Pest Control

 Safe for the moment, the trio reconvenes. Rabbit reconnects with an old friend. Nammi feeds the hungry. Kelly tells a lie, and makes a plea. 

(Content Warnings: Grief, blood, brief discussion of sexual situations, amputated fingers and harm to a child)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs

Ace Aruna (They/them) - Vampire. Asian person in their late 20s. Shorter black hair, glasses. Having the worst day of their life so far.
Kennedy Hartsfeld (She/they) - Museum worker, and Ace's partner. Missing.
Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. 

Rosa Kalyani AKA “Cold Moon” (She/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Nieve Gardener AKA "Corn Moon" (She/her) - Community college professor and secret member of the Lunar Coven. One of Rabbit's cousins. Missing.
Dranja (She/her) - Goddess of fertility, love, and growth. Nammi’s patron goddess. Leader of the Agents of Dranja.
Butch (He/him)  - A shadow that offered to help Kelly get out of a sticky situation early in his vigilante career. Eager to help Kelly like you’re eager to keep a fruit tree pruned and safe from deer. 

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Scattered across Norfork and The City and dealing with an array of new problems, the trio make some tough decisions. Nammi makes a deal. Kelly returns to the scene of the crime. Rabbit deals with a personal tragedy.

(Content Warnings: police, grief, implied violence, blood)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs

Joanie Colbert (She/her) - Manager of the “Cheapskate” and Kelly’s boss. Aspiring influencer. Member of the Dark Abbey. Black woman.
Ace Aruna (They/them) - Vampire. Asian person in their late 20s. Shorter black hair, glasses. Having the worst day of their life so far.

Hannah Radek (She/her) - Member of the Norfork Parent's Assemblage ("The Moms"). White woman with short, bobbed brown hair and huge glasses. Doesn't much care for Silvia Rui.
Silvia Rui (She/her) - Member of the Norfork Parent's Assemblage ("The Moms"). White woman with frizzy brown hair, long cardigans, and mom-jeans. Can barely stand Hannah Radek.
Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the Lunar Coven started by Cold Moon. Rabbit lives with them on and off. 
Rosa Kalyani AKA “Cold Moon” (She/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Stella "Pink" Hartley AKA "Pink Moon" (She/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Latine woman with dyed pink hair. Early 30s. Wears a lot of white - including a dyed denim coat, and bleached sneakers.
Buck Curt AKA "Buck Moon" (He/him) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Heavyset white man with a wide beard. Huggable. Mid 30s.
Helen Madara AKA "Beaver Moon" (She/her) - Member of the Lunar Coven. Older Asian woman with grey-white hair. Dressed in long floral dress and rounded glasses. Works the baggage check of the airport in The City, and is never without her airline lanyard. In her late 70s/early 80s.
Carmichael (he/him) -  Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly owes him, and he aims to collect. 

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Additional Music:
Sucker Rave AKA “Volcanic Club Mix” by Layne Smith (https://soundcloud.com/laynedsmith)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

The trio must decide what to do after a new problem falls in their lap and they are forced to separate. Kelly follows a lead. Nammi tells the truth. Rabbit gets a new job.

(Content Warnings: police, gaslighting, brief hospital setting, grief)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs

Officer Michael Sommer (He/him) - Police officer. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.

Ace Aruna (they/them) - Vampire. Asian person in their late 20s. Shorter black hair, glasses. Having the worst day of their life so far.
Simon Pip (He/him) - Elderly monster-hunter. Wears a dark green trenchcoat over a fishing vest, combat boots, and a fedora. 

Almos Sumati (He/him) - Werewolf. Damn good laywer. Dresses in an expensive blue suit that compliments his fur. Chooses to stay in wolf-form all the time. Trans-man.

Det. Ripley Adams (He/him) - Police detective working for The City. Obsessed with bringing down the vigilante known as “The Cryptid”. White man with short brown hair and a small mustache. Wears his sunglasses on top of his head. Eyes that look at everything suspiciously.

Officer Marjorie Sherridan (She/her) - Partner to Det. Adams. White woman with short hair. Chews gum, but that doesn’t save her from grinding her teeth. 

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

The trio investigate a mysterious call. Kelly makes a plea. Nammi goes live. Rabbit loses focus at a crucial moment.

(Content Warnings: Police, blood/viscera, gun violence)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs
Elio Amadi (He/him) - AKA The Drippy One. Myriad and stage magician. Light green skin and covered by a fine layer of mucus. Friends/acquaintances with Rabbit. Leilah's partner.
Leilah Amund (she/her) - Woman with darker skin. Elio’s partner.

Officer Michael Sommer (He/him) - Police officer. Older white man with a shaved head. Not as friendly as some would prefer.

Ace Aruna (they/them) - Asian person in their late 20s. Shorter black hair, glasses. Vampire. Having the worst day of their life so far.

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Welcome to Norfork - you need to leave. Kelly receives unexpected visitors. Rabbit has a performance review. Nammi gets a call that will change everything.

(Content Warnings: Police, loss/grief, memory loss)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs
Det. Ripley Adams (He/him) - Police detective working for The City. Obsessed with bringing down the vigilante known as “The Cryptid”. White man with short brown hair and a small mustache. Wears his sunglasses on top of his head. Eyes that look at everything suspiciously.

Officer Marjorie Sherridan (She/her) - Partner to Det. Adams. White woman with short hair. Chews gum, but that doesn’t save her from grinding her teeth. 

Carmichael (He/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner in The City. Kelly owes him, and he aims to collect.

Jillian Murphy (She/her) - Norfork Community Rep from the City. Has a sexual relationship with Kelly. Is some sort of Myriad whose eyes turn black when threatened.

Butch (He/him)  - A shadow that offered to help Kelly get out of a sticky situation early in their vigilante career. Eager to help Kelly like you’re eager to keep a fruit tree pruned and safe from deer.

Reina Germain (she/her) - A young woman who works at the Bunker with Sage-Brennan Schipp. 

Alek, Meg, and Tisiphone (All She/Her) - Rabbit’s trio of mothers. They are a part of the lunar Coven started by the Astronaut. Rabbit lives with them on and off. 

Rosa Kalyani AKA “Cold Moon” (She/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.

Joanie Colbert (She/her) - Manager of the “Cheapskate” and Kelly’s boss. Aspiring influencer. Black woman.

Dranja (She/her) - Goddess of fertility, love, and growth. Nammi’s patron goddess. Leader of the Agents of Dranja.

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Join Sam and Keeper Sam as they introduce Sam's new character: Nammi, the Divine.

(Content warning: police)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Nammi, the Divine (She/her) - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, she/they)

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 Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/

Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.

Join Jonas and Keeper Sam as they introduce Jonas' new character: Rabbit, The Shapechanger.

(Content warning: police, impersonation, cult-like influence)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger (He/they) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

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 Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/

Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.

Join William and Keeper Sam as they introduce William's new character: Kelly, the Crooked.

(Content warning: police, violence, demons/haunting, mention of parental death)

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked (He/him) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

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 Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here: https://evilhat.com/product/monster-of-the-week/

Check out the artist who did our cover art! https://www.instagram.com/_alejandroguarin/

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads.

Join us as we create the town where season two will be taking place using Everest Pipkin's "The Ground Itself" - a game about places over time.

(Content warnings: police, death, urbanization)

PLAYERS
Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/they)
William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

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This episode used "The Ground Itself" by Everest Pipkin, a fantastic game about places over time. You can find it here: https://everestpipkin.itch.io/the-ground-itself

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Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

(Content Warnings: body horror, police, memory-loss, bugs, intense violence, harm to children, self-sacrifice, suicide mention)

Keeper Sam, William, and Jonas recap Season 1 before the start of Season 2 - MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!

CHARACTERS FROM SEASON ONE:

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)

Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)

Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)

Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (@mossypixel, She/They) 

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Interested in reading more about the monsters from the show, or running them in your own games? Check out the season one monster reference guide Keeper Sam put together here. 

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can buy a copy of the system for yourself here. 

Season one of Pest Control - “Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…