Cosmic Horror Archives • 9littlebees

Category: Cosmic Horror

58: GUMSHOE Cthulhu Reviews

In Episode 58, we review not one, but two games! Trail of Cthulhu and Fall of Delta Green! These games both use the GUMSHOE system by Robin D. Laws and were written by Kenneth Hite. This follows our interview with Kenneth in episode 52 – check that out first, because it will help to put this review in context.

Matt has also flicked through the physical book in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel – follow this link: mbcast.co/youtube58

You can find the books at:
ToC on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/55567
ToC on Pelgrane Press: https://site.pelgranepress.com/?cat=10
FoDG on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/251271
FoDG on Pelgrane Press: https://site.pelgranepress.com/?cat=635

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


23-Sep-19 0

57: Indie Cthulhu Roundup

In our penultimate Months of Madness episode, we take a look at a bunch of indie Cthulhu Mythos titles – essentially mini-reviews (though without ratings). Here are the games we discuss:
Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley;
The Cthulhu Hack by Paul Baldowski;
Lovecraftesque by Joshua Fox;
Silent Legions by Kevin Crawford;
Nemesis (ORE) by Arc Dream;
Tremulus (PBTA) by Sean Preston;
Realms of Cthulhu (Savage Worlds) by Sean Preston;
Leagues of Cthulhu (Ubiquity) by Paul Wade-Williams;
FATE of Cthulhu by Evil Hat;
The Laundry by Gareth Hanrahan;
Age of Cthulhu by Goodman Games;
Achtung! Cthulhu by Modiphius;
World War Cthulhu by Cubicle 7.

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


16-Sep-19 0

56: Scenario Lovecrafting

Our Months of Madness continues as we talk about crafting a scenario of Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Here are the steps we discuss:

1. Themes & Threat;
2. The Hook;
3. Factions & NPCs;
4. Scenes & Clues;
5. Starting Scene;
6. Keeping up the Pressure;
7. Endings & Epilogues.

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


10-Sep-19 0

55: Lessons from Lovecraft

Our Months of Madness continues as we talk about how to bring the themes and tone of cosmic horror into games that aren’t designed to do it.

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24-Aug-19 0

54: Delta Green Review

In Episode 54, we review Delta Green – the roleplaying game of covert agents opposing the forces of darkness without glory. This follows our interview with Shane Ivey in episode 51 – check that out first, because it really helps put this review in context.

Matt has also flicked through the physical book in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel – follow this link: mbcast.co/youtube54

You can find the Delta Green books at:
DTRPG: https://tinyurl.com/deltagreen-dtrpg
The Delta Green website: http://deltagreen.com
Delta Green Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/detwiller

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


19-Aug-19 0

53: Paul Baldowski Interview

Months of Madness continues! In episode 53, we interview Paul Baldowski about his award-winning game The Cthulhu Hack. In addition to The Cthulhu Hack, you might know Paul from his contributions to Symbaroum, Paranoia XP, Dracula Dossier, and Maelstrom.

You can find Paul’s books at:
The Cthulhu Hack website: http://www.justcrunch.com/the-cthulhu-hack/
The Cthulhu Hack at All Rolled Up: http://www.allrolledup.co.uk/catalog/catalog.html?type=Crunch
The Cthulhu Hack at DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/182803
The Cthulhu Hack at Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=the+cthulhu+hack
The Cthulhu Hack at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cthulhuhack

Paul can be found at:
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/boreders
Facebook at: https://facebook.com/paul.baldowski
The Cthulhu Hack Discord server: https://discordapp.com/invite/KAJsmV

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


11-Aug-19 0

52: Kenneth Hite Interview #2

Months of Madness continues! In episode 52, Kenneth Hite is our guest for the second time, this time to talk to Liam about his work on Trail of Cthuhu and Fall of Delta Green. You can catch his previous interview (focused on horror in general) on episode 19 (http://mbcast.co/19).

You can find Kenneth and his books at:
@KennethHite on Twitter (https://twitter.com/kennethhite)
@Kenneth.Hite on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.hite)
Trail of Cthulhu on Pelgrane Press (http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/trail-of-cthulhu/)
The Fall of Delta Green on Pelgrane Press (http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/fall-of-delta-green/)
Trail of Cthulhu on DTRPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/55567)
The Fall of Delta Green on DTRPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/251271)

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


03-Aug-19 0

51: Shane Ivey Interview

Months of Madness continues! In episode 51, we interview Shane Ivey, one of the authors of Delta Green, the game of covert agents opposing the forces of darkness without glory.

You can find the Delta Green books at:
DTRPG: https://tinyurl.com/deltagreen-dtrpg
The Delta Green website: http://deltagreen.com
Delta Green Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/detwiller

Shane can be found at:
Twitter as @shaneivey: https://twitter.com/shaneivey
Facebook as @shaneivey: https://www.facebook.com/shaneivey

To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.co

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


29-Jul-19 0

50: Call of Cthulhu 7e Review

In Episode 50, Liam and Matt review one of the latest edition of the most popular games on the market – Call of Cthulhu – to see if it lives up to its reputation. This follows our interview with Mike Mason in episode 48 – check that out first, because it really helps put this review in context.

Matt also flicks through the physical books in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel – follow this link: mbcast.co/youtube50

For a summary of all our review scores, visit mbcast.co/reviews

You can find the game at:
Chasoium website: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg
Chaosium on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2/Chaosium

To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.co

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


17-Jul-19 0

49: Graham Walmsley Interview

Months of Madness continues! In episode 49, we interview Graham Walmsley, writer of Play Unsafe, Stealing Cthulhu, and Cthulhu Dark, as well as two Trail of Cthulhu campaign books (The Final Revelation & Cthulhu Apocalypse).

You can find Graham’s books at:
The Final Revelation at DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/133720
Cthulhu Apocalypse at Pelgrane Press: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/164363
Play Unsafe at Thieves of Time: https://thievesoftime.bigcartel.com/product/play-unsafe-pdf
Stealing Cthulhu at Thieves of Time: https://thievesoftime.bigcartel.com/product/stealing-cthulhu-pdf
Cthulhu Dark at IPR: https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Cthulhu-Dark-Print-PDF.html

Graham can be found at Twitter at: https://twitter.com/grahamwalmsley

To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.co

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Music: Berserkir by Danheim


06-Jul-19 0