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Flotsam

Fantasy & Science Fiction Podc

A roleplaying series about rats surviving in a mysterious sinking city.

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

A roleplaying series about rats surviving in a mysterious sinking city.

Twitter:

@flotsamcity

Language:

English


Episodes
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Interlude: A Guide to the City of Ember

6/28/2022
An interlude, in which we talk about our new book - Flotsam: A Guide to the City of Ember! Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series, with occasional short stories such as this episode. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:01:19

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Episode 24 - Fleapit Close

5/12/2020
An interlude, in which we explore one of the more interesting back alleys in Lanternside. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series, with occasional short stories such as this episode. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. This episode was written by Ian and by Rachel Thomas, and read by Ian. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:26:24

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Episode 23 - The Cage and the Chains

2/2/2020
In which our rats must try to capture a demon. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:44:35

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Episode 22 - Scars and Ruin

2/2/2020
In which Enid regrets her choices. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:45:08

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Episode 21 - The Depths of Darkness

2/2/2020
In which Reg starts to assemble the device, and Enid and Vern go deep under Flotsam. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:00:18

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Episode 20 - An Alley in Lanternside

2/2/2020
In which our rats set their plan into motion and Vern takes an ill-advised stroll. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:39:21

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Episode 19 - Priests and Principles

2/2/2020
In which our rats deepen their knowledge of demons. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:54:06

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Episode 18 - The Eyes Have It

2/2/2020
In which our rats must face a new demonic threat. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:41:10

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Episode 17 - Patterns and Passages

2/2/2020
In which Reg tries his hand at photography and Enid and Gentry go for a wander. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:05:57

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Episode 16 - The Starlings

2/2/2020
In which our rats visit a library, and Reg is quite overcome... Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:53:47

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Episode 15 - The Drunk and the Butler

2/2/2020
In which our rats must take on an escort duty, and Reg is given a new job. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:57:49

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Episode 14 - The Court and the Tower

2/2/2020
In which our rats enter the Court to meet with a Kindler contact. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:07:31

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Episode 13 - The Broken Ember

2/2/2020
In which our rats must face the demon that they unwittingly released. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:51:57

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Episode 12 - Ruin

2/11/2019
In which Enid seeks shelter from an old friend, and our rats are summoned to a meeting. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:04:01

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Episode 11 - The Wall

2/10/2019
In which our rats suffer in the Smoke, and Vern makes a choice. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:45:11

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Episode 10 - The Dixie Doolan Four

2/9/2019
In which our rats take refuge in Lanternside, and Vern works his magic. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:03:51

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Episode 9 - Fire and Water

2/8/2019
In which our rats must battle the elements in a race to get to port. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:08:02

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Episode 8 - Cut-throats and Thieves

2/7/2019
In which our rats are surrounded on all sides, as Reg takes a bath. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:05:32

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Episode 7 - Iskander

2/6/2019
In which our rats revisit old haunts in search of treasure, and Enid has a gambling problem. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:00:44:58

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Episode 6 - The Wayfinder

2/5/2019
In which our rats plan a perfectly normal smuggling run, and Enid goes scavenging. Flotsam is a tabletop roleplaying game played out as a podcast series. In the game, an unlikely trio – smooth-talking hustler Vern (Jay Britton), mischievous old lady Enid (Amelia Tyler), and earnest tinkerer Reg (Chris Payne) - explore a strange city where rats live as if they were humans. Ian Thomas narrates everything that happens and plays all the other characters. Flotsam is an original setting dreamed up by Ian, and the roleplaying game system is very simple, based on rolling a ten-sided dice, and on skills that the rats can recall from their forgotten pasts. You can find out more about us and about the game on our website: https://flotsam.city

Duration:01:06:42