Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

Latest Episodes:

S3E02: Patching things up Feb 07, 2024

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Cleo is back on Diaus, Old friends Bortus and Fronn are waiting for the return of their great leader, But how will they take her new look? and is CapTown ready for Cleo's return?

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Daniel Matthews

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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S3E01: Old Friends Jan 11, 2024

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Our Crew have been spread out across Mid Space, and on an outworld moon Dr Ze and Boris continue to lose themselves, fighting away the pain of loss with drink. But while returning to their ship the M.A.X the duo are confronted with an old friend.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Richard Kimber-Bell

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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Bastards Wrapped 2023 Dec 31, 2023

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It’s another year in the Bastard Books! If you’re reading this, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Join us on a stroll through 2023, as we reminisce over the year’s stories, some big moments, and perhaps.. a sneak peek into what awaits us in 2024…

If you’re a new listener- tread lightly! Here be spoilers!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Daniel Matthews

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

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Everybody’s got a Sword (A YASP adventure ft. Realms of Peril and Glory) Dec 20, 2023

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Join Tay and Dick as they ‘awaken in a stage place’ alongside Pip and Naomi of Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast, on a delicious solar punk steamboat, that's also a galaxy-wide famous restaurant. But not all is as it seems on this restaurant, for there has been a murder most foul…

Wanna hear more like this? Well don't worry, we got you. Head over to the Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast to hear “Chicken in the Fog”, a collab we did with them, where Tay and Dan wake up in a western graveyard. What could go wrong?

Check out Realms of Peril and Glory here: realmspod.com

And you can find our wonderful guests here.

Naomi ( https://www.realmspod.com/players/naomi )

Pip ( https://www.realmspod.com/players/pip )

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Short Stories | The Dirt Nov 16, 2023

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Margo blue eyes Finds cleo and take her back to the good dirt for a final rest.

This is the fifth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Reda

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

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Short Stories | The Usual Nov 02, 2023

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Every day for Trevor is the same day. Wake up, worry about rent, eat, and dig. It’s been days since the gates closed- or maybe weeks. It’s all the same now. All that matters is digging out REESE, and finding a way back… To everything.

This is the fourth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by reda

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

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Short Stories | The Gate Oct 19, 2023

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Ze and Boris flee Midspace with Wraith artillery on their heels, as the gates are closed for the first time since the war. They find themselves in the outer rim, resorting to old tactics. They are alone for the first time. Splintered from their lost home and their lost crew. Everything is gone. Who are the Bastards, now?

This is the third of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by OctopusGod

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

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Short Stories | The Queen Oct 05, 2023

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It may surprise you to know, that the newly landed Wraith army isn’t the most dangerous thing in Midspace these days… Follow Princess Zhu Zhu to the new palace, to see just how deep the dread can go.

This is the second of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Reda Kahloula

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

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Short Stories | The Evacuation Sep 21, 2023

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As the Battle for MidSpace rages all around, Big Pat leads the masses to safety. It's always the people that these conflicts hit first. It wasn't so long ago that she was one of those people- lost in the current of another long past war...

This is the first of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Max Behrens

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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S2E47: As Above, So Below [ Season 2 Finale ] Aug 24, 2023

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The crew are divided and need to reunite before the captain's ship explodes them all into space dust. But BJ has got away and they need to find him as well. Its high stakes, but this isn't the Bastards first rodeo.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by Reda Kahloula

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

Send inquiries and fanart to backwaterbastards@gmail.com

Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com