Lakeshore & Limbo: Recent Episodes
Arcade Audio
Lakeshore & Limbo is an improvised occult-noir detective series podcast, told using tabletop roleplaying game rules.
Melody Investigations is on a fake werewolf case so they can split up Sassy’s spouses to get more information from them.
Melody Investigations is off to the cemetery because of a vague fairy saying told to them by talking mushrooms.
Regina Rider has a plan for Rick’s amnesia, and we learn a disturbing truth about Vince’s eating habits.
Rick is straight up in the hospital, so Nef, Sassy, and Vince make their way to a secret research facility to find the missing yeti child, and the occultist who has kidnapped her.
Nef joins Sassy and Vince for the rest of this investigation because Rick has rolled too poorly for words. But it’s not going to stop them from finding that missing yeti- the villain might. But not that.
The investigators are looking for a kidnapped yeti... and Rick quadruples down on his awful rolls.
Rick and Sassy knocked over a seafood tower during the heist, hopefully Vince’s plans work better.
The flashback concludes, after finding a helpful yeti, Rick Rider and his sister Regina delve into the mountain temple.
The flashback continues, and we see Rick and Regina delve further into the temple when they meet an imposing figure.
After a lot of hearsay, Melody Investigations has its first physical clue on the chemical robberies; a parking pass.
After getting vital information about a chemical crime spree, Melody Investigations is on the hunt for more clues that happen to come from the only person that strikes fear into the hearts of each of our detectives.
After confronting the mob and finding Frank, our investigators double check the Necropunks.
Melody Investigations goes to another Necropunk party. And it’s going about as well as you’d expect.
Melody Investigations gets hired by a woman to find her son, only for them to find out that this woman has a connection to someone near and dear to our detectives.
Our Investigators continue to face their fears, but why are they in the dreamscape in the first place?
Our Investigators try to help Rick confront his nightmare, as they move further into the Dreamscape.
After bringing Nef back from stone thanks to a potion from Ms. Marble. The investigators try to get a good night's sleep.
Abe, Sassy and Rick finally track down Edward Kelley/Vincent Melody and must expel the villain's mind without killing their friend.
Abe, Sassy and Rick use black market contacts to track down Vince/Edward... and finally confront the evil mastermind in the body of their old friend.
Having escaped from the death trap created by Vince/Edward, Abe and Sassy join Rick to meet his contact on the secret floor of the Chicago Library and unravel Edward Kelley’s sinister plot.
The evil Edward Kelley has inserted his mind into the body of Vincent Melody. As our story begins, the investigators have been caught in a deadly trap by their former friend, but they may receive help from an unlikely source.
We’re gearing up for a big change in Lakeshore and Limbo, so we’re taking a week to prep! But in the meantime, please enjoy our own Tina as she guest stars on this great podcast, Queer Movie Night!
Our investigators must find the man who looks like Vince before time runs out for Vince and all the other angels in America…
Our investigators must play a deadly game of chance to learn the truth of what happened at the occult casino…
Our investigators must venture into an occult casino to recover something John Dee lost. Something with horrible implications for Vince.
Our investigators must interrupt an evil ritual to save an angel. But can they get there in time? And can Agent Grey put on the performance of his life?
Our investigators, in search of the location of an evil ritual, must go to the one place they’re the most hated… the bank.
Our investigators, trying to stop The Feather Teeth from devouring another angel, have gone to Edward Kelly’s sanctum, in search of his old henchwomen.
Also, James is on vacation so there’s no “last time” section at the beginning of this episode.
Our investigators are forced to dine and dash … right into the clutches of Chicago’s most powerful occultists.
Also, James is on vacation and he didn’t bring his gear, so there’s no “last time” section at the beginning of this episode.
Our investigators descend into the belly of the beast - DIP HQ to meet their old foe… Edward Kelly.
Our investigators descend into the belly of the beast - DIP HQ to meet their old foe… Edward Kelly.
Our investigators must team up with a DIP agent (Jon Matteson) in order to confront an even greater foe - Edward Kelly, and his evil organization The Feather Teeth.
In the thrilling conclusion to Plight of the Navigator, the investigators must solve the mystery of the ghost ship and figure out who to trust if they want to save themselves and Nef!
Vince must take a leap of faith if he’s going to save Abe from hurtling out into the vacuum of space! But worse horrors await, within the mysterious alien ship itself…
The investigators must descend into the belly of the spaceship in order to restore the ship’s memory and save Nef. But when they enter the zero gravity room things get heavy… or whatever the opposite of that is.
The investigators must follow Nef to a derelict spaceship hovering in the vacuum of space. But when they arrive, what they find is the scene of a horrible battle and a computer who can’t remember what happened…
The investigators feel a massive crash, as something falls from the sky outside Melody Investigations, and they must get past a shadowy branch of the government to save one of their own…
We’d like to invite you to take the time you would have spent listening to our show today, and listen to an actual play podcast that features black performers.
Rivals of Waterdeep - A Dungeons & Dragons actual play: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rivals-of-waterdeep/id1434502128
The Lovelycraftians Podcast: A Call of Cthulhu: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lovelycraftians-podcast/id1387698688
The investigators have been shrunk to the size of mice! After agreeing to join the war between the roaches and mice that live in their offices, they realize they’ve entered the fray at exactly the wrong moment… the roaches have stopped attacking, portending something far more sinister.
Hey Listeners,
After next week’s episode, we may go on a hiatus as our actors turn their attention towards home and support the calls for justice for black members of our community. We’d like to ask you to support these calls in your community in whatever way is possible for you.
Thank you,
Your friends at Lakeshore & Limbo
The investigators receive a microscope in the mail. And boy does it let them see things up close… but not in the way they expected… it shrinks them. Was that clear? It shrinks their asses down to mouse size.
The investigators, having been sucked into one of Vince’s old adventure movies, found a way to prove the identity of the Spanish duke’s son and to expose the person pretending to be him, but first they must find a way into the party of the corrupt governor who masterminded it all.
The investigators, trapped in one of Vince’s old swashbuckling movies, freed the kidnapped son of a Spanish duke from the secret prison under a Spanish Californian mission. But it will all before naught if they can’t prove that the duke’s son is who he says he is, and out the impostor the evil governor has put in his place.
While trapped in one of Vince’s old movies, the investigators must uncover the plot of the corrupt governor of a Spanish Californian colony, by following the strange young man who claims to be the governors ward…
Trapped in one of Vince’s old movies, in Spanish California, the investigators must solve they mystery of a note found in the belly of an unidentified woman, with nothing but the words “I am Fransisco” to go on….
The investigators are trapped in one of Vince’s old movies! Can they survive until the final bow, and solve the mystery of a note found in a dead woman’s stomach?
The investigators are settle in for a movie night! But it becomes a movie nightmare when they’re sucked into one of Vince’s old films.
The investigators learn the Sea Seed is in one of two places. But can they deduce which one, and get there in time to save the mermaid civilization at the bottom of Lake Michigan?
Down the investigators go, to the bottom of the Lake Michigan, but before they can hope to find any answers in its dark depths, they’ll need to survive a horrible game of chance, and an encounter with the oldest thing in the lake…
The investigators must find a way to the bottom of Lake Michigan to save their own city and the mermaids below. But first, they must survive the attack of two waterlogged corpses…
The investigators make their way to city hall with their new mermaid friend(?) in tow. But when they get there, it turns out that the victim isn’t the only dead body they need to worry about…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Serena Sands is played by Bri Fitzpatrick
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators head out to one of the water cribs that supplies Chicago with its drinking water. They’re there to investigate a murder, but what they find is a conspiracy that goes all the way to the bottom… of the lake.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Serena is played by Bri Fitzpatrick
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators descend into the bowls of the locked down police station in an attempt to keep a horrible alien creature from being loosed upon Chicago.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators must round up the escaped prisoners in the locked down police station before a mysterious creature escapes in one of their bodies.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators are trapped in the police station with a thing that could be inside any of the prisoners, police.. or even one of them.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators are snowed in at the police station, and must spend the night in the cells. Unfortunately, one of their neighbors has been screaming about a light from the sky, a bite on the chest, and being too, too hot…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators uncover the horrible secrets at the deadly laboratory, and a figure from their past returns to haunt them…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators go to warn a would be victim of a horrible murderer... and end up victims of their own terrible rolls.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators are on the hunt for a missing zoo animal and a brutal murderer. What they find is a way to get themselves on a government agency’s radar…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
A gentle giant is missing, and it’s up to our investigators to find a brutal murderer before the horrible crimes are pinned on him. Unless he did it. Then. Well. We don’t know. Honestly, Samson brought over a bottle of whiskey. So this who session's pretty fun. Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The horrible origin of The Paper Girl’s curse is revealed, but is it too late for the investigators to save Abe and his granddaughter Jess (Molly Jones)?
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Jess Cohen played by Molly Jones
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
A mysterious manor, filled with images of snakes. A creepy old butler, and a deep sense that the investigators aren’t welcome here. Can they survive long enough in this estate to uncover the secret of The Paper Girl and save Abe and his granddaughter Jess (Molly Jones)?
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Jess Cohen played by Molly Jones
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Abe continues to try and save his granddaughter, Jess and himself from the curse of The Paper Girl. Meanwhile, Vince and Sassy are back on their bullshit, messing up Detective Sampson’s crime scenes.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Jess Cohen played by Molly Jones
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Abe has finally located a spellbook which might restore his granddaughter, Jessica (Molly Jones) to youth. But as with EVERYTHING Abe does, it turns out there are horrible unforeseen consequences.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin. Jess Cohen played by Molly Jones.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Can the investigators find the coffin before the vampire awakens and is let loose upon Chicago? Will Vince ever get the necropunks to respect him? Why does he want it so bad? He doesn’t even like them! It’s driving him nuts!
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators search for the missing vampire, but the hunter’s have now become the hunted… by another hunter… who is also hunting.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
A mysterious container ship has just pulled into Chicago, and a creepy man seems to have misplaced a box from that ship. A box that’s about six feet long, and three feet tall and wide. You know the type…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
How has Drake Lewdly survived death twice, and what horrible secrets lie in the caverns beneath the stage of the Bard’s theater? Has Vince finally walked into a trap he can’t escaped, and dragged his friends in with him?
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Can Vince save both his old lovers from a very imminent, very real on stage death without revealing his powers to the whole crowd? Can the investigators capture and unmask the mysterious phantom that’s been haunting the theater?
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
There’s an evil sorceress at the top of the tower, tearing a hole in reality. There are evil knights keeping our heroes from getting to the top of the tower. It’s a pretty straightforward situation. Except the heroes are the Necropunks, so… you know. That’s not good.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Kyla Darkraven - Julia Heynen Diry Kyle - Brad Pike Brandon Winowski - Scott Piebenga
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The Necropunks need to get their hands on a magic sword before an evil sorceress does. The only thing standing in their way is a gigantic blood thirsty knight… and, well, you know. The fact that they’re Necropunks.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Kyla Darkraven - Julia Heynen Diry Kyle - Brad Pike Brandon Winowski - Scott Piebenga
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The Necropunks storm the castle! And boy do they make a mess of it. My WORD do they just Necropunk the whole thing up. This whole situation has come down with a real case of the Necropunks. Honestly. I get where Abe is coming from, cause these guys… woof do they Necropunk it in this one.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Kyla Darkraven - Julia Heynen Diry Kyle - Brad Pike Brandon Winowski - Scott Piebenga
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In our main story, we’re getting closer to learning the truth about Vince. But first, we’re going to see what happens when the Necropunks don’t have our investigators around to save them. Mostly raid the artifact room of Melody Investigations and storm spooky castles, it turns out.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Kyla Darkraven - Julia Heynen Diry Kyle - Brad Pike Brandon Winowski - Scott Piebenga
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
As our investigators search for the phantom causing all the accidents around the Bard’s Theater on Navy Pier, Sassy is in the wrong dressing room at the wrong time, and Vince’s dramatic monologue ends up more dramatic than he’d hoped…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
There’s something strange going on at The Bard’s Theater on Navy Pier, and it’s not just the fact that Vince keeps meeting his old jilted lovers…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
An old… acquaintance of Vince’s, who thought he was dead, stops by the office. But that’s not the only thing making her look like she’s seen a ghost…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Abe and an undead occultist are surrounded by Hellhounds, while Sassy and Vince are trapped in an underground reservoir full of explosive gas fumes. Will they escape? Will they trick the coachman and evade death? WILL ABE EVER LEARN?!?!
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
James is on vacation this week, so we’re pulling out the bonus episode!!! … so, no. It’s not really a bonus, if you think about it. But we do get to see Vince go on his DATE!!! He says he’s trying to find Nef some kind of parent figure, but it. is. still. a. DATE!!!
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Abe and Sassy get behind the wheel of the magically enhanced hearse to race The Bloodly Mile, and win the car that might lead them to Ryan Crow and the forgetting bottle. Meanwhile, Vince and Aster do some snooping and discover the cars aren’t the only thing doing some shady trafficking… Does that pun even kind of work?
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In their search for Ryan Crow, the investigators and their new dead friend (who they hate) take a trip to the underbelly of Chicago’s street racing scene, where they encounter some old friends, and learn to live life… one quarter mile at a time.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Oh, look. Abe’s actions finally have CONSEQUENCES, as a foe that the investigators left for dead shows up at the door to Melody investigations. I mean, they were right. He was dead, but that’s just the beginning of his troubles… and theirs.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Vince steps into the dream world to have a conversation with a girl who has been dead for several thousand years. And Abe makes a fatal slip of the wrist.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The investigators are still deep within the bowels of the museum, and in the dark friends can look like enemies, and enemies can look like friends as they try to save the missing professor and solve a riddle put to them by a possessed man. And boy, you’d think with all those stakes they’d role better, but NOPE!
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
When last we saw our investigators, they were stuck in a tomb hallway full of traps! I’m not saying they survive, but if they do, they might encounter someone else in the tomb, who has, up until now, not shown a lot of concern for them not dying…
Then... IT'S BACK TO THE ARTIFACT ROOM, BABY!!! Sassy and Abe answer another listener question, because C.J. had to run off and be in ANOTHER of his wildly successful shows. The heel.
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Come Play with Me" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The investigators make it in to the museum, only to find that there have already been a death and a disappearance. They also find out just how accurate this temple exhibit is.
Then… A NEW SEGMENT!!! Tina is off working on one of the best shows in the city, so Abe and Vince take a little trip to the artifact room and answer some listener questions!
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Come Play with Me" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
In the intro we catch you up on everything you need to know to jump in here!
Abe has his long awaited showdown with The Coachman. Then our investigators are troubled by a dream, and wake to a worried graduate student, and a nightmare buried beneath one of Chicago’s oldest museums…
Writing, narration and editing by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Theme music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Music from https://filmmusic.io "Ghost Processional" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
In the thrilling conclusion to our case, the greatest thieves in the world continue to drop like stones as our investigators race against the clock to find the missing magical photo, and the mastermind behind it all…
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Sassy has connived her way into the princess suite, but the Red Lotus hotel’s room service may be more than she bargained for. Then, our investigators are awoken by a scream in the night…
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Having infiltrated a dinner for the world’s greatest artifact thieves, our investigators are in the lion’s den… and dinner is served! Abe and Sassy are going to have to come up with a three star dinner, and Vince is going to have to keep spinning grade A deceptions if they want to get out alive.
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In the intro we catch you up, so if you’re new, you can jump in right here, or listen to our previous episodes!Then, our investigators receive a visit from a mysterious figure known only as “The Coachman.” Then, a new client arrives with an invitation… to a party for the world’s greatest thieves.
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
It’s a special one hour arc finale. Our investigators rush to meet the mastermind behind the mysterious second baby, only to find themselves on his home turf. Abe makes his gamble with John Dee, and loses more than just years off his life.
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Abe steals a leaf from Sassy’s book and, well, steals. But he couldn’t have picked a worse place or person to steal from. Vince cracks the case, just to find that he’s only solved the easy part. Sassy finds out that, for the first time since she became human, she has a tail, so to speak…
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
With two “borrowed” babies, and impending arrest hanging over their heads, our investigators set out to find the parents, only to run into two unfriendly acquaintances…
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In the intro we catch you up on everything, so if you’re new, you can jump right in here, or listen to our previous episodes!
Then, the detectives head back at the hospital, when a nurse discovers a pair of twins where only one baby should be…
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
In the final installment of “Wolves at the Door,” our investigators are under the gun to save an innocent life, literally. Can they save the would be victim without things getting hairy?
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Our investigators make the best preparations they can for a high stakes midnight showdown, including seeking advice from an ancient occultist, long thought dead. But will it be enough to keep their plan from going off the rails?
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Vince makes a dangerous promise to a powerful player in Chicago's occult underground. Then, in order to find the amulet, our investigators make a some... less powerful allies, in the "very cool" gang of occult toughs who call themselves the "necropunks."
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Sassy learns a terrible secret from one of the new clients. Then, our detectives set off to investigate the last known location of the amulet, only to discover that art sometimes imitates death.
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Our occult detectives receive an unwelcome parcel from an old friend. They’ve hardly had time to recover when a couple of new clients show up with the hair raising tale of an ancient curse and a stolen amulet.
Writing, narration and production by James Harvey Freetly. Vincent Melody played by C.J. Tuor. Sassy played by Tina Arfaee. Abe Cohen played by Nathan Kaplin.
Cover art by Megan O'Neal Music by Jon Monteverde
Recorded at the iO Chicago Theater
This work is based on FU: The Freeform/Universal RPG (found at http://nathanrussell.net/fu), by Nathan Russell, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The sun sets over the second city. Graves yawn and shadows stretch as the night comes awake. And you’re on a strange corner of Chicago, where mysteries gather. At Lakeshore & Limbo.
Lakeshore & Limbo is an improvised Occult-Noir story, told using the rules of the Freeform Universal tabletop roleplaying game system.
Listen starting May 6th, 2019.