LTTN Podcast

Today we have an interview with Shivaun about their card based world building game Cycles. You can find Cycles website here: https://cycles-game.com/ "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're walking the path of life into space with Traveler. Our expert Tyler comes back to the show and does a live life path run in this famous space RPG. Traveler can be found here: https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're building community in Exceptionals. Our expert Nayt walks us through a question filled character creation making a non-mutant in a mutant filled setting. Exceptionals can be found here: https://bramblewolfgames.itch.io/exceptionals "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're picking Playbooks in Masks. Our expert Manda walks us through her selection of playbook, powers and moves for her time traveling teen version of Kristina. "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Our action heroes come together to protect Albrecht from the MCE, the Mutant Containment Enforcement, in their first fight scene of the movie. “Interloper”, “Deck the Halls”, “Full On”, “Covert Affair”, “Wounded”, “All This”, “Satiate Strings”, “Carefree”, “Water Prelude”, “Grave Matters”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

In this high-octane 1980s action movie, our hero, John Everyman, dies in the first five minutes. With no one else who can stop the corrupt mayor and save the city of Los Angeles, four background characters must step up to become awesome action heroes. On Christmas Day, no less! “Take The Lead”, “Interloper”, “Hitman”, “Killers”, “Dark Times”, “Oh Holy Night”, “Deck The Halls”, “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”, “Call To Adventure”, “Dark Fog”, “Crypto”, “Awkward Meeting”, “Too Cool”, “Comfortable Mystery”, “Unseen Horrors”, “Full On”, “District Four”, “Myst on the Moor”, “Clash Defiant”, “Covert Affair”, “Space Fight”, “Cool Vibes”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Wounded”, “All This”, “We Wish You”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're making Santa in 5 different systems to see how he looks in five different lenses. "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Our freelancers brave a town overrun with the undead as they hunt for a vampire lord, in hopes of saving some poor victims from becoming his thralls. “Myst on the Moor”, “Chase”, “This House”, “Killers”, “Memory Lane”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers, consisting of Connor, Gabe and Marcy, head to Laplan, Wisconsin, where they meet a vampire - who is desperately in need of some help. “Martian Cowboy”, “Covert Affair”, “Smoking Gun”, “Myst on the Moor”, “At Rest”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

After nearly being dragged to watery graves, our freelancers must contend with the townsfolk of Levindale before the rising tide swallows everyone in its path. “Satiate Strings”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Constance”, “The House of Leaves”, “Night of Chaos”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers’ next assignment takes place in Levindale, Alabama, a small town with a double-digit population and a river with cheap boat rentals… and dark secrets beneath its surface. “Martian Cowboy”, “River Valley Breakdown”, “Bama County”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Unseen Horrors”, “All This”, “The House of Leaves”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're allocating points to make a super cop in Mutant City Blues. Our expert Greg helps us explore the gumshoe system and the Quade diagram. The second edition of Mutant City Blues can be found here: https://pelgranepress.com/product/mutant-city-blues-2nd-edition/ "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

Our freelancers continue exploring the train, where they meet its mysterious conductor - and his plans for its ghostly passengers. “Brandenburg Concerto No. 4”, “Dreamlike”, “Volatile Reaction”, “Giant Wyrm”, “Night of Chaos”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

For this Halloween Special, we take you to the plane of Ravnica, where three eclectic individuals, expecting a normal cab ride, find themselves sucked into another realm with no apparent way of returning home. “At Launch”, “Aces High”, “Big Rock”, “Dark Fog”, “Scheming Weasel Faster”, “Soaring”, “Failing Defense”, “Wizardtorium”, “Hitman”, “Volatile Reaction”, “Air Prelude”, “Dragon and Toast”, “Take The Lead”, “Unnatural Situation”, “Black Vortex”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers come together once again to investigate a number of missing persons in Freshwater, Arizona, where the trail leads them to rumors of a mysterious train. “Martian Cowboy”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Wizardtorium”, “Unseen Horrors”, “Dreamlike”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

As our freelancers continue investigating the strange slumber that is affecting multiple students, a promising lead takes them into the woods and towards the mystery’s source. “When The Wind Blows”, “This House”, “Ice Demon”, “Anguish”, “Decline”, “Water Prelude”, “One-Eyed Maestro”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we're rolling up some random heroes in Icons. Our “expert” Zach walks us through icon character creation live on recording to make his version of Kristina. An updated version of Icons can be found here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/131765/icons-superpowered-roleplaying-the-assembled-edition "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers make their way to the town of Mellow Pines, where they discover a number of comatose students - and an ongoing issue that has afflicted one of their own members. “When The Wind Blows”, “This House”, “Ice Demon”, “Anguish”, “Decline”, “Water Prelude”, “One-Eyed Maestro”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

With the first pod destroyed, our freelancers venture into the mines to find the missing civilians - and encounter a threat from another world. “Dark Fog”, “Bent and Broken”, “Hitman”, “Failing Defense”, “Beach Party”, “Cold Sober”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “At Launch”, “Vegas Glitz”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers head to Las Vegas for their next assignment, which involves a strange radio signal coming from the middle of the desert. “Vegas Glitz”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Wizardtorium”, :”Crypto”, “Bent and Broken”, “Corruption”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Living Gazette Issue 4 Part 2 by Listen To These Nerds

Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets Session 2: Wild Talents This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we run some calculations and build a dice pool in Wild Talents. Our expert Harry walks us through the most complex character creation yet with his version of Kristina. Get Base Raiders here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/78394/wild-talents-2nd-edition "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Connor, Gabe, Malta and Pete find themselves in Fort Addington, Virginia, where a grisly and unusual death sets the scene for a supernatural murder mystery. “Martian Cowboy”, “Cold Sober”, “Awkward Meeting”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Myst on the Moor”, “Unseen Horrors”, “Night of Chaos”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our Zeroes finally find the basement of the Magi Foundation - and more than they were expecting as the heist intensifies and an old enemy reappears. “This House”, “Infinite Wonder”, “Music To Delight”, “Controlled Chaos”, “Black Vortex”, “Covert Affair”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our heroes continue their struggle against Ilok and her minions as potential casualties mount in the background of their battle. “Clash Defiant”, “Satiate Strings”, “Awkward Meeting”, “Music To Delight”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The heist begins, and our Zeroes (plus the Pelicanetic) infiltrate the Magi Foundation in search of an important prisoner. “Oppressive Gloom”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our heroes finally face off against the unmasked Ilok, as the serpentine lieutenant uses the full force of her illusory abilities against the members of Torch. “Death of Kings”, “I Knew A Guy”, “Clash Defiant”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

As Torch is battling the demons at City Hall, our Zeroes come together to perform a heist on the Magi Foundation. “Crusade”, “Dreamlike”, “Kool Kats”, “Covert Affair”, “Wounded”, “Oppressive Gloom”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

This month on Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets we delve into the superhero dungeon crawler Base Raiders, where our expert Tyler creates a version of Kristina in a world where heroes and villians have disappeared. Get Base Raiders here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/120708/base-raiders?src=hottest_filtered "The Complex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Hero with a Thousand Character Sheets Session 0 by Listen To These Nerds

The Zeros have come to Gilgamesh's leyline base only to find that they are not the first ones to arrive. "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Quintess finds the location of an old Gilgamesh base and drags the Liquidator and Vindictive along to check it out. "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Living Gazette Issue 3 Part 2 by Listen To These Nerds

It’s party time! In order to find a demonic infiltrator, Epimethia and Brandon rub elbows with the elite of Pacific City, while Seishin, Kasila, Carcinon and the Guild form a strike team. “I Knew A Guy”, “Myst On The Moor”, “Arcadia”, “Brandenburg No. 4”, “Unnatural Situation”, “Corruption”, “Constance”, “Hitman”, “Clash Defiant”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

As our heroes get ready to crash a party at City Hall, Kasila gets a new costume, and the Pelicanetic follows up on Joseph Thresher, only to discover some troubling implications. “Crusade”, “Death of Kings”, “Covert Affair”, “Serpentine Trek”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Connor, Marcy and Pete head down to the swamps of Louisiana to follow up on a missing person’s report, related to the legend of a sunken riverboat and its final cargo. “Martian Cowboy”, “Bama County”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Hot Swing”, “Dark Fog”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

In the 2024 Christmas Special from Listen to these Nerds, three of our freelancers are brought to a small town in Montana, where a local miser and curmudgeon has run afoul of the supernatural. “Martian Cowboy”, “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”, “Decline”, “Angels We Have Heard”, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies”, “Deck The Halls B”, “Wizardtorium”, “Crypto”, “Oh Holy Night”, “We Wish You”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers dive deep into the town’s depths, in search of the source of the town’s sinkholes. “Dark Fog”, “Decay”, “Giant Wyrm”, “Failing Defense”, “Memory Lane”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

After another sinkhole strikes, our freelancers race against time to dig up some dirt and learn more about the secrets buried within the mines. “I Knew A Guy”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Music To Delight”, “Decline”, “Cold Sober”, “Sneaky Snitch”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers go to the museum and the library to learn more about the town’s past tragedies, in hopes of preventing another. “Wallpaper”, “Happy Alley”, “Fluffing A Duck”, “Water Prelude”, “Comfortable Mystery”, “Hush”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Wolf, Connor, Gabe and Marcy investigate a town in Pennsylvania that is suffering from massive sinkholes. “Martian Cowboy”, “Myst on the Moor”, “Aces High”, “Cold Funk”, “Tempting Secrets”, “Windswept”, “Electrodoodle”, “Covert Affair”, “Wallpaper”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

LTTN is coming back for their annual Halloween game! In this one shot, three children who are dressing up as their tabletop characters for Halloween head out for a night of trick or treating, only to discover that bullies are going around the neighborhood and stealing kids’ candy. In response, these juvenile cosplayers decide to become the heroes they pretend to be, and resolve to get the candy back from the bullies for the sake of the neighborhood! “Easy Lemon”, “Dark Dance”, “The Pyre”, “Death of Kings”, “Sneaky Adventure”, “Heartbreaking”, “Call To Adventure”, “Investigations”, “Scheming Weasel”, “Local Forecast”, “Who Likes To Party”, “Cool Rock”, “Wounded”, “This House”, “Hitman”, “Corruption”, “Clear Waters”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Brian the Beyonder pays a visit to the heroes of Torch, Kasila has a talk with George, and Epimethia is invited to a party at City Hall. “Crusade”, “Arcadia”, “Anguish”, “Death of Kings”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Our freelancers continue exploring the house, and come face to face with the ghost of a serial killer. “This House”, “Black Vortex”, “Covert Affair”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Following the rescue of the Smith family, the heroes of Torch regroup at the hideout and discuss the disturbing implications of Ilok’s abilities. “Satiate Strings”, “Hitman”, “Crusade”, “Unnatural Situation”, “Anguish”, “Easy Lemon”, “Tempting Secrets”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

A mysterious publication called the Living Gazette sends out job applications for investigating strange and otherworldly phenomena. For the first mystery, three freelancers come together to look into a strange house connected to multiple disappearances. “Martian Cowboy”, “Air Prelude”, “Cold Funk”, “I Knew A Guy”, “Covert Affair”, “Smoking Gun”, “This House”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The Pelicanetic’s worldview continues to shatter, the team discovers some blueprints with disturbing implications, and Kasila receives a letter. “Cold Sober”, “Investigations”, “Tempting Secrets”, “Crusade”, “Quirky Dog”, “Ice Demon”, “Anxiety”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

In a one-shot session of One Last Job, a group of former soldiers in an alternative timeline of WWII get back together to plunder a baron’s castle for the sake of a fallen comrade. “Death of Kings”, “Night of Chaos”, “Kool Kats”, “I Knew A Guy”, “Grave Matters”, “Fluffing A Duck”, “Covert Affair”, “Myst On The Moor”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “Cuban Sandwich”, “Constance”, “District Four”, “Clear Water”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

The heist ends, not with a payoff, but with a double-cross from within our criminals’ ranks. Amidst fire, blood, and betrayal, sometimes, there is no honor to be found - not even amongst thieves. “Smoking Gun”, “Serpentine Trek”, “Awkward Meeting”, “Unnatural Situation”, “Dark Times”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

After the attack, our heroes have a meeting with the Guild, and the Pelicanetic has a long-overdue conversation with Doctor Joseph Thresher. “Constance”, “Corruption”, “Satiate Strings”, “Death of Kings”, “Awkward Meeting”, “Cold Sober”, “Crusade”, “Dirt Rhodes”, “Crypto”, "The Cannery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0