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Tuesday · 1 hr 10 min
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S1 · E61July 29 · 51 minMM-61
Innsmouth, Massachusetts -- a rotting, isolated, and semi-abandoned New England seaport. * * * Seth and Jon are joined by Mike Mason, Chaosium's Creative Director of Call of Cthulhu, as we tour the new Innsmouth sourcebook, available now! Call of Cthulhu: Innsmouth: https://www.chaosium.com/blogout-now-the-longawaited-call-of-cthulhu-innsmouth/ Modern Mythos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/modern_mythos As always, a huge thank you to John Sumrow, for our badass logo. Follow him on Facebook, check out his official artist website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E60June 30 · 1 hr 2 minMM ep.60
In this episode Seth and Jon take a closer look at The Year of the Goat, a massive anthology of twelve Call of Cthulhu scenarios in a variety of time periods. Today we're talking to Antonio Marchena, Matt "Doc" Tracy, and Evan Perlman. Antonio Marchena's very first published scenario is THE HOUSE OF FLESH, a modern scenario that emulates the kinds of horrors seen in movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The House of 1000 Corpses. Doc Tracy authored MOTHER, MAIDEN, CRONE, a scenario of difficult choices set in the 90's. Evan Perlman partnered with Heinrich Moore as a Project Manager on this amazing and ambitious project. THE YEAR OF THE GOAT: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/567850/the-year-of-the-goat ++++++++++++++++ As always, a huge thank you to John Sumrow, for our badass logo. Follow him on Facebook, check out his official artist website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E59May 26 · 1 hr 18 minEp. 59 - Keris McDonald & Mike Mason Interview
Episode 59 Sponsor: Daniel Harila Carlsen! Thank you, Daniel, for sponsoring this episode. Daniel is an aspiring illustrator, RPG writer, and graphic designer based in Oslo, Norway. He's versatile in a variety of physical mediums and design technologies. He invites you to check out his portfolio and consider him for your next TTRPG project. Portfolio: https://danielharilacarlsen.myportfolio.com/ Daniel illustrated the Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura, currently on Backerkit. We'll include some music composed by Michael Sollien for that fantasy RPG campaign at the end of the show. Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mudknight-media/the-tiger-princess-of-treacherous-tripura * * * Keris McDonald is the lead editor for the Cthulhu by Gaslight line for Chaosium. Her first project is Dust and Blood, a scenario book for Cthulhu by Gaslight. And she's shaping Gaslight's first major campaign, The Curse of Seven, into its final stage to prepare it for publication. Included in Dust and Blood are two scenarios, Ashes to Ashes, and Signs Writ in Scarlet. Ashes to Ashes: The investigators are assumed to be working-class employees at Lange's Dust Yard, a disposal center for the city's trash. All in the yard is not as it seems, and death looms cloaked in a cloud of dust. Signs Writ in Scarlet: Set in London's East End, the investigators are drawn to solve the mystery of a series of murders. The brutally murdered victims each bear a strange glyph etched into flesh. Dust and Blood: https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-by-gaslight-dust-and-blood-hardcover/?searchid=0&search_query=dust+and+blood * * * Both Mike and Keris also edit and guide Call of Cthulhu products so they are ready for publication, including the new Pulp Cthulhu scenario book, Clockworks and Claws. The scenarios included are Of Clockwork & Clay, and Wolf Among the Flock. Of Clockwork & Clay: Following a break-in at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the heroes search for a stolen artifact, but the thief is no simple villain! A secret formula, a devilish device, and all manner of villains provide a mystery brimming with intrigue and mayhem. Nothing is what it seems in this race against time to stop a scientist's maniacal scheme. Wolf Among the Flock: The heroes are invited to the funeral of a revered naturalist couple, killed in a tragic accident with one of their own animals in the zoo they managed. But is the beast really to blame? Or, is there something else lurking in the zoo, waiting for its chance to run wild and kill again? [At the time of this episode's publication, the Chaosium site has not been updated to offer Clockworks and Claws.] * * * As always, a huge thank you to John Sumrow, for our badass logo. Follow him on Facebook, check out his official artist website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E58May 18 · 1 hr 28 minMM ep.58
Sponsorship: Thank you to artist and friend of the show, Daniel Harila, for sponsoring this episode. Daniel has illustrated every issue to The Blasphemous Tome, (by The Good Friends of Jackson Elias Podcast), for the last three years. Daniel is the artist on The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura, an OSE city-crawl box set currently on Backerkit. The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura is a city-crawl through a profane realm of the subtle divines of Vedic myth created in homage to the City-State of the Invincible Overlord and serving as a meta-commentary on syncreatism, hedonism, and orientalist tropes on India across the history of gaming. * * * Seth attended Chaosium Con USA 2026, and he has returned to tell the tales of gaming, panels, and the love of "Bar-Con." Seth also joined Scott and Keith on the Titterpigs Podcast, so find that episode on your podcatcher of choice. Seth is also excited to run Mongoose's latest Paranoia RPG at a retreat for Dungeon-Tubers. Jon attended Midwest GameFest 2026, and he has tales of witches and panels. And he's excited to run a new (to him) horror RPG called Obscure, by Sunzenaut. * * * As always, a huge thank you to John Sumrow, for our badass logo. Follow him on Facebook, check out his official artist website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E6May 3 · 1 hr 58 minPyramid Scheme - ep.6
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E5April 26 · 1 hr 50 minPyramid Scheme - ep.5
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E4April 19 · 1 hr 51 minPyramid Scheme - ep.4
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E3April 12 · 1 hr 41 minPyramid Scheme - ep.3
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E2April 5 · 1 hr 53 minPyramid Scheme - ep.2
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E1March 29 · 1 hr 59 minPyramid Scheme - ep.1
Pyramid Scheme is the final chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign! Please join our players as they embark on this final exploration into Central America. Our cast includes... Ed Morgan as Juan de la Cruz (Luchadores wrestler) Rob Dennis as Loise Brannigan (Librarian) Troy Hansen as Ferguson Tuttle (Author) Dru Clay as Audrey Lake (Criminal Kid/Scamp) Kyle Ashcraft as Caleb Ashland (Author) Andy Meisem as Gunnar Deacon (Photographer) and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore
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S1 · E57March 23 · 1 hr 55 minMM 57 - Jon & Seth Ask Us Anything!
We asked for your questions on Modern Mythos Patreon and Discord server, and here are your answers! Enjoy! Modern Mythos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/modern_mythos? Modern Mythos Discord: https://discord.gg/mQ3yQbM45G We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He's a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E56February 16 · 1 hr 10 minConversation with Mike Mason
Jon and Seth are joined by special guest Mike Mason to talk about what's a-brewing in Call of Cthulhu's side of Chaosium's house. Mike updates the guys on Call of Cthulhu: Campfire Tales, the Kingsport sourcebook (next in the Arkham Unveiled series), new developments with Cthulhu by Gaslight, newly hired team members at Chaosium, and of course the rapidly approaching Chaosium Con US 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We can't do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa, Edwin Nagy, and Zach Sokol for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He's a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E55January 28 · 1 hr 4 minEp.55 - Exploring New Adventures
Exorcist's Codex 2025 by Two Starving Gnolls (Pax Cthuliana, Svasbard - system-neutral adventures) Uses BRP mechanics (with ORC License) 1890s Demon Hunters Mechanics Several Occupations - Occupations offer special abilities, restrictions, and modifiers to Faith (Relic Hunter, Priest, demonologist, occult detective, Church Licensed Exorcist, etc) Holy Faith Factor - source of Power, but higher it is the more susceptible to Demonic Corruption Instead of SAN they Have Spirit - works very similar, but one key difference is that it replenishes with time. Speed based off how low it is. Spirit can be spent to inf;uency Destiny Rolls (sorta like Luck rolls) Criticisms - I dislike BRP Resistance Table. Feel the 7e CoC should have been used for BRP, but they chose not to. Unsure on diversity of adventures. But I haven't read too deep. Indiana Jones RPG 1984 by TSR (David Cook - game designer) Uses Percentile dice for Attribute Test resolutions Setting: Pulp 1930s pre-war Mechanics Attributes - All characters have six attributes: Strength, Movement, Prowess, Backbone, Instinct, and Appeal. Each Attribute has four percentile values: Normal, Twice Normal (x2), Half of Normal (1/2), and One-Quarter of Normal (1/4). Referee (GM) determines the difficulty of an Attribute Test, and then the player attempts to roll percentile dice equal to or less than the declared difficulty level. Characters have Skills, but no skill has a percentile value; instead having an appropriate skill, (or using a skill in a clever way), can influence the difficulty level of an Attribute Test, typically making it an easier test if the character possesses the needed skill, or possibly more difficult if the character does not have the needed skill. We can't do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa, Edwin Nagy, and Zach Sokol for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He's a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E54January 21 · 1 hr 20 minEp. 54 - Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
FOUND IT!!! Friends and fellow cultists! Back in November, Seth and Jon interviewed writer, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and it was glorious. And then the holidays happened, and somewhere along the way, Jon lost the files. [There was much sorrow and wailing.] But then, a Cthulhu miracle! Jon was able to recover the files from Zencaster!!! [And there was much rejoicing!] So, we present to you, the lost-then-recovered interview with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan! https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Hanrahan Terraforming Mars RPG Quickstart: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ https://shadowlandsgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Terraforming-Mars-TTRPG_Quickstart-.pdf We can't do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa, Edwin Nagy, and Zach Sokol for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He's a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. ttps://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E7Dec 22, 2025 · 1 hr 20 minSpace Between Time - ep.7
SORRY FOR THE DELAY Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist) Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist) Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer) Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman) Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist) Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)
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S1 · E6Dec 21, 2025 · 1 hr 51 minSpace Between Time - ep.6
SORRY FOR THE DELAY Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist) Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist) Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer) Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman) Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist) Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)
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S1 · E53Oct 27, 2025 · 1 hr 14 minModern Mythos - ep.53
In this episode, Seth and Jon welcome historian and game designer, Shannon Appelcline, to the show. Designers & Dragons: Origins -- https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/0477a26f-723e-4d2f-8f11-74cdc007daf1/landing Shannon's Blog -- designersanddragons.com Modern Mythos Patreon -- https://www.patreon.com/modern_mythos We can't do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa, Edwin Nagy, and Zach Sokol for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He's a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/ @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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S1 · E5Oct 10, 2025 · 1 hr 46 minSpace Between Time - ep. 5
Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist) Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist) Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer) Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman) Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist) Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)
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S1 · E4Sep 26, 2025 · 1 hr 40 minSpace Between Time - ep. 4
Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist) Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist) Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer) Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman) Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist) Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)