The Monster's Playbook

In Broken River, MN, all roads lead to the Gophertec facility. Silver Sands Hydroelectric Power Plant may be more than the heart of this town, it may be the center of the mysteries plaguing our heroes. Or at the very least, it's a GREAT big building with a WHOLE lot of secrets, and isn't that kind of the same thing when you think about it?

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Our promo this week is for Black Flare. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Every year, Ashford Hollow holds its quaint All Hallows’ Eve Festival, complete with pumpkin carving, a costume parade, and the traditional twelve chimes from the church bell at the witching hour. But this year, after the final twelfth chime… a thirteenth toll rings out. The festival’s Pumpkin Queen has vanished, her carved pumpkin crown smashed to pieces in the town square. The smell of burnt sage hangs in the air, and faint, eerie laughter from somewhere high in the bell tower.

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Special thanks to our guests this episode, be sure to follow them on social media (links below) and check out their podcasts!

Cast:

Miah as the Keeper

Lauren as Fred Whitlocke (The Changeling)

Jess as Kitty Devereaux (The Gumshoe)

Alex as Agnes Quimble (The Expert)

Tori as Lou Arden (The Celebrity)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Content Warning: References to self-harm

When a gigantic sea monster crashes the boat parade, just about everybody in Broken River starts freaking out. Except for our heroes. It turns out that when you spend enough time in an alternate universe of monsters and magic, you kind of get used to this sort of thing. But this is bigger than anything even Robert, Sutton and Jack have faced before. And they might not be able to face it alone.

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Our promo this week is for Welcome to Hole Pod, a brand new Monster of the Week-inspired audio drama, premiering October 29th. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

CW: Reference to self-harm

It's Broken River, Minnesota's favorite time of year! River Days are here at last! The river town's annual festival is ready to kick off. But first, it's time for some tough conversations. Sutton finds out that the town has a new protector, who's got his eyes on her. Jack reveals to her parole officer what's really going on. And Robert… actually has a really nice time at the festival! And then something else happens!

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Our promo this week is for In & Out of Character: A Roleplayers Podcast. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

"If you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze also into you." Curiosity has its dangers, as Jack investigates some of the town's curious characters, Sutton tries to avoid being investigated herself, and Robert takes Nathaniel into a Bolera that's getting more and more unpredictable. Things are changing, in this world and in the other. And only time will tell if it's for the better.

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Our promo this week is for The Lucky Die. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Welcome to Brindlewood Bay—a quiet coastal town where the annual Harvest Festival is in full swing. But don’t let the cozy atmosphere fool you. When the town's beloved Dimples the Wonder Goat goes missing just before his big performance, the local "Murder Mavens" Verdie, Billie, and Pearl are asked to investigate. But what begins as a lighthearted search quickly uncovers something far more troubling beneath the surface.

Join Jonny, Miah, and Lauren for this very special mini-series with guest GM David from Trials of the Apocalypse! Parts 2 and 3 available on Patreon!

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Thank you to David for joining us! Be sure to check out Trials of the Apocalypse wherever you get your podcasts!

Cast:

David as the Keeper

Lauren as Billie

Jonny as Verdie

Miah as Pearl

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Well, the good news is that we can prove to the mages that these monsters are real. The bad news is that they're MONSTERS! Our adventuring party finds themselves trapped inside the Fallen Star tower with the enormous beast that leads them, but something seems off. This isn't how the game's quest is supposed to go…

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Promo: Our promo this week is for The Sprouting. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

The Fallen Star Tower is plainly crawling with monsters. But for daring to oppose the authority's lie, "There is nothing at Fallen Star," the mage tower's council refuse to release their prisoner. Even though they TOTALLY SHOULD. But there's no arguing with the all-knowing wizard... unless you show them they aren't as smart as they think.

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Our promo this week is for Kitten Marlowe. Check them out on their website and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

It was bad enough that things were coming out of the video game world. But now someone VERY IMPORTANT AND KIND OF VULNERABLE may be lost inside of Kings of Bolera. Jack, Sutton, and Robert may be new to playing hero, but you can be damn sure they're coming to the rescue.

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Join us on Discord! Come hang out with the cast on The Monster's Playbook Discord server where we can discuss the latest episodes, trade theories, answer questions, and get to know you, our listeners, a little better. 

This week we're also featuring a promo for Bad Heroes. Check out this Pathfinder 1e pod on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

Who's investigating whom? As our heroes dig deeper into the mysterious forces haunting their town, it seems like some mysterious forces are digging deeper into them. That's the thing about a persistent gameworld like Kings of Bolera: Whether you're playing or not, the game goes on…

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Join us on Discord! Come hang out with the cast on The Monster's Playbook Discord server where we can discuss the latest episodes, trade theories, answer questions, and get to know you, our listeners, a little better. 

This week we're also featuring a promo for another actual-play podcast, No Quest for the Wicked. Check them out on on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Cast:

Jonny as the Keeper

Lauren as Jack Harrow (The Crooked)

Drew as Robert V. Slaughter (The Mundane)

Miah as Sutton Malone (The Monstrous)

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.