Show Notes
(Content Warnings: Bodily harm, body horror, blood, gore, bugs, alcohol-use, underage drinking, parasites, infection guns)
The Hunters are in a race against the clock as the concert rages on around them, and the monster finally makes itself known. Now, balancing on the edge of disaster, they must make a potentially deadly choice. Maggie reconnects with family. Henrietta leads a chant. Keely makes a decision.
CHARACTERS
Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/Him)
Keeley, The Expert (She/Her) - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/Them)
Henrietta, The Monstrous (She/Her) - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/Them)
Maggie, The Spellslinger (She/Her) - Sam Darr (
@mossyauthor, She/They)
NPCs
Martin Graves (He/him) - Monster-hunting Chosen One who has already fulfilled his prophecy. A white guy in his early 20s. Looks kinda like Elijah wood, with short mussed brown hair. One of his feet was badly burned, leading him to walk with a cane.
Herbert "Silky" Clemens (He/him) - Lead singer of "Silky & The Solutions", best known for their 2005 album "The Dreamscape". Famously assaulted a fan after a concert. Now back at the Hades for one last concert...
Henry Sweezle (He/him) - A guest from the Dirge, somehow involved in the events there. White man in his 30s or 40s with a whining voice and a rat-like face. On his way to VaccuCon, but not above making a stop to admire the scenery...
Sussana Waldorf (She/Her) - Here to protest the concert. White woman in her 20s with dark brown hair and a graphic tee.
Deadra Johnson (She/Her) - Bartender at the Hades.
Job Lewell (He/him) - Black man always in a button-up and tie, and seemingly glued to a clipboard. He's clueless about anything that doesn't have to do with his band.
Xilin (He/him) - An enigmatic figure who works for M.R.S. When presenting as a human, looks like a tall, lanky, handsome Chinese man with short black hair and gold-painted nails. Dressed very hip. When not in human form, looks like a brilliant, reflective golden-colored giraffe with scales, cloven hooves, and antlers. Has a flirtatious relationship with Keeley that might be one-sided.
ORGANIZATIONS
M.R.S. AKA Myriad Relocation Services - A mysterious non-governmental organization tasked with investigating supernatural occurrences and relocating monsters/cryptids who are risk of human discovery or interference. They have field agents scattered throughout the United States and, presumably, the world including Xilin.
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Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our first season was played using “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions.
Season one of Pest Control - “
Fate” - follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road…
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Pest Control is an actual-play horror tabletop show from AltHaven. Join Keeper Sam R, and players William, Jonas, and Sam D as they get lost in fantastical worlds featuring compelling characters, engaging story, and thrilling twists!
Season 1, "Fate", originally ran in 2019 as a livestream on the AltHaven (formerly Queuetimes) main YouTube channel. It uses the Monster of the Week game system. It follows a group of found-family monster Hunters as they set off on a journey across the United States, dealing with the creatures they encounter and drawing ever nearer to the end of the road...
Season 2, "Norfork", uses Monster of the Week as well as a mix of other indie tabletop role-playing games to tell the story of a world where everyone knows monsters exist, and a town that is slowly losing its identity to the enormous neighboring City.