The Esoteric Order of Roleplayers

We kick off a new run of The Great Pendragon Campaign, this time told from the Cornish perspective. This short(er) episode is all about going through the intertwined family histories of the ancestors of our first crop of Player-knights as they navigate the tumultuous events of the fifth century in Cornwall and Brittany. Episodes like this aren't always everyone's cup of tea. There's a lot of deep background here, along with ongoing character conceptualization, but if you would rather wait for next week's (first proper) session, you may safely do so. Intro music by Adrian von Ziegler Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen David S. Renae Jade Des

Illness and tech glitches have struck the Esoteric Order HQ! In lieu of an episode, we have this special announcement regarding Monsterhearts and our plans for 2020... Big thanks to all our listeners and Patrons for your continued support as we head into our seventh season of this podcast! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Despite the pithy episode title, this is actually the penultimate chapter, or rather the first of a two-part finale. And boy does it go places! The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

The gang uncovers dark secrets buried deep in the woods and realizes who the true monsters of Grey Cliffe really are... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen David S. Renae Jade David L.

Everyone's favorite darkly-horrifying teenage supernatural romance returns to Greycliffe for a summertime special, and with a star-studded cast of special guests! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen David S. Jade David L.

Sacred Time in Glorantha is a time of the year when the world dies only to be renewed again. In a similar vein, this session marks the somewhat premature end of our Runequest venture—but the beginning of new opportunities. We talk about the whys and wherefores at the top of the session, and what's coming up next, then get into a tumultuous bit of shamanic spirit journeying that sees our adventurers on the wrong end of history—and sets things up for their eventual return... The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen Renae Des David S. Jade And...Edie the Dog

We're back! It's the penultimate episode and Aaron has a few loose ends to tie up. But can he keep control of an unlike that is quickly spiraling out of control? And what price will he pay to do so? Also, Persian Gulf Boner Jamz get a mention. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

We resolve the "can Ducks ride?" controversy from last week and then wrap up "The Rattling Wind" amidst the red-haze of a berserker fury (and Brandy Beans!). Art courtesy of the Duxploitation blog. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen Des David S. Jade And...Edie the Dog

We're off and running with our long-anticipated return to campaigning in the world of Glorantha! The rag-tag group of heroes comes together by meeting in a tavern (hey, sometimes the classics still work!) as they proceed to investigate a strange haunting bedeviling a small, remote village in Sartar. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen Des Renae David S. Jade And...Edie the Dog

Before jumping into our Runequest campaign proper, we take some time out for a super-spooky classic scenario, "Gaumata's Vision" for our Halloween one-shot. Join us as we run some of the pre-generated characters from the RQ Gamemaster's Pack through a wee bit of folk horror in honor of the season. #WeAreAllUs Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen Renae David S. And...special appearances by Des and Jade

Most of the group sits down to go through most of the character creation process for our upcoming Runequest campaign! Join us as we discover our new characters and find out what binds them to their homelands, where their paths have crossed, and what their future may hold in store... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jade Des Renae David S. And...Edie the Dog

Des and David L. were on the road this weekend, and with the cats away the rest of the EOR gathered at the other David's place to play! For this outing, Schimpff chose to run the one-page RPG The Witch Is Dead, whose premise is easily summarized: "You are a magical woodland creature, and your beautiful witch mistress has been killed, and you are about to set out on a murder-revenge adventure in the human lands." Let's see what kind of shenanigans ensue, shall we? Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jade Jen Renae

"Sir Gregor de Stafford" (art by John Bridges) In this special one-shot, we capped off our Michaelmas festivities with a run-through of the King Arthur Pendragon entry in Chaosium's series of free PDF releases commemorating the passing of Greg Stafford a year ago today. This scenario, originally written by Greg, has never before been released to the public. If you would like to run it yourself, you may download it HERE. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Jade Jen Renae And...Edie the Dog

It's Michaelmas! The EOR's annual feast day, and our second such gathering. We purify our "naughty dice," dig in on an amazing feast (which you can see at our Esoteric Eats Instagram, linked below), then answer fan-submitted questions and answers! Although we cut out most of the actual eating portion of the recording, this is a feast after all so some chewing is inevitable... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Esoteric Eats!

Racing towards the fiery conclusion of the chronicle, Aaron secures his place, drawing final lines in the sand. The Evil Loaf! The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

We back with the second and final part of our beta test of the forthcoming 80s action/martial arts RPG, ACTION INTERNATIONAL!. Can the Gorgeous Ladies of Vengeance exact revenge against "King Billy" Williamson? Tune in to find out! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

In a first for the Esoteric Order, we are running a game designed by one of our own! We're beta-testing the forthcoming 80s action/martial arts RPG, ACTION INTERNATIONAL!, written by the EOR's own David Larkins and his writing partner Alex Drusts. Look for the game coming to Kickstarter sometime next year! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

In this jumbo-sized (dare we say "meaty"?) episode, Aaron heads out on tour and finds much more than he bargained for in his traveling companions, eventually returning to Kansas once more for a reckoning—and a new beginning. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

The third and final story of the chronicle kicks off where the second story ended: with Aaron in a mysterious location, in the company of enemies and allies. Over the next couple nights, his fortunes in the world of Cainites and kine both take unexpected turns as Los Angeles hurtles towards its fiery fate. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

We wrap up our Cthulhu End Times one-shot in epic and bloody fashion. Not everyone survives...at least not in their current form... [Note that we had some technical recording difficulties this session; we did our best to fix the issues, but we thank you in advance for your patience and understanding!] Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Jade Jen David L. And...Edie the Dog

Renae takes her inaugural bow as GM in this fun little romp into a world ravaged by the stars coming right and the Great Old Ones returning to wipe the world clean and remold it in their own image. Only appropriate for this, the weekend after old HPL's birthday, as NecronomiCon wraps up in far-off Providence... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Jade David L. And...Edie the Dog

We take the Cyberpunk Red Jumpstart Kit for a spin, running with the pre-gens and starter scenario from the box. As anticipated, plenty of dystopian cyberpunky action ensues! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Renae And...Edie the Dog

We wrap up our mini-campaign of this delightful rules-lite D&D variant with an expedition under the crypts of Stonewell Abbey—where we discover a deadly menace lurking unsuspected! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

The Anarch States are gripped by fear and paranoia in the wake of Salvadore's death, allowing Mohammed to set his final plans in motion. But will Aaron become a collateral casualty of the Sabbat's schemes? The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

The group returns to Stonewell Abbey—not without some exciting encounters along the way—where they begin to look into the mysteries surrounding their ancient home and possible connections to the strange snake sigils they found under the quarry. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

Aaron solidifies his ties with the Serpents de la Crypte in the most bloody fashion possible. Also: a random cameo by those guys from Dark City. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

We return to Return of the Woodland Warriors, turning our initial one-shot into a mini-campaign! The adventures of the Stonewall Abbey crew continue as they are asked to look into one more mystery before returning home. No sweat, right? Right... See our Instagram for photos of Jade's awesome hand-drawn handouts! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

Still reeling from the recent change in his fortunes, Aaron gets to know some of his erstwhile new friends better, and finds that his return to L.A. has brought a new passel of enemies to complicate his life. The wiki may be found here. The playlist mentioned during the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Jen is back in the Keeper's chair to run the Order through "Genius Loci" from the Doors to Darkness collection. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: David S. Des Renae David L. Jade (eventually) And...Edie the Dog

Despite his reservations, Aaron picks a side. But is he willing to pay the price for his choice? The wiki may be found here. The playlist mentioned during the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

After a far-too-long absence, Jade returns to the GM's chair! This time out she's running a one-shot of the fantasy RPG Return of the Woodland Warriors. Join us for some adventures in a fantastic world inspired by the likes of Redwall, Mouseguard, and Disney's Robin Hood! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram Featuring: Jen Des Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

Long-standing machinations come to head in this emotionally intense episode, in which Aaron is thrust upon the horns of an insoluble dilemma and asked to, once and for all, pick a side. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

A short interlude before we launch into the chronicle's second Story finds Aaron dealing with more than one ghost of the past... The wiki may be found here. The playlist mentioned during the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Coming soon to an adjacent feed: our first "spin-off" podcast series, Endless Weekend. Larkins and Des take a few minutes to talk about their plans for their upcoming general discussion and banter podcast. Look for it coming in June!

Things come to a fiery end in San Diego as we wrap up the first story of the Chronicle. Sure, Aaron's in danger, but how does Sinbad fare? Tune in and find out! The wiki may be found here. The playlist mentioned during the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Aaron follows up his lead on the mysterious Charlotte Winchester, which takes him south to San Diego...where events are set in motion that threaten to set the Anarch Free State on fire. The wiki may be found here. The playlist mentioned during the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Aaron receives an intriguing clue in his quest to rid himself of his possessing spirits and makes his next move in his burgeoning music career—but Vampire Politics continue to weigh heavily on his mind, leading to a bloody finale... The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

We spend about the first half of the session going back and establishing Aaron's place in the larger Anarch hierarchy, his barony, and his internal metaphysical landscape before getting down to brass tacks as we explore Aaron's burgeoning relationship with Sam Morningstar, Anarch politics, and ongoing metaphysical struggles. The wiki may be found here. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

A brief peek behind the curtain of our ongoing Call of Cthulhu play-test campaign set in 1870s New Mexico Territory! Please note that this recording was originally made for posterity rather than public release, and therefore our usually lax recording discipline is even more in evidence. You have been warned! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Aaron Evans is back! Picking up right where we left off in "East of Eden," we explore Aaron's new role as Baron of West Los Angeles and rising alt-country star, all while revisiting some old favorite Kindred and new haunts. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram

Larkins and Desiree sit down to talk about the EOR's future plans and answer some questions from patrons and folks on Twitter—not once, not twice, but thrice! The clip at the top of the episode. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter

Here it is at last: the Spring Fling! There's fire, ice, blood, viscera, spiked punch, pissing in the sink, Dumpster Wölf, and other typical teenage shenanigans aplenty. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen David S. Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

Part one of our two-part "mid-season finale" finds the monsters of Grey Cliff High wrapping up loose ends and unearthing new mysteries as they prepare for the big social event of the year: the Spring Fling! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David S. Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

The Spring Fling is nearly upon us—but first, a "hospital episode" that finds most of the gang causing all kinds of trouble at St. Bridget's... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade Renae David L. And...Edie the Dog

We finally get to find out where Mori has been, and it's about as disturbing as you might expect. We also coin the term "kegel mortis"...you're welcome. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade Renae David L. David S. And...Edie the Dog

Lucien goes to a Dumpster Wölf show at a house party and then gets the sheriff all hot and bothered. Oh, the other characters do some stuff too, I guess. Darkest Self, sex moves, blah, blah, blah. Let's not lose sight of the star of this show, okay? Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David L. David S. And...Edie the Dog

Things get real among the monsters of Grey Cliff High in more ways than one. Also: Dumpster Wolf. Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David L. David S. And...Edie the Dog

After we spent last session exploring a typical school day for the characters, we find out what they get up to after school...to everyone's increasing horror. Hope everyone has a festive holiday season! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David L. Renae And...Edie the Dog

Our first proper session sees the gang gathering in Homeroom for another boring week at Grey Cliffs High—but there are some things amiss among the staff and students of the school... Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David L. David S. Renae And...Edie the Dog

We kick off our winter campaign of Monsterhearts (2nd edition) with Des at the helm with a "session zero," wherein we pick skins, define the setting, and establish relationships among the characters. We also set a very high (or perhaps low) bar for just how horrific we're going to get... Even if you normally skip these sorts of sessions, this one is well worth a listen! Support our Patreon! Follow us on social media! Facebook Twitter Google Plus Featuring: Jen Jade David L. David S. Renae And...Edie the Dog