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Call of Cthulhu Providence Campaign 48 – Blood on the Tracks

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The investigators accompany one of their own looking for wildcatters in the bayous of Louisiana, but first they board a non-stop train from Boston to New Orleans. When one of the passengers is murdered, they realize they have a mystery on their hands.

I started running a Call of Cthulhu campaign for students at Appalachian State University in March 2014. The game was set in Providence, R.I., starting in the summer of 1925. The 47th session of the game took place on September 10, 2017, with the scenario “Blood on the Tracks” by J. Todd Kingrea from The Resurrected III: Out of the Vault. My players were James, Hannah, Ben, and Yorie.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCProvidenceGame48BloodOnTheTracks

The role playing journals of the game are here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3234-blood-on-the-tracks-part-1-non-stop-to-new-orleans/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3233-blood-on-the-tracks-part-2-meeting-the-passengers/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3232-blood-on-the-tracks-part-3-murder-and-suicide/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3231-blood-on-the-tracks-part-4-the-investigation-continues/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3230-blood-on-the-tracks-part-5-attacks/

Additionally, a playlist of 12 videos and a highlights video of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpnS5p0ni1zZeVyyiGlpbmS

Call of Cthulhu Providence Campaign 47 – The Darkness Beneath the Hill

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A local friend of the investigators has found something amazing under the house he recently inherited. He wants them to come document the find with him. When he goes missing, it turns into a rescue mission.

I started running a Call of Cthulhu campaign for students at Appalachian State University in March 2014. The game was set in Providence, R.I., starting in the summer of 1925. The 47th session of the game took place on August 27, 2017, with the scenario “The Darkness Beneath the Hill” by Christopher Smith Adair from Doorways to Darkness. My players were James, Ben, Ambralyn, Katelyn, and Yorie.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCProvidenceGame47DarknessBeneathTheHill

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

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3228-the-darkness-beneath-the-hill-part-1-secret-tunnel/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3227-the-darkness-beneath-the-hill-part-2-a-missing-man/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3226-the-darkness-beneath-the-hill-part-3-terror-below/

Additionally, a playlist of 10 videos and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqq-nv0en71VP1fCdOyqsGG

Call of Cthulhu – Lost Port Royal

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In the year 1692, strange signs and sigils have been appearing all over the town of Port Royal, Jamaica. Additionally, men seem to be going mad when they see them. A few pirates and their associates in town take it upon themselves to try to figure out what is going on in the English colony. Will they be successful or is Port Royal doomed to be lost forever?

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception. This year I finished off by running the original scenario Lost Port Royal. We played on Friday, July 28, 2017 and my players were Kyle, Hannah, James, Ambralyn, Helen, and Yorie.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCLostPortRoyal

The role-playing journal for the original Pirate scenario “Lost Port Royal” can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3223-lost-port-royal-part-1-strange-signs/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3222-lost-port-royal-part-2-the-yellow-sign-returns/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3221-lost-port-royal-part-3-the-mad-printer/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3220-lost-port-royal-part-4-the-city-across-the-bay/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3219-lost-port-royal-part-5-lost-carcosa/

Additionally, a playlist of 11 videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrI1789BO7oPt_e1VpYU_SS

Call of Cthulhu – Supped Full with Horrors Part 2

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It’s 1613 A.D. and a stagehand has gone missing from the Globe Theater and his wife has demanded his fellow actors find him. The trail leads from the Mermaid Inne to Islington and back again, but why was the man taken away and what secrets does the Globe hold that he was also investigating?

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception. This time, I ran the original scenario Supped Full with Horrors, continuing one character from The Pirates of Candle Cove two years ago and two others from last year’s Elizabethan game The King of Shreds and Patches. We played on Sunday, June 25, 2017 but the recording was accidently turned off so his audio is cut into two parts. My players were Helen, Ambralyn, Kyle, Ashton, and Collin.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCSuppedFullWithHorrors02

The role playing journal for scenario can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3212-supped-full-with-horrors-part-1-the-missing-stagehand/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3211-supped-full-with-horrors-part-2-the-trail-to-islington/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3210-supped-full-with-horrors-part-3-a-strange-meal-and-a-ruined-church/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3209-supped-full-with-horrors-part-4-return-to-the-globe/

Additionally, a playlist of 13 videos and a highlights video of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpA3gP8xfjENRQHgh-Ni2mT

Call of Cthulhu – Supped Full with Horrors Part 1

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It’s 1613 A.D. when a stagehand has gone missing from the Globe Theater and his wife has demanded his fellow actors find him. The trail leads from the Mermaid Inne to Islington and back again, but why was the man taken away and what secrets does the Globe hold that he was also investigating?

Over the summer, I usually run scenarios for Call of Cthulhu in different time periods and this summer proved no exception. This time, I ran the original scenario “Supped Full with Horrors,” continuing one character from “The Pirates of Candle Cove” two years ago and two others from last year’s Elizabethan game “The King of Shreds and Patches.” We played on Sunday, June 25, 2017 but the recording was accidently turned off so this audio is cut into two parts. My players were Helen, Ambralyn, Kyle, Ashton, and Collin.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCSuppedFullWithHorrors01

The role playing journal for scenario can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3212-supped-full-with-horrors-part-1-the-missing-stagehand/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3211-supped-full-with-horrors-part-2-the-trail-to-islington/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3210-supped-full-with-horrors-part-3-a-strange-meal-and-a-ruined-church/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3209-supped-full-with-horrors-part-4-return-to-the-globe/

Additionally, a playlist of 13 videos and a highlights video of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpA3gP8xfjENRQHgh-Ni2mT