Anything Could Happen

Anything Could Happen

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  • Interview with MIKO (The Okayest GM)

    Welcome to the podcast where we explore the world of audio storytelling

    with people responsible for creating enchanting audio experiences. Join
    our host, Oscar, on his podquest to learn everything you wanted to know
    about audio drama and actual play games, but never dared to ask.
    In this conversation, Oscar Clark (He/Him) and Miko (He/Him) known as
    The Okayest GM. He described himself as a father, creator, professional
    storyteller, producer, engineer, and designer. discuss the intricacies
    of audio storytelling and the world of tabletop gaming, particularly
    focusing on the impact of streaming on gameplay, the importance of
    audience interaction, and the challenges faced by creators in this
    space. Miko shares his journey from a hobbyist to a professional
    storyteller, emphasizing the significance of communication, safety
    tools, and mental health considerations in gaming. They also explore the
    lessons learned for aspiring streamers and the importance of building a
    supportive community. Find out more about Miko here:
    https://theokayestgm.com/
    NOTE: This is a sister channel to "Anything Could Happen Show" podcast -
    an actual play improv game where we pit the players against problems
    that have no simple answer, incomplete information and are always
    against the clock. Anything Could Happen Show is part of the Fable &
    Folly Network (https://www.youtube.com/@AnythingCouldHappen-show)

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    52 min
  • Anyone Can Keep the Peace

    An emergency UFR delegation has been summoned to prevent a planetary

    catastrophe. The colony world Vandris IX is on the brink of civil war.
    Two rival governments each claim legitimate authority. Their automated
    orbital and surface defence systems are already armed. If no agreement
    is reached today, mutually assured destruction protocols will activate.
    This will result in the loss of millions of lives. Both sides insist
    that peace is possible, and a settlement must be negotiated. If they
    fail, Vandris IX burns.
    And of course, anything could happen...
    CAST:
    Arture of Gralis - Alpha Representative - Michael "Miko" Robinson
    (He/Him) [The Okayist GM]
    Carol 2755 - Junlun Hegemony Representative: Kat Welsford (She/Her)
    Edward Harper - UFR Chief Engineer: Chris Payne (He/Him)
    Inspector Leekssie - UFR Investigator: Lucie Prunier (She/Her)
    HOST: Oscar Clark
    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark
    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark
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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint:
    Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material
    by David Hankins
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    36 min
  • Anyone Could Be The Saboteur

    The orbital reconnaissance base Erebus-4 has recently been deployed in

    orbit around the gas giant Upsilon Persei b. A devastating explosion has
    crippled the station’s reactor and communications. Radiation levels are
    climbing, indicating the risk of lethal exposure in 20 minutes. The
    crew are in the command centre and although there are living quarters
    these are inaccessible due to the damage to the explosion with sections
    opened to vacuum. The base has a prototype AI Analyst on board that has
    been observing ship movements by a Malanki fleet that recently arrived
    in a nearby system just 3Ly away. This is highly sensitive piece of
    equipment is integrated into the platform and must not be left exposed
    to hostile parties or corporate hands The most worrying part is the AI
    has raised the possibility of the explosion being sabotage - even
    potentially someone on board the vessel. How will the party escape the
    collapsing base? And what are the risks if they do? And of course…
    Anything can happen
    CAST:
    Michael Barrett - The Commander: Michael "Miko" Robinson (He/Him) [The
    Okayist GM]
    Larry Smigth - The Pilot: Neil Byrne (He/Him)
    James Telford - The Engineer: Chris Payne (He/Him)
    Dr Luciara - The Scientist: Lucie Prunier (She/Her)
    HOST: Oscar Clark
    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark
    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark
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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint:
    Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material
    by David Hankins
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025
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    29 min
  • Anyone Can Scan a Threat

    A containment alert has sealed four crew members inside the cargo hold

    aboard the orbital research vessel Horizon Dawn above Gliese 832c. The
    cargo bay is quite large and has a self-contained vent system, now
    isolated from the main vessel. Whilst it is mostly an open space filled
    with various crates and equipment, there is a significant section
    specifically dedicated to exotic samples. That has basic quarantine
    systems, but they are on the blink. The ship’s AI reports an
    unauthorized organism moving through the vents in the cargo hold and has
    triggered Quarantine Protocols. And the aged systems on the base have
    failed to recognise that there are people stuck inside. The crew have
    twenty minutes of oxygen and must use their combined knowledge to work
    out how to make their escape. …and of course… Anything Could Happen
    CAST:
    Marcus Wright - The Security Chief: Neil Byrne (He/Him)
    Dr Kolson Schäfer - The Xenobiologist: Michael "Miko" Robinson (He/Him)
    [The Okayist GM]
    Thomas Bell - The Systems Engineer: Chris Payne (He/Him)
    Lucirys - The Corporate Liaison: Lucie Prunier (She/Her)
    HOST: Oscar Clark
    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark
    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark
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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint:
    Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material
    by David Hankins
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025
    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network
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    35 min
  • Anyone Can Scan a Threat

    A containment alert has sealed four crew members inside the cargo hold

    aboard the orbital research vessel Horizon Dawn above Gliese 832c. The
    cargo bay is quite large and has a self-contained vent system, now
    isolated from the main vessel. Whilst it is mostly an open space filled
    with various crates and equipment, there is a significant section
    specifically dedicated to exotic samples. That has basic quarantine
    systems, but they are on the blink. The ship’s AI reports an
    unauthorized organism moving through the vents in the cargo hold and has
    triggered Quarantine Protocols. And the aged systems on the base have
    failed to recognise that there are people stuck inside. The crew have
    twenty minutes of oxygen and must use their combined knowledge to work
    out how to make their escape. …and of course… Anything Could Happen
    CAST:
    Marcus Wright - The Security Chief: Neil Byrne (He/Him)
    Dr Kolson Schäfer - The Xenobiologist: Michael "Miko" Robinson (He/Him)
    [The Okayist GM]
    Thomas Bell - The Systems Engineer: Chris Payne (He/Him)
    Lucirys - The Corporate Liaison: Lucie Prunier (She/Her)
    HOST: Oscar Clark
    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark
    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark
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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint:
    Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material
    by David Hankins
    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025
    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network
    (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    35 min
  • Anyone Can Have a Tale to Tell

    The Fullman research facility’s underground lab has been cleared for a unique experiment. In its centre rests a newly recovered artifact—a dark crystalline structure, faintly resonating with energies no one can fully explain.

    As the artifact is touched, scanned, or tested, something strange begins. At first, just fleeting impressions: voices half-heard, images at the edge of sight, shadows that don’t belong. The timing of these strange happening could not be worse as today the lab has a reporter visiting to record a documentary on the work of the Institute And of course... Anything could happen

    CAST:

    Thomas Dornan - The Technician: Michael "Miko" Robinson (He/Him) [The Okayist GM]

    Dr Ellis Templeton - The Xenohistorian: Chris Payne (He/Him)

    Japh Fyersin - The Reporter: Adam Qutaishat (Any/All)

    Dr De Ville - The Physicist: Stuart De Ville (He/Him)

    HOST: Oscar Clark

    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark

    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark

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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025

    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network

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    39 min
  • Anyone Could Make a Friend

    The expedition vessel ESV Aspirant Dawn has landed on the frozen surface of a distant world—Barnard b (or another suitable planet in the Barnard’s Star system). They were sent by the UFR to investigate a mysterious energy source deep underground, but something isn’t right. Beneath thick ice, they’ve descended into an ancient ruin. The walls are engraved with symbols no one recognises. At its heart is a chamber filled with what look like fossilised egg sacks sitting in a haze of frozen vapour. It’s the job of the crew of the Aspirant Dawn to find out what's going on… …and of course… Anything Could Happen

    CAST:

    Dr Cole Brannigan - The Scientist: Michael "Miko" Robinson (He/Him) [The Okayist GM]

    Marco Sullivan - The Engineer: Chris Payne (He/Him)

    Trin Atl - The Medic: Adam Qutaishat (Any/All)

    Officer De Ville - The Security Officer: Stuart De Ville (He/Him)


    HOST: Oscar Clark

    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark

    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark

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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025

    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network

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    31 min
  • Anyone Could Trigger a Shake Down

    In this episode, we’re in orbit above TOI-700 d, a lush Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star just over 100 light-years from Earth. The planet is home to the Tylash, a spacefaring but technically less advanced society with no historical baggage with the UFR or the old corporate blocs.

    The settlements on the planet surface are littered with a unique natural resource Weyl semimetals, a new class of quantum materials that have the physical appearance of metals but are poor conductors of electricity, and whose properties do not change when they are deformed. The commercial potential for which would be enormous as the exotic material has only previously been made in labs. However, extracting those materials would be devastating to the local communities.
    The Tylash have reached out as they have seismic data that predicted a once in a milena resonance cascade that threatens to destabilise a huge portion of their continent. It won’t destroy the planet—but it will cause widespread suffering,devastating local flora and fauna as well as making living conditions very difficult for the next decade.
    A UFR Crisis delegation with a representative of CoreHelix Crisis Division has arrived to talk to the locals about their options and they have 20 minutes before they are due to make their recommendation to the UFR Senator responsible for the Emergency Measures Agency.


    CAST:

    Representative Cicero Kresh: António Salreta (he/him)

    Officer Charles Talley: Chris Payne (he/him)

    Envoy Eugenio "Uge" Trattore: Adam Qutaishat (any/all)

    UFR Seismic Analyst Dr Luciara T-Suzie: Lucie Prunier (she/her)

    HOST: Oscar Clark

    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark

    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark

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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025

    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network

    (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    35 min
  • Anyone Could Have The Right Stuff

    In this episode, we’re inside the UFR Research Station Osiris, currently orbiting the Carina Nebula—a vast, real-world star-forming region over 7,500 light-years from Earth. Osiris is observing an interstellar anomaly known as Object 514-C, a self-repeating neutrino burst that may be the first observed remnant signal from a pre-galactic civilization.

    It’s a scientific posting of immense prestige - and potential danger. The anomaly occasionally disrupts local communications, and proximity to dark matter filaments poses a navigational hazard. Despite this, political pressure means the position of Orbital Administrator must be filled immediately.

    The UFR Recruitment Officer has 20 minutes to choose from three available candidates, each with impeccable qualifications...  but of course Anything Could Happen


    CAST:

    Ex-WSO Lieutenant Mike Lennox: António Salreta (he/him)

    Captain Anders Douglas: Chris Payne (he/him)

    Recruitment Officer Brian Smith: Adam Qutaishat (any/all)

    Xenophysics Specialist Dr Ady Lucamar: Lucie Prunier (she/her)

    HOST: Oscar Clark

    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark

    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark

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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025

    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network

    (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    40 min
  • Anyone Can Take Responsibility

    In this episode, the escape shuttle Callisto’s Mercy drifts silently after evacuating the orbital research station Spire-6 moments before a catastrophic breach. The explosion destroyed the station—and with it, the GeneralAI android known as R. Lyra, a fully sentient being with legal personhood.

    Five survivors escaped the station

    In 20 minutes, the MSV Minas Geraes will arrive. The survivors must resolve who was responsible, and what to tell the authorities.

    And of course, anything could happen.

    CAST:

    The Pilot - Pick Madshaw: António Salreta (he/him)

    The Scientist - Dr. Simon Calvin: Chris Payne (he/him)

    The Engineer - E.D. Jay: Adam Qutaishat (any/all)

    The Coms Officer - CAROL: Kat Welsford (she/her)

    The Auditor - Luss-ho Dunnit: Lucie Prunier (she/her)


    HOST: Oscar Clark

    EDITOR & PRODUCER: Elliott Clark

    SCENARIO: Oscar Clark

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    NOTES: Format and narrative background are adapted from 'WestPoint: Extra Planetary Academy' created by Oscar Clark with additional material by David Hankins

    ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Stormlantern Productions 2025

    AnythingCouldHappen Show is part of the Fable and Folly Network

    (⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fableandfolly.com/)⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    43 min

About Anything Could Happen

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Welcome to the show where 'Anything Could Happen' - a real play experience set in the far future where players have to solve dilemmas that have no simple answer, incomplete information & before they run out of time!