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Journalist and GM, presently writing freelance for Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine.

Cthulhu Dark Ages – The Vampire of Schwarzbrunn

In the winter of 998 A.D., priest and his guard came to the village of Schwarzbrunn in the Holy Roman Empire. A message had been sent to the bishop the summer before about missing and murdered children. The culprit was thought to be a blood-drinking monster. It had been misplaced and lost for several months before a priest was sent to investigate. Would the two be able to solve the strange mystery or was the village doomed?

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 Cthulhu Dark Ages scenario The Vampire of Schwarzbrunn by Stefan Franck from Worlds of Cthulhu #1. We played on Saturday, June 10, 2017. My players were Ashton and Collin.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCDATheVampireOfSchwarzbrunn

The role-playing journal of the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3195-the-vampire-of-schwarzbrunn-part-1-sent-by-the-church/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3194-the-vampire-of-schwarzbrunn-part-2-nights-of-terror/

A playlist of nine videos (and soon a short highlights video) of the game session is here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDp9QKnEqmLSH8z4svQaALaa

Call of Cthulhu Providence Campaign 46 – Roadkill

When an investigator gets a lead on an esoteric book in the wilds of Minnesota, three people from Providence head for the wilds of Minnesota to try to retrieve it. As they drive down a dark and stormy road, their car hits something, causing them to crash. Can they find shelter in the nearby house?

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 45th session of the game took place on April 30, 2017, with the scenario “Roadkill” by Jeff Tidball from The Unspeakable Oath Magazine Issue 12. My players were Katelyn, Helen, and Ben.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCProvidenceGame46Roadkill

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

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3183-roadkill-part-1-in-search-of-the-black-book/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3182-roadkill-part-2-two-madmen/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3181-roadkill-part-3-the-house-of-death/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrZDlwxAqL7iZZekaHBn3qu

Call of Cthulhu Providence Campaign 45 – Dark Harvest

The strange death of a hunter in Iowa after he reportedly saw witches sends the investigators on a big game hunt for whatever killed him. They find more than they expected.

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 45th session of the game took place on April 23, 2017, with the scenario “Dark Harvest” by Kevin A. Ross from The Resurrected III: Out of the Vault. My players were James, Yorie, and Ben.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCProvidenceGame45DarkHarvest

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

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3180-dark-harvest-part-1-a-strange-death-in-iowa/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3179-dark-harvest-part-2-the-things-in-the-woods/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3178-dark-harvest-part-3-oak-valley-blood-bath/

A playlist of 14 videos and a highlights video fo the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpErke0XQpdHXuUZOUINJ5D

Call of Cthulhu Providence Campaign 44 – To Sleep, Perchance to Dream & Lemon Sails

When a mutual friend gifts the investigators with boxes of chocolates, they are unexpectedly catapulted to the Dreamlands where they find he did it merely to thank them for their friendship. Then they do a little favor for him and end up traveling the Dreamlands to worlds beyond.

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 43rd session of the game took place on April 10, 2017, with the short introductory scenarios “To Sleep, Perchance to Dream” by Jeff Okamoto and “Lemon Sails” by Phil Frances from H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands. My players were Ashton, Katelyn, Ambralyn, Kyle, Ben, and James.

Audio of the game session can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCProvidenceGame44

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

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3176-to-sleep-perchance-to-dream-lemon-sails-part-1-dreamlands/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3175-to-sleep-perchance-to-dream-lemon-sails-part-2-ulthar/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3174-to-sleep-perchance-to-dream-lemon-sails-part-3-lemon-sails/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDr8abcRbBYzW4yd1olNQHtw

Call of Cthulhu – Fear Jet

I ran a Call of Cthulhu Game at NerdCon 2017 at Appalachian State University. “Fear Jet” sees a few people working for a large business in New York City taking a Learjet to Missouri for a conference. However, something goes very wrong along the way. My players were Bret, Michael, Z, Alex, and Ebenezer.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCFearJet

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

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3171-fear-jet-part-1-night-flight/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3170-fear-jet-part-2-strange-landing/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3169-fear-jet-part-3-final-flight/

A playlist of the six videos of the game session can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoyPv1rm_ns8OfPy1Zk_MFM