CW: Spiders (but they're not scary we promise)

It’s a “downtime” episode, but things are still pretty messed up. A stroll in Bolera leads Robert to a new acquaintance who might be a little too friendly. The investigation into the truth behind the game world leads Jack to a potential lead who could break the whole thing wide open. And Sutton travels even further from the real world than usual to heal the kind of wound that even a vampire can’t recover from alone. It’s uncharted territory, beyond the borders of the known... What else is new??

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Ace, Echo and Wicker head to the very top of the bottom as their hunt for the Glasstown thieves leads them to a Matriarch of the Bridgeway. But their true goal leads them deeper into the underbelly of the town than they'd planned. And the score they're after is not what it seems. As long as they stick to the deal and don't open the case, they should be okay… right?

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Cast:

Jonny Grubb as the GM

John Wander as Ace (The Hound)

Lauren Johnson as Echo (The Whisper)

Miah Detjen as Wicker (The Lurk)

This episode was edited by Miah Detjen and Lauren Johnson.

Theme song by Jonny Grubb.

Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

What happens when you take a dyed-in-the-wool crew of Monster of the Week lifers and make them play a different system? Well, it's delightful, that's what. Welcome to Blades of Brickwall. A Blades in the Dark miniseries set in the homebrew city of Brickwall. Ace, Echo and Wicker are a crew of small-time criminals who get a job that could put them in the big leagues and almost immediately find themselves in over their heads. I mean like... instantly.

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Cast:

Jonny Grubb as the GM

John Wander as Ace (The Hound)

Lauren Johnson as Echo (The Whisper)

Miah Detjen as Wicker (The Lurk)

This episode was edited by Miah Detjen and Lauren Johnson.

Theme song by Jonny Grubb.

Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

The Final Showdown with the vampire Catkiller is on, but our vampire ally Sutton is down for the count. The rest of the team will have to play offense and defense at the same time to make it out alive. And if that's not bad enough, there seems to be more to Sutton's injury than an ordinary wound...

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Our promo this week is for The Young. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

In light of escalating federal immigration enforcement activity and the second killing of a Minnesota citizen by federal agents, we feel compelled to speak directly with our listeners about what is happening in our state.

In this brief message, we share what we’re seeing, why silence isn’t an option, and how listeners can stay informed, show up for their communities, and support efforts demanding accountability and justice.

Stay safe out there, and look out for one another.

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Resources:

• 5 Calls: Makes it easy to call your representatives with issue scripts and contact info to demand they defund ICE and protect civil rights. Here is a 5 Calls script about the upcoming Senate vote taking place this week. Call now and make your voice heard.

• Stand with Minnesota: A directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMes
• Immigrant Law Center of MN: provides assistance to hundreds of people with families detained by ICE.

• Immigrant Rapid Response Fund: a fund assembled by a coalition of Twin Cities Foundations committed to getting assistance out the door as quickly as possible.

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The mysterious vampire attacker has made his move, and it... wasn't what we were expecting. The Vampire Catkiller has found his mistress, except she doesn't seem up for the job. But as we know around here: The thing about zealots is, they don't take 'no' for an answer.

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Our promo this week is for Cybertopia. Check them out on their itchio page and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

It's Christmas in Broken River / and all through the town / there's a normal amount / of weird stuff going down. // But when there's pop culture references / or things start to rhyme? / That's when you know: / You're in for a bad time.

Mr. Ray from $2 Creature Feature reminds us all that Kings of Bolera isn't the only video game world worth exploring. Join our illustrious guest GM on a holiday special that pits Robert V. Slaughter, Sutton Malone, Jack Harrow, and her floating book Gris against a series of surprisingly familiar visitors. You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll throw your controller at the screen!

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Special thanks to Mr. Ray from $2 Creature Feature for running this one shot for us. Make sure to check out his podcast!

Cast:

Mr. Ray as The Keeper

Jonny as Gris (The Forged)

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

It's like they say: If you head into the belly of the beast, you might just get swallowed. Okay, nobody else says that, but it is what happened this time. The GopherTec power plant is on high alert, and the culprit may just have a suspiciously familiar set of abilities. And an equally suspicious set of fangs. To stop the mystery culprit, our heroes will have to hit the streets. But first, they'll have to escape the LOCKDOWN.

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Our promo this week is for $2 Creature Feature. Be sure to check them out on social media and listen to them wherever you get your podcasts.

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.