The Parallel Lives Tabletop Podcast: Recent Episodes
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38: Parallel Lives: Season 2 Finale!
What concepts would we like to see more of? What are our earnest sexy 2.0s?? What games would have beautiful children together???
All this and more as we wrap up this edition of Parallel Lives with a rousing retrospective in the form of our very own awards show!
Thank you so, so, so much for listening. We’ll be back.
Music: Running Fanfare (Kevin Macleod), Connection (Brian Boyko)
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37: Conspiracist - And I think, Probably Teenagers Still Exist!
Can Parallel Lives unravel the tangled web of Conspiracist? How deep does this rabbit hole go??
The Game
The Music: The Machine Thinks and Thinking Music
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36: InSpectres - A Kickstarter to Buy Gilman, Illinois
This week Parallel Lives looks at InSPectres: A game where you hunt ghosts and ghouls…and if you’re lucky the office is even paying you higher than minimum wage to do it.
The Game
The Music (Ghost Story and Lobby Time)
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35: The Beast - It’s Not A Butt
What would you say if we told you there’s a monster hidden in your home?
If you answered “What’s the sex like?”, this game may be for you!
The Game
The Music
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34: Serpent’s Tooth - Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown, But Also Crowns Are Shiny and Cool
Join Parallel Lives as we take a look at Serpent’s Tooth, a game where (unusually for us) there is a GM….at least until you take them down.
The Game
The Music
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33: Neon Genesis Podvangelion - You Can (Not) Adapt
This unique episode of Parallel lives is a deep dive into the fraught world of adaptational design!
(and also we talk a lot about anime)
Evangelion
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32: Cosmic Patrol - Razor Claw, Laser Drill
Parallel Lives: IN THE 25TH CENTURY! We hope you like pulp, because this week’s game is all about it.
Does Cosmic Patrol capture the heart of golden age science fiction, or is it a funhouse mirror of yesterday’s serials?
The game
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31: My Life With Master - That’s How They Do It On Anti-Terra
It’s time. The Great Work has begun. The first step is to listen to this podcast.
That’s an order.
The game
The Music
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30: Ghost Ship Enyo - Puzzles in Space
Parallel Lives dives into the spooky future of an out-loud text adventure.
The Game
The Music
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29: The Shab Al Hiri Roach - Maple Syrup
Meet the Shab Al Hiri Roach, the daring game that asks the question: Would you rather:
- Watch your academic rivals surpass you
- -or-
- Eat a gross bug?
(oh also, the bug is a dark god)
The Game
The Music
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Bonus: A Great Machine
oh no.
who let wednesday have unfettered control of the podcast feed?
she could do anything.
(new full episode up on sunday, as usual)
A Great Machine
Jared Axelrod
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28: Apocalypse World Part 2 - Boiling Points
The conclusion of our Apocalypse World two-parter special! Is there adventure to be found after the end, or only ruination?
The Game
The Music
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27: Apocalypse World Part 1 - Sizzle Takes
The rubber hits the road–Part one of two of our Apocalypse World experience!
The game
The Music
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26: GMless vs GMed Roleplaying Games - A Stan Lee Dakimakura
Are stories better served central vision or group discussion? Is surprise important in roleplaying?
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25: PsiRun - *Exit Pursued by the Game
Parallel Lives takes on the aptly-named psychics-on-the-run simulator: Psi*Run!
The Game
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Hot off of episode 24 here’s a picture of the game itself! It got damaged a little while in storage from a move, but puzzles are forever.
24: Into the Labyrinth - You Cannot Turn Ducks Into Gold
In this episode we review a poster! Can we escape the labyrinth with our vowels intact?
Mike Selinker
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23: Death of the Gilded Age - What Do Those Eyes Mean, Anyways?
A small game about food, parties, and endings.
The game
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The Music: “Hot Swing”, & “Dances and Dames”
Episode 22: Teen Witch - Drawing On Bathtubs
Hey kid, wanna get into spellcasting? You’ve got to mean it.
Happy Halloween!
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At the time of this episode’s release Teen Witch does not appear to be currently available, however you may find Avery Alder’s other work here
Episode 21: T.I.M.E. Stories - Magic Can Optionally Be Real
Parallel Lives manages to lose at a board game several times in a single session!
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The Music: Ouroboros and Unwritten Return, by Kevin MacLeod