Narrative Damage

Watch as a full video interview on YouTubeEmily C. Friedman teaches courses on British literature, book history, games, and playful media. Trained as a book historian, narratologist, and digital humanist, her work examines the history of cultural production outside of commercial mass media from the eighteenth century to today, from never-published manuscript fiction to analog games. Now one of the senior scholars and public intellectuals in the field of "Actual Play," a new media form where roleplaying games are performed for audiences, her research on the topic has appeared in multiple academic books and journals, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and the game media site Polygon. Her next book, The Actual History of Actual Play, is forthcoming from MIT Press (2028), and she is at work on a book on the comic and roleplaying game DIE for University of Michigan Press, a multiauthored critical companion to major Actual Play Dimension 20, and future work on microcelebrity and "nerd fame".We loved speaking with Emily about her work, learning about the study of unpublished manuscripts, and how she first got into studying actual play. We talk about the amazing rise of this new form of entertainment (though it goes back further than you may think), hear about the teething difficulties of Critical Role, and much more!Links:Follow Emily on InstagramVisit Emily websitePre-order Emily's book, The Actual History of Actual PlayNarrative Damage is the TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together. Watch or listen to our actual plays with authors as the players on our YouTube or listen on your favourite app!Follow on InstagramFollow on Bluesky

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeWe break down our recent actual of Delta Green's From The Dust and get the Handler and players' views on what went wrong, what went right, and what we added and missed from the scenario as written.,Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together.Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent MeridianTariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent MidnightNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent MercatorDavid Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent MyriadWith Marco Rinaldi as The HandlerPublished by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property."From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing.Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK)Background music - Monument Studios00:00 Intro00:20 Opening credits02:05 Debrief begins

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeNew York, 1993. In the final part of our Delta Green adventure, the Agents have a name to follow and it seems to lead back to Unit 35 and the mysterious door. But what will they find on the other side? And will they ever return?Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together.Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent MeridianTariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent MidnightNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent MercatorDavid Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent MyriadWith Marco Rinaldi as The HandlerPublished by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property."From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing.Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK)Background music - Monument StudiosChapters00:00 Start00:35 Previously on From The Dust02:41 Opening credits04:26 Player introductions and recap05:51 The investigation concludes...

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeNew York, 1993. Agents Mercator and Meridian choose to surveil the Gerritsen Mansion at night, but find more than they bargained for, while Agents Myriad and Midnight's investigations turn up even more disturbing leads. Just what happened in Red Hook? And is the truth better left buried?Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together.Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent MeridianTariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent MidnightNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent MercatorDavid Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent MyriadWith Marco Rinaldi as The HandlerPublished by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property."From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing.Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK)Background music - Monument StudiosChapters00:00 Start00:35 Previously on From The Dust02:56 Opening credits04:41 Player introductions and recap07:38 The investigation continues...

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeNew York, 1993. Our four mismatched agents begin to investigate the mansion that Delta Green believes is linked to the disappearances of three young children. What they start to uncover is both troubling and unsettling. Can they find out the truth before it begins to eat away at their own lives?Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together.Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent MeridianTariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent MidnightNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent MercatorDavid Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent MyriadWith Marco Rinaldi as The HandlerPublished by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property."From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing.Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK)Background music - Monument StudiosChapters00:00 Start00:35 Previously on From The Dust02:40 Opening credits04:30 Player introductions and chat06:40 The investigation continues...

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeNew York, 1993. In the sweltering heat of late summer, four mismatched operatives are activated by Delta Green to take part in Operation Blister II. Three young children have gone missing and Delta Green believe it is linked to an old mansion in the Red Hook area of the city. Will our agents find out what happened before the Unnatural threat strikes again?Narrative Damage is a TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together.Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Agent MeridianTariq Ashkanani, author of The Hollow Boys - Agent MidnightNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Agent MercatorDavid Goodman, Author of Solitary Agents - Agent MyriadWith Marco Rinaldi as The HandlerPublished by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are © Narrative Damage excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property."From The Dust" written by Dennis Detwiller and published by Arc Dream Publishing.Opening Credits music - The Legacy of Hades by Jok'a'Face (Code: VRTXXQOXR8HQPELK)Background music - Monument StudiosChapters00:00 Start00:35 Intro02:30 Opening credits04:16 Player introductions and chat06:57 The investigation begins...

Welcome to Damage Assessment - our look back at our actual plays, where we breakdown the scenario, talk about what went well, what could've gone better, and what might help you run the same scenario at your table.Under A Yellow Moon is a scenario we wrote especially for our live actual play at Cymera Festival in Edinburgh. Set in 1892 Edinburgh, our investigators must solve the murder of a visiting professor from Miskatonic University and track down the mysterious manuscript she brought with her before they go insane...Watch or listen to our playthrough now and then head back here to hear all about how our players leant into the madness, and listen as we talk about what we might do differently if we were to run the scenario again.This scenario will also soon be available on Miskatonic Repository so that you can download and play it for yourself! Keep an eye on our social media and these show notes for the link!Follow the madness on InstagramFollow on Bluesky

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeJoin us for the first part of the recording of our live Call of Cthulhu/Cthulhu by Gaslight scenario, recorded at Cymera Festival in June 2026.When a visiting professor from Miskatonic University turns up dead, a motley group of investigators are put into a race against time to find her killer. Why was she murdered? And what happened to the manuscript she brought with her? Join our players (all authors attending Cymera!) as they attempt to follow the clues, uncover dark secrets - or go mad trying!Cast:Benedict Anning, author of Atomic Coffin - Dr Terrence TableauNicholas Binge, author of Abyss - Professor Arthur VaneAnnabel Campbell, author of The Outcast Mage - Dr. Fiona MurrayIan Green, author of Extremophile - Flora MeiklewoodDavid Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy - Roland Halliwellwith Marco Rinaldi as the Keeper of Arcane LoreCall of Cthulhu and Cthulhu by Gaslight created by and trademarks of Chaosium Inc.Handouts created by Jordan AcostaUnder a Yellow Moon written by Marco RinaldiMusic from Monumental StudiosSound FX by SyrinscapeNarrative Damage is the TTRPG podcast that asks authors to put down their pens, pick up the dice and tell stories together. Watch or listen to our actual plays with authors as the players on our YouTube or listen on your favourite app!Follow on InstagramFollow on Bluesky