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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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Sep 27, 2017

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."
- Jacques Yves Cousteau

The dead rise like the tides.

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


The characters for this game:

Rusted Shirt (Chris Littler) - a humanoid skeleton armored in rusted chain and carrying a bent spear.

Big Head (Tim Rodriguez) - a skeleton with a silver amulet about its neck and a silver circlet about its swollen disproportionate skull.

Headless (Ken Breese) - a humanoid skeleton with no head wielding a pair of holy symbols.

Crawler (John Holt) - a bent humanoid skeleton with a fine coat and a chipped dagger.

 


The map for this game:

The tomb is a pyramid floating tip-down over a deep sea trench. The flat base rides just beneath the waves and a little deeper on the north and south side are air chambers to enter. From each of those chambers a pair of passages twist down towards the tip where sits the crypt. The coffin is suspended by chains from the tip.

Act I:

Act II:

Act III:


Find Chris on twitter @ctlittler and check out his band Chamber Band. and his new musical podcast venture 36 Questions.

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 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!

Sep 20, 2017

"We should be dead. We didn't decompress."
— The Abyss

The dead rise like the tides.

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


The characters for this game:

Rusted Shirt (Chris Littler) - a humanoid skeleton armored in rusted chain and carrying a bent spear.

Big Head (Tim Rodriguez) - a skeleton with a silver amulet about its neck and a silver circlet about its swollen disproportionate skull.

Headless (Ken Breese) - a humanoid skeleton with no head wielding a pair of holy symbols.

Crawler (John Holt) - a bent humanoid skeleton with a fine coat and a chipped dagger.

 


The map for this game:

The tomb is a pyramid floating tip-down over a deep sea trench. The flat base rides just beneath the waves and a little deeper on the north and south side are air chambers to enter. From each of those chambers a pair of passages twist down towards the tip where sits the crypt. The coffin is suspended by chains from the tip.

Act I:


Find Chris on twitter @ctlittler and check out his band Chamber Band. and his new musical podcast venture 36 Questions.

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 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!

Sep 13, 2017

In the beginning, there was darkness. And the darkness was without form, and void.” – Bomb#20

What the hell is he talking about?” – Boiler

And in addition to the darkness there was also me. And I moved upon the face of the darkness. And I saw that I was alone. Let there be light.” – Bomb#20

-Darkstar

A medical orbital ship encounters something beyond their futuristic tech.

To learn more about how The Final Girl is played check out our primer episode.


The Location for this game:

A Space Research Med-Station Ship.

The Killer for this game:

An unknown contagion.

The characters for this game:

H.A.R.O.L.D. – a helpful medical cyborg

Seth Beauragard – security officer

‘Gummy’ – the pet lab animal with an experimental speech chip

Steve Stevenson – the foul-mouthed mechanical engineer

Kandace – the perky morale officer

Chaz Pilakki – Astro-Physicist

Eric – the sexy medical intern all the doctors lust after

Axe – the hard-drinking systems repair engineer

Dr. Cassidy Fest – the madame of microbiology

Prince Sebastian – the long-haired tabbycat

Mrs. Gymby – the loving housekeeper

Magda ‘Granny’ Kokola – the xeno-veterinarian

Brother Corius – the deeply pious monk of the Order of the Shining One


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

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 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!

Sep 6, 2017

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing Final Girl from designer Bret Gillan of Gas Mask Games. 

Recommended number of players: 3-8, Play time 2-4 hours on average.

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

We recommend picking the PDF online.

In addition to players, Final Girl requires a handful of components:

1) A deck of standard playing cards

2) Index Cards

3) Writing Utensils

Sep 6, 2017

“If we ain’t out of here in ten minutes, we won’t need no rocket to fly through space!”
—Alien

A medical orbital ship encounters something beyond their futuristic tech.

To learn more about how The Final Girl is played check out our primer episode.


The Location for this game:

A Space Research Med-Station Ship.

The Killer for this game:

An unknown contagion.

The characters for this game:

H.A.R.O.L.D. – a helpful medical cyborg

Seth Beauragard – security officer

‘Gummy’ – the pet lab animal with an experimental speech chip

Steve Stevenson – the foul-mouthed mechanical engineer

Kandace – the perky morale officer

Chaz Pilakki – Astro-Physicist

Eric – the sexy medical intern all the doctors lust after

Axe – the hard-drinking systems repair engineer

Dr. Cassidy Fest – the madame of microbiology

Prince Sebastian – the long-haired tabbycat

Mrs. Gymby – the loving housekeeper

Magda ‘Granny’ Kokola – the xeno-veterinarian

Brother Corius – the deeply pious monk of the Order of the Shining One


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

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 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!

Aug 30, 2017

"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
— Dorothy Parker

The bones of the unknown rise to defend a disturbed tomb.

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


The characters for this game:

Horror (Liza Cortright) - the bones of a number of creatures cobbled together into a 'living' weapon.

Outsider (Ken Breese) - The skeleton of a bipedal that is not totally human.

Arrow-Shield (Leta Tremblay) - An axe-wielding humanoid skeleton with an arrow-peppered shield.

Silver Torc (John Holt) - A silver amulet decorated humanoid skeleton with a blunted silver sword.

 


The map for this game:

 

The tomb is in the center of a complex. The floor of the tomb is littered with perpetual orchid blossoms. A silver artifact sits in an alcove in the corner of the tomb. A pair of towers is connected with a span over cavernous depths. A room with a slanted floor, a grate and shackles is to the south.

Act I:

Act II:

Act III:


Find Liza out in the real world.

Find Leta on twitter @LetaTremblay and her work on letatremblay.com

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!

Aug 23, 2017

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing The Skeletons by designer Jason Morningstar. 

Recommended number of players: 1-6, Play time 1-3 hours on average.

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

We recommend picking the PDF from publisher, Bully Pulpit Games.

In addition to players, The Skeletons requires a handful of components:

1) Printouts of the character sheets and charts from rulebook

2) Index Cards

3) Writing Utensils

and an optional 6-sided die.

Aug 23, 2017

“One would think it would be most unwise in a man to be afraid of a skeleton, since Nature has set curious and quite insuperable obstacles to his running away from it.”
― G.K. ChestertonThe Defendant

The bones of the unknown rise to defend a disturbed tomb.

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


The characters for this game:

Horror (Liza Cortright) - the bones of a number of creatures cobbled together into a 'living' weapon.

Outsider (Ken Breese) - The skeleton of a bipedal that is not totally human.

Arrow-Shield (Leta Tremblay) - An axe-wielding humanoid skeleton with an arrow-peppered shield.

Silver Torc (John Holt) - A silver amulet decorated humanoid skeleton with a blunted silver sword.

 


The map for this game:

 

The tomb is in the center of a complex. The floor of the tomb is littered with perpetual orchid blossoms. A silver artifact sits in an alcove in the corner of the tomb. A pair of towers is connected with a span over cavernous depths. A room with a slanted floor, a grate and shackles is to the south.

Act I:


Find Liza out in the real world.

Find Leta on twitter @LetaTremblay and her work on letatremblay.com

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!

 

Aug 16, 2017

“In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.”
― Morinosuke KawaguchiGeeky-Girly Innovation: A Japanese Subculturalist's Guide to Technology and Design

Costume clad con-goers cavort in an orgy of 2d worship.

fiasco

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


The characters for this game:

Misty Marshall (D Gailey) - Cosplay and social media maven.

Max "Spike" Greenfield (Ken Breese) - Brother of Katie, a trust-funded youth.

Katie Greenfield (Tiffany Cook) - New to the Con scene- also a trust-funded youth like her brother 'Spike.'

Nicholas Kagan (John Holt) - A veteran of the the Con scene.

 


The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Otaku Bonding - Drunken Revelers, and the Need to Get Laid with a Hot Cosplayer.

Between John and D: College - Tabletop Gaming Group, and an Object - a Rare Prohibited Weapon

Between D and Tiffany: Networking - a 'Business' venture, and the Need to have 'Fun' at someone else's expense.

Between Tiffany and Ken: Family - Siblings who tend to Fight but both like Anime, and a Location, a Hotel Suite.

TILT:

Tragedy - Confusion Followed by Pain.

Mayhem - Magnificent Self-Destruction.


Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECooktumblr and instagram

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 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!

Aug 9, 2017

"I do enjoy animated movies. I really love anime and movies like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle.'" - Nicolas Cage

Costume clad con-goers cavort in an orgy of 2d worship.

fiasco

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


The characters for this game:

Misty Marshall (D Gailey) - Cosplay and social media maven.

Max "Spike" Greenfield (Ken Breese) - Brother of Katie, a trust-funded youth.

Katie Greenfield (Tiffany Cook) - New to the Con scene- also a trust-funded youth like her brother 'Spike.'

Nicholas Kagan (John Holt) - A veteran of the the Con scene.

 


The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Otaku Bonding - Drunken Revelers, and the Need to Get Laid with a Hot Cosplayer.

Between John and D: College - Tabletop Gaming Group, and an Object - a Rare Prohibited Weapon

Between D and Tiffany: Networking - a 'Business' venture, and the Need to have 'Fun' at someone else's expense.

Between Tiffany and Ken: Family - Siblings who tend to Fight but both like Anime, and a Location, a Hotel Suite.


Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECooktumblr and instagram

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 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!

Jul 26, 2017

“I’m coming back in… and it’s the saddest moment of my life.”

-Ed White

A near-future of space colonization and war against humanity's own creations.

fiasco

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


The characters for this game:

Dr. Meg Johne (Yvonne Hartung) - Astro-biologist clone.

Stetson (Ken Breese) - Clone con-man.

Cpt. Lee Minors (John Holt) - A veteran of the Many Wars.

 

 


The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Criminal - Assassin and Target, and the Need to Find the Lost Delta-5 Space Station.

Between John and Yvonne: Adversaries - Bounty Hunter and Quarry, and the Need to Get Even with the Colony on Titan.

Between Yvonne and Ken: Family - Siblings separated by a Conspiracy, and the Need to Hump a Perfect Clone of Yourself.


Find Yvonne at Team Awesome Robot

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!

Jul 19, 2017

"We're all going to die and they're never going to give me my license!"
― E.T.

A chilly New England island holds a mystery that could save the people of the island and perhaps the world.

To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode.

The characters for this game:

Moira Payne (Liza Cortright) - A bookish 16 yr old who works at the ferry ticketing office.

Bailey Tanwell (Ken Breese) - A 19 year old beach-bum who works for the ferry.

Cormac Wainwright (Zach Norton) - The ferryman who shuttles seasonal visitors from the mainland.

Sawyer Payne (John Holt) - And 11 year old boy- one of the few kids in his generation on the island.

The setup for this game

The Secret: A Selkie with the ability to control the weather and calm the storm.

The Pursuer: Trident Industries and Dr Theodore Gilman, a cover for a group of people who wish to raise the lost city of Atlantis and regain their position of glory and power.

The Danger: The Wrath of the Sea, whether a natural force or called by the family of the Selkie, it threatens to swallow the island beneath the waves.

The Setting: Schaeffer's Landing, Maine. Fall mid 70's

Assets:
Fishing Pole
Flare Gun
Compact Mirror
Inflatable Raft

Locations:
The Eastend, a desolate stretch of island that faces the open sea
Westend Boardwalk, the town center and where the ferry lets off
The Library, a modest two-room building with stacks and stacks of books.
The Salt House, a glorified shack, sometimes used for salting a catch, mostly used as a place to drink.

Find Liza out in the real world!

Find Zach's work on his portfolio site

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!

Jul 12, 2017

This is a brief overview that lays out the basic of setting up and playing Home By Dark. 

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

Home By Dark is a GM-less game, the players collaborate to tell the story. 

We recommend picking up a copy of one of the beginner sets from an indie rpg retailer. Try your friendly local games store.

In addition to players Home By Dark requires a handful of components:

1) Rulebook

2) 6 sided Dice in three color- about 15 of each color.

3) Index Cards

4) Writing Utensils

Jul 12, 2017

"This one, this one right here... this was my dream, my wish. And it didn't come true. So I'm taking it back. I'm taking them all back."
― Goonies

A chilly New England island holds a mystery that could save the people of the island and perhaps the world.

To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode.

The characters for this game:

Moira Payne (Liza Cortright) - A bookish 16 yr old who works at the ferry ticketing office.

Bailey Tanwell (Ken Breese) - A 19 year old beach-bum who works for the ferry.

Cormac Wainwright (Zach Norton) - The ferryman who shuttles seasonal visitors from the mainland.

Sawyer Payne (John Holt) - And 11 year old boy- one of the few kids in his generation on the island.

The setup for this game

The Secret: A Selkie with the ability to control the weather and calm the storm.

The Pursuer: Trident Industries and Dr Theodore Gilman, a cover for a group of people who wish to raise the lost city of Atlantis and regain their position of glory and power.

The Danger: The Wrath of the Sea, whether a natural force or called by the family of the Selkie, it threatens to swallow the island beneath the waves.

The Setting: Schaeffer's Landing, Maine. Fall mid 70's

Assets:
Fishing Pole
Flare Gun
Compact Mirror
Inflatable Raft

Locations:
The Eastend, a desolate stretch of island that faces the open sea
Westend Boardwalk, the town center and where the ferry lets off
The Library, a modest two-room building with stacks and stacks of books.
The Salt House, a glorified shack, sometimes used for salting a catch, mostly used as a place to drink.

Find Liza out in the real world!

Find Zach's work on his portfolio site

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!

Jul 5, 2017

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.”
― Herman MelvilleMoby-Dick or, The Whale

The singleminded mysticism of the Nazis allowed them to amass legendary objects of power. What became of these artifacts after the war? Our adventurers want to find out.

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

The characters for this game:

Caliope Trager (Yvonee Hartung) - A former librarian now a field researcher for a for-profit treasure hunting firm .

Udo Kreiger (Ken Breese) - A German ex-pat with a heart for adventure and a hunger for riches.

Jack Stone (D Gailey) - A war photographer and freelancer who may have ties to the spy game.

Dr. Hans Fugue (John Holt) - A former German rocket scientist now building spy planes for the US.

TILT:

Innocence - Misdirected Passion

Failure - Fear leads to a Fateful Decision

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Romance - Old friends in romantic denial and and Object - mysterious and holy Holy Mirror of Truth.

Between John and D: The War - Behind enemy lines in their Uniforms and a Need - To get Ultimate Power by turning the Ancient and Mythical powers of the artifact on the World.

Between D and Yvonne: Odd - A Nosy Neighbor and a Secretive Person and a Need - To get out of this one-sided relationship.

Between Yvonne and Ken: Professional - Adventure Seekers and a Location - South America, the streets of Rio during Carnival

Find D Gailey on twitter @mxnurd

Find Yvonne at Team Awesome Robot

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!

Jun 28, 2017

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.”
Augustine of Hippo

The singleminded mysticism of the Nazis allowed them to amass legendary objects of power. What became of these artifacts after the war? Our adventurers want to find out.

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

The characters for this game:

Caliope Trager (Yvonee Hartung) - A former librarian now a field researcher for a for-profit treasure hunting firm .

Udo Kreiger (Ken Breese) - A German ex-pat with a heart for adventure and a hunger for riches.

Jack Stone (D Gailey) - A war photographer and freelancer who may have ties to the spy game.

Dr. Hans Fugue (John Holt) - A former German rocket scientist now building spy planes for the US.

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Romance - Old friends in romantic denial and and Object - mysterious and holy Holy Mirror of Truth.

Between John and D: The War - Behind enemy lines in their Uniforms and a Need - To get Ultimate Power by turning the Ancient and Mythical powers of the artifact on the World.

Between D and Yvonne: Odd - A Nosy Neighbor and a Secretive Person and a Need - To get out of this one-sided relationship.

Between Yvonne and Ken: Professional - Adventure Seekers and a Location - South America, the streets of Rio during Carnival

Find D Gailey on twitter @mxnurd

Find Yvonne at Team Awesome Robot

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!

Jun 14, 2017

“The strangest thing has happened. I really missed my dog. That's never happened to me before. You know, on a long tour you do hear people saying they miss their pets. I never have. But last night I started really missing my dog.
It's very odd, 'cause I don't have a dog.”
Bono

On the road the day-to-day grind of putting on a show wears away the shine.

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

The characters for this game:

Stix (Lauren Bilanko) - A former goth band drummer turned road manager.

Johnny "Shakes" McTavish (Ken Breese) - A young roady in love with life on tour.

Crater Jim (John Holt) - A run down roadie who may be ready to hang up his black t-shirt.

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Parasites - Roadies and a Need - To get fucked to prove we're straight.

Between John and Lauren: Trouble - Insane Stalker and Tour Personnel and an Object - Fuckin' Awesome full-body burn suit.

Between Lauren and Ken: The Grind - Boss and Roadie and a Location - The Arena in the Mosh Pit.

Find Lauren's gaming oasis, Twenty Sided Store in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Also on twitter @20sidedstore

Find Lauren on twitter @bilanko

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!

 

May 31, 2017

“The world is come upon me, I used to keep it a long way off, But now I have been run over and I am in the hands of the hospital staff.”
Stevie Smith, Selected Poems

Wackiness in the heartland hospital where the staff's priorities are not patient-oriented.

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

The characters for this game:

Nurse Paddles (Ken Breese) - A pony-tailed motor-trike riding RN w/ a massive amount of debt.

Dr. Sarah Smith (Tiffany Cook) - A doctor who provides abortions under the table to women of OK.

Nurse Practitioner Gunner Boyd (John Holt) - A down-home christian with a love for babies.

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Work (daydream) - Supervisor and Underling and a Need - To get Rich by selling a black market kidney.

Between John and Tiffany: Friendship (daydream) - Totally one-sided Friendship and a Location - Patient Area, Deluxe out-of-your-mind Mack-Daddy Birthing Suite.

Between Tiffany and Ken: Hospital - On the Chief of Staff's Shit-list and an Object (daydream)- A Deadly filthy germy used handkerchief lying on the floor.

Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram

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!

May 25, 2017

"It was the last day of summer camp. It was the first day of the third week in August."

Once more into the woods.

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

The characters for this game:

Joan Jenkins (Riff Richards) - First time at camp, she is considered the Hot Twin.

Justiphine Jenkins (Emily Scott) - A camp goer turned camp counselor- she's the twin in glasses.

Shana Quib (John Holt) - Queen of the camp.

TILT:

Paranoia - A Sudden Reversal of Status of Fortune / of Sympathy

Failure - Something Precious is on Fire

The grid for this game:

Between Riff and John: Secret - Peeping Tom and Eye Candy and a Location - The Trails around the Lake

Between John and Emily: Friends - Queen Bee and Sycophant and a Need - To get even with every last one of these motherfuckers

Between Emily and Riff: Family - Identical Twins and an Object - A Weapon - A taped up old Oar

Find Emily out in the world!

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Riff on working at The Hinterlands in Kensington or The High Dive in Park Slope (both in Brooklyn, NY!)

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!

May 17, 2017

"And they all have pretty children,
And the children go to school,
And the children to go summer camp,
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same."
- Malvina Reynolds

Once more into the woods.

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

The characters for this game:

Joan Jenkins (Riff Richards) - First time at camp, she is considered the Hot Twin.

Justiphine Jenkins (Emily Scott) - A camp goer turned camp counselor- she's the twin in glasses.

Shana Quib (John Holt) - Queen of the camp.

The grid for this game:

Between Riff and John: Secret - Peeping Tom and Eye Candy and a Location - The Trails around the Lake

Between John and Emily: Friends - Queen Bee and Sycophant and a Need - To get even with every last one of these motherfuckers

Between Emily and Riff: Family - Identical Twins and an Object - A Weapon - A taped up old Oar

Find Emily out in the world!

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Riff on working at The Hinterlands in Kensington or The High Dive in Park Slope (both in Brooklyn, NY!)

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!

May 10, 2017

“The mask of self-deception was not longer a mask for me, it was a part of me. Night lifted it, laying bare the stifled truth below; but there was no one to see except myself, and when day broke the mask fell back again of its own accord.”
Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

Through all time and beyond reason exists the city.

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

The characters for this game:

Hank Rockfort (Ken Breese) - 52yr old explorer and adventurer- hardened and still strong, but has lost much of his memory.

The Mysterious Stranger (Sharang Biswas) - A figure of unclear gender with equally mysterious powers and motives.

Midge Bones (John Holt) - A woman who has taken her research out of the library.

The Tilt:

Tragedy - Pain followed by Confusion

Guilt - Somebody develops a Conscience

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Echoes - Have you read the Accursed Book? and a Need - To Destroy the Face in the Mirror

Between John and Sharang: Power Play - Woman Seduced by an Enigmatic Stranger and an Object - a creature in the form of a life-sized marionette strung up through the ceiling.

Between Sharang and Ken: Family - Estranged Father and Child and a Location - The Lost City, Wandering down Endless Streets

May 3, 2017

“Ah," she said, "to come is easy and takes hours; to go is different—and may take centuries.”
Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

Through all time and beyond reason exists the city.

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

The characters for this game:

Hank Rockfort (Ken Breese) - 52yr old explorer and adventurer- hardened and still strong, but has lost much of his memory.

The Mysterious Stranger (Sharang Biswas) - A figure of unclear gender with equally mysterious powers and motives.

Midge Bones (John Holt) - A woman who has taken her research out of the library.

The grid for this game:

Between Ken and John: Echoes - Have you read the Accursed Book? and a Need - To Destroy the Face in the Mirror

Between John and Sharang: Power Play - Woman Seduced by an Enigmatic Stranger and an Object - a creature in the form of a life-sized marionette strung up through the ceiling.

Between Sharang and Ken: Family - Estranged Father and Child and a Location - The Lost City, Wandering down Endless Streets

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 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!

 

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