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Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails 13 – Through the Night

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A clue leads the investigators to western Colorado in search of the elusive Jack Parker, who disappeared off the Sequoyah Star several months before.  However, along the way, they discover a strangely deserted hotel.

On October 28, 2018, the Down Darker Trails campaign, taking place in the American West, continued with “Through the Night” by Leonard Wilson from Dungeon Adventures #29.  Players were Kyle, Yorie, Ben, John, and Whitney.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20181028CoCDDTThroughTheNight

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3386-through-the-night/

Additionally, a playlist of 8 videos of the game session and a highlights video can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoDX6PhqYtQozhjDDDLLZ35

Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails 12 – The Causal Enigma

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The investigators arrive in the strange Gravity Falls, Oregon, and find their contact there.  But things suddenly become strange when they lose their bodies!

On September 30, 2018, the Down Darker Trails campaign, taking place in the American West, continued with the original scenario “The Causal Enigma or Strange Times in Gravity Falls.” Players were Ashton, Kyle, Yorie, Ben, John, Whitney, and James.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180930CoCDDTTheCausalEnigma

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3371-the-causal-enigma-or-strange-times-in-gravity-falls/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqKhRx2sOvF98CIw0pXm4mH

Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails 11 – The Beast Under the Bed

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A clue has led the investigators to head for the village of Gravity Falls, Oregon.  However, on they way, they come across the tiny town of Quiet Gap, Nevada … but absolutely no one is there.

On September 16, 2018, the Down Darker Trails campaign, taking place in the American West, continued with “The Beast Under the Bed” adapted from the scenario by Michael C. LaBossiere from Challenge Magazine #77. Players were Yorie, Ben, John, and James.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180916CoCDDTTheBeastUnderTheBed

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3363-the-beast-under-the-bed/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrrcN9SX2Ijm_fJwyXb8WAx

Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails 10 – The Scorched Secret

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Professor Terwilliger has been kidnapped and it’s up to the investigators to track him down and save him.  But there’s more to this than meets the eye.

On September 2, 2018, the Down Darker Trails campaign, taking place in the American West, continued with original scenario “The Scorched Secret or The Kidnapping of Professor Marion Terwilliger.”  Players were John, James, Amy, Haylee, and Kyle.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180902CoCDDTTheScorchedSecret

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3359-the-scorched-secret/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoDWRO4P8ye7Wwc1C4XKMRk

Call of Cthulhu – The Iron-Banded Box Part 2

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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