A supernatural comedy audio drama, following the chaotic and absurd investigations of the Official Supernatural Neutralisation Agency (O.S.N.A.) as they attempt to stop otherworldly threats across 1990's Ireland. A narrative experience that weaves together improvised comedy, tabletop roleplaying and rich sound design.
This is a silly and irreverent love-letter to collaborative story telling, Irish folklore and 90's nostalgia, with each Article being a standalone investigation into supernatural phenomena, typically split into 3-5 episodes.
A narrative actual play utilising our custom-built TTPRG system that blends the ethereal magic of improv with the narrative satisfaction of dice rolls.
Produced by Felbryn Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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The Aftershock with David Membrane - an interview with the cast of Article 3: The Gums of Ballybogle
Season 3
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 • Duration 29:37
David Membrane, host of The Bad Articles listening parties, chats to cast of Article 3: The Gums of Ballybogle.
In this new series called "The Aftershock", David will grill the players with hard hitting questions, try to get to the bottom of conspiracy theories and simply make the cast squirm by holding them accountable for their actions in game...
WARNING! There are spoilers for Article 3 in this interview so make sure to listen in full before diving in!
Host - David Membrane
Cast - Amelia Price (Sylvester Smilie)
- Laura Conlon (Maddie Murphy)
- Patrick Meier (Dolan Gibbons)
- Niall McKenna (Gideon Hubble)
Don't forget to join The Bad Articles Discord channel to stay up to date with all things Bad Articles and to get exclusive access to the episodes and listening parties before they are officially released.
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast and crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article!
For BTS content and more info, follow our socials, or check out our Linktree.
Our system is simple. Characters have 16 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To utilise a skill, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
To avoid issues (such as damage or mental affects) players will be asked to make preservation rolls. The DC of the preservation roll is set at 80% (easy), 60% (medium), 40% (hard), 20% (challenging).
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast and crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article!
For BTS content and more info, follow our socials, or check out our .
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast and crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article!
For BTS content and more info, follow our socials, or check out our .
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast and crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article!
ARTICLE 3 TRAILER
Season 3
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 01:20
MONDAY 6th JULY
Article 3 - The Gums of Ballybogle!
Join our Knuckles, and special guest Amelia Price, for four more episodes of chaotic supernatural investigative silliness!
As always, all four episodes are dropping all at once, so that you can listen to it however you like!
But if you’d like to listen even earlier, join us on our community discord on Friday 3rd July for a listening party where cast, crew & fans will be sitting down and listening to the ENTIRE 4 episode Article.
Listening party starts Friday 3rd July @ 7pm GMT, 2pm EST
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Deep in the coves below The Sea Señor, our agents settle petty grudges, learn what it means to be a crew, and discover just what's been causing all this blasted timey-wimey nonsense!
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast & crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.
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S2E3 Death is Weird, and Grief is Hard
Season 2 · Episode 3
Monday, February 23, 2026 • Duration 48:22
The Forever Wake (Part 3)
Our agents begin investigating the wake of Mickey 'The Mackerel' Mulchrone. Wait, did I say that already? Hmmm. Maybe there is something supernatural going on, after all? They head to the basement, to find out more. And hopefully Dolan's stopped gaslighting an oul' man.
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast & crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.
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S2E2 El Fuego Numero Eight
Season 2 · Episode 2
Monday, February 23, 2026 • Duration 55:42
The Forever Wake (Part 2)
Our agents begin investigating the wake of Micky 'The Mackerel' Mulchrone. Maybe there's not even anything supernatural going on? Wouldn't that be nice? Maybe they're just attending a wake and having some lovely chats with folk?
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast & crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is always the first place news about the show is shared.
For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:
S2E1 Name is Name, Cow is Cow
Season 2 · Episode 1
Monday, February 23, 2026 • Duration 43:23
The Forever Wake (Part 1)
A few days after returning from Spars Hollow, our agents have been brought back to Wight's Tavern, to be inducted as full members and Official Knuckles of the OSNA.
Join our Discord server to chat with fellow fans of the show, as well as the cast & crew! This is where we host things like listening parties for each article, and is the first place news about the show is shared.
For Behind-the-scenes content and more info on the show follow our socials:
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Our system is simple. Characters have 16 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To utilise a skill, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
To avoid issues (such as damage or mental affects) players will be asked to make preservation rolls. The DC of the preservation roll is set at 80% (easy), 60% (medium), 40% (hard), 20% (challenging).
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
Our system is simple. Characters have 16 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To utilise a skill, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
To avoid issues (such as damage or mental affects) players will be asked to make preservation rolls. The DC of the preservation roll is set at 80% (easy), 60% (medium), 40% (hard), 20% (challenging).
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
For BTS content and more info, follow our socials, or check out our Linktree.
Our system is simple. Characters have 16 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To utilise a skill, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
To avoid issues (such as damage or mental affects) players will be asked to make preservation rolls. The DC of the preservation roll is set at 80% (easy), 60% (medium), 40% (hard), 20% (challenging).
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
If you'd like to contribute to the show to help keep the lights on and the improvisers warm, feel free to donate at our Ko-Fi
You can find all of these on our Linktree as well.
The Bad Articles is produced by Felbryn Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
OUR RULES
Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
Our system is simple. Characters have 17 skills, each starting at 20% (a basic human-level chance to succeed).
Players get 10 "pips" which they can assign to boost skills of their choosing. Each pip adds +20% to their window of success, with a maximum of 3 additional PIPs per skill (success window is capped at 80%).
To do something, players roll a d100. If they roll equal to or under their skill level, they succeed.
DISCLAIMERS
All characters, events, and organisations in The Bad Articles are entirely fictional.
No AI has been used in the creation of the show.
CONTENT WARNINGS
Death, violence, language, mild horror elements and light gore SFX.
Listener discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to depictions or sounds of injury (misophonia).
