While Rabbit, Kelly, and Nammi rest, the town of Norfork defends itself from threats both within and without.
Join us for our first game of Kingdom, where we zoom out the scope of our second season to focus on the community of Norfork at large!
(Content Warnings: police, urbanization)
PLAYERS
Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)
William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)
Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)
NPCs
Leif "Bergs" Bergson (They/them) - Secretary to the City Mayor. Played by Sam Darr. Power.
Becca Cairn (she/her) - Merchandising Manager for the Dark Abbey. Played by Sam Darr.
Nort Port (he/him) - Norfork City Transportation Lead. Played by William White. Touchstone.
Liz Borger (she/they) - Member of the Dread Ringers, Carmichael's crew. Played by William White.
Alaric "Al" Adams (he/him) - Former construction worker and consultant for Relegated Production Industries. Played by Jonas Newhouse. Touchstone.
Dr. Siobhan Clement (she/her) - Member of the Star Society and fan of the Dark Abbey. Played by Jonas Newhouse.
Marlowe (she/her) - Street artist and activist. Played by Sam Richardson. Perspective.
Sharon Sonnen (she/they) - Member of the Norfork Parent's Assemblage. Played by Sam Richardson.
ORGANIZATIONS
The City: A city founded near Norfork that has been aggressively expanding for the last 20 years. This faction includes the police force of the City, and its various bureaucratic tentacles.
Norfork Town Council: An elected group of representatives that serves Norfork. Currently clinging to their role as bureaucratic arbiters, even as the City’s council attempts to cast them as a vestigial holdover. Colloquially referred to as “city council” (lowercase “c”), much to everyone’s consternation.
Norfork Parent’s Assemblage (N.P.A.): A group of mothers in Norfolk dedicated to improving the community of Norfork. They are often at odds with the City council. They are very powerful, but also often rife with internal conflict.
The Dread Ringers: A vampire “mob” led by the arch-vampire Carmichael. They run a network of clubs throughout the City, and they’re on the lookout for Kelly.
Relegated Production Industries (R.P.I.): Officially, a City-backed construction management company. They have just developed the land inside of the Divot into a business park, where they are putting the finishing touches on their new headquarters. Unofficially… maybe something else.
The Star Society: A group of 15-20 amateur astronomers seeking out the clearest skies in Norfork. They are a mix of townies and City folk, but townies always know the best spots and for some reason. The City folk can’t seem to get images that are as clear from where they live…
The Dark Abbey: Fans of the
influencer and fashion vlogger Glymmer AKA Aina Steen. Treated very seriously. Meetups are by invitation only. Their symbol looks like a little cartoony black castle.
Norfork Street Artists: A unofficial group of street artists that have been pushed underground after the City’s influence began to spread in Norfork. You can still find their elegant designs under the overpasses and in alleys, but it’s nothing like it once was.
The Midnight Bower: A drag and burlesque group in Norfork. Always in search of their next iconic performance.
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“Kingdom” by Ben Robbins!
Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (
@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy
here.
Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.
What is Pest Control?
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.