Form cover
Page 1 of 1

Player Sign Up: The Lost Episodes

Our Mission:
Whenever possible to promote and feature tabletop roleplaying games created by individuals or by independent presses. 
Across the channel people of color will represent at least 50% of the total cast members.
We aim to present a variety of stories and cast members from outside the US and will actively seek out these opportunities.
Storytellers are responsible to make their worlds diverse- representing NPC humans across the spectrum of humanity that exists in real life. This will be through coding and explicit description. This must be done thoughtfully, without racist representations and stereotypes.

We stand for the following, if you do not, please don't apply.
• Black lives matter.
• Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
• Love is love, all LGBTQIA+ are valid.
Game Information

Show Length: 5 One Shots (New Characters Every Time, Same Players)

Game System: A Dirty World (One Roll Engine)

Genre: Noir Crime Anthology. Morally grey protagonists, ironic twists, schemes that eat their creators. Tone sits between a classic detective story and existential dread: dark, tense, occasionally darkly funny, never gratuitous.

Media Touchstones: The Whistler (radio, 1942-1955), Double Indemnity, Blood Simple, The Third Man, Chinatown, The Twilight Zone, Columbo, Fargo

Content Warnings: Will not appear: Sexual assault, child abuse/harm, animal cruelty May appear (off-screen only): Gore, torture, suicide Will appear (on-screen): Murder, blackmail, manipulation, betrayal, moral compromise, gaslighting, addiction, domestic tension, police corruption, death. Characters will do bad things. Characters will have bad things done to them. Full Lines & Veils and X-Card safety tools in use.

Game Synopsis

Five standalone noir mystery one-shots inspired by The Whistler, the golden-age radio show where an omniscient narrator watched people's schemes destroy them. Each session tells a complete story: a crime, a plan, a fatal flaw, and an inevitable unraveling. Players take on new roles every episode (the schemer, the detective, the victim, the bystander) in a 1940s-50s American city where nobody's clean and every choice has teeth.

About the Game Master

Shinobi Sukiro is a tabletop storyteller, streamer, and noir enthusiast with a love for morally complicated characters and stories where the worst enemy is the one in the mirror. When not running games, they're probably listening to old radio dramas, building worlds nobody asked for, or arguing about whether Blood Simple is the Coens' best film (it is). The Lost Episodes is their first anthology series. It won't be their last.

The session 0 will be October 7th, 5pm CDT.

This Anthology runs October 14th, 21st, 28th and November 4th and 11th with a call time of 5 pm CDT. Do you have any conflicts?

I have read all above information. Other than listed conflicts. I shouldn't any conflicts such as previously scheduled events that would prevent me from attending. I understand that Nerds With Dice doesn't require me to attend in the event of an emergency. Or at the sacrifice of my well being in anyway. (This includes but is not limited to my mental health, physical health, and comfort.)

A

Name you wish to be referred by

Email address

Bluesky (Our preferred contact method)

Discord (Community and Organization)

Additional form of Social Media

Share any links to previous Work (Not Required)

Pronouns:

If you selected other. Add pronouns below.

Do you identify as any of the following?

If you selected Other. Explain below.

How long have been involved in APs

A
B
C
D
E

Do you have any experience with this system? (Experience is not required to be cast, but this information helps the GM to prepare)

Pitch Us A Potential Character Idea This does not have to be your final character, and characters will change each one shot. Pregen characters will also be available if desired.

Tell Us About Your Play Style

Please Ranking the following items. How much do you enjoy these in a campaign?

Use the up and down arrow keys to change the rank.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

To host shows just like this one NWD needs producers. Are you interested in producing? We provide graphics and teaching. Note: If you select Yes NWD may ask you to produce this very show.

A
B

Roles and Responsibilities

NWD is responsible for: • Programming decisions, including:
  -Which shows to run, and when
  -DM/ST selections -Graphics and Production -Assisting with Casting
• Ensuring safety & consent is followed and discussed at session 0, and regularly updated throughout seasons/campaigns • Providing uplifting feedback and support for all cast and crew
• Advertising, promotional materials
• Arranging Sponsorships & giveaways
• Financial Transparency

Storytellers are responsible for: • Table safety including:
   -gathering and updating safety & consent forms,
   -confirming red/yellow procedures before, during, and after each session
   -ensuring communication throughout game and during aftercare/through the week
• Being prepared before each session, including maps, session notes, character information etc.
• Arrive at call time 30 minutes prior to live stream for tech & connection building
• If the ST must miss a session giving at least a week's notice to players and channel so that other programming can be arranged. (Obviously emergencies happen, and your mental health and safety are primary concerns to us!)
• Checking in with players throughout the week for the length campaign to ensure that everyone is doing well and to nurture a safe relationship anchor for uncomfortable conversations.
• Bringing concerns to the table without throwing players under the bus or pitting players against each other.

* Whenever possible, ST are NOT responsible to produce or moderate their own stream- allowing them to focus on the game and players

Cast Members are responsible for:

• Table safety (including providing updated consent & safety forms whenever something changes)
• Arriving prepared to call time 30 minutes prior to live stream for tech & connection building
• Having honest conversations with the ST and other players about things that are going well, and when things aren't.
• Being respectful of all people at the table and in the audience.
• Reaching out to NWD staff when extra support is needed.
• Completing monthly safety checkins from channel & ST
• If a player must miss a session giving at least 48 hours notice to DM and other cast, and providing consent to a proxy for the character, or arranging with the DM for the character to be inactive. (Obviously emergencies happen, and your mental health and safety are primary concerns to us!)

Health & Safety

NWD values the health and safety of our community above all else. If for any reason you ever have concerns about a show, cast, player, DM, community member, or chancellor, please reach out to NWD staff. You will never be retaliated against, and we want to help you bring your best to your story with your strongest mental and physical health to every game. 
Speaking with a chancellor implies a certain amount of confidentiality. We will not share/disclose personal health or family situations to the cast or DM of your show. Where possible we will also keep your identity private as well.

Leaving the game

If for any reason you decide that a stream is no longer telling the story you want to tell, it's okay to leave that game. We ask that you connect with a Chancellor first so that we can work with you, the cast, and the graphics/production departments to make the necessary changes. 
Leaving a game never results in retaliation or loss of future opportunities with NWD. 

Do you understand the roles and responsibilities above?

A
B

Casting, Diversity, and Accommodation

In regards to our above policy that people of color will represent at least 50% of total cast members. We recommend that whenever possible STs make an effort to cast two or more people of color. NWD believes that no marginalized person should be excluded from a game due to bigotry. As such we ask that STs make their table a safe place for women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and more.   

There is no obligation to cast any Chancellor or member of NWD staff. No retaliation for not casting a Chancellor or staff member.

Do you understand?

A
B

Is there anything we can do to help? Any needed accommodations?

Thank you for submitting!

What's Next

We'll make initial contact by Email, Discord, or Bluesky.

Acknowledgements

"This is adapted from the original work of Girls Run These Worlds, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License."