Historical
Stories set in the real world (or real world-adjacent) past.
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?
410 – Eyes on the Prize with Audrey
389 – Grand Guignol with Luke Jordan
374 – Frontier Scum with Christine Prevas
There is something… lurking… beneath the tunnels in the mines. Something violent, something furious, something alive what once was dead. But the scariest part? What’s above the ground might be scarier than what’s stirring below.
364 – Haunted West with Beaz
Silas Whittaker loaded seven bullets for seven siblings. They had made a pact with… something out there. And they needed to be put to rest.
That calling brought him to Amigara Ridge. What was there… was just the beginning. Continue reading →
354 – Hit the Road Jack with Kyle Tam
301 – Follow Me Down with Joie Martin
This is the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, and their journey through the underworld, and the true power of true love. Continue reading →
298 – Gravemire with David Gales
Scarstone, Louisiana. The 1890s. A small town full of doomed souls on the edge of an unknowable bayou.
This is the story of one of those doomed souls. But as he would say, that’s giving away the ending… Continue reading →
254 – A Duet of Steel with Andy Randolph
Two pirates, forever at odds. One a ne’er-do-well rebel. The other, a relentlessly by-the-books sea dog. They will spend the rest of their days butting heads and crossing blades, until their feud comes to a head. What happens then… will leave both changed forever. Continue reading →