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AP – Call of Cthulhu – “Merry Christmas, Frank Lamont! 2”

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Apr 222015

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When we last left our band of Investigators, they had tracked down the source of the mysterious break-ins and assaults in Lancaster, PA: a Germanic holiday gremlin called a Belsnickel who comes as a dire warning to those in mortal danger. In order to keep the townspeople alive past Christmas, they’ll have to face down an ancient witch and her terrifying “pet.” While they tool up for the confrontation, Agent Lundy receives word that the FBI is hot on the trail of Frank Lamont after a former ally of theirs turned state’s evidence, and he decides to join the group in Pennsylvania. In order to gain more intel on their foe, the group summons the nightmarish Carriage Driver, who gives them a number of possibly useful spells. Can Frank and company infiltrate the crypt where the witch sleeps, defeat her and her holiday horror, and escape with their lives? More importantly, is it worth robbing a blood bank to power a Teleport spell? Listen to find out, in the epic conclusion of “Merry Christmas, Frank Lamont!”

AP – Call of Cthulhu – “The Blackbourne Expedition 2”

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Mar 182015

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This week, we wrap up Alex’s Call of Cthulhu one-shot, The Blackbourne Expedition! Miles from civilization in the arctic Svalbard Archipelago, our Investigators have discovered the isolated cabin where James Blackbourne and his fellow surveyors took refuge from the elements. When Doctor Appleton wanders off in the middle of the night, the remaining members of the party set off to track him down. Their search leads them to a set of puzzling animal tracks, into the heart of a dangerous winter wind storm, and toward a confrontation that could be the end of them all. Is there a connection between the mysterious tracks and Appleton’s disappearance? What dark purpose do the stone idols of the octopoid horror serve? What terrible fate befell James Blackbourne on Nordaustlandet? Listen to find out!

AP – Call of Cthulhu – “The Blackbourne Expedition 1”

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Feb 252015

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In the winter of 1920, a group of explorers set out from England to the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago to find the body of James Blackbourne, an aristocratic world traveler who died while working as a mining surveyor in the arctic desert. Blackbourne’s older brother, an academic socialite, has financed the expedition in order to learn his sibling’s fate, gathering a group of experts to assist him on his quest. There’s Anatoly Markov, former gamekeeper for the Russian Czar and newly expatriated arctic survival expert. Warren Appleton—of the Boston Appletons—was chosen for his completely legitimate credentials in a stunning variety of fields. Finally, there’s Kristopher Blackbourne, a distant cousin of the family working as a private detective in San Francisco. Armed with their wits and accompanied by their teams of sled dogs, these brave Investigators set out into the polar night to discover what befell James Blackbourne and his fellow surveyors. The horror they find in an abandoned shelter might just drive them insane, if it doesn’t kill them first.

AP – Call of Cthulhu – “The Big Break 3: SNAFU”

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Dec 312014

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In this week’s Actual Play, the prisoners from The Big Break finally put their plan into motion and mount a daring escape. First, however, they must recover the warden’s security passkey, without which they cannot access the dry docks where submarines from the surface make regular deliveries. In the warden’s personal quarters, they discover another prisoner, one mysteriously immune to the alien creatures that have turned other inmates into hyper-loyal, super strong footsoldiers, and rescue him from solitary confinement. When the escapees trigger the warden’s dead man switch on a hidden booby trap, they must find an alternate route out of the prison complex, one which will lead them to confront the prison doctor and a squad of alien hybrids in hopes of boarding the one escape sub. Can they defeat the hybrids and pilot the sub to freedom, or will they find themselves sealed in a watery tomb? Listen to find out!

AP – Call of Cthulhu – “Merry Christmas, Frank Lamont! 1”

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Dec 242014

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A few months after their terrifying encounter in Portland, Maine, the frazzled gang of Mythos hunters has gone into hiding, waiting for a new case to present itself. When Agent Lundy calls with news of a home invasion and vicious beating, Frank must round up his friends and head to Lancaster, PA, where holiday folklore seems to have collided with cosmic horror. A mysterious creature seems to be brutally punishing the wicked with a switch and a whip–or is it really warning them of something far more dire? As our Investigators delve deeper into the victims’ lives, their town, and the history of terrifying Christmas season attacks, it soon becomes clear that some kind of Germanic boogeyman is on the loose. Can Frank and company prevent this creature from killing again, or will this happy holiday be their last? Listen to find out, on a special Christmas session of our Call of Cthulhu campaign! Continue reading »

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