Stars Are Right | Call of Cthulhu TTRPG actual-play podcast (Stars Are Right)

Poignant communiqués are sent to loved ones, disguises are procured for the slightly… unusual new addition to the party, and our investigators contemplate the arduous journey that lies ahead.

 

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The party opens the box, and it reveals a tentacular statuette! Also a note signed by Carl Day, who knew that the Perfect Scientists were after him. After breaking into their mansion and stealing the statuette, he was unexpectedly and mysteriously transported to Antarctica after taking “a wrong turn on another planet”...

 

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Cast:

 

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

 

Audio Editors:

 

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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Time at last to find out what Chillingworth has been planning with his collective The Artist’s Mind. Plots are revealed, charades ended, and facades unveiled.

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The investigators engage in some light debauchery at the Residenz Casino, but they can’t escape the darkness when it comes calling…

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Braydon & Jayson

 

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While we prepare our next long-form game, join Phaedra and Howl in this two-part special playing through one of Chaosium’s solo adventures. Stick around after next week’s thrilling conclusion for a Beyond-the-Madness style chat.

 

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Hearing screams, Saydiina reaches for her bow and Moritz runs back from the bar, ready to swing a bottle of schnapps - but is there time? Max scuttles for his life away from the advancing form of the pus-dripping, spider-like monstrosity that was once a construction worker.

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Andreas Vogel

Gilly as Max Oswald

Howl as Moritz Baum

Braydon as Saydiina Androsov

 

Audio Editors:

Howl & Jayson

 

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After escaping the temple, the remaining members of the party regroup to face the shock and deliver the sad news. There is yet work to be done and there are new leads, secured at great cost, to follow: legal papers and some rather ominous old books…

 

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The group investigate Grossman’s apartment as they try to uncover more clues. Tensions rise as they uncover some horrific truths about his crimes and fight to hold onto their sanity and their friendship.   Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Andreas Vogel Gilly as Max Oswald Howl as Moritz Baum Braydon as Saydiina Androsov   Audio Editors: Braydon & Jayson Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit   For the duration of our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to Hope Not Hate.

On the outskirts of the city, checking into a motel proves to be slow going. Aaron holds Josh tightly to assuage his fear that he’ll be sent to ancient Persepolis again, while Vee improvises a crib and puts the statue down for a nap. Over dinner at the nearby Burger Castle, the friends are in for another surprise…

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

Audio Editors:

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week in 3 parts for your listening pleasure.

 

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The detective and his new canine partner continue in their search for Hattie. One spot of bribery and a newly-helpful doorman later, Walt and Highball ascend to the roof, where a long-awaited reunion takes place. So, does love forgive? And can it ever forget?   

 

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Cast:

Tyler as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Walt Minghella

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Lydia & Jayson

 

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Join us for the thrilling conclusion as our unlikely heroes learn what truly lurks below their town and risk everything to save the people they love. Ancient blood magic is laid bare, hideously transmogrified victims slave for their ancient god, and a mechanical excavator may be all that stands in the way of Loveland’s doom.

 

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It’s 2am and our heroes find themselves on a flight of stairs, hidden inside an old shack on a gas station forecourt. Before them a locked door, and in the basement beyond… time to get out the lock picks and find out.

 

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Big discussions regarding justice and Hasina’s vengeance precede the newly expanded group’s departure towards Srinagar. On the way, they bump into the barely living body of a luckless traveller. A decision has to be made, will they risk their lives to save this stranger?

 

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After examining the horrifyingly disfigured young man’s body, the party split in two for efficiency. An investigation of the Little Miami river leads to some curious occurrences, some more deadly than others. Meanwhile, the dead boy’s mother offers a promising lead or two...

 

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Entering Tibet proves less than straightforward, but a combination of pulled strings and twitched moustaches sees our heroes safely across. Newly outfitted with a mountain-ready caravan and a brand new camera, they set off into this new land - though not every local is pleased to see them...

 

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The investigators set out for the lake where Anna Madson experienced her gruesome visions. The waters are cloaked in mists and darkness, and sinister noises suggest the party is not alone…

 

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The investigators manage to weasel their way into an interview with Inspector Krieg and attempt to procure Carl Grossman’s mysterious journal, but the Inspector doesn’t part with it easily. After leaving the police station, they find their lives in peril from an unexpected and monstrous threat…   Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Andreas Vogel Gilly as Max Oswald Howl as Moritz Baum Braydon as Saydiina Androsov   Audio Editors: Braydon & Jayson   Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit For the duration of our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to Hope Not Hate.

An unearthly piano piece forces the investigators to confront feelings they have been veiling, and the cruel gaze of mirror magic brings even the best-hidden insecurities into the light. In a grey and dead dreamscape of an unfamiliar Berlin, a terrifying chase ensues.

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Tyler, Lydia & Jayson

 

Excerpt of Totentanz by Franz Liszt is a derivative of Liszt's Totentanz performed by Neil O'Doan available under CC license. Title: "Neil O Doan - Totentanz" Author: Neil O'Doan Music Source: https://musopen.org/music/32872-totentanz-s-1262/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike (BY-SA) 4.0 Unported Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

 

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Following the directions of Ethel, the second artist to approach them in the street, the investigators arrive at the storage unit she opened for them in a dream. At the instigation of Darius his cockatoo, who’s speaking to him in Persian, Josh bribes the overseer so they can get at its mysterious contents.

 

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Cast:

 

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

 

Audio Editors:

 

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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The treasure inside the mysterious jars turns out to be instructions for the true ritual to close the Gates of Agartha. At last, a chance to undo a terrible error - but at what cost?

 

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December in modern-day Chicago. Four friends and colleagues from the university play a friendly game of poker: Emily Strauss and Josh Simmons - Professors of Anthropology and Linguistics respectively, Vee Carter - IT Tech and hacker extraordinaire, and Aaron Macks - campus police officer. Absent is their mutual friend Carl Day, a private investigator who’s busy working a case. They haven’t heard from him in a little while, until a strange phone call the next day…

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

Audio Editors:

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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Armed and ready, our investigators prepare to search the ill-famed Juliette construction site for any clue that could explain Jackson’s grisly fate, or the strange stories his friend Leon seems to believe.

 

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Plunged headlong into the howling void, our investigators learn the true consequences of their actions. Delusion is stripped away, reckonings are faced, and souls are weighed in the balance. Is all truly lost, or can something yet be done?

 

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Finally, someone who saw Carl Day shortly before his disappearance and knows what he was up to. Diana Chase welcomes our investigators into her home and reveals what she knows about Global Realty and the Watsons, who recently moved into a certain house with a very… colourful history.

 

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Cast:

 

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

 

Audio Editors:

 

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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Last night’s events still ring loudly in the investigators’ ears, but Grau is keen to get answers, setting up a meeting with Berber at her hotel. After concealing some mysterious pamphlets on their person, Berber’s husband cordially invites them to a piano recital that evening.

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Seb, Howl & Jayson

 

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The second and final part of Chaosium's newest Alone Against... adventure. Can Seb make the right choices to reunite Alex with his lost love and escape, or is it already too late? Stick around for some Beyond-the-Madness style chit chat afterwards!

 

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Standing waist-deep in cold lake water, paired with a giggling new age devotee keen to drown the negativity out of you. It’s time to keep smiling, hold your breath and hold close to what you know: that a glowing book made of stone told you how to destroy a ‘Bismouth’. Keep the faith, and this will all be over soon.

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The gas station owned by Carl Mann is on a lonely desert road on the edge of Angeles National Forest. Our heroes make their way there slowly and stealthily, hoping to discover its secrets undetected.

 

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Over two years since the piano recital, our investigators are haunted by nightmares of that evening with Berber and Châtín-Hofmann. Ess alone believes they simply had a bad trip, while her friends fall apart around her.

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Lydia & Jayson

 

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After several hours digging through records in the library, the team eyes up their next lead: the suspiciously (even fishiously) named Gil Donovan, architect of the unnerving Temple of the Society of the Angelic Ones.

 

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Wonderful cultists,

The earliest part of 2024 has been a series of failed rolls that we’ve been continuing to try to Push, but unfortunately we’ve not always succeeded.

There have been some critical successes as well as fumbles, though. First of all, the inimitable Braydon has, through fel magicks, brought his own new  spawn into the universe. Join us in welcoming Reya (and admire her either on Discord or on our Patreon!)

Gilly’s also had her own life changes, in the form of having to travel extensively for work this year! She’s consequently not able to join us on the regular for the next part of our Berlin campaign, but we’re sure you’ll join us in wishing her well on her adventures and hoping she can come back soon to play with us!

Thus, we have had to make some changes in how we are doing things on our end, at least for the time being. Here’s the breakdown:

1. We’ll be reducing our release frequency to every two weeks, rather than every week, in order to rebuild a buffer, and rush less with recording and editing.
2. We’ll be tweaking our patreon offerings to make our bonus content more accessible.  Beyond The Madness, our post-recording chit-chat show, will soon also be available at the Cult Initiate tier! The Cult Elder and Avatar tiers will continue to have exclusive access to our bonus game-play. This will soon include a second play-through of Alone Against the Static (for any completionists) and The Necropolis (run by Gilly, to help you not miss her too much!).
3. The next adventure released will be The Exhibition of Dread, a spectral one-shot written by Jared Tallis and published by Stars Are Right. Berlin the Wicked City part 2 is currently being recorded and will be released after that, everything progressing smoothly, so get hyped!

The idea behind this slowing down is for us to serve you the finest Deep One Steaks instead of mere soggy fishburgers, and to ensure that we can keep putting out the podcasts that you’ve all been loving. None of this would have been possible without you, and we appreciate the ongoing support that we have had over the years.

Onwards and upwards, with many hopeful things on the horizon.

Until the Stars are Right again…

Despite his being dead, it seems the murderous cannibal Carl Grossman is stalking Berlin once more. Intent on protecting Saydii from Grossman’s vengeful spirit, the friends close ranks as night falls. But they cannot protect themselves from their dreams, or who enters them…   Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Andreas Vogel Gilly as Max Oswald Howl as Moritz Baum Braydon as Saydiina Androsov Audio Editors: Braydon & Jayson   Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit For the duration of our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to Hope Not Hate.

A mysterious figure from the doomed ritual returns to haunt our investigators. One member of the savage, unnatural trio - last seen caked in the gore of their friend but now dapperly dressed and with an unknown agenda…

 

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Our investigators deal with the aftermath of Paulette’s disappearance and nightmarish work, only to find a new friend in Grau. He remains in their orbit and invites them to the latest Anita Berber performance, which promises to be a night of debauchery!

 

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Cast:

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Braydon & Jayson

 

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Having accepted their true destiny, the group are told more about what’s to come next by Tenzin Kalsang. They hesitate little as they embark on a journey through the Taklamakan desert, where they face visions, treacherous weather conditions, and their most fearsome threat yet...

 

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Investigating this unusual series of events proves to be a most dangerous challenge: an upset camel, a paranoid archaeologist, hungry wolves, a mysterious figure on horseback and an unexpected murder are just some of the obstacles our intrepid band has to face.

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Buck follows through on his plan to climb inside the body of this new Frankenstinian abomination and pilot it like a skin suit. Remarkably, that isn't the worst plan attempted as our investigators get to grip with the insanity of their situation.   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, Herbert West - Reanimator! It's now available to buy and run at your own gaming table - grab your copy now!   We're playing this one-shot adventure on alternate weeks, so tune in next week for the continuation of our long-form campaign, Berlin: The Wicked City!   Cast: Braydon as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Phaedra as Dr Christine Wilkes Lydia as Jane Castle Mr Howl as Jack Stone and making her SAR debut: Gilly as Buck Jones!   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   Website | Review us | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit

Chaudhary was rescued and the treasures retrieved, but there is no triumphant celebration. It’s a mournful and tragically depleted band of investigators that grieve the fallen in what passes for a medical tent among the undead. With an unexpected new ally, they make what plans they can.

 

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Join us, friends, for a finale over a year in the making! Which of our beloved crew of misfits will it be who makes the ultimate sacrifice? Will their selfless act be enough to foil the King of Fear once and for all? Most importantly, does the donkey survive? Tune in to find out…

 

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We're delighted to bring you our latest original Call of Cthulhu scenario, written and GMed by our very own Braydon! You can buy the scenario to run for your friends on the Miskatonic Repository.

Don’t forget that, if you're working on your own scenario, you can hire our services for editing, formatting, illustration and more! We’ll help you polish, publish and publicise it - and even play it on the podcast! More details on our website.

 

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After some casual training on bear survival techniques on a lovely Alaskan summer evening, the Mikaelson family go to sleep in their house. Their night is filled with strange dreams and static, but their awakening proves even more unnerving…

 

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The party travel (one investigator light) to the Karakoram Mountains where they find themselves in another town under a curse! An Asiatic Black Bear, a curiously eaten dead body, a loathsome cave, and many disturbed graves. The locals attribute this to the legend of the Cannibal Giantess...

 

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Desperate times call for desperate measures and the group consider an uneasy allyship to rid Germany of the Grossman demon once for all.  It becomes harder to know who they can trust, both from the people they’ve just met and from relationships they’ve relied on for a long time...  

 

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Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Andreas Vogel

Gilly as Max Oswald

Howl as Moritz Baum

Braydon as Saydiina Androsov

 

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A thorough search of the dollmaker’s premise turns up far more than the investigators bargained for. Some questions are answered, but others merely take their place. Allyship comes into question.

 

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Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

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Loki's Gift is the first in a trio of interlinked scenarios from Chaosium's Cults of Cthulhu, taking place across different time periods.

 

London, 1896. A spiritualist medium, and a few of the more trusted members of her flock of supernatural enthusiasts, find themselves in the home of a wealthy member of the aristocracy. Word is his son committed suicide recently, but the bereaved father thinks there might be more to the story…

 

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The third installment of our journey through the roaring 20s in Weimar Berlin! We're going to be playing all the scenarios in the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook as a long-form campaign. But for now, another gory dream haunts Max and Saydiina, but it seems Carl Grossman’s murderous saga must surely be ended as newspapers report on his death. Of course, that doesn’t mean all is peace and safety - in 1920s Berlin, even a casual lunch at the prestigious Romanisches Café is not always without incident…  

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The steamy shenanigans continue! Woken by singing on a night when enchanting spirits known as Dakinis are known to hold riotous feasts, our heroes must make some tough choices… and face their consequences.

 

 

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A bootless chase leads the investigators to a cave they’ve seen before. In it, they discover the answer to all of their questions, and their lives are changed forever. The biggest change this campaign has seen since episode 12, hold onto your hats everyone...

 

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Join us for the delicious conclusion to this adventure. Sam Madson meets his fate while our unsettled investigators scramble to set things right. And then they hear an otherworldly howl…

 

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Unseasonal, icy weather follows the investigators in their preparations for their journey. An ill omen indeed! But after some negotiations, their bags are packed, rifles are purchased and a military escort is ready and waiting to accompany them. Two days later, the journey is well underway. But first, a quick pit stop in Sian…

 

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Welcome back for the second scenario in Cults of Cthulhu! We’ll be playing Angel’s Thirst fortnightly, alternating with our latest homebrew scenario(s). 

 

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Three decades after the events of Loki’s Gift, four new investigators find themselves embroiled in the dark legacy of the tentacled jade idol. Hell bent on finding the strange statuette responsible for her father's undoing, Adelaide Gliffard calls on the services of Tommy Cornell, a criminal fence with a knack for getting you whatever it is you need, "The Bengal Cat", a successful art thief, and her dear gentleman friend Jonathan. After months of scouring London for the artefact, Gabriela - the medium and psychic - surprises them with a strange vision…

 

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While we prepare our next long-form game, join Lydia and Knox in this two-part special playing through one of Chaosium’s solo adventures. Stick around after next week’s thrilling conclusion for a Beyond-the-Madness style chat.

 

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A pitstop in Srinagar gives Sofian the opportunity to reconnect with his deceased brother. An effort to lift his spirits and rekindle his passion for the cause turns sour. Disturbing thoughts crowd his mind, and all is never quite the same again.

 

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Join our cast and Keeper for an extended Beyond The Madness episode recorded minutes after we finally wrapped up our year-long debut campaign! We take the opportunity to reflect and reminisce, joke and joculate, and give you a peek behind the curtain by answering listener questions. Don’t forget you can get behind-the-scenes chat after every episode by supporting us on Patreon.

In fact, check out the Patreon post for this episode (don't worry, this one's free!) to find the visuals we talk about - the Rat King and his lieutenants, our backup characters and some screenshots from our campaign board.

Thanks for listening!

By the way, if you haven't seen it already - 3 or 4 months into our campaign we had the pleasure of being interviewed alongisde its author Lynne Hardy by Nathan at Arkham Radio. We talked in spoiler-free fashion about The Children of Fear, and you can check out the interview on YouTube here.  

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The investigators receive a summons from a Russian prince and a well-paid job offer to find the truth about a missing woman. Was she one of cannibalistic serial killer Carl Grossman’s victims? 

 

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Lydia as Andreas Vogel

Gilly as Max Oswald

Howl as Moritz Baum

Braydon as Saydiina Androsov

 

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Ready to put an explosive stop to whatever the Church of Perfect Science is machinating in their mansion, our investigators pull up at the security gate. Will they find Aaron’s missing brother? An explanation for the strange dreams and visions? Finally, the answer to what became of Carl Day?     Get 10% off the same dice we roll on the podcast! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10 to get a discount and also support the show!   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice) Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice) Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice) Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice) Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   Website | Review us | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit For the duration of our Cults of Cthulhu campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

Our party moves forward towards the ritual with heavy hearts and second thoughts. A mysterious shadow standing by their car unites them with an old friend and ally, but our investigators have a lot of explaining to do. Can they rally themselves one last time and stop Grossman once and for all?

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Gilly as Max Oswald

Howl as Moritz Baum

Braydon as Saydiina Androsov

 

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Neither Daniel Ridley nor Ernest Chillingworth turned out to be entirely… respectable. Or should we say sane. The one a speechless monomaniac, the other running a den of opium-scented sin in the guise of an artist’s collective. Our heroes gird themselves for further forays into London’s sordid underbelly and set forth for the brothels of Whitechapel.

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Jason and Daisy enact a hasty rescue for their companions who have already been swallowed up by the river. A hysterically screaming Loretta is pulled to shore, but Jeremy is nowhere to be seen…

 

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The party set to the grim work of identifying the optimal human remains to serve as ingredients for the musical instruments they must ritually create. Expect a lot of searching, chanting, meticulous carving, and some… unusual guests.

 

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Unwilling to leave the injured Dr Lockhart behind, our adventurers secure medical assistance and set off through a landscape which… is starting to look not quite right.

 

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Join us as we return to the classic era of the roaring 20s, this time in Weimar Berlin! This is the adventure our patrons voted for, and we can't wait to get stuck in! We're going to be playing all the scenarios in the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook as a long-form campaign. But first, let us introduce two of our investigators - to you and to each other - in this prelude set before the events of the main campaign. An unkempt man collapses in the middle of a busy park, pulling a wealthy nightclub owner and a drug-peddling pharmacist into an unexpected mystery.

 

 

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After their uneventful stake-out of her home, the investigators follow Barbara Watson to work at the Perfect Science Welcome Centre in downtown Chicago. What does this “religion” want with all this real estate, and what did Carl Day find out?   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice) Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice) Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice) Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice) Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   Website | Review us here! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit   For the duration of our Cults of Cthulhu campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

Please enjoy the final part of this super-sized Beyond the Madness episode, where the cast come together to reminisce and answer listener questions about our play-through.   Thank you again to all the listeners who submitted questions, and don’t forget you can get behind-the-scenes chat after every episode by supporting us on Patreon.   Then it'll be time to put the Cults of Cthulhu behind us and say goodbye to these beloved characters (those who survived, anyway!). We've got a new original scenario and a whole campaign ready to start in the next couple of weeks!   Website | Review us | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit For the duration of our Cults of Cthulhu campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

As the investigators’ stay in the little town of Miran draws to a close, everything remains uncertain. Will they make the right choice and save the innocent amongst them? Tune in, for what proved to be a dark and sombre episode.

 

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Karen and Nicola’s impromptu singing circle proves almost too good a distraction, and Malcolm sets off for the guru’s office to grab some incense to set the mood. The others are busy ransacking it… can they get out in time with the mysterious glowing tome hidden in the bookcase?

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We rejoin the investigators mid-ritual, chanting and gesticulating in a circle around Grossman’s vile journal, waiting for the dawn and hoping they’ll succeed in keeping his demonic spirit at bay - not to mention hoping that their anonymous tip was enough for the police to thwart the foreign minister’s assassination.

 

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Lydia as Andreas Vogel

Gilly as Max Oswald

Howl as Moritz Baum

Braydon as Gerda Androsov

 

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Our investigators continue their enquiries in pairs: Daisy and Jason question the deceased boy’s mother while Loretta and Jeremy try to figure out just what it was they saw in the Little Miami river…

 

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While Jane and Jack are unknowingly watching the shopkeeper try to prepare them a pickle-spam breakfast, a pitchfork-carrying mob starts surrounding the general store. It's up to their companions back in the car, Buck and Dr Wilkes, to save the day!   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, Herbert West - Reanimator! It's now available to buy and run at your own gaming table - grab your copy now!   We're playing this one-shot adventure on alternate weeks, so tune in next week for the continuation of our long-form campaign, Berlin: The Wicked City!   Cast:   Braydon as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Phaedra as Dr Christine Wilkes Lydia as Jane Castle Mr Howl as Jack Stone and making her SAR debut: Gilly as Buck Jones!   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   Website | Review us | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit

Determined not to be caught unarmed again, our investigators load up on arms and ammunition. Not a moment too soon, either: arriving at the temple rumoured to house the holy bell they require for their ritual, they learn that all is not well among the… somewhat unusual beneficiaries that dwell in the tunnels beneath it.

 

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More mysterious thefts in Sian are revealed, related to a broken terracotta doll and a number of “dark coins”. Eventually, the party is led to a suspicious antique dealer's warehouse, which reveals something even more unexpected...

 

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With the prospect of soup looming (and triggering flashbacks in some of our players), our investigators contemplate how best to dig up clues on Levi Diaz’s disappearance. There are local tradespeople to question, a (gulp) soup kitchen to infiltrate, and perhaps some opportunities to make use of some of our allies’ more… interesting skills.

 

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Sir H entrusts his young protégé and his friends with his own journal and a crucial mission. But first, a quick trip to the castle basement. As we all know, nothing out of the ordinary has ever lurked in a dungeon, so we can expect to be back on our way in no time.

 

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Who are Pacitius and the man with piercing eyes, who forced Belshazzar to make those strange figurines? Following the trail of the ritualists leads to an occult bookshop, where a surprising identity is uncovered.  A visit to the hospital to see Anita Berber brings sad news and a new mystery.

 

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Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Brita Lantz

Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum

Howl as Luise Engel

Jayson as Helene Krauss

 

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Villains are revealed, innocents are held captive, and the earth itself quakes beneath our heroes' feet. Chaos reigns in Loveland, and the time has come for drastic action.

 

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The Grand Duchess has sought refuge in the Cassowary House at Berlin Zoo, but she finds no escape from her pursuers. Madness and violence take hold of the investigators and their temporary allies alike, and Grossman’s vengeful spirit takes the upper hand.

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Finally back to their main mission, the group focus on their quest for a set of ritual bowls. Using their mental powers and a mystical item to peer through time itself, their search culminates in a museum heist that none of them will ever forget! 

 

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The cautious journey continues, along a river that runs red and through a dying jungle choked with suffocating dust. Tremors can be felt in the ground – is it the King of Fear’s malign influence causing landslides and earthquakes? 

 

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Get ready for a new adventure! Starting next week, we're proud to premiere our newest original scenario: Good Vibes Only (already a Silver Best Seller!). Episodes will alternate between adventures, and the continuation of Loki's Gift will air fortnightly. Stay tuned for madness...

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Our investigators convene for luncheon and to apprise each other of information gathered from The Pacific Club and the local art dealers. Neither filled in the blanks regarding the late Charles Gladstone’s final days, but they do have addresses for the composer he worked with and the artist’s collective that employed him, as well as the news that he spent his leisure hours in the gambling dens and brothels of Whitechapel. His work associates first, perhaps. Business before pleasure and all that. Bound to be the more respectable option.

 

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A fateful encounter is followed by the investigators’ arrival at a small town plagued by a disconcerting mystery… Mutilated animals, an obnoxious archaeologist (besides Eudora), and a chilling local legend. Is there more to this confounding affair than meets the eye?

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As our heroes prepare to don rubber gloves and face the unspeakable horror threatening to clog the pipes for a grim eternity, Kiyana unveils a plot to get her hands on a set of keys to find out what’s really going on at Heartland Hill.

 

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Interrogations are undertaken and suspects are given the third degree. The police seem oddly interested in the L’Ivre D’Ivon, and our investigators find themselves asking questions of an unusual organisation which certainly doesn’t take things at face value.

 

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The investigators pile into the beaten-up truck driven by Ignacio, their newest associate, and head off in the direction of the decrepit beach house belonging to the definitely human Carl Mann.

 

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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week in 3 parts for your listening pleasure.

 

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Walt examines Hattie’s apartment and uncovers a puzzling clue that only he was meant to find. It seems his childhood friend is caught up in the occult; the latest social trend among mob wives. The loyal Highball in tow, he sets off across Chicago to hunt for the missing woman.

 

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Cast:

Tyler as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Walt Minghella

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Lydia & Jayson

 

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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week in 3 parts for your listening pleasure.

 

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Chicago, the morning after St Valentine's Day, 1929. A mob war is escalating, and private investigator Walt Minghella has a new case. A childhood friend and widow of one of Al Capone’s victims tearfully begs him to bring home her dog, who has been seized by police investigating the previous day’s massacre.

 

Here's a link to buy the Does Love Forgive? book published by Chaosium.

 

Cast:

Tyler as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Lydia as Walt Minghella

 

Audio Editors for this episode:

Lydia & Jayson

 

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Still reeling from the battering of their souls and bodies, the party starts looking for the first set of artefacts needed to perform the ritual anew. Where better to start their investigation than with a particularly alluring mango tree?

 

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Finally at Tun-huang and the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, the party is perplexed to be greeted by a guided tour, rather than a desperate cry for help. The true reason for their summons is finally revealed, and leads to exciting discoveries, mysterious omens, and suspicious night-time rendezvous.

 

 

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While you wait for our exciting new campaign to start, please enjoy of one of H. P. Lovecraft's short stories, read by our own Knoxicles. He won't, alas, be joining us in Berlin: The Wicked City, but here's a heaping helping of his dulcet tones as he unfolds this chilling tale.

 

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An ancient printing house can provide hot yak butter tea and a copy of the world-saving ritual, in exchange for a small favour. The task appears straightforward but is not without its surprises, and we soon witness a whole new side of Tenzin.

 

 

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Never embark on a new mission without some forward planning, reconnaissance, and a shopping trip. Duly prepared and disguised, and keeping a careful watch for suspicious locals and demonic scorpion guardians, our heroes set their hands to a new vocation: graverobbing.

 

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Dr Wilkes: poised to set a deadly Rube Goldberg trap. Jack/Jaaaasper: protecting his now insane "bride" Jane. Buck: taking point, slowed somewhat by his disguise as a painting. Herr Flauschige, aka Mr Fluffy the three-headed dog, bringing up the rear. Time to find out who's really behind all this.   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, Herbert West - Reanimator! It's now available to buy and run at your own gaming table - grab your copy now!   We're playing this one-shot adventure on alternate weeks, so tune in next week for the continuation of our long-form campaign, Berlin: The Wicked City!   Cast: Braydon as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Phaedra as Dr Christine Wilkes Lydia as Jane Castle Mr Howl as Jack Stone and making her SAR debut: Gilly as Buck Jones!   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   Website | Review us | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit

 

 

 

A short introductory episode, where we briefly introduce the Children of Fear campaign, ourselves, and the wonderful organisation we’re supporting. We also talk about the Player Characters and give content warnings. If you want to get straight into the action, you can skip to Session 1.

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We're delighted to bring you our latest original Call of Cthulhu scenario, written and GMed by our very own Phaedra! We’ll be playing The Castle of Greed fortnightly, alternating with the second part of Cults of Cthulhu: Angel’s Thirst. You can buy the scenario to run for your friends on the Miskatonic Repository. Don’t forget that, if you're working on your own scenario, you can hire our services for editing, formatting, illustration and more! We’ll help you polish, publish and publicise it - and even play it on the podcast! More details on our website.     ***   The year is 1933 and the place El Dorado, Kansas, and a new sensation is set to sweep the United States. A savvy businessman has acquired the first restaurant making innovative “fast food”. Scientifically balanced food, a bargain at 5c per slider - grab ‘em by the bag! Sam Madson knows he’s got what it takes to make it big, just like his father. After all, success is in his blood. Now, if only his wife would stop complaining of dark omens and strange visions…  

 

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The investigators are clearly not the first to have searched Carl’s apartment. His laptop is missing, but they find one or two useful clues and struggle with the dilemma of handing over the evidence to the Chicago PD or continuing the investigation themselves.

 

Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice) Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice) Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice) Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice) Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl   | Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit   For the duration of our Cults of Cthulhu campaign, 10% of our Patreon profits go to the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

Four members of Department 29, a secret division within the FBI created by President Hoover to investigate paranormal occurrences, receive their first official assignment.  A reporter, Norman Cassidy, has gone missing in a remote area of Vermont while investigating disappearances.  The team have to find him.

This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, Herbert West - Reanimator! It's now available to buy and run at your own gaming table - grab your copy now!

 

We'll be playing this one-shot adventure on alternate weeks, so tune in next week for the start of our next long-form campaign, Berlin: The Wicked City!

 

Cast:

Braydon as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Phaedra as Dr Christine Wilkes

Lydia as Jane Castle

Mr Howl as Jack Stone

and making her SAR debut: Gilly as Buck Jones!

 

Audio Editors:

Braydon, Jayson & Howl

 

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A very significant episode in our investigators journey. Running away from a devastating conclusion leads them head first into another mystery. A Christian missionary has disappeared while looking into a rat colony. Finding answers will lead to tear-filled goodbyes. 

 

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Tommy continues his impressive performance as an importunate drunk, eventually escaping the attention of the guards while inside the church, the rest of the party explore the Under-Temple…

 

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Searching the Watsons’ strangely perfect home and trying to make it look like a common burglary, our party also remembers Diana Chase’s story about strange lights from the attic…

 

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Cast:

 

Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice)

Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal dice)

Knoxicles as Prof. Josh simmons (rolling Torched Rainbow metal dice)

Braydon as Vee Carter (rolling Penguin and Watermelon resin dice)

Mr Howl as Officer Aaron Macks (rolling Opalite gemstone dice)

 

 

Audio Editors:

 

Braydon, Jayson, Phaedra & Howl

 

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This is it, friends. Months of risking life and limb through scorching deserts and icy mountains, hunting artefacts near and far, braving foes both mundane and demonic, enduring the sacrifices of beloved friends… it’s all come down to this. Time to seal the Gates of Agartha for the safety of one and all. Surely - surely - nothing can go wrong.

 

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The labyrinthine catacombs echo with the sounds of distant combat and reek with the stench of death. Picking their way cautiously through the fallen of both armies, our investigators find clues about their adversary. Down one particular tunnel, an unexpected encounter awaits them…

 

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Dear listeners, 

 

It is with hearts filled with sadness and gratitude that we must announce the end of our journey. After a pretty amazing few years, the Stars Are Right podcast (and publishing) will be winding down over the next month or two.

 

Don’t worry, we’re still aiming to finish the scenario we’re currently playing, though there might be one or two changes to the cast. The plan is for the last few episodes to continue to broadcast on their current schedule, and to stop going up in September at the conclusion of Dances of Vice, Horror, and Ecstasy. 

 

There was a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure coming your way this week.

 

We’re very sad we won’t be able to round off our campaign with the third scenario from Berlin: The Wicked City as we originally intended, but an awful lot has changed in many of our lives over the last few months. Some of it has been great, some not so great, and we've definitely reached the end of our ability to make the show as we have been.

 

Once the podcast wraps up, it will remain online for the foreseeable future - on all the platforms you’re currently using to listen for as long as we can afford it, and hopefully on Patreon longer than that.

 

To assist with that, all the bonus Patreon content and Beyond the Madness episodes will, from September, be made available at a single, low-cost tier intended to pay for ongoing podcast and website hosting costs. All proceeds beyond those running costs will be donated to the charity Hope Not Hate. If you were intending to buy merch at some point then you might want to act quickly - we're not sure how long it'll continue to be available, when it's gone it’s gone! You can find links at starsareright.com and in the episode notes.

 

We’re infinitely grateful for all of your support up to this point. You’ve helped turn what started as a wild pandemic lock-down dream into a project that’s spanned years of games, multiple bestselling publications, and a truly amazing community. We’re honestly amazed at how far we've come, so pleased with what we’ve made, and delighted it's been enjoyed by so many lovely people!

 

Speaking of community, once things wrap up our discord server will be run by Jayson and Lydia as admins, and we hope will continue to be a lovely, friendly place to chat with fellow listeners and horror RPG fans, and even run your own games. If you're not already on there, do drop by and say hi!

 

Stars Are Right may be ending, but in order to keep on bringing you the Call of Cthulhu content that we all love, Jayson and Lydia are developing a new podcast together. This will feature some familiar Stars Are Right voices, brand new scenario actual-plays, talk-show panels and much more - including a playthrough of Jayson’s upcoming Miskatonic Repository scenario, The Bride of Pendle. The new podcast’s team will share more details and links as soon as they are able.

 

We hope you’ve enjoyed the ride, and continue to enjoy the remainder of our adventures. Thanks again from all of us, and may the omens be ever in your favour.

 

Love from the Stars Are Right Founders,

Phaedra, Braydon and Howl

 

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