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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 record store was a place of escape. It was a library and a clubhouse" - Cameron Crowe
The record store is in trouble, the boss is keeping it afloat cause music is still his passion, but today will make all the difference.
To learn more about how Damn the Man Save the Music is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:Aaron (Christopher McFarland) - The Aspiring Poet.
Afrodieter (Ken Breese) - The Flirt.
Dusty (Patrick Cartelli) - The Space Case.
The Setup:The Boss: Steven Brick, a shady flaky hard ass with a soft spot for starving artists and strays.
The Bigshot: Kitchen Head (originally Mitchell Herd), once a member of The Heads, is trying to launch his solo career.
Find Patrick on twitter @patcartelli and check out his podcast Repeater
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
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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, if some day or night a demon were to steal after you into your loneliest loneliness and say to you: 'This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more' ... Would you not throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse the demon who spoke thus? Or have you once experienced a tremendous moment when you would have answered him: 'You are a god and never have I heard anything more divine." — Friedrich Nietzsche
The child of maths and magic summons a creature from beyond to catch a cat.
To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode.
The Lead:
A Demon, generous and helpful (Lucas Sandford-Long)
The Follow:
Betram Crowley III, a bright and diligent student of magic (Sharang Biswas)
Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from 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!
This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of For The Queen by Alex Roberts (find her on twitter @muscularpikachu). The game is published by Evil Hat Games.
Recommended number of players: 2-6, Play time from 45 minutes to 2 hours
To play you'll need: Story Card Deck.
For the Queen is a GM-less game with minimal setup that is a great entry into collaborative story telling and worldbuilding.
We recommend picking the physical copy at your friendly local game store or from Evil Hat Games.
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworldOur Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of Star Crossed by Alex Roberts (find her on twitter @muscularpikachu). The game is published by the great team over at Bully Pulpit Games.
Recommended number of players: 2, Play time around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
To play you'll need: Rulebook, Scene Cards, Tumbling Block Tower, Character Sheets, Writing Utensils.
Star Crossed is a GM-less game for two people who play as characters on either side of a conflict that keeps them apart, though they are attracted to one another.
We recommend picking the physical copy at your friendly local game store or from Bully Pulpit Games.
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworldOur Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels." — Tennessee Williams
The child of maths and magic summons a creature from beyond to catch a cat.
To learn more about how Star Crossed is played check out our primer episode.
The Lead:
A Demon, generous and helpful (Lucas Sandford-Long)
The Follow:
Betram Crowley III, a bright and diligent student of magic (Sharang Biswas)
Find Sharang Biswas on twitter @SharangBiswas, and check out his game Mad Science Foundation
Find John on twitter @LordJoho
Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworld
Our Bored Ghost theme comes from 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!
"Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift." — Dante Alighieri
The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds.
The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here.
The Framing:We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing.
One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates. 1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs
2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength
3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.
1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life
Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside
2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end
Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana
3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity PHASE ONE 1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…PHASE TWO.UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut.
The Tarot:We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini
Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo
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!
"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The three join to spin, measure and cut a handful of lives that span time and worlds.
The Fool's Journey is designed by Cheyenne Wall-Grimes and published by Glittercats Fine Amusements. Check out our rules primer here.
The Framing:We're assuming the roles of the three fates, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos and using the following script for our framing.
One Player: We are the three, sometimes called women, sometimes goddesses, sometimes one who is three, sometimes three who are one. Those who have loved us call us the Graces, those who fear us the Furies. They have called us the Parcae, Matronae, the Norns, the Moirai, the Fates. 1st: The first of us, youngest and oldest, is Clotho - the spinner, who creates the thread from the raw stuffs
2nd: The second of us, the eternal and ever-changing, is Lachesis - the allotter, who measures the thread and tests its strength
3rd: The last of us all, the oldest and the youngest, is Atropos - the unturnable, who cuts the thread and marks the end.
1st: Sisters, we have come to the table to tell a life
Hand each player a suit of cards and place the Major Arcana Aside
2nd: Sisters, we begin as all lives begin, a fool at the start and a death at the end
Place the Death Card to the right and the fool card to the left, shuffle the rest of the arcana
3rd: Sisters, we will take measure of this life and test its integrity PHASE ONE 1st: Sisters, we can stir the pool before the child emerges. I choose to...2nd: Sisters, we can adjust the slope of the path before the child steps. I choose to…3rd: Sisters, we can darken the sky before the child opens their eyes. I choose to…PHASE TWO.UNISON: This life is spun, measured, and cut.
The Tarot:We're using the Aquarian Tarot from David Palladini
Find Joe DeSimone on twitter @iheartfargo
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!
This is a brief overview that lays out the rules summary of The Fool's Journey by Cheyenne Grimes (find them on twitter @cheyennergrimes). Purchase a copy here. Find more about their design company Glitter Cats Fine Amusements on twitter @PlayGlittercats and online here.
Recommended number of players: 2-4 players, Play time around 30 minutes.
To play you'll need: Rulebook, Tarot Cards (any standard deck will do- the art can inspire the tales so you can play with different flavor using different decks), A pool of six-sided dice.
The Fool's Journey is a GM-less game of lightly competitive bidding to control a timeline, followed by a round of storytelling, much like a campfire tale telling session.
We recommend picking the PDF or Physical copy from Indy Press Revolution.
Follow us on twitter @boredghostworldOur Bored Ghost theme song is by the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.
Bored Ghosts we hope you found distraction from your eternity in the void this week!
"When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?" — Shel Silverstein (A Light in the Attic)
The streets and canals of Amsterdam run red, and it isn't a trick of the light.
To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode.
The Setting:Modern-Day Amsterdam, a red light district street abutting a Canal.
The Killer:
Slugs from outer space.
The Characters:
Lars the laughing conspiracy theorist.
Geoff the MBA student.
Becka the sorority president.
Maud the miraculous mail-carrier.
Bunz the Carefree Riverboat Captain.
Isabel the social worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty.
Lisa the sarcastic comedian.
Brad Jorgenson the arrogant architect.
Olsen the hairy canal dweller.
Bran the impotent bag man.
Horace the plucky street cat.
Danielle the high powered attorney.
Kirsten the girl who loves doing mushrooms.
Steve the shy effeminate tennis player.
Uve the German astrophysicist.
THE FINAL GIRL:
Yanel the innocent escort.
Find D on twitter @mxnurd
Find Chris on twitter @manapot_studios
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 last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of." — Bram Stoker (Dracula)
The streets and canals of Amsterdam run red, and it isn't a trick of the light.
To learn more about how Follow is played check out our primer episode.
The Setting:Modern-Day Amsterdam, a red light district street abutting a Canal.
The Killer:
Slugs from outer space.
The Characters:
Lars the laughing conspiracy theorist.
Geoff the MBA student.
Becka the sorority president.
Maud the miraculous mail-carrier.
Bunz the Carefree Riverboat Captain.
Isabel the social worker who goes above and beyond the call of duty.
Lisa the sarcastic comedian.
Brad Jorgenson the arrogant architect.
Olsen the hairy canal dweller.
Yanel the innocent escort.
Bran the impotent bag man.
Horace the plucky street cat.
Danielle the high powered attorney.
Kirsten the girl who loves doing mushrooms.
Steve the shy effeminate tennis player.
Uve the German astrophysicist.
Find D on twitter @mxnurd
Find Chris on twitter @manapot_studios
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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