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by Riley Groves, Connor Bossleman, Rebecca Groves, Derrick Saviano, Mike Sears, and more!

We are an actual play podcast making our way through smaller story arcs of more popular and lesser known RPG systems, highly narrative tabletop games and mirco-rpgs. We feature a revolving cast of players exploring a wide variety of genres. Come check out our adventures guided by the Crit Keeper, Riley Groves! May not be suitable for children. Content warnings can be found in the episode's description. New episodes every oth ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • "We'll call 'em Pals" Part One

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    "We'll call 'em Pals" Part One

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    Connor, Stephan, and Tim take up the roles of triplets who finally get kicked out of their mom's house after spending their last nine years there. Now 9 years old and ready to strike out on their own the trio learns about the existence of Pokem....err...Pals...but not the Pal World Pals...just regular ol' Pals...and they receive their first one's from a Scientist who's also a Doctor (it's not really clear). After they receive their gifts of special unique starting Pals the boys set off on their journey to the next town over. Taking their first steps into building their lives the boys will learn how to love their Pals, search for items, and how to make them fight! Any similarities between this system and existing properties is coincidental. The people and creatures presented on this podcast are fictional and any similarities are unintentional. Content Warnings: Language, Violence (Animal)

  • "The Crit Year" Part Four- Winter

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    "The Crit Year" Part Four- Winter

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    Winter has come and the community from "The Exodus" faces its harshest tests yet. In this episode we will find out if the people are prepared to survive the winter or if they've made a grave mistake in moving underground. As the snow comes and the temperature drops unexpected challenges arise. Find out if the human race will live on or if they will meet their end on XP676! As this is a map making game, please check out our Instagram page @talesfromthecritpodcast to follow along with the changes made to our community's map! Content Warnings: Language

  • "The Crit Year" Part Three- Autumn

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    "The Crit Year" Part Three- Autumn

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    The crew of The Exodus continues building their community on the unknown planet of XP676. As the group begins preparations for the fast approaching winter, they are met with difficult decisions, death, despair and some unknown visitors. Find out who comes with a warning about winter in this episode of Tales From The Crit! As this is a map making game we have made a map! Be sure to follow along with it's progress over on our Instagram! Content Warnings: Language, Violence, Death

  • "The Crit Year" Part Two- Summer

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    "The Crit Year" Part Two- Summer

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    See what summer on XP 676 has in store for the fledgling human community that arrived on their ship The Exodus the previous season. As "A Quiet Year" is a map making game feel free to follow our maps progression on our Instagram channel @ Talesfromthecritpodcast Content Warnings: Language, Violence

  • "The Crit Year" Part One- Spring

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    "The Crit Year" Part One- Spring

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    To kick off Season Two of Tales From The Crit, we have chosen to create a world of our own by playing The Quiet Year by Avery Alder. Will we find sanctuary or ruin on our newly discovered planet? Each season of "The Crit Year" will be it's own episode. If you wish to follow along on our community building and map making adventure then head over to our Instrgram pade @talesfromthecritpodcast to watch our map progress through the seasons!