Blood & Syrup: A Vampire the Masquerade Podcast

A behind-the-scenes episode of our upcoming show Blood & Syrup! Join Ryan LaPlante (@theryanlaplante), Tyler Hewitt (@Tyler_Hewitt), and Megan Miles (@meggiemiles) as they create their characters, relationships, and backstories for the show with Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains spoilers for later in the show and is completely optional - if you want to jump right into the story, begin at Episode 1...

Last evening, we met our coterie of Kindred, the gangster Ridley Beef (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante), the detective Everett Fry (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt), and the inspirational poet Iris Dunn (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) along with her assistant Emily and their contacts the Bouchard Brothers. The Brothers gave them a potion to learn French, then tasked them with a mission: to establish a foothold in Montreal. A mission they s...

Last evening, the Kindred were introduced to Montreal, the City of Black Miracles by Storyteller Tom McGee(@mcgeetd). There they befriended a local bartender by offering to rid his bar, Mayday Malones, of some local biker toughs led by the vampire Mad Martha. Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) slaked his thirst, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) dealt with the humans, and Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) talked Mad Martha...

Last time the coterie continued their confrontation at Mayday Malones, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) learned more about The Orphans, a vampiric biker gang led by a Kindred named Pierre, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) and Everett clashed over morality, and Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) used her newfound powers to enthral mad Martha, but when the party split up the spell was broken and now Mad Martha is out for r...

Last time, the coterie found themselves in high-speed danger as Mad Martha attacked! Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) navigated the streets of Montreal as Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) broke Mad Martha’s limbs…meanwhile, Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) investigated the biker bar only to discover it was more fortress than bar and then received concerning news about her friend Emily, who was in dire peril…abandon hop...

Never f*ck with someone’s Emily…this was the lesson the villainous vampire Keanu Bautista learned the hard way, as Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) got tough, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) got hungry, and Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) got revenge-y. Together, the coterie devoured their enemy and set about securing their place in Montreal and their status as a team…time for some well earned downtime. Maybe there i...

The coterie established themselves in Montreal. Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) reconnected with his old partner, Harvey Grimm, at a standup comedy show, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) assembled his gang, the burly, fabulous Bear Boys, and Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) added 2 new members to her herd and secured additional aid for Emily. But now there is a new mission at hand… Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee ...

The coterie has been tasked with investigating a series of murders on a university campus, seemingly linked to the group FemFirst: Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) used his detective skills, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) shoplifted some university swag, and Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) met her greatest fan…who has now become her stalker. What can I say? Things get messy when fangs are involved… Featuring our Sto...

Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) made promises to her stalker she did not intend to keep, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) tried to impersonate a cop and barely succeeded, and Ridley’s (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) frustrated when the coterie abandon the hunt for a killer and sends the Bear Boys to carry out a kidnapping while they rest. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

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Our coterie come up with a Daywalker theory. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) struggled to maintain her composure around Todd, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) tried to impersonate her brother, but luckily Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) kept the team focused on their goal. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

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Our coterie finally faced off with Gordon Stevenson! Coming up with a plan on the spot, Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) debated the master in front of his own audience, she picked up some more Patreon followers, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) and Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) tangled with a literal and metaphorical monster. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

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Having kidnapped and killed the daywalker Gordon Stevenson, our heroes discovered the existence of Bautista’s Children, a new faction in Montreal. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) enjoyed a kill for the first time, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) determined their victim’s guilt before the deed was done, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) brought additional justice to the McGill student union. Featuring our Storytell...

Having defeated Gordon Stevenson, the daywalker, and discovered the existence of the Children of Bautista, the coterie settled into Montreal. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) searched for her brother, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) contacted his sire, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) needed to get a gift for his newly adopted little brother! Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

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Having received a mission from the Bouchard brothers, our coterie have to steal a Vampire corpse from a morgue! Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) got a makeover, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) tried to save some lives, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) established he’s as bad with makeup as he is with people. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

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Having disguised themselves as Paramedics and a grieving widow, our coterie are infiltrating a police station slash coroner’s office! Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) won over a young DJ and joined a retirement party, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) taught Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) how to choke people unconscious, and Ridley and Everett threw Guy Bouchard at an Inquisitor in the morgue! Featuring our Storytelle...

Our coterie escaped the morgue, stole the corpse they needed, killed two Inquisitors, and pinned it on a rival criminal organization! Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) discovered her brother is selling a new drug called “Drac” and stole a sample, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) destabilized his rivals hoping to expand his empire, and Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) suffered, knowing he killed an Inquisitor and very ea...

Our heroes escaped their morgue adventure unharmed, so it was just another night in Montreal. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) was forced to negotiate with a vampire who wants their kindred DJ back, Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) lost control in his neighbourhood before taking his little brother Xanatos to a hockey game, and Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) got pulled back into the police game when he received a myst...

Our heroes are searching for Harvey Grimm, Dominique Loony and a missing lawyer. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles)impersonated the missing woman to get past a locked door, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) used his investigative skills at multiple possible crime scenes, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) tried to steal nice things from a rich defence lawyer’s office. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgeetd). 

Enjo...

The coterie, having interviewed Sheila Mann, are ready for an LGS party. Iris (Megan Miles, @meggiemiles) formed a theory that Jerome has been hunting people instead of animals, Everett (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) lost his cool and revealed his vampiric nature to Sheila, and Ridley (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) was forced to be the voice of reason and wipe some of Sheila’s memories. Featuring our Storyteller Tom McGee (@mcgee...