Facing Fate

Dumb Dragons Productions

Discover Facing Fate, an enthralling improvised audio fiction series offering immersive storytelling across various genres. Join us on a thrilling journey through each season's exploration of Cthulhu, Urban Fantasy, Demonic Reality TV Show Satire, and Sci-Fi Wild West. Experience gripping narratives crafted by skilled improvisers using game systems like Call of Cthulhu, Urban Shadows, FATE Core, and more. Recognized for 'Best Editing of an Actual Play Podcast' at the 2021 New Jersey Web Fest. Facing Fate is currently on hiatus. Hear more from the crew in our sister podcast, Dumbgeons & Dragons.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Facing Fate episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Facing Fate for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Facing Fate episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Cthulhu S2; Episode 04 - Dr. Godfrey

Facing Fate

11/21/22 • 30 min

The unwitting investigators must make a call to wait out the night or head out into the rain to find Emelia's grandfather in hopes to find some help for Jake and themselves. Both present a great risk for the group with the mysterious monster lurking in the shadows.

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Credits:

Dr. Mary Morgan - Carla Maxted

Stella Lamden - Amy More

Herman Elwood - Russ More

Edwin Duplasse - Kyle Claset

The Keeper - Tom Laird

Dialogue Editing - Lucy Collingwood

Production and Sound Design by Russ More

Music & SFX:

Weepin' by Mamie Smith and Her Band

Facing Fate Theme - Eli Hamada McIlveen

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Game System: Call of Cthulhu

Story Based: Dead Light by Alan Bligh

Cover Art by KC Bailey

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Introducing: Auricle - Transmission, E1: Imaginary Friend

Facing Fate

07/24/23 • 27 min

New episode are available every other week for this season of Auricle. A sci-fi anthology set in the not so distant future...

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After suffering a loss, Matty makes friends with someone unexpected.

Content warning: Loss, death of a loved one, and panic attacks.

Transmission, episode 1: Imaginary Friend, was written by Tee Hoida. Directed by Felicia Dominguez. Designed by Troy Cruz. Episode one features: Lisa Kornetsky, Erin Dillon, Cathlyn Melvin, and Jeremy.

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Cthulhu S2; Episode 03 - The Garage

Facing Fate

10/29/22 • 28 min

Reeling from the hideous sight before them, everyone tries to string together a plan. Will the arm themselves and board up the Orchard Run Gas & Diner? Will they try to find a way to fix their vehicle and press on? Are there other forces at play to prevent them from doing either?

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Credits:

Dr. Mary Morgan - Carla Maxted

Stella Lamden - Amy More

Herman Elwood - Russ More

Edwin Duplasse - Kyle Claset

The Keeper - Tom Laird

Dialogue Editing - Lucy Collingwood

Production and Sound Design by Russ More

Music & SFX:

Weepin' by Mamie Smith and Her Band

Facing Fate Theme - Eli Hamada McIlveen

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Game System: Call of Cthulhu

Story Based: Dead Light by Alan Bligh

Cover Art by KC Bailey

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Luna Corp - Day 04

Facing Fate

07/05/21 • 42 min

Welcome to Facing Fate.

Luna Corp; Day 04

Rainia, Oskar and Julianna deal with their decisions to quarantine the Luna Corp base, while trying to figure out what to do next. Julianna follows the developments of Brutus and Persephony. Rainia tries to organize support from back home. Oskar keeps an eye on the base from surveillance.

Content Warning: Coarse language and Frightening scenes.

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Credits:

Game Master - Russ More

Players - Tom Laird, Carla Maxted, Amy More

Music: Theme music by Eli McIlveen

Other Music by Kevin McLeod

Cover Art by Kessi Riliniki

Game System: Fate CORE

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Luna Corp - Day 01

Facing Fate

06/14/21 • 23 min

Welcome to Facing Fate.

Luna Corp; Day 01

Join the crew of Luna Corp main base where mysteries unfold and an emergency triggers a series of events that no one aboard has been trained for.

Content Warning: Coarse Language, Frightening Scenes

TRANSCRIPTION: https://sonix.ai/r/N2XhBahm8694kw3442aMANJ9/share

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Credits:

Game Master - Russ More

Players - Tom Laird, Carla Maxted, Amy More

Music: Theme music by Eli McIlveen

Other Music by Kevin McLeod

Cover Art by Kessi Riliniki

Game System: Fate CORE

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Off World; Episode 02

Facing Fate

09/20/21 • 45 min

We join the crew of the Resilient Squirrel as the come upon a wild and unprecedented twist which causes them to think twice about who they should be working for. In traditional fashion, everything goes TOTALLY fine from here.

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Listen to RPG: Realms of Peril & Glory now by clicking here - https://link.chtbl.com/R9ky0kpd?sid=FacingFate

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Credits:

Amy More as Flen Schluter

Carla Maxted as Cargo Winn

With

Zachary Fortais-Gomm As Quasar Pulsar

Liz Campbell as Margo Winn

James Barabarosa as Raff Lonewolf

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Russ More as your Game Master

Editing, Production and Sound Design by Russ More

Music & SFX:

EpidemicSound.com

BoomLibrary.com

Sound Ideas

Game Played: Offworlders by Chris P. Wolfe

Cover Art by Kessi Rilinki

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Luna Corp - Day 02

Facing Fate

06/21/21 • 45 min

Welcome to Facing Fate.

Luna Corp; Day 02

Aboard the Luna Corporation Moon base, we find our protagonists, Dr. Julianna Dove Joiner, Rania Samouth and Oskar Bloom dealing with the events of an incident where 2 harvest truck operators contracted some form of unknown biological illness.

Content Warning: Coarse Language, Frightening and Gory Scenes

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Credits:

Game Master - Russ More

Players - Tom Laird, Carla Maxted, Amy More

Music: Theme music by Eli McIlveen

Other Music by Kevin McLeod

Cover Art by Kessi Riliniki

Game System: Fate CORE

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Introducing: Human B Gon - 1.01 Dinger Danger

Facing Fate

01/10/23 • 34 min

Excited about the AI Takeover? Lol at a future where robots capture stray humans. New episodes bi-weekly.

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The crew get a call from Autonomy Award winning actress 8 Blanchett. Kit gets jealous when 8 Blanchett flirts with Hundo. Plus, the crew picks up a stowaway!

If you like the episode, please RATE and REVIEW!

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Content warning: stupidity, violence (but only to humans)

Kit: Paul J. Piekoszewski

Hundo: Kat Letwin

Influx: Ian Slessor

Poopoo & some humans: Greg Allen

8 Blanchett: Caroly Larson

Additional roles: Renee Jensen, Greg Allen, Clive Desmond, Oliver Wickham, Natalie Antaya, David Stinson, Raven Stinson, Justice Stinson, Drew Frohmann

Written & Directed by: Drew Frohmann and David Stinson

Engineer: David Stinson, Adam Ive, Dave Clarke

Music: Oliver Wickham

Sound Design: Adam Ive

Logo: Rob Collinet

Special thanks to Clive Desmond, Cory Doran and Kim Hurdon

Human-B-Gon created by Drew Frohmann and produced at TA2 Sound + Music by Dana Gadsden and Heather Ngo

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Introducing: DERELICT

Facing Fate

12/04/23 • 51 min

Today's episode is an introduction to Derelict.

Something has been found at the bottom of Earth's ocean. An ancient artifact that can only be described as a giant door, inset into the sea floor. It becomes known as the Vault. A gigantic enigma, buried and forgotten...nineteen thousand feet down. To study the artifact, the galaxy's most powerful corporation, Maas-Dorian, has built a massive, self-contained, secret laboratory base surrounding it, named FATHOM. It's objective: unlock the secrets of the artifact and discover what it holds.But some mysteries should remain buried. And some doors should never be opened....The story of DERELICT begins with season one, FATHOM, a narrative podcast experience from award winning science fiction author J. Barton Mitchell, and produced by Night Rocket Productions. Website: derelictpodcast.com

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Cthulhu S2; Episode 05 - The Coffer

Facing Fate

12/20/22 • 22 min

In the season finale of Cthulhu Season 2 the investigators reveal much including the whereabouts of Mary's grandfather, Dr. Godfrey, and make connections and explanations to the night's strange events before coming face-to-face with the light that's been haunting them.

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Credits:

Dr. Mary Morgan - Carla Maxted

Stella Lamden - Amy More

Herman Elwood - Russ More

Edwin Duplasse - Kyle Claset

The Keeper - Tom Laird

Dialogue Editing - Lucy Collingwood

Production and Sound Design by Russ More

Music & SFX:

EpidemicSound.com

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