Cosmic Horror & the Hero's Journey (D&D, Pf2e, Call of Cthulhu)

Hey, I’m Jacob! Join me as I explore Cosmic Horror in TTRPGs and what sets it apart from the standard hero’s journey. We’ll be looking at D&D, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, and more!
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Chapters:
0:00 Understanding Cosmic Horror
04:31 Heroic Contradictions in Cosmic Horror
06:50 Starting With the Familiar
09:46 Stepping Away From the Hero System
Sandy Petersen’s article about Call of Cthulhu
rpggeek.com/thread/687972/her...
Cosmic horror is a fascinating genre. This retrospective on Signalis made me fall in love even deeper with the genre, obviously spoilers, but I highly recommend this! I’m just a fan, I’m not associated with Power Pak in any way.
• Signalis is Horrifying...
Say hi: [e-mail]
Footage:
Bloodborne (2015), Demon Souls (2020), Destiny 2 (2017), Elden Ring (2022), Love Death + Robots: The Very Pulse of the Machine (S3E3) | Swarm (S3E6), Lords of the Fallen (2023), My Hero Academia (2016): S1E12 | S2E1, Predators (2010), Remnant 2 (2023), Remnant: From the Ashes (2019), The Matrix (1999)
Music:
Caverns - Density & Time
Imagine A New Darker You - The Tower of Light
Medieval Astrology - Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Tags for the SEO overlord:
#dnd #5e #pf2e #pathfinder #CoC #callofcthulhu #lovecraft #cosmichorror #bloodborne #fearandhunger #storytelling #ttrpg #tabletop #dungeonsanddragons #gaming #dungeonanddragons #tabletoproleplaying #tabletoproleplayinggame #callofcthulhurpg #dungeonanddragons #dnd5e #tabletoprpg

[@user-mo6pn7cw9v]

Found this very interesting and informative..

[@spellcrashers]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for dropping by!

[@havokbeatz5326]

Great information here! 💯

[@spellcrashers]

Thank you!!!

[@DexSaveDan]

My man!! Gotta get some cosmic horror in my game!!

[@spellcrashers]

It's such a fun genre to play with!