Writing Alchemy Unfamiliar Heroes 7 Summary
In the seventh game episode of Unfamiliar Heroes the paranormal detectives of the Cat’s Paw Ghost Control agency investigate some disturbing, supernatural growls that have been plaguing a small Seattle neighborhood. Maybe it is a were-raccoon, or perhaps it is a were-cow. Listen to find out!
Tabitha the space alien cat, Jake the fake TV psychic, and Lalla the plant talker botanist are the paranormal detectives of Cat’s Paw Ghost Control. Join them as they solve supernatural problems with cat-themed technology, a shady network of contacts, and plant power in a tabletop game that uses the InSpectres role-playing system!
Unfamiliar Heroes is a podcast series in which people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or diverse minds together create stories about characters with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or diverse minds using tabletop role-playing games. In its core values, this project centers the experiences of people living at the intersections of oppression. Unfamiliar Heroes is part of the Writing Alchemy Podcast.
Gaming System: InSpectres
Game Master: Anna
Players: Fay Onyx, billie rain, Joseph
This illustration depicts three characters, each from a different genre of story, and each with a disability. On the left is a black gnome archer riding in a chariot pulled by a large brown dog. The chariot has a chair in it so that they can sit instead of stand. In the middle is a Latina woman manipulating a tech device on her wrist as she begins to go invisible. She is wearing an air filtering mask of the type that people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sometimes wear. On the right is a white muscular superhero wearing a very gay, blue superhero outfit. He has lightning crackling between his two hands, which are shaped atypically. This beautiful work of art was created the amazing Rose Adare!
Episode Transcript
In order to make these transcripts as accessible as possible, each one is produced in four formats: as an online post for access convenience, in a word document with a low vision friendly font (Veranda), in a pdf with a dyslexia friendly font (OpenDyslexic), and a low contrast blue on black pdf as an access option for people with migraines (Veranda).
- Online transcript: https://writing-alchemy.net/2018/08/20/transcript-of-episode-26/
- Word doc: Writing Alchemy E26 transcript
- Pdf: Writing Alchemy E26 transcript
- Blue on black: Writing Alchemy E26 blue on black transcript
- Main transcripts page: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/transcripts/
- Transcribed by: Larcie
Show Notes:
Game System
InSpectres: http://www.memento-mori.com/rpg/inspectres
Fay’s Links
You can become my patron on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/WritingAlchemy
The RSS feed of this podcast is: https://writing-alchemy.net/feed/podcast
Unfamiliar Heroes: https://writing-alchemy.net/podcast-2/unfamiliar-heroes/
billie’s Links
Website: http://www.billierain.com/
Hamsa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa
Cupcake Royale (a chain of cupcake bakeries located in Seattle): http://www.cupcakeroyale.com/
Historical origins of Lalla: http://hatchuel-hatchwell.net/solika/solikas-full-story/
Anna’s Links
Tumblr: http://arctowardsthesun.tumblr.com/
Joseph’s Links
Twitter: https://twitter.com/justevilenough
Music and Sound Credits
Intro: Kickin’ in the Turbo (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Game theme: Severe Tire Damage (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0
The cat toys sound was created from layers of the following four sounds:
Balls hitting the floor: Ball bouncing.wav by Elmarp | License: Attribution Noncommercial
Rolling sound: 1000marbles.wav by Claire.H | License: Attribution
Vibrating rolling sound: BallRolling.wav by 150025 | License: Attribution Noncommercial
Jingling: Bell jingling inside plastic ball by Wingcommander1 | License: Attribution Noncommercial
Podcast announcements: The Place Where I’ll Return To (Alasdair Cooper) / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Supernatural action music: Floating Cities (Kevin MacLeod) / CC BY 3.0
Moo #1: Cow mooing in south of France (Limousin) by felix.blume | License: Creative Commons 0
Moo #2: Cow.wav by Benboncan | License: Attribution
Herd mooing: Herd Of Cows Mooing by tdes | License: Attribution
First footsteps in the grass: Fotsteg i gräs.wav by Ryding | License: Creative Commons 0
Additional footsteps in the grass: footsteps grass.wav by Yuval | License: Creative Commons 0
Outro: Everybody’s Got Problems That Aren’t Mine (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0
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