Ep013: Hellementary, pt1

Explicit content warning

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

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!

“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

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

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!

Previous Episode

Ep012: Mr & Mrs. Dadeed pt2

“The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little.” ― Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye

Ribbon Drive, by Avery Mcdaldno is a game built around mixtapes and road-trips. This story takes place over the course of two mixtapes. We all love making a mixtape, so the setup for this game was a joy. In this episode John gives a prompt at about 3 minutes 4 seconds to begin playing the mixtape in sync with the show, but it doesn't need to sync up perfectly.

Mixtape 2: Optimism in the Face of Self-Destruction

This is the Day - The The
Disconnected - Cowboy Mouth
A Step You Can't Take Back - Keira Knightley
This Year - The Mountain Goats
I'm an Albatraoz - AronChupa
God Help The Girl - God Help The Girl
Disneyland - Five For Fighting
El Manana - Gorillaz
Stand Up - The Cab
Wild Things - Alessia Cara
Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
Roam [Edit] 45 Version - The B-52's
Babylon - David Gray
Never Let Me Down Again (Remastered) - Depeche Mode
Hang On St. Christopher - Tom Waits
London Calling - The Clash
Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

The characters for this game:

Chip Hanley (Ken Breese) - Ex-cop turned P.I. is the personal fixit guy for the Dadeed family.

Charles Matz (Brian Jones) - Childhood friend of the Donna Wilson, bride-to-be, he is a recluse who still holds a torch for Donna Wilson.

Phoebe Wilson (Stacey Douglass-Moverely) - Sister to Donna Wilson, she is not convinced that this union is the right thing for her sister.

Peter Dadeed (John Holt) - Youngest child of the affluent Dadeed family, he idolizes his older brother and groom Jacob Dadeed.

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

Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo

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!

Next Episode

Ep014: Hellementary, pt2

“Death is the greatest form of love.” ― Charles Manson

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:

TILT: Guilt- Betrayed by Friends Paranoia- A Sudden Reversal of Status / Fortune / Sympathy

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

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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