Backwater Bastards
A team of artists telling THE GREATEST BEST FRIEND STORY that the galaxy has ever seen! While everybody else is out saving the world, we’re just trying to find the next best place to eat. Join us on our haphazard adventure.
Episodes
April 25, 2024 • 82 mins
Bortis and Margo have infiltrated the Biolife stronghold, leaving Cleo and Fron in the jungle behind them. Struggling to find a way after them, Cleo and Fron turn to old tactics. It wasn’t that long ago that a party split punished the Bastards- what tidings will it bring today?
Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
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April 11, 2024 • 80 mins
M8, Ze and Boris have found their way to Garcia station, and with the help from an old friend Thespa they now know how to get to the synth side to find their lost Angel. But to do that they will need to rely on Brawn, not brains.
Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Daniel Matthews
Ambiance sound sup...
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March 28, 2024 • 76 mins
M8, Ze and Boris arrive on Garcia station. But the station, its changed, and the gang are looking for a lost angel . So in order to do that they are first gonna have to find the local warlord. Thespa.
Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Bodieh
Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi
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March 14, 2024 • 129 mins
It’s leap year on Earth, and that means one thing- Tay and Dan are putting on TURTLENECKS. Trevor and R.E.E.S.E. continue their hunt for Dr. Ze and Boris, when they hit a spot of engine trouble. Find out what becomes of them as Tay and Dan co-DM the DM for the first time ever in a special one time glimpse into Trevor’s Travels! He’s on a journey, and at this rate- it might take a whole ‘nother leap year to get back home… (Especia...
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February 29, 2024 • 87 mins
Margo and Cleo head out to thwart the galactic company Biolife once more, but halfway there they are con-fronn-ted with stowaways. Now the crew must navigate a jungle planet to discover if Margo's worst fears are true.
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Daniel Matthews
Ambiance sound support by J...
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February 7, 2024 • 75 mins
Cleo is back on Diaus, Old friends Bortus and Fronn are waiting for the return of their great leader, But how will they take her new look? and is CapTown ready for Cleo's return?
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Daniel Matthews
Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghelfi
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January 11, 2024 • 78 mins
Our Crew have been spread out across Mid Space, and on an outworld moon Dr Ze and Boris continue to lose themselves, fighting away the pain of loss with drink. But while returning to their ship the M.A.X the duo are confronted with an old friend.
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap / M8 -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Richard Kimber-Be...
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December 31, 2023 • 109 mins
It’s another year in the Bastard Books! If you’re reading this, we wouldn’t have gotten this far without you. Join us on a stroll through 2023, as we reminisce over the year’s stories, some big moments, and perhaps.. a sneak peek into what awaits us in 2024…
If you’re a new listener- tread lightly! Here be spoilers!
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Z...
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December 20, 2023 • 102 mins
Join Tay and Dick as they ‘awaken in a stage place’ alongside Pip and Naomi of Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast, on a delicious solar punk steamboat, that's also a galaxy-wide famous restaurant. But not all is as it seems on this restaurant, for there has been a murder most foul…
Wanna hear more like this? Well don't worry, we got you. Head over to the Realms of Peril and Glory Podcast to hear “Chicken in the Fog”, a collab we did...
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November 16, 2023 • 25 mins
Margo blue eyes Finds cleo and take her back to the good dirt for a final rest.
This is the fifth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektr...
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November 2, 2023 • 52 mins
Every day for Trevor is the same day. Wake up, worry about rent, eat, and dig. It’s been days since the gates closed- or maybe weeks. It’s all the same now. All that matters is digging out REESE, and finding a way back… To everything.
This is the fourth of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another....
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October 19, 2023 • 23 mins
Ze and Boris flee Midspace with Wraith artillery on their heels, as the gates are closed for the first time since the war. They find themselves in the outer rim, resorting to old tactics. They are alone for the first time. Splintered from their lost home and their lost crew. Everything is gone. Who are the Bastards, now?
This is the third of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of ...
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October 5, 2023 • 27 mins
It may surprise you to know, that the newly landed Wraith army isn’t the most dangerous thing in Midspace these days… Follow Princess Zhu Zhu to the new palace, to see just how deep the dread can go.
This is the second of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of another. Stay tuned for Season 3!
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September 21, 2023 • 31 mins
As the Battle for MidSpace rages all around, Big Pat leads the masses to safety. It's always the people that these conflicts hit first. It wasn't so long ago that she was one of those people- lost in the current of another long past war...
This is the first of a collection of shorts showcasing the myriad of perspectives in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale. They mark the end of one story, and the beginning of anot...
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August 24, 2023 • 62 mins
The crew are divided and need to reunite before the captain's ship explodes them all into space dust. But BJ has got away and they need to find him as well. Its high stakes, but this isn't the Bastards first rodeo.
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Reda Kahloula
Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord a...
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August 4, 2023 • 90 mins
The crew is split , time is running out, and our bastards must find a way to save the doctor, destroy the chaos engine, defeat the captain, confront BJ, and now theres a wraith navy to add to the mix?
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode art by Reda Kahloula
Ambiance sound support by Jamie Nord and Michaël Ghel...
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July 6, 2023 • 99 mins
The Doctor has been captured, high above midspace station held in a cell of water Ze must figure out a way to escape and to destroy the chaos engine in the process. Meanwhile on Midspace station Cleo and the gang are faced with the same challenge but from a different angle. How will the Bastards get through this while separated.
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June 22, 2023 • 62 mins
The crew have endured, but barely, and the threats aren't over. Their mission now is to return home, uncover the remnants of their ruined base, and work to disarm the chaos engine while seeking their nemesis Captain. Their struggle is far from over. But the challenge they face now seems insurmountable. How on earth are they going to navigate through this labyrinth of devastation?!
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- ...
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June 8, 2023 • 85 mins
The crew have survived but only just, and they aren't out of danger yet. They still need to find the Captain, deactivate the chaos engine, and in the process save MidSpace station. But heck right now they have an impossible task. How the heck do they get out of this sewer?!
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Starring:
DM Dick Dynamite the Dungeon Master -- Richard Kimber-Bell
Cleo deCap -- Taylor van Biljon
Dr Ze/Doctor Zafrey Elektra -- Daniel Matthews
Episode a...
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May 24, 2023 • 27 mins
Is that the swing of an axe I hear? it is! Brilliant that must mean there will be some off cuts for my ears to eat.
This week we have a bonus episode for you all! This is one of our SideArm episodes, our Patreon exclusive content. We release two SideArm episodes a month, and if you like this type of ramble, laughter fun time then you can get this and access to our First campaign Rhalloran. So what are ya waiting for? For the price ...
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