Sean Nittner – Gamer, Archivist, Project Manager

Into the Barrowmaze (3/21/2026)

Local villagers whisper of a mysterious place deep in the marsh - a place shrouded in mist and dotted with barrow mounds, ruined columns, and standing stones. The tomb-robbers who explore beneath the mounds - or rather the few who return - tell tales of labyrinthine passages, magnificent grave goods, and terrifying creatures waiting in the dark. Are you brave (or foolish) enough to enter the Barrowmaze?

Masks of Nyarlathotep (3/15/2026)

actual play, Call of Cthulhu, Masks of Nyarlathotep

From Shanghai to Hong Kong to Port Headland, to Cuncudgerie, and into the outback. How will our investigators far with contaminated rations and a broken leg? Find out next time! How does Catherine cope with her feelings for Colby? Find out here!

AGON at GDC (3/11/2026)

actual play, agon, gdc

AGON is an action-packed roleplaying game about epic heroes who face trials from the gods in an ancient world of myth and legend.

Neuro Shell (3/10/2026)

actual play, gdc, Neuro Shell, playtest

In Neuro Shell players collectively role-play the divided mind of an amnesiac as they figure out who they are, how they lost their memory and some greater established conflict while being mechanically set up for failure and miscalculation.

Recursive Transit (2/25/2026)

actual play, liminal horror

We feel the sway of the train. Lights flash across the windows. This is the express. It's a 20 minute ride with no stops till we get out of the city and get home. We'll pass Warren Station, then Grant Station, then get to the end.

First day as Director (2/18/2026)

actual play, liminal horror, streaming

A day that started with calling the families of Bureau agents who died inside the monolith, and then a string of meetings that left Judith wondering if she was really the person for this job.

Alley Cats (2/17/2026)

actual play, playtest, Velvet Glove

Velvet Glove is a PbtA tabletop role-playing game where you play a teenage girl in a gang on the streets of 1970’s America.

A spy on the Bloodbark (2/14/2026)

00s games, actual play, The Shadow of Yesterday

Finally on the Doomed Bloodbark, the ship is divided between captain and first mate, Bowdyn has a deathwish, and Haka found a spy...and that's just how things got started!

Bad Habit (2/9/2026)

actual play, East Bay Story Games, its a wrap, playtest

The story of Jimmy, who got lucky with cards but unlucky with women. The sorry F. P. Rex, the kingpin who was always in charge until his estranged daughter showed up and put a bullet in him.

The Curse of Storms (2/8/2026)

actual play, Curse of Storms, playtest, Spell and Blade

Last time on Spell and Blade your oathbound adventurers defeated Nor’Razki Blackpool, leader of the Cult of Storms, and cast him into shark-infested waters...and was cursed by the God of Sharks and Storms!