The Old Ways Podcast

Michael Diamond

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A monthly recorded show in an actual play format where a group of great role-players serve up their character's experiences in new and published scenarios. Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, Vampire the Masquerade (V5), and many more!

Michael Diamond (@diamond_writing) is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and eagerly prepares each session for your listening enjoyment!

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597 episodes

The Old Ways Podcast - Anger Management - Issue 4

Dakota Daniels receives a strange phone call offering her help with a mutual problem, one which she begins to connect with far more than she hoped she would.

1h 1m
Apr 01
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Eleven

While most of the crew investigates the planet below, Icarus and Rakham discuss humanity and the choices they make. Captain Kasra and her crew make a startling and horrifying discovery.

1h 4m
Mar 28
The Old Ways Podcast - Six Seasons in Sartar - Episode 2 - A Marriage

With the marriage ceremony upon them, our young Haraborn experience the celebration and elation of an important moment for their clan.

1h 5m
Mar 27
The Old Ways Podcast - Anger Management - Issue #3

Santos Rodriguez, bearer the Armadura de Aguila, investigates the Raxan building in hopes of locating the source of the men who tried to accost him.

50m
Mar 25
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Ten

The crew works to sell off the ore collected, before making a jump to the Daybull system. Upon arrival they investigate a strangely empty space elevator, while Icarus tries to explain how trade works to Rakham.

1h 7m
Mar 21
The Old Ways Podcast - From the Dust - Episode Nine

Suffering with the consequences of Agent Hart's actions, Webber and Winters work to remove the team from the mansion. Agent Hawking works to recover, while Hart realizes she's somewhere else entirely.

54m
Mar 19
The Old Ways Podcast - Anger Management - Issue #2

Chase Blaze, pizza delivery artist and possibly a fiery spirit, tries to piece things together after leaving the last scene. Stuck between having to live a normal life and dealing with what life has dealt her, Chase can't seem to catch break.

28m
Mar 18
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Nine

After leaving the Sadaal system behind, Captain Kasra and her crew move closer to Menkar, but stop at an outpost to refuel and investigate the local bar.

53m
Mar 14
The Old Ways Podcast - Six Seasons in Sartar - Episode 1 - Proper Preparation

High in the mountains of Sartar, in the vale between Mounts Quivin and Kagradus, we meet four members of the Haraborn Clan on the verge of adulthood. On the eve of this lifechanging event they are tasked with assisting in the preparations for a marriage ceremony.    Six Seasons in Sartar was written by Andrew Logan Montgomery. It is presented here by The Old Ways Podcast in our version of Glorantha.

1h 8m
Mar 13
The Old Ways Podcast - Marvel Multiverse RPG - Anger Management - Issue 1

Four meeting attendees discuss the different wants they deal with their anger as part of class on how to manage their anger.     This series uses the Marvel Multiverse Role-playing game rules written by Matt Forbeck

1h 8m
Mar 11
The Old Ways Podcast - In Deep Shallows - Part Two

Still reeling from their horrible nightmares, the spring breakers set out to explore the shipwreck on the island. But they may find more than just treasures await them, and the party might just end sooner than they planned for.   Cast - Miranda, Danny, Heather, and Keeper Rina   Written by Keeper Rina Cthulhu Dark was written and created by Graeme Walmsley.

1h 27m
Mar 07
The Old Ways Podcast - From the Dust - Episode Eight

Winters works to cover the team's tracks with local PD. The Agents head back upstairs to hunt down the source of the beings found in walls.

1h 12m
Mar 05
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Kenya Series Finale - Part Seven

With few other options, the investigators pull out all the stops to end the Cult of the Bloody Tongue in Kenya in hopes of saving the world from utter destruction.    After 235+ episodes the cast and I would like to thank all our listeners and supporters, but especially our Patreon members who have been so generous with their time and energy.

1h 16m
Mar 04
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Eight

Captain Kasra and her crew make the hard choice to save Afsin's sister from the Ordeal, while Icarus deals with a strange personality change from Rakham and an adrenaline fueled ride on Ghost.

56m
Feb 29
The Old Ways Podcast - Cthulhu Dark - In Deep Shallows - Part One

College seniors Cody, Crista, and Maisie head down to the Florida Keys for their last Spring Break. But their trip to a private island with their friends gets derailed from the start, and they start to realize this vacation may not be as idyllic as promised.   Cast - Miranda, Danny, Heather, and Keeper Rina   Written by Keeper Rina Cthulhu Dark was written and created by Graeme Walmsley.

1h 11m
Feb 28
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part Six

The Investigators engage M'Weru and Hypatia, desperate to stop the arrival of something terrifying. Sigmund forges his willpower into a familiar weapon, while Drummond is seized by a force he cannot overcome.

58m
Feb 26
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Seven

Captain Kasra decides to help a stranded member of the portal guard, but things get complicated when the crew finds out there's more than just one life hanging in the balance.

56m
Feb 22
The Old Ways Podcast - From the Dust - Episode Seven

O-Cell works to regroup after their trouble at the construction site. Winters works on being human again, while Hawking cares for the wounded.

42m
Feb 20
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part Five

Deep within the space beyond the stairway, the investigators hunt the priestess M'Weru. Meave's children rip a path clear for their mother, but not before the cultists have their say. Sam begins a dangerous climb. The past returns to pave the way for the future.

1h 2m
Feb 19
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Six

Before being allowed deeper into the Sandaal system, the Periphery must undergo an extensive inspection from the portal officials. Captain Kasra is approached about a dangerous mission, while Tamarisk tries to deal with trouble in the cargo bay.

1h 3m
Feb 15
The Old Ways Podcast - Your Scenario, Your Actual Play - Haze

Two journalists are called in to investigate a horrific incident by their boss. As clues begin to add up, an uncomfortable truth is realized.   CW - Investigation and discussion of suicide   Haze is a scenario written by Hector Gamiz and can be found on DriveThruRPG

2h 18m
Feb 14
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part Four

As the battle on the plateau takes center stage, Sam races against time to reach his friends. Meave calls upon the promise provided to her, while Jack's wild plan doesn't go according to schedule.

1h 6m
Feb 12
The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 1, Episode Five

Firing their thrusters for the deeply religious Sandaal system, the crew encounters some challenges during a portal jump.

52m
Feb 08
The Old Ways Podcast - From the Dust - Episode Six

Attacked by something inside the mansion, the agents hunt the darkened floors for the small creature that Agents Winters saw. Agent Hawkins finds another troubling clue, forcing the group to make a fateful choice.

55m
Feb 06
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part Three

Jack, Lillian, and Robert sneak out among the crowd of cultists during a grand ritual. Sigmund, Meave, and Sam discuss options. The doctor finally releases a friend from their cage as the mountain's wrath arrives.

1h 9m
Feb 05
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part Two

The investigators separate, one group handling the ritual to seal off the connection Nyarlathotep hopes to make, while the other heads up a secret tunnel to what the cult has planned for them.

1h 2m
Jan 29
The Old Ways Podcast - our Scenario, Your Actual Play Review - We Are All Savages

Come join us for a review of William Adcock's We Are All Savages with Keeper Rina and their cast. In this video we'll detail some of our impressions on the pre-generated investigators offered, the setting information, and what our favorite Mythos Moment was! Grab the scenario here!

12m
Jan 26
The Old Ways Podcast -From the Dust - Episode Five

On a late night stakeout the agents decide to enter the Garritsen Mansion after the construction crew goes home on a search for evidence of the missing children or worse.

1h 1m
Jan 23
The Old Ways Podcast - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 6, Kenya Series Finale - Part One

Traveling up the side of the mountain, the investigators must decide when to begin their protective ritual and if there's still time to stop what the Cult of Bloody Tongue has planned.

1h 20m
Jan 22
The Old Ways Podcast - Call of Cthulhu - We Are All Savages - Part Two

With a deeper understanding of the horror they face, the scouting party heads back to Fort Niagara. With another furious snow storm looming, they must work together to prevent an even greater tragedy than the ones they've already seen.

1h 14m
Jan 19