Saving Throw: Watch Hellbent!
Quick non-What's Good dispatch in the middle of the week to get the word out for my friends over at Saving Throw's new show, Hellbent, whose finale premieres on their YouTube channel tomorrow. If you aren't already hip, it's a homebrewed (via the Year Zero Engine) spin on the Weird West TTRPG Actual Play shenanigans they were so well known for with their signature show Wildcards, with GM Jasmine Bullhar (DesiQuest, D20: Coffin Run, Dungeon Masters) at the helm. If you love pulpy old West tales with more than a touch of supernatural weirdness like The Sixth Gun, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Jonah Hex, and others, you're going to want Hellbent in your eyeballs, or in your ears if you're a podcast enjoyer.
If you've been following me for a long time, Saving Throw as a community was a home for me as I was starting to sort myself out in tabletop role-playing games as more than just a player. Being a moderator for their Twitch channel and eventually becoming a friend to Saving Throw head honcho Dom Zook, seeing them do their thing every week, and especially being brought along the ride as a contributor helped me see myself in the space.
I wrote a couple of episodes for this How To Play series (as well as a Year Zero Engine version that didn't get filmed)
And I've been a player in a few Saving Throw APs, like the DuckTales portion of this ALZ benefit show where I played a Jim Rockford inspired private investigator.
Dom's got more plans for Saving Throw, and I for one would love to see them happen. The best way to make sure those plans happen is to get more eyes on Hellbent, and Saving Throw writ large. I'm currently doing a re-watch of Hellbent right now (early backers at the Saving Throw Exploration Outpost got to see the show early), so feel more than free to bug me to chat about the show, but also browse their archives for the great stuff they've done over the years. You want D&D, they've got you. Urban Fantasy via City of Mist, they've got you. Regency TTRPG via Good Society? Fantastically, they've got you. They've always been a place for great stories, great games, and I'd love to see them continue to be. Both for the health of the Actual Play landscape, and selfishly, just so I can keep watching them.
Hit up the Saving Throw YouTube channel, watch Hellbent (as well as all their other stuff!), subscribe, and leave a comment to tell 'em I sent you.
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