423 – Pale Dot with Patrick Burke

Patrick is a Philadelphia-based performer and producer of THAWING, a solo show happening at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival this month. We sit down to play Pale Dot by Devin Nelson, and explore a strange alien cosmos with our… deeply odd crew of nonhuman cosmonauts!

For more Pale Dot, check out the newest episode of Party of One (Plus One) on the Patreon feed for a special session with the game’s designer, Devin Nelson!

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422 – Desperation (The Isabel) with Jason Morningstar

Jason is the designer of Desperation: The Isabel, a haunting historical horror game of a doomed cod-fishing vessel on the Gulf of Alaska in 1888 (as well as Fiasco, Grey Ranks, and a tremendous number of other hugely influential games). We set sail on the Gulf to explore what happens to this doomed crew as a storm overwhelms them… and then Hell comes with it.

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421 – Desperation (Dead House) with Sam Dunnewold

Sam is the host of Dice Exploder, an ENnie-nominated podcast where game designers break down the specific mechanics of their favorite TTRPGs (as well as an incredible game designer in his own right). We sat down to play Desperation (Dead House), a historical horror RPG, based on real history, about a small community in Kansas facing an oppressive, deadly winter. Who will survive being pushed to their limits?

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418 – The Weaver’s Observatory with Austin Taylor

Austin is the host of Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries, a podcast breaking down the untold stories behind questions such as “Why does Charles Entertainment Cheese love birthdays so much?” and “Why are Saturday Morning Cartoons such Toy Commercials?”, as well as one of the designers of Kids in Capes. We sit down to play The Weaver’s Observatoryan adventure about a desperate traveler climbing a tower to ask Fate for a holy boon!

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416 – The Last Hand with Eric Faber

Two outlaws are stuck in a boarded up saloon together. Something is outside, trying to get in. Things are going to get worse before the night is over.

“The best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep.”

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