The employees of Scionwood chart a new path forward after a fateful encounter in Solekspil.
Doug announces a change of plans. Isadora uncovers a dangerous secret. Kai Li really has to pee.
(Content warnings: Imprisonment, gun violence, brief description of burns, PC conflict. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)
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CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)
Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/them)
Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/They)
NPCs
Bitter (he/they) - A mysterious figure encountered by the employees in Solekspil. Regenerative capabilities and something moving beneath the fabric of their suit jacket…
GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.
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CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy
Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
0:09 to 1:08 - Static & Phone Receiver Filter
2:59 to 3:54 - Car Door & Driving
4:46 to 10:28 - More Car Driving
6:20 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
11:22 - Fire
11:30 - Wing Flapping
12:40 - Gun Shots
12:42 - Wings Flapping
12:57 - Gun Foley
13:04 - Dropping Gun
13:23 - More Gun Foley
18:37 - Electricity
18:41 - Fire/Burning
19:25 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
20:18 - Mechanical Shifting & Bubbling
22:36 to 22:51 - Car Starting and Driving
23:57 to 24:09 - Car Driving
26:30 to 28:55 - Car Driving
29:43 - Car Driving Away, Wind, Trees
30:21 - Car Driving and Stopping
31:08 to 31:43 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
33:10 to 34:17 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
34:18 - Reversed Cymbal Swell, Reverbed Breath, Reversed Metallic Fragments
34:21 to 35:08 - Mechanical Shifting and Humming
34:42 to 35:45 - Layered Voice with Reverb
35:06 - Reversed Cymbal Swell
35:48 - Reversed Cymbal Swell
38:43 to 39:27 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
41:18 to 41:50 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
42:51 to 43:50 - Whooshing Electricity, Sparks, Gore, Bone Breaking, Liquidy Blood and Flesh, Heartbeat, & Wind
43:44 - Riser Quick Phasing Back and Forth from Left Ear to Right Ear
43:52 to 44:54 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
44:27 - Layered Voice with Reverb
47:28 to 48:03 - Pulsing, Humming Drone & Electricity/Sparks
47:36 - Coin Flip
47:38 - Whoosh with Coin
48:45 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
48:58 to 50:10 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
49:07 - Coin
49:17 - Snake Hissing, Coiling, Fleshy/Gore/Crunching
49:55 - Layered Voice with Reverb
50:27 - Zipper
50:27 to 55:38 - Binaural Forest Exterior (Wind, Crickets, Frogs, etc.)
57:08 - Whoosh, Fire/Burning, Steam
57:08 to 57:21 - Echoey Dripping
58:03 - Leather Couch Impact
58:06 to End - Cb Radio Clicking & Static
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.