In which Charlie Westenra’s merry band of cliff climbers take a short cut, traverse an ancient woodland, suffer a strange encounter and receive a mixed blessing…

A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance

Cast:

Josephine Arundel – Belinda Cornish

Chris Caldwell – Dan Wheeler

Max Davenant – Danann McAleer

Charlie Westenra – Dominic Allen

Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Joseph Chance

CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. This episode contains extreme canine peril. As ever, human discretion is advised.

The Apocalypse Players is an actual play (or live play) TTRPG podcast focused on horror tabletop roleplaying games. Think Dimension 20 or Critical Role, but fewer dragons, more eldritch horrors, and more British actors taking their roleplaying very seriously (most of the time). We primarily play the Chaosium RPG Call of Cthulhu, but have also been known to dabble with other systems, most of which can be found on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/apocalypseplayers

We now have a free Discord server where you can come and worship at the altar of the Apocalypse, play Call of Cthulhu online, and meet like-minded cultists who will be only too eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices - oops - we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjH

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @josephchancemj.bsky.social

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

Belinda Cornish https://www.belindacornish.com/

Sound effects: Epidemic Sound and Zapsplat

Music includes:

Waves from The Past - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Kw21NkSu4j/

Celestial Spheres - Ave Air

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5346c11d-81ac-458e-9d63-f53b8fa91321/

Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c9e485f8-2969-4b8e-9c75-829fe9ad9079/

Through The Alleyways - Jon Bjork

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/64978412-f992-3301-bdc8-8747a039ffd3/

Hiding in The Shadows - Ludvig Moulin

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c4f88f81-2c2b-4d98-b64d-f9126470c734/

Tiny Scandals - Creative Cut - Heron Vale

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tiny-scandals-creative-cut-orchestra/138177

Up To No Good - Alt Version - Score Maestro

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/up-to-no-good-alternative-version/137611

The Ninja Path - Jono Heres

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/album/blue-desert/10972

Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a6d57ec3-cb02-405d-af2a-14931d1555aa/

Gravity of Fragile - DEX 1200

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/6165500f-3d46-4509-b16d-d308229ee352/

Light Footed - Bonnie Grace

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/48833251-ac55-3e3d-9562-e632dde5b5fd/

Mysterious Antics - Dream Cave

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/e8a513fe-c597-39eb-a101-bc8898b50444/

Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/19d624eb-2516-43ea-8c3a-52e92cdb68c4/

Scandinavian Folk 2

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bede20b4-36e0-3965-9fab-3d220dfc0444/

Landscapes - Helmut Schenker

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/f6e96196-103b-4260-b2bc-ec423116c6f9/

Sworn by Blood - Dream Cave 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/75628ecd-c5f2-387f-b01e-839e8b434bc6/

In Santa Ana - First Timer

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/8b74f82a-e721-4f93-b358-d214e6c00086/

Do You Really Wanna Be In Love? - Frigga 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b94f0ef1-9a8b-311c-b358-537b560c433b/

Missing Memories - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/M5e5wT9Ci7/

Tavore - Anders Schill Paulsen, Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3jAWMYFdtD/

Crucial Calculations - Gavin Luke

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wJWNbpM3bh/

Sounded Blue Saga

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Ua4aSty4ml/

Murmur Forest - Rand Aldo

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7amZAibTX0/

Where the Flowers Grow - Dez Moran

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EcUT8PAe8b/

The Adjunct

Anders Schill Paulsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager

Celestial Spheres - Ave Air

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3ed2z62JCV/

Out of the Window - Farrell Wooten

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uZpb17J0rN/

Redemption - Sunriver

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/redemption/93323

Bitter Bitter - Dylan Thomas

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435

Bound To Fall Apart - Jon Bjork

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ecb4e639-62bc-3f2c-b48f-53c23b5b8cf0/

Savage Shadows - Semi

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/savage-shadows/134832

Those Moments