Episode Notes
In this episode, we consult on some good player habits and practices which we always like to see from our side of the GM screen.
Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).
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S1:E42 – Call of Cthulhu Scenario Inspiration Across the Decades (Chaosium Con 2025 Live Panel)
Episode Notes
Listen to a live recording of our nearly sold-out panel at Chaosium Con 2025 where we discuss sources of inspiration for new Call of Cthulhu scenarios in underused decades between the traditional 20s-30s settings and modern day! We cover different ideas and themes for mythos horror scenarios in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.
You can also tell this is a live recording by the sounds of a door repeatedly slamming as folks moved in and out of the talk, and definitely not from a tentacled creature breaking the barriers of our reality to return our call.
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S1:E41 – Queer Horror - Consultation with Hailey Piper
Episode Notes
In this episode, we meet with horror author Hailey Piper to discuss queer horror as a genre and how we might apply some of her expertise from novel writing to emphasize queer themes, characters, and narratives in horror TTRPGs.
We also discuss lots of queer media recommendations and TTRPG systems, as well as a mildly concerning amount of Shrek - possibly due to some cross-contamination between Beth of the David Behaviour podcast and Fiona of the What am I Rolling podcast (mostly Beth though...)
Links:
You can find Hailey at her website, Bluesky, and IG and check out A Game in Yellow releasing in August and Teenage Girls Can Be Demons in September!
The Gender as Body Horror YouTube video referenced
You can find us on Discord, YouTube, and Bluesky, and support us on Patreon if you would like.
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S1:E40 – Manifesting Personal Horrors on the Page - Consultation with Todd Keisling
Episode Notes
In this episode, the Reanimators have some cross-contamination with Beth of the David Behaviour book review podcast to branch outside of the RPG space to interview horror author Todd Keisling to see if there are any lessons we can learn from novel writing that could be applied for writing or running horror TTRPG scenarios. We cover a range of topics, including creating characters, motivations, and traits, creating monsters and original cosmic horrors, manifesting personal fears as threats or themes in stories, and some key elements of writing for different vibes, including folk, analog, and surreal horror.
You can find Todd's website here: https://www.toddkeisling.com/
As well as a reading of one of his short stories Midnight in the Southland on Pseudopod here: https://pseudopod.org/2023/10/20/pseudopod-887-midnight-in-the-southland/
Also check out David Behaviour for horror book reviews and discussions: https://david-behaviour.pinecast.co/
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S1:E39 – Teaching RPGs and Safety Tools - Consultation with Fiona
Episode Notes
In this episode, we ask our consulting expert Fiona of the What am I Rolling? podcast (and many other podcasts) about a variety of topics, including techniques to help teach new RPGs to players new and old, some best-practice methods to promote accessibility and using safety tools in RPGs, as well as improv techniques which can help players and GMs.
You can find a link to Fiona's awesome lines and veils spreadsheet in our lab's google drive here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b2HEKM7Qi88rgFJpNfwjwPvqHfExw0B6IN6NKY9xih4/edit?usp=sharing so you can make a copy for yourself
You can find more of Fiona's stuff via the WAIR podcast website and YouTube channel
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A discussion-based podcast for GMs where we break down horror ttrpg scenarios for systems like Call of Cthulhu and Delta Green, discuss what worked for us, what didn't, what changes we made while running them, and how it all turned out for the table. Additional special topics include general game philosophies, advice, and occasional actual plays.
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