[Patreon Short Order] Call of Cthulhu: “Panacea” (Part III)

Welcome back to our play-through of "Panacea" from Petersen's Abominations. We left off last month with a bit of a cliffhanger, as the bat-toad thing formerly known as Brad assaulted our intrepid investigators. How will they fare, and will they ever make it out of ZyMedBio alive? Let’s find out...


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[Patreon Short Order] Call of Cthulhu: “Panacea” (Part II)

Welcome back, listener! When we left off, Wade and Marina had concocted a plan to infiltrate the ZyMedBio campus. What sanity-blasting secrets will they uncover within?


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[Patreon Short Order] Call of Cthulhu: “Panacea” (Part I)

It's a new era for Short Orders, with our first patron-funded series. A couple weeks ago we met up online and played our first quarterly game, a Call of Cthulhu scenario out of the recently released Petersen’s Abominations. The name of this particular scenario is “Panacea,” and we had a blast with it.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Paranoia: "Robot Imana-665-C" (Part IV)

Welcome back, Citizen! When we last left our Troubleshooters, they had been causing plenty of trouble of their own, with many accusations and even much physical violence. It’s not too late for them to straighten up and fly right, however! The Computer believes in them—don’t you?


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[Esoteric Short Order] Paranoia: "Robot Imana-665-C" (Part III)

Welcome back, Citizen! When we last left our Troubleshooters, they had been causing plenty of trouble of their own, with many accusations and even much physical violence. It’s not too late for them to straighten up and fly right, however! The Computer believes in them—don’t you?


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[Esoteric Short Order] Paranoia: "Robot Imana-665-C" (Part II)

Welcome back, Citizen! When we last left our Troubleshooters, they were on their way to rendezvous with R&D and find out the details of their first mission, the diagnosis and repair of the malfunctioning Robot Imana-665-C.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Paranoia: "Robot Imana-665-C" (Part I)

Greetings, Citizen, and welcome to Alpha Complex. Today’s mission involves three hapless Red-level Troubleshooters and their first assignment: to diagnose what has gone wrong with Robot Imana-665-C. Easy enough...right?

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[Esoteric Short Order] Harlem Unbound: "The Contender—A Love Story" (Part IV)

The spine-chilling conclusion! Our intrepid duo of investigators put the final pieces of the puzzle together and are forced into making an impossible decision.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Harlem Unbound: "The Contender—A Love Story" (Part III)

The investigators finally make contact with Rossi and discover unexpected layers of nuance in his tale. And also a delicious recipe for Dominican stew!


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[Esoteric Short Order] Harlem Unbound: "The Contender—A Love Story" (Part II)

In this second episode, "Getting Into the Ring," our duo meets another duo (in the form of the mysterious Eliot brothers) and begins peeling back the layers of the onion. How long before they start crying?

And a big congratulations to Darker Hues Studios for landing Harlem Unbound in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum and The Newark Museum. These acquisitions are an acknowledgement of book's "artistic, scholarly and educational value"! Wowza! More details may be found here.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Harlem Unbound: "The Contender—A Love Story" (Part I)

This month, a travel/illness-reduced crew is taking Darker Hue Studios' Harlem Unbound for a spin with the scenario "The Contender—A Love Story" by Bob Geis. The book is dual-statted for both Trail of Cthulhu and Call of Cthulhu; we opted for the latter system. The scenario is a slow-burn noir procedural that builds ever more to a truly unsettling climax, and we think you're going to really enjoy the ride.

In this first episode, "Sparring with the Champ," we meet our investigative duo and follow them to the Cotton Club, where they take a job from former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson to look into a mysterious death in the boxing ring.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Bluebeard's Bride (Part 4)

In this finale episode, "Up in Smoke," the Bride seeks shelter from an unlikely ally, only to find herself in even greater peril. And, at last, the Final Room beckons...but will she use the key and open the door?


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[Esoteric Short Order] Bluebeard's Bride (Part 3)

In this episode, "Lost in a Haze," the Bride, under the influence of ghostly opium, stumbles deeper into the mansion, finding more horrifying evidence of previous wives and encountering her first servant—and a potential ally.


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[Esoteric Short Order] Bluebeard's Bride (Part 2)

In this episode, "The Horrible House," the Bride explores her new home and discovers that the horrors within are not only confined to the Forbidden Room...


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[Esoteric Short Order] Bluebeard's Bride (Part 1)

Art by Rebecca Yanovskaya

We gather 'round to tell a terrifying fairy tale, courtesy of Magpie Games' RPG of feminine horror, Bluebeard's Bride. In this first episode, we review the conceit and rules of the game and then define characters.

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[Esoteric Short Order] Velvet Glove (Part 4)

There's a rumble going down! But first the Mother Truckers have unfinished business with the Sons of Saints. This concluding episode is as explosive as pop rocks and soda!



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[Esoteric Short Order] Velvet Glove (Part 3)

The penultimate session finds the Mother Truckers attempting to neutralize their closest competition via blackmail. Will their daring scheme pay off?



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[Esoteric Short Order] Velvet Glove (Part 2)

Art by Jenn Woodall

We finish defining the girls' gang and the City they dwell in, then join the Mother Truckers on a hot, lazy Saturday to see what sort of trouble they can get into. Turns out, a lot.



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[Esoteric Short Order] Velvet Glove (Part 1)

This month, the Short Order takes on Velvet Glove, the RPG of 70s girl gangs with twitchy switchblades.



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[Esoteric Short Order] "PX Poker Night" (Call of Cthulhu): Part IV

The apocalyptic conclusion!



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