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Call of Cthulhu – Down Darker Trails 1 – Ill Met in the West

It’s 1875 and the outlaw John Valentine, along with a good number of his men, have been captured.  But will the train from Nevada to California make it there without incident?  Or is something bound to happen.

On February 18, 2018, I started a Down Darker Trails campaign, taking place in the American West.  We started with an original prologue scenario “Ill Met in the West”  to set the stage for the campaign.  Players were Collin, Ashton, Yorie, and Ben.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180218CoCDDTIllMetInTheWest

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3283-ill-met-in-the-west/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDqKKLGRXJiBzdRoSns5Ezo5

Call of Cthulhu – What Rough Beast Session 3

With Doc taken out of the picture by a heart attack, the children find they have an adult ally, but not one who can genuinely help them.  It’s up to them to end the threat, one way or another.  Will they succeed?  Will they survive?

On February 11, 2018, I ran the original scenario “What Rough Beast.”  Meant to be a one-shot, the scenario would go on to last three sessions.  The players rolled up investigators who were all around 13 years old, youths who are the only ones who might believe what is happening in the village.  Players were Yorie, John, Austin, Ambralyn, Kyle, and Ben.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180211CoCWhatRoughBeast3

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3281-what-rough-beast-session-three-part-1-tommy-hill-returns/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3280-what-rough-beast-session-three-part-2-billys-the-best/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3279-what-rough-beast-session-three-part-3-bennett-farm-murder/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3278-what-rough-beast-session-three-part-4-the-attic-massacre/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrhGI-KOHRwHnnrvEsrnZuo

Call of Cthulhu – What Rough Beast Session 2

Convinced what is plaguing the town of Sanguis is vampires, the children do what they can to stop the rising tide of terror.  First they must destroy the thing that Tommy Hill has become.  Next, they must find where vampiric plague is spreading from.

On January 28, 2018, I ran the original scenario “What Rough Beast.”  Meant to be a one-shot, the scenario would go on to last three sessions.  The players rolled up investigators who were all around 13 years old, youths who are the only ones who might believe what is happening in the village.  Players were Ben, Austin, John, Ambralyn, and Yorie.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180128CoCWhatRoughBeast2

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3275-what-rough-beast-session-two-part-1-in-search-of-vampires/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3274-what-rough-beast-session-two-part-2-billy-holds-a-grudge/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3273-what-rough-beast-session-two-part-3-exhuming-tommy-hill/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3272-what-rough-beast-session-two-part-4-death-in-the-darkness/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoRRsMcSq_Cttq_7y0IlPMO

Call of Cthulhu – What Rough Beast Session 1

When a little boy from Sanguis, Alabama, gets sick, it’s just the start of the terror that begins infecting the tiny town.  Something is wrong and it has to do with the railroad, the old haunted plantation outside of town, and something evil.

On January 21, 2018, I ran the original scenario “What Rough Beast.”  Meant to be a one-shot, the scenario would go on to last three sessions.  The players rolled up investigators who were all around 13 years old, youths who are the only ones who might believe what is happening in the village.  Players were Kyle, Ben Austin, Ambralyn, John, and Yorie.

Audio of the game session is here:

https://archive.org/details/20180121CoCWhatRoughBeast1

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3271-what-rough-beast-session-one-part-1-the-sick-child/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3270-what-rough-beast-session-one-part-2-the-disappearance-of-tommy-hill/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3269-what-rough-beast-session-one-part-3-the-haunted-plantation/

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/blogs/entry/3268-what-rough-beast-session-one-part-4-funeral-for-a-friend/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDoPXkoaM3awONoXWRb4dV5z

Call of Cthulhu Introductory Game 3 – The Lurker in Tunnel 13

Having investigated Nyarlathotep, one of the investigators thinks he has a lead: a man in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, something happens on the way there.

On November 12, 2017, I ran the new 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu group with an original scenario to end out the semester and the short campaign: “The Lurker in Tunnel 13.” Players were John, Jacob, Austin, and Katelyn.

Audio of the game session is here: https://archive.org/details/RPPRCPCoCTheLurkerInTunnel13

The role playing journals of the game session are here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3263-the-lurker-in-tunnel-13-part-1-lost-in-pennsylvania/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3262-the-lurker-in-tunnel-13-part-2-unanswered-questions/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3261-the-lurker-in-tunnel-13-part-3-the-trap-is-sprung/

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-3260-the-lurker-in-tunnel-13-part-4-escape-or-destruction/

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

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDrhD2tiI_vwb7tH9ahc2PEj