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Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast

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A team of artists telling THE GREATEST BEST FRIEND STORY that the galaxy has ever seen! While everybody else is out saving the world, we’re just trying to find the next best place to eat. Join us on our haphazard adventure.

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84:04

S2E22: Deus ex mushroom

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2022/03/10

It doesn’t take The Bastards long to get back into the fray. After putting together a tentative plan with D.E.E.T.Z. and the revolutionaries they are headed back into cultist lands. All that’s left is to make sure the mushrooms are protected and everybody knows their mark. Because our heroes are going in guns blazing! - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Logan Ambiance

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62:24

S2E21: The Green Room

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2022/02/23

The Bastards are stuck between a rock and a hard place. After spending an explosive evening with the cultists Dr. Ze is on a mission to make an emergency alliance. Cleo is now sharing her braincase with a third entity. The Doctor needs information and their unlikely 'friend'.. Is just desperate enough to let them into their lab. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by

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84:29

S2E20: Neapolitan ice cream

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2022/02/10

After the party there’s the afterparty! Or at least, after the party there’s dinner with a secret group of cultists in Night City? Cleo and Ze meet up with Randall’s contact, but it turns out nobody’s ever met the contact before.. Or at least, nobody’s ever come back to tell about it. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodieh Ambiance sound support by Jamie

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93:19

S2E19: Soft Lovings

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2022/01/27

The Bastards may have survived the mission- but will they survive this party? After an eye opening job that created more questions than answers- the Bastards are due back in town for a shindig with The Magnificent Kheen! The whole crew is dressing up, stepping out, and skipping the line. But what they won’t be skipping, is the TRIP of a lifetime. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel

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97:38

S2E18: Heck

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2022/01/14

It’s just one quick job.. ..To the dark side of MidSpace. To a lone substation hanging in the shadow of ZhuZhu’s lawless empire. For a few more credits, the Bastards make a deal and find themselves accompanying their client. But things start to unravel when Cleo recognizes the cheap, white paneling of the temporary hallways. Time sure does fly when you’re on the run. When’s the last time you thought about home, space traveler? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard

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51:01

SideArm - Mercury Underpants

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2022/01/02

This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a month, and if you like this type of ramble, laughter fun time then you can get this and access to our First campaign Rhalloran. So what are ya waiting for? For the price of a "Bag o' Fries" you can get all this today. But for now please join us as we dive deep into cleaning methods. Yeah that should cover it. Its a ramble, now you know what ya signed

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108:51

S2E17: Margo Blue Eyes

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/12/24

Back in the future, our heroes grapple with a…reluctant client. Who is this person? And why is Cleo pretending to be someone else in front of her? Somehow the Bastards land the job, but the details aren’t coming nearly as fast as the revelations. There’s a familiarity about this job, though.. A feeling that everything is about to change. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr. Ze -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodieh Ambiance

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84:04

S2E16: Cleo Day Part 4 - You are what you eat

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/12/09

Some say bad things come in threes, but who’s keeping count? The Caps are back in the laboratory, trying their best to salvage the remnants of their gang. There’s an evacuation order in place, and the whole joint is clearing out. Will Cleo and the crew make it to the surface? Will the take make it to the Bringening? …Will they? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Bortis -- Daniel Matthews Fronn - Willem van Biljon Episode art by

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101:04

S2E15: Cleo Day Part 3 - Two weeks notice

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/11/25

Cleo and The Caps saw the secret in the bowels of the factory and have been on the loose ever since. They survived the walls, the charges, and even their own poor disguises. Somehow they’ve got to free their people from the factory’s fate and figure out how to get back up to the surface… With the take, of course. And each other. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Bortis -- Daniel Matthews Fronn - Willem van Biljon Episode art by

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93:48

S2E14: Cleo Day Part 2 - When dirt hurt

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2021/11/11

Posing as eager future employees, Cleo and The Caps gain entry to the factory. They stow their old gear, pull on their new jumpsuits, and feel their first hot water showers. They head further and further underground - still unsure what the job is, but keeping an eye peeled for the take to end all takes... The wonders of the factory are so strange that they nearly forget the one truth of the Bringening... That no good take comes easy. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard

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115:31

S2E13: Cleo Day Part 1 - Wet Food

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2021/10/28

Cleo deCap is just another dirt farmer on Daius. And so is Bortis, and Fron- and everybody else they know. Thing is, Cleo has bigger dreams than just farming dirt. The Bringening is coming up, and the whole dang town and then some will be turning up to see it. This is the year that she's going to score a take bigger than Margot Blue Eyes McCracken- or anybody! Cause there's a shiny new factory down the way- and Margot thinks it's full of Ursine slavers.. But Cleo knows it's full of

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61:49

S2E12: Live, Laugh, Love [feat. Adal Rifai of Hello...

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/10/13

The Bastards go out for a cola, and come back forever changed. Board the nightmare taxi and LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE the truest adventure of your wildest dreams with The Bastards, and Adal Rifai of Hello from the Magic Tavern! A small stop for a Sassy Mama Cola turns into a life or death quest to save MidSpace as we know it- and grant a cosmic being their ultimate dream. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra --

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99:40

S2E11: Back in the hole

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2021/09/30

Did somebody call for a hole expert? The galaxy's favorite hole experts are BACK in MidSpace and looking for a new place to stash their ship. Can't just leave it under Princess Zhu Zhu's nose! Jump on board and scout for real estate as our crew makes their way (downtown) through the sectors of MidSpace that they never got to see before, and then some! (..And don't forget to think some "green thoughts" while you're at it. You'll thank us later.) - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master --

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122:54

S2E10: The Source of the Sauce

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/09/16

The Bastards get fed up! Yup! You heard that right. The Bastards have arrived at Stu's, The Home of the "Everything", for a quick lil bite to eat before heading out back into space. They're rolling for initiative but this time.. It's on dinner. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey

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81:27

S2E09: Pay Ya Hecking Artists

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/08/26

It's shopping time! The Bastards have made it to the checkout! It didn't seem like it would happen, you know- after all the rats.. But it has, and they're loading up! These Bastards got some money to spend! Now.. What treats will they get? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey

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86:46

S2E08: Hot Shrimp

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/08/19

The Bastards have landed! Now if only they can get past these synth bandits, and this little guy in the hooded cloak, and these thousands of rats, and, and… Kheen? Is that you? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodie Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews - Send

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Bobby Got Space 4 U

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/08/12

This week sit down with our Bastards to watch the Midspace famous show "Bobby got space 4 U!" (HEY Bastards! Recognize the sound of this lil' treat? That's right! This is the show that the synths are listening to in the beginning of S2E8! Did we go and actually make the whole show? YEAH! YEAH WE DID! And it's real short, so come on in here and get you some daytime TV nostalgia with a side of family drama and slick Dan-style editing!) - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard

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96:10

S2E07: Small Victories

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/08/05

There’s a kidnapping ransom in Kheen’s quarters, and a new job on the Bastard’s plates. They’re off to save the famous designer, but are they truly seeing the full picture? - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Bodie Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews - Send

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S2E06: What's he building in there?

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/07/29

Our Bastards find themselves in the great creative halls of KHEEN! After all this time, will they get their amazing new 'fits? Or will there be some strange?... - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Episode art by Daniel Matthews Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi Synth Music Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Episode Edit / Sound design by Daniel Matthews - Send inquiries

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S2E05: Anne Hathaway [feat. Trevor]

Backwater Bastards: An Actual Play Podcast ·

2021/07/22

Our Bastards are hot on the heels of the bandits who stole their only chance at leaving this trash station. ..A Battery! THE Battery! The only one that'll get them outta here. With the help of Rads, the Rak, they may just be able to steal it and be back in time for a cheeky ten top. - Starring: DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews Special Featured Guest/Rads -- The REAL Trevor! Episode art by

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