One Shot is a weekly actual play podcast that explores different role playing systems with self contained One Shot stories. A rotating cast of improvisers, game designers, and other notable nerds show off the variety and diversity in RPGs bring you a new game every month!
James D’Amato is a comedian, author, and game designer living in Chicago. You might recognize him from ABC’s The Toy Box, or his book The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide, or from an angry political tweet he made that blew up.
James trained in improv for years at The Second City Conservatory and iO Theater before using those lessons to share his love of gaming with the world. In the years since he worked to build the One Shot Network around the idea of making RPGs more accessible and the tabletop community more inclusive.
323. Haven: City of Violence Part 1
The folks from One Shot West fill in for James while he is on bereavement leave. They play Haven: City of Violence, a game you might be familiar with from System Mastery. SUPPORT THE FOLKS WHO HELPED JAMESArms of the TideSystem Mastery FIGHT FIRES IN THE RAINFORESTDonate Here! BUY OSN BOOKSThe Ultimate RPG Gameplay GuideThe...
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322. For the Queen: Doubter’s Faith
A small kingdom with waning power has recently crowned a young queen who might have the ability to turn things around, but not without affecting those who hold her dear. FOR THE QUEENBuy it Here! FIGHT FIRES IN THE RAINFORESTDonate Here! HEARTS OF MAGICBuy it here! BUY MY BOOKS!Pre-Order the New One!Get the old one!...
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321. Hearts of Magic Part 3
The sound of wind rattling bones shares a tender moment with the entropomancer sent by The Order. Unrest in the city grows as the humans in the order and the witches fail to see the joke. CONTENT WARNING: Sex. FIGHT FIRES IN THE RAINFORESTDonate Here! HEARTS OF MAGICBuy it here! BUY MY BOOKS!Pre-Order the New...
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320. Hearts of Magic Part 2
The Order’s inspector visits The Home of House Rapture for a dance. A routine diplomatic obligation initiates a change that will affect the city for decades. Also, that poor idiot made of chalk finally gets some help. CONTENT WARNING: Parts 2 and 3 of this series will have sexual content. FIGHT FIRES IN THE RAINFORESTDonate...
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319. Hearts of Magic Part 1
A random intersection of shifting leylines has turned a once unimportant and mostly ignored city into nexus of magical power. The Order seeks to control this power and prevent it from enabling a civil revolution. The Witches, a contingent of untrained citizens seek to harness magical power to throw off their oppressors. The Lords and...
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318. Coffee Detective Part 3
Lil Bingo confronts Remmington Smuck in a jail cell with only his prison-issued crossbow (a legal requirement in the state of Florida) to defend himself. Also, the episode ends kinda early so we have plenty of bloopers from 2018 and 2019 to fill out the rest of the hour. COFFEE DETECTIVEBuy it with money! BUY...
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317. Coffee Detective Part 2
Things heat up as the secrets of Berlin Jr.: The Chicago of Florida grow to be exponentially less believable. COFFEE DETECTIVEBuy it with money! OSN GENCON 2019See our events! BUY MY BOOKS!Pre-Order the New One!Get the old one! HELP OUR PEOPLEDonate to CaseyDonate to DrewDonate to Jef TAKE ACTIONRegister to VoteFind your SenatorsFind your CongressmenMake...
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316. Coffee Detective Part 1
Welcome to the gator infested town of Berlin Jr: The Chicago of Florida. Normally known for its gator rallies, meat sauces, and clock’o’bell. Unfortunately, now it may be known for another thing: MURDER. COFFEE DETECTIVEBuy it with money! OSN GENCON 2019See our events! BUY MY BOOKS!Pre-Order the New One!Get the old one! HELP OUR PEOPLEDonate...
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315. Turning Point Part 2
As we dig further into the past memories get painful. Because we lived it matters so much more that we live well for everyone who did not. Of course that doesn’t make the right choice any clearer. CONTENT WARNING: Portrayal of people surviving the AIDS crisis. Heavy emotional content. OSN GENCON 2019See our events! BUY MY...
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314. Turning Point Part 1
James is joined by Senda Linaugh, Phil Vecchione, Rob Abrazado, and Catherine Ramen to try and choose between a well paid soul-sucking day job and a financially unstable dream job. TURNING POINTQuick Start RulesMailing List OSN GENCON 2019See our events! BUY MY BOOKS!Pre-Order the New One!Get the old one! HELP OUR PEOPLEDonate to CaseyDonate to...
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