No Jack, it's never too early to start drinking, it is forever too late.
@oz_jones
2 жыл бұрын
It's 5 o'clock somewhere.
@Armedus
2 жыл бұрын
Here here! 🤣🍻😁
@WarpedLord
3 жыл бұрын
My advice? Substitute the map included with the Dartmoor map from Hitman 3. That's what I did, and it worked great... multiple floors, hidden passages, plenty of rooms. I actually used most of the grounds as well, since it already had a graveyard and gave me a greenhouse (full of poisonous plants) and garden maze as well.
@austinarnold5802
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I know you posted this a year ago but I'm running this adventure soon and that seems like a great idea. Do you have a more printer/rpg friendly version of the map? All the ones I can find are just the in-game map from hitman and that one doesn't have passages marked and is covered in game-specific icons I don't want to confuse my players with
@Vael221
Жыл бұрын
Just finding this now but that was absolutely my first thought as soon as Seth mentioned the map being bad. Seems like a perfect solution.
@mikesands4681
Жыл бұрын
Yes please answer his request
@WarpedLord
Жыл бұрын
@@mikesands4681 I tried several times, when austin asked the question, but for some reason my replies kept getting deleted. No clue why, so I gave up.
@keithparker1346
Жыл бұрын
@@WarpedLordif you are attempting to post links that's the most likely reason
@euansmith3699
3 жыл бұрын
Both, Jack looking out of the window, and Jack fighting the zombie, are really well done.
@shaddonon
3 жыл бұрын
The rain effect was a nice touch
@euansmith3699
3 жыл бұрын
@@shaddonon Seth really puts so much effort in to these productions. 👍👍👍
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Sometimes I spend way longer than I should admit adding little effects or touches in the Jack scenes and I always wonder if anyone ever notices them. I finally had to admit I do them mostly for me as a "Wouldn't it be cool if..." or "This should be funny"
@nolgroth
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky So, what you're saying is that, in the absence of a legend to believe, create one.
@_Woody_
2 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Nice, they are really cool though. So we notice, don't worry.
@deecap71
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many relatives that Jack has lost over the years that have been involved in an inheritance...i'm guessing dozens.
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Jack has 97 rich aunts and uncles who are close to death and possess a dark secret they intent to share in their last will and testament. Then there's 285 former college friends, old war buddies, and aged mentors who all have one last favor to ask of him. No telling how many long-lost relatives and other connections who plan to surprise him with a telegram stating that they left him in their will. All in all, he attends about 5 will readings a month. Personally, I've chosen not to put him in mine. Seems safer that way.
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Chaosium does love that hook, don't they? Only the high mortality/insanity/retirement rate of CoC player characters prevents that sort of thing from becoming more noticeable. When you're playing a brand new investigator every story or three you don't have time to accumulate a real wealth of tragically deceased relatives/friends/mentors etc.
@hollybuteau5343
3 жыл бұрын
This scenario was so much fun to run and it really helped to have excellent role-players add to the mood. Everyone truly leaned into a family that despises each other and it elevated the experience. Thanks again for joining us Seth!
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for running me through it.
@Gouhllit
3 жыл бұрын
it was also very fun to the watcher/listener, thanks to everyone involved.
@bryanstephens4800
3 жыл бұрын
Holly, thanks for give Seth an opportunity to play!
@BloodDracolich
3 жыл бұрын
I like way Uncle Timothy operates! 😁
@oz_jones
2 жыл бұрын
The sessions were amazing to watch too. I could _feel_ the venom
@andrewdiaz3529
3 жыл бұрын
This is literally one of the most classic episodes of Scooby Doo (So much so it had multiple separate crossovers with Batman, Urkle, and Supernatural) and that is so great.
@kevingriffith6011
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like if someone elects to flee the house in a car, having the demon chase them on the road could be a nice extra bit of drama for what is probably a sendoff to the character. A midnight chase in the pouring rain on a dangerous stretch of road sounds like an awesome final scene, it's super dramatic regardless of if they escape or if they die. (It also deals with the quite sensible response of "Someone should go call the police" line of thinking)
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
For that extra B-movie feel, it rips through the soft top and yanks the driver up out of the seat. The car rolls to a stop in the ditch. Later some policeman (maybe that same dude that set up that phony barricade if you use that) finds the abandoned car and goes up to the house and he knocks on the door just as all hell is breaking loose. Enter the player's new character.
@RW77777777
3 жыл бұрын
rusty entrance gates tend to find a way of getting themselves locked I don't know if my PCs would have 100% faith in a police rescue if they had to bypass a corrupt officer on the drive up; can you imagine the phone call?? Yes, we're sending someone right away. Stay where you are...
@m_d1905
3 жыл бұрын
Why not make the corrupt cop a bastard cousin of the others? I mean he wasn't invited but he wants a piece of the loot.
@Eron_the_Relentless
3 жыл бұрын
10 minutes into the video and it's like you're setting up for a session mimicking the Clue movie. Adding secret passages and sprucing up the house with more fireplaces clinched it.
@woodsman105
3 жыл бұрын
That would really work well if that Communist Jack Duncan can't make it to the reading. You could leave clues to the effect that the Communists were behind it from the beginning.
@rollsanity
3 жыл бұрын
Love the review! my players defeated french handout with french-english dictionary that is 100% should be in uncle's library or study. I love when receiving handouts is not just rolls, but a small puzzle also =)
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
That does seem like a surprisingly sensible approach. And so obvious in hindsight. Although in you wanted to be mean about it, maybe the has library only has (say) a French-to-German dictionary and a German-to-English one, forcing an extra step in the translation process for maximum Babelfish misunderstanding potential.
@visageliquifier3636
3 жыл бұрын
When playing this you may want to make 'Uncle Timothy' a descendant of Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier. Lavoisier was the contentious father of modern chemistry who took some of the fundamental steps to bring it from pseudoscientific alchemy to a quantitative science, so he was well ahead of his time and bucked the generally accepted theories of natural philosophy of the time. He also was a prominent member of what was essentially a private tax collection company, so he did not have many friends amoung the French poor, working class or many merchants. Due to his unpopularity and his groundbreaking (al)chemical work rumors were common: that he consorted with demons, was rumored to have been seen in two places at the same time and bargained with spirits for secret knowledge. He was executed during the revolution on what were likely fairly flimsy charges. He fits well as a progenitor, though. You could say some of the rumors were true and perhaps the uncle found his ancestor's notes. It also explains the use of French (and why the PCs ought to have it) as well as an enslaved demon protector. Lavoisier is known for laying the groundwork for chemistry as an unimpassioned, scientific discipline and was no friend to the poor. It would not be a long jump to make up a fictitious immortality serum that required as ingredients a number of human hearts. They are just - necessary reagents.
@m_d1905
3 жыл бұрын
Oooohhhhh! History is so much fun sometimes. Interesting at least.
@Seelenverheizer
2 жыл бұрын
nice idea
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
Aw, a Blood Brothers scenario. How nostalgic. I remember doing practical experiments with a pot roast on the back patio to "prove" they'd underrated the damage an ice pick did. 1d2, seriously?
@m_d1905
3 жыл бұрын
Ice picks are quite wicked.
@primevalplaystation4626
3 жыл бұрын
To this day, one of the dumbest, yet simultaneously, one of the most satisfying Call of Cthulhu games I ever run came from Blood Brothers 2 called "Alive & Kicking". I don't want to give up too much, but it's really stupid and involves a footballer (soccer player); I recommend it. I do wish more scenarios were really, really stupid and just campy fun as it's a great change of pace, they also work brilliantly as one shots where you don't really have any interest in maintaining your characters as much like a Jason film or similar, players sometimes are part of a scoreboard and death can be funny and ludicrously satisfying if some people make really quite unlikeable characters. If anyone isn't sure about getting Blood Brothers, or Blood Brothers 2. I'll name one more scenario and, you'll know if you'll want it or not. "Ancient Nazi Midget Shamans" Simply beautiful!
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
It's surprisingly difficult to deliberately write a stupid but entertaining adventure. Harder than doing it with a film, anyway. :)
@m_d1905
3 жыл бұрын
Midget Nazis. Oh my goodness, that is so dang tempting.
@mikegiamalva321
3 жыл бұрын
The whole "you have the stay in the house to get your inheritance" thing is right out of the movie Malpertius. Great movie. You should definitely watch it you like or want to run this scenario.
@tailnowag8753
3 жыл бұрын
A comment to note this to myself in the future, thank you good sir and cheers!
@bossman4799
3 жыл бұрын
Yes more CoC scenario content from Seth. Update for my Horror on the Orient Express game I mentioned a few months ago. We’ve lost a few PCs already and we just finished Trieste. Everyone’s PCs are not of a great mental state after that one lol.
@danielrowan4716
3 жыл бұрын
Knives out comparison is apt. This scenario sounds like it was fun and exciting
@davidbrennan660
3 жыл бұрын
Just don’t make it as plot convenient as Knives out..... it got painful, oh of course it was the theatrical prop he used.... right.
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
Re: The small-ish house map, I always thought it reflected the B-movie vibe they were going for. How big a set budget do you really expect out of that sort of thing? :)
@kevingooley9628
3 жыл бұрын
I've always remembered plating this back in high school, but never knew the name. Now I do, big thanks!
@Tysto
2 жыл бұрын
14:32 “I’m sorry Aunt Mabel!” had me cracking up.
@_Woody_
2 жыл бұрын
I have to say, the bits with Jack really add to the mood. Now I want a movie done that way. 😂
@RodBatten
2 жыл бұрын
I've watched most of your videos to date and your evolving production quality and content library is quite remarkable. Thanks for doing all this great material for us, Seth.
@dutch6857
3 жыл бұрын
Looks fun, but yeah, that map... There are only are there only four bedrooms for a game of up to six investigators! They need to be separated at night! And also as a stately house built in 1877, there should be a parlour, withdrawing room, smoking room, billiard room etc., etc. And the servant's quarters should be way smaller than the guest rooms, possibly in the attic.
@phillipribbink6903
3 жыл бұрын
Having recently read the handouts from the Scenario. I think 1877 is a misprint, as they say Jebediah Duncan originally left Massachusetts in 1675, all of a sudden 202 years later he's built a house that he's wintering in with his family. Chances are that the house is much smaller than a stately house built in 1877. Probably something more in line with some of the older buildings you'd find in New England.
@dutch6857
3 жыл бұрын
@@phillipribbink6903 That makes sense (although 1877 might have been a tear down and re-build); but a different map with more guest rooms, a parlour, and some bathrooms would be closer to what I as a 21st century person would call a mansion. And you would separate all six characters at night.
@phillipribbink6903
3 жыл бұрын
@@dutch6857 By the sounds of the set up, the house started out as something built when the land was settled. Then once the Vermont Duncans died out the rest of the family inherited the house and used it as a summer vacation home. So the small size makes sense in that context.
@dutch6857
3 жыл бұрын
@@phillipribbink6903 I hear you, and absolutely the original farmhouse can be there as the core of the house with wings and additions; but I, myself, would use a map with more bedrooms, a parlour or lounge (not just the dining room) and some bathrooms if just for game play if nothing else. The family had money, they would have upgraded. Lights, plumbing, more room.
@phillipribbink6903
3 жыл бұрын
@@dutch6857 Guess I better start digging for good mansions maps, since I'm no architect.
@danielhale1
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I watched this review. I started avoiding non-Lovecraftian non-1920s Call of Cthulhu games like the plague after a really bad experience. Someone made a zombie comedy set in the 1980s using the CoC ruleset, and it was extremely railroaded, tedious, and awful to play. I walked away from the table midway out of boredom and frustration. I think that GM just had no idea how to make campaigns. But through this channel I've been learning about CoC games outside the normal 1920s Lovecraft wheelhouse that genuinely sound good, and that's opened me back up to trying stuff I'd normally see as covered in red flags. Thanks for all you do, Seth!
@calibur12001
3 жыл бұрын
I must have run this scenario over a dozen times since its publication. I used to run it as a one-shot Halloween special, and it never gets old. No one has ever attempted to just leave the estate. They all want the money, and I make them earn every dime of it.
@charlesgrybosky1916
3 жыл бұрын
This scenario reminded me a lot of the old movie The Cat and the Canary, and had almost exactly the same premise. Except the monsters were, you know, real. I ran this at the Gamers Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania at our monthly meeting, and everyone involved had a blast. We had seven players so I fleshed out Peter into a fully fledged player character. I did not think to have the PCs know any secrets about other PCs. But I did actually write a legal summons that all the PCs received and typed up a copy of the will that I furnished to all the players after the reading. And I gave the Entertainer (can’t remember her name) 60% skill in French since her background said she had spent time in Paris. Thanks you so much for reviewing this, as it is one of my favorite CoC scenarios!
@MaxWriter
3 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, as always. I got the original Blood Brothers back in the 80s or 90s, I think. I've had it forever. Love the ideas about the secret passages though the whole house seems like it should be bigger. I'll need to revisit this one for a Halloween special again. I did that for Trick or Treat last year. Looking forward to watching the vids of your game sessions.
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
I think any house that's smaller than the mansion from Clue is probably too small. Lots of space for secret passages and getting lost.
@MaxWriter
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Right. Hell House or Hill House would probably do as well.
@BloodDracolich
3 жыл бұрын
I actually saw that little session on into the darkness last night; and it was awesome. By the way, congratulations on actually surviving that one and also getting to be the one to one shot the boss to.
@oz_jones
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's one of their best oneshots. You can really sense the venom and Holly did great as a Keeper
@rickychapman3377
9 ай бұрын
nothing like surviving to the end of the module only to hear the words "when his back is turned we smash him in the head " from the other player
@Ellebeeby
3 жыл бұрын
Jack Duncan sounds like... well, like everyone with that kind of ideological zeal.
@nolgroth
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting concept for a group that can really get into character. Already thinking of a bunch of ways to tweak this. Red Herrings and whatnot.
@lctaylor6
3 жыл бұрын
I ran this one last year with my regular group. The two changes I made were 1. My players played their regular investigators and one of them took the place of the errant cousin Peter who didn’t show up while the remaining cousins were NPCs, and 2. Uncle Ooze/Timothy has summoned a Night Gaunt to assist him so there’s a Mythos connection. My helper NPC who accompanies the PCs is proficient in French. The PCs shoved the cousins in the library and had my helper NPC read Timothy’s diary while holding the cousins at gun point. I did similar changes to the Phantom Strikes scenario from Blood Brothers. Loved that one.
@badwolf73
Жыл бұрын
I'm in Into the Darkness. I'm not in the game you mentioned but it's cool hearing about the club in a video.
@jesternario
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of those "where has this been all my life" moments for me. I have been looking for non-mythos adventures for CoC. Thank you.
@skyblazeeterno
Жыл бұрын
White Dwarf magazine had a scenario where investigators visit a house and the set up is that the inhabitant is a vampire but they are not they have some illness making them look pale etc etc plus other stuff - almost entirely made of red herrings IIRC
@JakeSweeper
3 жыл бұрын
Dang. The premise alone makes me hope Chaosium does a either a 7e update or a typo-corrected reprint of the books. :)
@sergiorodriguez6889
3 жыл бұрын
Hi from Spain, love your channel!
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much.
@SnoddiesHobbies
2 жыл бұрын
Just finished this a week ago because of your recommendation. I added a few things that worked really well so I figure I'd add them here. 1) I made uncle Timothy's Journal written in code instead of French. If a player read all the the Duncan family History they could then use that book to break the code. 2) I gave each family member three herlooms from Uncle Timothy they where trying to find and smuggle out of the house, this gave them a reason to turn over every loose cushon in the house to find things. I also told them that Uncle Tim doesn't trust the banks so he buried/hid money all through the house. As the party just came from D&D they're a little loot crazed so this also got them searching. 3) I gave each player 3 rumors and one truth they knew about other family members, they got to use this as blackmail/kickstart the roleplaying. If you have the Fantasy Flight Manshions of Madness boardgame you can use that board to make a great looking map of the house.
@WoobooRidesAgain
2 жыл бұрын
"...meaning that it requires three French rolls to read this." Would I still pass if I had croissants?
@mikestanmore2614
3 жыл бұрын
You must have a collection of 70's and 80's RPGs to match my own. Old roleplayers never die, they just roll away.
@simval84
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if asking players to contribute 10-20$ to a pot to divide between the survivors might create some neat incentive for the game.
@phillipribbink6903
3 жыл бұрын
While I admit that would be interesting, I feel like that would encourage the players to take risks with their characters' lives. That don't fit with these greedy characters, that are largely motivated by self-interest. I mean even a money-grubbing relative has a point where they say "Screw the money, I wanna get out of here with my life and my sanity intact."
@byrongotcha
16 күн бұрын
I suggest just having a prize for whoever makes it the whole weekend with the most inheritance. And a bonus for best roleplayed
@Raxapheon
3 жыл бұрын
man, I really thought that something had happened to your channel, for almost a month NO video from you in my sub fee, when I looked there was 5 videos that never saw, and BTW I have the "bell" thingy activated.oh well, I am happy that you are ok and that is only the algorithm god screwing me. Big salute from Spain
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, KZitem has a slight habit of forgetting to share when channels you've subscribed to post. The Bell icon helps, but not by terribly much. It's annoying.
@alicev5496
3 жыл бұрын
I was looking for a good halloween scenario. This seems perfect :3
@jackkrauser2361
11 ай бұрын
Jack is so funny 😂 Love the channel!!!
@meatguyf1375
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, these one shots sound right up my alley. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
@habitsneeze146
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice that Jack the NPC looks like Trip from Enterprise?
@thomasdale5807
3 жыл бұрын
It took me about three quarters of the video to realise that the adventures sounds like its based on MR James's Lost Hearts, with the demon from the film version of his Casting the Runes (Night of the Demon).
@scottjones6860
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I was running Call of Cthulhu right now so I could use all this excellent advice.
@originaluddite
3 жыл бұрын
Real reason Jack dislikes Jack - they came to the same party wearing the same name. :)
@zann72
3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this scenario! I've ran it several times for groups at conventions, though when I first read it, I knew I had to make one major change. From the 1920's to 1989. Why then you ask? Because its the end of the 80's and the bag phone was invented in 1988 (I bought one off ebay as a table decoration). This game really felt to me like those terrible 80's horror movies where you looked forward to all the scummy, awful people getting killed. And let me tell you, my convention groups always made me proud of just how awful human beings can be to each other over money. I am always tweaking it and I have already changed a few things you brought up, but I will be using a lot of the rest of them from now on. Great game and I was stoked to see that the Master finally did a review on it
@Trashloot
3 жыл бұрын
Its really cool to have your usual super informative content AND the option to watch you play the adventure. Super cool video :3. You also inspired me to design a Resident Evil style mansion for my next game. Oh and on a side note: Im used to playing with twins who constantly bicker about anything. I really need to play this adventure with them. They don't even need to roleplay. They are naturals xD.
@Sofus.
3 жыл бұрын
I loved these detective mansion movies as a kid. There were a lot of German Edgar Wallace movies like - The Monk with the Whip - The Hound of Blackwood Castle - Der Hexer
@sappho114
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes. Nothing evokes the horror of the unknown quite like probate!
@candidgamera
3 жыл бұрын
DriveThruRPG ought to pay you commissions.
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
I do get a little Affiliate Commission if anyone purchases from them using the link in my video description.
@marshallbinkley9186
2 жыл бұрын
Creep Show Movie No.1. 1st chapter. "Where's my Fathers' Day Cake, Bedelia?!" Maybe mix in a little "Clue" & "Knives Out".
@mkotschi
3 жыл бұрын
I have to ask, is there a playlist of the games you have played in on Into the Darkness?
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
No playlist (at least not one I've made). But I've played 3 adventures with them. Ladybug Ladybug Flay Away Home, Uncle Timothy's Will, and one other that I can't recall the name of. It was a single-session scenario involving deep ones that the Keeper had written. We did it not too long after we recorded Ladybug.
@mkotschi
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-gj7lp5iz6k Thanks, I shall check it out.
@askiates
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky The first version of The House of Sanders. Just watched it on ITD channel :)
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
That's it. Thank you.
@TheMonyarm
3 жыл бұрын
If I ever run this I'll use the house from Clue.
@lilliansp4776
3 жыл бұрын
Thank Seth. Your reviews and rpg philosophy videos has helped me become a better DM. Gonna be running a Kult game in a week.
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Happy to be of help. Good luck with the game.
@lilliansp4776
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Thanks for replying. The game was great. Wouldn't have been near as good with out all the help I got form the videos you make
@Gudbjarten
3 жыл бұрын
Another excellent preview. I really love your videos. On that note. I would love for you to make a review of SLA Industries 😊
@BloodDracolich
3 жыл бұрын
Considering how much I like to play necromancers and conjurers, I kind of like the way Uncle Timothy operates! 😁
@giulioallari3269
3 жыл бұрын
Another very nice Cthulhu adventure review video, they are my favorite.
@spacedinosaur8733
3 жыл бұрын
"Me, I'm a man of action. Jungle action. Dealing with the Pekingese man-o'-war, the Rubenesque laughing cobra, the knock-kneed squirrel-cat, or the Tahungan mouse-bunny, I'm right at home then. But my jungle... is the jungle. Not the house jungle, with walls and lamps and...stuff. Here I'm the hunted, not the hunter." - Jack Tugdon - Dark and Stormy Night (2008)
@tylerpeck9754
3 жыл бұрын
sounds like an interesting and fun module..
@danielramsey6141
3 жыл бұрын
Good Ol Seth Bringing the Content on a boring day :)
@goodbadideas6071
3 жыл бұрын
Step 1: Make an adventure with pregenerated characters. Step 2: Make an obvious clue for information that spells out the most of the plot be written by the antagonist in french. Step 3: Have none of those characters speak french. I haven't read or played it, but based on the tone of this adventure, I'd dare say that the point is in the fact that no one can read it. Uncle Timothy hates these people, knows who they are, and knows darn well that none of them speak french. Likewise, the idea the one of these schmucks would sit there for four hours staring at a book they can't read for any chance of a clue to some stashed away cash seems not all that out there, and also pretty funny. If it's the only source of information on Timothy's overall plot, then sure, it's a bit mean. But if things can be pieced together from other clues, it seems like a pretty good joke that shouldn't waste too much of a player's time, even if it does waste the character's time.
@Maggerama
3 жыл бұрын
You know, I don't think I can blame uncle Ooze. To turn a bad family into something positive would be a great achievement.
@robbabcock_
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds good! It's nice to see adventures that can be run with different game systems.
@Schlaym
3 жыл бұрын
Always love seeing your videos. Keep it up!
@jamesc.7988
3 жыл бұрын
@Seth Skorkowsky Totally unrelated but I have been listening to Hounacier on Audible and just finished Chapter 12 (Adavay). Just as it was wrapping up, I sat here feeling the excitement of the moment. Holy f*ck Seth. That is some wicked shit you got packed into that noggin of yours. Of course I listened to Damoren first and I will admit that Hounancier got off to a slower start but now that I am halfway through, I've come to realize that it is a slow burn and with the ending of chapter 12, that has erupted into a blood-spun sphere of demon fire. I have been running Kult and I am seriously considering adapting the Valducan series into a campaign because I know my players will absolutely love it. Simply awesome.
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying it. Damoren was more of an action/adventure. It's got big guns and big battles and tons of monsters as we save the world. I decided for Book 2 to flip that around and make the stakes personal. It's more of a noir/horror. Originally, I'd planned to do Ibenus as Book 2, but a couple weeks after finishing Damoren we spent an extended weekend in New Orleans and I got the idea for Hounacier and couldn't get it out of my head until I wrote it out. It cemented the pattern that every book not only focuses on a different weapon but a different theme, that way I could ensure they never felt like the same thing rehashed. Hounacier is my favorite of the series. It's also the darkest.
@jamesc.7988
3 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky Okay, I finished Hounacier and then blew through Ibenus in about a week before jumping right into Redemptor. Through the four books, I really enjoyed how each had its own viewpoint, tone and feel. And now that I have completed the series, I feel the urge to listen to it again so I can remind myself where the characters came from and where they ended up. So thanks for the stories. Here's hoping that the Valducans journey will continue one day, perhaps with Sister Gaze and Scarecrow at their side. Oh an Oogway (apologies if I am mispelling his name) but I really liked that little guy and his interactions with Matt.
@99thJediWarrior
8 ай бұрын
The earliest form of PvP in an RPG if i ever saw it.
@stephenclements6158
8 ай бұрын
Haha, Sydney Duncan has 90% in "Fist Aid". I'm kinda terrified to ask. Sounds like a fun adventure with a few tweaks.
@doriandog4335
2 жыл бұрын
That's my favourite scenario for beginners! I've already done it 4 times with 4 different groups and it's very funny!
@timd4524
3 жыл бұрын
Sweet. I just finished all the Cthulhu videos. Can't wait to see what's in my will.
@mikesands4681
Жыл бұрын
I will be doing this next week
@SSkorkowsky
Жыл бұрын
Best of luck with the game.
@MU-oi1su
3 жыл бұрын
This sounds fun. I like to use Dread for campy horror, like Soviet cosmonaut knockoffs of Jason, or recreating the absurd horror of Killdozer.
@ctvtmo
3 жыл бұрын
So Seth's favorite character is Bernie Sanders? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
@hbkx5
3 жыл бұрын
Might be a nice twist to have the "lawyer" who reads the will actually be the absent tennis pro cousin in disguise. If none of the others have not seen him for a long time most would more than likely not recognize him. You could have each player roll through the night until one figures out it's him or until he is killed. His intent would have been to use the legends of the ghosts to scary everyone away, basically classic scooby doo stuff here.
@oz_jones
Жыл бұрын
Im going to use this idea If i ever run this
@paulaseabee8442
3 жыл бұрын
I treasure my original copy of Blood Brothers. :)
@jccusell
3 жыл бұрын
3:39 - 3:58 So things haven't changed much since the 20's.
@bbd121
2 жыл бұрын
What happens when uncle Timothy gets all 7 hearts? Does he take over a younger body? Does he get his old body back, but is now immortal? Does he stay a slime monster, but become immortal? Heck, is he reborn as an immortal deep one? And why relatives? Is it because the spell needs at least half of the victims to have the family blood bond? Does that mean he is remade as an immortal, but mixed from the body and genes of all the hearts involved? Is that considered incest to create a body out of people who are related? If he is reborn as a deep one, do we get to fight it? That would actually be pretty cool.
@erikhanseisenheber
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Seth, did you know that there is a tabletop RPG system for The Expanse?
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
I checked out the corebook once, but mostly to see the ship deckplans. The world info is neat. Doubt I'd ever play it outside of a convention game. I'm pretty content with Traveller for my SciFi needs.
@CamelotGaming
2 жыл бұрын
14:44 I laughed so hard I scared my cat
@nikoladragoev7485
3 жыл бұрын
Just after watching this amazing review, I figured that this can be tied to Edge of darkness. Change the Uncle to be Merryweather and replace the relatives, with the investigators. It'll provably loose some of the charm, of the original characters for this scenario, but it's an easy fix to fit in a ongoing episodic 'campaign'.
@WaveShock007
3 жыл бұрын
B movie ttrpg?! I'm down!
@kevingooley9628
3 жыл бұрын
It definitely plays like a hammer horror film. Can recommend.
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
If you can find a copy of Stellar Games' It Came From the Late, Late Show I heartily recommend it for B-movie gaming. Sadly, it's thirty-odd years old and doesn't appear to be on DTRPG, so likely a hassle to get at this point.
@sirguy6678
3 жыл бұрын
Fun video and great additions to a classic horror game!
@BlueLoneWolf54
3 жыл бұрын
Mansion? That thing looks barely better than your standard Sears and Roebuck Cape Cod. ARCHITECTURE FAIL (insert number here).
@Graham-ce2yk
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe they should have ordered a Sears 'Magnolia' (One of only a few 'Kit Built Mansions' ever offered.), here is a picture of the catalog page and floor plan, it might make for a good substitute for the one offered in the book. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sears_Magnolia_Catalog_Image.jpg
@Graham-ce2yk
3 жыл бұрын
Or if not Sears & Roebuck, perhaps a Stirling Homes 'Vernon' which is the oldest 'Kit Built Mansion' as it dates from 1916, the Sears 'Magnolia' was not offered until the 1920s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1916_Sterling_Homes_plan_The_Vernon.jpg
@BlueLoneWolf54
3 жыл бұрын
@@Graham-ce2yk I actually think you probably need to overbuild the thing- especially like if Seth suggested you want to add secret passages and the like. That does take up space and while there's always a TINY amount of dead space in an architectural plan you'd be surprised how little there is to hide entrances and exits and if you have any idea of spatial geometry you can sense that something's up with room sizes.
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
As I said elsewhere, this is emulating B-movie plots. How big a set budget did you expect for one of those? I mean just look, the big scene in the brewhouse basement is obviously the same place they used for the library and I think the drawing room with different dressing each time. They even used the same car for every scene, just filmed from different angles under different lighting. Notice how you never see two at the same time. :)
@Armedus
2 жыл бұрын
I'm all for role play but why do I have to bake an entire French roll to read? Doesn't make sense. Can I make a baker's dozen and use them when needed?
@SSkorkowsky
2 жыл бұрын
I don't make the rules. Now get to baking. We got mouths to feed.
@Armedus
2 жыл бұрын
@@SSkorkowsky **grumble grumble** No inheritance is worth this.
@charlierhodes9552
3 жыл бұрын
Are you going to do the other 12?
@xavieramo
3 жыл бұрын
Seth, there is a typo on the video description ("DID YOU KNOW I'M A NOVEIST?")
@SSkorkowsky
3 жыл бұрын
Rampant typos is how you know I'm a real novelist. Also, thanks. Fixed.
@lhrpg3823
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Seth, I have run 2 full campaigns consisting of one shot adventures that I linked together and now I am planning to run my first full campaign module with Two Headed Serpent. Do you have any tips that you didn't put in your review for that campaign?
@theldun1
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a lot of fun with the right group,
@skyblazeeterno
Жыл бұрын
hahahaha Brits will find the character named Peter Duncan unintentionally funny - he was a kids show presenter
@baleeet7323
3 жыл бұрын
Seth, do you have a folder on your computer named "pictures of spooky old houses?" Is it over 10 GB?
@The1Ryu
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Seth I'm curious, does the adventure have rules for if Uncle Timothy gets enough hearts to regain a human form? Is that something that can only happen if the all the PCs are killed, like a gave over scenario. Or can he get enough heart to become human again and then the remaining PCs kill him? Also, I noticed listening to the game that your fascination with in game bathrooms continues, lol.
@RIVERSRPGChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds cool Thanks for sharing
@archonfett
Жыл бұрын
just started watching the into the darkness play through and they have a character named Jack and Seth isn't playing him wtf?
@yakirchernin6015
3 жыл бұрын
I dont know. To me it looks like a regular family meeting
@pvtricky07
3 жыл бұрын
After hearing about this… I went and bought it :D
@RPGImaginings
3 жыл бұрын
The discussion of the French rolls is a good example of one of Seth's strengths. Keepers should all be critical of what is contained in any scenario. Every Keeper has strengths. Don't be afraid to apply them. The French rolls make no sense and somehow passed the edit. They would create a frustrating situation for players and need to be corrected in advance.
@richmcgee434
3 жыл бұрын
One of the other comments mentioned the PCs pointing out that the library would surely include a French-to-English dictionary, thereby trading the annoying skill rolls for some added time searching for and then using the dictionary. That strikes me as an excellent approach.
@RPGImaginings
3 жыл бұрын
Great point!
@RW77777777
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's poor at all. One of the PCs will just offer to translate what it says. And while everyone else is off looking for that wild goose, maybe... something happens I think almost every pre-gen character provided could plausibly pull off knowing French
@colinaspen3779
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Love it
@tikazombie37
3 жыл бұрын
maybe dumb maybe genius idea: translate the handout itself to french, it might not make perfect sense to test a player's skills instead of the character's, but it might be fun nonetheless And give the french skill to the poet as a failsafe in case nobody can read french.
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