Darker Days Podcast

Surviving his arduous journey back to the Lone Star State, Chigg regales Mike and the listeners with stories of his Gencon experience. He recounts tales of Star Trek technobabble, the dangers of chocolate in Pugmire, gives warnings of collectible card game addiction, and tantalizes with the possibility of running Cyberpunk Red.  This episode is a bit light on the horror roleplaying content, but we'll be back to our regularly scheduled shows in two weeks! Time Stamps: 00:00:33 - Gencon Roundup! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Memory: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280526/Ashes-of-Memory    

Fueled only by beer and curry, Chris is joined by David Whitworth of the Darker Days Blog and Rising Sun Painting Studio. They discuss their Vampire: the Masquerade 5th Edition demos using the upcoming Ahriman Contract scenario, the brand new Warhammer Warcry skirmish game, Kult, Kingdom Death, and upcoming UK conventions. Then the electronic base beat starts and things get interesting as these two former Games Workshop: Manchester employees start swapping war stories from the good 'ole days... Time Stamps: 00:00:33 - Gencon Pop-Up Discussion 00:22:40 - GW Ex-Staffers Talk About Old Times Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Me

Chigg infiltrates the Modiphius Entertainment booth to interview Head of RPGs Sam Webb and Founder Chris Birch about the latest products coming out and to get listeners some tid bits about future World of Darkness books. Time Stamps: 00:00:33 - Chat with Sam Webb 00:04:10 - Chat with Chris Birch Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Memory: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280526/Ashes-of-Memory      

RichT, Matt McElroy, and a rogue's gallery of freelancers bring you the latest news from Onyx Path Publishing, including exclusive new announcements for World of Darkness, Chronicles of Darkness, Exalted, Scion, and Trinity. Onyx Path was gracious enough to let us record and release their panel. Please also consider following their new Twitch channel! Time Stamps: 00:01:05 - What's Up with Onyx Path? Darker Days is currently looking for new, diverse voices to join our podcasting, demoing, and publication team! If you're interested, just drop us a line on social media. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Memory: https://www.dri

Chris makes a character for Demon Hunter X - a tough Strike Force Zero operative based off Major Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell. Mike and Chigg tag along for color commentary, and also discuss a few cool additional rules for Shih and SF0 characters alike. Check out the Darker Days Blog for a copy of this episodes character sheet! Time Stamps: 00:01:38 - News 00:03:00 - Demon Hunter X Character Creation Darker Days is currently looking for new, diverse voices to join our podcasting, demoing, and publication team! If you're interested, just drop us a line on social media. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Memory: https://www

Mike, Chris, and Chigg take a look at Demon Hunter X, the Year of the Lotus offering for mystic monster hunters of China and cyberpunk operatives of Japan. Get ready for an interesting debate as the hosts are torn between wanting to run sweet anime inspired games and proper, respectful representation of East Asian cultures. Next week we'll explore the rules and character creation for Demon Hunter X, so stay tuned! Time Stamps: 00:03:55 - News 00:07:09 - Demon Hunter X Setting Review Darker Days is currently looking for new, diverse voices to join our podcasting, demoing, and publication team! If you're interested, just drop us a line on social media. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.o

Mike takes listeners on a journey to 1920s Bavaria, where the grisly Hinterkaifeck Murders took place, and explains how this despicable act can influence your horror games. Featuring content for Werewolf: the Forsaken, Mage: the Ascension, Mage: the Awakening, Wraith: the Oblivion, Promethean: the Created, Demon: the Fallen, and Chronicles of Darkness. Time Stamps: 00:00:22 - Hinterkaifeck Murders Secret Frequency Darker Days is currently looking for new, diverse voices to join our podcasting, demoing, and publication team! If you're interested, just drop us a line on social media. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https://www.effektpodcast.org/ Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Ashes of Memory: h

Mike, Chris, Chigg, and James take a look at Powered by the Apocalypse, the popular open source roleplaying system! The team explains the gameplay basics and the original settings, then diving into discussions and analyses of three of the most intriguing and divergent PbtA games: Kult: Divinity Lost, Blades in the Dark, and City of Mist. Time Stamps: 00:02:50 - News 00:11:40 - PbtA Basics 00:29:43 - Kult: Divinity Lost Discussion 00:39:15 - Blades in the Dark Discussion 00:53:50 - City of Mist Discussion Darker Days is currently looking for new, diverse voices to join our podcasting, demoing, and publication team! If you're interested, just drop us a line on social media. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg The Effekt Podcast: https

James is joined by Joshua Fox of Black Armada, Jay Iles of UFO Press, and Grant Howitt of Rowan, Rook, and Decard, as they chat about the UK Indie RPG League and the host of games they produce or are bringing the kickstarter.         Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes!         Links For This Episode:   White Wolf Entertainment: http://www.white-wolf.com/ Occam's Laser Music: https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ Midnight Express Podcast: https://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Mike's History Podcast on the Satanic Panic: http://historylessons.libsyn.com/161-the-satanic-panic Full Metal RPG Podcast: http://fullmetalrpg.com/ The Effekt Podcast: https://effektpodcast.org 

Chris  is joined by Matthew Dawkins, Klara Horskjær Herbøl, Eddy Webb, and Matt Timm, to talk all things Chronicles of Darkness, World of Darkness, Kult, Trinity, Scion, and more.         Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Google Plus Community. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes!         Links For This Episode:   White Wolf Entertainment: http://www.white-wolf.com/ Occam's Laser Music: https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/ Midnight Express Podcast: https://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Mike's History Podcast on the Satanic Panic: http://historylessons.libsyn.com/161-the-satanic-panic Full Metal RPG Podcast: http://fullmetalrpg.com/ The Effekt Podcast: https://effektpodcast.org 

Mike, Chris, Chigg, and Matt create a character for Geist: the Sin Eaters 2nd Edition and discuss the new rules. Does the mechanics live up to the setting hype  Darker Days will have a 10th anniversary live show at UK Games Expo! Be sure to check it out with special guests from Onyx Path, Modiphius, and White Wolf Entertainment. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Venice Unmasked: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/271688/Venice-Unmasked Sample Geist Character: https://darkerdaysradio.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/geist-the-sin-eaters-character-creation-sample-character/

Mike, Chris, Chigg, and Matt sit down to discuss Geist: the Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition. It is a game where your character has died and come back, making a pact with a powerful ghostly being in order to return to the realm of the living. This episode focuses on the setting of Geist, introducing the new stories you can tell and the supernatural realms to be explored in this storytelling game of second chances. Darker Days will have a 10th anniversary live show at UK Games Expo! Be sure to check it out with special guests from Onyx Path, Modiphius, and White Wolf Entertainment. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Venice Unmasked: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/271688/Venice-Unmasked

Mike calls Pete, a resident of the future, and gets ready to discuss the numerous articles and ebooks covering Cyberpunk, the World of Darkness, and Chronicles of Darkness. First up is World of Future Darkness, an article in White Wolf Magazine #36, giving you rules and setting advice to crossover Cyberpunk 2020 and Vampire: the Masquerade. Then they cover Mirrors: Bleeding Edge, a generic cyberpunk ebook for Chronicles of Darkness. Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/  Chris's new sourcebook Venice Unmasked is also now available through Storyteller's Vault. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-meta

What begins as a simple, farcical April Fool's review ends with Chigg and Mike failing some Sanity checks, losing Maximum Humanity, and facing their own Hubris.  Get ready for Nightlife, an Urban Horror Role-playing Game published at some undisclosed time in the Nineteen Nineties... This episode was inspired by the System Mastery podcast, whose host Jef recently wound up in a U.S. hospital without insurance (he gave his insurance to his baby daughter instead). Please consider helping him with the exorbitant medical bills: Bit.ly/livingmastery Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn VtM Bloodlines 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYvWfDxhm_s Please Help Podcaster Jef!: Bit.ly/liv

Mike takes listeners on a journey to Skinwalker Ranch, a real world location of urban myth that may inspire your horror games. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn  

Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by Matt Webb of Jackalope Live Action Studios to discuss the upcoming Cyberpunk: Night City LARP! Matt explains the vision for the live action game, the unique venue they've chosen, and the incredible rules and set design that will make Cyberpunk come alive. Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/  Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Cyberpunk Night City Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmF2gpzrecI Night City Rules for Safety and Calibration: http://jackalope-larp.com/how-to-larp-hard-and-safe/ Jackelo

Mike, Chris, and Chigg are joined by LARP luminary Matt Webb to explore the setting basics of Cyberpunk 2020. This classic roleplaying game codifies the character roles of game structure of cyberpunk gaming decades later, and holds up as an entertaining and challenging roleplaying experience. The team discusses the setting's style, Night City, corporations, and edgerunner characters, while teasing future episodes on the Jackelope Cyberpunk: Night City LARP and a review of World of Future Darkness. Cyberpunk: Night City will take place May 24-25, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas and on The Net. Be sure to grab your tickets for this unique event at: http://cyberpunk.jackalope-larp.com/  Darker Days is testing out a new format, please let us know what you think! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.c

Following the exploration of Kindred of the East's setting last week, Mike, Chris, and Chigg create a Kuei-Jin player character, Mapuana, and discuss the character creation process and rules for this sourcebook. Spoiler Alert: Chris and Chigg like the game better after learning the rules. :p Darker Days is testing out a new format, please let us know what you think! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Character Sheet on Darker Days Blog: https://darkerdaysradio.wordpress.com/?p=2717

Join the Darker Days team for Episode #100! Mike, Chris, and Chigg tackle the most hotly demanded book from the past 99 episodes... Kindred of the East! The team focuses solely on Kindred of the East's Middle Kingdom setting, exploring the monstrous creation of the Second Breath, the stabilizing nature of the Dharmic Paths, and ponder what the intended game structure is supposed to be. Get ready for some crossover discussion, with a lot of ideas thrown around for Vampire, Mage, Wraith, and Mummy. Darker Days is testing out a new format, and next week's episode will include a detailed Kindred of the East character creation. Please let us know what you think of the new format. Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: h

Live from PAX Unplugged, Mike is joined by Vampire: the Requiem developer Danielle Lauzon! The two discuss the growth of PAX, the resurgence of Vampire: the Requiem, Danielle's extensive resume, and some of her rad upcoming work for Chronicles of Darkness, particularly for Mage: the Awakening! Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our brand new Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Midnight Express Podcast: http://midnightexpress.podbean.com/ Full Metal RPG: https://soundcloud.com/full-metal-rpg Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn