Best Jason Cordova Podcasts (2024)

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Jason Cordova Interview Two 1:05:51

1h ago1:05:51

1:05:51

We were delighted to have returning guest Jason Cordova on to talk about all things Brindlewood Bay, The Gauntlet and more! The Gauntlet Feat of a Black Dragon The Darkened Threshold Burn After Running Unconventional GMs

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Act 2, Scene 5: Shakespeare the RPG 45:47

4d ago45:47

45:47

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 2, Scene 5. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Act 2, Scene 4: Shakespeare the RPG 1:08:50

1h ago1:08:50

1:08:50

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 2, Scene 4. A plot is uncovered! Perhaps. And then a long conversation about developing the rules. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s Dream…

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Act 2, Scene 3: Shakespeare the RPG 24:59

1h ago24:59

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A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 2, Scene 3. Wherein Spidey sence doth tingle. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Act 2, Scene 2: Shakespeare the RPG 19:09

1h ago19:09

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A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 2, Scene 2. Isabella discovers that buying a bombard is difficult. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Act 2, Scene 1: Shakespeare the RPG 47:45

19d ago47:45

47:45

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 2, Scene 1. New dresses and veils. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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The Undeniable 41:45

22d ago41:45

41:45

Join us on The Gauntlet Discord server! Discussion 01:35 - The Undeniable playbook Media Recommendations 34:04 - The portrayal of Dorian Gray in Penny Dreadful 35:15 - Hellraiser and The Hellbound Heart 36:22 - Memoirs of a Geisha 37:00 - Castlevania Netflix series 38:43 - Bad Times at the El Royale 39:10 - Monkey Man…

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Act 1, Scene 3: Shakespeare the RPG 42:32

8d ago42:32

42:32

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 1, Scene 3. The lying forest women are born. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Trouble at Grog's 50:45

1M ago50:45

50:45

00:00:21 - Intro The Basic Crawl 00:01:03 - Overview 00:04:05 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:45 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:33 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:19:42 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:22:57 - Taverns Companion Adventures 00:36:18 - Barkeep on the Borderlands Check out the Barkeep Jam…

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Act 1, Scene 2: Shakespeare the RPG 28:29

15d ago28:29

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A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 1, Scene 1. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s Dream In this scene, they arrive at the bridge and Isabella makes a complication.…

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Act 1, Scene 1: Shakespeare the RPG 43:41

2M ago43:41

43:41

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 1, Scene 1. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Act 1, Scene 0: Shakespeare the RPG 56:02

2M ago56:02

56:02

A playtest of a new Shakespeare roleplaying game. Act 1, Scene 0. Mary is playing Perdita from The Winter’s Tail Willow is playing Isabella from Measure For Measure And Holland is playing Helena from A Midsummer Night’s DreamBy Actual Story Podcasting

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Design Diary: Pizza Time! (Threat Level: White) 48:53

2M ago48:53

48:53

Games We’ve Been Playing 01:30 - The Between game with a homebrew Mastermind 08:00 - The Between actual play campaigns Discussion 12:40 - Design Diary: Reflecting on our 4-day Pizza Time! writing binge Media Recommendations 41:50 - Dark Harvest and Maggie’s Grave 43:50 - Ted’s Caving Journal Join us on Discord!…

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Temple of 1000 Swords 40:35

2M ago40:35

40:35

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:11 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:37 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:37 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:15:57 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:18:50 - They won’t want to miss this. Companion Adventures 00:36:20 - Music 00:38:05 - Books 00:39:15 - Archaeology J…

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Player Agency 1:10:48

2M ago1:10:48

1:10:48

How much should players contribute to the ttrpg experience? How much are they allowed too? The lads discuss getting more out of your gaming sessions.

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A Snake in the Bluegrass (of murder) pt 5 50:44

3M ago50:44

50:44

An unexpected heartfelt moment (of murder). A Snake in the Bluegrass was written by Gabrial McCormack and can be found in the Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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Adventure Games with Robin D Laws 54:48

3M ago54:48

54:48

Live From the Spring Kraken 2024 in Germany, Gaz joined forces with game designer Robin D Laws and fellow Unconventional GM Guy Milner to give a seminar on running adventures games for ttrpgs. If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new ⁠⁠Unconventional GMs YouTube channel⁠⁠.…

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A Snake in the Bluegrass (of murder) pt 4 1:07:26

3M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

Y'all remember that this is a horror game, right? A Snake in the Bluegrass was written by Gabrial McCormack and can be found in the Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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Design Diary: Pizza Time! (Threat Level: Dreaming) 1:03:56

3M ago1:03:56

1:03:56

Games We’ve Been Playing 01:45 - Near Enough to Hell 08:05 - A God Must Feed Discussion 15:43 - Design Diary: Pizza Time Media Recommendations 51:25 - The Resolution and The Endless 53:42 - Fallout TV show 58:01 - Disco Deathtrap 01:01:03 - Delicious in Dungeon Join us on Discord!

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A Snake in the Bluegrass (of murder) pt 3 56:10

4M ago56:10

56:10

Who will have the best time sneaking onto a tour bus? There's no way to know. A Snake in the Bluegrass was written by Gabrial McCormack and can be found in the Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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A Snake in the Bluegrass (of murder) pt 2 42:26

4M ago42:26

42:26

Wait! A Murder? Who could have predicted this? Probably everone will just go home. A Snake in the Bluegrass was written by Gabrial McCormack and can be found in the Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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Bad Kansas City 54:41

4M ago54:41

54:41

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:17 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:23:02 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:32:25 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:35:42 - The Hardboiled Hexcrawl Companion Adventures 00:48:46 - Films 00:50:29 - RPGs 00:52:00 - Books Join our Disco…

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Character In Your Characters 1:04:27

4M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

How do you put more character in your #ttrpg character? You don't have to go full method actor, here are some simple and actionable ideas to get you started. If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new ⁠Unconventional GMs YouTube channel⁠.

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A Snake in the Bluegrass (of murder) pt 1 38:18

5M ago38:18

38:18

It's birthday time again! And what better way to spend your birthday than with your squad at a totally low key concert with certainly no murder. A Sake in the Bluegrass was written by Gabrial McCormack and can be found in the Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.…

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The American 42:37

5M ago42:37

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Discussion 01:60 - The American playbook Media Recommendations 37:00 - Deadwood & Justified 38:37- The Light Sublime trilogy

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How to Hula Hoop (no murder) pt 2 36:21

5M ago36:21

36:21

Another rare afternoon with no murder. Instead of reading books at book club, our mavens consider this pile of Void Clues. And then travel through time. We recently published an anthology of new Brindlewood Bay mysteries! Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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The Mother & The Orphan 47:59

5M ago47:59

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Games We’ve Been Playing 02:33 - Shadow Society 05:07 - Dr. Murdoch Discussion 09:04 - The Mother and the Orphan Media Recommendations 44:59 - The Autopsy of Jane Doe 45:40 - Scully autopsies in The X-Files

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How to Hula Hoop (no murder) pt 1 46:58

6M ago46:58

46:58

Another rare afternoon with no murder. Instead of reading books at book club, our mavens consider this pile of Void Clues. We recently published an anthology of new Brindlewood Bay mysteries! Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG.By Actual Story Podcasting

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The Vessel 44:42

6M ago44:42

44:42

Join us on Discord! Games We've Been Playing 01:45 - Alex's game of The Between: Empire of Shadows Discussion 07:01 - The Vessel Media Recommendations 41:10 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell 42:32 - Our Share of Night

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What Games Workshop Can Teach Us 1:04:28

6M ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Episode 186 – What Games Workshop Can Teach Us There's a lot of crossover between geeky hobbies, and with the lads both working for the big Games Workshop back in the day, what can skirmish games teach us about RPGs? If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new ⁠Unconventional GMs YouTube channel⁠.…

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Interview with Sarah Bolling 19:28

6M ago19:28

19:28

Sarah Bolling wrote the Brindlewood Bay mystery A Garden Variety Murder. And now we're going to talk about it, the way she thinks about writing, and some of her other work. Speaking of her other work: Itch.io account: https://bloody-gorgeous.itch.io/ The Between Season Three: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/392046/the-between-season-3 P…

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Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine 1:03:50

6M ago1:03:50

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:56 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:06 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:11 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:16:20 - Gnarly Content Warning 00:22:57 - End of Gnarly Content 00:23:11 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:26:10 - Horror Noises and sound effects Companion …

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A Garden Variety Murder (of murder) pt 9 28:30

6M ago28:30

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Let's try this again. With a timer! A Garden Variety Murder is written by Sarah Bolling and can be found in the anthology The Unofficial Brindlewood Bay Mysteries. Find the Anthology here, on DrivethruRPG. Special Guest: Guinnevere Stevens!By Actual Story Podcasting

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Cities 1:02:08

6M ago1:02:08

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Episode 185 – Cities (aka Fantasy Tripadvisor) After wandering the wilderness and diving down dungeons, plucky adventurers wish to go to an enthralling city. Maybe your entire campaign is based around one location. The lads explore various cities from ttrgps and the merits and flaws thereof! If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check…

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Hot War, Cold City 1:12:17

6M ago1:12:17

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Episode 184 – Hot War, Cold City (with Jon Hodgson and Malcolm Craig) Joining the ‘cast this time, Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games and RPG author and academic Malcolm Craig. The Cold War period and monster hunting in Berlin come to the fore as the lads dive into Hot War and Cold City among other great games from the Handiwork studio! You can find ou…

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Unacceptable! 1:03:28

6M ago1:03:28

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Episode 183 – Unacceptable! (a.k.a. It’s Not You It’s Us) There are a plethora of gaming events to go to these days and you meet all kinds of people and playstyles. Often this is a cause for celebration, a way to pick up new ideas and techniques. Sometimes though, it’s suboptimal. There are still some people who haven’t got the memo about gaming wi…

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How To GM with Justin Alexander 1:03:21

6M ago1:03:21

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Episode 182 – How To GM with Justin Alexander The lads are delighted to have returning Good Friend of the Show, RPG producer and designer at Atlas Games, Justin Alexander. He’s got a new book coming out, available in all good purveyors of such things, So You Want To Be A Game Master. Join for great insights, some not seen or heard before on the Ale…

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