Runelanders
Call it a love-letter to a 20th century that never was; an intrepid, impossible future as envisioned by an imaginary past and presented in a style we call "Curated Actual Play". It's a continuous story universe which pays tribute to all of my favourite fiction from the last 200 years, in a genre best described as 'epic, retrofuturistic science fantasy.' Whatever you call it, it's a story like you won't hear anywhere else. • RAPSCALLIONS is our flagship series; a crime-caper set in a wicked city as corrupt and byzantine as it is ancient and beautiful. From the putrescence of the Styles to the splendour of the Hightower District, follow this felonious fellowship as they navigate from salons and saloons to parlours of power in the depths of the Dreaming, and back again. Now in our third epic season! • TALLWATER TALES follows a plucky bunch of outcast academics as they discover a destiny bigger than they'd ever dreamed possible lurking in the hundred thousand islands of the West Rim Archipelago. It's eldritch action-horror on the edge of the world, swashbuckling excitement and plenty of chills in this don't-miss new series from Runelanders, the World's Greatest Retrofuturistic Fantasy Epic. Fridays, from Mad Atom Studios.
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Episodes
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Welcome to Alone in the Runeverse, a collection of tangential tales and short stories presented parallel to the main narrative, designed to add even more colour and depth to the Runelands! In our inaugural episode, we spend a while with a young Delilah in yesterday's Bailymena, and see that even in the corrupt and byzantine City of Steel and Steam, a little miracle goes a long way!
All music used in this episode is licensed through SOCAN, Creative Commons, or in the public domain. Detailed credentials and track lists are available at runelanders.com.
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Allow us to present Tallwater, a young and thriving city far away in the West. It's the sort of place that has a space for the good, and the bad, and the worst, and the best, and the sane, and the mad, and the cursed, and the blessed.... if not at its world-class University, then at least in its Menagerie. It's high stakes horror and eldritch action which expands and details our growing and interconnected *Runeverse*.
In the pilot episode, we meet the heroes and get familiar with the setting for this new and ongoing series featuring all-new voice actors and setting.
These are The Tallwater Tales. This is Episode Zero: *Concatenation*. So get ready, Runatics.... and Happy Hallowe'en!
All music used in Runelanders is either in the Public Domain, used under Creative Commons Licensing, or by paid license through SOCAN. Full track listings and episode details can be found at http://runelanders.com. Except where and as noted Runelanders is Copyright © 2020 Mad Atom Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
or, "Alone in the Runeverse with Shakir Askari in Shakey's Heroes: Part 1".
Shakey's Heroes features Mister Matthew as Shakir Askari in a war story from the Wayback, which showcases our master swordsman when his eminence was merely imminent. Part 1 of 3, weekly for the remainder of November. Watch your feed for the return of the Rapscallions and the dynamic début of Tallwater Tales, our eldritch horror epic... both in December!
All music used in this episode licensed through SOCAN, by Creative Commons License, or in the Public Domain. Details at runelanders.com!
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
It's Shakes versus the snakes as we rejoin the action on the walls of Karnaki during the legendary sacking of Venado Bay. Thrill with each pulse-pounding moment as Shakir and Dugan struggle to survive a defining moment of their career.
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
or, "Alone in the Runeverse with Shakir Askari in Shakey's Heroes: Part 3".
December already? Holy smoke!
Pirates, plunder, swords and style, this one's got it all! See Shakir start his fearsome reputation in this explosive finale to the Shakey's Heroes storyline! Don't delay, listen today!
Shakir Askari is played by Matthew Harrison.
In This Episode:
'Ronin' and 'Remember to Breathe' by Sturgill Simpson'Snakedriver' by The Jesus and Mary Chain'Long Snake Moan' by PJ Harvey'Snake Chaos' by Trevor Rabin'Snake Song' by Townes van Zandt
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Welcome to Tallwater! This week, it's monsters, magic, and mayhem in the series premiere of our second serial, a tale of culture shock and disagreeable climactic conditions called The Trouble With Vesper.
Don't delay! Listen today!Last Episode: Tallwater Tales S1E0: Concantenation. Copyrighted music is licensed through SOCAN. Other music used under Creative Commons or in the public domain. If you are the owner of copyrighted material you feel that we have used in error, please email us at runelanders@gmail.com, and we'll give it our full attention as soon as possible!
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Shakir gets us up to speed, we see Bailymena from a different angle, and Delilah gets a message in this recap and prologue to Season 3 of Rapscallions.Full details, cast and song lists available at runelanders.com
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Our flagship series returns with the premiere of our best season yet! Join your favourite fellowship of felons as they return to Bailymena, and find that much has happened while they were gone. Last Episode: Five Minutes to Deadwinter
Full details, song lists, and other credits are available at runelanders.com
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
3: Unto the Beach, Dear FriendsWith 2020 newly over, let us cleanse your palate with a return to Tallwater! This episode produced and originally published 2020 Mad Atom Studios. Full credits and credentials available at runelanders.com.
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Never mind the bollocks, y'all, because ain't no rest for the wicked here. In an effort to free their friend, our fiends feel out the flaws in Swann's fortress. Will their forays find favour or be foiled by their foe? Find out in this exciting episode of the world's greatest retrofuturistic fantasy epic! Don't delay, listen today! Rapscallions is recorded live and curated by Carrie Copley, Cassie Goodwin-Harrison, Matthew Harrison, Chris Stocovaz, and Adam Tambeau. All music in this episode is used by Creative Commons license, under license from SOCAN, or in the public domain. You can find show notes, links to playlists and cast credentials, and other goodies as well as ways to help support the show on our website at Runelanders.com!