

Dust World RPG: A Super Powered SciFi Western
The RPG Empire
An improvised show using science fiction and dice to tell comedic and dramatic stories after the apocalypse.
Dust world RPG Podcast is an improv show following superpowered nomads in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.
Season 1: Follows the exploits of Gage Thane, a dust-casting swordsman, Clarence Wells, a weird psychic child run away and Kevin Wolfkin, a fox mutant, sharpshooting Bounty Hunter. Together, these three, along with a slew of interesting allies seek to stop Red Earth a power-mad dictatorship bent on domination of the desolate remains of the world. - Dust World RPG is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons but is a unique d20 system different from the D&D game. Dust World is a D20 Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell. Setting created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar.
Season 2: Welcome to Neon City a cyberpunk-inspired city in the sci-fi western future. It follows the crew: Clarence Wells returns as the Psychomancer, and introduces Dr. Andrew Miller a grave doctor, and Silent Monday the sword monk as they struggle against the corps, peacekeepers, and their oppressive debt in this megacity. - This season of Dust World RPG Actual Actual play podcast is played using our new Powered By the apocalypse game Dust World RPG PBTA.
Dust world RPG Podcast is an improv show following superpowered nomads in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.
Season 1: Follows the exploits of Gage Thane, a dust-casting swordsman, Clarence Wells, a weird psychic child run away and Kevin Wolfkin, a fox mutant, sharpshooting Bounty Hunter. Together, these three, along with a slew of interesting allies seek to stop Red Earth a power-mad dictatorship bent on domination of the desolate remains of the world. - Dust World RPG is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons but is a unique d20 system different from the D&D game. Dust World is a D20 Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell. Setting created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar.
Season 2: Welcome to Neon City a cyberpunk-inspired city in the sci-fi western future. It follows the crew: Clarence Wells returns as the Psychomancer, and introduces Dr. Andrew Miller a grave doctor, and Silent Monday the sword monk as they struggle against the corps, peacekeepers, and their oppressive debt in this megacity. - This season of Dust World RPG Actual Actual play podcast is played using our new Powered By the apocalypse game Dust World RPG PBTA.
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Oct 31, 2025 • 37min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 52: Clutch Hyper Star
At 250 miles an hour, Clarence is about to pop off the window of the hovercraft- because apparently that’s a plan. Vehicles crash all around them. The tunnels tremble. Somewhere ahead waits Clutch Hyper Star, the racer to beat… if they can even stay alive long enough to reach him.Meanwhile, Doc is back on the Crush, mutating into something between a surgeon and a sea god. Tentacles, ice, chaos - and maybe just enough madness to turn the tide.PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Oct 17, 2025 • 29min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 51: Hovercraft Hell
Doc’s still a squid monster for now... His tentacles are melting back into arms, and yes… he’s naked again. Now Clarence has a new problem: he’s trapped inside this deathtrap with the Otaku, and the engines are about to fail mid-race. Can he fix them before they both become track paste?Meanwhile, Honey Comb prepares to pounce - in full dragon form. He’s not just powerful… he's an immortal.PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Sep 26, 2025 • 30min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 48: Tentacles in the Tunnel
Doc is changing. Grin’s eyes stretch into squid eyes, his hands swell larger than Doc’s entire body, and his legs writhe into massive tentacles. Not Doc Miller anymore. Not Grin. Something new. Something terrible. Trying to help, Clarence accidentally blows out the window, and the crew is almost sucked straight into the path of oncoming race cars. But even worse than the speeding death machines? The memories are starting to come back. Does he have a parasite too? And somewhere in the chaos—Did Wolf just fall out the window?!PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Sep 12, 2025 • 34min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 49: The Forgotten Wolf
Tannis Blaine isn’t gone. Not yet. He’s stuck in limbo, tethered to his broken body, begging Clarence for help to finally pass over. Back at the hideout, they remember that no one has rescued Wolf from prison. Now it’s their mission to get him back… unless he's been reached by someone else already...When crush is around, the stakes are extremely high and- wait… who just ate that?PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Aug 22, 2025 • 40min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 48: Pod Racers
The crew stumbles into a tunnel designed to kill. Pod racers - turbo-charged hover engines screaming at breakneck speed - tear through every 30 seconds. A mysterious Guild agent is watching. Wrecking Ball Johnston is alive (somehow). And Grin… might finally be gone. His face fades from Doc’s palm. But is he truly finished?Who is this? Stealing his essence... Tannis?PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Aug 8, 2025 • 32min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 47: Doc Miller's Last Cut
Doc Miller opens up about the patient he couldn’t save. Or maybe the patient he killed. Depends who you ask. And what came out of that body… wasn’t human. Grin says he’s pleased with how it all worked out. (Which is exactly the kind of thing a man-eating monster might say).Clarence discovers someone’s put a hit out on him. And that’s not all. Clancey’s been digging... and he’s uncovered something new about their identities.PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Jul 25, 2025 • 37min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 46: Bikes & Booze
Everyone is recovering from the chaos. But first? Tequila. With Clarence in tow, Jess hits the bars - and then the streets. Meanwhile, Doc’s trying to find Clear a body that will last. Rolo, under the instructions of Monday, can see Ki? That kind of power is very rare.Who stole the bike??? Jess is about to remind an unlucky soul why she's called the Reaper.PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Jul 11, 2025 • 41min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 44: Memory of the Temple
Clarence is naked. Doc (Oc) is jumping into Ubers. Jess the naga-reaper is shedding her skin across rush hour like it's molting season in hell.After the chaos, Clarence reveals he has a brother. But elsewhere, Monday - with a broken heart and blade - wanders into a quiet park. There, memories begin to surface. A spark ignites. Sword ki stirs within him.Then, a face: Patches. He was in the temple. The memory returns, and with it comes another name... Rolo. PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Jun 27, 2025 • 32min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 44: Force Unleashed
Hunter succumbs to the fungal infestation. His eyes are hollowed out, his body no longer his own. Meanwhile, Jess (now a giant naga-zombie-serpent-thing) has her hungry gaze set on Ziggy. Will she devour him the same way Tuck is devouring the burgers in the Uber? And uh - there’s a tucan in a suit of armor now. Monday seizes his moment, sword raised to strike down Clancey. Somehow, it feels like time itself comes to a halt. His blade shatters into dust. The one thing that's kept him alive... is gone.PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!

Jun 13, 2025 • 44min
Dust World RPG: Neon City - Episode 43: Shroom Service
Fungus, coral, and mycelia ooze from Clarence’s body, spilling out and consuming the Avery. Hunter gets the worst of it - launched face-first into the expanding biomass, which immediately starts crawling into his nose and mouth. As the fungus takes root inside him, his eyes vanish under a veil of spores, and eventually… he’s completely swallowed.Jess tries to escape, but the madness only deepens. Her eyes glaze over, her skin rots away - and in her place rises something far more evil...Is this still Neon City... or did someone spike the Duck Duck Juice?PLAY THE DUST WORLD RPG NOW:We've released the epic RPG Dust world and we want your help. Dust World PBTA is RPG Empire's sci-fi western game that's simple, fast, and Powered By The Apocalypse. Are you ready? Enter The Gun-Filled Lands Of An Obliterated Civilization. Play as gunslinging anime-inspired heroes on their mission to discover the truth behind the lost civilization and its technology. GET THE GUIDE NOW:https://www.therpgempire.com/shop/p/b2ck9ai8u8d7i6j5xs48oojt742uq2Dust world RPG Podcast is an actual play Role-playing podcast like the Adventure Zone Podcast or Critical Role. The setting is a sci-fi western a few hundred years after a great war burned the earth and a virus called white horse dissolved most organic matter into dust creating the wastelands.Dust World RPG is a Powered By The Apocalypse game. Dust World is a Tabletop Role-Playing game created by Paul Parnell Copywrite 2020. The setting was created by Paul Parnell and Michael Yatskar. The game was written by Paul-Thomas Parnell and Dumaresq de Pencier.OTHER PROJECTS FROM THE RPG EMPIRE:Strangers in the Pines: A Monster Of The Week actually play roleplaying podcast inspired by things like Gravity Falls, Stranger Things, and Fringe. It takes place in a small strange town called Pine Forge nestled in the Blackwood national park in Northeast Oregon, USA, and follows, the exploits of 3 unusual high school students as they try to unravel the mysteries of the Strangers in the Pines.https://www.therpgempire.com/strangers-in-the-pinesCONNECT WITH US:Join our Discord Server to chat with us and talk all things RPGs: https://discord.gg/2jnyGv9Follow and send us DMs on Instagram: @theRPGempireJoin the Empire!


