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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The Third Sathar War > Ep. 3: Neural Interfaces and Frag Grenades
April 17, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteStar Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Things are not good aboard the UPF Naga. Bodies packed into small rooms, people trying to dig their brains out with a spoon, and entire sections of the ship devoid of life can only mean one thing: Time to explore! As the team investigates the bridge and the crew sections, they soon realize that maybe they aren’t the best team for this job. Critical failures and poor decisions make for some entertaining scenes and more uses of the grenade bounce table tha...
The Third Sathar War > Ep. 2: The Derelict
April 10, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteStar Frontiers > The Third Sathar War Following the harrowing and confusing experience in docking bay 49, our intrepid heroes finally get to the meat-and-potatoes of the mission. The UPF Naga is a mystery to the UPF and, rather than blow it out of the sky, they are being forced to investigate by the mega-corps. Upon setting out on their own ship, the Terra’s Grace (Captain Old Greg commanding), the team finds mounting evidence that something is VERY wrong aboard. The question is: who or what...
Dread One Shots > Beneath the Mask Reveal
April 03, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 1 ByteDread > One Shot In this special wrap-up, we discuss and go over the characters and questionnaires that we used for Beneath the Mask. I separated these so that anyone who wants to play this scenario yourself can avoid any spoilers. Needless to say we had an AWESOME time with this game and really hope to run it again in the future. Hopefully we will see the Temple brothers again soon too!
The Third Sathar War > Ep. 1: Incident at Molasba Station
April 03, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteStar Frontiers > The Third Sathar War 9 days ago, the UPF Naga appeared on the outer edge of the Theseus system. Its unexpected arrival has triggered a legal battle between Cassidine Development Corp and the Association of Intergalactic Power Suppliers. What sounds like a routine and rather boring outing erupts in a hail of laser fire as a BRAND NEW and TOTALLY ORIGINAL scenario unfolds. Welcome to our Star Frontiers campaign. This sci-fi game from 1982 is the spark that started many a love ...
Dread One Shots > Beneath the Mask
March 27, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteDread > One Shot They say that in High School, you make memories that last a lifetime. But for these 9 young people, that might not be very long at all. When everyone is a suspect and the body-count begins to rise, these hopeful youths quickly begin to feel the Dread in the night air. Dread is a unique system that replaces the dice of a traditional RPG with the tension of a manual dexterity game. Keep pulling and keep succeeding, but make the tower fall, and you are out...Permanently! (Note:...
The Final Revelation > Ep. 4: The Rending Box
March 20, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteTrail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Friday Group meets for one final time at Jacob’s Books. While there, the investigators find a book. This book triggers a final vision: A vision of enlightenment and knowledge that reveals the secrets of the universe. The path becomes clear and the journey will be taken towards its natural, inevitable conclusion. But is the discovery worth the price? What becomes a human mind when their eyes are opened (Removed?, Extinguished?) The investigators hav...
The Final Revelation > Ep. 3: The Dance in the Blood
March 13, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteTrail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Friday Group was started by Tristan Cavendish to gather individuals from across London who are having similar premonitions of doom. Today, the Group meets for the first time to discuss the strange things they have seen: Oddly specific writings in books, strange sculptures that…wait. What do you mean this isn’t the first time we've met? The investigators once again find themselves in the grips of a time jump (or is it a memory hole? Can we even trus...
The Final Revelation > Ep. 2: The Watchers in the Sky
March 06, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteTrail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Friday Group meets one week after experiencing the horrors at St. Margret’s to find things slightly different. Apparently, the group not only has a new member, but has had him for several meetings. As the lapse of time, memory, or a sick joke, is resolved, the investigators are brought to Dunning’s Quality Timepieces to look at a strange breed of bird. What follows is another vision of deformity, madness, and a (click) hint of (click) something sin...
The Final Revelation > Ep. 1: The Dying at St Margret’s
February 27, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteTrail of Cthulhu > The Final Revelation The Friday Group was started by Patrick Howells to gather individuals from across London who are having similar premonitions of doom. Today, the Group meets for the first time to discuss the strange things they have seen: Oddly specific writings in books, strange sculptures that defy convention and sanity, past reports written in their own hand, and an old cipher recently invented. One of their number is not present. Going to the source for her story, ...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 10: Professional Courtesy
February 22, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Continuing immediately as the last episode leaves off, our heroes venture into the depths of Carfax Abbey to find out what sort of skeletons Edom has in their closet. Being greeted by a familiar face, the op quickly takes a turn for the unexpected. As per standard protocol, violence and bloodshed might or might not ensue.
Fiasco One Shots > White Hole
February 20, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Aboard Star Station Sigma, dreams are made and lost. Out here, it is all about who you know and...what god you follow? Upon the first discovery of the white hole, a cosmic anomaly of phenomenal power, life upon the station went from bad to worse quite quickly. With idiots running around with Stasis Guns and rival cults vying for power, only one question remains: Have you seen my lost shaker of salt?
Fiasco One Shots > What Happens at Meathab, Stays at Meathab
February 13, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Welcome to Meathab, or “Turn Yourself Into a Giant Mass of Space Meat for Art!” as it is officially known. Meathab is, at its core, a kilometer long Hamilton Cylinder orbiting Saturn. What was once a curious art piece has, over the past few years, become home to several egos, some more interesting than others. When a hyper-elite from Luna and her publicist arrive on station, people didn’t think too much of it. However, their arrival will set off a chain of events that could...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 9: All Roads Lead to Malaria
February 08, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier As the excitement/exhaustion of GenCon 2017 overwhelms the players, the excitement of the last ops and one too many close shaves have started to wear on our intrepid heroes. In hopes of finding a new lead, our heroes turn back to Carfax House. But first, Dr. Anderson tries his luck against Edom's Firewall.
Eclipse Phase One Shots > Acrimony
February 06, 2018 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteEclipse Phase > One Shot When a lone sentinel does not check in from a routine delivery mission, Firewall follows procedure and re-sleeves her into a new morph. Unfortunately, the delivery still needs to be made and she is one of the only people available. Using a cobbled together team of veteran Firewall sentinels, they must go find out what happened to her previous self and complete the mission. However, something bigger than a simple mine might be contained within the asteroid. With a cli...
Dead Suns > Ep. 2: Incident at Absalom Station Part 2
January 30, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteStarfinder > Dead Suns The Starfinder system is....unique. It tries to keep all the trilling adventures and combat systems of Pathfinder, but only does so by tacking the word “Space” onto everything. Needless to say, I (Jason) do not think it works well. That being said, I have to hand it to John for handling this situation brilliantly and I feel that it actually makes for a very entertaining listen! So sit back and enjoy the trilling conclusion of Starfinder: An Incident at Absolam Station!
Dead Suns > Ep. 1: Incident at Absalom Station Part 1
January 23, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteStarfinder > Dead Suns 5 worthy (space) adventurers get a (space) invitation to meet a (space) Dwarf in docking bay 94 of Absolam Station (in space). Upon arrival, they are met with a hail of (space) laser fire as rival (space) gangs start shooting at each other. What follows is the start of an epic (space) campaign is Paizo's new Starfinder system. A system that is suspiciously like (space) Pathfinder, but in Space! Oh, and did I mention it takes place in space? (and yes, Josh did make it h...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 8: Too Close for Comfort
January 20, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier They say to wait until you see the whites of their eyes... well what do you do when you find yourself across a table from your enemy? And he's dating your solace? Evelyn's trip to see her solace takes a turn for the unexpected, leaving her walking the razors edge. Meanwhile the Vatican has sent representatives to meet with Dr. Anderson regarding the inquiry to the Vatican Archives. With this many high profile characters around, what's the worst tha...
Fiasco One Shots > Dragonslayers
January 15, 2018 00:00 - 56 minutes - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Well everyone, we did it! We slew that dragon and saved the town! That epic tale of heroism and adventuring is truly worthy of being recorded in the annals of www.penguinfringedbayss.com! Unfortunately, we lost the audio to that. (So Sorry) But we were able to save the audio of what happened after. What follows is not quite as epic, but every bit a Fiasco!
World of Darkness One Shots > The Greatest Show
January 08, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteWorld of Darkness > One Shot The circus has come to town! When the children of this rural, middle American municipality hear about it, they practically BEG their parents to go. Their parents, mostly good, working-class folks, are more than happy to oblige them, especially if it gets them some peace for a few hours. But the thin veneer of revelry seems to be hiding shifty eyes and dark looks. When the kids discover one of their number is missing, they take it upon themselves to find him.
Delta Green One Shots > Night Floors
January 02, 2018 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot The disappearance of a young artist in New York has triggered an inter-state federal manhunt. What the FBI is investigating as a kidnapping has, for unknown reasons, triggered alarms within the Delta Green Special Access Program. The agent-in-charge has very little to go on except for the fact that his superiors have ordered him to assemble a team. It seems like a pretty simple case, but the consequences could be dire for everyone involved. Ready to check in?
Fiasco One Shots > Back to the Old House
December 26, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot The portals have been opened as we head back to the Old House. With a deranged old man, a crazy demon child, and some sort of soul-stealing scheme, it becomes a very strange trip down memory lane. With everything going on, it seems like a Fiasco is brewing. Only one question remains....Would you like a green bean?
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 5: Mistakes were made, Miles Candlewick was Involved
December 21, 2017 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor Trying something new, the group decides to try a new narrative building mechanic from the campaign book. What comes out is a messy fur ball of events that involve Gesepie, Dr. Candlewick, Sarah Candlewick, Miles Candlewick, and Matron Fineliner. What does it all mean for the gang at Candlewick Manor?
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Alone Against the Flames
December 19, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot We have all had those days where we gamers must come to grips with the painful reality that sometimes Lady Luck is not on our side. Today, we join one Jason Janicki on a solo adventure through the New England countryside. In it we will see him build a character, lead him on an adventure, then have Lady Luck dash him to pieces. What happens next is akin to a train wreck: It's hard to listen to, but you just can't turn away!
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 4: Day on the Town
December 14, 2017 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor Oh no! Somebody left Fred out on his own and now he and Poe are wandering the vale all by themselves. Surely this can't go bad right? Meanwhile, the others start digging into some occult studies and find a strange chapel. Whatever the Candlewick's are up to, it can't be any good...
Delta Green One Shots > Music from a Darkened Room
December 12, 2017 00:00 - 5 hours - 1 ByteDelta Green > One Shot A group of Delta Green agents are called in to investigate the recent "suicide" of a fellow Delta Green agent. The team quickly picks up that folks in town don't seem at all surprised we they hear which house he killed himself in. Frustrated with the lack of information from the locals, the agents head inside.
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 7: There Was a Fire Fight!
December 07, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Reinvigorated by what they found at the Hillingham Estate, the agents return to see if they can find out more about that coffin. They quickly find out that they tripped an alarm or two in the house, and Edom has sent a team to check up. And so begins a fast paced tale of stealth, interrogation, theft, and flying lead. Much will be learned, but at what cost? Well, one way to find out! PS from Editor-Joe: Apologies for the mic interference on this epi...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 6: Back to Basics
November 23, 2017 00:00 - 5 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Our favorite agents struggle to come to grips with their horrific experiences in Singleton's house, and realize what sort of twisted dangers they're facing. The classic lesson of "basics, basics, basics" drives the agents to take another look at Edom, attack vectors, and potential Edom bases; Ring, Holmwood, and Gouldmering. As they learn more and more about the conspiracy, the agents start to find more connections with some very powerful government ...
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 3: Fred Plays Fetch
November 19, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor Fred tries to undo the wrong that he did to Josie. At least he will once he figures out WHAT he did wrong. Meanwhile, Sebastian performs his great escape from the Manor in order to find some dirt on the Candlewick family. Unfortunately for him, it is not what he finds that he should be concerned with, but instead what finds him...
Kult: Divinity Lost One Shots > Oakwood Heights
November 01, 2017 00:00 - 4 hours - 1 ByteKult: Divinity Lost > One Shot A madman murders five or six innocent people, and it seems that a plea of insanity for the defendant is inevitable. To prevent this, the lead prosecutor formulates a plan to stir the memories of the defendant and the responding officer in hopes that they can lock this madman up for good. But, as they go back to the scene of the crime, the investigators dark pasts come back to haunt them. Literally...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 5: Party House (Explicit)
October 19, 2017 00:00 - 5 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Trigger Warning: Explicit content containing torture and murder of a child. As our favorite spies recover from their trip to America and learning the history of the dossier, they run across an opportunity too good to pass up. Turns out there's a well known parapsychologist, Alistair Singleton, who had connections with Edom back in 1977. Not only is he in the area, but he's prone to hosting debaucherous sex parties and giving free readings to everyon...
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 2: A Boy, a Girl, and a Car
October 12, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor After the kids meets their new prefect, Fred decides to help her move into her new room, but begins to experience a weird feeling in his gut. Meanwhile, the others go to investigate more clues about Misenwrath and the manor itself at the library. There they find a young artist. This eventually leads the group down a hidden tunnel to another mysterious car, this time with its head lights pointing right at them!
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 4: To America because Reasons
October 05, 2017 00:00 - 5 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Recovering from their expedition to (and near-demise at) Carfax, our favorite agents find a clue that points them toward the United States. More clues come to light surrounding Bram Stoker, how the Dracula Dossier was originally written, and how the publically-released novel came into existence. As more and more bits of the Dossier's bloody history are discovered, an undeniable question comes to mind: who was Emma? Who wanted her dead? And why were t...
The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor > Ep. 1: The Statues Strike Back
September 29, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor Moving always sucks, you know, losing all those friends you never have, meeting all the new people you never wanted to, it just sucks. Unfortunately for these children, that's exactly what happens when a mysterious man in a limousine picks them up and takes to Candlewick Manor, Home for the Unwanted and Unloved. Here, the children get to meet all their new "friends" and show off their powers. After taking a test wi...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 3: Not Just a Bed Time Story
September 21, 2017 00:00 - 5 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier As our favorite spies continue their research into the Dossier, they come to realize that the rabbit hole goes far deeper than expected. They're rapidly brought back into a familiar game of espionage, where allies can and will stab you in the back, bullets fly, and the tally of destroyed vehicles climbs further yet. They're not sure what the dossier is yet, but whatever it is, a lot of parties are willing to die or kill for it. And what is this myste...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 2: Opening the Book
September 14, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier A bloody trail has been cut into the relative peace of our hero's lives. They have encountered a dead woman, a bloody copy of a 100 year old book, goons from a shadowy organization trying to kill them, and a mysterious theater with a bomb in it! What would you do in that situation? Why, go to Munich of course! This episode covers the initial clue gathering as well as some interesting finds in the real world. Is this an elaborate hoax? Simply a trick?...
Monsters and Other Childish Things One Shots > What you got for Christmas
September 10, 2017 00:00 - 3 hours - 1 ByteMonsters and Other Childish Things > One Shot When coming back from Christmas break, some children notice something is very different at their school. All of their favorite teachers have been replaced by eccentrics and creeps. The kids have to go on an adventure to figure out what happened to all of their beloved teachers. Also, did we mention that over Christmas the kids got some new friends: big, hairy, scary new friends? With their help the kids seem to be able to do almost anything! Alm...
The Dracula Dossier > Ep. 1: Out of the Cold
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteNights Black Agents > The Dracula Dossier Welcome to the Dracula Dossier Campaign! When Josh Hatfield got me this book for my birthday last year, I just KNEW I had to run it. The premises is simple, Bram Stoker's famous novel is actually a heavily redacted after action report of a failed British intelligence operation to recruit Dracula, the actual vampire, as an agent of the Crown. Obviously not going according to plan, the events of that op have snowballed for almost 100 years until player...
Fiasco One Shots > Boomtown
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot Town and family drama meet greed and crime as the opportunity to get rich beyond dreams meets up with a cacophony of stupidity and misunderstandings. A great combination of mad characters, wild ambitions, the occasional fire, and a rake... the formula for the perfect fiasco!
Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition One Shots > Amidst the Ancient Trees
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 2 hours - 1 ByteCall of Cthulhu 7th Edition > One Shot Things go from bad to horrifying as a case of an abducted sixteen-year-old girl takes our six intrepid heroes deep into the woods as part of a search party. As the search progresses, more strange things come to light: six college students are also missing along with two hunters, not to mention several disturbing dreams begin to haunt the players. Can they save the girl? For that matter, what's with the explosions? There's a lot more going on here than r...
Fiasco One Shots > Reconstruction
September 07, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteFiasco > One Shot A town serviceman, a visitor, and a shopkeeper run across each other while trying to get to the bottom of an arson/murder case. Before they know it, things tumble out of control as the mystery, as well as the struggle to survive takes them far off the proverbial beaten path.