Episodes

  • The Between BackerKit Special

    The Between BackerKit Special
    Sep 19 2024

    The Between is coming to BackerKit on September 24th! Alex Rybitski sits down with creator Jason Cordova to talk about the game, its mechanics, and the crowdfunding campaign. Follow along with the campaign here.

    Time Codes
    01:45 - What is The Between?
    02:59 - The Mystery System
    05:10 - The Chicken or the Egg?
    08:04 - The Between's Gothic Emulation
    12:17 - The Playbooks
    18:52 - The Play Cycle of The Between
    21:10 - The Day Phase
    21:57 - The Night Phase
    24:10 - Character Backstories in The Between
    25:50 - What are the Janus Masks?
    28:40 - Revealing Character Backstories
    36:07 - Character Width vs. Depth
    38:08 - The Fun of GMing the Night Phase
    43:25 - The Unscene
    50:28 - A Talk about XP in The Between
    51:11 - The BackerKit Campaign Details
    55:23 - Book One
    57:19 - Book Two
    59:36 - Book Three
    1:02:47 - Other Materials in the Backer Kit Campaign
    1:07:55 - A Note About Previously Published Material for The Between
    1:08:13 - A Little Preview of Something New for Backers

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Vampire Cruise

    Vampire Cruise
    Aug 10 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:00:21 - Overview
    00:03:00 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:03:20 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:15:31 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:20:23 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:23:31 - PCs Who Get to the Fun Stuff
    Companion Adventures
    00:37:26 - Books
    00:39:59 - Films
    00:42:18 - Article - Death on the High Seas Join us on Discord!
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    44 mins
  • Trouble at Grog's

    Trouble at Grog's
    Jul 1 2024
    00:00:21 - Intro

    The Basic Crawl
    00:01:03 - Overview
    00:04:05 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:04:45 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:15:33 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:19:42 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:22:57 - Taverns
    Companion Adventures
    00:36:18 - Barkeep on the Borderlands Check out the Barkeep Jam!

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    51 mins
  • Temple of 1000 Swords

    Temple of 1000 Swords
    Jun 14 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:00:21 - Overview
    00:03:11 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:03:37 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:13:37 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:15:57 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:18:50 - They won’t want to miss this.
    Companion Adventures
    00:36:20 - Music
    00:38:05 - Books
    00:39:15 - Archaeology Join us on Discord!
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    41 mins
  • Bad Kansas City

    Bad Kansas City
    Apr 3 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:00:21 - Overview
    00:04:17 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:23:02 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:32:25 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:35:42 - The Hardboiled Hexcrawl
    Companion Adventures
    00:48:46 - Films
    00:50:29 - RPGs
    00:52:00 - Books


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    55 mins
  • Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine

    Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine
    Jan 30 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:00:21 - Overview
    00:02:56 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:03:06 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:15:11 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:16:20 -    Gnarly Content Warning
    00:22:57 -    End of Gnarly Content
    00:23:11 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:26:10 -  Horror Noises and sound effects
    Companion Adventures
    00:57:00 - Music
    00:57:51 - Film
    01:01:34 - a YouTube channel
    01:02:19 - Video Games

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Chicago Chronicles

    Chicago Chronicles
    Jan 18 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:01:16 - Overview
    00:06:45 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:07:26 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:24:02 - Questions we had about this adventure

    The Expert Delve
    00:32:24 -  Social Sandbox Session Prep
    Companion Adventures
    00:49:54 - Films
    00:54:51 - TV
    00:55:55 - Music
    00:56:42 - Games


    Special thanks to guest host Jeppe!

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford

    The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford
    Jan 4 2024
    The Basic Crawl
    00:00:21 - Overview
    00:01:50 - How have we used this in our games?
    00:02:12 - Things we liked about this adventure
    00:14:29 - Questions we had about this adventure
    00:18:26 - Chain Lightning Round

    The Expert Delve
    00:21:27 -  Oops! We accidentally did the adventure right away
    Companion Adventures
    00:36:01 - Folk Story
    00:36:45 - Film
    00:37:18 - Books
    00:39:23 - Music

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    42 mins