Mon, April 14, 2025

MUP Ep 321 – Miskatonic Country Roadtrip – Visit Arkham

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! Main Topic 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! 

Mon, March 31, 2025

MUP Ep 320 – Miskatonic Country Roadtrip – Visit Kingsport

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. Main Topic 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.

Mon, March 17, 2025

MUP EP 319 – How to Schedule Games Like a Pro

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss how to schedule games like pro! 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. If you’re already a backer, please take a look at the new levels and consider moving to the next level up.  Our new benefits include regular content exclusive to our backers, like the backer-only episode we just released! And if you don’t have money to contribute, please like and review us on Spotify or Apple podcasts. They really help.  Oh hey, we have a new backer at the doctorate level! Targrad 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. 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.  Main Topic Tonight we want to talk about how to schedule games like a pro. https://whenisgood.net/ https://sesh.fyi/timestamp/ https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html Homework Do you have a way to schedule games that works for you?

Sat, March 01, 2025

MUP EP 318 – Satisfying Game Conclusions

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss satisfying game conclusions! Patreon Plug & Update Oh hey, we have a new backer! PirateCadfael 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 ! 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 Today I’d like to shout out Jayne, the sweetest most cuddly pittie of the day. This baby is wrapped in a snow blanket for a snowy day– and seeing as it’s snowy here in Ohio, I too wanna be this cozy! Thanks for sharing birdsbebirds! Main Topic Tonight we want to talk about how to be good at Satisfying Game Conclusions. What makes a game ending satisfying and why do we care?

Thu, February 27, 2025

2025 MUP ENnies Submission!

Our 2025 ENnies submission is pulled from one episode: MUP EP 313 – GM Like a Pro: Why is Table Safety Important In Episode 313, we spoke with a certified therapist, Perry Clark, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, on the importance of table safety.

Mon, February 17, 2025

MUP EP 317 – Mythos Magic for PCs

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett explore an often discussed but barely understood topic for Lovecraft Horror: Mythos Magic for your PCs. We’re using Call of Cthulhu as the ruleset but the principles can be used for any of the myriad Lovecraft investigation games. Bridgett’s Pet Pic Shout Out This episode, I’m shouting out the kittuh Fiona, submitted by Skip!  This curious cat is on two feet with curiosity and attitude on full blast. She’s giving disrespected meercat vibes and I love it. 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  Gene  for editing this episode.  Main Topic —  Tonight we want to talk about Mythos Magic and how to make it work for Player Characters.

Mon, February 03, 2025

MUP EP 316 – Horror Under the Sea

This episode, Keepers Bridgett and Dave discuss horror unda the sea! 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 ! Hey! We have new members! Matthew “The Gentleman Gamer” Dawkins WHAT A GENTLEMAN Eric Topp just updated his membership! Thank you! Antonio Marchena just updated his membership! Thank you! Thank you to everyone who has updated their levels and is engaging with our new tiers. We’re so thankful for all of you. 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.  Main Topic —  Horror under the sea!

Mon, January 20, 2025

MUP EP 315 – GM Like a Pro: Bringing NPCs to Life

This episode, we continue with our GM Like a Pro series with another special guest to help us untangle your GMing needs. Welcome WRITER. DEVELOPER. GENTLEMAN GAMER, all the way from the United Kingdom, Matthew Dawkins. Welcome Matthew 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 ! Hey! We have a new member! Whooooooooooo! P Trolius Thank you to everyone who has updated their levels and is engaging with our new tiers. We’re so thankful for all of you. 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.  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 seven, “How to bring your NPCs to life!”

Tue, January 07, 2025

MUP EP 314 – GM Like a Pro: How to Condense Scenario Run-times

This episode, Keeper Dave is joined by Keeper Chad and Evan Perlman! Together we tackle “How to condense the scenario run-times.” Patreon Plug & Update We have new Patreon tiers and benefits. That’s right – we rolled out updates on October 1st. New perks, new opportunities, and new ways to celebrate MUP and get involved.  So yes – 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.  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 seven “How to Condense Scenario Run-times.”

Mon, December 23, 2024

MUP EP 313 – GM Like a Pro: Why is Table Safety Important

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett are joined by Perry Clark, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Together we unpack some fundamental questions– what is table safety? What is it important? Content Warnings: And speaking of safety, let’s cover some potential Content Warnings that we may wander into: Possible triggers PTSD Psychological Stress and Wounds Just existing as a marginalized or intersectional person 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 ! Hey! We have a new member! Whooooooooooo! Antheny Giordano Thank you to everyone who has updated their levels and is engaging with our new tiers. We’re so thankful for all of you. 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 This episode, I’m shouting out Snowy, who is lost in the artic tundra blizzards of an all white rug. Thank you for sharing Steveo! Let’s head to the main topic… 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 six “Why is table safety important?” Additional links! https://podcast

Mon, December 09, 2024

MUP EP 312 – GM Like a Pro: How to Use Safety Tools

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.  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 five “How to Use Safety Tools.” Additional links! https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/https://kiennas.com/ https://www.starvingsoubrette.com/

Mon, November 25, 2024

MUP EP 311 – GM Like a Pro: How to Prep a One-Shot Pt 2

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

Mon, November 11, 2024

MUP EP 310 – GM Like a Pro: How to Prep a One-Shot Pt 1

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… Main Topic --  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.

Mon, October 28, 2024

MUP Ep 309 – GM Like a Pro: How to Build Great Atmosphere

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!  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 Build Atmosphere Like a Pro.”

Mon, October 14, 2024

MUP Ep 308 – GM Like a Pro: How to Pace Your Games

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?

Mon, September 30, 2024

MUP Ep 307 – How to Make Space Scary with Graham Walmsley

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss ways to make space scary with Graham Walmsley. 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! Let’s take a moment to welcome our new backers to the show! New members Joe McMahon Skip Morton Joe Kontor 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 Gene for editing this episode. We have NEW EDITORS!!!!!!! Guys! Let’s give a mighty GO PODS and a hearty welcome to our new editors!!!! Gene, a long time TTRPG human, artist, producer, and mastering engineer!  Joe McMahon, a musician, photographer, and software engineer!  Luca Veronese, an Anthropology student in the UK and enthusiastic audio drama creator and late night music show host.  And of course we still have Nate, whom you met last episode for the Gaslight review. Nate has really been the third member of MUP for a while now, but we’re glad to have a whole new cohort to join him. Welcome, welcome new editors and THANK YOU for supporting the show!  Main Topic --  Tonight, we’re here with some inspiration to help you make space… truly horrifying. As if it’s not horrifying enough.

Mon, September 16, 2024

MUP Ep 306 – A Tour of Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator’s Guide

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett along with Editor Nate take a tour through the Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator's Guide! Join us as we delve into book, pull inspiration, become inspired, and explore creative ways to create your own Gaslight setting! 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! Main Topic —  Riffing on the Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigator's Guide https://www.chaosium.com/blogreleasing-in-december-cthulhu-by-gaslight-investigators-guide

Mon, September 02, 2024

MUP Ep 305 – Keeper Dave does Necronomicon 2024

This episode, Keeper Dave take us on a tour of Necronomicon 2024! 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 Dave for editing this episode. Main Topic --  Necronomicon2024

Mon, August 19, 2024

MUP Ep 304 – Cthulhu at the ENnies Pt 2 w/ Brian Holland

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett bring you part 2 of 2 for Cthulhu at the ENnies! We ‘re interviewing 2024 ENnie Nominated Call of Cthulhu creators on their works, what makes them unique, and their inspiration! 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 Nate for editing this episode. Main Topic --  Guest Brian Holland is nominated for Best Writing and Best Adventure Longform! https://www.chaosium.com/alone-against-the-static-hardcover/

Mon, August 05, 2024

MUP Ep 303 – Cthulhu in the ENnies Part 1 w/ David Waldron and Alex Guillotte

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett bring you part 1 of 2 for Cthulhu at the ENnies! We‘re interviewing 2024 ENnie Nominated Call of Cthulhu creators on their works, what makes them unique, and their inspiration! 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 Nate for editing this episode. Main Topic --  David Waldron and Alex Guillotte https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/475313/los-hobos-and-the-wolves-of-carcosa https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/455049/the-last-dance-of-lola-montez-a-call-of-cthulhu-modern-adventure https://www.chaosium.com/blogcongratulations-to-our-2024-ennies-awards-winners/

Mon, July 22, 2024

MUP Ep – 302 How to Publish Call of Cthulhu

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett interview bestselling Call of Cthulhu writer, Rina Haenze, on how to publish for Call of Cthulhu! 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! That’s right - our backers are getting a lot of great stuff these days. Through our curriculum they got special mini-episodes from Josephine McAdam Mike Mason Sean and Andrew from HPLHS New members Traci Auerbach Antonio Marchena Jed Lackritz Gene Williams 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This episode, I'd like to shout out Maisy, the gorgeous puppers of fan of the show --Zondria! This baby is all smiles, all carefree joy, and is living her best life. Check out this photo in the show notes! It's an uplifter. Main Topic --  Tonight we kick off Lesson Six of our Curriculum Enhance your Call of Cthulhu storytelling, where we will cover all the various aspects of writing, running, publishing, performing, and generally vibing with Call of Cthulhu.  Over this six episode series, we will give you all the tools you need to become a Call of Cthulhu champion. Today is Episode 6 - How to Publish for Call of Cthulhu. Rina is here to join us for more of a roundtable discussion! https://linktr.ee/rinahaenze

Mon, July 08, 2024

MUP Ep 301 – How to Be a Professional Call of Cthulhu Streamer

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett interview the award winning actor, Josephine McAdam, on how to be a great Call of Cthulhu Streamer! 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 Dave for editing this episode. Thanks Dave!  Main Topic --  Tonight is Lesson Five of our New MUP Curriculum Cthulhu University, where we will cover all the various aspects of writing, running, publishing, performing, and generally vibing with Call of Cthulhu.  As you’ve heard over the last few episodes, we are providing you all the tools you need to become a Call of Cthulhu champion. In this advanced class, we will discuss professional performances and what it takes to take your gaming to the next level!

Mon, June 24, 2024

MUP Ep -300 How to Create Clues for Call of Cthulhu with the HPLHS

This episode is MUP's 300th Episode! GUYS!!! This is INCREDIBLE!!! Congratulations to all of the hosts, previous hosts, editors, previous editors, fans, patreon backers, listeners, supporters, and YOU! For this special occasion, we've brought HPLHS onto the show to celebrate! Sean Branney and Andrew Leman join Keepers Dave & Bridgett as we continue with our Cthulhu University Curriculum Series and discuss how and when to use clues and props in your Call of Cthulhu experience! Patreon Plug & Update We have a membership of sorts too! And our backers got their own short pre-show interview discussing rumors! How do I become an MUP backer? Bridgett? 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 Dave for editing this episode. Thanks Dave! Main Topic --  Our topic tonight is: What makes good Clues and Props? And How to Make Yours Better

Mon, June 10, 2024

MUP Ep 299 – Cthulhu 201: How to Run a Good Call of Cthulhu Campaign

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett continue with our Cthulhu University Curriculum Series and discuss how to run a good Call of Cthulhu campaign! 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 Dave for editing this episode. Thanks Dave! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out [No photo] Tonight I'd like to shout out the "Go Pods Wildlife Movement" in the pet pics channel! Here, listeners record video of wildlife, any wildlife, while encouraging the wildlife to give us a hearty"go pods." There's been a rabbit. A goose. Remind me guys and I'll post a couple of these videos in the episode channel! Main Topic --

Mon, May 27, 2024

MUP Ep – 298 Cthulhu 201: How to Be a Good Call of Cthulhu Keeper

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett continue with our Cthulhu University Curriculum Series and discuss what it means to be a good Call of Cthulhu Keeper! 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! New Backers! Skip Morton Steven Nelson Brian Murphy 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out J Zahler and the ongoing Feral onboarding saga! He's been sharing photos and videos of a group of feral cats that visits his home for food. Their rival feral gang members, hatred of photos, coming into the house, and more! It's like a soap opera! Main Topic --  As we discussed, tonight we kick off Lesson Three of our New Curriculum Enhance your Call of Cthulhu storytelling, where we will cover all the various aspects of writing, running, publishing, performing, and generally vibing with Call of Cthulhu.  Over this six episode series, we will give you all the tools you need to become a Call of Cthulhu champion.  Today is Episode 3 - How to be a great Call of Cthulhu Keeper. This is our Intermediate class - you’ve become a great player, now you want to unlock the secrets for running an amazing game. You’ve come to the right place.

Mon, May 13, 2024

MUP Ep 297 – Cthulhu 101: How to Be a Good Call of Cthulhu Player

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett continue with our Cthulhu University Curriculum Series and discuss what it means to be a good Call of Cthulhu player! 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 Dave for editing this episode. Thanks Dave! You know what else is amazing! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Introducing Sylvie the tiny Ferret, from Fogg Realm Games! It's nice to get some pet pic variety! Welcome to the channel Sylvie. She looks like she's at a furry rave Main Topic --

Mon, April 29, 2024

Ennies 2024 Submission

Find our submission to the 2024 Ennies here! Good luck!

Mon, April 29, 2024

MUP Ep 296 – Cthulhu 101: What is Call of Cthulhu?

This episode, Keeper Dave & Bridgett are excited to kick off a new series of episodes that provide you, dear listener, with a curriculum to enhance and grow your gameplay!  These curriculum - curricula? - will be a set of episodes organized like classes that are focused on improving one set of your gaming perspective and skills.  That’s right - and so we’re starting with our first Curriculum series now! Starting tonight we debut our first Curriculum– Welcome to Cthulhu University - From Neophyte to Elder God (and everything in-between) Over the next 6 episodes, we will review the coursework for Call of Cthulhu, taking us from an introductory start, basically Call of Cthulhu for Dummies, all the way through career level professionalism. This series is targeted for both beginners and veterans alike. We’ll approach Call of Cthulhu from a fresh perspective with rejuvenating and inspiring ideas to elevate your CoC storytelling! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out Miss Miskatonic's cat Jack, and this absurd sleeping position. Upside down, inside out, twisted, folded, and knocked out. I'm impressed. 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  Thank you to our editor Dave for editing this episode. Thanks, Dave! 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! Main Topic --  As we discussed, tonight we kick off Lesson One of our New MUP Curriculum Cthulhu University, where we will cover all the various aspects of writing, running, publishing, performing, and generally vibing with Call of Cthulhu.  Over the next six episodes we will give you all the tools you need to become a Call of Cthulhu champion, but tonight we start with a simple introduction: Welcome to Call of Cthulhu. Part 1 - What is Call of Cthulhu?

Mon, April 15, 2024

MUP Ep 295 — A Tour of Arkham!

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett visit the city of Arkham! Join us as we delve into book, pull inspiration, become inspired, and explore creative ways to create your own Arkham! 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out the entire situation that is ARM1384's cat, Loki. This cat is outright plotting on a dog. Just... go to the show notes and look at the photo. Apparently he was like that for 20 minutes. Main Topic --  Riffing on the Arkham Book

Mon, April 01, 2024

MUP Ep 294 – Mike Mason’s Trip to Arkham

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett interview Chaosium's Creative Director, Mike Mason, as he takes us on a journey into Chaosium's newest sourcebook: Arkham! 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!

Mon, March 18, 2024

MUP Ep 293 – Old Stranded Androids on the Side of the Road

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss time periods and genre in horror gaming! What’s your favorite setting? Excluding either modern or the 1920s. Those are great settings that both deserve their own shows. So we have to get out of our comfort zones! 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Cultist Damon got a new puppy!!! Four months and name TBD. She's featured here with a piece of pizza crust she’s been carrying around today. Main Topic --  Favorite horror setting and genre… Topics Favorite setting for horror Favorite time period Favorite “type” of horror

Mon, March 04, 2024

MUP Ep 292 – Convention Survival Guide

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss attending conventions, especially as a first timer. Plans are starting for various 2024 cons and it’s a great time to start planning. Patreon Plug & Update Our 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 On our MUP Discord! 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out kittuh from Chad Bowser, Yelena! This gorgeous kittuh of in a hat. What's that type of hat called? With the wings? Anyway, caption says, "Let it snow!! I'm staying inside anyway." And I'm delighted. Photo in the show notes! Main Topic --  First time conventions Both your first time ever going to cons And your first time at a particular con Things to consider What is your focus? Professional, volunteering, panels Games, people, buying What and where is the convention? City and travel Hotel and location Size and convention focus - gaming versus hobby Friends and community - who do you know, and how will you find them? 5/3/1 is key Food Food Food Regulate and hydrate Finally, what games are you going to play?

Mon, February 19, 2024

MUP Ep 291 – A Special Message from Murph

This episode, we bring to you a special announcement from Keeper Murph. 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

Mon, February 05, 2024

MUP Ep 290 – Simpson in the Dark

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome back to the podcast, friend of the show and writer/director of the BBC’s Lovecraft Investigations… Julian Simpson! CW: Graphic discussion regarding torture of a literary character in the Whatcha Been book review section (approximately 7:47-9:23) 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! Main Topic --  Tonight’s guest is Julian Simpson, long-time BBC writer and director, as well as gamer and explorer of the arcane and forbidden. This is Julian’s fourth appearance on our show since March 2020, but for those who haven’t heard of you, please introduce yourself… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Simpson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovecraft_Investigations https://www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/

Mon, January 22, 2024

MUP Ep 289 – Inspired by Consumption

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave talk about stuff. Good stuff. What stuff? Let's find out together, because Bridgett, me, who writes WordPress, was out of town for this recording. Oh! Oh! I see the topic now! Recent media influences for TTRPGs 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! Main Topic --  Now what do we have here for a main topic? Looks like… recent media influences for TTRPGs Dave has 2 movies, 1 TV show, and one book (series) Sicario Mission Impossible Boy and the Heron Bodies The Three Body Problem trilogy Murph has TV show or two and book or two Fringe Blue Eyed Samurai Mickey7 Dream Scenario (haven’t seen it yet)

Mon, January 08, 2024

MUP Ep 288 — A Host Year in Review

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett reflect on their favorite gaming moments and episodes from 2023! 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 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! Categories

Mon, December 25, 2023

MUP Ep 287 – Bridge and Dave’s Otherworld Adventure

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett explore an immersive art museum known as Otherworld in Columbus, Ohio! Afterwards, we unpack ways to activate your senses to bring flavor and sensation to your creative writing! https://www.otherworld.com/ 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 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!

Mon, December 11, 2023

MUP Ep 286 – Waiting for Bridgett

Join Keepers Dave and Murph for a special travel episode! Part 1! 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

Mon, November 27, 2023

MUP Ep 285 – Powered by the Bakers

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome Lumpley Games - Vincent Baker and Meg Baker! 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! And as we discussed recently - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Dave is working on it now, so look for that in late November. New Members Davin Flateau Lauren Williams Heather Poirier 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Happy 5th birthday Thessaly from everyone at MUP! We hope that you've enjoyed your special day! If you're having a bad day, go to the show notes and check out bulldogs, in party hats, preparing to eat a cake. Get your serotonin hits where you can! Thanks HelloSpaceBoy! Main Topic --  https://lumpley.games/ https://lumpley.games/portfolio/ Games such as  The Wolf King’s Son (2023) Under Hollow Hills (2022) Bedlam Beautiful (2017; limited publication) Apocalypse World (2010; 2nd Edition 2016) and the PbtA framework https://www.patreon.com/lumpley Our Travelling Home by Ash Crider? https://wundergeek.itch.io/our-traveling-home  Wolf Spell by https://epidiah.itch.io/wolfspell Bloody Handed Name of Bronze by Joshua Newman https://joshuaacnewman.itch.io/the-bloody-handed-name-of-bronze  Mashed https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199282/MASHED-A-Korean-War-MASH-RPG--Core-Rulebook Sagas of the Icelanders https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254224/Sagas-of-the-Icelanders Pasions d’ Pasion https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409558/Pasion-de-las-Pasiones Nahual https://www.nahualrpg.com/

Mon, November 13, 2023

MUP Ep 284 – Gettin’ Pulpy with Pulp Cthulhu

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett are back with another system unpack! And this time-- we're discussing Pulp Cthulhu. 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! And as we discussed last episode - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Look for that in late November. 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Two expert security guards dutifully protecting the home from local threats (ducks in the pond). Binx: Senior Security Supervisor. Finn: Grizzled Pro who shoulders their demanding job while fighting demons at the bottom of a bottle. No, I didn't write that copy. Zondrio, fan of the show did, when they posted the photo in our pet pics shout out page. I love when my job is done well, and for me! Love these kitties! Main Topic --  Tired of your investigators dying in quick succession when jaunting around the world in a desperate bid to save humanity? Wishing that sometimes your investigator could make a stand instead of hiding and waiting for the eldritch horror to pass? Pulp Cthulhu ups the ante and provides you with tougher, more capable heroes—ready to take on the villainous machinations of the Cthulhu Mythos!

Mon, October 30, 2023

MUP Ep 283 – Halloween Horror Stories

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett are reunited. We discussed Halloween Horror Stories, Halloween Gaming, mentioned a few Halloween themed Call of Cthulhu scenarios... but mostly we just hung out. And we made Murph sad. 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! Also, we are going to update our Patreon rewards at the beginning of 2024. Before we do that we will send out a survey and gather some data. It’s approaching two years since we redid the tiers and rewards, and now that everyone has a better idea of what works and what doesn’t, we just want to evolve them. The tiers themselves will not change. But we’re going to tune our rewards so that they are a) things that our backers really like, and b) we can deliver them.  So look for that survey in November, and new rewards in early January.  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 Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out our own little Vaesen, Roxie, kittuh of UndeadDomain (aka Jesse). This bundle of cute is curled into a dice tray, surrounded by Vaesen books and sheets as her dad preps for a game. Does that make Undead Domain a Thursday's child?? Main Topic --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432915/Bayt-al-Azif-5-A-magazine-for-Cthulhu-Mythos-roleplaying-games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220315/The-Dare https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412108/Trick-or-Treat-2 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/291464

Mon, October 16, 2023

MUP Ep 282 – Bill and Dean’s (Cthulhu) Eternal Adventure

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave welcome Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock of Cthulhu Eternal and Cthulhu Reborn. 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Ooh, Bridgett may not be here, but we still have.... Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out [Using best Bridget voice]  Y'all have got to see this photo of Loki, cat of ARM1384. This cat is asleep, eyes rolled back, and legit appears as if it's actively summoning. Spooky kitty vibes for the win! Thank you for sharing, ARM1384! Cat-astrophically creepy. Main Topic --  Please welcome to the show, friends and creative powerhouses… Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock from Cthulhu Eternal! Welcome gentlemen! https://cthulhueternal.com/ https://cthulhueternal.com/our-scenarios/ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5143/Cthulhu-Reborn

Mon, October 02, 2023

MUP Ep 281 – Black Armada Games and Lovecraftesque 2e

This episode, Keeper Bridgett & Keeper Dave talk to Becky and Josh from Black Armada Games about the upcoming launch of Lovecraftesque second edition! 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! It’s the return of Dave’s MUP Movie Matinee. On Sunday, Oct 8th at 2pm we’re going to watch Jordan Peele’s Nope! Who’s in? 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Main Topic  Becky Annison and Josh Fox of Black Armada games can be found at https://blackarmada.com/, where they have games, podcasting, blogs and more! https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/ Upcoming 2e for Lovecraftesque - link to Backerkit here MUP Episode 149 with Becky Annison Welcome Becky and Josh! Please, for our listeners who are not acquainted with all of your award-winning games, please introduce yourselves and Black Armada games.

Mon, September 18, 2023

MUP Ep 280 – Indefinite Insanity and Humanity in Horror Games

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave discuss the gaming side of insanity mechanics and mental health! 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out Spooky and Frida, twins and best friends, and kittuhs of James-Big Jim! Thank you for sharing these gorgeous kitties with us! Also, MeWOW to that guitar selection in the background! Let’s move onto the main topic.  Main Topic --  Up front, a disclaimer and Content Warning - tonight we want to discuss the gaming side of insanity and mental health. We look to be sensitive and earnest in how to portray these topics in games, but also discuss them from the gaming perspective. So while we don’t plan to wander into any specific triggering moments, it is a broad topic that may move into areas listeners find uncomfortable.

Mon, September 04, 2023

MUP Ep 279 – Unpacking Horror with Hunters Entertainment

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett unpack horror gaming with Hunters Entertainment! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded Thursday, August 24th, 2023. Our friend Mike Diamond of The Old Ways Podcast is currently accepting submissions for scenarios from Chaosium’s Community Content program for a chance to get the Full Diamond treatment of their works for Call of Cthulhu and Runequest. If chosen you can get a full theatrical episode with music, sound, voice acting, the whole hog. We have a link for the sign-up sheet in the show notes. https://bit.ly/YourScenario24 Our friend Dean Englehart of Cthulhu Reborn fame has just released H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Yog-Sothothery in pdf with POD coming later in the year.  “This book is a resource that seeks to pare away the later inventions and present the purely Lovecraft inventions, compiled with game statistics that make it easy to drop them into roleplaying scenarios, campaigns, and game settings. HPL's many Unnatural Entities, Weird Rituals, Cults, Artifacts, Tomes, and Places in this book can be considered a kind of “grab bag” of elements you can use to infuse any game world with a Lovecraftian flavor.” https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449861/HP-Lovecrafts-Book-of-YogSothothery 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 Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out HelloSpaceBoy, Laszlo from Strangers From Nowhere, was kind enough to show off his little birthday girl, Mazikeen! She turned 20 years young on August 19th! Congratulations Mazikeen and Lazslo! You can also follow Laszlo’s Kickstarter for Pod People which should be wrapping up right after this episode drops. Murph backed it! Mazikeen turned 20 today! (8/19)  Main Topic --  Unpacking Horror Gaming with Hunters Entertainment.  Influences, favorites, genres, tabletop translations, GM tricks and tips, and whatnot.   https://www.huntersentertainment.com https://www.youtube.com/@huntersbooks https://www.youtube.com/@Snarled https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Sleepaway-Print-PDF.html OUTBREAK: UNDEAD.. 2E KIDS ON BIKES ICARUS ALICE IS MISSING The ABCs of D&D The 123s of D&D

Mon, August 21, 2023

MUP Ep 278 – Breaking (Down) the Masquerade for VtM

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett unpack Vampire: The Masquerade,.We're joined by backer Mike Diamond! Listen as we attempt to crash through mechanics, lore, history, clans, disciplines, and more in under 90 minutes. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded Thursday, July 27th, 2023. This has been a BIG quarter for Chaosium. The Pendragon Starter Set is out, they’ve released the first volumes of the Cults of RuneQuest books, multiple ENnie nominations including Rivers of London, the Bookshops of Arkham actual play, Community Content, and more! And now, they’ve just announced a new board game adaption of Call of Cthulhu's Horror on the Orient Express! Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game brings the award-winning Call of Cthulhu horror and mystery TTRPG into the world of board gaming. Special rules, ongoing character development, and awesome play pieces all providing a challenging and exciting gaming experience. Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is a cooperative game in which you and other investigators have to survive on the doomed train. To win, you must discover and hunt out the cultists to stop them performing a hideous ritual, as well as make sure that the train reaches its destination. With all manner of dangers facing you, the challenge is to survive, stop the horrors of the Dreamlands, and prevent calamity. The Kickstarter for the game launches next year, with a planned release date in 2025.  Speaking of ENnie nominees, let’s shout out just a handful of congratulations to our friends and previous guests who are being recognized! Apologies if we missed anyone, it wasn’t intentional!  In other news, the community is BUZZING! The Old Gods of Appalachia kickstarter books are shipping and folk are going bonkers! At the time of recording, they’re arriving in inboxes and mailboxes nation. I’ll actually be picking up my rewards in person at GenCon next week.  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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out and also welcoming home, Jackson Elias, from listener Targard! Bear, his other dog, is already my baby, and Jackson Elias is already settling in so nicely! Main Topic -- Vampire: The Masquerade Unpack

Mon, August 07, 2023

MUP Ep 277 – Horror Where You’re At

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett riff on single location horror scenario ideas! 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! Murph has a movie Night coming up on August 17th at 7:30pm Central time. 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out "Okay, listen. It's worth going to our show notes to see Jasper, doggo of friend and fan of the show, FredKiesche. I recognize that it's not winter, but you gotta see the look on this dog's face as it launches itself through the snow. It's the pick me up you need today, promise!" Main Topic -- Single location horror scenarios Persons in house/apartment/room Persons in vehicle Locked-Room Mysteries Class struggle in the vein of Upstairs, Downstairs but downstairs hears the prep, staging, production, fallout, and eventual aftermath of the event upstairs. The event could be the KiY or a ritual, mass murder, etc. Might be a staff only game of Regency, set entirely within the kitchens. (Sort of inspired by Miss Julie.) Players would have to defend against their mutated “Betters” who are storming downstairs to eat, pray, and be merry. Guests are invited to a house party in a friend of a friend’s apartment. Their friend never shows up, and a few guests seemingly go missing. There could be some fatally locked room, akin to Bluebeard, but their friend is actually within the trunk/coffee table at the center of the living room (a la Hitchcock’s Rope).  A group of friends witness something horrible and are seen by the perpetrator, take a spin on Rear Window and have it based across the street from the original crime, with a single bad guy hell bent on murder, but a Charm skill that is astronomical.  Take a page from Coherence and have a group of friends get together while Miller’s Comet streaks by overhead. There is an exact replica of their house next door, populated with an exact replica of themselves as well. Unbeknownst to the players, one of the guests arrives late and stumbles into the wrong house, their house. Things go even further sideways when a third house is revealed to have been there in the opposite direction the entire time.. By the end no one should be able to determine which house is real nor who is the original version of themselves. A one-shot maybe solo game, where the player(s) are part of a boiler room, akin to Glengarry Glen Ross even with a sadistic Alec Baldwin-esque boss. But the player(s) have to cold call a list of senior citizens and get them to send you money, in order to stay alive. Every dollar you gain is another second to live. After the first few call

Mon, July 24, 2023

MUP Ep 276 — A Conversation with Luka Rejec

This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave interview one of their RPG heroes, Luca Rejec, the author of Ultraviolet Grasslands, Witchburner, Let Us In, and so many more. 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 Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!  Main Topic -- Luka Rejec https://www.wizardthieffighter.com/

Mon, July 10, 2023

MUP Ep 275 – Unser Sommerurlaub Teil Drei

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave hangout without Bridgett as part of our final summer vacation shows. 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! Speaking of backers, we have one new backer to thank! Casey J Rudkin 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Hey guys! It's Bridgett, even though I sound like Dave! He's my voice because I either don't have one, or am too tired to use it. I'm shouting out Thalia, kittuh of friend and fan of the show John Tyler! John is awesome! Ask him about co-running a Regency Cthulhu game with me at Origins! Also, "Yar, Yar, Yar, Nar." He was also in the most hilarious Pirate Borg game of my life. Thanks John for being awesome, and thank you for sharing this gorgeous caramel chocolate brownie with us!  Let’s move onto the main topic.  Main Topic --

Mon, June 26, 2023

MUP Ep 274 – Summer Vacation vs Top Ten Games Part Two

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett continue with their top 10 RPGS. Well, not Bridgett. Because she didn't follow instructions. Enjoy! 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 Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Main Topic The hosts continue to unpack their favorite RPGS!

Mon, June 12, 2023

MUP Ep 273 – Summer Vacation vs Top Ten Games Part One

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett offer up something strange... something new... to bridge the gaping pit which is, "we typically don't record the month of June, but we're attempting to do something about that." So... yea. Enjoy! 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 Max (or maybe Dave?) for editing this episode. Thank you! Main Topic -- ....Bridgett did not understand the assignment. And Bridgett is in charge of the WordPress. So uh... Listen, I dunno. HAPPY JUNE BABIES!

Mon, May 29, 2023

MUP Ep 272 – Mysteries of the Flesh Pit Revealed!

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave speak to Christopher Robin Negelein/Ganza Gaming designer of the new Flesh Pit RPG on KS 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! Speaking of backers, we have two new backers to thank! Chris Bates Brendan Tang 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This week, I wanna shout out Kaiba, who is pictured peering into the secrets of the universe, from listener Confused Ann. You gotta see this photo. It's a scenario seed and writing prompt! Main Topic --  Christopher Negelein https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganzagaming/the-mystery-flesh-pit-national-park-rpg https://www.mysteryfleshpitnationalpark.com/ http://www.thebrightcave.com/

Mon, May 15, 2023

MUP Ep 271 – Urban Legends

This episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett riff on some of our local Urban Legends and Folklore in Games! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on May 4th, 2023! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432915/Bayt-al-Azif-5-A-magazine-for-Cthulhu-Mythos-roleplaying-games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/questingbeast/knave-rpg-second-edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganzagaming/the-mystery-flesh-pit-national-park-rpg 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! Speaking of backers, we have a belated thank you to Bucho Rodenberger Steven Nelson GeeMo Claire Mendelsohn 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 Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This week, I'd like to shout out Casper the rat from listener and fan of the show, Cultist Damon. This cutie could haunt me anytime. I wuv the wittle feeties. Main Topic --  Local Urban Legends and Folklore in Games

Mon, May 01, 2023

MUP Ep 270 – Going Deep on Dark

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett conduct a deep dive on Graham Walmsley's Cthulhu Dark! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on April 20, 2023, and here’s Keeper Bridgett with a report on Chaosium Con 2023!  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! Speaking of backers, we have a belated thank you to Rachel Cutler, Graham Walmsley I’m hosting the next movie night, and guess what, Dave? It’s gonna be on April 29th! The weird thing, it will have already happened by the time this show drops! Lol. It was an AMAZING time. Laugh were had. Unless it was a sad movie, then likely… laughs were still had.  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 Max (or maybe Dave) for editing this episode. Thanks Max (or maybe Dave)!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This episode I'd like to shout out Leo, from listener and hype squad of the show, Evan Perlman! Leo is pictured at daycare with a dashing smile and model levels of posing. This Portuguese water dog is absolutely STUNNING! Thanks for sharing Leo with us, Evan, and thanks for breaking the bottle over the back of the "fresh MUP" ship each time it sails. Main Topic That Graham interview was so fantastic. I hope we can get him back sometime before 2033. At least 2032. To build on that conversation, which I was sorry to miss, I wanted to get us talking about Cthulhu Dark and other rules light investigative games. We both have experience with CD, so let’s start with a couple questions about the gameplay. First– let’s discuss the rules– because they’re decadent!  What are your favorite parts of running or playing in a CD game? What is a favorite story from a CD game that couldn’t happen in a game with more mechanics? What do you think is different when playing a CD scenario? What do you think is different when running a CD scenario? What do you think is different when designing a CD scenario? Do you miss anything from CD or other rules light investigative games? How would you design a rules light game differently?

Mon, April 17, 2023

MUP Ep 269 – Cosmic Horror w/ Graham Walmsley

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett welcome back author, creator, and game designer Graham Walmsley! 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 Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This week I'm shouting out Trouble aka cat of listener Rach. They're seen lazily stalking a set of twinkle lights. Not at fast Zappy! Main Topic --  Welcome to Graham Walmsley! http://catchyourhare.com/graham.htm https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4159/Graham-Walmsley https://twitter.com/grahamwalmsley

Mon, April 03, 2023

MUP Ep 268 – Arrrggg, Pirate Borg w/ Luke Stratton

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome cartographer extraordinaire, the writer and publisher of Pirate Borg, Luke Stratton! 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'm shouting out the doggo Charlie from listener Dan Tice, who is absolutely SLAYING her Pirate Borg costume. Puppy pirates for the win. Now give her some booty! Main Topic --  Welcome to Luke Stratton! https://www.meetup.com/shipofthedead https://linktr.ee/limithron https://www.patreon.com/limithron

Mon, March 20, 2023

MUP Ep 267 – Return to the Garden of Ynn

This episode, Keeper Murph runs Keepers Dave and Bridgett through an impromptu game of mystery and delight as they return to the Gardens of Ynn! 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 Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!

Mon, March 06, 2023

MUP Ep 266 – The Legacy of Arrius Lurco w/ Oscar Rios

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett welcome back friend to the show Oscar Rios to discuss Golden Goblin Press, Invictus, the definition of a hero, and The Legacy of Arrius Lurco. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on February 23, 2023.  Step further into the dark with the latest supplement for Call of Cthulhu! Nameless Horrors contains 6 scenarios featuring brand new elements of the Mythos that will keep even the most seasoned Investigator on their toes! Available worldwide March 8th.  Good news - Laird Barron is home from the hospital! He of course has a long road to recovery but being home is a good indication that he’s heading in the right direction. For those who missed it, there is a Go Fund Me available to support his medical expenses that has raised $136,000 or so at the time of recording. Thank you to all listeners who supported Laird, and we wish him continued recovery. Speaking of needing help, Lovecraft Arts & Sciences is holding its Lovecraft Arts & Sciences 2023 Winter Fundraiser. Similar to the situation a couple years ago, they find themselves coming up short on the funding needed to keep the business running. Turns out NecronomiCon, for starters, was much more expensive than usual - with prices increasing across the board and attendance overall down from its normal capacity. Necro, the store, and all the supporting infrastructure is already run mostly on volunteer labor, and so the shortfall from last year now puts longevity at risk. The fundraiser is nearing $12k at time of recording, and we all know how important Necronomicon is to the community at large. Please take a moment to donate - even $5 adds to the bucket.  Free League prepares to launch their kickstarter for The Walking Dead Universe RPG. Free League released two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG. Finally, with the OGL controversy momentarily in our mirrors, the newest craziness occupying geek-minds is the rapidly growing proliferation of AI-generated materials, including art and now fiction writing, and probably around the corner… ttrpg scenarios and settings. The community has been struggling with AI-generated art for a while and now people are using ChatGPT and similar tech to create fiction wholecloth. Neil Clarke, editor of SF fiction magazine Clarkesworld (among others), recently paused his submission intake due to being overwhelmed by AI-generated stories. He wrote a very detailed blogpost, including stats and stories on how this technology has blossomed to overtake his meager intake resources. Worth a read if you want to see how this is specifically affecting the broader community.  On the same note, Chaosium announced recently that it has banned AI art in its community creator communities, and one might think other creator com

Mon, February 20, 2023

MUP Ep 265 — Men, Unsupervised

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave are left unsupervised. Not even Keeper Bridgett knows what happened. Patreon Plug & Update This episode was recorded on February 9, 2023.  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! Dave’s movie night is on February 26th, so mark your calendars! This is a correction from the last episode where I said the 25th. So it’s the 26th at noon PT and 3pm ET - afternoon movie! At the time of recording our survey is still open for a few more days, but if I was a guessing man, which I most definitely am, I would guess that the 2018 remake of Suspiria is going to be our movie of choice. Finally we need to acknowledge a number of new backers. We have been remiss in calling out you amazing people, so we’re going through a number of folks who joined last October when we stopped doing it for some unknown reason.  Steve Skellet  Jay Rendon Justin Kahn TLemon65 Kamuela Enos John Tyler Steve Wallace Liam O’Connell GardenGM 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 Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Main Topic --

Mon, February 06, 2023

MUP Ep 264 – My Two Daddies w/ B. Dave Walters

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett chat with industry superstar, leader, coach, author, screenwriter, professional GM (and more), B. Dave. Walters. Bridgett got super distracted with both his and Murph's voice-- hence the episode title. We're not sorry. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on January 26, 2023. Pound-sign facts. Something that will come as a surprise to no one who funds TTRPG Kickstarters, Funagain Logistics is closing. Another casualty of the Covid-inflicted shipping crisis - they just couldn’t keep up with the chaos and demand on their operations. They will fulfill their current agreements and continue shipping through April 30th, but after that no more complaining about Funagain and their shipping of Free League kickstarters. Update on Laird Barron and his condition, a GoFundME campaign has been started for the author Laird Barron who has been hospitalized in serious condition. Mike Davis from the Lovecraft eZine has organized this and so far they have managed to raise over $133k. Laird is still in the hospital but in stable condition, though he still has a long way to go, and that is going to cost a lot of money. American healthcare is bullshit. Aint Slayed won the Top Actual Play Podcast from ENWORLD!  Congratulations!!! Amazing team, fantastic games, and well deserved award for sure. Welcome to the Hall of Fame yo! The OGL Fiasco rolls on. In the two weeks since we last recorded, the situation has evolved, and yet, everything that was put in motion with the leaked OGL 1.1 has continued in play. Wizards, through D&D Beyond, issued not one but two statements. The first when they tried to just “whoops we’re sorry!” and then slightly alter the terms of the new OGL. And then after that just made things worse, they apologized again and then created a new 1.2 OGL which they have actually released as a draft this time for the community to help determine the terms. Or something like that.  Meanwhile, as mentioned before, out of all the chaos many game companies have collected their D&D toys and left 5e behind. For good. Paizo, creator of the largest OGL 1.0 licensed-games Pathfinder and Starfinder, has announced they are creating the irrevocable Open RPG Creative License (ORC). They are tracking a still-growing list of companies that have joined them, at least 1500 publishers as of recording, including Chaosium, EN Publishing, Fantasy Grounds, Foundry and Roll20, Frog God Games, Goodman Games, Green Ronin, Kobold Press, Pelgrane Press, and many many more. You can find a link to an updated list on the Paizo community boards.  It looks like Wizards is now in full reputation rescue mode now, but it looks like the damage has been done. WOTC has also announced they are going to release the core rules of D&D as Creative Commons content later on another sure sign that they are desperate to fix their image. There is a movement to

Mon, January 23, 2023

MUP Ep 263 – Growing Up Hybrid

This episode Keepers Bridgett, Dave and Murph riff on what it must be like to grow up as a deepone hybrid!

Mon, January 09, 2023

MUP Ep 262- Gardens of Chaos

This episode, Keeper Murph runs Keepers Dave and Bridgett through an impromptu game of mystery and delight! Happy New Year, MUP family! 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.  Main Topic --  The Gardens of Ynn. This episode was recorded on December 29th, 2022.

Mon, December 26, 2022

MUP Ep 261 – Dave, Murph, and Professors Make a Rock Band

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave talk with some of our Professor Tiered Patreons! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on December 1st, 2022.  Looks like management of Noble Knight Games has shown bad faith in their employees’ ramp up to a unionization vote on December 8th. A story on Dicebreaker details the back and forth by management to dissuade employees from joining the unionization effort, as well as examples of management’s bad faith comments and attitudes. More in the story on Dicebreaker.  And hot off the presses, it seems that Noble Knight has decided to recognize the union! So congratulations to the workers, and management at Noble Knight for this landmark decision.  Keeper Dave’s Patreon Backer Masks Campaign Update No new updates for my Masks campaign except to say that, as expected, response has been overwhelming. Probably just around the time this episode drops near the end of December we will have made player choices. We’ve got a mid-January start scheduled, and everyone is all in! More soon on this for sure. 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! And hey, look at three of our top tier backers hanging with us right now. One more incredible perk from backing MUP on Patreon. 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Max for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out "Hey guys! It's me. Ya'girl Bridgett. I know, I know. This time I sound like Dave. I've got raaaange, baaaaby. Tonight, I'd like to shout out James/Ibis' gorgeous fur baby, Virgil. Listen, this photo of James and Virgil rolling around on the floor is the one of the most wholesome examples of the joy that comes with canine companionship. Thanks for sharing Virgil with us, Ibis. You really seriously consider getting that photo framed. The joy on both of your faces is priceless. Oh, and I secretly love Dave's accents." Main Topic --  This is our Professors show! Some of our top-tiered patrons came on the show to hang out with us!

Mon, December 12, 2022

MUP EP – 260 Humanity in Gaming w/ Sen-Foong Lim

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sat down with award winning game designer Sen-Foong Lim! Keeper Dave’s Patreon Backer Masks Campaign Update This episode was recorded on November 17th, 2022.  The time is nigh! Keeper Dave (that’s me) will be running Masks of Nyarlathotep for our Patreon backers, starting in January 2023. Ending at the end of today, Monday, December 12th - when this episode goes live - I am closing the survey for backers interested in playing in my game.  Once the survey is closed today - we will be choosing from backers starting at the highest backer level - Professor - and moving down through the tiers until we have a full party of six investigators. If, by chance, there are still open slots after then, we will have a limited opening to other listeners. But if you want to get a seat at the table, becoming a backer is your best bet. We will be playing bi-weekly - every other Friday - from 7-10pm ET, using Chaosium’s official Fantasy Grounds, as well as the Pulp Cthulhu rules. It will look and feel like David Cronenberg directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It will be unforgettable. 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to MURPH for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Tonight, I'd like to shout out my absolute favorite chameleon ever, Godzilla, affectionately known as GiGi, by backer, mod, and friend of the show Chris! Gigi is a petpic channel highlight for me, because her photos typically drop with fun lizard facts and plus-- she's gorgeous and always looks to have to an attitude in her photos. Keep the Gigi and the facts coming, Chris! Main Topic --

Mon, November 28, 2022

MUP Ep 259 – Lynne Hardy’s Regency Reputation

This episode Keepers Murph & Dave sit down with Lynne Hardy to discuss Chaosium's newest supplement, Regency Cthulhu! Keeper Dave’s Patreon Backer Masks Campaign Update The time is nigh! Keeper Dave will be running Masks of Nyarlathotep for our Patreon backers, starting in January 2023. Starting today, Monday, November 28th - when this episode goes live - and running for two weeks - there will be an open survey for interested backers.  Once the survey is closed - just after the airing of Ep 260 - we will be choosing from backers starting at the highest backer level - Professor - and moving down through the tiers until we have a full party of six investigators. If, by chance, there are still open slots after then, we will have a limited opening to other listeners. But if you want to get a seat at the table, becoming a backer is your best bet. We will be playing bi-weekly - every other Friday - from 7-10pm ET, using Chaosium’s official Fantasy Grounds, as well as the Pulp Cthulhu rules. It will look and feel like David Cronenberg directed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It will be unforgettable. 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! Movie night preview by Murph - survey is over! The winner is… The Northman 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to MURPH for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out "Hi, guys! It's me! Bridgett. I know, I know, I sound like Murph again. I've been practicing my range! I'd like to shout out KingofBlades113's cat....Jim. because listen, human names on pets are my jam. Plus, Jim just got a new scratch post, so double win! Thanks for sharing Jim with us, KingofBlades113! Oh! And since this worked last time. And by this, I mean, getting Murph to read exactly what I type... I'm Lynne's favorite. Toodles!" Main Topic --  Lynne Hardy and Regency Cthulhu

Mon, November 14, 2022

MUP Ep 258 – Riff o’ the Wisp

This episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett bring back RIFFING! That's right, we're riffing on a classic folklore monster, the will o' wisp, will of the wisp, the willy wispy, whatever! You know what we mean! 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to SEAN for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out This week I’m shouting out Odysseus and Circe! Gorgeous, high fiving kittuhs from listener Aiine!  Thanks for sharing videos of these gorgeous cats with it!  Main Topic Will-o-Wisps!

Mon, October 31, 2022

MUP Ep 257 — Soft Flexes of Paul St. John Mackintosh

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett interview writer Paul St. John Mackintosh about books, poetry, RPGs, and more! 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to MAX for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Listen, I may have shouted out this dog before, but since she’s my daughter niece, I’m doing it again! Shout out to Kara, the most princess of all princess huskies from backer, moderator, and massive friend of the show, a whole ass Mike Diamond of The Old Ways Podcast!!! Main Topic --  http://paulstjohnmackintosh.com/ http://www.amazon.com/Paul-St.-John-Mackintosh/e/B00CEH18BM https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/334163/Casting-the-Runes-Occult-Investigation-in-the-World-of-M-R-James https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/401006/Sleuths-of-the-Golden-Age-Mini Cthulhu Mythos RPG and Games – https://www.facebook.com/groups/675419816536523

Mon, October 17, 2022

MUP ep 256 – Xtra XP From XPLoveCat

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave talk with Youtuber XPLovecat about gaming and life! 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 5th, 2022.  We are looking for new Show Editors! If you want to help this show stay online, and help preserve my sanity, then I will teach you how to edit our audio. This isn’t for the faint of heart, however. Beginning audio editing can take many hours for one of our typical shows, but that gets better as you get better. As a thank you for this, we will give you a Professorial status as a Backer (minus the episode) and gain massive influence with us and some special Discord Channel access, etc.. Into the Odd Remastered is out and available to all to order! You can pick it up now at the Free League webstore or DriveThruRPG. Judge Dredd: The Game of Crime Fighting in Mega-City is getting a re-release 40 years after its initial run. You can follow the link in the show notes to pre-order. Patreon has rolled out a new type of billing that will charge patrons on the day that they started backing a content creator, as opposed to the beginning of the month. It is optional as to whether we swap to this method, but we thought we would ask you guys which you prefer. So let us know on our Discord server, or you can send us an email at mup.feedback@gmail.com. Roll20Con 2022 is starting on October 21st through 23rd. Speaking of email Dave, we got a bunch of email from people that listened to the last episode! So a hearty thank you goes out to… FredRittertonChrisWillJames And in a bid to take over Cute Pet Picks Andrew Leman emailed a pic of his dogs as well, you’ll have to go to the Show notes to see those. 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! Speaking of amazing backers we have new backers! Everyone welcome: PuddletimeBrian DunnPete Shanahan 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. Dave’s Discord discussion Call Out - what are we talking about today? #shelves-mail discussion on Kickstarters, fulfilled and not. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to MURPH for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out "Hi guys! It's Bridgett! I may sound like Murph right now, but that's just because I'm probably 36,000 feet into the air. I'd like to shout out the lovely kittuhs of 12gmsc: Franny, Edie and Charlie! Thanks for sharing these gorgeous cats with us in the petpics channel!" titty-sprinkles. Because Bridgett demanded I say it. titty-sprinkles. Main Topic --  A chat with XPLoveCat. Leslie is a part of a fundraiser for the month of October called "Play Cancer Away" (https://twitter.com/playcanceraway?lang=en) which plays RPGs to rai

Mon, October 03, 2022

MUP Ep 255 — Mojave Helicopter Madness with the HPLHS

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett interview Andrew Leman and Sean Branney from the award-winning HP Lovecraft Historical Society! Campus Crier Patreon Plug & Update Our Patreon Plug is where we update our listeners on all our backers and activities. This episode was recorded on Sept 22, 2022.  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! Speaking of amazing backers we have a new backer! Everyone welcome: John Arko And thank you to everyone else that has updated their pledge to match our new tiers!  Drop us an email or discord note and let me know what you’d like to play - mup.feedback@gmail.com Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!  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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to MURPH for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out The Dog Squad by Plumbism Main Topic Podcasting, researching, burying live bodies, and helicopters over the Mohave with Sean and Andrew of HPLHS! What follows is Andrews images and some text about the Helicopter Story told at the end of this episode. Here was the giant symbol as seen from the chopper. The two little red arrows are pointing to cars, to give you some sense of how big the thing was. This photo has been retouched to hide the other rocketry symbol that was also present. Here’s the unretouched picture: And here’s an enhanced view: Here’s the view as they were landing. And here we are taking off at sunset. The intrepid investigators: Stephanie Morey, Dan Harper, and Sean This was the mummified corpse revealed by the earthquake that they flew out to examine. There is a creepy statue clutched in its right hand. Here they are examining it: Chris Lackey, also of podcast fame, played the sheriff. We turned my Toyota into a sheriff’s car. Sean, as coroner, performed an autopsy on the mummy, removing its glass eye. That was how they identified the corpse as a fellow named J.D. Titan, who had disappeared in the 1930s while being investigated for murder. Titan was one of my old player characters from our original Call of Cthulhu days. The photo used in this newspaper clipping was taken at one of our earlier Cthulhu Lives! games from around 1989.

Mon, September 19, 2022

MUP Ep 254 — Unpacking from NecronomiCon

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett discuss highlights, favorite purchases, and lessons learned from NecronomiCon. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on Sept 9, 2022.  The convention organisers are pleased to announce the dates for the next convention being held on the Good Friends of Jackson Elias Discord! Bringing new levels of mind-bending chaos and anarchy, they are pleased to present, A Weekend With Good Friends : Dread Daylight Savings Con Edition running 4th - 6th November 2022; roll SAN! Check the show notes for the dates. The dates for the convention are as follows: 30th September - 13th October 2022 – GM signups21st October – 27th October – Player signups28th October 2022 – The Lottery results are announced4th – 6th November 2022 - A Weekend With Good Friends! They will shortly be adding the convention channels to the Good Friends of Jackson Elias Discord and updating the Blasphemous Tomes website with further announcements and information about the convention. Now in worldwide release! Call of Cthulhu Classic - horror roleplaying in the world of Chaosium’s Cthulhu Mythos Available now exclusively from Chaosium.com: a recreation of the classic Call of Cthulhu boxed set from 1981, brought to horrific life 40 years later! Created thanks to the wildly successful Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter, this product is very limited! Chaosium is pleased to announce the release of Call of Cthulhu Classic, launched at GenCon in Indianapolis and online exclusively at chaosium.com. Both the Classic 1” Box and the Classic Deluxe 2” Box will be sold in limited quantities, while stocks last. Miskatonic Repository Convention is a FREE three-day virtual convention celebrating Chaosium’s online collection of community content. Annnnnnd it's coming back October 14th-16th, 2022!  We'll have games, special guest Keepers, panels, and more! Check this link for details and dates. Chaosium has leaked some images of the upcoming Regency Cthulhu online a few days ago, and it looks fantastic! 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! New movie night coming in Sept! Hosted by me and streaming on Netflix, I have collected a group of folks ready to watch 13 Ghosts on Friday, Sept 23rd!  Our backers are so incredibly important to us and we want to make clear our commitment to every one of you. We hope our updated tiers help you feel more connected to us and that your contributions are rewarded. Speaking of amazing backers we have new backers! We’ve not recorded since before Necronomicon so we have lots of great people to mention! Everyone welcome: Nathan Hughes Ann Steven Anderson Antheny Matthew C McHorris Philip Rogers Rina the Glitterfae And thank you to everyone else that has updated their pledge to match our new tiers!  CALL T

Mon, September 05, 2022

MUP Ep 253 — LIVE from NecronomiCON 2022

LIVE FROM NECRONOMICON! That's right friends-- here is the LIVE recording from the MUP Live Show at NecronomiCon2022! Join Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett as they discuss "why horror," Dave does some reaaaaaally bad accents, Murph drops some gems, and Bridgett almost starts crying. Thank you to all of the backers, fans, listeners, contributors, guests, editors, previous hosts, mods, Discord users, lurkers, family & friends. It takes a village... and you are our village. Recorded on Sunday, August 21, 2022 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. 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!

Mon, August 08, 2022

MUP Episode 252 — Mason Madness w/ Mike Mason

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sat down with Chaosium Creative Director, Mike Mason! We took direct questions from our Patreon backers and put them before Mike. Join us as we discuss what's in the Chaosium pipeline, Chaosium's plans for the Cubicle 7 properties, and even what Mike has been reading lately! Special Note We are recording this episode on July 31, 2022.  While we don’t have much news this episode, I did want to give an update to those listeners that are traveling to NecronomiCON this year. Last episode I mentioned a Wednesday night meetup at Blake’s Pub, that has now changed however to the Trinity Beergarden which is located in Biltmore Park directly across the street from The Graduate. We will loosely be gathered there until they close at 9pm, and then we might traverse across the park to another venue if there is a need. Also, the Miskatonic University Podcast Live Show will be Sunday at Noon. We hope to see all of you there! 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! Speaking of amazing backers we have new backers! Everyone welcome: Angelo Chiriaco Corryvreckan And thank you to everyone else that has updated their pledge to match our new tiers!  Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!!  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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Edwin for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Please meet Glacier and Toothless from Listener Arko! Main Topic Mike Mason

Mon, July 25, 2022

MUP Episode 251 — NecronomiCON 101 w/ Rob & Jess

This episode Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett, sit down with Rob & Jesse, Head of Games at NecronomiCON! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on July 14, 2022.  Niels, the man with the plan over at NecronomiCON Providence, has released an updated COVID policy on their website, you can find the link in our show notes, and has said that masks will be required for all events, and they are providing stickers for attendees to announce how comfortable they are with proximity to others. Niels is also recommending PCR tests before traveling, the same that is recommended by the WHO and the CDC, and will have KN95 masks on hand for distribution for those that might need it.  Avatar RPG has gone to print, finally! No word on when it will finish. Roll20 and OneBookShelf are partnering up. The apparent merger will allow users “to manage content across platforms for nearly any tabletop game, connect more easily with other players, and step into games immediately, all in one place.” Ankit Lal, the current CEO of Roll20, will continue as the CEO, while Steve Wieck will join the Roll20 governing board and executive team. So far as fans are concerned, this partnership will allow any PDF in a user’s OneBookShelf Library to be available within Roll20. The recently announced Alien novel, Infernos, will contain a free scenario for Alien RPG! Ennies Shortlist announced https://www.tribality.com/2022/07/09/2022-ennie-award-nominees-announced/ 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Sean for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out “Look deep into my eyes…you are getting sleepy…so sleepy…you are feeling generous with the deli meat…so generous…” posted fan of the show, Bill Adcock, about his cat Atticus. 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! Our backers are so incredibly important to us and we want to make clear our commitment to every one of you. We hope these new tiers will immediately help you feel more connected to us and that your contributions are rewarded. Speaking of amazing backers we have new backers! Everyone welcome: Dan Tice Alex Marks JF Boivin And thank you to everyone else that has changed their pledge to match our new tiers!  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!!  Main Topic -- Jess and Rob from NecronomiCON Providence!

Mon, July 11, 2022

MUP Episode 250 & Thicc w/ Celebration

View Post We're BAAAAAACCCKKKK!!!! This Episode, Keepers Murph, Dave & Bridgett, along with previous hosts, frequent guests, backers and friends, celebrate the recording of MUP's 250th Episode! That's right guys! 10 Years and 250 Episodes! Congratulations, MUP, and congratulations to you, the listeners! We did it!!!! Campus Crier We nah'd the Campus Crier for this recording. 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out When the cat thinks he's a better podcaster than you. Shout out to Cooper, cat of John H! Thanks for supporting the Pet Pics Channel and sharing this awesome kittuh with us! 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! Most importantly though - after some butt kicking by Bridgett, we are formally announcing our new Patreon tiers. Frankly, we have really just been living on the good graces of our supporters, who have been wonderful enough to just support us when there has been a distinct lack of difference between all the tiers. We are solving that today.  First up - there are no changes to the tier names or their cost. So if you are a backer, your tier will stay exactly the same. However, now each tier will come with specific benefits that we will now outline (and of course will be on Patreon by the time you hear this). For each of the tiers, you of course get everything from the previous tier. Freshmen $1: We’ll give you a shout-out and thank you on the show! You’ll have access to our exclusive, Backer-Only Discord channels. We’ll also notify you about scheduled guest appearances ahead of time so that you can send us your questions! Backers at this level also can sit in on Keeper Dave’s Trail of Cthulhu campaign, Bookhounds of San Francisco. You also get access to contests! Sophomore $2: You can now join pop-up events, last minute pick-up games, and other special events hosted by the co-hosts!   Junior $5: You are invited to exclusive watch parties and movie nights with one of the hosts! Grab your popcorn, kick back, and hang with the hosts for a movie night! These events will be hosted quarterly. Senior $10: You have unlocked access to private content to include Host-GM’d games, Team Up recordings with The Old Ways Podcast, locked bonus episodes, and more! You’ll also receive a unique annual postcard from your hosts! Host-GM'd games run monthly, will be pre-scheduled a year in advance, and offer you a tour of your favorite weird and horrific roleplaying games beside one of the hosts! Graduates $15: You’ll receive a PDF copy of limited-edition playable content from your hosts! That’s right! Examples may include pamphlet adventures, syst

Mon, May 30, 2022

MUP Summer Break 2022

Keepers Dave, Bridgett, and Murph get together for a brief goodbye before taking June 2022 off. See you in July!

Mon, May 16, 2022

MUP Ep-249 800 Reasons to Love Skype of Cthulhu w/ Keeper Jim Phillips

This episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett interview Jim Phillips, the founder and operator of Skype of Cthulhu, a Call of Cthulhu actual play who have just posted their 800th episode back at the end of April! Congratulations and welcome back, Jim! 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 5, 2022.  Free League’s Blade Runner RPG has launched and already broken $1m. And with that, it finally broke Dave’s wallet. I managed not to back this one!  Jason Cordova’s rpg Brindlewood Bay kickstarter is doing a smashing job with its small-town murder mystery setting. If you are a fan of small town mysteries such as Murder She Wrote, then this is your jam.  Chaosium released a shipping update on some highly anticipated releases to include — Cults of Cthulhu* — A Time to Harvest* — Call of Cthulhu Starter Set (40th Anniversary edition, with new box art) — Plus, fulfilment of the long-awaited Call of Cthulhu Classic Kickstarter! (if you missed the Kickstarter, we'll be selling the remaining copies via Chaosium.com AFTER distribution to backers is completed). We’re looking at May (and perhaps into early June). 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. Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out Toast, listener and fan of the show, TLemon’s gorgeous kittuh. Seriously guys, this cat is like a dreamy combo of asphalt, concrete, stainless steel, and gorgeous!  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 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! We need to thank our newest backer, Nathan Pidde! HA! I just got an email from Nathan that made my heart smile. Hopefully you all will be hearing more from him soon!  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!!  Main Topic Jim Phillips of Skype of Cthulhu http://www.cthulhu.me

Mon, May 09, 2022

MUP 2022 ENnies Submission Reel

ENnies Logo After not even getting a short list nod from last year's ENnie judges, this year we outsourced the clip selection to our amazing Patreon Backers. This is our 15 minute submission reel for 2022. We have to thank all of the backers that helped to put this together, once again we'd be no where without you all.

Mon, May 02, 2022

MUP Ep-248 That Damned Majestic Cat w/ Michael Fryda

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett interview YouTuber and bestselling Miskatonic Repository author, Michael Fryda! 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 21, 2022.  The Old Gods of Appalachia Kickstarter is underway and is already crushing it with over 9300 backers and almost $1.3 Million raised. This kickstarter runs through May 6th. The Alien Colony War book that includes a scenario by friend of the show Drew Gaska was released on April 26th. The first round of the HPLHS Call of Cthulhu Classic Prop Box is starting to appear and it’s another top shelf item. 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shout out to backer Cornysams– thank you for sharing your new kittuh with us, Sugar, or as his partner calls her, Shug.  Also, welcome to the best foster home ever to the bulldog, Eloise! Thank you listener, HelloSpaceBoy, for sharing this lovely baby with us! 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! We need to thank our newest backer, Darrin Chandler! 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!!  Main Topic -- Michael Fryda @imaginingsRPG (Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/c/RPGImaginings/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/ClutchSituation https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Michael%20Fryda ...You will worship her.

Mon, April 18, 2022

MUP Special — Heinrich’s Call of Cthulhu Guide to Character Creation

This BONUS episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett welcome Heinrich Moore, Chair of the Miskatonic Repository Convention, 4-time best selling author on the Miskatonic Repository, and owner of the YouTube channel, Heinrich Moore Presents. Join us as Heinrich walks us through his latest release, Heinrich's Call of Cthulhu Guide to Character Creation! Buckle in... it's quite the ride! 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! Nathan (Hapless Mage on Discord) Thank you, Nathan!!! You’re the true MVP! 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!!  Main Topic Heinrich's Call of Cthulhu Guide to Character Creation For more information about Miskatonic Repository Convention, check out the Facebook Page or Discord! To see more of Heinrich's scenarios, you can check out his listing on DTRPG or his YouTube Channel!

Mon, April 04, 2022

MUP Ep-247 In Space, No One Can Hear Murph Scream…

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett dive into The Alien: RPG and take questions from the awesome MUP Fans! This episode was recorded on March 24, 2022. 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. Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out A shout out to DontStopMeNow's baby, Axle, who you can see living his best life on the beach, in the desert, in the pool, ocean, mountain and more! She says that she works to provide for her dogs. Same, girl. Same. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Sean 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 to our backers so much for supporting the show!!  Main Topic -- Alien RPG This episode was recorded on March 24, 2022. We asked for a bunch of questions from our Discord community about the Alien: The RPG. And we shall now endeavor to answer at least some of them before our inadequacies become too apparent. Bridgett’s Starter Questions How do you handle cascading panic?What are your favorite talents?Does anyone actually use that section on space combat? Real talk? Did you read it? Listener Questions: (James) Ibis: What rules from the core book do you want to implement, but often forget in the heat of the moment?iPwnedMSCS: How do you write agendas differently for early acts in cinematic scenarios vs later acts?  Do you write agendas differently for single Act scenarios?Could @Keeper Dave (he/him) talk about what from the five room dungeon concept did and didn't work for his scenario?(James) Ibis: Would you rather play Alien or Aliens? Why?iPwnedMSCS: How intuitive do you find the chances of success with the base + stress dice mechanics?iPwnedMSCS: What mechanics do you think are well implemented?  What mechanics do you think could be improved?iPwnedMSCS: What do you hope to see in future additions to the product line?iPwnedMSCS: What's your favorite chart in the book and why is it the panic table?JZahler: Can Alien be run as a horror campaign?  With only a single antagonist, xenomorphs, how would you keep it fresh over multiple scenarios?  If the solution is to introduce other non-xenomorph Alien threats, is it still Alien?iPwnedMSCS: How do you resolve combat oriented panic results in non-combat situations?iPwnedMSCS: How do you feel about the layout of the character sheet?iPwnedMSCS: Are there any content warnings, such as infestation horror, that cannot be removed without the game no longer being Alien?

Tue, March 22, 2022

MUP Ep-246 Better GMing in Pleasant Greens

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave catch up with friend of the show, Julian Simpson, on his new show and how to be a better GM!

Mon, March 07, 2022

MUP Ep-245 The Gould Standard for Players

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett interview friend of the show, Helen Gould! Helen agreed to volunteer as tribute and test out a new (currently untitled) MUP segment where we bring on old friends and discuss/riff about random stuff! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on February 27th, 2022.  R. Talsorian Games & Darker Hue Studios Team Up R. Talsorian Games has signed an agreement with Darker Hue Studios to distribute Haunted West, a tabletop roleplaying game shining the light of truth on the old west. Join the League of Free Agents Free League has kicked off its organized play program, League of Free Agents. Dave has joined Roll20 has doubled in size in two years, and Call of Cthulhu has grown with it - Chaosium Inc. Roll20, and Chaosium’s associated products, have doubled in the past year. Dave plans to put Sun Spots on Roll20 in the next few months. 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. I’d like to shout out James from 1D4 con and their newest adoption, Rain! Welcome home, Rain! Get ready for the best days of your life.  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! Shoutout to Targrad 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!!  Main Topic --  How to be a Good Player Find Helen Gould on Twitter and her own Patreon!

Mon, February 21, 2022

MUP Ep-244 Pseudo-Random Riffing

This episode, Keeper Murph, Dave, and Bridgett enjoy some pseudo-random riffing. 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. I’d love to give a shoutout to Joe Stranger’s kittuh, Lulu, who was last seen helping her dad through Curse of Strahd.  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 to all of our backers!  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!!  Main Topic -- Riffing     We want to hear from our listeners, and we have lots of ways you can reach out to us. For the complete list, check out our show notes - that’s where you’ll find our email address, which is mup.feedback@gmail.com, and a link to our Discord server! Send us your questions, feedback and topic ideas - or join a discussion! Tell us who you are and give us a hearty “Go Pods” for our home team, the Fightin’ Cephalopods!  Find all the links you need to keep in touch - at mu-podcast.com, or on the Discord channel ep-244. And please back us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/mup  Thank you for joining us for another episode. Class is dismissed!

Mon, February 07, 2022

MUP Ep-243 Accessible Gaming 101 w/ Jacob Wood

This episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett sit down with special guest, Jacob Wood, who is the owner of Accessible Games! This past year he ran a successful KickStarter for Survival of the Able and he's also an industry Accessibility Consultant. Welcome Jacob! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 27th, 2022.  Free League announced Heart of Darkness for the Alien RPG. This is billed as a stand-alone adventure, but also serves as a conclusion to the Draconis Strain Saga begun in the cinematic scenario Chariot of the Gods and continued in Destroyer of Worlds, all written by our friend and previous guest, Andrew Gaska.  Player signups for A Weekend with Good Friend Gaming Convention begins on February 4th and will run through February 10th. Reminder, this is an online convention sponsored by the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast! It’ll be running from February 18th-20th, so be sure and sign up for as many games as you can! 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. I’d love to give a shoutout to Targrad’s absolutely adorable fur children, Bear and Robyn. He recently read them Lynne Hardy’s Children of Fear and their facial expressions are… incredible! Targard, thanks for always swinging through with the pup assist and constant pup love!  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Sean 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! WOW! BACKER LOVVVVVEEEE!!! Thank you new backers!!! Cornysams TammyTheTiger Miranda Adams Evan Perlman JZahler We really appreciate you guys for Backing. We are going through the results of the polling that we did for last show and will be making some changes I’m sure as a result of that.  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!!  Main Topic -- Jacob Wood Accessible Gaming Survival of the Able Robot Claw Entertainment, publisher of Tears of a Machine  SC: http://www.robotclaw.info Russell Collins is @RobotClaw on Twitter Limitless Heroics Kickstarter: Limitless Heroics: Better worlds via Dice & Disabilities 5e by Dale Critchley — Kickstarter Only has 4 days to go, so it won’t still be running when the episode goes live. Might be good to recap though. Accessible Gaming Quarterly, Year 3 Kickstarter: http://www.bit.ly/AGQYear3KS Runs from 2/2/22 through 2/16/22 Vision Layers website: http://www.visionlayers.com Broken Ruler Games, the company run by my colleague Todd Crapper http://brokenrulergames.net Todd is the mastermind behind Vision Layers and my go-to for layout and graphic design. Accessibility in Gaming Resource

Mon, January 24, 2022

MUP Ep- 242 Arkham comes to Miskatonic w/ Bret Kramer

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett interview writer, editor, and all around awesome peoples Brett Kramer! Due to the fact that we’re recording a lot later than usual (and Bridgett is going through severe nicotine withdrawal) we’re going to skip the Campus Crier. However, we would be remiss if we didn’t thank Ogdru Hem from the Discord for allowing us to use his music, Miskatonic Library, for the new intro bumper. You can find his work on YouTube, DTRPG, and BandCamp. Campus Crier Stay tuned next episode for more 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 pics. Today, I’d like to shout out listener and fan, Anthony Lee-Dudley and welcome home their newest black cat adoption, Ms. Fay. Anthony says, “we thought, we don’t have enough black cats… so they decided to adopt Ms Fay, too.” Welcome home, Ms Fay!  We also want to shout out fan and listener of the show, bdurfy. He’s currently recovering from a serious condition and we just want to let you know that we love you, brother, we appreciate your support, and we’re all rooting for you.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  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! Jazmin Ospa Hey– listen. Real talk. We appreciate our Patreon backers more than we can say... but we also recognize that we could do better about celebrating, supporting, and rewarding our backers. With that spirit in mind, the hosts are currently revamping our patreon tiers, backer rewards, and more! Current backers– check your inbox for a survey that is coming back soon. We’re rebuilding based on your preferences, because let’s face it, we’re only here because of you. Please, complete that survey and shoot it back over to us.  We’re still 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! ALSO, we’re keep offering where Patreon backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! “It is our pleasure to announce that The Miskatonic University Podcast and The Old Ways Podcast are joining forces to bring a special series of Backer only games for their supporters in 2022! In the coming months, a series of new stories will be told - all with the opportunity for both communities to engage and even join these recordings. We're excited for this new partnership and for our supporters to join us in this new monthly series!  Beginning in February, Backers will hear a new actual play episode from one of many settings chosen by the two shows. These might feature new scenarios, homebrew content, and an array of guest cameos. We can't wait for you to hear all the madness we have planned.”  And last, but certainly not least, Dave has ap

Mon, January 10, 2022

MUP Ep 241 — Dead Pigeons Stuffed with Dynamite (A Host 2021 in Review)

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave & Bridgett bid farewell to the good, bad, & ugly of 2021. We also discuss what we're looking forward to in 2022! Campus Crier We forgot to mention it in the audio, but we need to thank Ogdru Hem from the Discord for allowing us to use his music, Miskatonic Library, for the new intro bumper. You can find his work on YouTube, DTRPG, and BandCamp. The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on December 30th, 2021.  Free League Publishing’s recent kickstarter, Vaesen RPG – Mythic Britain & Ireland, has wrapped up! In this expansion to Vaesen, a game about Nordic Horror Roleplaying, players face the mythic creatures of Britain and Ireland. Unsurprisingly, this kickstarter funded in under 6 minutes, and wrapped up with just under 8,000 backers.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/vaesen-rpg-mythic-britain-and-ireland Chaosium has sold enough tickets to ensure that the inaugural Chaosium Con is for sure happening!!!! April 8th and 9th, Chaosium will be hosting an in person convention in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Guys, this isn’t something that you’ll not want to miss. We’re talking seminars with Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, Jeff Richard, Jason Durall, David Larkins. They have non stop gaming rooms, VIP gaming sessions with some of the heaviest hitting folk at Chaosium, an auction, LARPs, and more. This is going to be a blast, and I’d love to see you guys there if you can make it! Speaking of conventions, Necronomicon pushed back badge sales for their 2022 show in Providence, Rhode Island. Advance badges to previous gold ticket holders have already gone out, and general tickets go on sale January 10, 2022. Keepers Dave, Bridgett, and Murph will be attending, along with friend of the show and previous guest, Michael Diamond. Definitely consider attending– it’ll be a good time.  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. Today, I’d like to shout out our own Keeper Murph’s baby, Lulu. Check out the Discord to see some of the biggest beggy eyes and the cutest cuddle selfies with Lulu and Murph!  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! 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! ALSO, we just kicked off a new offering where Patreon backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! 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!!

Mon, December 27, 2021

MUP December 2021 Flash Update

No episode this week - RL has taken over and we needed a quick break. Next episode will be on schedule! Also - THANK YOU for everyone who voted in Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Best Talk Podcast of 2021... We won! Your love and support is incredibly important to us, and this award shows us that we are all one community. Thank you so much to all our listeners and Patreon backers!

Mon, December 13, 2021

MUP Ep 240 — Philosophy of Horror with Cody Goodfellow

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett interview writer, editor, actor, and longtime friend of the show, Cody Goodfellow! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2021. December y’all. De-cem-ber. Chaosium is currently working with EDGE to release an English translation of @alexdelaIglesia 's 'La Broma Macabra' in 2022. As well as being a long-time devoted Call of Cthulhu fan, Álex de la Iglesia is the acclaimed Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer, whose series 30 Monetas ("30 Coins") recently featured on HBO in the United States. HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is a narrative game that will be released on PC and Mac. It follows the adventures of three protagonists in late 1929, just before the Wall Street Crash, as occult forces are at work to bring our planet under the dominion of the cosmic terror of dread Nyarlathotep. The game is intended for those who enjoy the atmosphere and horror of H.P Lovecraft novels, those nostalgic for Steve Jackson’s 'Fighting Fantasy' or the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books, and for lovers of narrative games that allow you to dive into multiple stories and histories. It’s on Kickstarter right now, with about $6k of the requested $28k funded. We wish them luck. 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. Special shout out to Molly, the puppy with booties of snow! Listener and fan, BrokenShepherd shared a cute picture of Molly with snow covered paws! Join the Discord and drop those pet pics! Many thanks, BrokenShepherd, for being such an active and supportive member of the community. We see you, and we really appreciate you.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Sean 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! Greg Fetzer 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! ALSO, we just kicked off a new offering where Patreon backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! 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!! I’ll try to remember to post in the general server, but definitely be watching all of these TeePublic holiday sales!  Main Topic Cody Goodfellow Let’s go back to ostensibly the start. I want to talk about Secrets of San Francisco because I’m running a Bookhounds of SF game and I’ve used your book multiple times. When you look back at that book - what is your perspective on its legacy? Either for yourself as author, or

Mon, November 29, 2021

MUP Ep 239 – “It’s called range, Bridgett” with London Carlisle

Hello, and welcome to the Miskatonic University Podcast, Episode 239! This is the podcast dedicated to weird and horrific role-playing games. I’m Keeper Bridgett. And I’m Keeper Murph. Tonight Bridgett and I are super excited to welcome London Carlisle to the show! Bridget has a fan-girl crush moment... 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 18, 2021.   The creators of Mork Borg has launched a kickstarter for their new cyber-punk game using the same system called Cy_Borg. They have about $350k at the time of writing and are blowing through stretch goals. Just when you thought Weird Tales was gone for good they are back! And this time it seems they might actually be able to stick around! Blackstone Publishing has entered into an agreement with the classic horror and pulp magazine to produce 50 books over five years with the Weird Tales Presents brand. The first offering is supposed to be released fall of ‘22. And they plan on a special release in 2023 for the 100 year anniversary of Weird Tales. By the time this episode drops the latest kickstarter from Free League will be available. Vaesen: Mythic Britain and Ireland is a companion setting book for the weird horror RPG that came out in 2020. Discord 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. Special shout out to Emma, dog of Evan Perlman. She’s featured in the petpic channel hanging out with Evan’s daughter princess dresses. Evan states, and I quote, “because she is a pretty pretty princess, damnit.” MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Dave 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! 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! ALSO, we just kicked off a new offering where Pateron backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! 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 - Chris Hall ran For the Queen -- beautiful art cards -- simple story creation -- need to pick it up and carry around with me for cons, down time, etc Y'all of Cthulhu Season 2 Recordings with Ain’t Slayed Nobody Main Topic London Carlisle can be found here: https://www.londoncarlisle.com/ Okay, so I have ALL the questions, but we only have like an hour… so before I delve into all of your awesome projects, can we please talk about how ridiculously awesome you are? You’re trained in the katana?!  Okay-- these dialects though? Can we get a samp

Mon, November 15, 2021

MUP Ep 238 — Sean McCoy, Mothership, and Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace Madnessssssssssssssssss!

This Episode, Keepers Murph & Dave interview Sean McCoy from Tuesday Knight Games about the uber-successful Mothership Kickstarter. 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 4th, 2021.   The big news so far as this episode is concerned at least is the massively successful Mothership Kickstarter which as of recording has over $700k in funding, and 7600+ backers! Murph, Dave, and Bridgett are backers and fans of the game and are super excited to see it do so unexpectedly well! Paul Baldowski has another KS running just weeks after the last one delivered, Cthulhu Hack 2E has funded and is making Stretch Goals with $23k in funding so far with 24 days to go. (Murph has backed it!) In a case of “why not see if there’s an update right before you record,” Paizo voluntarily recognized the new union of United Paizo Workers and announced it… while we were recording episode 237! So congratulations to UPW and we wish continued success in making working conditions fair and healthy for all RPG creators.  Cults of Cthulhu is out from Chaosium. This is the collection of scenarios by Chris Lackey and Mike Mason centering around the… well cults of the mythos. It is 368 pages long!  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. Last week Discord user BrokenShepherd found a lost and despondent dog without a collar, which they then were able to reconnect them with their owner - a similarly despondent and panicked human. Now that’s how it’s done! Wonderful work BrokenShepherd! MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  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! We want to thank our newest backer Curtis Dozier! Thanks, Curits! 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! ALSO, we just kicked off a new offering where Pateron backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! 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!!  A single CoC session with Adam and Ambermancer from the Discord. Main Topic  Sean and Tuesday Night GamesKickstarter expectations and where you’re at - have you planned for anywhere near this success?What does this say about your fanbase over the past few years?QuestionsTalk about the niche you feel Mothership is filling. Clearly people are responding well and with great interest. What is the core of that interest?Talk about the recent Critical Role play of Mothership/Alien and how that affected both the hobby and your KSTalk about fulfillmen

Mon, November 01, 2021

MUP Ep 237 – Of Teens and Terror

This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave discuss building an age-appropriate horror campaign for teenagers. Which is in and of itself scary. So, how do you keep the terror in teen horror? Find out! 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 21, 2021.   This week we are most excited about the Kickstarter for Survival of the Able: Back from the Dead, an RPG about people with disabilities working together to overcome a zombie plague. It looks to do a great job of representation for the disabled community, is about zombies, and looks like a lot of fun! We’ve both backed it. We have a couple news items regarding Chaosium. First is the announcement for their new Cults of Cthulhu book that will appear in PDF this Halloween, with a print version to appear later.  Not only that, but they’ve opened orders for the 40th Anniversary limited edition of the 7th Edition rulebook. And finally in the ongoing saga of perpetually underpaid and overworked RPG artists, 35 workers at Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder and Starfinder, have created a union. There was a great story recently from Wired detailing the pretty terrible pay and working conditions for RPG creators as a whole. It’s definitely worth a read for anyone interested in our ongoing struggle with paying people living wages. 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. And from Bridgett, she wants to call out Roxie (the cat) of UndeadDomain During my wedding we had a drink in honor of Roxie, who had to stay home cause the venue doesn't allow pets ( I didn't expect anything otherwise). We called it Roxie on the Rocks.  Gin, Sweet & Sour, and Club Soda MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D Main Topic Keeper Dave asks for advice on how to run age appropriate horror for a teen audience!

Mon, October 18, 2021

MUP Ep 236 – John Haremza & COREThulhu

This episode Keepers Bridgett & Murph speak with John Haremza of the Legends of Tabletop podcast and the new CoreThulhu RPG. Well, Bridgett tries to speak. Laryngitis, y'know? 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 06, 2021.   PAX Unplugged is coming back in December to Philadelphia and you will need a mask and full vaccination in order to attend. This is following a trend that other conventions, such as UK Games EXPO & ESSEN Spiel, have put into place for public safety. GenCON & Origins continued with only a mask mandate in place but no proof of vaccination or a negative test.  Chaosium has acquired Dhole’s House this week, the popular online character creation tool for Call of Cthulhu. And it has hired the former owner and site creator, Lee Carnell, as an in-house software developer.  In case you are not aware, The Calyx has started again and our very own Bridgett Jefferies is again on the cast! Becca Scott is the Keeper with Gina DeVivo, Paula Deeming, and Bridgett as investigators. 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. Special shout out to Mike, who returned home from Origins to find that his son had befriended a Wookie. Seriously, it’s a dog in a Wookie costume and his newborn baby. It’s SUPER cute.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Sean for editing this episode.  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! 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! ALSO, we just kicked off a new offering where Pateron backers will have an exclusive opportunity to play in games run by one of us co-hosts! 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!! I rocked my MUP shirt at Origins and it was quite a delight and a privilege. Main Topic John Haremza from Legends of Tabletop CORE MicroCOREThulhuLink to their Discord

Mon, October 04, 2021

MUP Ep 235 – An Odd Talk with Chris McDowall

This episode Keepers Bridgett, Dave & Murph speak with Chris McDowall the author of Into the Odd & Electric Bastionland. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on September 23, 2021.  The Ennies just wrapped up their awards for 2021, and a huge congratulations to all of the nominees winners. We’d like to send a special congratulations to Andrew Gaska and everyone at FLP for three ENnie Awards for their Alien: The RPG campaign, Destroyer of Worlds. Horror games really made a statement this year with awards and recognition going to Mork Borg, Vaesen, and even the Miskatonic Repository. Congratulations, Allan Carrey, for your silver on Hand of Glory The Council of Shoggoths is proud to announce that all events for Friday and Sunday have sold out for Miskatonic Repository Con! The participation and support has been incredible, guys, and we really appreciate it. Check out the show notes for the link to sign up for Saturday events, join in on a panel, or just come hang out with some Call of Cthulhu creators! Reminder, the convention is going to be held, online, October 15-17th.  Free League just announced their plans to publish the Blade Runner RPG and my wallet just imploded. Enough with the amazing IP, art, design, game mechanics and just all around fantastic game experiences! In celebration of their 40th Anniversary, Chaosium recently released their Call of Cthulhu 40th Anniversary Keeper Rulebook. This limited edition release features a new black and red leatherette cover and dust jacket design. Additional material includes personal accounts by some of the early creators and contributors to the game and the re-inclusion of the classic scenario 'The Haunting.” Advance copies sold out at GenCon and it looks like they’ll be arriving at Origins Game Fair as well! The official release date is October 2021.  Bridgett is stoked to be joining the main cast of Ain’t Slayed Nobody’s podcast for Y’all of Cthulhu Season Two. This is a custom Call of Cthulhu 7e campaign in the Down Darker Trails setting.  She's playing an acrobat named Noni. The show just wrapped Season One and Season Two will start in early 2022. Subscribe to Ain't Slayed Nobody on your favorite podcast app. And finally, writer and publisher of Electric Bastionland, Chris McDowall, has teamed up with Free League to reprint and update the original rule set Into the Odd in a new Kickstarter that has already blown through most/all of its stretch goals since it launched earlier this week. Fortunately we have Mr McDowall with us tonight to talk about the kickstarter. Chris? 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. Special shout out to fan of the show, Rina, and their cat Garak, who naps in positions that still make my lower back ache. Good luck with the move, Rina and Garak!  MU Discord server invite link: htt

Mon, September 20, 2021

MUP Ep 234 – The Hosts of Horror

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett discuss the definition of horror, what type of horror appeals to us... and then we kinda started rambling about our most influential or memorable horror films and novels. Get your pens ready! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on September 13, 2021.  The Miskatonic Repository Con is shaping up beautifully! At the time of recording, there are over 37 events listed and 3 panels with some of the heaviest hitting and insightful professionals in the industry to include Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy, Oscar Rios, Sean Branney, Helen Gould, Michael Fryda, all of your friendly neighborhood Chaosium Community Ambassadors, and more! You can check out the facebook page or we’ll include the Table Top Events scheduler in the show notes! GM Submissions will have ended by the time of release, but Player Sign Ups start on September 17th!  Free League Publishing released award-winning RPGs Vaesen - Nordic Horror Roleplaying and Symbaroum on Foundry VTT. All the released game modules on Foundry are fully integrated with the VTT platform with online maps and diagrams, player handouts ready to share, and more. 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 special shout out to Porgy, the gorgeous border collie of one of our new Discord followers, OberonViking. 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!  Kevin West (No relation) 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!  We also have a new offering for our Patreon backers, starting tomorrow! Come game with the hosts! 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!! Main Topic -- What Does Horror Mean To You?

Mon, September 06, 2021

MUP Ep 233 – The Many Projects of Alison Cybe

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett interview award nominated fantasy and horror author, freelance RPG Writer, and all around rockstar, Alison Cybe! 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 29, 2021. Keeper Dave is very proud to announce the arrival of Apocthulhu Part 2, Terrible New Worlds. If you remember way back in episode 205 (which was August 2020 in forever-ago times), we interviewed Dean Englehart and Jo Kriel about their massive Apcothulhu project. Well, now the second book has arrived, which includes a scenario by yours truly. Do we want to talk about the editing process and how good editors (like Dean and Jo) can turn a pretty good idea into a great scenario? In what feels like a Herbert West style reanimation, Chaosium has acquired the entire Cubicle 7 Call of Cthulhu line, including Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu. This even includes the rarer Cold War materials, that our own Keeper Chad contributed to. The line is highly regarded and is sure to fill out Chaosium’s already growing line of materials - how quickly they’ll get it to shelves is yet to be determined. Hasbro has unveiled their own rpg system for their newly licensed materials, which include GI Joe, Transformers, and Power Rangers. This rpg line is not part of WotC, and uses its own new Essence20 system as mechanics. As an aging Gen Xer who watched a LOT of GI Joe and Transformers, (and who doesn’t like using 5e for non-fantasy games) I have to say that I am mildly intrigued. Kickstarter news: The Delta Green reboot of their original materials is well funded and sitting around $350k as of time of recording. Much like Chaosium reprinting their older materials that fetch extreme prices on the secondary market, Arc Dream is republishing their original book and other 90s materials, updated to their new Delta Green system. The Kickstarter ends on Sept 10th, I believe, and so there is still plenty of time to get in on the action. Friend of the show, fellow Call of Cthulhu and all around great guy Bill Adcock has… a sister, who also is an rpg writer. Nice family! Anyway, she is running a kickstarter based on labor rights in the coal industry called The Price of Coal.  Finally, the most successful RPG kickstarter of all time will be done by the time this episode airs, but whew! The Avatar RPG has crossed $7.5m. Here’s to our industry’s breakthrough. 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. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you beaucoup to Murph for editing this episode.-0- Updated August 29 by Dave -0- 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!  Andy Miles Just a reminder, we’re of

Mon, August 23, 2021

MUP Ep 232 – Heinous Cainous and the Peckerus

This episode Keepers Bridgett & Murph combine forces while visiting the Beastiary to create a brand new monster from scratch! During the episode I mentioned the Shit Demon that I created for an Extra Life game at Necronomicon in 2017. Here is the basic write-up for that done at the time. It isn't perfect, but it is here. Patreon Backers have exclusive access to Murph's write-up of Peckerus, Lord of Dogs in the Patreon feed! Murph's Giant Shit WeaselDownload

Mon, August 09, 2021

MUP Ep 231 — Two Days Without Coffee w/ Jared Smith

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett interview multi-best selling editor and author, Jared Smith, of the Bayt Al Azif: A Magazine for Cthulhu Mythos Roleplaying Games. Tune is as Jared explains the origins story of his unique magazine title, talks about how he commissions covers, content, and more! 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 2, 2021. UK Games Expo is done and they’ve had a couple winners of interest. First, the Dee Sanction won the Judges' Award at @UKGamesExpo for Best Role Playing Game! That’s a fantastic win for Paul and his company, so many congratulations for them! Aaaaand, both Vaesen and Alien Destroyer of Worlds won for Best RPG and Best RPG Adventure, respectively. Another fantastic win for Free League Games at UK Games Expo. The “A Weekend With Good Friends” virtual gaming convention is being held on The Good Friends of Jackson Elias Discord server and will take place the 20th-22nd of August 2021. With international participants, they’ll have games running around the clock. The main focus is CoC, however, other games are welcome! I’ve seen some Kult, Alien RPG, and more! GM Signs ups open as of the date of recording, and game sign ups occur on 8/6. It’s a well organized con and quite a bit of fun. Definitely check them out! 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. Seriously. Share those pet pics! BTW-- The MUP Community is happy to wish a Happy Belated Gottcha Day to the super cool kitty, Roxie!  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  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!  Erik Choy R. Thomas Thetford Just a reminder, we’re offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! We rolled this out and some of our best questions for Lynne from Chaosium were Patreon inquiries! So, 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! HOT TIP! They're on sale for 35% OFF for the next 3 days! Thanks to our backers so much for supporting the show!! Main Topic Interview with Jared Smith of Bayt Al Azif ! Congratulations on... Issue 1- Gold Issue 2 - Gold Issue 3 - Electrum  Listen to find out when Issue 4 drops, how Jared named his magazine, how you can submit a scenario, how you can hire Jared for editing/proofreading, and more!

Mon, July 26, 2021

MUP Ep 230 — Suggestive Equations with Lynne Hardy

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett sat down with Dr. Lynne Hardy of Chaosium!!! Lynne talked us through Children of Fear, gave us a teaser on Rivers of London, discussed how big publishers handle play testing, answered direct questions from our Patreon Backers, and more! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on July 11, 2021. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of CoC, Chaosium is re-issuing a remastered version of this original box set (via Kickstarter) along with several of its first supplements. It funded in under 10 minutes. This 2” box includes the CoC Rulebook, a sourcebook for the 1920’s, a world map, character sheets and more! Backers are plowing through the stretch goals! Unlocked so far are: In very related news, HPLHS is going to be creating a deluxe prop Set Box to go with the release. Monte Cook Games announced Stealing Stories for the Devil, a fast-paced tabletop roleplaying game in which you save existence by bending reality to carry out the perfect heist. You play master thieves from the future. Stealing Stories for the Devil can be played by episode or campaign, and promises to digs into the reasons behind the decay of reality. This kickstarter isn’t live yet, but you can sign up to be notified at montecookgames.com And just to let everyone know, it looks like the ENnie nominations have been pushed back to August 13th now. So we all have to wait another month to see if a certain podcast you know of will be shortlisted again. 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 special shout out to MUP’s special girl, Phryne (fry-knee). 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! One new backer!  Michael Daumen Exciting news! We’re going to start offering Patreon Backers a sneak peek into future episode guests! That’s right! Would you like to know who is on the line up before an episode lands? Would you like an opportunity to post questions, thoughts, and topics to be sure that we cover with the guest? 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!! Main Topic Interview with Lynne Hardy  Questions Pateron Backer Al Smith: Can you talk us through the playtesting process with games like CoF and RoL? Another Pateron backer wanted to verify... How long would it take to run the entire campaign?  Children of Fear is said to have a flexible plot to allow investigators to determine the journey that they take. Wa

Mon, July 12, 2021

MUP Ep 229 — Elven Orgy Candles

This Episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett allegedly discuss writing scenarios... and when to know when they're complete. We were derailed by Elven Orgy Candles. It's kinda hard to explain. Listen at your on risk. Oh, and definitely stay afterwards and listen to some of the outtakes. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on June 28, 2021. Creators! Awesome news. Chaosium recently joined forces with the Storytelling Collective's RPG Writer Workshop. The Call of Cthulhu path of the program has been designed by award-winning RPG designer Paul Fricker, co-author of Call of Cthulhu 7th edition. Sign up, today! TSR Games is back, but it isn’t TSR Games, and it isn’t TSR, Inc., And it isn’t even the TSR from way back when. It’s all a bit petty and strange and offensive, but if you want, you can read about it over at ENWorld. Goodman Games is running a Kickstarter for Jack Vance’s seminal fantasy series The Dying Earth for their own Dungeon Crawl Classic RPG. This is an old school boxset that has been licensed by the Vance Estate and will include new Classes, spells, new monsters, & six new adventure modules.  As of recording it is funded with 23 days left and has $170k towards their $20k goal. It is $50 for the boxset alone, or $110 for the boxset with the 6 adventure modules, which is a bit strange but they must be pretty hefty. If you have been looking at getting into Pelgrane Press’s excellent King in Yellow RPG then now is the time! A new Bundle of Holding has been released that will get you the Core Book and some music for $18. But for $28 you get The corebook, music, The Absinthe in Carcosa campaign, The Annotated King in Yellow (which is really quite nice), The Missing and the Lost, and the fiction compilation The New Tales of the Yellow Sign.  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 Apache! This poor pup recently suffered from hip issues, but after much rest and lovings, recent photos and updates have shown that the baby is doing much better!  So, join the Discord. Post your pet photos, sign up for a game, or connect with us there!  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you very much 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! 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!! Main Topic -- When to Know When Your Scenario is Finished ...And Elven Orgy Candles.   We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By Twitter: @MU_Podcast Discord server invite link https://discord.gg/up4hRX

Mon, June 28, 2021

MUP Ep 228 — Left Unsupervised

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett were left unsupervised while Keeper Murph took some well deserved time off with his family. So, uh... listen at your own risk as the Keepers discuss Playtesting!

Mon, June 14, 2021

MUP Ep 227 – Gaska’s Aliens

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. 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!! Main Topic 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 V

Mon, May 31, 2021

MUP Ep 226 – Interview with Becca Scott

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!! Main Topic 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

Mon, May 17, 2021

MUP Ep 225 – Sanctioning the Hack w/ Paul Baldowski

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 everDj Shadow PenguinKeeper 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

Mon, May 03, 2021

MUP Ep 224 – Diamond Campaigns 101

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

Mon, April 19, 2021

MUP Ep 223 – At the Livestock Fair w/ Bridgett Jefferies

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!! Main Topic Bridgett and Carousel of FearsGnome Stew articleSymphony Entertainment https://www.symphonyentertainment.com/

Mon, April 05, 2021

MUP Ep. 222 Boschian Demons

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!  Main Topic 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?

Mon, March 22, 2021

MUP Ep. 221 – Just the Two of Us!

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! Main Topic 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 gues

Mon, March 08, 2021

MUP Ep 220 – Goodbye and Farewell Jon

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! Main Topic 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!

Mon, February 22, 2021

MUP Ep. 219 – Amidst the Saturnine Code

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! Main Topic Keeper Dave's topic: Amidst the Ancient Trees by Matthew Sanderson and Mike Mason Available in the 7ed Keeper’s HandbookGood StuffGlaaki and cultists in the remote mountains of Vermont = LOVE ITWant to update for a modern setting, great opportunity for FBI/Marshall/BATF tracking down kidnapper... Or

Mon, February 08, 2021

MUP Ep 218 – The Drain

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

Mon, January 25, 2021

MUP Ep 217 – The Auction & The Pale God

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%

Mon, January 11, 2021

MUP Ep 216 – 2021 Game Resolutions

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!

Mon, December 28, 2020

MUP Ep 215 – Shadow Over Simpson

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

Mon, December 14, 2020

MUP EP. 214 – Vintage Stu Horvath

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://disc

Mon, November 30, 2020

MUP EP 213 – Go-Go Golem!

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 auth

Mon, November 16, 2020

MUP Ep.212 – A Wee Bit o’ Troika!

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

Mon, November 02, 2020

MUP Ep. 211 – Good As Gould

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. Main Topic If you would like to listen to Helen in action then check out The Rusty Quill/ Stellar Firma Halloween special whe

Mon, October 19, 2020

MUP Ep. 210 – A Chat with Cat Tobin

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 Chaosi

Mon, October 05, 2020

MUP EP 209 – Dealing With GM Burnout

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

Mon, September 21, 2020

MUP EP 208 – Pacing into the Darkness

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!

Mon, September 07, 2020

MUP EP 207 – Muddied & Bloodied with Liam Stevens

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

Mon, August 24, 2020

MUP EP 206 – “Hello Internet!” It’s Seth Skorkowsky!

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!

Mon, August 10, 2020

MUP EP 205 – APOCTHULHU!

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!

Mon, July 27, 2020

MUP Ep 204 – Story Time with Oscar Rios

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!

Mon, July 13, 2020

MUP Ep 203 – Voting with Our Dollars

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.

Mon, June 29, 2020

MUP Episode 202 – #BlackLivesMatter & Dissident Whispers

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.

Mon, June 15, 2020

MUP Episode 201 – The Silent Clowder

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!

Mon, June 01, 2020

MUP Episode 200 – Bicentennial Bonanza!

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!

Mon, May 18, 2020

MUP Episode 199 – Light of Midsommar

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.

Mon, May 04, 2020

MUP Episode 198 – Mike Mason Through the Ages!

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.

Mon, April 20, 2020

MUP Episode 197 – ‘Lo That From the Dark Ages!

This episode, Keepers Jon, Dave and Murph talk to author, Chad Bowser, about the new 3rd edition of Cthulhu Dark Ages.

Mon, April 06, 2020

MUP Episode 196 – Failing Forward

This episode, Keepers Dave and Murph talk about what to do when things go wrong at the table.

Mon, March 23, 2020

MUP Episode 195 – The Julian in the Darkness

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.

Mon, March 09, 2020

MUP Episode 194 – Jellyfish Shark Showdown!

This episode Keepers Murph and Dave, (along with guest Keeper Matt Wiseman, via a email), judge a monster creation contest between Keeper Jon and the president of Golden Goblin Press, Oscar Rios.

Wed, March 04, 2020

Alien Live Play – Part Two

This is the second Live Play recording of the scenario Chariot of the Gods for the Alien RPG.

Wed, March 04, 2020

MUP Live Play – Aliens Part One

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!

Mon, February 24, 2020

MUP Episode 193 – Snake People & Black Magic

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!

Mon, February 10, 2020

MUP 192 – Classic Monster Mash!

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 sto

Mon, January 27, 2020

MUP Episode 191 – The Slide Ruler of Mythos Encounters

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, 8.5x11 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 sca

Mon, January 13, 2020

MUP Episode 190 – Modern Sokolowski of Horror!

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 phonewhat 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

Mon, December 30, 2019

MUP Episode 189 – Chadey Chadey Gone Gone

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 kic

Mon, December 16, 2019

MUP Episode 188 – Audio over Kingsport

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph talk about the favorite mist shrouded locale of both Lovecraft and definitely Keeper Chad, Kingsport!

Mon, December 02, 2019

MUP Episode 187 – Cultes des Fools

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph tackle cults and come up with some ideas on how to refresh them in our games. This episode was recorded on November 26, 2019.

Thu, November 21, 2019

Special Announcement – Keeper Chad

Hello MU Nation. This is a short special report to cover some podcast news. Keeper Chad has decided to step down as cohost of the show at the end of 2019. There are several reasons coming together for this decision, but a big one is he wants to redirect some of the time spent on podcast stuff into other creative projects. But fear not, Jon and Murph will continue producing the show in 2020. Message from Chad: Thank you to everyone in this weird and wondrous podcast community; to listeners, friends, guest hosts and people I got to meet along the way. It has been one wild ride.

Wed, November 20, 2019

MUP Episode 186 — Dateline Malleus Mike Mason

Campus Crier Jon talked about Robert Bloch’s story, Black Bargin’, in our previous episode, which centered on a malevolent shadow -- well, he has created a new spell and a new monster based on that shadow creature for Call of Cthulhu, and I call it Shade of Yog-Sothoth. It’s available now from the Miskatonic Repository.  Dave Heath has a blog, called “Dave’s Corner of the Universe,” and in a pair of recent posts he talks about the “Final Girl” movie trope. Dave’s blog talks about how to introduce a “Final Girl” occupation into your Call of Cthulhu game: https://davescorneroftheuniverse.wordpress.com/2019/10/29/final-girl-trope-for-coc-7e/ Old Gods of Appalachia is a Lovecraftian horror anthology podcast. Long before anyone lived in those hills, beings of immeasurable darkness and incomprehensible madness were entombed beneath them. Old Gods of Appalachia is set in an alternate, (or shadow), Appalachia. An upside-down Appalachia, if you will. This is an anthology podcast of original weird short stories set in this alternate version of the Appalachia.  Chaosium has announced a contest for a new logo for the Cult of Chaos! They are looking for a logo that will pay homage to each of Chaosium’s current main RPG lines. The winner will be given a contract from Chaosium and a sub-license for it to be used for Cult of Chaos properties. Oh and $60. We have links in the show notes. “Gateways to Terrors - Three Evenings of Nightmare” was just released by Chaosium. The book contains three short scenarios that were originally designed to be run as demonstration games of Call of Cthulhu. The included scenarios are: The Necropolis, by Leigh Carr, The Dead Boarder, by Todd Gardiner, and What’s in the Cellar, by me. I have a copy, and I can attest that it looks amazing! Shout out to Matt Ryan who did the maps and handouts, I know for my scenario, he did a fantastic job making them look amazing for both the Keeper and the players.  MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D And thank you so much to Max for editing this episode. Graham’s Card Catalog This episode, Graham brings us a YouTube channel called 'Curious World' a tale from 2016, where he said the circumstances immediately made him think of Ithaqua. Listening Room The Listening Room is closed for renovation today. Sheets of newsprint have been taped to the inside of the windows, and while several undefined shadows can still be seen skulking about in an oddly flickering light, there are no sounds coming from in there. None. In fact, if you get too close to the windows, you’ll even stop hearing any sounds. Even the sound of your own breath, or the trepidatious scuffling of your feet against institutional carpeting...   Main Topic A new edition of Malleus Monstorum - is in the works! What can Mike say about it? 2. Journalist investigators - “What aren’t all investigators journalists? Discuss.” - What are the inherent problems of a journalist investigating the Mythos? Ethics, greater good vs.

Mon, November 04, 2019

MUP Episode 185 – Pilfering Storytime

Campus Crier Have you guys seen The Birch on Facebook Watch yet? It’s a great horror story available exclusively on Facebook, and it’s produced in partnership with CryptTV, (who have a channel on YouTube). There are five episodes so far; each is about 18 minutes long. I like the way they are telling the story. Episode 1 introduces our main character and sets up the world she lives in. Episode 2 suddenly introduces whole new characters, (without explanation at first), but then we learn that this is the origin story of the monster. Episode 3 returns to the world of our main character, but we relive events from Episode 1, but from the antagonist’s POV… which was cool. Episode 4 is more of the monster origin, and then Episode 5 is back with our protagonist as her story advances from where we really left off with her from Episode 1. It probably sounds confusing as I describe it, but it’s plays really well on screen.  Robin D. Laws, Lynne Hardy, and Cat Tobin recently attended The Kraken convention, where they panelled the “Investigative Roleplaying Masterclass.” The panel is now available on YouTube; it’s a really great panel on structuring an investigative role playing game scenario. We highly recommend this video for anyone interested in writing an investigative adventure.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLO-wjBOBNc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0t7besCI_4Uc-hwUSv1nk8VsJIfrERZ2gBQbsCV7kfUCkA9P8RsMNmZ9E A Cold Fire Within and Berlin the Wicked City have both been released in the special leatherette edition both featuring gold stamped covers. They are available through the Chaosium website only for $90 and $95 respectively. There is also a very favourable review of Berlin The Wicked City that has been released over on RPG.net. The conclusion sums it up: “Berlin - The Wicked city doesn't just present a new, impossibly alluring setting for original Call of Cthulhu adventures, but comes out as a treatise on how to write sourcebook/adventure books. It is well-targeted, thoroughly researched, evocatively written, and as useful for gaming purposes as a supplement can be. It will soon rake in the awards and be hailed as a classic; there's no doubt about it.” Good friend of the show, and all around nice guy Dean Englehart has released the next segment in his popular Convicts and Cthulhu line called Ticket of Leave #15, Death Knells. It is written by Dean and Geoff Gillian and is available right now for free at the Cthulhu Reborn site. AuZtralia is an adventure/exploration board game by Stronghold Games for 1-4 players set in an alternate reality 1930s. Following the Restorationist war, the northern hemisphere lands lay poisoned and starvation was the norm. Intrepid adventurers set out to explore and settle new lands. Little did they know, after the war, the surviving Old Ones and their remaining loyal human armies made their way to the outback of Australia to lick their wounds. Riches from the land, mixed with darkness and insanity await you in the outback. Will

Mon, October 21, 2019

MUP Episode 184 – Ooky-Spooky Halloweeny!!!

The Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. Here's where we go through Mythos related news and feedback to the podcast. Check out Keeper Jon on the Into The Darkness video podcast on YouTube as they play The Shadow Over Providence, a new scenario published by Chaosium, written by Keeper Jon to celebrate the Necronomicon 2019 convention. The series of videos is only three episodes long. The first two episodes are already available on YouTube, with the third and final episode coming very soon. Ep. 01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-TOd08syBo&list=PLJQ7JbI3-ZhI7EllbO7gv8bYb0kJndVDa    Ep. 02: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwB9PJ2hV3w&t=2s  Chris Spivey’s Haunted West Kickstarter has been wrastling up the stretch goals after meeting its 10,000 dollar goal  in less than three hours. It has pushed past the 35,000 mark at the time of recording, which means our own Charles Gerard will be writing that Mythos chapter add-on that we mentioned last show.    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1881168175/haunted-west-a-historical-weird-west-rpg-corebook/description On October 10th, Chaosium released The Lightless Beacon for Call of Cthulhu, a short introductory scenario by Leigh Carr with Lynne Hardy for their We Are All Us campaign in remembrance of Greg Stafford. You can check out this and the other free scenarios released for the campaign on their website. The Lovecraft Country Holiday Collection from golden Goblin Press almost doubled its funding goal by the time it closed out for a total of more than 22,500 dollars. It knocked down nine out of ten stretch goals, including more scenarios, more art, more maps, more stuff. It’s closed now so you can’t have any of that. But if you didn’t back it, keep your eyes peeled for this book to reach book racks of various kinds soon.  Stygian Fox put out a pack of maps for Lovecraft Country that bears checking out. It includes interesting stuff like a poverty map of Arkham, and maps of all the classic Lovecraft Country settings plus some less covered sections.  This October, Bret Kramer is doing what he is calling “Book-tober.” For the month of October he is featuring one short horror* story that has influenced him in some way, wherein he talks about his relationship to the story, how it impacted him, what others have said regarding the story, and links to the story itself (for reading and adaptations of it) so readers can experience it for themselves. https://sentinelhillpress.com/2019/09/30/welcome-to-book-tober/ Chaosium’s “Cthulhuween” “Julia, our 'merc of merch', has just declared the month of October as Cthulhuween. She'll be adding a new piece of haunting artwork from Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG line to the Chaosium Redbubble merchandise store every day this month. Check them out for wall-art, clothing, home decor, and more!”  The second installment of the Flotsom & Jetsom Organized Play scenario was released by Chaosium today. It is called “Inheritance;” it is written by Matt

Mon, October 07, 2019

MUP Episode 183 – Chris Spivey, Haunted West, and Puppies of Tindalos

Discord server invite link >> Campus Crier Berlin the Wicked City is available now in hardback direct from Chaosium - stock is now available warehouses in the US, UK, and Australia. You can read a blog post on David Larkins about the making of this book and what it meant via a link to the Sir Larkins site. The latest Call of Cthulhu Organized Play campaign has been launched; it is called Flotsam & Jetsam. If you’re a member of Chaosium’s Cult of Chaos, you can download it now and run it for your players. Congrats to friend of the show, Christopher Smith Adair as the Pulp Cthulhu campaign, A Cold Fire Within has been released in hardcover! We have links available in the show notes. Darker Hue Studios also has a Discord server! The invite link is here >> And thank you so much to Edwin for editing this episode! Topic This episode we speak with Chris Spivey about several projects in the pipeline, including: Haunted West, a Historical Weird West RPG Corebook Scion: Masks of the Mythos  Harlem Unbound, Second Edition Free Harlem Unbound Char Sheets >> Superhero campaign for Pulp Cthulhu (which Dan and Chad play tested) - interview on ENworld Dr. Who, from Cubicle 7 The art of Jabari Weathers... http://jmwillustration.com/ Hounds of Tindalos Original story by Frank Belknap Long here >> Read about Randonauts here... https://theoutline.com/post/7881/i-became-a-randonaut-to-try-to-glitch-the-simulation-and-all-i-got-was-a-bottle-of-pee?zd=1&zi=wincnczj

Mon, September 23, 2019

MUP Episode 182 – NecronomiQuiz – The Recap Show

This episode, Jon and Murph talk with Oscar Rios about his Kickstarter for a book focused on holidays in Lovecraft Country, and together they each recap highlights of their time at NecronomiCon 2019. This episode was recorded on September 12, 2019. Discord server invite link >> Campus Crier October 10th marks the 1 year anniversary of Chaosium’s Greg Stafford passing. And to honor him they are asking people to play a game in his memory in the month of October. To that effect, Chaosium will be releasing a free scenario for each of the main RPGs in their catalog on October 10th (CoC, Runequest, Pendragon, 7th Sea, and HeroQuest). Big updates were announced on Chaosium’s Central Asia game, Children of Fear. Lynne Hardy posted on the Chaosium website that “all the art, maps, and handouts are in progress, and the final stages of editing are almost finished.” She has also re-confirmed the mid-2020 release date. The post also includes sneak previews of the art that will be in the book, and it looks really, really good. Link in the show notes. The new addition of Masks of Nyarlathotep has won at DragonCon this year, bringing home a Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures/Collectible Card/Role Playing Game. Congratulations to Chaosium! Chris Spivey took to Twitter on 2nd of September to announce that The Haunted West kickstarter will be going live in October. You might well remember that this is a Weird Western RPG that uses a new system developed in house at Darker Hue. And just like Harlem Unbound it “features people of color as protagonists… [highlighting] the people of color who are often overlooked in stories about the Old West.” https://twitter.com/darker_hue/status/1168529387681173506?s=12 Hypergraphia #2 is now available! This is a digital fanzine of dark horror gaming for multiple systems including Call of Cthulhu and Cthulhu Dark. This issue covers “the use of doorways, portals, and gates in your horror games. We bring you a plethora of NPCs, artifacts, and scenario seeds about entries, thresholds, and openings. Included is Goodcliffe, a short Cthulhu Dark scenario, wherein your players will plumb the depths of a depressingly dismal mine. Contributions from members of the Miskatonic University Podcast, Skype of Cthulhu, Weird Works, and Squamous Studios. The second issue of another Mythos fanzine, Bayt al Azif, has been released on DrivethruRPG. Within you will find: 3 adventures dual-statted for CoC 7 & GUMSHOE An overview of every Cthulhu Mythos RPG release of 2018A review of the history of Masks of NyarlathotepAn interview with Lynne HardyAnd much more! More news from Chaosium as they deal with the fallout of Critical Roll’s Shadow of the Crystal Palace’s detrimental impact on their North American supplier. They have announced that anyone ordering a physical product from them in the month of August will have a choice between a free PDF of Alone Against the Dark, or a $10 coupon if your order was over $20. The nice thing is

Mon, September 09, 2019

MUP Episode 181 – PODCASTING CAGE MATCH! Live Show at NecronomiCon with Some Good Friends!

This episode is our 2019 NecronmiCon live show in Providence, when The Miskatonic University Podcast and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias girded for a battle royale that will pit Host vs. Host in a “lightning debate” format over a passel of divisive topics. Hosts: Charles "Keeper Chad" Gerard, Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, Jon Hook, Brian “Murph” Murphy, and Matt Sanderson. This episode was recorded on August 23, 2019. WARNING: This episode contains explicit language, and nothing was bleeped. Discord server invite link >> Topics MUP and the Good Friends of Jackson Elias convened at NecronomiCon in Providence on August 23, 2019 for the second combined live show after the inaugural in 2017. We decided to try a "lightning debate" format, and after gathering suggestions from listeners and brainstorming for a few weeks, landed on some very silly prompts to tussle over. Sadly, Keeper Dan was not present. But stay tuned for a rousing audience-generated "thank you" to the MUP mastermind. "Lovecraft's stories would make terrible Call of Cthulhu scenarios."FOR: Chad, Jon, Matt...and Murph as an accidental turncoat. AGAINST: Scott, and...Mike Mason as pinch hitter.Paul serves as referee. "Sometimes, you just have to fudge dice rolls." FOR: Murph, Matt.AGAINST: Chad, Scott and Paul.Jon serves as referee. "An Army of Deep Ones would beat an army of Mi-Go."FOR: Paul, ScottAGAINST: Jon, Murph, MattChad serves as referee. "Historical scenarios are better than modern or contemporary scenarios."FOR: Matt, JonAGAINST: Scott, Paul, MurphJon serves as referee. Audience-suggested topic #1: Professor Armitage, hero or villain?HERO: Paul, JonVILLAIN: Matt, Chad, Scott Audience-suggested topic #2: Wilbur Whately vs. Harry Potter?POTTER: Matt, Scott, Murph, PaulWILBUR: Chad "August Derleth was the best thing to happen to the Cthulhu Mythos."FOR: Matt, Jon, MurphAGAINST: Scott, ChadPaul serves as referee.

Tue, August 27, 2019

MUP Episode 180 – TV Horrors in Spaaaace

This episode, all four hosts are back for a rare quorum, and we’re taking sci-fi tv shows and Mythosifying them. This episode was recorded on August 15, 2019. This is our brief-brief-brief pre-NecronomiCon episode, before we get together in Providence. A big thank you goes to Golden Goblin Press for sponsoring this episode! Campus Crier First thing - a huge thank you to Murph for a Herculean and almost Sisyphean effort to revamp, redesign, spackle and patch the MU forums as well as the website. This was a huge rabbit warren of tasks that started with a barrage of spam posts on the forum, too many details to list here, but we’re talking about full days of work to get us up and running again as well as updated, secure and pretty. Thank you, Murph. Chaosium has announced the release of Flotsam and Jetsam, a new four part series of scenarios for the CoC Organized Play Campaign. The scenarios will be released monthly to Keepers of the Cult of Chaos. Friends of the show Brian Courtemanche and Anthony Lee-Dudley are the authors of the first and fourth scenarios respectively, Congratulations to them both. WEIRD TALES IS BACK! The magazine that never dies has returned -- with Bram Stoker Award-winner Jonathan Maberry leading the way as Editorial Director. You can find more info at their website. Chaosium's Masks of Nyarlathotep has been nominated in the 2019 Dragon Awards in the Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game category. Check out the link in the show notes for voting details. By the way, the video for the ENnies award ceremony is back up now. Discord server invite link >> And thank you so much to Edwin for editing this episode. Sponsor Thanks to Golden Goblin Press for their sponsorship this episode. We appreciate it! Listening Room This time, Oscarious Tabularis brings us the fourth installment of this season’s Glimpses Into the Empire. This one is called “A Haunting in Athens.” Topic “A "riff" of our own on Space Horror settings. We take sci fi movies or books or TV and turn them into space horror. We gave a time limit of 4 minutes. Chad failed to meet that utterly. Chad - Lost in Space Jon - TOS Star Trek Murf - StarGate-SGU Dan - Space: 1999 Space 1999's Top 10 Scariest Moments

Mon, August 12, 2019

MUP Episode 179 – I Cast Summon Scenario

This episode, Chad, Dan and Murph are casting spells to conjure scenarios. A big thank you to Golden Goblin Press for sponsoring this episode! This episode was recorded on August 1st, 2019. Campus Crier Correction one. Some foreign correspondents have expense accounts. Vanishingly smaller numbers over the last few decades, but yes, it is a thing. On big stories, normally you get a budget for reimbursement, and it’s usually paltry, and you have to show receipts for everything, even when you are a full-time correspondents. It has been like that for a very long time. Correction two. Listen. Vampires are horror. Yes. No argument there. Choose Cthulhu - from Sans Detour... So last year Chaosium said the French company Sands Detour was was extremely late in payment of royalty fees for their licensed material. Chaosium decided not renew their Call of Cthulhu license. They ended their relationship with Chaosium on a sour note, with two large books owed to Kickstarter backers. The deal struck with Chaosium allowed them to finish fulfillment of those KS’ers, but thereafter revoked their right to make licensed CoC material. But recently they announced that they were about to launch another KS for a brand new Cthulhu-related product under a system-free set of game books. They have been told by Chaosium that the latter believe this new KS is a breach of Chaosium IP. Critical Roll has started their Call of Cthulhu campaign Shadow of the Crystal Palace and after just 24 hours, it has almost 240,000 views! This is a pivotal moment for CoC and it comes in just days after a report from Roll20 that lists Call of Cthulhu as the third most played system on their platform behind Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. So congratulations Chaosium! Discord server invite link >> And thank you so much to Chad for editing this episode. SPONSOR Thanks to Golden Goblin Press for their sponsorship this episode. We appreciate it. And congratulations to the whole GGP team for your ENnies Award! Listening Room Oscarious Tabularis brings us the third installment of this season’s Glimpses Into the Empire. This one is called “People are Strange.” More info on Pliny the Elder on Blurry Photos >> Mr. Tyler is finally out of detention hall, and this time he’s launched an after school gamin

Mon, July 29, 2019

MUP Episode 178 – Mythos in Your Apocalypse, Swordplay, and Cultist Hijinx!

This episode, Murph, Jon and Chad are digging up some non-Cthulhu material from other games, to practice the fine art of ripping things off. A big thank you once again to Type40 and Golden Goblin Press for sponsoring this episode! This episode (most of it) was recorded on July 18, 2019.  Campus Crier A quick minor correction. There is actually already a Foreign Correspondent profession outlines in the Investigator Handbook, page 80. “Foreign correspondents are the elite of news reporters. They work on salary, enjoy expense accounts, and travel the globe. In the 1920s, the correspondent may work for a large newspaper, a radio network, or a national newsgroup. Modern-day reporters might also work freelance or be employed to file reports for a television network, an Internet news provider, or international news agency. The work can be very varied, often exciting, and sometimes hazardous as natural disasters, political upheaval, and war are the primary focus of the foreign correspondent.” As of this recording, NecronomiCon Providence 2019 is only 5 weeks away. When we recorded at first the daily schedule of gaming events and panels had not been finalized, But now it is! NecronomiCon Panels Link Cthulhu 1968: Black Sun Tabletop Skirmish Game --- Just like the title says, this is a 28mm scale miniatures wargame. It looks like it is set during the Vietnam War; it has a US Army faction, a Deep Ones faction, a strange (maybe lost relic holdover) WWII German faction that has allied with Ghouls, plus a weird Bug faction and a Golem faction. Looks cool painted. They’re about halfway funded with another 20 days to go as of this recording. Link here! Modiphius has started their Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Organized Play Campaign. The first scenario will be the upcoming Fall of London which they expect to have out in PDF before Christmas. Sign up here The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane had some bumps in the road. There were delays in shipping, and Simon managed to track down the Managing Director of the company at UK Games Expo. Their print liaison had left the company rather suddenly due to mental health issues, leaving a lot of money owed and contracts breached, in his wake. They discovered that the books were all printed, but had been put into storage, with no understanding of who they were for or what was to be done with them.TL;DR - they are hoping to be able to start shipping everything in early August. The MU Discord server invite link is here And thank you so

Mon, July 15, 2019

MUP Episode 177 – An Ounce of Experience is a Pound of Roleplay

This episode, all four hosts are in the house to talk about "experience packages" for your investigators. Plus we go over ENnies nominations, news updates, Listening Room segments, and more. This episode was recorded on July 4, 2019. This episode was proudly sponsored by TYPE40 and GOLDEN GOBLIN PRESS . TYPE40 has an Official Chaosium Call of Cthulhu Investigator’s Notepad with an Elder Sign embossed on the cover. Or, you can protect yourself from the Mythos with a classic Elder Sign embossed leather key fob . Or, you might consider a hand made Chaosium Call of Cthulhu leather document wallet . Check out these amazing products, (and more), at the TYPE40 website. And remember, that if you are going to GenCon 2019, TYPE40 is planning to be right there at the Chaosium booth, where you can catch Allan Carey and chat about all of their Call of Cthulhu immersive props.  GOLDEN GOBLIN PRESS was honored with an ENnie nomination, (more on that later), and GGP President, Oscar Rios, honored the Miskatonic University Podcast by sponsoring this episode which features the Season 3: Episode 1 of Glimpses Into the Empire, by Oscarious Tabularis! Take a listen HERE! THE CAMPUS CRIER  * The first big news item is that the ENnie nominations have been announced!  For the sake of keeping this focused, we are going to stick to stick to horror- and lovecraft-related role playing games. Sometimes it’s hard to tell exactly what should count as horror. Sorry in advance if we stuff that up. We’re also going to skip over the lists of authors or creators unless there is a clear single creator named. We’ll have a link to the whole nominations in the show notes, along with the link to Chaosium’s announcement post, which covers some nominations for Glorantha, Runequest and other non-horror games. And we’re skipping over categories that have no noms in our range of coverage. So….  * Best Adventure * Masks of Nyarlathotep, Chaosium * The Persephone Extraction, a campaign for Night’s Black Agents by Pelgrane Press * Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital * Masks of Nyarlathotep Gamer Prop Set, The H. P.Lovecraft Historical Society Inc. * Best Art, Cover * Bluebeard’s

Tue, July 02, 2019

MUP Episode 176 – Board It Up!

This episode we’ll be looking at our game shelves and asking - can I use a board game for my role playing game? And we have Edwin joining us on the horn to help us out. Thanks to Type40 for sponsoring this episode. This episode was recorded on June 20, 2019. Campus Crier Our Crier was a little short this week. We'll be back with more next show. The NecronomiCon Providence convention is only 60 days away, (as of this recording), and the list of panels is now available for fans to review. So if you’re going to be in Providence in August, check out the list to figure out what panels you’d like to attend. Check out our Discord server here >> Thank you to Edwin for editing AND guest-hosting the show! Sponsor Thanks once again to Type40 for sponsoring this episode! Type40 is a maker of all manner of high quality gaming props and items, lots of them specifically for Call of Cthulhu. One kind of tempting item they make are their campaign journals . They are bound in leather, and they have designed stamped or tooled into the covers. So you have one for The Dunwich Horror , with a Miskatonic University shield on it, you have one for At the Mountains of Madness, an official Chaosium one, with detailed art work from the HPLHS. They're selling a set of them now signed by Mike Mason. Check out Type40's whole catalog when you get a chance via the link in the show notes. Type40 By the way, Type40 is planning to be at GenCon this summer, so for any of you planning to be in Indy this year, stop by the Chaosium booth. Allan Carey is a veteran Call of Cthulhu player so swing by for a chat, because he loves to talk about his passion for immersive props. Listening Room This week we've got Episode 3 of “The Journals of Laura Logan!” Once again Kerrie TC is available for voice over work if anyone has leads, please send them to kerrietcrpgs@gmail.com . Next up, Mr. Tyler is back with a new installment of his detention hall diatribes. Let’s crack open our text books and turn to page...witchcraft. Topic Board games as RPG inspiration! 1. Games that can help with setting and world building. 2. Board game (or card games) that have mechanics that could be used for horror RPGs. Mentioned in episode: Fury of Dracula Firefly Eld

Tue, June 18, 2019

MUP Episode 175 – How Adair You

This episode we’ve got Christopher Smith Adair in the guest chair to discuss sundry projects, including a newly released (to PDF) Pulp Cthulhu campaign, a scenario for Golden Goblin Press's An Inner Darkness, and much more. This episode was recorded on June 6, 2019. Campus Crier Yog-Sothoth.com is "going deep." After 21 years, the site will now be available only by direct access to the 20,000+ members. In the announcement, founder Paul Maclean said the move would mean "we will have less of an issue with spammers and bots and more importantly it may also help foster a more "club-like" atmosphere (which remains open to all new members). We are far from the first to do this, but we're probably one of the largest in what we cover. A natural concern is that by becoming part of the "Deep Web" we may miss potential members, however it's become clear over the past year that this should not be the case. The most powerful form of promotion is word of mouth." Our own Jon Hook has a new adventure available on the Miskatonic Repository. It’s called “ Spark of Life ,” and it’s designed to be played with the Keeper and one player. He is coining a term for this style of game: “An Isolated Investigator Adventure.” Mark Morrison is releasing on Drivethru RPG his second-ever scenario for Call of Cthulhu, called " The Saltwater Inheritance ," which was for a competition in White Dwarf Magazine around, and though it was a runner-up in the contest, the adventure never saw print. We have wrapped up our first contest on the MUP Discord Server. The prize was a brand new copy of the Miskatonic University: Restricted Collection board game. Participants had to write a Lovecraftian or Cthulhueque haiku in the Contest_1 channel. There were a ton of great entries, so thank you to everyone who participated. The winner of the board game is… Tic! And his winning haiku goes like this… The cold void yawns wide. Breaking my feeble mind on, Dread reality. Jon was recently a guest on the amazing literary and gaming podcast, The Appendix N Book Club . This podcast is dedicated to reading all of the literature referenced by Gary Gygax in Appendix N of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, (old school AD&D). Jon was invited to read and speak about The Lurker at the Threshold, by August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft, on Episode 48. Want to check out the Discord server? Here an invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D <br

Mon, June 03, 2019

MUP Episode 174 – Truth and Consequences

This episode, Murph, Dan, and Chad talk about how to deploy "interesting consequences" for PCs who color outside the lines (of your group's play-style coloring book, oops the metaphor just broke...). This episode was recorded on May 23, 2019. Campus Crier "Brendan Sterling sought answers in experimental past-life regression. Unfortunately, his mind isn’t the only one seeking answers in the past...." Out in PDF later this month* —A COLD FIRE WITHIN. A new & complete six-part #PulpCthulhu #rpg campaign by Christopher Smith Adair. Director of the former San Pedro Lovecraft Festival, Aaron Vaneck, will be directing a new feature film based on a particular flavor of Cthulhu-esque spy-type roleplaying game that is similar to First Items First , written by friend of the show Bret Kramer. The script has been written by Adam Scott Glancy, and is about two government agents who investigates some supernatural shenanigans while trying to cleanse a former agent’s home after his death . Kickstarter coming September 2019 from Golden Goblin Press . New expanded 7th edition versions of the classic Call of Cthulhu holiday themed adventures, Christmas in Kingsport and Halloween in Dunwich. Stretch Goals include two original scenarios, Easter in Arkham, and Innsmouth Independence Day. Stygian Fox is launching a Patreon . The company is going to produce one or two-part adventures each month in PDF format for you to use at your gaming table. Every 4 months we'll put those adventures up on DriveThruRPG in order for you to buy Print-On-Demand copies. Out now from Arc Dream: Delta Green: The Complex offers 21 new dossiers for federal agencies and important contractors to enhance your Delta Green campaign. Each dossier describes the entity’s budget, operatives, organizational structure and history, mandate, areas of friction with other agencies, suggested professions for Delta Green agents, and what it’s like to work there. Discord server invite link >> Thank you to Sean! For editing this episode. Feedback (From May 12) Dear Campus Cryer, Thinking about Call of Cthulhu settings I recently published an article on an artist (Jordan Baseman) who is reproducing the era of the Spanish Influenza outbreak through daily radio broadcasts (podcasts etc). Spanning the period of 1918 to 1919 the audio art piece allows the read

Mon, May 06, 2019

MUP Episode 172 – Becoming a Believer

Mon, April 22, 2019

MUP Episode 171 – Beware of Sebek’s Minions!

Tue, April 09, 2019

MUP Episode 170 – The Glamorous Gatsby

Tue, April 02, 2019

MU Special Report – Chaosium Announcement with Michael O'Brien

In this special report, Keeper Murph talks to Chaosium Vice President Michael O'Brien about a few news updates, as well as a big announcement and an addition to the Chaosium team. John Wick Joins Chaosium ]]>

Tue, March 19, 2019

MUP Episode 169 – Scum and Villainy

This episode we’re gonna be baaaaad! Jon, Murph, and Chad workshop how to make good bad guys. This episode was recorded on March 14, 2019. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. On Discord: https://discord.gg/tMT2EcE Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron << Campus Crier The National Library of Australia recently approached Chaosium to ask if the company would donate Terror Australis to their collection, as part of the library’s mission to collect resources "of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people". So they sent a copy of the new edition plus the original version from 1987. The new edition is currently available in PDF, and it will be released in full color hardback later in March. Chaosium’s “Berlin: The Wicked City” will be released by the time this episode drops. Did you notice the title change? It used to be something like Secrets of Berlin. Now the full title is Please note, the new title of this Call of Cthulhu release is: “Berlin: The Wicked City, Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Berlin.” The Miskatonic Repository has several new editions; included are: NPC Sheets for CoC 7E & Pulp (resource), by Joshua Certain - Free Voyage of Terror (scenario), by Stephen J. Jones - $6.00 The Solo Investigator’s Handbook (resource), by 5E Solo Gamebooks - $9.99 Cinematic Environs: Desert Wastes (resource), by Alex Guillotte and Davae Breon Jaxon - $4.95 When the Light Goes Out (scenario), by Megan Tolentino - $2.95 Unremembered (scenario), by Heinrich D. Moore - $4.95      There are many more quality fan-made products available in the Miskatonic Repository. So go check ‘em out. A company called Just Crunch Games has released a new scenario for the rules-light system called The Cthulhu Hack. The scenario is called Valkyrie Nine, set in the late 21st Century on a lunar station. Valkyrie Nine is available in print (All Rolled Up) and PDF (DriveThruRPG). Chaosium’s Miskatonic University - The Restricted Collection game is out in the wild! Modiphius Entertainment have released Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition versions of their Achtung! Cthulhu Investigator's and Keeper's Guides. At the time of this recording, Oscar Rios will be launching An Inner Darkness Kickstarter at midnight, Eastern. A sneak peak of the Kickstarter video was posted on Facebook, and it looks amazing. If you’re listening to this episode soon after it went live, you still have time to back this book. 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s groundbreaking film, ALIEN! To celebrate, six short films set in the ALIEN universe are coming out from AlienUniverse.com . There were some public screenings at Emerald City Comic Con and C2E2, and the online releases of the films will be on IGN every Friday, starting on March

Mon, March 11, 2019

MUP Episode 168 – Dark Projects and Golden Ages with Oscar Rios

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph talk with Oscar Rios of Golden Goblin Press about a Kickstarter project that’s about to launch (check this space in a few days after the episode launches). And we also talk about a couple of episodes of a weird/horror/drama podcast that Oscar suggested, called Archive 81, and ways to draw possible game inspiration from that well. This episode was recorded on February 28, 2019. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Murph is a player on an Actual Play with How We Roll of the Peru prequel chapter of Masks of Nyarlathotep on Chaosium's Twitch channe l! The latest Hudson & Brand Kickstarter Shadows of the Pas t has completed by the time this has been released, at the time of recording the had raised $34,739 of a $7,981 goal. Friend of the show, and previous guest, Becky Annison has just gone live with the KickStarter for Bite Me! - A Game of Werewolf Pack Dynamics . This Powered by the Apocalypse game is centered around building and fleshing out the emotional, and often violent, relationships within the werewolf pack. The Wrestlenomicon card game features lush illustrations by Kurt Komoda. The core game features one Cthulhu deck and one Hastur deck, but if our Kickstarter reaches our stretch goals, we’ll be able to add more Great Old One decks like – Itlagua the Wendigo, Tsathoggua, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, Yig. You name it, they’ll fight it! Arc Dream Publishing has a new Kickstarter going live on March, 5th for their new humorous Mythos card game, Wrestlenomicon . The art in this looks really cool, and made me, Jon, laugh. This comes to Kickstarter on March 5th (already underway). Oscar chimes in to mention that there is new free material on the Golden Goblin website. Behold, a new Mythos tome, <a href="https://www.goldengoblinpress.com/store/#!/Rituals-of-the-Eternal-Mother-FREE-Grimoire-for-Cthulhu-Invi

Mon, February 25, 2019

MUP Episode 167 – Do Not Abide Slugs, Mr. Mason

This episode, Chad, Jon and Murph get Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu line editor, Mike Mason, on the horn to talk about some projects in the pipeline - and sundry “burning questions” from the hosts. The interview potion of the episode was recorded on February 10, and then Chad and Jon recorded the Crier on February 16 (plus some extras added at the last minute). We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier The Chaosium Cult of Chaos Cultists Midwest is running the excellent multi-table Call of Cthulhu scenario by 7th Edition co-author Paul Fricker, Gatsby and the Great Race at Gary Con XI in Lake Geneva, Saturday, March 9th, 2018 at 2 PM at the Grand Geneva Resort! The cultists have converted the scenario to be run using 7th Edition rules. Chaosium has generously provided prizes for the event, so come out and trade your best insane roleplay for awesome prizes from Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu line! Sign up for this and other excellent gaming events of all types at Gary Con XI at their website:https://tabletop.events/conventions/gary-con-xi -- For more convention information, check out Gary Con's home page at: http://garycon.com Chaosium’s latest emailed newsletter announced that the Cult of Chaos Writing Contest has wrapped up. You’ll recall that this year’s contest was focused on RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha. The winners have been announced, and they are broken into two groups, 2019 and 2020. For 2019, they are: The Fainting Spirit, by Jean Chistophe Cubertafon, Remembering Caroman, by Paul O’Sullivan. For 2020, they are: Flowers of Romance, by Doyle Tavener, Trouble at Day’s Rest, by Benjamin Smith; Honorable Mentions went out to Rob Helm and Stephen Parish. Chaosium also announced in the newsletter some new Call of Cthulhu convention scenarios and a new demo scenario. The demo is The Crimson Carnivale, by Leigh Carr. The convention scenarios are:  The Shooting Party, by Jonathan Mosedale; Blood Orgy on Vampire Island, by James Thompson; The Search for Brian Boru, by Shannon Mac. Additional details on Chaosium’s newsletter announcements should be available soon through their various social media outlets and on their website. This Person Does Not Exist -- a website that uses an innovative A.I. algorithm called Generative Adversa

Mon, February 11, 2019

MU Podcast Episode 166 – Ghosts of the Present

This episode, Jon and Chad catch up on some news and then discuss a few modern-day fears that we can build game ideas from. This episode was recorded on February 2, 2019. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron This episode was sponsored by Squamous Studios! Campus Crier Jon recommends the Alien Minute Podcast - it’s one of several “Movie Minute” podcasts that dissect and discuss movies one minute at a time. If you’re a fan of the sci-fi horror film, Alien, then I highly suggest that you check out this podcast. Chaosium has announce a new partnership with EDGE Entertainment. In a comprehensive new licensing deal, EDGE will publish Chaosium’s roleplaying games Call of Cthulhu and RuneQuest in both French and Spanish. Founded in 1999, EDGE Entertainment is based in Seville, Spain and Toulouse, France. A long-standing partner of the Asmodee Group studio Fantasy Flight Games, in early 2017 EDGE formally became part of the Asmodee Group. EDGE is the current licensee for Call of Cthulhu in Spanish. Gatsby and the Great Race @ GaryCon - Party like it’s 1930! The amazing multi-keeper and multi-table Call of Cthulhu gaming event, Gatsby and the Great Race, by Paul Fricker, is being run at this year’s GaryCon on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 2PM. If you’re playing in this game, keep an ear out for me… I’ll be there… kinda.   Dean Englehardt of Cthulhu Reborn has done a 5-part round up of Cthulhu news over 2018 . Thank you to Edwin for editing this episode! Sponsor Message Thanks very much again to Squamous Studios sponsoring Episode 166. Squamous Studios is neck deep into a KS for its first expansion: “Feed the Shoggoth: Morsels of Madness!” It includes 42 cards, featuring: New Cult Factions, New Artifacts, New Spells, New Minions, Rules Summaries for the players, and more! Pledge via the box below!   Topic We discuss a few little contemporary fears to explore, including: The Privacy Bargain - like with apps/websites/etc. Media Saturation Deep Fakes / Identify Theft Synthetic Meat]]>

Mon, January 28, 2019

MUP Episode 165 – Rethinking Cosmic Horror With Sam Riordan

This episode, Sam Riordan of MetaArcade joins Jon, Chad and Murph for a discussion about the interactive storytelling game Cthulhu Chronicles, as well as new angles on cosmic horror. And we’re happy to announce that this episode is sponsored by Squamous Studios, and we’ll have some more to say about that in a little bit. Thanks to Squamous Studios for the support! This episode was recorded on January 17, 2019. Sponsor Message Thanks very much again to Squamous Studios for signing on as official sponsor for Episode 165. We’re pleased to announce that the company has launched the first expansion of Feed the Shoggoth: Morsels of Madness! Feed the Shoggoth!: Morsels of Madness will include 42 cards, featuring: New Cult Factions, New Artifacts, New Spells, New Minions, Rules Summaries for the players, and more! We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier The ENWorld forum had a poll for favorite gaming podcasts, and the results were announced on the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast. They did 10 of each in the categories of Talk and AP podcasts. Go listen to their podcast if you want to hear the whole list. For the "Talk" category: #1 Good Friends of Jackson Elias #2 Grognard Files #3 Fear the Boot #4 Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff For AP category #1 Adventure Zone #2 Glass Cannon #3 Androids and Aliens #4 Dungeons and Randomness THE CAMPAIGNER magazine #26 has a 8 page special feature about Call of Cthulhu, with a long interview with line editor Mike Mason. The digital edition is just $1, and well worth a read! Chaosium is looking for GMs for the upcoming year. Chaosium announces latest CoC licensee - Dog Might Games , who make wooden Keeper screens and dice boxes. Golden Goblin Press has posted a teaser about an upcoming Kickstarter. The project is called An Inner Darkness. “The dark and malevolent forces of the Cthulhu Mythos mostly ignore humankind. But these entities are also shrewd opportunists. Many of them see humans as a resource to be harvested, corrupted or enlisted for their dark plots. Humanity, with all its noble aspirations, has many flaws. Greed, lust, envy, hatred and fea

Tue, January 15, 2019

MUP Episode 164 – Hello the Edge of Darkness My Old Friend

This episode, all four hosts are back together to delve back into scenario analysis with a classic, The Edge of Darkness! This episode was recorded on January 3, 2019. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest. The winners are: >>First Place (shared) - Rendezvous in Rama or "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder" by Marco Menarini >>First Place (shared) - Mairzy Doats by James Estes >>Third Place - Yummy Yummy in My Tummy by InterstellarOwl Also, for the first time, a new award. Handler's Choice. This was awarded to Ed Possing’s, (the 2018 Handler), personal favorite of the scenarios that didn't place. This author is awarded a $5 gift certificate to DTRPG. And that winner is: Don't Forget by Colleen Sellay It was a record-breaking 58 entries in this year’s contest. U pdate about Éditions Sans-Détour regarding preorder customers. From Chaosium: "Please be advised we have told Éditions Sans-Détour to cease all presales of Les Masques de Nyarlathotep (Masks of Nyarlathotep) and Le Jour de la Bête (Day of the Beast) on their website. As the license has been withdrawn due to non-payment of royalties and other cardinal violations of the contract, ESD has no legal right or authority from Chaosium to continue presales, or offer these books for retail distribution, or elsewhere." Bret Kramer of Sentinel Hill Press announced in December that issue #4 of the Arkham Gazette is that the issue will be split into two. Both halves will cover Kingsport, but will loosely focus on a different ‘side’ of the city. Issue #4 will be “Kingsport: Dreams”. Highlights include new locations, The Hall School, a private school for girls, a look at the Cape Verdean community of Kingsport, 100 Items from Neal Hazlitt’s shop (Charles Gerard wrote a few of them, plus a profile of Neal himself), “Bones of Contention” – A short Call of Cthulhu scenario by Kingsport: City in the Mists author Kevin Ross! It’ll clock in at about 80 pages, and it’s still in the works. Issue #5 already has 12 articles lined up, including a new scenario by Christopher Smith Adair. A cover preview shows that it is to be called “Kingsport: Nightmares.” Also from SHP, artist Galen Pejeau has sent along a revised, color version of the cover for the Keeper's Guide to Love

Mon, December 31, 2018

MUP Episode 163 – Crack'd and Crook'd and Spoil'd

This episode, all four hosts (welcome back, Dan!) gather for a spoiler-filled discussion of the classic scenario by Mark Morrison called “Crack’d and Crook’d Manse.” This episode was recorded on December 20, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Golden Goblin Press is offering two collector packages via their website. * The Tales of Collection . This includes the long out of print Tales of the Sleepless City from Miskatonic River Press, Tales of the Crescent City, and Tales of the Caribbean, as well as PDF's of the bonus scenarios, Goblin on Bourbon Street, Chicken Merry Hawk De Near, and the PDF of Golden Goblin Press' Guide to the Caribbean. * The Cthulhu Invictus Legacy Collection . This includes a copy of the 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus, the original version of Cthulhu Invictus autographed by Chad Bowser, the scenario collection De Horrore Cosmico, and one of two remaining numbered hard cover versions of the 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus. Only a dozen of these were produced, and there are no plans print more of these, and if they are every reprinted they won't be numbered. Chaosium announced on December 8 that Éditions Sans-Détour (ESD), the Chaosium licensee that has handled all the much-celebrated Call of Cthulhu materials in French, that it is not going to consider license for any more Sans-Detour products, and that it no longer has permission to use trademarks, logos or any related intellectual property. Basically, Sans-Detour has not paid Chaosium any royalties on any of its sales since late 2016. The CALL OF CTHULHU STARTER SET has been released. Details of the set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWwVlrCyYWI Join the Harlem Unbound 2nd Ed Preview List - Earlier this year we were pleased to announce that Chaosium is to publish a new edition of Chris Spivey's critically acclaimed Call of Cthulhu supplement Harlem Unbound. Chris and his team are now hard at work on the new edition, which features additional scenarios, new maps and new art. And if you sign up to our special Harlem Unbound 2 pre-release list you'll be

Fri, December 28, 2018

Glimpses into the Empire – LIVE!

This special bonus piece is a live show presented by Oscarius Tabularis, recorded live at the CarnageCon convention in Killington, Vermont on November 2, 2018. It includes several previously  We hope you enjoy this year-end audio treat!]]>

Mon, December 17, 2018

MUP Episode 162 – Plumbing the Magic Depths

This episode, Jon, Murph and Chad delve into the depths of Deeper Magic! This episode was recorded on December 6, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier: Chad talks a little about Masks of Nyarlathotep. In relation to Masks and how the latest edition tackled problematic material, check out two episodes of the Good Friend of Jackson Elias. Episode 133 – The Good Friends try on Masks of Nyarlathotep Episode 134 – The Good Friends try on more Masks of Nyarlathotep BBC Radio 4 has released a fantastic audio drama, “ The Case of Charles Dexter Ward .” It is not a reading of the story, but instead it is a full cast radio drama that reinterprets the story as a podcast. The podcast hosts have a show called “The Mystery Machine,” and they do reference a lot of pop culture in the show. It is 10 episodes long, and they each average less than 30 minutes long. It is very well produced and the writing also pulls in many other Lovecraftian elements. This is an amazing production. At the time of release of this episode, voting is now open in the 2018 Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest . In a change from previous years, all of the entries were required to be no longer than 1500 words. So it shouldn’t be too difficult to skim through and read many, (if not all), of the submitted scenarios. Our own Keeper Jon has a scenario in this year’s contest, but he hasn’t revealed which one is his, even to us! We hope you roll a crit-success on your Luck, Jon. Squamous Studios is about to launch a Kickstarter for the first expansion-Feed the Shoggoth!: Morsels of Madness! It will include 42 cards, featuring: New Cult Factions, New Artifacts, New Spells, New Minions, Rules summaries. And it’s worth mentioning - Chad made the semi-animated intro video for it! The Yellow King RPG by Robin D. Laws update - The latest Kickstarter update contains both good news and bad. The Good: The PDFs for the four core books, one game supplement, and one novel, (depending on your backer level), are available for download. Backers should check their emails. The Bad: Pelg

Tue, December 04, 2018

MUP Episode 161 – Investigators From Away

This episode, Chad and Jon join Edwin, one of our fastidious audio editors and a podcaster in his own right, to talk about player-characters in horror games, who they usually are, how we might rethink the casting, and the whole “outsider” nature of protagonists in horror. This episode was recorded on November 16, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier The Cult of Chaos Convention Scenario Competition 2019 has been announced and...according to the announcement, “With Call of Cthulhu already covered, we can turn our eyes to the other major roleplaying game that Chaosium publishes, RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha.” Mike Mason announced through social media that several special Call of Cthulhu adventures are available for free on Chaosium’s website. Along with the introductory solo scenario, Alone Against the Flames, Keepers can also download The Dead Boarder - Extended Demo Scenario (by Todd Gardiner with Mike Mason), What’s in the Cellar - One Hour Demo Scenario (by Jon Hook), and Camp Sunny - Convention Scenario (by Paul Fricker with Mike Mason based on an idea by Keary Birch). Terror Australis is available to purchase now on the Chaosium website. Feedback Greetings Keepers! I am an avid listener to your fantastic podcast, and had written previously, as a new keeper about questions regarding how to run The Haunting. While that was nearly a year ago, my group still meets every Saturday to play Call of Cthulhu, or Delta Green and we are having a blast! We are also planning on transitioning our C.O.C. campaign to Pulp Cthulhu, by the requests of my intrepid investigators. In our Cthulhu campaign, I have introduced them to some famous Lovecraftian characters (Jackson Elias,etc…), taken them through many of the classic Lovecraftian locations, and now plan on taking them to Innsmouth, running the classic C.O.C adventure Escape from Innsmouth / Raid on Innsmouth. My question to you guys, do you think the second part of the adventure, Raid on Innsmouth can be converted successfully into a Pulp Cthulhu adventure? Or should it stay traditional to the standard Cthulhu ruleset? My reasoning? Well, I was also planning on transitioning into the new “Pulp” converted Masks of Nyarlathotep, after intro

Mon, November 19, 2018

MUP Episode 160 – Wordplay, Hypergraphia and Logorrhea

This episode, Dan and Chad join guests Badger McGinnes and Editor Sean to talk about Issue 1 of the horror gaming zine Hypergraphia, which has an overarching theme of language, words and books in horror gaming. This episode was recorded on November 9, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier First, Keeper Dan announces that he's taking a bit of a hiatus from MUP. He's pretty overwhelmed with his mechatronics school program, so his appearance as co-host on MU will be spotty at best through the end of the spring semester. We all wish him best of luck at school, and look forward to his return. It seems that he'll be able to jump in It's time for the annual Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest ! As usual, the aim of this year's contest is to write short scenarios. How short? 1500 words or less short! Please note: There are two major changes to the rules this year. First, there will be a hard word count limit of 1500 words. Longer pieces will not be accepted. Second, in the voting period, voters will be asked to rate their top five favorite scenarios from the pool. Winners will then be determined by instant run-off voting. Horrors of War - yet another update. Yet another delay. Michael O’Brien granted Pagan Publishing a 6-month extension on the license for Horrors of War, until June 30, 2019. He granted the extension because of the following, according to a KS update. On October 1st Adam Scott Glancy heard from his co-author, John H. Crowe III, that he wanted to withdraw from the Horrors of War project and wanted all of his material removed from the proposed book. In his email, he mentioned unspecified personal and medical crises. John's share of the project is three out of the eight scenarios and the weapons and common soldier’s equipment compendium for the various combatants. Glancy talks about the possibility of using partially finished scenarios to replace the lost work, and ways to get the investigator weapons section covered. Also of note: “given that extra time has been allotted by Chaosium, and since so much time has passed since this project was first solicited, I am also considering converting the project to 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu rules. I would appreciate any feedback from you concerning this possibi

Mon, November 05, 2018

MUP Episode 159 – Spin the Globe Again

This episode, Murph and Jon go back to the mixing cauldron to pair locations with monsters again! This episode was recorded on October 25, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Keeper Chad contributed to a thing you can buy! He wrote part of a D&D supplement called “Dread Encounters: 13 Horrifying Hooks for Ravenloft.” This includes the work of four writers, Noah Lloyd, Tyler Hudak and Ed Possing, and “Charles Gerard.” AKA Keeper Chad. Each wrote three hooks for the Ravenloft/Strahd/Barovia setting, and then all collaborated on one single hook to make a total of 13. There are side encounters and strange items and NPCs and weird monsters that you can easily integrate into your Ravenloft campaign. This is now available on the DM’s Guild, as a PDF for $3.99. They are putting this up for sale with a generic cover, but the first $300 in profits will go toward an original cover to make it more appealing. Look for a shamelessly large link in the show notes. Click Here To Check Out This Shamelessly Large Link for Dread Encounters >> Type40 has created three official Chaosium Call of Cthulhu collectable enamel pins. Available at the Chaosium PAXAus booth, DT720. So if you’re Down Under go get your pins! Frozen Hell - The Book That Inspired The Thing - A newly discovered and expanded version of the classic sci-fi story, “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, Jr. A Kickstarter to fund the new book. Friends (and editors) of the show Sean Murphy and Edwin Nagy are planning their 4th annual game-a-thon in support of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Starting Nov. 16 at 6 PM Eastern on twitch.tv/enn321 (link in the show notes), they will stream live for 24 hours. At midnight, Sean is running Call of Cthulhu. During the entire event, your donations allow you to mess with the game (add monsters, design a trap, whatever!), make you eligible to win gaming prizes from their sponsors at Gallant Knight Games, Chaosium, and Frog God Games, and, of course, help sick children. Special this year for a donation of $100, Edwin will run (using 5e D&D) one hour of story of your choice. You can send him something ahead of time, or chat real time with him while he runs what you write. He will provide mechanics

Mon, October 22, 2018

MUP Episode 158 – Your Feet Are in The Past, My Friends

This episode, Murph, Chad and Jon concoct and stew over a few of our own new Great Old Ones. This episode was recorded on October 15, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier Once again, heartfelt condolences go out to friends and family of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away on October 11 at the age of 70. There is a condolence thread on the Chaosium site, which you can find here . Chris Lackey has announced that he is working on a CoC supplement for Chaosium called Cults of Cthulhu. He said on YSDC’s News from Pnakotus that it involves using Cthulhu cults as antagonists an comes with three scenarios across different eras. Look for it “vaguely next year.” No more details have been released. There’s a new novel by Ben Monroe, who is the originator of the Monterey Jack character. In the Belly of the Beast and Other Tales of Cthulhu Wars: A Cthulhu Wars Novel - it’s inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and the game Cthulhu Wars, published by Petersen Games. There are eight short stories and a complete novel Grave-tober : Bret Kramer of Sentinel Hill Press has been posting an item a day for the whole month of October - you may remember previous “Octoberganza” posts. This time, each item is a New England gravestone of particular interest to him, for reasons of artistic value or insight into some facet of history or folklore. They’re each short, around 250 words, but there are weird and horrific carvings nuggets like stones carved with undead imp creatures bearing darts, and freaking skulls with extra rows of teeth ...check it out. Cody Goodfellow wrote an interesting piece about Lovecraft’s legacy and ongoing controversies about his racism. It recaps some of the upheaval in the community over the last few years, including his once-friend Robert Price’s comments and the World Fantasy Award statue - as well as more recent conflicts it’s a nice thoughtful read that adds something new to the convo.<br

Tue, October 16, 2018

Tributes to Greg Stafford

Many in this community have heard news that Chaosium founder Greg Stafford passed away on October 11 at the age of 70. He founded the company in 1975, and was also designer for Pendragon, co-designer of RuneQuest, Ghostbusters, Prince Valiant and HeroQuest, as well as founding Chaosium and Issaries. Our thoughts and condolences go out to friends and family at this difficult time. There is a condolence thread on the Chaosium site, which you can read or contribute to here . We collected a few messages of condolence from people in the community, which we play in this short special report. Thank you very much to Chris Spivey, David Larkins, Scott Dorward and Lynne Hardy for sending these special messages on such short notice. Here's the quote that David Larkins sent from a Gen Con 2014 panel on Gaming as Mythic Exploration: “For me, we are all mythological creatures. We all have some part of ourselves that we’re not aware of and mythology is a language. It’s like a sense like sight and smell and sound. Unfortunately, we’ve lost most of it these days. It’s been learned—out of us. But, to me, role playing games are a way to interact with that. We have an unconscious ability to deal with myths. They have meaning. They have meaning that we don’t understand. They have intuitive meaning. They have obvious meaning. They have storytelling medium. A good game is one that taps into all of these things. I think every roleplaying game in which you make up and create an imaginary character activates that mythological self. The best games are the ones that fulfill that hunger within us.” We may add other messages later in Episode 158, which we hope to air next week on October 22. If you want to add your thoughts about how Greg Stafford's legacy affected you, or just send a message of condolence, please feel free to leave your own voice message on Speakpipe via the right-hand tab on this page, or as an attachment in an email to mup.feedback@gmail.com. ]]>

Mon, October 08, 2018

MUP Episode 157 – That Old Timey Science

In this episode, all four hosts gather to discuss classic vintage sci-fi and how to add an infusion of Mythos. This episode was recorded on September 27, 2018. Campus Crier Cthulhu Chronicles is now available on Android - Cthulhu Chronicles brings the terror and thrill of Chaosium’s award-winning role-playing game Call of Cthulhu to life on your mobile device. It emulates the tabletop experience, giving you choices to make, enemies to fight and mysteries to uncover. Mystery, intrigue, horror, and madness await your investigator, who can gain insights and lose sanity as they chart their way through Arkham City’s various interactive stories. Each story presents its own challenges and also plays a part of a larger campaign, which unfolds around you as you play. It is a great way to introduce yourself to the thrill of Call of Cthulhu, or, if you are already a player, to dive into a game and get a touch of Mythos on your own! Cthulhu Reborn has released Dateline Lovecraft #2 - Help Wanted by Jo Kriel on RPGNow as a pay what you want release. This is a 19 page extra scenario designed to work with the broadsheet styled newspaper released in Dateline #1. I’ve downloaded it and have started reading through it, and it is awesome. Retro Style Horror RPG 'Cthulhu Mythos RPG -The Sleeping Girl of the Miasma Sea-' English ver. is Released on DLsite.com and Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/938240/Cthulhu_Mythos_RPG_The_Sleeping_Girl_of_the_Miasma_Sea/ The Sassoon Files is a kickstarter that is set in Shanghai in the 1920s. They have already funded with $14k of a 5k goal. A creator called 2d6.io has created printable props for the Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign to represent two of the artifacts investigators may encounter during the prelude adventure in Peru. They include something called “The Golden Mirror” and “The Golden Ward.” These are STL/3D-Printer Files, and they are all available on thingiverse for free! This person is planning to continue making stuff for the campaign, so stay tuned. Link in the show notes. The Props of Nyarlathotep, the Perù chapter . Handcrafted props for the whole new prologue created for the awarded Call of Cthulhu RPG Campaign : the Masks of Nyarlathotep. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/170550

Tue, September 25, 2018

MUP Episode 156 – In Sickness and in Health

In this episode, Jon, Dan and Chad talk about the horrors of plagues and pandemics to inspire game ideas! Please note that the Crier is a little short and hastily put together this week, and we know we've missed big news items. This episode was recorded on September 13, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier 'Hardware' director Richard Stanley's adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's ' The Colour out of Space ' coming 'in the near future' Check out the first hour of Call of Cthulhu - watch as Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studio showcase the upcoming adventure. Miskatonic Repository Reviews Jon reviewed: Idol of Thoth  by Joe Trier and Mizuumi no bakemono  by Jean-Michel Abrassart. As a companion, here is Chaosium's Secrets of Japan . Chad reviewed: “ Plague ” by Matt Ryan and Noah Lloyd. The Listening Room Now we’re heading back to the “Listening Room” of Orne Library. This episode, part two of Mr. Tyler’s punitive ramblings on “ The Derelict .” Listen to the story ready by FNH on his Cthulhu Podcast- Part 1 and Part 2 . Next up, we have another episode in Season Two of Glimpses into the Empire. This time, we’ll hear the story of a certain “demi-god.” Here's some background about the "magical" rebel children in Myanmar , who recently reunited. And finally, this episode we have something from a longtime listener, and a familiar voice to our airwaves. Check out this report from Chemistry PHD candidate Matthew Brown, a deep dive into the mystery of the Black Eyed Children. Context: <a href="http://www.blurryphotos.or

Mon, September 17, 2018

Chaosium's 'Cool of Cthulhu' GenCon 2018 Panel

This is Chaosium’s GenCon 2018 panel, "Cool of Cthulhu," recorded on Saturday, August 4. The panelists were: James Lowder Mike Mason Paul Fricker Chris Spivey Sam Riordan The moderator was Michael O'Brien (a.k.a MOB).]]>

Mon, September 10, 2018

MUP Episode 155 – Where Are We and What Is That?

This episode, Murph, Jon and Chad put peanut butter into the chocolate as we mix together random monsters and random global coordinates. This episode was recorded on August 30, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier [Keeper Chad joins the show late] Occam's Razor , a collection of scenarios for Call of Cthulhu by Brian Sammons! This is a collection of modern scenarios that have a dark tone, “more akin to True Detective and American Horror Story and is written for Mature Gamers Only. The scenarios look into the dark heart of humanity and the mythos... but this book has a twist.” The twist is that the scenarios seem to have link to the Cthulhu mythos but they have mundane causes and outcomes. Zweihander is about to kickstart a new supplement called Main Gauche, which looks dark and weird as hell on their page. Doctor Cthulittle - an illustrated tale. This is a completed Kickstarter from December 2017, but Jon got it from his local comic shop - and it is amazing! Haunting of Hastur available in print or at DTRPG. The Haunting of Hastur just had a successful KS to produce the 5e and OSR 4-part adventure scenarios in print. But many of them you can get now on DTRPG. A big Salute to SKYPE OF CTHULHU for 500+ episodes!!! And a big thank you goes out to..wait...to DAN this time for editing the show! Thankorry very much Dan for editing this one. The Listening Room This episode, let’s kick it off with an installment from Mr. Tyler, with a deep dive into a seminal weird fiction story: The Derelict. Then, we have the first episode in Season Two of Glimpses into the Empire. Let’s gaze up at the timeless stars for a story about the surprising fate of one Roman Astrologer. Once again, if you have any interest in producing a segment for the podcast, please contact mup.feedback@gmail.com Feedback We

Mon, August 27, 2018

MUP Episode 154 – The Long and the Short of the Con

We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron This episode, Dan and Chad talk about their experiences at GenCon, and we catch up on a ton of industry news. The episode was recorded on August 16, 2018. Campus Crier The Diana Jones Award went to “ Actual Play ” Darker Hue Studios won three gold Ennies for Harlem Unbound: Best Cover Art Best Setting Best Writing In related news, Harlem Unbound is getting a second edition as a Chaosium book - with more scenarios and maps and art. Chaosium to publish second edition of the critically-acclaimed Harlem Unbound AND the book is on the syllabus for a course on American Horror this coming semester at Johnson C. Smith University, a Historically Black university in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu awards: Best Supplement -- GOLD: Reign of Terror Best Monster/Adversary -- SILVER: Down Darker Trails Fan’s Choice, Best Publisher -- SILVER: Chaosium Inc. Arc Dream/Delta Green awards: Best Rules - GOLD for the DG RPG Best Game - SILVER for the DG RPG Product of the Year - SILVER for the DG RPG Best Production Values - GOLD: Delta Green: The RPG Best Electronic Book - GOLD: A Night at the Opera Best Adventure - SILVER: A Night at the Opera This year’s award harvest marks the 10th ENnie for Delta Green since 1996, as outlined on the Arc Dram site. http://theunspeakableoath.com/home/2018/08/delta-green-wins-its-10th-ennie-award/ Sidebar news: The ENnies announced after GenCon that it was going to be “reviewing the awards structure” to make them better - specifically citing “more secure voting systems, changes to the ways the judges are nominated, and more.” Announced on the GenCon panel “Cool of Cthulhu” were a few odds and ends. There will be a Call of Cthulhu collectible card game in digital form using Blockchain. Cthulhu Chronicles content lead Sam Riordan was there to talk about the interactive fiction game, which was being demoed at the Chaosium booth, and you can see an extensive blog interview on the Chaosium site. Ma

Mon, August 13, 2018

MUP Episode 153 – Jon and Murph Go 'Off Topic'

In this episode - honestly I have no idea. This is Keeper Chad. Oh right...MUP won an ENnie! Go Pods! A big thank you to all who voted. While Dan and I were in Indy...Jon and Murph were minding the store and... [FYI, this one is explicit af.]]]>

Tue, July 31, 2018

MUP 152 – Beyond From Beyond

This episode, we’re talking about the Tillinghast Resonator and other ideas that spawn From Beyond. This episode was recorded on July 19, 2018.   We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. Here's where we go through Mythos related news and feedback to the podcast. This episode was recorded on July 19, 2018. Delta Green: The Labyrinth - Delta Green co-creator John Tynes presents a sourcebook of threats, allies, and mysteries to deepen the terrors of your campaign. Over the Edge - Return to the island of Al Amarja in this new edition of Jonathan Tweet's freeform roleplaying game of paranormal chaos. Tails of Valor for Cathulhu has funded! It wrapped up at $16,380 with 320 backers (a the time of recording it was just past the $12,500 goal with 228 backers), and unlocked six stretch goals, including extra interior art and fiction stories, sinister seeds, and bookmarks. Also, Sentinel Hill Press did a Q&A with Oscar about the project, mostly on the Kingsport Council feline investigator group and Grey in the Dark”, a scenario also set in Kingsport. You can check that out in the show notes! Check out Cthulhu: Death May Die , a "cooperative board game for 1 to 5 players willing to take on the Cthulhu mythos like never before! Cultists are summoning one of the Elder Ones to consume our world, and it is up to the ragtag group of investigators to face the nightmarish forces and disrupt the ritual long enough to make the Elder One vulnerable. And then kill it dead." Jon was a guest on Spellburn ! Spellburn is a podcast that focuses on the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, and episode 70 is all about using the Cthulhu Mythos in your DCC fantasy game. Jon talked about his Cthulhu Mythos inspired DCC adventures and the upcoming Cthulhu Alphabet book coming soon from Goodman Games. Amazon Studios has greenlit, “<a href="https://www.thewrap.com/amazon-series-matt-reeves-sci-fi-tal

Wed, July 18, 2018

HPLHS Masks Sets Correction

Hello out there MUP Nation! This is Keeper Dan with a little addendum to our last episode. In the Crier, we were talking about the lovely HPLHS Masks prop sets, and we saw that they showed as sold out. It turns out that the sold out text is just a coding quirk, and they are in fact not sold out at all! So if you're lamenting the missed chance at a Deluxe Edition or the SUPER Deluxe, then wait patiently, for the Dark Masters at the HPLHS will set their trained shoggoths (who wear little bow ties by the way, it's adorable) after you to purchase these epic pieces worthy of the most stately of collections. And if you already got the Dark Adventure Radio Theatre, then they do state on their site: "Should you wish to upgrade a Standard or Deluxe edition, we are happy to apply your original purchase price against the upgrade item." Here are the options- Masks of Nyarlathotep - Gamer Prop Set (No DART Audio) $ 95.99 Release August 1, 2018 Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - Masks of Nyarlathotep (Standard Version) $ 69.95 Release August 1, 2018 Dark Adventure Radio Theatre - Masks of Nyarlathotep Deluxe Edition Unknown cost Undetermined Release Date Masks of Nyarlathotep - Super Deluxe Limited Edition (This has the Deluxe DART and the Gamer Prop Set and MORE!) Unknown cost Undetermined Release Date]]>

Mon, July 16, 2018

MUP 151 – Is ENnie Body Out There?

In this episode, we take a look at horror-adjacent nominations for the 2018 ENnies, and then we do some riffing on how to make bad films into fertilizer for games. This episode was recorded on July 5, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier First, thanks to everyone once again for making our Sesquicentennial so memorable! IMPORTANT CORRECTION: During the recording for this show, we mentioned that HPLHS prop sets for Masks of Nyarlathotep had sold out. This is not the case at all. There is a quirk with the website that displays "sold out" before it launches, but the text clearly explains that this is not true. Please accept our apologies for the error! ENnies! There are several horror-adjacent products on the list of nominations this year. Click here to vote for your favorite ENnie nominees! Chaosium won a total of 8 nominations, including 5 Call of Cthulhu products: BEST ADVENTURE: The Two-Headed Serpent BEST ART COVER - Down Darker Trails BEST MONSTER/ADVERSARY - Down Darker Trails BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: The Grand Grimoire BEST SUPPLEMENT: Reign of Terror Darker Hue Studios got 5 nominations: BEST ART COVER: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios BEST RULES: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios BEST SETTING: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios BEST WRITING: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios PRODUCT OF THE YEAR: Harlem Unbound, Darker Hue Studios Arc Dream also got a bunch of nominations: BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK: Delta Green: A Night at the Opera, Arc Dream Publishing BEST ADVENTURE: Delta Green: A Night at the Opera, Arc Dream Publishing BEST GAME: Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: Delta Green: The RPG, Arc Dream Publishing BEST WRITING: Delta Green: The Way it Went Down, Arc Dream Publishing; Author: Dennis Detwiller Other horror game nominations include: BEST ELECTRONIC BOOK: Hudson and Brand, Stygian Fox Publishing BEST RULES: Cthulhu Confidential, Pelgrane Press; Authors: Robin D. Laws, Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman BEST PRODUCTION VALUES: Bluebeard's Bride, Magpie Games BEST GAME: Red Markets: A Game of Economic Horror, Hebanon Games; Authors: Caleb Stokes, Laura Briskin-Limehouse, Ros

Mon, July 02, 2018

MUP 150 – Sesquicentennial in a Bottle

This episode is our sesquicentennial! To celebrate, the hosts review some clips from past episodes. Our editors, Sean, Edwin and Max (but particularly Sean) inserted some hilarious sections and throwbacks - and touching messages from friends of the show. This one really took some effort, and we are so very grateful. This episode was recorded over the course of 6 years, since March 2012. A big warning: this one is totally explicit and salty AF. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. Here's where we go through Mythos related news and feedback to the podcast. This Campus Crier was recorded on June 22, 2018. Chaosium has announced a PDF release date for the Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign: Sunday, July 1st - which was yesterday. It’s $60 for the PDF. That money will go toward the retail price if you buy a print copy later - maybe 3 or 4 months down the road. The PDF is 666 pages! The latest Kickstarter from Golden Goblin Press went live on Friday, June 29th. It’s called Tails of Valor and Terror. This will be the first supplemental material in support of Sixty Stone Press’ Cathulhu - Velvet Paws on Cthulhu’s Trail. Tails of Valor is a collection of three scenarios, where your feline investigators will battle the forces of the Cthulhu Mythos in ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, and dark ages France. The scenarios are by Jeffrey Moeller, Stuart Boon, and Oscar Rios. There is also a fiction collection with at least a dozen stories, featuring cat protagonists of various sorts. Check the Kickstarter page for more details. It will run through July 29th. Darker Hue Studios is making some news. First, Harlem Unbound has been named as a nominee for the Diana Jones Award ! A big congratulations. Comments on the site: “While most games dodge the issues of racism, often claiming it not suitable for gaming, Harlem Unbound places them front and center and focuses the spotlight on them until they begin to smoke and burn. It’s an important book in that it takes games as a serious art form in which such matters can be explored, plumbed, and — if we’re lucky — understood.” Chris Spivey will also be a guest of honor at the “ High Level Gaming ” and “<a href="h

Fri, June 29, 2018

Special Report – MUP & Legends of Tabletop Panel on Women in Gaming

                  This panel was a collaboration between the MU Podcast and Legends of Tabletop podcast. It features women in gaming who represent different aspects of the industry. This was one of our efforts for Women in Tabletop Gaming Month. This turned out to be quite an interesting discussion and it’s well worth a listen. Guests include Dani Neary, Monica Speca and Naomi Clark. We mainly provided background support and coordination for the event, but a big thanks to Leah Bond and John Haremza for hosting the panel and letting us use the audio that’s already in their feed - in our own feed. This was recorded on June 13th. If you don’t already know about Legends of Tabletop, you should go subscribe right away. They do tons of actual plays and excellent interviews. And they’re just good humans. Here't a link to show notes for the panel on the Legends website, where you can also find more background on the guests. http://www.legendsoftabletop.com/?p=3635]]>

Mon, June 25, 2018

MUP 149 – Becky Annison is Lovecraftesque

This episode is the fourth and last for Women in Tabletop Gaming Month. Murph talked to writer and game designer Becky Annison about the game Lovecraftesque, among other topics. The interview was recorded on June 9, 2018. Once again, check out the Women in Tabletop Gaming Month website to hear more interviews, as well as Lynne Hardy’s blog series on women creatives who contributed to Chaosium over the years. Women in Tabletop Gaming Month >> Chaosium Blog, with Lynne Hardy's interviews >> Black Aramada >> We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron

Mon, June 18, 2018

MUP 148 – Lisa Padol of Golden Goblin Fame

This episode, we have the third installment in our series of interviews with women in the horror-RPG realm, with Lisa Padol, staff editor for Golden Goblin Press. Plus, a Campus Crier catch-up, listener segments and feedback. The intro and Crier was recorded on June 7, and the interview was recorded a few weeks back on May 17, 2018. Please don't forget to check out the Women in Tabletop Gaming Month website, and catch up on Lynne Hardy's blog posts about women creatives at Chaosium! We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier There’s an update on Miskatonic River Press's Punktown Kickstarter , (now nearing 5 years since it was launched in November 2012). Last year backers received a PDF of the first half of the book, and Angus Abranson of Chronicle City was overseeing completion of the second half. Chaosium has recently received the finished, laid-out book for final review. Angus has advised backers that printing and shipping is slated to start in mid-June. Call of Cthulhu books Down Darker Trails and The Two-Headed Serpent were named as recipients of 2018 UK Games Expo Awards. The two were picked from over 200 nominations. The Two-Headed Serpent garnered Best Roleplaying Adventure and Down Darker Trails landed the Best Roleplaying Expansion award. The winners were announced at UK Games Expo on Sunday 3rd June. Seth Skorkowsky has reviewed Jon’s Age of Cthulhu scenario Transatlantic Terror on Seth’s YouTube channel . It’s a nice thorough look at the adventure with some spoilers, FYI. But check it out if you’re thinking about running it. Issue #3 of Dark Times Magazine has been released. That’s the fanzine that picked up the ball from Protodimension. Lots of great articles and adventure seeds and content. Check it out, and if you have any inkling to write this stuff, submissions are rolling, c

Mon, June 11, 2018

MUP 147 – Ruth Tillman on 'Mythos Noir'

This episode Jon and Chad talked with Ruth Tillman, co-host of the Double Shadow podcast and contributor to Pelgrane Press. We're releasing one episode per week during Women in Tabletop Gaming Month, so this time we skipped the Campus Crier, but tune in next week when we catch up on news updates, listener segments and audio feedback in Episode 148. Plus, on Wednesday, June 13 at 8:00 p.m Eastern Time, tune in as we team up with the Legends of Tabletop podcast for a LIVE forum with women representing various aspects of tabletop games. The audio from that will be re-broadcast in our feed, but click on the link below to watch on Wednesday and PLEASE ask some questions if you can stop by! LIVE: MUP & Legends of Tabletop - Women in Gaming Also, make sure you check out the Chaosium site for blog interviews from Lynne Hardy as part of Women in Tabletop Gaming Month. So far she has released interviews with Michelle Lockamy, artist for 13th Age Glorantha and RuneQuest, and Linda M Jones, full-time freelance artist who has illustrations RuneQuest and Call of Cthulhu. By the time this episode airs you will also be able to read interviews with Marion Anderson, Shel Kahn, Mara Braun and Kerie Campbell. And please stop by Women in Tabletop Gaming Month website to read and listen to more interviews with women in the RPG industry. Topic During the conversation with Ruth, we mentioned a few things to link to. Here is the first episode of The Double Shadow , a Clark Ashton Smith Podcast. Here is a feed of posts about her work on Pelgrane Press . She mentions some of her exploration of BIG STUPID SPACE WORMS with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan for one of the "Cuttings from Hideous Creatures" installments.]]>

Mon, June 04, 2018

MUP 146 – Lynne Hardy, 'Of Chaosium'

This episode, we are kicking off our part of Women in Tabletop Gaming Month, which is the month of June. We’re talking to a number of women in the realm of horror and Lovecraft-related role playing games. To start it all off, we have a previously recorded interview with Lynne Hardy on a bunch of topics including a series of interviews with 18 women who have contributed to Chaosium for the company’s blog. The intro and Crier sections were recorded on May 24, and the interview with Lynne was recorded on May 13. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier MUP has joined forces with Women in Tabletop Gaming Month as an official partner. This episode is the beginning of a series of interviews with women in our corner of the RPG realm, namely horror and Lovecraft-related RPGs. You’ll hear more about Lynne Hardy’s part of this in the main topic this episode. There has been an update from Adam Scott Glancy on the Horrors of War Kickstarter . He has informed Chaosium that the product will not be delivered by GenCon this year as promised in a meeting with them last year. Due to the number of complaints they’ve received about this Kickstarter, they have given him a deadline of December 31 this year to complete the work or lose the Chaosium license for this product. Chaosium issued its own statement that confirms this. To help appease waiting backers, he has sent the first part of a draft he submitted for a new Delta Green RPG scenario called “Iconoclasts,” that’s set in contemporary Ninewa province in Iraq. Dark Adventure Radio Theater has announced later this year that they plan to release six hours of “audio action”... and a special "Masks RPG Edition" with over 100 props! HP Podcraft is switching over to Patreon, and all of the episodes will be available now in the feed. “We’re still offering one free show a month, three additional shows for subscribers and if you sign up on Patreon you can get a listener comments show monthly as well as an additional show discussing whatever you want us to discuss...We’ve been at this show for almost ten years, and we’d really love to be with you for ten years more. <a href="https://cthulhureborn.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/medical-malpractice-of-

Mon, May 21, 2018

MUP 145 – Rule Britannia, Stuart Boon!

In this episode, Jon and Chad chat with award-winning author, Stuart Boon, about Mythos and folklore fodder hooks for horror games set in the UK and many other topics along the way. But first, all four of the hosts jump in to go over Crier news and segments. The interview was recorded on May 6, and the Crier and introduction was recorded on May 10, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier Squamous Studios has a couple of big announcements coming out. The first is an expansion for the Feed the Shoggoth card game! Final play testing is underway, art is in production, and a Kickstarter for this is expected in the Fall! And there is also a completely new game in the works! It’s called Arkham Relic Hunt, designed by Damon Gregory. In this game players move their Acolyte around Arkham collecting Relics and Cultists to add to their Cult and rack up points. It plays in about 30-60 minutes. 2-4 players. This is tentatively slated for a Kickstart in early 2019. You can look for them at Kublacon in Burlingame, California , this year from May 25th through the 28th. Lynne Hardy has a new scenario out called Scritch Scratch that will be available on the Cult Library on June 8th, just in time for FreeRPG Day. "Scritch Scratch is a one-sitting adventure, easily played in four hours. Perfect for an afternoon at the game store or an evening at your home (after Free RPG Day, of course). And we will have the PDF uploaded to the Cult Library on Friday, June 8th." The list of participating games stores is here . There is a new short film from Boom Studios called Eldritch Code that is pretty sweet. UK Games Expo is having an all-star party line-up with a live audience adventure extravaganza! If you’re attending UK Games Expo on Saturday, June 2nd, you can be witness as Mike Mason, Benjamin Loomes of Syrinscape, John Kovalic of Dork Tower and Munchkin, Jason Bulmahn and Amanda Kunz of Piazo’s Pathfinder play Call of Cthulhu! This “Live RPG Plus” event is being hosted by Knightmare Live’s Paul Flannery. The audience members will also get to participate by offering up game twists and other suggestions to frustrate the players! The Kickstarter for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/4483

Mon, May 07, 2018

MUP 144 – Darkness, Deliver My Players Unto Thee

In this episode Dan, Jon, and Murph talk about the green eye in the sky, everyone’s favorite god of the caves, Cyaegha, and we also have some listener feedback to respond to. Plus, we have another addition to the Card Catalog, and two more listener submitted segments. This episode was recorded on April, 27th , 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Call of Cthulhu Leather Campaign Journals The Kickstarter completed only hours before the recording of this episode. Classic Lovecraftian boardgame Mansions of Madness is coming to PC. Fantasy Flight’s award-winning board game Mansions of Madness is getting a video game adaption, which is due for release next year. Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection boardgame FUNDED IN 16 HOURS, now graduating through Stretch Goals Hellboy: The Board Game Inspired by the visionary comics by Mike Mignola, Hellboy: The Board Game is a thrilling co-operative experience for 1 to 4 players. New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley 2ed for Call of Cthulhu 'New Tales from Miskatonic Valley' 2nd Edition produced under license for the Call of Cthulhu RPG by Chaosium Inc. A BIG THANK YOU TO MAX for editing this episode! Feedback: From: Justin The Darkhold ran as 9 issues for a comic book when they tied in the supernatural comics in the Marvel Universe into the Midnight Sons in the ‘90s. Each page of the book was a spell, and many of the spells had escaped as separate pages and a Group was trying to collect them together. It had a very Friday the 13th The Series feel and was a decent read, worth picking up since it was only a short run before being ended. Oh, and there was a dark little person associated with handing out the pages, this could be a servant of Nyarlathotep spreading

Mon, April 23, 2018

MUP 143 – Cop Talk and Other Effluvia

In this episode, all four hosts are back together again to tackle a topic suggestion from "Uncle Tim" about how to use law enforcement without disrupting the flow of your game. Plus listener segments and more! This episode was recorded on April 12, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier A new 12-page Delta Green scenario by Dennis Detwiller called “ Sweetness ” is available via DriveThruRPG in both PDF and Print on Demand. Blurb: “The Bernier family of Tampa, Florida, has been terrorised by a fire and weird graffiti. Police suspect a hate crime. The mark on the door, carved with a horn or a claw and smeared with blood and effluvia, makes Delta Green think otherwise. One of their experts says it's the symbol of Kore, queen of the underworld, goddess of an ancient mystery cult.” A new rules-lite Lovecraftian-style roleplaying game from Les Livres de l'Ours is available on DriveThruRPG. The makers say the system was inspired by Advanced Fighting Fantasy, Traveller and others. This version is 34-pages and “art-free” at a pay-what-you-want price. Promo copy “So grab a character sheet, 2D6, pick a profession and a reputation and go fight the Old Ones or die screaming.” The money made by this version will pay for the art of the final version. Syrinscape and Chaosium have announced a new partnership to release “official sounds” for the Call of Cthulhu RPG. Syrinscape is an app that creates movie-like, immersive sound for tabletop games. There'a a Kickstarter for Call of Cthulhu leather campaign journals  to enhance your gaming experience. "Be the dread author of your own story." A new edition of Alone Against the Dark: Defying the Triumph of the Ice is out now from Chaoisum. This has been revised and updated to 7th Edition and is by Matt Costello. Murph got his RPGCoaster of Cthulhu last week, and it is awesome.... <a href="http://165.22.188.228/w

Mon, April 09, 2018

MUP 142 – Tome Much of a Good Thing

In this episode, Dan, Jon and Murph dive into the old Special Collections vault to talk about tomes as story points. Plus, we have more audio segments from contributors, news and more! This episode was recorded on March 29, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier The Campus Crier is Miskatonic U's student paper. Here's where we go through Mythos related news and feedback to the podcast. This episode was recorded on March 29, 2018. Chaosium announced last week that they will be Kick Starting a new board game by Reiner Knizia and Greg Stafford. Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection is the company’s first foray into board games in 37 years. Thanks to Chaosium’s continued pre-launch updates we have also got some looks at the game mats in their final form. The Kickstarter is set to launch in April, and you can find links to everything in the show notes as always. This just in from Bret Kramer of Sentinel Hill Press: “ The Arkham Gazette 2 has been raised up from its essential saltes and is now available on DTRPG. This issue was about Innsmouth and for $12 you get a pdf with over a dozen articles and a scenario. Print version coming soon” Also, Bret has a new $3 patron level on his Patreon page. " Vile Minions " will get all the lower level Sentinel Hill Press rewards plus an occasional post-card, short letter or possibly a few pages from an upcoming release. Links to find out more about both are in the show notes. Reports are coming in that the Raiders of R’lyeh RPG , which launched back in August of 2013 and we covered initially on Episode 38, has started showing up in people’s hands in the last few days. So if you are a backer be on the lookout. Congrats to creator Quentin Bauer for getting it out the door finally. Modiphius has released the next installment of their Living Campaign for <a href="https://www.modiphius.net/collect

Tue, March 27, 2018

MUP 141 – Chris Spivey, Special Collections

This episode, we catch up with Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios to talk about Harlem Unbound and upcoming projects. Then we riff a bit on how to pull Mythos ideas from TV shows. This episode was recorded on March 15, 2018. Campus Crier Golden Geek Awards have been announced for stuff released in 2017, and Tales from the Loop got best RPG. It also got runner up for Best Artwork & Presentation. That’s the most notable horror-adjacent winner on the list. Check out the rest of the winners on the RPG Geek website - we’ll post a link in the thingy. Jon talks about a new ‘zine about Dungeon Crawl Classics that is available on DriveThruRPG called Crawl-thulhu . This ‘zine is written and produced by John Potts, and introduces a Sanity mechanic and DCC stats for 1920s firearms. It also includes an adventure titled “A Horrible Day at the Dunwich Fair.” This is all DCC compatible. If playing Call of Cthulhu with DCC rules interests you, then go check out this ‘zine quick. The advertised cover price is $8, but at the time of this recording it is on sale for $3. Chaosium has announced winners of the Cult of Chaos Scenario Writing Contest - there are seven of them and we’re not going to read them all, but there are two notable winners from MU Nation, including David Larkins for Wailing Woman for Down Darker Trails, and Shannon Mac for The Search for Brian Boru, Cthulhu Dark Ages scenario. Congratulations to all of the winners! There is a Kickstarter in progress for is a horror detective comic based on the works of HP Lovecraft called Hellcraft . The blurb reads: “Private investigator Hank Hellcraft must contend with a troubled family past, while becoming engulfed in mysteries that reveal indescribable horrors hidden just beneath the surface.” Check it out ! Adam Crossingham posted some updates about SixtyStone projects on YSDC. The SixtyStone website is currently down, so after some speculation about the fate of the company, Adam posted updates on the forums. He says his top priority is getting the MONC KS finished, he’s still converting Colonial Mythos Country to 7e, the next two Investigator Weapons books have gone back to “Hans” for 7e integration, there are a lot of corrections to make on the Cthulhu by Arclight layout files, and he hasn’t decided whether to convert it to 7e or to DG. Other books will basically be done when they get done. More

Mon, March 12, 2018

MUP 140 – Mike Mason, Midnight Shambler

In this episode, all four hosts talked to Mike Mason about the Miskatonic Repository and all kinds of tips for beginning writers. We also ended up revisiting a certain kleptomaniacal monster. The interview portion was recorded on March 3, and the Crier was recorded on March 8, 2018. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier First, a big apology. Back in late 2016, we switched our feedback email over from an old MU website address that wasn’t working to a gmail account. mup.feedback@gmail.com. Due to a couple of tech glitches and a communication train wreck on our part, that address has gone unchecked since November 2016. We recently discovered - with complete dismay - that there were almost 40 unanswered feedback emails in the inbox. To all of you who sent something in only to hear resounding silence from us, we are very sorry. We have since contacted all of you that sent in an email, but if you think you have been overlooked, then please contact us again and let us know. Among the items we completely missed the boat on: From December 2017 Glenn emailed us and let us know about a Patreon for a Lovecraftian RPG that is currently in development called Journey to the Tree of Sorrows. A little more than a year ago RPG Coasters did a campaign to launch hardwood drink coasters themed specifically for Cthulhu RPG. These are pretty cool - they include investigator professions like parapsychologist and antiquarian so your game group can maybe have a special coaster for each party member. You can also have the text customized to say what you would like. I bought one of the Keeper coasters and will update us when it arrives. We also got a nice bit of feedback from a blogger who runs Brawl of Cthulhu , where they have a blog post about each of the monsters in the Malleus Monstorum. New News: The Masks expansion for Fantasy Flight Games’ Eldritch Horror is now out for general release. And has Chaosium announced that the Masks rewrite is behind schedule and is now expected “later in 201

Mon, February 26, 2018

MUP 139 – Stirring the Genre Stew

In this episode, Jon, Murph and Chad try a little mashup magic by randomly combining Lovecraftian horror with other RPG genres. This episode was recorded on February 15, 2018. Campus Crier Correction: In episode 137 Chad said that the DM’s Guild allows creators to write content for multiple versions of D&D. It doesn’t . It only allows 5th Edition. And (for now) it only allows the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft settings only. Delta Green is releasing a book of six scenarios called “A Night at the Opera” in hardback. It’s now available for preorder. They are doing a kind of ransom model where they had to get 300 preorders before they would send the thing for print. The Fall of Delta Green, the Ken Hite adaptation of the setting to Trail of Cthulhu, set in “the blistering 1960s” is available in PDF to backers of the Kickstarter. The Fall of Delta Green will be available for further orders from Pelgrane Press “soon.” There is a Punktown update from January: Basically, they have character sheets to add to the book from Dean Engelhardt. Check out The Pallid Mask: King In Yellow tiki mug & RPG . Billy Joel meets HP Lovecraft - listen here ! Feedback: iTunes review by drummerdave from USA on January 12, 2018: Fantastic and funny, Great conversation and in-depth analysis on Cthulhu RPGs and horror themes in general. Funny, unique and interesting. Must subscribe! Topic - The Genere-rator! Here is a table we used for generating mashups with Lovecraftian horror. Roll 1d12: 1. Superheroes (V&V, Marvel, Godlike) 2. Espionage (Top Secret, Nights Black Agents) 3. Martial Arts (Bushido, Feng Shui, Legend of the Five Rings) 4. Swashbuckling (7th Sea, Flashing Blades, 50 Fathoms for Savage Worlds) 5. Traditional Fantasy (D&D, DCC, 1 million others) 6. Conspiracy (Esoterrorists, Delta Green, Kult) 7. Cyberpunk (Cyberpunk 2020, Punktown, Corporation) 8. Space Opera / Space Adventure (Traveller, Star Wars, Star Trek, Star Frontiers, Star Star) 9. Post Apocalyptic (Gamma World, Car Wars, Mutant Crawl Classics) 10. Transhuman (Eclipse Phase, Nova Praxis) 11. Romance (Monster Hearts, Breaking The Ice, Kagematsu) 12. Western (Boot Hill, Deadlands, Down Dar

Mon, February 19, 2018

Call for Audio Segment Pitches

Hello! As mentioned before, we’re making some minor changes to the Miskatonic University Podcast, with a shorter editor-friendly show format. Given the brevity of topic discussion, we’d love to add some little extra audio segments to the shows. So if you have any of your own ideas for 3 to 5 minute segments that you might want to contribute that cover something related to horror and Lovecraft-related game stuff or connections to the Mythos realm in general, please let us know! No need to pitch strictly self-promotional segments. We cover product news and would be happy to mention your work in the Crier if you have something to promote. But it would be excellent to stone soup this podcast and bring in other voices from MU Nation. Basically, we’re looking or finished pieces that we can drop into the episodes without a whole lot of extra editing on our side, so we can increase the richness of each episode. What kind of segment, you ask? How about a history snippet about something weird and game-able? Maybe you want to make a creepy 2 minute audio landscape with no words at all. Maybe you want to make a 5-part radio drama about a troupe of Deep Ones who join a circus! Or game book reviews! Or forgotten Mythos Fiction! If something pops to mind and you think you might want to contribute, get in touch with us if you, and we’ll work with you on how to shape the idea for our show format and help you get it recorded and set up for broadcast. The email to send ideas: mup.feedback@gmail.com . looking forward to hearing what might surface from those who heed the call!]]>

Mon, February 12, 2018

MUP 138 – Shan We or Shan't We

  In this episode, Jon, Murph and Chad head back to an old favorite, the Bestiary, to put a little bug in your ears about certain space monster castaways with powers of persuasion.  This episode was recorded on February 1, 2018. Thanks very much to Max for audio editing on this episode! Campus Crier There’s a new Kickstarter underway from Stygian Fox! “ The Wild Hunt ” is an ancient Celtic myth about a force that rampages through the countryside: killing evil-doers and causing havoc. It is a 1920s adventure framed around a hunt that takes investigators “From New York to Boston.” Chaosium has released a sheaf of stuff for the Miskatonic Repository called the Miskatonic Collection, which includes forms, images, play aids and documents. They can be used for props in your own Call of Cthulhu games, but these are also meant for creators to used to spice up submissions to the Miskatonic Repository. Forms in the collection from Dean Englehart include Arkham Sanitarium Forms, City of Arkham Forms, Medical Forms, Telegrams, and more. There are also maps by Stephanie Maclea. Harlem Unbound from Darker Hue Studios is in the hands of backers, and reviews have been excellent. The company has also officially launched a Patreon page ! From Chris Spivey: “If you like our work and want to help make safe spaces for diverse voices to be heard, and want to see diverse creatives making beautiful, engaging and authentic pieces that feature people of color - please consider backing us!” Skype of Cthulhu posted its first session about 7 years ago. Jim posted some impressive numbers and an infographic to celebrate. “Since then we have released 445 actual-play sessions (with another 22 in the backlog) and have no intention of slowing down....The top six (Edwin, Gary, Jim, Jonathan, Max, and Randall) are all current, regular players - which is pretty cool. Our sincere thanks to each and everyone one of you." Chad was on Legends of Tabletop with John Haremza and Oscar Rios and Bill Adcock playing Invictus, with a character born during an as-yet un-aired MU Podcast AP with y’all. Horatius the “retired grain inspector” (code for spy in the Second Century Roman empire) joins Iavolenus the bodyguard and Lucius the Centurion on a trek to a remote village in the Alps. Topic]]>

Sun, February 04, 2018

MUP 137 – The Repository of Horrors

This episode, the full crew is finally back after a long winter's nap for a discussion about Chaosium’s launch of something called the Miskatonic Repository. This episode was recorded on January 11, 2018. Campus Crier Chaosium has introduced the Miskatonic Repository , a “way for creators to publish and distribute their own original Call of Cthulhu content.” This is also our main topic, so see more below for extra links. Lynne Hardy has been named as Call of Cthulhu assistant editor at Chaosium. Congratz Lynne! Legends of Tabletop did an interview with Adam Scott Glancy that is well worth a listen. They cover Horrors of War as well as some interesting political territory. Kudos to John H and Leah for delving into touchy ground. Hudson and Brand has been released on PDF... Matt Sanderson is doing a sequel scenario to Call of Cthulhu in collaboration with propmaker Delphes Desvoivres . Pelgrane Press has released Ex Astoria , a scenario for Cthulhu Confidential - Spine-Tingling New York Mythos Noir from the Newsfiles of Vivian Sinclair. This is the Ruth Tillman creation for Cthulhu Confidential. Promo copy: “A brawl between picketers from the miner’s union and scab laborers working on the Winn Water Tunnel has turned into a riot, and Vivian Sinclair is on the scene reporting. But it seems the scab workers are the least of the miners’ concerns. Can Viv prevent further injuries and an environmental disaster?” The Dark Brood for The Cthulhu Hack - “The Dark Brood offers content about the Black Goat and its Thousand Young, creatures horrible and mindless, including six examples of the Dark Brood, two investigation seeds, Mythos spells and dozens of elements to add the essence of Shub-Niggurath to your game.” A PDF is $3.95. Cult of Chaos Convention Scenario Competition 2018 - a list of pitches has been selected for writers to turn their work into full-fledged scenarios. Round One Results: Seven new spider species from Brazil have been named after seven famous ficti

Tue, January 30, 2018

Delays, Vampires and Robot School

Hello, MU Nation! So...you might have noticed a bit of a hiatus in our feed since late last year. Truth is, Dan and Murph both had computers blow up, Dan is now keeping vampire hours for professional reasons, and time has gotten away from all of us. Plus, Dan has been accepted to Robot School. Congratulations, Dan! But with all this going on, we've been talking about how to resurrect the podcast once again and how to keep it afloat in stormy seas. For one thing, we're talking with some generous volunteers who may be able to help share the burden of audio editing, which is the most time consuming part of this little Mythos circus. We haven't podfaded. It was just a pod-hibernation. But spring is coming, the glaciers are melting, and we're all starving for berries and marmots. So stay tuned. And thanks for hanging in there!]]>

Mon, December 11, 2017

MUP 136 – Ripped from the Headlines!

In this episode, Dan, Jon, Murf, and Chad take some recent weird headlines and sow them as scenario seeds. This episode was recorded on December 4, 2017. Campus Crier Sandy Petersen’s scenario book is available on PDF   CoC 7E won another award! This time from Beasts of War!   Cubicle 7 and Chaosium have announced that the two are severing the longstanding Call of Cthulhu license agreement at the end of this year.   Fantasy Grounds has added Pulp Cthulhu to their list of plugins for the system. Dark Trails - the weird western DCC game by David Baity Listener feedback- Voicemail from Ritterton Hey, this is Ritterton. Just calling and saying appreciated the campus prior shore episode. It was great listening to some neat things coming out. Just had to call though to make one suggested pronunciation correction. It's Helena Montana. That's a pretty common test out here in the west. So again great presentation and great information, always appreciate it. Looking forward to the full show when it comes here in the near future. Take care. Bye. Bye. Speakpipe message from Lee Williams of the Dark Times Fanzine   Topic RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES Jon - Sharks in New York basement: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sharks-found-in-basement-pool_us_59b19819e4b0dfaafcf67219?section=us_weird-news Chad: fake corpses https://www.livescience.com/61089-syndaver-synthetic-humans.html Murph:   http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article187442003.html https://www.wired.com/2016/05/soundself-vr-ego-death/ https://www.inverse.com/article/38980

Mon, November 27, 2017

MUP 135 – Talking Monsters with Monster Talk

In this episode, Dan, Jon and Chad talk with guest Blake Smith from the Monster Talk Podcast ! We talk about cryptids as well as other monsters and Forteana. This episode was recorded on November 20, 2017. Campus Crier Carl Ford, editor of the 80s fanzine DAGON, has died. Read this excellent post with some backstory on the magazine here . Extra Life update: The New England Gamers Extra Life team wants to thank all of its many supporters and sponsors for their help in raising over $7,000 in 2017 to support the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Gamers participated in fundraising events at multiple conventions, including an exciting multi-Keeper event at NecronomiCon. At the 24-hour Twitch-streamed gaming marathon, over $1,800 in donations came in from around the world. Donors won 49 prizes valued at over $1000 total from our wonderful sponsors: Frog God Games, Kobold Press, Chaosium, Gallant Knight Games, Pacesetter Games, Squamous Studios, and the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. In addition, Frog God Games is providing $945 in matching PDFs for donations of $50 and up. The Cold Warning PDF is now on sale via the  Golden Goblin Press website, and will soon (a few days) be available as Print on Demand via DriveThruRPG.com A reminder that the 2018 Chaosium Convention Scenario Contest has been announced - Submit adventure pitches to the Cult of Chaos on the BRP Central forums: https://basicroleplaying.org/ Topic Blake has dropped Part 1 of a multi-part look at grimoires with the guest, Jerry Drake, who Blake says is probably as close to a Lovecraftian protagonist as he's met in real life. Blake has been published in Fortean Times , Weird Tales , Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer . He's working on a book now called The Invention Fallacy which is about how technology works, ancient aliens and why people don't understand Innovation. Links to sites that allow newspaper article creation for gaming. https://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp <a hr

Tue, November 14, 2017

MUP Campus Crier Catchup – November 2017

Keeper Chad gives a Campus Crier insert for the feed to keep the content rolling while we put the next episode together. We’ll be back next time with a full show. This episode was recorded on November 13, 2017. ● The Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest has been announced – This year once again the requested length is 1500 words. The last day for submissions is Saturday, December 9, 2017. You can submit as many Shotgun Scenarios as you wish, by the way. You can also write longer than 1500 words, but if you go over that amount, when the community votes, each vote only counts as half a vote. It’s not worth it, folks. Learn how to write to spec. It makes your editors happy. ● Speaking of writing contests, Chaosium has put out the word on its Cult of Chaos mailing list that that they are seeking scenarios for the 2018 Cult of Chaos Convention Scenario Competition. They want, and I quote engaging and dramatic convention scenarios dreamt up by the mind of the Cult of Chaos. This is your opportunity to share your experience and writing skills, and get your scenario played around the world as official Chaosium convention games. They are looking for scenarios that can can be run in a 3.5 to 4 hours slot and playable by up to 6 players. Ideally, scenarios should be set in the 1920s, 1930s, or modern day, but we are happy to see other time periods too. Pre-generated investigators should also be included with the scenario. Length wise, each scenario should plan on approximately 8,000-12,000 words maximum. The deadline for submitting pitches is December 1st, 2017. ● From Modiphius, a new Achtung Cthulhu supplement: Code of Honour: Zero Point 1942 - this takes us to Istanbul in 1942. At that time the City of Seven Hills is a neutral city, packed with spies. Nazis, Soviets, the Brits and the Yanks, the Japanese and a host of other nations, all waging a deadly war of wits against a backdrop of cocktail bars and polite smiles. While Turkey desperately tries to stay out of the war, the Führer's armies mass less than a hundred miles away. ● Also from Modiphius - their Entertainment department is presenting a FREE short teaser from its forthcoming Achtung! Cthulhu Audio Adventure series. The full 30 minute pilot is due to be released shortly, followed by a ten part series of World War Two audio adventure! ● The Delta Green: Handler's Guide is out now in PDF. ● Plus three new standalone scenarios for Delta Green have been released since the last Crier 1) <a href

Mon, October 30, 2017

MUP 134 – Nerdgasms & Mythosy Pulp Gizmos

In this episode, Jon, Chad, and Dan stay in the realm of Pulp Cthulhu with a little brainstorming on machinery that could be created by Mythos entities for PCs to then get their grubby little hands on. And Chad has a complete fangasm while recording. It's pretty great. This episode was recorded on October 23, 2017. Campus Crier Praxis Black Monk The Black Monk is a series of five games set in a strange fantasy world where time means nothing anymore. Each game is set in a unique part of a desolate world, with strange characters passing the time until the Black Monk visits. In between these visits, the character's lives are interrupted by sometimes trivial and other times confusing events. Everything seems to fit together like an elongated jigsaw puzzle, but no one can see the starter pieces stretching across the horizon. Then one evening, the sun stayed in the sky all day. When there should have been night, the sun remained. And now it feels as though it’s been years since the Black Monk came. But perhaps it was yesterday. Nothing is right…   (Chad) In Episode 132, I mentioned - barely mentioned - that I was a guest on Legends of Tabletop during their NecronomiCon recap. I failed to mention any other guests and I want to do that now: http://www.legendsoftabletop.com/?p=348& (Travel blog) http://www.legendsoftabletop.com/?p=2949& (episode) John Haremza, one of the regular hosts. Leah Bond, regular host on LoT Jesse from the Dragon Fisters podcast Jef Wilkins from Into the Darkness Ash Darrow: Gothic studies graduate student and NCon panelist Brett Miller, Musician and composer Peter Rawlik, weird fiction author Also, they just dropped an episode with Niels Hobbs where they talk about a lot of topics including the two big controversies in 2017 and 2015. Also, the panel we were on with the Legends guys about gaming is now posted . While we’re at it, let

Mon, October 16, 2017

MUP 133 – Pulp Magic, Psychics, and SCIENCE!

In this episode, Jon, Murph, Chad, and Dan are joined by Christopher Smith Adair to talk about Chapter 6 of Pulp Cthulhu, Pulp Magic, Psychics, and Weird SCIENCE! This episode was recorded on October 9, 2017.                 Campus Crier The Dare has funded and wrapped up . 667 backers. Over $10,400 raised. Met nearly all of its stretch goals, the last one of which I am helping with - Mythos and notable pulp writers and figures in child form as pregens. The Haunted Clubhouse   is a lethal and harrowing Call of Cthulhu Role Playing adventure. Devil's Swamp funded and only has three days left (will be closed by air time). 608 backers, +$21,400 raised. For the Love Of is available for download, and has been >745 times! Dark Times is out ! Fantasy Flight Games has announced a Masks on Nyarly expansion for Eldritch Horror ... Mythos Horrors during the French Revolution! Reign of Terror Focus Home Interactive's Call Of Cthulhu has been delayed until 2018 . From Edwin- A little something that you might want to share with the listeners (if you haven’t already), Reckoning of the Dead One of the hosts of site, Matt, ran an excellent game at NC that I played in.0p   Correspondent report: Christopher went to the HPL film fest in Portland, Oregon http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/ Lovecraft Christmas Cards <a href="https://www.facebook.com/soundfromthedeep/" target

Fri, September 29, 2017

MUP 132 – Kid Dares, Gator Hunts, and Other Terrible Ideas

In this episode, Murph and Chad have drafted a couple of guest hosts to fill out the ranks, with Bret Kramer from Sentinel Hill Press, and Mythos veteran and Arkham Gazette contributor (and Chad's Cthulhu Maker) Nick Bresinsky. This episode was recorded on September 11, 2017.             Campus Crier The Dare, a single-scenario Kickstarter project that Bret Kramer talked about in this episode, is now live. (Full disclosure: Charles Gerard/Keeper Chad is helping with the project and edited the Kickstarter intro video - which he had way too much fun doing.) Dustin Wright, a resident of Rockport TX and longtime Chaosium employee is currently dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help support him. This will help ensure Dustin's immediate needs are met and offset costs associated with temporary living arrangements. Please feel free to donate what you can! Chaosium released a number of statements on fallow Kickstarter projects licensed under the company’s name. Horrors of War from Adam Scott Glancy, Punk Town from Miskatonic River Press and two Writhing Dark Kickstarters - all as-yet unfulfilled. Horrors of War : “Chaosium met with Scott at Gen Con and discussed the Horrors of War license. We have confidence Scott can deliver on this project in the revised time frame he has put forward, and that he will give backers timely updates about progress until it is done.” Punktown : “Because a 50% preview of the book has been recently shared with backers, and the second half is in the final stages of layout, Chaosium has decided to keep the Punktown license in place and hopefully see this much delayed project through to completion in the coming months.” Writhing Dark : “We are well within our rights to terminate [Shane Tyree's] agreement. But we don't want backers to be prevented by Chaosium from getting what they paid Shane to produce. Because he has the actual product in hand and sincerely states that he still wishes to deliver, we have instead issued Shane a special license extension. This is strictly limited to fulfilling the original Writhing Dark and Extended Edition Kickstarter rewards and expires on completion. No additional or new material of any kind is permitted under this license. We have also encouraged Shane to reopen channels of communication with Kickstarter backers who have yet to receive their rewards.” Pelgrane has released two products for Trail of Cthulhu: <a href="http://site.pelgranepress.co

Tue, September 26, 2017

MUP 131 – Post-Con Debriefing

Keeper Dan here. Deepest apologies for the lateness of getting this out on the feed. The combination of schedule, tech issues, and personal needs really made this a slog to edit. It is now done though. There is a part about halfway through where I have no audio for 12 minutes. No idea what happened there. Also, if there are folks who listen with kids present, you may want to don the headphones for this one. I didn't bother cutting out all the cursing because there was a lot of it, and there was a creature called a Shit Weasel that just wouldn't be the same without the full moniker. Enjoy the show! This episode, Murf, Chad, Jon and Dan get together to talk about the amazing time it was at NecronomiCon Providence 2017! This episode was recorded on, August 28, 2017. Campus Crier Horrors of War -- Adam Scott Glancy made an update to the Horrors of War Kickstarter on Aug 15th, the day before most of us went out to Necronomicon. In it he is apologizing for being mostly absent from the project and letting it linger this long. He also gives some very personal reasons for his absence. Scott suffered a devastating loss in his close personal family in late 2016. This unfortunately spiraled him into a depression that he himself didn’t realize he was in until he suffered another loss. The death of a close personal friend earlier this year brought the fact that he might have a mental illness to the forefront and he sought professional help.   It is his full intention to complete this project in its entirety, but realizing his mistake he is offering a full refund on the project to any backer that might want it. He does not give a hard date on when the project should be finished now that he is better and refocused, but he does say it should be done by GenCon 2018.   Pulp Cthulhu fans! The Dhole's House generator for Call of Cthulhu investigators now supports creation of Pulp Cthulhu investigators! Go peruse it before I run out of exclamation points! https://www.dholeshouse.org/   Christopher Smith Adair’s Pulp campaign, A Cold Fire Within - a campaign that is shrouded in mystery wrapped in enigmas swaddled in NDA.   Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Masks of Nyarlathotep to feature an all-new chapter: Peru! https://www.chaosium.com/blog/call-of-cthulhu-7th-edition-masks-of-nyarlathotep-to-feature-an-allnew-chapter-peru https://www.chaosium.com/blog/a-new-edition-of-masks-of-nyarlathotep-for-call-of-cthulhu/   The final scenario for Horror on the Orient Express has been

Wed, August 30, 2017

MUP 130 – Miskatonic University Podcast and Good Friends of Jackson Elias, Together – LIVE!

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

Mon, August 14, 2017

MUP 129 – Overworked Horses and Pre-Con Chat

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

Fri, August 11, 2017

NecronomiCon Extra Life Demo

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Sat, August 05, 2017

MUP Live Play – The Derelict Part 4

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

Mon, July 31, 2017

MUP 128 – Talents and Trevlix

This episode, all four hosts are back to continue the expedition into Pulp Cthulhu, with a closer look at Pulp Talents. To help shed some light on Pulp gaming in general, we’re bringing in another ringer, Tyler Hudak (a.k.a Trevlix )! This episode was recorded on, July 24, 2017. Campus Crier Masks of Nyarlathotep update: By agreement with Chaosium and the MoNC creators, the PDF version has now been put on sale, and the profits from those sales will directly benefit Yog-Sothoth. The Companion is available directly (and exclusively) from Chaosium's web site. UPDATE: The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane Press - the Kickstarter closed with a whopping 2,288 backers for a grand total of about $218,000. Other Hasturian RPGs already exist: YELLOW DAWN - The Age of Hastur by David J Rodger And there is a setting supplement for the Lamentations of the Flame Princess RPG Here’s a whole forum for lovers of Carcosa as a setting >> New Shoggoth minis for Feed the Shoggoth! are available! They come in four colors: Baleful Black, Putrid Purple, Blasphemous Bronze, and Grotesque Green! $10 each, or get all four for $30! For sale at www.feedtheshoggoth.com . The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft - an Audiobook from the HPLHS **Currently Only Available for Pre-Order. Release Date: August 20** For the first time ever, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced an audio recording of all of Lovecraft's stories. Old Ones Rising , an Unspeakable Oath collection, releases this August Arc Dream Publishing announced today that Old Ones Rising, a collection of issues 18–21 of Ennie Award-winning magazine The Unspeakable Oath, will hit shelves this August. This 280-page paperback (ISBN 978-1-940410-23-4) retails for $39.99 and will be available to the book trade from Ingram and Brodart, and to all major hobby distributors from Arc Dream’s partners at Studio 2 Publishing. Old Ones Rising includes full scenarios, extensively-researched feature articles, scenario seeds, campaign tools, reviews, Delta Green columns, and more. Abandon Ship wi

Tue, July 18, 2017

MUP 127 – I am the Very Archetype of a Pulpy, Tough, Professional

In this episode, a skeleton crew of Dan and Chad start to pour through the Pulp Cthulhu book, piece by bare-knuckled, cliffhanger-loving piece. This episode was recorded on, July 10, 2017. Campus Crier ♞ Big YSDC news: It sold as a set ! Paul’s CoC collection has in fact sold to a single buyer. And what’s better, it’s someone that Paul knows, so he knows it’s going to a good home. While we feel the loss of the treasured collection, this did end with the best possible outcome. Note: sold for “four figures.” Now comes the dimensional origami that comes with packing such a tremendous trove of items. ♞The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane Press is now as $157,590 pledged of $29,657 goal, with 10 days of this recording. (Check out a live update in the widget below.) KIYRPG on KARTAS Murf sent this cool find from Reddit - The Awakening  - a challenging stand-alone investigation role-playing scenario loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu and set in a near future dystopia. The players assume the roles of law enforcement agents tasked to investigate the death of Thomas Angell, professor emeritus of computational linguistics. Soon they discover that the late professor was publishing a blog detailing sinister findings, a massive conspiracy hiding in plain sight and that nothing is as it seems. Here’s a Lovecraftian Monster from Xavier Gens’ ‘Cold Skin’ ! Cold Skin takes place on the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War I, a steam ship approaches a desolate island far from all shipping lanes. On board is a young man, on his way to assume the lonely post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the world. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is forest, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence, and the surrounding sea. And then the night begins to fall… Call Of Cthulhu From Cyanide Studios  may eventually get VR support. Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios has put the call out for diverse creatives. ENnie Voting is Open! Call of Cthulhu and related items are all over the place this year! Best Adventure - Doors to Darkness Be

Mon, July 17, 2017

MUP NecronomiCon Fundraiser- Live Play Games Added!

As part of our NecronomiCon fundraiser , Oscar Rios is generously offering to run two online games for donors. For the price of $100, Oscar will run a 3-hour online demo of Cthulhu Invictus for up to a total of 4 players. This reward comes with one completely original pre-gen Invictus investigator for a team member. Only one such game is available. The 3-Hour Demo has been sold! Thank you so much for the support! For $250, he will run an original never-before played Cthulhu Invictus adventure set anywhere in the Roman Empire the donor chooses. The game session will last 4 hours. This game is also for a team of 4 players, and all will be provided with pre-gens. The donor will also get a preview draft of the "Tour of the Empire" chapter in the unreleased Cthulhu Invictus book to help them pick the province where they want the adventure set. Only one game at this level is available. These funds will also add to the total to meet the goal to release Jon's scenario. The number selector above the checkout button is disabled. It will only select 1 regardless of the number in it. [purchase_link id="5560" text="Add to Your Cart" style="button" color="green"]   Our own lovely Keeper Jon is also offering up online games! For $50 he will run a one-on-one online Age of Cthulhu game with the buyer. He has several one-on-one adventures that he has written, and the buyer can choose any one of them to play with the author. Buyers can choose from any one of these Age of Cthulhu One-vs-One adventures: Pickpocket - It's the end of a long day, and as you thread your way through the heard of work-weary people, you feel a tug on your pocket. Quickly, you check, and your wallet has been lifted. You look up, and your eyes lock with a kid whose about to duck into a nearby alley. Thief! In this adventure, you meet a young man desperate to stay alive on the streets as he looks for his missing brother. Do you have the courage to help him? Picture in a Silver Frame - It's been another difficult day. Your frail uncle desperately clings to life as his weakened body continues to break down. In one of his few moments of clarity, he's asked you to clean out some of his belongings from his attic. As you do so, you come across a remarkable silver frame, and an old photograph that you've never seen before. You're taken aback. The ancient photo in this beautiful frame is of you, full of life and vigor, as you are now! You're standing in front of a home you've never seen before. What is this? Where did this picture come from, and what can it mean? In this adventure, you'll question the flow of time as you seek to discover the secret of the silver frame. The Silent Clowder - Something strange is going on over at your neighbors house. Night after night, his yard h

Sun, July 09, 2017

MUP NecronomiCon Fundraiser

This little show of ours is done on a shoestring budget, and those strings tend to get frayed from time to time. We intend to get Murf, Chad and Dan to NecronomiCon Providence 2017, and we’re hitting the financial wall in a couple of areas. So we could use a little assistance from listeners who wish to help us get there. Many of our trip expenses are covered out of pocket, but we could use some help to make the trip easier on tight budgets. And here is what you get in return for your contribution! We’re doing this as a “ransom” fundraiser. We have a goal of $700 set. When that goal is reached, then we will release as a free download to the public (not just backers) a scenario written by our own Keeper Jon Hook. Here's a preview of "For the Love Of": Please note that this is not a part of the Patreon system. Being a Patron there does not go towards this as it is separate from costs for running the site itself. All prices are in US dollars. At this time, we are only able to take PayPal payment Thanks in advance to all who are able to contribute! [purchase_link id="3331" text="Add to Your Cart" style="button" color="green"] As part of the NecronomiCon fundraiser, Oscar Rios is generously offering to run two online games for donors. For the price of $100, Oscar will run a 3-hour online demo of Cthulhu Invictus for up to a total of 4 players. This reward comes with one completely original pre-gen Invictus investigator for a team member. Only one such game is available. The 3-Hour Demo has been sold! Thank you so much for the support! For $250, he will run an original never-before played Cthulhu Invictus adventure set anywhere in the Roman Empire the donor chooses. The game session will last 4 hours. This game is also for a team of 4 players, and all will be provided with pre-gens. The donor will also get a preview draft of the "Tour of the Empire" chapter in the unreleased Cthulhu Invictus book to help them pick the province where they want the adventure set. Only one game at this level is available. These funds will also add to the total to meet the goal to release Jon's scenario. The number selector above the checkout button is disabled. It will only select 1 regardless of the number in it. [purchase_link id="5560" text="Add to Your Cart" style="button" color="green"]   Our own lovely Keeper Jon is also offering up online games! For $50 he will run a one-on-one online Age of Cthulhu game with the buyer. He has several one-on-one adventures that he has written, and the buyer can choose any one of them to play with the author. Buyers can choose from any one of these Age of Cthulhu One-vs-One adventures: P

Tue, July 04, 2017

MUP-126 – Sound the Horns for Pappa Yog

This episode, Chad and Dan are joined by Sean, a Keeper and Captain for an Extra Life team last Autumn. We talk about a slurry of topics that have been simmering in Sean’s mind lately.  This episode was recorded on, June 26, 2017, and is dedicated to the progenitor of MUP, Yog-Sothoth.com! We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier ♞ Big YSDC news: Some disappointing news on the Masks of Nyarlathotep Kickstarter campaign. The good news is that all backers are getting the stuff they were promised. Bad news: Paul unexpectedly had to give up a whopping 10,000 pounds of profit that was meant to keep YSDC running so that the rewards of the Kickstarter could be 100% fulfilled. It was due to a “miscalculation.” So only 3,000 pounds was left to actually benefit the site, after 10 years and tons of volunteer effort. Because of this, Paul of Cthulhu is selling off his entire Call of Cthulhu collection to raise funds to keep YSDC going. (He has stated a touching sentiment that since the joy he gets from the game is about friends and players and playing instead of “stuff,” this move is a positive way to focus his passion where it matters most.) ALL OF THAT SAID, Paul of Cthulhu has announced that to keep the website in good stead, he is selling off his entire Call of Cthulhu collection - which includes nearly everything ever made for the game, including rare editions and original manuscripts. As of release of this episode a week after recording, Paul has now sold his entire collection to a single buyer! He said he know it is going to a good home, and is please with the amount agreed upon. http://www.yog-sothoth.com/articles.html/_/main/the-fall-of-the-wall-the-greatest-call-of-cthulhu-sale-in-history >> Become a YSDC Patron >>Give to the YSDC Collection Box >> Let Us Know You Pitched In! ♞The Yellow King RPG from Pelgrane Press. Inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ influential cycle of short stories, YKRPG pits the characters against the reality-altering horror of The King

Tue, June 20, 2017

MUP-125 – Maximum Sanity

This episode, Jon and Chad talk to Max (a.k.a. Mahaffa on the forums), a regular Keeper and player on Skype of Cthulhu who also serves as President of Promethean Games Inc. We discuss a mélange of topics, including Chaosium's new licensing structure, thoughts on Call of Cthulhu sanity mechanics, and the search for new ways to get investigators involved in scenarios. This episode was recorded on, June 12, 2017. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus . Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Chaosium launches new licensing policies . The licenses fall into three tiers: * Fan-generated material for non-commercial use. * A Limited License, which allows small publishers and individuals to sell fanzines, convention scenarios, and one-off books if the gross sales revenue does not exceed $2,000 per year. Significant: “You cannot crowdfund (e.g. Kickstarter) products covered under the Small Publisher Limited License.” * Commercial License . This is for established companies with a proven track record, and is "very rarely" given to individuals. A change was made to the posted language for clarity: In general, Chaosium collects a percentage of gross sales as a royalty, and under certain circumstances may also require an advance on royalties. The exact percentage and dollar amounts are only negotiated after we have seen what a company is proposing to do,” the text now reads (bold added to emphasize what's new). And a further clarification was made on YSDC and sent to us to share: “We have the advance on royalties as an option for licensees we haven't worked with before, and for foreign language translations, particularly fiction. For crowdfunding e.g. Kickstarter, we require our royalties to be paid 10 days after the projects funds come through." Some people we spoke with mentioned that Chaosium’s licensing specifications are more stringent than other publishers, and this could mean projects are taken to other companies. Some have also said that these conditions seem fair and appreciate the clarity. Not allowing small creators to do Kickstarters could mean less commercial experimentation in Call of Cthulhu, but also more control over quality. Dean Englehardt of <a href="http://Dean’s post: https://cthulhureborn.w

Mon, June 05, 2017

MUP 124 – Sanecdodes: It's a Mad World After All

In this episode, the MU crew takes a closer look at Sanity mechanics in Call of Cthulhu and a whole slew of other other horror and Lovecraft related roleplaying games. Plus, sanecdotes and more. This episode was recorded on, May 29, 2017. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier CORRECTIONS: Sean, who got a hat tip for the topic suggestion last time, is not officially a member of Skype of Cthulhu at this point. Chad said he is “of Skype of Cthulhu fame.” But he’s not. He is famous, however, because Jon interviewed him and Edwin about Extra Life charity events he was involved with last year. Speaking of Skype of Cthulhu faux pas(es) - remember when we talked about how we wished there was an Actual Play of Gatsby and the Great Race out in the world somewhere? Welp, there is. Skype of Cthulhu - you know, our sister podcast? Well they did one. A big one. To celebrate their 300th episode, in fact. Back around February 2016. Skype guys, we are terrible. Links to the four-part series are in our show notes. * Gatsby and The Great Race Game One * Gatsby and The Great Race Game Two * Gatsby and The Great Race Game Three * Gatsby and The Great Race Game Extra [caption id="attachment_5433" align="alignright" width="150"] Alan Bligh[/caption] Call of Cthulhu writer Alan Bligh passed away on May 26 after a brief battle with cancer. His credits include Edge of Darkness, Dead Light and Crimson Letters. Mike Mason posted a nice note about his passing: “Alan loved creating stories, be it fiction or roleplay, whether it involved storming a stronghold with a multitude of tanks on a battlefield or populating dark gothic worlds with which to terrify his friends (in a good way). Over the next few days, weeks, and years, if you find yourself reading or playing through one of Alan’s many works, please raise a glass to his memory. The world is a smaller place for his loss.” [caption id="attachment_5432" align="alignright" width="150"]<a href="http:/

Fri, June 02, 2017

Special Report: Cthulhu Dark Kickstarter

In this special report, Keepers Chad and Jon chat with Graham Walmsley, the creator of the rules-light Lovecraftian horror game Cthulhu Dark. He is currently running a Kickstarter for a new hardback print and PDF version of the game with lots of advice on creating and running investigative horror scenarios as well as four new settings that are specifically tailored for the Cthulhu Dark rules. NOTE: Jon’s audio drops out abruptly around the 50 minute mark. Just so you know he’s not rude or painfully shy. He just stopped existing after that point. For a taste of what playing the new Cthulhu Dark is like. Look for an upcoming Actual Play in Skype of Cthulhu with with Graham running the game for the SoC crew! Check it out on Facebook >> ]]>

Mon, May 22, 2017

MUP 123 – Bad Movies, Good Games

In this episode, all four hosts talk about some of our favorite so-bad-it's-good movies and tropes to winnow for game inspiration. This episode was recorded on, May 15, 2017, and is sponsored by Golden Goblin Press! Campus Crier Cthulhu Mythos Books from Dark Regions Press Graham Walmsley is going to launch the Cthulhu Dark Kickstarter on Monday, May 29. It'll last for about a month. We have an interview with Graham that we will release during the campaign. Bagthulhu - The diabolically adorable Cthulhu Dicebag Pax Cthuliana - A Cthulhu scenario Srsly another MiniDisc release?? At the Mountains of Madness , by Allicorn! Oh, by the way, Ken Hite is doing the 5th Ed of Vampire the Masquerade Cthulhu Confidential is actually in print: Masks of Nyarly Companion is actually in print: The back-issue archive of Protodimension Magazine is available online again. http://www.darkconspiracytherpg.info/protodimensions-issues/ Chaosium News: Fiction editor announced - James Lwowder! Chaosium New Fiction Submissions Guidelines Released Big News! Chaosium releases new RPG submissions guidelines We’ve been missing these new items from Dean Englehart from Cthulhu Reborn, who is posting a lot of material for the Australian setting Convicts & Cthulhu . Podcast Promo Tangent… Brian Posehn’s Nerd Poker ( On iTunes here ). Dad DND podcast. (<a href="https:/

Mon, May 15, 2017

Ebon Eaves Live Play – Epilogue: Post-Game Rules Discussion

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents: Ebon Eaves, a semi-improvised adventure for Tremulus, the Lovecraft-inspired horror role playing game based on the Apocalypse World engine. The game and playset are by Sean Preston. This is a behind-the-scenes post script with some of the background discussion players had about the rules and the challenges of a system that is based on improvisation. We begin with a chat that immediately followed our first session (Episode 1), which mostly covered character creation and world building. Then we skip ahead in time to a discussion that followed the conclusion of the scenario in Episode 3, when Randall gives us a peek behind the veil to discuss what it was like to use the Tremulus mechanics to unfold the semi-improvised plot. Learn more about Tremulus here >> Our players: Randall as Keeper Jim as Doctor Franklin Woodward Max as Travelin’ Jason Freeley EddyPo as Detective Tommy Stone Chad as Antiquarian Peter Strand And Rob as Professor Grant The theme song, " Come Out And Play ," by DesperateMeasurez, is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 .]]>

Sun, May 14, 2017

Ebon Eaves Live Play – Episode 3

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents: Ebon Eaves, a semi-improvised adventure for Tremulus, the Lovecraft-inspired horror role playing game based on the Apocalypse World engine. The game and playset are by Sean Preston. Learn more about Tremulus here >> Our players: Randall as Keeper Jim as Doctor Franklin Woodward Max as Travelin’ Jason Freeley EddyPo as Detective Tommy Stone Chad as Antiquarian Peter Strand And Rob as Professor Grant The theme song, " Come Out And Play ," by DesperateMeasurez, is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 .]]>

Mon, May 08, 2017

MUP 122 – Sammons Chanted Evening

In this episode, Dan, Jon and Chad are joined by Beast of Editing Brian Sammons to discuss an upcoming Golden Goblin Press fiction anthology "Between Twilight and Dawn," a collection of Lovecraftian horror stories that begin at twilight and end at dawn. We discuss the book and ways to use horror fiction to inform your horror gaming, plus some other projects underway and a few questions from listeners. This episode was recorded on May 1, 2017 and is sponsored by Golden Goblin Press. Campus Crier An update on Into the Cold Waste , a new album by YSDC musical virtuoso Allicorn on...minidisc. Why minidisc? Because Paul is a silly. You can hear more about it on a recent News From Pnakotus Check out this article about Guillermo del Toro on ‘At the Mountains of Madness’ and a Hard Lesson Learned . There's a new teaser out for " Call of Cthulhu - The Official Video Game ." Mike Mason was a guest author at Fantasy Grounds' FG Con Listen to guest author Mike Mason of Chaosium talk about Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium and Pulp Cthulhu at FG Con 10. The Bloop : An Underwater Mystery That Took Nearly 10 Years to Solve The sound of bursting of glacial bubbles, or " Breath of Ages " was also mentioned. Here's a first look inside the printed Grand Grimoire of Cthulhu Mythos Magic , new supplement for Call of Cthulhu Ongoing Campaign Updates: A Forest : Lovecraft based "choose your own adventure," where half the profit will go to cancer research. A Cthulhu based interactive horror novel that develops differently based on your decisions. Here's a look at the hallucinogenic text the Scott Dorward found promoting a fake PF copy of The Two-Headed Serpent. Westminster is the Arab. Thereby viscid settee was being authentically Pulp Cthulhu about the stockholder. Signwriter uncloaks through a joannie. Togs is the epichthyolite. Family is munificently The Two-Headed Serpent toward the bane. In p

Sun, May 07, 2017

Ebon Eaves Live Play – Episode 2

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents: Ebon Eaves, a semi-improvised adventure for Tremulus, the Lovecraft-inspired horror role playing game based on the Apocalypse World engine. The game and playset are by Sean Preston. Learn more about Tremulus here >> Our players: Randall as Keeper Jim as Doctor Franklin Woodward Max as Travelin’ Jason Freeley EddyPo as Detective Tommy Stone Chad as Antiquarian Peter Strand And Rob as Professor Grant The theme song, " Come Out And Play ," by DesperateMeasurez, is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 .]]>

Fri, May 05, 2017

Ebon Eaves Live Play – Episode 1

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents: Ebon Eaves, a semi-improvised adventure for Tremulus, the Lovecraft-inspired horror role playing game based on the Apocalypse World engine. The game and playset are by Sean Preston. Learn more about Tremulus here >> Our players: Randall as Keeper Jim as Doctor Franklin Woodward Max as Travelin’ Jason Freeley EddyPo as Detective Tommy Stone Chad as Antiquarian Peter Strand And Rob as Professor Grant The theme song, " Come Out And Play ," by DesperateMeasurez, is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 .]]>

Mon, April 24, 2017

Ebon Eaves Live Play – Prologue: Character Gen & World Building

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents: Ebon Eaves, a semi-improvised adventure for Tremulus, the Lovecraft-inspired horror role playing game based on the Apocalypse World engine. The game and playset are by Sean Preston. This Live Play was recorded in April 2014 (!), and held in cold storage for several years due the highly sensitive nature of the material and also because lazy. All delays in getting these episodes released are the sole responsibility of Keeper Chad. In this prologue episode, the players discuss character generation, the network of trust between characters, and world building. This is a great way to begin learning how the mechanics of Tremulus work, but if you just want to find out what happens, skip to Episode 1 now. Learn more about Tremulus here >> Our players: Randall as Keeper Jim as Doctor Franklin Woodward Max as Travelin’ Jason Freeley EddyPo as Detective Tommy Stone Chad as Antiquarian Peter Strand And Rob as Professor Grant The theme song, " Come Out And Play ," by DesperateMeasurez, is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 .]]>

Sun, April 23, 2017

MUP 121 – I've Got a Bad Feeling About This…

In this episode Chad, Jon and Murph convene - like a coven of Shakespearean Weird Sisters - to talk about the use of "foreshadowing" techniques in games. Plenty of double, double toil and trouble to go around. Most of this episode was recorded on, April 18, 2017. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Into the Cold Waste - a new album by YSDC musical virtuoso Allicorn on...minidisc...? It's 14 tracks inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands, comes with a full color companion booklet and album download code. Out of the Woods - 5 scenarios for Trail of Cthulhu based on … the woods. Authors: Adam Gauntlett, Lauren Roy, Chris Spivey, Ruth Tillman and Aaron Vanek. The Void - a new Lovecraftian movie, available in very select theatres, but is widely available on Video On Demand with many providers. Jon wants everyone to see it. -Completed Mythos Kickstarters- Call of Cthulhu Metal Dice Set by Q-workshop & Chaosium has wrapped up with 2,723 backers pledged for a total of $283,207. There have been no further updates on Adam Scott Glancy's Kickstarter Horrors of War: A Covenant With Death . We tried. Topic - Foreshadowing... Here's a link mentioned in the show to an article on foreshadowing in RPGs from The Alexandrian blog .   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385"] Here is a snake with a glove.[/caption]   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Snake with snakes for hands.[/caption]   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465"] SNAKE BORN WITH HAND SHOCKS SCIENTISTS: "Shocked," say scientists. (Click on Hand Snake image to read more from Dangerous Minds)[/caption] Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum .]]>

Mon, April 10, 2017

MUP 120 – Monster Bash 2 – Mythos Bugaloos

In episode 120, Murf, Jon, Chad and Dan continue the Monster Bash Bestiary concept. Chad and Dan bring their picks to the table, and we think of ways to take unwieldy monsters to a game with gusto! This episode was recorded on April 3rd, 2017   We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Quick correction: The Legacy of Arrius Lurco was never a Chaosium property. It was a campaign from Miskatonic River Press. Murf apologizes. This episode is sponsored by Feed the Shoggoth !             -Completed Mythos Kickstarters- Elder Dice - Cthulhu Mythos themed dice for tabletop gamers $261,885  pledged of $27,000 goal 4,751  backers Cold Warning - A Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Adventure A 1920's Call of Cthulhu 7th edition scenario by Golden Age master Scott David Aniolowski set at a remote Maine hunting lodge. $21,425 pledged of $7,000 goal 706 backers   Do It With A Deep One Sandy Petersen demonstrates we'll buy anything he wants to sell us. Even a rock. $2,339 pledged of $25 goal 131 backers   -Ongoing Campaigns- Call of Cthulhu Metal Dice Set by Q-workshop & Chaosium Now with all of the additional monster-themed dice sets added. So now $69 gets you 5 sets of dice, or $13.80 per set! $120,875 pledged of $50,000 goal 1,349 backers Ends Sat, April 15 2017 Rise of the Elders: A Cthulhu World A Cthulhu's theme based Tabletop Game with RPG, Modular Board and a rich Storytelling for 1-4 Players $506 pledged of $181,542 goal 5 backers Tue, April 25 2017 <

Wed, March 29, 2017

MUP Live Play – The Derelict Part 3

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents a Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Scenario: The Derelict by Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, released by Chaosium for RPG Day 2016 Boston, MA Wednesday, July 19, 2008 Dramatis Personnae: Andrew as professional football player, Matthew "Dodge" Grantham Magnus as writer Charles "Mac" McQuinlan Mark as lawyer Daniel von Hollisander Pam as actor Ashley May Bethell Cory as the Keeper of Arcane Lore The crew of the Delilah hunt for radio components while the beast preys upon them, stretching the nerves of the crew paper thin. “Evening of Chaos” and “Floating Cities” by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 ]]>

Tue, March 28, 2017

MUP Live Play – The Derelict Part 2

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents a Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Scenario: The Derelict by Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, released by Chaosium for RPG Day 2016 Boston, MA Wednesday, July 19, 2008 Dramatis Personnae: Andrew as professional football player, Matthew "Dodge" Grantham Magnus as writer Charles "Mac" McQuinlan Mark as lawyer Daniel von Hollisander Pam as actor Ashley May Bethell Cory as the Keeper of Arcane Lore The Delilah crew frantically search for radio components while the mind-twisting, inconsistently visible creature continues to prey them. “Evening of Chaos” and “Floating Cities” by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 ]]>

Mon, March 27, 2017

MUP 119 – Dholing Out Greatness

In episode 119, Murf, Jon and Dan take a different look at the Bestiary concept. Jon and Murf each chose a Mythos creature that they just don't care for, and we riff on them to see if we can make the creature seem more useful in game play. I think we were successful on both counts. This episode was recorded on March 20th, 2017   We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Invictus Final Results Call of Cthulhu Metal Dice Set by Q-workshop & Chaosium Ends Sat, April 15 2017 Satanic Panic - a horror RPG about how evil RPGs are…   The Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council is planning an event at the Providence Athenaeum , one of the author's favorite places in the city. Here is the campaign page to donate to the HPL Statue Project Here is the page where you can get raffle tickets from the HPLHS, benefiting the statue .   H.P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air" DVD/Blu-ray release Bryan Moore's stellar film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale "Cool Air" is finally coming to DVD/Blu-ray in "Duo-Chrome"!!!   Elder Dice - Cthulhu Mythos themed dice for tabletop gamers Lovecraftian designs consist of: The Great Cthulhu, Star Elder Sign and Lovecraft Elder Sign. Also includes magnetized spell book boxes   <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/cold-warning-a-call-

Thu, March 23, 2017

Special Report: One-Week Kickstarter for "Cold Warning"

In this special interview with Scott David Aniolowski, all four hosts are on deck to ask about his scenario "Cold Warning," for Golden Goblin Press. That scenario (apparently 25 years in the making) will be the central focus of an experimental one-week Kickstarter to be launched on midnight on Friday, March 24 (the early hours of Saturday, in other words) and will run until 11:59 on Friday, March 31. If the Kickstarter reaches $12,500, Cold Warning will be paired with a stretch goal for "Riding the Northbound," a scenario where players play hobos on an epic journey. A group of hobos, tramps, and bums undertake a journey in the early winter to attend the wedding party of one of their own. Rumor has it that Bottlecap Bob married a rich widow and is throwing a party for everyone he rode the rails with, and giving them a pair of new shoes and a set of new clothes to boot. However, the route is a dangerous one. If something seems too good to be true you can be sure that's the case. Bob never was that lucky for a tramp. Art by Rueben Dodd, layout by Mark Shireman, maps by Stephanie McAlea. This scenario is already written, and will be paired with an updated version of "Raggedy Clothes and Worn Out Shoes," the optional hobo rules from GGP's 1st publication, Island of Ignorance - The First Cthulhu Companion. It will automatically come with "Those Who Wander," a bonus PDF of seven pre-generated fully detailed Hobo, Tramps, and bum investigators. - Oscar Rios Check out the Golden Goblin Press Facebook page for updated info on the project, or check here for a link to the KS page once it's launched. Here's a preview of the KS video: More background on Scott: Check out an interview on Dean Englehart's Cthulhu Reborn from 2013 >> And this extensive interview with YSDC from 2010 >> ]]>

Sun, March 12, 2017

MUP 118 – Puttin' the 'Grim' in Grimoire

In this episode, Dan, Jon and Chad catch up with the irrepressible Mike Mason and the goings on at Chaosium. This episode was recorded on February 25th, 2017 - with news updates from March 12th. This episode is sponsored by Feed the Shoggoth ! Buy this thing or regret will forever eat at your insides like a shoggoth. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier (recorded on February 25) Love Cthulhu III 18 X 24 Limited Edition Print Dreamhounds of Paris limited edition Campus Crier, Supplemental (Recorded on March 12) Here we are in the future! We had some time to record a little extra crier - this is recorded on the day of release, March 12th. Cthulhu Invictus - ONLY 3 days to go! Ends on March 15th at midnight!  It Just passed the 32, 000 mark. So: STRETCH GOAL FOUR, A SECOND BONUS SCENARIO ($30,000 / UNLOCKED) -An original scenario by Chad Bowser (co-creator of Cthulhu Invictus) STRETCH GOAL FIVE, INVESTIGATORS OF THE EMPIRE 18 pregns with original ($31, 500 / UNLOCKED) STRETCH GOAL SIX, DE HORRORE COSMICO 7th EDITION CONVERSION PDF - Unlocked! And yet to be unlocked: STRETCH GOAL SEVEN: CTHULHU INVICTUS LOGO STICKER ($32,500) - for all physical reward backers. STRETCH GOAL EIGHT, THE LEGACY OF ARRIUS LURCO ACQUISITION AND 7TH EDITION CONVERSION NOTES ($34,000) Golden Goblin Press is also running a short 1-week Kickstarter at the end of this month from midnight on Friday, March 25th to midnight on Friday March 31. Cold Warning is a 7th Edition Jazz Era Call of Cthulhu Scenario set in Arkham Massachusetts and Hudson Maine. What begins with the a dubious suicide of Joseph Sutton and the strange behavior of his widow Marilyn leads investigators to Winter Haven, a remote hunting lodge in rural Maine. Here they experience mysterious goings on, encounter suspicious lodge guests and staff, learn of ancient legends, and confront strange and frightening creatures before finally witnessing the awesome power of a Great Old One. The Author Scott David Aniolowski. Look at MUP socmed feeds for the link! YSDC's <a href="http:

Mon, February 27, 2017

MUP 117 – This Old Factory

In this episode, all four hosts are on deck to spitball Dan's par-baked scenario pitch involving a mysterious abandoned building. This episode was recorded on, February 20, 2017. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Check out the things! Rise of the Elders: Cthulhu - a tactical computer RPG inspired by the work of HP Lovecraft, for mobile and PC. A new expansion for the board game Eldritch Horror, " Cities of Ruin ." Vampyr and Call of Cthulhu releases scheduled to release in late 2017 Cyanide: Call of Cthulhu  - an computer RPG meant to last 10-15 hours of gameplay. More on the horror computer RPG Call Of Cthulhu . Chaosium Corner: "As we roll into the core spring and summer convention season, we are rolling out new demo and full-length scenarios intended specifically for convention play. Read the following scenario descriptions to see what we have on offer for our Keepers to run this year: What's in the Cellar? - Arthur Blackwood's wife has disappeared while on vacation. Can you solve the mystery or is he truly guilty? This mystery set in the classic H.P. Lovecraft 1930's.(1 hr; 4 players) Necropolis - A stone slab shifts unexpectedly, trapping the investigators in a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Only then do you discover you aren't down here alone. Set in the classic H.P. Lovecraft 1930's. (2 hrs; 6 players) The Dreaming Ward - Paid $5 a night for a three-night dream study, you are under the care of a university hospital. What could possibly go wrong? Set in the classic H.P. Lovecraft 1930s. (4 hrs; 6 players) Camp Sunny - College students take an off-season vacation staying in cabins on the Great Lakes. Time to relax, enjoy the wilds, interact with the locals. Set in Modern Day. (4 hrs; 6 players) -- Exclusive to conventions Chaosium is attending! Scenario Contest Winners - As you know, The Cult of Chaos is running a contest to seek new adventures intended for convention play from you. The winners of this contest will be appearing at events throughout the summ

Thu, February 23, 2017

MUP Live Play – The Derelict

Miskatonic University Podcast Actual Play Presents a Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Scenario: The Derelict by Sandy Petersen with Mike Mason, released by Chaosium for RPG Day 2016     Boston, MA Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Dramatis Personnae: Andrew as professional football player, Matthew "Dodge" Grantham Magnus as writer Charles "Mac" McQuinlan Mark as lawyer Daniel von Hollisander Pam as actor Ashley May Bethell Cory as the Keeper of Arcane Lore The investigators accompany Mac McQuinlan on a summer cruise from Boston to Liverpool in the lap of luxury. “Evening of Chaos” and “Floating Cities” by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 ]]>

Sun, February 19, 2017

MUP 116 – Festival of Audio Horrors

In this episode, the whole cavalcade of MU keepers is back for news updates and a Festival of Audio Horrors. We listen to all of the submissions from last year's One Minute of Horror contest, and riff on ideas to make them game-able. This episode was recorded on January 24, 2017. Apologies for the lateness of this release. Illness, work schedule, and crappy audio files work together well to kill one's enthusiasm for editing. Given how long it was to get this out, I hope you can forgive no show art for this one. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier * Yog Radio's News from Pnakotu s coming back! * Another Kickstarter for Props of Nyarlathotep , you say? Yes, props are in production for the London and Cairo chapters of the Masks of Nyarlathotep. * Update on the The Star on the Shore Kickstarter: The Star on the Shore is a Call of Cthulhu sandbox style adventure for the classic 1920s era. It's already reached the funding goal of $4,000, but there are only a couple of weeks left to pledge! * New CALL OF CTHULHU Game Trailer Embraces Lovecraftian Madness - review by Nerdist. Direct link to the trailer: here . * Shout Factory is making an animated ‘Lovecraft’ film with Mark Hamill, Jeffrey Combs and Doug Bradley! * The Sans-Detour edition has been released for Goodman Games’ Age of Cthulhu #6, #7, #8, and a couple of smaller adventures. The material in the book was written by Jon Hook and Branden LaSalle. * Someone posted a data experiment on YSDC to collate info about the " Most Recommended Scenarios Eva r." * Chaosium makes a call for convention scenario pitches! Call of Cthulhu is in massive demand at gaming conventions and we seek more scenarios to offer at these events to meet that demand. A wide-release version of this message went

Sat, February 18, 2017

Special Report: Cthulhu Newsmaker Roundup

This is a special roundup episode with four Cthulhu newsmakers who have ongoing projects right now. We’ve got short interviews coming up with Oscar Rios of Golden Goblin Press on the live Cthulhu Invictus 7th Edition Kickstarter, Jeff Moeller from Stygian Fox talks about the short scenario collection Fear’s Sharp Little Needles – that Kickstarter only has a few days left – Scott Dorward talks to Murph about Chaosium’s Two Headed Serpent Pulp campaign and other projects, and finally Bret Kramer of Sentinel Hill Press talks about the status of the refurbished Arkham Gazette issues and other stuff coming down the old Aylsebury Pike. This episode was cobbled together from interviews during the week of February 13 to 17, 2o17. Check out the links below for more info on these projects... Golden Goblin Press: The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus Stygian Fox: Fear's Sharp Little Needles Chaosium: The Two Headed Serpent Sentinel Hill Press: Buy Arkham Gazette issues on DriveThruRPG... The Arkham Gazette #0 The Arkham Gazette #1 The Arkham Gazette #3   Check out the SHP Website Support Bret via Patreon  ]]>

Sun, January 15, 2017

MUP 115 – A New Year Full Crew Crier

In this first MUP episode of 2017, we have all four members of the crew in to go over the news that's happened since last time, as well as to put down some gaming resolutions for this year! This episode was recorded on January 9, 2017. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Professor Grownup: Cthulhu Album For Kids Support the creation of a full-length children's album based on the works of 1920s horror and science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. $4,000+ pledged of $10,000 goal 2 days to go (from this posting)   The Star on the Shore - A Call of Cthulhu RPG Module The Star on the Shore is a Call of Cthulhu sandbox style adventure module for the classic 1920s era adventure, licensed by Chaosium. $16,000+ pledged of $4,000 goal 16 days to go (from this posting)   Cyanide's Call of Cthulhu teases eerie new screens The locals and locales of Darkwater Island . Miskatonic River Press' CoC titles have been acquired by Stygian Fox , making these MRP books available into the future, updated and reformatted. "From today, Stygian Fox will be the owner of New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley, More Tales of the Miskatonic Valley, Our Ladies of Sorrow, and Tales of the Sleepless City. We intend to update them to 7th edition Call of Cthulhu rules, add new art, make them colour, and release them in PDF, softcover, and hardcover formats over the next year."     Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition has come to Fantasy Grounds , the popular virtual tabletop where you can play your favorite RPGs with your friends online! Harlem Unbound, a Cthulhu roleplaying game sourcebook RPG sourcebook set in 1920s NYC, the Harlem Renaissance, delving into Mythos mysteries for e

Thu, January 12, 2017

MUP Special Report – 'The Real Life Horror of Red Hook'

For this special report, Keeper Chad, Keeper Jon and Christopher Smith Adair dig in to a topic that has been simmering in the background for a year and a half. The conversation was recorded on July 27, 2016. The airing of this episode was delayed for reasons explained in the introduction, which was recorded on January 7, 2017.   On the opening night of NecronomiCon in August 2015, Mythos scholar and editor Robert M. Price delivered a keynote speech. It included comments that were controversial, provocative, and offensive to many audience members, including the convention organizers. In Episode 104 of the MU Podcast, Oscar Rios mentioned those comments as part of the inspiration for his Heroes of Red Hook fiction anthology, which focuses on characters from underrepresented backgrounds including people of color, women, LGBTQ people, intellectual disability (among others) in Mythos fiction. We thought this would be a good opportunity to explain a little more about what Oscar was talking about. Thank you to those who have been asking for a discussion about this for so many months. There's no good excuse for taking so long to get around to this, but thank you for your patience. We did try to handle it with sensitivity and depth, and it took us a long time to get there. Please note that none of us on the show imagine that we have the final word on what Price meant or how it should be taken. Please do share your thoughts on the subject in the forum thread. Below is a transcript of Robert Price's comments and a video clip, as well as links to some of the material we discuss during the show. "If we can manage to look past [Lovecraft’s] racism, we will manage to see something deeper and quite valid. Lovecraft envisioned not only the threat that science posed to our anthropomorphic smugness, but also the ineluctable advance of the hordes on non-western anti-rationalism to consume a decadent, euro-centric west. “Superstition, barbarism and fanaticism would sooner or later devour us. It appears now that we’re in the midst of this very assault. The blood lust of jihadists threatens Western Civilization and the effete senescent West seems all too eager to go gently into that endless night. Our centers of learning have converted to power politics and an affirmative action epistemology cynically redefining truth as ideology. Logic is undermined by the new axiom of the ad hominem. If white males formulated logic, then logic must be regarded as an instrument of oppression. “Lovecraft was wrong about many things, but not, I think, this one. It’s the real life horror of Red Hook.” Three blog posts from Christopher on Lovecraft's racism: * <a href="https://csmithadair.com/2016/07/01/lovecraft-in-his-grav

Mon, December 05, 2016

MUP Episode 114 – It's an Invictus Festivus!

In this episode, Dan, Jon and Chad are joined by Oscar Rios from the Goblin Lair to talk about the future of Cthulhu Invictus -- and other mysteries! This episode was recorded on November 28, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Badger is now offering a Feed the Shoggoth turn counter via the game’s website! It was previously only available to Kickstarter backers, but he has made available to the public the extra copies left over from the KS. It’s $5 (plus $1 shipping), you can get one of these turn counters, minted by Campaign Coins. There are also rumors of a mini mini-shoggoth in the works by Jason McKittrick. Smaller than the one in the Kickstarter, will retail for about $10 plus shipping. Also, Badger has generously offered a special code for MU Podcast listeners - if you want to buy a copy of Feed the Shoggoth at a $5 discount, you can use the code shoggydec16 to buy the game for $15 instead of $20. Website here:  http://www.feedtheshoggoth.com HP Lovecraft : Cthulhu Mythos, the Great Old Ones II - a Kickstarter for cool sculptures And by the same artist as the above campaign, comes Adventure Heroes - miniatures in 30mm inspired by Robert E Howard, including the man himself! Osprey books - the nerdy history for miniatures company - has come out with a new book for their Cthulhu Wars line - Roman-era Mythos ! Pelgrane's Fear Itself 2nd Edition is now available, as is Ken Hite's  The Thrill of Dracula . That Poppy is freaking creepy. Check out these hypnotically disturbing videos here , here , here and here . Adam Scott Glancy GM'ing a live-stream Call of Cthulhu game along with Cody Goodfellow and Ken Hite via Legends of Tabletop !  - The Last Flight of the L58 <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/pr

Mon, November 21, 2016

MUP 113 – A Group's 1-Minute Horror with Mayor McPain

In this episode, all four hosts convene to share more thoughts on investigator groups. Plus, we announce the winners of our One Minute of Horror Audio Contest! This episode was recorded on, November 14, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier Someone called nonhumanuser on the MU forums launched a website on Halloween that purports to be a trove of stories, articles, resources and actual plays focusing on horror and the Cthulhu Mythos. It'll be "weekly additions for your reading pleasure and resources for the Call of Cthulhu RPG." The 2016 Shotgun Scenario contest has been announced. That’s a contest for short Delta Scenario seed ideas. Entries can be of any length, but entries longer than 1500 words will only get half a vote during the judging. Deadline is Saturday, December 10. MU thread on the Shotgun Scenario Contest >>  Previous examples here >> One of Chaosium's old-school supplements — Keith Herber's The Fungi From Yuggoth — has been adapted into a fully dramatized 1930s-style radio drama. And, inspired by the game upon which it is based, this production features four different endings! Dark Adventure Radio Theatre's THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BEAST is available now as a 3 CD set or digital download. And there's the incredible Deluxe Edition, featuring six pounds (!) of props... Experimental music maker Brian Lavelle is offering a special code for MUP listeners to get a 50% discount off of his downloads - check out his website and use the code "gopods" to redeem this offer at checkout.                 Chad unleashed "Mayor McPain" and his pet conch "Tickles" to Edwin Nagy (see photo below) and a group o

Mon, November 07, 2016

MUP 112 – Chris Spivey, International Man of Many NDAs

Chad, Murf and Dan have a chat with Chris Spivey, experienced Call of Cthulhu Keeper, a writer on Gumshoe One-2-One, and his numerous other projects. We also have a Bestiary about the Dimensional Shambler. This episode was recorded on November 1, 2016. Campus Crier An update on the MUP 2016 “One Minute of Horror” contest: The mu-podcast.com email address was not bringing in contest submissions, so we reached out to anyone who has submitted to re-send them to Dan's gmail account. If you did not hear back from us, let us know!   The final PDF for The Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion has been released to backers.  (This fan-driven project has been in the works for nearly a decade.) Chad got his copy of Mythos Tales in the mail. And it’s amazing. (KS Mentioned way back in Episode 96, kind of an RPG in a box.) On the less connected, but still geeky-cool, is Manos, the cards of Fate , a card game based on the terrible movie Manos: The Hands of Fate . ( Now on Blu-Ray! ) There is a Kickstarter for Leagues of Cthulhu , a Victorian Mythos RPG sourcebook powered by Ubiquity (Hollow Earth Expedition)   Chaosium News- Chaosium has announced a new licensing arrangement with Golden Goblin Press for Cthulhu Invictus . This is a multi-year deal that will see Golden Goblin Press producing a number of Cthulhu Invictus releases annually, including a Cthulhu Invictus 7th Edition guide, a series of setting books for regions of the Roman Empire, at least two more collections of scenarios (De Horrore Ulteriorie and De Horrore Ultimo), and a new Cthulhu Invictus campaign. The Dhole's House : a free 'online toolkit' for Keepers and players of Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition, developed by long-time fan Lee Carnell. Members can create investigators that are fully compatible with Call of Cthulhu 7th edition and print off a PDF character sheet, all in a matter of minutes. All Investigators a

Sat, October 29, 2016

MUP Interview – Bluebeard's Bride, with Strix

The MUP had a great interview with Whitney “Strix” Beltrán, one of the three designers of Bluebeard's Bride , a horror tabletop RPG in which you play aspects of the Bride's psyche investigating your husband's haunted manor.   Chad, Murf, and Dan have a great talk with Strix about the game, how it plays, and some of the other aspects of life that contributed to the design of this new take on the roleplaying game. During the conversation, other topics and game are referenced. Among them are an RPG called Witch: The Road To Lindisfarne . Another game Whitney brings up is called DEAD SCARE - An RPG of blood-splattered white picket fences . Also explained is the Tulsa Race Riot , an event that was not in any of the Tulsa historical records for a long while.                ]]>

Mon, October 24, 2016

MUP 111 – Drove Our Clown Car to the Lebbey but the Lebbey Was Dry

In this episode, a skeleton crew of Dan and Chad talk about a couple of our favorite investigator groups and how to use them. This episode was recorded on October 17, 2016. Campus Crier An update on the MUP 2016 “One Minute of Horror” contest: No submissions yet. Sad trombone. (Actually, since recording we have gotten one submission.) Send yours in now! Announcing prizes: 1st Place: Print copies of Island of Ignorance and Nameless Horrors (equivalents negotiable). 2nd Place: Print copies of Arkham Gazette #3 and an Age of Cthulhu book of your choice. 3rd: A print copy of The Things We Leave Behind (any previous offer to give away Murph's Unwashed Fez is retracted and / or never happened and you can't prove it). All three places will get cool swag including MUP dice AND a Dropbox link that will include downloadable copies of old history segments, some re-mixed, along with other audio terrors. Five Points is available for purchase - Five Points is a game of urban horror in America’s first melting pot, the Five Points neighborhood of New York City. Set in the 1840s and 50s against a backdrop of the Cthulhu Mythos, Five Points is powered by Dark Streets from Cakebread & Walton. Players take on the roles of runners or advisors for the Bowery Street Runners, an homage to the Bow Street Runners from London’s past, fighting against the terrors of the night. Can you stop them before the stars are right? Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure - Kiskstarter has only a few days to go! Sun Spots Kickstarter is done, reaching all stretch goals! $15,972 pledged of $5,000 goal Canageek sent in this cool arcticle from Nerdist:  Watercolor Horror Movie Posters Are a Nightmare of Awesome Extra Life 24-hr game-a-thon interview - check it out if you haven't already. Chaosium News: The license was cancelled for the ill-fated Masks of Nyarlathotep Prop Set Kickstarter . There is also a mention of the failed Cthulhu for FATE campaign. Plans to fulfill the rest of the 7e Kickstarter have been <a href="ht

Mon, October 17, 2016

MUP Interview – Extra Life

Keeper Jon spoke with Sean Murphy & Edwin Nagy about the gaming for charity event called Extra Life . The page for team Extra Carnage is found here . Sean Murphy - Captain Orono Extra Life Team Tadpole, Edwin Nagy - Captain Extra Life at Carnage Royale 19 Killington, VT November 4-6, 2016]]>

Mon, October 10, 2016

MUP 110 – A Ghastly Good Time

In episode 110, Murf, Jon and Dan get together to head back into the Bestiary to take another look at the dark-dwelling Ghast. This episode was recorded on October 3, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier MUP is launching an audio contest for the 2016 Halloween season! Submit by midnight US Eastern Time on October 31, 2016 for our "One Minute of Horror" contest. Whatever you can do with one minute of audio is fair game – reading a very short story, a poem, fake newscasts, history, maybe a spectacular minute of an actual play? Or submissions can be totally wordless: audio landscapes, sound effects, playing an instrument, any combo of the above - whatever your dark imagination cooks up! There will be First, Second and Third place prizes. All material must be copyright free, and any Creative Commons material must be credited appropriately. Keep language clean enough to play on the show without bleeping. Submitting your piece also gives us permission to play it on the show whether you win or not. Send your one-minute audio files as attachments to: feedback@mu-podcast.com. Please put "One Minute Horror" in the subject line so we can tell which messages are contest entries. If you want to go with quick and raw, you could also submit using the Speakpipe link on the right of our home page. Winning Criteria: Creative, Original, Creepy. Check the MU forum for a thread on this topic - we're happy to help! Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure . Hudson & Brand is a Call of Cthulhu book for the Gaslight era and details a ready-made anti-Cthulhu Mythos Victorian organisation. Gecco Corp Announce CTHULHU statue Price: US$259.00 The Sun Spots Kickstarter completed ! Congratulations to Dave for hitting all of the stretch goals! Fantasy Flight begins selling the Mythos minis- From Arkham Horror, Eldritch Horror, a

Mon, October 03, 2016

MUP 109 – Staring at the Sunspots

In this episode, we’ve skyjacked Dave Sokolowski as co-host to talk about his new Kickstarter-in progress for the Lovecraft Country scenario “Sunspots.” We also riff on juicy listener feedback ideas from Brian in Mass and Canageek. This episode was recorded on September 19, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Please become a Patron! >> mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier MUP is launching an audio contest for the 2016 Halloween season! Submit by midnight US Eastern Time on October 31, 2016 for our "One Minute of Horror" contest. Whatever you can do with one minute of audio is fair game – reading a very short story, a poem, fake newscasts, history, maybe a spectacular minute of an actual play? Or submissions can be totally wordless: audio landscapes, sound effects, playing an instrument, any combo of the above - whatever your dark imagination cooks up! There will be First, Second and Third place prizes. All material must be copyright free, and any Creative Commons material must be credited appropriately. Keep language clean enough to play on the show without bleeping. Submitting your piece also gives us permission to play it on the show whether you win or not. Send your one-minute audio files as attachments to: feedback@mu-podcast.com. Please put "One Minute Horror" in the subject line so we can tell which messages are contest entries. If you want to go with quick and raw, you could also submit using the Speakpipe link on the right of our home page. Winning Criteria: Creative, Original, Creepy. Check the MU forum for a thread on this topic - we're happy to help! Lovecraft Tales episode 1 - a point-and-click horror in development. Re-Animator: Evolution Is Legit… Sort Of Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition has won at the inaugural Dragon Awards in Atlanta for "Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures/Collectible Card/Role Playing Game." Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies NYC is now in session 'CONGO' Historic Fantasy Miniatures Game Golden Goblin Spotlight The forges are burning hot at the Goblin Lair

Sun, September 18, 2016

MUP Campus Crier Catch-up Sept-12-16

This is just a short Crier hosted by Jon and Dan. Murf and Chad had some work commitments that prevented having a more complete crew, so we decided to keep it simple. This episode was recorded on September 12, 2016. Campus Crier Dark Regions Press- The IndieGoGo book campaign has 13 days as of recording, and they added another level- The Lovecraft Box $95 USD Surprise signed limited edition hardcover + trade paperbacks & ebooks of the first six Dark Regions Weird Fiction titles + Cthulhu Mythos Ebook Bundle + Sneak Peek at New S. T. Joshi Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos Anthology! The first six Dark Regions Weird Fiction titles include World War Cthulhu, Dreams from the Witch House: Female Voices of Lovecraftian Horror, A Mountain Walked: Great Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Return of the Old Ones, The Children of Gla'aki and an unannounced novel. Since the recording of this episode, there have been additional packages added to the campaign as well. Take a look and see what's over there ! **Also as an addendum, I now see that shipping is NOT included in the campaign. I would swear I saw that somewhere, but they have clear shipping costs listed now.   Lovecraft Colouring Book WIP Simon Cardew is drawing a coloring book based on HPL stories. He shares some of his pages on his Imgur account . His Twitter is @SimonCardew for other updates.   Chaosium joins Bits and Mortar Chaosium has joined Bits and Mortar , the pro-retailer, pro-brick-and-mortar, pro-PDF, pro-ebook initiative. Cult of Chaos News- The Chaos Library, the repository of Call of Cthulhu scenarios, is now live and available for Cult of Chaos members! You can access it via the forums at BRP Central , in the special Cult of Chaos section. The library has the same password as the Cult of Chaos section.]]>

Wed, September 14, 2016

Lonely Point Lighthouse – Part 3 of 3

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Wed, September 07, 2016

Lonely Point Lighthouse – Part 2 of 3

Mon, September 05, 2016

MUP 108 – Naming All the Batmans

In this episode, all four hosts are in that house to review derived characteristics, alternative ways to determine characteristics, and a few of the "Lovecraftian" occupations to choose from. If you like tangents, random riffing and a complete lack of focus - this is the episode for you! This episode was recorded on August 29, 2016. Campus Crier Murph and Chad had a Cephaloparty in Boston! [caption id="attachment_4853" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Murph and Chad tuck in to a plate of octopus in Boston.[/caption] Check out the three new books from Dark Regions Press , as discussed by Brian Sammons in MUP Episode 107. Sun Spots - the new project by Dave Sokolowski, is slated to launch on September 13. HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theater is turning a Call of Cthulhu campaign The Fungi from Yuggoth into a 30-s style radio drama ! It’s set for release this Halloween. Another Lovecraftiana Kickstarter: a Lovecraft-themed gaming cafe in Providence (but it seems like it didn't really get off the ground). Innovativ Media (INMG) launches premium online channel,  HPLovecraft.TV . The channel's page is here . Age of Cthulhu 9 printed books should be shipping soon. Jon and Dan got their copies.  Print versions of Call of Cthulhu 7th edition are now available from the Chaosium shop ! These books all come with the PDF free. Chaosium's Cthulhu Coloring Book  will available for Christmas preorder later this year. Card Catalog HP Lovecraft's Advice on Writing Golden Goblin Spotlight The official bookmarks for the Heroes of Red Hook Kickstarter supporters have arrived at the Goblin Lair! "We have a new updated cover, with all our our authors listed, for Heroes of Red Hook," posted Oscar Rios.<br

Wed, August 31, 2016

Lonely Point Lighthouse – Part 1 of 3

Wed, August 24, 2016

Dead on Arrival 02

Mon, August 22, 2016

MUP 107 – The Recap that Came From GenCon

In episode 107, Jon, Chad and Dan are joined by Brian Sammons to talk about some upcoming book projects he's involved in, as well as Dan's GenCon 2016 recap. This episode was recorded on August 15th, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/communities/116018663909122117898 By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Become a Patron! (please): mu-podcast.com/patron   Campus Crier * Herald: Lovecraft and Tesla RPG (for Savage Worlds) * Punktown updates * Backers of The Things We Leave Behind - from Stygian Fox   - have been sent a final chance (via Kickstarter message) to let us know of any changes to the mailing address or email. If this is you, then let them know asap ! * The Cthulhu Wars : Kenneth Hite & Kennon Bauman, Darren Tan (art) Amazon link * Jon reminds us to visit used book stores! Card Catalog From Graham (forum post dated Jul 29, 2016): A trio of websites covering the many Merchant Ships (Freight/Passenger) built under the United States War Emergency Shipbuilding Program in WWI. * Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921 by Norman L. McKellar * The Hog Islanders by Daniel H. Jones * The

Wed, August 17, 2016

Live Play – Dead on Arrival – Pt. 1

Sun, August 14, 2016

MUP Special Report – Call of Cthulhu 2016

This is a recording of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu panel held at GenCon 2016 on August 12.         We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/communities/116018663909122117898 By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Become a Patron! (please): mu-podcast.com/patron  ]]>

Sun, August 14, 2016

MUP Special Report – What's happening at Chaosium 2016

This is a recording of the 'What's happening at Chaosium' panel held at GenCon 2016 on August 11.         We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/communities/116018663909122117898 By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Become a Patron! (please): mu-podcast.com/patron  ]]>

Mon, August 01, 2016

MUP Episode 106 – Do you KNOW if there's a LUCK APP?

In this week's episode, the whole gang is on tap to cover the last of the characteristics. LUCK be a lady? Don’t mind if I EDU! Is there and APP for that? This episode was recorded on July 25th, 2016. We want to hear from you! By email: feedback@mu-podcast.com By phone: (401) 400-0MUP (0687) By Twitter: @MU_Podcast By Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/communities/116018663909122117898 By Speakpipe: (Click the floating tab on the far right of this page) On our forum: mu-podcast.com/campus. Like what you hear? Become a Patron! (please): mu-podcast.com/patron Campus Crier * Necronomicon 2017 has been announced ! Dates: August 17-20. * Legendary TV has been working on an anthology series based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, including “The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Dunwich Horror”, and others. * Stranger Things - the Netflix series everyone is talking about, is a thing! Keepers Jon and Murph approve. Keeper Jon says: "Stephen Spielberg meets H. P. Lovecraft (though many say “meets Stephen King”) Best Lovecraftian story on television… ever." * Mansions of Madness - 2nd Edition - is out from Fantasy Flight Games. Now the game is run by an app, there is no “Keeper” player, and it is a fully co-op game. Blah… Where’s the fun without a Keeper? * Viewscream 2nd ed. From Rafael Chandler has been delivered. * Jon’s Lost Expedition has been released to backers in PDF format! * Puppetland - the proto-indie game by John Scott Tynes of that combines Mr. Rogers with House of 1000 Corpses - is now publicly available in PDF form. Hardcover is printing. * Lovecraft Film Festival is slated to get underway in Providence this Aug. 19 to 21.<br /

Mon, July 18, 2016

MUP 105 – Don’t Run, You’ll Only Die Winded

In this episode, the whole crew is back to discuss why you should DEX the halls, why POW corrupts and why SIZ matters. We can't wait to stop making puns about characteristics. This episode was recorded on July 11th, 2016. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! * The Section 46 Field Manual from Cubicle 7 is now available to backers of the Cold War Cthulhu Kickstarter. It’ll be available for general sale “in a few weeks.” This is basically a player’s manual for the espionage plus Mythos setting, which takes place in the madcap 1970s during a lot of upheaval in the global intelligence community. Section 46 is the fictional department within the British SIS used as cover for fighting the Mythos. Officially, it is a department for coordinating intelligence with other allied governments. * Czech out the Section 46 post on YSDC Or just go to the Cold War Cthulhu Kickstarter page * You put politics in my Mythos! Check out Chaosium's Cthulhu for President RPG. We are so curious. * Part 4 of A Time To Harvest comes out this week (7/15) * Cassilda's Song was named as finalist for the World Fantasy Awards Golden Goblin Spotlight: We are happy to share that the Heroes of Red Hook KS has reached its funding goal with a couple weeks to spare. Oscar posted an update that details what the stretch goals will entail, and the order they’ll be found in. Listener Feedback We have a voicemail left by what sounds like it could be "Vitterman?" "Ritterven?" "Slenderman?" “Hey, this is *Blah Blah* calling from a classroom way out west. Just wanted to say the Oscar interview was awesome and your guys's recommendation when the Kickstarter went live is the reason I jumped in and I'm glad I did after listening to the interview so - Go Pods!” And another voicemail from Keeper George, with a question on how we would handle a situation in a published scenario. A scenario says to split the party. One will be more active than the other. Advice? Topics SIZ Advice from Keeper Jon: Don’t run, you’ll only die winded. In 7E it matters more than ev

Mon, July 04, 2016

MUP 104 – Hero of Golden Goblin

For Episode 104, we have guest Oscar Rios!  We take this opportunity to discuss his new Kickstarter project, Heroes of Red Hook, and some things that are yet to be announced. This episode was recorded on June 27th, 2016. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! Did Google Earth Accidentally Photograph The Kraken Or Even Cthulhu ? Howard Lovecraft and The Frozen Kingdom coming to Blu-ray Lynne Hardy to write new Call of Cthulhu campaign 'Children of Fear' Miss your copy of The Derelict? Chaosium didn’t participate in Free RPG day to create a collectable or scarce scenario only available to a small subset of our fans (we did it to show our support for bricks & mortar game stores all over the world!). But we appreciate that some people went to a FLGS on the day, only to find all the copies of Sandy Petersen's 'The Derelict' had been snapped up. And many of you simply aren't in an area with a participating local game store. So, if you really want a copy of Sandy and Mike's 'The Derelict', this is what we can do: Everyone here in the Cult of Chaos got a free PDF download of 'The Derelict' on July 1st. If you also want the physical version, it is now available via Lulu.com at cost price - $2.99 + postage. Weird Detective - This is a five issue limited series. It is published by Dark Horse Comics; it's written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by Guiu Vilanova. I have the first issue, and it is freaking amazing. It is very well steeped in the Cthulhu Mythos! I want to talk more about it, but I don't want to spoil anything. Trust me when I say that it doesn't just lightly brush up against the Cthulhu Mythos... no, this series fully embraces it in a most fantastic way. It is Call of Cthulhu the role-playing game meets Law & Order. Chthonian Highways -  This role-playing game is currently free to download from Dri

Mon, July 04, 2016

MUP 103 – Smart Tip: Keep Hands Out of Machinery

This week, Keepers Dan, Jon and Chad INTerrogate and INTerpret our INTuitions about a certain INTeresting characteristic. Plus, like a wrecking ball through a tenement wall, we’re also continuing our look at lesser used skills and what they can bring to the game. This episode was recorded on June 13th, 2016. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! * Check out this trailer for Cyanide's official Call of Cthulhu video game! * Anouncing the successful end to the Kickstarter for Age of Cthulhu 9: The Lost Expedition - Funded at more than $15,000, which means lots of stretch goals were met. (Incidentally, Jon mentions a doppelganger plot in one of his scenarios that makes us ponder the timey-wimey mysteries of Jimmy Fallon  and Nicholas Cage .) Feedback Jason King in Milwaukee sends an uplifting note about MU's role in bringing him back to the gaming table. Messages like this give us feels. Topics  Character Creation: Intelligence This week, we're covering the Intelligence characteristic - what it means, its various roles in the game and what happens when you fail an INT check.  Forgotten Skills: Operate Heavy Machinery Moving ahead with our series on lesser-used skills in Call of Cthulhu, we talk about the infamous Operate Heavy Machinery skill. Is it too broad? Does it come up in the game? And a call to listeners: do you have any horrific industrial accident stories to share? Let's add to the folklore of pain and dismemberment, shall we? Along the way, we mention this 1982 article from Sandy Peterson that mentions the Operate Heavy Machinery skill and how it shows a bias toward academic-minded players in Call of Cthulhu. (The rest of the article is a great read, too.)   Discuss on the Campus Forums .]]>

Mon, June 27, 2016

MUP 102 – CONsider Swimming lessons

Episode 102 has Keepers Chad and Murf (AKA Frick and Frack) continuing our conversation about the Statistic Rolls in Call of Cthulhu Player Character generation. This time they hit on Constitution, and then they go into the not-very-often used Swim skill. This episode was recorded on June 6th, 2016. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! Fred Lubnow has released the next Kickstarter of his Journal of Lovecraftian Science vol. 2 Call of Cthulhu won Best RPG at the 2016 UK Games Expo!     Topics  Character Creation: Constitution This week, we're covering the Constitution characteristic - what it means, its various roles in the game and what happens when you fail a CON check.  Forgotten Skills: Swim Moving ahead with our series on lesser-used skills in Call of Cthulhu, we talk about Swim. During the chat, there was an unexpected third chair, in that Max called up Chad on Skype, and so they brought him into the show. Discuss on the Campus Forum          ]]>

Tue, June 21, 2016

MUP Special Report- Heroes of Red Hook Kickstarter Launches!

Friend of the show and MUP Sponsor, Oscar Rios and Golden Goblin Press have released the companies first Kickstarter for a fiction anthology . Previously, the fiction books released were as support products to game books that the company has released. This time though, it's all about the stories. And this is looking like quite the collection. Containing an expected 17-18 stories this is expected to be roughly twice the size of the prior two anthologies they put out, Tales of Cthulhu Invictus and Dread Shadows in Paradise. Both of which are also available as add-on items in this campaign. Like the other GGP anthologies, this is edited by Brian Sammons, no stranger to Mythos fans or listeners to this podcast. Anyone who knows Oscar knows that this is a passion project for him. He, like many fans of Lovecraft, deal with the conflicting drives of the amazing story content, and the man's deplorable and misguided racist views. That's why this book is here, to represent characters doing their part against the Mythos who are not the average white male protagonist. This is "a collection of jazz era cosmic horror short stories featuring immigrant, minority, female, LGBT, and other outsider protagonists.", and it's long overdue.        ]]>

Wed, June 15, 2016

MUP 101 – No Accounting for that Fella's Strength

This week, Keepers Dan, Murf and Chad test their Might on the Bend Bars/Lift Gates chart to see if they have to muscle to pull off this episode. We also begin our look at lesser used skills and what they can bring to the game, starting with Accounting. We also have a fun time when Dan shares his one complaint about 7e and apparently blows Chad and Murf's minds. This episode was recorded on May 30th, 2016. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! Convicts Have Broken Loose at Cthulhu Reborn! Convicts & Cthulhu, the Australia as a penal colony source book has just been released for download via RPGNow . This is a huge 96 page volume that gives Keepers all they need to bring their players to a setting not addressed in Call of Cthulhu before! Bundle of Holding had a Pulp Adventure bundle . Apologies for the delay in the episode, resulting in this bundle already being finished. Cover artist for the upcoming Golden Goblin title, Heroes of Red Hook, Ian MacLean, mentioned that the image we had of the cover was a little off on the color spectrum. He sent in a more accurate version of what he created for the book.             Topics  Character Creation: Strength This week, we're covering the Strength characteristic - what it means, its various roles in the game and what happens when you fail a STR check.  Forgotten Skills: Accounting Moving ahead with our series on lesser-used skills in Call of Cthulhu, we talk about how to apply Accounting In the conversation, Chad brings up the long running radio show, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar . A program about the adventures of "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar" Discuss on the Campus Forum ]]>

Mon, May 30, 2016

MUP 100 – The Paragon of Pulp Percentiles!

Episode 100 has finally arrived! In this episode we have Call of Cthulhu Line Lead for Chaosium, Mike Mason. We talk about all the great new stuff that has been coming out, from 7th Edition reaching doorsteps around the world, to Pulp Cthulhu blowing up the digital venues. This episode was recorded on May 22, 2016.   Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our new sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! 7th Edition backers have gotten access to the Pulp Cthulhu PDF! We cover both of these huge release with Mike in the main topic. There are about two weeks left at the time of recording for the Kickstarter for Age of Cthulhu 9: The Lost Expedition . Two stretch goals have been cleared: Backers will receive a special PDF booklet with guidelines for running The Lost Expedition with the upcoming Pulp Cthulhu rules from Chaosium. Plus they'll receive a PDF with DCC stats for 10 Cthulhu mythos creatures. The very first round of delivery for World War Cthulhu Cold War is complete backers have received a copy of the core setting book in PDF.   In other news, The Miskatonic University Podcast celebrates its 100th episode, just 4 years after the show launched in March, 2012. Congratulations, Pods! And to mark the beginning of a new chapter in the show, we’re making a few minor changes to our program. For one thing, we’re going to try going to a weekly schedule. The plan is to make the shows shorter, around an hour long, but densely packed with news and topics. Yes, and speaking of topics, we’re going to need your help. A weekly schedule means we’ll burn through a lot of ideas fast. Please help us out, MU-Nation - and suggest scads of topics for us to tackle. We’ve got some in the pipeline, but listener ideas always tend to be top shelf stuff. Golden Goblin Spotlight- Dread Shadows in Paradise, Digital Stretch Goal Release! The day has come to receive your very first reward for this Kickstarter , the digital version of the fiction collection Dread Shadows in Paradise! Available in PDF, ePub and Mobi   Cryptocurium Spotlight- The contents of the June Parcel of Terror Creepshow box have been revealed.   Feedback We play voicemails from the following community members- Doctor Bob, EddyPo,  Gladius, and  “Gary in Verm

Mon, May 23, 2016

MUP Campus Crier Catchup – May 2016

This Campus Crier Catchup has all four hosts on it! Why is it only a Crier then? Well, episode 100 is featuring Mike Mason, Line Editor for Call of Cthulhu at Chaosium, and scheduling everyone with such large time-zone gaps has been an issue. This episode was recorded on May 16, 2016.           Campus Crier Friend of the show Brian Sammons and his long-time partner and cohort Jamie Jenkins got married on this past Friday, May 13!               Joshua Hoffine Horror Photography Book on Kickstarter Two new outdoor images and player character info from Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game . Geek and Sundry asks- The Best RPG of All Time Is… Call of Cthulhu ? Lovecraft Tales is an upcoming adventure game set in Lovecraftian universe From Beyond The Beyond- YouTube short film by Chris Lackey and Greig Johnson https://youtu.be/MUuJ9RSViZ4 Keeper Jon's Age of Cthulhu 9: The Lost Expedition now live on Kickstarter ! From Oscar Rios of Golden Goblin Press regarding Heroes of Red Hook- The book is now 65% filled, with seven stories accepted. Budget and stretch goals are set. More are coming in all the time too. We hope to have at least 50K in accepted stories before the Kickstarter launches. Stretch goals include bookmarks, b/w interior illustrations, and 4 original novellas.  If all four novella stretch goals are unlocked they will be bundled into a whole new book, with an original cover by Ian MacLean. We expect to have the book written by the time the Kickstarter launches, and out before the holidays. So far we have... (in alphabetical order by author's last name) Lords of Karma, by Glynn Owen Barrass Beyond the Black Arcade, by Ed Erlac Crossing the Line, by Tom Lynch A True Telling of the Terror that Came to Red Hook, by William Meikle A Gentleman of Darkness, by Wilum Hopfrog Pu

Wed, May 18, 2016

Uncle Timothy's Will – AetherCon III

Mon, May 09, 2016

MUP 099 – Making Contacts to Help Lift the Box at Your Door

Episode 99 features Keepers Jon, Chad, and Dan this time. People all around the world are getting their 7th Edition books, and Jon opens his on the air! We also discuss contacts that Investigators can use in scenarios, both pre-established and made up on the fly. This episode was recorded on May 2, 2016.   Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our new sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition book sets are arriving to backers all over the world! Keeper Dan got his on Friday, and it’s an amazingly well crafted book set. Keeper Jon unboxes his on the air! During the unboxing, Jon mentions a post by MOB that shows a beautiful leather satchel being produced by Pegasus Speil in Germany. With the CoC 7e books included € 299.00 Just the bag by itself. € 199.00 Building a Lovecraftian Video Game with Frogwares’ The Sinking City Article from Geek & Sundry- Cthulhu Company Kickstarted Itself to Death, Then This Happened . “Issue 0” of the Arkham Gazette is available on DTRPG , now with update CoC 7e stats! More Sentinel Hill Press news: Mike Mason Q&A about A Time to Harvest   Golden Goblin Press Release! Our next RPG Kickstarter is slated to launch in early February 2017.  It will be the company's first campaign, seven scenarios set in 1932, with chapters in Arkham, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, the wilds of Hungary, and beyond. Entitled Children of the Black Stone (based on the classic story by R.E. Howard, The Black Stone). Authors attached to the project are Jeff Moeller, Dan Harms, Brian Sammons, Oscar Rios, and Adam Scott Glancy.   Cryptocurium Spotlight- The June Parcel of Terror will be the Creepshow box!   Topic -

Wed, April 27, 2016

The Wasted Youth Live Play – Part 4 – Finale

Mon, April 25, 2016

MUP 098 – Modernity is Not Safety

Episode 98  features Keepers Jon, Murf, and Dan. We talk about ideas for creating scenarios that are specifically modern in content or tone. This episode was recorded on April 18, 2016.   Campus Crier The Campus Crier is brought to you by our new sponsor: Golden Goblin Press ! Golden Goblin Press Release! “We now have an independent fiction line, but remain committed to producing RPG's. Our 1st independent fiction book is called Heroes of Red Hook, a collection celebrating diversity in the Cthulhu Mythos.  Kickstarter launches June 20th, 2016”   Google Plus post by Michael O'Brien, Apr 16, 2016- Congratulations to our friends at Cubicle 7 who have received an Origins 2016 Awards nomination for Cthulhu Britannica , the "ultimate guide to running games of Call of Cthulhu set in London"!   "The Dunwich Horror" (1970) and "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1971) — have been paired in a new Blu-ray release from Shout! Factory   Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure A comedy cosmic horror point and click adventure made in Transylvania. Lucas Arts style, Lovecraft horrors, general insanity!   Campaign Coins have released the Medallion of Ithaqua pulled from the pages of Horror on the Orient Express for only $30. Listener Feedback- Voicemail from Unknown- “Hello, Miska. Tonic university podcast. I don't want you to lose your exciting providence area phone number, so I thought I'd leave you a voicemail. I enjoyed your episode recently discussing the shock appeal board, but I had a minor if not equipment, but a question. I know you don't really want to go into spoilers, but I think it would have been helpful to discuss the origin of the Michael shay story that base as that story is pretty informative, and it's been pretty heavily apologize so while it's not everywhere most readers, specially the one who really wants to see the genesis of the shot record man wanted again to it. So that would be a suggestion or m

Wed, April 20, 2016

The Wasted Youth Live Play – Part 3

Thu, April 14, 2016

MUP Campus Crier Catchup – April 2016

We’re down two hosts tonight, so Keepers Jon and Dan are going simple with just updating our news so we don’t get as far behind as we had before. This episode was recorded on April 11, 2016. Campus Crier   The 7e boats have arrived !   In other Chaosium news from Mike Mason- Our friend Ben Wilson, has created a range of pre-generated investigators for a variety of occupations. You can download these from the Chaosium site in a zip file. Guidance notes are included for tailoring the characters. Link: http://www.chaosium.com/gm-resources/ In addition, Ben has created a range of Student occupation investigators (primarily for use with A Time To Harvest, but can of course be used for other Call of Cthulhu games too). These are available in a separate zip file here: Link:   http://www.chaosium.com/a-time-for-harvest/   Sherlock Meets Lovecraft in ‘A Study in Emerald’ Board Game Here is the Treefrog Games link with the rules   The Cancer of Superstition brings $28,000 The Cancer of Superstition manuscript written for Houdini by H.P. Lovecraft and C.M. Eddy sold today at Potter & Potter's massive auction of Houdiniana for $28,000 (not including buyers premium). The auction estimate was $25,000 to $40,000.   From Dean over at Cthulhu Reborn - Terror From Down Under (Coming Soon) “Convicts & Cthulhu is a sizeable sourcebook (exact page count to be finalised, but probably 50-60 pages) which allows Keepers to run Call of Cthulhu games during the early days of Australia’s life as a British penal settlement. If this sounds like an odd time and place to set a Lovecraftian game, consider this: the early colonies of Australia were founded to be the dumping grounds for the most dark-hearted criminals to be found in Britain, and were overseen by guards who were not much better than those they guarded. In a land thousands of miles from civilisation, there are many opportunities for mundane cruelty and evil, but also for the darkness than men brought with them to flourish in unsuspecting ways. We hope to release Convicts and Cthulhu later this year … and there will doubtless be more blog postings

Wed, April 13, 2016

The Wasted Youth Live Play – Part 2

Thu, April 07, 2016

MUP 097 – Lord Gloop!

Episode 97 brings together Keepers Jon, Murf, Dan and special guest, Keeper Badger! We cover news and a Bestiary where we talk about the charismatic side of the squidgy goop monsters, the Shoggoth Lord! This episode was recorded on March 28, 2016. This episode is a long time coming. We originally had 97 in the can back in February, but that audio was completely hosed. Then we had scheduling issues to get back together for re-recording. We're still not completely free of the gremlins, as you'll hear in the audio half way though. New hardware is being appraised to fix this. Chad was actually on the original recording with Badger, but sadly he was unavailable for the re-do. But Murf was able to come in and make it a cast of four on this one.   Campus Crier   Chaosium joins Free RPG Day 2016 with a new Call of Cthulhu scenario by Sandy Petersen! The H.P. Lovecraft Birthplace Marker has been placed near the location where HPL was born. The 7e boats are on the way! Australia - CMA CGM VERDI as arrived in Sidney! Canada/United States - SEATTLE EXPRESS has arrived in Vancouver! United Kingdom - NYK HERMES should reach Southampton this coming weekend!   Long-lost Lovecraft manuscript penned for Houdini found . The manuscript for The Cancer of Superstition , requested shortly before escapologist’s death, is discovered in memorabilia collection. This collection is to be auctioned off on April 9, 2016   Meet Me ‘ At the Mountains of Madness ’ March 25 on Steam   The Things We Leave Behind Kickstarter is progressing well, with Badger doing the book layout.   Keeper News- Jon has <a href="http://ww

Wed, April 06, 2016

The Wasted Youth Live Play – Part 1

Thu, March 31, 2016

The Haunting Live Play – at AetherCon 2015

Sun, March 27, 2016

MUP Campus Crier Catchup – March 2016

While we work out scheduling and technical concerns, Keeper Dan recorded a solo Campus Crier to hit some of the news that's come out lately. I know that there are items that I didn't get into the show. Those will be discussed in episode 97, which looks like it will record tomorrow. Campus Crier Chaosium's first Organized Play Campaign for Call of Cthulhu kicks off in April ! A Time to Harvest is a campaign unfolding over six months, which will be offered free to all members of The Cult of Chaos, Chaosium's Game Master and Organized Play Program. “It’s a tightly focused campaign, set in Lovecraft Country, which is inspired by and builds on H. P. Lovecraft's tales", said Mike Mason, line editor for Call of Cthulhu. Written by established Call of Cthulhu authors Brian Sammons, Charles P Zaglanis, Glynn Owen Barrass and Mike Mason, A Time to Harvest is an an ideal campaign for novice Keepers and players alike, with plenty of advice throughout, but veteran players will also find it engaging and fun too. "Things are not always what they seem and the players will have to navigate the various twists and turns. It’s also pretty fast paced, with plenty of action putting the investigators into dangerous situations. Whether around the learned halls of Miskatonic University, the streets of Arkham, or the wilds of Vermont, the players will have plenty of opportunities to explore, investigate, and face threats not of this world!”, said Mason. Interested Keepers should sign up at The Cult of Chaos. Membership is free. Initial campaign materials will be sent out in March.   New Call of Cthulhu Details Coming Soon, Official Website Surfaces FrogWare's official site for Call of Cthulhu the Official Video Game   The H.P. Lovecraft Birthplace Marker has been placed near the location where HPL was born.   CoC 7e Kickstarter update - The cargo ships are on their way!     Australia - CMA CGM VERDI (bound for Sydney)     Canada - SEATTLE EXPRESS (bound for Vancouver)     United States -

Sat, March 05, 2016

MUP 096 – Do Not Open This Door

Episode 96 brings in all four hosts for an examination of the social skills in the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Rules as Written. In this discussion, we come to a realization on an aspect of Pushing that's written down, but we hadn't considered before. We also have a chat about using other things for scenario seeds, like weird dreams and actual experiences that can be mined for ideas. This episode was recorded on February 22, 2016.         Campus Crier Cult of Chaos event fliers are now available on the Chaosium website ! These one page fliers are available in both color and black and white.   H.P. Lovecraft Birthplace Marker Kickstarter by NecronomiCon PVD The panthery pantherness of the Conan RPG slayed the funding goa l in 4 hours. Sandy Petersen is Attacking Pathfinder! Petersen Games is releasing its first RPG product! It's a new project titled Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for Pathfinder where over +100 Cthulhu entities, as well as rules for bringing Lovecraft (from the foremost experts of it) to the High Fantasy/Sword and Sorcery world of Pathfinder. Not only that, but all of our miniatures are becoming available as sets to be accommodating to any game master. This means that if you're a Pathfinder fan, then you are only one Book away from using your miniatures to use in your next campaign! Also, if you just wanted to grab another box of Ghouls, or Deep Ones. This is a great time to jump in. We're making these sets available in this unique format only for this project! Cthulhu Wars figurines are finally shipping for backers of Dark Regions Press’s World War Cthuhu IndieGoGo campaign. First Person Lovecraftian short film 9 minutes of Investigator fun!   Lovecraft Country novel brings out the horror in Human hate. Seattle Times <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/lovecraft-

Tue, February 16, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep Live Play #14

Tue, February 16, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep Live Play #12

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #22 – The Last Great Hoorah!

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #21

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #20

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #19

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #18

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #17

Thu, February 11, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #16

Wed, February 10, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep #15

Wed, February 10, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep Live Play #13

Wed, February 10, 2016

Masks of Nyarlathotep Live Play #11

Mon, February 08, 2016

MUP 095 – Campus Crier-Palooza!

Episode 95 ends up being a huge chunk of Crier. There is a lot of news released since 94, as well as feedback and a really weird Card Catalog. This episode was recorded on February 7, 2016.     Campus Crier Modiphius releases Elder Godlike, a brand new crossover supplement to super power your Achtung! Cthulhu adventures!   Today we're really pleased to announce the release of Elder Godlike, a brand new supplement to add super powered role-playing to your Achtung! Cthulhu campaigns. Elder Godlike is where the superhuman suspense of Godlike meets the cosmic terrors of Achtung! Cthulhu, introducing a whole new dimension of fantastic adventures to the Secret War, in the ultimate crossover RPG experience. Written by original Godlike creators Dennis Detwiller and Greg Stolze, and based on their acclaimed Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in A World on Fire, Elder Godlike opens a new front in the Secret War as Talented Allied commandos use their amazing abilities to confront super powered Nazi Übermenschen and combat the secret, awful designs of the nefarious Black Sun. Will your characters embrace the power of their new abilities and powers and can they resist the onslaught of the new super soldiers of the Nazi regime? Elder Godlike features: * A complete new rule system for superpowers in Call of Cthulhu. * A history of Talents in the Secret War * A complete Elder Godlike adventure * Guidelines for Talents in mass combat * Six pre-generated characters ready to play * Fully compatible with the Call of Cthulhu, Sixth Edition and Savage Worlds roleplaying games. Elder Godlike is a secret dossier's worth of useful alternate historical and fantastical information to help you expand your campaign out into the wider world of the Secret War You are larger than life - but the Secret War is larger than you! Elder Godlike is available in print and PDF from Modiphius.net and from all good retail stores! We hope you enjoy this latest Achtung! Cthulhu supplement and keep an eye out for more great releases arriving soon! Chris Birch, Modiphius Entertainment www.modiphius.com <a href="http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/33587/modiphius-brings-achtung-cthulhu-tabletop" target="_b

Wed, January 27, 2016

MUP 094 – That's what They want you to think!

Episode 94 finds all four hosts back together! Mostly! Chad had to go after a while, but we have him for most of the time. The boys decide to take some already out there stuff and make it even weirder by discussing how to take conspiracy theories and make then into plot seeds for a Mythos related game. This episode was recorded on January 18, 2016. Campus Crier Exclusive Golden Goblin announcement: Mark Shireman was slated to write one of the scenarios for Tales of the Caribbean, Black as Pitch at Midnight, taking place in Trinidad - with an interesting connection to India. But for personal and work-related reasons, he was forced to regretfully withdraw from that assignment. After some discussion, the GG team decided to it would be best (as far as staying on track and schedule) for Oscar Rios to write that scenario instead. Work on that is already underway. Mark is still going to handle art direction and layout duties. It’s a bump in the road but Oscar does not expect this to cause significant delays. Since the main book grew a bit due to stretch goals (2 extra scenarios), the delivery date will still be a few weeks from the original estimated release time of June this year. H.P. Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness is Being Adapted Into a Video Game, Utilizing UE4 Pookie reviews 7th Ed . Episode 1 of the Sentinel Hill Presscast : Brett's first guest is Chris Huth, artist and author - he talks about his witchy scenario in the AG #3, plus history and folklore segments and little readings. Sounds good so far. Not on iTunes yet - he is waiting for 3-4 episodes to have in hand before he sets it up there. Hunter in Idaho kills mountain lion with an extra set of teeth growing from its forehead . Sent by Rob @PencilBloke Feedback- We got a voicemail from our friend Brian in Massachusetts! He points out that we are obviously not as well versed in 7E as we want to be.  It turns out that The 7e Investigator's Handbook page 101 has a box text which covers that very ground.   Cryptocurium Spotlight Cryptocurium introduces a new series of <a href="http://www.cryptocurium.com/shrine-idols/" tar

Mon, January 11, 2016

MUP 093 – Elbow Deep in Chickens & the Art of PvP Persuasion

After a winter hiatus, Keepers Dan, Murph and Chad are back for Episode 93 to chat about ways to handle players using social skills against each other in Call of Cthulhu. Jon's excuse for missing this episode: "Sorry guys, I'm elbow deep in chickens." This episode was recorded on January 4, 2016.

Mon, December 14, 2015

MUP 092 – Mad Skillz and Co-Keeperz

In Episode 92, Keepers Jon, Dan and Chad catch up on a couple of listener-suggested topics, including alternatives to the Call of Cthulhu character advancement and how to use multiple keepers to improve your game. This episode was originally recorded on November 16, 2015. Tech issues caused a delay in release, and the updated Crier Dan recorded was on December 13, 2015.

Tue, November 10, 2015

MUP 091 – Feed the Badger… lots of popcorn

In Episode 91, Keepers Murf, Jon, and Dan welcome guest Badger McInnis, mastermind of the Feed the Shoggoth card game, and attendee of the recent HP Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland. This episode was recorded on November 3, 2015.

Sun, October 25, 2015

MUP 090 – 'Flopping Limply Along'

In Episode 90, we head back to original source material for a fresh look at one of Lovecraft's most mysterious monsters. What if the thing described in "The Festival" isn't really a Byakhee? We talk about other ways to interpret this unnamed creature. We've also got a handful of Campus Crier updates and some excellent iTunes reviews! This episode was recorded on October 20, 2015.

Sun, October 18, 2015

MUP Special – Interview with Greg Stolze on Delta Green

In this special report, Keeper Jon and Keeper Chad, with an assist from Bret Kramer, check in with Delta Green designer and writer about Pagan Publishing's Kickstarter for a new role playing game dedicated to the setting. This discussion was recorded on October 9, 2015. During the interview, Keeper Jon mentions an "actual play" of the new Delta Green rules on Role Playing Public Radio . There's a tangential mention of the indie RPG Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss. And in the "Jokes that Need to Be Explained" department, Bret floats a game called "My Life With Alphonse," which is a mashup of the indie game My Life With Master  (billed as an RPG about and love) and a reference to a Delta Green character, a librarian at the Library of Congress, codenamed ALPHONSE . Greg also mentions a book of Delta Green fiction that contains some of his favorite stories, called  Inheritance . For more information about the new Delta Green rules and how to write scenarios for the setting, check out two seminars from GenCon 2015 on the Unspeakable! podcast: Unspeakable! Episode 21: Delta Green Seminar at Gen Con 2015 Unspeakable! Episode 22: Delta Green Scenario Workshop at Gen Con 2015 Full disclosure: Bret Kramer wants to note that he has written material released as part of this Kickstarter campaign. Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum .]]>

Mon, October 05, 2015

MUP 089 – Those Beginner Keeper Jitters

In Episode 89, we Shanghai a budding keeper and an old friend of the podcast to discuss some of the challenges of first-time Keeperdom. We've also got a few Campus Crier updates and another call for submissions for Issue 2 of Cephalaphobia, the MUP yearbook. This episode was recorded on September 28, 2015.

Sun, September 27, 2015

MUP Special – Interview with Oscar Rios of Golden Goblin Press

We sit down again with our friend, Oscar Rios, president of Golden Goblin Press to talk about the Tales of the Caribbean book currently being funded through Kickstarter. This discussion  was recorded on September 21, 2015.   Discuss this episode on the Campus Forum ]]>