Pretending to be People

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**Pretending to be People**

Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled with twists, turns, and laughs – all decided on a roll of the dice. Can the officers of the Contention Police Department unravel the mysteries suddenly plaguing their sleepy town? Will they die – or worse – in the attempt? This is an actual play utilizing the game systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. This is Pretending to be People.

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S2E93 - I Know What I Have To Do Feb 27, 2026

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The penultimate episode of Season Two finds Algernon, Beck, and Cal scattered, covered, and smothered.

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Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

Wolf the Dog played "What Kind of World Are You Living In" by Dragon Inn 3.

S2E92 - God Has Left This World, But the Devil Hasn't (with Scott Dorward) Feb 14, 2026

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Some fight. Some flee. Some freeze. So get ready to fawn.

Alternate titles include: Strong Sartorial Opinions Probably Pretty Cool and Brutal Footage Our Beck (Who Art Right Here) This White Brick Road You're Free; We're Freeze There's a Stripper Pole in Your Dining Room

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

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Wolf the Dog played "What Kind of World Are You Living In" by Dragon Inn 3.

S2E91 - The Absence of The Lord (with Scott Dorward) Jan 31, 2026

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Welcome back.

Alternate titles include: As Last Words Go You're In the South Now Look At Me, I'm a Raincloud Cal-mulonimbus The Ol' Mom Spit A Horrible, Little Man Welcome to Our Family Because You Ruined It The ASMR God Bouncy Bouncy

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

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Wolf the Dog played "What Kind of World Are You Living In" by Dragon Inn 3.

S2E90 - I Think This Is All Just Your Bad Dream (with Scott Dorward and Ellinor DiLorenzo) Jan 17, 2026

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Did you get got? 833, 834, 835...

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias and Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens.

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Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl and "What Kind of World Are You Living In" by Dragon Inn 3.

Patreon Bonus // The Quiet Year: Part One, Spring and Summer // Well and With Wet Balls Jan 03, 2026

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This here formerly-exclusive episode is the first of two sessions we played of The Quiet Year, a collaborative map building game that we absolutely fell in love with!

From the book itself... "This is a map-drawing game. Together, you play as a community rebuilding after the collapse of civilization. Your decisions will define the values and future of this community, and these decisions will get added to a map which is constantly evolving. This map blends literal cartography with symbols, creating a rich visual record of land and people. Players collaborate to steer the fate of the community, while also introducing problems and tensions along the way."

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Enter the scenario contest (under 1500 words, theme of "Pretending to be People") by emailing PretendingPod@gmail.com with the subject line "Scenario Contest 2026."

Enter the fanart contest / drawing by commenting on the pinned thread on the subreddit.

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Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

S2E89 - I Think I Beefed It (with Scott Dorward and Ellinor DiLorenzo) Dec 19, 2025

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Time to see who listens closely. Those who do will understand. Mostly.

Alternative titles include: Equality and Dads More Blood Magic Wish For War, Please Don't Sl*t-Shame My Daughter War's Back on the Menu

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias and Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens.

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Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

S2E88 - Why Do You Think It's Called The Equatorial (with Scott Dorward) Dec 06, 2025

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Alternative titles include: What About A World... She's a Beautiful Bird Diggory Was Always Wrong We're Brainstorming

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

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Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

S2E87 - The I.D.I.O.T. Feature (with Scott Dorward) Nov 22, 2025

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Alternative titles include: Turns Out There's One Right God An Acceptable Compromise Everybody's Full Father Figure You Are Magic Man Mast Vajority The NASCARhole I'll Follow You Into the Dark Ionic Dirt Is Over There Aunt Crawling

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

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Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

S2E86 - A Million Dead Penguins (with Scott Dorward) Nov 08, 2025

Show notes

One Cattle After Another would work as an episode title, but no one said it. Though I don't think that movie was out yet when we recorded this episode.

This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

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Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.