The Darkened Threshold

Mar 02 2025 29 ep. 59 mins 159
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The Darkened Threshold is a tabletop roleplaying game podcast about the mystery and horror genres, with a specific focus on the games Brindlewood Bay and The Between

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The Risk Roll

Mar 02 2025 68 mins  
Games We've Been Playing 01:12 - Wrapping up Skinny Jeans playtest Topic 13:54 - The Risk Roll Media Recommendations 01:03:01 - The Detective & The Log Lady PLUS reflecting on David Lynch Join us on Discord!

Keeper's Notebook: The Mystery Sheet

Feb 17 2025 58 mins  

Trophy RPG

Feb 07 2025 68 mins  
Games We've Been Playing 01:15 - Bringing a group back from a long hiatus 05:45 - West Marches Trophy? Topic 13:08 - Trophy RPG overview Media Recs 57:45 - Ari Aster films 01:00:34 - It's a Good Life 01:02:30 - The Ruins (book from 2006) 01:04:32 - Scarlet Hollow Come hang out with us on Discord!

Carved from Brindlewood in 2025

Jan 27 2025 57 mins  
Topic 01:10 - Looking ahead to CfB in 2025 Media Recommendations 47:45 - Dread Delusion 49:55 - EoH Found Footage Miniseries and Horror’s Greatest S2E3 52:31 - Don’t Feed the Muse 54:14 - Possession Come hang out with us in Discord!

Keeper's Notebook: Session One

Jan 19 2025 70 mins  
Games We've Been Playing 01:40 - Roots of Old Kalduhr 08:14 - Classic Mastermind campaigns Topic 14:40 - Having a successful CfB Session One Media Recommendations 01:02:03 - Skeleton Crew 01:05:14 - Severance 01:07:06 - The Troop Join us on Discord!

My Kind of Horror: New Year Horror Picks

Jan 09 2025 51 mins  
It's a new year! Come hang out with Alex and Jason on The Gauntlet Discord server! For this episode, Alex and Jason reflect on PAXU 2024. Later, they each discuss some of their favorite pieces of horror media from 2024. Enjoy!

The Between BackerKit Special

Sep 18 2024 73 mins  
The Between is coming to BackerKit on September 24th! Alex Rybitski sits down with creator Jason Cordova to talk about the game, its mechanics, and the crowdfunding campaign. Follow along with the campaign here. Time Codes 01:45 - What is The Between? 02:59 - The Mystery System 05:10 - The Chicken or the Egg? 08:04 - The Between's Gothic Emulation 12:17 - The Playbooks 18:52 - The

The Factotum

Sep 11 2024 37 mins  
The Between is coming to BackerKit! Discussion 01:30 - The Factotum Media Recommendations 29:57 - Sherlock (again) 30:38 - Downton Abbey 31:52 - Batman Caped Crusader 33:30 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 34:40 - Pride and Prejudice (2005)

The Explorer

Sep 02 2024 49 mins  
The Between is coming to BackerKit! Sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live! Discussion 02:15 - The Explorer playbook Media Recommendations 43:25 - Sherlock (2010) 43:44 - Bridgerton 44:10 - Apocalypse Now! 44:24 - The Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries 45:10 - Ain’t Slayed Nobody actual play of The Between Come hang out with Alex & Jason on our Discord

The Undeniable

Jul 10 2024 41 mins  
Join us on The Gauntlet Discord server! Discussion 01:35 - The Undeniable playbook Media Recommendations 34:04 - The portrayal of Dorian Gray in Penny Dreadful 35:15 - Hellraiser and The Hellbound Heart 36:22 - Memoirs of a Geisha 37:00 - Castlevania Netflix series 38:43 - Bad Times at the El Royale 39:10 - Monkey Man