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Just a bunch of gamers based in Southern Oregon with a passion for tabletop RPGs. Come join us on our adventures and antics!

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Wrath of the One Shot: Dragon Age: Where Nugs Dare

We try our hand at Green Ronin Publishing's Dragon Age RPG with a homebrew one shot adventure set during the final hours of the Fifth Blight!

Ben as the Dungeon Master,
Austin as Velverith, an Elven Apostate,
Dave B as Pender Foambeard, a Dwarven scout for the Legion of the Dead,
Ed as Moorhyse, a Tal-Vashoth mercenary warrior,
and Rosemary as Kira, a Dwarven warrior of the Legion of the Dead.



Thursday, August 15, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 213: Paved With Good Intentions

An ancient evil is awakened and closes its icy grip on the Rogue Valley.  Meanwhile, the posse learns that even the best of intentions can lead to damnation.

Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games



Thursday, August 1, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 212: The Sanguine Tabernacle

With Rachel and Macario captured and brainwashed by the cult of Covenant, Haru, Daisy, and Cain must mount a rescue.  Will they survive the assault on the fortified settlement?  And what terrible secrets will they uncover when they get there?
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games




Friday, July 19, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 211: The Case of the Missing Reporter

Jo Kelly, reporter for the Rogue Valley Epitaph branch office has gone missing and it falls on the posse to track her down and rescue her!  Troubled by nightmarish visions of what may come, the heroes venture once more into the dark depths of the forest.
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games
Tracks-- So Far Away, Forest Drift, Song for Dog,  Like A Fox, Watch the Lights Fade



Friday, July 5, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 210: Burning Down the Doll House

The posse face off with the evil dolls responsible for the slaughter of Copper.  But they soon find that there are other evils lurking in the cold and the dark places of the Rogue Valley.
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games
Tracks-- So Far Away, Drugstore Teepee, Like A Fox



Friday, June 21, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 209: Fun and Games

The Rogue Valley begins to feel the frigid grip of winter as food supplies dwindle.  As the solstice draws closer, the posse are plagued by chilling dreams and portents.  All is not well in the Valley of Famine, and it is up to the heroes to what new horror now threatens its border towns.
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games
Tracks-- So Far Away, One of the Wolves, About Red Mountain



Thursday, June 6, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 208: The Obligatory Thanksgiving Special

Our heroes begin their investigation of the Iron Dragon train station and Jo Kelly's claims that folk are being kidnapped every year right under the nose of the authorities.  But first, they take time to celebrate a relatively new national holiday and give thanks for what they have.
Food is scarce, but it is still Thanksgiving in the Valley of Famine.
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games



Thursday, May 23, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 207: Hunger Pains

The posse returns to the Rogue Valley just in time for the first tendrils of winter to make itself known.  Despite scarce food and rising tempers, romance beings to blossom and we also learn that the Marshal knows almost nothing about poker.
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games



Friday, May 10, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 206: The Brother Jonathan

Barely recovered from their nightmarish trip to Dead Lake, the posse head out to sea with the eccentric Captain Casper Shireman to seek out the wreck of the Brother Jonathan and its rumored lost treasure.  Is Captain Shireman's 'Nautilus' as safe as he claims it to be?  And what will they find lurking beneath the waves?
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games



Thursday, April 25, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 205: Jormungandr

With the tongs and the gluttonous ogre defeated and Haru returned to his right mind, our heroes try to grab what sleep they can before the next day starts.  Rachel has a visitor and makes a deal with unknown consequences.  Lord William Greystoke reiterates his intention to visit Dead Lake to see the bioluminescence there and asks the posse to accompany him.  What will they find at Dead Lake?  Why are the locals so hesitant to speak of it?  What monster could be dwelling in its depths and will the heroes survive?
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Sound Effects by Plate Mail Games
"Jormungandr" by ProtectiveSpell1, find them on Instagram!





Friday, April 12, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 204: The House of the Enlightened Dawn

There is a house
 in Xincheng
 they call the Enlightened Dawn.
  And it's been the ruin of many a poor soul.
And God knows, I'm one...

The posse takes on a tong of Chinese warriors guarding a fishery warehouse as a favor to the Xincheng Sheriff, Lum Xue.  Will they uncover the mystery of why the criminal organization has been acting so strangely?  And what will they find in the House of the Enlightened Dawn?
Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai



Friday, March 29, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 203: A Fistful of Side Quests

The posse meets some of the more colorful inhabitants of Xincheng and learns a bit about the area before going after Ethan Sutton.  Macario convinces Haru to do some community service.

Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Trisha as Chen Mei, the Iron Dragon "Troubleshooter"



Friday, March 15, 2019

Valley of Famine Episode 202: Xincheng

The posse heads to the town of Xincheng, fomerly known as Crescent City before the Great Quake shattered the California coast, in search of Ethan Sutton, the last survivor of the "Grave Robbers" gang.  How will they fare against the triads and tongs who now control the coastal town?

Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
Nik S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
Trisha as Chen Mei, the Iron Dragon "Troubleshooter"


Thursday, February 28, 2019

Valley of Famine Season 2 Episode 1: Shadows of Death

Tonight we walk
in the valley of the shadow of death
and all evil shall fear us
In the terrible aftermath of the Night Train, the posse discover that one of their own has gone missing.  Now they must follow the trail of the deceitful Malcolm Locke in order to rescue Rachel Kennedy from a fate worse than death!

Ben as the Marshal
Rosemary as Deputy Rachel Jane Kennedy, the hexslinger,
Ed as "Railin'" Daisy Gilmore, the new scientist,
Austin as Macario the Payaso, the rodeo clown,
and Nick S as Haru Matsuhara, the samurai
and Special Guest: Trisha as Chen Mei, the Iron Dragon "Troubleshooter"


Monday, February 4, 2019

Chilling Tales of Horror and Borscht Episode 2: Party Poppers

After nearly failing to thwart an attempt on the life of the youngest daughter of the Duke of Weyland, the Rippers find themselves in a fight to the death with horrific anthropromorhgeists, or "poppies," headless frogmen abominations with a venomous bite!  Will the monster heroes survive?  You'll have to listen to find out.  Will there be more borscht? Definitely.

Rosemary as the Game Master
Austin as Archer "Bear Blood" Burles, the beserker smuggler
Michaela as Timothy "Mothy" Bruce, the gunslinger,
Gabriel as Lady Jane Lorde, the American,
Amanda as Lady Amelia St. Crispin a.k.a The Black Cat, the Masked Crusader,
and Ben as Kazimir Lipowitz, the borscht maker