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Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled with twists, turns, and laughs - all decided on a roll of the dice. Can the officers of the Contention Police Department unravel the mysteries suddenly plaguing their sleepy town? Will they die – or worse – in the attempt? This is an actual play utilizing the game systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. This is Pretending to be People.

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Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled with twists, turns, and laughs - all decided on a roll of the dice. Can the officers of the Contention Police Department unravel the mysteries suddenly plaguing their sleepy town? Will they die – or worse – in the attempt? This is an actual play utilizing the game systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. This is Pretending to be People.

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English


Episodes
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S2E47 - To Persuade Satan (with Ellinor DiLorenzo)

4/19/2024
Alternate episode titles include: Zach's Pollen, Mrs. Dumpsterfire, C.N.T., I'm a Withard, and Pitch a Wish. This episode features Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "I Can't Stop" by Dragon Inn 3.

Duration:01:08:57

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S2E46 - Only One Can Survive (with Ellinor DiLorenzo)

4/8/2024
THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS EDIT WAS AN ETERNAL NIGHTMARE DUE TO ENDLESS TECHNICAL FUPUCKS, BUT, FORTUNATELY, THAT SHOULD BE IN THE PAST. MASSIVE SHOUTOUT TO THOMAS AND LUKE FOR ASSISTING IN THE DULL TASK OF ROUNDING OUT UNNATURALLY SHARP WAVES. Anywho, Cal yells, "I will destroy this book" and "gotta burn the body, too!" So it's that kind of episode. This episode features Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "I Can't Stop" by Dragon Inn 3.

Duration:01:02:36

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Patreon Bonus // Washington, USA // Part One

2/10/2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH OUR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. WE CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, AND IT LOOKS LIKE ROLEPLAYING WITH FRIENDS AGAIN. This here formerly-exclusive episode is the first of a three episode arc written and run by Luke! Joe, Thomas, and Zach are playing gentlemen who heard tell of a perfect town over the airwaves and took a weekend to investigate to see if they should want to move their families to this Washington, USA. Listen to the rest of the arc and support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:01:03:38

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S2E45 - Killed By The Devil (with Ellinor DiLorenzo)

1/19/2024
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS EDIT WAS A NIGHTMARE DUE TO SOME TECHNICAL FUPUCKS, AND THE NEXT ONE WILL BE, TOO, UNFORTUNATELY. MASSIVE SHOUTOUT TO THOMAS FOR ASSISTING IN THE DULL TASK OF ROUNDING OUT UNNATURALLY SHARP WAVES. Anywho, this one's great. Old locations, dropped defenses, new sensations, Hell commences. This episode features Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "I Can't Stop" by Dragon Inn 3.

Duration:00:58:37

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S2E44 - A Deal With Satan (with Ellinor DiLorenzo)

12/22/2023
The First New Testament is a Revelation. The Second New Testament rhymes. The Third New Testament could be important to the team or the King that's a mime. Support the show on Patreon. This episode features Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "I Can't Stop" by Dragon Inn 3.

Duration:01:04:32

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S2E43 - Ask Away (with Ellinor DiLorenzo)

12/9/2023
More of an old character. In with a new character. Out with a new character. We'll match new and upgrading Patreon subscriptions (until the end of Monday, 12/11, US CT) and donate the sum to a cold weather shelter here in Springfield, MO. Every $5 = 1 raffle entry. The raffle will have 3 winners. 2 winners will receive the PTBP t-shirt of their choosing, and 1 winner will be invited to play in a oneshot with Luke, Joe, Thomas, and Zach (or you can have the t-shirt if you'd prefer). Support the cold weather shelter and enter the raffle on Patreon. This episode features Ellinor DiLorenzo from The Lost Mountain Saga and The Glass Cannon Network's Androids & Aliens. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "I Can't Stop" by Dragon Inn 3.

Duration:01:02:47

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S2E42 - Standard Issue C.A.N. Disguise Box

11/28/2023
Top Alternate Titles include: The Sass Club, A Planchard!, Heavy Misconsumptions, [Morgan, Morgann, and Morr], The Last Word, Be Jazzy, The Salt God. We'll match new and upgrading Patreon subscriptions during the month of November and donate the sum to a cold weather shelter here in Springfield, MO. Every $5 = 1 raffle entry. The raffle will have 3 winners. 2 winners will receive the PTBP t-shirt of their choosing, and 1 winner will be invited to play in a oneshot with Luke, Joe, Thomas, and Zach (or you can have the t-shirt if you'd prefer). Support the cold weather shelter and enter the raffle on Patreon. This episode features a jazz cover by ARI. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:01:00:37

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S2E41 - Into The Tug Hole: Am I Destroyed?

11/11/2023
Julius and Stump continue their journeys. For now. We'll match new and upgrading Patreon subscriptions during the month of November and donate the sum to a cold weather shelter here in Springfield, MO. Every $5 = 1 raffle entry. The raffle will have 3 winners. 2 winners will receive the PTBP t-shirt of their choosing, and 1 winner will be invited to play in a oneshot with Luke, Joe, Thomas, and Zach (or you can have the t-shirt if you'd prefer). Support the cold weather shelter and enter the raffle on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:00:56:22

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S2E40 - Into The Tug Hole: Nothing Concrete (with Kate Stamas)

10/27/2023
Round and round and down and down. As it was, so it is. This episode features Kate Stamas from the Glass Cannon Network's Get in the Trunk, Time for Chaos, Glass Cannon Podcast, Glass Cannon Live!, and she is commonly known as The Queen of New Game, Who Dis?. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:00:58:50

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S2E39 - Into The Tug Hole: Shut the Front Door (with Kate Stamas)

10/14/2023
Worked it harder, made it better // Did it faster, made them stronger // More than ever, hour after hour // The torture was never over. This episode features Kate Stamas from the Glass Cannon Network's Get in the Trunk, Time for Chaos, Glass Cannon Podcast, Glass Cannon Live!, and she is commonly known as The Queen of New Game, Who Dis?. Check out this sick Stevie art by Modd. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:01:02:53

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S2E38 - The Tug Hole: First Non-Consecutive High School (with Kate Stamas)

9/30/2023
This one's quite bloody. Maybe get cuddly with a buddy to keep the yucky from getting too muddy. Alternate Episode Titles: Can I Suck on That?, I'm a F*cking Girl, Bastard Pastor. This episode features Kate Stamas from the Glass Cannon Network's Get in the Trunk, Time for Chaos, Glass Cannon Podcast, Glass Cannon Live!, and she is commonly known as The Queen of New Game, Who Dis?. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:01:05:19

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S2E37 - The Tug Hole: Aft to the Stern (with Kate Stamas)

9/15/2023
Phoebe Richards, Moe Gibson, and Norman “Stump” Sumpter are back to take on The Tug Hole at the behest of Julius and Burl Summers. It won't be as simple or quick or as heavily narrated as The Bog Job. And, as our resident Lisa Vanderpump, Kate is only here to sow chaos. But she's biding her time. This episode features Kate Stamas from the Glass Cannon Network's Get in the Trunk, Time for Chaos, Glass Cannon Podcast, Glass Cannon Live!, and she is commonly known as The Queen of New Game, Who Dis?. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:01:02:28

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S2E36 - Reset to One // The Bog Job (with Kate Stamas)

9/1/2023
Flaccid teeth are described during a discussion about what, exactly, is abetting. A flashback sets up what's coming. This episode features Kate Stamas from the Glass Cannon Network's Get in the Trunk, Time for Chaos, Glass Cannon Podcast, Glass Cannon Live!, and she is commonly known as The Queen of New Game, Who Dis?. Support the show on Patreon. Share our promo video everywhere. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl and "War" by Time Walk.

Duration:01:09:57

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S2E35 - Assigned To You, A Sign To Me

8/19/2023
Sung to the tune of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" ... "Do You Want To Get Inside Me?" Share our slick new promo video everywhere, please and bless you. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:01:08:10

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S2E34 - The Truth, Ruth

8/4/2023
A line is drawn in the sand. A gun is drawn with no plan. A memory is drawn out to understand. Share our slick new promo video everywhere, please and bless you. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:00:58:43

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S2E33 - That's Not Brock

7/22/2023
Campari is red, Daddy is blue, who do you trust if you can't trust the news? Share our slick new promo video everywhere, please and bless you. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:01:03:47

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S2E32 - We're Allowed to be Anywhere

7/10/2023
Alternate titles: Double Fisting His Wake Up Juice // Let Daddy Do His Work // You've Wrapped Your Uncle in a Wall of Thighs SHARE OUR SLICK NEW VIDEO EVERYWHERE, BLESS YOU. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:00:55:46

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Announcement

6/30/2023
SHARE THIS VIDEO EVERYWHERE, BLESS YOU. MAYBE EVEN CHECK OUT OUR RECENT REDDIT POSTS. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:00:05:31

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S2E31 - The Wet Wings of God

6/24/2023
Regardless of what is said in this episode, all the members of the CAN team have seen the Wet Energy - so it must be something else that separates one of them from God. Submit your entries to the Season Two Fanart Contest/Drawing in the Subreddit. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:00:50:01

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S2E30 - We're Getting Married

6/9/2023
Spring is here // Sky is blue // Birds all sing // as if they knew // Today's the day // we'll say "I do" // and we'll never be lonely anymore // Going to The Zeitgeist // and we're // gonna get married // Submit your entries to the Season Two Fanart Contest/Drawing in the Subreddit. Support the show on Patreon. Buy some merch at the Contention General Store. Follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit. Soundtrack by WAAAVV. Wolf played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

Duration:00:52:42