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Miskatonic Monday #88: the Miskatonic Playhouse's amazing scenario map!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Jan 2024
We love the Miskatonic Playhouse! They're the wonderful podcast dedicated to playing and showcasing scenarios from the Miskatonic Repository, the ever-growing community content program for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG. We talked about them previously
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Miskatonic Monday #86: Stench of an Open Grave and other new independent Call of Cthulhu releases
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 31st Oct 2023
Independent Call of Cthulhu creator Marcus Bone poses the question, Should you buy this scenario? for his new Miskatonic Repository scenario, Stench of an Open Grave... and gives a compelling answer:"This scenario was created with the express purpose of introducing new players to Cthu
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Miskatonic Monday #85: Cotton-Eyed Joe and other new musically themed Call of Cthulhu from across the ages
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 23rd Oct 2023
Here are six new community content releases in the Miskatonic Repository that – despite being set from Regency England to the Summer of Love in Los Angeles – all share a common eldritch theme: music. These independently-created Call of Cthulhu releases show off the amazing versitility of t
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Miskatonic Monday #83: On Strange Seas is a complete Regency Cthulhu sourcebook with six scenarios - and out in POD!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 16th Oct 2023
Here's a prime example of a talented crew of independent Call of Cthulhu creators taking on one of Chaosium's official Call of Cthulhu settings and expanding it dramatically in exciting ways — which creators are expressly permitted and even encouraged to do as part of the Miskatonic Reposi
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Miskatonic Monday #82: William Bailey's Haunted Mansion features a real life book made of human skin
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 2nd Oct 2023
Newly-released on the Miskatonic Repository, our platform for independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG, William Bailey's Haunted Mansion is a masterclass of showing how you can deftly concoct a (fictional) Cthulhu Mythos tale out of real historical happenings, bringing in known
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Miskatonic Monday #79: Write for Call of Cthulhu in 15 minutes? - Bridgett was guest host for the latest episode of Roll20's Design Dash
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 21st Aug 2023
Cthulhu on a Cruise? Three Call of Cthulhu creators are given one surprise prompt and 15 minutes to create a Miskatonic Repository-worthy encounter!Chaosium's Bridgett Jeffries was guest host for the latest episode of Roll20's Design Dash. With Miskatonic Repository creators Jade Griffen,
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Miskatonic Monday #76: new 1920s classic era scenarios from community creators!
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Jun 2023
The 1920s is the classic era for Call of Cthulhu. And if your game is set in that period, independent creators in the Miskatonic Repository have you set! Here's all the newest 1920s scenarios for your consideration and delectation:Swamp Song: A 1920s Scenario for Call of CthulhuKeeper Doc ($2.9
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Miskatonic Monday #75: new indie releases for Gaslight, Down Darker Trails, 1930s and other Call of Cthulhu settings
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 29th May 2023
For creators, one of Call of Cthulhu's best aspects is its versatility. Beyond the classic 1920s setting, scenarios can and have been set in pretty much any historical setting, from the distant past to the far future. Here are new releases by independent creators from a variety of those setting
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