Out of Character

Episode 137: Sails & Sewers

As Kelt Torre lays unconscious in an alleyway in Eel's Snout time and memory carries her back to a different time and place. A younger Kelt Torre finds herself separated from her glacier, removed from her home in The Snowmelt Mountains, and being pursued by the dead.

Episode 136: Wanted in Oranel Part 7 Lost & Alone

Retutning to Oranel we find the party at odds as they cross paths and confront new challenges in the port city of Eel's Snout.

Episode 135: Wanted in Oranel Part 6 In With the Tide

I discuss the evils of gatekeeping and some of my limited experiences with it. If you'd like to reach out to join one of our games please send me a message at @sakutian on twitter as that is the fastest way to reach me. 

Episode 134: Gatekeeping

I discuss one of the core rules I apply when I GM rpgs, The Perkins Rule. 

Episode 133: The Perkins Rule

Episode 132: The Witcher RPG Review

After escaping Vespok Fortress Kelt Torre has reached the city of Eel's Snout on the coast of Oranel. With little to her name, and nowhere to go she struggles to survive in a new world. 

Episode 131: Wanted in Oranel Part 5 9-5 in Eel's Snout

I outline the rules of and possible uses for one of my favorite Dungeons & Dragons spells Enlarge/Reduce. 

Episode 130: Enlarge/Reduce

I discuss some possibilities for utilizing various systems of justice in a variety of rpg settings.

Episode 129: Just Desserts

I delve into an idea that has been knocking around in my head for a while about leveling up RPG characters.

Episode 127: Level Up!

In the first exploration of Oranel we examine the course of events that resulted in its creation, and the deities that helped to make it what it is today.

Episode 128: Knowing Oranel Creation & Deities

Just a quick update on what to expect from Out of Character in the near future.

Podcast Update

Based in the world of the comic series Fables, where fairy tale characters crossed over to the mundy world to escape a terrible enemy, the characters have settled into tragically ordinary lives after several centuries. This is the first installment of a side game that sprang from a need for something fun and simple. If you like our game I suggest reading the Fable comics or checking out the Telltale game The Wolf Among Us.

Episode 126: Toad in a Hole Part 1

The goliath Kelt Torre sleeps in a bed secured through treachery only to find more betrayal awaits her. With the help of an old friend she must escape the prison of Vespok Fortress. 

Episode 125: Wanted in Oranel Part 4 Escape from Vespok Fortress

After raiding the warden's workshop the prisoners are confronted by the captain of the guard who presents them with a simple choice. Surrender or die.

Episode 124: Wanted in Oranel Part 3 Escape from Vespok Fortress

In this podcast we will not only play and review various tabletop and roleplaying games, but we will also discuss a wide variety of topics related to gaming in general.