A Guide to Our Games

A running list of all games played, both one-shot and campaign. Narrative connections between games noted as appropriate. All games run by David Larkins unless otherwise noted.

NB: Patreon subscribers have access to several other experimental sessions and campaigns through our private RSS feed, which are not listed here.

2013

The Veil of Isis: The Order's inaugural campaign. A Call of Cthulhu campaign set in the Gaslight era. In the same continuity as our 2016–17 Horror on the Orient Express campaign.

Lost in the Maze: A Deadlands Reloaded campaign. The Order's core membership solidifies. (One session run by Jade.)

Dungeon World: A one-shot nominally set in S. John Ross's Uresia setting.

No Man's Land: A Call of Cthulhu Halloween one-shot. Set in the same continuity as our 2016–17 Horror on the Orient Express campaign.

Zombi: An experimental rules-lite indie game, run by Jade.

High Octane: A Call of Cthulhu one-shot set in the Atomic Age era.

Pendragon Demo: The group tests out the King Arthur Pendragon system in two sessions (here and here).

2014

As It Seems: A "new" World of Darkness Mortals chronicle run in four sessions. Set in the same continuity as our 2017 A Chill Semester chronicle, run by David Schimpff.

Crack'd and Crook'd Manse: A Call of Cthulhu one-shot, run once at our usual game table and once over the air in a live broadcast.

The Great Pendragon Campaign: Our mega-campaign of King Arthur Pendragon, running from February 2014 to October 2015.

The Black Drop: A Trail of Cthulhu one-shot stitched together from two sessions.

Call of Cthulhu-a-thon '14: We ran three horror-themed one-shots the Sunday after Halloween this year—Trail of Cthulhu, Achtung! Cthulhu, and World of Darkness. (Run by Jen, Larkins, and Schimpff, respectively.)

2015

Most of this year is taken up with the Great Pendragon Campaign, with a few breaks for one-shots.

Swords and Scrolls: Our sister podcast, Crit This!, tackles another experimental rules-lite indie game. (Run by David Schimpff.)

The Auction: A Call of Cthulhu one-shot run on the road.

Taterdemalion: A Call of Cthulhu one-shot.

The Big Hoodoo: A Trail of Cthulhu one-shot in two sessions (here and here). In the same continuity as L.A. Diabolical. (Run by Jen.)

Night Witches: Our mini-campaign of Jason Morningstar's brilliant (and intense) game of female Soviet bomber pilots in WWII (continues into 2016).

Neon Masquerade: The first of our "Nightlife" series, a classic World of Darkness (specifically, Vampire: the Masquerade) duet chronicle. Set in the same continuity as our Demon's Mirror, Thirteen Candles, and Giovanni Chronicles campaigns.

L.A. Diabolical: A Trail of Cthulhu one-shot, based on the continuity from The Big Hoodoo. (Run by Jen.)

The Fall Without End: A Call of Cthulhu one-shot with guest-Keeper Susan Steward.

2016

Ryuutama: The Japanese RPG of travel, exploration, community, friendship, harmony, and growth. (Run by David Schimpff.)

End of the World: The Order tries out playing themselves as characters in a Lovecraftian apocalypse scenario. (Run by David Schimpff.)

A Short Assignation: A Castle Falkenstein game of steampunk and magic set in an alternate Victorian Earth! Technically set in the same continuity as our King Arthur Pendragon games, though this doesn't really come up in play.

Achtung! Cthulhu: We start the Zero Point campaign and run through the entirety of the Shadows of Atlantis campaign.

Last Thing's Last: An introduction to the new Delta Green RPG. (Run by Jen.)

Horror on the Orient Express: Our Call of Cthulhu mega-campaign, set in the same continuity as The Veil of Isis and No Man's Land.

The Demon's Mirror: A Nightlife duet chronicle of vampire hunting, set in the same continuity as Neon Masquerade, The Giovanni Chronicles, and Thirteen Candles. The initial sessions are run using classic World of Darkness before switching to the Chronicles of Darkness system with Hunter: the Vigil.

The Giovanni Chronicles: A centuries-spanning Vampire: the Masquerade chronicle set in the same continuity as our VtM/Hunter duet games. (Run by Des.)

2017

Thirteen Candles: A Nightlife Vampire duet chronicle and semi-prequel to Neon Masquerade. Set in the same continuity as The Demon's Mirror and The Giovanni Chronicles. (Run by Des.)

Dungeon Crawl Classics: A one-shot character funnel using the 0-level scenario "Hole in the Sky".

Underground: A special one-shot installment of our usual Nightlife Vampire duets, this time turned to a trio with the addition of our friend Jon (who also appeared in "Hole in the Sky").

A Chill Semester: A "new" World of Darkness Mortals chronicle, set in the same continuity as (and with most of the same characters from) As It Seems. New player Sage joins the group as a regular member, filling in for Jen while she takes some time off. (Run by David Schimpff.)

Paladin Demo: The EOR takes the new Pendragon-derived game, set in the time of Charlemagne's Paladins, for a test drive.

Rusted Veins: The debut of our "Short Order" experiment—a single-session one-shot game broken up into four digest-sized episodes. In this inaugural run, we take the Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition playtest rules for a spin. (Run by Des.)

Prophecies of Doom: A short campaign of Runequest: Roleplaying in Glorantha, using the special Gen Con 2017 rules preview.

Velvet Glove: A Short Order session run using the "ash can" edition of Velvet Glove, a Powered by the Apocalypse game inspired by 70s girl gang exploitation cinema.

PX Poker Night: Jen takes the GM's chair for this Short Order run of a classic Delta Green scenario.

East of Eden: A Nightlife Vampire duet chronicle, the direct sequel to Neon Masquerade. This is the formal beginning of our grouping all of these duet chronicles under the larger narrative header of Nightlife.

2018

Anarchy is Dead: A short-lived experiment with the Shadowrun: Anarchy rules; a combination of dissatisfaction with the rules and growing discomfort with the cyberpunk genre's all-too-real setting conventions killed this ahead of its time.

Bluebeard's Bride: A Short Order session of gothic-feminist horror with an all-woman cast of players.

The Contender—A Love Story: A Short Order session (with a short cast of just two players!), running the Harlem Unbound scenario.

Life-giving Sword, Death-giving Sword: A one-shot from the 7th Sea: Khitai Quick Start, run by David S. Sage's last session with the group.

Paladin: After our demo game of Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne the previous year, the group embarks on a longer campaign that runs from the dawn of Charlemagne's rule to the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. (Note that there appears to be a missing episode in the feed.)

Robot Imana-665-C: In our final group Short Order special, we take the classic comedy RPG Paranoia (2nd edition) for a spin.

Panacea: Our final Short Order, a Call of Cthulhu scenario run online with Des and Patreon backer Miika.

Hard Bargains, Harder Truths: David S. returns as Storyteller for a special crossover episode with the Frivolous Gaming podcast to run a Changeling: The Lost session set in his "Chill Semester" continuity.

Spookathon '18: A return to our Halloween horror marathon format! This year we played "The Dare" (a Call of Cthulhu scenario run by David S.) and Bluebeard's Bride (this time run by Des).

Monsterhearts: Des takes the MC spot to run Monsterhearts, the Powered by the Apocalypse game of supernatural teenage romance. More than any game played previously, this one delves into some very dark places and comes with content warnings for sexual assault, child abuse, and suicide.

2019

Black & White: The final installment in the first Aaron Evans Vampire duet chronicle trilogy; Aaron's arc from Fledgling to Neonate wraps up as the fate of Los Angeles is decided.

Trouble in Taos: The core EOR group spent the spring of 2019 play-testing several Call of Cthulhu scenarios for an upcoming Down Darker Trails publication. These sessions were run off the record, but this special installment features a snippet from the campaign for your delectation.

Return of the Woodland Warriors: Jade takes the helm to run this fun D&D-esque game of wee little forest creatures defending their woodland realm. Initially intended as a one-shot, it ended up turning into a mini-campaign.

Genius Loci: Jen runs the group through this Call of Cthulhu scenario from the Doors to Darkness collection.

The Apartment: The group returns to the cyberpunk genre with the latest edition of the game that started it all, Cyberpunk! This session features a scenario from the Cyberpunk RED Starter Set.

Cthulhu End Times: Renae's inaugural bow as GM sees her running a two-session Call of Cthulhu one-shot set at the end of the world as the stars come right again...

The Gorgeous Ladies of VENGEANCE: Larkins debuts his original RPG of 80s martial arts/action, ACTION INTERNATIONAL!, with this two-part homage to GLOW (both the series and the actual wrestling promotion).

The Quest of the Red Blade: In commemoration of Greg Stafford's passing, the group returns to Pendragon to play through this previously-unpublished scenario.

The Witch is Dead: A special one-shot of the one-page RPG The Witch is Dead, run by David S. while Larkins and Des were out of town.

Runequest: Roleplaying in Glorantha: Intended as a longer campaign set in Dragon Pass, this RQG campaign ended up coming to a premature end so the group could launch into a new Pendragon campaign in the new year. Alas, 2020 had other plans...

2020

A Matter of Cornwall: The plan was to run through the Great Pendragon Campaign again, but this time from the perspective of Cornish knights. Then COVID happened, ushering in a new, mostly-online age for the EOR.

By the Sword: What was intended (mostly out of embarrassment, frankly) as a patron-only run of the original Palladium Fantasy RPG went onto the main feed in the absence of any other available content. What resulted was an unexpectedly fun romp through a ridiculous old-school system, and the first appearance of Alex.

Jailbreak: A one-shot of the classic Unknown Armies scenario. Notable for being our first crossover with Just Barbarian Things!

Zorro: A short series featuring the D6 System-powered Zorro RPG; part of our early attempts to adjust to pandemic gaming.

Mask of Desire: A Call of Cthulhu duet one-shot. The location was switched to Berlin, just because.

The Great Game: A fitting end for group play to the topsy-turvy year that was, this Castle Falkenstein entertainment features members of the original EOR and Just Barbarian Things, and Alex from our By the Sword campaign.

Killer-Diller: Ah, but we weren't quite finished! This yet-to-be-completed entry in our Vampire Duet series kicked off with a handful of episodes towards the end of 2020.

Palladium Stories: A series of intermittent Palladium Fantasy duets stretching from 2020-21, featuring dark tales of Man-eater from By the Sword and introducing EOR stalwart Kenny with his unforgettable run as Guthormr.

2021

The Reclaimed Perimeter: Hey, they can't all be winners. Despite our best efforts, this Cyberpunk RED campaign never really caught fire the way we wanted. Still, we got a decent narrative arc out of it. Maybe one day we'll run a satisfying cyberpunky campaign. One day...

Edge of Darkness: The audio rip from a Twitch stream—an EOR first—of a charity Call of Cthulhu duet featuring David L. and Kenny.

A Start in Glorantha: We once again venture into the realms of RuneQuest, this time with Rainy at the helm. We play through the first two adventures from the RuneQuest Starter Set before reaching a narratively-appropriate pause point.

2022

Monsterhearts: The Next Generation: Arguably the first fully-realized outing for the new incarnation of the EOR (Des, David L., Kenny, Rainy, and Santiago), and (in your author's opinion) one of the best runs in our whole catalog. Run by Des.

A Restful Journey: Rainy runs most of the group through a short Ryuutama campaign as a palette-cleanser after the intensity of MTNG.

Brindlewood Bay: A tentative return to in-person gaming finds Des, Jen, and new member Andrew exploring the cozy eldritch mysteries of Brindlewood Bay. You can tell how rusty we are from the return to 2013-era audio quality in the first episode... An ongoing, intermittent series.

2023

The Batman RPG: Much like our By the Sword run, this was an unintended hit born out of a desire to come up with some kind of content to plug a gap in releases. An unexpected love affair with the DC Heroes system begins here, first as a duet before quickly expanding to a trio with the addition of Kenny as the world's surliest Robin.