Rolling with Difficulty

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Open and Shut Season 1 Episode 5: "Of Rats and Hags" Aug 02, 2024

Show notes

We're taking a week off! Regular episodes resume August 16th. Tune in to the Midseason Q&A on August 10th at 5pm EST over on YouTube if you miss us in the meantime!

An old contact of Bileyg's reaches out through, unconventional, means, and sends the detectives in search of missing memories. Their hunt will take them to some of the most emotional, most disturbing, and maybe even most tasteful locales Sigil has to offer! Will they find the Hag's treasure? Or are these feelings too fleeting for Open and Shut?

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Cast:
Dungeon Master - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set
BlueSky: @atthefunk.bsky.social

Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Ingrid - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

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Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Investigation Theme
Fancy Party
Mysterious Theme

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Open and Shut Season 1 Episode 4: “Fortune's Folly” Jul 26, 2024

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When a socialite Gith turns up asking for help in the middle of anti-peak, no detective could turn her down! But just who is our new client's pursuers? Are they after her, or the coin she recently acquired from a lucky turn of the Fortune's Wheel? Only Open and Shut could crack this (coin) case!

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Big Battle
Mysterious Theme
Rolling, Possibly with a Bit of Difficulty
Fancy Party

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Open and Shut Season 1 Episode 3: “A Clockwork Conspiracy” Jul 19, 2024

Show notes

When a murder is found at Sigil's latest ambitious construction site, Open and Shut is set on the case! Can they unravel the tangled cogs and gears of this train station across the planes? Or will this conspiracy go too deep for our detectives to parse?
---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Investigation Theme
Mysterious Theme
Big Battle
Tense Moment

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We're Level Four! Jul 17, 2024

Show notes

Open and Shut has leveled up! What new feats, classes and more will they chose? Check out in this quick bonus level up!
---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

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Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Open and Shut Season 1 Episode 2: “Murderous Masonry” Jul 12, 2024

Show notes

When our goodest-doer encounters a grandmother in distress, the detectives set out on a missing persons case that just might find them dissapearing too! Can they unravel the movements of an ever-changing city? Or will they too find themselves missing on the job?
---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Plug Pins! Preorder your very own weird little dude here:
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Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Investigation Theme
Mysterious Theme
Big Battle

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Open and Shut Season 1 Episode 1: “A Dame, A Deal, A Devil” Jul 05, 2024

Show notes

Content Warning: Arachnophobia

Step on in to Open and Shut Investigations! When you've got a job that needs doing, they're the cutters for the gig. In the series premiere of Rolling with Difficulty's second campaign, our new crew of heroes are hired by an academic in distress, and quickly find themselves thrown into a world of devils and deals. Will they crack the case? Find out in Open and Shut!
---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Plug Pins! Preorder your very own weird little dude here:
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Bileyg - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Evrard - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Oobtaglor - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Character Art by @stuckinspace
Background Art by @tanukimi.s

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Open and Shut Theme
City of Doors
Piano Downtime
Big Battle
Tense Moment
Rolling, Possibly with a bit of Difficulty
Investigation Theme
Mysterious Downtime

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Rolling with Difficulty Presents: "Shadow of the Skysplitter" Jun 07, 2024

Show notes

Content Warning: Giant Insects, Entomophobia

As the century brood awakens, five inhabitants find themselves drawn to an ancient ruin, and the tense standoff between the Farmerlings and Cloudlings that reside there. How will they sway the situation? And will they escape before the Imago arrive?
We dive into the system "Cloud Empress" in this one-shot adventure! Along with special guest player Eric Silver of Join the Party Podcast, and lead by our very own Red, the crew dives into a Ghibli-inspired world and braves environmental doom. Will they survive?

Rolling with Difficulty Campaign 2, "Open and Shut," begins this summer! Return to Sigil and join our new team of adventurers for hire as they help solve crime (and other problems) in the City of Doors.

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Cast:

The Warden - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/
BlueSky: @overlysarcastic.bsky.social

Tymithus - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Lord Line - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set
BlueSky: @atthefunk.bsky.social

Clancey - Eric Silver
http://www.ericsilver.work/
Multitude Podcasts: https://multitude.productions/shows

Twitter: @El_Silvero
Instagram: @el_silvero
Bluesky: @ericsilver.bsky.social

Worm - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Iselbraid- Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Shadow of the Hedgehog
Gotta Go Fast

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Rolling with Difficulty Presents: "Hunt the Beast" Apr 26, 2024

Show notes

Content Warning: Character Death, Claustrophobia

Choose your weapon, noble knights, and begin again the hunt. The Rolling with Difficulty crew is trying our Gila RPG's Hunt, a Lumen 2.0 system, as our crew steps into a spirit-filled forest to track and defeat a mighty beast. The obstacles on their quest are many, can our knights make it to the heart of the forest?

Rolling with Difficulty Campaign 2 begins this summer! Return to Sigil and join our new team of adventurers for hire as they help solve crime (and other problems) in the City of Doors.

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Cast:
Game Master - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

Bastion - Austin Funk
Twitter: @atthefunk
The Set's Journal of Faerun: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/345568/The-Sets-Journal-of-Faerun-Vol-1?term=the+set
BlueSky: @atthefunk.bsky.social

Striga - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/
BlueSky: @overlysarcastic.bsky.social

Mira - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Rooker - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Hunt Downtime Theme
Hunt Battle Theme

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Campaign 1 Wrap-Up Q&A: To The Stars Mar 26, 2024

Show notes

This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream!

At the end of the Per Aspera campaign, the crew answers your questions about the adventures thus far, and gives a taste of what is to come!

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Vhas - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Per Aspera Season 5 Episode 10: “Hearts Unbound” Mar 15, 2024

Show notes

CONTENT WARNING: Stress, Anxiety, the Five Stages of TTRPG Combat Grief

After saving the Planescape, the crew faces their greatest foe, DX-TR. The mechanite holding their way home hostage, they must stand together, or risk falling apart. In this, the thrilling conclusion of the Per Aspera campaign!

Thank you for listening to the Per Aspera campaign from Rolling with Difficulty! It has been our honor and our joy to have you out on the Astral Sea with us. The pod will be back this summer for campaign 2, but until then, be sure to follow us on socials and Discord, and stay tuned for one shots and more info about our upcoming Sigil campaign. With difficulty, to the stars...

---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!---

Kyana - OSP Red
Twitter: @OSPyoutube
Instagram: @overly.sarcastic.productions
Overly Sarcastic Productions: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverlySarcasticProductionsChannel/

Dani - Sophia Ricciardi
Twitter: @sophie_kay_
Instagram: @_sophie_kay
Moviestruck: https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruck
BlueSky: @sophiekay.bsky.social

Vhas - Wally
Instagram: @stuckinspace
Twitter: @walpoleinspace
Portfolio: https://ghost_astronaut.artstation.com/
BlueSky: @wallydraws.bsky.social

VR-LA - Noir
Twitter: @NoirGalaxies
BlueSky: @noirgalaxies.bsky.social

Want to send us snail mail? Use this Address:
Austin Funk
1314 5th Ave
PO Box # 1163
Bay Shore NY 11706

Campaign Art by @stuckinspace

Music by: Dominic Ricciardi
https://soundcloud.com/dominicricciardimusic
Featured Tracks:
Rolling with Difficulty Theme
Final Battle
City of Doors
Big Downtime
Fancy Party

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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