Modern Mythos with Jon and Seth
A podcast about the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, writing, game mastering, and playing -- presented by the hosts, Jon Hook and Seth Skorkowsky
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Conversation with Mike Mason
02/16/2026
Conversation 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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Ep.55 - Exploring New Adventures
01/28/2026
Ep.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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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Ep. 54 - Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
01/21/2026
Ep. 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! Terraforming Mars RPG Quickstart: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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Space Between Time - ep.7
12/22/2025
Space 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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Space Between Time - ep.6
12/21/2025
Space 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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Modern Mythos - ep.53
10/27/2025
Modern Mythos - ep.53
In this episode, Seth and Jon welcome historian and game designer, Shannon Appelcline, to the show. Designers & Dragons: Origins -- Shannon's Blog -- Modern Mythos Patreon -- 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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Space Between Time - ep. 5
10/10/2025
Space 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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Space Between Time - ep. 4
09/26/2025
Space 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)
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Ep. 52
09/15/2025
Ep. 52
This month, Seth and Jon gush about the amazing series on Hulu/FX... ALIEN: Earth. -- WARNING -- There are SPOILERS!!! In addition to ALIEN: Earth, Jon talks about the new Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes, published by Magnetic Press Play. ALIEN: Earth Created for television, and written by, Noah Hawley Staring: Sydney Chandler (Wendy) Essie Davis (Dame Sylvia) Samuel Blenkin (Boy Kavalier) Babou Ceesay (Morrow) Alex Lawther (Joe Hermit) Adarsh Gourav (Slightly) Timothy Olyphant (Kirsh) The series is set two years before the classic 1979 movie, ALIEN, by Ridley Scott Five corporations govern the Earth: Weyland-Yutani (Americas) Prodigy (Oceania, Asia, and South Africa) Lynch (Russia) Dynamic (North Africa, Middle East, and the Moon) Threshold (Europe) Creatures collected by the crew of the Maginot: Xenomorphs Ticks Octo-Eye Flies Plant Pod (ie: Orchid) Xenopedia: Role-Playing Game of the Planet of the Apes Published by Magnetic Press Play: Game Engine: Modified version of the West End Games D6 D6MV: D6 Magnetic Variant Players may play as: Chimpanzees Orangutans Gorillas Tribal Humans Time-Lost Astro-nauts Mutated Humans The setting is ideally suited for: World exploration, like you might experience with Dungeons & Dragons Investigations, like you might experience with Call of Cthulhu or Blade Runner Horror, like you might experience with Call of Cthulhu 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social
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Space Between Time - ep. 3
09/12/2025
Space Between Time - ep. 3
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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Modern Mythos - Ep.51
09/01/2025
Modern Mythos - Ep.51
Join Seth and Jon as they welcome Jeffrey Moeller to the show, author of such works as "Ladybug Ladybug Fly Away Home," and the upcoming "Seasons Change." Jon and Seth also talk about the horror they've been consuming over the summer, be it on TV, movies, or reading.
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Space Between Time - ep. 2
08/29/2025
Space Between Time - ep. 2
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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Space Between Time - Ep. 1
08/15/2025
Space Between Time - Ep. 1
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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Summer Book Club 2025
07/21/2025
Summer Book Club 2025
Welcome to a new season of the Summer Book Club! In this episode, hosts Jon Hook and James Droucker talk about the selection of stories in "Into the Cthulhu-Universe," edited by Steven Paulsen and Christopher Sequeira. Table of Contents: The Chaos Lords of Mars, by Jonathan Maberry Twas Brilling, by Cat Rambo Sweet Music, by Jason Nahrung Simbiyu and the Nameless, by Eugene Bacon The Meatamorphosis, by Aaron Sterns Innsmouth Park, by Jane Routley The Queen's Solution, by Peter Rawlik & Sal Ciano Dread Island, by Joe R. Lansdale Fhtagntastic Four, by Christopher Sequeria & Jan Scherpenhuizen The Sleepwalker's Manifesto, by Kat Clay Creatures of the Night Train, by Del Howison A Perfect Summer for Baseball, Tentacles, Mutants, and Love, by Barry N. Malzberg & Jack Dann Three Bad Actors In A Silvery Room, by Steve Proposch Fame Bites, by Anna Tambour Leftovers, by Jim Krueger The Power of F'thagn, by Scott Driscoll Hill-Runner and the Enemy From Behind the Curtain of Stars, by Gerry Huntman The Colour Out of Hautdesert, by JM Merryt The Sign of Daoloth, by Ramsey Campbell
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Ep. 50 - Unusual Suspects
06/16/2025
Ep. 50 - Unusual Suspects
Seth and Jon are in the balcony to talk about movies made within the last ten years that are considered Lovecraftian, or Lovecraftian adjacent. But first, thank you to Graeme Patrick for sponsoring this episode! Check out his amazing scenario, Of Sorrow & Clay, available on the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThruRPG. Of Sorrow & Clay is an 1880s scenario set deep in the Appalachian Mountains Has a fantastic cast of extremely memorable mountain-folk NPCs for the PCs to encounter and 5 pre-gen investigators perfect for this remorse mountain setting Some really cool (and new) creatures for the investigators to encounter New spells and new magical items, and a couple of really nice handouts Just 23 pages + Pregens Alex Guillote handled art and design Available Roll20 VTT pack for ease of play online Of Sorrow & Clay: Of Sorrow & Clay - Roll20 VTT pack: The Ritual (2017) Studio: eOne / Netflix Director: David Bruckner Staring: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, & Sam Troughton Based on the book, The Ritual, by Adam Nevill Older Gods (2023) Studio: Wagyu Films Director/Writer: David A. Roberts Staring: Lindsay Bennett-Thompson, Ieuan Coombs, & Jonathan Keeble Making of Podcast: From Dream to Silver Screen (conversations about making this movie) The Void (2016) Studio: D Films / Cave Painting Pictures Directors/Writers: Steven Kostanski & Jeremy Gillespie Staring: Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe, Ellen Wong, Evan Stern, Trish Rainone, & Mik Byskov Creature special effects crowdfunded on Indiegogo for $82,510 (the rest of the picture was funded traditionally) Underwater (2020) Studio: 20th Century Fox Director: William Eubank Starring: Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr, Mamoudou Athie, & T. J. Miller Last movie released under the “20th Century Fox” brand, before being rebranded as “20th Century Studios”, and it was a box office bomb The Lighthouse (2019) Studio: A24 / VVS Films Director: Robert Eggers / Writers: Robert Eggers & Max Eggers Starring: Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe Max Eggers had the original idea for this movie as a re-envisioning of the unfinished Edgar Allan Poe short story with the same title. 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Graeme Patrick. Thanks for listening.
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Modern Mythos 49
05/05/2025
Modern Mythos 49
Seth and Jon sojourned to Ypsilanti, (Ann Arbor/Detroit adjacent), for Chaosium Con 2025! As you can well imagine, it was amazing! +++++++++++++++++++++++ Fire Lizard Games, thank you for sponsoring this episode! Check out Fire Lizard Games' upcoming Yith Borg game! Designed with the Mork Borg rules, in Yith Borg you are a Yithian looking to stake your claim on Earth in the hellscape aftermath of a Mythos-fueled cataclysm that devastated the planet in 1920. Check out their Upcoming Projects page at: And check out their full site at: +++++++++++++++++++++++ While at Chaosium Con, Seth and Jon did some "Man on the Street" interviews with convention goers we ran into in the lobby/bar in the morning hours of Friday and Saturday. This entire endeavor would not have been possible without friend-of-the-show and new Modern Mythos editor, Zach Sokol! Thank you, Zach! Zach provided all of the equipment we used to record these "live" sessions, and he fully edited this episode. We are thrilled to add Zach's audio expertise to the team. We interviewed: Ben Burns, of New Comet Games Andy Miesem Holly Buetow, of RPG Reanimators Rina Hensey Matt "Doc" Tracey Bucho Rodenberger Sandy Petersen Zach Sokol 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. 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. @darkestthickets.bsky.social And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Fire Lizard Games. Thanks for listening.
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Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide
03/28/2025
Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide
Chaosium's Hardcover book, 261 pages of content, retail price $49.99. A free PDF of the book is included with a purchase of the hardcover book directly from . 7 Chapters, plus 2 Appendices Chapter 1: A Keeper’s Miscellany Chapter 2: Occult Secrets & The Golden Dawn Chapter 3: Running Gaslight Games Chapter 4: Notable Victorians Chapter 5: Victorian Horrors Chapter 6: The Forby Masterwork (Scenario #1) Chapter 7: Oranges & Lemons (Scenario #2) Appendix A: Keeper Resources Appendix B: Generic Victorians Separate indexes for the Main Book, Each Scenario, and Tables Free pre-gen, player maps, and Keeper maps downloads for the two included scenarios Note: The section of Chaosium’s website has not been updated to feature free downloads of the updated CoC Gaslight character sheets displayed in the new Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators’ Guide and Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper’s Guide. Final Thoughts: Seth and Jon agree, this is a "must have" book for any group looking to play Call of Cthulhu in London's fog-shrouded Victorian period.
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Modern Mythos - Ep.47
03/24/2025
Modern Mythos - Ep.47
Jon and Seth are joined by Oscar Rios, President of Golden Goblin Press. We ask him about the latest news coming out of Golden Goblin Press, and why the Miskatonic Valley is such an attractive locale for Lovecraftian Gothic horror. This episode is sponsored by Matt "Doc" Tracey, and his amazing Call of Cthulhu scenarios, Ghost Trade, and Lights in the Trees. Ghost Trade is a classic 1920s scenario set in the fictional town of Pennybrook, Maine. The investigators visit Pennybrook to study a spike in the number of earthquakes in the region. Townsfolk say the earthquakes are the result of the Pennybrook ghost. Clearly, there is a rational scientific reason for the earthquakes, and the investigators are determined to find out what it is. Lights in the Trees is a 1975 post-Vietnam War setting scenario. The investigators are veterans of the War, platoon brothers, who are called back together to help one of their own who’s having trouble adjusting to life back at home. Can they help their friend conquer his personal demons, or will those demons consume them as well? Oscar Rios & Golden Goblin Press Islands of Ignorance: The Third Cthulhu Companion Kickstarter, and Dark Seas of Infinity: The Fourth Cthulhu Companion, and Legacy of Shadows: Oscar Rios Lovecraft Wiki list of credits: We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. 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.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.6
03/17/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.6
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.5
03/10/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.5
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.4
03/03/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.4
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.3
02/24/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.3
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Matt Ryan Interview
02/17/2025
Matt Ryan Interview
Sponsor: We want to thank authors David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly for sponsoring this episode. They are the authors of the absolutely amazing, Japan: Empire of Shadows, the definitive sourcebook for roleplaying in Imperial Japan during the late Taisho and early Showa eras (1920 - 1932). Japan: Empire of Shadows provides single-session story hooks and multi-session narrative threads, and it includes information to play either as foreign investigators or as Japanese investigators. The 400 page book includes 334 unique locations, 35 full color maps, over 70 NPCs, 20 player handouts, 6 pre-generated investigators, new spells, new Mythos tomes, new monsters, a concise history of the island nation, the Japanese people, and so much more. Japan: Empire of Shadow has achieved Platinum Level sales on DriveThruRPG. And it’s clear, with every page, that David and Amy took meticulous care to create an unparalleled sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu game. We also want to take this moment to remember that Amy and David lost their home in the LA wildfires. In addition to buying their amazing sourcebook of Japan, please consider sending a donation to the . Matt Ryan - Artist/Cartographer/Musician/Punk Rocker! Reckoning of the Dead: Blog with Noah Lloyd Official Chaosium cartographer Currently running Masks of Nyarlathotep in parallel with Bob Geis “Armchair Keepers of Arcane Secrets” We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. 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. And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Japan: Empire of Shadow, by David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick it up. And please consider donating to the . Thanks for listening.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.2
02/14/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.2
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.1
01/29/2025
Doorway of the Gods - Ep.1
A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel. Featuring: Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader) Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.
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Modern Mythos - ep.45
12/24/2024
Modern Mythos - ep.45
In this episode, Seth and Jon can hardly contain their excitement for the new Cthulhu by Gaslight! But first, thank you to this episode's sponsor, David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. They are the authors of the absolutely amazing, Japan: Empire of Shadows, the definitive sourcebook for roleplaying in Imperial Japan during the late Taisho and early Showa eras (1920 - 1932). Japan: Empire of Shadows provides single-session story hooks and multi-session narrative threads, and it includes information to play either as foreign investigators or as Japanese investigators. The 400 page book includes 334 unique locations, 35 full color maps, over 70 NPCs, 20 player handouts, 6 pre-generated investigators, new spells, new Mythos tomes, new monsters, a concise history of the island nation, the Japanese people, and so much more. Japan: Empire of Shadows has achieved Platinum Level sales on DriveThruRPG. And it’s clear, with every page, that David and Amy took meticulous care to create an unparalleled sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu game. Cthulhu by Gaslight: Seth - First taste was in Cthulhu Through the Ages (2014) Only 4 pages long History 1986 (Box) First Edition 1988 - 2nd Ed 2012 - 3rd 2024 - 4th (Keeper book in 2025) - no Keeper Guide needed. Social Classes (Upper, Middle, Working, Criminal) Bonus Dice or Hard Difficulty for other Classes (p.271) New Skills Reassure (⅕ APP p.95) Mesmerism p.95 (compare to Pulp: Hypnosis p.37) - Suggestions/relax (Opposed by POW or Psychology with unwilling) Alleviate Pain - perform as uninjured for 1d6 rnds. Alleviate Mental Trauma - recover 1d3 San through mental blocks, overcome Phobia. Plant False Memories Adventures & Supplements Hudson & Brand - Stygian Fox More Stygian Fox Titles - Sacraments of Evil - (1993) Chaosium Six Adventures Cthulhu Britannica: Bad Company Some of the other adventures in the Cthulhu Britannica line can also be adapted for Gaslight, like Strange Little Girl, and St. Swithu’s Hole Cults of Cthulhu book has “Loki’s Gift” Games Workshop’s “Vanishing Conjurer” (statue of Sorcerer)1986 Media Inspirations From Hell (Film) Penny Dreadful (TV Series) Bodies (Netflix) Sherlock Holmes stories Young Sherlock Holmes (movie) Dracula Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes - James Lovegrove Great Train Robbery - Michael Crichton (book & film) Elephant Man (1980) (Pulp) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. 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. And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Japan: Empire of Shadows, by David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick it up. Thanks for listening.
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Modern Mythos - ep.44
11/25/2024
Modern Mythos - ep.44
Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Adam "Bucho" Rodenberger, and his new book, Under a Black Rainbow. The worlds within Under a Black Rainbow oozes with all of our irrational thoughts and collective fears, pooling them up together in slickery shine and gives them both a voice and an unforgettable form. The underside of this particular rainbow is where the absurdity of Kafka, the dark fairy tales of Guillermo del Toro, and the surrealism of David Lynch all crash together into a single, looming nightmare of differing shades. Each story uses a gnarled hand to scrape out the blackest part of each reader and then gleefully holds up the tar-like ichor for closer examination. The eighteen stories found within are mental and emotional excavations of fractured traumas, the awakening of unique pleasures, and the moments where we come face to face with the hungry voices whispering to us from the dark. You can find Under a Black Rainbow on Amazon. Classic Solo Gaming Novels: Old Choose Your Own Adventure series Old D&D - Endless Quest - Stop That Witch by Mary Clark Old Fighting Fantasy, (and new Fighting Fantasy) Main Forms of Solo Gaming: Flowchart Journaling KamCon ‘24 – The Taskmaster video has finally been released!!! It was hilarious and awesome. The contestants included Seth, Jon, Toren Atkinson, River Cole, and the Dark Lord of the Sith! And all of the KamCon panels featuring Seth and Jon have also been shared on YouTube. We have the links for them all in the show notes. Taskmaster: YouTube Content Creator Panel: RPG Writer’s Panel: We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. 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. And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Under a Black Rainbow, by Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick that up. Thanks for listening.
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Modern Mythos ep.43 --- Live from KamCon!
10/21/2024
Modern Mythos ep.43 --- Live from KamCon!
Seth and Jon were honored to be guests at KamCon in Kamloops, BC, Canada! While there, we met and played games with some amazing people, we were on several fun panels, and we recorded our first live show!!! Huge thank you to Tyler, James, Bryan, and the whole KamCon crew! KamCon is an amazing gaming convention! We can't wait to return! And, if you're up for a bold and awesome gaming convention, then may we suggest KamCon! Make the trip, it's well worth it. Seth and Jon also got to finally meet Toren Atkinson, lead singer and founding member of The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets!!! In addition to being a fantastic musician, he's also an outstanding artist. Just check out the looming green Cthulhu he drew for the KamCon convention above. If you aren't already a fan, you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, and become one! And we can't forget the love for our Modern Mythos family! We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. Enjoy this live audience AMA of Jon and Seth!
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Modern Mythos #42 - Adapting Other Media to Your Games Table
09/24/2024
Modern Mythos #42 - Adapting Other Media to Your Games Table
Today, we’re talking about adapting elements from movies, TV, and books into your game. But first, we want to thank author Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger for sponsoring this episode. Check out “Under a Black Rainbow,” a collection of surrealistic horror stories. The worlds within Under a Black Rainbow oozes with all of our irrational thoughts and collective fears, pooling them up together in slickery shine and gives them both a voice and an unforgettable form. The underside of this particular rainbow is where the absurdity of Kafka, the dark fairy tales of Guillermo del Toro, and the surrealism of David Lynch all crash together into a single, looming nightmare of differing shades. Each story uses a gnarled hand to scrape out the blackest part of each reader and then gleefully holds up the tar-like ichor for closer examination. The eighteen stories found within are mental and emotional excavations of fractured traumas, the awakening of unique pleasures, and the moments where we come face to face with the hungry voices whispering to us from the dark. You can find Under a Black Rainbow on Amazon. Please enjoy the episode, and listen for Jon and Seth's insights on adapting other media to your games. Jon's newest old school D&D style adventure, Renewal at Crater Lake, which has the (maybe innovative) dice-stacking mechanic is (at the time of this podcast publication) not yet available for general purchase. It was an Indiegogo crowdfunded book, and currently only the backers have copies. But, eventually, it will be available for general audience purchase on the Frog God Games website. Please look for it there: KamCon ‘24 – We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy 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. 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. And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Under a Black Rainbow, by Adam “Bucho” Rodenberger. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick that up. Thanks for listening.
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Summer Book Club #3 - Mall of Cthulhu, by Seamus Cooper
09/13/2024
Summer Book Club #3 - Mall of Cthulhu, by Seamus Cooper
Summer Book Club #3, Mall of Cthulhu, by Seamus Cooper! Thank you to our sponsor, Poul Holmelund, and his new Call of Cthulhu scenario, Lost in Cremation, a sequel to The Art of Hygge. Lost in Cremation: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/481189/lost-in-cremation?affiliate_id=51821 Jon and James talk about this inaugural book by author, Seamus Cooper, and (spoilers!) we loved it! Here is the Amazon blurb: A decade ago, college student Laura Harker was saved from a fate worse than death at the hands (and fangs) of a centuries-old vampire priestess and her Satanic minions. Her rescuer, an awkward, geeky folklore student named Teddy, single-handedly slew the undead occupants of the Omega Alpha sorority house, spurred into heroic action by fate itself, inexorably intertwining his and Laura’s destinies. After navigating her way through law school, Laura is now a junior FBI agent assigned to the Bureau’s Boston office. Unfortunately, she finds her job involves more paperwork than adventure. Ted, on the other hand, has spent the past decade perfecting the ultimate latte, and works as a barista in a nearby corporate chain coffeehouse named for a character in Moby Dick. When Ted stumbles onto a group of Cthulhu cultists planning to awaken the Old Ones through mystic incantations culled from the fabled Necronomicon, calling forth eldritch horrors into an unsuspecting world, he and Laura must spring into action, traveling from Boston to the seemingly-peaceful suburbs of Providence and beyond, all the way to the sanity-shattering non-Euclidian alleyways and towers of dread R’lyeh itself, in order to prevent an innocent shopping center from turning into... The Mall of Cthulhu. Mall of Cthulhu, by Seamus Cooper: https://www.amazon.com/Mall-Cthulhu-Seamus-Cooper/dp/1597801275/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3I2GMRHKMUO3N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XxwIkhSJEo4hlzLDhl6nq1lyS-mylXJXw6tfcMo5lzbRg1ns-Sur1B-qgjypuryJg5bPEZmalAhoR2RHQlibA5JtAnLGan0NM-vdVKDlMcK80cx140XjpwyC1NWI5zdWt5S_jzBTwBOB-qsSufzO9EnP1pkWjQ_3lmzljfEyKwkZAsjTYBgVQlvnjB7clrzE5ZN9pOjK3pRaihWlt0qU9zmPE5uCjpwfhJohVSYOXZT2AXgM6DPpSPiQgFCKYQ8bvC5boLmdWbG_kNo6KrUpJ9yglxwFDj45wwgIl1UCfRs.WOm9qL9H1El44N4yRPYcWG75vqzryKsizNKSNdFDRL0&dib_tag=se&keywords=mall+of+cthulhu&qid=1726007285&sprefix=mall+of+cth%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
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