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    The enhanced version of this beautiful pair of poker decks has golden metallic ink on the cards and gold foil on the box. They're part of the transmedia storytelling experience of the Dire Multiverse, tied to the audio drama, and to the new HOME BY DARK playset "Riot of Color," available soon as a collaboration between Protagonist Industries and Games Omniverse. We have a limited number, so get yours while they last!

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    The Dire Multiverse™

    Multimedia storytelling. The vast multiverse contains a plethora of stories just waiting to be told, whether through the tabletop roleplaying game, the short stories, the novels, or the podcast. Come explore with us, and we'll introduce you to whole new dimensions of entertainment!

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  • Dire Multiverse™ Audio Drama

    Fascinated by the idea of bearing witness to a real paranormal event, Ella Johansson (aka Ohmega to her online group of urban legend chasers) investigates an apparent supernatural creature without concern for her own safety, but when she attracts the attention of an unearthly being, she must take the danger seriously before someone she cares about ends up dead.

    The Dire Multiverse™ audio drama tells the ongoing story of Ohmega and her band of intrepid online friends who solve mysteries and puzzles for fun. They are on the fast track to discovering that the very nature of their reality is the biggest mystery of all!

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The multiverse is vast and full of mystery and danger. Explore it through playing cards, fiction, and an audio drama that follows the adventures of Ohmega and her companions.


Dire Multiverse Playing Cards

Whether you’re playing Poker, Rummy, or Home by Dark, you’ll love looking at and shuffling these beautiful cards designed with the Dire Multiverse’s “Dayspring” dimension in mind. The cards come in two types (Basic and Enhanced) with two back options. Customize your deck content with the Enhanced Deck. Each one contains 3 magnificent jokers and […]

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Costume Cards

by Kerry E.B. Black With Halloween just behind us and Carnival up ahead, we’re still in the thick of costume season. Need ideas? Playing cards to the rescue! Of course, we can be literal, turning tiny bits of paper into imaginative costumes. Crowns, hats, hairbows, sashes, dresses, and even cloaks are all within reach if […]

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Pete Lutz, Voice Actor

Pete Lutz plays Grady Dire on the Dire Multiverse audio drama.   Pete Lutz has been a fan of audio drama since childhood, when his parents bought an LP of the historic “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast and he wore it out with listening. He long had a dream of creating and performing in […]

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Cards: A Brief History and Modern Adaptations

by Kerry E.B. Black Cards: They’ve been around since circa 868 C.E., originating in China. The versatile vehicle for games spread to India and Persia, onto Egypt and, eventually to Europe in the second half of the thirteenth century. Of course, these early cards weren’t without controversy. Official ordinances from 1367 banned playing cards in […]

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Angel McCoy, Creative Director

Angel Leigh McCoy plays Ohmega on the Dire Multiverse audio drama.   Angel Leigh McCoy is the creative force behind the Dire Multiverse world, including the “Dire Multiverse” audio drama, the Danika Dire video game (in production), and various works of fiction to come. You might know her through her ten years as a narrative […]

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Cammie Middleton

Cammie Middleton, Voice Actor

Cammie Middleton plays Deputy Maggie Mori on the Dire Multiverse audio drama.   Cammie Middleton cut her teeth in the theater at City Players Theater Company  while attending the Conservatory & School for the Arts is St. Louis, MO. Over the past five years she has toured the United States with the Metro Theater Company […]

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Jennifer Brozek

Jennifer Brozek, Voice Actor

Jennifer Brozek plays Dana Lessington on the Dire Multiverse audio drama.   Jennifer Brozek is a multitalented, award-winning author, editor, and tie-in writer. She is the author of Never Let Me Sleep and The Last Days of Salton Academy, both of which were finalists for the Bram Stoker Award. Her BattleTech tie-in novel, The Nellus […]

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Danielle DeLisle

Danielle DeLisle, Voice Actor

Danielle DeLisle plays KittyKat on the Dire Multiverse audio drama.   Danielle DeLisle is a gamer, actress, and writer (not necessarily in that order). She lives in Texas with her supportive husband and two goofy dogs, but she is a Vermonter in her heart. Danielle is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop (Class of […]

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Paris Crenshaw

Paris Crenshaw, Voice Actor

Paris Crenshaw plays Agent Paine on the Dire Multiverse audio drama. Paris Crenshaw is a retired U.S. Naval officer. He currently resides with his family in San Diego, California, although his years of service as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy gave him the opportunity to live and work in a variety of […]

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Dire Multiverse 003: “Curiouser Still”

The Dire Multiverse audio drama is the ongoing story of team of friends on the verge of discovering that everything they thought they knew about our world was wrong. Events take a heart-thumping turn when Ohmega, Kitty, and Lime just can’t leave well enough alone. Their curiosity lands them in a heap of garbage and […]

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Subscribe to the Audio Drama

A podcast is basically a radio talk show, except through the computer instead of through your radio. An audio drama is the story version of that, like the old-time radio shows your grandparents listened to (but much cooler and often very modern). What the heck is a podcast? There are various applications (apps) for your […]

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Dire Multiverse Audio Drama

Dire Multiverse 001: “MetaGalactiCon”

The Dire Multiverse audio drama is a 21st Century enlightenment adventure. It’s the ongoing story of a woman on the verge of discovering that everything she thought she knew about our world was wrong. The main character, Ohmega, is a freelance webmaster who has a passion for mysteries. During a weekend of fun and games […]

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Dire Multiverse 000: Trailer

The Dire Multiverse audio drama is a 21st Century enlightenment adventure. It’s the ongoing story of a woman on the verge of discovering that everything she thought she knew about our world was wrong. The main character, Ohmega, is a freelance webmaster who has a passion for mysteries. During a weekend of fun and games […]

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The Dire Multiverse RPG

We are actively working on a tabletop RPG setting that will take place in the Dire Multiverse. With it, you’ll be able to take your characters on an unlimited number of adventures that explore the nature of reality and the alien dimensions that make it up. Watch for our podcast of stories set in the […]

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Donations

We hope you’re enjoying the Dire Multiverse! If so, please consider dropping a buck or two into our hat. We are a small team, self-funded and volunteering. Anything you can give will help us to keep the lights on. Game design in the dark is not as fun as it sounds. We are so grateful! […]

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Audio Drama

Fascinated by the idea of bearing witness to a real paranormal event, Ella Johansson (aka Ohmega to her online group of urban legend chasers) investigates an apparent supernatural creature without concern for her own safety, but when she attracts the attention of an unearthly being, she must take the danger seriously before someone she cares […]

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