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

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 first of the transferred videos.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180624CoCIronBandedBox1a

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 1

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.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/20180624CoCIronBandedBox1

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

Cthulhu Dark Ages – The Dragon and the Wolf

In the year 1000 AD, the church predicted the Millennium of Christ would bring about the beginning of Armageddon.  In the village of Wroxeter, tales of disappearances and a phantom Black Wolf had reached the Count of Shropshire.  Two men volunteered to try to deal with the black wolf.  They found there were other dangers in Wroxeter as well.

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception.  This year, I ran “The Dragon and the Wolf” by John W. Thompson from The Bride of Halloween Horror monograph.  We played on May 20, 2018.  My players were Nick and John.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180520CoCDATheDragonAndTheWolf

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

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3336-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-part-1-the-black-wolf-of-wroxeter/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3335-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-part-2-the-dragon/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpOb3DSHRA3rud6Ciowj4dR

Call of Cthulhu – Terror Over Tokyo 4: The Demon Procedure

I ran a Call of Cthulhu Game at the Appalachian State University NerdCon 2018 on April 28, 2018.  “Terror Over Tokyo 4: The Demon Procedure” took place during the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April 1942.  The B-25 Bomber that is part of the raid crashes in China and the crew finds they are trapped on an island filled with demons.  My players were Gina, Dante, Carl, Talik, and Christopher.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/20180428CoCToT4TheDemonProcedure

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

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3329-terror-over-tokyo-4-the-demon-procedure-part-1-the-doolittle-raid/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3328-terror-over-tokyo-4-the-demon-procedure-part-2-island-of-demons/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpDGLqnwOaW4kKh4LgWBYM6

Call of Cthulhu – Valentine’s in Innsmouth

The Lovecraft Country Cousins are back, this time to help Alice find her Aunt Margie, whom she is sure is still in the village of Innsmouth, which has been under control and guard by government forces since the raid last year.  Can the youths sneak into the town and rescue the woman?  Is she even there?  And what secrets does Innsmouth actually hold?

On March 25, 2018, we played a one-shot original scenario “Valentine’s in Innsmouth” based on the scenarios “Christmas in Kingsport” and “Halloween in Dunwich” by Oscar Rios.  It took place in February 1929.  Players were Ambralyn, Ben, Collin, and Ashton.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180325CoCValentinesInInnsmouth

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3305-valentines-in-innsmouth-part-1-alice-sanders-plan/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3304-valentines-in-innsmouth-part-2-secret-entry-into-innsmouth/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3303-valentines-in-innsmouth-part-3-aunt-margie/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpift01_nGGRazfZfphh_ox