Tag Archive for Horror

Call of Cthulhu – The Curse of Dudleytown

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Six people traveled to Dudleytown, Connecticut, from Cornwall on Monday, Sept. 16, 1811. All of them had their own reasons for traveling to the tiny village near Cornwall Bridge. They had no idea that the curse of the town would strike them, endangering all of their lives.

On March 30, 2014, at CaesarCon 2014, I ran the original Call of Cthulhu scenario “The Curse of Dudleytown” to explore the legendary curse on that tiny hamlet. My players were Josh, Xavier, Steve, Scott, Natalie, and Laura.

Role Playing Journals of the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2705-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-1/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2704-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-2/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2703-the-curse-of-dudleytown-part-3/

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

“http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonZ7fuFAFDpMn18NJ1NJpV9S2i3TTHka”

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Call of Cthulhu – Leaflet Mission II

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It was around 18:00 hours on Sunday, February 25, 1945, when the crew of the Big Money, a Boeing B-17 bomber with the 492nd Bomb Group, 406th Bomb Squadron Night Leaflet Squadron of the 8th Army Air Force, entered the mess hall at Cheddington Airfield in Buckinghamshire, England. It was unusual, to say the least, as the crew usually met with the crew of their sister ship, the Pretty Lady, in the Mail Briefing Room for pre-flight pre-briefings.

On March 29, 2014, at CaesarCon 2014, I ran the original Call of Cthulhu Scenario “Leaflet Mission II” to learn the fate of the sister ship to the Pretty Lady, the B-17 Bomber in Leaflet Mission. My players were with Scott, Adam, Terina, Natalie, Stephen, Chris, D.J., Lilly, Matt, and Josh. We had a full crew of 10 players for the 10 positions on the bomber.

Role playing journals of the session can be found here:

http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2701-leaflet-mission-ii-part-1-an-unusual-mission/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2700-leaflet-mission-ii-part-2-horrors-and-home/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2699-leaflet-mission-ii-part-3-escaping-the-ward/
http://www.yog-sothoth.com/blog/172/entry-2698-leaflet-mission-ii-part-4-horror-in-the-air/

The video was, unfortunately, entirely corrupted for this one.

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Cthulhu Dark – School Spirit

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High School Seniors party like it’s the end of their lives. . . . and it is!

In 1991, high school students head to Sandy Hooper’s riverside manor to celebrate their football team’s homecoming victory against their cross-town rivals.  The party quickly turns wild in ways that nobody could have ever predicted . . . not even the GM!

I ran this game for a group consisting of players completely new to role-playing and a few experienced tabletop gamers.  Using slightly modified Cthulhu Dark rules, I tried to create a fun sandbox scenario where player actions could trigger a few key “floating” events waiting to happen.  I was also curious to see how this mix of players would interact and create a narrative.  We are all friends already, so I thought they would work well together and avoid any anxiety about sharing their imagination.

They did not disappoint!  The players enjoyed their time engaging in arson, stalking, attempted date rape, grand theft auto, rampant drug use, and delicious muffins. . . all before the evil creature arrives!  The action only gets stranger as the adventure “progresses.”

So please, put on your school colors and enjoy the insanity of School Spirit, with a special guest appearance by The Creature from the Black Lagoon!

 

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(D20 Call of Cthulhu) GrumbleHammer Eldritch Investigations: The Carrigan Case

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“First steps into a much larger world. The investigators begin the new decade with a case as simple as they come, how ever little do they know that something brews beneath there feet, a mystery that will spark a journey into darkness and wonder…”

A few of my buddies came to me wanting to run a 1920’s investigative horror game after I showed them the Call of Cthulhu D20 book I had recently bought. This is the first session of an ongoing “campaign” that has, forgotten secrets, horror, and pulp story attitude.

GM: Chris

Players:

Aaron- Dimitri Grumblewitz

Nathan- Jericho Lichthammer

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