The Technical Difficulties Podcast is sponsored by Zooz. Get huge savings during the Zooz Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale now through Dec 10 at: https://www.thesmartesthouse.com John Stone, the DIY Smart Home Guy OG joins us to talk about how smart homes can help the elderly age in place. Brandon's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BrandonDoyleMN Vi…

Another year, another trio of eccentric fencing instructors prepare for the Alle-Valley Fencinge Championeshippe, seeking glory and to undermine their rivals all along the way... Dueling Fops of Vindamere is a GMless game by Greg Stolze, and is available at DriveThruRPG. Dan - Cobra Darkhawk, master of the Razor Victory School Greg - Darharke Forre…

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This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. The Agents once again head into the jungle, down a long path to find their opponents... Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for Rei…

A group of agents on Europa are called by Firewall. Submarine explorations have found anomalies in the sea floor, deep in a maze of coral. The agents are in for a long sub ride, and a strange experience... Adam - GM Ben - Abbas, Human Futura [Lost] Greg - Berk, Infolife Synthmorph Jared - Walkabout, Octopus Neo-Octopus Laura - Pivo, Octopus Neo-Oct…

In a land beset by war, the Council of Sages strive to save their home by creating life. But how they create it, and what they give them, will be of the utmost importance... Dawn of the Orcs is a GMless game of dark fantasy, world building, and... "monster design", by Lyme. As of posting, the game is actively on Kickstarter, and already funded. Lym…

Three adventurers have heard of the Swamp Witch, who lies in her tomb, deep in the swamp. Legend has it that she can grant any wish. Maybe she can even prevent the Doom that ever threatens the world. Can the adventurers find the Swamp Witch, and even if they do... what is their wish? Sepulcher of the Swamp With is an adventure for Mork Borg by Chri…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. As the Agents continue to recuperate, Silent Reading comes back to teach a lesson to his cult. A lesson involving... cooking? Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framewo…

In the City of Undecided, a trio of teens are at the Glow Stone Strip Mall, as well as the owner/operator of the veterinarian office there. An attempted theft unites them as they investigate the strange goings on in town... Kids on Bikes is a game of collaborative storytelling in small towns with weird goings on, by Jon Gilmour and Doug Levandowski…

Corporate Social Economics, in the general public, is renowned as a company that helps other companies engage in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. On the inside, CorpSE is just another company that strips away your soul. On Halloween Night, after a long week with overtime, several employees are wrapping up work before a party. Sever…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. The Agents have finally returned from the barrier. They get precious little time to help with their trauma, physical and mental, as the deans of the Nagalisities continue to…

This scenario will feature cosmic horror, but also racism and classism. Listener discretion is advised. At the height of the Great Depression in California, three men are drawn into the area of Bryson Springs. One, a temporary resident of the Hooverville, trying to lay low, despite his conspicuousness. One, from the city, coming to help one of his …

Ethan is joined by Ben, Dan, Greg, and Vince (Laura unfortunately could not attend) to discuss the aftermath of Harlem Unbound! Listen in on the background to the characters and the scenarios as we say goodbye to another campaign!Autor: Technical Difficulties

The mech pilots get ever-closer to the crash site of the Atychos. Will they be able to make the trip, and what awaits them...? Salvage Union is a post apocalyptic mech game, utilizing the d20 Quest system, written by Aled Lawlor and Panayiotis Lines for Leyline Press. The Downing of the Atychos is part of the core rulebook. It, in PDF and hardcover…

Please note: there is some background noise throughout the episode. Due to the nature of it we were not able to clean up all of it from the audio; our apologies. This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Traumatized…

Walter Butler, a wealthy occultist, died in the process of a binding ritual. This was the intent, so he could continue the ritual... for 300 years. One of his descendants, Lamont Butler, is being tempted with selling the house for it to potentially be bulldozed. Walter's spirit will stop at nothing to save his home. With one weekend to do it, can h…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including genocide, slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Horrified by what they see and experience in the tower of the Immortal Masters, the Agents of ALIS are trapped. If they have any hope to deal with it, they must first escape…

In a post apocalyptic future where seemingly every apocalypse hit at once, mech pilots scour the wastes to maintain their settlements. A trio of pilots hear of a ship that crash landed in a ruined town. Hearing that it is a valuable corpo ship and seeking its salvage, they set out to check the site... Salvage Union is a post apocalyptic mech game, …

For one night only, four men of Harlem converge on a bar. They seek to summon a god to banish it. Will this plan work? Can they save Harlem? The world? Themselves? No matter what happens, their story ends tonight... Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition v…

A trio of runners go through Just One Last Score. A national park close to the city has been sold for resource extraction, and within that zone a company has built a casino, One Eyed Lumberjacks. The Mr. Johnson has tasked these runners with making their way to the casino, getting up to the security floor, and attaching a device to an airgapped sec…

Greg talks with some folks who went to GenCon this year! Ethan went for his first time, and we also talk with Brownie, David, and Sam! Come listen to a recap of the con, all the neat stuff they played and saw, and some advice! (In order of appearance:) Shoutouts: David: Bezier Games https://beziergames.com/index.html Brownie: Floodgate Games https:…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. The Agents press on into the forest to see what is going on outside the barrier that protects Nagalisitu. The deeper they go in, the stranger things get. And once they come to a myste…

In the city of New Olympus, super heroes roam the city, powered and run by Plutocorp. The Pedestrian investigative reporter Klara awakens to a phone call concerning a burning building. As she conducts interviews and pokes around, she starts to realize this incident is a consequence of something more disturbing... Alteregomania is a Gumshoe One-2-On…

The investigators reunite. They must plan, and plan quickly. For they must overcome the Baron in Blues if they are to save Harlem... Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition version at Darker Hue's website, and as a pdf or physical book for the Call of Cthul…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. After having seen how much the Nagalisities debate, the Agents have a few ideas of how to best improve society. They agree to go into the forest to see how things are with the barrier…

The Zone has grown and overtaken a city, and all expeditions that go into it never return. A quartet of agents go in to investigate the zone and see if they can get to its center. Why they want to get there, and which one alone will make it there, is anyone's guess... The Zone is an RPG by Raph D'Amico. It is a card based RPG of weird horror. It ha…

Having strode into Paris and wreaked some havoc, the vampiric soldiers hear word that another agent is close by. Will they be able to rescue him and continue to make their way to the zeppelin? Find out in the thrilling conclusion of Eat the Reich! Eat the Reich is a new game by Grant Howitt, using d6s to kill Nazis and drink blood. Ethan is using t…

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. The travelers to Omelas have started to realize the nature of the famed city, and that their plans to take in its prosperity are not so simple. What depths, what limits, will they have to go to to Walk Away …

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Exploring the city, the Agents fully come to grips with how things have changed in Nagalisitu, and will need to plan their next move... Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framewo…

Content Warning: Like the story this game is based off of, this game will feature heavy themes of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Two people are traveling to Omelas, thinking they will be able to harness the power and wealth of Omelas. However, Omelas' prosperity is due to the immense suffering of a child. The world will not bring abou…

With Reggie unavailable, Titus and Grant hear from Mr. Smiley the nature of things. Along with Ford, they must press on in this final act to see if they can save Harlem, or if it and the world is doomed... Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition version at …

1943: Nazi occupied Paris. Hitler's zeppelin docks at the top of the Eiffel Tower. The Allies send their greatest weapon to take him out -- a squad of super-powered vampire commandos! Drink der Führer dry! Eat the Reich is a new game by Grant Howitt, using d6s to kill Nazis and drink blood. Ethan is using the scenario from the book. It is available…

In a science fantasy setting, a trio of travelers board the airship the Bean Barge as ancient insects emerge from their slumber. The title might tell you how well this trek goes... Cloud Empress is a system based on Mothership. Both a rules book and this scenario are available thru DriveThruRPG. More information on the system is available on the Cl…

In the aftermath of Archie's actions, the investigators of Harlem check in with Queenie. They also check in on some other faces, and plot on what to do with Mr. Smiley's next move... Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition version at Darker Hue's website, a…

Rachel is getting married, and she's going with her friends to a strip club. They resolve to have a night to remember, but with the liquor flowing freely, will they remember it, or will it be a night to forget... Daiquiris and Drunk Girls is part of Level 1 2023, a Free RPG Day anthology. It is available, still for free, at DriveThruRPG and at 9th …

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Now back in Nagalisitu, the Agents of ALIS have to navigate a world they were not quite expecting... Agents of ALIS is based on the campaign framework Nagalisitu by Caleb Stokes, for …

This episode deals with some very heavy themes, including child abuse (both physical and mental), child endangerment, bullying, homophobia, animal cruelty, and sexual themes, and that's before the mythos shows up. Listener Discretion is advised. Having left Ensenada, the ship is making its way to Hawaii. However, the cruelty and abuse have only beg…

Content Warning: This episode will deal with themes of death, war, and associated atrocities. Listener discretion is advised. Ethan takes a new trio of players to the (and our) past, by rerunning An Occurrence at Vicksburg, this time in Trophy Gold! As the Siege of Vicksburg continues on during the American Civil War, a trio of citizens of Vicksbur…

As things close in on the investigation on the clarinet, the investigators of Harlem get some advice from an old acquiantance, and run for Archie, who is doing what he must... Harlem Unbound is by Chris Spivey for Darker Hue Studios & Chaosium, and can be found as both a pdf for the multi-system 1st Edition version at Darker Hue's website, and as a…

This episode and the second part deal with some very heavy themes, including child abuse (both physical and mental), child endangerment, bullying, homophobia, animal cruelty, and sexual themes, and that's before the mythos shows up. Listener Discretion is advised. It is 1961. In a time of great upheaval in the US and the world, a pair of teens in C…

This campaign will touch on many themes, including slavery, racism, specism, harm to children, and mental health issues, among others. Listener discretion is advised. Having picked up the writers, the crew has to head back to Nagalisitu. However, before they can leave Roscoe and Kai are confronted with a lead on the pirate they hate. And, even when…