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Ep028: Old Growth, pt2
Bored Ghost
10/26/16 • 57 min
“Under the moon, the road that ran from the edge of her forest gleamed like water, but when she stepped out onto it, away from the trees, she felt how hard it was, and how long. She almost turned back then; but instead she took a deep breath of the woods air that still drifted to her, and held it in her mouth like a flower, as long as she could.” ― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn
In a quiet town, set back in the woods of Ohio, a darkness festers.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The Tilt:Failure - A Tiny Mistake Leads to Ruin
Innocence - Love Rears its Ugly Head
The characters for this game:Gey Dawn (Tiffany Cook) - A high school rebel turned troubled agoraphobe.
Ethan Yardly (Ken Breese) - A high school partier turned responsible Deputy Sheriff.
Elena Borracho (Tim Rodriguez) - The town's general medical practitioner and shrink.
Doug Widders (John Holt) - The town loon, a pump jockey who picks up odd jobs and drinks frequently.
The grid for this game:
Between John and Ken: Out of Town - Lost in the Woods PLUS the Location - Local Law Enforcement, a stakeout at a property in the woods.
Between Ken and Tiffany: School - Young Rebels PLUS the Object - Omens, a near death experience provides answers.
Between Tiffany and Tim: Professional - Doctor and Patienr PLUS the Need - To Find Answers about who tried to kill you.
Between Tim and John: Secret - A vessel Possessed by Dark Forces PLUS the Need - To hide your intention to Kill Again.
Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep172: Ninest Lives, pt 2
Bored Ghost
07/31/19 • 48 min
"If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember." — Terry Pratchett
The kingdom of cats rules their floating island of luxury with the iron claws of fashion.
To learn more about how Kingdom is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Rabbi Rainbow (Lucian Khan) - The Perspective
The Honorable Judge Butter Cup (John Holt) - The Power
Narcissa the Lean (D Gailey) - The Touchstone
Chester McStuffin (Ken Breese) - The Touchstone
The Kingdom:Meowtropolis a floating city of bounty (a garbage scow on the Hudson). Felines rules this land, they compete for social status and the trapping that brings.
Locations: 1) The Mane Drag - a ruined head of a carousel horse, bar/club 2) Crystal World - a crystal lake of fresh water leaking from a pipe over a bed of glass fragments 3) Catwalk - the rusted remains of a railing where the talent show is staged 4) Skybox - the posh restaurant at the top of the garbage heap, where food it dropped 5) Sluice Pipe - a wooden chest that once held costumes that is now full of glittering compost where the catnip opiate is grown 6) Snake Den - an scary old freezer 7) Temple Meowse Synagogue - the galley of the barge where the cats observe 8) Dump Gardens - a hi-rise of posh box-condos
Find Lucian on twitter @theogony
Find D on twitter @mxnurd
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep137: Sand in the Liver, pt1
Bored Ghost
11/29/18 • 61 min
“We came back [from Mars]," Pris said, "because nobody should have to live there. It wasn't conceived for habitation, at least not within the last billion years. It's so old. You feel it in the stones, the terrible old age.
A colony on Mars resembles more of a human landfill than a viable foothold on the planet.
To learn more about how Dialect is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Em "Momo" (Eric Mersmann) - The scavenger who braves the wastes for new supplies.
Two "Deuces" (Jeff Dietlere) - The second child of the Mars Eternity colony, maintainer of the life-sustaining tech.
Madam Gisela "Shaman" (Ken Breese) - The naturalist healer that passes for a doctor on this rock.
Bizz Alden "Capatain" (John Holt) - The aged pilot of this doomed expedition.
The Setup:
Backdrop: The Outpost - a Martian colony 5 years since landed on the planet and out of communication with earth.
Main Location: Eternity - a termite hill of natural caves supplemented with scavenged hip tech and low-quality colony support equipment.
Aspects (1st Age): Perpetual Storms We are Expendable There might be Something out there
The Language:Sump - the act of working. Dispo - the waste recycling unit we all depend on. Posit - A marker of time, roughly twelve hours, based on when the machine needs waste inputs. Upstate - Dying, specifically the act of walking out into the wastes to die.
Find Eric Mersman @presenteric
Find Jeff Dietlere @excitingjeff
Time is running out to check out their kickstarter for a LARP in Zine form - My Jam
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep131: Salt Air, pt1
Bored Ghost
10/17/18 • 61 min
"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." — J.R.R. Tolkien
In a quiet tidal pool, by a cold dark shore, the spirits of drowned women await mortal petitioners who will accept their gifts.
Rusalka is still in progress and we were honored that the designer, Nick Wedig, allowed us to share a game with our listeners. Go check out his work at his Teapot Games site. The Map:
To the South is the Shore. To the North East the Village. A row of scarecrows draped in the skin of flayed sailors stands between the pool and the Village. On the NW side of the pond is a pool with some jewelry sunken into the bottom. On the north bank is the entrance to a hole where women and girls leave offerings. The ocean threatens to erode the walls and open the pool to the sea to the SE.
The Characters:
Ruslana (Zelma Elm) - An aspect of mists, she wears a veil that clings to her face.
Henka (Ken Breese) - An aspect of tides, she is scaled and has a wide shark-toothed smile.
Natalka (Iris Explosion) - An aspect of reflection, she stands nude in the water, her eyes are mirrors.
Eyesh (John Holt) - An aspect of ghosts, her white hair tangles in the rotting lace of her dress.
Find Zelma on twitter @zforzelma and instagram @zforzelma and her website kelseyhercs.com for more information on her playwriting and performance work
Find out more about Iris on her website irisexplosion.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
The game designer Nick Wedig has a repository of his work at Teapot Games.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep114: Terminal Interment, pt2
Bored Ghost
06/20/18 • 48 min
A sealed inter-dimensional way-station has become nothing more than a tomb.
To learn more about how The Skeletons is played check out our primer episode.
The Tomb:A Winding affair beneath the surface of a vast desert. The only visible surface element is a massive black cube. In the heart of the tomb is a sphere of glossy black rock, hovering and rotating slightly in place.
The Characters:
Arrow-Shield (Ken Breese) - The warrior who still stands guard.
Headless (Kelsey Dionne) - The religious leader of a cult forgotten.
Tattered Cloak (John Holt) - An acolyte of the keepers of this place.
Find Kelsey Dionne on her adventure website The Arcane Library and on Facebook.
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep111: Gravers is Vultures, pt1
Bored Ghost
05/29/18 • 70 min
“As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd, what happens in a world without children's voices.” ― Children of Men
A small band of children huddle in a graveyard on the outskirts of a city fallen to ruin.
To learn more about how Children of the Fall is played check out our primer episode.
The Tribe:•An Unnamed group of about 13 children, a medium sized tribe, with no clear leader.
•Two months after the fall the tribe is holed up in a graveyard outside Indianapolis.
•They have an abundance of shelter, building material and tool. There is a dearth of food.
•In the short-term Tornado season is approaching, it is dangerous even with shelter, and with food in short supply they can't easily just hunker down. In the long-term the larger will supplied rural tribes, further out from the city could swoop in to do the tribe harm.
•The graveyard sits to the east of the city, between the graveyard and the city is a major big-box store. To the immediate east of the graveyard is a river or canal. To the north is a large forested area, and to the south a road that leads from town and out into the countryside.
The Mission:
•A Project to build up a Tornado Shelter & supply it.
•Tornados could strike at any moment so time is of the essence. The tribe will need to complete the project in the next couple of weeks. Smaller storms have already driven the fallen out of the city and added to the danger.
•Lack of food and fuel makes it hard to complete, we have many mouths to feed and our compassion has lead us to bring in children who are too young to help with food gathering and major works.
The Characters:
•Kelvin, the Innocent: a 12 year old who carries around a fish in a baggie.
•Jaques, the Martyr: a 15 year old goth, fascinated by death.
•Penny, the Hunter: A 15 year old tasked with doing the wetwork for the tribe.
Find Christopher McFarland on the second season of Jessica Jones on Netflix!
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep070: Animated Consent, pt2
Bored Ghost
08/16/17 • 51 min
“In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.” ― Morinosuke Kawaguchi, Geeky-Girly Innovation: A Japanese Subculturalist's Guide to Technology and Design
Costume clad con-goers cavort in an orgy of 2d worship.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Misty Marshall (D Gailey) - Cosplay and social media maven.
Max "Spike" Greenfield (Ken Breese) - Brother of Katie, a trust-funded youth.
Katie Greenfield (Tiffany Cook) - New to the Con scene- also a trust-funded youth like her brother 'Spike.'
Nicholas Kagan (John Holt) - A veteran of the the Con scene.
The grid for this game:Between Ken and John: Otaku Bonding - Drunken Revelers, and the Need to Get Laid with a Hot Cosplayer.
Between John and D: College - Tabletop Gaming Group, and an Object - a Rare Prohibited Weapon
Between D and Tiffany: Networking - a 'Business' venture, and the Need to have 'Fun' at someone else's expense.
Between Tiffany and Ken: Family - Siblings who tend to Fight but both like Anime, and a Location, a Hotel Suite.
TILT:
Tragedy - Confusion Followed by Pain.
Mayhem - Magnificent Self-Destruction.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find D Gailey on twitter @mxnurd
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep013: Hellementary, pt1
Bored Ghost
07/13/16 • 27 min
“Everything was becoming allegorical, understood by the group mind, and especially this: "You're either on the bus...or off the bus.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
A school assembly could become a horror show when a Norwegian metal kids-rock band comes to play. Join Josh Mueller, John Holt, Stacey Douglass Moverley and Roland Auer as they play Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Touring Rock Band playset.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Gunter Jorgenstern (Josh) - The Swedish session musician for our children's metal band.
Nyckie Roberts (Stacey) - The manager who pulls off miracles keeping monster metal G rated.
Hans "Gruber" Krautrok (Roland) - The lead singer of Uncle Krampus.
Ms. Lorna Saltine (John) - An elementary school music teacher with a sick fascination with children's rock musicians.
The grid for this game:Between Stacey & John: Good Friends -best friends since yesterday.
Between John & Roland: Trouble - Insane Stalker / Tour Personnel.
Between Roland & Josh: Public Enemies / Private Friends.
Between Josh & Stacey: Off Stage Session Musician / The Boss.
There are two NEEDs: - To get fucked to win a bet - To get out of your permanent responsibilities permanently
There are two LOCATION elements:- Elementary School - The Tour Bus Bathroon
There is one OBJECT a pair of hedge clippers.
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Stacey on instagram @stadomo
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep006: Fancy Reunion pt2
Bored Ghost
05/25/16 • 58 min
“And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.” ― J.D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey
Ribbon Drive, by Avery Mcdaldno is a game built around mixtapes and road-trips. This story takes place over the course of two mixtapes. In this episode John gives a prompt at about 9 minutes to begin playing the mixtape in sync with the show, but it doesn't need to sync up perfectly.
Mixtape 2: Worth of Mirth- Before it Breaks You - Lewis & Clark
- The Good That Won't Come Out - Rilo Kiley
- Hundreds of Ways - Conot Oberst
- Where is My Wild Rose - Robin Pecknold*
- The Waves at Night - Phosphorescent
- Aurora - Bjork
- Winter Fields - Bat for Lashes
- Good to Love - FKA twigs
- Ultralight Beam - Kanye West*
- Festival - Sigur Ros
*not on spotify- replaced with a version by Chris Thompson in the playlist above
The characters for this game:Kyle (Ken Breese) - Surfer now living on the west coast- was best friends with Francy from a very young age.
Trent Smith (Brian Jones) - Longshoreman now living in Maine- was a troubled teen who Francy was romantically involved in.
Chris Robles (John Holt) - Does something with Wall Street in New York- he was driving the night of the wreck that killed Francy.
Ribbon Drive's creator Avery Mcdaldno is an amazing designer who's work and dedication to story is one of the inspirations for us in starting this show. Please explore her work on Buried Without Ceremony.
Find Ken on twitter @BerlingsBeard
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Brian on twitter @alowroar
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
Ep034: Reverse Vampirism, pt2
Bored Ghost
12/07/16 • 50 min
“It is so easy to get the better of people when they care about each other — which is why evil will always have the edge.” ― Casanova Frankenstein, Mystery Men
The brighter the sun the harder the shadows and LA is always sunny.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
TILT:Failure - A stupid plan executed to perfection
Paranoia - Two people cross paths and everything changes
The characters for this game:Roger Stevenson, AKA Incisor (Steven Moverley) - An aged vampire hunter, from back when they weren't a protected class.
Victoria Duplinious 5 (Stacey Douglass Moverley) - Female clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious.
Victor Duplinious 17, AKA Incisor (John Holt) - Male clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious, styles himself a dental villain.
Sabel O'Hare (Josh Mueller) - Former hero turned henchman to Dr. Yes, a leading member of the evil GLOVE organization.
The grid for this game:
Between Steve and John: Villains - Similarly themed villains fighting for the use of the same name PLUS a Need - to get even with the whole damned world.
Between John and Stacey: Family - Clones PLUS a Need - to get respect from the bureaucrats at GLOVE who classified you as a D-class villain.
Between Stacey and Josh: Minions - New recruit and Old hand PLUS an Object - a doomsday device, Dr. Thunder's weather control device.
Between Josh and Steve: Heroes - Hunted vampires together back in the 70's PLUS the Location - A rave in Stockholm.
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Josh in Brooklyn sometimes!
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
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How many episodes does Bored Ghost have?
Bored Ghost currently has 210 episodes available.
What topics does Bored Ghost cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, Game, Games, Gaming, Podcasts, Rpg, Roleplaying and Ttrpg.
What is the average episode length on Bored Ghost?
The average episode length on Bored Ghost is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of Bored Ghost released?
Episodes of Bored Ghost are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Bored Ghost?
The first episode of Bored Ghost was released on Apr 25, 2016.
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