The Esoteric Order of Roleplayers
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[Trail of Cthulhu] The Black Drop
The Order is taking a break from its regularly-scheduled Pendragon game this week (no fears - we'll be back next week), so I'm posting a Trail of Cthulhu one-shot I ran about six months back. This one's actually two short sessions edited together into one big one - bargain! Featuring: Jen Jade Dave S. And...Happy and Max the Dogs Tonight's adventure can be purchased here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 512 - For Dole and Sorrow
A local miracle brings King Arthur to Salisbury, and the knights find out that things are never quiet or predictable when Arthur's around... Featuring: Renae Jen Dave S. The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 511 - Retribution
A young king sits on the throne, promulgating strange new ideas of knighthood, yet the ghosts of the past continue to haunt Salisbury and its knights. A triptych of mediations on retribution and the quality of mercy. Featuring: Jade Jen Dave S. The campaign's wiki can be found here. Pictures of the dioramas mentioned in this episode can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 510 - The Year of Three Battles
We wrap up the year 510 with the Boy King Arthur desperately defending his newly-won crown against the challenge of King Lot and his allies from the north. "Blood! Blood! Blood!" Featuring: Jade Jen Renae Dave S. The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Years 509 and 510 - The Sword in the Stone
Salisbury is under the boot of Saxon domination, its ruler just a young boy. A tournament is called in London to find the rightful king at long last. But who shall it be, and how will Salisbury fare? Featuring: Jade Jen Renae Dave S. And…Edie the Dog. The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 508 - A Mixed Bag of Death
It’s a battle for the future of Logres as King Nanteleod and King Cerdic face off at Netley Marsh, with the fate of Salisbury in particular hanging in the balance. Featuring: Jade Brendan Jen Renae Dave S. And…Edie the Dog. The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 507 - The Dragon of Norton Fitzwarren
A vision from Amesbury Abbey guides the knights to the site of a long-forgotten battle in the wilds of Somerset, and the ancient evil that slumbers there. But beyond the timeless marshes, the machinations of ambitious men may be spelling doom for Salisbury... Featuring: Jade Jen David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 506 - The Tournament of Wandborough
In an effort to stave off war, Countess Ellen and Duke Chaleins arrange a tournament for Cornwall and Escavalon, and our plucky band of knights are invited to come along for the big show. Featuring: Brendan Jade Jen David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 505 - Back to the Swamp
Cornwall calls upon its allies, and once more the player-knights must venture into the treacherous swamps of Somerset. But neither is all well at home, as Salisbury once again finds itself under threat from its former ally... Featuring: Brendan Jade Jen Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Years 503 and 504 - Enter Cornwall
This session features a one-two punch of two game years, over the course of which alliances shift, sieges are fought, an old friend returns, and another departs forever. Featuring: Jen Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 502 - Black Annis
Various and sundry cancellations left us with our smallest group yet, but that didn't stop Salisbury's finest from taking a detour to confront the cannibal hag Black Annis, where they learned the hard way why she was so feared by the locals. Featuring: Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 501 - The Big Pict-ure
There's a royal wedding in the offing, and Salisbury's finest are tapped to escort the bride to her destination. But can they survive the locals when they venture "beyond the wall"? Featuring: Jade Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 500 - Of Horses and Rabbits and Ravens
In the wake of Cynrain's departure, the remaining knights of Salisbury travel far and wide outside their county borders...and things get pretty weird. Featuring: Brendan Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 499 - Return to Sauvage
A bloody siege in Rydychan leads the knights back into the dark depths of the Forest Sauvage, where many strange wonders await. Featuring: Brendan Jade David S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 498 - Merely the Continuation of Policy by Other Means
The knights of Salisbury get political this year, choosing sides, supporting factions…and raising armies and launching invasions!? Yep. Featuring: Brendan Jade Renae Jen The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 496 - Anarchy! (Part II) and Year 497 - The Knight of the Tusks
We get a two-fer this episode, as the group finishes up their quest in the Forest Sauvage then moves on to Year 497, where many surprises await. Featuring: Brendan Jade Renae David S. Jen And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 496 - Anarchy! (Part I)
With the leaders of Logres dead, anarchy reigns throughout the kingdom, leaving the knights of Salisbury to decide where their loyalties lie, and who to side with. All this, and a monstrous baby, too. Featuring: Brendan Jade Renae David S. Jen And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 495 - The Battle of St. Albans
It's make-or-break time for King Uther and his army as Octa and Eosa once again invade Logres. Can the ailing king pull out a victory? Featuring: Brendan Jade Renae David S. Jen And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 494 - Estregales
Salisbury's finest are once again tasked with a diplomatic mission at the behest of their ailing king. Wulfram's singing voice is missed sorely. Leaves are collected. Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. Brendan And…Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 493 - Malahaut
Salisbury's greatest knights escort their Earl to Malahaut, where all is not as it seems. Back home, they find even more woes awaiting... Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. Brendan Jen And…Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 492 - The Trial
The knights are asked to help Merlin once more, but this time suffer grave consequences for their actions. Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. Brendan Jen And…Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] The Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 491 - Tintagel
Uther's fragile alliance with Gorlois collapses, and the PCs find themselves witnesses to history in the making. Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. Laura Jen And…Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 490 - The Fields of Lindsey
The gathering storm clouds of war finally break open...and rain blood. Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. Brendan Jen And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 489 - The Kingdom of the Circle of Gold
Clouds of war continue to gather, although not from the expected directions. An enchanted kingdom is uncovered. Rules for death and dying are consulted. Featuring: Jade Renae Dave S. And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 488 - Against the Franks
The long-promised invasion of the continent finally comes, and the PCs get a taste of the grim realities of Dark Ages warfare. Featuring: Jen Jade Brendan Dave S. The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign - A Poetical Interlude
With both GMs unavailable due to travel plans, the group takes a break from its regular schedule this week. But fear not! We've got some poetry to tide you over. . . The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 487 - Northern Embassy
Merlin has a present for King Uther, and, as the player knights' reputation waxes strong, Uther decides to take an embassy north to pay a visit to some old friends... Featuring: Jen Jade Brendan Renae The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 486 - Sword Lake
With most of the group newly knighted, what should be a routine patrol of the county's borders leads to an encounter with Merlin himself…and to bloodshed and madness. Featuring: Jen Jade Dave S. Renae And...Edie the Dog The campaign's wiki can be found here.
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Year 485 - The Battle of Mearcred Creek
Earl Roderick nominates three of the squires for knighthood, and they are baptized in the fire of battle at a small waterway called Mearcred Creek. Also, there is much talk of sweetmeats. Featuring: David S. Jade Renae
[Pendragon] Great Pendragon Campaign: Character Creation and Introduction
The group convenes, characters are created. The introductory scenario from the rulebook is run. Two animals with names starting with “b” are slain. Featuring: David S. Jade Jen Renae
[World of Darkness] Session Four
The intrepid crew of The Oracle do their best to figure out the cause behind a string of assaults and murders now sweeping San Kaissa, but not everyone makes it through intact. The conclusion of the story arc. Featuring: David L. Jen Renae Des Jade And…Edie the Dog
[Call of Cthulhu] Crack'd and Crook'd Manse
A classic-era Call of Cthulhu one-shot in which a group of investigators go out to a crumbling mansion to check up on a missing millionaire. What could possibly go wrong? Featuring: Jen Renae Des Jade Brendan And…Edie the Dog
[World of Darkness] Session Three
The Oracle crew continue their investigations and the body count continues to grow. Will one of our own be the next to die? Featuring: David L. Jen Renae Des Jade Brendan And...Edie the Dog
[World of Darkness] Session Two
We cut the character creation portion from the recording, since it was mostly people reading and writing and asking brief questions, but we kicked off the campaign proper with an ensemble of folks in the employ of supernatural-investigation news site The Oracle heading out to drum up details on a potential story. Featuring: David L. Jen Renae Des Jade And...Edie the Dog
[World of Darkness] Session One
The start of a short campaign, a prelude featuring pre-generated characters. Featuring: David L. Jen Des Jade And...Edie the Dog
[Pendragon] Demo - Year Two
The second year of a two-year "demo" of the King Arthur Pendragon system. Featuring: Dave S. Renae Des Jade And...Edie the Dog
[Pendragon] Demo - Character Creation and Year One
The first year of a planned two-year "demo" of King Arthur Pendragon. Featuring Dave S. Des Renae And...Edie the Dog
[Zombi] Session Three
The third session of our "one shot" of the rules-lite Zombi RPG, with Jade again at the helm. Featuring: David L. David S. Des Renae And...Edie the Dog
[Call of Cthulhu] Atomic Age: High Octane
In this Call of Cthulhu one-shot, alumni of Miskatonic University return to 1950s Arkham for their 25-year reunion and find that, despite initial impressions, very little has changed in that night-haunted town. Featuring: Des Jen Renae Dave And...Edie the Dog
[Zombi] Session Two
The second session of our "one shot" of the rules-lite Zombi RPG, with Jade again at the helm. Featuring: David L. David S. Des Renae And...Edie the Dog
[Zombi] Session One
The rules-lite Zombi RPG gets a test drive with Jade at the wheel as GM! Featuring: David L. David S. Des Renae Jen And...Edie the Dog
[Call of Cthulhu] No Man's Land One-Shot
The classic Call of Cthulhu tournament scenario "No Man's Land" gets a turn at our table this week, with an extra-big convocation of the Order - seven players in all! The Keeper David The Players Des Scott Brendan Jen Renae Dave Jade
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost in the Maze: Session Twenty-Three - The Flood
“Trigger the Flood. Destroy the city. Kill the 13.” The final session of the campaign. Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Jersey Lilly (Renae) And…Happy and Max the Chihuahuas.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost In The Maze: Session Twenty-Two - Keller's Cove
The posse find themselves much shorter on time than anticipated and split up, leading to a guest GMing spot from regular player Jade. Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Victor Tundra (Dave) Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Jim Wolf Guts (David) And…Edie the Dog.
[Dungeon World] One-Shot
Taking a break from Deadlands this session, we took indie RPG Dungeon World for a spin. This session featured players Des, Jen, Jade, Dave, and new gamer Brendan.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost In The Maze: Session Twenty-One - Adios A-Mi-Gos!
Continuing on from Mount Baldy by airship, the posse heads for the mysterious mining town of Richmond and find both friend and foe from beyond the stars… Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Victor Tundra (Dave) Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Jersey Lilly (Renae) And…Edie the Dog.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost In The Maze: Session Twenty - The Riddle of Angels
With the Mexicali chapter finally closed, the posse takes what they can get and heads north to get back on the glyph-marking trail, finding that things are never as simple as they seem. Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Victor Tundra (Dave) Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Jersey Lilly (Renae) And…Edie the Dog.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost In The Maze: Session Nineteen - Lily's Law
Following on from last week’s events, the posse runs afoul of a certain one-legged Mexican general before deciding to return to the haunted mines beneath the zombie town. Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Victor Tundra (Dave) Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Jersey Lilly (Renae) And…Edie the Dog.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost In The Maze: Session Eighteen - Mexicali Madness!
The search for runes takes some of the posse south to Mexicali, where they meet up with a fellow Twilight Lodge member and one of the group’s darker sides comes to light. Featuring: Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Victor Tundra (Dave) And…Susan, and Edie the Dog.
[Deadlands Reloaded] Lost in the Maze: Session Seventeen - Points South
A confrontation at a saloon in Perdition motivates the posse to hightail it out of the Lost Angels area, only to find that the Ghost Trail harbors many hazards of its own. Featuring: Cuad Hoyter Pertullus (Jen) Kangee Taken-Alive (Des) Tobias Calvin Funk (Jade) Jersey Lilly (Renae) And…Edie the Dog.