A story-focused actual play podcast of investigation, strangeness, and fear
Each season below is a self-contained story, and we’ll leave the connections among them up to you to uncover… Every episode begins with a piece of original fiction, followed by narrative-focused gameplay. (To date: the Yellow King RPG, Delta Green, Night’s Black Agents, Fiasco, Call of Cthulhu, and Monster of the Week.)
Official Selection of the Baltimore Next Media Web Fest •
Official Selection of the Baltimore Next Media Web Fest •
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Season One: For Those About to Rock
On season one of Nature of My Game, three American art students in Paris in 1895 stumble upon a mystery that will change their lives forever.
Game: The Yellow King RPG by Pelgrane Press
Cast: Mikey Krenek, Emily Townsend, and Tommy Witty -
Season Two: Highway to Hell
On season two, three Program agents investigate strange happenings in a small town in Death Valley National Park in 2016.
Game: Delta Green by Arc Dreams Publishing
Cast: Marshall Beckett, Sarah Lovejoy, and Nick Ong -
Season Three: Rock the Casbah
On season three, a team of highly trained operatives is hired to rescue a journalist on the run in Marrakesh in 2009, exploring her connection to a conspiracy both mysterious and possibly supernatural.
Game: Night’s Black Agents by Pelgrane Press
Cast: Katie Rohrbacker, Chris Smith, and Tommy Witty -
Season Four: Hotel California
On season four, the disappearance of a young artist from her New York City apartment in 1995 leads three agents to uncover something corrupting the minds of anyone it encounters.
Game: Delta Green by Arc Dreams Publishing
Cast: Lindsey Brown, Sarah Lovejoy, and Mikey Krenek -
Season Five: The Grand Illusion
Nearly six months after their first encounter with the long tendrils of the King in Yellow (SEASON ONE), the American art students in Paris are confronted again by an all-too-familiar strangeness, one set to take the stage for all of Paris to enjoy.
Game: The Yellow King RPG by Pelgrane Press
Cast: Mikey Krenek, Emily Townsend, and Tommy Witty -
Season Six: With a Little Help from My Friends
Three members of the O'Malley family must solve a decades-old problem caused by the dying patriarch of the family before it comes back to haunt them.
Game: Call of Cthulhu by Chaosium Inc.
Cast: Nick Anderson, Brandi Erickson, and Adam Prister -
Season Seven: Fortunate Son
After discovering strange things about Arthur Hunt in Hellbend (SEASON TWO), Delta Green sends a team of agents to his home town to dig deeper into his life.
Cast: Dan Faas, Nick Ong, and Emily Townsend
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Season Eight: She Blinded Me with Science
After their 20-year high school reunion, two former members of the Grant High paranormal investigation club and their former club moderator stumble on a mystery that could have dire consequences for their little Midwestern town.
Guest GM: Tommy Witty
Cast: Lacey Maerker, Eric Prister, and Emily Townsend
Support Us on Patreon
Creating this podcast has been a real passion project for me, and I'm so excited about the seasons we have planned for the future. Your support helps with the costs associated with hosting, editing, artwork, recording gear, marketing, and more, all of which allows us to continue to produce content.
When you sign up at the “Hope You Guess My Name” tier ($5/month), you’ll receive access to two Patreon-exclusive specials (“Mama, I’m Comin’ Home,” a Thanksgiving special playing Fiasco, and “Cold as Ice,” a Yellow King side quest), plus fiction compilations for every season, and all future exclusive content.
Thank you so much for the support!
Eric
