Could've Been Heroes
Could’ve Been Heroes is an actual play podcast where six old friends adventure as six total strangers who, after missing their shots at destiny, now get a second chance to make a mess of everything. Set in the land of Faritall, a world cast in the spirit of Wonderland and Oz, but with more murder, blood and swears. This strange, wondrous place of living fairytales and walking nightmares is recovering from a very near apocalypse after a flood of darkness fell upon it from The World Above. Told in a new and developing game system of our own design focused on exciting characters based on classic fairytale tropes, twisted, subverted and modernized. Would you suffer the Sacred Curses for spectacular power and near immortality? Yeah, so would we. https://farandtalltales.squarespace.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/could-ve-been-heroes--6153884/support.
Episodes
January 12, 2021 • 97 mins
We talk about ourselves, our characters, the world we are going to play in and how this band of misfits found themselves all messed up and scattered to the winds. Laughs and learns. Hope you love listening to us talk as much as we do.
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https://farandtalltales.squarespace.com/
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January 12, 2021 • 74 mins
If a mysterious man offered you a second shot at your Destiny and all you had to do was “eat what I’ve got in this box”, you’d definitely do it.
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Whatfunk - Beneath It All https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/beneath-it-all Whatfunk - Little Steps Pt. 1 https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/little-steps-pt-i
John Vallis - Time Again https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/time-again-john-vallis
Whatfunk - Lost My Soul h...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Whatfunk - Beneath It All https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/beneath-it-all Whatfunk - Little Steps Pt. 1 https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/little-steps-pt-i
John Vallis - Time Again https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/time-again-john-vallis
Whatfunk - Lost My Soul h...
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January 19, 2021 • 70 mins
The journey down The One Way Road to make contact with the remnants of the Guild of Heroes begins. It becomes clear, pretty quickly, that something capital B, Bad went down.
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Mr Lonogan https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mr-lonogan/
Scott Buckley - Quirky Lane https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/quirky-lane/
Whatfunk - The Shimmer https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/the-shimmer
Whatfun...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Mr Lonogan https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/mr-lonogan/
Scott Buckley - Quirky Lane https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/quirky-lane/
Whatfunk - The Shimmer https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/the-shimmer
Whatfun...
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January 26, 2021 • 63 mins
The Nearlies trek along The One Way Road continues to put the “random” in “random encounters”. Around the edge of the idyllic landscapes darkness stirs and bad folk have begun to notice the Heroes absence and the resulting power vacuum. Tune in for the chills, the thrills, and the very first kills on this weeks episode!
Creative Commons Music Credits:
John Vallis - Soliloquy https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/soliloquy
Arcane Anthems ...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
John Vallis - Soliloquy https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/soliloquy
Arcane Anthems ...
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February 2, 2021 • 68 mins
The Nearlies push their luck with some deadly magical flora and are witness to (and are almost crushed beneath) a once in a century migration, come too early as The Glorious attack makes refugees out of some of Faritall’s largest residents.
Creative Commons Music Credits:
John Vallis - Soliloquy https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/soliloquy
Whatfunk - Into the Dark https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/into-the-dark
Whatfunk - Fractals II htt...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
John Vallis - Soliloquy https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis/soliloquy
Whatfunk - Into the Dark https://soundcloud.com/whatfunk/into-the-dark
Whatfunk - Fractals II htt...
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February 9, 2021 • 70 mins
The Nearlies, having turned a potential flattening into a friendly chat, move into the last leg of their trip down the legendary One Way Road. Upon reaching their destination, however, they find the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns, Faritall’s preeminent launching ground for heroes and adventurers, in a state they had not expected...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Parasite https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley/parasit...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Parasite https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley/parasit...
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February 16, 2021 • 86 mins
Who wants to be a Hero? What’s it really take to be one? Just enough patience to wait in an epic line apparently. In the wake of The Near Miss, which no one gathered at the Sacred Temple of Inns and Taverns seems to even be aware of, an open call for Heroes has gone out, and the would-be adventurers have come in droves, encircling the Tavern in mile long lines that the Nearlies decide to patiently wait their turn in… yeah just kidd...
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February 23, 2021 • 118 mins
This weeks episode is all about wandering around outside and trying to get inside. The Nearlies find a very interesting looking tree that a wizard is probably living in, that they would also very much like to get into for reasons of curiosity (and possible larceny, Val we are looking at you.) But to get there, having burned some bridges with the line of aspiring heroes, they find themselves needing to cross through a second line of...
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March 2, 2021 • 127 mins
The Nearlies finally set down, after what feels like at least 7 weeks of talking and doing things, for a well deserved rest. They take the time, now that they have a moment to themselves, to divulge, reminisce, confide, disclose and withhold. An adopted troll makes an excellent pillow, Gwen and Lavaleen go off for a midnight side quest (soon on Patreon) and Val dreams a jarring dream after learning some unsettling secrets about the...
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March 9, 2021 • 104 mins
Having obtained entrance to the Sacred Temple of Inn’s and Taverns, a mystically attuned and carefully calibrated launching pad for heroic adventurers, the Nearlies find themselves essentially inside a massive enchanted object. Every table, chair and stein magically crafted to maximize the likelihood of a group of adventurers forming and hurling off to heroic endeavor… including, shockingly, mental enchantment and chemical manipula...
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March 16, 2021 • 125 mins
A beguiling ghost barmaid, a screaming spider creature chef, and a living war game later The Nearlies continue to explore the Inn of Inn’s and find a threadbare legend. Careful who you startle awake. Then, without warning, the story’s first Quest comes to an end, and another begins. Something deep and dark is happening beneath the inn and those crackpots outside can’t be trusted with the secrets under the Sacred Tavern, so the Near...
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March 23, 2021 • 105 mins
At last The Nearlies have their hero crests and embark on the first official quest as members of the Guild and it’s an absolute industry standard: Giant Rats in the Basement. Unfortunately for our friends there ARE a couple of twists, the title is a lie. Most significantly that these rats have been corrupted by one of the world ending horrors called The Glorious and are mutating more and more horrifically with each passing hour. It...
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March 30, 2021 • 91 mins
So the previous episode title was a lie. There are always twists to every quest even seeming classics like “deal with the rat problem in the basement.” Especially when said rats have been corrupted by cosmos corrupting horrors called The Glorious. The Gloryspawn rats have been twisted into everything people fear about rats. They are ravenous, they are swarming, they are diseased… and even bits and pieces of myths about rats are get...
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April 6, 2021 • 115 mins
Oh man… this is a bloody, nasty throw down against some INCREDIBLY unpleasant creatures. The whole episode is turtle monster murder. I thought this was a nice story about odd people making friends and learning to accept themselves while striving for second chances. I was wrong. This is a tale of carnage, blood shed, and half shell massacres atop giant lily pads. The battle for Lily Pad Grotto most certainly goes down. First Splinte...
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April 13, 2021 • 101 mins
The vanquished Muck MudTurtles carcasses sink to the bottom of Lily Pad Grotto and the world is better for the lack of obstinance and vitriol, but sadly, there’s always a bigger Turtle out there. With the upper levels of the Sacred Tavern cellar cleared of monsters, the depths await, but not before they tie up the very scary little loose end of The Manticore, but they choose a somewhat unconventional route. That is quickly becoming...
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April 20, 2021 • 89 mins
At last the Nearlies go to do the thing that they were made for. The test run reaches its climax and we see if the Sacred Curses can stand up to the Great Awe of the Glorious and their loyal Herald. The first round of this battle is not fought in the flesh, or even in the mind, but in the soul, and the stakes are higher than death. The Nearlies psyche’s are strained to bursting by a vile and cunning force… but somehow we still mana...
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April 27, 2021 • 97 mins
An evil thing wants to be a god. The Nearlies say no. Sometimes you win to lose. Sometimes you lose to win. Arc 1 ends with a bang and a whimper.
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Reverie https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/reverie/
Scott Buckley - Precipice https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/precipice/
Scott Buckley - She Moved Mountains https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/she-moved-mountains/ Scott Buckley ...
Creative Commons Music Credits:
Scott Buckley - Reverie https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/reverie/
Scott Buckley - Precipice https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/precipice/
Scott Buckley - She Moved Mountains https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/she-moved-mountains/ Scott Buckley ...
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May 4, 2021 • 104 mins
What remains of the Hall of Heroes has taken the Nearlies to what remains of their Trans-realm headquarters for evaluation and interrogation. Fears over what battling something as contaminated as a Glorious might do to the groups Sacred Curses spurs an excess of caution and a good amount of outright suspicion. Not exactly treated like the hard fought victory, it becomes clear to the group that they are test subjects and are being s...
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May 11, 2021 • 98 mins
This one is all about presents, gifts, and treasures. Ones you take, ones you give, ones you didn’t expect and the ones you saw coming a mile away. Recovering from how flipping real things got when confronted with real evil The Nearlies then got a BIG Quest dropped on them by the Guildmaster: Locate the most powerful, famous and important adventurers in all the realms, a band of young women who turned famous curses and enchantments...
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May 18, 2021 • 99 mins
The Nearlies are rattled at the loss of a friend, but find they have many unexpected allies rallying to their side. A powerful member of the Circle of Wizards named Izarizel the Fair has pledged to guide and aid the group and seems to have some means to do so. I mean, she’s the proud owner of a gigantic magical tree that’s even bigger on the inside and filled with enchanted furniture, an extensive magical library and all manner of ...
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