The Monster's Playbook

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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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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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.

The day is saved, but the danger is just beginning. It turns out the world of Kings of Bolera is, like, real. So maybe it's time to get a better sense of the game world. After all, if there's a danger hiding here, it's better to find it before it finds you.

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Our promo this week is for the talented folks at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat. 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.

With a more complete understanding of the world they're walking around in—and a mysterious new ally—Jack, Robert, and Sutton finally have a sense of what they're up against. The trouble is, that just means they truly understand the depth of the mistake they've made. They'll have to travel deeper into Kings of Bolera than they ever thought they'd go, or a little goblin from the tutorial level might just destroy the entire game world.

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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, Memester of the Week. Check out this fellow Monster of the Week pod on their website, and be sure to listen to them wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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.

Okay, so that's where the monster came from: A decades-old online RPG. All we have to do is… go inside the video game and solve the problem from the inside out, right? But when you go into a place this different, will you be the same person when you walk out?

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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's promo is for Monster Hour. 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 Broken River, Minnesota. There's a lot to see here. From the huge but forbidding dive bar Dog Tags to the iconic underground canal tunnels to the historic apartment building where our three heroes lay their heads. But there's even more that you can't see. Like the creature that's just gotten loose in town… from somewhere far away.

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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, Pest Control. Check out this fellow Monster of the Week pod here, 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’s The Pest’s Playbook! Sam R., William, and Sam D from Pest Control join Lauren, Miah, and Jonny for “The Conservatory.” A tarot-based world-building game. Join us as we turn the most mundane organization we could think of—a local driving school—into something very weird, very frightening, and very very Wisconsin-y.

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Thank you to ⁠⁠Pest Control⁠⁠ for joining us for this episode, be sure to check out their new season on June 1st!

If you liked this episode, please leave a rating and review to help us spread the word and don't forget to share with your friends. We love friends!

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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. 

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Cast:

Jonny, Lauren , and Miah from the Monster’s Playbook

Sam R., William, and Sam D. from Pest Control

This episode was edited by Miah and Lauren.

Theme song by Jonny.

Cover art by ⁠Mygie⁠.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound.

These are the players. But this is no game. Welcome to Channels. It's a whole new campaign in a whole new world with a whole new player! Let's check in with Jonny, Miah, Lauren, and new player Drew! Meet Sutton Malone, a vampire doing her best to lie low. Jack Harrow, a former thief doing her best to stay on the straight and narrow. And Robert V. Slaughter, an aging custodian who is just the best. Plus, we'll talk a bit about what's new and what's not in campaign two of the Monster's Playbook. It all starts here! So jump in!

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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.

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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.

Reality is fragile in Broken River, Minnesota. There’s been a weakening of the walls between what is real and what isn’t. And three unsuspecting citizens will find themselves unwitting adventurers in… a late-90s online video game?? Yes, elderly custodian Robert V. Slaughter, former thief Jack Harrow and literal vampire Sutton Malone will fight scary monsters, meet colorful characters, and hopefully stay alive long enough to figure out what’s going on here. In their seemingly normal home of Broken River, and in the wilds of the Sega Dreamcast game Kings of Bolera, they’ll have to explore two worlds of weirdness to get to the truth.

Join us in Channels, our new Monster of the Week campaign, premiering June 3rd.

Enjoy our first batch of Patreon bloopers from Season 2's DRUM arc, now available for all!

Aw, hey guys! It's me, Dockers. Everybody's favorite high guy who's not alive. Things have been pretty scary on the show lately, but that doesn't mean we don't have fun around here. These guys talk a lot and sometimes the words just get away from them, you know? Let's take a listen to some futzes and flubs from the DRUM arc and bonus episode, Bid Around the Bush.

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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. 

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Cast:

Jonny Grubb as the Keeper

John Wander as Mark Clayton (The Divine)

Lauren Johnson as Kira Ashwood (The Initiate) and Anna Ashwood (The Apprentice)

Miah Detjen-Wander as Casey Davis (The Freelancer) and Theo Nessos (The Searcher)

This episode was edited by Lauren Johnson.

Cover art by Gabe Schmidt.

Incidental music from Epidemic Sound