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Bored Ghost

A storytelling podcast that uses games to drive the stories. We play a variety of games, from Indy Published Collaborative Storytelling games to traditional Role-Playing Games, all with the intent to tell a cohesive and finite story in about two episodes.
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Now displaying: May, 2016
May 25, 2016

“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

  1. Before it Breaks You - Lewis & Clark
  2. The Good That Won't Come Out - Rilo Kiley
  3. Hundreds of Ways - Conot Oberst
  4. Where is My Wild Rose - Robin Pecknold*
  5. The Waves at Night - Phosphorescent
  6. Aurora - Bjork
  7. Winter Fields - Bat for Lashes
  8. Good to Love - FKA twigs
  9. Ultralight Beam - Kanye West* 
  10. 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!

 

May 18, 2016

 

“Each day I lacerated myself thinking on her, but I didn’t go back.”
Neal Cassady, The First Third

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 1: Black and White and Red all Over

 

  1. Last Kiss – Wayne Cochrane
  2. Chili Town – The Hinds
  3. Friday I’m in Love – Yo La Tengo
  4. Transfusion – Nervous Norvus
  5. Why Would You Wanna Live – Wilco
  6. Good Feeling – Violent Femmes
  7. You Rascal You – Cab Calloway
  8. Ingrid Bergman – Mermaid Avenue
  9. A Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum
  10. The Wind – Cat Stevens
  11. B+A – The Beta Band
  12. Iron Man – The Cardigans
  13. Montreal -40C – Malajube
  14. Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf) – Pixies
  15. There is a Light The Never Goes Out – The Smiths
  16. Paranoid Android – Sia
  17. Push – The Cure
  18. Before Cologne – Ben Folds
  19. Last Kiss – Coeur De Pirate
  20. Farewell, Farewell – Fairport Convention

 


The characters for this game:

Kyle (Ken Breese) – Surfer now living on the west coast.

 

Trent Smith (Brian Jones) – Longshoreman now living in Maine

 

Chris Robles (John Holt) – Does something with Wall Street in New York

 


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 websiteHotels and Highways.

Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!

May 11, 2016

"Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust." - DragonHeart (1996)

Previously on The Raven Trigger part 2: Umbrah, Melzakorn and Belaria slew a dragon outside the cabin of their old mentor. They entered seeking a tome of dark magic. Deep in the subfloors of the cottage in a room of skeletons they find the evil book.

 

Join Ken Breese, Brian Jones, and Giaco Furino as they venture into the a fantasical world of adventure. This week they are playing Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Dragon Slayers playset.

 

To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.


The characters for this game:

Belaria Greenstars (John Holt) - A wizard turned druid, she has given up her magical youth to stop the slow of a great evil.

 

Melzakorn (Giaco Furino) - The dark tome is within his grasp - but so many obstacles continue to arise.

 

Umbrah (Ken Breese) - A hulking golem who may be breaking the hold of its creator and master.

 


The grid for this game:

 

Between Giaco and John: there is a war between them, they each have a scar the other gave them.

Between Ken and Giaco: they've a magical connection as creator and golem.

Between John and Ken: they have shared adventures and have in the past been rescuer & rescued.

There is a NEED to fly before that realize who you really for.

There is also a Location from the past their wizard mentor's cottage, looted after his death. 

There is one OBJECT in the mix: a trophy- a tome of dark rituals. 


Find Ken on twitter @BerlingsBeard

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Giaco on twitter @GiacoFurino

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!

 

May 4, 2016

 

 

"Are you afraid of dragons?" - Dragonslayer (1981)

Join Ken Breese, Brian Jones, and Giaco Furino as they venture into the a fantasical world of adventure. This week they are playing Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games using the Dragon Slayers playset.

To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.


The characters for this game:

Belaria Greenstars (John Holt) - A wizard turned druid, she has tapped the magic of nature to maintain a balance.

 

Melzakorn (Giaco Furino) - A dark wizard who seeks the power of his master. He is twisted and aged beyond his years- the price of his many dark bargains.

 

Umbrah (Ken Breese) - A hulking golem of clay, stone and flesh this construct follows the commands of his creator, Melzakorn.

 


The grid for this game:

 

Between Giaco and John: there is a war between them, they each have a scar the other gave them.

Between Ken and Giaco: they've a magical connection as creator and golem.

Between John and Ken: they have shared adventures and have in the past been rescuer & rescued.

There is a NEED to fly before that realize who you really for.

There is also a Location from the past their wizard mentor's cottage, looted after his death. 

There is one OBJECT in the mix: a trophy- a tome of dark rituals. 


Find Ken on twitter @BerlingsBeard

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Giaco on twitter @GiacoFurino

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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