Very Random Encounters

22/07/2024

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22/07/2024

Are you ready for some VIOLENCEBALL?! The Mootlings vs the Pussmire Plague Eaters who are the most violent team in the league. Uh-oh.

More Land of Eem by Land of Eem

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UJPfY3wIADBKTGpf8IzYM?si=ca76ca6a727849c6

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-6-vs-the-pussmire-plague-eaters-land-of-eem/id1211768503?i=1000662953260

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/fbcb9f4c/violenceball-6-vs-the-pussmire-plague-eaters-land-of-eem

The Mootlings face off against the Pussmire Plague Eaters! The Plague Eaters are famously violent, so maybe the best course of action is to fight fire with fire? Buy Mootlings Merch here. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media

15/07/2024

Look, the team has to go to a gross place. Jokes were made, things happened. Anyway.. the team is hitting their first away game.

More Land of Eem by

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7u4dINA3eE5KO2IUK8YBR6?si=27f569e2a5c0429a

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-5-the-pussmire-land-of-eem/id1211768503?i=1000662305116

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/e7f1fa55/violenceball-5-the-pussmire-land-of-eem

The team is headed to their first away game of the season. Hop on the bus to the Pussmire where plague is a hot topic. Mootlings merch now available! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro them

09/07/2024

Don't go to the bathroom alone. Especially if you're a top ViolenceBall player for there's a Swirler on the loose!

There's a new twist to our play of Land of Eem.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cFTvCRv0O2p92zjUk1vDm?si=fc05feac1c634c97

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-4-enter-the-swirler/id1211768503?i=1000661490602

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/cc2d5997/violenceball-4-enter-the-swirler

Sports fans are saying they are "mildly surprised" to see the Turnipfield Mootlings's win last night. Will a serial killer known as The Swirler target the Mootlings's star player, and will yelling "stranger danger" be enough to survive

01/07/2024

It's the first game of the season and the Mootlings are not favored to win or survive. But can these new players live through their first game?

More Land of Eem!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/61q4zF8Utj8GlcXFoHVP9x?si=0f7966112faa4911

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-3-vs-the-bramblemarch-hedgehogs-land-of-eem/id1211768503?i=1000660764223

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/bb369c37/violenceball-3-vs-the-bramblemarch-hedgehogs-land-of-eem

The X-treme X-altation has begun! The Mootlings have their first game against The Bramblemarch Hedgehogs. Can they finish the game without any casualties? Dare we hope for a win? A list of the characters in this season (updated as we post episodes) is her

24/06/2024

It's a new dawn for the Turnipfield Mootlings, the worst team in the league. But some new members might shake things up!

More Land of Eem!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H7KihukhAENsWMQTFDo5q?si=d62d1e563606473b

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-2-dont-die-land-of-eem/id1211768503?i=1000660025817

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/8e690ab6/violenceball-2-don-t-die-land-of-eem

It's a big day for the worst team in the International Violenceball League. The Turnipfield Mootlings have new players. Maybe even enough to field a full roster at their next match. Come meet the team! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meado

17/06/2024

It's a new season and a whole new group of characters. Surprise, they are all convicts! Welcome to Violenceball.

We play Land Of Eem!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CCBZiefJDeKlC4c8tuq1E?si=69eb2a8bddc94867

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/violenceball-1-the-turnipfield-mootlings-land-of-eem/id1211768503?i=1000659239895

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/05023a9a/violenceball-1-the-turnipfield-mootlings-land-of-eem

It's a brand new season! We're playing Land of Eem. Join us to meet the characters we'll be following throughout this season! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.

03/06/2024

It’s not Star Wars without a bunch of blaster fire. The best laid plans go awry once more as the heroes attempt to get the cargo.

We finish Rebellion by Robin Vador with guest Sara Roberts, The Hype Goblin!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EPgD2an3ncmkxpBhu6Grn?si=56598b7c037642d2

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebellion-3-not-from-carbonite-with-sara-roberts-the/id1211768503?i=1000657626706

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/ab289159/rebellion-3-not-from-carbonite-with-sara-roberts-the-hype-goblin

Our heroes retrieve the "cargo," but at the cost of attracting Imperial attention - and blaster fire. Find our guest, Sara Roberts, at www.hypegoblin.com Find the game we played, Rebellion, at https://robin-vador.itch.io/rebellion-a-star-wars-pb

27/05/2024

The heroes find a woman in need! Medra and 2G lend her a hand while Zal and Zunlu do their best to distract some stormtroopers. All leading up to a visit to the worst section of the space station.

We continue playing Rebellion by Robin Vador with special guest Sara Roberts

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bTQUCkyNjDMgtmKBNZI3u?si=e2c9a70bd4134026

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebellion-2-sourdough-spacerobe/id1211768503?i=1000656858483

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/d6a612cc/rebellion-2-sourdough-spacerobe

Medra and 2G lend a helping hand to a woman in need. Zal and Zunlu distract some storm troopers. We enter objectively the space station's grossest sector. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro

20/05/2024

A long time ago, in a podcast that is this one, we played Star Wars. We are doing it again with our great special guest Thehypegoblin , but it's not a sequel or a prequel.

We play Rebellion by Robin Vador

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HVfCvGThA6hoxGMtJJwMm?si=e99a8a5415bb470d

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rebellion-1-space-nuts-with-sara-roberts-the-hype-goblin/id1211768503?i=1000656104429

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/811cb734/rebellion-1-space-nuts-with-sara-roberts-the-hype-goblin

We attempt to recruit for the Rebellion in the natural place: on a space station that's already sick of the Empire. Find our guest, Sara Roberts, at www.hypegoblin.com Find the game we played, Rebellion, at https://robin-vador.itch.io/rebellion-a-star-war

13/05/2024

Today we have a special episode with Tony Gowell talking about our favorite fictional things.

Please give it a listen and gain some insight into how things are connected.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7x8QX3ANJHCGuC5HIRGUcK?si=1e0e93a8364e45e4

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorming-with-special-guest-tony-gowell-whats/id1211768503?i=1000655376133

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/b96880aa/brainstorming-with-special-guest-tony-gowell-what-s-your-favorite-fictional-world-

Find our special guest, Tony Gowell, on social media or see him on stage and join one of his workshops at various conventions, particularly Dragon Con! In this episode we use our favorite fictional universes as a jumping-off point to brainstor

06/05/2024

This is the after message letting you know that the after show for Things From Beyond the Grave is here!

We talk about how the story came to be, our characters, and answer your questions as always.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WknbhErIcdtEOHMyClpmV?si=22c8789175f549a4

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-aftershow/id1211768503?i=1000654634750

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/d4ab1f35/i-was-a-modern-medusa-aftershow

The season is over, so everybody do a quick check; is anyone petrified? Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: IG: Buy o

22/04/2024

I'm tired of the MFin snakes in this MFin plate! It's the finale of "I was a Modern Medusa". Is this the end?!

The last bit of Things from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IOpcnBegaw5DWr0FntcjH?si=8e0cd185723048a4

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-14-stone-and-fire-finale/id1211768503?i=1000653178049

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/268e5864/i-was-a-modern-medusa-14-stone-and-fire-finale-

Snakes in the plate decide to shed or get off the pot. Out in the real world, "van go us car follow plate". All of that might make sense by the end of this, the finale of _I Was a Modern Medusa._ Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of M

15/04/2024

Idle robot hands are the idle robot devil's playground. While the heroes are making their plans, someone else is making theirs.

More Things from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1irl92K6KicDnXDTd7bVNt?si=3a70d9b4644f41e2

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-13-unprepared-to-launch/id1211768503?i=1000652453107

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/2bcc3f1b/i-was-a-modern-medusa-13-unprepared-to-launch

Our companions make their final preparations for the rocket launch, but elsewhere idle robot hands become Medusa's playthings. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia

08/04/2024

The plan is in motion. Now everyone needs to make things without caring because there's only one shot at the sun.

More Things from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ondIzaYaw9q1qloeQsSOi?si=3fda574980b14674

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-12-detached-creation/id1211768503?i=1000651749365

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/2a4f2567/i-was-a-modern-medusa-12-detached-creation

In order to pull off the... heist?... of Medusa into the sun, our heroes must first make preparations. So uh... how do you make stuff without caring about it? And with all the blossoming love in the air, is it even possible? Thanks to Shayne Plunkett &

01/04/2024

Behind every shady laboratory, there's an even shadier laboratory doing something. And they probably have a rocket ship, so the heroes decide to go there.

More Things from Beyond the Grave!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-11-biotech-department/id1211768503?i=1000651032807

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bdaPb2BUSB2ZMPIh7UoOE?si=5221ef04daa84c8f

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/23aa075f/i-was-a-modern-medusa-11-biotech-department

Get your grey market explosives and throw away your scientific ethics textbooks: it's time to visit the other, even shadier science lab to expedite a rocket launch. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this seas

25/03/2024

What's better than a car chase? A logic puzzle! Also how many doctors are too many doctors?

Find out with more Things from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SiW7PVtdb49CQt3og9c6U?si=153300f3dd1c4743

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-10-follow-that-van/id1211768503?i=1000650334150

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/1032f93b/i-was-a-modern-medusa-10-follow-that-van-

A thrilling chase with the boys (and Manea) in the bright white sports-car. And then a logic puzzle about vans, plates, and fragile human minds. We encourage all listeners to put The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car on in the background for a FULLY IMME

18/03/2024

Imagine a magical world where not only is Medusa real, but there’s enough public funding for a SUPER LIBRARY!

More They Came From Beyond the Grave

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/very-random-encounters-chaotic-improv-actual-play/id1211768503?i=1000649533137

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/51fBdFnhb9Bk0akisgSy4F?si=afNbmdh4RR23tY6GigEtyA

11/03/2024

Looking for slick locals for some fun times? The Narcisse Snake Dens are open and ready for you. Also, don't look directly at the weird plate.

More They Came from Beyond the Grave!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-8-just-one-more/id1211768503?i=1000648730549

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3qU73zbd1Ght1BCjC8ovUz?si=dfe23198c9af42bd

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/02f1b4b3/i-was-a-modern-medusa-8-just-one-more

Dr. Bogus stares into the plate... and the plate stares back. And it's the HOTEST snake event of the season! Local snakes are sssssingle and ready to mingle at the Narcisse Snake Dens! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, wh

04/03/2024

We meet a new colleague of Dr. Bogus while trying to contain an unearthly threat. Also, someone dares to call into question Barnaby's credentials.

More Things from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FZdRnuFpi2tFoDD8gXBSu?si=b7956e8667ba4e5c

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-7-containment-protocol/id1211768503?i=1000647896326

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/cf682369/i-was-a-modern-medusa-7-containment-protocol

What earthly thing can contain that which does not belong in our world? Dr. Bogus introduces us to a colleague. Barnaby has his DJ credentials challenged. Manea breaks the land-speed "rivals-to-friends" record. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Je

03/03/2024

Seven years ago today, we started this incredible journey.

Thank you everyone who has joined us for this ride and here’s to more years of adventure.

Tell us your favorite season to celebrate!

26/02/2024

It's the finals of the School of Hard Knocks Robot Fights and Dr. Bogus is definitely in the running to win. However, one stone cold killer stands in the way.

More Tales from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NzHRaGbYydunDbVLOhJb6?si=68a0de569c6d4f16

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-6-it-needs-to-eat-souls/id1211768503?i=1000646848840

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/2cb78810/i-was-a-modern-medusa-6-it-needs-to-eat-souls

Doctor Bogus is headed into the finals at the School of Hard Knocks Robot Fight Club, but his opponent is acting extremely suspicious... and might even be the reason some other robots have been turned to STONE! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright

19/02/2024

It's anything goes in this all out metal to metal, bare knuckled tech, robot fight. Blades fly, metal shreds, and money is bet.

More Things From Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YX1aPpA5YvLpqYB4dvV9K?si=7f0c75b036b84545

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-5-the-school-of-hard-knocks/id1211768503?i=1000645825946

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/f7a11412/i-was-a-modern-medusa-5-the-school-of-hard-knocks

At the School of Hard Knocks Robot Fight Club, there are only two rules: No holds barred No Throwing Popcorn at the Robots Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedi

12/02/2024

The heroes end up in a totally normal, definitely not haunted, antique store and then head off to fight with robots.

More They Came from Beyond the Grave!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EyldashHtVtXMPspqnFIH?si=0936ce2445e143bb

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-4-antiquity-they-came-from/id1211768503?i=1000645011667

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/8164e9be/i-was-a-modern-medusa-4-antiquity-they-came-from-beyond-the-grave-

the investigation continues at the antique store. But will bakelite bracelets, haunted dolls, and battle robot parts distract our heroes from their primary goal? Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's

05/02/2024

Which is worse, being in a group project where you're the only person who does all the work... or being in a group where one person is doing all the murder?

More They Came From Beyond The Grave!

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/73b6927a/i-was-a-modern-medusa-3-gorgoneion-they-came-from-beyond-the-grave-

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VxOD9wqVWmOaJnOfGiArE?si=fcdbb55fab78400a

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-3-gorgoneion-they-came-from/id1211768503?i=1000644170551

‎Show Very Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual Play, Ep I Was a Modern Medusa #3: Gorgoneion | They Came from Beyond the Grave! - Feb 4, 2024

29/01/2024

Students at the University of Winnipeg are getting stoned. And not in the good way! Our new batch of heroes are on the case.

We play They Came From Beyond the Grave!

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/a12f0bab/i-was-a-modern-medusa-2-tintype-they-came-from-beyond-the-grave-

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DsJOfauv2iwdr4SNPMsd6?si=8987efbc6fa74db1

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-2-tintype-they-came-from/id1211768503?i=1000643420707

‎Show Very Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual Play, Ep I Was a Modern Medusa #2: Tintype | They Came from Beyond the Grave! - Jan 29, 2024

22/01/2024

It's a brand new season. We've gone back to the 70s to meet a whole new wild cast of characters as they star in "I Was A Modern Medusa!"

We play They Came From Beyond the Grave!

Direct: https://pnc.st/s/vre/a49e130d/i-was-a-modern-medusa-1-dark-agendas-they-came-from-beyond-the-grave-

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NxoZYXdyO9O7VflyhXOl3?si=16548838aa104ce9

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-was-a-modern-medusa-1-dark-agendas-they-came-from/id1211768503?i=1000642452770

‎Show Very Random Encounters: Chaotic Improv Actual Play, Ep I Was a Modern Medusa #1: Dark Agendas | They Came from Beyond the Grave! - Jan 21, 2024