Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader is an actual play podcast with a focus on telling character-driven stories through the use of GMless tabletop games where we can all take the lead. We’re an LGBTQ actual play podcast that uses collaborative storytelling and world-building to create satisfying story arcs with a colorful cast of characters across different settings and genres. With stories ranging from fantasy to science-fiction to horror, there’s something for everyone. Check out our site at ftlcast.com for suggestions on where to begin, and find us on Bluesky @ ftlcast.bsky.social. Member of the Standing Stones Podcast Guild. Find us on Bluesky @ standingstonesprod.bsky.social
Episodes
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Episode 48.3 - Oh No, Not Me Claws
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Join MK, Sam, Mab, Jade, Zachary, and August as we finish our game of The Constellations Outside This Porthole Look All Wrong by A. Fell. Directly following arc 28 (and many years after arc 36), our heroes and villains converge on the Below, the underbelly of a bustling space station on a collision course with each other.
Merril and Blackjack are played by MK.
Jo and Mihva are played by Sam.
Kerri and Davey are played by Mab.
Max and Theo are played by Jade.
Minos and Ras'kul are played by Zachary.
Sol and Parker are played by August.
Produced by Mab.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @roomwherepod and @obfuscatinggod
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Episode 48.2 - Don't Kidnap the Robot, We'll Go to Him
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Join MK, Sam, Mab, Jade, Zachary, and August as we play The Constellations Outside This Porthole Look All Wrong by A. Fell. Directly following arc 28 (and many years after arc 36), our heroes and villains converge on the Below, the underbelly of a bustling space station on a collision course with each other.
Merril and Blackjack are played by MK.
Jo and Mihva are played by Sam.
Kerri and Davey are played by Mab.
Max and Theo are played by Jade.
Minos and Ras'kul are played by Zachary.
Sol and Parker are played by August.
Produced by Mab.
Sound effects by freesound.org user readeonly and axiyee, and Zapsplat.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @roomwherepod
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Episode 48.1 - So We've Created a Bioshock Game?
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Join MK, Sam, Mab, Jade, Zachary, and August as we play The Constellations Outside This Porthole Look All Wrong by A. Fell. Directly following arc 28 (and many years after arc 36), our heroes and villains converge on the Below, the underbelly of a bustling space station on a collision course with each other.
Merril and Blackjack are played by MK.
Jo and Mihva are played by Sam.
Kerri and Davey are played by Mab.
Max and Theo are played by Jade.
Minos and Ras'kul are played by Zachary.
Sol and Parker are played by August.
Produced by Mab.
Sound effects by freesoundlibrary.com user spanac, freesound.org user readeonly, and Zapsplat.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @roomwherepod
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Episode 47.1 - Let's Play a Very Gay Game
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Join special guest Taylor LaBresh and Sam as we play Hot Gay Bro Dragons by Riverhouse Games. They're hot. They're gay. They're bros. They're dragons. 'Nuff said.
Produced by Taylor.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @takuma_okada_
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
December Twelve-Hour Stream
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Standing Stones Productions, our non-profit podcasting guild, is putting on a twelve-hour charity stream for voter rights before the runoff election in Georgia. We will be playing four games on December 12th from 11AM EST to 11PM EST. The proceeds of this stream will be in support of Fair Fight, an organization that fights voter disenfranchisement, particularly for marginalized voters.
We will also have several wonderful guests playing with us: Jeff Stormer of the Party of One and All My Fantasy Children podcasts; Katy from the Off the Table streaming/podcasting group; Cam, one of the co-creators of the Old Gods of Appalachia podcast; Brandon O'Brien, poet, writing, and indie TTRPG designer; and Riley/Lyra Hopkins, indie TTRPG designer and podcaster extraordinaire.
Our schedule includes playing Urban Shadows second edition, The Tall Grass by Gaia Sicolo, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and Zombie Survivalist Second Edition by Riley Hopkins. You can find our full schedule on the Standing Stones twitter at stones_standing.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Episode 46.3 - We Still Haven't Named It
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Join special guest Caro Asercion, Mab, Sam, and MK as we finish our game of I'm Sorry, Did You Say Street Magic? by Caro Asercion. We explore an urban fantasy city about twenty minutes in the future, spending time in neighborhoods, taking in landmarks, and learning about its people.
Produced by August.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @takuma_okada_
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Episode 46.2 - What If Tuxedo Mask Was Shredded?
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Join special guest Caro Asercion, Mab, Sam, and MK as we play I'm Sorry, Did You Say Street Magic? by Caro Asercion. We explore an urban fantasy city about twenty minutes in the future, spending time in neighborhoods, taking in landmarks, and learning about its people.
Produced by August.
Sound effects by freesound.org user gregorquendel
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @takuma_okada_
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Episode 46.1 - Something Less British
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Join special guest Caro Asercion, Mab, Sam, and MK as we play I'm Sorry, Did You Say Street Magic? by Caro Asercion. We explore an urban fantasy city about twenty minutes in the future, spending time in neighborhoods, taking in landmarks, and learning about its people.
Produced by August.
Sound effects by freesound.org users: eguobyte and scogs
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @takuma_okada_
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Episode 45.2 - Have You Tried *69‘ing Them?
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Join special guest Riley Hopkins, Jade, Zachary, and August as we finish our game (but do not check out of) You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave by Marn S. In a hotel unmoored from space and time, the life of one Guest is irrevocably entwined with that of the Staff here and two strange Anomalies lurking at the edges of their vision...
Floors 1, 8, and 17 are played by Riley.
Theo Delaney is played by Jade.
B. Hatcher Service is played by Zachary.
Ningal is played by August.
Produced by August.
Sound effects by freesound.org users: northern87, reg7783, and inchadney
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @obfuscatinggod and @roomwherepod
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Episode 45.1 - ”Semi-Charmed Kind of Life” is Playing
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Join special guest Riley Hopkins, Jade, Zachary, and August as we play You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave by Marn S. In a hotel unmoored from space and time, the life of one Guest is irrevocably entwined with that of the Staff here and two strange Anomalies lurking at the edges of their vision...
Floors 1, 8, and 17 are played by Riley.
Theo Delaney is played by Jade.
B. Hatcher Service is played by Zachary.
Ningal is played by August.
Produced by August.
"Full of Love" is by Till Paradiso.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ftlcast
Find out more about the games we play (and where to buy them): https://www.ftlcast.com/games-weve-played
Episode summaries available here: https://goo.gl/3nXVpA
Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/zzuPqne
Cover image by @sacalow and original music by @obfuscatinggod
Follow the Leader is part of the Standing Stones Productions podcasting guild. Find out more about us and our projects on Twitter: @stones_standing