Wraith the Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition is out for kickstarter backers, at last! Having finally resolved one of his lingering Fetters, Tristan gives his first impressions about the new release while attempting to answer the question: "Exactly what the hell is Wraith the Oblivion about?"

Episode 8: The Amazing Wraith

Our first episode of Mage the Awakening begins with a bang! Panicked mages from all over the city of Toronto congregate, each telling of seeing their own apocalyptic vision.  With little time and even less answers, one cabal decides to set out and uncover the truth for themselves. Can they solve this mystery before the city meets with a terrible fate?

Songs Used:
"Greta Sting"
"Dances and Dames" 
"Night of Chaos
"Lightless Dawn"
"Shadowlands 5 - Antechamber"
"Shadowlands 6 - The Pit"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mage the Awakening- The Tower and the Hanged Man Episode 1: It's the End of the World as We know it

Ever wonder what John and Tristan are like behind the scenes? They argue. A lot. Come and join in observing these two as they argue over a controversial topic near and dear to their hearts: which Mage Order has it right?  

To strengthen the Supernal symbolism, we've also added in a yantra in the form of a chess board. Welcome to a new and experimental format. Welcome to the Duel Arcane

Also let us know what you think. Does the chess game add anything to the experience? Is it distracting? Think it's a pointless gimmick or a stroke of genius? Leave us a comment!

Episode 9: The Duel Arcane

When we last left off, the Cabal was visited by images of destruction and apocalypse. Following a lead, they came to the cabin of the Acanthus Witch Ettenaea. Continuing from there the mages begin to track down the Seers of the Throne and encounter an ominous figure...

Part 2 arriving next week.

Songs:

Ethereal Space by Snowflake (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33318 Ft: Zep Hurme

Shadowlands Machine
Shadowlands Breath (kevin macloud, you gotta find the attribution and add it to the doc)

Truth? by onlymeith (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/onlymeith/38010 

Dream On This Side (instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/35789

Mage the Awakening- The Tower and the Hanged Man Episode 2: Dead Man's Party Part 1

In honour of Vampire the Masquerade 5 edition's up-coming release, we decided to give the playtest rules a go. Here's the story of Gary, Indiana, a crumbling city racked by crime and a coterie of lowlifes looking to get ahead in the night.
This is Rusted Veins.

Music Notes:
Mysterium by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/doxent/50929 Ft: Mr_Yesterday

Dream On This Side (instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/35789 

Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dark Woods by Fireproof_Babies (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Fireproof_Babies/25132 Ft: ramblinglibrarian

Mr. Wozzie by Robbero (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

Vampire the Masquerade- Rusted Veins

In our last episode, we playtested the upcoming Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition. After giving our opinions sometime to ferment, we've come back to discuss our experience and first impressions of V5.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 16: Hungry for More

White Wolf and Onyx Path have published a long list of titles for Mage the Awakening. In this episode John and Tristan discuss their favourite supplements ever for the game.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 18: Essential Reading for the Newly Awakened

Nearly a decade ago, White Wolf released Geist: the Sin-Eaters, their first foray into the afterlife since Wraith the Oblivion ended. Sadly, the line didn't have staying power, and it died with barely a book to it's name.
But like the characters it's about, Geist is back from the dead with another chance. This episode we talk about Geist: the Sin-Eaters and the previews for its up-coming second edition.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 20: Geist the Sin-Eaters 2E- Resurrecting the Dead

In our last discussion episode, we discussed Geist the Sin-Eater's upcoming second edition.
In this episode we're continuing the theme of Geist. This time we're talking about fiction, story hooks, and character concepts that fit the themes of the new edition.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 21: Geist, Back for More

Something is afoot. A possible scelestus is haunting the city. Does this latest abyssal activity have to do with the Hanged Man?
Music Notes:
Ethereal Space by Snowflake (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33318 Ft: Zep Hurme

Dream On This Side (instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/35789

Ghosts in the wind by Abstract Audio (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Citizen_X0/29247 Ft: orang_redux_777

Caribdis by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Lancefield/53156

Mage the Awakening- The Tower and the Hanged Man Episode 7: Out of the Shadow Part 1

Dramatic Failure is proud to announce 'The Bloodrunners,' a Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition chronicle set in the benighted streets of Philadelphia.
Join Tristan and his part as they create the coterie of characters they'll play for this game.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Vampire the Masquerade- Bloodrunners Character Creation

This is it: the stunning finale of The Tower and the Hanged Man. The Cabal searches for the mysterious "seed of the city" and finally confronts the Hanged Man. But can they defeat a being like him before it's too late?

Music Notes:
"Lightless Dawn", "Night of Chaos", "Shadowlands 1 - Horizon", "Shadowlands 2 - Bridge", "Shadowlands 3 - Machine", "Shadowlands 4 - Breath", "Shadowlands 5 - Antechamber", "Shadowlands 6 - The Pit", "Shadowlands 7 - Codex", "The Other Side of the Door"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Shiro (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/56795 Ft: Hans Montgomery Atom

Lights by Donnie Drost (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/donniedrost/33582 Ft: Fireproof Babies

Forgotten Land by Doxent Zsigmond (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/doxent/45486 Ft: Gurdonark, Joanne Gabriel

Dark Woods by Fireproof_Babies (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Fireproof_Babies/25132 Ft: ramblinglibrarian

Fire and Ice (rock mix) by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/56643 Ft: Barzakh

Weathered Faces by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Lancefield/54886

Between Worlds (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/56664 Ft: (Smiling Cynic)

Truth? by onlymeith (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/onlymeith/38010

Mr. Wozzie by Robbero (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Robbero/51883

Mage the Awakening- The Tower and the Hanged Man Episode 9: Singularity

While the guerrillas take the fight to the French in Torrecastro, the Brothers Order investigates a rumour tied to their past. What secrets do the catacombs beneath the old church hold? And can the Sin-eaters overcome the bizarre beings that reside beneath the surface?

Music Notes:
By CO.AG Music:

"Cicada 3301"
"The sky is on fire"
"Bedtime stories"
"Dark Rage"
"The Stranger"

Caribdis by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Lancefield/53156

Weathered Faces by @nop (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/Lancefield/54886

Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Geist: The Little War – The Catacombs of Torrecastro

The crew of the USS Paradise come across a mysterious alien space station while investigating a distress signal. After navigating through a cloud of deadly nanomachines, the away team searches the structure for any sign of the missing crew of the USS Istanboul. What they discover inside only raises more questions about this bizarre alien station...

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Star Trek Paradise Episode 2 - "Hall of Mirrors Pt.1"

After entering a twitter contest run by the fine folks at RPG Kitchen, we won a digital copy of Helheim Unbound by Skylark Studios. In this episode we dive into the norse saga-inspired rpg.  Join us as we look at the basic rules, character creation and just some of the neat mechanics found in this game.

Music Notes:
"Dances and Dames", "Danse Macabre", "Greta Sting"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 34: Unbound and Unleashed- A look into Helheim Unbound

The Dramatic Failure crew takes you through the process of making a character for Aberrant 2E using the 'Quick Nova Character Creation' tables found in the new rulebook.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 38: Personae Nova

The gang takes their first look at Mummy the curse: Second edition through preview manuscripts.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/339646881/mummy-the-curse-2nd-edition

Mummy the curse Second Edition: First looks (Preview 1)

As Mummy the Curse 2e's kickstarter comes to a successful close, we continue our Descent in to the next two preview documents: Character Creation and Mummy Special Rules.
We discuss everything from the Descent, to Vessels and onwards. 
So gather around, loyal cultists, so we may explore the Storytelling Game of Immortal Souls even further.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mummy the curse Second Edition: First looks Part 2 (Previews 2 & 3)

As we descend further into the depths of duat and our own arisen powers we find ourselves pit against our enemies of old, our immortal foe.

In this episode of the Mummy the curse preview we plunge into the 4th manuscript and what we know of the various types of antagonists that that arisen must fight to complete their goals.

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mummy the curse Second Edition: First looks Part 3 (Preview 4)

Onyx Path has just released the first supplement for Geist the Sin Eaters Second Edition, Memento Mori!

The book, which was funded through the game's kickstarter campaign contains all sorts of interesting and evocative ideas to enrich any chronicle.

We at Dramatic Failure are happy to be your guide into the realm of the dead and ghost stories explored in Memento Mori.

Music Notes:
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 39: Remember, you will die- a dive into Memento Mori for Geist the Sin Eater 2e

The DF gang finally unboxes the Geist book after a long year of waiting!
Be sure to check out our twitter for pictures!

Geist Book Unboxing - Dramatic failure

Welcome to the Glorious Empire, a land of grim and perilous adventure! Follow Adolfus the stout town sentry, Gebhardt the cunning sailor and Jean-Pierre de Senssaut a naive squire as they search their town for a new get rich quick scheme...and quickly fall in over their heads.

Part 1 of a quarantine quick qampaign.

Music Notes:
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Episode 1: Shelling out in Schilderheim

Adolphus, Gebhardt and Jean-Pierre set out on their adventure to find the tin merchant's missing caravan. During their search they come across a mysterious old man who leads them off the beaten path...

Part 2 of a Quarantine Quick Qampaign.

Music Notes:
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Episode 2: The Lost Castle

It's been months since the Schilderheim Three fought and banished the daemon in the castle. Still the sorceress who summoned it in the first place runs free, and Gebhardt is in hot pursuit. At the same time, Jean-Pierre finds himself facing up to a huge debt...

Music Notes: 
Greta Sting Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Danse Macabre Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Episode 3: The Silken Perfume

New to RPGs? Wanna try out one of those Pen & Paper games with the funny-looking dice? We'll tell you what you need to know to make sure your Role Playing Game experience isn't a Dramatic Failure.

We release discussions on Wednesdays and actual plays on Fridays.

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