Actual Play Shows

The Land of Oz is in danger. From across time, Champions are chosen and magically brought to Oz as its defenders! Will they succeed? Will they even survive?

➜ GM: Nick (sungrowler.carrd.co)
➜ Clara (clearlygolden.carrd.co/) as Ryan Marquis – 2020 Grad Student
➜ Jameson (gmjameson.carrd.co/) as Achilles Cross – 1950s Gumshoe
➜ Riley (rileysilverman.carrd.co/)  as Dina Flynn – 1920 Cabaret Drag Performer
➜ Teri () as Carol Winters – 1980’s Working Mom

The indie band, Next to Godliness, are the favorites to win it all in this year’s big battle of the bands! Each band member is a demigod and together their incredible powers are shaking things up on and off the charts. Will they make it to the stage for the big competition, or will some devious divinity get in the way?

With the help of a mysterious old man, a group of unlikely companions set forth on adventures throughout Eriador. Their journeys will change the course of their lives and, perhaps, the fate of Middle Earth itself! Played using The One Ring 2nd Edition by Free League Publishing. GMed by Kimi.

High City, where dreams go to die. Within the mist of this 80s-tastic metropolis the residents have lost the ability to dream, and with it, their inspiration. As technology rises and art dies, four souls awaken to a world beyond their imagination, and with it, the tragic price of their admission. GMed by Lloyd.

The crew of a fantasy tall ship sailing the seas in search of family, friendship, and funding! GMed by Jason Mills.

A misfit group of young magic users comes of age at Inkwood, an unconventional wizarding school. GMed by Emily.

It’s the roaring 20’s and life is changing on the British Isles, but the ageless supernatural creatures that live there don’t appreciate the commotion and are making their displeasure known in deadly ways. GMed by CA Dave.

Eleanor Roosevelt’s secret society works tirelessly to keep powerful artifacts safely out of the hands of world powers. At the dawn of WWII, Ellie’s Angels struggle to keep the Eye of Horus away from the global war machine, even as Seti I walks the earth once more. A Temples & Tombs campaign using the Year Zero Engine. GMed by system author, Christopher Grey.

Draupnir, the inverted ring station in orbit around a tiny black hole, has suddenly grown from a remote research station / company town, to the gateway stop for a new rush of explorers and pioneers. How will the ring change, and how will it change the people who live there? Find out, on The Drop.

GM: Jason (@itsprobablyok)
Players:
Nick – Sacha “Sach” Balabanov, Scav Pilot
Clara – Yrsa Aven, Bruiser
Michelle – Charity “C.C.” Constance, Mechanic
Joey – Maximillian “Max” Ego, Celebrity

The Empire is collapsing. The recent murders of the Emperor and his family are more of a symptom than a cause. A band of adventurers step up to hunt down the murderers and bring them to justice, but this is a conspiracy more vast than anyone could imagine, and the world is a distracting place.

GM: Stu
Players:
Jay
Kris
Stork
Jose

This is a time of galactic exploration. The brave, bold, crafty, and crazy seek their fortunes at the edges of known space. Rumors of vast riches and ancient tech have drawn our crew to a place called Yuma Station.

GM: Bill
Players: J., Samantha, CADave, Clara

It has been three years since the Mote of Sin Incident. Prince Miroslav has brought his old-world sensibilities to this modern domain, Los Angeles. But for an Anarch incursion in the San Fernando Valley, the Kindred of the Glittering Night have lived in relative peace, playing their dangerous game of court intrigue, feeding upon the Kine and living night-by-night. Five Ancillae, in their domain of Atwater Village, wake to discover that the Second Inquisition has come to town. Will the Anarchs and Camarilla join forces against this new dangerous foe? Or, as has happened in many other cities, will the Kindred continue their dangerous game until they meet their fiery Final Death at the hands of this new Inquisition?

GM: Stu
Players: Joey, Pooja, Stork, Samantha, Jim

Stonetop is a small town at the edge of a world full of wild spaces and the monsters who live in them. But few people venture much beyond the edges of the village, which is not known for turning out heroes. Until now, at least…

GM: Emily
Players: Blythe, Nick, Moe, Mac

Welcome to El Camino Community College of Magic and Technology. Your future begins today! At least that’s what the brochure says. Lighthearted is a magical 80’s RPG of self-discovery. Revisit the coming of age stories of 80s films as college kids in a modern fantasy world filled with neon rainbow magic.

GM: Kurt
Players: CADave, Claire, Joe, Clara

Pembrooke Investigations are private detectives working in between two worlds: the mundane and familiar and the supernatural. The city of Covenant is a city of parts. Most people know it as a place founded on the premise that all people are equal in the eyes of the law and society. What few people know is that ideal includes not only living humans, but also supernatural people – the legendary, the half folk, and even the undead. All are recognized by Covenant.

GM: Nick
Players:
Jason: Silas, Satyr Detective
Emily: Zoe, Unexploded Fae
Blythe: Analia, Quirky Scientist
J.: Benton, Undead Investigator

A halfway house on the edge of Salem, Indiana is secretly run by a powerful coven of witches who take in other witches that have no other place to go. Join our coven as they protect this small Midwest town from the supernatural and work tirelessly to rebuild a broken and desperate community.

GM: Christopher
Players:
Emily: Abigail Hawkes, Craft of Hekate
Jim: Cabe Woerner, Craft of Tara
Mac: Imelda “Mel” Lake, Craft of Lilith
Joe: Aho’Te “Albert” Whitefeather, Craft of Spider Grandmother

1995. The OJ trial, Oklahoma City Bombing, Forest Gump, oh, and the destruction of the Hoover Dam and subsequent flooding of Boulder City, NV. Five young adults dealing with loss and facing the fact that much of the promise of their youth didn’t pan out how they expected.

GM: CADave
Players:
Jason – Jackson “Crash” Clay, The Motorhead
Mac – Midge Johansen, Lone Wolf
Nick – “Danny” Alonzo, Party Animal
Samantha – “Cassie” Abrams, Hacker
J. – Colin McKelvy, The Seeker

Dying Embers is set in a world of fantastical technology and magic, at war with one another. We follow a band of unlikely heroes as they work together to uncover the Empire Engine’s secret plans.

GM: Jameson
Players:
Clara: Petra, Rogue
Joey: Aelfonn Doric, Bard
Blythe: Sal’haera Fyr, Mystic Order of the Wu Jen
Nick: Maktaba Keeneye, Cleric of Knowledge

Idolon Academy is a top-secret school for training young superheroes. Students dedicate their lives to mastering their powers and learning to save the world, but Idolon requires they survive their hardest challenge yet… regular old high school!

GM: Kimi
Players:
Emily – Katy Kidd aka “The Klipspringer” / The Janus Playbook
Jason – Nate Garnet aka “Gem” / The Nova Playbook
Tappy – Steve Bungalow aka “Hi-Def” / The Newborn Playbook
Aabria – Tendai Collier aka “Eye” / The Joined Playbook
Adam – Prince Daimos Cull aka “Charger” / The Scion Playbook

Not even the winds of change can cool off a summer in Sharn. The City of Towers follows four regular adventurers learning tales of friendly undead looking for help. But honestly, what’s the worst that could happen?

GM: Jason
Players:
Rob: Ventuz, Great Old One Warlock
Claire: Nyx, Mastermind Rogue
Pooja: Zey, Blade Soul Sorcerer
Eli: Alaebas, Oath of the Ancients Paladin

Greenwood Collective is a group of people who’ve rejected the mega corporate narrative. Instead they love on their own terms, in a fortified building in the Redmond Barrens. But the corps have even encroached here now, with Rise Corp “Bringing new life to the Barrens!” Will the Collective survive their intrusion?

GM: Jason
Players:
Adam – Quinn – Human/Combat Medic
Samantha – Echo – Mage/Anti-Corp Witch
J. – Ashen – Physical Adept/Shadowrunner
Mac – Gremlin – Weapon Specialist / Elf Twin

Guest Starring: Candace & Unique

Ravenhearse University is a bastion of learning and enlightened inquiry. A team of investigators from RU uncovers a dark secret whilst studying unexplained natural phenomena. Will they survive their trials? Or will they ruin their careers, families and minds attempting to uncover things best left hidden?

GM: Stu
Players:
Kimi – Doris Daniels, Explorer
CADave – Dr. Edward J. Freedman, Psychiatrist
Jim – Dr. Isadore Holzman, Archaeologist
Pooja – Camilla Greenwald, Librarian

Once upon a time there was Marchen City. Dark, dirty, dangerous. But if you squint your eyes just right and believe, maybe you’ll see the truth hidden there.

GM: Mac
Players:
CA Dave: Daniel Holbrook / Criminal Boss / Fairy Godfather
Joey: Mira Vin Zauberin/Cabaret Singer/The Sea Witch
Teri: Queenie Sangar/Hair Dresser/Queen of Hearts
Kimi: Rachel Elizabeth Downing / Detective / Red Riding Hood

The fae face a constant battle to balance the dreary mundanity of the world with chaos and magic. No being can thrive too far to one side and the only way to survive is to ride the middle. Keep your head up in the World of Darkness… monsters come from all directions.

GM: Adam
Players: Clara, Rob, Gina, Jim

The rainy season is just picking up in Bengaluru, India and with it, the swirl of conflict between old gods and new. Follow along as our heroes navigate these treacherous waters in search of fame, fortune, and paper dosas!

GM: Jason
Players:
Aabria: Io – The Arcane / Science Pantheon / Child of A.I.
Rob: Marc – The Muse / Abrahamic Pantheon / Child of Angel Gabriel.
Pooja: Kavita – The Artisan / Egyptian Pantheon / Child of Hathor
J.: Adam – The Reaper / Sumerian Pantheon / Child of Ninmah

Monsters and demons lurk in the shadows of the diesel era, the light of technology as yet unable to pierce the shadows of the wild and deep. But monsters lie in wait while technology progresses ever forward; and now the spectre of war lies upon the globe. But something even more sinister lies beneath the surface, and a group of renowned and respected supernatural experts is called back into action to see how far the rabbit hole goes.

GM: Tappy
Players:
Aabria: Khairyn Antwi, Mage
Nick: Oats, Frankenstein Monster
Samantha: Grace Carter-Bennett, Geist
Eli: Charles Wagner, Werewolf

The old west is a WILD WILD place! People with powers have been pushed to the edges of society to avoid being noticed in big cities. On the frontier, these meta-humans tangle with outlaws, boomtowns, and the other challenges of the WILD WEST!

GM: Kimi
Players: Samantha, Mike, Joey, Jim

The Exodus Foundation: a beacon of light in the dark, cold vacuum of space. As humankind broke from the bonds of Einsteinian laws to conquer space, someone has to protect the downtrodden and forgotten. They are troubleshooters, humanitarians and over-all bad asses but will they be able to survive what awaits them?

GM: Stu
Players:
Joey – Milo Hawkins, Noble Diplomat
Pooja – Shari Melnyk – Ex-Intelligence Agent
Kimi – Riley O’Connor, Ex-Marine/Alien Truther
Stork – Vesa Simola, Ex-marine/Colonist

A grand urban caper awaits! Our party tests their skill and bravado against villains the likes of which they’ve never faced before, and let the dragon hunt begin! Famed explorer Volothamp Geddarm needs them to complete a simple quest. Thus begins a mad romp through the wards of Waterdeep as they uncover a villainous plot involving some of the city’s most influential figures!

GM: Aabria
Players: Jason, Teri, Adam, Mac

Buried deep in the mountains overlooking the formerly beautiful downtown Burbank, Vault 818 was home to the descendants of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities. Two hundred years after the bombs fell the survivors are ready to emerge and SAVE the wasteland! Unless, of course, the wasteland already had plans…

GM: Jason
Players: Kimi, Samantha, J., Tappy

These are the voyages… The U.S.S. Barbican has been newly assigned to Narendra Station, on the far side of the Klingon Empire and bordering the mostly unexplored and mysterious Shackleton Expanse. Their mission is to explore the Expanse and secure additional resources for the Federation to ramp up starship manufacturing following the devastating events of the Borg incursion at Wolf 359.

GM: CADave
Players: Adam, J., Mac, Teri, Jessie

Across the world tensions increase between X’s, those with special abilities, and normals. The normal people are afraid of what X’s can do, and that they will be written out of the history of the human race. In the UK, retribution and reprisals are on the rise, and incidents of violence occur with growing frequency.

GMs: JiB
Players: Jim, Kimi, Michael, Aabria

In medieval Europe, religion rules human civilization. However, the sudden appearance of orcs from their subterranean civilization has forced dramatic changes on society. Are the orcs creatures of the devil, a sign that Ragnarok has come, or just another race of beings trying to survive?

GMs: Stu
Players: Aabria, Stork, Samantha, Gina

The war between the Great Clans continues and there is evidence of the Shadowlands corruption influencing powerful figures in many families. The Inukai family of the Crane Clan have accepted a group of ronin into their family and sent them forth to stop the corruption. Will they be able to collect the dangerous tainted weapons known as the Lion’s Claws and help repair the rifts between the broken shards of the Emerald Empire?

This campaign is a continuation of our Dissension campaign in the Fantasy Flight Legend of the Five Rings Beta.

GMs: Stu
Players: Kimi, CA Dave, Stork, Jim, Eli

An uneasy quiet has descended over most of Europe. It is 1242, according to the Julian calendar, and the great threat of the Mongol Hordes have suddenly packed up and disappeared. In their wake, as they retreat from a fight they were most decidedly winning on all counts, they leave only barren wasteland behind. Sides have been drawn up, creating fragile alliances and an equally precarious temporary truce. In the middle of these divided factions lies the fertile plains of Poland, whose greatest city, Kraków, was all but destroyed by the Mongols. Picking up the pieces, the threat now is the ancient rivals on all sides, who stare at each other across Hollow Plains.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic which allowed live viewers to purchase dice rerolls for players. We later removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

GM: Kurt
Players: Stu, Gina, Jib, Maire

Yeeehaaaw! A pack of werewolves face the unpredictable challenges of the wild west! The year is 1874, and the place is the small town of Razor Ridge. It might seem like another broken down border town, but it harbors a secret: werewolves!

GM: Mac
Players: Nick, Samantha, Steven, Jessie

Swashbuckling fun with Captain Black’s crazy crew! Follow the crew of the pirate ship Siren’s Song as they ply the seas in search of plunder and adventure.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic for its first few sessions, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice re-rolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

Campaign: The Spaniard’s Ghost
System: Savage Worlds – Pirates of the Spanish Main

GM: JiB
Players: Gina, Joey, Kurt, Maire

All across the planet, evil is lurking beneath the surface of everyday life. While some hunt the world’s monsters on their own, INTERPOL has assembled a unique and unlikely team of investigators to respond to “Grey Notices,” threats of an unexplained nature. The XRT–Extranormal Response Team–traverses the globe, confronting the demons and beasts that no one else can bear to face.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice rerolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

GM: Adam
Players: Jason, Mike, Kimi, Jessica, Sam

In world still recovering from a devastating war, a small island on the fringe of civilization becomes the focal point for a new invasion. Can our heroes stop this new danger before it gains the momentum it needs to sink Eberron into another age of violence and tyranny?

Campaign: Desert of Despair
System: Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition

GM: Jason
Players: Rob, Gina, JiB, Kimi

A superhero roleplaying game in which a team of young heroes fights villains, saves lives, and tried to figure out who they are—noble paragons? Dark avengers? Or just regular kids trying to get a date for prom? All against the backdrop of Halcyon City, the greatest city in the world.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice re-rolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

Campaign: Just Us #Heroes
System: Masks – A New Generation

GM: JiB
Players: Jason, Gina, CADave, Kimi

Prepare yourself for a railgun-shredding, mega-powered magic flinging journey into a post-post-apocalyptic world where supernatural horrors vie with technological empires for mastery of the world. In the battle for survival the Tomorrow Legion brings together the greatest, the bravest, and the craziest to stand against an infinity of threats. They stand for a better future than the past they’ve known.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice re-rolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

GM: CADave
Players: Samantha, Stu, Kimi, Bill, Nick

A group of young vampires are trying to survive a budding vampire democracy, but they face dangers and many ancient forces that do not like change.

GM: Stu
Players: Stork, Tim, Samantha, Kimi, Mac, Jessie

The first campaign run in the Star Wars setting of Mongoose Traveller, created by Bill Roper. Download the PDF for free! The Galactic Empire thrives under the absolute control of EMPEROR PALPATINE. The Jedi have been all but destroyed. Those who remain alive are in hiding or being hunted down. DARTH VADER and his 501st Legion of Imperial Stormtroopers are powerful, but rumors of a growing rebellion persist. Vader’s might must be reinforced with the acquisition of vital intelligence and information. To this end, an elite cadre of mercenaries and a promising dark adept are summoned to the Imperial City on Coruscant for an audience with Emperor Palpatine…

** This is one of our earliest actual plays. It is a great story but may not sound as clear as the later APs that were recorded in our studio.

GM: Bill
Players: Stu, Elspeth, Stork, CADave, Hosier Rob, Tyler

The first campaign in the Demigods PBTA system, run by author Jason Mills! Four young demigods are trying to make their way in modern day Los Angeles. They have it all: looks, brains, phenomenal cosmic powers… if only their parents (and many other gods) would butt out!

GM: Jason Mills
Players: Aabria, Adam, Kimi, Samantha

It is a time of chaos. The Lion and Dragon Clans have declared war upon the Crane and Mantis. Now all the Great Clans are at war. The fighting was bloody and costly, but the Emperor has a plan to end the fighting, and it involves a minor, troublesome minor family nestled in the Asai Valley, far in Crane territory…

This story is connected to our Saga of the Inukai campaign, but takes place a few generations later and can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. It is continued in our Kintsugi Chronicles campaign.

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice re-rolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

GM: Stu
Players: Stork, CADave, Kimi

A mismatched group assembled by a shadowy organization called, the Global Security Agency, and they are sent to trouble spots to deal with Nazi schemes to capture artifacts of historical and religious significance.

GM: JiB

Step into the alternate ’80s universe created by sci-fi artist Simon Stålenhag in this retro RPG, in the vein of ET and Stranger Things. Boulder City, Nevada is a small town with a lot of big ideas. The Department of Advanced Research into Teleportation runs one of the most advanced facilities for scientific research in the world. The four kids growing up there know that it’s just home. There are always stories about odd things going on out there in the desert, but it’s 1982 so most parents don’t really consider the world a dangerous place and kids stay out with their friends until the streetlights come on. Let’s see what mystery finds them and how they deal with the pressure of growing up and experiencing the weird at the same time!

This campaign has a sequel, Insert Coin: Floodwater in the Things from the Flood system!

**This game used our streaming “Help A Player” mechanic for its first six sessions, which allowed live viewers to purchase dice rerolls for players. We eventually removed this mechanic after feedback from the Happy Jacks community.

GM: CADave
Players: Jason, Nick, Samantha, Mac

Members of the Crane Clan face the powers of darkness. The first game in our shared-universe series of L5R games and was one of our first actual play podcasts.

Campaign: Saga of the Inukai
System: Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition

GM: Stu
Players: Stork, CADave, Tyler, Kimi

A Savage Worlds one-shot! The hapless employees of the newly established Ghostbusters International are opening a Los Angeles franchise. It’s all fun and games until they get in way, way over their heads at the happiest place on earth…

This was the first actual play that we ever recorded! It has some incredible game play, but has some ambient noise since it was not recorded in our fancy new studio. We hope you enjoy the fun feel of joining us at our home gaming table!

Listen to this ONE-SHOT!