Joan Bataille has grown into a headstrong, shape-changing sorcerer capable of standing her ground against the worst sorts--here's how she came to be.   Content Warnings: demons, insects, parasites, witchcraft. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

As we work on finishing this season our, we've got another bonus episode to tide you over. This ages-old recording shows you the thought process that went into creating Robert Chesimard, and also contains the seeds of some major series plotlines.   Content Warnings: demons, grandmothers. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

The coven is out for the count. Samson has gone white-eyed from the Boost power. Robert has passed out from ill-advised demon summoning exertions. Meanwhile, Joan is bleeding out on the floor of an arcade. With all of their minds wandering away from "reality," they find themselves somewhere...new.   Content Warnings: animal sacrifice, burning trauma, demons, emptiness. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is...

The title's ironic. With Samson and Joan out for the count, Robert has to muster his all to summon a new, more powerful, in-your-face melee berserker demon... But is he up to the challenge?   Content Warnings: demons, fire, self-harm. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

The COVEN crew is hella busy this week, so instead of a new mainline story we've got a bonus episode for you! This recording is from months and months back, with Kieffer behind the creation of bugle-blowing businessman Samson Sycamore.   Content Warnings: AIDS and HIV, bodily fluids, demons, Vietnam. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on...

Joan, Robert, and Samson face off against Travis Trent, in a fight that turns out to be truly for their lives... Also, in a masterful work of time compression, we spend nearly an hour of game time on only a few seconds of diegetic (that's "within the world of the narrative") time. Some would call this a highly successful work of cinematic exploration.   Content Warnings: AIDS and HIV, demons, discussion of sick children, knives, illness, swampiness. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon...

“In the meantime, let’s play some pinball.” Joan manages to track down Travis Trent, but meanwhile, Samson is following the trail of the Clearing's ownership, which may finally bring his and Robert's relationship to a head.   Content Warnings: AIDS and HIV, demons, onscreen drug use, discussion of sick children. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on...

Hey folks, no episode this week! Noah just got through a move and so hasn't had a chance to edit the new episode yet--but it's a good one! We'll be back with your regularly scheduled programming in two weeks.   Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.

Joan goes on the hunt for the man who attacked her mother. Samson conducts his own familial investigations. Robert, finally, gets some answers.   Content Warnings: AIDS, demons, drug use, sick children. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

After the attack on Joan's mother, the group gets together to strategize, and they get precious information from a familiar face. Then Samson takes drastic action...   Content Warnings: AIDS, demons, drug use, insects, the undead. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

It's May in The Livery, and school is out for summer. Roses bloom in statues' mouths, and Joan walks home from her last day as a junior. But something waits for her at home.   Content Warnings: demons, dogs, home invasion, imperiled parents, insects, the undead. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

Joan goes on a date, Robert does some digging, and Samson pisses off Abalazet (whether he knows it yet or not) by cooling his heels at home.   Content Warnings: absent fathers, AIDS, alligators, demons, insects, supernatural attack. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

The coven finally formed, Robert, Joan, and Samson follow a path laid out for them by a mysterious agent, and discover whoever—or whatever—it is that controls the huge demon Agaram, the Alligator. The stakes are raised!   Content Warnings: AIDS, alligators, demons, dismemberment, insects, supernatural beings. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter...

Samson, in desperation, reaches out to something beyond this world. Robert and Joan confront Samson, knowing that he's involved, somehow, with the Clearing. Then, finally, the three of them journey into the bayou to cast a swampwater summons.   Content Warnings: AIDS, alligators, auto-asphyxiation, demons, dismemberment, drowning, insects. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find...

A midnight swim, a severed hand, and rose petals falling to the floor. Joan and Robert investigate a mystery--Samson reaches out for aid.   Content Warnings: AIDS, demons, dismemberment, insects, suffocation. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast. Sorcerer by Ron Edwards.

1984. Prince, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, and the Thompson Twins ride the airwaves. In a little town in south Texas, there's a new multimillion dollar police station, suburbs for rich folks working in Houston, and increasing developments encroach on the last remaining swampland in this neck of the woods. Welcome, once again, to The Livery. Bad news, a funeral, and a special delivery... It's our first episode of Sorcerer, by Ron Edwards! Come meet our characters and get a glimpse of their...

It's the conclusion to our worldbuilding Kingdom arc, by Ben Robbins. Willie Mae Hooks and Ruby Bataille learn more about the clearing. Jake Brown gets roped into something unexpected.  Jim Lewis goes further down the rabbithole.  Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.

As the investigation into Jeremy Phelps' death begins, Willie Mae, Ruby, Jim, and Jake try to avert disaster in The Livery, and something starts to awaken in The Clearing... We're playing Kingdom, by Ben Robbins. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.  Find us on twitter @coven_podcast.

Water parks and boardwalks. Sixties cops and long-lost loves. And a body in the swamp. In Episode 2, with characters and setting created, we dive into Kingdom, by Ben Robbins, to start discovering just what precipices The Livery hovers above... Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner. 

Welcome to The Livery, just your typical southern Gulf Coast town full of alligators, crooked cops, and devilry hidden in the woods. In Episode 1, we play the world-building game Kingdom, by Ben Robbins, to develop our premise, find our setting, and discover our first characters. Our players are Gary Slack, Sharon Mariem, Kieffer Katz, and Noah Lloyd. Our theme is by Ben Cronin. Our cover art is by Daniel Stettner.