The gang's all here! Well, all but one. After being scattered across the galaxy, The Bastards finally reunite on the dusty Backwater planet of Daius to prepare for a Cleo rescue- wherever she may be. They meet up with some of Cleo’s old crew, obey to hear their tales about mysterious black nanobots and a BioLife capture! Between Boris's newfound assertiveness, Trevor's questionable ship repairs, and Ze's Ze-ness, the Bastards must team up with Cleo's other best friends- the charming Bortis and Fron- to organize a junkyard full of "good stuff" into a rescue mission. It’s the Bastards against the world once again. The gang is coming Cleo, just hold on.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- ⁠Richard Kimber-Bell⁠

Cleo deCap / M8 -- ⁠Taylor van Biljon⁠

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- ⁠Daniel Matthews⁠

Fron -- Whiskey

Episode art by ⁠Skia

Ambiance sound support by ⁠Jamie Nord⁠ and ⁠Michaël Ghelfi⁠

Synth Music Karl Casey @ ⁠White Bat Audio⁠

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by ⁠Realm⁠

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Over here at Bastard HQ, we are knee deep in dreams of the future.

But we want to make sure it’s a cool future that everyone likes- so we made this survey to pick your brains.

Here it is: https://forms.gle/RDckuVtWDMVpRcnU6 We’ve blasted this thing out to our discord, and a few of our socials, but there’s another group that we don’t want to miss, and that might be you.

So if you've got some time, please consider sharing your thoughts. It's anonymous, and it means a lot to us. We’re working on getting this thing out in as many different places as possible- and when it’s all over we plan on sharing some of the results in our discord.

If you’d like to see that, you can join us here: https://discord.gg/nfYHkbbJh9 Thank you again for being here, and for all of your help. The show wouldn’t be the same without you. We are grateful to have you on board, and we can’t wait to get back.

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Hi Backwater Bastards listeners! This week, we're bringing you an episode of another show we think you'll love: Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode!!

Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode is the latest actual play narrative fantasy series from Geek & Sundry in partnership with Realm. Using the popular TTRPG Dungeons & Dragons, Goblin Mode tells an ever-evolving improvised story full of magic, monsters, and mayhem. 

Goblin Mode is not your traditional fantasy story. These aren’t the mighty warriors who would be called to a tavern by a mysterious stranger. Rather, these characters would be mere crossbow fodder for a group of actual intrepid heroes.

Lead by storyteller Amy Vorpahl and cast members Jason Nguyen, Danielle Radford, and Dan Casey, Goblin Mode tells the tale of a trio of hapless minions – a goblin and two skeletons – toiling their days away in the service of an evil necromancer. 

When a band of treasure-hungry “heroes” attack the dungeon they once called home, these poor unfortunate souls wind up trapped in a pit. By the time the dust settles, everyone they knew is dead, their old lives are gone, and their home is under new management. Will they seek vengeance? Will they realize there’s more to life than the Cave Allegory they lived in? Will they become the hope the world needs to stop its impending doom? Find out for yourself with the very first episode of Goblin Mode.

Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever fine podcasts are served.

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The Bastards are taking a brief hiatus so that they can experiment, play, and recover from the tornado that was 2024. 

In the meantime, they will be hosting game nights in the Discord, pausing the Patreon for a month, and then releasing some hot, fresh SideArms. (Don't forget that you can speedbinge them on the 7 day free trial!) 

Our heroes will be BACK and ready for action in 2025, with a plan to get the whole gang back together... Or die trying.

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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TW: Gore, Cannibalism, Blood.

RWD presents - a Rendezvous with Bastards! Our friends find themselves trapped in the middle of a meltdown. Will they be able to escape this emergency, or will the mystery behind the walls prove just too tempting to ignore? Millicent practices first aid, Lucky smells the ground, Harrison shows off his criminal enterprise and Hank hits back.

Backwater Bastards is a sci-fi comedy improv actual play podcast played by three international artists with an emphasis on slice-of-life style situational humour. This show features immersive sound design, its very own game system, Orbital Refuse- and a team of alien antiheroes that will choose each other over the universe every time. Tay and Dan are two of those aliens, and can be found anywhere that you find Backwater Bastards, or on twitter at @TAYvanbiljon and @deadtoothbrush.

A Rendezvous With Destiny: A Bite Marks actual play podcast. New episodes every other Thursday! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @RWD_Pod, and join our Discord Server here: https://linktr.ee/RWD_POD

A Rendezvous With Destiny: Outcast's theme music is written and performed by Chloe Elliott. Find it, and other original tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386

The Shiver name, mechanics and lore are solely the property of Parable Games. We have no affiliation with Parable Games and in no way represent them or their views.

Music:

RWD: Outcast Theme :: Chloe Elliott

Censor Beep Sound Effect :: Free Use - YouTube

Phantom From Space:: Kevin Macleod

Medusa :: Kevin Macleod

Eating: Comedy - Masticating apple - 1967 (7C, reprocessed) :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Bells, Door Chimes And Buzzers - Electric door chimes rung at intervals. (Ding-dong note) :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Footsteps Across Sand - footsteps as man walks across sand on beach :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Hand Saw - close-up sound of hand saw being used to cut down side branch. Crack as branch breaks and falls. :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Footsteps: Mud - Footsteps, one person running in mud. : BBC Sound Effects Archive

Lifts - Lift doors close, lift runs. : BBC Sound Effects Archive

Martian Cowboy :: Keving Macleod

Electronically Generated Sounds - Emergency alarm (with slight phasing). (Futuristic Spot Effect.) :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Wilhelm Scream - Free MP3 Download :: Sound Vault - YouTube

Timecode:

00:00:00 - 00:00:26 - Intro

00:00:27- 00:05:33 – Government Mandated Banter

00:03:10- 01:10:39 – The Adventure

01:10:40 - 01:15:08 – Outro 

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Episode 1: Closer to Heck

Our good friends Chloe, Will, and Am are - A Rendezvous with Destiny - an actual-play podcast that immerses listeners in tabletop role-playing games where players explore mythological themes and narratives. They took us on this incredible adventure and it was so much fun! Thank you again to Chloe, Will, and Am and please go and check out their show where ever ya get your podcasts.

RWD (A Rendezvous with Destiny ) presents - a Rendezvous with Bastards! Joined by the Ennie-nominated cast of Backwater Bastards, we descend into a spine-tingling game of Shiver. Our band of 20-somethings are invited to their mate Steve's debut at a local Haunted House. But is all as it seems? Harrison refuses to play taxi, Lucky rushes in, Millicent is millitant and Hank is left in the dark.

A Rendezvous With Destiny: A Bite Marks actual play podcast. New episodes every other Thursday! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @RWD_Pod, and join our Discord Server here: https://linktr.ee/RWD_POD

A Rendezvous With Destiny: Outcast's theme music is written and performed by Chloe Elliott. Find it, and other original tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/user-914339386

The Shiver name, mechanics and lore are solely the property of Parable Games. We have no affiliation with Parable Games and in no way represent them or their views.

Music:

RWD: Outcast Theme :: Chloe Elliott

Martian Cowboy :: Kevin Macleod

Phantasm :: Kevin Macleod

Phantom From Space:: Kevin Macleod

Censor Beep Sound Effect :: Free Use - YouTube

Electronically Generated Sounds - Emergency alarm (with slight phasing). (Futuristic Spot Effect.) :: BBC Sound Effects Archive

Wilhelm Scream - Free MP3 Download :: Sound Vault - YouTube

Timecode:

00:00:00 - 00:01:00 - Intro

00:01:01- 00:06:17 – Government Mandated Banter

00:03:10- 00:58:43 – The Adventure

00:58:44 - 01:03:09 – Outro 

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Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is an intergalactic war.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by @georginalesaux

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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Hello Backwater Bastards listeners! This week, we're introducing you to The Sprouting, another actual play podcast we think you'll enjoy!

The Sprouting Season 1, Ch. 01 The Meeting of Souls - Pt 1

Welcome to The Cradle. Our protagonists meet at a fuel stop... sorry, Gas Station... and come to the realization that travelling onwards as a group is far safer than travelling alone. As they navigate this eldritch plant strewn world, what horrors might they encounter?

I guess you're about to find out.

Transcript

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BIG thank you to:

Karim Kronfli for Roland

Tanja Milojevic for OTI

Find the authors:

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting

Discord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44

Support: http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse

This is a Blighthouse Studio production.

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Trevor has returned and has brought news of Cleo, but she needs help. So now Ze and Boris must race to finish their business on Garcia station to get to her aid. But just one thing, that business is an intergalactic war.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Episode art by @georginalesaux

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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The bastards have been hit with the most ancient of foes, the scheduling big bad! and have lost. So this week instead of an episode we give you a tasty offcut. Please take this offering and grant us some extra time.

Starring:

DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell

Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon

Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews

Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi

Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews

Distributed by Realm

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Support the show and gain access to extra content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Backwaterbastards

If you love what you hear, share us with a friend! Find everything else on our website at www.backwaterbastards.com

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