Tag Archive for One-Shot

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Call of Cthulhu – The Colossus of Messines

It is June 1917 and the British are planning a great push in the area of the ruined village of Messines.  Eight men manning a Mark IV tank as part of the attack soon find they are facing something much worse than the Germans.

I ran a Call of Cthulhu Game at the Appalachian State University NerdCon 2019 on March 30, 2019.  “The Colossus of Messines” took place during the Battle of Messines in June 1917.  The crew of a WWI Mark IV tank find they are facing something truly terrifying.  Players were Carl, Roy, Alexis, Alex, Bruce, and Sydney

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20190330cocthecolossusofmessines

The role playing journals for the session can be found here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3425-the-colossus-of-messines-nerdcon-2019/

A playlist of the 7 videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoJ2TmboiTF486iY5qnyiSq

Call of Cthulhu – Fear Jet 73

“Lady and the Scamp” was a popular musical and comedy duo, much like Sonny and Cher.  They take a flight along with their lawyer, agent, and the Lady’s hairdresser and makeup woman to their next gig in Las Vegas.  However, the Learjet they’re taking there isn’t all that it seems and they find themselves somewhere far more terrible.

I ran the original Call of Cthulhu scenario Fear Jet at the App State Gaming Club Gamefest on November 18, 2018, at Appalachian State University.  The players were Ashlyn, John, Curt, Chandler, and Carl.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20181118CoCFearJet73

The roleplaying journals of the session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3390-fear-jet-73/

Additionally, a playlist of six videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrQ_KQSloYahS2dxa19Akjk

Call of Cthulhu – The Iron-Banded Box Part 2

It was a time of civil war in Japan known as the Sengoku or “warring states” Period.  Since the Onin War (1467-1478), the razing of Kyoto, and the subsequent weak rule of the Azuchi military rulers, all social order in the county had fallen into complete anarchy.  In the summer of 1529 A.D., three ronin, recently made masterless when their own master was killed, search for honor and, instead, find terror and horror.

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception.  Some players wanted to try feudal Japan so, this year, I ran scenario “The Iron-Banded Box” by Michael Dziensinski from Strange Aeons II.  We played on June 24, 2018.  My players were Kyle, John, and Ben.  This entire game was played on June 24, but the recorder shut off so I had to pull audio from the video recordings.  This is the second audio file and finishes up the session.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180624CoCIronBandedBox2

The role playing journals for the session can be found here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3346-the-iron-banded-box-part-1-night-of-the-oni/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3345-the-iron-banded-box-part-2-the-blood-garden/

A playlist of the eight videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDr2EP2gmPMBgE9JuddfVNT6

Call of Cthulhu – The Iron-Banded Box Part 1c

It was a time of civil war in Japan known as the Sengoku or “warring states” Period.  Since the Onin War (1467-1478), the razing of Kyoto, and the subsequent weak rule of the Azuchi military rulers, all social order in the county had fallen into complete anarchy.  In the summer of 1529 A.D., three ronin, recently made masterless when their own master was killed, search for honor and, instead, find terror and horror.

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception.  Some players wanted to try feudal Japan so, this year, I ran scenario “The Iron-Banded Box” by Michael Dziensinski from Strange Aeons II.  We played on June 24, 2018.  My players were Kyle, John, and Ben.  This entire game was played on June 24, but the recorder shut off so I had to pull audio from the video recordings. This is the third and last of the transferred videos.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180624CoCIronBandedBox1c

The role playing journals for the session can be found here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3346-the-iron-banded-box-part-1-night-of-the-oni/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3345-the-iron-banded-box-part-2-the-blood-garden/

 

A playlist of the eight videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDr2EP2gmPMBgE9JuddfVNT6

Call of Cthulhu – The Iron-Banded Box Part 1b

It was a time of civil war in Japan known as the Sengoku or “warring states” Period.  Since the Onin War (1467-1478), the razing of Kyoto, and the subsequent weak rule of the Azuchi military rulers, all social order in the county had fallen into complete anarchy.  In the summer of 1529 A.D., three ronin, recently made masterless when their own master was killed, search for honor and, instead, find terror and horror.

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception.  Some players wanted to try feudal Japan so, this year, I ran scenario “The Iron-Banded Box” by Michael Dziensinski from Strange Aeons II.  We played on June 24, 2018.  My players were Kyle, John, and Ben.  This entire game was played on June 24, but the recorder shut off so I had to pull audio from the video recordings. This is the second of the transferred videos.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180624CoCIronBandedBox1b

The role playing journals for the session can be found here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3346-the-iron-banded-box-part-1-night-of-the-oni/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3345-the-iron-banded-box-part-2-the-blood-garden/

A playlist of the eight videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDr2EP2gmPMBgE9JuddfVNT6