Hey guys, thanks for running my adventure. I've watched you for years so imagine my excitement when I saw you were doing a live-play of Paper Chase. Great job! I especially loved the way you involved the player characters up front. Keep up the good work.
You wrote a truly memorable and timeless piece of storycraft. This is the first CoC scenario I ever played, coincidentally in 1991 when this AP is set, and it changed the way I looked at roleplaying games forever. Thank you again. -Keeper Chad
Thanks so much Chad, coming from you that is very high praise. I throughly enjoyed your time on the MU Podcast. I'm so pleased Paper Chase has stood the test of time. And the Great Old Ones.@@chadbouchard
Jill has the choker!! It's not the 90s without that choker. Edit: I'd REALLY love more CoC and MotW. They're very similar, but the tones are very different. I want to see more of both. I'd also love to see Monty play more!
My D&D group changed over to Call of Cthulhu in high school, ‘89-93, so this really struck a chord with me. So many great memories. Thanks for doing this! Also, Jill may well be the most adorable person ever. Kelly’s character and outfit are great!
@@isaackarr6576 for the revolver it sounds like they researched it. Monty's intro sounded like a bunch of research. The weed thing sounds like it was maybe planned out or Monty just remembered. They certainly did a great job either way.
I’ve never know someone else that also stare at horror movie cases at the video store as a kid! I did that same pretty much every time I went to block busted as a child too 🖤 Also Kelly playing Norman Normal Man has made my October.
Our DnD group also did a one shot for halloween and they loved it! When Drakkenheim wraps up, I would love a CoC series with you guys and maybe some Keeper tips from the Dudes.
I love it when y’all try new games. Learning a new system can be daunting, and there aren’t as many resources for learning anything that isn’t 5e. I haven’t convinced my group to play Monster if the Week yet. But I haven’t given up! Now I can show them this and see if we want to try CoC.
Damn, Jill! My aunt was the head librarian at the University of Colorado for some 30 years. She ALWAYS wears a barrette in her hair (on the right side) even to this day (she's 94). You nailed the costume of a serious librarian! Good job!
Honestly, this was much more watchable on UA-cam than the DnD. I've been the keeper before and if you write your own campaign I suggest creating many paths to your "end game". Also make sure to include several false paths that play on what your players would typically expect - like "the butler did it" or all the clues indicate its a vampire, werewolf, etc but is really something else. Suggested fun scenarios that I have played - 1) Players are 1920s gangsters hiding out from police in a haunted mansion, 2) Players are the Scooby Doo gang - and someone actually plays Scooby. We made it so he could not talk but had all the senses of a dog - it was hilarious.
Dungeon Dudes + Call of C'thulhu = possible Seth Skorkowsky cross-over? ❤ Pleeeeeeease. I've always found odd how unsuited the CoC Rules are for playing the game; unless the Keeper treats investigative skill rolls as rolling to advance the plot without complications. So that it isn't "Do you succeed", but rather, "Do you succeed without a complication". Otherwise, the game can become a series of annoying dead ends. A couple of extra giggleworthy moments from Kelly, "There is a missing MAN... uscript!" and "It's been a year... he's PROBABLY dead..." I miss Joe; however, the small group did give Jill more of a chance to get a word in edgewise. 🤗
I am all for you guys playing different systems! Very refreshing and also a great way to introduce to all people who are new to RPGs that D&D is only the tip of the iceberg.
Awesome time! Thank you for the chills! In my head-cannon, the effects of the mythos knowledge meant that they were never sure that this world was the same as the one from before their trek through the tunnels. After a string of bad financial decisions and a breakdown in close relationships, one of them decides that this world is not the right reality and returns to the tunnels trying to find the original world from whence they came. It does not go well.
100% would love to see both Monster of the Week to follow up on the previously unfinished story. I also am a HUGE fan of H.P. Lovecraft and every one of his books I've got my hands on. If you do either of them I'll be so happy.
So happy to see you trying Call of Cthulhu and liking it. There are sooo many flavors you could try with it, as mentioned, the more "pulpy" feel for heroes facing of the Mythos head on, or ALL the shades of horror themes you can do in classic CoC, at the end all depending on the narrative and mature level you prefer. One of the things that I like to mention to people starting in CoC is that CoC is also not only about a " weird mythos monster" related mystery it can also be completely mythos unrelated and the system will allow a lot to be explored.
Great job. Great storytelling. D&D or not. I’ll watch or listen to you guys play anything and everything. Ty. Next time get Joe to play too. He would be hilarious.
I played this a long time ago, but I guess Monty is a much better game master than mine was. It was a great game, and I wouldn’t mind seeing the Dungeon Dudes play Call of Cthulhu again. If so, the X File type campaign concept sounded really interesting.
I would appreciate you doing more and other varieties of CoC, like experimenting with different subsystems like delta green, different times like rearer to present or longer gone. I just think there is a lot of benefit in the diverity of experiences made, for the players, the keeper and the audience in this format too ^__^ So yes please, more of this good stuff, we would all gain a lot 😊
Really enjoyed it. I think the players did well with their Investigators and the Keeper kept the story gripping. I really enjoy your channel and content. Well done Dudes and Dudette well done!
I really hope that you end up doing more Call of Cthulhu adventures in the future!! I really liked your take on Paper Chase!! You managed to bring something interesting to this scenario that I particularly enjoyed!! I love the chat at the end and how Kelly points out that the adventure is very Lovecraftian in the personal sense of dealing with a question... vs the battle with an eldritch horror. I think that lends a new level of appreciation to this scenario
I find making two characters in CofC and connecting them a good start to making a scenario. Then add the area they live and a hook for why the investigators are there and you have scenario frame to build on
I'm so glad you guys tried this game! I've run it many times. It lends itself well to one-shots and mini-series. I've even run some campaigns but when I do that I always warn players not to get too attached to their characters. They tend to deteriorate over time, especially since Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge lowers your maximum possible SAN.
Really loved this episode by you guys and some great acting too. It was a nice change to see a session of 'Call of Cthulhu' 7th Edition. Many thanks to you all for a great episode x
In comparing the two systems, I'd point out to D&D players that in the base system you don't start a low-powered commoner and level up to nearly god status. You start out as a commoner and either die or go irretrievably mad. The character progression over a campaign is almost inverted, so while starting and ending a campaign with the same character is possible, always have a backup character or two. There is somewhat less so chance of character death in the Pulp Cthulhu variant where you get more HP and a larger budget for skills, but even so character death is always a real possibility. Do with that what you will.
Loved the adventure, and I would love to see more COC from all of you. What I find most interesting is that the players have a very reasonable to likely chance of dying, because in your other games in dnd that threat of death seems to be very very minimal. The threat of death at anytime I think keeps the story incredibly interesting. I believe Pulp Cthulhu takes a bit away from that, but the tradeoff is being able to have fun going toe to toe with the monsters of the mythos.
OK, last time I saw Jill was in the og dungeons of drakenheim and I don't know if it was the camera quality or if my interests changed or if she just had a glow-up but WOW SHES PRETTY!
I've been waiting for (Dr.) Monty to run Call of Cthulhu since I started watching Dungeons of Drakkenheim, the VIBE, the HUMOR, the DETAILS, the TENSION!!!! It was a legit joy and felt like 2 puzzle pieces finally clicking into place, please please please run cthulhu stories again, I'd love to see what Monty could think of as a homebrew scenario
I can't even tell you how much joy it brings me to see you folks playing with other systems. Wouldn't mind seeing some WoD, 2d20 or Pathfinder stuff, too. Just do whatever you want, though. I think we're all about it.
Highly recommend Fear's Sharp Little Needles, and specifically Unland by Scot Durward. They are more modern takes on CoC stories and scenarios, which is fantastic.
I think the switch from 1920s to 1990s is really good. 1920s was 50-60 years in the past when the game was written. There were a lot of living grandparents and their generation who had been adults in the 1920s. Players had living connections to the 1920s. But today the 20s are 100 years in the past and those born in 1900 are gone. The 1970s are as long ago to us today as the 1920s were when the game was written and the 1990s as long ago for us today as WWII was then. And IMHO this is the sweet spot for CoC,
This was great! It is honestly a tough choice between this or MOW. Both are amazing to watch, but I agree with the commentary by Jill and Kelly. This is much more serious are real feeling, while MOW has more slapstick. Neither would be a bad choice to continue!! Love y’all!!
Loved this episode. Would love to see more CoC with these characters or even other CoC characters. I’m really interested to see the cult following Twilight Book Club develops ;)
This was very entertaining, especially since Paper Chase was my first and currently only foray into GMing CoC. It's interesting to see how Monty interpreted the same source material, while setting it in the 90s (I used 1920s America). Also of note was how short this ended up being (much more in line with what the module expects), compared to the one I ran with one player (my wife), where it took us ~6h spread over two sessions to finish the module (mostly due to extensive character interactions, but also more time spent investigating the house). I, for one, would greatly favor a Dungeon Dudes CoC campaign.
Loved the entire session, a really gripping story that had me sucked right in! Would absolutely watch more CoC if it was with the crew! Thanks for sharing it with us.
I’d love to see more CoC coverage. I really enjoyed this play stream. Its one of the few 2+ hour play-streams I’ve watched from start to finish. Well done. Monty, I loved your character. Hilarious. Kelly: loved your edgy 90’s librarian. Good work all. 👍
Great video, really enjoyed your play-through. Only thing I thought was missing was using LUCK. It's one of the best mechanics of the game. Not only can it save your butt when you need a successful dodge or brawl check. But it works best when you spend a little here and there and before you realise it your luck is running low...It really ratchets up the tension!
There's a fantasy novel I'm reading (okay, light novel) called Grimgar: of Fantasy and Ash (the single season show is Grimgar: of Ashes and Illusions) where, yes, there's magic. You have casters, paladins, Rangers, rogues, warriors, priests, and what not. But a single arrow or bolt can still kill you. A sword, if not blocked by chain/plate mail, or swatted away with a blade, will easily kill. Do you think that kind of fantasy world would translate to this game style well? Or is there perhaps a different system that would work well?
I feel like in dnd the DM's job is to present obstacles to be overcome, and consequences to make decision making matter. On the other hand, in CoC the GM's job is to present obstacles to slow down and misdirect the players so the story amd system can impose consequences. This was great fun, I'd love you guys to play it more.
Another thing to keep in mind is failure doesn't have to be a binary You Did It or You Didn't. If the clue in the library is essential, then a failed Library Skill roll may mean you find the clue but you lost an entire day on it.
very cool guys - I really really hope you guys play again. I like D&D a lot, but CoC was the first RPG I played and I'm a big fan of Lovecraft as well and so it has a special place for me. Would love to see you guys play again if you get the chance and are inclined. Great job. oh heck yeah, I was on the edge of my seat too. They do have an official version of CoC that is for present day - so you might could check that out. That could be cool to do an x-files type CoC campaign, that's a really good idea. For a future game I think it would be cool for you to stick with those characters - and have it that maybe this adventure got into their heads and they came back together out of a growing obsession to learn more. Not necessarily even about this specifically, but maybe Melanie used the inter-library loan to order some mythos-y books and shared some of the info with Norman. And then they could learn there's more mysterious stuff in their local area to gradually investigate? You can use their scenarios - and there are tons of fan made mysteries as well online - or its also not as hard as it may seem to make up your scenarios too. In terms of thinking it would be hard to make your own, remember that you're just getting used to this system too, and you've made a ton of D&D homebrew stuff. I think you'd absolutely be capable of doing it on your own. If you want a slightly different, and perhaps even a bit more D&D like, if you do get the core rule book, it should come with an intro adventure that skews a little more toward that type of story, while still retaining this side of it as well. So, you might want to look into that, because it might give you some additional ideas about how CoC adventures can run as well. I think its the same mission in the latest version - they used it for years and years with new additions, just updating it slightly. Its about a haunted house type scenario (just as a frame of reference to compare, in case they did happen to change it out for a different scenario, but I know I have the original CoC core book and then I think I have the 6th ed perhaps and I'm pretty sure it was still the same adventure as of then.
If you want to do CoC again I highly recommend a oneshot called Scritch Scratch. It was published by chaosium for a free rpg day and imo its one of the best adventures out there. Ive ran it already 3 times with different groups and they all absolutely loved it
I personally like your play style, any of them. Watching or listening to you play is always entertaining (I have yet to find another D&D or other stream that I like as much). So anything you'll play is more than fine with me. 👍 I've been struggling with a "mystery" campaign myself in the World of Darkness. So I'll be looking forward to your insights on the writing process, Monty.
Spoilers/Opinion of Call of Cthulu So what did the players figure out? I'm not really sure to be honest, the person they knew who seemed to disappear from the face of the earth... had disappeared from the face of the earth, they found out he had been invited by something to go somewhere and then left of his own accord... I must admit I was expecting something along the lines of "Those Girls and/or Douglas who went missing were actually *Cthulhu Mythos Stuff*, by Douglas, Those Girls and/or another being." but I guess "Douglas left to the twilight zone, but came back to get some reading material" is another way to go but maybe it is a bit benign (Odd but seemingly 0 danger, I actually think Norman bringing a Gun along was the most dangerous thing that happened to Melanie) and the players involvement was a bit pointless (I guess they know that odd things are out there, but nothing changed, they observed). I don't think it was bad, but It did put me off trying Call of Cthulhu if I was given a choice between Call of Cthulhu or more D&D. I do think that this is more of a me not getting the game instead of the game being bad though.
This was awesome! Just a tiny piece of feedback: Monty’s microphone could use some equalizing: when he starts to speak, the initial sound is louder than the following. It’s hard when I’m wearing headphones
would LOVE more CoC! I keep bugging my friends to play some and it’s always a treat to see the TTRPG people I follow play some CoC. considering what we’ve already seen with Drakkenneim, I fully believe that Monty can make something that will knock it out of the park 😊
So much fun guys! As always, great job everyone. I’m missing Joe’s face but seeing this different game, it’s making me think I might want to branch out a bit too!
I've been watching a ton of CoC lately as a change of pace from D&D and I love it. I think it would be absolutely amazing if you guys could give this a try under one of the extremely experienced keepers like Becca Scott from Caylx or London Carlisle from Spot Hidden to get a real feel for it
Them describing my childhood as if it's history class in the beginning intro... and I'm sitting here thinking on it nostalgically like my grandmother :P
I dont watch a lot of RPG play, but this was excellent! I think CoC works really well for this format because it's A. Smaller parties and B. Smaller chunks of content. I love playing DnD for six hours straight, but watching it is not nearly as fun for me.
Hey guys, thanks for running my adventure. I've watched you for years so imagine my excitement when I saw you were doing a live-play of Paper Chase. Great job! I especially loved the way you involved the player characters up front. Keep up the good work.
You wrote a truly memorable and timeless piece of storycraft. This is the first CoC scenario I ever played, coincidentally in 1991 when this AP is set, and it changed the way I looked at roleplaying games forever. Thank you again. -Keeper Chad
Thanks so much Chad, coming from you that is very high praise. I throughly enjoyed your time on the MU Podcast. I'm so pleased Paper Chase has stood the test of time. And the Great Old Ones.@@chadbouchard
Thank you for this amazing adventure. We played it today and really enjoyed it.
I'm so glad you had a good time. I just ran it for my oldest Grandson last week. Thanks for the kind words.@@LiborHejl
Jill has the choker!! It's not the 90s without that choker.
Edit: I'd REALLY love more CoC and MotW. They're very similar, but the tones are very different. I want to see more of both. I'd also love to see Monty play more!
Port Perry! I didn’t expect to ever hear that town referenced in any media. I have family up there. Thanks dudes for that pleasant surprise
My D&D group changed over to Call of Cthulhu in high school, ‘89-93, so this really struck a chord with me. So many great memories. Thanks for doing this!
Also, Jill may well be the most adorable person ever.
Kelly’s character and outfit are great!
Thanks for the nostalgia for us elder millennials
Did they study this ][ remember a lot of this commentary
@@isaackarr6576 for the revolver it sounds like they researched it. Monty's intro sounded like a bunch of research. The weed thing sounds like it was maybe planned out or Monty just remembered. They certainly did a great job either way.
Myt favorite thing about the nineties is how we all constantly referenced how it's the nineties.
OMG I love Jill's hair!
Also, I've never played CoC, but it seems really fun and easy to play.
Roll20 has the starter kit for free right now I think.
Definitely check it out. I started played about 4 years ago and it's SO good
It’s so weird having more experience than the Dudes for once! So glad you decided to pick up Call of Cthulhu, it’s easily my favorite rpg!
I used to play it with friends in an abandoned building, after 1am, by lamplight. It was awesome!!
I’ve never know someone else that also stare at horror movie cases at the video store as a kid! I did that same pretty much every time I went to block busted as a child too 🖤
Also Kelly playing Norman Normal Man has made my October.
Our DnD group also did a one shot for halloween and they loved it! When Drakkenheim wraps up, I would love a CoC series with you guys and maybe some Keeper tips from the Dudes.
I’m so excited to see you guys branch out! What a great feel for you guys too, the cosmic horror for Drakkenheim only makes sense testing Cthulhu. 🎃🎃🎃
I love it when y’all try new games. Learning a new system can be daunting, and there aren’t as many resources for learning anything that isn’t 5e.
I haven’t convinced my group to play Monster if the Week yet. But I haven’t given up! Now I can show them this and see if we want to try CoC.
His did have a MOTW feel. It was different with Monty running it instead of Kelly.
Paper Chase feels like the 1st chapiter of a larger story. I'd love to see where Nornal & Melanie go from here.
Norman's depiction by Kelly really hit home for me 😂 I feel like a Norman in several levels right now
"What... IS... a Super Nintendo?" it's just simply great.
i’m running this adventure today! first time running call of cuthulu! loving the channel guys!
Damn, Jill! My aunt was the head librarian at the University of Colorado for some 30 years. She ALWAYS wears a barrette in her hair (on the right side) even to this day (she's 94). You nailed the costume of a serious librarian! Good job!
Honestly, this was much more watchable on UA-cam than the DnD. I've been the keeper before and if you write your own campaign I suggest creating many paths to your "end game". Also make sure to include several false paths that play on what your players would typically expect - like "the butler did it" or all the clues indicate its a vampire, werewolf, etc but is really something else. Suggested fun scenarios that I have played - 1) Players are 1920s gangsters hiding out from police in a haunted mansion, 2) Players are the Scooby Doo gang - and someone actually plays Scooby. We made it so he could not talk but had all the senses of a dog - it was hilarious.
Dungeon Dudes + Call of C'thulhu = possible Seth Skorkowsky cross-over? ❤ Pleeeeeeease.
I've always found odd how unsuited the CoC Rules are for playing the game; unless the Keeper treats investigative skill rolls as rolling to advance the plot without complications. So that it isn't "Do you succeed", but rather, "Do you succeed without a complication". Otherwise, the game can become a series of annoying dead ends.
A couple of extra giggleworthy moments from Kelly, "There is a missing MAN... uscript!" and "It's been a year... he's PROBABLY dead..."
I miss Joe; however, the small group did give Jill more of a chance to get a word in edgewise. 🤗
"This is not a Pet Sematary"
Love it, Jill. That was great!
Listened to this on a long drive this weekend. Amazing job and loved the discussion after. Really hope you do more of these in the future!
I am all for you guys playing different systems!
Very refreshing and also a great way to introduce to all people who are new to RPGs that D&D is only the tip of the iceberg.
Awesome time! Thank you for the chills! In my head-cannon, the effects of the mythos knowledge meant that they were never sure that this world was the same as the one from before their trek through the tunnels.
After a string of bad financial decisions and a breakdown in close relationships, one of them decides that this world is not the right reality and returns to the tunnels trying to find the original world from whence they came. It does not go well.
CoC is the RPG that ive played the most by far. We had a 6 year campaign during high school. :)
100% would love to see both Monster of the Week to follow up on the previously unfinished story. I also am a HUGE fan of H.P. Lovecraft and every one of his books I've got my hands on. If you do either of them I'll be so happy.
So happy to see you trying Call of Cthulhu and liking it. There are sooo many flavors you could try with it, as mentioned, the more "pulpy" feel for heroes facing of the Mythos head on, or ALL the shades of horror themes you can do in classic CoC, at the end all depending on the narrative and mature level you prefer. One of the things that I like to mention to people starting in CoC is that CoC is also not only about a " weird mythos monster" related mystery it can also be completely mythos unrelated and the system will allow a lot to be explored.
Great job. Great storytelling. D&D or not. I’ll watch or listen to you guys play anything and everything. Ty. Next time get Joe to play too. He would be hilarious.
Oooooh, always wanted to see Dungeon Dudes playing CoC!
You guys have great presence no matter the campaign. Serious respect. ❤️
I played this a long time ago, but I guess Monty is a much better game master than mine was. It was a great game, and I wouldn’t mind seeing the Dungeon Dudes play Call of Cthulhu again. If so, the X File type campaign concept sounded really interesting.
I would appreciate you doing more and other varieties of CoC,
like experimenting with different subsystems like delta green,
different times like rearer to present or longer gone.
I just think there is a lot of benefit in the diverity of experiences made,
for the players, the keeper and the audience in this format too ^__^
So yes please, more of this good stuff, we would all gain a lot 😊
Really enjoyed it. I think the players did well with their Investigators and the Keeper kept the story gripping. I really enjoy your channel and content. Well done Dudes and Dudette well done!
Thank you!
It was a delight watching you all play CoC!
I really hope that you end up doing more Call of Cthulhu adventures in the future!! I really liked your take on Paper Chase!! You managed to bring something interesting to this scenario that I particularly enjoyed!! I love the chat at the end and how Kelly points out that the adventure is very Lovecraftian in the personal sense of dealing with a question... vs the battle with an eldritch horror. I think that lends a new level of appreciation to this scenario
23:16 love the indignation of the missing library books. Clearly more important than the missing uncle.
I love how almost all of Jill's characters are obsessed with food in some way shape or form.
I find making two characters in CofC and connecting them a good start to making a scenario. Then add the area they live and a hook for why the investigators are there and you have scenario frame to build on
O, and as a player of CoC since the 80's, it's fantastic! I encourage you all to give it a shot.
I'm so glad you guys tried this game! I've run it many times. It lends itself well to one-shots and mini-series. I've even run some campaigns but when I do that I always warn players not to get too attached to their characters. They tend to deteriorate over time, especially since Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge lowers your maximum possible SAN.
25:50 I think Jill also wondered... "R.O.B., right? That was the NES !... oh, shoot... alternate reality"
Awesome work guys thanks for the side COC story. I would love to see more COC.. but a pulp cuthullu big trouble in little China would be cool.
Really loved this episode by you guys and some great acting too. It was a nice change to see a session of 'Call of Cthulhu' 7th Edition.
Many thanks to you all for a great episode x
"So long, and thanks for all the books."
I like the reference 😉
Greetings and love from Germany 2 u all
In comparing the two systems, I'd point out to D&D players that in the base system you don't start a low-powered commoner and level up to nearly god status. You start out as a commoner and either die or go irretrievably mad. The character progression over a campaign is almost inverted, so while starting and ending a campaign with the same character is possible, always have a backup character or two. There is somewhat less so chance of character death in the Pulp Cthulhu variant where you get more HP and a larger budget for skills, but even so character death is always a real possibility. Do with that what you will.
Loved the adventure, and I would love to see more COC from all of you. What I find most interesting is that the players have a very reasonable to likely chance of dying, because in your other games in dnd that threat of death seems to be very very minimal. The threat of death at anytime I think keeps the story incredibly interesting. I believe Pulp Cthulhu takes a bit away from that, but the tradeoff is being able to have fun going toe to toe with the monsters of the mythos.
OK, last time I saw Jill was in the og dungeons of drakenheim and I don't know if it was the camera quality or if my interests changed or if she just had a glow-up but WOW SHES PRETTY!
Great to see you guys playing other games. Love your content keep up the good work. Have a great day!
I've been waiting for (Dr.) Monty to run Call of Cthulhu since I started watching Dungeons of Drakkenheim, the VIBE, the HUMOR, the DETAILS, the TENSION!!!!
It was a legit joy and felt like 2 puzzle pieces finally clicking into place, please please please run cthulhu stories again,
I'd love to see what Monty could think of as a homebrew scenario
1:55:52 And now I have "So Long, Thanks for All the Fish" song in my head.
I can't even tell you how much joy it brings me to see you folks playing with other systems.
Wouldn't mind seeing some WoD, 2d20 or Pathfinder stuff, too.
Just do whatever you want, though. I think we're all about it.
Kelly’s “writer’s” pipe made me think - I need one of those! 😂
Me too, but then I looked at the price, and I'm like...for a prop? Nah, I'm good.
Simply amazing, would love to see more especially with the whole cast.
Highly recommend Fear's Sharp Little Needles, and specifically Unland by Scot Durward. They are more modern takes on CoC stories and scenarios, which is fantastic.
I think the switch from 1920s to 1990s is really good. 1920s was 50-60 years in the past when the game was written. There were a lot of living grandparents and their generation who had been adults in the 1920s. Players had living connections to the 1920s. But today the 20s are 100 years in the past and those born in 1900 are gone. The 1970s are as long ago to us today as the 1920s were when the game was written and the 1990s as long ago for us today as WWII was then. And IMHO this is the sweet spot for CoC,
This was great! It is honestly a tough choice between this or MOW. Both are amazing to watch, but I agree with the commentary by Jill and Kelly. This is much more serious are real feeling, while MOW has more slapstick. Neither would be a bad choice to continue!! Love y’all!!
You can tell it's getting spooky when you look over at Jill and the back of her chair looks like a hooded figure immediately behind her.
Loved this episode. Would love to see more CoC with these characters or even other CoC characters. I’m really interested to see the cult following Twilight Book Club develops ;)
This was very entertaining, especially since Paper Chase was my first and currently only foray into GMing CoC. It's interesting to see how Monty interpreted the same source material, while setting it in the 90s (I used 1920s America). Also of note was how short this ended up being (much more in line with what the module expects), compared to the one I ran with one player (my wife), where it took us ~6h spread over two sessions to finish the module (mostly due to extensive character interactions, but also more time spent investigating the house).
I, for one, would greatly favor a Dungeon Dudes CoC campaign.
Loved the entire session, a really gripping story that had me sucked right in! Would absolutely watch more CoC if it was with the crew! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Brooo your addition of the Bridge to Terabithia and magical world books was a noice hint. Fantastic foreshadow.
!! I've never gotten to look into CoC, I'm soo excited! You guys run great horror :)
I'm quite pleased you are branching out into other games. COC is one of my favs and it will be interesting to see your style in this scenario
Mausoleum. I like the way Monty says it. Maluseum.
I’d love to see more CoC coverage. I really enjoyed this play stream. Its one of the few 2+ hour play-streams I’ve watched from start to finish. Well done.
Monty, I loved your character. Hilarious. Kelly: loved your edgy 90’s librarian. Good work all. 👍
Great video, really enjoyed your play-through.
Only thing I thought was missing was using LUCK. It's one of the best mechanics of the game.
Not only can it save your butt when you need a successful dodge or brawl check.
But it works best when you spend a little here and there and before you realise it your luck is running low...It really ratchets up the tension!
Love this. Ironically, 1991 was the year I first played Call of Cthulhu.
LOVE all your stuff!!! The CoC thing is super fun and the 80s/90s throwback kicks ass!!!
I would love to continue watch more of CoC. Loved the episode and the break from DnD since CoC is such character driven focused game.
Wow! this game suites you guys really well hope it continues. Standing ovation
There's a fantasy novel I'm reading (okay, light novel) called Grimgar: of Fantasy and Ash (the single season show is Grimgar: of Ashes and Illusions) where, yes, there's magic. You have casters, paladins, Rangers, rogues, warriors, priests, and what not. But a single arrow or bolt can still kill you. A sword, if not blocked by chain/plate mail, or swatted away with a blade, will easily kill.
Do you think that kind of fantasy world would translate to this game style well? Or is there perhaps a different system that would work well?
That was so fun! It was really interesting to be introduced to a new system. As always the RP was so engaging. The nostalgia was strong.
I feel like in dnd the DM's job is to present obstacles to be overcome, and consequences to make decision making matter. On the other hand, in CoC the GM's job is to present obstacles to slow down and misdirect the players so the story amd system can impose consequences.
This was great fun, I'd love you guys to play it more.
Would love more CoC, either continuation or one shot each time. Have you guys thought of doing Veasen, as an introduction and how it's played?
Another thing to keep in mind is failure doesn't have to be a binary You Did It or You Didn't. If the clue in the library is essential, then a failed Library Skill roll may mean you find the clue but you lost an entire day on it.
very cool guys - I really really hope you guys play again. I like D&D a lot, but CoC was the first RPG I played and I'm a big fan of Lovecraft as well and so it has a special place for me. Would love to see you guys play again if you get the chance and are inclined. Great job.
oh heck yeah, I was on the edge of my seat too.
They do have an official version of CoC that is for present day - so you might could check that out. That could be cool to do an x-files type CoC campaign, that's a really good idea.
For a future game I think it would be cool for you to stick with those characters - and have it that maybe this adventure got into their heads and they came back together out of a growing obsession to learn more. Not necessarily even about this specifically, but maybe Melanie used the inter-library loan to order some mythos-y books and shared some of the info with Norman. And then they could learn there's more mysterious stuff in their local area to gradually investigate? You can use their scenarios - and there are tons of fan made mysteries as well online - or its also not as hard as it may seem to make up your scenarios too. In terms of thinking it would be hard to make your own, remember that you're just getting used to this system too, and you've made a ton of D&D homebrew stuff. I think you'd absolutely be capable of doing it on your own. If you want a slightly different, and perhaps even a bit more D&D like, if you do get the core rule book, it should come with an intro adventure that skews a little more toward that type of story, while still retaining this side of it as well. So, you might want to look into that, because it might give you some additional ideas about how CoC adventures can run as well. I think its the same mission in the latest version - they used it for years and years with new additions, just updating it slightly. Its about a haunted house type scenario (just as a frame of reference to compare, in case they did happen to change it out for a different scenario, but I know I have the original CoC core book and then I think I have the 6th ed perhaps and I'm pretty sure it was still the same adventure as of then.
Very good work Dungeon Dude team.
Please do more of this!
Do The Haunting!
This was so much fun! I’d love to see more CoC in the future. I’ve always been a huge Lovecraft fan.
If you want to do CoC again I highly recommend a oneshot called Scritch Scratch. It was published by chaosium for a free rpg day and imo its one of the best adventures out there. Ive ran it already 3 times with different groups and they all absolutely loved it
The nostalgia factor was bittersweet for me; it just kept reminding me John Candy was still around back then
Wonderful oneshot. Honestly, it'd be cool to come back to this universe. Maybe years in the future about someone who read that book
Gosh - I’m playing my first (in 15 years…) game of Cthulhu in a couple of weeks so this is perfect timing!
I personally like your play style, any of them. Watching or listening to you play is always entertaining (I have yet to find another D&D or other stream that I like as much). So anything you'll play is more than fine with me. 👍
I've been struggling with a "mystery" campaign myself in the World of Darkness. So I'll be looking forward to your insights on the writing process, Monty.
Spoilers/Opinion of Call of Cthulu
So what did the players figure out? I'm not really sure to be honest, the person they knew who seemed to disappear from the face of the earth... had disappeared from the face of the earth, they found out he had been invited by something to go somewhere and then left of his own accord... I must admit I was expecting something along the lines of "Those Girls and/or Douglas who went missing were actually *Cthulhu Mythos Stuff*, by Douglas, Those Girls and/or another being." but I guess "Douglas left to the twilight zone, but came back to get some reading material" is another way to go but maybe it is a bit benign (Odd but seemingly 0 danger, I actually think Norman bringing a Gun along was the most dangerous thing that happened to Melanie) and the players involvement was a bit pointless (I guess they know that odd things are out there, but nothing changed, they observed). I don't think it was bad, but It did put me off trying Call of Cthulhu if I was given a choice between Call of Cthulhu or more D&D.
I do think that this is more of a me not getting the game instead of the game being bad though.
This was awesome! Just a tiny piece of feedback: Monty’s microphone could use some equalizing: when he starts to speak, the initial sound is louder than the following. It’s hard when I’m wearing headphones
would LOVE more CoC! I keep bugging my friends to play some and it’s always a treat to see the TTRPG people I follow play some CoC. considering what we’ve already seen with Drakkenneim, I fully believe that Monty can make something that will knock it out of the park 😊
Dudes and Cthulhu?! Hell yes!
Doooooooooood.......you guy should do both this and Monster of the Week. Loved this!
So much fun guys! As always, great job everyone. I’m missing Joe’s face but seeing this different game, it’s making me think I might want to branch out a bit too!
I've been watching a ton of CoC lately as a change of pace from D&D and I love it. I think it would be absolutely amazing if you guys could give this a try under one of the extremely experienced keepers like Becca Scott from Caylx or London Carlisle from Spot Hidden to get a real feel for it
Them describing my childhood as if it's history class in the beginning intro... and I'm sitting here thinking on it nostalgically like my grandmother :P
This was a lot of fun! Would love to see more CoC from you all.
Love the effort to focus on the proper ambience, peaked when discussing car models XD
I enjoyed this video and watching this game! What i'd really love would be to watch you play Dread RPG when you're all back in person!
Loving the Ontario references! “Queen’s Park” Garden!
Jill's facial expressions are a fucking treasure.
Yes! Please can we get more Call of Cthulu!?
Legend of the Five Rings for that whole combat is deadly. One katana hit can easily wipe you out.
Just bought the starter set and died horribly in Alone against the flames. Can't wait to take this to my dnd group.
Norman's grand plan: ...hey.. you there...? I feel that.
Hopefully you guys play more COC and even Pulp Cthulhu my favorite for bigger groups
Whenever my Hexblade uses Accursed Specter, I name them things like Warren or Ronnie. I guess I can add Norman to my list!
I dont watch a lot of RPG play, but this was excellent! I think CoC works really well for this format because it's A. Smaller parties and B. Smaller chunks of content. I love playing DnD for six hours straight, but watching it is not nearly as fun for me.