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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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Jan 30, 2019


"I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, 
in secret, between the shadow and the soul." 
— Pablo Neruda

The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way. 

This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster.

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

Quest: The Gods

A generational colony ship has been sent to do an end run around the inhabited worlds of a species the humans of Earth have declared war upon. They are tasked with establishing a colony as a beachhead to launch attacks on the enemy flank. An engineering team has been sent in a smaller ship, the Lightbearer-Alpha just ahead of the colony ship to establish the infrastructure for the landing.

The challenges: Hostile Megafauna in an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere as well as Dissent & Disagreement amongst the team.

The Characters:

(Ken Breese)
Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical notes.

Minor Character: Wool Warsh (the Demigod, ferry-man of Death)

(Christopher McFarland)
Main Character: Morgus (the god of Excess & Surplus) - A massive hungry god.

Minor Character: Yuri (a mortal granted immortality by touching the godhead)

(John Holt)
Main Character: The Veil (the god of shadows) - A veiled god, the bringer of death.

Minor Character: Dulcet (the demi-god huntress)

(Zach Norton)
Main Character: Synapse (the god of connections) - A god of humming energy.

Minor Character: Yardik (the spawn brother of Morgus)

The Challenges:

(1) Close the gate to the light - a 12 year task
(2) Destroy a line of hero kings - a 7 generation task
(3) Forge a new land for our chosen - a brief task

Find Zach Norton on twitter @Zmichaelnorton

Find Christopher McFarland on stage and in Jessica Jones on Netflix

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

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!

Jan 23, 2019

"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle." 
— Francis of Assisi (The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi)

The gods of darkness and the earth wish to maintain control on creation, but the host of light stand in their way. 

This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster.

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

Quest: The Gods

A pantheon of gods has survived the last destruction of their world and now seek to gain support from the mortals they rule over.

The challenges: The mortals resent us and monsters destroy our creation, we destroy them but still they rise.

The Characters:

(Ken Breese)
Main Character: Stratocaster (god of math and music) - A cloud of equations and musical notes.

Minor Character: Wool Warsh (the Demigod, ferry-man of Death)

(Christopher McFarland)
Main Character: Morgus (the god of Excess & Surplus) - A massive hungry god.

Minor Character: Yuri (a mortal granted immortality by touching the godhead)

(John Holt)
Main Character: The Veil (the god of shadows) - A veiled god, the bringer of death.

Minor Character: Dulcet (the demi-god huntress)

(Zach Norton)
Main Character: Synapse (the god of connections) - A god of humming energy.

Minor Character: Yardik (the spawn brother of Morgus)

Find Zach Norton on twitter @Zmichaelnorton

Find Christopher McFarland on stage and in Jessica Jones on Netflix

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

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!

Jul 4, 2018

“No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.”
– Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

 

This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster.

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

Quest: The Colony

A generational colony ship has been sent to do an end run around the inhabited worlds of a species the humans of Earth have declared war upon. They are tasked with establishing a colony as a beachhead to launch attacks on the enemy flank. An engineering team has been sent in a smaller ship, the Lightbearer-Alpha just ahead of the colony ship to establish the infrastructure for the landing.

The challenges: Hostile Megafauna in an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere as well as Dissent & Disagreement amongst the team.

The Characters:

(Dalton)
Main Character: Sibin Ukker (the Youth) - A brash young person who wants to uphold the Earth traditions, to never forget where they come from and desires respect from Jorges.
Minor Character: Nils Gezzun (the Homesteader)

(Ken Breese)
Main Character: Shar-Banu (the Freethinker) - A documentarian who wants a new society, free of Earth's norms and desires Sibin's help in presenting the data to that end.
Minor Character: Milow Beans (the Builder/Engineer)

(John Holt)
Main Character: Jorges Cao (the Visionary/Planner) - A driven engineer and architect who wants to tame the land and build a shining city while desiring Shar-Banu's help in keeping the others convinced that all is going well.
Minor Character: Kana (the Loner)

The Challenges:

(1) Deal with Dangerous Wildlife - a 3 week task
(2) Treat a disease afflicting the colony - a 2 day task
(3) Prevent Schism in the Community - a 2 week task

Find Dalton Gray on twitter @Daltonomous and learn more about what he's up to @StateofPlayNYC, Come Out & Play and the Adventure Society

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

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!

Jun 27, 2018

“No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.”
– Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke

This colony base with its military mission teeters on the edge of disaster.

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

Quest: The Colony

A generational colony ship has been sent to do an end run around the inhabited worlds of a species the humans of Earth have declared war upon. They are tasked with establishing a colony as a beachhead to launch attacks on the enemy flank. An engineering team has been sent in a smaller ship, the Lightbearer-Alpha just ahead of the colony ship to establish the infrastructure for the landing.

The challenges: Hostile Megafauna in an Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere as well as Dissent & Disagreement amongst the team.

The Characters:

(Dalton)
Main Character: Sibin Ukker (the Youth) - A brash young person who wants to uphold the Earth traditions, to never forget where they come from and desires respect from Jorges.
Minor Character: Nils Gezzun (the Homesteader)

(Ken Breese)
Main Character: Shar-Banu (the Freethinker) - A documentarian who wants a new society, free of Earth's norms and desires Sibin's help in presenting the data to that end.
Minor Character: Milow Beans (the Builder/Engineer)

(John Holt)
Main Character: Jorges Cao (the Visionary/Planner) - A driven engineer and architect who wants to tame the land and build a shining city while desiring Shar-Banu's help in keeping the others convinced that all is going well.
Minor Character: Kana (the Loner)

The Challenges:

(1) Deal with Dangerous Wildlife - a 3 week task
(2) Treat a disease afflicting the colony - a 2 day task
(3) Prevent Schism in the Community - a 2 week task

Find Dalton Gray on twitter @Daltonomous and learn more about what he's up to @StateofPlayNYC, Come Out & Play and the Adventure Society

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

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!

Feb 14, 2018

"With theatre, you have to be ready for anything." Willem Dafoe


Bullying is a serious issue that demands serious art.

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

The characters for this game:

Main - Gwen Rush (Ken Breese) - the student director
Secondary - Melvin Sparks - the sound and light tech

Main - Samantha Perkins (Stacey Moverley) - stage manager
Secondary - John Todd - the understudy

Main - Kennerth Foley (John Holt) - a washed up actor
Secondary - Mrs Duffy - Head of the Drama Department

The Show for this game:

The Show: A high school student production.
The Cast & Crew: A newly formed crew, They've never done this before.

Find Stacey on instagram @stadomo

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld

Our Bored Ghost theme comes from 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!

Feb 7, 2018

"The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror." Tim Curry


Bullying is a serious issue that demands serious art.

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

The characters for this game:

Main - Gwen Rush (Ken Breese) - the student director
Secondary - Melvin Sparks - the sound and light tech

Main - Samantha Perkins (Stacey Moverley) - stage manager
Secondary - John Todd - the understudy

Main - Kennerth Foley (John Holt) - a washed up actor
Secondary - Mrs Duffy - Head of the Drama Department

The Show for this game:

The Show: A high school student production.
The Cast & Crew: A newly formed crew, They've never done this before.

 Find Stacey on instagram @stadomo

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld

Our Bored Ghost theme comes from 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!

Nov 1, 2017

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing Follow by designer Ben Robbins of Lame Mage Games. lamemage.com 

Recommended number of players: 3-5, Play time 2-4 hours on average.

Follow is a GM-less game, the players collaborate to tell the story. 

We recommend picking the PDF from publisher.

In addition to players, Follow requires a handful of components:

1) Rulebook for quest playsets

2) Index Cards

3) Writing Utensils

4) a cup or bag to draw tokens from

5) tokens in two colors (can be supplemented with slips of folded paper; some blank, some marked w/ an 'x')

 

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