Darker Days Radio

Every February, we wait with bated breath for the anthropomorphic divination of a hibernating mammal to tell us if winter will end soon. Why the fascination with this form of weather prognostication? Is there any science behind it? And why does it always feel like the damn Groundhog sees its shadow? Crystal and Chigg explore some of the history behind this yearly ritual, the science and magic surrounding it, and how to use this in your games. We swear you won't end in a time loop....

Chris is joined by Mat Hart (Steamforged Games Co-Founder and Creative Director) and Sherwin Matthews (Iron Kingdoms Narrative Lead and Games Writer) In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, the upcoming casual and narrative games pack. This episode is sponsored by Baron of Dice Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

In this episode Mike, Chris, David, and Chigg join forces to hear about Crystal's ghost hunting experience at the historic Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. They go over the history, the different experiences during the ghost hunt, and debunk some of the things that Crystal experienced. Discussions Within This Episode: History of Site - Official Site Here Ghost Hunting Debunking Ghost Hunting Equipment Comparison of Actual Hunts vs. Youtube Hunts Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify! Links For This Episode: Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/ Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:

Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Chris Spivey. We talk about how to introduce weirdness and horror into game settings. We talk about how to game design weird and examples of what that looks like for different RPGs.

Chris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Warlord Games more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Elisa Teague. We talk about how to approach investigations and mysteries within an RPG and how to keep it focused in those areas so as not to wander into horror. We talk about our favorite ways to put some urgency on players to keep the plot moving forward, and how not to completely stall progress.

Crystal moderates this panel with guests Teos Abadia, Sarah Babe, Jefferson Dunlap, and Nancy Hutchins. We talk about what we do to help kids learn game systems, stay focused at the table, and how to introduce complex rules in simple ways. Each panelist brings a different approach, so everyone is sure to find something informative.

Chigg and Crystal recap their GenCon experience. We talk about the panels we hosted, games we played, events we attended, and our thoughts on all of it.

Crystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.

Crystal and Chigg are joined by special guests BW Holland and Noxwieller Burf (Westley) to talk about the historic horror genre. We discuss Victorian-era vampires, Cthulhu, and many other historical settings and inspirations. As always, our panels with BW and Nox are always intriguing and engaging.

Crystal and Chigg host a live panel at the illustrious GenCon! We talk about cyber horror and what that looks like with different subgenres. Our audience asked many outstanding questions about the genre, including what we thought it would look like and how we would approach it from a writing and GM standpoint.

Crystal moderates a world-building in Horror panel at Gamehole Con 2024. Special guests include Jess Geyer, Rick Heinz, Jason Keech, and Matthew Orr, all writers in the area of horror. We talk about safety tools, how horror affects our storytelling, and how to approach horror with different types of players.

Chigg, Mike, and Crystal are joined by guest panelists B.W. Holland, Rick Heinz, and Westley (Noxwieler) Berf to talk about the gothic horror genre and why we all love it. We also celebrate B.W. Holland's ENnie win the night before. We discuss different aspects of the genre, games we love that fit into it, and what we do to help enhance gameplay within the genre.

Mike, Crystal, and Chigg discuss Nostalgic Horror at our live panel at GenCon. We discuss how nostalgia is used within the horror genre and how effective it is at pulling audiences into the story. We also talk about different RPGs that use nostalgia as a vessel for storytelling and world-building.

Chris is joined by Hamilton In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Age of Sigmar, Trench Crusade, Gundam, Necromunda and more. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

Chris, Crystal, and Mike are joined by Chris Caesar, one of the great minds behind Doomsong! Join the crew as we explore this sophisticated roleplaying game of magic, heresy, and doom. Chris also discusses the upcoming Doomsong: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce kickstarter, where players can travel the land of Painyme as witchfinders in a dying world. Check it out. Check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server . To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify! Links For This Episode: Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/ Doomsong Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caesarink/doomsong2 Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:

Chris is joined by Tim Linward In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Gundam, Necromunda. Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay