Unfamiliar Heroes 7 – Cat’s Paw Ghost Control Adventure 2: The Backyard Mystery

Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 7 Summary

In the seventh game episode of Unfamiliar Heroes the paranormal detectives of the Cat’s Paw Ghost Control agency investigate some disturbing, supernatural growls that have been plaguing a small Seattle neighborhood. Maybe it is a were-raccoon, or perhaps it is a were-cow. Listen to find out!

Tabitha the space alien cat, Jake the fake TV psychic, and Lalla the plant talker botanist are the paranormal detectives of Cat’s Paw Ghost Control. Join them as they solve supernatural problems with cat-themed technology, a shady network of contacts, and plant power in a tabletop game that uses the InSpectres role-playing system!

Unfamiliar Heroes is a podcast series in which people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or diverse minds together create stories about characters with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or diverse minds using tabletop role-playing games. In its core values, this project centers the experiences of people living at the intersections of oppression. Unfamiliar Heroes is part of the Writing Alchemy Podcast.

Gaming System: InSpectres

Game Master: Anna

Players: Fay Onyx, billie rain, Joseph

This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!

Episode Transcript

In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda).

Online transcript: https://writing-alchemy.net/2018/08/20/transcript-of-episode-26/

Word doc: Writing Alchemy E26 transcript

Pdf: Writing Alchemy E26 transcript

Blue on black: Writing Alchemy E26 blue on black transcript

Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/

Transcribed by: Larcie

Show Notes:

Game System

InSpectres: http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres

Fay’s Links

You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy

The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast

Unfamiliar Heroes: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/

billie’s Links

Website: http://www.billierain.com/

Hamsa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa

Cupcake Royale (a chain of cupcake bakeries located in Seattle): http://www.cupcakeroyale.com/

Historical origins of Lalla: http://hatchuel-hatchwell.net/solika/solikas-full-story/

Anna’s Links

Tumblr: http://arctowardsthesun.tumblr.com/

Joseph’s Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/justevilenough

Music and Sound Credits

Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Game theme: Severe Tire Damage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0

The cat toys sound was created from layers of the following four sounds:

Balls hitting the floor: Ball bouncing.wav by Elmarp | License: Attribution Noncommercial

Rolling sound: 1000marbles.wav by Claire.H | License: Attribution

Vibrating rolling sound: BallRolling.wav by 150025 | License: Attribution Noncommercial

Jingling: Bell jingling inside plastic ball by Wingcommander1 | License: Attribution Noncommercial

Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Supernatural action music: Flo