EP 8 (Talkback) | Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone | Unofficial Old Gods Story

Content warning: None – out‑of‑character discussion, light spoilers for the full series.Synopsis: The story is over. Now, the players and Game Master pull back the curtain as they discuss the making of this Old Gods-inspired miniseries, why Liminal Horror was the right system for Appalachian dread, and what it was like to bring Adelaide's tragedy to life. There is also discussions of some behind‑the-scenes moments and character choices. Light spoilers ahead – listen after Episode 7.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Violence, death (supernatural and human), emotional goodbye, grief, resolution.Synopsis: Deep in the cave, the Mander Witch waits – bound and powerless. To free her, two men must face a corrupted enemy and make a final choice. The debt from childhood comes due. Not with blood, but with memory. And in a clearing long forgotten, a ghost says goodbye.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Supernatural water threat, tense negotiation, environmental peril.Synopsis: The river rises with a fury – and a voice. It wants answers. It wants revenge. To survive the crashing wave, two men must convince the water to listen before it drowns them both. But the river remembers who took its protector. And it does not forgive easily.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Tense atmosphere, supernatural threat, water peril, mild horror imagery.Synopsis: Fifty miles north, the river waits. Somewhere along its banks lives a witch who can speak to the water – the only one who can stop what's coming. But the road is long, the woods are dark, and the current is rising. By the time they reach her door, it may already be too late.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Violence, gore (animal bites), injury, supernatural threats, stress fallout.Synopsis: The debt from childhood is called in. To stop a dam that threatens to wake something ancient, two men must find a witch who speaks to rivers. But first, they have to survive the creature who holds their promise – and the darkness they carry within.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Grief, funeral setting, ghostly apparition, supernatural dread.Synopsis: Two men, bound by a childhood promise, return to their hometown for a funeral. But the old fort in the woods calls them back. And in the clearing where they once played, a voice from the past speaks – and an old debt stirs.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Supernatural bargaining, temporary child death (off-screen reversal), body horror (rabbit imagery), stress, panic.Synopsis: In the dark of the Appalachian woods, a creature offers a second chance – at a price. Two children must decide how far they will go for a friend. Decades later, a funeral brings them home. But some bargains are never truly paid.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Death of a child (temporary), supernatural horror, body horror (rabbit imagery), childhood trauma, suffocation/death imagery, stress-induced panic.Synopsis: Summer, 1908. Deep in the Appalachian woods, three children play at being musketeers, throwing bang snaps and building a secret fort around a rabbit-shaped stone. Then one snap changes everything.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Content warning: Emotional neglect of a child (implied), mild peril, no graphic violence or death.Synopsis: This prologue is an unscripted "origin story" designed to build the emotional bond between the characters as children. It establishes the childhood friendship and blood pact that will haunt these same individuals as they return home as adults following a tragic event.While this origin story provides deep context for the characters' bonds, it is an optional listen before the main series begins.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw

Step into the shadows of Appalachia. A new standalone horror story steeped in the world of Old Gods of Appalachia.A childhood promise. A blood debt. And something ancient waiting in the dark, hungry and patient. This is an unofficial actual play story from Maia's Game Room, played using the brutal, tension-filled Liminal Horror system.► First two episodes arrive May 14th, 2026.CastMaia Wilson: Gamemaster / Narrator / EditorAndrew Park: as W.E. WhaleyMichael Gilbert: as Ezekiel “Zeke” GreeneMusic by Guillermo CuevaCredit: Set in the world of the Old Gods of Appalachia RPG by Monte Cook Games / DeepNerd Media, adapted to Liminal Horror for this miniseriesDisclaimer: Best Leave Them Ghosts Alone is a mini series for the Maia's Game Room podcast and is not affiliated with Goblin Archives, DeepNerd Media, or Monte Cook GamesSupport the show: https://ko-fi.com/maiaw