This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome Lumpley Games - Vincent Baker and Meg Baker!



Patreon Plug & Update



We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!



And as we discussed recently - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Dave is working on it now, so look for that in late November.



New Members



Davin Flateau



Lauren Williams



Heather Poirier



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! 







Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



Happy 5th birthday Thessaly from everyone at MUP! We hope that you've enjoyed your special day!



If you're having a bad day, go to the show notes and check out bulldogs, in party hats, preparing to eat a cake. Get your serotonin hits where you can!



Thanks HelloSpaceBoy!







Main Topic -- 



https://lumpley.games/




https://lumpley.games/portfolio/




Games such as 




The Wolf King’s Son (2023)



Under Hollow Hills (2022)



Bedlam Beautiful (2017; limited publication)



Apocalypse World (2010; 2nd Edition 2016) and the PbtA framework




https://www.patreon.com/lumpley




Our Travelling Home by Ash Crider?

https://wundergeek.itch.io/our-traveling-home 





Wolf Spell by

https://epidiah.itch.io/wolfspell





Bloody Handed Name of Bronze by Joshua Newman

https://joshuaacnewman.itch.io/the-bloody-handed-name-of-bronze 





Mashed

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199282/MASHED-A-Korean-War-MASH-RPG--Core-Rulebook





Sagas of the Icelanders

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254224/Sagas-of-the-Icelanders





Pasions d’ Pasion

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409558/Pasion-de-las-Pasiones





Nahual

https://www.nahualrpg.com/

MUP Ep 285 – Powered by the Bakers

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett are back with another system unpack! And this time-- we're discussing Pulp Cthulhu. 







Patreon Plug & Update



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And as we discussed last episode - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Look for that in late November.



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



Two expert security guards dutifully protecting the home from local threats (ducks in the pond). Binx: Senior Security Supervisor. Finn: Grizzled Pro who shoulders their demanding job while fighting demons at the bottom of a bottle.



No, I didn't write that copy. Zondrio, fan of the show did, when they posted the photo in our pet pics shout out page.



I love when my job is done well, and for me! Love these kitties!







Main Topic -- 



Tired of your investigators dying in quick succession when jaunting around the world in a desperate bid to save humanity? Wishing that sometimes your investigator could make a stand instead of hiding and waiting for the eldritch horror to pass? Pulp Cthulhu ups the ante and provides you with tougher, more capable heroes—ready to take on the villainous machinations of the Cthulhu Mythos!

MUP Ep 284 – Gettin’ Pulpy with Pulp Cthulhu

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett are reunited. We discussed Halloween Horror Stories, Halloween Gaming, mentioned a few Halloween themed Call of Cthulhu scenarios... but mostly we just hung out.



And we made Murph sad. 







Patreon Plug & Update



We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!



Also, we are going to update our Patreon rewards at the beginning of 2024. Before we do that we will send out a survey and gather some data. It’s approaching two years since we redid the tiers and rewards, and now that everyone has a better idea of what works and what doesn’t, we just want to evolve them.



The tiers themselves will not change. But we’re going to tune our rewards so that they are a) things that our backers really like, and b) we can deliver them. 



So look for that survey in November, and new rewards in early January. 



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe! 







Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



I'd like to shout out our own little Vaesen, Roxie, kittuh of UndeadDomain (aka Jesse). This bundle of cute is curled into a dice tray, surrounded by Vaesen books and sheets as her dad preps for a game.



Does that make Undead Domain a Thursday's child??







Main Topic -- 



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432915/Bayt-al-Azif-5-A-magazine-for-Cthulhu-Mythos-roleplaying-games



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220315/The-Dare



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412108/Trick-or-Treat-2



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/291464

MUP Ep 283 – Halloween Horror Stories

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave welcome Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock of Cthulhu Eternal and Cthulhu Reborn.



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! 



Ooh, Bridgett may not be here, but we still have....



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



[Using best Bridget voice] 



Y'all have got to see this photo of Loki, cat of ARM1384.



This cat is asleep, eyes rolled back, and legit appears as if it's actively summoning.



Spooky kitty vibes for the win!



Thank you for sharing, ARM1384! Cat-astrophically creepy.







Main Topic -- 



Please welcome to the show, friends and creative powerhouses… Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock from Cthulhu Eternal! Welcome gentlemen!




https://cthulhueternal.com/





https://cthulhueternal.com/our-scenarios/




https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5143/Cthulhu-Reborn

MUP Ep 282 – Bill and Dean’s (Cthulhu) Eternal Adventure

This episode, Keeper Bridgett & Keeper Dave talk to Becky and Josh from Black Armada Games about the upcoming launch of Lovecraftesque second edition!



Patreon Plug & Update



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It’s the return of Dave’s MUP Movie Matinee. On Sunday, Oct 8th at 2pm we’re going to watch Jordan Peele’s Nope! Who’s in?



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! 



Main Topic 



Becky Annison and Josh Fox of Black Armada games can be found at https://blackarmada.com/, where they have games, podcasting, blogs and more!




https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/




Upcoming 2e for Lovecraftesque - link to Backerkit here



MUP Episode 149 with Becky Annison



Welcome Becky and Josh! Please, for our listeners who are not acquainted with all of your award-winning games, please introduce yourselves and Black Armada games.

MUP Ep 281 – Black Armada Games and Lovecraftesque 2e

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave discuss the gaming side of insanity mechanics and mental health!



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



Shouting out Spooky and Frida, twins and best friends, and kittuhs of James-Big Jim! Thank you for sharing these gorgeous kitties with us!



Also, MeWOW to that guitar selection in the background!







Let’s move onto the main topic. 



Main Topic -- 



Up front, a disclaimer and Content Warning - tonight we want to discuss the gaming side of insanity and mental health. We look to be sensitive and earnest in how to portray these topics in games, but also discuss them from the gaming perspective. So while we don’t plan to wander into any specific triggering moments, it is a broad topic that may move into areas listeners find uncomfortable.

MUP Ep 280 – Indefinite Insanity and Humanity in Horror Games

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett unpack horror gaming with Hunters Entertainment!







Campus Crier



The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded Thursday, August 24th, 2023.



Our friend Mike Diamond of The Old Ways Podcast is currently accepting submissions for scenarios from Chaosium’s Community Content program for a chance to get the Full Diamond treatment of their works for Call of Cthulhu and Runequest. If chosen you can get a full theatrical episode with music, sound, voice acting, the whole hog. We have a link for the sign-up sheet in the show notes.



https://bit.ly/YourScenario24



Our friend Dean Englehart of Cthulhu Reborn fame has just released H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Yog-Sothothery in pdf with POD coming later in the year. 



“This book is a resource that seeks to pare away the later inventions and present the purely Lovecraft inventions, compiled with game statistics that make it easy to drop them into roleplaying scenarios, campaigns, and game settings. HPL's many Unnatural Entities, Weird Rituals, Cults, Artifacts, Tomes, and Places in this book can be considered a kind of “grab bag” of elements you can use to infuse any game world with a Lovecraftian flavor.”



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449861/HP-Lovecrafts-Book-of-YogSothothery







Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



HelloSpaceBoy, Laszlo from Strangers From Nowhere, was kind enough to show off his little birthday girl, Mazikeen! She turned 20 years young on August 19th! Congratulations Mazikeen and Lazslo! You can also follow Laszlo’s Kickstarter for Pod People which should be wrapping up right after this episode drops. Murph backed it!



Mazikeen turned 20 today! (8/19) 















Main Topic -- 



Unpacking Horror Gaming with Hunters Entertainment. 



Influences, favorites, genres, tabletop translations, GM tricks and tips, and whatnot.  



https://www.huntersentertainment.com



https://www.youtube.com/@huntersbooks



https://www.youtube.com/@Snarled



https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Sleepaway-Print-PDF.html




OUTBREAK: UNDEAD.. 2E



KIDS ON BIKES



ICARUS



ALICE IS MISSING



The ABCs of D&D



The 123s of D&D

MUP Ep 279 – Unpacking Horror with Hunters Entertainment

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett unpack Vampire: The Masquerade,.We're joined by backer Mike Diamond! Listen as we attempt to crash through mechanics, lore, history, clans, disciplines, and more in under 90 minutes. 



Campus Crier



The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded Thursday, July 27th, 2023.



This has been a BIG quarter for Chaosium. The Pendragon Starter Set is out, they’ve released the first volumes of the Cults of RuneQuest books, multiple ENnie nominations including Rivers of London, the Bookshops of Arkham actual play, Community Content, and more! And now, they’ve just announced a new board game adaption of Call of Cthulhu's Horror on the Orient Express!



Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game brings the award-winning Call of Cthulhu horror and mystery TTRPG into the world of board gaming. Special rules, ongoing character development, and awesome play pieces all providing a challenging and exciting gaming experience. 



Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is a cooperative game in which you and other investigators have to survive on the doomed train. To win, you must discover and hunt out the cultists to stop them performing a hideous ritual, as well as make sure that the train reaches its destination. With all manner of dangers facing you, the challenge is to survive, stop the horrors of the Dreamlands, and prevent calamity. The Kickstarter for the game launches next year, with a planned release date in 2025. 



Speaking of ENnie nominees, let’s shout out just a handful of congratulations to our friends and previous guests who are being recognized! Apologies if we missed anyone, it wasn’t intentional! 



In other news, the community is BUZZING! The Old Gods of Appalachia kickstarter books are shipping and folk are going bonkers! At the time of recording, they’re arriving in inboxes and mailboxes nation. I’ll actually be picking up my rewards in person at GenCon next week. 



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



Shouting out and also welcoming home, Jackson Elias, from listener Targard! Bear, his other dog, is already my baby, and Jackson Elias is already settling in so nicely!











Main Topic -- Vampire: The Masquerade Unpack 

MUP Ep 278 – Breaking (Down) the Masquerade for VtM

This episode, Keepers Murph &amp; Bridgett riff on single location horror scenario ideas!







Patreon Plug &amp; Update



We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!



Murph has a movie Night coming up on August 17th at 7:30pm Central time. 



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



&quot;Okay, listen. It&#39;s worth going to our show notes to see Jasper, doggo of friend and fan of the show, FredKiesche. I recognize that it&#39;s not winter, but you gotta see the look on this dog&#39;s face as it launches itself through the snow. It&#39;s the pick me up you need today, promise!&quot;











Main Topic -- Single location horror scenarios




Persons in house/apartment/room



Persons in vehicle



Locked-Room Mysteries





Class struggle in the vein of Upstairs, Downstairs but downstairs hears the prep, staging, production, fallout, and eventual aftermath of the event upstairs. The event could be the KiY or a ritual, mass murder, etc. Might be a staff only game of Regency, set entirely within the kitchens. (Sort of inspired by Miss Julie.) Players would have to defend against their mutated “Betters” who are storming downstairs to eat, pray, and be merry.





Guests are invited to a house party in a friend of a friend’s apartment. Their friend never shows up, and a few guests seemingly go missing. There could be some fatally locked room, akin to Bluebeard, but their friend is actually within the trunk/coffee table at the center of the living room (a la Hitchcock’s Rope). 





A group of friends witness something horrible and are seen by the perpetrator, take a spin on Rear Window and have it based across the street from the original crime, with a single bad guy hell bent on murder, but a Charm skill that is astronomical. 





Take a page from Coherence and have a group of friends get together while Miller’s Comet streaks by overhead. There is an exact replica of their house next door, populated with an exact replica of themselves as well. Unbeknownst to the players, one of the guests arrives late and stumbles into the wrong house, their house. Things go even further sideways when a third house is revealed to have been there in the opposite direction the entire time.. By the end no one should be able to determine which house is real nor who is the original version of themselves.





A one-shot maybe solo game, where the player(s) are part of a boiler room, akin to Glengarry Glen Ross even with a sadistic Alec Baldwin-esque boss. But the player(s) have to cold call a list of senior citize

MUP Ep 277 – Horror Where You’re At

This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave interview one of their RPG heroes, Luca Rejec, the author of Ultraviolet Grasslands, Witchburner, Let Us In, and so many more.



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe! 



Main Topic -- Luka Rejec



https://www.wizardthieffighter.com/

MUP Ep 276 — A Conversation with Luka Rejec

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave hangout without Bridgett as part of our final summer vacation shows.



Patreon Plug & Update



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Speaking of backers, we have one new backer to thank!




Casey J Rudkin




The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



Hey guys! It's Bridgett, even though I sound like Dave! He's my voice because I either don't have one, or am too tired to use it. I'm shouting out Thalia, kittuh of friend and fan of the show John Tyler! John is awesome! Ask him about co-running a Regency Cthulhu game with me at Origins! Also, "Yar, Yar, Yar, Nar." He was also in the most hilarious Pirate Borg game of my life. Thanks John for being awesome, and thank you for sharing this gorgeous caramel chocolate brownie with us! 







Let’s move onto the main topic. 



Main Topic -- 

MUP Ep 275 – Unser Sommerurlaub Teil Drei

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett continue with their top 10 RPGS. 



Well, not Bridgett.



Because she didn't follow instructions. 



Enjoy! 



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! 



Main Topic



The hosts continue to unpack their favorite RPGS!

MUP Ep 274 – Summer Vacation vs Top Ten Games Part Two

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett offer up something strange... something new... to bridge the gaping pit which is, "we typically don't record the month of June, but we're attempting to do something about that." So... yea. 



Enjoy!



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Max (or maybe Dave?) for editing this episode. Thank you!



Main Topic --



....Bridgett did not understand the assignment. And Bridgett is in charge of the WordPress. 



So uh... Listen, I dunno. HAPPY JUNE BABIES!

MUP Ep 273 – Summer Vacation vs Top Ten Games Part One

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave speak to Christopher Robin Negelein/Ganza Gaming designer of the new Flesh Pit RPG on KS



Patreon Plug & Update



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Speaking of backers, we have two new backers to thank!




Chris Bates



Brendan Tang




The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



This week, I wanna shout out Kaiba, who is pictured peering into the secrets of the universe, from listener Confused Ann. You gotta see this photo. It's a scenario seed and writing prompt!











Main Topic -- 



Christopher Negelein



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganzagaming/the-mystery-flesh-pit-national-park-rpg



https://www.mysteryfleshpitnationalpark.com/



http://www.thebrightcave.com/

MUP Ep 272 – Mysteries of the Flesh Pit Revealed!

This episode, Keepers Murph and Bridgett riff on some of our local Urban Legends and Folklore in Games!



Campus Crier



The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on May 4th, 2023!



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432915/Bayt-al-Azif-5-A-magazine-for-Cthulhu-Mythos-roleplaying-games



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/questingbeast/knave-rpg-second-edition



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganzagaming/the-mystery-flesh-pit-national-park-rpg



Patreon Plug & Update



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Speaking of backers, we have a belated thank you to




Bucho Rodenberger



Steven Nelson



GeeMo



Claire Mendelsohn




The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



This week, I'd like to shout out Casper the rat from listener and fan of the show, Cultist Damon. This cutie could haunt me anytime. I wuv the wittle feeties.











Main Topic -- 



Local Urban Legends and Folklore in Games

MUP Ep 271 – Urban Legends

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett conduct a deep dive on Graham Walmsley's Cthulhu Dark! 



Campus Crier



The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on April 20, 2023, and here’s Keeper Bridgett with a report on Chaosium Con 2023! 



Patreon Plug & Update



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Speaking of backers, we have a belated thank you to



Rachel Cutler, Graham Walmsley



I’m hosting the next movie night, and guess what, Dave? It’s gonna be on April 29th! The weird thing, it will have already happened by the time this show drops! Lol. It was an AMAZING time. Laugh were had. Unless it was a sad movie, then likely… laughs were still had. 



The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Max (or maybe Dave) for editing this episode. Thanks Max (or maybe Dave)! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



This episode I'd like to shout out Leo, from listener and hype squad of the show, Evan Perlman! Leo is pictured at daycare with a dashing smile and model levels of posing. This Portuguese water dog is absolutely STUNNING! Thanks for sharing Leo with us, Evan, and thanks for breaking the bottle over the back of the "fresh MUP" ship each time it sails.











Main Topic



That Graham interview was so fantastic. I hope we can get him back sometime before 2033. At least 2032.



To build on that conversation, which I was sorry to miss, I wanted to get us talking about Cthulhu Dark and other rules light investigative games. We both have experience with CD, so let’s start with a couple questions about the gameplay.



First– let’s discuss the rules– because they’re decadent! 




What are your favorite parts of running or playing in a CD game?



What is a favorite story from a CD game that couldn’t happen in a game with more mechanics?



What do you think is different when playing a CD scenario?



What do you think is different when running a CD scenario?



What do you think is different when designing a CD scenario?



Do you miss anything from CD or other rules light investigative games?



How would you design a rules light game differently?

MUP Ep 270 – Going Deep on Dark

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett welcome back author, creator, and game designer Graham Walmsley!







Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



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And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



This week I'm shouting out Trouble aka cat of listener Rach. They're seen lazily stalking a set of twinkle lights. Not at fast Zappy!











Main Topic -- 



Welcome to Graham Walmsley!



http://catchyourhare.com/graham.htm



https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4159/Graham-Walmsley




https://twitter.com/grahamwalmsley

MUP Ep 269 – Cosmic Horror w/ Graham Walmsley

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome cartographer extraordinaire, the writer and publisher of Pirate Borg, Luke Stratton!



Patreon Plug & Update



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. LInk in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! 



Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out



I'm shouting out the doggo Charlie from listener Dan Tice, who is absolutely SLAYING her Pirate Borg costume. Puppy pirates for the win. Now give her some booty!







Main Topic -- 



Welcome to Luke Stratton!



https://www.meetup.com/shipofthedead



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MUP Ep 268 – Arrrggg, Pirate Borg w/ Luke Stratton

This episode, Keeper Murph runs Keepers Dave and Bridgett through an impromptu game of mystery and delight as they return to the Gardens of Ynn!



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The Discord Plug



We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. LInk in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 



And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!

MUP Ep 267 – Return to the Garden of Ynn

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett welcome back friend to the show Oscar Rios to discuss Golden Goblin Press, Invictus,  the definition of a hero, and The Legacy of Arrius Lurco. 



Campus Crier



The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded on February 23, 2023. 



Step further into the dark with the latest supplement for Call of Cthulhu! Nameless Horrors contains 6 scenarios featuring brand new elements of the Mythos that will keep even the most seasoned Investigator on their toes! Available worldwide March 8th. 



Good news - Laird Barron is home from the hospital! He of course has a long road to recovery but being home is a good indication that he’s heading in the right direction. For those who missed it, there is a Go Fund Me available to support his medical expenses that has raised $136,000 or so at the time of recording. Thank you to all listeners who supported Laird, and we wish him continued recovery.



Speaking of needing help, Lovecraft Arts &amp; Sciences is holding its Lovecraft Arts &amp; Sciences 2023 Winter Fundraiser. Similar to the situation a couple years ago, they find themselves coming up short on the funding needed to keep the business running. Turns out NecronomiCon, for starters, was much more expensive than usual - with prices increasing across the board and attendance overall down from its normal capacity. Necro, the store, and all the supporting infrastructure is already run mostly on volunteer labor, and so the shortfall from last year now puts longevity at risk. The fundraiser is nearing $12k at time of recording, and we all know how important Necronomicon is to the community at large. Please take a moment to donate - even $5 adds to the bucket. 



Free League prepares to launch their kickstarter for The Walking Dead Universe RPG.



Free League released two new game licenses for community creators – a Free Tabletop License (FTL) for the Year Zero Engine and a third-party license for the upcoming Dragonbane fantasy RPG.



Finally, with the OGL controversy momentarily in our mirrors, the newest craziness occupying geek-minds is the rapidly growing proliferation of AI-generated materials, including art and now fiction writing, and probably around the corner… ttrpg scenarios and settings. The community has been struggling with AI-generated art for a while and now people are using ChatGPT and similar tech to create fiction wholecloth.



Neil Clarke, editor of SF fiction magazine Clarkesworld (among others), recently paused his submission intake due to being overwhelmed by AI-generated stories. He wrote a very detailed blogpost, including stats and stories on how this technology has blossomed to overtake his meager intake resources. Worth a read if you want to see how this is specifically affecting the broader community. 



On the same note, Chaosium announced recently that it has banned AI art in its community cr

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