Perilous Pretenders
90 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA nerdy husband and wife duo who like to get together with their friends and play lots of role playing games, mainly horror or supernatural based games, some sci-fi and fantasy thrown in for good measure.
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Castle Falkenstein: The LaLaurie Mansion (Episode 1)
May 12, 2018 02:05 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBCastle Falkenstein is a steam-age, Victorian fantasy role playing game that was a cult classic from 1994, originally written by legendary game designer, Mike Pondsmith. The game is getting somewhat of a reboot over at Fat Goblin Games with new supplements and books written by my friend and fellow game designer, James Gray! We will be testing out some "shocking" new fangeled dice mechanics which may upset some Castle Falkenstein purists (only cads and scoundrels play dice), but I think the...
Castle Falkenstein: The Vampires of New Orleans- (Ep. 6)
May 12, 2018 02:05 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBThe Knights of the White Camellia aka the vampires of New Orleans are really angry after the group killed one of their leaders, Delphine LaLaurie. They had already taken the Thesophist's riverboat (that can transform into a submarine), and they also kidnapped 25 black children from the children's hospital ward while everyone in town was at the St. John's Eve Festival at Lake Pontcharian with Marie Laveau. Basil gets sidetracked by a business deal that was too good to pass up....the lawyer a...
Out of the Abyss: A D&D 5e Underdark Campaign (Episode 5- The Way Out Pt 1)
May 12, 2018 02:04 - 1 hour - 100 MBOut of the Abyss: A D&D 5e Underdark Campaign (Episode 5- The Way Out Pt 1) by Kristy and Kerry Cutsforth
Castle Falkenstein: The Vampires of New Orleans (Ep 3)
May 12, 2018 02:04 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBCastle Falkenstein is a steam-age, Victorian fantasy role playing game that was a cult classic from 1994, originally written by legendary game designer, Mike Pondsmith. The game is getting somewhat of a reboot over at Fat Goblin Games with new supplements and books written by my friend and fellow game designer, James Gray! We will be testing out some "shocking" new fangeled dice mechanics which may upset some Castle Falkenstein purists (only cads and scoundrels play dice), but I think the dic...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 4- Get Your Motor Running)
May 12, 2018 02:04 - 1 hour - 155 MBThe group splits in two....Grey heads out with Jagger for a recon mission; its Grey's mission to try and become a member of the Helldrivers and learn a bit more about what's going on at the Black Velvet Obelisk Casino. Ilona, the leader of the Helldrivers is a cannibal, who has set up the cage matches as with Tennebris from Adventureland as a punishment for criminals and also to supply Ilona with human flesh...win win? Domald and Michael are sent as a diplomats to try and set up trade negot...
Perilous Palaver- Top 10 Horror Movies (His & Her Edition)
May 12, 2018 02:04 - 1 hour - 104 MBKristy and Kerry Cutsforth go over some general Halloween ramblings and their top ten horror movies of all time. They watch A LOT of horror movies, so narrowing them down was quite a feat, but they managed to do so without losing their heads thankfully. Top Ten list beings: 15:30 into podcast if you want to avoid Halloween ramblings.
Castle Falkenstein: The Vampires of New Orleans Finale- (Pt. 1 of 2, Ep. 7)
May 12, 2018 02:04 - 2 hours - 177 MBAfter Basil and Archie end up blowing up Alciabades mansion, they head off on a boat that Aiyla procured to save black children that were kidnapped by the Knights of the White Camellia....racists who became vampires in order to bring the South "back to its former glory." The members are slowing turning prominent and influential members of New Orleans society into vampires, preparing to overtake the town. Lets hope our heroes are able to stop them in time before they (and whatever else the Adv...
Castle Falkenstein: The Vampires of New Orleans (Ep. 4)
May 12, 2018 02:03 - 2 hours - 113 MBIn this episode, Archie, Ayla, and Eóghan (Owen) are preparing for their trek into the Gulf, making their way to the Grand Isle, where Jean Lafitte used to have his headquarters back in his "privateering" days in the early 1800's. (Basil is absent for this episode, off working on his legendary Alantean Chimera bullets with telegraphic aid from Helena Blavatasy in New York.) Jean Lafitte's ghost and ghost crew are still rumored to be sailing the waters of the coast of the New Orleans, and co...
Out of the Abyss: A D&D 5e Underdark Campaign (Episode 6- Gargoyle Poop?)
May 12, 2018 02:03 - 2 hours - 194 MBYep.....our adventurers ponder what the gargoyle poop would be like. Always thinking about the important issues facing the Underdark. Who cares about Jubilex or the demigorgon anyway? Also, Malt is back...and pulls flowers out of the air during battle as an offensive tactic? You won't want to miss this episode, its a nail biter. Dungeon Master: Kerry Cutsforth Players: Brooke Valetta- Aldric (Human Tempest Cleric) Kristy Cutsforth- Brizzwyss Myrda (Drow Bard) Sean Patrick- Malteer Stones...
Castle Falkenstein: The LaLaurie Mansion (Episode 2)
May 12, 2018 02:03 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBCastle Falkenstein is a steam-age, Victorian fantasy role playing game that was a cult classic from 1994, originally written by legendary game designer, Mike Pondsmith. The game is getting somewhat of a reboot over at Fat Goblin Games with new supplements and books written by my friend and fellow game designer, James Gray! We will be testing out some "shocking" new fangeled dice mechanics which may upset some Castle Falkenstein purists (only cads and scoundrels play dice), but I think the dic...
Out of the Abyss: A D&D 5e Underdark Campaign (Episode 4- Battle of Blingdonstone Pt 2)
May 12, 2018 02:03 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBDungeon Master: Kerry Cutsforth Players: Reeve (Human Fighter)- Bill Pechman Zaloon (Aasimar Monk)- Chris Johnson Bryzz Myrda (Drow Bard)- Kristy Cutsforth Faustanus (Drow Warlock)- Jason Valetta (Tempest Cleric)- Brooke Valetta Sound Effects: freesounds.org zapsplat.com (Will be Filled Out Later) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Make sure to subscribe to our channel if you like what you hear and leave us a comment! Twitter: peril...
Vampire: The Masquerade (V20)- Chicago By Night (Episode 4)- She's so good with her stiletto
May 12, 2018 02:03 - 1 hour - 137 MB"She cuts you once, she cuts you twice But still you believe The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood BUt you don't have strength to leave You've been bought, you've been sold You've been locked outside the door But you stand there pleadin', With your insides bleedin', 'Cause you deep down want some more Then she says she wants forgiveness It's such a clever masquerade She's so good with her stiletto You don't even see the blade She cuts you hard, she cuts you deep, She's go...
One Shots: Tales From the Loop (Let's Do the Time Warp....Again?)
May 12, 2018 02:02 - 2 hours - 66.8 MBTales from the Loop is an alternate 80's, sci-fi game set in the Malaren islands in Sweden. On Munso, there is a large particle accelerator called "The Loop" and run by a mysterious scientific research corporation called Risksergni. Strange occurances are common place in this alternate reality (including time travel, strange creatures, rogue robots, and magnetrine ships). Kristy Cutsforth is the GM for this game, and also wrote the adventure "Let's Do the Time Warp, Again?" Thanks to our P...
Indie Game Spotlight: Masks of Mummy King
May 12, 2018 02:02 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBThis is basically Legends of the HIdden Temple, the roleplaying game. Written and designed by Nathan Paoletta (who also wrote the immensely popular, World Wide Wrestling role playing game that uses the Powered by the Apocalypse game mechanics). Buy Nathan's Games: https://ndpdesign.com/ GM: Brooke Valetta Players: James Shannon, Kerry Cutsforth, Jason Valetta Social Media: http://www.questendnetwork.com/ https://www.patreon.com/perilouspretenders https://www.facebook.com/groups/180437345...
One Shot- Trail of Cthulhu: The Dance in the Blood (Pt 2 of 2)
May 12, 2018 02:02 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBDescription: In this Purist One Shot of Trail of Cthulhu (based on Call of Cthulhu and adapted from Robin Law's Gumshoe Game System by Kenneth Hite), our players find themselves in the English country town of Keswick. While they all have their reasons for being here, they aren't quite sure why this town and this place feels so familiar to them (having never been here before in their recollection). On the wall in The Blackstone Hotel, they discover a photograph from the early 1900's, which fea...
Perilous Palaver: 2018 Cedar Rapids Comic Con
May 12, 2018 02:02 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBWe decided to do a little recap of our experiences at one of the best up and coming midwestern comic conventions, the Cedar Rapids Comic Con. They are a newer con, they started up in 2015, but have attracted over 10,000 people over the last few years, and they only continue to keep growing and bringing more interesting guests! Learn more: www.cedarrapidscon.com In this episode, we discuss the various panels we attended: Toys and Collectibles 101 (run by our local A-z Toys Shop) Tyler Walp...
One Shot- Trail of Cthulhu: The Dance in the Blood (Pt 1 of 2)
May 12, 2018 02:02 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBIn this Purist One Shot of Trail of Cthulhu (based on Call of Cthulhu and adapted from Robin Law's Gumshoe Game System by Kenneth Hite), our players find themselves in the English country town of Keswick. While they all have their reasons for being here, they aren't quite sure why this town and this place feels so familiar to them (having never been here before in their recollection). On the wall in The Blackstone Hotel, they discover a photograph from the early 1900's, which features childre...
Out of the Abyss: A D&D 5e Underdark Campaign (Episode 3- Battle of Blingdonstone Pt 1)
May 12, 2018 02:01 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBDungeon Master: Kerry Cutsforth Players: Reeve (Human Fighter)- Bill Pechman Zaloon (Aasimar Monk)- Chris Johnson Bryzz Myrda (Drow Bard)- Kristy Cutsforth Faustanus (Drow Warlock)- Jason Valetta (Tempest Cleric)- Brooke Valetta "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Clash Defiant" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (Episode 2)- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Gand
May 12, 2018 02:01 - 1 hour - 152 MBApparently Lal is a super loud snorer, we establish that Gand’s don’t have longs and there can’t snore. Borb gets an offer from the scientist our adventurers rescued for 10,000 credits, a big chunk of the 80,000 our group owes to Nuttaboo the Hutt. We have to track down her assistant, Toran, who has stolen some top secret research from her. Nuttaboo is pissed at some flyby’s that were sent by her brother and orders us to infiltrate the fort and take off with some his ships if possible. Th...
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (Episode 1)- Outer Rim Prison Blues
May 12, 2018 02:01 - 1 hour - 148 MBOur space cowboys have all been rounded up by a greedy Hut (name?) who bought their debt off those that they owed money to. Now they are stuck in a shit-hole, nowhere planet in the outer rim, working as indentured servants until they can pay off their enormous debt. They still manage to make the best of things, the Gand actually likes nutritional paste, Laltota does some sweet manuevering of a clunky van being hit by space buffalo (somehow ending up pantless), and Doma really, really, reall...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 6- Hard Choices)
May 12, 2018 02:01 - 2 hours - 208 MBOur mutants must make tough choices in this episode as the ark has multiple fires to put out. Tenebris has taken their mother, Maryna into his "safe keeping" to keep our mutants in line. He also has control of the dogsbane plants that surround the ark and can use them against the citizens if they get in his way. Trissa is the new leader of the Helldrivers and needs to keep their respect if she wants to stay on top. Leski has been shot and Breckett and Astrina are nowhere to be found... Music...
Bubblegumshoe: The Case of the Satanic Panic (Finale)
May 12, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThis is our dramatic finale to our Case of the Satanic Panic, which uses Bubblegumshoe, a Teen Sleuth Mystery Role Playing Game. The game system is based on Robin Law's Gumshoe and was adapted for the teen noir/mystery genre by Emily Care Boss and Kenneth Hite. This genre covers everything from Scooby Doo to It by Stephen King so there's something for everyone! In this episode, the gang finally gains access to Theda's backpack after winning the social throwdown with Paris. They also discove...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 5- Bonfire Battle)
May 12, 2018 02:00 - 2 hours - 186 MBIn this episode, after the cage match ends mid-fight, after Grey turns the gun on the Helldrivers, Ilona and her have a heart to heart girl talk about how much "men suck." Ilona, the leader of the Helldrivers, wants blood after she found her boyfriend and best friend in a comprimising position. She doesn't think its weird at all that her former slave would actually love her and accept that she needs to eat humans to survive. Who knew cannibalism was one of the mutatations she'd have to deal w...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 4- Get Your Motor Running)
May 12, 2018 02:00 - 2 hours - 186 MBThe group splits in two....Grey heads out with Jagger for a recon mission; its Grey's mission to try and become a member of the Helldrivers and learn a bit more about what's going on at the Black Velvet Obelisk Casino. Ilona, the leader of the Helldrivers is a cannibal, who has set up the cage matches as with Tennebris from Adventureland as a punishment for criminals and also to supply Ilona with human flesh...win win? Domald and Michael are sent as a diplomats to try and set up trade negotat...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 7- AnimaHerb)
May 12, 2018 02:00 - 2 hours - 179 MBThe Mutants find out Leski is not doing so well, which gives them even more motivation to get to AnimaHerb; perhaps one of the scientists could be "persuaded" to help them. The mutants are also going to free the sentient zone ghouls who were kidnapped by scientists from AnimaHerb. Also, in this episode, Michael actually gets his car, the Infiltrator, to work and helps them out when they are faced with giant ants out in the zone! Also, in this episode, one of the mutants actually DIES! You wil...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse- (Episode 2) We the People...
May 12, 2018 02:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBIn this episode, after a successful negotiation with the zone ghouls of the Water Purification plant, the group heads back to the ark to discover loads of new problems that need to be addressed. With Maryna's dementia creating significant problems in the ark, there is a shift of power and demand for leadership that the plant powered mutant boss, Tenebris, is more than willing to grab for himself and the Outlaw Rollercoaster Gang. Grey, Trissa, Michael, Salty, and Domald try and follow Mar...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse (Episode 3- Down the Rabbit Hole)
May 12, 2018 01:59 - 2 hours - 74.1 MBLast episode, the dogs admister what the group calls "dog justice" on Jonah, the creepy psychopathic enforcer who has been feeding the arc the corpses of the dogs that have gone missing from the kennel. The starving dogs don't need much coaxing by Salty and the dog handlers to tear apart Jonah. After seeing the group may not be as peaceful as they let on, Tenebris uses Jonah's execution as a way to bring his idea of teaming up with a nomadic motorcycle tribe called the Helldrivers. They pro...
Mutant: Year Zero- Adventureland of the Apocalypse- (Episode 1) Mean Green Mother
May 12, 2018 01:59 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBIn this episode, the water has run dry at the Adventureland Theme Park and the elder of the clan, Marnya, has dementia and is slowly losing her touch with the reality while experimenting with her heirloom vegetables in her lab. Irvine (Michael's brother and fellow Gearhead) and Ice (Grey's Stalker mentor) left a week ago to scout for water and have yet to return. After barely recovering from a zone ghoul attack, the mutants must strike out together into the zone and find a clean water source ...
Blades in the Dark: The Misadventures of the Coal Rats Ep. 4 (Finale Season 1)
May 12, 2018 01:59 - 2 hours - 119 MBThis is the finale of Season 1 of our mini-campaign of Blades in the Dark, a horror/fantasy/heist roleplaying game set in an alternate, supernatural version of the late 1800's, in which technology is made possible by ghostly electroplasm. This game is run by our friend, James Shannon, who is one of leaders of the Corridor Games on Demand Role Playing Games Meetup. He has run this game many times since the initial Kickstarter went up in 2015, so he has a good grasp of the rules. The Coal Ra...
Blades in the Dark: The Misadventures of the Coal Rats (Episode 3)
May 12, 2018 01:58 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBThe Coal Rats: Kumar (Lurk) played by Brooke Valetta Briggs (Cutter) played by Jason Valetta Jacopa (Whisper) played by Kristy Cutsforth Artax (Leech) played by Christopher Johnson Arden (Hound) played by Kerry Cutsforth Blades in the Dark: http://www.evilhat.com/home/blades-in-the-dark/ Anachronist Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Twitter: PerilousPretend Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
Blades in the Dark: The Misadventures of the Coal Rats (Episode 2)
May 12, 2018 01:58 - 1 hour - 101 MBBlades in the Dark (designed by John Harper) is a fantasy/horror heist game set in an alternative Victorianesque landscape of darkness and mass hauntings. In the midst of the desolation, an elaborate criminal underground thrives. This mini-campaign features one such band of thieves called The Coat Rats who dwell underground in an abandoned train tunnel. They belong to a faction called the Shadows, stealthy burglers who operate under the Bluecoats noses. The Coal Rats: Kumar (Lurk) played by...
Blades in the Dark: The Misadventures of the Coal Rats (Episode 1)
May 12, 2018 01:58 - 2 hours - 65.2 MBOn this episode of Perilous Pretenders, we are featuring Blades in the Dark, a horror/fantasy/heist roleplaying game set in an alternate, supernatural version of the late 1800's, in which technology is made possible by ghostly electroplasm. If you want a more through explanation of the what this game is about, I've included a summery at the beginning of the episode. This game is run by our friend, James Shannon, who is one of leaders of the Corridor Games on Demand Role Playing Games Meetup...
Indie RPG Spotlight: Night Mirror- A Game of Gothic Horror (Pt. 2)
May 12, 2018 01:58 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBOur friend and regular player here on the Perilous Pretenders podcast, David Miessler-Kubanek, has been working on a design "hack" of the independent role playing game, Psi-Run, which can purchase over at the Night Sky Games website. Night Sky Games are run by Meguey Baker and Vincent Baker (Vincent is best known for his role playing game, Apocalypse World, whose game engine many indie games have incorporated into their own game designs, called Powered by the Apocalypse). In this version of t...
Indie RPG Spotlight: Night Mirror- A Game of Gothic Horror (Pt. 1 of 4)
May 12, 2018 01:38 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBOur friend and regular player here on the Perilous Pretenders podcast, David Miessler-Kubanek, has been working on a design "hack" of the independent role playing game, Psi-Run, which can purchase over at the Night Sky Games website. Night Sky Games are run by Meguey Baker and Vincent Baker (Vincent is best known for his role playing game, Apocalypse World, whose game engine many indie games have incorporated into their own game designs, called Powered by the Apocalypse). In this version of...
One Shot: The Warren Pt 2 of 2
July 07, 2017 14:48 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBI have something special for you all...a little one shot I did on a family Here is part 2 of our one shot game of The Warren by Marshall Miller of Bully Pulpit games. Snowflake is played by my mother in love, Norma Cutsforth and Kerry plays Lighting. Snowflake is the a smart loner who is littermate with Lightening, the fastest rabbit in the Warren They were both in the wrong place at that wrong time overhearing Kevin the rabbit’s plot to overthrow the current rabbit religion of Gardentarini...
One Shot: The Warren Role Playing Game Pt 1 of 2
July 06, 2017 12:09 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBThis is a one shot of Marshall Miller's The Warren that I played with my mother in love, Norma Cutsforth and my husband Kerry! I always say, the family that games together, stays together! This is her first time ever playing a roleplaying game and she does a fantastic job! I knew she would, she's a writer and super free-spirited and creative. Join our rabbits as they try to keep their gardentarism religion from being overthrown by a revolt of greedy rabbits who want more veggies to grow an...
Bubblegumshoe: The Case of the Satanic Panic Pt. 3
June 30, 2017 06:27 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBThis is part 3 of a 5 part mini-campaign called "The Case of the Satanic Panic." Our sleuths are all teenagers in a small New England town called Brewster Hills. A lot of strange, some would say supernatural, occurrences have been happening as the gang tries to find out what happened to their missing friend and fellow Dungeons and Dragons team mate, Theda Drake In this episode, our young, home-schooled sleuth named Martin has a birthday party that involves a cult classic, some would say stra...
Table Talk: Key Differences Between Adventures in Middle Earth and D&D 5th Edition
June 16, 2017 08:48 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBWe are talking a little break from our mini-campaign of Bubblegumshoe (at least until the end of June) and will be featuring a campaign using the Adventures in Middle Earth Role Playing Game (created by Cubicle 7) run by Loremaster Chris Johnson. In this episode, Chris goes over the main differences between the mechanics of 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons and The Adventures in Middle Earth. Stay tuned for our next episode for an Actual Play campaign set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth!
Bubblegumshoe: The Case of the Satanic Panic Part 1
June 02, 2017 03:01 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBPerilous Pretenders is a husband and wife duo (Kristy and Kerry Cutsforth) that runs and plays tabletop roleplaying games with their fellow "pretenders." In this episode, Kristy Cutsforth is the GM and is running a game using the Bubblegumshoe role playing system (written by Emily Care Boss, Kenneth Hite, and Lisa Steele). It is a teen noir/sleuth roleplaying system in which a bunch of teens are on the lookout for their missing D&D partner and friend, Theda Drake. This story is inspired by ...
Bubblegumshoe: The Case of the Satanic Panic Part 2
June 01, 2017 11:11 - 58 minutes - 27.2 MBWelcome to the Perilous Pretenders, an actual play podcast featuring mostly lesser known role playing games; the podcast is hosted by a nerdy and artistic husband and wife team, Kristy and Kerry Cutsforth. This is the second episode in, what we like to call, a "mini campaign" of the tabletop role playing game, Bubblegumshoe. Bubblegumshoe is a teen mystery solving game featuring the genre of high school noir, which can be found in many different movies, books, and tv shoes: Nancy Drew (book...