James, JPC, Brad and Alex struggle to remember the convoluted character histories they created together just moments ago. Alan Rickman confidently advocates that he is capable of using a knife to the only man to ever overdose on marijuana- then the mummy Latharnicock shows up... a reminder, these are some of the best improvisers left in Chicago.
CONTENT WARNINGDrug use, you will probably actually wish we made more jokes about drug use
CONTENT WARNINGFolks. This one is about weed.
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421. Danksgiving Part 2

One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master Dillin Apelyan leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure. Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month. One Shot will explore every RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide, world of roleplaying.

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EPISODE SUMMARY
The finale of our Orbital Blues series is here! Will the Rust Bucket crew make a clean getaway or is there trouble brewing? Find out literally right now on this episode.  
SHOW NOTES

Buy Orbital Blues from Soul Muppet Publishing

My First Dungeon’s Orbital Blues

Orbital Blues: Blackstar on RPGeeks

Unprepared Casters Trans Lifeline Fundraiser

One Shot News & Updates


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Dillin Apelyan as the GM


Brian Flaherty as P.J.


Shenuque Tissera as Vicar Yuko


Drakoniques as [BLANK]


Edward Spence as Rust


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Music Used in This Episode
Front Porch Etude #3, The Untethering, Heartland Nights
Rerturn to Lon Lon Ranch, Cast of Characters
Living the Life, Cowboy Kelly
Train Track Song, Dario Benedetti
Rooted, LNDÖ
Grit, Wastelander
Are We Friends on Costar, mandimore
Rumbling Delta, Kristian Leo
Porch Hangs, Reveille
Tick, OBOY
Sons of Anne Harkey, Fantoms
Crowheart, The Realist
Editing and sound design by Tracy Barnett
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553. Orbital Blues, Episode 4

EPISODE SUMMARY
In part three of our Orbital Blues series, our sad space cowboys plan for their biggest operation yet - one that could make them rich and get them out of GNT-VEL, but they will not be the only ones hunting this prize.  
SHOW NOTES

Buy Orbital Blues from Soul Muppet Publishing

My First Dungeon’s Orbital Blues

Orbital Blues: Blackstar on RPGeeks

The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Guide

One Shot News & Updates


Follow the cast here!


Dillin Apelyan as the GM


Brian Flaherty as P.J.


Shenuque Tissera as Vicar Yuko


Drakoniques as [BLANK]


Edward Spence as Rust


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OPERATION OLIVE BRANCH
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Music Used in This Episode
Front Porch Etude #3, Tic Tac Man, Heartland Nights 
Cast Iron Skillet, Andy Ellison
Humid Blues, Desert Drive
Train Track Song, Dario Benedetti
Are We Friends on Costar, mandimore
Get Up, Mountain Dreamers
Trap Rap Cowboy, BRASKO
Midnight Stroll, Ian Kelosky
Left for Dead, Uncanny Valley, Wastelander
Sweet Little Jean Marie, Cast of Characters
Cold Mountain Wind, Mountain Dreamers
Editing and sound design by Tracy Barnett
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552. Orbital Blues, Episode 3

EPISODE SUMMARY
In part two of our Orbital Blues series, the sad space cowboys are back, and hatching plans to get them enough money to get out of GNT-VEL for good (and on time for PJ’s wedding). 
SHOW NOTES

Buy Orbital Blues from Soul Muppet Publishing


Character Creation Cast: Metalepsis 


My First Dungeon’s Orbital Blues

Orbital Blues: Blackstar on RPGeeks

One Shot News & Updates


Follow the cast here!


Dillin Apelyan as the GM


Brian Flaherty as P.J.


Shenuque Tissera as Vicar Yuko


Drakoniques as [BLANK]


Edward Spence as Rust


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Music Used in This Episode
Front Porch Etude #3, Wabash Campfire, Heartland Nights
The Frontier, Alsever Lake
Standoff, Boothill, Wastelander
Red Dirt, Reveille
My Own Road, Andy Ellison
Never have I Ever, Liberty
Long Walk Home, Crack Skippy
Oh, Sugar, Fleece Mob
Musik Ciy, Yung Koolade
Cowboy kelly, Rust on the Rails
Train Track Song, Dario Benedetti
Get Up, Mountain Dreamers
Fancy Free, Reveille
Are We Friends on Costar, mandimore
Midnight Stroll, Ian Kelosky
Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org 
Editing and sound design by Tracy Barnett
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551. Orbital Blues, Episode 2

EPISODE SUMMARY
Welcome to the GTN-VEL Star System, where there’s treasure enough to make us all rich - if you can get away alive. Aboard the Rust Bucket, it’s captain and wayward crew seek enough to get away from this place for one reason or another. 
We are playing Orbital Blues this month on One Shot, with yet another amazing cast of players.
SHOW NOTES

Buy Orbital Blues from Soul Muppet Publishing

My First Dungeon’s Orbital Blues

Orbital Blues: Blackstar on RPGeeks

One Shot News & Updates


Follow the cast here!


Dillin Apelyan as the GM


Brian Flaherty as P.J.


Shenuque Tissera as Vicar Yuko


Drakoniques as [BLANK]


Edward Spence as Rust


Also!

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Power Outage: Neon Knights fundraiser info
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Music Used in This Episode
Front Porch Etude #3,Wabash Campfire, and Good-Hearted Man, Heartland Nights
Grass Stain, Cast Iron Skillet and Kansas Sunset, Andy Ellison
Train Track Song, Dario Benedetti
Get Up, Mountain Dreamers
Fancy Free, Reveille
Are We Friends on Costar, mandimore
Midnight Stroll, Ian Kelosky
Rooted, LNDÖ
Sound effects courtesy of freesound.org 
Editing and sound design by Tracy Barnett
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550. Orbital Blues, Episode 1

EPISODE SUMMARY
Formerly normal weirdos are suddenly extremely powerful thanks to the explosive mechanics in this romp of an RPG, EPIC Mundane. Will it be enough to stop the storm and fulfill their destiny??
SHOW NOTES

EPIC Mundane by Ryan Khan

Orbital Blues: Blackstar 

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One Shot News & Updates


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Dillin Apelyan

Robin Ekberg

Candace 

Sloan

Kappa


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Music Used in This Episode
Got it Just Right, Dresden, the Flamingo
Dork the Halls, Cast of Characters
Flying High, Brent Wood
Billion Air and Digital Trap House, Ivy Bakes
Tune In, Drop Out, Major Label Interest
Nervous Wreck, SUPERVIRUS
Across the Sky, Bobo Renthlei
Pyromaniac, Ghost Beatz
LNDO, Glory Days
Road to You, PALA
Editing and sound design by Tracy Barnett
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421. Danksgiving Part 2

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