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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

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A team of artists telling THE GREATEST BEST FRIEND STORY that the galaxy has ever seen! While everybody else is out saving the world, we’re just trying to find the next best place to eat. Join us on our haphazard adventure.
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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E39: The Chaos engine_01_FINAL

S2E39: The Chaos engine_01_FINAL

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03/23/23 • 60 min

The crew finally knows the full truth about Boris. ...And they’re keepin’ him ANYWAY! But the fight ain’t over yet. They’ve got to get home and make a plan. The Bastards owe D.E.E.T.Z. and Zhu Zhu a visit about the future of Midspace- and maybe a little warning about the interstellar crap-storm that’s on the way. It sure ain’t the first time there’s been trouble. And if these unlikely allies can see eye to eye, it won’t have to be the last either.

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Bodieh

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S1E00: Pilot Episode

S1E00: Pilot Episode

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04/08/20 • 97 min

Ursine demolitions expert Cleo DeCap and the Robotic/aquatic Doctor Ze are in search of an easy payout on the hulking space station, Midspace. Located in the center of this galaxy, Midspace station is lawless, corrupt, dangerous, and... A great place to make a buck! It’s here that our Bastards dwell, in search of a big score...

The Bastards are BACK, and officially in orbit! We know you’ve all had enough of being gravity-bound- so we’re kicking this joint for a new star system. Join the same motley crew for new stories, new characters, a brand new universe, and all-new game mechanics designed by our very own DM Dragon Daddy Dick Dynamite. So buckle your EVA suits to yer control decks- cause a bear and a jellyfish just landed in the station and this PILOT is taking you on a RIIIIIDE!

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra - Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Agustín Marceillac

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - Bobby Got Space 4 U

Bobby Got Space 4 U

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08/12/21 • 12 min

This week sit down with our Bastards to watch the Midspace famous show "Bobby got space 4 U!"

(HEY Bastards! Recognize the sound of this lil' treat? That's right! This is the show that the synths are listening to in the beginning of S2E8! Did we go and actually make the whole show? YEAH! YEAH WE DID! And it's real short, so come on in here and get you some daytime TV nostalgia with a side of family drama and slick Dan-style editing!)

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Agustín Marceillac

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E22: Deus ex mushroom

S2E22: Deus ex mushroom

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03/10/22 • 84 min

It doesn’t take The Bastards long to get back into the fray. After putting together a tentative plan with D.E.E.T.Z. and the revolutionaries they are headed back into cultist lands. All that’s left is to make sure the mushrooms are protected and everybody knows their mark. Because our heroes are going in guns blazing!

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Logan

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E12: Live, Laugh, Love [feat. Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern]
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10/13/21 • 61 min

The Bastards go out for a cola, and come back forever changed.

Board the nightmare taxi and LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE the truest adventure of your wildest dreams with The Bastards, and Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern! A small stop for a Sassy Mama Cola turns into a life or death quest to save MidSpace as we know it- and grant a cosmic being their ultimate dream.

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Special Featured Guest/Johnny Peepers -- Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern

Episode art by Bodie

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E01: The Butter Knife

S2E01: The Butter Knife

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06/24/21 • 107 min

Cleo and Ze race to get out of Zarg Moon territory before the New Terran forces blockade the entire sector.

Aboard their starship the Grey Dragon, powered by an A.I called Reese, and piloted by the Zargian hero Trevor, The Bastards make a dash for it. And oh, Boris is there too! We wouldn't want to forget Boris. Ya never know when he may come in handy.

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Bodie

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E02: Party Pose

S2E02: Party Pose

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07/01/21 • 72 min

HECK! The crew has just barely made it past The Shattered Wall- and they find themselves in immediate danger.

They must now provide tribute to their new honored friends, or face the void of space alone. Well, surely The Bastards- extreme lovers of treats, merchandise and birthdays- can accomplish this feat.. Right?

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Bodie

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - S2E36: Borigin Part 1 - Falling Bricks

S2E36: Borigin Part 1 - Falling Bricks

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01/26/23 • 80 min

Boris is Boritheleon Hasilfilliams III, son of the biggest arms dealer in the galaxy. He’s a known genius, and a key cog in the terrible machine of his father’s plans. He’s been hiding for a long time. Doing odd jobs across the system, slumming it with his found family... But things have caught up with him now. Daddy’s home, a world ending weapon is on the loose, and there’s a whole lot of explaining to do about how exactly he got caught up in all of this.

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Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Daniel Matthews

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - LORE DIVE - PARTY ROLES: TANK, DAMAGE & HEALS

LORE DIVE - PARTY ROLES: TANK, DAMAGE & HEALS

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03/16/23 • 67 min

We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about PARTY ROLES! aka tankin’, damagin’ and healin’!

You know that we’re busy building our own game system, that’s what we’re playing! But how do you fit into it? Join Dan, Tay and DM Dick Dynamite as they dig into the roles that a player might have, and what we’ve already seen in the Bastard universe that illustrates them.

If you enjoy the nitty gritty skeleton of game design behind the RP, then baby, this dive is for you! SO BRING YER SKILLS TO THE TABLE AND LET’S GO!

Starring:

Richard Kimber-Bell

Taylor van Biljon

Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Björn Hurri

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast - Lore Dive - Ships

Lore Dive - Ships

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01/19/23 • 90 min

We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about SHIPS. SHIPS are pretty important to our story. They’re why we met! Both in real life, and in the game. Cruising space just wouldn’t be the same without ‘em. Dan and Tay join DM Dick Dynamite as he pops the hood on the galaxy’s favourite vehicles, how they work in combat, and what inspired them in the first place. If you’ve ever wondered how to build your own frigate, how indoor jacuzzis work in zero G, or if R.E.E.S.E. can download into a synthetic body the next time it all goes south, then this dive is for you. ALL ABOARD!

Starring:

Richard Kimber-Bell

Taylor van Biljon

Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Björn Hurri

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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Send inquiries and fanart to [email protected]

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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Why did you start this show?

Because we're best friends! Good ol' Dan (Or Dr. Ze to some of you folx) grew up playing DnD with DM DICK DYNAMITE, and he was like hold on WAIT- I think we can record this?? And so circa 2018, we fired this thing up and we are NEVER STOPPING. We've grown so much as people making this thing, we're creating a game system to fit us better- We love doing this, we love meeting new people through it, and dangit- I don't know where we're going but WE ARE GOING THERE IN A SPACESHIP.

What do you hope listeners gain from listening to your show?

We hope you feel like you're with us when you listen. Because you are! We think about you when we make this beast, and we love to talk to you at cons and in our big loud Discord. You are our biggest inspo. Our show is about best friends just trying to make it. If you can feel the friendship through yer headphones, then that's the dream achieved. (Also Dan edits the heck outta this thing, so he would probably be jazzed if you liked the sound design too. Haha.)

Which episode should someone start with?

We learn a ton in season 1 (accidental rhyme), so we recommend starting with season 2 to get THE REAL FLAVOR. Does that mean you should skip it forever? HECK NAH! It's like prequel treats! BUT, if you want a quick taste without the commitment (I GET it!), we've got some shorties in there like LORE DIVES (about the world and system we're building), or S2E12 featuring Adal Rifai from Hello From the Magic Tavern!

What is your vision for your show?

This is our baby, and we want to do it forever! Backwater Bastards has no end date. Don't be scared off by the backlog! We are bingeable, baby! It's dangerous out there- so take our giant story!

What is your favourite other podcast that isn't yours?

OH BOY, we have so many. We are big fans of Rude Tales of Magic, Dark Dice, Tales from the Magic Tavern, Goblets and Gays, Dear Joan and Jericha, and only about a billion and a half more!

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How many episodes does Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast have?

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast currently has 149 episodes available.

What topics does Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Science Fiction, Games, Leisure, Podcasts and Fiction.

What is the most popular episode on Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast?

The episode title 'S2E39: The Chaos engine_01_FINAL' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast?

The average episode length on Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast is 85 minutes.

How often are episodes of Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast released?

Episodes of Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 17 hours.

When was the first episode of Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast?

The first episode of Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast was released on Apr 7, 2020.

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A top tier Actual Play that brings you both amazing comedy, fantastic quality, and a wonderful cast that will move your heart with their story.

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LOOK WHO'S TALKIN? Only the scariest and most HEART TOUCHIN' PEOPLE OUT THERE?

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Backwater Bastards is the chaotic Narrative & Actual Play podcast of your dreams. A best friend story between a human turned bear fried food enthusiast and a collection obsessed jellyfish doctor. Also they play their own system called Orbital Refuse and that is wildly refreshing for those who love actual play but want to break away from the big names in the space.

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