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Bored Ghost

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Jul 31, 2019

"If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember."
— Terry Pratchett

The kingdom of cats rules their floating island of luxury with the iron claws of fashion.

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

The characters for this game:

Rabbi Rainbow (Lucian Khan) - The Perspective

The Honorable Judge Butter Cup (John Holt) - The Power

Narcissa the Lean (D Gailey) - The Touchstone

Chester McStuffin  (Ken Breese) - The Touchstone

The Kingdom:

Meowtropolis a floating city of bounty (a garbage scow on the Hudson). Felines rules this land, they compete for social status and the trapping that brings. 

Locations:
1) The Mane Drag - a ruined head of a carousel horse, bar/club
2) Crystal World - a crystal lake of fresh water leaking from a pipe over a bed of glass fragments
3) Catwalk - the rusted remains of a railing where the talent show is staged
4) Skybox - the posh restaurant at the top of the garbage heap, where food it dropped
5) Sluice Pipe - a wooden chest that once held costumes that is now full of glittering compost where the catnip opiate is grown
6) Snake Den - an scary old freezer 
7) Temple Meowse Synagogue - the galley of the barge where the cats observe
8) Dump Gardens - a hi-rise of posh box-condos

Find Lucian on twitter @theogony

Find D on twitter @mxnurd

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 24, 2019

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."
— Winston S. Churchill

The kingdom of cats rules their floating island of luxury with the iron claws of fashion.

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

The characters for this game:

Rabbi Rainbow (Lucian Khan) - The Perspective

The Honorable Judge Butter Cup (John Holt) - The Power

Narcissa the Lean (D Gailey) - The Touchstone

Chester McStuffin  (Ken Breese) - The Touchstone

The Kingdom:

Meowtropolis a floating city of bounty (a garbage scow on the Hudson). Felines rules this land, they compete for social status and the trapping that brings. 

Locations:
1) The Mane Drag - a ruined head of a carousel horse, bar/club
2) Crystal World - a crystal lake of fresh water leaking from a pipe over a bed of glass fragments
3) Catwalk - the rusted remains of a railing where the talent show is staged
4) Skybox - the posh restaurant at the top of the garbage heap, where food it dropped
5) Sluice Pipe - a wooden chest that once held costumes that is now full of glittering compost where the catnip opiate is grown
6) Snake Den - an scary old freezer 
7) Temple Meowse Synagogue - the galley of the barge where the cats observe
8) Dump Gardens - a hi-rise of posh box-condos

Find Lucian on twitter @theogony

Find D on twitter @mxnurd

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!

Mar 14, 2018

“He turns off the techno-shit in his goggles. All it does is confuse him; he stands there reading statistics about his own death even as it's happening to him. Very post-modern.”
― Neal StephensonSnow Crash

In the future a libertarian corporate tech city chews up the people as they scrabble to reach the top.

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

The characters for this game:

Thrush Ballpeen (John Holt) - An enhanced prize fighter.

Willow Floors (Ken Breese) - A magic wielding barista.

Vice President (Tim Rodriguez) - A corporate player.

The Kingdom for this game:

New Auckland, a country sized city anchored in the Pacific.

Threats:

  1. The Desalinization is killing the ocean.
  2. A sect of elemental magic eco-terrorists are active in the city.
  3. Peak tech-enhancements have created an uncertain definition of humanity.

Locations:

  1. Port Incantation
  2. Ursa Major Coffee
  3. The Mine
  4. God's Ear
  5. The Atrium @ Atilla
  6. HAVA

Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging  and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play.

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!

Mar 7, 2018

“When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.”
― William GibsonZero History

In the future a libertarian corporate tech city chews up the people as they scrabble to reach the top.

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

The characters for this game:

Thrush Ballpeen (John Holt) - An enhanced prize fighter.

Willow Floors (Ken Breese) - A magic wielding barista.

Vice President (Tim Rodriguez) - A corporate player.

 The Kingdom for this game:

New Auckland, a country sized city anchored in the Pacific.

Threats:

  1. The Desalinization is killing the ocean.
  2. A sect of elemental magic eco-terrorists are active in the city.
  3. Peak tech-enhancements have created an uncertain definition of humanity.

Locations:

  1. Port Incantation
  2. Ursa Major Coffee
  3. The Mine
  4. God's Ear
  5. The Atrium @ Atilla
  6. HAVA

Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging  and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play.

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!

Mar 1, 2017

“Weak people believe what is forced on them. Strong people what they wish to believe, forcing that to be real.”
Gene Wolfe, Shadow & Claw

A small village is perched on top of a den of horror and the promise of treasure.

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

The characters for this game:

Gonzo Lameleg (Ken Breese) - Former adventure, now damaged and living in the swamp.

Patriarch Pugnacious Zachariah (D Gailey) - The spiritual leader of the Hamlet.

Zinnia Faltine (John Holt) - An apprentice to the town's sage, the Alchemist.

The Kingdom for this game:

The Hamlet, a quiet town far from civilization in the middle of a forest.

Threats:

  1. Outsiders (AKA Adventurers) could overwhelm the Hamlet.
  2. Our economy relies on having a steady stream of adventurers
  3. The things below the Hamlet threaten to come pouring to the surface.

Locations:

  1. Forager's Camp in the Swamp
  2. Ruined Tower with stairs that lead Down
  3. The Church Vault
  4. The"Luck 'o the Draw" Tavern 
  5. The Cartographer's Printing Press
  6. The Master Alchemist's Shop

The Conflict:

Conflict: Will The Hamlet allow the Children of the White Sword to go below?

Find D Gailey on twitter @mxnurd

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 22, 2017

Eric: Oh, come on, I know exactly where we are!

Presto: Yeah, a hundred miles from nowhere and fifty miles from anyplace.

A small village is perched on top of a den of horror and the promise of treasure.

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

The characters for this game:

Gonzo Lameleg (Ken Breese) - Former adventure, now damaged and living in the swamp.

Patriarch Pugnacious Zachariah (D Gailey) - The spiritual leader of the Hamlet.

Zinnia Faltine (John Holt) - An apprentice to the town's sage, the Alchemist.

The Kingdom for this game:

The Hamlet, a quiet town far from civilization in the middle of a forest.

Threats:

  1. Outsiders (AKA Adventurers) could overwhelm the Hamlet.
  2. Our economy relies on having a steady stream of adventurers
  3. The things below the Hamlet threaten to come pouring to the surface.

Locations:

  1. Forager's Camp in the Swamp
  2. Ruined Tower with stairs that lead Down
  3. The Church Vault
  4. The"Luck 'o the Draw" Tavern
  5. The Cartographer's Printing Press
  6. The Master Alchemist's Shop

The Conflict:

Conflict: Will The Hamlet allow the Children of the White Sword to go below?

Find D Gailey on twitter @mxnurd

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 4, 2017

“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.”
H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu

A house on the Mississippi has gathered many inhabitants and many stories over the years.

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

The characters for this game:

Baby Doll (Ken Breese) - A haunted doll, the oldest of the spirits in Hurtview Manor.

The Bogeyman (Sharang Biswas) - A spirit fed by fear with an obsession with children.

The Well Dressed Suicide (John Holt) - One of the younger spirits in Hurtview Manor.

The Kingdom for this game:

Hurtview Manor, a haunted manor on the Mississippi.

Threats:

  1. Rezoning / Construction
  2. Exorcism
  3. Vanishing / Fading Spirits

Locations:

  1. The Greenhouse / Hot House
  2. The Room beneath the old Well
  3. The New Addition, a parlor
  4. The Nursery
  5. The Gate at the end of the drive
  6. The partially renovated Ballroom

The New Conflict:

Conflict: Will Hurtview Manor accept baby Charity as one of their own?

Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation

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!

 

Dec 28, 2016

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing a game of Kingdom. 

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

Kingdom is a 'GMless' game, you don't need a Dungeon Master or Game Master setting up the rules and the world. 

We recommend picking up a copy of the rules from Lame Mage. They have copies available as PDF and physical books. Try your friendly local games store. If they carry role playing games they probably carry Kingdom.

In addition to players Kingdom only requires a handful of components:

1) Rulebook 

2) Character Sheets - available to print or copy from the rule book.

3) Index Cards & Paper

4) Writing Utensils

Dec 28, 2016

"The first step towards mastering time is always to make time meaningless"
Robert Aickman

A house on the Mississippi has gathered many inhabitants and many stories over the years.

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

pThe characters for this game:

Baby Doll (Ken Breese) - A haunted doll, the oldest of the spirits in Hurtview Manor.

The Bogeyman (Sharang Biswas) - A spirit fed by fear with an obsession with children.

The Well Dressed Suicide (John Holt) - One of the younger spirits in Hurtview Manor.

The Kingdom for this game:

Hurtview Manor, a haunted manor on the Mississippi.

Threats:

  1. Rezoning / Construction
  2. Exorcism
  3. Vanishing / Fading Spirits

Locations:

  1. The Greenhouse / Hot House
  2. The Room beneath the old Well
  3. The New Addition, a parlor
  4. The Nursery
  5. The Gate at the end of the drive
  6. The partially renovated Ballroom

The Conflict:

Conflict: Will Hurtview Manor let the Faithleys stay?


Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation

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!

 

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