Penguin Fringed Abyss
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to the Penguin Fringed Abyss! Penguin Fringed Abyss is a role-playing game podcast where we record our game sessions and put them out on the internet for other people to enjoy. While we specialize in horror games, we also enjoy zany games such as Fiasco, 3:16, and Star Frontiers. Our podcast forgoes a lot of glitz and glamor in favor of mimicking what actually happens at tables around the world, hopefully just like yours! We would love for you to join us on our adventures!
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Cowboy Diplomacy > Ep. 2: Starfleet Salvage
July 18, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteStar Trek: Adventures > Cowboy Diplomacy The crew of the U.S.S. Aster has discovered a mysterious ship of unknown manufacture within the Bassen Rift. This derelict seems to hold many questions and few answers. What happened to the crew? Why are their 200 year old Klingons aboard? What is this weird tree thing on the bridge? Time to apply science to it until we discover the truth…or blow up the Aster in the process.
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Dissociation
July 11, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot 4 people, unrelated aside from being on board the same airplane, are plummeting to their deaths. Darkness envelops them but they do not die. They can hear and touch things around them, but cannot see. Suddenly, their eyes are opened and they appear…different. What happened? Is this Death? Purgatory? Hell? Who (or what) is doing this? And the most important question of all, Why?
The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory > Ep. 3: The Hunt Begins
July 04, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory With the notes of the old team finally translated in his hands, Robert Durin has some important decisions to make. He knows that items within these notes lead the previous team towards the road to destruction and needs to ensure the same does not befall him. They had a team and he is all alone. Perhaps he should look for allies? But who can he trust?
Cowboy Diplomacy > Ep. 1: Where No One Has Gone Before
June 27, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteStar Trek: Adventures > Cowboy Diplomacy Welcome to the Final Frontier! These are the voyages of the Starship U.S.S. Aster, a unique modular test bed for new technologies and ideas. Her mission: to explore the Bassen Rift, a unique and mysterious region of space that has been very difficult for Starfleet to investigate due to the EM fouling in the area. What will these intrepid explores find? Find out in our new Star Trek Campaign: Cowboy Diplomacy!
The 5800th Band of Klavas > Ep. 7: Planet 7
June 20, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 Byte3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars > The 5800th Band of Klavas Welcome back to the Third Expeditionary Force: 16th Brigade! After a far-to-long hiatus, we rejoin the 5800th Band of Klavas aboard the T.F.S. Glasgow. With their brand new ship in tow, Captain Syban is not resting on his laurels. The next planet is one of their most dangerous yet as the 5800th and the 3:16 will be facing their most dangerous foe yet, corrupted soldiers of the SECOND Expeditionary force!
Fiasco One Shots > Objective Zebra
June 13, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot On board the U.S.S. Saddleback, things are not going well. She was supposed to be on a simple operation taking some egghead civilians to an island in the middle of nowhere to do God knows what. When they came back they were being chased by what looked like half the German army! The Sub went deep as the Kriegsmarine showed up not long after. Now, at crush depth and with water trickling in, a new sound reverberates through the sub. Whatever it is, it is nothing compared ...
Delta Green One Shots > Unland
June 06, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green has lost contact with a team sent to investigate the FUNLAND amusement park. Normally, DG would cover up the losses, quarantine the area, and move along. But when Agent Charlie finds out about the DG cover-up, she responds by going off the grid and sending her own team in to investigate. After all, if DG won’t save their own, who will?
Fiasco One Shots > HK TPK
May 30, 2019 00:00 - 53 minutes - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot A massacre on a rooftop. A city wrapped in chaos. It’s Hong Kong, 1997. The British are finally pulling out and are leaving in their wake a power vacuum that promises to turn the whole place into a pressure cooker. Through it all, 3 people are playing a most dangerous game. But what are they willing to do to achieve victory? It’s sure to start in blood and end in an ignominious Fiasco!
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 6: The Maze
May 23, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found Our intrepid Vislae descend into Verston Card’s basement only to find…not what they expected. A massive maze and increasingly esoteric items abound as they explore the vast underground chamber. What will they find at the end? WILL they even find the end? And what is the source of that strange magical humming permeating the area? Find out on this week’s episode of The Melody of Things Lost and Found.
Fiasco One Shots > Vegas
May 16, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Las Vegas Nevada: It’s the place where the dregs dream of making it big and the rich play to their hearts content (regardless of who gets stepped on). Tonight we spotlight several people either down on their luck, or very soon to be so. With hookers, lawyers, crooked cops and “Big Johnsons” abound, the results are sure to be a Fiasco.
The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory > Ep. 2: Chasing the Dragon's Tail
May 09, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory As Robert Durin begins to chase the killers of his old handler and begins to investigate the strange documents he has been presented with, a picture starts to form. A team of highly trained and knowledgeable agents, trained and careful, seem to have made a mistake that it caused them to be framed for murder and worse. It is time to unbury the old and dive headlong into a new chapter in a tome already soaked in blood. But where...
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Resurrection
May 02, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot Tonight we engage in a familiar Role Playing Game Trope. Our players have decided to play alternate versions of themselves and they hunt down a mystery at their own school. After a funeral for a friend, an old ghost comes to haunt them. As the strain and the disappearances start to rise, the players might find out more about themselves than they bargained for…
The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory > Ep. 1: The Cup is Passed
April 25, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier 2: Knowledge and Memory About 2 years ago, when fleshing out the idea for the podcast that would eventually become Penguin Fringed Abyss, I realized that I was going to need content. The Dracula Dossier was a natural choice for the first campaign. Unfortunately, like most things we do, it did not go according to plan. Don’t get me wrong, it was one hell of a ride. But I always felt that there was more to the story. So now, 2 years later, we return yo...
Delta Green One Shots > Up Jumped the Reaper
April 18, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot After all the chaos of reality, sometimes you just need to unwind. Luckily, our agents are headed to rural North Carolina on a simple job. A PHD student and her boyfriend are missing and Delta Green would like to have a word with them. Even Agent Charlie has calmed down significantly after her nuclear-wielding escapades in the last mission. Just bring them back for a friendly chat, OK? Nice and simple…
Dread One Shots > Beneath a Stone Ceiling
April 11, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDread > One Shot In a far off land, the local ruler, Naso Eval, is seeking adventurers. As part of the many spoils from a recent war, he has acquired a supposedly cursed castle and he needs people to check it out. Now, he cannot be expected to send his OWN people on this endeavor. No No! Someone could get hurt. As such, a party forms for the task. Let’s just hope the tower doesn’t fall and cause everyone to come down with a mysterious case of death.
Delta Green One Shots > The Sores
April 04, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Overreaction is something that happens a lot in Delta Green. Fortunately, the agents on the ground usually don’t have the resources to simple nuke the problem form orbit and call it a day. When Agent Charlie gives her agents that exact option, the players KNOW something is up with her. Unfortunately, they don’t have much of a choice. It’s off to Whales for some good o’l fashioned black ops against an allied power. But what they find there might cost them more than thei...
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 5: The Screaming Continues
March 28, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found Sound is fun to play with and it isn’t something that is described much in Role-playing games. Today, as we explore deeper into the mystery of Verston Card, we are assailed by noise, smells, snakes, and street go. In the end it’s all to answer one question: What’s in the box/bag/satchel/valise /bindle/suitcase/package/container?
Delta Green One Shots > Remaking the Hatteras Reef
March 21, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Fresh off of the horrors witnessed off the Massachusetts coast, the team cannot rest yet. They are immediately whisked away on military transport to the Hatteras Reef in North Carolina. An extremely overworked Agent Charlie has learned of a second incident down the coast that might have something to do with the previous events. Tensions mount as Delta Green must thread the needle between the US Navy, a reef restoration group, and an ancient evil brewing just off the co...
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Hit and Run
March 14, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot Trigger Warning: Explicit content involving the accidental death of a child. Greif is a powerful emotion. It has the potential to bring an entire community together to comfort and heal. Unfortunately, it can also rend sanity and cause people to do terrible things. When tragedy strikes those already grieving, horrors beyond imagining can be unleashed. Tonight we see what happens when bystanders get caught up in the madness of grief made manifest.
Fiasco One Shots > The Beast of Sucker Creek
March 07, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Sasquatch, Bigfoot, wild-man, Ts'emekwes: The name of the hairy, upright-walking, ape-like creature in the Pacific Northwest may change, but the question remains the same. Is It Real? Our camera descends upon the backwoods country of Sucker Creek, where the trinity of pot, beer, and guns collide in a cacophony of mispronounced words. Will these 5 people find the elusive beast? Or will they come face to face with a Fiasco?
Delta Green One Shots > Do Not Call Up That Which You Cannot Put Down
February 28, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green gets understandably nervous around camera crews. The risk of an operation being caught on film is omnipresent, but throw in beer, college students and a nationally recognized TV program and an operation could be blown wide open in a hurry. Tonight, a small team is tasked with investigating claims of a sea monster off the Massachusetts coast. Too close of comfort to a certain abandoned strip of beach that saw a federal assault force in 1928…
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 4: Back to School
February 21, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found Upon deciding that the Bureau of Lost Things might be onto something, the group decides to head to the Vancian College to do some research into Mr. Card. Unfortunately, it looks like Maximilian is coming along for the ride. After trying many times to find Mr. Card’s office, the players finally learn what might be in that satchel…A secret too powerful to ignore.
Delta Green One Shots > Bone Deep
February 14, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green’s archives from 1969 – 2001 are spotty at best. The cowboys placed within the NSA government databases secret trips and notes to call forth alarms when certain conditions are detected. Unfortunately, when no one is left alive who knows what the codes mean, The Program must investigate blindly. When a death trips an alarm on certain keywords, Agent Charlie must get a group together and fast. She has little to go on, and even less knowledge about who she has ...
The Skyrift > Ep. 7: The Revelation
February 07, 2019 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift Still reeling from the events of last session, the heroes finally get to the multi-faith cultural summit held in the center of Times Square. Such a public place is bound to attract many visitors and passers-by. Acting on warnings from Yuan Yi, the party is cautious. They know SOMETHING is supposed to happen, but what? And involving who? Find out on the next episode of The Skyrift!
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Lights Out
January 31, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot A 15 year old girl, distraught from a recent death, is found missing one morning. Her mother, in a fit of worry, calls every conceivable person to help look for her. Now an off-duty policewoman, a private eye, a newspaper reporter, and her own grandfather are digging through her room, looking for clues. When they find an Ouija board, blackened with soot, it leads them down a twisting trail of blood, fire, and terror.
The Skyrift > Ep. 6: Side Quests
January 24, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift Trigger Warning: Explicit content involving the murder of a child. A lot has been happening to our heroes as of late. They have seen and experienced all sorts of horrible monsters that have tried to kill them. Tonight, they feel the wrath of one of the greatest lesions a hero can learn. “You cannot save everyone”
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 3: Just Business
January 17, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found With the package safely recovered for Mr. Card. The gang takes a break to catch some lunch and a show. Unfortunately, Master Alexi failed to take into account if anyone ELSE might want his prize. Paranoia increases dramatically as bidders seem to come out of the woodwork, and some of them are not going to ask nicely. Luckily, the gypsies are there to help! (Hopefully…)
Delta Green One Shots > Spilsbury #9485
January 10, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green is not the only group out there fighting the “good fight”. Other governments have sister organizations to DG, and some have very different goals. As a matter of course, The Program likes to keep tabs on these organizations to ensure the survival of humanity. Tonight, we see a group of agents sent on a mission overseas to monitor one such group. What happens next could not only start an international incident, but could tear the very fabric of reality apart.
The Skyrift > Ep. 5: Learning the Rules
January 03, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift When Percy calls the group to investigate some strange happenings at his workplace, the party quickly remembers WHERE he works. As the awkward investigation continues, our players quickly learn several rules they have been doing wrong all this time. But who has time to read rulebooks when there is a STRIP CLUB PARTY! As usual, beware the quiet ones in the corner. And whatever you do, DON’T use your “what are you into” power on them. You might not like...
Maid: The Role Playing Game One Shots > Master's Birthday
January 01, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteMaid: The Role Playing Game > One Shot Jason’s players convinced him to give Maid: The Roleplaying Game another shot. This time, 5 Maids embark on creating chaos for Master’s Birthday. First they cannot even find him. Then they wish they hadn’t. What follows is more random-table driven insanity. Enjoy!
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 2: Spell Experimentation
December 27, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found Following the street urchin who stole the Mr. Card’s bag turns out to be WAY more exciting than first thought. Abandoning traditional methods of investigation, our heroes remember that they are WIZARDS and have MAGIC to help them. Demons are summoned, home cooked meals are made, and “T” does something to make our shoes sticky. Join us as we continue to explore The Actuality and its strange underbelly.
Fiasco One Shots > The Ice
December 25, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot McMurdo Station is a US operated research station on Ross Island, Antarctica. We are lead to believe that all sorts of science is done down at the bottom of the world. Today, we see the truth. Today we reveal the hidden agendas of the “scientists” and the lives they live. I’m sure the American taxpayers would be furious if they found out how much of a Fiasco this has become. But what else are they supposed to do stationed on the world’s biggest ice cube?
The Skyrift > Ep. 4: Through the Fire and Flames
December 20, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift As our heroes travel to the house on the trail of this mysterious book, they get a bit more than they wanted. You would think that the creepy ghost kid would have frightened them away. Alas, the PC Halo has firmly been placed upon them. The time for subtlety has passed. It’s time to bust through the wall and kill everything in sight! (Because that makes sense, right?)
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus
December 18, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot How many times have we thought: “If I just won the lottery, my problems would disappear”? Unfortunately, statistics show that many times, coming across a windfall doesn’t always make us happy. Tonight, 3 people find such a windfall. Like most Call of Cthulhu scenarios, it becomes MUCH more then they bargained for!
The Melody of Things Lost and Found > Ep. 1: A Simple Job
December 13, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteInvisible Sun > The Melody of Things Lost and Found Penguin Fringed Abyss is happy to present The Melody of Things Lost and Found, a campaign run in Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun system. The real world is a lie. But thankfully we have escaped to The Actuality, a strange, surreal world of sorcery and weirdness. Our story begins at Alexi’s Investigations, as a strange looking Vislae seeks the retrieval of his stolen tome enters. Come with us as we welcome Josh Hatfield to his GM Debut!
Fiasco One Shots > Quest for the Golden Panda
December 11, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot In ancient times, the Chinese had a saying: “May you live in interesting times”. When a humble smith and his wife encounter a strange poppy flower on their doorstep, their life quickly devolves into the Hoban Washburne definition of “Interesting”. Their quest will take them to the heart of betrayal, 15 minute action sequences, and mysterious ghosts on the wind. It will surely end in Fiasco!
The Skyrift > Ep. 3: The Dark Ones
December 06, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift After a hair-raising experience at the MET, our heroes take it down a notch. Their quest to find out who is responsible for The Skyrift have taken them to a depressing new-age “book club” straight out of the 90’s. Leads are found, Facebook is searched extensively, and everyone just feels uncomfortable. Sometime’s a hero’s life isn’t pretty, folks!
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Walter's Final Wish
December 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot Working at a retirement home can be a tough job. Usually it is pretty boring, helping the residence get to meals, washing them and making them comfortable. Sometimes, however, thing happen that turn the excitement up a notch: falls in the shower, cardiac events, and sickness. Tonight we witness one such event, one that turns the excitement up to 11.
Fiasco One Shots > Mission to Mercury
November 27, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot A group of scientists embark on a dangerous and unprecedented journey to Mercury. This voyage will hopefully answer many questions mankind has had about the sun and its nearest neighbor. Unfortunately, factions have developed and it seems some (if not all) of the scientists have agendas of their own. Perhaps we should not have called the spaceship the U.S.S. Fiasco!
The Skyrift > Ep. 2: Night at the Museum
November 22, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift Returning to the MET the next day, the heroes discover that the strange happenings in New York are not over. A new investigator joins the escapades as the team takes it upon themselves to save Percy’s newest conquest. Who or what is behind the increasingly dangerous things happening at night? And how will the players overreact to the threat? Find out as The Skyrift continues! (The map we were using can be found at https://maps.metmuseum.org/)
Delta Green One Shots > Sins of My Youth
November 20, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot As many as 80% of Delta Green’s missions are nothing to write home about. Sometimes the spiritual awakening group is just a scam and sometimes the mythos tome is just a New Age hoax. Those missions never get written up as scenarios because they would be boring to play. Tonight we see a mission from the latter go careening off course, smack into the former, burst into flames, and careen right onto www.penguinfringedabyss.com
The Skyrift > Ep. 1: A Walk in the Park
November 15, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteScion: Second Edition > The Skyrift Strange things are always happening in New York City. But when a walk in Central Park turns deadly, all sorts of strange things begin to happen. It’s times like these that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary! Welcome to The Skyrift, Tamira Cooper’s newest campaign set in the soon-to-be-released Scion: Second Edition.
The Final Revelation > Ep. 5: Discussing the Revelations
November 13, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 1 ByteTrail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Final Revelation is a purist scenario collection published by Pelgrane Press. In this post-mortem wrapup, we discuss what we enjoyed, what we didn’t enjoy, and general thoughts on the scenarios contained within. We would love to hear your thoughts on the experience as well! Please use the Contact Us link at the top of our website or wait for our blog, which should be coming out soon. Thanks for listening and we will see you Friday, 6pm at Jacob...
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 12: Candlewick Wrap-Up
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor was a published campaign written by Benjamin Baugh using the One Roll Engine. In our wrap up, we look at expectations vs. realities of a truly sandbox game, discuss the dice system, and give insights into our own childhoods and inspirations.
Delta Green One Shots > Undertow
November 06, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green gets (understandably) freaked out when several agents’ names and likenesses appear in a new bestseller. Worse, the book seems to contain mythos knowledge only thinly veiled as fiction. When the agent’s begin to hear strange things in their own dreams, they risk being pulled out of their minds.
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 11: The Master Plan
November 01, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor After the whirlwind of events last episode, Fred is rushed to the hospital... But, to everyone’s surprised it turns out Fred has... a... plan... Well, not knowing where this is going, the kids all come together to help Fred with his plan. Lord only knows where this episode is going...
Delta Green One Shots > Separation Anxiety
October 30, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot Delta Green has always been interested in tracking certain bloodlines that have shown anomalous qualities. When one of these individuals gets kidnapped, it sparks off a chain of events that leads to the formation of an op. But is it to save an innocent life? Or to contain something much worse?
The Phantoms of the Operas > Ep. 6: Bestow
October 25, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas There is little time to rest as the team, fresh from the horrors of Viscid, embarks on cleaning up the last of the old team’s mess. What awaits them is the Coexeter Museum, An abandoned art gallery in northern Seattle. Their only clue is one cryptic message: B E S T O W
The Third Sathar War > Ep. 11: The Third Sathar War Wrap-Up
October 23, 2018 00:00 - 54 minutes - 1 ByteStar Frontiers > The Third Sathar War The Third Sathar War was a homebrewed campaign by Jason Janicki using TSR’s 1982 Star Frontiers system. In our wrap up, we take a trip down memory lane investigating our experiences with science fiction, how we got into gaming, and the origins of tabletop gaming in general. Plus our favorite moments from the game!
The Phantoms of the Operas > Ep. 5: Viscid Part 5
October 18, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > The Phantoms of the Operas With a bunch of half-baked Descriptions and a vague direction, the new team of Outlaws head out to the field. But will they find answers? Or just more questions? Who are these elements that are calling themselves Delta Green? What the hell happened to CDC Flight 191 Secure? Where did that blue dog go? And most importantly…Where did our handler get a flamethrower!?!