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Derek Day
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Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.

  1. 1D AGO

    #298 Realm of Fire - Warmachine Casual and Narrative Play - With Mat Hart and Sherwin Matthews

    Chris is joined by Mat Hart (Steamforged Games Co-Founder and Creative Director) and Sherwin Matthews (Iron Kingdoms Narrative Lead and Games Writer) In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, the upcoming casual and narrative games pack. This episode is sponsored by Baron of Dice     Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

    1h 36m

  2. 4D AGO

    #297 Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Ghost Hunting Experience

    In this episode Mike, Chris, David, and Chigg join forces to hear about Crystal's ghost hunting experience at the historic Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. They go over the history, the different experiences during the ghost hunt, and debunk some of the things that Crystal experienced.  Discussions Within This Episode: History of Site - Official Site Here Ghost Hunting Debunking Ghost Hunting Equipment Comparison of Actual Hunts vs. Youtube Hunts Be sure to check us out on Facebook or through our Discord server https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn. To stay up to date, subscribe through iTunes or Spotify!          Links For This Episode:   Darker Days Linktree: https://linktr.ee/DarkerDaysRadio Darker Days Discord: https://discord.gg/GGuRKAn Full Metal RPG: https://fullmetalrpg.podbean.com/   Want more spooky stories and sinister plot hooks? Check out Secret Frequency Files 2:

    1h 34m

  3. FEB 6

    #296 Gamehole 2025 How to Game the Weird - Injecting Weirdness and Horror into RPGs Live Panel

    Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Chris Spivey. We talk about how to introduce weirdness and horror into game settings. We talk about how to game design weird and examples of what that looks like for different RPGs.

    59 min

  4. FEB 2

    #295 Realm of Fire - Of Warmachines and Men

    Chris is joined by Mike In this episode, they discuss; Warmachine, 40k, Warlord Games more.     Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

    1h 12m

  5. JAN 30

    #294 Gamehole 2025 Investigation and Mystery in RPGs Live Panel

    Kenneth Hite moderates this panel with Crystal Mazur, Rick Meints, and Elisa Teague. We talk about how to approach investigations and mysteries within an RPG and how to keep it focused in those areas so as not to wander into horror. We talk about our favorite ways to put some urgency on players to keep the plot moving forward, and how not to completely stall progress.

    59 min

  6. JAN 23

    #293 Gamehole 2025 Running Games for Kids Live Panel

    Crystal moderates this panel with guests Teos Abadia, Sarah Babe, Jefferson Dunlap, and Nancy Hutchins. We talk about what we do to help kids learn game systems, stay focused at the table, and how to introduce complex rules in simple ways. Each panelist brings a different approach, so everyone is sure to find something informative.

    54 min

  7. JAN 16

    #292 GenCon Recap

    Chigg and Crystal recap their GenCon experience. We talk about the panels we hosted, games we played, events we attended, and our thoughts on all of it.

    55 min

  8. JAN 9

    #291 GenCon 2025 Soundtrack of Horror Live Panel

    Crystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.

    46 min
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Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.

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  • Creator
    Derek Day
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    369
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2009-2023 Darker Days Podcast. All rights reserved. Music intros and outros by Bad January, Occams Laser, and Kevin McLeod, used under license.
  • Show Website
    Darker Days Radio

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