Microphones of Madness

Microphones of Madness- Altered Carbon: The Series

Steve and Rodney examine the Netflix adaptation of Altered Carbon. Beware of spoilers for Season 1&2 as well as the animated feature Altered Carbon: Resleeved.

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye 6

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: While Whistler makes some special arrangements, Jimmy and Doc take on a bootlegging job for Ratzo where they encounter some zealous Treasury Agents.

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

Microphones of Madness- Altered Carbon

The transhuman revolution has begun! Steve and Rodney take a look at Richard Morgan's sci-fi mystery Altered Carbon.

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye 5

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: When one of the gang's informants turns up dead, Jimmy, Whistler, and Doc realize they may be pawns in a bigger play.

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

Microphones of Madness- DC Universe All Star Games

Steve and Rodney take a look at the Actual Play offering from the DC Universe streaming service.

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye 4

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: While Doc is recovering from his injuries, Jimmy and Whistler take on a job from one of Boss Cardone's men. 

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye 3

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: The fallout from the Dead Man's Hand Massacre rains down on the city. Boss Schultz has brought in talent from New York and the city's own masked avenger seems to have taken notice of the "Lucky Gang's" activities. Jimmy, Whistler, and Doc go after Cardone's courier, Weasel, with disastrous results. 

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

Microphones of Madness- Harley Quinn Animated

Steve and Rodney discuss the hilarious animated series from DC Universe. 

Microphones of Madness: Locke and Key

Steve and Rodney take a look at the Netflix adaptation of Locke and Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye 2

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: When Cardone's bank proves to be a hard target, Jimmy and the fellas decide to start small with an attack on some of the boss' low-ranking henchmen. Doc gets fully baptized into the gangster life. 

A new system and a new series run by Rodney.

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

Microphones of Madness- Crisis of Infinite Cash Grabs

Earth 2 Steve returns as the boys complete the Crisis trilogy with a look at Grant Morrision's Final Crisis.

(Actual Play) The Hard Goodbye

(Gangbusters B/X)

When Boss Cardone breaks the truce between organized crime families, Salvatore Moroni recruits an inexperienced group of freelancers to enact some mob justice. The catch? Leave Moroni's name out of the whole sordid affair. 

This week: Jimmy and the gang are made an offer they can't refuse and agree to embarrass Boss Cardone for Moroni. While trying to come up with a plan in Flo's Diner, they run across their old acquaintance Lucky who has just gambled away $10,000 meant as payment between Cardone and the North Side boss, Schultz.  

A new system and a new series run by Rodney.

MUSIC: Evil Minded Blues by Virginia Liston (1926)

CAST:

Steve as Jimmy "La Nozze" Figaro, driver and safecracker

Matt as  Jackie "Whistler" Delaney, muscle

Brian as Charles "Doc" Coffin III, has poor taste in friends and is in over his head

Microphones of Madness- Blood and Awfulness

There was some kind of glitch and part of the intro vanished into the aether. This week's episode begins with Rodney mid-bit as he and Steve discuss the Amazon Prime series based on Garth Ennis' The Boys. 

(Actual Play) Suffocation 3

The Monday Night Heroes reach the conclusion of Nick's original scenario. Who lives? Who dies? Who goes mad? Tune in to find out.

The Monday Night Heroes

Lillie (@NekkoTheOdd ) as Levi, an engineer, and proper gentleman

Molly as Nathan, a doctor and forensic specialist

Steve (@MonNightHeroes ) as Carl, a progressive anthropologist

Wesley (@helios1014) as Arcadia, supposedly a writer

Rodney (@Rodney_MoM) as Guiseppe, a mob-adjacent wealth relocation specialist

 

Microphones of Madness- Crisis of Infinite Marketing

Earth 2 Steve returns to help Rodney discuss the Geoff Johns penned event-series Infinite Crisis. 

(Actual Play) Suffocation 2

(Call of Cthulhu 7e)

Things are heating up in The Phillippines as the investigators split up to uncover clues and tensions begin to rise between the local and American workers. Join the Monday Night Heroes part two of Nick's tropical thriller!

The Monday Night Heroes

Lillie (@NekkoTheOdd ) as Levi, an engineer, and proper gentleman

Molly as Nathan, a doctor and forensic specialist

Steve (@MonNightHeroes ) as Carl, a progressive anthropologist

Wesley (@helios1014) as Arcadia, supposedly a writer

Rodney (@Rodney_MoM) as Guiseppe, a mob-adjacent wealth relocation specialist

 

Microphones of Madness- Scenario Challenge 2

Steve and Rodney use a randomly selected card from 5x7 Dungeons to create a short adventure for medium-level 5e characters. Toward the end of the episode, they discuss the Microphones of Madness theory of building tension in games. 

If you would like to check out 5x7 Dungeons for yourself, hit up Dan (gamesmif(at)gmail(dot)com). The cost is $12 for the 3045 (post-apocalypse) set, $20 for Magesport or $25 for both+ shipping.

Dan gave us permission to post the map we used to create this episode. Now you can follow along with our descriptions.

(Actual Play) Suffocation 1

(Call of Cthulhu 7e)

Nick takes the helm for his original scenario: Suffocation. An unusual collection of investigators is summoned to a logging camp in the Philippines to unravel the mysterious deaths of two workers.  

The Monday Night Heroes

Lillie (@NekkoTheOdd ) as Levi, an engineer, and proper gentleman

Molly as Nathan, a doctor and forensic specialist

Steve (@MonNightHeroes ) as Carl, a progressive anthropologist

Wesley (@helios1014) as Arcadia, supposedly a writer

Rodney (@Rodney_MoM) as Guiseppe, a mob-adjacent wealth relocation specialist

Microphones of Madness- Crisis on Infinite Earths 2

Rodney is joined by Steve of Earth 2 to discuss the Arrowverse adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths. This episode does contain spoilers.

(Actual Play) Fear and Trembling in Stateskota 4

(Pulp Cthulhu)

The secret of The Maizeville Murder is fully revealed and our intrepid investigators must stop Billy Zane before he claims another victim.