Descent into Madness TTRPG

Descent into Madness Halloween Livestream!

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsITS TIME FOR SPOOKY TIMES! We are so excited to be playing some Call of Cthulhu on Halloween! Join us and our special guest as they take on THE DARE! So get your cultist robes ready and some delicious candy and get ready for a horrifically good time!Follow us on all socials: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpgPlease go check out our amazing cast socials:Easton Crisp playing as Kyle Robards representing @ArcaneAmphitheatre https://www.instagram.com/arcaneamphitheatre/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/arcaneamphitheatre?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=aa87b871-6cd2-4d75-aea0-78ed1fe9c4b5Matthew Metzger playing as Darren Pickett representing Kingdom of FliesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingdom.of.flies/Andrew Fernandes playing as Julian Thurston the 3rd representing SketchyrollsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sketchyrolls/Podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D55r6TNO5QGzzzdTh3Drg?si=5e282481666b4c88Julianne Kaster playing as Josephine Delaphano representing @WingWomenPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wingwomenpod/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wingwomenpod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=eda4bc4f-7152-4e08-a591-c7f28b7f41f8

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 3 | An Actual Play Series

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsTHIS IS IT!!! The finale of Dread by Daylight is NOW! Things have gotten so creepy in this cabin but don't worry if there is anyone who can solve this problem is a tech bro and two energy tycoons!! Right??Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Wellington- Jason SpectorCrew: Director- Tom von DohlenDP & Sound- Dakota SmithCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 2 | An Actual Play Series

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsSomething weird is happening at this cabin. People are vanishing and now it seems like the power has gone out! Im sure they will be fine...Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Wellington- Jason SpectorCrew: Director- Tom von DohlenDP & Sound- Dakota SmithCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 1 | An Actual Play Series

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsWelcome to Dread the RPG! Three of the largest energy company heads are invited to a cabin to help settle a dispute of how a valley will be split up for their own company reasons. But something is not right with this cabin....Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Wellington- Jason SpectorCrew: Director- Tom von DohlenCam Op & Sound- Dakota SmithCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

After the Descent- WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsWTH did happen? Join our players out of character as they ask their burning questions about the scenario and talk about their experiences playing a horror ttrpg for the first time! Enjoy Campers!Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 3 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsThis is it...they have found what they needed and are preparing to head into the mouth of the beast. Good luck campers your going to need it.Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!Instagram: / descentttrpg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@descentttrpg For sponsorship opportunities contact: info@defiantlenspro.com

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 2 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsOH NO! A child has been taken by some unknown monster. Lenny chases after it and uncovers a deep family secret... What is going on at this camp?Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!Instagram: / descentttrpg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@descentttrpgFor sponsorship opportunities contact: info@defiantlenspro.com

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 1 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsHAPPY SPOOKY MONTH OUR DEAR CULTIST! We kick off the Halloween season with the premiere episode of Thin Jack’s! Set at Thin Jack’s Summer Camp near Arkham, Massachusetts, in the mid-1970s, three camp counselors—Summer Culwater, Lance “Lenny” O’Donald, and Sarah Dowerty—find themselves swept up in a terrifying series of mysterious disappearances leading up to Halloween. As eerie rumors, disturbing visions, and long-buried secrets surface, an unsettling presence begins to unravel the camp's dark past. Will they survive till halloween, or become part of the local legend? Well, you will just have to tune in to find out, you little monsters!Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisCheck out our Merch!: https://descentintomadnessttrpg-shop.fourthwall.comFollow Descent!Instagram: / descentttrpg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@descentttrpg#callofcthulhu #ttrpg #actualplayFor sponsorship opportunities contact: info@defiantlenspro.com

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show | After the Descent

Hello Contestants! We are so glad you made it to After the Descent. Just like previous episodes players have a chance to chat and ask questions about what just happened from our keeper of arcane lore Dakota. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to be alerted when Descent into Madness drops a new video!Crowdfunding Link for Unnatural World:FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 3) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

The stakes have never been higher for the Laramy family! After witnessing the elimination of the Johnson family, they find themselves in the final trivia portion of the competition—but this time, it's every person for themselves.From navigating a bizarre, glitching Jeopardy-style set with Roy to dealing with sanity-draining alien trivia, the family must use all their wits to survive the universe's best game show finale. Watch as they try to outsmart the system, make tense tactical decisions in the green room, and face a final "Survivor" style vote on a mysterious beach. Will they find a way to cheat the game and secure the ultimate grand prize? Tune in to see if the Laramy family makes it back home in one piece!If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to be alerted when Descent into Madness drops a new video!

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 2) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

The stakes are higher than ever on the universe's best game show, Descent into Madness! Host Roy plunges the Laramy family into a ruthless test of "Willpower". Strapped into chairs with melting acid slime rising around them, Tommy, Janice, and Deb must answer personal questions about each other. A series of fumbles leaves Tommy with severe burns, but the nightmare doesn't end there.When a grieving contestant calls for a formal duel, a deadly platform-side struggle leaves the Laramy family fractured. With only their own family members left, the survivors realize they are no longer playing as a team. Episode 2 concludes as they face an individual competition on a horrifying, corrupted soundstage modeled after Jeopardy.If you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment, and subscribe to the channel! Don't forget to hit the notification bell so you never miss out on more cosmic horror tabletop RPG content!

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 1) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

Welcome to a very special edition of Descent into Madness! In this episode, we are diving into our first-ever homebrewed session, co-written by your Keeper and the incredibly talented Mike Metzger.The year is 1991. The temptation of high-grossing American game shows is at an all-time high, but for the Laramy family, an unexpected phone call turns their quiet evening into a living nightmare. After answering a mysterious query, they find themselves abruptly abducted and waking up in matching turquoise jumpsuits inside a bizarre, gray-walled complex.Forced to compete against another captured family—the Johnsons—in "The Universe's Best Game Show," they must survive the twisted whims of a reality-glitching host named Roy. From a reality-bending 1950s kitchen intelligence test to a deadly, high-stakes athletic arena inspired by American Gladiators, the Laramies quickly realize that losing this game show means paying the ultimate price.Can Aunt Deb (the career lawyer), Tommy (the fresh MIT grad), and Janice (the rebellious high school artist) maintain their sanity, pass their dexterity checks, and beat the odds to escape? Or will they become permanent contestants in this cosmic suburban nightmare?🎲 About the Show:Descent into Madness is an actual play tabletop RPG podcast focusing on horror, mystery, and cosmic chaos. Using a homebrew system deeply inspired by classic investigative horror RPGs, our players navigate high-stress scenarios where every dice roll determines their survival—and their sanity.If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for Episode 2! Turn on notifications so you never miss a session of the campaign.

Call of Cthulhu: After the Descent – The Darkness Beneath the Hill Post-Game Q&A

Welcome to "After the Descent," the official post-game discussion for our Call of Cthulhu campaign, "The Darkness Beneath the Hill". Join our Keeper and the cast as they break down the terrifying narrative choices, hidden character backstories, and the mechanics behind navigating a serpent wizard's labyrinth.In this episode, the players ask burning questions about alternative endings, the mysteries of the suspended animation chamber, and what would have happened if they had made different choices with the ruby. We also discuss how playing a horror RPG differs from traditional Dungeons & Dragons, emphasizing character vulnerability and collaborative storytelling over leveling up.Connect with the Cast:Bobby Matsudaira (Animator/Filmmaker, Lone Pine Productions)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robert4rd/Project Plug: Check out the crowdfunding campaign for the upcoming film: https://www.instagram.com/unnaturalworld_movie/Elizabeth Phillips (Actress based in Atlanta, GA)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzy_phillips/Dalex Miller (Casting Director & Comedy Show Producer)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dalex_casting/Thank you for watching, and we will see you at the table next time!

Call of Cthulhu | Descent into Madness | The Darkness Beneath the Hill THE FINALE!

They just keep going deeper. What is this place? The three investigators dive deeper into the earth realizing that they are not alone down here and the only way out will cost them everything...THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is Descent into Madness' Call of Cthulhu actual play series — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. In Episode 3, will they escape?!?!ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📺 WATCH MORE▶️ The Darkness Beneath the Hill — Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAmKXKqqtPF4▶️ Hell in Texas (Ongoing Series): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-HqGYcjD8Jq6wF41IJBNddD▶️ More Call of Cthulhu Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-GrGOXxdr47qlOVwfS7hoqb🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/

Josh Winscott Led Them Into a Grave | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 2

They're not lost. They're buried.Episode 1 ended with a tunnel that shouldn't exist. Episode 2 ends with the question of whether they'll come back out of it.The investigators are deeper now — literally. Every foot down is a foot further from daylight, from anyone who'd hear them scream. And the deeper they go, the less this feels like an old mining shaft and more like something that was built to keep people in. Josh Winscott is nowhere to be found. As the walls close in and the horror beneath the hill makes itself known, the investigators have to answer two questions at once: what is actually down here with them, and is there still a way out?THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is Descent into Madness' Call of Cthulhu actual play series — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. In Episode 2, that cost gets literal.ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/

Something Stirs Below | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 1

The house was ready to sell. Then he found the tunnel.A routine basement inspection. A wall that shouldn't exist. And a passage descending into earth that no blueprint has ever recorded.Episode 1 begins. THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is a new Call of Cthulhu actual play series from Descent into Madness — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.The owner had one goal: close the deal and move on. Instead, he's called in his investor, his contractor, and an archaeologist to answer a single question — why is there a tunnel under this house?They're about to find out that some questions have teeth.From the award-winning actual play channel rooted in Lovecraftian horror and unapologetic darkness — this is cosmic horror played for keeps.ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#CallofCthulhu #ActualPlay #CosmicHorror #TTRPG #Lovecraft

After the Descent! | Hell in Texas | A Call of Cthulhu Playthrough Series

They survived the lloigor. But survival comes with questions — the kind that burn in your chest when the dice stop rolling and the Keeper closes his notebook. Welcome to AFTER THE DESCENT, an out-of-character after show where the cast steps back from the table to ask everything they couldn't ask in-game. What was the Keeper hiding behind the screen? Which dice rolls nearly ended them? What secrets did they walk right past without ever knowing?In this first episode, the players sit down to unpack every chilling detail of their encounter with the lloigor — and for the first time, the Keeper reveals what was really happening in the shadows.ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHIT is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind from Stygian Fox. Three strangers are drawn into something unholy in a small town — and every answer leads to a worse question.NEW EPISODESFull campaign episodes premiere every other Friday at 8 AM EST.AWARD-WINNING ACTUAL PLAYDescent into Madness — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026.STAY CONNECTEDhttps://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

H*ll in T*xas | Ep. 3 — Every Answer Leads to a Worse Question

The house wants to burn. Bradley warned them. Now the investigators have to decide — do they walk away, or do they dig deeper into something that was never meant to be found?Every answer they uncover leads to a worse question. The ground itself seems to push back. And the longer they stay, the more the town closes in around them.Welcome to H*ll in T*xas — a modern-day Call of Cthulhu actual play where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn Mowris GET THE SCENARIOH*ll in T*xas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.

Something Evil is Buried in Leeland | Hell in Texas Ep. 2 | Call of Cthulhu

Bradley said Satan wants the house to burn. Now they have to figure out if he's right. Hell in Texas continues — and the rot in Leeland goes deeper than anyone expected. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn MowrisGET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here:[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios]The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us. https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

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HELL IN TEXAS: The Horror Begins | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Ep. 1

Something unholy has taken root in a small Texas town — and three strangers are about to find out just how deep the rot goes. Welcome to Hell in Texas, a modern-day call of cthulhu actual play experience where faith, desperation, and cosmic horror collide.This is Episode 1. The investigation begins. The darkness hasn't shown its face yet — but you can already feel it watching. 🩸 ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN Hell in Texas is a modern call of cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — an anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost. 👤 CASTOllie Remy — Josh Warren Deputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" Opauski Sarah McGibbs — Kristin Mazza 🎬 CREW Director: Dakota Smith Producers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ Austen Director of Photography: Tom von Dohlen Production Designer: JJ Austen Editor: Rainn Mowris 📖 GET THE SCENARIO Hell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.

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