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VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland (played in English) is a family of survivors attempting to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. We play Dead Ísland using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system. VARÚÐ RPG is an anthology live play, actual play podcast — always horror, always set in an alternative version of Iceland. Self-contained horror themed homebrew stories told in English, using various roleplaying games.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
[DÍ 28] The Energizer
They debate the idea of luring a zombie into the house to make the matriarch of the family they are staying with confront the death of her son. Taking matters into their own hands, Óli and Colin take Brekki to the garage with the zombie - which quickly turns into a brawl with Brekki and his undead son. A grave mistake sees one of their own bitten by this strange new zombie.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 18m
[DÍ 27] Breki og Guðbjörg
They talk with Dísa and her companion, and discuss how to deal with them in the future as everyone is heading east. A broken bridge forces another river crossing causing a long delay. As night begins to fall, along with the snow, the group seek shelter with an isolated Icelandic couple. In Breki and Guðbjörg’s kitchen, they learn of another apparently immune person, but also realise that they might have been safer outside.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 3m
[DÍ 26] Bathroom Confessions
Confronted by his past, Nonni is forced to open up to his group about the most cowardly decision he ever made - and knowing that he can easily do it again. In the meantime, Abigail and Colin exchange stories of Selfoss, as Colin reveals he doesn't find the fun in killing like his old friends and Abigail talks about feeling like a mission and nothing more.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 16m
[DÍ 25] Another Weird Thing
The group takes security seriously for the long trip to Höfn Airport as they redistribute the contents of the black case to ensure if anything happens, everyone has something to get to the plane. With Hunter and Prudence’s gift of bicycles, the group begins their long cycle towards Höfn, but encounter a new kind of resistance along the way.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 31m
[DÍ 24] The Best Day
Due to the thoughtless, mindless, petty, self-serving actions of some, the group learn that they have a new destination. Despair settles in as they face the sober reality that their journey will be a long one. Abigail checks in on the mental state of the doctor - and then asks potentially too much of him in her own misery and fear. Returning to the safety of Vík, the group settle down for the night and get to know their new… companion… a little better.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 8m
[DÍ 23] Brake or You DIE!
The cousins go ahead of the group to speak with the raiders on the road. A tense negotiation sees them paying for access with the quad bikes and a temporary loan of the doctor. In the meantime, Colin takes steps to ensure that the most important cargo is hidden from prying eyes on the unconscious Abigail. Everyone is forced to think fast as the airstrip is not completely ready as the plane begins its descent.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago1h 14m
[DÍ 22] Red Lines
Nonni steps up to clear a path in the red sticky goo lines like those they previously spotted in Hella, but the situation goes to hell in a handbasket when a massive mutated zombie spitter takes umbrage at their presence, and the group are scattered and attacked.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
[DÍ 21] Still No Contact
The survivors of Skógafoss make their way to Vík, where they meet Hunter and his new associate Colin. Quickly learning that the Airstrip is in a dangerous way, and with no way to contact the oncoming pilot, they discuss strategy - that is until Colin reveals his connection to their family.CastColin Wilson - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).Find the video version on Youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG---You can help support our Zombie Apocaylpse Actual Play AND get EARLY ACCESS to AD FREE episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors:Email: varud@blighthouse.studioLearn the Icelandic in the episode on our website and learn more about the game: www.varudrpg.comDiscord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production.---Our Amazing AffliatesIf you want to buy our zombie flavored merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house.Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware.Part of the RQ Network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
About VARÚÐ RPG
VARÚÐ: Dead Ísland (played in English) is a family of survivors attempting to find safety in a zombie apocalypse set on the south coast of Iceland. We play Dead Ísland using a modified version of Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying system. VARÚÐ RPG is an anthology live play, actual play podcast — always horror, always set in an alternative version of Iceland. Self-contained horror themed homebrew stories told in English, using various roleplaying games.
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