Miskatonic University Podcast

In this episode, Jon, Murph, Chad, and Dan are joined by Christopher Smith Adair to talk about Chapter 6 of Pulp Cthulhu, Pulp Magic, Psychics, and Weird SCIENCE! This episode was recorded on October 9, 2017.                 Campus Crier The Dare has funded and wrapped up. 667 backers. Over $10,400 raised. Met nearly all of its stretch goals, the last one of which I am helping with – Mythos and notable pulp writers and figures in child form as pregens. The Haunted Clubhouse  is a lethal and harrowing Call of Cthulhu Role Playing adventure. Devil’s Swamp funded and only has three days left (will be closed by air time). 608 backers, +$21,400 raised. For the Love Of is available for download, and has been >745 times! Dark Times is out! Fantasy Flight Games has announced a Masks on Nyarly expansion for Eldritch Horror… Mythos Horrors during the French Revolution! Reign of Terror Focus Home Interactive’s Call Of Cthulhu has been delayed until 2018. From Edwin– A little something that you might want to share with the listeners (if you haven’t already), Reckoning of the Dead One of the hosts of site, Matt, ran an excellent game at NC that I played in.0p   Correspondent report: Christopher went to the HPL film fest in Portland, Oregon http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/ Lovecraft Christmas Cards https://www.facebook.com/soundfromthedeep/ Listener feedback– 5-Star in iTunes by odder2100 from Denmark on September 14, 2017 Great source of (dark) knowledge “This is a fantastic podcast. I have learned so much, while being entertained at the same time. A special thanks to Jon Hook, as my first game as a keeper was with his terrific scenario “For the love of”, which is free on their website. Go Pods!” Topic – Pulp Cthulhu Chapter 6, Magic, Psychic Powers and Weird Science! Christopher talks about his experiences using these rules in his playtests of A Cold Fire Within, the Pulp Campaign he wrote for Chaosium.   Discuss this episode on the Campus Forums.]]>

In this episode, Murph and Chad have drafted a couple of guest hosts to fill out the ranks, with Bret Kramer from Sentinel Hill Press, and Mythos veteran and Arkham Gazette contributor (and Chad’s Cthulhu Maker) Nick Bresinsky. This episode was recorded on September 11, 2017.             Campus Crier The Dare, a single-scenario Kickstarter project that Bret Kramer talked about in this episode, is now live. (Full disclosure: Charles Gerard/Keeper Chad is helping with the project and edited the Kickstarter intro video – which he had way too much fun doing.) Dustin Wright, a resident of Rockport TX and longtime Chaosium employee is currently dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help support him. This will help ensure Dustin’s immediate needs are met and offset costs associated with temporary living arrangements. Please feel free to donate what you can! Chaosium released a number of statements on fallow Kickstarter projects licensed under the company’s name. Horrors of War from Adam Scott Glancy, Punk Town from Miskatonic River Press and two Writhing Dark Kickstarters – all as-yet unfulfilled. Horrors of War: “Chaosium met with Scott at Gen Con and discussed the Horrors of War license. We have confidence Scott can deliver on this project in the revised time frame he has put forward, and that he will give backers timely updates about progress until it is done.” Punktown: “Because a 50% preview of the book has been recently shared with backers, and the second half is in the final stages of layout, Chaosium has decided to keep the Punktown license in place and hopefully see this much delayed project through to completion in the coming months.” Writhing Dark: “We are well within our rights to terminate [Shane Tyree’s] agreement. But we don’t want backers to be prevented by Chaosium from getting what they paid Shane to produce. Because he has the actual product in hand and sincerely states that he still wishes to deliver, we have instead issued Shane a special license extension. This is strictly limited to fulfilling the original Writhing Dark and Extended Edition Kickstarter rewards and expires on completion. No additional or new material of any kind is permitted under this license. We have also encouraged Shane to reopen channels of communication with Kickstarter backers who have yet to receive their rewards.” Pelgrane has released two products for Trail of Cthulhu: Out of The Woods – from Pelgrane Press is a new scenario anthology for Trail of Cthulhu with a woodsy focus. Features five scenarios by Adam Gauntlett, Lauren Roy, Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman and Aaron Vanek, containing extensive handouts, maps and pre-generated characters for each adventure. Cthulhu City – “Cthulhu City is a setting for Trail of Cthulhu, usable for a full campaign in its own right or as a nightmarish intrusion into an existing game. The Investigators find themselves in a strange, corrupted Arkham, a ghastly metropolis. People – humans – live in the city, and seem bizarrely normal on first encounter – their concerns are the same mundane, day-to-day passions and trials of anyone in the modern world – but scratch the surface, and the Mythos spills forth. Motorcars drive down streets lined with sullen-eyed basalt cyclopean buildings raised by no human hand; at night, loathsome and titanic shapes move behind the clouds.” Andrew Leman is reading a retelling of Lovecraft’s The Picture in the House with famed Italian horror composer Fabio Frizzi providing the soundtrack. The release will also feature liner notes by weird fiction scholar S.T. Joshi with composition notes by Frizzi. Cadabra Records is releasing this for $32 on their website. There is also a “Liquid Blood-Filled Version” available fr $195. Cadabra has also released a number of other readings of Lovecraft accompanied with beautiful scores on their website, it’s worth checking out. Keeper Chad appeared on the Legends of Tabletop podcast for the NecronomiCon wrap-up. There’s a nice review out for the Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion by Paul St John Mackintosh. Chaosium fiction line editor James Lowder was interviewed extensively on the BAMF podcast. YSDC has released all of its actual play recordings for free to celebrate 12 years of play. They played 10 adventures, many of them campaigns, between September 2005 and September 2017 Topics The Dare, kids and horror RPGs Monsters and Other Childish Things on RPPR Tales From the Loop Rachel Watches Star Trek, “Miri” Children of the Corn: (here is a copy of the movie on Blu-ray, and here is a copy of Night Shift, a collection of Stephen King’s short stories that includes Children of the Corn and I Am the Doorway, also mentioned during the show) https://www.amazon.com/Children-Corn-25th-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B0026ICAOS https://www.amazon.com/Night-Shift-Stephen-King/dp/0307743640 The Brood, a film by David Cronenberg, which according to Wikipedia “follows a man uncovering an eccentric psychologist’s therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders committed from an offspring of mutant children that coincides with the investigation.” “It’s a Good Life,” an episode of Twilight Zone involving the creepiness of a kid whose wishes come true. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlucx6rD7P4   What real-world places inspire your Lovecraftian imagination?]]>

Keeper Dan here. Deepest apologies for the lateness of getting this out on the feed. The combination of schedule, tech issues, and personal needs really made this a slog to edit. It is now done though. There is a part about halfway through where I have no audio for 12 minutes. No idea what happened there. Also, if there are folks who listen with kids present, you may want to don the headphones for this one. I didn’t bother cutting out all the cursing because there was a lot of it, and there was a creature called a Shit Weasel that just wouldn’t be the same without the full moniker. Enjoy the show! This episode, Murf, Chad, Jon and Dan get together to talk about the amazing time it was at NecronomiCon Providence 2017! This episode was recorded on, August 28, 2017. Campus Crier Horrors of War — Adam Scott Glancy made an update to the Horrors of War Kickstarter on Aug 15th, the day before most of us went out to Necronomicon. In it he is apologizing for being mostly absent from the project and letting it linger this long. He also gives some very personal reasons for his absence. Scott suffered a devastating loss in his close personal family in late 2016. This unfortunately spiraled him into a depression that he himself didn’t realize he was in until he suffered another loss. The death of a close personal friend earlier this year brought the fact that he might have a mental illness to the forefront and he sought professional help.   It is his full intention to complete this project in its entirety, but realizing his mistake he is offering a full refund on the project to any backer that might want it. He does not give a hard date on when the project should be finished now that he is better and refocused, but he does say it should be done by GenCon 2018.   Pulp Cthulhu fans! The Dhole’s House generator for Call of Cthulhu investigators now supports creation of Pulp Cthulhu investigators! Go peruse it before I run out of exclamation points! https://www.dholeshouse.org/   Christopher Smith Adair’s Pulp campaign, A Cold Fire Within – a campaign that is shrouded in mystery wrapped in enigmas swaddled in NDA.   Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Masks of Nyarlathotep to feature an all-new chapter: Peru! https://www.chaosium.com/blog/call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-feature-an-allnew-chapter-peru https://www.chaosium.com/blog/a-new-edition-of-masks-of-nyarlathotep-for-call-of-cthulhu/   The final scenario for Horror on the Orient Express has been released! https://www.chaosium.com/blog/-horror-on-the-orient-express-kickstarter-ends-with-all-backers-receiving-free-bonus-20th-scenario/   Dan O’Bannon’s Lovecraft Adaptation ‘The Resurrected’ Gets Scream Factory Treatment Now Available for Pre-Sale http://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3452493/dan-obannons-lovecraft-adaptation-resurrected-gets-scream-factory-treatment/ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-resurrected?product_id=5188   Someone Wants LEGO to Make an Official Call of Cthulhu Set! https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/245761/someone-wants-lego-make-official-call-cthulhu-set/   Dark Cult Games (Ben Burns) Star on the Shore We will be launching a new book in a month,or two, so keep an eye out for our next Call of Cthulhu project ‘Devil’s Swamp’. Which is now live! Devil’s Swamp – A Call of Cthulhu RPG Adventure Investigate ancient terrors in the heart of the Bridgewater Area during the 1920’s. Dare you enter the Hockomock?   Expedition: The Horror The first expansion for Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game. New mechanics, enemies and abilities inspired by Cthulhu!   Bret Kramer is teaming up with Paul of Cthulhu for a podcast – called Sentinel Hill. An occasional podcast from SHP and YSDC. Not replacing the presscast. Available to patreon backers of either of those accounts.   Ennie Winners – Best Cover Art – Call of Cthulhu Investigators Handbook = GOLD Best Interior Art – S. Petersen Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors = SILVER Best Cartography – Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen Pack = GOLD Best Production Values – Call of Cthulhu 7th ed slipcase set = GOLD Best Aid/Accessory – Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen Pack = GOLD Best RPG-related Product – Call of Cthulhu – The Colouring Book = GOLD Best Adversary/Monster – S. Petersen Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors = GOLD Best Adventure – Doors to Darkness = SILVER Best Supplement – Pulp Cthulhu = GOLD Fan Favourite Publisher – Chaosium = SILVER   Jon- Jon is running Yellow King for Skype of Cthulhu! Hypergraphia! Topic NecronomiCon! https://zombiequadrille.deviantart.com/gallery/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/DrVonDrachen http://www.magpiegames.com/category/bluebeards-bride/   Extra Life – Edwin “Thanks to you all, and many generous players, we raised $734 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during our four hours of chaos.”   Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum.]]>

Here it is! The epic live show from NecronomiCon Providence 2017! This is a never-before performed degenerate hybrid mashup Frankenpodcast about Call of Cthulhu and other weird horror gaming things. We are proud to have this be a co-production with the Good Friends of Jackson Elias! We have a live History Segment from Dr. Gerard on the topic of: Eclipse Monsters.   This episode’s main topic is: “What makes your game Lovecraftian?” Finding and drawing out the Lovecraft in: Setting and Era, Themes, Monsters,  and More generally, how do you bring the Lovecraft? We also have questions from the fantastic live audience. Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum.]]>

Campus Crier Our thoughts go out to Joe Pulver, who has had some health problems recently and won’t be able to attend NecronomiCon. There has been some pretty good news on that front, it’s not as serious as feared, but he’s still out of commish and he and his wife could use a boost if you’ve got something to donate to help while he’s in recovery. Katrin says “a huge huge thank you” to those in the community who have helped defray some of the medical bills. https://www.gofundme.com/2jk9g5w   The Shape of Water   Down Darker Trails Call of Cthulhu in the Old West!   Call of Cthulhu document wallet, handmade from real leather, equipped with multiple pockets and embossed with one of 3 designs.   Lovecraftian horror creeps into AMC’s The Ballad of Black Tom   Achtung! Cthulhu Living Campaign! https://www.modiphius.net/collections/achtung-cthulhu Yog-Sothoth article on the campaign   MUP Fundraiser! Thanks to everyone who has donated to the Con fund.  We have reached to nearly $800, and the scenario by Keeper Jon will be released once the final touches are complete. Here’s a preview of the scenario! Card Catalog And from the Graham Annex of the Orne Library, we have this wonderful resource for historic menus and recipes. http://www.theoldfoodie.com/ The translations of the menu from the Ceylon Dinner are particularly good. Topic We talk about our expectations of the con, and the panels that we’ll either be on or intent to attend. Murf mentions a poster by artist Nick Gucker that he wants to get. Behold, The Cats of Ulthar   Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum.]]>

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Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents a Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Scenario: The Derelict by Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, released by Chaosium for RPG Day 2016 Groenland Tropisch, Atlantic Ocean Thursday, July 20, 2008 Dramatis Personnae: Andrew as professional football player, Matthew "Dodge" Grantham Magnus as writer Charles "Mac" McQuinlan Mark as lawyer Daniel von Hollisander Pam as actor Ashley May Bethell Cory as the Keeper of Arcane Lore The investigators turtle into their base, but the more curious of our investigators try to find out more about the creature. The inevitable battle between man and horror reaches it's climax. “Evening of Chaos”, "Lamentation" and “Floating Cities” by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licences/by/3.0 ]]>

This episode, all four hosts are back to continue the expedition into Pulp Cthulhu, with a closer look at Pulp Talents. To help shed some light on Pulp gaming in general, we’re bringing in another ringer, Tyler Hudak (a.k.a Trevlix)! This episode was recorded on, July 24, 2017. Campus Crier Masks of Nyarlathotep update: By agreement with Chaosium and the MoNC creators, the PDF version has now been put on sale, and the profits from those sales will directly benefit Yog-Sothoth. The Companion is available directly (and exclusively) from Chaosium’s web site. UPDATE: The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane Press – the Kickstarter closed with a whopping 2,288 backers for a grand total of about $218,000. Other Hasturian RPGs already exist: YELLOW DAWN – The Age of Hastur by David J Rodger And there is a setting supplement for the Lamentations of the Flame Princess RPG Here’s a whole forum for lovers of Carcosa as a setting >> New Shoggoth minis for Feed the Shoggoth! are available! They come in four colors: Baleful Black, Putrid Purple, Blasphemous Bronze, and Grotesque Green! $10 each, or get all four for $30! For sale at www.feedtheshoggoth.com. The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft – an Audiobook from the HPLHS **Currently Only Available for Pre-Order. Release Date: August 20** For the first time ever, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an audio recording of all of Lovecraft’s stories. Old Ones Rising, an Unspeakable Oath collection, releases this August Arc Dream Publishing announced today that Old Ones Rising, a collection of issues 18–21 of Ennie Award-winning magazine The Unspeakable Oath, will hit shelves this August. This 280-page paperback (ISBN 978-1-940410-23-4) retails for $39.99 and will be available to the book trade from Ingram and Brodart, and to all major hobby distributors from Arc Dream’s partners at Studio 2 Publishing. Old Ones Rising includes full scenarios, extensively-researched feature articles, scenario seeds, campaign tools, reviews, Delta Green columns, and more. Abandon Ship will feature large, Lovecraftian sea monsters too In its mix of FTL and Sunless-Sea gameplay, Abandon Ship won’t just have you facing off against fellow ship captains, you’ll also have to ward of the tentacle’d grasp of sea monsters which look like they’ve been pulled right out of Lovecraft’s pages. News fresh from Darker Hue Studios! The digital version of HARLEM UNBOUND (digital) is upon us! After very successful Kickstarter earlier this year, Chris Spivey, the CEO of Darker Hue Studios, has announced that the digital version of HARLEM UNBOUND will be available this Friday, July 28 on Amazon, The Darker Hue website (www.darkerhuestudios.com) and RPGNOW! Don’t miss out on a dive into the rich mythos laden streets of the Harlem Renaissance, and explore Lovecraft in a whole new way. HARLEM UNBOUND is written for both the sanity shattering 7th edition Call of Cthulhu or the sleuthing powered Gumshoe OGL. Oats Studios – Amazing studio of short films by Neil Blomkamp on YouTube. One of the Masters of Horror has left us. RIP George Romero MUP Fundraiser! Thanks to everyone who chipped in. As of recording we are $200 away from the “release goal” the ransom. Once we reach that goal, a scenario by Keeper Jon will be released. We’ve seen a preview of the layout, and it looks amazing. Also, there are a few games on offer. Check out the fundraiser page to learn more. Here’s a preview of the scenario! Card Catalog A smattering of cool sites from the irrepressible Keeper Murph: Public Domain Review Atlas Obscura BibliOdessey Topic Pulp “Talents” in Pulp Cthulhu, and the meaning of “Pulp” gaming, other game systems. What is Pulp Horror-Adventure vs. Pulp Adventure? Lapham’s Quarterly http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/ Check out this photo of Tyler’s puzzle prop for his globe-spanning pulp campaign: Tyler also mentioned his involvement in the upcoming online convention, Virtuacon, which kicks off this October 6th.   Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum.]]>

In this episode, a skeleton crew of Dan and Chad start to pour through the Pulp Cthulhu book, piece by bare-knuckled, cliffhanger-loving piece. This episode was recorded on, July 10, 2017. Campus Crier ♞ Big YSDC news: It sold as a set! Paul’s CoC collection has in fact sold to a single buyer. And what’s better, it’s someone that Paul knows, so he knows it’s going to a good home. While we feel the loss of the treasured collection, this did end with the best possible outcome. Note: sold for “four figures.” Now comes the dimensional origami that comes with packing such a tremendous trove of items. ♞The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane Press is now as $157,590 pledged of $29,657 goal, with 10 days of this recording. (Check out a live update in the widget below.) KIYRPG on KARTAS Murf sent this cool find from Reddit – The Awakening – a challenging stand-alone investigation role-playing scenario loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu and set in a near future dystopia. The players assume the roles of law enforcement agents tasked to investigate the death of Thomas Angell, professor emeritus of computational linguistics. Soon they discover that the late professor was publishing a blog detailing sinister findings, a massive conspiracy hiding in plain sight and that nothing is as it seems. Here’s a Lovecraftian Monster from Xavier Gens’ ‘Cold Skin’! Cold Skin takes place on the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War I, a steam ship approaches a desolate island far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man, on his way to assume the lonely post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the world. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is forest, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. And then the night begins to fall… Call Of Cthulhu From Cyanide Studios may eventually get VR support. Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios has put the call out for diverse creatives. ENnie Voting is Open! Call of Cthulhu and related items are all over the place this year! Best Adventure – Doors to Darkness Best Aid/Accessory – Call of Cthulhu – Keeper’s Screen Pack Best Art, Cover – Call of Cthulhu – Investigator Handbook Best Art, Interior – S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors Best Cartography – Call of Cthulhu – Keeper’s Screen Pack Best Monster/Adversary – S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors Best Production Values – Call of Cthulhu – 7th Edition Slipcase Set Best RPG Related Product – Call of Cthulhu: The Coloring Book Best Supplement – Pulp Cthulhu Best Electronic Book: The Things We Leave Behind from Stygian Fox Product of the Year: Doors to Darkness ENnies Voting takes place from July 11 – July 21. Here is the voting page: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2017 MUP Fundraiser! We’re doing a little fundraising of our own to help with the NecronomiCon expenses. This will be exciting things like food, hotel, cab fares, etc. We set a goal of $700, with a ransom model of we’ll release a scenario written by our own Keeper Jon to the public when we reach that mark. There is a graphic on the website that shows the progress of the donations as they come in. Every dollar counts, and if you don’t want to use the levels I have set in the post on the topic, then using the PayPal button on our home page will also count to the goal. To those who have already donated, thank you all so much. It was amazing that literally minutes after posing the page, we had a donation other than us testing it to make sure it was working. >>Read More About the Fundraiser<< Card Catalog From the irrepressible Graham, two YouTube Channels for the Cardfile: Hi, I have located two YouTube channels devoted to public domain (I think) movies. Including examples of silent films from the classic era. The first is called The Video Cellar, the second is called Pizza Flix. The films could either be used as props, or they can be watched and dismantled for plot ideas or NPCs. – Graham Topic Archetypes in Pulp Cthulhu! Here’s an interesting review of Pulp Cthulhu by Kurt Wiegel on Game Geeks. Dan brings up Forbidden Kingdoms for D20 Modern. The Phantom Creeps! https://youtu.be/ndqPS5ULNmM]]>

As part of our NecronomiCon fundraiser, Oscar Rios is generously offering to run two online games for donors. For the price of $100, Oscar will run a 3-hour online demo of Cthulhu Invictus for up to a total of 4 players. This reward comes with one completely original pre-gen Invictus investigator for a team member. Only one such game is available. The 3-Hour Demo has been sold! Thank you so much for the support! For $250, he will run an original never-before played Cthulhu Invictus adventure set anywhere in the Roman Empire the donor chooses. The game session will last 4 hours. This game is also for a team of 4 players, and all will be provided with pre-gens. The donor will also get a preview draft of the “Tour of the Empire” chapter in the unreleased Cthulhu Invictus book to help them pick the province where they want the adventure set. Only one game at this level is available. These funds will also add to the total to meet the goal to release Jon’s scenario. The number selector above the checkout button is disabled. It will only select 1 regardless of the number in it. [purchase_link id=”5560″ text=”Add to Your Cart” style=”button” color=”green”]   Our own lovely Keeper Jon is also offering up online games! For $50 he will run a one-on-one online Age of Cthulhu game with the buyer. He has several one-on-one adventures that he has written, and the buyer can choose any one of them to play with the author. Buyers can choose from any one of these Age of Cthulhu One-vs-One adventures: Pickpocket – It’s the end of a long day, and as you thread your way through the heard of work-weary people, you feel a tug on your pocket. Quickly, you check, and your wallet has been lifted. You look up, and your eyes lock with a kid whose about to duck into a nearby alley. Thief! In this adventure, you meet a young man desperate to stay alive on the streets as he looks for his missing brother. Do you have the courage to help him? Picture in a Silver Frame – It’s been another difficult day. Your frail uncle desperately clings to life as his weakened body continues to break down. In one of his few moments of clarity, he’s asked you to clean out some of his belongings from his attic. As you do so, you come across a remarkable silver frame, and an old photograph that you’ve never seen before. You’re taken aback. The ancient photo in this beautiful frame is of you, full of life and vigor, as you are now! You’re standing in front of a home you’ve never seen before. What is this? Where did this picture come from, and what can it mean? In this adventure, you’ll question the flow of time as you seek to discover the secret of the silver frame. The Silent Clowder – Something strange is going on over at your neighbors house. Night after night, his yard hosts more and more cats. They’d be a damn nuisance if they were screaming all night, but not a single cat is making a sound. They just sit and stare at the house. What could they be doing? And come to think about it, it’s been a while since you’ve seen your neighbor. In this adventure, you discover how far you’d go for your neighbor. Suicide in the Stacks – It’s a fine day to browse through the library. It’s right as you round the corner into the next isle in the stacks when you find her. A beautiful young woman has taken her own life! You stand in horror as the last of her life ebbs from her open wrists. In this adventure, you seek to discover why this woman committed suicide. It is a dark day, and there is little hope of light returning anytime soon. And, depending on when Jon finishes writing it, you could be the first to play test a brand new Age of Cthulhu One-vs-One adventure titled The Smothering Black. The Smothering Black – You are recovering well after a car accident three months ago. It was pretty bad for a while, you were in a coma for three days, but you’ve pulled through and are on the mend. Unfortunately, your close friend just lost her father, and you have come to his visitation to pay your respects and give your friend, Dorothy, your condolences. As you approach the coffin, you look inside, and Dorothy’s father lays in repose, but his flesh seems to be covered in some kind of black stain. Every inch of his flesh and hair is covered in this stain; the black is so absolute, that you have a difficult time seeing the details of his features. What is it, and is this what killed him? In this adventure, you seek to discover the secret of the deadly “black” before it can kill again.  There is no limit to how many of these are available, so if you want to sample every one of Jon’s One-on-One Call of Cthulhu scenarios, then you can buy this multiple times! We asked Jon if he wasn’t sure he wanted a cap, and his response was “I double dog dare the public to buy ’em.“ You heard the man… Are you gonna back down from that? [purchase_link id=”5562″ text=”Add to Your Cart” style=”button” color=”green”] ]]>