Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

Episode art by Björn Hurri

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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S2E30: Bobbys Gome Depot Aug 25, 2022

Show notes

After saving Midspace for the 310th time the Bastards are celebrating with some SHOPPING. Our victorious crew has an empty lair to fill and each one of them has a plan for how to do it. In the middle of grabbing some ceramic garden gomes and a home brewing system, the cafeteria seems to mysteriously empty. Looks like once again, something’s going to keep these heroes from their feast.

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

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SideArm - Hard Crust Bread Chat Aug 18, 2022

Show notes

This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a month, and if you like this type of ramble, laughter fun time then you can get this and access to our First campaign Rhalloran. So what are ya waiting for? For the price of a "Bag o' Fries"you can get all this today.

But for now please join us as we dive deep into hard crust bread. Yeah that should cover it. Its a ramble, now you know what ya signed up for!

Staring

Edited Daniel Matthews

Producer Taylor van Biljon

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Lore Dive - MidSpace the place Aug 11, 2022

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We’re back with another Backwater Bastards Lore Dive and this week is all about MIDSPACE.

Located in the center of contested space and the beginning of the whole dang Bastard story, Midspace Station is a criminal hideaway and a historic neutral zone.

Come and hear about its wartime origins and how it came to be in the mind of DM Dick Dynamite. (..And while you’re at it, find out the TRUTH about Who runs the Underground, Big Pat’s front business, and if there really IS a secret vent tucked away somewhere on Midspace’s exterior.. just waiting to be clocked by an explosive starship pilot.)

DM Dick, Taylor and Daniel discuss the finer details about psychic powers that might not have made their way into the podcast yet.

Starring:

Episode art by Björn Hurri

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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S2E29: Suspended in sound Aug 04, 2022

Show notes

It’s time to find out what really waits at the bottom of the One True Leader’s water. After a suspended moment in time learning about Ze’s past, we return to our heroes suspended in the Leader’s very own pond. The battle rages on around them as the cultists begin to lose ground. With their tentative allies ready to strike, Cleo and Ze set out to finish a fight that started many years ago… Hopefully it won’t finish them first.

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

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Lore Dive - Psychic abilities Jul 28, 2022

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A lore dive with the Backwater Bastards. This week, psychic powers! From telepaths like Dr Z, telekinetics like the One True Leader or precognitive's like the Wraith Seers, the psychics of the Bastard universe are all able to interface their brainwaves with the world around them.

Learn about how it all works, who can do do it, how they can develop, strengths, weaknesses, in game possibilities and the roles that might benefit the most from psychic abilities.

DM Dick, Taylor and Daniel discuss the finer details about psychic powers that might not have made their way into the podcast yet.

Starring:

Episode art by Björn Hurri

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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S2E28: Ze Day part 4: The Legacy Code Jul 14, 2022

Show notes

They say that The Originator rules in Synth space, but Zafrey Elektra and M8 know otherwise. Our heroes have reached the end of the line here on Gloria’s lonely treasure planet. They have seen unbelievable and wondrous things! But the red jellies draw nearer and their grim song grows louder. They are wounded, pursued, and they have no homes or family. But M8 and Zafrey have the Legacy Code… And each other. And with their own blessing, they move forward together for the first time as unique beings that will never serve a master again.

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

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S2E27: Ze Day part 3: X marks the spot Jun 17, 2022

Show notes

Zafrey Elektra and M8 weren’t the only ones with a map to Gloria’s treasure. A new band of Atolla have allied with M8’s old crew! A first time meeting turns into a standoff as our young-old heroes attempt an escape from the synth sanctum. But just like the getting here, the leaving proves to be more perilous than any of them could have imagined. M8 and Zafrey have only moments to find their courage, but they are strengthened by the power of friendship, autonomy, and the Angel’s gift of the Legacy Code. It’s time for these new captains to find home.

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

Check out The Dimension Door Podcast

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S2E26: Ze Day part 2: Gloria's Treasure Jun 02, 2022

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Zafrey Elektra and M8 have commandeered a pirate starship! Still following the commands of their stony captain stand in (The Rock), they break out of the atmosphere together and program their way to Mid-Space. A meeting with a strange hermit confirms the location of their search. It’s true of course that the cave is full of treasure… But for whom? And have our young adventurers been followed? Perhaps it’s time they captain themselves after all.

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

Check out The Dimension Door Podcast

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S2E25: Ze Day part 1: A jellyfish out of water May 20, 2022

Show notes

Zafrey Elektra is a soldier of the Atoll. He is the son of an invasive hive that jumps from planet to planet to harvest water for their sea. Whole worlds hear the Atolla Medusa's song when they come, and whole worlds shrivel in their wake. But young Zafrey has been collecting parts in the shadows... He's been building a body to escape the song. Today's the day he finally walks. But how's a young jelly going to survive, so far from their sea?

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 Jordan

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

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