Alex Rybitski - Podcast Details

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The Darkened ThresholdNow That's What I Call Horror: Red Rooms 2025-05-201h 06

The Darkened ThresholdKeeper's Notebook: ReactionsGames We’ve Been Playing 01:30 - The end of Near Enough to Hell 04:46 - Kicking off The Company of Salt & Iron Topic 13:10 - Keeper’s Notebook: Reactions Media Recommendations 44:04 - Million Dollar Secret 47:00 - The Lies of Locke Lamora Join us on Discord!2025-05-0451 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe Combat Roll (Part 1)Games We’ve Been Playing 01:18 - The Girls of the Genziana Hotel 04:30 - Running the new edition of The Between for The Bad Spot Topic 10:20 - Combat Roll basics Media Recommendations 53:40 - Hearts of Wulin 55:08 - R.E.P.O. Come hang out with Alex & Jason on Discord!2025-04-2159 min

The Darkened ThresholdNow That's What I Call Horror: The Vast of NightGames We’ve Been Playing 01:12 - The Sketterich family Topic: The Vast of Night 15:44 - Film discussion 45:23 - Game design talk Come hang out with Alex and Jason on Discord!2025-04-071h 00

The Darkened ThresholdThe Hunt RollGames We’ve Been Playing 01:24 - Introducing a new Legacy 05:12 - Kicking off Crown of Salt Topic 09:52 - The Hunt Roll Media Recommendations 52:30 - Indiana Jones & the Great Circle 55:18 - Balatro Join us on Discord!2025-03-241h 00

The Darkened ThresholdLost Transmissions and The Double Feature Writing ContestGames We’ve Been Playing 01:26 - Alex’s The Pirate Queen’s Gambit campaign 07:30 - Further thoughts on West Marches Trophy Topic 15:17 - Lost Transmissions 35:00 - Public Access: Double Feature Writing Contest Media Recommendations 50:17 - The Roottrees Are Dead 53:02 - In Search of Darkness I-III Join us on Discord!2025-03-1756 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe Risk RollGames We've Been Playing 01:12 - Wrapping up Skinny Jeans playtest Topic 13:54 - The Risk Roll Media Recommendations 01:03:01 - The Detective & The Log Lady PLUS reflecting on David Lynch Join us on Discord!2025-03-031h 08

The Darkened ThresholdKeeper's Notebook: The Mystery Sheet 2025-02-1858 min

The Darkened ThresholdTrophy RPGGames We've Been Playing 01:15 - Bringing a group back from a long hiatus 05:45 - West Marches Trophy? Topic 13:08 - Trophy RPG overview Media Recs 57:45 - Ari Aster films 01:00:34 - It's a Good Life 01:02:30 - The Ruins (book from 2006) 01:04:32 - Scarlet Hollow Come hang out with us on Discord!2025-02-071h 08

The Darkened ThresholdCarved from Brindlewood in 2025Topic 01:10 - Looking ahead to CfB in 2025 Media Recommendations 47:45 - Dread Delusion 49:55 - EoH Found Footage Miniseries and Horror’s Greatest S2E3 52:31 - Don’t Feed the Muse 54:14 - Possession Come hang out with us in Discord!2025-01-2857 min

The Darkened ThresholdKeeper's Notebook: Session OneGames We've Been Playing 01:40 - Roots of Old Kalduhr 08:14 - Classic Mastermind campaigns Topic 14:40 - Having a successful CfB Session One Media Recommendations 01:02:03 - Skeleton Crew 01:05:14 - Severance 01:07:06 - The Troop Join us on Discord!2025-01-191h 10

The Darkened ThresholdNow That's What I Call Horror: New Year Horror PicksIt's a new year! Come hang out with Alex and Jason on The Gauntlet Discord server! For this episode, Alex and Jason reflect on PAXU 2024. Later, they each discuss some of their favorite pieces of horror media from 2024. Enjoy! 2025-01-0951 min

Fear of a Black DragonThe Between BackerKit SpecialThe 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...2024-09-191h 13

The Darkened ThresholdThe Between BackerKit SpecialThe 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...2024-09-191h 13

The Darkened ThresholdThe FactotumThe Between is coming to BackerKit! Discussion 01:30 - The Factotum Media Recommendations 29:57 - Sherlock (again) 30:38 - Downton Abbey 31:52 - Batman Caped Crusader 33:30 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 34:40 - Pride and Prejudice (2005) 2024-09-1137 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe ExplorerThe Between is coming to BackerKit! Sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live! Discussion 02:15 - The Explorer playbook Media Recommendations 43:25 - Sherlock (2010) 43:44 - Bridgerton 44:10 - Apocalypse Now! 44:24 - The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries 45:10 - Ain’t Slayed Nobody actual play of The Between Come hang out with Alex & Jason on our Discord server!2024-09-0349 min

The Silt VersesChapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat (Part One)Part Two will arrive on Monday 22nd July! Thank you for your patience.Carpenter makes a deal to get Hayward home in one piece. Paige puts forward a proposition to the Children of the Woundtree. Carson attempts a risky negotiation.This episode features Oli Morris, GM Hakim, Méabh de Brún, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Erika Sanderson, Lucille Valentine, Ishani Kanetkar, Kale Brown, Laurence Owen, Rhys Lawton, and Marta da Silva.Additional voices by Alex Rybitski, David Ault, and Ann Wiltshire.Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-3-chapter-16a...2024-07-1856 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe UndeniableJoin us on The Gauntlet Discord server! Discussion 01:35 - The Undeniable playbook Media Recommendations 34:04 - The portrayal of Dorian Gray in Penny Dreadful 35:15 - Hellraiser and The Hellbound Heart 36:22 - Memoirs of a Geisha 37:00 - Castlevania Netflix series 38:43 - Bad Times at the El Royale 39:10 - Monkey Man 2024-07-1141 min

The Darkened ThresholdDesign Diary: Pizza Time! (Threat Level: White)Games We’ve Been Playing 01:30 - The Between game with a homebrew Mastermind 08:00 - The Between actual play campaigns Discussion 12:40 - Design Diary: Reflecting on our 4-day Pizza Time! writing binge Media Recommendations 41:50 - Dark Harvest and Maggie’s Grave 43:50 - Ted’s Caving Journal Join us on Discord!2024-06-1448 min

The Darkened ThresholdDesign Diary: Pizza Time! (Threat Level: Dreaming)Games We’ve Been Playing 01:45 - Near Enough to Hell 08:05 - A God Must Feed Discussion 15:43 - Design Diary: Pizza Time Media Recommendations 51:25 - The Resolution and The Endless 53:42 - Fallout TV show 58:01 - Disco Deathtrap 01:01:03 - Delicious in Dungeon Join us on Discord!2024-04-231h 03

The Darkened ThresholdThe AmericanDiscussion 01:60 - The American playbook Media Recommendations 37:00 - Deadwood & Justified 38:37- The Light Sublime trilogy 2024-03-1242 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe Mother & The OrphanGames We’ve Been Playing 02:33 - Shadow Society 05:07 - Dr. Murdoch Discussion 09:04 - The Mother and the Orphan Media Recommendations 44:59 - The Autopsy of Jane Doe 45:40 - Scully autopsies in The X-Files 2024-02-2847 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe VesselJoin us on Discord! Games We've Been Playing 01:45 - Alex's game of The Between: Empire of Shadows Discussion 07:01 - The Vessel Media Recommendations 41:10 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell 42:32 - Our Share of Night 2024-02-1344 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe Silt Verses Roleplaying GameJoin us on Discord! First Segment 03:14 - Reflecting on the release of The Silt Verses Roleplaying Game. Topic 20:07 - A deep dive into The Silt Verses Roleplaying Game Media Recommendations 01:36:20 - I Am in Eskew 01:37:35 - When Evil Lurks 01:39:37 - Kentucky Route Zero 01:41:23 - Eeler’s Choice 01:42:33 - Norco 2023-11-231h 46

The Darkened ThresholdThe UnsceneGames we’ve been playing 01:25 - White Mountain Rescue: Without a Trace 09:03 - The Between: The King in Shadows Topic 17:11 - The Unscene Media recommendations 49:25 - Alan Wake 2 54:00 - Let’s Go Play at the Adams’ 57:24 - The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix series) 01:00:00 - The Others (2001) Join us on Discord!2023-11-071h 03

The Darkened ThresholdNow That's What I Call Horror: What Counts as Horror?Games We've Been Playing 01:15 - Jason & Alex talk about their campaign of The Silt Verses RPG. Discussion 21:05 - What Counts as Horror? Media Recommendations 59:32 - The Reaping 1:00:57 - Gideon the Ninth 1:04:00 - Interview With the Vampire (AMC TV show) 1:06:53 - Calls (Apple TV+ show) 2023-10-101h 10

The Darkened ThresholdCarving from Brindlewood: Writing MovesGames We've Been Playing 01:10 - The Silt Verses RPG playtest 14:20 - The Between: Ghosts of El Paso Discussion 25:33 - Writing Moves Media Recommendations 59:07 - Paperbacks from Hell: The Nest and When Darkness Loves Us 01:01:32 - Myhouse.wad 01:05:11 - Road Warden Join us on Discord! 2023-10-011h 14

TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor WarsJason Cordova & Alex Rybitski (Public Access, The Gauntlet) Interview: ep. 209We sit with Jason and Alex and discuss the latest Carved from Brindlewood game - Public Access. Where did the idea come from, and what was the creative process to bring it to life? Previous interview with Jason: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/aqMtSETA4Bb Our Actual Play of Brindlewood Bay: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOGZIpC-07P-Q7nBUkNv6qKTYE5uhuug Public Access: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429340/Public-Access?affiliate_id=1044145 Brindlewood Bay: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/410316/Brindlewood-Bay-Kickstarter-Edition?src=hottest_filtered?affiliate_id=1044145 The Between: https://www...2023-08-072h 19

The Darkened ThresholdDay/Night MoveGames We’ve Been Playing 01:11 - The Between: Extraordinary 07:20 - The Between: Ghosts of El Paso Discussion 14:04 - Day/Night Move Media Recommendations 50:22 - Excavation of Hobbes Barrow 51:50 - HORRORSTOR 53:00 - Video Night 53:52 - Deadwood Join us on Discord!2023-06-0657 min

The Darkened ThresholdConditionsJoin us on Discord! Games We've Been Playing 01:20 - The Between: Ghosts of El Paso 10:20 - The Scoundrel’s Quarter Discussion 14:09 - Conditions Media Recommendations 45:23 - Malevolent 47:37 - Clown in a Cornfield 49:53 - The Last Kingdom 52:53 - Skinamarink 2023-05-0258 min

The Darkened ThresholdPublic AccessJoin us on Discord! First Segment 00:02:00 - Reflections on the first days of Public Access release Discussion: Public Access 00:10:00 - Where did the idea come from? 00:21:00 - Game development 00:39:40 - Mysteries 01:02:05 - Campaign Media Recommendations 01:13:30 - Kane Parsons’s The Backrooms 01:15:54 - Penpal 01:17:27 - Mystery Flesh Pit National Park 01:18:59 - Public Access Spotify playlist 2023-04-131h 20

The Darkened ThresholdRevealing a ClueJoin us on Discord! Games we’ve been playing 00:00:58 - Brindlewood Bay: The Ninth Step Topic 00:13:54 - Revealing a Clue Media Recommendations 00:57:21 - Poker Face 01:00:05 - Harvest Home 01:00:57 - The Outer Wilds 2023-03-151h 03

The Darkened ThresholdCarving from Brindlewood: Key QuestionsJoin us on Discord! Games We've Been Playing 01:10 - Brindlewood Bay: The Ninth Step Topic 11:40 - Carving from Brindlewood: Key Questions Media Recommendations 48:40 - Writer’s workshops 49:15 - The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain 49:50 - Haunted City 51:07 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch OST 51:48 - Candle Cove 2023-03-0154 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe ConspiracyJoin us on Discord! Games We've Been Playing 01:13 - Alex runs The Retribution Tree from Trophy Dark 10:00 - Jason is challenged by The Cross-Stitch Discussion 16:40 - The conspiracy campaign structure Media Recommendations 51:12 - Radio Rental 53:10 - Dark Air 55:56 - Chucky 57:45 - Inscription 2023-02-141h 00

The Darkened ThresholdNow That's What I Call HorrorJoin us on Discord! Games We’ve Been Playing 01:24 - Pirate Borg 08:07 - The Scoundrel’s Quarter Discussion 13:35 - My Kind of Horror Media Recommendations 45:48 - Shudder Documentaries 46:53 - House of Leaves 48:06 - The Left Right Game 49:29 - The White Vault 2023-01-3152 min

The Darkened ThresholdMysteries and ThreatsJoin us on Discord! Timecodes Games We've Been Playing 01:47 - Jason wraps his campaign of The Between: Ghosts of El Paso 09:23 - Alex readjusts his thinking with Blades in the Dark Topic 17:36 - Mysteries and Threats Media Recommendations 47:26 - Red X 49:39 - Glass Onion 52:52 - My Best Friend’s Exorcism 53:20 - Pentiment 2023-01-1757 min

The Darkened ThresholdCharacter BackstoryTimecodes Recent Play Experiences01:12 - Alex has an interesting failed roll in an recent game of The Between. 08:51 - Jason plays Cthulhu Dark: The Secret of Castronegro Discussion14:12 - Character backstory Media Recommendations 36:45 - Start of media recs Join us on Discord! Support the show on Patreon!2022-12-3047 min

The Darkened ThresholdThe Brindlewood Bay Mystery SystemTimecodes 02:13 - Recent Play Experiences 11:00 - Discussion: The Brindlewood Bay Mystery System 33:25 - Media Recommendations Join us on Discord! Support our show on Patreon!2022-12-3040 min

Foundation After Midnight Radio [SCP]FAM Radio Ep 03 "The End Is Night" [SCP]After the utter failure of the Foundation Space Program, will the Foundation's brightest be able to pull reality back from the brink and put everything back as it was? Foundation After Midnight Radio (FAM Radio) is a collaborative experiment pulling from all across the SCP Universe. Contact us via email us: SCP93.FAMRadio[at]gmail.com ==== Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCPFAMRadio Website: http://toadkingstudios.com/ ==== This episode's featured music: "The End Is Nigh (Remastered)" is by Lyrahel. Listen...2014-05-0322 min