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The group’s plan to gather evidence collapses almost immediately, sending everything into chaos. The line between waking life and nightmare logic continues to blur. Content Warnings: drugging, kidnapping, body horror (incl. fingernails), drug experimentation, sleep paralysis, violence, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Colton Dunn as Dr. Reginald Biggs Mary Lou as Beth Silverman Scott Dorward as Charlie Finch cuppycup as Hitch Gordon Dialogue Editing by cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-side-effects-may-include-part-3 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 10

The sleep study gets a whole lot weirder as everyone beds down for the night. By morning nothing feels quite right and one participant mysteriously vanishes. Everyone is pretty sure this study isn’t what they signed up for. Content Warnings: children in peril, drugging, harm to livestock, kidnapping, body horror (fingernails), drug experimentation, sleep paralysis, violence, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Colton Dunn as Dr. Reginald Biggs Mary Lou as Beth Silverman Scott Dorward as Charlie Finch cuppycup as Hitch Gordon Dialogue Editing by cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-side-effects-may-include-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 3

Join Ross Bryant and special guest Colton Dunn for an improvised Call of Cthulhu adventure about a clinical sleep trial that already feels a little too good to be true. The weirdness starts creeping in almost immediately. Content Warnings: children in peril, harm to livestock, fear of kidnapping and sex trafficking, body horror, drug experimentation, sleep paralysis, violence, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Colton Dunn as Dr. Reginald Biggs Mary Lou as Beth Silverman Scott Dorward as Charlie Finch cuppycup as Hitch Gordon Dialogue Editing by cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-side-effects-may-include-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 26

The band heads into a remote town hoping to help a girl in trouble. As tensions rise and trust cracks, the group tries to stick together even as the world around them stops making sense. Content Warnings: teens in peril, body horror, drugging, eating sounds, religious themes, sexual themes, profanity, violence Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Matt Young as Nate Highland Nic Rosenberg as Bobby King Paula Deming as B.B. Baker cuppycup as Chris Holloway Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript available at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-right-stuff-part-3 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 19

The band stumbles deeper into the trees and finds a girl who really shouldn’t be where she is. They try to help, then detour to a tiny town with a very quiet church because that should be safe. Content Warnings: teen in peril, body horror, screams, eating sounds, mention of PTSD, religious themes, profanity, violence Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Matt Young as Nate Highland Nic Rosenberg as Bobby King Paula Deming as B.B. Baker cuppycup as Chris Holloway Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-right-stuff-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 12

A boy band called The Other Side hits the road after a mall signing. Between fame, rivalry, and an ambitious manager, the guys are already cracking before the real weirdness starts. Content Warnings: children in peril, body horror, sexual innuendo, parasocial behavior, profanity, violence Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Matt Young as Nate Highland Nic Rosenberg as Bobby King Paula Deming as B.B. Baker cuppycup as Chris Holloway Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-right-stuff-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 5

As the Miskatonic University reunion spirals out of control, strange forces awaken in the campus natatorium. The investigators face impossible choices as something ancient rises. Will anyone answer its call? Content Warnings: body horror, bullying, drowning, self-harm, fire, mass death, innuendo, intense sound effects, profanity, alcohol and smoking Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Ashly Burch as Angel Coffield Rashawn Scott as Diana Patter Paula Deming as Judy Brown cuppycup as Hal Meddler Dialogue Editing by Scott Dorward and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-1931-miskatonic-university-reunion-disaster-part-3 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 29

A reunion at Miskatonic University takes a turn as old memories resurface. The nostalgic scavenger hunt quickly unravels into cosmic terror for our investigators. Things are about to get wet, weird, and deeply unsettling. Content Warnings: body horror, bullying, drowning, self-harm, sexism, innuendo, profanity, alcohol and smoking Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Ashly Burch as Angel Coffield Rashawn Scott as Diana Patter Paula Deming as Judy Brown cuppycup as Hal Meddler Dialogue Editing by Scott Dorward and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-1931-miskatonic-university-reunion-disaster-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22

The class of 1931 returns to Miskatonic University for a Halloween reunion in 1951. Old classmates reunite and stir up memories that won’t stay buried. A scavenger hunt leads them into the haunted halls of campus. Has the past been waiting for them all along? Content Warnings: war trauma, sexism, mild innuendo, profanity, alcohol and smoking Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Ashly Burch as Angel Coffield Rashawn Scott as Diana Patter Paula Deming as Judy Brown cuppycup as Hal Meddler Dialogue Editing by Scott Dorward and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-1931-miskatonic-university-reunion-disaster-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 15

Our investigators tumble deeper into Cécile Swann’s world, where sanity stretches thin. What begins as a strange investigation plunges through impossible spaces. Somewhere between love, madness, and creation, they may finally discover what makes the windmill bleed. Content Warnings: gore, body horror, violence, sexual references, self-harm, gaslighting, profanity, alcohol use Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Abubakar Salim as Bill Buckaroo Josephine McAdam as Margot Abadie Scott Dorward as Henri Roi cuppycup as Marcel Dubois Dialogue Editing by Scott Dorward and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-what-makes-that-windmill-bleed-so-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 8

Paris, 1890-something? The Moulin Rouge burns bright with music, lust, and secrets. Our investigators tumble through the velvet haze of Montmartre. An ex-dancer, an eccentric poet, a music box artisan, and a guy named Bill Buckaroo. What begins as backstage chaos soon drips into something much darker. Content Warnings: gore, violence, sexual references, gaslighting, profanity, alcohol and smoking Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Abubakar Salim as Bill Buckaroo Josephine McAdam as Margot Abadie Scott Dorward as Henri Roi cuppycup as Marcel Dubois Dialogue Editing by Scott Dorward and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-what-makes-that-windmill-bleed-so-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 1

In this actual play episode, we’re back in a scary place where the angles don’t make sense and neither do our choices. Luck just keeps running out inside the weird geometry of Keystone Tower. Feelings get messy and something impossible squeezes its way into the night in our Call of Cthulhu one-shot finale. Content Warnings: body horror, violence, gunshot SFX, sexual innuendo, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Rashawn Scott as Pamela Forge Paula Deming as Lucy Flowers Scott Dorward as Marty Shell cuppycup as Jordan Benning Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-day-we-met-part-3 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24

In this actual play episode, our Call of Cthulhu investigators step into the gleaming halls of Keystone Tower. Strange architecture blurs the line between reality and illusion in this cosmic horror scenario. Nothing about this visit goes quite as planned. Content Warnings: drugging, sexual innuendo, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Rashawn Scott as Pamela Forge Paula Deming as Lucy Flowers Scott Dorward as Marty Shell cuppycup as Jordan Benning Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-day-we-met-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17

The cast dives headfirst into an improvised TTRPG romantic comedy. What starts as quirky New Yorkers juggling careers and love lives begins to spiral. Maybe, just maybe, the universe has bigger plans than anyone expects in this Call of Cthulhu one-shot game. Content Warnings: drug and alcohol use, sexual innuendo, animal endangerment, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Rashawn Scott as Pamela Forge Paula Deming as Lucy Flowers Scott Dorward as Marty Shell cuppycup as Jordan Benning Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-day-we-met-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10

In this improv horror episode, fire spreads and choices spiral out of control in this actual play one-shot finale. Dreams blur with reality as allies and enemies both reveal unexpected sides. Will everyone make it back out, and if so will they be happy living with the forbidden knowledge of cosmic horrors? Content Warnings: self-harm, body horror, psychological horror, depictions of violence and gore, themes of body image insecurity, drowning, unsettling imagery, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Paula Deming as Anna St. Clair Scott Dorward as Jasper Bastian Virginia Lee as Claire Windby cuppycup as Silas Watson Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-episode-5-the-obverse-of-the-mirror-part-3 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10

In this actual play episode, the group goes all in on a séance, but things don’t exactly go as planned . The mirror has its own secrets, and soon enough, they’re up against eldritch horror they can barely comprehend. Content Warnings: psychological horror, depictions of violence and gore, drug use, smoking, unsettling imagery, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Paula Deming as Anna St. Clair Scott Dorward as Jasper Bastian Virginia Lee as Claire Windby cuppycup as Silas Watson Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-episode-4-the-obverse-of-the-mirror-part-2 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10

In this Call of Cthulhu TTRPG one-shot, the group dives into a story set in Victorian England. A croquet champion, an occult shopkeeper, a Pinkerton agent, and a decadent artist find themselves drawn into the orbit of a strange aristocrat with a disturbing new acquisition. What begins as witty banter over beauty and decadence soon takes a darker turn into psychological horror when the artifact is unveiled. Content Warnings: psychological horror, depictions of violence and gore, themes of body image insecurity, unsettling imagery, profanity Featuring Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore Paula Deming as Anna St. Clair Scott Dorward as Jasper Bastian Virginia Lee as Claire Windby cuppycup as Silas Watson Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup Sound and Music Design by cuppycup Produced by cuppycup Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-obverse-of-the-mirror-part-1 Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27

New to Call of Cthulhu? This TTRPG rules primer will help you follow along with Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. We cover the basics you’ll hear in play. Character sheets, skill rolls, pushing the roll, spending luck, sanity loss, and what combat really means when you’re just a fragile human in a world of cosmic horror. Using our improvised boarding school scenario The House of Inner Children, we demonstrate the rules in action with Ross Bryant, Paula Deming, cuppycup, Bridgett Jeffries, and Scott Dorward. Content Warnings: Harm to children, Self-harm, Body horror, Fluids entering body/nose/mouth, Sanity and mental breakdown mechanics, Suffocation, Violence, Profanity Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-episode-2-call-of-cthulhu-and-you-a-rules-primer Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 13

Welcome to Push the Roll with Ross Bryant, our improvised comedy horror actual play podcast. We use Call of Cthulhu to tell stories that are as unpredictable as they are unsettling. This episode is our “what the heck is this show?” moment. If you’re new here or just want to hang out with Ross, Paula, and cup while we talk about what makes PTR tick, this is for you. We explain how Patreon-suggested titles become the heart of each tabletop roleplaying series, what happens when we “push the roll” midway through, and why we think this show will keep you guessing and laughing all the way through. Near the end, we even roll for a listener suggested title to show you how the openings of these episodes work. If you like what you hear and want to help shape future episodes, join our Patreon! You can submit your own weird titles, get bonus content, and peek behind the scenes. Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-episode-1-what-is-push-the-roll Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14

Hey there. Welcome to Push the Roll with Ross Bryant , an improvised Call of Cthulhu podcast shaped entirely by suggestions you submit on our Patreon . This quick trailer is our way of setting the stage and inviting you into our delightfully weird storytelling space. Each episode is spontaneous and bursting with cosmic horror, strange intrigue, and plenty of laughs. No scripts or limits, just your ideas and our improvised roleplaying. Join us, because anything can happen when we Push the Roll. Narrated by Ross Bryant Produced and designed by cuppycup . Patreon: https://patreon.com/pushtheroll Merch: https://aintslayed.dashery.com/ Discord: https://slayed.me/discord Web: https://pushtheroll.com IG: https://instagram.com/pushtheroll Cover Photos: Jill Petracek Ain’t Slayed Nobody and Rusty Quill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.