COVEN: An Actual-Play Podcast Coven Podcast
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COVEN is a horror actual-play podcast set primarily in 1980s Texas. We play multiple roleplaying game systems to tell an ongoing story in a world of magic and demons. In the town of The Livery you'll find jazz, crocodiles, and the occasional hurricane. We're on twitter @coven_podcast.
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Bonus: Creating Joan Bataille
Joan Bataille has grown into a headstrong, shape-changing sorcerer capable of standing her ground against the worst sorts--here's how she came to be.
Content Warnings: demons, insects, parasites, witchcraft.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards. -
Bonus: Creating Robert Chesimard
As we work on finishing this season our, we've got another bonus episode to tide you over. This ages-old recording shows you the thought process that went into creating Robert Chesimard, and also contains the seeds of some major series plotlines.
Content Warnings: demons, grandmothers.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards. -
Episode 16: Goodbye Horses
The coven is out for the count. Samson has gone white-eyed from the Boost power. Robert has passed out from ill-advised demon summoning exertions. Meanwhile, Joan is bleeding out on the floor of an arcade. With all of their minds wandering away from "reality," they find themselves somewhere...new.
Content Warnings: animal sacrifice, burning trauma, demons, emptiness.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards. -
Episode 15: Anime Power-Up Sequence
The title's ironic.
With Samson and Joan out for the count, Robert has to muster his all to summon a new, more powerful, in-your-face melee berserker demon... But is he up to the challenge?
Content Warnings: demons, fire, self-harm.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards. -
Bonus: Creating Samson Sycamore
The COVEN crew is hella busy this week, so instead of a new mainline story we've got a bonus episode for you! This recording is from months and months back, with Kieffer behind the creation of bugle-blowing businessman Samson Sycamore.
Content Warnings: AIDS and HIV, bodily fluids, demons, Vietnam.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards. -
Episode 14: Blades in the Arcade
Joan, Robert, and Samson face off against Travis Trent, in a fight that turns out to be truly for their lives...
Also, in a masterful work of time compression, we spend nearly an hour of game time on only a few seconds of diegetic (that's "within the world of the narrative") time. Some would call this a highly successful work of cinematic exploration.
Content Warnings: AIDS and HIV, demons, discussion of sick children, knives, illness, swampiness.
Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd.
Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.
Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.
Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.