Ghosts on a Train

Take a ride on "The Pride of Duskwall", an electric train traveling through ghost infested territory! Our gang of Line Bulls will ensure your safe arrival by (lightning) hook or by crook. A bi-weekly tabletop podcast where four friends play Ghost Lines, an RPG by John Harper. Art by Yoshiko Agresta. Start at Ep. 1, or listen to "Echoes of the Past" and you can start after any Layover as each Line is self-contained! We're part of the Faustian Nonsense Network, and you can support us (and other shows on the network) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/faustiannonsense On Twitter as @ghosts_train, contact us at ghosttrainpod@gmail.com or leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/ghosts-on-a-train/message and you might hear yourself on the show

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h5m. Bisher sind 88 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle zwei Wochen gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 22 hours 25 minutes

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FEED DROP: The Green Horizon


GHOSTS ON A TRAIN WILL BE BACK FROM HIATUS TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY.

For now, enjoy the first episode of fellow FN show The Green Horizon and listen to the rest on their feed here. Follow them on Twitter @greenhorizonpod. Check out the tie in TTRPG "Maximum Light" on itch here.

Donate to an Abortion Fund. Twitter Thread with funds for Trigger Law States here. Donate to Equality Texas and Trans Texas. https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ https://www.navajowaterproject...


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 February 2, 2023  34m
 
 

Super Suits Launch Promo


GHOSTS ON A TRAIN WILL BE BACK FROM HIATUS TOWARDS THE END OF FEBRUARY.

Check out the Super Suits Launch party on February 5th at 12pm EST - https://www.twitch.tv/faustiannonsense. Listen on February 6th wherever you listen to us. Follow Super Suits on twitter @SuperSuitsPod

Donate to an Abortion Fund. Twitter Thread with funds for Trigger Law States here. Donate to Equality Texas and Trans Texas. https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ https://www.navajowaterproject...


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 January 26, 2023  2m
 
 

episode 55: Ep. 55 - Layover: The Magnificent Sevrin


Content Warning, Dehumanization and Intense Violence (~29:05-31:18)- The Physicker's Curse activates and repeats the verbal abuse written into it. They are physically harmed by the curse, and though it is excruciating they are not left dead or with lasting physical damage.

The city of Sevrin becomes the winter home of the Pride of Duskwall, as the Feast of Gratitude coincides with the harshest cold across the Imperium...


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 December 31, 2022  1h24m
 
 

Bonus - The Feast of Gratitude


The Ghosts on a Train crew play Ryan Khan's The Festival of Deep Winter, the storytelling game of creating and exploring a winter holiday. Expanding on the already existing Gratitude celebration from Blades in the Dark, the gang create the customs of the Feast of Gratitude and then explore the previous year's Feast as their Line Bull PCs from the main show.

The Festival of Deep Winter by Ryan Khan. Music by TJ Woods. Art by Yoshiko Agresta.

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 December 22, 2022  1h2m
 
 

episode 54: Ep. 54 - Rejecting Despair


Content Warning, Drugging and Racism (~38:00-44:00)- Lord Strangford attempts to get an employeed of the Pride fired by drugging them and accusing them of being an alcoholic, playing to a racial stereotype.

Two gunshot sounds from ~25:40-25:46.

For many Scoundrels, death is the end of the Line. But with a benefactor like Lord Strangford, Crowl has been able to continue doing as he pleases for 20 years since his demise...


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 December 5, 2022  58m
 
 

episode 53: Ep. 53 - Futile Hopes


Content Warning, Real Drug Mention (~27:05-27:37)- There is an out of character mention of Narcan, the real medicine that can save the life of someone suffering an opioid overdose as well as Speed, slang for a real drug.

With centuries of life behind lightning barriers, one may wonder how the Deathlands continues to be so treacherous...


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 November 12, 2022  1h13m
 
 

episode 52: Ep. 52 - All That's Left Behind


The mood is dour on the Pride of Duskwall as the train makes it's way non-stop through Thorn to Sevrin. Walker's near-death at the Journeyman ceremony stirs many conflicting emotions in the hearts of the Line Bulls, feelings that are only articulated with great effort. But an important passenger on the Line brings along a more immediate threat. Andrel forgets about Ji'mani. Pip decides to remember. Drix must run to the rescue...


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 October 27, 2022  54m
 
 

episode 51: Ep. 51 - Many Great People


Content Warning: Gun violence(~00:36:20-00:42:15)- Someone is shot, and there is a brief moment of civilian panic. The gunshot wound is tended to, in a stressful and traumatic situation but without gory description.

Though it has only been two days in Belisle, the Line Bulls have now experienced life outside of the Imperium for longer than many who will live and die behind a lightning barrier...


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 October 14, 2022  1h0m
 
 

Bonus - Stop at the Depot: 50th Episode


Making an appearance here on the main feed is the 50th episode edition of our TalkBacks that we've been doing on Patreon. Enjoy a minimally edited discussion of the creation of Ghosts on a Train!

Now that the Line Bulls have returned from the unplanned hiatus, done a live show, and visited Drix's home of Belisle, the cast of Ghosts on a Train discuss the milestone of the 50th episode and the creation of the story so far...


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 September 30, 2022  1h5m
 
 

episode 50: Ep. 50 - Like a Tumbleweed


The treasonous plan to destroy His Majesty the Immortal Emperor has been hatched in the secluded nest of Belisle. Peeping like a chick, it is not yet safe for it to go as far as the conspiracy of Magicians, Line Bulls, and distant Skovlander ghosts dream of. The Line Bulls of the Pride of Duskwall have another day to spend on further business in this outpost outside of the Empire that they now turn against. Andrel learns a life altering truth. Drix goes head to head with his rival...


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 September 22, 2022  1h14m