Welcome to Pod Against the Machine, the only Actual Play podcast that specifically mentions its opposition to the machine in the title. We’re a ragtag group of five creating an epic story while playing through the Iron Gods Pathfinder First Edition adventure path from Paizo publishing. It’s like Dungeons and Dragons, complete with wizards, monsters, and skeletons...but with an added bonus of evil robots and horrifying aliens, all tied together with our (hopefully) funny banter, interesting characters, and edge-of-your-seat action.
Episodes
Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
1hr 5 min
It's time to descend into the Dusklight, because there has never been anything but good stuff in a crumbling wreck just barely sticking out of the ground.
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Background music and sound effects:
Yokai Forest (Ambiance Only)
Tabletop Audio
Weeping Forest and Desolate Underground City Ambiance
The Hollywood Edge
Quiet Theme #4 (looped)
Andrew Sitkov
Torus
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Oct 4, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
1hr 28 min
Now that Hell has one more Bad Boy, what say we see about a distant dot?
Intro Transcript
"You're telling me the Whisper in Bronze herself came to you in a dream. Hundreds of years ago. Before you were born."
"No. I mean, kind of. It's all muddled--it was Brigh, but it wasn't. And she was magnificent. She wanted to protect me, or protect everyone…."
The description went on and on, full of loops and contradictions and confusion. Brother Behrak watched the android, and animated as he'd ever seen her, while she puzzled through this revelation out loud. And it wasn't that he didn't believe that some other version of her had actually met a god so much that he didn't understand it. Almost nothing his dear friend ever said or did made sense to him really, but he guessed that was sort of her curse. It was obvious Casandalee had some sort of gift for prophecy--but it was rarely clear what direction her visions were going. He didn't envy her one bit. And he did what he could to help, though helping was mostly just sitting there and nodding while she raved without pause. Still…it did seem like she was closing in on something. At least, some of the time.
"So, if I'm right, it's up in Avistan. I'm going to need to get permission from the High Clockmother for a few days off for research--you'll come with me, of course. We're going to need maps. It must be a thousand miles away! Maybe more! Can you imagine--I mean, the world is so huge, and if I'm right, I've seen a huge piece of it already, I just need to remember."
Behrak stopped smiling. He wasn't sure when he'd agreed to take time away from his duties helping maintain Alkenstar City's impossibly complex system of clockworks in order to research…Avistan? He realized now that he must have drifted off and stopped paying attention. What did Casandalee need those maps for?
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Background music and sound effects:
Middle Earth Dawn, Mysterious Grotto, and Robot Scrapyard
Tabletop Audio
Torus, and Outriders
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Sep 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
1hr 19 min
Happily reunited, our heroes finally say a cathartic goodbye to the Choking Tower.
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Background music and sound effects:
Andrew Sitkov
Yokai Forest (Ambiance Only, No Spirits), Puzzle Dungeon, Long Rest
Tabletop Audio
Escape Velocity
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Sep 20, 2023
Sep 20, 2023
1hr 28 min
With the Velstracnic League safely at the bottom of the pit, our heroes--I mean, this one's over, right? Nothing to worry about?
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Background music and sound effects:
Andrew Sitkov
Forest: Day (Ambience Only)
Tabletop Audio
Electro Static Texture with Rhythmic Mid Tones
The Hollywood Edge
https://hollywoodedge.com
Torus
Zak
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Sep 13, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
1hr 11 min
Our heroes head back to the basement to finally deal with the smoke furnace once and for all.
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Background music and sound effects:
Joel Steudler
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Sep 10, 2023
Sep 10, 2023
2 min
The end of book 3 is coming...what horrors await our heroes beyond?
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Background music and sound effects:
Joel Steudler
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Sep 6, 2023
Sep 6, 2023
1hr 32 min
And we're back! Back, and headed to the top of the tower, that is, where there might just be a...sticky situation.
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Background music and sound effects:
Joel Steudler
Arcane Clockworks, and Puzzle Dungeon
Tabletop Audio
Retro Platformer Theme #4
Andrew Sitkov
Outriders, Torus, and Under the Hill
Zak
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Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023
1hr 7 min
Our Wraith Wranglers get some much needed shuteye, and then it's time to figure out just what on earth is going on.
Programming Update
Hey, y'all--Summer Scheduling Gremlins have struck once more, and we've been a bit short on recording sessions. So, this week we'll have a little diversion from the adventures of the Very Capable Four: a trip back into the van, into the world of Call of Cthulhu, with Gero leading us in a game of Forget Me Not, and the main show will return on 9/6!
We encourage you to check out our Patreon and/or Ko-Fi, as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts!
AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!
Background music and sound effects:
Joel Steudler
Slow airy rising bells and deep bass
Hollywood Edge
https://thehollywoodedge.com
Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6740-headless-horseman
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Aug 27, 2023
Aug 27, 2023
18 min
Aug 23, 2023
Aug 23, 2023
1hr 1 min
It's time to get that van fixed...and maybe get a little shuteye.
Programming Update
Hey, y'all--Summer Scheduling Gremlins have struck once more, and we've been a bit short on recording sessions. So, this week and next, we'll have a little diversion from the adventures of the Very Capable Four: a trip back into the van, into the world of Call of Cthulhu, with Gero leading us in a game of Forget Me Not.
We encourage you to check out our Patreon and/or Ko-Fi, as they've got sweet sweet benefits and also you can help us get to our goals--we're making great progress towards full episode transcripts!
AND Our Store is a thing, with all your t-shirts, tote bags, stickers and more!
Background music and sound effects:
Joel Steudler
Slow airy rising bells and deep bass
Hollywood Edge
https://thehollywoodedge.com
Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6740-headless-horseman
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter