Very Random Encounters is a show were the cast plays tabletop roleplaying games in which they randomize as many things as possible. In this season, the cast plays the Things from the Flood RPG, a follow up to Tales from the Loop, set in an alternate universe SCI-FI 90s. Meet the characters and find out how their world changes suddenly and drastically.

Stuck in the middle of a feud between gods and monsters, Talice and Chaz are forced to make allegiances and sacrifices to save all they hold dear. But can they do so without losing themselves in the process?

It's the year 2006 and life in the 51st state of Superior is... pretty weird. In this Monster of the Week actual play comedy podcast, a cast of Chicago improvisers portray a group of under-experienced teens and their well-meaning mentor trying to do their best while dealing with the worst.

Chartrulean was destined to be the messiah the people wanted. Instead, he became what he believed his world needed. Now, the war he brought to an end rages on in his mind. And the timing couldn’t be worse. A delicate game of politics is afoot, and he is torn between the people he trusts and the gods he's angered.

Chartrulean must reconcile with both before succumbing to the madness he created.

Hosts Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt — along with a variety of guests from the worlds of comic books and tabletop roleplaying games — try out different superhero-themed RPGs and then discuss how their rules and mechanisms work to tell comic book stories.

Each “run” of the series is one to three episodes of an actual play, followed by a “back matter” episode to talk about character creation, how well the game accomplishes its goals, and recommendations for comic book issues and other media that the game recalls.

This submission is the climax from our run of Masks: A New Generation, by Brendan Conway. Teen hero The Pageknight (James Malloy) has come from a fantasy world to Earth through a magic book, looking for his princess friend, Ness. On his team are Gekko (Indi Tan), who has, well, gecko powers, and Braid (Stephanie Burt) whose body changes, often uncontrollably, into substances it comes into contact with.

The three have found Ness in the art school’s library, where she is using The Pageknight’s book to bring sea monsters and other illustrations to life, in revenge for learning that she’s a character from stories.

When a tone deaf space agency sends the “first all woman and non-binary crew” on a PR mission to Mars, they inadvertently end up the last six humans in the universe. Lead by Co-Captains (and exes) Aurelia and Sim, STARSHIP Q STAR follows the adventures of this extremely queer crew on their quest across the galaxy to find a new home.

Listeners take on the role of a volunteer researcher, chosen because of how large their sticker collection has grown. Listeners find out their collection has a secret property: the ability to influence other universes. Tasked with gently testing how their stickers affect another version of themselves, listeners unfortunately encounter a glitch that sucks them into a sticker universe where they must use their sticker collection to escape.

The Sticker Game is a prompt-driven activity split among 41 audio tracks that last around one-to-two minutes each. The whole game is estimated to last less than two hours.

While traditional solo journaling games ask players to write about their characters’ experiences, players use stickers they have at their disposal instead. When the game is over, players will be left with a journal that chronicles their adventure in another universe.

These are the stories within the stories. Inside the minds of monsters, out in the woods, swimming in the lakes, hiding in the forests, surviving the unforgiving midwestern weather, you will find the eventide. Stories both unusual and horrifying – join us for a Midwestern Horror Show!

Ain’t Slayed Nobody is a Gold ENnie winning podcast, bringing immersive tabletop roleplaying games to your feed! We feature our short podcast series for "Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game" and "Call of Cthulhu: The Dare" for this festival's highlights.

2089. Earth is silent. Chaika leaves the moonbase where she was born in search of… someone… anyone. Is she the only human left?

Chaika is a sci-fi drama of loss, isolation and hope, about a woman navigating a post-apocalyptic future.

Sidequesting is an award-winning scripted fiction podcast about avoiding the main plot and doing sidequests instead. It follows Rion, an adventurer who’s willing to help anyone out - as long as they’re not being asked to deal with the scary wizard that everyone keeps talking about.