Bards of the Badlands
We are a bi-weekly, horror, actual play podcast focusing on the Call of Cthulhu and Dungeons and Dragons systems. Our scenarios range from time tested classics by well known scribes of the unknown to never before revealed fables of our own horrifying design. We, your humble bards, wish to regale you with tales of eldritch abominations and sinister madmen all the while, in our own lives, offering sacrifices to satiate the most terrifying creatures imaginable.... our wives and children. So sit back, relax, tighten up your straight jackets, and let us take you down the spiraling descent into madness.
Episodes

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
The Necropolis 02: A Grave Situation
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
The good doctors learn that their discovery of a lifetime is far beyond anything they could have imagined. They will also learn that some things are best left undiscovered...
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Leigh Carr, from 'Gateways to Terror', by Chaosium.
Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and receive exclusive bonus content for your support.
For more information and to contact us, visit us at www.bardsofthebadlands.podbean.com
CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains strong languages and mature subject matter.
"Ethereal Relaxation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Title(s): Carne ArrabiattaTim Kulig(timkulig.com)soundcloud.com timkuligfreemusicpixabay.com/users/timkulig-31678821/Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0997280/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Title(s): An Evil WyndTim Kulig(timkulig.com)soundcloud.com timkuligfreemusicpixabay.com/users/timkulig-31678821/Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
INTRO MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Nick Ricchio
ADDITIONAL MUSIC AND SOUNDS PROVIDED BY: Freesound.orgZapsplatOpenmusicarchive

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
The Necropolis 01: A Captivating Opportunity
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Anthropologist, Dr. Karl Schwartzberg and Professor of Languages, Dr. Richard Hartmann have experienced a change in their luck when they find they have been gifted access to the dig site of an ancient tomb by a recently deceased colleage. Unfortunately, not all luck is good...
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Leigh Carr, from 'Gateways to Terror', by Chaosium.
Visit our Patreon to help us continue composing bone chilling tales and receive exclusive bonus content for your support.
For more information and to contact us, visit us at https://bardsofthebadlands.podbean.com/
CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains strong languages and mature subject matter.
I'm Gonna Get Me A Man That's AllWritten by Virginia Liston (1890-1932)Performed by Virginia Liston (vocals), unknown (cornet), unknown (banjo), unknown (piano)Recording date: Chicago 29 May 1926Cat Number: Vocalion 1032Duration: 03'04"License: Public Domain
Title(s): Ancient BasementTim Kulig(timkulig.com)soundcloud.com timkuligfreemusicpixabay.com/users/timkulig-31678821/Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0997280/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
"Ethereal Relaxation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
INTRO MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Nick Ricchio
ADDITIONAL MUSIC AND SOUNDS PROVIDED BY: Freesound.orgZapsplatOpenmusicarchive

Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
The Necropolis Teaser
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Our first episodes is a little more than a day away! In order to tantalize you horror thirsty miscreants, we thought we would give you a little taste of what is to come. Enjoy and we will see you all very soon!

Monday Oct 14, 2024
The Bards of the Badlands Commeth....
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Behold, the Badland Bards approach...
We are the newest TTRPG actual play podcast to make ourselves known in the vast wasteland that is the inter-web. We focus mainly on the Call of Cthulhu system by Chaosium, but will occasionally dip our toes into other systems such as DnD 5th Edition. Our first offering to you, our lovely audience, will be the full three parts of our playthrough of The Necropolis from the Gateways to Terror collection by Chaosium.
From there we will mix in scenarios in weekly installments from various writers and publishers, including works of our own sick composition. This Halloween we shall arrive with ghastly tales aplenty. We look forward to captivating and horrifying you in the day, weeks, years, or millennia to come.
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Music:
medieval 2 by Frank Schroeter from filmmusic.io
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
An Evil Wynd
Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
soundcloud.com timkuligfreemusic
pixabay.com/users/timkulig-31678821/
License under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
creative commons.org/license/by/4.0/
IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0997280/?ref_=fn_al_nm1
Ancient Basement
Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
soundcloud.com timkuligfreemusic
pixabay.com/users/timkulig-31678821/
License under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
creative commons.org/license/by/4.0/
IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0997280/?ref_=fn_al_nm1
Sounds by Zapsplat