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Colonials

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105 minutes

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Dec 2, 2013

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To celebrate the pilgrims who first settled the United States we decided to ask ourselves a question: What caused the terraforming colony in “Aliens” to get completely overrun?

Released:

Dec 2, 2013

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

One Shot is a podcast about role playing games. Every month, host and Game Master James D'Amato leads a group of players on a self-contained adventure. Every adventure will be wrapped up in 4-5 episodes in time for a new story, in a new system, with new players the following month. One Shot will explore ever RP system possible to give listeners a sampling of the possibilities in the wide wild of role playing.

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01. Rise of the Crazy Partiers: Roll for initiative! This month’s adventure is a traditional dungeon crawl run, in Paizo’s Pathfinder Role Playing System. The twist is the GM has not prepared an adventure. the Players and the GM will be generating the entire story in the moment. Let’s see how the Crazy Partiers fair in a town beset by Zombies as we turn it up up to the hot hot HOTTEST! by One Shot
72 min listen
09. The Serpent’s Den: Our heroes have battled their way through triads, ninja, and helicopters but not they find themselves face-to-beryllium steel face with Destro! Where Destro goes the legions of the dreaded Cobra Commander are sure to follow. Can our heroes overcome the most feared terrorist organization on earth!? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to this month’s ONE SHOT! by One Shot
68 min listen
20. All Outta Bubblegum Part 1: From the brilliant folks who brought you “Every One is John” comes an equally batshit system: All Outta Bublegum. In this game Faith D’Amato, Lynette Roten, and David Giratanna step up to the table to do two things: Kick ass And chew bubblegum When they might miss their flights at Denver International Airport, and the bubblegum supplies are low, there is only ONE thing left to do… follow their insane journey this week on ONE SHOT! by One Shot
65 min listen
06. Pizza Party Rumble: Welcome heroes, to a new month of ONE SHOT! This episode Chris Sims, John Patrick Coan, and Kat Murphy team up to recreate a 90’s kung-fu action movie. Their characters Inspector Jackie, Angela Chan, and Bobby Euphrates, defend a special little pizza shop in the Bronx called “Ancient Chinese Pizza” from the deadly Snake Skin triad. Kick back and crack open an ice cold Pepsi(TM) and listen to fists fly. by One Shot
55 min listen
03. The One Where EVERYONE Fails Their Perception Check: This week the Crazy Partiers try to camp in front of the the mysterious wizard’s tower. They make plans to keep watch, but a series of failed perception checks finds them at the bottom of a 10’x10′ pit; where they are at the mercy of the Zombie king’s most annoying minion. Will they pull through? Find out on One Shot! by One Shot
86 min listen
07. Ninjas in Refrigerators: Fists are flying for another episode of ONE SHOT! Chris Sims is back, he and the ONE SHOT crew are cleaning up the post-brawl wreckage of Ancient Chinese Pizza. They think the fight is over. What they don’t know is the refrigerator hides a secret, a DEADLY secret. Will our heroes discover it in time!? by One Shot
65 min listen
08. Death Race 1990: After defeating the Ninja invasion of Ancient Chinese Pizza, Inspector Jackie, Tommy, and Angela (a.k.a. Action Angel La La) must flee the wrath of the deadly Snake Skin Triad. Expect piston pulsing action as our heroes lead a high speed chase through the streets of New York. Can they evade ninjas on motorcycles and helicopters? Who is leading the Snake Skin Triad’s army of ninja? Can Chris Sims roll anything but critical failures? Find out on ONE SHOT! by One Shot
67 min listen
Colonials: To celebrate the pilgrims who first settled the United States we decided to ask ourselves a question: What caused the terraforming colony in “Aliens” to get completely overrun? by One Shot
105 min listen
27. Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 2: The crew has been tasked with rescuing Grizel’s son from the clutches of Ava Arrak. Now or band of heroes must steel themselves to match wits with the Hand of the Emperor… or dress up as storm troopers and tool around for half an hour. by One Shot
91 min listen
21. All Outta Bubblegum Part 2: This week concludes our airport adventures! David Giarratana experiences multiple physical metamorphoses while Faith and Lynette battle for control of a rabid group of devoted followers. by One Shot
71 min listen
30. Dungeon World Part 2: This week our heroes lean the joys of of the random encounter! Trinket plays with poisons,, Bangarang shoots fireballs no matter who gets hurt, Baby Blues lays down some sweet jams and Red Fox gets caught in the cross fire, and the whole group makes goat puns. Because of course they do. by One Shot
66 min listen
26. Dark: Dark is a stealth based role playing system designed by Will Hindmarch, which is available right now on kickstarter. In today’s game we will be exploring Dark Planet, one of the system’s three settings. Dark Planet is a modern reto-future punk setting where inter stellar colonists find the planet they were supposed to colonize has been totally encased in a spherical dome by hostile aliens. Our heroes are clandestine revolutionaries sworn to oppose the tyrannical “Radiants” by any means necessary. by One Shot
278 min listen
10. Scooby Doo: Pooch on the Doorstep: James, John, and Kat sit down with special guests Nick Lang and Scout Bratt to play one of James’ Gen Con favorites: Scooby Doo run Call of Cthulhu! Velma, Deaphne, Fred, Shaggy, and of course Scooby Doo face down the terrible shadow over Innsmouth in this mash up game. Let’s hope the gang can sluthe their way out of this one! by One Shot
125 min listen
11. Every One Is John Part 1: James and JPC along with newcomers Luke Null and Mike Gospel take on Lovecraft in the indie system which is taking the internet by storm: “Everyone is John.” After reading the Necronomicon can John Tuckerman, an associate professor from Miskatonic University, survive the ravages of madness? by One Shot
147 min listen
25. Star Wars Edge of the Empire: John Patrick Coan, Johnny O’Mara, and Matt Kubinski return for another series of Star Wars episodes! However, this time Kat Murphy is stepping in as GM and James will be playing along side the rest of the party. It has been five years since the last series of episodes and it is over a decade before Luke Skywalker leaves Tattoine. The crew is making their living as bounty hunters, but danger looms on the horizon… by One Shot
95 min listen
15. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 1: We have a special holiday treat for you, heroes! It just happens to be a little late. This week we are celebrating the festival of lights with some hard boiled crime. James and Kat are joined by special guest, rabbinical student Sam Kaye to take on mystery and murder. If you are a fan of Deadlands, you are going to love the updates they made in Deadlands Noir. This is the perfect opportunity to see how the system plays. by One Shot
54 min listen
05. Final Boss: It’s the final installment of the Crazy Partiers’ wacky adventure. Can Remmy, Inwe, Aldove, and Cobb overcome the final boss and save Apple Grove Township? Listen to find out. by One Shot
77 min listen
13. This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but with John: John gets a new look. Then he gets some new friends to help him out with a little project he has been working on. Finally John has some words with himself and gets to do something he has been wanting to do for a long time. by One Shot
74 min listen
18. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 4: After discovering that mob was not a factor in Humphrey Hall’s disappearance Mack and Candy are forced to go to the one place they swore they would never go… by One Shot
44 min listen
02. Attack of the Ratmen: Get ready for the adrenaline fueled action of BASIC MATH! This episode The Crazy Partiers enter combat. Will our heroes survive their journey thirty miles out of town? Can you identify what level they are based on the abilities they are using? Will you notice the edits where we removed SEVERAL very long rules discussions? Find out on this week’s One Shot! by One Shot
87 min listen
04. Never Split the Party: The Crazy Partiers have finally reached the castle at least thirty miles out of town! But what will they discover there? Danger? Treasure? The magic of true friendship? All three!? Find out on this episode of ONE SHOT. by One Shot
68 min listen
16. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 2: The mystery continues to unravel as a deranged killer turns the festival of light into a festival of death! Dr. Emile Candy (Samuel Kaye) and Felix “Mack” Macabre (James D’Amato) are investigating the disappearance of a wealthy greeting card manufacturer named Hall. This week Mack and Candy match wits with the mob while looking for clues. by One Shot
44 min listen
19. 8 Nights of Murder! The Deadlands Noir Hanukkah Special Part 5: This week is the thrilling conclusion to our holiday special! by One Shot
175 min listen
29. Dungeon World Part 1: This week James is back in the DM’s chair playing Dungeon World with Kat Murphy, new comer Maggie Dempsey, Alex Manich of The Overshare, and Tricia Bobeda of WBEZ’s Nerdette Podcast. Join our heroes on a quest for “The Song book of mighty Comebacks!” by One Shot
62 min listen
33. Even More Dungeon World 2: This week our party makes a deal with Lucifer the trustworthy after recovering the fabled “Audio Codex.” The gang learns about the customary drinks of the region they wandered into. And Collin has fun turning into various animals. by One Shot
79 min listen
31. Dungeon World Part 3: We wrap up this week’s Dungeon World series with climactic battle that the party was absolutely not expecting, or even remotely prepared for. Can Kat, Alex, Maggie, and Tricia think their way out of this one? by One Shot
86 min listen
22. Star Wars 3.5 Part 1: This week regulars Kat Murphy and John Patrick Coen are joined by special guests Johnny O’Mara from Dilettante Ball, and Matt Kubinski from Cinema Jaw to take you to a galaxy far far away… That’s right! for the next few episodes ONE SHOT is taking on Star Wars! Specifically by comparing the 2000 Wizards of the Coast D20 system to the new Fantasy Flight system, Edge of Empire. by One Shot
63 min listen
14. Horror on Mt. Holycross: James D’Amato, Alex Manich, James Hepplewhite, Dan Stauffer, and special guest Cliff D’Amato sit down to play a game of Dread, the Jenga based horror RPG. What happens when a Colorado camping trip takes a turn for the deadly? Find out on ONE SHOT! by One Shot
123 min listen
40. Call Of Cthulhu Pulp Heroes Part 2: Batman, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Tom Riddle, and The Doctor chase down the mysterious doctor Faust to recover the necromonicon. Their chase leads them to a conspiracy that could end up threatening the world, space time, and most importantly, AMERICA. by One Shot
136 min listen
28. Star Wars Edge of the Empire Part 3: In the bowels of the Death Star Leenik Geelo, Trystan Valentine, R2-D20, and Bacta have found Tamlin Jorun. However, their rescue mission may be more difficult than they anticipated as the obedience tattoos on the boy’s face have been completed. by One Shot
106 min listen

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Colonials

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