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Bryce’s apartment is occupied by an old friend, although she is severely traumatized by the event, having survived mostly alone for 3 months in the city of dead. Despite Óli’s concerns for her mental state, Bryce and Nonni convince her to come along with them, which sees Bryce take a big risk in order to bring her alone. Cast Bryce Smith - 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).…
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VARÚÐ RPG
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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 ho
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S1 · E14 · 13 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 3 minNew
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S1 · E13 · 12 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 10 minNew
[DÍ 12] Scoobydoo Plans
Trapped and split up, the four desperately try and make it out of Hella with the supplies, their plan and their lives. During the chaos, Nonni and Bryce think outside of the box, and Óli argues with Abigail as their survival strategies clash. Cast Bryce Smith - 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…
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S1 · E12 · 11 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 8 minNew
[DÍ 11] Let Him Cook
As the four venture into Hella, a plan to deal with the bandits crops up, to stop them from putting anyone else in danger, but the form of said punishment leaves Óli and Abigail cold. Unwilling to argue, the four split up to scavenge the supplies the bandits require, which leaves them open to the undead menace. Cast Bryce Smith - 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…
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S1 · E11 · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
[DÍ 10] Bandits and Bargains
The first heavy fog of winter rolls in, making it difficult to see the roads ahead of them. Heading to the river, they try to think of how to cross that avoids the obviously guarded bridge, when Abigail is taken at knife point, making their silent running moot. A bargain is made with the shady bandits of Hella Caves, which sees the hostile humans in possession of their black box. Cast Bryce Smith - 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…
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S1 · E10 · 9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
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S1 · E8 · 7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
[DÍ 07] Apótekarinn
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S1 · E7 · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
[DÍ 06] Bedtime Stories
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S1 · E6 · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
[DÍ 05] Gym Bros not Look Maxers
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S1 · E5 · 4 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
[DÍ 04] Mamma
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S1 · E4 · 3 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
[DÍ 03] Hveragerði Fire
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