Critical Bits
Critical Bits is a new comedy RPG actual play podcast featuring Joel Ruiz as the GM and Paul Byron, Shannon Struuci, and Shelby Lee as the players. It has a bi-weekly Tuesday release schedule and uses the Masks system with the Powered by the Apocalypse rules.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 99 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 14: Goku ***** Pills
After the Fun Bunch safely escapes the D.E.T.E.N.T.I.O.N. headquarters they take some well-deserved R&R and have a chance to ask some questions.
Joel Ruiz as the GM. Paul Byron, Shannon Strucci, and …
Episode 13: Bottom Penthouse
In the final episode of our second arc, the Narc Arc, the Fun Bunch finishes up their lives as Amantha, Craigory, and VegetaWeedLord420 as they make their way to the bottom penthouse level of the D.E…
Episode 12: All in the Family
In this episode, the Fun Bunch continues their infiltration of the D.A.Y.C.A.R.E./D.E.T.E.N.T.I.O.N. center as Amantha, Craigory, and VegetaWeedLord420. What will they find in this fascist lair? Will…
The Story of Spider Day
Join Mayor Jonah Jackson as he tells the story of the battle of Spider Day to the 3rd-grade class of Wallace H. Dale Elementary. Find out what happened 15 years ago to Heavendale on April 17th during…
Episode 11: Protocol-B
In the tense follow-up to Episode 10, the gang jumps right into the action. Join the Fun Bunch as they find out what Protocol-B means and assume their new identities as Craigory, VegetaWeedLord420, a…
Episode 10: The Sentinel
In this episode, the Fun Bunch deal with their dreams, a tied-up D.A.Y.C.A.R.E. officer, and try to figure out how to have a good work/life balance. Oh, also, The Sentinel, a murderous hitman, is aft…
Episode 9: Lending a Hand
The Fun Bunch finds themselves in some hot water as they try to figure out what's going on at school and why Gerry is getting texts from his dealer. Can Gerry manage to go a whole episode without get…
Episode 8: Actions Have Consequences
We rejoin the Fun Bunch in the room of Mrs. Icet, the science teacher, as they decide to help the masked bag-headed vigilantes. Will Gerry learn a lesson in social etiquette? Will Alex accept her awa…
Episode 7: Back to School
The Fun Bunch gets some much-needed rest before heading back to Wallace H. Dale High School. What has happened in the week they've been gone? Will Alex be able to handle the pressure at school? Can G…
Episode 6: Game Room
The Fun Bunch finds themselves in the lair of the evil villain, Game Room. Gerry questions things, Alex feels what it's like to die, and Kim quenches an old thirst. Join our heroes as they go head to…
Episode 5: Brunch Factory
We return with our heroes outside of the hottest Sunday spot in Heavendale, Brunch Factory. What horrors await this unnamed group inside? Will Gerry stop needlessly punching people? Can Kim get over …
Episode 4: Who Are You?
In this episode, our heroes find out they've garnered some internet fame and now have to help put the town back together. Also, we talk about corndogs some more.
Joel Ruiz as the GM. Paul Byron, Shan…
Episode 3: Sick Teenz
Join our heroes as they find out who is stealing from the arcade inside of Wet Pins and they deal with health insurance problems at the urgent care in this episode of Critical Bits!
Joel Ruiz as the …
Episode 2: Wet Pins
In this episode, we join our heroes, Alex, Gerry, and Kim, as they head to the drag strip to find their friend Luke Williams. Are free corndogs too good to be true? Tune in to this episode of Critica…
Episode 1: Welcome to Heavendale
In our first episode, we introduce our characters: Paul as Gerry, Shannon as Kim, and Shelby as Alex. A chance encounter found them fighting the same enemy, but what does this mean for the future of …