EPISODE 173

Kid in a Poke, part 1

Home By Dark

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“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”
― John Keats

Three kids and a harried coach find a being of legend.

To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode.

The characters for this game:

Coach Dan Clover (John Holt) – Older brother and caretaker for Donny. Works at the mini golf place and as a Phys Ed teacher at the local high school.

Donny Clover (Ken Breese) – 13yr old high school kid, parents died and now he’s being raised by his harried older brother.

Ishmael “Ish” Berkowitz (Eric Silver) – 16 and a half year old high school kid who works at mini-golf place and keeps his army jacket on.

Alex Sparrow (A Sarr) – A precocious 10yr old that has skipped a couple grades.

The setup for this game:

The Setting: Summer 2020, Thunder Village – an upstate NY ski town, around the “Hot-a-ween” celebrations.

The Secret: The Alucard, an ancient benevolent being that takes the shape of a pig, or wild hog, with pale skin reddened by the sun. It has the power to heal, but is weakened by darkness.

The Pursuer: Dr. EJ Thunder, heir to the Thunder name – a family that founded the town, also carries the family illness. He seeks to harness the healing power of the Alucard. Further Dr. Thunder works for Brovartus, a pharma company that would kill to get their hands on a healing pig.

The Danger: Extreme Drought, it is a crazy hot summer, hottest Thunder Village has ever experienced.

Assets:
2006 Acura MDX
Mom’s Cellphone
Tool Kit
Hunting Rifle

Locations:
Bruce Springsteen K-12, school with an name officially sanctioned by the Boss.
Lightning Springs, Ski Slopes and Lodge.
Thunder Road Teen Center.
Playground, hot asphalt old swings, big jungle gym and thankfully some big sprinklers.

Find Eric on twitter @el_silvero and learn more about his work with Multitude Productions (multitude.productions), including his RPG audio show Join the Party (jointhepartypod).

Find A Sarr on twitter @a_sarr and take a listen to his music

Find John on twitter @LordJoho

Find Ken on twitter @Berlingsbeard

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Our Bored Ghost theme comes from the amazing Pat Cupples, see his band website Hotels and Highways.

Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!