Lightless Beacons – Details, episodes & analysis

This Halloween, a brand new Call of Cthulhu Actual Play podcast sets sail. Join us to hear both classic and brand new scenarios, explorations of Lovecraftian tales, and panel discussions with scenario deep-dives. Lightless Beacons is immersive and evocative with music, sound effects and a stunning cast. 

Lightless Beacons will be coming ashore on all your favourite podcasting platforms on 31st October. We invite you to join our brand new Discord server, which will emerge from the fog in a week’s time.

Trailer edited, mixed and mastered by Jayson

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons 

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow seekers of forbidden knowledge.

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeacons

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

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It’s Halloween night, 1986, in a peachy American suburb. A young group of gamers had an amazing evening planned, until their stuff was stolen by local bully Roger. They have a chance to get it back, but only if they spend the night in the Old Barnaker House.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220315/the-dare

Cast:

Jayson as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Heather as Joey ‘JD’ Delafano

Jae as Jay Thurston

Knoxicles as Sherwood Kent

Lydia as Joelene Bachman

Episode edited, mixed and mastered by james

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons 

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow seekers of forbidden knowledge.

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeacons 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

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Exploring the house further, the group starts to uncover remnants of the previous owner. JD is spooked by a strange phone call, and Sherwood inadvertently causes havoc in the living room.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220315/the-dare

Cast:

Jayson as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Heather as Joey ‘JD’ Delafano

Jae as Jay Thurston

Knoxicles as Sherwood Kent

Lydia as Joelene Bachman

Episode edited, mixed and mastered by james

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons 

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow seekers of forbidden knowledge. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeacons 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jayson sits down with Aurora Blue author Bridgett Jeffries to talk playing and running black stories in a predominantly white community, in this exclusive interview.

Purchase Aurora Blue and the No Time To Scream scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-no-time-to-scream-hardcover/

Purchase Harlem Unbound by Chris Spivey here, available in PDF and hard copy: https://www.chaosium.com/harlem-unbound-2nd-edition-hardcover/ 

Heinrich Moore’s video “HDM Presents: Playtesting Aurora Blue (or How to Be Uncomfortable in a Good Way)”, mentioned in the interview, can be found here: https://youtu.be/KvxKryRqEcs?si=_5VYEzY99OvqIyCQ 

Check out Bridgett’s TTRPG company, Symphony Entertainment: https://www.symphonyentertainment.com/  

Join their Discord: https://discord.gg/cUvFgPAKAn

Subscribe to their Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SymphonyEntertainment/ 

Edited by Lydia 

Mixed and mastered by Jayson

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi and gain access to a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deep within the Chugach Mountains, the raid on the Beaker family ranch continues on. Their time running out, our agents face horrors from both within and without. All the while, the Aurora Borealis looms overhead, casting those down below into a steep spiral of insignificance.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the No Time To Scream scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-no-time-to-scream-hardcover/

Cast:

Guest-starring Bridgett Jeffries as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Jayson as Booker Reese

Heather as Virginia Wright

Jae as Titus Freeman

Lydia as Ahna Hollows

Episode edited by Jayson and Lydia, mixed and mastered by Jayson

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi and gain access to a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The group advances upstairs to find Roger, all the while feeling more oppressed by the nature of the house. A terrifying sight pushes some of them over the edge of their sanity, and escaping the house proves futile.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220315/the-dare

Cast:

Jayson as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Heather as Joey ‘JD’ Delafano

Jae as Jay Thurston

Knoxicles as Sherwood Kent

Lydia as Joelene Bachman

Episode edited, mixed and mastered by james

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons 

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow seekers of forbidden knowledge.

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeacons 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is the Winter Solstice, 1932. Four Bureau of Prohibition agents set out to an isolated Alaskan ranch, suspected of manufacturing and supplying the newest bathtub gin on the market: Aurora Blue. Their job is to raid the property, detain all suspects and acquire all evidence, before their white mainland US counterparts swoop in and take all the credit for themselves. 

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the No Time To Scream scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-no-time-to-scream-hardcover/

Cast:

Guest-starring Bridgett Jeffries as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Jayson as Booker Reese

Heather as Virginia Wright

Jae as Titus Freeman

Lydia as Ahna Hollows

Episode edited by Jayson and Lydia, mixed and mastered by Jayson

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi and gain access to a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

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In our final episode of the season, a series of gruesome discoveries in Madame de Tisson’s apartment show Theo how high the stakes have become. The truth behind the Mask of Desire is finally laid bare. Meanwhile, Lucas struggles between love and ambition, and Anna waits for the biggest audition of her career.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive?, published by Chaosium. https://www.chaosium.com/does-love-forgive-pdf/

Cast:

Lydia as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Jayson as Theodore Mathews

Episode edited by Lydia 

Episode mixed and mastered by Jayson

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi to receive a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

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Visiting a Chinese-owned bookshop in search of someone to translate the mysterious notes, Theo runs into his new acquaintance Professor Kiryl Nienart. International threats and a dark conspiracy threaten to cast a shadow over them both.

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive?, published by Chaosium. https://www.chaosium.com/does-love-forgive-pdf/

Cast:

Lydia as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Jayson as Theodore Mathews

Episode edited by Lydia 

Episode mixed and mastered by Jayson

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi to receive a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

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The morning after Madame de Tisson’s party, Theo finds himself alone in the flat, but his hangover is interrupted by a succession of visitors. Opening a parcel meant for Lucas, he finds an intriguing artefact and an ominous note. 

Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive?, published by Chaosium. https://www.chaosium.com/does-love-forgive-pdf/

Cast:

Lydia as your Keeper of Arcane Lore

Jayson as Theodore Mathews

Episode edited by Lydia 

Episode mixed and mastered by Jayson

Opening theme featuring the voice talent of Matt Crouch

All Lightless Beacons artwork by Jae Jeremiah-Goulding

As with all our Call of Cthulhu actual plays, this episode contains adult themes and content that some listeners may find distressing. 

Immersive and evocative with music, sound effects, and a stunning cast, Lightless Beacons is an Actual Play podcast featuring the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG. Along with actual plays (live plays) of both classic and brand new Call of Cthulhu scenarios, we also feature regular panel discussions.

Support us on Ko-fi to receive a treasure trove of exclusive content: https://ko-fi.com/lightlessbeacons

Join our free Discord server where you can connect with horror TTRPG fans, meet our cast and crew, and discuss the podcast with your fellow cultists. 

https://discord.gg/tqH952zwSF 

Follow us on our socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lightlessbeaconspodcast 

Instagram @lightlessbeacons

Bluesky @lightlessbeacons.bsky.social

Mastodon @lightlessbeacons@dice.camp

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.