Trials of the Apocalypse

Pigsmoke Ep.3 ”The Primordial Arby’s”

Finals week inches closer. Woody makes some calls, Liam ascends a volcano, and Maia raises hamsters. CW: coarse language, raised voices, hamsters, organs and surgery, scholastic anguish and bureaucracy, bees, cats, references to: infants, fast food, death, body horror, organ transplants, undeath, missing persons, cannibalism [ 0:02:45 - Plans for the week ] [ 0:07:33 - Maia teaches DIY Zombie ] [ 0:15:03 - Liam in Iceland ] [ 0:30:18 - Woody seeks grading help ] [ 0:44:54 - Woody at Maia's house ]  Featuring: | David as the MC | | Dempsey as Greg Woody Templeton | | Riley as Maia Bright | | Zac as Liam Webb | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Listen to Planet Arcana! - https://www.planetarcana.com/ - Get a copy of Chris Longhurst's Pigsmoke! - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221386/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Pigsmoke actual play podcast.

Pigsmoke Ep.2 ”I foresee no consequences!”

Another week of the semester comes and goes. Maia gets a promotion, Woody teaches a dog about friendship, and Liam seeks truth at an Arby's. CW: coarse language, raised voices, sexual innuendo, organs and surgery, scholastic anguish and bureaucracy, bees, cats, references to: fast food, death, organ transplants, undeath, missing persons, cannibalism [ 0:03:24 - Dept. prep for Piglet Day ] [ 0:08:44 - Liam's week ] [ 0:28:54 - Woody's week ] [ 0:52:07 - Maia's week ]  Featuring: | David as the MC | | Dempsey as Greg Woody Templeton | | Riley as Maia Bright | | Zac as Liam Webb | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Listen to Monster Hour! - https://monsterhour.podbean.com/ - Get a copy of Absurdia! - https://quinnm.itch.io/absurdia - Get a copy of Chris Longhurst's Pigsmoke! - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221386/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Pigsmoke actual play podcast.

Pigsmoke Ep.1 ”3 with the Dean.”

A mysterious email summons Maya, Liam and Woody to the Dean's office. Liam struggles with single parenthood, Woody markets his MLM, and Maya takes a nap. CW: coarse language, sexual innuendo, scholastic anguish and bureaucracy, bees, references to: violence, death, organ transplants, undeath, abduction, missing persons, cannibalism  [ 0:06:23 - A mysterious email ] [ 0:13:01 - Maya and Woody get the news ] [ 0:21:22 - Liam and friends in the tunnels ] [ 0:33:28 - The Dean's office ]  Featuring: | David as the MC | | Dempsey as Greg Woody Templeton | | Riley as Maia Bright | | Zac as Liam Webb | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Get a copy of Chris Longhurst's Pigsmoke! - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221386/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Pigsmoke actual play podcast.

Pigsmoke Setup

We crack open Pigsmoke, a game of magical academics and absurd bureaucracy. We've got a bubbly necromancer, a dusty archeologist, a faux mentalist, and an incredibly petty college rivalry. What could go wrong? CW: coarse language, sexual innuendo, scholastic anguish and bureaucracy, references to: violence, death, organ transplants, undeath, anime  [ 0:04:06 - Pigsmoke introduction ] [ 0:10:33 - Abilities, Harm, Burnout, Advancement ] [ 0:17:03 - Basic moves, TAs ] [ 0:37:13 - Playbooks, character creation ] [ 1:15:42 - Character Setup Questions ] [ 1:34:40 - The Dean, TAs revisited ]  Featuring: | David as the MC | | Dempsey as Greg Woody Templeton | | Riley as Maia Bright | | Zac as Liam Webb | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Get a copy of Chris Longhurst's Pigsmoke! - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221386/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Pigsmoke actual play podcast.

TOTA: Show Update (6/8/2022)

A brief show update between arcs. Thanks, as always, for joining us! ____________________________ Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye -- https://facebook.com/Trials-of-the-Apocalypse-104829821566213 -

Monster of the Week: The Post-Apocalypse

The crew reunite for a retrospective on their space adventure. CW: coarse language, sexual innuendo, references to: COVID, mortal peril, violence, death, and capitalism  [ 0:06:59 - Introductions, outline ] [ 0:15:01 - System reflection ] [ 0:35:53 - Stars ] [ 0:46:30 - Wishes ] [ 0:51:54 - Behind the scenes  ] [ 1:07:47 - What's the deal with Rodney? ] [ 1:19:43 - Listener questions ]  Featuring: | David as the Keeper | | Emma as Nova Scotia the Expert | | Gel as Froctor Og the Monstrous | | Pat as Rodney the Mundane | | Zac as Lenny the Hex | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Get a copy of Michael Sand's Monster of the Week! - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.

Monster of the Week Ep. 7 ”We came, we saw, we cactus.”

The crew of the Starship Scholastic solve the mystery in the thorniest way possible. CW: coarse language, flirting, strong sexual innuendo and sexual language, kink, insects, body horror, birth references to: mortal peril, violence, death, and capitalism  [ 0:04:08 - Nova syncs up, investigates the mystery ] [ 0:18:05 - Fr. Og radios from "the shit room" ] [ 0:26:07 - Nova slides into some DMs ] [ 0:39:39 - Fr. Og and Lenny join the chat ] [ 0:55:02 - Lenny makes cake, Nova stops the system  ] [ 1:04:15 - Rodney's return, chat intensifies ] [ 1:26:57 - Big magic, Lenny emerges ] [ 1:52:46 - Fr. Og's final birth ]  Featuring: | David as the Keeper | | Emma as Nova Scotia the Expert | | Gel as Froctor Og the Monstrous | | Pat as Rodney the Mundane | | Zac as Lenny the Hex | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Check out The Monster's Playbook! - https://monstersplaybook.com/ - Get a copy of Michael Sand's Monster of the Week! - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.

Monster of the Week Ep. 6 ”Committing Malfractice.”

Lumeria's true nature is revealed. Fr. Og conducts dangerous research with a new colleague and Rodney levels up. CW: coarse language, insects, sexual innuendo, agoraphobia, heights, horses, body horror, references to: mortal peril, violence, death, and capitalism  [ 0:04:22 - A meeting of Froctors ] [ 0:13:13 - Assisting Fr. Hoofenschmirtz ] [ 0:23:22 - Fr. Og reads a bad situation ] [ 0:39:21 - Rodney in space ] [ 0:44:50 - Chaos on the surface ]  Featuring: | David as the Keeper | | Emma as Nova Scotia the Expert | | Gel as Froctor Og the Monstrous | | Pat as Rodney the Mundane | | Zac as Lenny the Hex | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Check out $2 Creature Feature! - https://2dollarcreature.carrd.co/ - Get a copy of Michael Sand's Monster of the Week! - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.

Monster of the Week Ep. 5 ”Red means bad things.”

Nova's ploy brings the crew face-to-face with the monster, Lenny introduces us to USB-Z, Fr. Og encounters a colleague, and Rodney unintentionally spider-mans away. CW: coarse language, insects, horses, sexual innuendo, references to: mortal peril, violence, death, and capitalism  [ 0:02:00 - Rodney in the hab ] [ 0:08:20 - Fr. Og heads below ] [ 0:17:15 - The scintillac parts ] [ 0:32:56 - Rodney in space ] [ 0:45:45 - Docking procedures ]  Featuring: | David as the Keeper | | Emma as Nova Scotia the Expert | | Gel as Froctor Og the Monstrous | | Pat as Rodney the Mundane | | Zac as Lenny the Hex | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Check out The Storyteller Squad! - https://www.thestorytellersquad.com/ -- https://linktr.ee/TheStorytellerSquad - Get a copy of Michael Sand's Monster of the Week! - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.

Monster of the Week Ep. 4 ”Probably nothing to worry about.”

As danger looms, the crew split up to look for answers. Lenny gets a little wrapped-up, Fr. Og is chastised by a three-day-old, Rodney protests being a ghost, and Nova tries to communicate with junk. CW: coarse language, insects, sexual innuendo, agoraphobia references to: mortal peril, violence, death, and capitalism  [ 0:04:12 - Mech departs ] [ 0:12:17 - Space scintillack scouting ] [ 0:22:11 - Walking with Herb ] [ 0:41:42 - Space danger and discovery ] [ 0:54:59 - Inside the hab ]  Featuring: | David as the Keeper | | Emma as Nova Scotia the Expert | | Gel as Froctor Og the Monstrous | | Pat as Rodney the Mundane | | Zac as Lenny the Hex | Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/totapodcast - Follow us for show updates! - https://twitter.com/TotaPodcast - - https://discord.gg/gpkdFtDqye - Check out Redgate and Wolf! - https://redgateandwolf.com/ - Get a copy of Michael Sand's Monster of the Week! - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ - This arc of Trials of the Apocalypse is a Monster of the Week actual play podcast.