Halfwits & Failed Crits
Halfwits & Failed Crits is an Actual Play Podcast where the players' blundering choices and cursed dice are the real big bad evil standing in the way of getting to the end of a campaign!
Listen to our adventure averse journalists in a cozy fantasy called The Parable Infused Tribune. Played with PenultiMyth, a game of our own design!
Or dive into our back catalog to experience our award nominated sci-fi epic about destiny confused space kids in Children of the Spine. Played with Stars Without Number, by Kevin Crawford.
(Produced by Halfwit Podcasts)
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 117 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Children of the Spine Ep 20 - What If This Time You Fall | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The crew of the Paradise has landed on Kei's home planet of Pylo-Koshi just in time for an annual plume faring festival where they can do some real pirate shit! But before they can hunt…
Children of the Spine Ep 19 - To Step In Puddles | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The crew of the Paradise confronts the cryptids of Tudega, hoping to warn them of an upcoming attack that the crew had absolutely no part in fueling... and the cryptids have a warning o…
Children of the Spine Ep 18 - Tiny Ripples on Approach | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The crew of the Paradise takes some downtime on Tudega! They get a nice hotel, pop some bubbly, hit up a night club, and take a tour of the town. But what they learn on their tour is a …
Children of the Spine Ep 17 - A Thin Film of Smooth Expanse | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The crew of the Paradise is back on the Flotilla and with their new title of Sanguinity Stellar Vessel and an upgraded Spike Drive they are free to pirate how they please for the first …
Children of the Spine Ep 16 - Something Terribly Funny | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The crew of the Paradise are back at their old stomping grounds and ready to save their family, friends, and enemies! Or are they? Astrid throws a shovel, Kamala hecking hacks a lot, an…
Children of the Spine Ep 15 - A Horrible Possibility | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Crew of the Paradise returns from their last mission to find a not quite pleased Captain Radko, especially when Astrid's compad won't stop buzzing with news of disaster on Fornhagi!…
Children of the Spine Ep 14 - In the Midst of Tragedy | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Crew of the AGF-Paradise is off on another mission! But first some paperwork... Once that's complete its time to head off to K12-02-04: Etalawe, where their job is to help a scienti…
Children of the Spine Ep 13 - To Get Out Into Orbitals | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost are now the Crew of the Sanguinity Orbital Vessel AGF-Paradise, and as a proper pirate crew it's time to hit their first bounty! As they perform their first spike drill, with s…
Children of the Spine Ep 12 - Moral Instinct to Survive | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost have one more item to check off their list before becoming full fledged pirate of the AGF, and that's to take some cryptic test! Astrid hears lots of voices, Kamala has memorie…
Children of the Spine Ep 11 - Only Debt is Forever | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost are doing the time warp as they spend their first 10 weeks on the Alerozak Galactic Flotilla learning about their new home and doing odd jobs to secure their next home, a space…
Children of the Spine Ep 10 - Echoes of a Vanished Past | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost embark on their first mission with the crew of the Sage Condor! Down on the planet Narfasker, Astrid detects life, Nadia vomits in her vacc suit, Mohan scrambles an egg, and Ka…
Children of the Spine Ep 9 - Brink of an Unknown Future | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost are freed from their shackles but still trapped aboard the Sage Condor while Stellar Captain Takahashi and Stellar First Mate Kinjo discuss the fate of our protagonists with th…
Children of the Spine Ep 8 - The Crisis of Today | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Lost are found, but by who?! And where's Havelock?! Astrid gets a new power, Nadia mourns her metatool, Mohan is ass up, John is about to explode, and Kamala does some competitive h…
Bonus - Backstabbing Beasties
Our resident mistress of the dark Mary takes the role of Fate in this spooky scary one shot sure to send shivers down your spine! Join Murphy the Merfolk (Luis), Lilith the Vampire (Kil…
Children of the Spine Ep 7 - Discovery is Dangerous | A Stars Without Number Podcast
The Children take their new mining truck S1LV3A for a leisurely drive across the Fornhagi surface, meeting majestic creatures, lovely people, and trying not to miss their dinner date wi…
Bonus - Children of the Spine - Prequel Part V
The crew of the SPS Resonance has collected the artifacts, Learned critical information, made a new mech, and perilously flung themselves toward the final location on their map, not kno…
Children of the Spine Ep 6 - We Evolve Beyond | A Stars Without Number Podcast
We rejoin the Children right in the action as the intense motorcycle chase begins after being shot at by unknown assailants! Will they get back to Undarnott or will they be at the mercy…
Bonus - World of Wyldrvir
The Halfwits are lead by Bee, one of the creators of World of Wyldrvir, in a one shot called Nokka's Fishing Hole! We figured since in real life we are about to have a Christmas in Jul…
Bonus - Honey Heist!
In this bonus episode Kiley takes the reins as GM in a wildly silly one shot where we play bears trying to steal from a honey convention. Join Earl (Mary), Bread (Laura), Kikkoman (Luis…
Bonus - Children of the Spine - Prequel Part IV
With the crew forever expanding with the addition of Professor Kono "Flick" Waotaka, the crew of the SPS Resonance needs to learn more about the items they are collecting and what the e…