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The Gutter SkypesSession 243 - DnD 5e - NEW STORY. Session Zero.Session 243 - DnD 5e - A NEW story. Still on Zutain, but in the Axle Consortium in the Northern Hemisphere. That means new characters, and in this episode we start makin'em! A Combo of gabfest and stat rolling for a great session "zero". Blindgeek, Mark Kinney, Nikki and Andros gather for the creation as Anim5 tries to remember how it's done. Stories from these brandy new adventurers will be posting soon!
2020-09-052h 55The Gutter SkypesSession 241 - BULLDOGS! - Part 3Session 241 - BULLDOGS! by Galileo Games - Part 3 - Sent to the Ghoul Star Nebula to salvage valuable cargo from a lost CLASS D ship, the crew find neither, receiving only a distress call and isolating a strange invisible blip right off their starboard, dripping with mystery. Nikki plays B''adass the Quartermaster, Andros Plays K'neil the Pilot, Mark Kinney Plays Skip Marx the Engineer, Anim5 plays Car Hole the Cultural Laison, Blindgeek plays Falik the Gunner and Trilobite Game Masters. Our heroes are living an enigma inside charged ions and wrapped in a cold vacuum. Can they make the invisible...
2020-06-272h 50The Gutter SkypesSession 240 - Hundreds of Hundreds !Session 240 - A laid back gabfest session with some dabbling into the coinage of Anim's brain ( d100 Lists.) Microphones, coin collecting, STAR WARS, Nerd Cred, the world's most expensive dice. Mark Kinney, Nikki, Blindgeek and Anim5. We were all over the place. It was therapeutic. Be a fly on the wall and press "Play". Try out the d100 tables. There's fun to be had. ;) BULLDOGS Part 3 Coming Soon!
2020-06-172h 33The Gutter SkypesSession 239 - BULLDOGS - STILL The Tragic Amateurs of Inter Stellar Shipping!Session 239 - BULLDOGS! by Galileo Games - Part 2 - Stuck in their home port before they even get their first mission, our class D space shippers must somehow retrieve the ship's data. It was SOLD by the captain. What's so important about it? The sold data contained their first mission! Nikki plays B''adass the Quartermaster, Andros plays K'neil the Pilot, Mark Kinney plays Skip Marx the Engineer, Anim5 plays Car Hole the Cultural Laison, Blindgeek plays Falik the Gunner and Trilobite Game Masters. Follow the crew of the "Diplomacy By Other means" as they traverse the seediest side of space...
2020-06-092h 56The Gutter SkypesSession 238 - BULLDOGS - The Tragic Amateurs of Inter Stellar Shipping!Session 238 BULLDOGS Part 1 - A mixed bag of alien social cast-offs sign up for a five-year stint of package delivery to the WORST and most Dangerous points of call and killer coordinates in the galaxy. Check out the Very beginning of our adventure, creating the ship, the captain and the crew of a "Class-D" shipping nightmare. Nikki, Mark Kinney, Andros, Blindgeek and Anim5 brainstorm the foundations of this adventure as game selections are made with oven mitts and tweezers. Expect a lot of rust, sparking wires and points of view on an EXTREME tilt! Futurama will look like Elite Special...
2020-05-242h 48The Gutter SkypesSession 233 - Kintsugi One-ShotSession 232 - KINTSUGI - Magical Golems! What happens when Magical Golems ( Nikki, Andros, Mark Kinney and Anim5 ) try to escape a mad wizard's tower using only their limited wits and fickle dice rolls? Results include spiral slides, Public Spirited Safety-Tour Guides and walls of CAKE. Do they succeed despite battling armies in their way? Listen to this funtastic One-Shot run by Trilobite and find out!
2020-02-232h 29The Gutter SkypesSession 232 - DnD 5e OVER THE WALLSession 232 - Over the Wall - The party needs to get out of Die-Trine, but they can't just waltz out the door. Too much security is on high alert! Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Getting into a city SHOULD be hard in the wee hours of the night. Getting OUT might be easier . . .but not by much. Can they escape the confines of a city that 'seldom' sleeps? Find out with...
2019-12-083h 09The Gutter SkypesSession 230 - DnD 5e - DROP OFFSession 230 - Drop Off - A brief interlude that sees The Strangers finding their way in stealth and silence to the outskirts of Die-Trine. Blending, creeping and whispering. Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. There's only so much night left. And the cover of darkness may be stolen by the hazy rudeness of a drowsy dawn. Can they Get out? You know what to do. Press 'PLAY', but do it quietly...
2019-10-072h 41The Gutter SkypesSession 229 - DnD 5e - DRAGNETSession 229 - Dragnet - The dust settled after the Garden Battle on Lord Hossbinger's estate, but there was no respite. The Authorities Arrived! Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. A search was on. Fugitives were on the run. Would they escape? And were THEY the objects of pursuit to begin with? Duck into the nearest alley and listen!
2019-10-062h 17The Gutter SkypesSession 228 - DnD 5e - Dice CapadesSession 228 - " Dice Capades " Action resumes MID-LEAP and Fist Swing . . as The Strangers continue their clash with the Quincunx Killer Quartet. Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. The DM learns some vital lessons about encounter balance this episode...
2019-07-162h 52The Gutter SkypesSession 227 - DnD 5e - Murderous LunchSession 227 - DnD 5e - "Murderous Lunch" - Finding Light at the top of the elevator shaft . . . THE STRANGERS bring their rescued dupe in tow and emerge to discover warm food and a cold welcome! Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. What happens when escape is only blocked by "The Quincunx Killer Quartet" ? Download and find out!
2019-07-013h 11The Gutter SkypesSession 226 - DnD 5e - Levers and LeverageSession 226 - DnD 5e - Our adventurers begin this session right where they left off; BATTLING against claws and Stingers! Crafty use of the wands they acquired in the last episode opened a new path to Danger. Mark Kinney plays Crothu the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Could The Strangers be nearing an escape from the Hilarious Hossbinger Heck Hole? Push PLAY on the ol' slimline cassette deck and find out!
2019-06-193h 00The Gutter SkypesSession 225 - DnD 5e - Puzzle PonderingSession 225 - DnD 5e - Puzzles Pondering - The Strangers take up their adventure again beneath lord hossbinger's Mansion as they face the room beyond the Demonic Gambling Marionette. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Pick up and examine all pieces of their extended escape room and follow their defeats and victories both LARGE and SMALL. Give a listen!
2019-06-102h 51The Gutter SkypesSession 223 - Get Out Of DogeSession 223 - "Get Out of Doge" - The Gutter Skypes gather for k-9 chaos! Slipping into the mad, trapped and ravenously hungry bodies of dogs trapped in a pound and eager to escape! Mark Kinney plays CHAUNCY. Andros Plays Napoleon. Nikki plays CLAWED RAINS ( really a cat) Anim5 plays Lah Poppoe. Trilobite Game Masters the the whole event. Will they escape? Grab a chew toy and gnaw on it loudly as you listen and find out!
2019-05-192h 29The Gutter SkypesSession 222 - Banter Night - January 3rd, 2019Session 222 - Banter Night from January 3rd 2019 - The Gutter Skypes are BACK. Actually... they never left, but Anim5 had minor issues to deal with which prevented the shows from going up. (Repairing a house, selling it, buying a house and moving to another state.) While Auntie Ed pulled off the mind numbing and relentless bureaucratic and financial prolonged and intensive acrobatics, Anim played fix, repair, paint, upgrade etc. . . . The move now complete and Both somewhat recovered... Episodes can now resume posting. In this epsiode, Follow this wild examination of nearly ALL tourist traps we could find in Kentucky! Too...
2019-05-132h 59The Gutter SkypesSession 221 - DnD 5e Dirt and DiceSession 221 - DnD 5e - Dirt and Dice - Plunged into the fun house depths of Lord Hossbinger's Estate, The Strangers have been brought to full strength, only to contend with rude surprises and risky business. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Eager to get on with the rescue they began, the stakes became very suddenly higher than any of them might have expected. Find out how with a download and listen!
2018-12-242h 48The Gutter SkypesSession 220 - DnD 5e Bee and EeeSession 220 - DnD 5e - Bee and Eee - Playing in Evil's Back Yard. The Strangers take it upon themselves to rescue a prisoner and run into some flickering resistance. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Follow their stealthy footsteps as they seek out a hidden victim and find instead, an unfolding scheme of crimes and croutons!
2018-12-163h 23The Gutter SkypesSession 219 - DnD 5e MIDNIGHT MEETINGSession 219 - Midnight Meeting - Pre-Game banter, Listener feedback, and then . . .The Strangers Keep an appointment with a guild of questionable repute. Questions are asked, plans are made and danger looms. Will the assassin's contract on Bonesteele be pursued relentlessly or could there be a 'Big Picture' loophole? Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Follow the adventure in the dark streets of Dietrine, but try to keep up without being spotted by...
2018-11-042h 36The Gutter SkypesSession 217 - DnD 5e Rude AwakeningSession 217 - DnD 5e Rude Awakening - Listener Feedback, then . . . The Strangers take a well-earned night's rest at Maggie's Booze-n-Snooze, but find the wake-up call service a bit lacking. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Sleeping nightmares remain hidden for the time being, but Real life nightmares just won't seem to leave them alone. Give a listen and share their pre-breakfast encounter!
2018-09-022h 56The Gutter SkypesSession 216 - DnD 5e HEY ABBOTT !Session 216 - DnD 5e Hey Abbot! - The Strangers take up where they left off immediately after their recent battle victory and take steps to finish the job with finesse and polish!
Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. The paths flow into still waters . . . but there may be rapids downstream. Download and go with the flow!
2018-08-122h 10The Gutter SkypesSession 215 - DnD 5e Arrival In DietrineSession 215 - DnD 5e - Arrival In Dietrine - The Strangers complete their contract with Boring Banto's Outfitters and ponder an array of options, selecting an "appetizer" that may set off a chain of unpredictable events. ( Some of these events have very sharp teeth. ) Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. A well-earned meal. Some unwelcome news and a 2 block stroll that has them seeing PURPLE. All clues to what you can hear...
2018-07-223h 09The Gutter SkypesSession 214 - DnD 5e The Rites Of SpringSession 214 - DnD 5e - The Rites of Spring - Captain Spinalzo has a short hearing . . then The Party find themselves in one of the most DANGEROUS and Delicate Quests they have EVER faced! They play "Wing Man" to 2 Young caravan guards! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Listen in on some revealing moments at the Emporium De' Aristo Tavern as the group really let their hair down!
2018-06-242h 34The Gutter SkypesSession 213 - DnD 5e A Chapter's EpilogueSession 213 - DnD 5e - A Chapter's Epilogue - Celebration and Ceremonial Honors wrap up the current exploits of "The Strangers" as food, fun and daring games of skill take center stage in the post-temple era of the Chabba. Gameplay begins around 1hour and five minutes, but there's listener feedback and a whole bunch of FOOD talk to precede it in the Banter. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk, but was kidnapped by Real Life and forced to remain in the Kentucky Salt mines. Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, but was also...
2018-06-102h 47The Gutter SkypesSession 212 - DnD 5e A Chapter's EndSession 212 - DnD 5e - A Chapter's End - Our heroes conclude the current story arc of our 5th Edition Foray into Dungeons and Dragons. There will be ropes around waists, more green glows and even some swamp fish thrown in to boot! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Were they victorious? ( Listening For Your Answer . . . ) You are Correct! But HOW?
2018-05-133h 17The Gutter SkypesSession 211 - DnD 5e Spikes and Devils In The Dark!Session 211 - DnD 5e - Spikes and Devils in the Dark - Our heroes continue their descent into the darkness of the buried temple of KTUK, discovering a deadly trap with a unique SPIN and an adversary that really messes with their heads. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard though she was unable to attend this session, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Will this ancient structure prove fatal to these brave five or could the forces of...
2018-04-293h 16The Gutter SkypesSession 210 - DnD 5e Trilobite Returns!Session 210 - DnD 5e The Return of Trilobite! All hands are now on deck ( or below swamp to be strictly accurate ) and about to encounter their first hostile resistance in the Dark temple of the undead 'god' Ktuk! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. There's plenty of bone-jarring impact and glow-in-the-dark fun this session so download and don't miss it!
2018-04-152h 55The Gutter SkypesSession 209 - DnD 5e ...but it's a DRY heat.Session 209 - DnD 5e Continues. Our adventurers leave the safety of the Chabba village and bravely descend into enemy territory! Actual gameplay starts at 1:33:00, but don't miss the feedback and banter leading up to it. The characters have leveled up to FOUR after all! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, but was unable to join us for this session. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Check out the shift in atmosphere when heroes go from loud mud to...
2018-04-013h 02The Gutter SkypesSession 208 - DnD 5e A Chat With The Chabba Chief!Session 208 - DnD 5e The Zutain Campaign progresses another step as our party of adventurers findthemselves in the royal court of the Chabba and have an audience with THE KING. Anim was more awake this time, and it may sound as if he's squeezing his nose shut, but rest assured he was simply congested. Also . . . While it's on my mind . . . You'll find the term DnD used in most of these episode descriptions instead of D ampersand D. It would be preferable to use the ampersand, but it simply BEGS iTunes to zero in on it and treat it as some...
2018-03-182h 27The Gutter SkypesSession 207 - DnD 5e Danger in Whumper Bog!Session 207 - Our Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Zutain campaign continues. A somewhat bleary and under-powered anim discovers that the recording was NOT beyond rescue and our heroes take up their story shortly after defeating the Carion Crawlers. Their path, of course, leads to sticky and dangerous ground. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger, but was unable to join us. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's with at least ONE eye open. Even a dizzy DM can't hurt...
2018-03-042h 33The Gutter SkypesSession 205 - DnD 5e Holiday Special !Session 205 - A Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Holiday One-Shot! The Strangers have a happy recollection of their time aboard the Lisa May, fraught with danger and mystery! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue, but was unable to join us. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's.Pour the egg-nogg, dip the cookies and listen in as they save "Crisp Mast"!
2017-12-242h 41The Gutter SkypesSession 199 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - I've got him right where I want him!Session 199 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . .We last left our adventuring party about to be attacked by massive worm creatures and FishMen! No real spoilers here to say... in this episode . . . they ARE! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. The Danger and combat preside pretty heavily over this session. Give it a listen. Find out who wins. :)
2017-09-242h 53The Gutter SkypesSession 198 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - Start With a Greeting :)Session 198 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . .Our heroes recover from their alehouse dust up and meet the local law enforcement, a lumber digging engineer and an actual fish man! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Calm heads, hot heads, careful observation and foolhardy strategies mix it up in this first glimpse of the drama playing out in the city of Wetstep. Try not to choose sides too soon!
2017-09-102h 54The Gutter SkypesSession 196 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - WetStep At Last !Session 196 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . .We take up the tale of our heroes as they FINALLY arrive at Wetstep to join the caravan they signed on to protect Waaaay back in session one! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. RL kept him from us for this session but our thoughts were with him and we hope to see him back for next session. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Memories of Seepcurse linger, but they...
2017-07-302h 48The Gutter SkypesSession 192 - Feedback and Breeze ShootingSession 192 - Listener Feedback and Gutter Skypes gabbity gab. 'Cause it's fun and we like it. Maybe you will too :) Present for the festivities were Blindgeek, Nikki, Andros, Mr. K and anim5. Trilobite was taking the healthy option and seeing to Real Life stuff . . . so our concerns at the beginning were mercifully laid to rest with a best-case outcome. Subjects include Dungeons and Dragons complexity, Vampire Unicorns and The Accumulation of lots and lots of STUFF over time. See the links, hear the banter and look forward to next episode's Robot adventures continuing. We are!
2017-06-042h 52The Gutter SkypesSession 191 - Magnificent Constructs! Gameplay Part 1Session 191 - Very Special Thanks to Trilobite for rescuing episode 191 with this backup recording! Anim5 experienced a catastrophic audio failure which might have lost this amazing adventure forever! " Little Robots - Big World" A mechanized masterpiece of fun play written and Game Mastered by Trilobite! Nikki plays "Dio Donatto 300LX", Andros plays "The Poolinator", Blindgeek hopefully will join us in the next part to play "KarMmando!", Mark kinney plays "Playbox 9", Anim plays "Archibald 7" and Trilobite Game Masters! The band of intrepid electronic underdogs venture out to begin their mission and steadily overcome a series of deadly obstacles in their quest...
2017-05-141h 39The Gutter SkypesSession 189 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - Ice and Snow and The Ice and Snow!Session 189 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Plays to a Pause . . . . Our adventurers resume their story, steeped in present danger and reeling from a Tough Fight. But The Mine needs rescuing, and they're Just the Party to Do it! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki RETURNS to play Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's.The group is fighting time, goblins, darkness and their own underlying spirit of CHAOS... but they're determined to see the Job through!. . .( * No ice or...
2017-04-163h 21The Gutter SkypesSession 188 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - Sock! Pow! Bam!Session 188 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . . Our Adventurers meet their toughest resistance so far! Their encounter with the bad guys at the mine's entrance quickly explodes into a Battle Royale! Check out the knock-down, drag-out clash of steel as they confront a mysterious trio of powerful scumbags. Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. RL kept Nikki from joining us for this session but we hope to see her back for...
2017-04-023h 05The Gutter SkypesSession 187 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition -When Goblins Attack !Session 186 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . . We take up the tale of our heroes right where it left off, with a strange beast from far off lands lumbering outside their stone refuge . . . Events take a fast turn and then danger descends with a snarling, Goblin face! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue. RL kept him from us for this session but our thoughts were with him and we hope to see him back for next session. Andros plays Cuddy...
2017-03-192h 56The Gutter SkypesSession 186 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - A Bamf Into Danger !Session 186 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . . A Clear Path to Danger for the heroes is chosen and followed! Brief discussion and planning within Seepcurse and then it's OFF to The MINE to seek out and destroy dark forces in whatever form they take ! Mark Kinney plays "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard, but was unable to join us from being targeted by cruel gods of sickness and Tech :( We hope to see her back and well next session! Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue, Andros plays Cuddy, a...
2017-03-052h 40The Gutter SkypesSession 185 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition - Breakfast At Turk'Cleer's !Session 185 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . . Our heroes awake on GodsToasting morning in their rooms at the ROLLICKING VOLVO. Their day begins with unique experiences and encounters. Mark Kinney returns and we now have a name for his character! "Crothu" the half-Orc Monk! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue, Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Gameplay begins at 1 hour and 12 minutes or so. Step back into the world of Zutain, the Country of Quincunx, the city of Seepcurse and the Rollicking Volvo Inn...
2017-02-193h 09The Gutter SkypesSession 184 - Apocalypse World One Shot!Session 184 - Apocalypse World One Shot - Game Mastered by Wilhelm Norsten! The Gutter Skypes return to the hot, acidic grunge to put their characters through their paces and meet the challenges of a hostile world. Wilhelm expertly paints the picture using a brush laden with toxic chemicals and burnt umber. Andros plays NICKODEMOS. Anim5 plays GABE. Blindgeek plays Ko-Brah! , Trilobite plays SHITHEAD and Nikki Plays TINK! Check out the vivid actions, choices and Tough Talk in a land where food, fresh water, drugs and guns talk . . . and weakness needs champions or meets death!
2017-02-053h 18The Gutter SkypesSession 183 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- Conclusion to A GodsToasting Special!Session 183 - GodsToasting - Part 2 - The Second Half of our Holiday Dungeons and Dragons Adventure. The Heroes Deal with the Logistics of Victory and wrap up their very first DAY on Quincunx!
Still hoping Mister K can Join us, but all other PC's were able to attend! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue, Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's.
2017-01-292h 55The Gutter SkypesSession 182 - Apocalypse World!Session 182 - Apocalypse World - Game Mastered by Wilhelm Norsten! The Gutter Skypes dip their toes into the acid of a hopeless environment filled with misery, violence and a universal struggle to remain breathing!This episode is the PLAYBOOK SELECTION episode prior to the One-Shot coming next month. Wilhelm expertly leads us through the Apocalypse World process of fitting a pre-made character type into the themes and tropes of the game, readying them to select from the lists of allowable questions during gameplay. Andros plays NICKODEMOS. Anim5 plays GABE. Blindgeek plays Ko-Brah! and Trilobite plays SHITHEAD. Unfortunately, Nikki was taken...
2017-01-153h 44The Gutter SkypesSession 181 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- A GodsToasting Special!Session 181 - A Gutter Skypes GodsToasting Special - Merry GodsToasting to All!
Our Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Adventure Continues with a Holiday Celebration on Quincunx!
According the The Great Scholarly Wizard Gary of Pequanic - GODS-TOASTING is an annual Holiday Celebrated on the Island Nation of Quincunx,
in the southern hemisphere of Zutain.
Legend has it that Quincunx was very difficult to farm for the first settlers. And when a Cherry Orchard finally yielded a bountiful crop, the planters all gathered and lifted
their glasses in a toast to the gods for helping, or at least allowing it to...
2016-12-243h 22The Gutter SkypesSession 180 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- A Tavern at Last![[ audio - corrected to the best of my ability 03-OCT-2017 ]]
Session 180 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition continues . . . Our heroes discover the bright city of Seepcurse has been having some dark moments lately. But they recover from their battle with the mystery construct and FINALLY get to sit down at a tavern and rest. More local color is revealed and we learn more about them as well. Still hoping Mister K can Join us, but all other PC's were able to attend! Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue...
2016-12-182h 57The Gutter SkypesSession 178 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- A Roll In The HaySession 178 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition - "A Roll In The Hay" - Actual Gameplay in the second half of this episode too! Breaking Records here!
The Gutter Skypes D-ampersand-D 5e adventure continues after Listener Feedback. Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteele, a Human Rogue, Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk and Anim5 dm's. Mark Kinney was kidnapped by Real Life but we hope to see him return for next time. After a swift dispatch of their interview-attack dummies, our heroes discover that their job interview has gotten out of...
2016-11-203h 28The Gutter SkypesSession 177 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- Grasping at StrawsSession 177 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition - "Grasping At Straws" - Another WARNING: Actual Gameplay in the second half of this episode too! - The Gutter Skypes D-ampersand-D 5e adventure continues after Listener Feedback. Nikki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Blindgeek Plays Bonesteel, a Human Rogue and Anim5 dm's. Andros was unable to attend this session, but we hope to see him return for next time along with Mark Kinney. Halfway through the hiring process, our adventurers test their skills, the players test their dice and the DM tries to determine if he...
2016-10-302h 47The Gutter SkypesSession 176 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- Arrival at SeepcurseSession 176 - Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition - "Arrival at Seepcurse" - WARNING: Actual Gameplay in the second half of this Episode! - The Gutter Skypes D-ampersand-D 5e adventure Kicks Off after Listener Feedback. Nicki plays Argante, a Human Bard. Andros plays Cuddy, a Human Monk. Trilobite plays Rhogar, a Dragonborn Ranger. Anim5 dm's and keeps Mark Kinney's character in the party ( Mark Kinney makes a welcome, last moment guest appearance!) Blindgeek was in Real Life Adventures in California as we recorded this, but hopefully will be joining the party in the next instalment. See what greets our adventuring band...
2016-10-162h 45The Gutter SkypesSession 175 - Dungeons and Dragons! Fifth Edition- Character CreationSession 175 - What? Dungeons and Dragons? Well . . . Yes as a matter of fact. More than 3 DECADES after DM'ing a game for friends, back in his twenties, Anim5 is going to try it again. Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition is now in the line-up for Gutter Skypes Play and the Group ( Nikki rolling a Human Bard, Andros rolling a Human Monk, Trilobite rolling a Dragonborn Ranger and Mark Kinney rolling a Half-Orc Monk ) will step into a home brew world soon. Blindgeek could not make tonight's session 'cause of Real Life scheduling, but will soon be rolling a character to join...
2016-10-022h 51The Gutter SkypesSession 166 - PARANOIA !Session 166 - PARANOIA! Game Mastered by Trilobite! Missing this episode will be considered a Treasonous Offence Citizen! Special Thanks to BlindGeek for providing the recording as anim5's wax cylinder gizmo went all busted at the beginning. Clearly, it was NOT of Alpha Sector Quality.
2016-04-102h 40The Gutter SkypesSession 165 - Listener Feedback - Banter and an Homage to Killer Breakfast !Session 165 - Listener Feedback, Gutter Skypes Banter and a 30 minute Homage to Tracy Hickman's Killer Breakfast. Special Guest Auntie Ed (Lovely Spouse of Anim5) leads the festivities with her own special brand of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, in order to Kill us All! Bags Of Fun!
2016-03-132h 11The Gutter SkypesSession 162 - Christmas Eve EveChristmas Eve Eve! Nikki, Andros, Trilobite, Blindgeek and Anim5 gather for some laid back Gab and just relax into the Tropical New Jersey Holiday. Safe, Warm, Happy Days off to you ALL and a Very Happy New Year!
2015-12-262h 06The Gutter SkypesSession 160 - The Tentacular Terror of Texas! Chapter 6The return of Stan Rocket !! Yes, Mark Kinney returns to join the Centurians in their fight with a New and Unknown Villain . . Out in the soaking wet Atlantic Ocean!
Nikki Plays Trixie Trueheart, Andros Plays Reggie Forthright, Trilobite plays The Blue Ghost, Blindgeek Plays Nick Tessla and anim5 makes stuff up and asks for dice rolls!
The Adventure known as "Tentacular Terror of Texas" continues! Would YOU miss it? I sure wouldn't.
2015-11-223h 09The Gutter SkypesSession 153 - The Tentacular Terror of Texas! Chapter 4Officially Session 005 of the Tentacular Terror of Texas! Reggie Forthright (Andros), Nick Tesla(Blindgeek), Trixie Trueheart ( Maneuvered by proxy through anim5) and The Blue Ghost(Trilobite) have successfully subdued the gruesome creature that annoyed a submarine nearly to DEATH! But their victory is followed very quickly by a renewed assault from "Other Sources" . . This means some Ass kicking of a more conventional kind . . . Find out how they
stack up against their NEW foes by downloading, listening and sliding the counters over on that wire above the table with the pool cue like what we've seen in the movies and stuff!
2015-07-052h 48The Gutter SkypesSession 152 - The Tentacular Terror of Texas! Chapter 3Officially Session 004 of the Tentacular Terror of Texas! Reggie Forthright (Andros), Nick Tesla(Blindgeek), Trixie Trueheart ( voiced and maneuvered by proxy through anim5) and The Blue Ghost(Trilobite) resume the fight right from where we left off last time! Still no Texas, but PLENTY of tentacles and Terror! Listen in on the Dynamic Dangerous doings aboard the 'Pay Night' without even getting your feet wet!
2015-05-311h 44The Gutter SkypesSession 151 - The Tentacular Terror of Texas! Chapter 2Officially Session 003 of the Tentacular Terror of Texas! Reggie Forthright (Andros), Nick Tesla(Blindgeek), Trixie Trueheart ( voiced and maneuvered by proxy through anim5) and The Blue Ghost(Trilobite) continue their pursuit and confrontation with an horrendous sub attacking abomination! Please forgive anim for Falling short in his accent as a British Naval Commander . . and more egregiously . . for Pronouncing Aluminum wrong. He vows from this day forth to say it the PROPER way... Al-Yoo-Minium!
2015-05-172h 51The Gutter SkypesSession 149 - Gutter Skypes RuneQuest Rhino Rescue!Episode 149 - Sounding OK - and Back to Game! Blindgeek returns - Nikki Plays Even with Bronchitis - anim5 reads Facebook entries - Sir Terry Pratchett Remembered. - Then . . .
Andros Game Masters with All Runequest Hands on deck to Rescue the Rhino!
2015-03-222h 10The Gutter SkypesSession 132 - SOTC! Tentacular Terror of Texas - Session 1Episode 132 - Spirit of the Century, "The Tentacular Terror of Texas!" - Yes, a swift and sudden leap back into SOTC for The Gutter Skypes! This adventure begins on an inspired whim and will be resumed after STARSHIPS and SPACEMEN concludes! But it's a night of Pulp action made possible by anim5's Steam-Powered-Big-Ass-Shovel-of-Fiction and the Expert knowledge of the Fate system brought to the table by Blindgeek and Mark Kinney! Stan Rocket, Nick Tessla and Reggie Forthright are back, soon to be joined by Trixie Trueheart when the story continues. There are guns, there are tough guys and there's...
2014-03-182h 35The Gutter SkypesSession 130 - Amazing Pulp Adventures!A fantastic night and special treat for the Gutter Skypes! We had Special Guest Game Master Glenn Bane of Scaldcrow Games Running "Amazing Pulp Adventures"!
We're Swept into the action-packed genre of Pulp while discovering the Bare Bones Beyond Game System and Hammering the Bad Guys with STYLE!
Many huge thanks to Glenn for a Superb Evening of Gaming and to Blindgeek for connecting us up with him!
Nikki Plays The Crimson Moth - Adros Plays Mister Adventure - Mark Kinney Plays Mighty Mace - Anim5 Plays Solomon Stone.
Don't miss out on the Actual Play, with the finer points...
2014-02-022h 52The Gutter SkypesSession 127 - Playtest of our FiasCon Playset With Guests from The Big Red Couch!All the hints were true! The Gutter Skypes spent two or three sessions cobbling together a FIASCO playset and
we're calling it "FiasCon!" unless we think of something better or until someone tells us to stop.
The Grand overall theme of the Playset is the Science Fiction-Fantasy-Gaming-Comics-Fan Convention experience
and all the mayhem that can be placed in such a setting.
Filling in all the possibilities in the various categories was a challenging and entertaining experience all by itself,
but with the chassis welded and the engine loosely wired up front . . we decided to slap some wheels on it and...
2013-12-083h 09The Gutter SkypesSession 124 - Hex Game's - Edison Force Part IIIBack to the High Voltage action of Edison Force! Thomas Alva's Intrepid Team pay a visit to Tessla's Manufacturing Plant having prepared their OWN cold reception!
Mark Kinney plays Atticus Jackson - Nikki plays Ned Appleton - Andros plays Hannibal Lee and anim5 Plays Alice Templeton. BlindGeek Game Masters. Give a listen and hear how the dice treated us this time!
2013-10-133h 07The Gutter SkypesSession 121 - Hex Game's - Edison Force Part IIEpisode 121 - EDISON FORCE - Game Mastered by Blindgeek ! - Nikki joins the Force and adds her spark to the Anti-Tesla, Menlo Park "Crackle Barrel". Players: Nikki, Mark Kinney, Andros and anim5! Wear insulated gloves, rubber soled shoes and throw the big knife switch on PLAY!
2013-08-113h 02The Gutter SkypesSession 119 - Hex Game's - Edison ForceEpisode 119 - EDISON FORCE - Game Mastered by Blindgeek ! - Nikki was needed in props department Movie Land, so Blindgeek Game mastered this highly charged battery of excitement by HEX GAMES! Players: Mark Kinney, Andros and anim5! Wear insulated gloves, rubber soled shoes and throw the big knife switch on PLAY!
2013-06-302h 35The Gutter SkypesSession 114 - Nikki - Blingeek - Anim5 - Sandy and Mary JaneIt's a Non-Gaming, Short-term Nostalgia episode wherein Nikki, Blindgeek and Anim delve into a variety of topics, but primarily center on Hurricane Sandy and toward the end, the legalization of marijuana. Recorded back on November 21st 2012 - This audio may never have been released, but for a few dark weeks here in Gutter Skypes land. If the Dog don't like it, neither do we.
2013-04-142h 22The Gutter SkypesSession 109 - FIASCO Dragonslayers Re-Visited!Halloween 2012 - 24 hours - Roughly - after the big wet whammo of Hurricane Sandy, The Gutter Skypes gather tp Re-visit that frolicking fantasy Fiasco Playset "Dragonslayers". Mark Kinney, Blindgeek and Nikki Are your hosts for this episode as they usher in two milestones! The First . . For the SECOND TIME in TGS history and Entire Fiasco game was completed! And Second . . . Anim5 was not present for a Gutter Skypes Episode! Download and Find out Why!!
PLEASE NOTE: A Sony Software Video Editor demo that I downloaded and ran, crippled and UN-REGISTERED my six-year-old and fully paid for "Sound Forge 8" editing package...
2012-11-252h 19The Gutter SkypesSession 108 - Hex Game's - Leopard Women of Venus - Game Session 1There's Audio Feedback, There's Emails, There's Pre-game Gab 'n Fun - And THEN - Leopard Women of Venus! We're introduced to all the Player Characters and anim5 wades out of game rules theory and into game rules heavy schoolin' ! If you're interested in learning the QAGS system, you may find this an extremely helpful and empathetic session!
Mark Kinney plays Dr. Gwendoline Perelandra - Nikki plays Drongo Wollomaloo - Andros Plays Dr Anton Borislav - And Blindgeek plays Leopard Woman, Helen-Carol.
2012-10-283h 24The Gutter SkypesSession 107 - Email - Banter - Leopard Women Character CreationMark Kinney, Nikki, Blindgeek and anim5 Shoot the breeze, Read Emails and then get busy with Character creation for "Leopard Women of Venus" from HEX games! :)
2012-10-072h 51The Gutter SkypesSession 105 - Email and FTACS!Long Delayed Emails Are Read - First batch in Part 1 - Second Batch in Part 2 - This Episode was recorded on two separate nights . . Present for Night one were: Mark Kinney, Andros, Blindgeek and anim5 - Present for night two were Mark Kinney, Blindgeek and anim5.
Along with the Email there's Lots and Lots of FTACS! ( Fun Talk About Cool Stuff ) Have an eve's drop on us!
2012-06-033h 19The Gutter SkypesSession 104 - Doctor Who Part 3The Doctor Who story continues! Paper cups are found - Aliens are seen - The team is busy Finding Fault - And smoke billows forth from evil machinery. This episode has it all!
The Game Master is Mark Kinney - Nikki plays Jeremy Vanquish - anim5 plays Dr. Sam Rumple - Blindgeek plays Wilifred Mott - Andros plays Larry Lamplighter. Grab a Mug, Can, glass, or cup and fill it with something. Sit yourself down and listen at your liesure!
2012-05-132h 56The Gutter SkypesSession 103 - Doctor Who - Character Creation - Part 2Character Creation for Doctor Who - Part 2 - Blindgeek and Andros complete their character creation and then The Actual Gameplay begins! There's more Doctor Who talk, we ramble we gamble we banter and just plain enjoy the fact that ALL FOUR of Us got together again! The Game Master is Mark Kinney - Nikki plays Jeremy Vanquish - anim5 plays Dr. Sam Rumple - Blindgeek plays Wilifred Mott - Andros plays Larry Lamplighter. Sit back, relax and hear a piece of time and space from April 4th 2012 !
2012-04-223h 07The Gutter SkypesSession 102 - Doctor Who - Character Creation - Part 1Character Creation for Doctor Who - Part 1 - Join us for an evening of banter, character creation and Lots of Doctor Who talk - WARNING ! SPOILERS! - Game Master Mark Kinney is there. So is Nikki, and so is anim5. Sit back, relax and hear a piece of time and space from March 2012!
2012-04-082h 47The Gutter SkypesSession 097 - One Page - BLOOD ISLANDBlindgeek GM's a superb One-Shot. "Blood Island!" - The Game system: One Page. Mark Kinney Plays Amos McGuiness - Andros Plays Jake Farshaw - anim5 plays Batista Festoon. We were Piratey Pirates of Pirateness with an urge for violence and noses for Gold! ARRRrrr !
2011-11-132h 37The Gutter SkypesSession 094 - Cthulhu Madness: Apocalypse !A one-shot evening! - Right off the cuff and fresh out of Gen Con with Extra Special Thanks to
Chris Engle for providing "Cthulhu Madness: Apocalypse". A Game with roughly the same framework as "Guilty Moneybags", but upholstered with a Lovecraft fabric. Special Thanks as well to Mark Kinney for bringing it back from Gen Con and taking us through the Horrored Halls of a doomed campus! ( Doomed world really, but I just wanted to say "horrored halls")
Andros plays a grad student. Blindgeek plays a Spooky Professor. anim5 plays a Spaz. Nikki was trapped in the real world and...
2011-09-182h 59The Gutter SkypesSession 093 - Sex Lies and Ultra Spies ! 005It's back in the Ballroom at the Galactic Patrol Convention - Hollywood California. It's time to hear what the great buzzard of the Universe has to say . . it's the 1960's and CyberSoldiers threaten to mix-it-up with Super Spies Baby! In this Extra-Long Bonus Episode ( did you see that? did you see what I did there? Instead of saying unbelievably long audio file 'cause anim5 can't edit worth a plate of toffee ) we join the Gutter Skypes in pop culture round table discussion and listener feed back for Part one and immediately go into the continuation of Sex Lies and Ultra...
2011-09-044h 30The Gutter SkypesSession 091a - Cartoon Action Hour 11 - for realThis should have been the actual play segment of TGS 91. Sorry about the error. Game Mastered by Lioncourt with Blindgeek as BladeStar and anim5 as Smack Chainmore.
2011-07-232h 14The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 091 - Cartoon Action Hour 11 !Current Feedback - anim5, Mark Kinney, Nikki, Blindgeek - Then Cartoon Action Hour Number 11 Game Mastered by Lioncourt with Blindgeek as BladeStar and anim5 as Smack Chainmore.
2011-07-173h 40The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 087 - Magic, Wonder and Beer Mats!Every once in awhile, the winds, the fates, the barometric pressure and the international price of cotton, conspire to produce a game night upon which no game occurs. It happens in the real world and it finally happened in the Gutter Skypes World!
Did this daunt our energy? Did it dampen our resolve to have fun? Did it pour misery on the gathering? Well . . . as they say in poorly spelled French books, OH CONTRAIR ! Though we missed the company of Andros owing to real life events of great and pleasant import, Nikki, Mark, Blindgeek and anim5 lounged around the digital...
2011-05-153h 06The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 086 - Sex, Lies and Ultraspies ! 003It's time for some more Sex Lies and Ultra Spies! And this time, we take the
show on the road - or at least - our super spies do - and get crackin on the
bad guys! Fasten your safety belt and keep your head and limbs inside the
limousine. This trip is going to get a bit bumpy!
BlindGeek Game Masters - Nikki plays Sir Sterling Dashwood ( "The Codex" ) - Mark Kinney Plays Dr. Zachary Smith ( "The Professor" ) - Andros plays Roger ( "The Tank" ) Jennings - anim5 plays Olga Doentachmi ( "Ballistikita" ).
2011-05-012h 15The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 082 - Sex, Lies and Ultraspies ! 001Take Hollywood's cracked view of the cold war spy, add gadgets, go-go boots and comic book super hero powers, shake ( don't stir ) and you might come up with something like "Sex, Lies and Ultraspies" by Hex Games. At long last The Gutter Skypes begin the mission and put their protagonists through their paces - Heating up the chilly mountaintop fortress of the evil Dr. Robotnik ! Danger is their breakfast! Plots and Intrigue are their lunch! And they might have an early evening snack of Daring Escape . . . or maybe a granola bar. 'Depends - you know. Traffic. Maybe the store closes...
2011-02-283h 07The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 081 - Feedback and Guilty Moneybags !For hours of drive time, or for hours of work time or simply for hours of leisure listening - Here are FOUR hours of The Gutter Skypes! ( Actually it's more than four hours, but four is enough.) Banter and feedback happen twice in this episode #81 and if you wish to miss out on all that fun and skip to the game play, then fast forward to 2 hours and 20 minutes. If you want. But why cheat yourself? At any rate, The Game portion of the show is a DIAMOND of a game called "Guilty Moneybags" published by Hamster press. It's full...
2011-02-134h 33The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 079 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 6FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 6 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
Bad things can come in small packages. They can be very fast, extremely tough to
kill and be loaded with nasty, sharp, pointy teeth. When last we left our path and portal
adventuring team they were in an amusement park. In this episode we conclude the
current sessions of FRINGEWORTHY with one theme in mind; Survival!
2011-01-163h 11The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 076 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 5FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 5 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
Time has passed and our Fringeworthy adventurers are better, stronger, faster. . . well
older and more seasoned. Taking along many other teams, they step through a portal
to a bright, happy and unexpectedly quiet place. A bit too quiet . . .
2010-12-053h 14The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 075 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 4FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 4 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
While attempting to repair ancient technology, our intrepid IDET team discovers that
the world they've found themselves in is not quite so dead and abandoned as they
thought. Trouble . . . with a capital T for TEETH rears a multitude of heads!
2010-11-073h 07The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 072 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 3FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 3 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
An encounter with strangers takes the exploration tension up a notch and portal problems plunge the plucky players into possible peril ! Listen in on the extra long ramblings and extra long gaming in this extra long, super-deluxe episode - which includes an announcement of great importance, celebration and future fun for YOU!
2010-10-244h 04The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 071 - Wild West Wushu One ShotWild West Wushu One-Shot! While Nikki was on the other side of the Atlantic, Andros, Blindgeek, Mark and Anim dusted off the Colt revolvers and went bounty hunting for "Red Dawson". Frontier scum scatter as the lead starts flyin' and a handful of d6's ramp up the
action, complete with saddles, saloons and six-shooters!
Andros plays "Sam Rosenberg". Mark Kinney plays "El Toro". Anim5 plays "Sombrero Madikak Shun" and Blindgeek Games Masters. Ride along with the posse and keep 'yer rifle handy!
2010-10-172h 32The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 064 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 2FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 2 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
Recovered from training, the New IDET team gets to enter their very first unexplored portal to an unknown destination! The Characters are keen to investigate all they find. The Players are vibrating on Pixie Sticks and Caffeine. WARNING : This episode contains some actual game-play.
2010-10-023h 20The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 063 - FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 1FRINGEWORTHY - Play Session 1 ! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland.
Through the Fringe portals we go and get a noob's eye view of just how deadly an alternate world can be! Follow this brand-spanking-new IDET team as they get a brand-spanking-new spanking from their own Dice! But we are Gutter Skypes! . . and therefore laugh in the face of danger, yes . . . we LAUGH I say!
2010-09-263h 27The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 062 - FRINGEWORTHY - Character Creation SessionFRINGEWORTHY - Character Creation Session! - Mark Kinney is Game Master - Andros is Coach Marian Randal - Nikki is Botanical Doctor and Tree surgeon Lars Ingeborg - Blindgeek is Navy Seal, Dirk Grunwald - anim5 is Ex-Theatrical producer and director Peter Leeland. Give a listen and find out how we all got there!
2010-09-162h 41The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 057 - Andros_SotC_03 - "Pain in the Pineapple!"There's unfinished business of the Zombie kind, and the Gutter Skypes are getting out the beat stick to deal with it! Lightning bolts, pounding fists and anti-arcane acrobatics are all employed to take out the Big Baddies once and for all in this exciting conclusion to the three part adventure created and Game Mastered by Andros! It's a SotC smack down of epic proportions that you won't want to miss!
Stan Rocket is played by Mark Kinney of All Games Considered.
Trixie Trueheart is played by Nikki. Nick Tessla is played by Blindgeek. Hank Bugle is played by anim5.
2010-08-063h 05The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 056 - Andros_SotC_02 - "The Shambling Ambush!"What began in session one as a display of Pacific cultural treasures turned to a labrynth of dead revolutionaries, killer penquins and an evil undersea god! Join the Gutter Skypes in session two of this three-part SotC adventure, created and Game Mastered by Andros! When the enemy sends foes to kill you, and you're totally outnumbered . . . it may turn out that violence will occur. ( umm, yeah anim . . DUH! )
Stan Rocket is played by Mark Kinney of All Games Considered.
Trixie Trueheart is played by Nikki. Nick Tessla is played by Blindgeek. Hank Bugle is played by anim5.
2010-07-262h 57The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 053 - FIASCO One-ShotWhen RPG characters come up against complications the result is usually a good story. But when those complications are thrown at them by the very players who run them . . . a good story gets even better as their adventure goes from a promising endeavor to an ongoing FIASCO. ( Kind of like real life, but either more humorous or more tragic depending on who is playing ). Check out this episode wherein Mark Kinney, Andros and anim5 find out how many ways they can make things go wrong while dangling the carrot of hope and applying the flame of panic to three ne'er...
2010-07-053h 02The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 051 - Andros_SotC_01 - "Penguin Peril !"An all new "Spirit of the Century" Adventure - Game Mastered by Andros! Listen in and have as good a time as we did setting out with our SotC characters and Andros on his Gutter Skypes GM'ing debut! WARNING: There WILL be Penguins involved. If you have special phobias with regard to cold climate flightless birds, please take appropriate precautions!
Stan Rocket is played by Mark Kinney of All Games Considered.
Trixie Trueheart is played by Nikki. Nick Tessla is played by Blindgeek. Hank Bugle is played by anim5. Download and find out what terrible trouble totem tinkering tenders!
2010-06-162h 41The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 050 - BlindGeek_SotC_04 - "Kong-tastic Keester Kicking!"Action Packed! A phrase used all to often to describe a film, a story or a municipal council meeting. As applied to this 50th episode of The Gutter Skypes, it simply means " Holy Cow! What a lot of stuff to happen in such an exciting ending! ". Game Mastered by Blindgeek, this amazing conclusion to the Spirit of the Century adventure 'Return of the King' does not fall short in over-the-top pulpy goodness and Kong-tastic Keester Kicking! Stan Rocket is played by Mark Kinney of All Games Considered. Trixie Trueheart is played by Nikki. Reggie Forthright is played by Andros. Hank...
2010-05-233h 08The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 049 - "Cartoon Action Hour!" - Game 008The best way to illustrate the plot entanglements resulting from time travel, is to use the very same method employed by the highway planning authorities of New Jersey and Los Angeles. Get a big clean sheet of paper and drop a big bowl of well-stirred spaghetti onto it. Remove the spaghetti and work from the "printed" results. Bladestar, Shaylee and Smack ( oh yes . . and the annoying Lucas ) find that while they're able to make big splashes in the river of time, they can't change its course! Find out why in this Eigth installment of "Cartoon Action Hour" ! Recorded by Josh...
2010-05-171h 57The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 043 - BlindGeek_SotC_01 - "If It Croaks Like A Frog . . ."The return of Nikki ! The woes of old computers! The knitting of Doctor Who! Listener Feedback! And - An Action Packed Amphibion Ambush at Ample Altitudes! Don't miss this first installment of a NEW SotC adventure with the Blindgeek, Mark Kinney, Nikki, Andros and anim5. ( Not safe for tadpoles ).
2010-02-213h 15The Gutter SkypesThe Gutter Skypes ! - Session 042 - Octane One Shot - "Bizarre Business Beneath the Big Top!"Missing Nikki because of real life computer impacts, BlindGeek, Andros, Mark Kinney and anim5 play a one-shot using the OCTANE game system. Blindgeek GM's and bizarre business bounces beneath the Big Top!
2010-02-072h 48
International Detective Dragons From Outer SpaceOpen Ended Series Number 1 - UFOs - Simon and anim5Open Ended Series Number 1 - Simon, of The Curio and anim5 of IDDFOS tackle the first of several shows on the topic of UFOs. They only scratch the surface, but plenty of ground is covered. Snippets from the 1950 CBS radio documentary THE CASE FOR THE FLYING SAUCER with Edward R. Morrow - are peppered throughout, indicating just how long this frustrating and fascinating subject has been debated. How much of what they have to say do you agree or disagree with? Please write in!
2008-09-0700 minInternational Detective Dragons From Outer Spacebonus Mini-Drama Round-Up! All of anim5's acting up, stuck into two files - 2 of 2A round up and collection of all the "play acting" and "mini-drama" audio segments I've done as promotional spots for other podcasts, short bits and stories I recorded years before my podcast, that were never played in the show, and little audio vignettes sandwiched within older episodes.
Bonus episode 2 of 2 - All these mini dramas are stuck into this file:
anim5 Private Eye for GTP - 3:50
Don't Mess with Myth - 6:00
Tale of the Samurai - 3:55
Polonius Then - 1:28
Polonius Now - 4:02
Fist Full of Shakespeare - 14:58
Heaven-Hell Story - 12:57
Goon Show Nightmare - 30:21
2006-10-2500 minInternational Detective Dragons From Outer SpaceInternational Detective Dragons From Outer Space - 026PART 3 of 3 - The Last episode ( for now ) to deal with the topic of humanity and our role on Earth and as a part of nature. Continued fascinating emails from listeners covering more aspects of contemporary and historical human mystery. A long lost Odeo from Sarah! - Infinity is called into question - New members are welcomed to the Frappr map - and some closure is achieved on the Ishmael topic. Episode 27 will be posting two weeks from now ( November 2nd or thereabouts ) and the topic will be determined entirely by listener feedback. This time YOU decide what area of...
2006-10-1900 minInternational Detective Dragons From Outer SpaceInternational Detective Dragons From Outer Space - 020Heads Up - Round Up - Change Up.Late, short , but potent with news. IDDFOS will be undergoing a change for the better ( I sincerely hope ).Reflections on the show to date, it's pluses and minuses. A decision to change the format - shape, delivery, quality, consistency
and all other aspects of the podcast that may serve to make it a more enjoyable audio offering.
A brand new 60 second promo! A high-speed summary of all the podcasts from 1 to 19 ( 2 minutes and 50 seconds ) An appreciation of creativity in all it's forms, but especially the forms exercised by you.
An invitation to...
2006-08-2300 min