This episode Keepers Dave and Bridgett continue our 5-part series where we travel on a Miskatonic Country Roadtrip!

Next stop? Arkham!

Patreon Plug & Update

We have new and updated Patreon tiers and benefits. If you would like to support the podcast and engage with other backers, please consider backing. 

So yes – please back us on Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you to everyone who has updated their levels and is engaging with our new tiers. We’re so thankful for all of you. Who we regularly see on…

The Discord Plug

Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Gene for editing this episode.

Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out

Oh man! The adventures of J Zahler on our pet pics Discord channel began with trying to coax a few feral neighborhood cats to eat food from his porch stoop, to him raising kittens! Check out the show notes to see these little babies as they begin to open their eyes!

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Welcome to the second stop on our Miskatonic Country Roadtrip– Arkham! This series on Miskatonic Country is focused on finding new and interesting ways to make the part-fiction, part-fact region more gameable and fun, for Keepers new and veteran! 

This episode Keeper Dave and guest host Bret Kramer begin our 5-part series where we travel on a Miskatonic Country Roadtrip!

First stop? Kingsport! 

Patreon Plug & Update

We have new and updated Patreon tiers and benefits. If you would like to support the podcast and engage with other backers, please consider backing. 

So yes – please back us on Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you to everyone who has updated their levels and is engaging with our new tiers. We’re so thankful for all of you. Who we regularly see on…

The Discord Plug

Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Equinox for editing this episode.

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Welcome to the first stop on our Miskatonic Country Roadtrip– Kingsport! This series on Miskatonic Country is focused on finding new and interesting ways to make the part-fiction, part-fact region more gameable and fun, for Keepers new and veteran! 

And thank you to our Tour Guide, Bret Kramer, for taking us to Kingsport.

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett are joined by Lauren Bryant-Monk and Kienna Shaw, curators of the TTRPG Safety Toolkit! We discuss safety tools– what they are, what they aren’t, how to use them, and how to protect and elevate your gaming experiences!

Patreon Plug & Update

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

The Discord Plug

Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Equinox for editing this episode. 

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Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players. 

Tonight is session five “How to Use Safety Tools.”

Additional links!

https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/

https://kiennas.com/

https://www.starvingsoubrette.com/

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Today the MUP Keepers talk with Andrew Gaska, lead writer on the Alien and Terminator RPG!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on May 27, 2021.

There is a new Kickstarter for a very cool OSR sourcebook called the Knock, issue 2. It’s 224 pages of old school art, rules, tables, classes, maps, and just a whole smorgasbord of OSR RPG goodness. It’s very well funded as of today, and still has 28 days left, so you want to pick this up if you’re into old school role-playing. 

Miskatonic Repository Con will be returning this year. Watch their Facebook for announcements on dates, panels, guests, sign-ups, and lots more on their Facebook page! This convention premiered last year and focuses on creator made content for the M.R. So if you’re a creator, or looking to be a creator, or are just interested in some great Call of Cthulhu, definitely follow their page. As one of the organizers, ping Keeper Bridgett on Discord or Facebook and she’ll be happy to answer any questions! 

The Good Friends of Jackson Elias have announced the dates for their next online convention, “A Weekend With Good Friends.” The con will be August 20-22 with GM Signups July 31 to August 5th; Player Signups are from August 6th to the 13th. You can find more details on their Discord server! 

Free League released the long-awaited pdf for the Colonial Marines Operations Manual. You can pre-order the book and get the PDF now, though the PDF is not available for stand-alone purchase at this time.

Our own former host and both Friends of the show Jon Hook and Seth Skorkowsky have a new podcast, Modern Mythos, with three episodes already available! I’m not sure what their release schedule will be moving forward, but definitely go check them out. We have a link, as always, in the show notes.

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pic fans. A special shout out to the master of cute jowls, the bloodhound Ernest! 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Max for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Two new backers!

James Winfield

Zachery Bir

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

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Interview with Andrew Gaska.

Andrew Gaska has been a freelance franchise consultant to 20th Century Fox for the past three years, writing series reference bibles, maintaining continuity, streamlining in-universe canon, and creating detailed timelines for the legacy franchises Alien, Predator, and Planet of the Apes. He served as a visual consultant to Rockstar Games for seventeen years on the Grand Theft Auto series, Red Dead Revolver, and all other releases.

He also has extensive graphic novel and creative consulting credits. Aaaand he is the lead writer for the upcoming Terminator RPG and, of course, the Alien RPG and all of its scenarios and sourcebooks. And Yesterday was Andrew’s birthday!

Blog: https://roguereviewer.wordpress.com/

Licensing Expo in Las Vegas

Alien RPG by Free League Facebook Group

We want to hear from you!

By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com

By Twitter: @MU_Podcast

Discord server invite link https://discord.gg/up4hRX

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This Episode Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sit down with fellow podcaster and all around rockstar, Becca Scott, to discuss Call of Cthulhu, The Calyx, working as an actress in Los Angeles, GM Burnout, and more!

NO Campus Crier

With an episode this energetic and thoughtful, the Keepers have decided to skip the Campus Crier! Stay tuned next episode for the next Campus Crier.

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pic fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Edwin for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks so much for backing the show!!

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Interview with Becca Scott!

Tonight we have a special guest, a woman that hardly needs an introduction. She is an actor, a podcaster, she was Sophie Gray in South Park… but most importantly for us, she is the Producer and sometimes GM of The Calyx Call of Cthulhu live play from Good Time Society on Youtube. It’s Becca Scott! Welcome Becca!

Good Times Society on Twitter and YouTube Good Time Society

The Calyx – Call of Cthulhu RPG Anthology Series on You Tube

All of her links here: @goodtimesociety 

We want to hear from you!

By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com

By Twitter: @MU_Podcast

Discord server invite link https://discord.gg/up4hRX

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This Episode Keepers Bridgett, Murph and Dave sit down with friend of the show and fellow podcaster Paul Baldowski to discuss The Dee Sanction and Cthulhu Hack.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on May 10, 2021.

Deadline reports that handsome master of flies and chaos theory Jeff Goldblum will be joining the D&D podcast Dark Dice. Why can’t we get him as our fourth host?

Friends of the show Dean Englehart and Jo Kreil’s Apocthulhu book, featuring a great scenario by other friend of the show Chad Bowser, have released Chad’s scenario Amber Waves on Roll20 for a pittance! A pittance I say! $4.99 for the entire scenario, including all the text, background, maps, and pre-gens. Really this is a steal. Fellow gamer Adam has run this a few times and it’s a fantastic world that could easily move beyond just this scenario, and this price is a steal for it. 

Gosh, there was something else that happened in the world of Call of Cthulhu gaming this last week… What was it… oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The Discord Plug

Dave – We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you backers! We have three new Backers we need to mention!

• I am Tigers – which is possibly the best Patreon handle ever
• Dj Shadow Penguin
• Keeper Doc

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks so much for backing the show!!

Main Topic

Interview with Paul Baldowski, author of The Dee Sanction and The Cthulhu Hack

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Campus Crier

First things first. You might think that we have two guests on the show, but you would be mistaken! Bridgett Jefferies has agreed to co-host MUP with us on a trial basis to see how she likes it! So let’s give her a heart welcome!

New Comet Games has released their latest Kickstarter, Corsairs of Cthulhu! It’s pirates versus tentacles on the high seas! As of the time of recording they have completely funded with more than 28 days left on the campaign. So to Ben Burns and the crew over at New Comet Games. Congratulations! 

Friend of the show and all around brilliant artist Pat Long, aka SpiderQueenLong as she’s known on our Discord server, is one of the creative people behind “ChangedStars a Feminist Scifi roleplaying game set in a more hopeful future with some serious hurdles still ahead.”  The Kickstarter went live, or will go live, on the 27th of April. If you haven’t seen Pat’s amazing inked art then you are in for a treat, it bleeds classic sci-fi. You can pick up a PDF of the game for $15 and $40 will get you a hardback. As always we have links and in this instance, art in the show notes.

The Shadow of Cthulhu is an art Kickstarter that is from Bryan Fyffe, an all around amazing artist, that is a friend of Former Keeper Jon 😉 and is a Disney artist. His campaign has a plethora of small and large art pieces of varying medium, from paper, to sculpture, to framed prints. The campaign has already been funded.

Another Kickstarter that has already funded but that you might be interested in is The Bleakness. Billed as an “… uniquely immersive horror experience. Players assume the role of pilgrims, struggling to survive on an ancient road fraught with danger and mysteries. The Bleakness is a system, campaign setting, and detailed adventure arc bound in one text [with] gritty survival mechanics and the threat of the unknown [to] create a high-tension game like no other.

There is still 1 day left on the Academies of the Arcane Troika! Kickstarter from Melsonian Arts Council. The book “is a comprehensive toolkit—it will work as well with any game where you might need magical schools, students possessing horrifying cosmic powers, and manipulative and petty faculty members.” I’ve backed this, because Troika!, and I think it might be an interesting drop-in to combine with the PowerWord zine that should be coming soon and some of the other little indie rpgs that I have, like Dee Sanction.

Cthulhu in the Deep South is a shifting POV historical fiction podcast series that starts in the Antebellum South and continues through the Civil War and into  Reconstruction. They’ve just launched Book 5 which is about a carpetbagger getting mixed up in some cosmic horror. Our own Keeper Murph will be a guest on their interview feed on the 1st, but no idea when that will actually drop as of this recording, since it is in the future, but we are in the past. Timeslip problems…

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you backers!

We have two new Backers that we need to mention!

Arjen Poutsma

Al Smith! Al is a phenomenal person and an incredible GM. He’s in a bunch of horror communities and runs games often. So, if you see him running games, you won’t be disappointed to sit at his table.  

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks so much for backing the show!!

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Running Long Campaigns and podcasting

Diversity and Belonging at the RPG table and podcast

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on April 12, 2021. 

Chaosium has just re-released two of their most famous campaigns in brand new hard covers. Beyond the Mountains of Madness and Horror on the Orient Express are both now available from the Chaosium website. Both campaigns have a new layout in the easier to read two-column format, but have not been updated to 7th Ed. rules. We have links as always in the show notes.

https://www.chaosium.com/beyond-the-mountains-of-madness-hardcover/

https://www.chaosium.com/horror-on-the-orient-express-2-volume-set/

Dune the RPG is available for pre-order

https://www.modiphius.net/pages/discover-dune-roleplaying-game

1d4 Con is a one day virtual con for charity

https://1d4con.com/

https://tabletop.events/conventions/1d4con-2021-one-day-virtual-event/schedule#?query=

Card Catalog

This episode we have a card catalog that goes along with Keeper Dave’s imminent running of Bookhounds of San Francisco nee London, from Ibis on the Discord channel. It is an article about a gang of “acrobatic book thieves” that pulled off a series of daring heists, and how they were eventually captured by law enforcement officials from across Europe. 

The parallels between this and any Tome-driven scenario, such as Bookhounds, is easy to see.

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you backers!

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks so much for backing the show!!

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1. Bridgett and Carousel of Fears
2. Gnome Stew article
3. Symphony Entertainment

https://www.symphonyentertainment.com/

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on March 25th, 2021. 

 Modophius has rereleased Achtung! Cthulhu using their own in house 2d20 system. You can pick up the Player’s Guide for 30 pounds, and the Game Master’s Guide for 40 at their website.

Free League has released the fifth title in their Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns campaign called Alberetor: The Haunted Waste and will send players far to the south of Davokar and into the Lost Kingdoms of the South. You can preorder it from their website for $43, and as always we have links in the show notes.

Monte Cook has a new thing, and it’s… pretty fucking cool. The Darkest House is something totally different for online play. I’ve downloaded the demo and it’s… I’m not saying it’s a game changer, but it’s trying.

Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Edwin for editing this episode.

Patreon

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

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This episode we decided to do another Bestiary, but at the behest of our guest, that we will meet momentarily, we decided to imagine a beast pulled from the works of Hieronymus Bosch! 

So after a year and a half we finally found him living in a cave made of scrolls from Babylon and Ancient Greece nestled in the bowels of the History Department’s archives, Please welcome Dr. Gerard.

HyperLab Omni – www.hyperlabomni.com

http://nathanmoody.bandcamp.com

Chad — Tree Man with Boat Shoes, from the Hell panel of the triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Murph — For my beast I choose the female bird demon from the Hell side of The Garden of Earthly Delights, specifically the blue little bugger sitting on the high privy chair eating people, and shitting out their souls in the pit of Hell.

Dave — Tondal’s Vision has everything… everything. But I want to talk about the round guy with the trumpet nose… and the doll with the empty eyes and coins coming out of it?

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave talk about the future of the podcast, and answer some remaining questions from listeners from episode 220.

Campus Crier

Some Chaosium titles have been shortlisted for the 2020 Prix Rôliste Prize! Runequest has been nominated for Best Interior Art & Design and Berlin The Wicked City has been nominated for Best Cover Art! Congratulations to Chaosium! You can find out how to vote in this the French equivalent of the ENNies from the link in the show notes.

Fresh news from Free League! Alien and Forbidden Lands are now available over on The Foundry VTT! So if that is your virtual tabletop of choice you can make use of it.

In case you are not on the Discord, you might have missed a neat little video clip of a rouge-like video game I posted called Worship. Well it’s now on Kickstarter! 

Here’s something you don’t see every day. SF/Fantasy RPG set in a world where the Americas were never colonized. It’s called Coyote and Crow and you should back it now. 

Another really interesting KS coming out now is Remarkable Cults and Their Followers, a system-neutral source for GM’s to add in cults and nefarious groups to your fantasy games.

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

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More questions from last episode…

How does Murph think his War and Peace revisit might somehow inform his gaming?

When will we get the French Murph episode?

Where’s my Alien episode?

Is it easy or difficult to reach out to bring in potential guests for the show?

Where do you see the show going moving forward? We are searching for a new host… or two!

And please help us in figuring out what new backer rewards we should start offering for the show! 

This episode Murph and Dave bid farewell to Keeper Jon, who is leaving the podcast after nine years.

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

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In preparing for Jon’s final episode, the hosts reached out and asked Discord listeners for questions in an Ask Us Anything. We covered the following questions with more to follow next episode…

If you could worship any Great Old One, which would it be?

With all of the flavors of Lovecraftian gaming out there, is there a type of game or corner of the HPL universe that would make for innovative/ must play gaming?

If you would receive a salary for a year and a reasonable budget for support (e.g. art, layout, tech support, audio equipment),  what gaming-related project would you work on for a year?

What are you curious about right now?

What is something that is true about gaming that almost no one agrees with you on?

There have been some cool releases in the past few years based on settings established in other media.  What are some other IPs that are ripe for a ttrpg adaptation?

What episode(s) of MUP are you the most proud of?

We wish Jon the greatest of luck and success in his next adventures. Goodbye and goodnight Jon!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, the gang is back together as Keepers Murph, Jon and Dave dissect and analyze a few scenarios that are currently available for purchase, Amidst the Ancient Trees, The Code, and Saturnine Chalice!

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on February 11th, 2021.

The Japanese really like Call of Cthulhu!. In an article on Dicebreaker, Chaosium announced that the Japanese language version out-sells every other language of Call of Cthulhu… COMBINED.

Kickstarter’s ZineQuest 3, has gotten officially underway. For those of you who don’t know what Zinequest is, every February for the past three years Indie RPG creators have been funding, and creating, small zines in the month of February.  

Wizards of the Coast has settled another lawsuit, this time against Gale Force9, the miniatures manufacturer. The partnership between the companies will continue.

Keeper Jon’s Announcement

Keepers Jon has decided to step away from the show. The next episode will be his last. Please join our Discord to wish him well in his future endeavors.

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

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Keeper Dave’s topic: Amidst the Ancient Trees by Matthew Sanderson and Mike Mason

• Available in the 7ed Keeper’s Handbook
• Good Stuff
  • Glaaki and cultists in the remote mountains of Vermont = LOVE IT
  • Want to update for a modern setting, great opportunity for FBI/Marshall/BATF tracking down kidnapper… Or remove the kidnapper element and turn it into a decades-old AWOL search that goes south when the feds run afoul of anti-gov preppers
  • Has the potential to be a really sharp and tight 4-6 hour chase , open with the gun fight with the preppers?  
  • Love the dreams that show up early and then become real when the party reaches the lake
• Needs Improvement
  • Lots of actors, too many groups: cultists, artists, kidnappers, surveyors
    • Just the vets and the artist colony, maybe preppers
    • Keep the dreams and the jewel that the cultists have nearly removed
  • Update Civil War vets to Vietnam war, hiding out and slowly recruiting artists to help them uncover Glaaki’s gem
  • Update digging at lake to former artist colony just like in Campbell’s story, abandoned houses by the lake
  • The extended chase is fundamentally a railroad and has inherent structural challenges – we could discuss on a whole episode
• The Final Word
  • Lots of great potential, especially for one of my favorite GOO
  • Include the Tomb Herd so the woods become this super creepy and recursive time loop
  • I want to update for today, I love Glaaki by the lake, and I love the opportunity to update the Inhabitant by the Lake
  • Plan to turn this into a con game that I can run over and over

Keeper Jon’s topic: The Code, by Chris Lackey and Lynn Hardy

• This is a fantastic scenario that allows for lots of roleplaying as the house is explored
• It includes elements that can promote (unnecessary) player-versus-player conflicts
• It has a great red herring villain in the time-traveling bug people
• Keeper Jon encourages Keepers to add a Hound of Tindalos into the scenario… it doesn’t even have to attack anyone… just having it walk through a hallway will freak players out
• In all likelyhood, the players will want to try to use the time-traveling suit, which is the central item in this scenario… but without an accompanying spell from Yog-Sothoth, you can’t control the suit. Keeper Jon always kills every player that puts on the suit since it either launches them to the infinite end or beginning of time… and thus erases them from history

Keeper Murph’s topic: Saturnine Chalice by Matthew Sanderson

• From the Dead Light and Other Dark Turns book from Chaosium.
• Make Veronica’s journal with the words fairly easy to find, then
• add in more marked items that can be mistakenly seen as part of the glyph. This should force them to either try multiples or make them solve the puzzles on several to make sure they get it.
• Remember that the 4 correct items are all of lead, so make sure that you mention that it is lead when they find it, perhaps the false ones are of wood, silver, gold, etc.
• You may even add in some extra squares of paper that have been filled out, and are floating around the house, not literally, as a red herring.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave welcome Ian Yusem to talk about his new Kickstarter for Zine Quest… The Drain!

Please keep Keeper Murph in your thoughts as he and his family continues to struggle with his father’s advancing cancer diagnosis.

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 28th, 2021.

Delta Green: Black Sites collects Delta Green operations that were previously published only in PDF or in standalone paperback modules. They lock bystanders and Agents alike in unlit rooms with the cosmic terrors of the unnatural. Unwanted survivors rise from death or slumber into the nightmarish life of humanity. The Black Sites hardcover is available for preorder, and will ship in February.

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are officially returning to the Dragonlance franchise. Weis recently announced that she and her writing partner, Hickman, will be writing a new trilogy set to follow their classic fantasy novels with Del Rey Books, with the first installment to tentatively hit stores late 2021.

Murph saw on Reddit that painter Francois Baranger, who’s been illustrating the Lovecraft books being published by Free League Press, is currently finishing a secret project related to “The Call of Cthulhu,” (by which we assume the story, not the roleplaying game), and then he’ll be working on The Dunwich Horror which should be released in 2022. 

DEATH IN SPACE is an upcoming science-fiction tabletop roleplaying game, where players take the roles of explorers and laborers looking for their next big score. Inspired by the gritty science fiction of films like Prospect and Outland, Death in Space takes you to a Universe where technology is rusty and broken and society is harsh and desperate. And although there is something lurking out there, man is still the greatest enemy. In terms of rules, the main influences are the rules-light games of the indie and OSR scene.

Chaosium welcomed two new employees, Simeon Cogswell and Matt Ryan. Simeon will be their in-house layout artist and graphic designer, and Matt will be their in-house cartographer. Congratulations to them both! 

Blue Fox Comics, a UK based comic book publisher, recently published The Mountains of Madness, a graphic novel that is a sequel to Lovecraft’s story, At the Mountains of Madness. 

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

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Download and listen to Ian Yusem describe his zero-level adventure for the Mothership RPG called The Drain. It is part of the ZineQuest event on Kickstarter.

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss how our playthroughs of A Lonely Thread, from Chaosium’s No Time to Scream! This is the fourth episode in our GM Like a Pro curriculum. It is also the follow up from previous episode, 310, so if for some reason you missed 310, definitely go listen to that first.

Patreon Plug & Update

Our new Patreon tiers. That’s right – we rolled out updates on October 1st. New perks, new opportunities, and new ways to celebrate MUP and get involved. 

Our very first quarterly MUP Backer Hang for Thursday, December 12th from 8-9 pm ET. We’ll be on discord, it’ll be AMA style, there will be jokes, and lots and lots of shade.

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

The Discord Plug

Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Ben for editing this episode. 

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Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering, and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players. 

Tonight is session four “How to Prep One-Shots Like a Pro – Part 2,” How the Prep was Won.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave dissect and analyze to classic scenarios, The Auction and The Pale God!

Also, please keep Keeper Murph in your thoughts as he and his family continues to struggle with his father’s advancing cancer diagnosis.

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 16th, 2021.

The Vaesen RPG Launched Today on Fantasy Grounds & Steam. If you play RPGs on FG and want to play Vaesen, then you are set.

The Malleus Monstrorum Keeper Deck is a collection of 66 monster cards that enhance your Call of Cthulhu gaming experience, and is now on sale on the Chaosium site for $14.99. Now you can have all those tasty monster goodies right at your fingertips.

World of Darkness and D&D RPG writer and designer Jackie Cassada dies of COVID-19. Jackie was a big contributor to the WoD line, as well as to the Ravenloft setting for D&D. She died in December but her partner is still suffering from complications to COVID-19 and there is a Go Fund Me page to help with her medical bills. 

New trailer for a new Lovecraftian horror movie Sacrifice is out and it looks pretty crazy and weird and horrible. And Barbara Crampton! Sacrifice is set to hit select theaters on February 5 and will be followed by a VOD release on February 9 and Blu-ray debut on February 23.

A new Kickstarter for Svalbard by Two Starving Gnolls — Kickstarter  is out and it looks very cool. A roguelike scenario that’s got time travel and Azathoth and respawning, oh my! There is also Mythos Monsters: 40+ Lovecraftian horrors for DnD 5E by Legendary Games which is doing gangbusters on KS.

There are TWO, count them ONE TWO Mork Borg Kickstarters now! MÖRK BORG CULT: HERETIC by Johan Nohr and Corpsewake Cove for Mörk Borg by Ember + Ash — Kickstarter.

Chaosium just announced today on Facebook a second printing of Horror on the Orient Express is coming soon! It will be two hardcover books, plus a fold-out poster-sized map. It will be a print-on-demand product. It’s not yet known if the books are going to be updated for 7th Edition, (but we think it will be), and the release date was not given yet, other than to say, “Soon.”

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Main Topic

Keepers Jon and Dave discuss a couple of classic Call of Cthulhu scenarios, and how to run them for a 7th Edition audience.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave discuss their game resolutions for the new year!

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 2nd, 2021.

Free League has announced and put up for preorder the first campaign frame book for Alien… Alien RPG: Colonial Marines Operations Manual. 

The Good Friends are holding another online gaming convention: A Weekend with Good Friends: January 14-18. I ran and played in the last one and it was great. This episode will air on the last day for player signups, so if it’s still Monday, Jan 11, you still have time. Also they have pick up games and just a bunch of great people hanging out. 

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

MUP Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

MUP Patreon

To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Main Topic

Keepers Jon and Dave talk about their gaming resolutions for 2021. Download the episode and give it a listen!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

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We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave speak with the talented and always enjoyable Julian Simpson, writer and director o BBC Radio4’s Shadow Over Innsmouth!

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on December 19th, 2020. 

In your living room, no one can hear you screaming for joy. A new TV series set in the ALIEN universe is being developed for FX and Hulu by Fargo creator, Noah Hawley. 

The funding campaign continues for the Lovecraft Arts & Science center. If you are a fan of this community, please consider donating or purchasing something from their online store. Every little bit helps. 

Jon discovered a fan made online comic book, Batman: Eldritch. As the name implies, it blends Batman and the Cthulhu Mythos. It’s a fairly short read. The story’s not bad and the art is pretty cool looking. Very evocative for the subject matter. Check it out. 

The Malleus Monstrorum hardcover two-volume slipcase is now available from the Chaosium website! This is a beast, (pun intended)! Chaosium also released a short YouTube video that displays the new slipcase edition of this immense bestiary. 

It looks like a production company, Full Moon, is looking to create a television series called Miskatonic U which will center around the university and the town of Arkham, Massachusetts. According to a Screen Rant article, it will be structured like the Stephen King series, Castle Rock. So far, there’s no indication on when this series would launch or who would be carrying it. 

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

In addition to games and game books, Noble Knight Games also has a wide range of dice, paints, and game supplies. They’ve got Army Painter primer, Citadel paints, dice, token trays, and tons of other supplies to pimp-out your games. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Enter the Gift Card code of CHILLS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until March 31, 2021! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

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Interview with Julian Simpson, the writer/director of BBC Radio4’s Lovecraft Investigations.

In this episode, Keepers Dave, Jon and Murph welcome Stu Horvath, co-host of the Vintage RPG Podcast and the puppet master of Unwinnable.com! Enjoy!

Noble Knight Games

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for sponsoring this episode. Noble Knight Games just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site is cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

Time is running out! Take advantage of our exclusive discount code: MADNESS, for a 10% discount from your entire purchase. Browse through thousands of new and vintage games and game books and expand your collection of your favorite games.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on December 1st, 2020.

Chaosium has released a new set of jigsaw puzzles over on their Redbubble store. The different puzzles include much of the iconic art from the company’s run and includes many Call of Cthulhu and Runquest images. A number that are from the Berlin sourcebook that look really cool.

The first Apocthulhu book is available in POD! Keeper Dave got his contributor copy and it’s huge and colorful and lovely in many apocalyptic shapes and sizes. 

You can get Free League’s At the Mountains of Madness from their store now! It’s a beautifully illustrated book, Keeper Jon already has a copy and can attest to it.

Some news from Niels Hobbs and the Lovecraft Arts and Sciences Council that is pretty worrying for any of us that is hoping for a Necronomicon 2021. Niels has sent out an email and started a GoFundMe page to help cover expenses that have been incurred due to a lack of business because of COVID-19. He is asking for $30,000 in donations to help pay for rent, payroll, insurance, etc. Personally I have no issue helping them out and if I’m honest I feel a little bit guilty that I haven’t bought more stuff from their online store in the past. As of recording he has raised roughly 1/3 of the total in about 12 hours. I really hope that this helps Niels out, and that this allows for the massive undertaking that is the planning for a conference like Necronomicon to proceed in the future. Personally, I can’t imagine not going to Providence next year. It would seriously impact me if I was unable to go. 

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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Download the episode and join us as we talk to Stu Horvath and his love of Call of Cthulhu campaign games.

In this episode, Keepers Dave, Jon and Murph kick it old school… medieval even… as they go back to the Bestiary and talk about Golems! Enjoy!

Noble Knight Games

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for sponsoring this episode. Noble Knight Games just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site is cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

Also, it’s that time of the year again… the holiday season is upon us. Running from November 11th to December 3rd is Noble Knight Games’ annual holiday sale, with their lowest prices throughout the year. So remember, the holiday sale prices supersede the discount code normally available to Miskatonic University Podcast listeners, so go now and get those books that you’ve been waiting for. 

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on November 20th, 2020.

Paradox brings Vampire: The Masquerade tabletop game development back in-house, the company announced Thursday. This comes after Paradox yanked the product line from the then White Wolf company after many Alt-Right and LGBTQ+ worries arose from the 2018 Vampire 5th ed release. Paradox admitted to having little or no oversight of Whitewolf and gave the product line to Modiphius to develop. In the last two years Modiphius only released one product, Fall of London, in that time which tried to change game mechanics and mythology. So Paradox is now managing Vampire the Masquerade in house under the World of Darkness brand. 

Chaosium is releasing the Alone Against The Tide PDF just in time for Thanksgiving for even more solo horror adventures. The PDF is less than $7.

There’s not just one but TWO Symbaroum Bundles of Holding. Symbaroum is Free League’s dark fantasy setting, and the bundles are for sourcebooks for the SYMBAROUM dark-fantasy tabletop roleplaying game, as well as all the Symbaroum Settings a GM needs for adventure in the primeval forest of Davokar. 

Mike Diamond and the Old Ways Podcast are going to the Orient, specifically the Horror on the Orient Express. Mike shared a teaser video with us that will be available by the time this episode is released. 

Our friend Bret Kramer at Sentinel Hill Press has released Miskatonic Country Scenarios – A Keeper’s Guide. You can get it on DriveThru for $5.

It looks like Wizards of the Coast is being sued again this time by Gale Force 9 for failing to approve products already agreed to be released. This is basically the same case as the Dragonlance suit from a few months ago. 

Bayt-al-Azif #3 is out! It’s got a number of new scenarios, including 1920s, modern and 1960s; an interview with the Great Old One Sandy Petersen himself; as well as an article by friend of the show Dean Engelhardt. At 124 pages for $8 on DTRPG, it’s well worth the purchase price. It has articles and scenarios by a whole bunch of new authors, and I think it’s a great way to hook up with some fresh new content at a very reasonable price. 

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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Download the episode and join us as we talk about how to use golems in your Call of Cthulhu games.

In this episode, Keeper Murph runs Keepers Dave and Jon through a quick game of Troika!

Noble Knight Games!

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. 

Also, it’s that time of the year again… the holiday season is upon us. Running from November 11th to December 3rd is Noble Knight Games’ annual holiday sale, with their lowest prices throughout the year. So remember, the holiday sale prices supersede the discount code normally available to Miskatonic University Podcast listeners, so go now and get those books that you’ve been waiting for.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on November 5th, 2020.

Chaosium has appointed ambassadors to both their Miskatonic Repository and Jonstown Compendium fan content communities. Allan Carey is the ambassador for the Miskatonic Repository, and Nick Brooke is the ambassador for the Jonstown Compendium. The ambassadors will be the first point-of-contact for fans looking to contribute new products to each of those platforms. 

There’s a new horror RPG on Kickstarter right now called Shiver. According to the Kickstarter, “SHIVER is a tabletop roleplaying game bringing tales of the mysterious, the peculiar and the strange to life.” The Kickstarter is already more than 200% funded. It uses unique symbols on the dice to merge storytelling and game mechanics, and fans can download a free quickstart PDF to try the game before committing to the Kickstarter. 

If you act quickly, you might still be able to back Alan Moore’s Providence Compendium on Kickstarter. It is a giant 480 page graphic novel that fully collects all twelve issues of Alan Moore’s Providence comic book series. 

Artist François Baranger’s next illustrated Lovecraft story is At the Mountains of Madness. It is being published by Free League Games, and is available now for preorder. François Baranger previously illustrated The Call of Cthulhu for Free League. At the Mountains of Madness will be produced in two volumes; volume one is currently available on preorder. 

Gale Force 9 has updated their website to include more information about their soon-to-be released Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps board game. A few review videos are starting to come out on YouTube, to include one by Shut Up & Sit Down. This new Aliens board game looks really cool. Keeper Jon can’t wait for his copy to arrive. 

The Dee Sanction is a new RPG on Kickstarter right now by Paul Baldowski, the writer of The Cthulhu Hack. I’m just going to quote their: “The Dee Sanction is a tabletop roleplaying game about serving Queen and country in the late Tudor period, in a time where kingdoms vie for power, the Church splinters under the pressure of reform, and creatures of folklore emerge from enforced hiding seeking revenge against those who imprisoned them. You’re a bad person — sentenced to hang for dabbling in magic — given a chance to redeem yourself and earn freedom in service to Queen Elizabeth’s newest line of defense.”

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

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We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Dave and Murph talk with author, sensitivity reader, & member of Rusty Quill, Helen Gould!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on October 24th, 2020. 

Chaosium has released the PDF version of their newest CoC campaign by Lynne Hardy, Children of Fear. You get it for $26.99 at their website.

Mork Borg Cult Feretory has been released for general purchase at their website! So If you missed the KickStarter for whatever reason, you can pick it up now from their website!

Friend of the show and fellow podcaster Mike Diamond has started a Patreon for his actual play podcast, The Old Ways Podcast. Show them some love by going and backing this amazing actual play podcast!

The Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu and horror gaming fans. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Sean for editing this episode. 

Sponsor

We need some new copy for this…

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Has the COVID got you hunkering down at home? Are you looking for an online store with a huge selection of new and out-of-print games and game books? Then look no further than Noble Knight Games, at NobleKnight.com. 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Use MADNESS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until December 22, 2020!  {lawyer voiceover: “Not valid with other site-wide discounts”}

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Thank you backers!!

Recent Gaming

Have you been able to play anything recently? What have you been doing in gaming? 

Rusty Quill Podcast

Corporation Game

Murph – I played in the finale of Destroyer of Worlds for Alien RPG run by our friend Chris aka iPwned on the Discord. It was great! I was able to determine that Roll20 only allows you to roll 18 dice at a time, so my attempted 90d6 roll had to be done in chunks.

Then I also ran a game of Troika! for some of my Wednesday Group. And it was soo much fun! Troika! is an rpg that was apparently created by putting a magic-mushroom eating Lewis Carrol and William Burroughs on junk in the middle of the Surrealist Exhibition in Birmingham and asking them to create an RPG setting. It’s fantastic.

Dave – I am waist deep in play-testing my super secret Cthulhu game, and that’s going great. I am also prepping to run Alien Chariot of the Gods for my Sunday group, and will start that tomorrow. I’ve been watching the Alien movies in preparation, director’s cut and all. Covenant… sigh.

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If you would like to listen to Helen in action then check out The Rusty Quill/ Stellar Firma Halloween special where Helen is the GM running Grant Howlitt’s Beautiful Space Pirates or on her Patreon & blog.

An excellent speech Helen gave about the subtle forms of racism in SFF is here as well.

https://www.twitter.com/alecto101

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on October 10th, 2020. 

Our friend and editor of the show, Edwin, is involved in the Midderland 5e setting Kickstarter! The book is a setting and bestiary for the “green-hued dark-fantasy” based on middle England. Edwin did the 5e conversion for the setting and Ennie Award winning artist, Glynn Seal is the primary author, artist, and layout artist. I’ve seen the 11 page teaser PDF and it looks really quite cool. You can get a PDF for $25, $35 for a POD softcover, and $45 will get you a hardback with an amazing fold out map.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/necromancergames/midderlands-setting-and-bestiary-for-fifth-edition/description

There is a PDF “taster” available here: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Asryxq7YIiBZhtYMcbTPSbPWDiKf9Q?e=0fsfef

Good Friend of Jackson Elias and all round awesome guy Paul Fricker has a new scenario for Call of Cthulhu out in the Miskatonic Repository called Full Fathom Five, a reference to Shakespeare’s Ariel’s song. It is set on board a whaling ship in the Pacific ocean in 1847 and involves a series of deaths or murders on board. Some of our own illustrious members, past and present, have played this as playtesters including Keepers Dan & Chad, Editor Max and a whole slew of other people we know and love. It looks really fantastic, so go and check it out. You can get the PDF at DriveThru for $6.99

Mork Bork and the Swedish Kartel are releasing an LP! Putrescence Regnant is billed an “ear-shattering, rot reeking bog crawl for Mork Borg.” A little more info was leaked with the cryptic announcement at the Mork Borg Discord server of which we have a screenshot in the show notes.

Cyberpunk Red, Mike Pondsmith’s iconic dystopian sci-fi RPG, finally has a release date and a price point! Cyberpunk Red will come in at $60 for the physical book and $30 for the PDF, and should come out on November 19th and Nov 14th for the digital. Thanks to a data dump at the R. Talorisian website, we know the book has 457 pages and 211,000 words and 143 individual pieces of art! Murph is excited about this one.

Brett Kramer’s Sentinel Hill Press has finally re-released The Dare, that fantastic CoC scenario that we all love, and updated it for 7th edition! You can pick it up at DTRPG for $14.99, and that price will be discounted from the eventual price of a physical book that is also coming out soon! Congrats to Brett for getting this all wrapped up!

Sunken the gm-less RPG using Trophy Dark, of which I am a backer, is at the printers! I’m really excited about this and can’t wait to have this book in hand, because the PDF was absolutely gorgeous.

Arkham Relic Hunt from Squamous Studios, something else that Dave and Murph have backed, is about to ship out within days of this recording.

Children of Fear, a new Call of Cthulhu campaign set in classic 1920s mentioned way back in 2019 is finally getting some updates from Chaosium! Lynne Hardy’s campaign across Asia will come out early 2021 and is 416 pages long. The cover was released through all of their social media outlets. 

A DG hack of Cthulhu Dark called Cthulhu Deep Green has been released on DTRPG and it looks really quite cool. The latest scenario that was just released and is called The Linear Men. You can get both of these from DTRPG and both have a POD option that at the time of recording was $12 & $15 each, so a pretty good deal. And I’m a sucker for Cthulhu Dark clones and so I’ve already bought Deep Green and it is pretty awesome.

The Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

Sponsor

We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Has the COVID got you hunkering down at home? Are you looking for an online store with a huge selection of new and out-of-print games and game books? Then look no further than Noble Knight Games, at NobleKnight.com. 

Do you have games or game books that you’re interested in selling or trading? Check out Noble Knight’s Buy-Sell-Trade program, (link in the show notes). Noble Knight will buy almost anything that is a tabletop game or tabletop game adjacent.  Board games, card games, RPG books, painted or unpainted miniatures, collectibles, fantasy novels, accessories… if it’s nerdy and gamey, they probably want it. If you want to know more about this program, email them at trades@nobleknight.com 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight has a discount code you can use at checkout. Use MADNESS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until December 22, 2020! 

And thank you beaucoup to Max for editing this episode. 

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Pelgrane Press New Community Content Program

Gumshoe Community on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/340/Pelgrane-Press/subcategory/561_34434/GUMSHOE-Community 

Gumshoe Community Content Contest on Pelgrane Press site: https://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/gumshoe-community-content-contest/ 

In this episode, Keepers Murph and Dave discuss the highs and lows of GM Burnout. Enjoy!

Thank you Noble Knight Games!

Do you have games or game books that you’re interested in selling or trading? Check out Noble Knight’s Buy-Sell-Trade program. Noble Knight Games will buy almost anything that is tabletop game or tabletop game adjacent.  Board games, card games, RPG books, painted or unpainted miniatures, collectibles, fantasy novels, accessories… if it’s nerdy and gamey, they probably want it. If you want to know more about this program, email them at trades@nobleknight.com 

And just for listeners of our show, Noble Knight Games has a discount code you can use at checkout. Use MADNESS for 10% off any order of $10 or more. This insane discount is valid from now until December 22, 2020!  {lawyer voiceover: “Not valid with any other site-wide discounts”}

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on September 24th, 2020.

The Mansions of Madness hardcovers by Chaosium are available. This is the first of two volumes filled with scenarios set in horror-haunted homes. This volume contains five adventures, two classic scenarios, Mister Corbitt and The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse, and three new scenarios, The Code, The House of Memphis, and The Nineteenth Hole.

Friend of the show and fellow podcaster Michael Diamond has a new book Time of the Serpent on the Miskatonic Repository. This awesome new adventure even includes audio clues!

A new version of The Thing boardgame is on Kickstarter now. It looks like this may be an enhanced and updated version of the previous edition. If you’re a fan of The Thing, you need to check this out.

Helstrom the TV series is coming out on Hulu. This looks like it is the Marvel Comics character, Helstrom, the Son of Satan. The trailer looks cool.

Heroquest is coming back! Hasbro is taking pre-orders and funding the game through their own in-house funding campaign called HasbroPulse. They were looking to collect $1,000,000, and they’ve already funded with 43 days remaining in the campaign at the time of this recording. 

Recent Gaming

After Dave’s break, he’s back at it with his modern Call of Cthulhu game playtesting. Also running and playing in games at Yog-Sothoth.com ConvoCation! Should be fun!

Murphs has started playing in the Alien campaign Destroyer of Worlds run by iPwned (aka Chris) from the discord channel. And our editor Max has started an Icons game on Wednesday that has been rather fun.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Support the Show

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

Download the episode and join Murph and Dave as they discuss GM Burnout.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

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We create a monster from scratch!

In this episode, Keepers Jon, Murph, and Dave welcome Thom Raley, creator and host of the Into the Darkness club, a Call of Cthulhu actual play show on YouTube. Enjoy!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on September 12th, 2020.

Keeper Jon’s scenario, The Shadow Over Providence, is now available in a softcover format. You can order it from Chaosium. If you buy the softcover it also includes a copy of the PDF. 

Harlem Unbound (2nd Edition) has been added to Roll20 virtual tabletop. The module includes seven scenarios that are fully integrated and optimized for Roll20’s virtual tabletop experience. It features over 100 NPCs and 14 maps with GM layers and dynamic lighting, player character tokens, digital dice, and macros. 

And, speaking of Roll20, Free League has announced that Tales From the Loop is now available as a Roll20 module, and that ALIEN will soon be adapted for the virtual tabletop platform too. 

Keeper Jon’s run of Spawn of Azathoth has begun! I hope everyone has an opportunity to watch or listen to it on Into the Darkness. I and the players are playing in-costume with green screened backgrounds, to make it more entertaining to watch. But, if you don’t have the time to watch the show, Thom Raley also updates the shows into a regular audio-podcast format that is available from your favorite podcatcher. 

Mork Borg now has an open 3rd Party License. Similar to the Miskatonic Repository and the Free League Workshop, fans of Mork Borg can create their own content and sell it. Just like the game itself, the license rules are really light and super easy to follow. But, unlike the Miskatonic Repository and the Free League Workshop, the use of the Mork Borg 3rd Party License does not provide a central storefront on DriveThruRPG for fans to sell their homemade products. So, fans will need to be creative on how and where they market and sell their stuff. This might change in the future, so if you’re interested in this, keep checking the license for updates.

Recent Gaming

After Dave’s break, he’s back at it with his modern Call of Cthulhu game playtesting..

As noted in the news, Jon’s Spawn of Azathoth game has begun. Also, Jon was invited by some friends to run ALIEN: Chariot of the Gods for them, so far we’ve had one session and it is awesome. And, he’s gotten back into his Blades in the Dark game, which is super-cool.

Murphs has started playing in the Alien campaign Destroyer of Worlds run by iPwned (aka Chris) from the discord channel. And our editor Max has started an Icons game on Wednesday that has been rather fun.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Support the Show

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! We have a brand new Elder Mic design from friend of the show Diana McKenzie! It’s a really crazy morphing of an old on-air mic and an Elder Thing! We’ll be adding in more designs in the near future, so check back often.

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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Download the episode and join us as we talk to Thom about pacing games, especially for games run in specific time periods. And we learn a lot about the Into The Darkness channel on YouTube.

Into the Darkness Club

Into the Darkness YouTube Channel

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett continue with our GM Like a Pro curriculum with part one of a two parter titled How to Prep a One-Shot.

We used B.W. Holland’s newest scenario A Lonely Thread from Chaosium’s book, No Time to Scream!

Patreon Plug & Update

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

The Discord Plug

Our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. 

Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out

Friend of the show Chad Bowser shows off the kittuh, Fudge, all ready for Halloween. In dragon ears!!! If you have furry or scaly babies in costume, post them to the pet pic channel!

Shall we head to…

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Tonight is session three of “How to Prep One-Shots Like a Pro,” with tonight covering the actual prep, how each of us goes about preparing for a game, and all the possible places things can go wrong.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

In this episode, Keepers Dave and Jon welcome Liam Stevens, game designer and podcaster. Liam co-hosts the Mud & Blood Podcast. Enjoy!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on August 28th, 2020.

AfterShock Comics announced Miskatonic, a new Lovecraftian horror series by writer Mark Sable and artist Giorgio Pontrelli. The series promises “a mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian-horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.” 

The full APOCTHULHU core game has been released! Only the PDF is available on DriveThruRPG, but if your intent is to obtain both the PDF and a printed edition of the game, then have no fear. Each purchase of the PDF comes with a discount code that will enable you to buy the print edition at a reduced price. The discount will be equal to the full PDF purchase price. The print edition is expected later this year. 

Composer Graham Plowman has posted an hour of original orchestral music on YouTube that you can play as background music for your Call of Cthulhu or other horror tabletop games. The composition is called From the Vault of the Miskatonic Valley. Plowman has other cool orchestral mood music on YouTube too, including The Great Old Ones and Other Beings. 

Matic Games and Red Scar Publishing have released their Hellboy RPG Quickstart rules for free on DriveThruRPG. The Kickstarter for the fully Hellboy RPG rules is live now. The game was funded in one hour, and is well on its way to knocking down several stretch goals. The game is designed to use D&D 5E rules. 

Actress and YouTube personality, Becca Scott, is the Keeper of Arcane Lore for The Ties that Bind, a YouTube actual play sponsored by Chaosium. This amazing all-woman game features Gina DeVivo, Amy Dallen, Whitney Moore, and Stef Woodburn. The game series, initially streaming on Twitch, is archived on YouTube. 

Jon recently contributed to Shoggoth.net. Please go check out my short essay on shoggoths. It includes a brief description of the types of shoggoths in the Keeper Rulebook and Malleus Monstrorum, scenario hooks, and a brand new type of shoggoth that I call a Tindalosian Shoggoth. 

Dave will also be writing something on Shoggoths for Shoggoth.net! And there’s a new trailer on YouTube for a movie called Intersect that looks cool. It’s set at Miskatonic University! It doesn’t look like a big-budget movie, so the quality is definitely in question, but it could be fun. 

Recent Gaming

Dave’s played both Call of Cthulhu and Dungeon World, but otherwise has taken his first real break in months. It’s weird.

Jon has begun an ALIEN game on Mondays; “It’s been amazing and fun.” And he’s preparing notes for the Spawn of Azathoth campaign that he’s going to be running for the Into The Darkness YouTube channel. He’s also in the early stages of planning a game with Seth Skorkowski; “I’m going to run my Shadows Over Providence for him and two other players. So I’m looking forward to that too.”

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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Download the episode and join us as we talk to Liam about game design and the Mud & Blood podcast. To explore more about Lian and the Mud & Blood podcast, use the following links:

https://9littlebees.com/mudandbloodcast/

https://discord.gg/MjyPgfZ

https://twitter.com/_Boganova_

www.mbcast.co

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

In this episode, Keepers Dave, Jon and Murph welcomes author and YouTube darling, Seth Skorkowsky! Seth’s fun and informative YouTube show has garnered him an ENnie award, as did his contribution to the recently published New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley (2nd Edition), published by Stygian Fox, Enjoy!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on August 13th, 2020.

Although I imagine none of you listening need the reminder, Lovecraft Country arrived over a week ago! Have you seen it yet? We haven’t because it is in the future, but alas in the past for you. We imagine it is amazing! EDITOR’S NOTE — It was indeed, amazing!

Free League has their Twilight: 2000 Kickstarter currently running. It funded in 7 minutes, and as of this recording, it has 20 days to go. Currently, it has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars; it wouldn’t be surprising if it’s well over one million by the time the funding campaign ends.

Chaosium has announced the creative team for the upcoming Rivers of London RPG and boy does it look like a good lineup! The creators are Paul Fricker, Adam Gauntlett, Lloyd Gyan, Lynne Hardy, Gavin Inglis, Keris McDonald, Helena Nash, and Lucya Szachnowski. You can learn more about each of them at Chaoisum, links in the shownotes. here. 

Powered by the Dreamr is a Powered by the Apocalypse RPG ‘zine “You are the Dreamr with power over dreams and nightmares. When awake, you are an everyperson, an individual with no supernatural distinction. But when you close your eyes, the mundanity of the world is replaced with one where you are its guide.”
You can find it for $6 over at Itch.io and DTRPG.

It seems like physical copies of Dissident Whispers is making it out to Europeans, but as of recording we haven’t heard of them being seen State-side as of yet.

Mork Borg had a pretty interesting article in The Guardian on Aug 11th. If you haven’t read it yet, you should check it out for sure.

Also if you haven’t had a chance to back Golden Goblin’s newest fiction Kickstarter, there is still time left! The KS ends on Aug 30th.

Recent Gaming

Murph just finished playing Eclipse Phase using the Elemental rulesset from Gildor Games, and we made characters for a Supers game that editor Max is going to run using the Icons ruleset. My character is a called “The Queen’s Counsel” and it a Gadgeteer that wears an exo-suit, can duplicate himself 6 times over, has a forcefield, and can strike with all six clones at once causing the target to think they are in an illusion of a British Courtroom. Oh and he has a metal solicitor’s wig on his helmet.

Dave had a so-so time at virtual GenCon, and he had an amazing run of his modern Call of Cthulhu scenario.

Jon just finished running The Code, from the new Mansions of Madness Vol.1, for the Into The Darkness actual play video podcast on YouTube. Getting ready to start an ALIEN game on our Discord. And I’ll be starting the classic Call of Cthulhu campaign, Spawn of Azathoth, with the Into The Darkness crew very soon.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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Download the episode and join us as we talk to Seth about his writing, his amazing YouTube show, and the importance of stakes in games. How can game masters motivate their players to dive deeper into dangerous and mysterious scenarios? What keeps the characters invested in the game, instead of turning tail and running away?

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Dave, and Murph welcomes back, (for the “first” time), authors Jo Kreil and Dean Englehardt, where they discuss Mythos apocalypses and their new game, Apocthulhu. Enjoy!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on July 30th, 2020.

Just a quick note about programming here at MUP. As you might have noticed in the leadin we have expanded our coverage area. We at MUP have all been playing more and more games in the generic horror and dark fantasy genres recently, and we wanted to talk about those games on the show more often. So we will be. So expect some more talks about Alien RPG, Mork Borg, and Symbaroum in addition to our normal coverage of CoC, Delta Green, Gumshoe, etc. And expect our lead-in to shift as we find a new line that we can all live with. We don’t think this will be that big of a shift for many of our listeners, but we wanted to be upfront and let you know.

There will be an Live Play of Harlem Unbound over at the Darker Hue Twitch channelthat has some pretty awesome talent lined up to play including Misha B, Ariel Celeste, Jennifer Kretchmer, Matthew Mercer, Quinn Murphy. You can watch the game August 16th at 2pm Eastern time on Twitch.

Chaosium released a surprise pair of scenarios on June 30th, just in time for GenCon2020. Does Love Forgive? provides users with a pair of one-on-one scenarios called “Love You To Death” and “Mask of Desire”. Both scenarios were originally released earlier this year in Poland by authors Airis Kaminska and Anna Maria Mazur. The English version lists Lynne Hardy as author as well. This looks like an awesome pair of adventures and you can get the PDF from Chaosium.com and DriveThruRPG for $6.

Free League have announced a release date for the Alien RPG Starter Set and the Destroyer of Worlds setting! Both products will be available on September 8th! But you can pre-order them both now at the Free League store.

The Vaesen RPG has been released! I received my physical copy in the mail last week, and it is really nice. Anyone interested can now purchase the game from your favorite retailer. Free League also has a Live Play of the game that is going online July 31st. So check that out if you want to see how this is supposed to be run.

Lovecraftesque is looking for writers! 

“Lovecraftesque Companion – call for writers – We are planning to publish a Lovecraftesque Companion, of scenarios, campaigns, essays and tools for Lovecraftesque, and perhaps other cosmic horror games. We want to hire diverse writers from around the world. You can express interest using a linked form.“

For those who don’t know it, Lovecraftesque is an awarding-winning GMless storytelling game of creeping cosmic horror. It is aimed at recreating the style and feel of Lovecraft, but with fresh horrors, and actively unpicking HPL’s bigotry. You can find out more about the game here.

Murph read an interesting article about running OSR games for kids, but the GM has eliminated player deaths. It is an interesting article and series over on the Dreaming Dragonslayer blog.

And speaking of OSR, Old School Essentials will be launching a kickstarter in August 2020 to finish up the AD&D clone by Necrotic Games. There is no official launch date as of yet but they have a landing page for sign-ups. They will be producing two variants of the rules, one a set of five slim and modular tomes, the other 2 massive books.

Recent Gaming

Murph and his players just finished up the intro scenario for Symbaroum. And they just played Eclipse Phase using the Elemental rulesset from Gildor Games and GMed by friend of the show, writer, editor of Hypergraphia, Skype of Cthulhu alum, and all around amazing guy. KeeperGladius aka Matt Puccio.

Dave took a week off normal games to play games with his annual group. They played their fourth year of DCC. And, Dave’s starting a fantasy campaign with folks from his daughter’s school, so all his bluster two episodes ago is being called out! Listen to the episode to hear Dave talk about Dungeon World briefly.

Card Catalog

Ipwned, on the Discord channel, shared a link to 1600 occult books that have been digitized. The list is pretty awesome and has some amazing books and we can thank Dan Brown, the author of the Da’vinci Code, and the Rittman Library in Amsterdam. This online gallery is huge and as of recording has over 2100 digitized texts that are free to view. It is an amazing resource and it just bursting with new magical tomes that you can use in your games.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far   the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,   our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next   goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all   backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that   we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us   you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

We speak with Dean Englehardt and Jo Kreil about the new RPG Apocthulhu! You can follow Dean at his website Cthulhu Reborn, or on Twitter @cthulhu_reborn. You can follow Jo on Twitter at @KreilJo.

You can purchase the Apocthulhu Quickstart Rules in PDF from DriveThruRPG. While you are there you might as well check out the plethora of other products from Dean that we talked about as well, Convicts & Cthulhu, and Dateline Lovecraft.

Since recording this episode, the day after actually. Dean was able to move forward on the print run of Apocthulhu as well! More details can be found on his blog.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Dave, Jon, and Murph welcomes President of Golden Goblin Press, Oscar Rios. Golden Goblin Press is about to launch a new Kickstarter for a pair of short story collections, so we thought it’d be a great time to read some short stories and discuss them. Enjoy!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on July 16th, 2020.

One Book Shelf, the company behind DriveThruRPG has informed Chaosium that starting immediately they are suspending Print On Demand options for items within the Miskatonic Repository. Going forward only titles with Electrum status (250 sales or more) will have the POD status. 

This is the same as a rule that DM’s Guild has had in place for some time now. The reasoning for the change is due to OBS just being swamped.

Good Friends of Jackson Elias Con has ended and it was a lot of fun! Jon ran some games, that I’m sure he will talk about endlessly in just a few minutes. Congrats to  the Good Friends for putting together a wonderful online convention.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far  the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you,  our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next  goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all  backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that  we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us  you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

Oscar Rios, President of Golden Goblin Press, returns to talk about short stories. GGP is about to launch “Growing Up / Overnight: Two Horror Short Story Collections,” a Kickstarter for a pair of cosmic horror short story anthologies. The first is Children of Lovecraft Country: An Eldritch Legacy, and the other is Between Twilight & Dawn.

For the episode discussion, the guest and hosts each read one or more stories. Please listen to the episode for the full discussion. The stories we read are:

Oscar Rios read: The Shortest Way, by David Drake, published in Vettius and his Friends.

Keeper Jon read: The Future Eats Everything, by Don Webb, published in The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu, and The Horror Out of Time, by Randall Garrett, published in Acolytes of Cthulhu.

Keeper Dave read: The Inhabitant of the Lake, by Ramsey Campbell, and The Secret Painting of Thomas Cartwright, by W. H. Pugmire, both published in The Children of Gla’aki.

Keeper Murph read: Horns, by Joe Hill.

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In this episode, Keeper Murph returns from his  yearly sabbatical to speak with Keepers Jon & Dave about diversity  in the RPG  market-space and how we can affect change by voting with our  dollars. Huge thanks should be given to Jo Kriel and Dean Englehardt for  recording a different episode 203 twice before that was lost due to  technical issues on our side. 

This episode was recorded on July 5th, 2020. 

More trouble is brewing at Dark Onyx Press and DriveThruRPG as yet another employee has been accused of sexual misconduct. 

Matt McElroy the operations manager at Onyx Path and an employee at  DriveThruRpg had been accused of grooming, gaslighting, and abuse. This  is coming just days after his predecessor, Shane DuFreest (not employed  with Onyx Path), at DTRPG was accused of rape.

This is a tragedy for Jaym, the accuser. And it appears that Onyx  Path is in CYA mode. They have stopped the sale of the Vampire line of  books which contains art from DuFreest from the White Wolf days. And  they are suspending McElroy and doing an internal investigation, while  also asking him to attend sensitivity training. 

In an article in GeekNative, it appears that the accuser attempted to  tell Onyx Path of the abuse before going public, but it fell on deaf  ears. They mention hiring a new HR manager to make sure that doesn’t  happen in the future.

Needless to say, these are extremely disturbing allegations stemming  from actions that should never have taken place. All of us here at MUP  stand with the accusers and demand that this sort of systemic abuse, and  the abusers that cause it, be removed from the hobby that we all love.

Jacym’s accusation: https://www.facebook.com/mornara/posts/10157255496355753

McElroy’s Response: https://www.facebook.com/matt.m.mcelroy/posts/10157540571638443

Fans of Berlin: The Wicked City have a resource available to them, it’s a wikipedia article with terms, concepts and ideas that are useful to understanding the political situation in the Weimar Republic. 

Comic book writer (and super-cool dude), Cullen Bunn is about to  write an illustrated sequel to H. P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator. Bunn’s  project is titled, “Reanimator: The External Lie.”  The graphic novel is soon to be available for pre-order through  IndieGoGo. The link in the show notes opens a sight for interested fans  to sign up for a newsletter so they can be informed once the IndieGoGo  funding site goes live. 

For your quarantine listening pleasure, the nearly 3 ½ hour long BBC 4 radio drama of Steven King’s story, Salem’s Lot, is available for free on YouTube. 

Indie game designer Orion D. Black  (them/their), known for “plot  Armor” and “Mutants in the Night” has quit Wizards of the Coast citing  racism, plagiarism, and generally crap behavior on Wizard’s part. Their  struggle with WotC culminated as the BLM movement forced the company to  make a recent statement that they valued their employees’ diversity and  will be redesigning the races within D&D to eliminate the presence  of “evil races,” a move that while lauded, many say should have come  about years ago.

“Then, as social unrest continued global due to BLM, the D&D team  comes out with their statement. It was like a slap in the face. How  much they care about people of color, how much changing things (that I  and others had been pushing for months, if not longer) was just going to  happen now. It took weeks of protesting across the globe to get D&D  to do what people they hired have been already telling them to fix. You  cannot, CANNOT say Black lives matter when you cannot respect the Black  people who you exploit at 1/3rd your pay, for progressive ideas you  pick apart until it’s comfortable, for your millions of profit year over  year. People of color can make art and freelance, but are never hired.  D&D takes what they want from marginalized people, give them scraps,  and claim progress.”

Orion goes on to detail the company’s use of freelancers as diversity  hires and using those people to prop up their own marketing value.

“EVERYTHING involving D&D will continue to farm marginalized  people for the looks and never put them in leadership. They wont be put  on staff. They will be held at arms length. I hope they prove me wrong.”

You can read Orion’s full text at the links provided in the show  notes. And we at MUP have comments on this very thing in this make-up  episode.

https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sra9pq

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Jon – The 2020 ENnie nominations are out, and there are a lot of amazing products this year. 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode! (The audio actually says Max, but something came up and so I stepped it!

Discord

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our  listeners to come and enjoy the community of Call of Cthulhu fans. 

https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Patreon

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

We also have a bunch of new backers that we need to mention!!

• Robert Sager
• Eric Christensen
• Ryan Douglas Macy
• Weston Flippo
• Patrick Groulx
• Frank Delventhal
• Jesse Aponte
• Tim Collins

Main Topic

Diversity and voting with our dollars in today’s RPG market-space to affect change.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Dave and Jon welcome guests Kat Welsford and Vi Huntsman. Kat and Vi helped create an amazing anthology of RPG adventures titled, Dissident Whispers, and they’re here to talk about that project. Enjoy!

The Old Ways Podcast

The Old Ways Podcast is a weekly Call of Cthulhu actual play “slow-burn” style radio drama where a great group serves up entertainment to you using new and published scenarios. With two seasons of material, listeners begin their journey with the investigators in 1920s Chicago, as they sink into the blood-soaked ground of Windy City horror. Season two picks up as they dive head-long into Chaosium’s legendary Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign where the investigators pull at the very threads which herald the end of days. 

With more than 35 hours of available content, they’ve got you covered for all your sanity destroying quarantine needs! The Old Ways Podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more! Snag the RSS Feed and never miss our Mythos Monday episode drop! 

Find them on Facebook, Twitter, or deep in the Miskatonic University library’s Restricted Section desperately hunting for the right dusty occult tome!”

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on June 18th, 2020.

Roleplaying giant, Wizards of the Coast, publishers of Dungeons & Dragons, has issued a statement about diversity in their game. They are modifying the types of playable characters so that certain species are not portrayed with inherent traits — orc players do not have a penalty to their intelligence, for example. The article is informative and enlightening.

It seems like fans can find similar conversations about diversity on a variety of social media platforms and websites, too. For example, Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG News site was also linked on Facebook with a robust conversation on the topic.

The Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast and its listeners are having a virtual convention, and they’re calling it The Good Friends of Jacks-Con Elias virtual RPG convention. The Good Friends themselves will be in attendance, along with hosts of the Miskatonic University Podcast, How We Roll, Ain’t Slayed Nobody, and possibly more to come.

The convention will take place over the weekend of the 9th-12th of July 2020. People from all over the world are offering games around the clock. Game sign-ups go live on the 1st of July.

While the main focus is Call of Cthulhu, there are plenty of other games on offer, including Tales From the Loop, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Unknown Armies, Kult, and the new Alien RPG.

The planning for the event is taking place on the Good Friends Discord server, although by the time this episode goes out, we will also have details on blasphemoustomes.com. (Discord server link: https://discord.gg/5xzvNZj )

And, Chaosium has just released the 2-book volume of the new Malleous Monstrorum!!! It’s huge and amazing. The MUP hosts have all picked it up, and we look forward to diving deep into it in a later show.

The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has recently held election for their officers, and Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios was elected to the position of Vice President! Full election results can be found here.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

Dissident Whispers is an anthology of 2-page RPG adventures for a variety of game systems. Ninety people helped contribute to the project… writers, artists, layout artists, editors, and publishers. All proceeds from the sale of Dissident Whispers goes to support the National Bail Fund Network, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

You can show your support by buying a copy of Dissident Whispers from Tuesday Knight Games or DriveThruRPG.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave play a game of Call of Cthulhu! The scenario is titled “The Silent Clowder,” and it was exclusively available to backers of Goodman Games’ Kickstarter to fund Keeper Jon’s book, Age of Cthulhu #9: The Lost Expedition. Enjoy!

The Old Ways Podcast

The Old Ways Podcast is a weekly Call of Cthulhu actual play “slow-burn” style radio drama where a great group serves up entertainment to you using new and published scenarios. With two seasons of material, listeners begin their journey with the investigators in 1920s Chicago, as they sink into the blood-soaked ground of Windy City horror. Season two picks up as they dive head-long into Chaosium’s legendary Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign where the investigators pull at the very threads which herald the end of days. 

With more than 35 hours of available content, they’ve got you covered for all your sanity destroying quarantine needs! The Old Ways Podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more! Snag the RSS Feed and never miss our Mythos Monday episode drop! 

Find them on Facebook, Twitter, or deep in the Miskatonic University library’s Restricted Section desperately hunting for the right dusty occult tome!”

The Silent Clowder

This is an unusual episode… no news, no card catalog, no listening room… just Jon and Dave as they play a quick game of Call of Cthulhu. This adventure is one of Keeper Jon’s “Isolated Investigator” adventures, designed to be played with one Keeper and one investigator.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, the whole Keeper Krew is back! Keepers Dan, Chad, Murph, Dave, and Jon talk about everything. It goes off the rails far and wide. Enjoy!

The Old Ways Podcast

The Old Ways Podcast is a weekly Call of Cthulhu actual play “slow-burn” style radio drama where a great group serves up entertainment to you using new and published scenarios. With two seasons of material, listeners begin their journey with the investigators in 1920s Chicago, as they sink into the blood-soaked ground of Windy City horror. Season two picks up as they dive head-long into Chaosium’s legendary Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign where the investigators pull at the very threads which herald the end of days. 

With more than 35 hours of available content, they’ve got you covered for all your sanity destroying quarantine needs! The Old Ways Podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and many more! Snag the RSS Feed and never miss our Mythos Monday episode drop! 

Find them on Facebook, Twitter, or deep in the Miskatonic University library’s Restricted Section desperately hunting for the right dusty occult tome!”

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on May 21st, 2020.

(Former Keeper) Chad and a co-host from his mysterious past named Jason have launched HyperLab Omni, a podcast that uses Omni magazines as a lens to examine the weird, sci-fi nature of our present. Recording started more than a year ago, and about 15 episodes are already in the can. It’ll be one “season” that covers Omni issues from 1979, with all kinds of riffs on short stories, art, philosophy, science, and high weirdness. We might end up with about 20-25 episodes for the season. They run so far on average about 40 minutes. An electronic music composer from the Bay Area created an original intro theme for the show AND original underscore music that uses AI and generative processes to make freaky, spacey stuff. Check out the super weird side of Keeper Chad at HyperLabOmni.com. Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit nathanmoody.bandcamp.com to hear more from him. 

Pelgrane Press just published a cool set of tables on the News page of their website that they’re calling “More Hideous Randomness.” Keepers can use the tables to generate a Mythos mystery for the investigators to explore. Don’t expect a cohesive mystery from a set of randomized tables, but they can be used to energize and kickstart the Keeper’s imagination. 

Reanimator Incorporated is a graphic novel being funded on Kickstarter now. At the time of this recording, it has 26 days remaining, and it’s already fully funded, and then some. Quoting from the Kickstarter, “Based on H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Herbert West – Reanimator’, Reanimator Incorporated: Chapter One is a complete reimagining of the original story. Taking inspiration from Lovecraft’s original text, and from Gordon’s 80s movie adaptation, this 72-page graphic novel modernises West’s machinations, whilst weaving literary mythology (Lovecraftian and beyond) into the tale. Think Reanimator meets From Beyond, with a splash of Dante’s Inferno, a dab of King’s Pet Sematary… And then some…” 

No surprise, if you haven’t already heard, both Gen Con and Essen Game Fair are cancelled. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed two of the largest game conventions in the world, in addition to everything else as well. 

Pelgrane Press’ YouTube channel has recently started releasing a Night’s Black Agents – Dracula Dossier actual play campaign. It has some great video quality, music, and game play. 

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

200 episodes, eight years of podcasting, and two ENnies later — the Miskatonic University Podcast Keepers are happy to be here so we can continue to talk about the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, as well as other horror and other Lovecraft-related roleplaying games too. In this milestone episode it is a full crew of past and current MUP hosts. We talk about a lot of things, some of them are even relevant to the Call of Cthulhu game… some. We hope you enjoy this episode.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to friend of the show, movie buff, and Discord regular, Ambermancer. We talk about the movies The Lighthouse and Midsommar, and how to use elements from those movies in your Call of Cthulhu game.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Age of Cthulhu books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games. During these times of actual pandemic crisis, now is a perfect time to game online with your friends.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on May 7th, 2020.

Chaosium just released “Mansions of Madness – Vol.1: Behind Closed Doors.” It contains a total of five scenarios, two updated classics and three brand new mysteries. The included scenarios are: The Corbitt House, The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse, The Code, The House of Memphis, and The Nineteenth Hole. Listen to our previous episode, #198, to hear Mike Mason discuss this new book. And, keen-eyed MUP students may recognize a couple of MUP faculty names in the Special Thanks section of the book. 

RPG.net is having a membership drive on IndieGoGo. They are currently running a funding campaign for the RPG.net website, by selling elite membership perks for their site. RPG.net is an independent news and review website for tabletop roleplaying games.

Oh man! The Lovecraft Country teaser trailer released, and it looks amazing!

Robin Laws recently released a video on Pelgrane Press’ YouTube channel that walks new players through character creation in the Yellow King RPG. A rare opportunity to get a walk-through video like this straight from the author. 

Chaosium just announced their release of the roleplaying game, Würm – The Ice Age Roleplaying Game. Würm is a system-lite modified d6, players roll 2d6 versus a threshold and can add an extra d6 to their roll for Strengths they may have, or subtract 3 from the total for any weaknesses. The magic system is interesting focussing on Shamanism and Spirits and is entirely possible to bring Mythos characters over into the setting, although I’ve never done it myself. The game is set in the last period of the Ice Age 35,000 years ago. 

Some of you might remember that this was a successful Kickstarter from Nocturnal Media & Emmanuel Roudier back in 2015 for the initial translation and release. That book was delivered in 2018 to backers and Chaosium is now acting as distributor for the product. I have that previous PDF of Wurm and it is a good product. I have not seen the PDF or book that Chaosium is selling, but it seems to be the same cover and page count as the earlier release. I’m guessing that Nocturnal has partnered with Chaosium for distribution only on this.

Golden Goblin Press just released An Inner Darkness in print. An Inner Darkness presents a collection of well researched, historically accurate and challenging adventures, with a darker, harsher and more brutal tone than what is usually found in your typical role-playing scenario. Each scenario features the malignant taint of the Cthulhu Mythos, but at the forefront of each are examples of social injustice, societal corruption, and mankind’s inhumanity to man.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

MUP Discord

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

The Keepers talk with Ambermancer about the movies The Lighthouse and Midsommar . They discuss how to bring elements from those movies to your gaming table.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu Line Editor, Mike Mason, about the upcoming releases from Chaosium and playing Call of Cthulhu in different time periods.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Age of Cthulhu books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games.

Noble Knight Games has generously offered a special discount code for MUP listeners. If you go to their website, you can use the code NOBLETONIC for 10% off your entire order. This code is valid through 5/9/2020. During these times of actual pandemic crisis, now is a perfect time to game online with your friends. And you can get your gaming materials from Noble Knight Games at a discount!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on April 23rd, 2020.

Chaosium has released another SRD, this time for the HeroQuest system originally designed by Robin Laws, and is called QuestWorlds. The system can now be used by creators as a base for different genre packs that can be written for the base ruleset.

From the files of the “Strange but True” news desk we have discovered a Cthulhu Suncatcher is currently being funded on Kickstarter. Actually, this project is already funded, so it is going to happen. It is a sculpture of Great Cthulhu poking his head through a R’lyehian portal. It will be cast in a color-tinted resin so sunlight can pass through it. This sculpture was created by the artists of Mythos Monsters.com. 

If you’re stuck at home during this time of pandemic, and you’re eager for some entertainment, then be sure to check out Chaosium’s YouTube channel, where there are several multi-part actual plays of some of their published and soon-to-be-published adventures, including A Cold Fire Within and The Dead Within. 

In that same vein, be sure to also check out the Into the Darkness YouTube channel. They have an impressive catalog of Call of Cthulhu actual plays for you to choose from, including Masks of Nyarlathotep, The Two-Headed Serpent, and The Pipeline. 

Just released on YouTube is the latest Investigative Roleplaying Masterclass, by Pelgrane Press’ Kenneth Hite, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Cat Tobin, Ruth Tillman, and it’s moderator Robin D. Laws. They talk about how to conduct an investigative roleplay game, and it features examples from the GUMSHOE line of tabletop rpgs. 

Also listen to Keeper Murph play in the Peru Chapter of Masks of Nyarlathotep on the How We Roll Podcast!

MUP Discord

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

Main Topic

Keepers Jon and Dave talk with Mike Mason about the latest Call of Cthulhu books coming soon from Chaosium and about the appeal to play Call of Cthulhu in a variety of time periods, and we use Cthulhu: Through the Ages to guide us through time itself!

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett continue with our new Curriculum Series: How to GM like a Pro.

Our second first class? Atmosphere! We’re joined by guest host, Your Friend Nate. So tune in and listen to how to build atmosphere your games!

Patreon Plug & Update

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Ben for editing this episode. Thanks Ben! 

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Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players. 

Tonight is session one “How to Build Atmosphere Like a Pro.”

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to author, Chad Bowser, about the new 3rd edition of Cthulhu Dark Ages.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Age of Cthulhu books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games.

Noble Knight Games has generously offered a special discount code for MUP listeners. If you go to their website, you can use the code NOBLETONIC for 10% off your entire order. This code is valid through 5/9/2020. During these times of actual pandemic crisis, now is a perfect time to game online with your friends. And you can get your gaming materials from Noble Knight Games at a discount!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on April 9th, 2020.

Reckoning of the Dead’s Matt Ryan has a brand new podcast that he’s doing with his family. Matt is running his wife and daughter through the adventures in the House of R’lyeh book as a loose campaign. His new podcast is called Reckoning of the Dead Radio, and it’s available on Spotify and iTunes. Matt’s calling his actual play episodes, “The Ryan’s in R’lyeh!”

Chaosium has released their BRP SRD. The BRP Systems Reference Document (SRD) contains guidelines for publishing content under the BRP Open-Gaming License.

The Miskatonic Repository continues to grow with some amazing content. Including, A Tableau of Red, by Helen Yau. This is an amazing modern adventure set in Barcelona. The teaser blurb for the scenario: “For the past few weeks, summer school artist Cesar Dominguez has been dreaming of a strange world. Walking through a landscape of vivid colours and patterns, his vision pulsates in time with discordant melodies and whispers. Strange moving shapes in the corner of his sight have been urging him to share his visions with others, so they too can join in the harrowing beauty.” The PDF is less than $5, and the production quality is outstanding. Check it out. 

With physical conventions off the table for the moment, Pelgrane Press is cooking up a series of virtual panels over on our newly bustling YouTube channel. To kick things off Ken and Robin entered the Dreamlands of Zoom to take questions from a crew of stalwart volunteers. Now you too can watch as they nerdtrope the 100 Years War, share online RPG play tips, blackguard Joseph Campbell, praise Charles Portis, contemplate socially distant game snacks, and more.

The COVID-19 virus has impacted another convention; the Origins Game Fair has been postponed to October, and Origins Online is now scheduled for June. Fans and attendees should consult the Origins website for further details.

MUP Discord

Here is an invitation link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Contact MUP Keepers

You can email the podcast, and give us a hearty “Go Pods!”, at mup.feedback@gmail.com.

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The Keepers talk with Chad Bowser to learn more about the new Cthulhu Dark Ages! Listen to the episode to hear all about it.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode, Keepers Dave and Murph talk about what to do when things go wrong at the table.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Golden Goblin Press books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games.

Noble Knight Games has generously offered a special discount code for MUP listeners. If you go to their website, you can use the code NOBLETONIC for 10% off your entire order. This code is valid through 5/9/2020. During these times of actual pandemic crisis, now is a perfect time to game online with your friends. And you can get your gaming materials from Noble Knight Games at a discount!

Campuc Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on March 26th, 2020.

These are uncertain times we live in. Many of our listeners of this show are under some form of quarantine, whether self-imposed or mandated. And all of us just wanted to reach out and remind people to try and keep in touch with people, even in a world of increasing social distancing. 

Amidst all of the uneasiness and stress, remember to take care of yourselves as well. Our community as a whole has a known issue with mental illness, it is something that Keeper Murph has struggled with for decades. And we just want to remind people that are working from home for the first time, (or that have been stuck inside their houses for days on end), to not close themselves off to those people around you that are willing to listen.

If you are feeling alone and need someone to talk to reach out to someone. Anyone. Our own Discord server has a lot of nice people on it, likewise with the Good Friends of Jackson Elias’s, and many many others. Please don’t get lost inside worries and stresses and forget to take care of yourself. 

So if you are already feeling alone, or worried that you might be soon, you can always email us at mup.feedback@gmail.com, or catch us on the Discord server. Someone will listen. You are not alone.

During this Coronavirus crisis, Chaosium is trying to help those who may never have played an RPG online before. So they posed on their website a guide to online gaming, and how to get started. The webpage is filled with tips and options on how you can get into online gaming if that’s something you’ve never done before. 

The new 2nd edition of Chris Spivey’s Harlem Unbound is now available in PDF. This new edition expands upon the first edition with 4 new scenarios, (for a total of 7 in the book), unique investigator occupations tailored for the Harlem setting, new Mythos creatures, new pre-generated investigators that are ready to play, a random scenario generator, and guidelines on how to address racism in gaming.

With the Coronavirus pandemic keeping people indoors, Chaosium has made their Call of Cthulhu Coloring Book available as a free download. It’s filled with some really cool art that will drain your sanity as you’re coloring.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of the filmmaker and writer, Stuart Gordon. Stuart passed away Tuesday night from multiple organ failure at the age of 72. He is best known for creating the cult classics, Re-Animator and From Beyond. He will be missed.

MUP Discord

Here is an invitation link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Main Topic

We had a totally different show planned for this episode. But things happen, and things change. And given the fact that more people are cooped up and looking for entertainment, we couldn’t just cancel on you, dear listener. So we talked about what to do when things go bad while running a game or when you are playing in a game. Rather apropos, isn’t it? Listen to the episode to hear our thoughts.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Dave immerses himself into the show by asking Keepers Jon and Murph some probing questions. And Jon & Murph interview Julian Simpson, the writer and creator of the Case of Charles Dexter Ward and The Whisperer in Darkness audio programs for BBC Radio4.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Golden Goblin Press books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games.

Noble Knight Games has generously offered a special discount code for MUP listeners. If you go to their website, you can use the code NOBLETONIC for 10% off your entire order. This code is valid through 5/9/2020. During these times of actual pandemic crisis, now is a perfect time to game online with your friends. And you can get your gaming materials from Noble Knight Games at a discount!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is the Miskatonic University’s student newspaper. This edition was collected on March 9th, 2020.

Chaosium released a statement on March 5th to say that they are no longer working with Chris Spivey and Darker Hue studios on the planned Afro-Jewish Space RPG titled, Kadimah. It seems that the pair are still working together on other projects, however. Spivey’s own super-hero themed sourcebook for Pulp Cthulhu and the re-release of Harlem Unbound 2nd Ed. are still happening with Chaosium. Chaosium’s executive editor James Lowder cites the development of the Rivers of London line and the expansion of Pendragon and 7th Sea as the reasoning behind the split, and says that “Spivey is a talented designer… We hope to see his name alongside the Chaosium dragon for years to come.”

And speaking of Chris Spivey, he is one of the contributing writers on the new Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG coming out from Modiphius Entertainment. Like their Conan and Star Trek RPGs, Dune will utilize the 2d20 engine. Modiphius is looking to roll out the Dune RPG during the 2020 end of year holiday season, and into 2021. 

Artist Sara Bardi is doing a Kickstarter for Eldritch Tarot, a complete tarot deck that features her art of the Cthulhu Mythos. I’ve actually backed this to get a physical copy because I love Sara’s artwork and these cards look fantastic!

Free League announced that they are partnering with Sophisticated Games to publish the popular One Ring roleplaying game that is set in Middle-Earth and based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Francesco Nepitello, author of the game series alongside Marco Maggi, will continue as its lead designer. They also announced that they will produce a 5E iteration of the game to boot.

Quiet & Bold: Consultants Paraordinary – Comedy audio adventures from the weird worlds of 1920s American horror author H.P. Lovecraft, following the paranormal investigations of Randolph Bold, Dr. Silence Quiet and Quiet’s ever-ready housekeeper Mrs Humble, as they battle the forces of supernatural evil with mad science and occult mysticism. This audio series is available for free on YouTube and features Chris Lackey (from the H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast). 

MUP Discord

Here is an invitation link to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Main Topics

We begin with Keeper Dave asking both Keepers Murph and Jon a series of probing questions, which included:

• Can I call myself an award winning podcaster?
• I am not replacing Chad… or am I? Here are the ways I am like or not like Chad…
• What rock band model fits my arrival
• What is your favorite gaming moment?
• What do you like most about this podcast?

Listen to the episode to hear our… witty?… poignant?… or just direct responses. You decide. 🙂

Interview with Julian Simpson

And, Keepers Murph and Jon had a fantastic conversation with writer/director Julian Simpson. He is a UK-based creator with an extensive range of work. But our listeners will recognize his latest podcast offerings from BBS Radio4, The Whisperer in Darkness and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Please listen and enjoy the interview with him.

We had asked for Julian to provide an image, so he sent this one from his antique light-bleeding Hasselbeck!

Writer/Director Julian Simpson

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave, (along with guest Keeper Matt Wiseman, via email), judge a monster creation contest between Keeper Jon and the president of Golden Goblin Press, Oscar Rios. And Jon & Murph interview MAtt Madigan about his new Kickstarter, The Grand Tower Hotel.

Noble Knight Games

This episode is generously sponsored by Noble Knight Games. They have the largest selection of out-of-print games in the world. Including a huge selection of Lovecraftian RPG game books. They even stock Golden Goblin Press books! If you’re collecting any of Chaosium’s new or vintage Call of Cthulhu game books, then you really need to check out Noble Knight Games.

Campus Crier

This episode was recorded on February 27th, 2020.

One of Chaosium’s newest videos on their YouTube channel is of Keeper Jon doing an unboxing of the Gateways to Terror book.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg7Z7oDHlHM&t=69s

Guest from last episode Ruth Tillman’s Kickstarter finished and funded at 227 backers pledged $4,029. I backed while recording the last episode, and it looks really good.

In other Kickstarter news, backers of the Cthulhu Alphabet are finally receiving their books! Jon did an unboxing video for the contributor copies for it too. These are some fantastic looking books. The Cthulhu Alphabet is filled with fun tables to spice-up your Mythos themed game, regardless of the game system. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdfptlZTLoY

Britannia & Beyond Kickstarter set to launch March 13th.  A setting for Cthulhu Invictus detailing the province of Britannia, and the barbarian kingdoms of Caledonia and Hibernia.  Main author Stuart Boon, supporting authors Oscar Rios, Jeffrey Moeller, William Adcock, Editing by Jeffrey Moeller, Art by Alberto Guerra, maps by Gregg Shipp and Alyssa Faden, layout and design by Mark Shireman, special pendants and idol by Joe Broers.

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

We have some backers that need to be named this episode! Fred! Chris! Scriven! Stefan!

Listening Room

Since Oscar Rios is a guest in this episode, we also have the final installment of the third season of the Glimpses into the Empire series. This episode recounts the tale of Rome’s Greatest Wife.

Interview

Jon and Murph speak with Matt Madigan about his kickstarter, The Grand Tower Hotel. For more information, visit the Kickstarter page here.

Main Topic — A Clash of Jellyfish Shark Titans!!!

This all started when a friend of Oscar’s, Justin Mansfield, (Oscar’s ancient language specialist), posted a facebook status of “I’m so tired I just read “selfish jerks” as “jellyfish sharks.”  So Oscar naturally called DIBS, just in case Keeper Jon was anywhere around the internet, so he couldn’t steal the idea for one of his scenarios. And that joke became the foundation for this competition.

Each author, (Oscar and Jon), wrote a Call of Cthulhu stat-block for the Jellyfish Shark. We keep it a secret from everyone. Then, once we were done, we had Golden Goblin (and friend of the show) Bill Adcock email our monster write-ups to the judges, (Keeper Murph, Keeper Dave and guest judge Keeper Matt Wiseman), that way the judges wouldn’t know which person authored which monster. And so here we are. The judges can now talk about and rate each monster with a scale of arbitrary points, but the end result is that the judges need to vote on which one of the two monsters is the winner. At that point, the winning author will reveal himself.

There are prizes at stake too. The losing author must send the winner one signed book and send another signed book to the Extra Life RPG charity. So, now we present to you the monsters created by Oscar and Jon.

Oscar’s Jellyfish Shark

Kuragesame (coo-ah-gee-sah-meh) or Jellyfish Shark

These massive and mysterious creatures usually live deep in the sea, but can be summoned to hunt near the surface by certain spells and rituals. It is thought these creatures are servitors of The Father-Of-All-Sharks, an obscure avatar form of the Great Old One Cthulhu or The Great Old One Cthylla, the daughter of Cthulhu. The creatures have been given the name Kuragesame, Japanese for Jellyfish Shark, by a survivor of a Jellyfish Shark attack.

In appearance Kuragesame look like an enormous jellyfish, with a smooth dome like body of translucent white, blue, and pink, trailing hundreds of tentacles of varying length. The size of a large whale, the main body of the creature is seldom seen by its victims. Its name comes from the only part of its usually seen, the tips of its four specialized hunting tentacles. The Kuragesame’s hunting tentacles can be over 1000 yards in length and end in a specialize lure to attract prey. These lures are incredibly life-like and convincing, able to move and act like the animal they are designed to mimic. Typically these lures are shaped like either White Tipped or Blue Sharks, with the tentacle linking the underside of the shark shaped lure.

The Kuragesame has a very specific prey item, human beings fishing for sharks. These are typically fishermen trying to harvest the shark’s fins, for the making of Shark Fin Soup. The creature drifts into a fishing ground where such fishing vessels work, and then sends out its lures. The Kuragesame then directs its lure into the path of such ships, in an effort to get lure hauled up onto the ship’s deck by the crew for harvesting.

When the lure of the Jellyfish Shark is brought onto a ship’s deck it begins thrashing about, much like a normal shark, in an attempt to attract as many humans to it as possible. This would be done to restrain the shark so it could not hurt a crewmember or escape back into the sea. The Jellysfish Shark can see, hear, and smell everything within 100 yards of its lure. Once enough humans have gathered around the lure it quickly drops its camouflage, becomes a translucent gelatinous thing shaped like a shark, and then explodes.

Those caught in the blast radius of an exploding lure are victims of a Deadly Attack, suffering 2d10 points of damage, with an Extreme CON success reducing damage by half and avoiding paralytic effects (see below). The exploding lure covers everything in the blast radius with a sticky gelatinous substance containing an extremely powerful neurotoxic attack. The toxin causes seizures, followed by paralysis and (in the cases where the 2d10 points of damage proves fatal) occasionally death.

Anyone killed, paralyzed, or entangled by the exploding lure is then dragged overboard and down into the main body of the Kuragesame. Victims can be cut free by damaging the strands entangling them for a total of 8 points before they are dragged into the water. Victims can pull themselves free of the lure by making an Extreme STR check, by cutting themselves free (see above) or by pouring at least three cups of alcohol on the entangling tentacle (which dissolves their adhesive properties). Up to 500 SIZ points of victim can be dragged away per lure. Victims are usually dead before they are drawn into the body of the creature, either from the neurotoxins of by drowning. Victims are digested within the main body of the creature over a 36 hour period after ingestion. Victims who are poisoned but rescued before being drowned regain use of their muscles within 2D6 hours.

To drive off a Kuragesame all four of its hunting tentacles must be severed, with each having 30 HP. Once all four hunting tentacles are destroyed the creature withdraws to the ocean depth until they are re-grown, a process which takes one year. To completely destroy a Kuragesame would be difficult, because they seldom come within 50 feet of the surface. Specialized weapons, such as depth charges, weighted explosives, or spells, would likely need to be employed.

If forced to defend itself it can strike out with a pair of larger, stronger tentacles it used for locomotion, with large paddle like ends. These tentacles don’t have neurotoxin membranes but can smash, lash out, or constrict for 1D8+damange bonus points of damage. A desperate Kuragesame would not hesitate to smash a surface vessel to splinters with such attacks if it felt threatened. There are rumors of these creatures using lures shaped as Bluefin Tuna as well, but so far these are unconfirmed.

Kuragesame, The Jellyfish-Shark

char. averages rolls

STR 250 (4D6+36X5)

CON 125 (2D6+18X5)

SIZ 250 (4D6+36X5)

DEX 65 (2D6X5)

INT 80 (3D6+6X5)

POW 70 (4D6X5)

HP 37

Average Damage Bonus: +5D6

Average Build: 6

Average Magic Points: 16

Move: swimming for 6 or 24 for a short period six round period once her day.

ATTACKS

Attacks per round:

Fighting attacks: Four tentacle lures which explode for a Deadly attack.

Two large flipper tentacles 60% (30/12), damage 1D8 + Damage Bonus 1D4-2

Dodge 20% (10/5)

Armor: 2 points of rubbery gelatinous flesh.

SANITY LOSS: 0/1D8 points to see a Kuragesame

Jon’s Jellyfish Shark

It was under the sea, at first for food and later for other purposes, that they first created earth life—using available substances according to long-known methods. … When the star-headed Old Ones on this planet had synthesized their simple food forms and bred a good supply of Shoggoths, they allowed other cell groups to develop into other forms of animal and vegetable life for sundry purposes, extirpating any whose presence became troublesome.

– H. P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness

During their time when they lived under the seas, the Old Ones formed the shoggoths to facilitate their acts of creation and then they formed the jellyfish sharks to service their acts of destruction. The jellyfish shark is an enormous protoplasmic and bioluminescent creature; it has a translucent dome-like body covered in black eyespots and numerous ribbon-like tentacles trailing below it. Centered on the underside of the body dome is the creature’s razor tooth lined mouth. The sphincter-like orifice is designed to grab and pull inward anything placed within its mouth. A pair of large intestines is contained within the body dome; digested mass is broken down into its base elements and are then excreted by the jellyfish shark. A matured jellyfish shark averaged a body dome forty-five feet in diameter and crested twenty feet high in the center. The creature’s mouth was twelve feet in diameter, and the tentacles varied between sixty and eighty feet in length.

Whenever a lifeform became a nuisance, the Old Ones dispatched the jellyfish sharks to consume it. And should the lifeform exhibit a negative behavioral trait ingrained in the species cellular makeup, then the jellyfish sharks would consume that entire species to eradicate every trace of the negative trait. The jellyfish shark paralyzed its prey with a chemical shock delivered through the tentacles. Once incapacitated, the jellyfish shark can consume the prey without resistance. The creature’s razor-like teeth shred the prey as it is consumed, then the digestive system dissolves the prey and reduces it down to its essential chemical components. Those components are later ejected by the creature’s intestinal system so the Old Ones can collect them and reconstitute them into a new biological lifeform. The jellyfish shark never sleeps; it continually patrols the oceans looking for prey the Old Ones commanded should be eradicated and recycled.

SPECIAL POWERS

Spells: None.

JELLYFISH SHARK, Bioluminescent masters of extirpation

char. averages rolls

STR 262 (15D6 x5)

CON 227 (13D6 x5)

SIZ 490 (28D6 x5)

DEX 87 (5D6 x5)

INT 15 (1D6 x5)

POW 15 (1D6 x5)

HP: 71

Average Damage Bonus: +8D6

Average Build: 9

Average Magic Points: 3

Move: 7 swimming

ATTACKS

Attacks per round: 2

Fighting attacks: The bioluminescent lights within the jellyfish shark’s body dome and tentacles twinkle and glitter; this subtle strobe effect can distract prey just long enough for the jellyfish shark to get close enough to paralyze it with a tentacle. During combat, the jellyfish shark’s tentacles are lifted in a defensive posture, making it difficult for aggressors to get to close. The creature’s body dome has numerous eyespots all over the circumference of the body dome, allowing the creature to see spherically all around itself; it cannot be approached unseen.

Bioluminescent strobe (mnvr): As the jellyfish shark approaches prey, or if it is being approached, the bioluminescent lights begin to strobe. Anything viewing the strobing lights must make a successful POW roll or be mesmerized for 1D3 rounds. Mesmerized creatures cannot fight or flee; they just stare at the strobing lights. Creatures can only be mesmerized once; anyone with a successful POW roll are unaffected by the strobing lights.

Defensive posture (mnvr): With its tentacles held up protectively in a defensive posture, aggressive creatures approaching the jellyfish shark must make a Hard DEX roll to avoid the tentacles in order to make a melee attack against the jellyfish shark. Touching a defensively postured tentacle could result in paralysis. Ranged attacks do not require a successful DEX roll prior to the attack roll.

Paralyze (mnvr): The jellyfish shark secretes a powerful neurotoxin that may paralyze creatures that touch, or are touched by, its tentacles. When touched, the target creature must make a successful Hard CON roll to avoid being paralyzed for 2D3 rounds. Paralyzed creatures are unable to take any action, other than breathing, during the length of their paralysis, but the creature is conscious and fully aware of its surroundings during that time.

Fighting: 60% (30/12), damage equals damage bonus, or it can paralyze the target

Dodge: 43% (21/8)

Armor: 3-point gelatinous hide. Electrical attacks do double damage. Jellyfish sharks regenerate 2 hit points per round.

Sanity Loss: 1D6/1D20 Sanity points to see a jellyfish shark.

And the winner is…

Listen to the episode and find out!!!

This is the second Live Play recording of the scenario Chariot of the Gods for the Alien RPG. 

This is a Live Play recording of the scenario Chariot of the Gods for the Alien RPG. It was a last second decision to have it recorded, but we had a lot of fun doing it. None of us, aside from the GM, had played much of the Alien RPG yet, and we all quite liked it in the end.

This is the first of a two-part series. The second part will go up in a separate post. I hope everyone enjoys it!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Murph and Jon catch up with Ruth Tillman as they discuss her Kickstarter, Snake People: A Post-Apocalyptic Story Game, and her contribution to Black Star Magic, a supplement for the Yellow King RPG.

Campus Crier

This episode was recorded on February 13th, 2020.

Free League Publishing has announced their community content program over on DriveThruRPG! So fans can now upload scenarios for Mutant: Year Zero, Coriolis: The Third Horizon, Forbidden Lands, and Symbaroum! 

Pelgrane Press has released its version of the Yellow Sign into the Public Domain, allowing anyone to use it personally or commercially. You can get the Yellow Sign Image Pack, which has 17 different variations of The Sign from their website.

The first episode of the Dead of Winter Live Play event with Mike Mason as GM is now up on Youtube for those of us that missed the livestream even on Twitch. 

Modiphius Entertainment has announced another RPG this time based on the popular Dishonored video game series. The 300 page core book using the 2d20 system is slated to be released in Summer of 2020.

Discord Invitation: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

We have some backers that we need to thank!

Republic of Folk Thanks so much for backing us!

And a special thanks to Professor Rondy Reeves, who is the Head of the Tobacco Studies and Smoking Department at Miskatonic University.

Graham’s Card Catalog

This week’s Card Catalog comes from Graham over on the #card-catalog channel on the Discord server! The Proper People is a YouTube channel that explores abandoned buildings and is filled with loads of creepy locations that GMs could use in their games. For the more tech savvy of you, you might be able to play particular clips of walking down hallways to your players to get them more involved.

Listening Room

This episode Mr. Tyler is back! This time to speak about his favorite Cannibalism Story! You don’t want to miss this one; download and listen to the episode now!

Main Topic

Keepers Jon and Murph catch up with Ruth Tillman to discuss her new Kickstarter, Snake People: A Post Apocalypse Story Game, and her adventure in the soon-to-be released Black Star Magic, for Pelgrane Press’ Yellow King RPG. Ruth is an amazing guest. Fans can keep up with Ruth on her website. Download the episode now!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

In this episode Keepers Murph and Jon are joined by our Discord friend, Ambermancer to talk about using classic monsters in your Lovecraftian games. This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2020.

Campus Crier

Black Star Magic! Investigators in the Yellow King RPG, from Pelgrane Press, gain the use of mind-bending spells! Playtesting is set to begin soon on the new QuickShock Gumshoe supplement. The book is said to contain 144 spells and 4 scenarios. 

Close friend of the show and all around awesome guy Jason McKittrick is bringing back the Cryptocurium Inner Sanctum after five long years of laying dormant. The new offering has a preview of what is included in the three different tiers, with more info coming out on the 31st. Right now they are priced at $100, $200, & $300 dollars. And they look amazing.

Mike Mason is playtesting the new campaign from Tim Wiseman, Dead of Winter on Twitch.tv and then on YouTube starting on February 4th at 8pm. If you haven’t had a chance to watch Mike in action, then this is the spot to watch a great GM at work.

“The Dead of Winter is an epic story of intrigue, love, and horror set in 1929 across London and Russia. The strange reappearance of people long gone from the investigators’ lives precedes the arrival of two curious letters, both asking for help from unexpected sources. The investigators are drawn into a series of events taking them far from home and into the unfamiliar and potentially dangerous landscape of Soviet Russia where friends may be enemies and enemies might be friends.”

Speaking of the Chaosium YouTube channel, Mike Mason has been doing some interviews there the latest is with friends of the show and a good friends of mine, Christopher Smith Adair, Paul Fricker, and Brian Courtemanche!

This month is New Gamemaster Month! If you know someone who would like to run a game, or perhaps you yourself would like to, then there are a number of resources at the links below to help you out! The NewGmaeMasterMonth website has a series of posts that help to start and plan out your first session and each post is specifically geared towards Numenera, Unknown Armies, Trail of Cthulhu, and 7th Sea.

Monte Cook Games is releasing a horror game add-on for the new Cypher System RPG, called Stay Alive. You can pre-order the game now at their website for $44.95 and it ships in February. The art in this looks awesome, it’s Monte Cook Games written by Charles Ryan who has done writing for just about everything, and I’ve got a growing interest in the Cypher system so this looks pretty cool!

And for your meat-space games there is a new Kickstarter offering a solution to the lack of space at the gaming table. The Level Up is a raised gaming platform for miniatures that provides a 24”x36” tiled base that is lifted 6 inches from the tabletop. This project has funded already with 28 days left as of recording. It’s a novel and useful idea to provide more space and sort of acts like a shield as well. 

Call of Cthulhu – the story illustrated by French artist François Baranger, available from Free League Publishing. It is an amazing collectible that is a must-have for any fan of Lovecraft or Baranger.

Discord Invitation:

Please come join the community on the MUP Discord channels: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Graham’s Card Catalog

And in line with today’s topic, it’s Ask a Mortician! Ask a Mortician is a YouTube series that covers everything you could ever, (and maybe never), wanted to know about what happens to us after death. Aside from the purely practical information about embalming and body preparations, there is a lot of history covering death and strange murders that have involved funeral homes and funeral directors. Some of this stuff is ready made for a scenario! 

Main Topic — Vampires, Zombies, and Ghosts… oh my!

Listen to the episode to hear Keeper Jon, Keeper Murph, and Keeper Amber talk about the wide range of uses for vampires, ghosts, zombies, skeletons, werewolves, and mummies.

Keeper Jon’s classic monster ideas:

Ghosts – echoes of past lives that do not directly interact with the investigators, but the investigators need to observe and interpret the ghosts to gain certain clues. As seen in the Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House.

Vampires – the creature eats something other than blood, like salt, or emotions. A good example of a salt vampire can be seen in the classic Star Trek episode, The Man Trap. As for emotional vampires, it could be a coven of goth kids running a heron den. They feed other kids the drugs, and they “drink” the depression that flows out of them as they get high.

Zombies – a perfect example was illustrated by Lovecraft in his story, Cool Air. In it, Dr. Munoz (dead 18 years) is an intelligent undead creature, not driven to consume human flesh, but to further his life and pursuit of science.

Skeletons – they can be used as oracles and source of information, similar to the Library of Skulls in the classic Saturday morning TV show, Land of the Lost.

Werewolf – bend this classic monster to become a Mythos creature; use the lycanthropy of a human so it transforms into a dimensional shambler.

Mummy – long dead wizards with their spells written onto their wrappings. Also, since it was only a very few who were mummified, and their vital organs were removed and put into canopic jars, then they are immortal as long as at least one of their canopic jars is whole with its enclosed contents.

Listen to the episode to hear Keeper Murph’s and Keeper Amber’s recommendations.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

This episode Keepers Murph, Jon, & Dave talk about how you can scale encounters to fit your group of investigators.

Campus Crier

We received some exciting news from Chaosium today that a project, (believed to be dead) has risen from the depths! Cthulhu: Dark Ages 2nd Edition is coming! The new edition has been completely updated by Chad Bowser, Andi Newton, Mike Mason, & James Holloway to fit 7th Edition rules. There is a new optional Sanity mechanic to mirror the medieval mindset, rules for the oral tradition of storytelling, rules for mounted combat, spells, folk magic, a full bestiary, and a fully fleshed out Anglo-Saxon community of Totburh in England’s Severn Valley. 

The book is 272 pages, 8.5×11 hardcover. The PDF will be released in February 2020, with the physical book coming out in May 2020; it will retail for $44.95!

Aint Slayed Nobody is a new actual play podcast for the Down Darker Trails flavor of Call of Cthulhu. 

Stygian Fox has released the PDF for the New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2ed for Call of Cthulhu, and is now available for sale on DriveThruRPG. Looks great from top to bottom, and the updated maps and design really do it service.

And speaking of Stygian Fox, they have a pack available on Bundle of Holding currently. But more importantly, there is a little bit of insight into the company that is somewhat surprising that was included in the Bundle of Holding email that was sent out. Apparently Steve Turner from Britannia Game Design is “is administering the funds from this Bundle offer to help bring Stygian’s New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley and The Wild Hunt across the finish line.”  Discussed on YSDC.

YSDC has started another podcast! Beyond the Vale has just one episode released as of this recording which features Paul Baldowski of Just Crunch Games about The Dee Sanction – a game of Covert Enochian Intelligence. They are releasing the show in two formats, The Outer World which is open to all, and The Inner World which is available only to YSDC Patrons.

Casting the Runes – a Gumshoe investigations based on the ghost and suspense stories of MR James – is live on KickStarter 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castingtherunes/casting-the-runes

Mystery Adventure for 5e D&D is doing smoking hot on KickStarter

Return to Dark Tower is ALSO live on KickStarter

Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Main Topic — Mythos Mass Combat!

Listen to the episode to hear Keepers Jon, Murph, and Dave discuss how to scale down battles with the Mythos in your tabletop roleplaying games.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

In this episode, Keepers Jon, Murph and special guest Dave Sokolowski talk about what makes modern horror modern.

Campus Crier

The recently funded Vaesen RPG has released some alpha material to backers that includes monster descriptions, plot hooks, a weakness, and a ritual, along with some new unpublished art! They have a cool section on “Horror, Mystery and Adventure” which delineates between different modes of play — it’s a cool way to clarify up front what the game will be like.

In case you didn’t realize the guys who rebooted Sherlock for the BBC have a new reboot of Dracula that has been released on Netflix in the US. The entire three-episode series is available now.

Also from the world of Kickstarter , backers for the Cthulhu 1968: Black Sun 28mm skirmish game have been given the full color PDF ruleset of the game according to their lastest post on the Kickstarter page.

Roll20 has finally has added Call of Cthulhu to their popular online virtual tabletop system. The Call of Cthulhu Keeper Bundle sells for $54.95 and includes the Rules Compendium, 2 scenario modules Crimson Letters & Amidst the Ancient Trees, and a Character Art Pack. Inside are “over 30 NPCs and monsters, tables, macros, and pre-generated characters.” It looks like there is a new CoC character sheet to go along with all that as well.

MU Discord server invite link

MUP Patreon

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon, and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Some of the backers that we need to mention this show are….

• Christopher B. – Keep a lookout for a link to Jon’s scenarios on DriveThruRPG!
• Adam F.
• The Farquhar

Graham’s Card Catalog

This week we’re highlighting a YouTube channel that Graham put us onto a few weeks ago. HorrorBabble is a small UK audio production company that is doing horror story readings of Mythos tales and some other obscure short stories.

Listening Room

And in the Listening Room for the first show of 2020, we have the fifth installment of The Laura Logan Files.

Modern Horror in Call of Cthulhu

The Keepers contemplate…

• What makes horror “modern”? What is the difference between “modern” and “contemporary”? does it matter?
• what makes “good” modern horror? What are examples of good modern horror? (RPGs, movies, books)
• “bad” horror? It can’t just be about not getting a signal on your phone
• what are the best places and takes on modern gaming horror? worse?

The Keepers discuss…

• There’s the new podcast of Whisperer in Darkness from the same folks who did the Case of Charles Dexter Ward was a quite good modern take on Lovecraft. What is game-able from this?
• New Delta Green keeps coming out  — the Labyrinth from John Scott Tynes just sent out final PDF — how has it morphed through the ages to keep up?
• Stygian Fox has two modern books out – what makes them award winning and good for modern horror? I think there’s a strong impulse of looking deeper into modern anxieties and mental health that have been examined before.

Examples of Modern Horror in gaming and media:

Silent Legions RPG

Don’t Fuck with Cats

West Marches style (RPG Game)

The Ritual Movie

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

John Dies at the End

Weird Detective

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett roll out our new Curriculum Series: How to GM like a Pro.

Our first class? Pacing! Tune in and listen to how to pace your games!

Patreon Plug & Update

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you to our editor Equinox for editing this episode. Thanks Equinox! 

Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out

“Nate, Lost in Time and Space, our feared editor, has a couple of photos that are hilarious… two cats. One, Moon. Living their best life. Taking a nap. And Millie. Staring at Moon with sheet scorn, resentment, and hatred. It’s so petty. And delightful.”

Main Topic — 

Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players. 

Tonight is session one “How to Pace Games Like a Pro.” Our first class is pretty fundamental, and I think is one of the most important skills we can develop as GMs.

And as mentioned previously, we asked our backers for inputs on these topics and many people wanted to know more about how to best pace their games. This was proved by all the specific questions we got from those same backers when we asked them – what do you want to know about pacing?

So most of these questions come from our backers, with some Bridgett and Dave specifics thrown in along the way. Shall we begin?

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

In the final episode of 2019, Keepers Jon, Dan, & Murph bid a fond and scathing farewell to Keeper Chad.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U’s student paper. This is where we keep all the Mythos-related news and feedback to the podcast. This episode was recorded on December 16, 2019.

Chaosium has released the fourth and last installment of their organised play campaign, Flotsam & Jetsam, for Call of Cthulhu. “On the Banks of the Ohio” has already been released to Cult of Chaos members on the BRP Central forums.

Hunters Entertainment and Paradox Interactive has teamed up for Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition. They are hoping for a 2021 release and the project will be marketed and distributed by Renegade Games.

Alien the Roleplaying Game is officially out! It looks amazing. It’s definitely worth checking out.

The Fall semester at Taylor University came to a close today, and Refractions of Glasston is now available to download for free at the Miskatonic Repository, Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu community content resource at DriveThruRPG. Refractions of Glasston is the result of a creative collaboration between the Professional Writing department at Taylor University, Upland IN and Chaosium Inc. The creators are all students at Taylor University. Though many of the team are members of the professional writing major, this is their first foray into the world of RPG writing. With help and advice provided by Chaosium’s Mike Mason and Lynne Hardy, these writers, editors, and RPG enthusiasts set out to create a unique adventure for Call of Cthulhu fans to enjoy. 

Dead Light is back, with two “unsettling” encounters on the road…DEAD LIGHT AND OTHER DARK TURNS contains two scenarios dealing with the theme of roadside adventure, along with six story seeds for the Keeper to expand and develop. 

In the classic ‘Dead Light’ scenario, now revised, a chance encounter with a distressed young woman leads the investigators into the hideous aftermath of a crime gone terribly wrong. While in the brand-new ‘Saturnine Chalice’ scenario, seeking help from a nearby homeowner after their vehicle runs out of gas traps the investigators in a house where nothing is quite what it seems. Available in PDF now from Chaosium.com, with print to follow (buy the PDF direct and get the full price of the PDF off the print version when it is released)

From Arc Dream Publishing: Delta Green: The Labyrinth is now available in PDF. If you’re a Kickstarter backer, log in to your account and download your copy. If you missed the Kickstarter you can either purchase the PDF from DriveThruRPG or pre-order the hardback and receive the PDF now for free. They anticipate hardbacks to begin shipping to customers some time in January. There’s a link in the show notes to a whole newsletter with other news from Arc Dream. 

Nine episodes of the The Whisperer in Darkness program on BBC are available, with Episode nine having dropped on Dec. 16. 

And lastly, the Yellow King RPG which was kickstarted by Pelgrane Press is finally in the hands of backers. This new version of the Gumshoe system is called the QuickShock Gumshoe, and it looks amazing! Look for this game too.

(Chad) MU Discord server invite link

Patreon Plug

If you haven’t heard yet, we have redesigned our Patreon and so far the feedback has been all positive! We are greatly appreciative of you, our listeners, and would ask that if you can please back us! Our next goal in funding will pay our worthy editors for their time! Also all backers, regardless of level will have access to the outtakes reel that we are going to put out on a special RSS feed from Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

End of an era as we say good-bye to Keeper Chad!

Keepers Dan, Murph, and Jon say good-bye to their friend Keeper Chad as he moves on to dedicate more time to his writing. In addition, the Keepers field questions sent in by the listeners. A couple of fans even sent in audio clips to say farewell.

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 16, 2021.

I want to personally congratulate each of the Alumni of the Storytelling Collective’s Write Your First Adventure Workshop last month. The market has been flooded with over 50+ titles on the MR, Chaosium’s Community Creator Content hub. Ya’ll, I’m so proud of each and every one of you. These scenarios look amazing, the cover arts are BOSS, the Miskatonic Repository Creator’s Circle is buzzing, you’re being featured in Chaosium newsletters, and you’re making your first sales. I’m just– I’m just so proud of you guys. Congrats! Head over to the Miskatonic Repository and make someone’s day by checking out their newest creations! 

Annnd speaking of the Miskatonic Repository, Miskatonic Repository Con GM Signups just opened up! This virtual con will be hosted October 15th – October 17th. We have 3 awesome panels and over 16 events already submitted! So, come play some 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu with us! A link to the TTE will be in the show notes… and you can email MisktatonicRepositoryCon@gmail.com to get in touch! 

Innsmouth The Missing Child: A Gamebook is a choose your own adventure styled solo game book where you are an investigator brought in to find the whereabouts of a missing child amongst the odd and terrible inhabitants of Innsmouth. It has funded with $23k of a $1300 goal and still has 23 days left at the time of recording. The art looks sparse, but that’s what I would expect from a product of this type. You can get a PDF for as little as $9 and a physical starting at $17. Overall it looks pretty neat, and I’m trying to not back it.

Free League has another Kickstarter out for two new products in their Forbidden Lands line, this time a bestiary of sorts called Forbidden Lands: Book of Beasts and a campaign called The Blood March. As we have come to expect from Free League, the art on display is absolutely gorgeous. And this seems to be a no brainer for any fan of the weird fantasy setting. You can get a pdf of both books for $35 or either individual book in print for $35. If you want both in print it will cost you $69. The project has already funded with $285k of a $12k goal, and will have another three days left at the time of this release.

Good friend of the show and proprietor of The Old Ways Podcast, Mike Diamond, has officially announced a third campaign for their excellent live play series, but this time with a twist! They are currently accepting GM pitches for a new campaign run by a new Storyteller. So if you have a campaign in mind and have it well thought out put in your submission at the link in the show notes. You can also find Mike on our own Discord, where he is a mod, or over at The Old Ones Discord, or you can just email him at theoldwayspodcast@gmail.com 

And finally, it is with great sadness that we have to say a final goodbye to RPG Legend Steve Perrin, who passed away earlier this month. Goodbye Steve, safe travels.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogvale-and-farewell-steve-perrin-1946-2021/

The Discord Plug

We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics.

A big birthday shout out to Zelda, the pup of patreon backer, Al Smith, who if you’re lucky enough to get a seat at this table, she’ll probably make an appearance. Also, good luck to the kitties, Spaghetti and Meatball, who are currently in foster care with one of our awesome listeners. 

MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.

Patreon Plug

We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

One new backer! 

Brolin Graham

Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! Back us for an opportunity to ask your favorite creators in the TTRPG circuit your questions! 

And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! 

Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!

Recent Gaming

Bridgett – Pale Rider Playtest 2

MepaCon Man’s Best Friend by Jazmin Ospa

Main Topic

We create a monster from scratch!

Campus Crier

The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U’s student paper. This is where we keep all the Mythos-related news and feedback to the podcast.

• Golden Goblin Press has posted a few updates. For the recently completed Lovecraft Country Holiday Collection, Oscar just wrapped up the rewrite for Christmas in Kingsport (…so topical, right?). It’s currently clocking in at more than 28,000 words, but that’ll be streamlined in edits. He also posted a picture of the open manuscript for Britannia and Beyond, which is part of the Invictus line. He’s reading it now. And all maps and interior art are in house for An Inner Darkness. 
• Noah Lloyd of the Reckoning of the Dead website has released a scenario for the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThru RPG. It’s called A Lark in a Cage, it’s for the Gaslight era set in London in 1895. “A family discovers that their child has been replaced by . . . something else. When the investigators take the case, they find themselves on a tour across the soot-choked streets of East London, revealing new threats to the city, wicked enemies, and even wickeder allies as they race against the clock to save the child.” I got to playtest it, and it’s a solid atmospheric and haunting scenario that’ll make you think.
• The 5th issue of Blasphemous Tomes from our pals at The Good Friends of Jackson Elias is hitting the press. This is the print-only fanzine that we create for Patreon backers of The Good Friends podcast. It contains articles about RPGs, horror films and weird fiction, not to mention plenty of sanity-blasting artwork and original content for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game.  Everyone backing them via Patreon by the end of December 2019 will receive at least one copy of the Tome.
• Some news from Chaosium this week! Chaosium will be developing a brand new RPG based on the Rivers of London series of urban fantasy novels by Ben Aaronovitch. The game is set to bring in the unique feel of the novels and its special department of the MET along with gods of the rivers, strange mythical beings and ghosts all set in a modern day London.  Lynne Hardy will be the project lead for the development which is set to use a modified version of the BRP system to account for the series’ use of Newtonian Magic and odd beasties. 
• Fresh from the Unexpected News Desk, Chaosium confirms they are creating a Basic Roleplaying ruleset to be released as an OGL SRD. There are a few catches, however, mainly that games created with the SRD can’t use the Cthulhu Mythos or be used to re-create Pendragon or, presumably, any of their other properties. We have a link to the original thread on the BRP forums where Jeff Richard confirms the information in the show notes.

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Graham’s Card Catalog

Graham spotted an obscure piece of California history in the form of a 1950s article on a short lived monorail that served an Epsom Salts mine between 1924 & 1926.  The article is preserved on the way back machine of Archive.org. 

Just because it makes sense for today’s show topic, let’s highlight a blog post from Bret Kramer from 2015 that includes a downloadable list of all the Lovecraft Country scenarios to that point. He also talks about his favorite scenarios for each of the main settings. 

Main Topic

Kingsport — The City in the Mists 

Kingsport is a fictional coastal town that’s featured in three of Lovecraft’s stories. The Terrible Old Man, The Festival and The Strange High House in the Mist. It’s mentioned in other stories. And other writers have used it as a setting. In Call of Cthulhu, Kevin Ross extrapolated a whole fleshed out setting and history for the town that is his own imagining. It’s important to keep in mind the distinction between Kevin Ross’s Kingsport, and a much more vague setting that’s open to interpretation and Ross’s details are not set in stone.

It’s very well established from Lovecraft’s letters that he was inspired by Marblehead, Massachusetts, though he wrote the first Kingsport story before he even visited Marblehead. When he did visit the city he described a kind of ecstatic orgasm when he saw the town in 1922. “that instant — about 4:05 to 4:10 pm., Dec. 17, 1922 — [was] the most powerful single emotional climax during my nearly forty years of existence.” 

“Efficiunt Daemones, ut quae non sunt, sic tamen quasi sint, conspicienda hominibus exhibeant “
Lactantius

“They make it, the devils, that the things which are not, so far, however as they perceive them to perform.” 
“Devils work so that things which are not appear to people as if they were real.”

Ross’s Kingsport starts as a colonial farming and fishing village, and involves generations of Kingsport Cult shenanigans, culminating in 1722 with a Green Flame invocation from the Congregational Church and an armed mob running them out of town.   

1. What do you like most about the setting? 
2. What entices you to play or run games there? 
3. What are the big themes or characteristics you see in Kingsport that are different than Arkham or other CoC settings?
4. What are things you would like to see in Kingsport that would improve or expand on the setting to make it your own? 
5. What Kingsport scenarios do you like? 

Jon’s scenario — Malice Everlasting, by Oscar Rios (New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley — Miskatonic River Press — slated to be reprinted by Stygian Fox) 

Chad’s: Shades of Tomorrow Lost from More Adventures in Arkham Country by Scott David Aniolowski. 

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Campus Crier

HBO has released the “first look” trailer for their shows coming out in 2020. Included in this cornucopia of shows are some very brief snipits of Lovecraft Country, by Jordan Peele. A full trailer to advertise Lovecraft Country should be coming soon.

The 2019 Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest is afoot! It does wrap up soon, on December 7th, so jump in now. Entries must be set in the Delta Green-verse, and be 1500 words or less. You can submit as many Shotgun Scenarios as you want. To submit an entry, there is a link in the show notes. Go there first so you can see all the specifications, and you’ll see the email address to send them to. 

The folks at HPLHS have launched a new podcast, titled “Voluminous.” This is Andrew Lehman and Sean Branney’s endeavor, to read and discuss some of HP Lovecraft’s copious personal letters. The first few episodes have dropped, and cover Lovecraft letters to August Derleth, Robert H. Barlow, and…his mom. 

There’s a new zine on Kickstarter that would cover a lot of the MUP topic wheelhouse. It’s called TPK, and it’s billed as “a new zine dedicated to exploring and celebrating horror, dark fantasy and the Old School Revival movement of role playing games (OSR).” This is the work of Michael Francis of Canberra, Australia, a veteran zine publisher with titles such as the “Atomic Elbow Professional Wrestling Fanzine,” “Soda Killers” and the “Slash Dance” horror zine. 

It has been a while since Haunted West closed out, but just to follow up, it finished strong with 889 backers at just under $54,000. The backerkit survey went out a few days ago, and Chris has pledged monthly updates as it progresses through production. This is the stand-alone game we talked about a few episodes, that pieces together stories of forgotten people of the Old West who have been whitewashed by history.

Modiphius is at it again playing the licensing game this time with an Agatha Christie based card game called Death on the Cards. The game for 2-6 players can and last up to 20 – 40 minutes and features many of the characters from the fiction, Miss Marple, Poirot, etc. You can get the game at their website now for $19.33 US. We have a link in the show notes. 

Our own Keeper Dan sent us a link to some news that there is a Lovecraftian cinematic universe in the works. SpectreVision’s Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah are partnering with Color Out of Space director and writer Richard Stanley to create a cinematic universe based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Noah and Wood told ComingSoon that they’re working on an adaptation of The Dunwich Horror as a way to “build out a Lovecraft universe.” 

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Card Catalog

This episode, Graham brings us a couple of links from Project Gutenberg that could be useful for Gaslight or an Old West horror game like Haunted West or Down Darker Trails. This is an 1870 history of gambling, lots of ways to induce Investigators to lose their shirts and who knows what else (They may end up wearing barrels…). “The Gaming Table: Its Votaries & Victims, In all Times & Countries, especially in England and in France by Andrew Steinmetz, Esq (1870)

• Volume 1
• Volume 2

And a related link: an interesting paper on the game that was played in the Old West more often than Poker, Faro. Get ready to ‘Buck the Tiger’… http://jgi.camh.net/index.php/jgi/article/view/3724/3684

Cultes des Fools

In Call of Cthulhu, cults often fall into old familiar tropes, with robe-wearing worshipers meeting in stone circles making ritual human sacrifices. Many of these tropes come from a parody of religion from the Lovecraft era, and are caricatures of groups like the Theosophists and the hysteria of a secret “witch cult” in Europe, which turned out to be bogus. While there’s plenty of room to be creative within those tropes, let’s look outside the box a bit.

Let’s look at other groups of people who show “cultish tendencies” that we could infuse with Mythos flavor and work into games.

A Word of Caution: We are using real-world groups for villains, we should just be mindful of “other-izing” real people and trying to punch up when possible instead of punching down at groups that are already “otherized” and marginalized. 

• How might we look at cult-like behavior in groups that fall out of the traditional tropes, and use them for inspiration to make antagonists for games?  
• What kinds of unconventional “cult” groups do we already see in Call of Cthulhu’s deep back catalog? Got a favorite?

• MUP Episode 54
• YSDC Mythos Cults
• Eden: Paradise Lost
• Sounds of the Solar Wind
• Church of the Subgenius
• Dudeism
• Iglesia Maradoniana

Jon’s Cults

Fallstaff Academy Preparatory School for Boys

• Some of the staff within an all boy’s prep school
• Boys with a high enough GPA, but also with a history of disciplinary actions
• Initial threat of expulsion is leverage used to fold the boys into the cult until they’re brainwashed enough to participate voluntarily
• They worship Yog-Sothoth
• The goal is to groom the boys to infiltrate the highest positions in industry and politics so they can eventually herald the coming of Yog-Sothoth

Patronage of the Bloodied Thumb

• Patrons of a gifted contemporary artist
• The artist “signs” artwork with a red thumbprint
• Artist creates art after tapping into the Mythos through her dreams
• Admirers of the artist’s work, if they seem sincere enough, are approached by the other patrons to join their “circle” of support for the artist
• Artist is interpreting dreams from Cthulhu

Clockmakers Guild

• Collection of mechanical and science-minded people
• Worship the Tick-Tock Man, an avatar of Nyarlathotep
• The cultists include clockmakers, watch makers, toy makers, and inventors – anyone who uses tiny jeweler-level tools to build, fix, and invent
• These cultists network with each other, but are typically isolated individuals who prefer to work alone – except for their mechanical servants and assistants
• Anyone wishing to join the cult must demonstrate a high level of mechanical mastery

Nursemaid Sisterhood

• Group of nursemaids, doulas, and nannies
• They are strong proponents of homeopathic and natural remedies
• They worship Shub Niggurath
• One of the tenets of the cult is to test newborns to see if he/she qualifies to be gifted to Shub Niggurath – then a changeling is brought in to replace the newborn as the real baby is gifted to their goddess
• Each cult cell is led by a “Den Mother” – the bulk of the cultists are young women – the incredibly few men in the cult serve in a laborer or maintenance capacity

Chad’s Cults

• Meme theory as a way to explore cultish groups, and multi-level marketing as a vector. 
  1. Imagine a race like the Mi-Go, but instead of biological experiments, they are conducting sociological experiments on groups of humans. 
  2. They launch a multi-level marketing experiment of cultish door-to-door salespeople, with separate groups competing in the same market, each one with different “meme” traits to test recruiting capability. 
• Reality Shows 
  1. Stochastic terrorism. Just as the show runners manipulate the subculture of the show’s participants, a Mythos entity could also be pulling the strings behind the scenes.  
  2. Naked and Afraid, or Lost, or Abandoned, or this one that was cancelled (called Eden).
• Satirical Groups
  1. Political Parties “frivolous political parties.” Inanimate Objects Party.
  2. Art experiments, like The Institute or the OWL Party.
• Hobby/Interest group: Amateur electronics kit makers and radio operators in the 20s stumble upon a strange pirate radio broadcast and discover it’s coming from space

Murph’s Cults

Murph has a companion post that will be released to Patreon backers first, and then will be released to all listeners shortly thereafter.