Crow
Critical Success 26

Matt Sanchez and Andy Kitowski are the two brilliant minds behind Kotodama Heavy Industries. You’ll recognize their work on games that have been translated from Japanese into English likeTenra Bansho: ZERO, Ryuutama, and Shinobigami. They converse about the history and development of RPGs in Japan, Japanese gaming culture, and the process of translating a game.

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Critical Success 9

## 9. Getting players to Participate

**QUESTIONS**

A couple years ago I DM’d for the first time for a game with my girlfriend (now wife) my friend Matt and his wife and a couple of our female friends.  Other than myself and Matt, no one else had ever played D&D.  Though I think they kind of liked it, it was very difficult to get them to attempt to role play (my wife later said she just didn’t know what to do.  My wife is very smart and loves the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and things like that, so I thought she would love role playing.  The problem is she is also very shy and introverted any may was probably a little afraid to put herself out there (she later said she just didn’t know how to role play or what she was supposed to do).  What advice would you give to try and draw someone out of their shell and help them dip their toes into the waters of role playing if they have no previous experience?

*-Ryan Emnett*

Do you have any suggestions for getting players to be passionate about a game in general? Specifically new players, who maybe aren’t that into gaming, or who are too busy or preoccupied to spend much time thinking about the stuff. My players have all indicated they really enjoyed a couple of sessions we’ve done so far, and that they want to keep playing, etc.  However, apart from the one session we play every two months or so, they don’t seem interested in thinking about or discussing their characters. For example, at one point I emailed a short, basic questionnaire of about 2 or 3 questions just asking for slightly more information about their characters for planning purposes, and if they got back to me at all, it took weeks. I wish there was a way to get them more invested in the game. On one hand I feel like it’s probably a failure of mine as a GM. But on the other hand, it’s these people with lives and children and I feel like there must be some way to crack that shell and get them more excited about playing. Basically, to boil it down, the problem is not getting them excited at the table, the problem is getting them excited before the game. Any thoughts?

*-Chris Waple*
Alex Roberts

Alex joined the Oneshot network in 2016 as the host of Backstory. She has also appeared on Critical Success 21. Sex and Romance and One Shot Episode 129: Companions Tale.

Before joining the One Shot network she was a host on The Tabletop Superhighway.

## Featured Episodes and Series

* Companions Tale (series)
* Critical Success 21: Sex and Romance
Adal Rifai

"Adal Rifai is an iO Chicago Harold team performer, coach, and teacher.

Adal Rifai has been improvising in Chicago since 2007. He performs at iO with the house team Revolver, in the weekly show Whirled News Tonight (iO) and around the U.S. with Pudding-Thank-You and BagCat . Past iO credits include Swim Buddies, Our Feature Presentation: The Improvised Movie, Radical Concept andHunter Family Crest. He has performed at Second City as a member of Twisty, HouseCo. and SketchCo. Along with performing Adal also coaches and teaches at iO, The Improv Den and around Chicago, runs the coaching program at iO, directed the Incubator and coaching program at the Playground Theater and has taught and performed improv all over the U.S. He is also the voice of Chunt the shapeshifter on the podcast Hello From the Magic Tavern."

## References

1. ↑ http://ioimprov.com/chicago/team/adal-rifai/
Episode 3

## Series

Crazy Partiers

This week the Crazy Partiers try to camp in front of the mysterious wizard’s tower. They make plans to keep watch, but a series of failed perception checks finds them at the bottom of a 10’x10′ pit, where they are at the mercy of the Zombie King’s most annoying minion. Will they pull through? Find out on One Shot!

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8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands: Noir Hanukkah Special (series)

James, Kat and Sam Kaye play in this five-episode holiday themed series.

## Featured Episodes

* One Shot Episode 15: 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 1
* One Shot Episode 16: 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 2
* One Shot Episode 17: 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 3
* One Shot Episode 18: 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 4
* One Shot Episode 19: 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 5

## Players

* James D'Amato
* Kat Kuhl
* Samuel Kaye
14 Days

## Episodes

Episode 102
Episode 103
Episode 104

In the game, you’ll play out two weeks in the life of a person with migraines. You’ll schedule your life one day at a time, juggling work, relationships, and hobbies around the reality of unpredictable pain. The game plays in 45 mins to an hour, followed by a discussion section at the end.

Find out more here.
Episode 196

## Blurb

James hosts Eric Simon and some friends to preview Torg Eternity which will be up on Kickstarter soon. After earth has been invaded by a host of hostile dimensions a braves group of heroes has banded together across timelines and realities to defend humanity: The Storm Knights. Thier resistance to extradimensional influence is small yet […]

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Episode 118

**Episode One Hundred Eighteen**

## Series

Rogue Trader

The crew of the Golden Corral continues to investigate the mystery of the derelict colony ship. It is clear there is violence in the history of this ill-fated vessel, and wealth hidden away in its abandoned halls. However, Captain Vienna Schnitzel and his crew are still ignorant of the lingering danger. Lucky for the Golden Corral, ignorance is their greatest asset.

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Critical Success 2

## 2. Rules Lawyers and How to Deal With Them

This week James tackles the subject of rules lawyers and how to talk them out of slowing down your game. Players can be difficult but sometimes all you need to do is choose your words carefully to make everyone at the table happy. If you have a question for James please send it to jamesdamatoismagic@gmail.com

Listener plug:

http://www.yousephtanha.com/blog/
Everyone is John (series)

This series of episodes follows John trying to decide which of the voices to listen to.

## Featured Episodes

* One Shot Episode 11: Every One Is John Part 1
* One Shot Episode 12: Everyone is John Part 2
* One Shot Episode 13: This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but with John

## Players

* James D'Amato
* John Patrick Coan
* Luke Null
* Mike Gospel
Episode 128

**Episode 128**

## Series

Fool's Journey

This week ONE SHOT is offering a double feature! First up Kat and James play Fool's Journey with the game's creator Cheyenne Wall-Grimes. For that you get three unique stories inspired by an arrangement of Tarot Cards.

Next up, James talks with Tanya DePass of the “I Need Diverse Games” hashtag. #INDG Together they try to clarify what folks mean when they ask for diversity and how that could have a positive impact on the gaming community.

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Episode 191

## Blurb

After a stunning defeat in the Dungeon Dome, Percival the Unwavering and Small Benjamin, known collectively to their fans as The Compass Cats, are in a period of soul searching. Having fought in the Dome for years with an undefeated record they must find a way to rebuild their sense of identity. What better way […]

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Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf

## Episodes

Episode 99

You are one of the unlucky ones. You have been caught up in a deadly struggle with Shia Labeouf. Band together with other strangers to escape, outwit and possibly even kill Shia LaBeouf.

Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf is a micro RPG by Matthew J. McPherson or mattzm on reddit. Get more information and the free rules on the games subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ACSLB
BitsOnBits:The Strumpet Under the Bridge

The Strumpet, Under the Bridge

## Biography

The Strumpet Under the Bridge was a Temerian woman just trying to make it in this crazy world in 1272. The Nilfgaardian soldiers hope she doesn't want them to touch her because they wouldn't know what to do, but they think she's a great dancer and they want her to continue her career.

## Personality

The Strumpet Under the Bridge is actually quite shy - though she sought a career as a strumpet, she also preferred to dance fully clothed and partially obscured by vegetation. Fortunately she found an audience that understood and respected her at the Nilfgaardian Encampment.
Backstory

BACKSTORY is an ongoing series of interviews with game designers and other notable members of the role-playing community, hosted by Alex Roberts. This show is all about the person behind the work: how did they get into gaming? Why did they start designing? What are they most excited about for the future? Alex loves getting to know people, and you’ll love coming along for the ride.

## List of Episodes

* Backstory 1: Jason Morningstar | Listen!
* Backstory 2: Lizzie Stark | Listen!
* Backstory 3: Hannah Shaffer | Listen!
* Backstory 4: Laura Simpson | Listen!
* Backstory 5: Sarah Lynne-Bowman | Listen!
* Backstory 6: Sarah Richardson | Listen!
* Backstory 7: Shanna Germain | Listen!
* Backstory 8: Glenn Given | Listen!
* Backstory 9: Kathryn Hymes | Listen!
* Backstory 10: Sean Nittner | Listen!
* Backstory 11: Sara Williamson | Listen!
* Backstory 12: Kira Magrann | Listen!
* Backstory 13: Evan Torner | Listen!
* Backstory 14: Johanna Koljonen | Listen!
* Backstory 15: Kat Jones | Listen!
* Backstory 16: Jacqueline Bryk | Listen!
* Backstory 17: Gabriel de los Angeles | Listen!
* Backstory 18: Ross Cowman | Listen!
* Backstory 19: Katherine Cross | Listen!
* Backstory 20: Mark Richardson | Listen!
* Backstory 21: Hakan Seyalioglu | Listen!
* Backstory 22: Ben Schwartz | Listen!
* Backstory 23: Whitney Beltràn | Listen!
* Backstory 24: Avery Alder | Listen!
* Backstory 25: Mo Turkington | Listen!
* Backstory 26: Ole Peder Giæver | Listen!
* Backstory 27: D. Vincent and Meguey Baker | Listen!
* Backstory 28: Rachel Kahn | Listen!
* Backstory 29: J Li | Listen!
* Backstory 30: Maury Brown | Listen!
* Backstory 31: Josh Jordan | Listen!
* Backstory 32: Emily Care Boss | Listen!
* Backstory 33: Caitlynn Belle | Listen!
* Backstory 34: Robert Bohl | Listen!
* Backstory 35: Brodie Atwater | Listen!
* Backstory 36: Kimberley Lam | Listen!
* Backstory 37: Graham Walmsley | Listen!
* Backstory 38: Misha Bushyager | Listen!
Changelings

Not to be confused with the Luminary, The Changeling, or with Travis Matagot: the player character and present iteration of The Changeling.

Changelings are people that have been cursed by The Forest Queen to transform and take the shape of an animal, usually in line with the cycle of day and night. Changelings typically only transform into a single animal form, but there are notable exceptions such as Travis Matagot that have multiple animal forms.

## Notable Changelings

### Travis Matagot

Travis Matagot is a member of the captain's council aboard the skyship Uhuru. Travis was cursed by the Forest Queen approximately 200 years ago in a game of Illimat played in her Grove: Travis had offered his mortality as his Okus token. While he won the overall game, the Forest Queen claimed his mortality, transforming him into a changeling.

Travis initially had four animal forms that he could turn into at night, his transformation changing by the season: a rabbit in winter, a snake in spring, a coyote in summer, and a raven in autumn. After Margaret repaired the Changeling's curse on him in Nordia, he takes the form of an animal by day, and of a man by night. In N'Goni, Travis had a conversation with The Morrigan, in which he received two boons: the ability to ease the pain of his transformations by consuming hartroot tea, and the ability to adjust the amount of time he spends in either animal or human form. While in Deauxmignon, Travis discovered that he was the current manifestation of The Changeling Luminary from The Rusalka, and tapped into that power to absorb the Changeling curse of an old friend of his, Raoul, gaining the forms of an axolotl and a deer.

### Sharpe

Sharpe is a changeling that June, Kiran, and Cici encounter during their time in Otterbachs. Her changeling form is that of a sow, and she commanded a group of changeling squires known as the Rabble.
Dracula Dossier (series)

**Dracula Dossier (series)**

## Featured Episodes

* One Shot Episode 66: Dracula Dossier Part 1
* One Shot Episode 67: Dracula Dossier Part 2
* One Shot Episode 68: Dracula Dossier Part 3
* One Shot Episode 69: Dracula Dossier Part 4
* One Shot Episode 155: Dracula Dossier 2 Part 1
* One Shot Episode 156: Dracula Dossier 2 Part 2
* One Shot Episode 157: Dracula Dossier 2 Part 3
* One Shot Extra 4: Dracula Dossier Bonus Rules Explanation

## Players

* Darcy Ross
* General Ironicus
* James D'Amato
* Kenneth Hite
* Nathan Paoletta
* Zach Weber
Backstory 16

## Blurb

Is Pokemon Go a larp? What’s the difference between torturing your characters and torturing your players? Can game design help you conquer your fears – or just spread them around a little? Larpwright Jacqueline Bryk is here to pose all these questions and many more. We may answer a few of them, too.

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Episode 119

**Episode One Hundred Nineteen**

## Series

Rogue Trader

The officers of The Golden Corral are locked in a desperate battle for their lives and cool guns, with an enemy they cannot see: the Eldar Warp Spiders. Also a sense of dread begins to settle in. Though the Eldar are formidable opponents, it is clear they are not responsible for all the damage to this colony ship. Something deeply sinister lurks in the heart of this ship’s warp core...something that is perhaps even more powerful than Captain Schnitzel’s arrogance.

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Emily

**Emily**

## Featured Episodes and Series

* Hero's Journey 001: Emily Starts the Journey
* Hero's Journey 002: Emily vs. the First Scene
* Hero's Journey 003: Emily Creates NPCs
* Hero's Journey 004: Emily takes on Mechanics and Rules and System Specifics
* Hero's Journey 005: Emily Gets Inspired
* Hero's Journey 006: Emily Creates Conflict(s)
* Hero's Journey 007: Emily Writes Her First Scene
* Hero's Journey 008: Emily Spitballs
* Hero's Journey 009: Emily Recaps Session 0
* Hero's Journey 010: Emily Incorporates PCs
* Hero's Journey 011: Emily Plays Game 1, Part 1
* Hero's Journey 012: Emily Plays Game 1, Part 2
All Things Truly Wicked

## Episodes

Episode 54
Episode 55

All Things Truly Wicked is a horror game, where the players take on the roles of young children and teenagers, in order to investigate and explore the strange evil that afflicting their small, suburban neighbourhood. Only the children can see these horrors, and only they have the power to stop them.

You can find the rules for All Things Truly Wicked here!

Get more information on Ryan's blog.
Aurum

Aurum is the Red Feather capital city and one of largest cities in Spéir. It is surrounded by plains biomes, with no natural bodies of water around for miles, only canals and manufactured pools fed by large catchment tools.

Aurum is a large, urban centre and it is the home to the Rubies, an expensive and fancy class of escorts and courtesans.

## References

1. ↑ Skyjacks Episode 52
2. ↑ Skyjacks: Episode 44.5 Youngblood Interlude
3. ↑  @CampaignPod (2020) 14th December, accessed 23rd Dec 2020
4. ↑  OneShotPodcast.com (2020) 20th August at 12:27am, accessed 23rd Dec 2020
Episode 120

**Episode One Hundred Twenty**

## Series

Mythic Mortals

The opening night of Loosey Goosey Presents: The Amy Fischer Story, an improvised trial of the century, goes horribly wrong as James D'Amato is kidnapped by a horrible monster during the opening. It is up to his girlfriend, little sister, and scene partner to discover their superpowers, rescue James, and save the show.

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Episode 183

## Blurb

After thwarting a bank robbery would be teen heroine Fetch (Molly) pressured her friend and partner Snowflake (Noelle) into taking some of the valuables they recovered from the crooks instead of turning them over to the police. Their teammates Bandicoot (Ben) and Tabitha (Lola) have no idea, and if Fetch has her way they never […]

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Everyone Is John

## Episodes

Everyone is John (series)
Everyone is Joker (series)

Everyone Is John was created by Michael B. Sullivan. Basically, one player is John. All the other players becomes a voice in "John's" head. Each voice tries to get John to do something. When one player isn't able to succeed in making John complete an action, another player can bid in to make John do his action.

The rules are no longer available from their original location, but you can get them from here!
Episode 79

**Episode Seventy Nine**

## Series

Our Last Best Hope

In the year 2020 the Earth is threatened by her closest neighbor: THE MOON. An intrepid band of Earth's greatest scientific minds is dispatched with a desperate plan just crazy enough to work. Brilliant Cosmic Ecologist Joy Worth (Phoebe Stonebraker), Engineering Wunderkind Logan Murphy (Tyler Davis), the world’s foremost expert on sociology, Crispin Nugget (Brad Pike), and the President/World’s fastest doctor, Dr. Steel Johnson (James D’Amato) are OUR LAST BEST HOPE in this GM-less system.

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Episode 143

## Series

Belly of the Beast (series)

Spurred on my thoughts of additional valuable trade good our heroes venture further into the ruins buried deep within the bowels of the beast. At what point does greed outweigh reason? Will they score the biggest scavenge in history, or are they doomed to die far from the world they know.

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Featured Games

* Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf
* All Outta Bubblegum
* All Things Truly Wicked
* Atomic Robo
* Belly of the Beast
* Bluebeard's Bride
* Call of Cthulhu
* Colonials
* Companion's Tale
* Cosmic Patrol
* Dark
* Dead Scare
* Deadlands Noir
* Dracula Dossier
* Dread
* Dungeons and Dragons (5e)
* Dungeon World
* Ehdrigohr
* Everyone Is John
* FATE
* Feast Hall of Ash
* Feng Shui
* Feng Shui 2
* Fiasco
* Flight of the Robins
* Fool's Journey
* 14 Days
* Gangland
* GUMSHOE
* Headspace
* Heroine
* InSpectres
* It Was a Mutual Decision
* Jenga
* Lasers and Feelings
* Legend of the Five Rings
* Monsterhearts
* Murderland
* Mythic Mortals
* Numenera
* One Last Job
* Our Last Best Hope
* Pathfinder
* Phoenix Dawn Command
* Police Cops
* Princesses and Palaces
* Protocol
* Pulp Cthulhu
* Rogue Trader
* Sailor Moon RPG
* Scooby Doo-run Call of Cthuhlu
* Shadowrun (4e)
* Shinobigami
* Shooting the Moon
* Star Wars:Edge of the Empire
* Star Wars 3.5
* 13th Age
* Three Rocketeers
* Time Watch
* Traction Park
* Urban Shadows
* WITCH
* X-People
Episode 169

## Blurb

After years of oppression workers in the body are growing tired of their meager lifestyles, despite Gheppetto’s attempts to placate them with Honey Days. The specialized language with in the remote martian colony evolves a revolutionary tone as dissonants try to contact outsiders. However, it is not clear who might be listening to their broadcasts.

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Backstory 3

**Backstory 3. Hannah Shaffer**

Tabletop game designer Hannah Shaffer chats with Alex about collaborative design, collaborative worldbuilding, and finding one's place in the roleplaying game community. We also briefly attempt to define the word "game," but thankfully give up quickly.

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Works Cited

**Hannah’s website**

http://makebigthings.com/

**Hannah’s twitter**

https://twitter.com/hanbandit

**Games People Play**

http://makebigthings.com/games-people-play-podcast/

**Tabletop Superhighway**

http://thetabletopsuperhighway.com/

**14 Days**

http://makebigthings.com/14-days-a-game-about-life-with-migraines/

**Questlandia**

http://questlandia.com/

**Evan Rowland**

http://smallflygames.com/

**Microscope**

http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/

**Apocalypse World**

http://apocalypse-world.com/

**Monsterhearts**

http://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts/

**Game Chef**

http://www.game-chef.com/

**Metatopia**

http://www.dexposure.com/m2015.html

**Dreamation**

http://www.dexposure.com/d2016.html
Episode 54

**Episode Fifty Four**

## Series

All Things Truly Wicked

Three ten-year-old friends find the mutilated body of one of their classmates, and to their horror, no one will believe them. They realize, if they want to know what is going on, they will have to investigate on their own. Dan Van Holton plays Logan, James Mason plays Billy, James D'Amato as Scott, and our guest Master of Ceremonies, John Arcadian.

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Episode BONUS 1

**BONUS: Feast Hall of Ash Part 1**

## Series

Feast Hall of Ash

After centuries of silence, the Fomoire have returned to Tir Yadrail to visit bloody punishment on the humans and elves who live there. A ragtag collection of adventurers charged to guard their village now lies at the mercy of these viscous raiders.

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Episode 184

## Blurb

Fetch has been captured by a mysterious stranger working with The Poacher. Without her powers she must rely on her wits. Her impulses got her in to this mess, can they also earn her freedom? At what cost? Meanwhile the others have discovered the location of their missing friend. Will they arrive in time to […]

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Episode 44

**Episode Forty Four**

## Series

Princesses and Palaces

This week James, Kat Murphy, Courtney Crary, and Justine Kruger embrace their inner ten-year-old girl to play Princesses and Palaces. Created by two parents to introduce role playing to their daughter, Princesses and Palaces combines high adventure with girlish fun.

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Episode 80

**Episode Eighty**

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Our Last Best Hope

After a flurry of shocking revelations, will our team be strong enough to survive another? The mission to nuke the moon is already in dire straits after the exploding eagle team was struck by moon lava and exploded. At this point, it would take super-human levels of competency to complete their mission and save the earth. Are our heroes up to the task!?

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Episode 189

## Blurb

Evidence of apostasy Heaven begins to mount as Ben and Seriah lead a tense Sunday service, and revisit a suspiciously orney horse. Although they fear the worst our two dogs must keep level heads to serve the King of Life. That becomes incredibly difficult for ben as he encounters a startling revelation.

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Episode 11

## Series

Every One Is John

James and JPC along with newcomers Luke Null and Mike Gospel take on Lovecraft in the indie system which is taking the internet by storm: “Everyone is John.” After reading the Necronomicon, can John Tuckerman, an associate professor from Miskatonic University, survive the ravages of madness?

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NOTE: Though the game system is actually called "Everyone Is John", the episode titles were written "Every One Is John".
Episode 150

## Series

Red Markets (series)

After a zombie outbreak destroyed civilization humanity has begun to rebuild. Many humans are gathered in fortified quarantine zones called “The Recession.” There, life is very similar to the way it was before the outbreak, and people look forward to one day winning the world back from the rotting clutches of the undead.

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Episode 162

## Series

InSpectres: The Spirit Snatchers (series)

## Blurb

The Spirit Snatchers face their greatest challenge yet as they grapple with the Ahm-bud-mahn, a terrifying demon with a personal vendetta against our favorite whip wielding paranormal investigators. Will the cryptic advice they receive from Aramaic phrases, and creepy possessed children be enough to help them defeat this horrifying beast? Will their puns be good […]

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Episode 17

**Episode Seventeen**

## Series

8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands: Noir Hanukkah Special

This week Dr. Emile Candy (Sam Kaye) and Felix "Mack" Macbre (James D'Amato) get into some hot water with Capone's outfit as they tear the Windy City apart looking for Humphrey Hall, wealthy greetings card magnate. Meanwhile, the bodies start piling up as the Hanukkah killer claims more victims.  Can the boys find the killer and save Hall in time to save the holidays?  Or will the clues make like the wick on a menorah and go up in smoke?

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Episode 24

## Opening Crawl

*A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away..*.*When we last left our heroes, they were still fleeing the Galactic Empire. After a hair-raising encounter with Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt, our heroes have been tasked with harming the Empire in any way they can, as well as stealing a ship to flee Tatooine.*

*Can Grizelle Jorun, Leenik Geelo, Trystan Valentine and R2-D20 escape Imperial Grasp? Or will they be captured or killed? Find out as the story concludes in this week's One Shot!*

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## Backstory Additions:

Grizelle: Her husband was taken away and killed, and her son taken to become a slave. She saved her son and fought her way through many of her sisters, including Aava. Force-stole the knowledge of how to fly from Aava's pilot, and stole the ship to escape Dathomir.

Tryst: Stole an imperial cruiser to escape, which has plans for the 'Doom Orb' in the glove box. HE READ THE PLANS, and crashed the ship due to all of the READING. Left the plans aboard the wreckage. The ship exploded after the wreck, in the middle of a Bothan village. Many Bothans died.

Leenik: On the Empire's bad side, took the same bounty from the Empire and the Hutts, and turned it in to Bossk instead of the Empire.

R2-D20: Was on Kamino for Order 66. Sian was killed during Order 66; R2 escaped with the aid of a clone (Bacta).

## Nebulous Kanan

The events of this episode exist in Nebulous Kanan, as they were recorded for One Shot and before they decided to make this a long form campaign. The players have not quite found the characters' voices, and some minor events and descriptions contradict what is said in Campaign proper. The events could be considered Kanan unless otherwise contradicted in later episodes.
Episode 9

## Series

Inspector Jackie Can't Catch A Break

Our heroes have battled their way through triads, ninja, and helicopters but now they find themselves face-to-beryllium-steel face with Destro! Where Destro goes, the legions of the dreaded Cobra Commander are sure to follow. Can our heroes overcome the most feared terrorist organization on earth!? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to this month’s ONE SHOT!

Also, heroes, this series continues here!

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Episode 39

**Episode Thirty Nine**

## Series

Pulp Cthulhu

It is finally here, the grand finale to our C2E2 episodes. We are playing some Call of Cthulhu with a super star crossover twist. Our character/player lineup is:

Batman……………Brian Holden
Indiana Jones……Kat Murphy
James Bond……..Alex Manich
Tom Riddle……….Johnny O’Mara
Doctor Who………Tricia Bobeda

Gotham City, 1943

In order to support our boys fighting overseas, Wayne Industries has organized a charity auction to raise money for war bonds. The auction will rent antiquities from the Wayne private collection, as well as a few on loan from the nearby Miskatonic University.

Private collectors and museums from all over are competing for a chance to display some of the world’s most rare and spectacular objects. Unknown dangers lurk in the shadows of forbidden objects and in the hearts of men who wish to posses them.

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Episode 2

## Series

Crazy Partiers

Get ready for the adrenaline-fueled action of BASIC MATH! This episode The Crazy Partiers enter combat. Will our heroes survive their journey thirty miles out of town? Can you identify what level they are based, on the abilities they are using? Will you notice the edits where we removed SEVERAL very long rules discussions? Find out on this week’s One Shot!

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Episode 179

## Blurb

In a distant time, on a distant planet, on a small Island called Arbes the mighty Capital enjoys the benefits of a libertarian paradise. The only limit any being knows is the power of market forces. It is here that three men come before the ruling faction in order to propose an unprecedented idea: a […]

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Episode 67

**Episode Sixty Seven**

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Dracula Dossier

The would-be vampire hunters make their way aboard the party boat and onto the Danube. To find Dracula, our heroes must acquaint themselves with the different figures involved in the Belgrade cigarette-smuggling ring and the city's cultural elite. Also they may want to check the coffin in the cargo hold. Just sayin'.

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Feng Shui 2

## Episodes

Episode Sixty One
Episode Sixty Two
Episode Sixty Three
Episode Sixty Four

Feng Shui is an action movie RPG by Robin D. Laws based on Hong Kong action movies. The players play characters based on archetypes from action movies, fighting in the Chi War spanning from ancient China to a dystopian post-apocalypse future. The world is a mix of Sci-fi and fantasy based on primarily Chinese mythology and tropes.

Feng Shui 2 is the third edition of the game.

Go to the official homepage.

Buy the game.
Episode 60

**Episode Sixty**

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Protocol

This week Brandon Shockney returns and brings Jonathon Pernisek from  the "How Rude!" Full House podcast to play a game of Protocol with James.

Protocol is an RPG anthology based around scenic, emotionally-driven play. It is very similar to Fiasco but encourages players to take on an even more cinematic scope when constructing stories. Scenes are divided into four categories which correspond to card suits. The numbers and faces on cards are tied to themes, which guide the themes. The protocol anthology is full of different games from various genres which allows a range of stories to tell with this flexible dramatic system.

What would happen in a world where the creator of Full House was forced to guide the crew of his new television show through a quarantine during a nightmarish plague? Tune in to find out!

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Episode 59

**Episode Fifty Nine**

## Series

Crazy Anniversary Partiers

With hearts of steel and skin of stone, the Crazy Partiers descend into the wicked depths of the Underdark where an ancient evil awaits their arrival. What will they find in the inky cavens so far from the warm embrace of the sun? The final boss? Monsters that are not appropriately scaled to be? Exactly what Kat predicted, Love?

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Episode 20

**Episode Twenty**

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All Outta Bubblegum

From the brilliant folks who brought you "Everyone is John" comes an equally batshit system: All Outta Bubblegum. In this game, Faith D'Amato, Lynette Roten, and David Giratanna step up to the table to do two things:

* Kick ass

* And chew bubblegum

When they might miss their flights at Denver International Airport, and the bubblegum supplies are low, there is only ONE thing left to do. Follow their insane journey this week on ONE SHOT!

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Episode 177

## Blurb

Mal (James D’Amato), Li (Jim MCclure), and Chul Quitl (Rob Stith) have discovered that the river has stopped flowing because its god is in deep emotional turmoil after his favored priest disappeared. Tho resolve this situation they must discover why the priest left his place at his deities side.

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Episode 64

**Episode Sixty Four**

## Series

Inspector Jackie Can’t Catch a Break 2:
Dying Harder in Little China

Our heroes have finally reached the top of Buro Tower where their enemies new and old await a final, glorious confrontation. Who know what wicked ends the Cobra Commander, agent of the Ascended, has for Hong Kong? And what of the mysterious head of the Buro Corporation?  Is he the maniacal tyrant that Battlechip Potemkin warned our heroes about? All that is hidden shall be made manifest on this episode of ONE SHOT!

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Feng Shui

## Episodes

Episode Six
Episode Seven
Episode Eight
Episode Nine

Feng Shui is an action movie RPG by Robin D. Laws based on Hong Kong action movies. The players play characters based on archetypes from action movies, fighting in the Chi War spanning from ancient China to a dystopian post-apocalypse future. The world is a mix of Sci-fi and fantasy based on primarily Chinese mythology and tropes.

Get it here

The latest edition of the game is called Feng Shui 2.
Episode 182

## Blurb

A scrappy new team of teen supers Fetch (Molly Ostertag,) Snowflake (Noelle Stevenson,) (Lola Binkerd,) and The Bandicoot (Ben Joseph) are still finding their feet in the superpowered metropolis: Halcyon City. In a world of civilians who are inconvenienced by them, villains who want to fight them, and older heroes who want to tell them […]

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Episode 6

## Inspector Jackie Can't Catch A Break Part 1

Pizza Party Rumble

Welcome heroes, to a new month of ONE SHOT!

This episode Chris Sims, John Patrick Coan, and Kat Murphy team up to recreate a '90s Kung Fu action movie. Their characters Inspector Jackie, Angela Chan, and Bobby Euphrates defend a special little pizza shop in the Bronx called “Ancient Chinese Pizza” from the deadly Snake Skin Triad. Kick back and crack open an ice cold Pepsi(TM) and listen to fists fly.

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## Synopsis

Inspector Jackie returns from Hong Kong to visit his brother in New York on his birthday. He is greeted by Bobby Euphrates, a rough street kid given a second chance by Jackie's brother Raymond, owner of the "Ancient Chinese Pizza" restaurant. Inside the shop, Jackie's niece Angela is neglecting her chores to play Street Fighter.

Jackie barely has time to set his foot inside the door and greet his family before a gang of thugs come in trying to strong-arm Raymond into selling his restaurant, decorations and all. Before long, a fight breaks out, and together Jackie, Bobby and Angela send the thugs packing. Bobby recognizes the tattoos on one of the thugs as Snake Skin Triad, a criminal gang that Bobby has run into before.

Raymond leaves Angela in Jackie's care to put the deed to the restaurant in a safe deposit box.

## Performers

* James D'Amato (GM)
* Kat Kuhl
* John Patrick Coan
* Chris Sims
Episode 30

**Episode Thirty**

## Series

Dungeon World

This week our heroes learn the joys of the random encounter! Trinket plays with poisons, Bangarang shoots fireballs -- no matter who gets hurt, Baby Blues lays down some sweet jams and Red Foxx gets caught in the crossfire, and the whole group makes goat puns. Because of course they do.

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Episode 142

## Series

Belly of the Beast (series)

Shortly before the renaissance all of human civilization was swallowed by an unstoppable monster the size of mountains. Humanity was devastated, but a fraction of the populace struggles to live on inside the beast. Mank survive as scavengers, digging through the remnants of the human world for food and supplies. Belly of the Beast will […]

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Episode 25

## Arc

Murder Ball

Prologue Episode 4

John Patrick Coan, Johnny O’Mara, and Matt Kubinski return for another series of Star Wars episodes! However, this time Kat Murphy is stepping in as GM, and James will be playing alongside the rest of the party.

It has been five years since the last series of episodes, and it is over a decade before Luke Skywalker leaves Tatooine. The crew is making their living as bounty hunters, but danger looms on the horizon…

## Opening Crawl

*A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, 13 years before the Battle of Yavin...*

*...the dark side waxes as the shadow of the Emperor envelops the galaxy. Five years after the shattered remnants of the Jedi Order failed to capture Darth Vader with a trap set on Kessel, many fugitives of the former order believed hope of an organized rebellion was lost. However, Grizelle Jorun, a former Nightsister from the mysterious jungle planet of Dathomir, has provided the shattered order of knights with a solution: using her strange knowledge of the force and her bond with her son, she has discovered a way to shield the beleaguered Jedi from the senses of the Emperor. Ahsoka Tano, leader of the fledgling Rebel Alliance, has made good use of this reprieve to gather what little forces the Jedi have to make coordinated attacks against the growing Empire. However, not all enemies of the Empire live and act so nobly. Some have turned to lives outside the law, existing as smugglers, bounty hunters and soldiers of fortune. We find a group of such scoundrels on the planet of Alderaan, one of the few worlds which remains relatively free of Imperial influence. While there is no sign of the Empire on Alderaan, our heroes, Leenik Geelo, Trystan Valentine, R2-D20 and the clone soldier known as Bacta find there is no shortage of danger anywhere in the galaxy…*

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## Plot Summary

The crew of The Mynock are on the planet Alderaan chasing after a bounty on a wanted drug dealer. Inside a dark warehouse, they have a run-in with a group of smugglers.

## Featured NPCs

Ekblet: A Toydarian that sells drugs to kids.

Grovakk: A Wookiee that forgot to call his mom on Life Day.

Li'sai: A Twi'lek femme-fatale smuggler.

An unnamed Devaronian.

## Nebulous Kanan

The events of this episode exist in Nebulous Kanan, as they were recorded for One Shot and before they decided to make this a long form campaign. The players have not quite found the characters' voices, and some minor events and descriptions contradict what is said in Campaign proper. The events could be considered Kanan unless otherwise contradicted in later episodes.
Episode 155

## Blurb

After a disastrous encounter with the lord of the undead on a party yacht, our ragtag group of agents must regroup and re strategize. They have lost the element of surprise and there are only a few precious hours of daylight separating them from another encounter with the all but invincible Dracula. THE DRACULA DOSSIER […]

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