Metagaming Monstrosity
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Creator: Katie
Full cast Horror Longform Audio RPG
Synopsis:
(Hey! Good to see you again! Episodes going forward will be smaller and less frequent to balance the amount of time I have to make them. Thank you for sticking around!)
It's around 2014 and the world is falling to pieces, magically speaking. Despite the increase in unexplainable disasters and missing people, the U.S. government's own "Council of Human Development" has made no moves since the 1980's. So, a member of the DoE tries yet again to form an underground group aimed at protecting people before it's too late. Too bad it's these guys... This is a set of test recordings from a homebrew modern world based on mythos built up over 2 unrecorded campaigns (technically 1 and 1/2, since the "second" campaign used the same characters). System used is Monster of the Week, a Powered by The Apocalypse game created by Michael Sands. It's been heavily customized and most likely none of us are following the rules as intended. Note: A lot of the beginning of this was recorded on a 15 dollar recorder. Everyone makes mouth noises even when we try not to, and hopefully over time I will be able to make the players stop chewing on all of the equipment and hitting each other.
Language: English
Format: Audio RPG
RPG system: Monster of the Week
Continuity: Longform
Writing: Improvised
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Horror
Completion status: Partial
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Episodes:
The Littlest Detective: Epilogue
Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:20:09 GMT
What happened during everyone's overseas vacation? How did everyone react to the return? Tune in! Right now! It's in this episode. You can stream it whenever you want. Right now would be a good time.
Hey, are you listening to me?
06/16/23, Mystery #3 Bonus Bit
The Littlest Detective: One Last Box
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:06:03 GMT
Everyone makes it back safe and sound, and mostly awake.
Mystery#4, 06/16/2023
The Littlest Detective: Homebound
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:52:35 GMT
Nobody look at the timestamps. Don't.
Mystery #4, next episode will be the final for this mystery before we begin a short interlude.
The Littlest Detective: Normal Sleep
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:00:18 GMT
How do you sleep? Write in the comments.
Mystery 4
06/16/24
The Littlest Detective Ep. 5: Tea Time
Sun, 03 Mar 2024 04:37:19 GMT
Hey! It's been a while! The recordings for this game have finally finished, so now all that's left is editing. I'm hoping to find a schedule that works And will have more consistent uploads. In the meantime, it's time for tea. Please sit down and drink the tea. It's good tea, and it's not poisoned.
Mystery 4
06/09/2023
The Littlest Detective Ep. 4: All This Counts as a Christmas Special, By The Way
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:35:48 GMT
I don't even remember what date this was.
Mystery #4
The Littlest Detective Ep. 3: Mahaur hates Hot Chocolate and Fun
Tue, 07 Nov 2023 02:52:09 GMT
Christmas To-do list: 1. Hang Stockings 2. Bake Cookies 3. Visit forest dimension filled with flesh spiders. 4. Send Christmas cards
Mystery #4
06/02/23
The Littlest Detective Ep. 2: It Isn't Even Close to Christmas Yet
Sat, 28 Oct 2023 23:04:50 GMT
I'm posting it anyways. Christmas can be any time of year. Mystery #4 05/26/2023
The Littlest Detective Ep. 1: A Diss Track for Tim Allen
Sun, 15 Oct 2023 22:00:34 GMT
The Gang Saves Christmas? And, we got new mics! Do we know how to use them? Kindof! :D
Mystery #4
05/19/2023
Sun, 08 Oct 2023 21:28:27 GMT
The show comes to a close, with only a few almost-fatal injuries. Mystery #3 05/12/23
Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:03:39 GMT
Every day that passes is another day that I get closer to making "All My Sutures" a real show. Mystery #3 05/12/23
Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:13:00 GMT
Alex and Duncan craft the perfect season finale. Willard is here physically, but spiritually? And the guys that like to call themselves by their last names do some magic. Mystery #3 05/12/23
Code Blue Ep. 10: Sheer Heart Attack
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:26:26 GMT
This one's got a lot of stuff in it. Trust me. Mystery #3 05052023
Code Blue Ep. 9: This DVD Is Enhanced with Disney's Fastplay
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 21:28:11 GMT
Fastplay will begin in a moment. Episode 8 was supposed to publish on Monday but I forgot to schedule iiiiit. So this one's like a little bonus. Mystery #305/05/2023
(BONUS) The Eternal Castle, Part 2: The Blood of Kings
Sun, 27 Aug 2023 22:57:06 GMT
Final session for the bonus 1999 mystery. And yes, my realistic gritty urban fantasy campaign does have high fantasy creatures in it, thank you very much. 04/28/2023
(BONUS) The Eternal Castle, Part 1: In the Hall of Elizabeth King (Sr.)
Sun, 16 Apr 2023 04:39:05 GMT
[BONUS EPISODE] Taking up the mantles of Agent Cavers and Edward Shoemaker, two hunters join a work retreat in 1999. Then things get tense.
This takes place outside of the current mystery lineup, so consider it an extra treat away from the current timeline.
I still have a lot of recordings that I need to work on, but I did this instead.
04/14/2023
Code Blue Ep. 8: Coming Soon to Theatres
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:21:19 GMT
This happens right before we play the 1999 mysteries, And although I was supposed to record more, after I stopped recording I took a 4 hour long nap and forgot who I was. It was a good nap, though. Mystery #304/07/2023
Code Blue Ep. 7: Now Available to Own on DVD
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:15:05 GMT
Everybody's getting hired in Hollywood, immediately. That's probably accurate to real life. And now we have a werewolf and vampires. Instead of before, when we had werewolves and a vampire. Mystery #3 03/31/2023
Code Blue Ep. 6: The Body Shuffle
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 04:02:11 GMT
If I'm in your body and you're in his body and he's in my body, then who's flying the plane? Mystery #3 03/31/23
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:37:13 GMT
The police show up, there's a car crash, and the Starbucks Gods sacrifice Cody for his negligence. Mystery #3 03/24/2023
Code Blue Ep. 4: Everyone's Playing With Knives
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:46:40 GMT
It took me like, two hours to sharpen those. Mystery #3 03/24/2023
Code Blue Ep. 3: Rolling Straight 8's
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:22:50 GMT
And here I thought the average of 2d6 was 7. And I'm blatantly copying things again. Mystery #3 03/17/23
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:41:58 GMT
The Department of Energy in this world has an incredible budget. 20% of it is devoted to making the main office impossible to break into. Well, almost impossible. 03/17/23 Mystery #3
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:04:44 GMT
Dr. Robinson seems a bit off, Duncan introduces himself to danger, and Luke attempts to become a Were-Wolf.
Trying a new format for a new mystery. I still have a giant backlog but I'm hoping having small episodes will help move things along.
Mystery 3
03/10/23
27 (BONUS): Listen, if you work with a group that calls themselves "The Council", that's on you
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:06:05 GMT
Duncan recovers at Monster Hospital in a solo session, sees some things, and gets seen. Scott Callahan provokes the omni-potent shadow group that writes his checks. This takes place before the beginning of mystery 3 fictionally, but was more of a flashback so that I could dish out Lore. 03/20/2023
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:56:05 GMT
So many plot threads you could knit a sweater. Or you could just, leave them loose and unattended. And tangled. Knitting is an overrated hobby anyways. 03/10/23
25: I'm running out of episode title ideas
Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:51:09 GMT
The gang considers torture, again. 03/10/2023
24: References that only make sense to the players
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:20:11 GMT
The group looks for Rebecca (whose original name was Rachel but I messed up), and some old locations get rediscovered by new characters. 03/10/23 Mystery #2
Sun, 28 May 2023 02:36:24 GMT
Alex and Willard deal with aggressive drivers. There's also Kenny! But who's Kenny? Also, the power cord for the recorder got tripped on for this session, and I had previously thought that the audio was gone completely. As a result of this, we backtracked on the canon and decided that a bunch of NPC conversations hadn't occured. Fortunately, I was able to recover that session's audio, and I've divided up what is still canon vs. deleted scenes. Hopefully I'll be able to post the deleted scenes soon. 03/03/2023
Thu, 11 May 2023 21:12:55 GMT
A small bit of downtime, recovered from a session that got cut short. Also! There was an entire session of gameplay that I thought got lost due to technical issues, and I've just know found out how to recover that audio. Since there was some parts of the audio that stayed canon, I'll edit those scenes together and keep the "deleted scenes" in their own episode for fun.02/24/2023Mystery #2
21: Cody's Still Sitting on the Floor
Fri, 05 May 2023 02:20:58 GMT
I think he lays down at some point? Also, this is the last bit of action for the Yale arc before we enter a bit of "downtime". Mystery #2 02/17/2023
Mon, 24 Apr 2023 23:10:33 GMT
I still haven't bought new chairs. Mystery 2 02/17/2023
19: Whoops, It's Been Almost Two Months
Mon, 10 Apr 2023 22:30:35 GMT
Maybe this is why podcasts get released on a regular schedule. Couldn't be me. 02/17/23
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:41:51 GMT
Also things start going from "wacky hijinks" to "lore that might not make sense out of context".
Mystery #? 02/10/2023
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 02:41:50 GMT
You see, it's a weed joke.
Mystery #? 02/10/2023
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:42:10 GMT
Just a regular "meddling" kids mystery, nothing to see here.
There's also discussion of country music for almost 10 minutes.
Mystery #? 02/10/2023
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:16:18 GMT
Everyone gets more unhinged as time goes on.
Mystery #2
02/03/23
13: A Father and Son Bond Over a Kidnapping
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:13:27 GMT
I'm super congested the entire time, apologies.
Doug eats a candle.
Mystery #2
02/03/23
11: Welcome to Mackenzie Valley?
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:13:10 GMT
This one has one of my favorite moments so far in it. Maybe we should record at 4am more often.
Mystery #2
01/27/23, Final Part
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:13:08 GMT
Mystery #2
We keep recording after leaving to get milkshakes. It's midnight.
01/27/23
9: 17 Again, But Instead It's 19 And Not Zac Efron
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:13:06 GMT
We recorded 10 1/2 hours of material in one night.
Mystery #2
01/27/23
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:13:00 GMT
It's not gonna be the last time.
Mystery #2
01/27/23
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:12:55 GMT
He's Willarding all over the place.
01/20/23
2: Why is this episode so long?
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:12:52 GMT
Why did I let this one be almost three hours long?
I'm not changing it.
01/13/23
1: How Much Can I Party Rock Before I Get Sued?
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:12:48 GMT
In the house tonight, that is.
01/13/23
Tue, 07 Feb 2023 02:10:51 GMT
Session zero? Halfway through a campaign set in 2022, we have flashbacked to a forgotten set of memories from 8 years ago. If it sounds confusing, it's because it is.