Unhallowed Metropolis

The strange excitement of costuming Unhallowed Metropolis

If you’ve listened to part 1 of our latest Unhallowed Metropolis game, you’ve undoubtedly heard me geeking the hell out about some 19th century costuming book. In case your interested where all of the costume inspirations came from, check out the full book on Archive.Org Fancy Dresses Described: Or, What to Wear at Fancy Balls….

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Unhallowed Metropolis: A Pound of Flesh Ep 4 part 1 of 2

With the courting of a lovely new woman and the invitation to a Masquerade ball, it looks like Byron may finally have a chance to rest after his last few weeks of troubles. Of course, he is going to have to first ensure his retinue of troublemakers don’t cause problems of their own.

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Review of Revolution: The Importance of Characters AND Setting

So I was watching NBC’s newest attempt to rekindle the fire that Lost was able to ignite in the populace. This attempt is Revolution, and for those that don’t know about it, the gist is that the world fifteen years ago had something occur that stopped all electronics. So, as usually occurs when people lose…

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Unhallowed Metropolis: Three Headed Monologue

The following short story takes place after Unhallowed Metropolis Ep 3: Dead Flames. I hate the dog the most. Which should be surprising, considering the cat is a arrogant piece of fur. Nonetheless, the cat tends to keep its own counsel so I can ignore it on most occasions. The dog though, the dog whines. The…

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Unhallowed Metropolis: A Pound of Flesh Ep 3 part 2 of 2

After a not so wise bet on a pugilist match, the Victorian A-team are ready to pick the mind of Adelle. What they find out may leave more questions than answers.

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Unhallowed Metropolis: A Pound of Flesh Ep 3 part 1 of 2

Days after their harrowing adventure in the sewers, the group renew their search for answers. Thankfully, they have a dependable and heavily armed new friend to help them along.

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Historical RPGs

How can history be a starting point for an RPG? Jesus gives two examples of the historical research he’s done to create stories for Fortune’s Fool and Unhallowed Metropolis – two very different settings with deep historical roots.

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