January 05, 2025

Episode #139: Under The Autumn Strangely: The Cause of Crows

2 hours 37 minutes

Content Warnings: Cannibalism, Body Horror, Death, Decay and Gore, Abandonment and Difficult child/parent relationships.

Show Notes

This week, Fiona is joined by Ryan, Saul, Audrey, Liz and special guest facilitator Graham Gent for 'Under the Autumn Strangely': A storytelling game of pastoral horror priming with anachronistic Americana set in a land that Never Was.

Inspired by "Over the Garden Wall" created by Patrick McHale, 'Under the Autumn Strangely', let’s players collaboratively create a world uncanny and old. Codify and encourage tonal clash as the Three Roles meld whimsy, autumnal melancholy, and dread.

Take a wrong turn on a dusty road. Follow the sign past the red barn with peeling paint. Doubt your senses.

Get a little lost.

Welcome to the Never Was.

You can find out more information about Under the autumn strangely and grab your own copy on Graham’s itch.io page or on DrivthruRPG.

Check out the Under The Autumn Strangely Soundtrack on Spotify

Scene 1: My Last Girl - Don't Treat Her Wrong! by Big Joe Williams

Scene 2: Infamous Butcher by Amigo the Devil

Scene 3: Harper's Ferry by Christian Camarao

Check out Audrey 'Lady Tabletop' podcast 'Alone at the Table' and their itch.io page for more games!

Check out Ryan's games on his itch.io page for more games, including Bug Dish!

Timestamps

Content Warnings: 00:00:00

Intro: 00:00:42

Things to note: 00:02:16

The oneshot starts/Role Selection: 00:04:01

Set Up: 00:08:35

Game Mechanics: 00:18:42

Game Starts: 00:36:20

Arcadian Scene: 00:39:41

Chapter 1 Begins: 00:44:10

Chapter 1 Ends: 1:16:04

Terror Scene: 01:20:10

Chapter 2 Begins: 01:24:55

Chapter 2 Ends: 01:41:25

Traveller Scene: 01:42:20

Chapter 3 Begins: 01:50:38

Chapter 3 Ends: 01:58:01

Debrief: 01:59:01

Outro and credits: 02:22:55

Credits

The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.

The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.

This episode’s players were Ryan, Saul, Audrey, Liz and Fiona. Our special guest facilitator Graham Gent, game designer of 'Under the Autumn Strangely'.

This episode’s RPG was 'Under the Autumn Strangely': A storytelling game of pastoral horror priming with anachronistic Americana set in a land that Never Was. You can find out more information about Under the autumn strangely and grab your own copy on Graham’s itch.io page or on DrivthruRPG.

The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.

Additional music in this episode:

'In Memory of Jean Talon' by The Mini Vandals

'Lyric Melody for Solo Bass' by John Patitucci

'World War Blues' by The Mini Vandals

'House on the Hill' by Everet Almond

'Natural Light' by Chris Haugen

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