023: GenCon, Suicide Squad, and a Pig!

Episode 23

Episode 23 finally sees us talk our GenCon thoughts and the Suicide Squad discussion, so there's plenty of love, hate, and games to keep you entertained. We talk the Star Trek RPG, the Luchador Wrestling Dice game, Sharknado, and Chaosium's panels. As a bonus, you get to hear what it's like carrying a squaling pig! Thanks for listening!

00:54 - The Pig Story
04:01 - GenCon overview
06:38 - Star Trek RPG
09:16 - Luchador! Mexican Wrestling Dice
15:48 - 2 Rooms and a Boom, Sharknado
21:39 - Chaosium Call of Cthulhu Panels
25:30 - Running Call of Cthulhu at GenCon
42:30 - Suicide Squad
1:02:30 - Gotta Hate Games
1:12:17 - Star Trek Discovery
1:18:58 - Wrap-up

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Gen Con 2016: Call of Cthulhu Panel

Gen Con 2016: Call of Cthulhu Panel

The Chaosium Crew celebrates the launch of the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition RPG at Gen Con 2016 discussing in-progress works, plans for the future, and answers a bunch of fan questions. Panel featured Mike Mason, Sandy Petersen, Jeff Richards, Paul Fricker, and Lynn Hardy.  Thanks for listening!

01:06 - What the game is
02:26 - New campaign "Children of Fear" with Lynn Hardy
04:54 - "Doors to Darkness" scenario collection for new Keeper's
06:02 - Production standards going forward (6:53 Sandy enters)
08:25 - Pulp Cthulhu
09:59 - Pulp Cthulhu Campaign "The Two-Headed Serpent" with Paul Fricker
13:44 - "The Tales of Sandy Petersen" by Sandy Petersen

Fan Questions
17:59 - Dreamlands plans?
21:06 - Why 2 books for 7th edition?
24:49 - Cthulhu Dark Ages?
25:48 - Breaking into RPG writing?
30:50 - How Sandy got into RPGs
33:21 - Will you be able to "regular" Cthulhu with "Pulp Cthulhu" rules?
34:42 - Best intro scenario for new keeper/players?
40:43 - Crowdfunding in the future?
41:41 - Additional "Pulp Cthulhu" content moving forward?
42:39 - Favorite time periods to run/write scenarios in?

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Actual Play 005: Horror on the Orient Express - Lausanne 1

HOTOE Episode 5

We get a little crazy with our Call of Cthulhu: Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 5! Our investigators finally board the Orient Express for a quick journey before stopping to gather information in Lausanne, running into some interesting characters and forcing the action on some locals. Thanks for listening!
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The Call of Cthulhu RPG game system and Horror on the Orient Express campaign is published by Chaosium
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Actual Play 004: Horror on the Orient Express - France

HOTOE Episode 4

We're not dead!  Out of Space Games finally unleashes the long-awaited Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 4!  We apologize for the huge delay in podcast releases and promise to bring you the next one sooner.  Join our investigators and their adventures in France. Thanks for listening!
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The Call of Cthulhu RPG game system and Horror on the Orient Express campaign is published by Chaosium
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Actual Play 003: Horror on the Orient Express - London 3

HOTOE Episode 3

Out of Space Games brings in the new year with the Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 3!  This is our longest bit yet with our brave investigators running rampant through London as the action ramps up.  Join us as we make our final preparations in England.  Thanks for listening!
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*Note: Apologies for Dean's audio

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015: Back to Normal (aka Random)

Episode 15

We are back to the regular podcast after a few weeks of Cthulhu, but we will continue to mixup the regular podcast and RPG as we move forward.  In this week's episode, we talk Sandy Petersen's AMA, Cthulhu Wars, some modern warfare in DVG's Warfighter, random tangents to the Legacy of Kain series, while also covering new games T.I.M.E. Stories and Pandemic Legacy.  Drop us a comment and leave a review.  Thanks for listening!

00:50 - Sandy Petersen, Cthulhu Wars, horror games
17:02 - Warfighter
27:06 - Kickstarter Updates, Denis Dyack
33:50 - Legacy of Kain, Cinematics
41:30 - Movies & TV
48:08 - T.I.M.E. Stories, Time Looper
55:56 - Pandemic Legacy, Cthulhu Actual Play thoughts
1:03:13 - Final Thoughts

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Actual Play 002: Horror on the Orient Express - London 2

HOTOE Episode 2

Join us for Episode 2 of the Horror on the Orient Express Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign as we find the investigators stranded on the mysterious Doom Train.  Please send us some feedback or leave a comment.  Thanks for listening!
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Actual Play 001: Horror on the Orient Express - London 1

HOTOE Episode 1

It's finally here!  Out of Space Games brings you Horror on the Orient Express, a Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign, the actual play podcast.  Join us as we officially begin our adventure in 1920s London, but we can guarantee you it won't stop there.  Follow our brave investigators lead by their keeper Jay and find out what perils lie ahead.  Thanks for listening!
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*Note: Don't read the time breaks below if you don't want anything spoiled.

01:29 - Special Abilities
07:10 - Scenario Background
15:35 - The Professor
17:58 - The Job
26:14 - The Room
40:22 - Police Station
44:21 - The Shop
53:17 - The Association
58:34 - The Hotel
1;00:38 - The Dinner
1:07:57 - The Toy
1:20:15 - Credits

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014: Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Episode: 000

Episode 14

RPG character creation starts at 25:10.

In this week's episode, we discuss one of our favorite horror writers as we approach Halloween.  In addition to talking Lovecraft the man, we also discuss the mythos in general and a bunch of games and influences his work has inspired.  At the end, we finally start our Call of Cthulhu RPG by rolling some characters and filling in the backstories for our brave investigators.  Listen to the process of character creation and the hilarity when appearance rolls go bad.  Thanks for listening, and join us next time for the exciting start to our campaign!

00:50 - Intro to Lovecraft
16:48 - Mythos Board Games (Arkham Horror, Cthulhu Wars, Delta Green)
25:10 - Call of Cthulhu Character Creation
49:20 - Character Intros
56:26 - Final Thoughts

*Note: Some audio issues this episode
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007: Geeking Out in One Direction

Episode 7

This week we branch off a little bit into geekdom, exploring comics, video games, tv, and movie culture while still discussing fun games, rpgs, and kickstarter news.  We cover a wide variety of topics including Vertigo's Sandman series, Star Wars (movies and games), more Attack Wing, Call of Cthulhu, the Bloodstained Kickstarter from the creator of Castlevania, Chaosmos, Marvel and DC movies, and end with some Star Trek.  Thanks for listening!
00:37 - Sandman
04:30 - Star Wars
07:24 - Attack Wing
17:35 - Call of Cthulhu RPG
30:48 - Bloodstained Kickstarter
35:11 - Chaosmos
39:43 - Superhero shows and movies
53:28 - Star Trek
1:01:26 - Final Thoughts
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002: Thunderstarter

Episode 2


In which we discuss the Thunderbirds kickstarter, general Kickstarting strategies/logistics, the draw of established designers and art, and Thunderbirds itself.

We eventually talk a bit of game design and introduce our own game-in-progress, The Heist, and some of the process behind the scenes.

Finally, we close with a discussion about the Call of Cthulhu RPG, with emphasis on running a scenario as a keeper and what to look out for when crafting a night of memorable horror.

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