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Bored Ghost uses tabletop roleplaying games to create stories. Each week we release half of a tale born out a play. From independently published collaborative storytelling games to traditional Role-Playing Games, we try it all to tell stories. These tales and games are experiments.
"The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive." ― Full Metal Jacket
Boredom and the nearness of death lead to all sorts of mischief at this army encampment near the front.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Private "Coop" Kincaid (Chris Littler) - A mechanic, truck driver and smuggler.
Private Benny "Three Boots" McFae (John Holt) - A nervous soldier looking for a quick buck and a way out.
Corporal Jimmy "Bear" Hagen (Ken Breese) - A truck driver and smuggler with ties to a stateside organization of do-gooders.
Betsy Green, AKA 'Green' (Tiffany Cook) - Former hero turned henchman to Dr. Yes, a leading member of the evil GLOVE organization.
The grid for this game:
Between Ken and Chris: Black Market - Truck Drivers PLUS a Need - to get ready to take what you deserve.
Between Chris and John: Replacement Increments a pair of gung-ho patriots PLUS a Need - to get rich smuggling valuables.
Between John and Tiffany: Replacement Increments poker buddies PLUS a Location of Rest and Recreation "Java Junction" the Red Cross coffee tent PLUS an Object - intelligence.
Between Tiffany and Ken: Brothers in arms PLUS an Object - an SS Dagger.
The TILT:
Mayhem - A Frantic Chase
Tragedy - Death out of the Blue
Find Chris on twitter @ctlittler and check out his band Chamber Band.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"By now we'd come to look at all replacements as dead men who temporarily had the use of the arms and legs. The came and went so fast and so regularly that sometimes we didn't even learn their names. Truth is, after a while, we sort of avoided gettin' to know them." ― The Big Red One
Boredom and the nearness of death lead to all sorts of mischief at this army encampment near the front.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Private "Coop" Kincaid (Chris Littler) - A mechanic, truck driver and smuggler
Private Benny "Three Boots" McFae (John Holt) - A nervous soldier looking for a quick buck and a way out.
Corporal Jimmy "Bear" Hagen (Ken Breese) - A truck driver and smuggler with ties to a stateside organization of do-gooders.
Betsy Green, AKA 'Green' (Tiffany Cook) - Former hero turned henchman to Dr. Yes, a leading member of the evil GLOVE organization.
The grid for this game:
Between Ken and Chris: Black Market - Truck Drivers PLUS a Need - to get ready to take what you deserve.
Between Chris and John: Replacement Increments a pair of gung-ho patriots PLUS a Need - to get rich smuggling valuables.
Between John and Tiffany: Replacement Increments poker buddies PLUS a Location of Rest and Recreation "Java Junction" the Red Cross coffee tent PLUS an Object - intelligence.
Between Tiffany and Ken: Brothers in arms PLUS an Object - an SS Dagger.
Find Chris on twitter @ctlittler and check out his band Chamber Band.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"It is so easy to get the better of people when they care about each other — which is why evil will always have the edge." ― Casanova Frankenstein, Mystery Men
The brighter the sun the harder the shadows and LA is always sunny.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
TILT:Failure - A stupid plan executed to perfection
Paranoia - Two people cross paths and everything changes
The characters for this game:Roger Stevenson, AKA Incisor (Steven Moverley) - An aged vampire hunter, from back when they weren't a protected class.
Victoria Duplinious 5 (Stacey Douglass Moverley) - Female clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious.
Victor Duplinious 17, AKA Incisor (John Holt) - Male clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious, styles himself a dental villain.
Sabel O'Hare (Josh Mueller) - Former hero turned henchman to Dr. Yes, a leading member of the evil GLOVE organization.
The grid for this game:
Between Steve and John: Villains - Similarly themed villains fighting for the use of the same name PLUS a Need - to get even with the whole damned world.
Between John and Stacey: Family - Clones PLUS a Need - to get respect from the bureaucrats at GLOVE who classified you as a D-class villain.
Between Stacey and Josh: Minions - New recruit and Old hand PLUS an Object - a doomsday device, Dr. Thunder's weather control device.
Between Josh and Steve: Heroes - Hunted vampires together back in the 70's PLUS the Location - A rave in Stockholm.
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Josh in Brooklyn sometimes!
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"What good is science if no one gets hurt?" ― Chrome Dome from The Tick
The brighter the sun the harder the shadows and LA is always sunny.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Roger Stevenson, AKA Incisor (Steven Moverley) - An aged vampire hunter, from back when they weren't a protected class.
Victoria Duplinious 5 (Stacey Douglass Moverley) - Female clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious.
Victor Duplinious 17, AKA Incisor (John Holt) - Male clone of the late Doctor Victor Duplinious, styles himself a dental villain.
Sabel O'Hare (Josh Mueller) - Former hero turned henchman to Dr. Yes, a leading member of the evil GLOVE organization.
The grid for this game:
Between Steve and John: Villains - Similarly themed villains fighting for the use of the same name PLUS a Need - to get even with the whole damned world.
Between John and Stacey: Family - Clones PLUS a Need - to get respect from the bureaucrats at GLOVE who classified you as a D-class villain.
Between Stacey and Josh: Minions - New recruit and Old hand PLUS an Object - a doomsday device, Dr. Thunder's weather control device.
Between Josh and Steve: Heroes - Hunted vampires together back in the 70's PLUS the Location - A rave in Stockholm.
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Josh in Brooklyn sometimes!
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Nice valley. Think I'll keep it." ―Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
In our second episode the characters play out the scenes as the world falls apart no matter how hard the hero tries to stop it,
To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode.
The world of this game:World Name: Many Goodly Things
Flaw: Materialism
Elements: Echo, Dust, Magnets
Traditions:
Architecture - The moving society is built on a series of magnetic flotillas of various sizes. The design aesthetics mirror the philosophies of the various clans that inhabit the structures.
Justice - The guilty are banished to the winds, stripped of magnet and clan. They are allowed to keep their birthstones.
Military - Clan leaders all answer The Lord of Many Goodly Things. Agents of the Lord wear a badge made of family cups beat into the shape of an inverted horseshoe magnet w/ a sword and oar crossed behind it.
Entertainment - Skiff Racers compete for status and resources for their clans. They ride on finicky hover sleds through the whipping dusts.
Birth - Clan lines are very important. Cross-clan marriage is common, but the clanner marrying in from another clan is stigmatized. Clan stones are kept even when marrying into a new clan.
Grief - No one grieves the cavern folk. Clanners who abandon their clan and society remove all their stones and their names are struck from the family naming chalices.
The characters for this game:The Hero Racine Quartz-Angle
A wirey woman with long dirty blonde hair that she hides beneath her racing helmet. Her striking clear eyes are coveted trait in her Clan. She wears a racing jumpsuit embedded with magnets.
The Fallen is Sir Will
A soldier in the employ of the Lord of Many Goodly Things. He has become Racine's lover in the course of investigating her family since her brother went cavern folk.
The Pillar is Screed Sulfur Blast
A Sulfur clanner who married into the Quartz clan. He was a skiff racer until he pushed himself too hard and gained some permanent injuries that grounded him. He is now a clan Skiff Racing coach for Racine.
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"He doesn't have a name so Death can't find him!" ― Waterworld, 1995
The heart of downfall is the world you will play in. Our first episode is the creation of this world and the characters at the heart of it's imminent destruction.
To learn more about how Downfall is played check out our primer episode.
The world of this game:World Name: Many Goodly Things
Flaw: Materialism
Elements: Echo, Dust, Magnets
Traditions:
Architecture - The moving society is built on a series of magnetic flotillas of various sizes. The design aesthetics mirror the philosophies of the various clans that inhabit the structures.
Justice - The guilty are banished to the winds, stripped of magnet and clan. They are allowed to keep their birthstones.
Military - Clan leaders all answer The Lord of Many Goodly Things. Agents of the Lord wear a badge made of family cups beat into the shape of an inverted horseshoe magnet w/ a sword and oar crossed behind it.
Entertainment - Skiff Racers compete for status and resources for their clans. They ride on finicky hover sleds through the whipping dusts.
Birth - Clan lines are very important. Cross-clan marriage is common, but the clanner marrying in from another clan is stigmatized. Clan stones are kept even when marrying into a new clan.
Grief - No one grieves the cavern folk. Clanners who abandon their clan and society remove all their stones and their names are struck from the family naming chalices.
The characters for this game:The Hero Racine Quartz-Angle
A wirey woman with long dirty blonde hair that she hides beneath her racing helmet. Her striking clear eyes are coveted trait in her Clan. She wears a racing jumpsuit embedded with magnets.
The Fallen is Sir Will
A soldier in the employ of the Lord of Many Goodly Things. He has become Racine's lover in the course of investigating her family since her brother went cavern folk.
The Pillar is Screed Sulfur Blast
A Sulfur clanner who married into the Quartz clan. He was a skiff racer until he pushed himself too hard and gained some permanent injuries that grounded him. He is now a clan Skiff Racing coach for Racine.
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings." ― Marlon Brando
The brighter the sun the harder the shadows and LA is always sunny.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The TILT: Failure - Something Precious is on FireMayhem - Magnificent Self-Destruction
The characters for this game:Muffy HoldenKampf (Ken Breese) - 22 year old trust fund heiress, party girl.
Alana Kardova-HoldenKampf (John Holt) - Second Wife (of three) to Papa HoldenKampf and mother of Muffy.
Ariel Allison (Stacey Douglass-Moverley) - Life coach to the rich and famous of LA.
Sabel O'Hare (Steve Moverley) - Accountant and gin-soaked gambler.
The grid for this game:
Between John and Ken: High Society - Eventual Heirs to the HoldenKampf Fortune PLUS the Need to cover up the name of the Real Baby Daddy.
Between Ken and Steve: Crime - Accountant and Client PLUS the Location Around Town - Betting on Horses at Santa Anita.
Between Steve and Stacey: Work - Life Coach and Work in Progress PLUS an Object - a Salacious Embarrassingly Awkward Sex Tape.
Between Stacey and John: Friendship - Frenemies PLUS the Need - to Utterly ruin anyone who gets in your way.
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
The brighter the sun the harder the shadows and LA is always sunny.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Muffy HoldenKampf (Ken Breese) - 22 year old trust fund heiress, party girl.
Alana Kardova-HoldenKampf (John Holt) - Second Wife (of three) to Papa HoldenKampf and mother of Muffy.
Ariel Allison (Stacey Douglass-Moverley) - Life coach to the rich and famous of LA.
Sabel O'Hare (Steve Moverley) - Accountant and gin-soaked gambler.
The grid for this game:
Between John and Ken: High Society - Eventual Heirs to the HoldenKampf Fortune PLUS the Need to cover up the name of the Real Baby Daddy.
Between Ken and Steve: Crime - Accountant and Client PLUS the Location Around Town - Betting on Horses at Santa Anita.
Between Steve and Stacey: Work - Life Coach and Work in Progress PLUS an Object - a Salacious Embarrassingly Awkward Sex Tape.
Between Stacey and John: Friendship - Frenemies PLUS the Need - to Utterly ruin anyone who gets in your way.
Find Stacey on instragram @stadomo
Find Steve on his website stephenmoverley.com
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Under the moon, the road that ran from the edge of her forest gleamed like water, but when she stepped out onto it, away from the trees, she felt how hard it was, and how long. She almost turned back then; but instead she took a deep breath of the woods air that still drifted to her, and held it in her mouth like a flower, as long as she could." ― Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn
In a quiet town, set back in the woods of Ohio, a darkness festers.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The Tilt:Failure - A Tiny Mistake Leads to Ruin
Innocence - Love Rears its Ugly Head
The characters for this game:Gey Dawn (Tiffany Cook) - A high school rebel turned troubled agoraphobe.
Ethan Yardly (Ken Breese) - A high school partier turned responsible Deputy Sheriff.
Elena Borracho (Tim Rodriguez) - The town's general medical practitioner and shrink.
Doug Widders (John Holt) - The town loon, a pump jockey who picks up odd jobs and drinks frequently.
The grid for this game:
Between John and Ken: Out of Town - Lost in the Woods PLUS the Location - Local Law Enforcement, a stakeout at a property in the woods.
Between Ken and Tiffany: School - Young Rebels PLUS the Object - Omens, a near death experience provides answers.
Between Tiffany and Tim: Professional - Doctor and Patienr PLUS the Need - To Find Answers about who tried to kill you.
Between Tim and John: Secret - A vessel Possessed by Dark Forces PLUS the Need - To hide your intention to Kill Again.
Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time...
But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once." ― Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
In a quiet town, set back in the woods of Ohio, a darkness festers.
To learn more about how Fiasco is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Gey Dawn (Tiffany Cook) - A high school rebel turned troubled agoraphobe.
Ethan Yardly (Ken Breese) - A high school partier turned responsible Deputy Sheriff.
Elena Borracho (Tim Rodriguez) - The town's general medical practitioner and shrink.
Doug Widders (John Holt) - The town loon, a pump jockey who picks up odd jobs and drinks frequently.
The grid for this game:
Between John and Ken: Out of Town - Lost in the Woods PLUS the Location - Local Law Enforcement, a stakeout at a property in the woods.
Between Ken and Tiffany: School - Young Rebels PLUS the Object - Omens, a near death experience provides answers.
Between Tiffany and Tim: Professional - Doctor and Patienr PLUS the Need - To Find Answers about who tried to kill you.
Between Tim and John: Secret - A vessel Possessed by Dark Forces PLUS the Need - To hide your intention to Kill Again.
Find Tim on twitter @dicefoodlodging and Tim's Mobile Fiasco App for iOS on iTunes, and for Android on Google Play.
Find Tiffany Cook on twitter @TiffanyECook, tumblr and instagram
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
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