Adventure Capitalists
by James D'Amato
Adventure Capitalists is a competitive actual play for a cash prize. Two teams of four characters have one mission: make as much money in game as possible, the wealthiest team of adventurers at the end of four sessions wins a real-world cash prize! To keep with the grungy murder-hobo vibe of our concept, we're using the MÖRK BORG as the foundation of our game. It's an environment that encourages the worst playstyles for the most unscrupulous characters, all taking place in a world the players built to be extremely unpleasant. For our first season, we pit a team of improv comedians from Chicago against a team from Los Angeles, and the cast is incredible: Team Chicago: Claire Linic as Eggs: Mystery County - Instagram - Twitter <
Episodes
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Team LA, Episode 15
Our poor adventurers are struggling against their gold allergies and things get dire for at least one of them while they are caught between a mountain of gold and a smoke demon. Can their last-ditch effort pay off big time in the 11th hour? And what secrets of this world will be revealed in the...
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Team LA, Episode 14
Our poor adventurers find themselves in a jam with these security guards. Can they dispatch them before one of them perishes? Will they find a way to overcome their gold allergies? Will a single one of them remember they have a cart they could use to wheel the gold?! Find out on the penultimate...
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Team Chicago, Episode 14
It's the final countdown! The demonic birds are zeroing in on the most sinful event of the year as Team Chicago scrambles to shove as much as they can into the Cosmic Vault. Content warnings: Mild body horror, violence, death ______________________________________ Adventure Capitalists, Team...
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Team LA, Episode 13
Can our poor adventurers win against a couple of beasts and a whole lot of guards? They only have this big obstacle before the gold is all theirs. And what ever happened to the barista? Gold allergies might soon be the least of their worries. --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists…
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Team Chicago, Episode 13
The wealthy team finally learns the origins of The Little Man. They also must find a way to get their 2.1 million Virtue auction payday into their vault and make plans for final Hail Marys to boost their total-- all while praying that Team LA's plan to destabilize the world's currency doesn't…
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Team LA, Episode 12
Our poor adventurers find themselves needing to clean things up a bit after they refused to properly authenticate the vaults before opening them, setting off the various traps within. If they can handle the extra security and terrifying beasts, they have a good shot at a big haul, but can they…
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Team Chicago, Episode 12
Auction time! As the patrons bid on perfume, fantastic vehicles, and a fair bit of body detritus, the wealthy entrepreneurs can mostly only watch the epic highs and lows. Mostly. Content warnings: Murder, guns ______________________________________ Adventure Capitalists, Team Chicago Claire…
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Team LA, Episode 11
Old Bunsy and Douglas Fir find themselves testing out their hazmat suits sooner than expected as the first vault opens. It's too bad there was a dimension beast attack not too long ago while they were wearing the suits. Meanwhile, Spuggles and the Grunch work with the vice president of the bank…
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Team Chicago, Episode 11
The gala guests are impatiently waiting their hosts to begin the auction. Also, what's that smell? Plus, the Chicago team fires off one of their final sabotages toward the LA team. Content warnings: Vomit, mild body horror ______________________________________ Adventure Capitalists, Team Chicago...
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Team LA, Episode 10
Douglas and Old Bunsy find their way down the chimney of the bank vice president's home while Spuggles and the Grunch wait outside, only to be faced with an unexpected obstacle before finding the vice president. Can our poor adventurers convince him to help them open the vaults before it's too...
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Team LA, Episode 9
The poor adventurers find themselves in the primary bank vault and are met by dozens of vault doors of various sizes on various levels. The team devises a plan to get into the vaults, but it's going to require a certain bank vice president, and where can they find one of those in the middle of…
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Team Chicago, Episode 10
Do you like funny names? If so, this is the episode for you, because the gala is in full swing and the guests are rolling in, each with their own stats for wealth, popularity, and how gullible they are. As things are winding down, the team is horrified to learn of Team LA's plan that threatens to...
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Team Chicago, Episode 9
Team Chicago scrambles to plan their gala. But first they have to get a dying Ebenzer’s soul into another body before he pays the ultimate price– a moderate fine. Content warnings: Body horror, transphobia, violence, gore Adventure Capitalists, Team Chicago Claire Linic: Mystery County,...
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Team LA, Episode 8
The poor adventurers find themselves in a loophole, literally, before planning their big heist, but first they need to get past a surprise from the other team before they can even think about the next level of security in this vault. Content Warning: Gore, Body Horror ---------------------------...
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Team Chicago, Episode 8
Team Chicago once again receives a boon for being the first cast to schedule their recording session. Then they play hardball to find an affordable venue for their gala that doesn’t feel affordable, you know? It’s all going sunny side up until Team LA strikes… Content warnings: Mild body horror...
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Team Chicago, Episode 7
Working hours are over and the team takes advantage of the nightlife– some for business, some for pleasure. Then it’s a quick errand to the patent office to convince the… ethically nervous patent clerk to rubber-stamp their new invention, the Hollythorn Hammer. Plus, the Fingers of the Invisible...
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Team LA, Episode 7
The police arrive at the ballroom ready to catch whoever is invading the bank, but our poor adventurers have convinced them that they are the police and that the true culprit is the notorious Christmas Day Serial Killer who is allegedly trapped in the bank vault itself! Content Warning: Police...
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Team Chicago, Episode 6
Team Chicago must file the paperwork for their profitable non-profit organization; to grease the wheels of bureaucracy, the team calls upon Shank’s grandfather, the equally whimsical and terrifying mayor of Hollythorn. Okay, Brad. Content warnings: Body horror…
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Team LA, Episode 6
The poor adventurers find themselves in over their heads before the bank's holiday party, resulting in The Grunch having a snack and Bunsy blending in with the staff, while Douglas discovers something new about themselves. Content Warning: Gore, Cannibalism, Enthrallment…
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Team Chicago, Episode 5
Ebenezer’s 360 no-scope headshot of the monstrous bird is sick, but he doesn’t stick the landing when he tries to show off afterwards and, unfortunately, that’s the part some teens filmed. Can Valentine put on the rizz and convince them not to ruin Team Chicago’s newly founded organization with…
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Team LA, Episode 5
After recapping how each of the teams are doing after their first sessions, a plan is made to crash the holiday party by the poor adventuring party, but how long before those plans go awry? --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team LA Rashawn Scott as Douglas Fir: Mystery County -...
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Team Chicago, Episode 4
Team Chicago makes their passionate plea for Eggs’s rich Uncle Rick’s financial backing– this time with barely any lying! All is going smoothly (or, at least, non-lethally) until someone’s sins catch up with them… Content warnings: Mild body horror, gun violence ---------------------------...
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Team LA, Episode 4
Our four poor adventurers find themselves covered in filth after an attempt at the vault. Can they get cleaned up before time resets without raising even more alarms? --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team LA Rashawn Scott as Douglas Fir: Mystery County - Dimension 20 - Bluesky -...
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Team Chicago, Episode 3
Team Chicago goes to the Rick Van Reich wing of the Children's Hospital (who happens to be Eggs's uncle) to recruit charismatic sad orphans for their Ponzi scheme. The tough part is making the orphans the exact right amount of sad. Content Warnings: Mention of suicide, amputation, child...
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Team LA, Episode 3
The four poor adventurers begin their first impromptu heist at the "The First and Only National Bank but of a Nicer Place Than This Nation" that just opened yesterday, Christmas Eve, anywhere from multiple days to centuries ago. --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team LA Rashawn...
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Team Chicago, Episode 2
Team Chicago schmooze their way into the Wealthy Donors Lounge and propose an... exciting investment opportunity to Valentine's rich and problematic Daddy. --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team Chicago Claire Linic as Eggs: Mystery County - Instagram - Twitter Joolz as…
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Team Chicago, Episode 1
Welcome to the wealthy side of the world, where the other team of "entrepreneurs" begin their quest for capital. Fortunately for them, it's Free Money Day at the Museum! Surely it will be that easy. --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team Chicago Claire Linic as Eggs: Mystery…
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Team LA, Episode 2
The four poor adventurers find out more about their curse before targeting a nondescript homestead as the first part of their heist plans. Things should work out well for them as long as excessive Christmas cheer doesn't intervene. --------------------------- Adventure Capitalists, Team LA…
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Team LA, Episode 1
The world has been ravaged down to the core, the oceans banished to the skies, and the two remaining habitable continents are divided by a massive canyon full of demonic birds. One of these continents is the playground of the wealthy, the other a slum inhabited by the poor. In addition to having…
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About this show
Adventure Capitalists is a competitive actual play for a cash prize. Two teams of four characters have one mission: make as much money in game as possible, the wealthiest team of adventurers at the end of four sessions wins a real-world cash prize!
To keep with the grungy murder-hobo vibe of our concept, we're using the MÖRK BORG as the foundation of our game. It's an environment that encourages the worst playstyles for the most unscrupulous characters, all taking place in a world the players built to be extremely unpleasant.
For our first season, we pit a team of improv comedians from Chicago against a team from Los Angeles, and the cast is incredible:
Team Chicago:
Claire Linic as Eggs: Mystery County - Instagram - Twitter
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Hosted by
James D'Amato