Trailer: Tomes of the Chaos Bard

07/07/22 • 1 min

This is a trailer for Tomes of the Chaos Bard, an All Ages Dungeons & Dragons Actual-play Podcast with Original Music.
You can find them here: https://drum.io/tomesofthechaosbard

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This is a trailer for Tomes of the Chaos Bard, an All Ages Dungeons & Dragons Actual-play Podcast with Original Music.
You can find them here: https://drum.io/tomesofthechaosbard

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Ep 8. Edge of Darkness - Call of Cthulhu

For this episode, I'm back to talking about Call of Cthulhu with a scenario that is included in the 7th edition Starter Set. Edge of Darkness often competes with the Haunting for best introduction for a group of players getting into Call of Cthulhu.
I found it a lot of fun but lacking in a couple of departments. Notably, the investigation portion had low stakes and the exposition dumps at the start were a little heavy. However, these problems can be overcome with a little work
I wax lyrical about the three elements I think make for a good introductory Call of Cthulhu scenario. What makes for a good hook, a meaningful investigation and the challenging confrontation?
I'm also joined by one of my players, Matthew (@juniperapolo), to discuss how this adventure played for us.
Further resources:

Edge of Darkness PDF from DriveThruRPG
Call of Cthulhu Starter Set from DungeonLand (Patreons get a 5% discount)

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Ep 9. A Quick Trip to France - Achtung! Cthulhu

For this episode, I embark on the Achtung! Cthulhu adventure, A Quick Trip to France. This was provided in the Quick Start rules for the 2d20 version of Achtung! Cthulhu.
It’s a setting about fighting the Axis powers in a Secret War during the Second World War, involving as you might suspect Cthulhu Mythos entities, magic and weird science. In short, its pulp adventures in wartime with a bit of horror fantasy thrown in.
The 2d20 system isn’t for everyone and Modiphius’ has gotten some flak for the editorial quality of their rulebooks. So, whilst I’ll be focusing on the scenario in the Quick Start rules as it stands, I will be discussing how it works as an introduction to the 2d20 rules as well.
I am joined by Ryan to discuss how it played for us.
Further Resources: