20 Sided Stories

20 Sided Stories

By Sage G.C.ComedyLeisureGamesFictionComedy FictionImprov
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20 Sided Stories episodes

  • MACABREVERSE #2 - Young Mikel
    Last episode, Drifter Dallas Porter and his 7 year old daughter Kathrine barely escaped a Ravager conflict. Kathy was wounded badly and their only hope was the island called Angel. The rumor turned out mostly true. But the society is in a crisis. Their leader, Proctor Baylis has given Darby McManis, the resident trader, and Sammy Tombstone, resident medic, a list of essentials to start a caravan to leave the island and migrate south. They sailed to a nearby city. But then, a Drifter stole one of their rafts. Our adventurers chased him down and shot him and on his deathbed he revealed he had a son named Mikel somewhere in the city. Age 14. They also encountered Angel Island's missing hunter, CD, who revealed that he's since become a Ravager and now works for Mikel. Darby convinced CD to leave the Ravagers, but he's not going to do it without bringing back some spoils for the caravan. The four of them are headed to the top of Ravager Tower, hoping to play off as CD's hostages. But Ravagers aren't as dumb as they look... or are they...? 
     
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    Dallas: Garrett Reasoner 
    Darby: Greg Reasoner 
    Sammy: Zach Dailey 
    Young Mikel: Travis Reaves 
    Editing and Music: Sage G.C. 
    Produced by Sage G.C., Greg Reasoner, Garrett Reasoner, and Zach Dailey 
    Artwork by Greg Reasoner and Sage G.C. 
    Visit us at 20SidedStories.com 
    Support us on Patreon! - https://patreon.com/20SidedStories 
    Get the soundtrack at https://sagegc.bandcamp.com/ 
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/20sidedstories 
    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/20SidedStories/ 
    Full Catalog - https://20sidedstories.bandcamp.com/releases 
     
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    Lore-based goodies. 
    CHARACTERS https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-characters/
    CULTURE https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-culture-fashion/
    ENVIRONMENT https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-environment-imagery/
    SURVIVAL https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-survival/
    MUSIC PLAYLIST https://open.spotify.com/user/12101796499/playlist/3xD2bjfdfSf5TbEx5r2yF3 
     
    Content Warning: This is a post apocalyptic series. And while it is also comedic, most of the horrible things you would associate with that genre do come up in some way.
    43 min
  • MACABREVERSE #1 - Pilot
    In this campaign, we will be using a home-brewed RPG system of my own creation called The One System. Unlike most role-playing systems, the lower the number, the better. Getting “The One” is a critical success, and any thing above 6 is a failure. Think of the 1 as a tiny bulls-eye. The odds are usually against the roller, but with a gambling mechanic, players will have to decide if testing their luck is worth the risk of an abysmal failure. Much like the apocalyptic west itself.
    But the main focus of this series, this system, and this podcast is to put the numbers aside and focus on the real game at play; the improvised story.
    Our protagonists are:
    Dallas Porter, a drifter.
    Sammy Tombstone, a doctor.
    Darby McManis, a trader.
    We recommend checking out the World Introduction before diving in.
    Enjoy. 
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    Content Warning: This is a post apocalyptic series. And while it is also comedic, most of the horrible things you would associate with that genre do come up in some way. 
    - 
    Some more goodies:
    CHARACTERShttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-characters/
    CULTUREhttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-culture-fashion/
    ENVIRONMENThttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-environment-imagery/
    SURVIVALhttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-survival/
    MUSIC PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/user/12101796499/playlist/3xD2bjfdfSf5TbEx5r2yF3
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    Dallas: Garrett Reasoner
    Darby: Greg Reasoner
    Sammy: Zach Dailey
    Editing and Music: Sage G.C.
    Produced by Sage G.C., Greg Reasoner, Garrett Reasoner, and Zach Dailey
    Artwork by Greg Reasoner and Sage G.C.
    Visit us at 20SidedStories.com
    Support us on Patreon! - https://patreon.com/20SidedStories
    Get the soundtrack at https://sagegc.bandcamp.com/
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/20sidedstories
    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/20SidedStories/
    Full Catalog - https://20sidedstories.bandcamp.com/releases
    1 hr 19 min
  • MACABREVERSE - An Introduction
    A brief introduction to the world and lore of the Macabreverse.
    Content Warning: This is a post apocalyptic series. And while it is also comedic, most of the horrible things you would associate with that genre do come up in some way. 
    Some more goodies:
    CHARACTERShttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-characters/
    CULTUREhttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-culture-fashion/
    ENVIRONMENThttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-environment-imagery/
    SURVIVALhttps://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-survival/
    MUSIC PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/user/12101796499/playlist/3xD2bjfdfSf5TbEx5r2yF3
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    No one remembers how the old world ended.
    Buildings are toppled. Ash and fog flood the skies. With dry, blistering days and long, cold nights, entire cities lay beneath the rising tide, and long lost is the world's most valuable commodity: Trust.
    Answers may lie beneath all the ruin and water. But there isn't even enough time to search. Most survivors have to live by their name and scavenge for food or supplies above all else. Though, over time, small communities have been raised. Some attempt to recreate the old world through what little knowledge was passed down or read in salvageable books. Many have resorted to tribalism as a result of desperation and confusion.
    And then there are Drifters.
    Drifters hold no titles or affiliates. They are gunslingers. Mercenaries. Lone scavengers and questless explorers who spend so much time trying to live, they can hardly find something to live for. Since the #1 commodity is so rare, two Drifters crossing paths is almost always a confrontation. It comes down to the most silver tongue or the fastest draw.
    But it is important to note that the survivors of this Macabre universe are not savages or inherently “evil”. Most are searching the land for salvation. There is enough bleak proof around them serving as a constant reminder... “Things were once much better”. We understand this concept as Manifest Destiny. Many caravans will set sights on the horizon in hopes of finding what is known as “The New Frontier”.
    The most traversed of Drifters know, however, that The Frontier is a lie. It is a fabrication of each survivor's hopes and dreams to find a purpose where any help is almost completely destroyed.
    These ideologies divide the New West.
    Think of it this way; There are three types of people...
    Those who seek to rebuild the past
    Those who seek to build a new future
    Those who seek nothing than their own gain
    Violence is hence still rampant, even with a bare population. You could travel days without encountering a single soul, but that would almost be a blessing.
    In most of the New West, among all its crumbled ruin and flooded passages and dry plains and buried bunkers and hidden communities, there is no name more uttered and feared than The Ravagers.
    Bandits dressed in black leather and blood. Lawless—that is without moral bounds—and chaotic with no control aside from trickle-down, alpha male power plays. They take, rape, pillage, and plunder all they can. While chaotic and violent in nature, their group is not without organization. Rumor has it that they are lead by a mysterious man named Stefan. He travels with minimum packs of 7, with a mostly covered face, a long duster, and the quickest smoking barrels in all the West.
    There are Drifters who make it their sole mission to seek out Stefan, but he never stays in one encampment. Some wish to take his throne, others see his power as a moral dilemma. What is certain is that it takes a legend to catch a legend.
    The Ravagers have more concentrated fire power than any faction in the New West. Where most get around on foot or bikes, Ravagers have been on motorcycles and in even buses. They can scavenge faster and wider than any Drifter or caravan, and they do so ruthlessly. It's this sheer power that leads so many to join in the first place. Though, how exactly one becomes a Ravager is still myth.
    There are many other groups and collectives across the wasteland. The Ashwood tribe, The Freemasons, Scholars of the Temple of the Fog, and many other secret societies can be discovered by any curious Drifter. That is, if they can best the hurdles of starvation, thirst, and crippling depression.
    No one remembers how the old world ended, and while many are happy to leave it behind, just as many search endlessly for clues, answers, and hope.
    It is Mad Max meets The Road.
    Fallout meets Red Dead Redemption.
    The Book of Eli meets The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
    Will you fix the world or build a new one?
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    Produced by Sage G.C., Greg Reasoner, Garrett Reasoner, and Zach Dailey
    Artwork by Greg Reasoner and Sage G.C.
    Visit us at 20SidedStories.com
    Support us on Patreon! - https://patreon.com/20SidedStories
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/20sidedstories
    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/20SidedStories/
    Full Catalog - https://20sidedstories.bandcamp.com/releases
    6 min
  • MACABREVERSE - An Introduction

    A brief introduction to the world and lore of the Macabreverse.


    Content Warning: This is a post apocalyptic series. And while it is also comedic, most of the horrible things you would associate with that genre do come up in some way. 


    Some more goodies:


    • CHARACTERS
      https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-characters/

  • CULTURE
    https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-culture-fashion/

  • ENVIRONMENT
    https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-environment-imagery/

  • SURVIVAL
    https://www.pinterest.com/sage_gc/macabreverse-survival/

  • MUSIC PLAYLIST
    https://open.spotify.com/user/12101796499/playlist/3xD2bjfdfSf5TbEx5r2yF3

    • -


    No one remembers how the old world ended.


    Buildings are toppled. Ash and fog flood the skies. With dry, blistering days and long, cold nights, entire cities lay beneath the rising tide, and long lost is the world's most valuable commodity: Trust.


    Answers may lie beneath all the ruin and water. But there isn't even enough time to search. Most survivors have to live by their name and scavenge for food or supplies above all else. Though, over time, small communities have been raised. Some attempt to recreate the old world through what little knowledge was passed down or read in salvageable books. Many have resorted to tribalism as a result of desperation and confusion.


    And then there are Drifters.


    Drifters hold no titles or affiliates. They are gunslingers. Mercenaries. Lone scavengers and questless explorers who spend so much time trying to live, they can hardly find something to live for. Since the #1 commodity is so rare, two Drifters crossing paths is almost always a confrontation. It comes down to the most silver tongue or the fastest draw.


    But it is important to note that the survivors of this Macabre universe are not savages or inherently “evil”. Most are searching the land for salvation. There is enough bleak proof around them serving as a constant reminder... “Things were once much better”. We understand this concept as Manifest Destiny. Many caravans will set sights on the horizon in hopes of finding what is known as “The New Frontier”.


    The most traversed of Drifters know, however, that The Frontier is a lie. It is a fabrication of each survivor's hopes and dreams to find a purpose where any help is almost completely destroyed.


    These ideologies divide the New West.


    6 min
  • Welcome to 20 Sided Stories

    Imagine this:

    Seasoned Actors and Improvisors gather around a table with microphones and play a role-playing game

    —But NOT Dungeons & Dragons—

    No, they play they're own formats and systems, or ones where the rules are streamlined and easy to follow. Much like an improv game.

    Now imagine these games, with all their zany jokes and character quirks and ridiculous encounters, but imagine them, realized, embellished, fleshed out, activated and BROUGHT TO LIFE! So that you hear everything as it unfolded in the performer's heads.

    Sound intriguing? Interesting? Impossible, even? Don’t answer!

    Welcome to 20 Sided Stories, an improvised role-playing parody podcast hosted by Sage, Travis, Jess, Emily, and David.

    With immersive sound design, an original music score, and full ensemble casts of voice talent, we’re going to take you into a variety of familiar worlds and genres, changing every season, with an original story, and brand new characters to meet. All woven together on the spot...

    It's the comedy of an improv podcast, but with a cohesive, complete story.

    It's the adventure of an actual play podcast, but it's like you’re right there with us.

    It's the polish of an Audio Drama, but not even we know what's going to happen next!

    20 Sided Stories!

    An epic audio quest to tell the best story possible, in every genre imaginable.

    Embark now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your app of choice. 

     

    Produced by Sage G.C., Travis Reaves, Jessica Dahlgren, Emily Ervolina, and David Michmerhuizen. (2020)

     

    20 Sided Stories is NOT appropriate for all audiences. Expect lots of swearing and mature themes.

    Visit us at 20SidedStories.com

    Twitter - twitter.com/20sidedstories

    Instagram - instagram.com/20sidedstories/

    Seasons 1 and 2 are exclusive to Patreon Supporters - patreon.com/20SidedStories

    Full Catalog - 20sidedstories.bandcamp.com

    3 min

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20 Sided Stories is an anthology fiction podcast where Sage G.C. leads a rotating ensemble of improvisers on an epic quest to bring tabletop role-playing games to life. Each season dives into a…

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