Lightless Beacons

Nathan buys coffee for the group in the college canteen. He reveals more about their hallucinations, and offers an ultimatum to get to the bottom of them. Erik struggles with Alicia as her intrusive thoughts return, and Maggi attempts to dissect her scar.  Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Nameless Horrors scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy:...

The college alumni return to campus to find privacy to talk plainly with Sarah. Melinda encounters her ex-husband for the first time in years. Fresh panic floods the group as they question what is real and what is not. Realisations are made about other strange encounters from earlier, and theories begin forming in the group’s minds.  Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase...

Maggi learns about Stacey’s son Bradley, and the jealousy Sarah holds towards them both. After more confrontation with Sarah, she and her daughter start to open up about how they truly feel about David. The group concludes that everything happening to them must be linked to what they did that night in the woods, all those years ago. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Na...

The group are forced to address the growing tension between them all while they wait for Shaun to be seen at hospital. Erik’s illness is brought out into the open. Alicia consoles Erik outside in private, while C continues to torment him. Maggi visits their old friend Stacey Kimble, and is shocked by her general state.  Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Nameless H...

Erik and Sarah patch up Shaun’s wound and arrange a taxi to visit A&E. Alicia arrives at the house, and the group tries to jog hazy memories from their student days. Pizza arrives seemingly without being ordered, and Maggi deduces that Sarah is not being as genuine with the group as they first thought. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Nameless Horrors scenario col...

After a tense exchange between Sarah and her eldest Angelica, Maggi and Melinda leave with them to get Shaun from Sarah’s house, with Erik rejoining them. Over a cuppa, Shaun sits glued to the television playing video games while more hallucinations ensue. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Nameless Horrors scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy: https...

Tension turns to chaos in Market Square as a violent crash unfolds before everyone’s eyes. Alicia is convinced one of the victims is her deceased husband, Gary. Sarah inadvertently reveals Erik’s terrible secret to the group, and Alicia takes a walk to clear her head. Back on campus, Erik comes to terms with his illness while suffering from strange hallucinations. Like this scenario and fancy play...

Still with fresh hangovers, Alicia, Maggi and Melinda head into town to see Sarah, while Erik is too sick to tag along. Their old friend reveals that she has been seeing David in secret and has had a child with him. But their questionable relationship has since taken a very dark turn. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the Nameless Horrors scenario collection here, availabl...

It is May, 2013. Four Nene College alumni have arrived back at their campus in Northampton to attend an Occult Society reunion party. Twenty years have passed since these alumni, and their extended Society friends, have seen each other in person, and since the Occult Society experienced its damning watershed. Our alumni have a lot of catching up to do. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yours...

Jayson sits down with Aurora Blue author Bridgett Jeffries to talk playing and running black stories in a predominantly white community, in this exclusive interview. Purchase Aurora Blue and the No Time To Scream scenario collection here, available in PDF and hard copy: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-no-time-to-scream-hardcover/ Purchase Harlem Unbound by Chris Spivey here, available in...

Deep within the Chugach Mountains, the raid on the Beaker family ranch continues on. Their time running out, our agents face horrors from both within and without. All the while, the Aurora Borealis looms overhead, casting those down below into a steep spiral of insignificance. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Purchase the No Time To Scream scenario collection here, available in PD...

It is the Winter Solstice, 1932. Four Bureau of Prohibition agents set out to an isolated Alaskan ranch, suspected of manufacturing and supplying the newest bathtub gin on the market: Aurora Blue. Their job is to raid the property, detain all suspects and acquire all evidence, before their white mainland US counterparts swoop in and take all the credit for themselves.  Like this scenario and...

In our final episode of the season, a series of gruesome discoveries in Madame de Tisson’s apartment show Theo how high the stakes have become. The truth behind the Mask of Desire is finally laid bare. Meanwhile, Lucas struggles between love and ambition, and Anna waits for the biggest audition of her career. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive?...

Visiting a Chinese-owned bookshop in search of someone to translate the mysterious notes, Theo runs into his new acquaintance Professor Kiryl Nienart. International threats and a dark conspiracy threaten to cast a shadow over them both. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive? , published by Chaosium. https://www.chaosium.com/does-love-forgive-pdf/...

The morning after Madame de Tisson’s party, Theo finds himself alone in the flat, but his hangover is interrupted by a succession of visitors. Opening a parcel meant for Lucas, he finds an intriguing artefact and an ominous note.  Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive? , published by Chaosium. https://www.chaosium.com/does-love-forgive-pdf/ C...

Theo becomes suspicious of Madame de Tisson’s motives. How much does she really know about the armed intruder and his pleas for help?. When he overhears the hostess trying to strike a mysterious bargain with his flatmate Lucas, Theo becomes determined to find out the truth.  Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive? , published by Chaosium. http...

In our newest Call of Cthulhu story, Jayson and Lydia play a one-to-one scenario about love, ambition, intrigue, and the masks we all wear when they collide. It is Depression-era New York, where a young banker tries to uncover the true face of a centuries-old horror.   Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy Does Love Forgive? , published by Chaosium. https...

A favourite among players and Keepers alike for the 40 years of the game’s existence, the Haunting is often held up as a classic first step into Call of Cthulhu’s unique investigative horror play-style. Join the team and a very special guest as we make a detailed forensic examination of the plot, mechanics and lore behind this classic scenario.  Like this classic introductory scenario and fan...

Roger reveals his true motives to the terrified youngsters. In one last way of coping with the horrors of the house, the group descends to the basement harnessing the power of their D&D heroes. But what they find in the darkness is no dragon…   Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.co...

The group advances upstairs to find Roger, all the while feeling more oppressed by the nature of the house. A terrifying sight pushes some of them over the edge of their sanity, and escaping the house proves futile. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220315/the-dare Cast: Jayson a...

Exploring the house further, the group starts to uncover remnants of the previous owner. JD is spooked by a strange phone call, and Sherwood inadvertently causes havoc in the living room. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220315/the-dare Cast: Jayson as your Keeper of Arcane Lore...

It’s Halloween night, 1986, in a peachy American suburb. A young group of gamers had an amazing evening planned, until their stuff was stolen by local bully Roger. They have a chance to get it back, but only if they spend the night in the Old Barnaker House. Like this scenario and fancy playing it yourself? Here’s a link to buy The Dare published by Sentinel Hill Press. https://www.drivethrurpg.co...

This Halloween, a brand new Call of Cthulhu Actual Play podcast sets sail. Join us to hear both classic and brand new scenarios, explorations of Lovecraftian tales, and panel discussions with scenario deep-dives. Lightless Beacons is immersive and evocative with music, sound effects and a stunning cast.  Lightless Beacons will be coming ashore on all your favourite podcasting platforms on 31s...