A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast. Dice-driven cosmic horrors supplied by Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and Dan Wheeler. --- 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 kn ...
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A Message of Art 13 FINALE: ‘Reality Check’
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In which it was all on Danann. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Isle of the Dead, Arnold Böcklin Scene 2: Andromeda Chained to a Rock, Rescued by Perseus, Gustave Moreau Scene 3: La Raison Probante, Félix Vallotton Cast…
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A Message of Art 12: ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’
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In which Clovis Herbert is taken into police custody in Paris...where there is another unexpected reunion. Meanwhile, in Thoiry, our intrepid investigators experience revelations and suffer frenzies. The end is very nigh... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderso…
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A Message of Art 11: ‘The Workshop of Daedalus’
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In which the investigators arrive at Thoiry, and a long time is spent looking through windows. Benoit and Edwina become animated by the animated, while Jane is petrified by the petrified. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1…
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A Message of Art 10: ‘Le Labyrinthe’
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...or 'Clovis Herbert's Guide to Paris.' In which our gaze returns to the enigmatic Clovis Herbert, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the French capital while trying to deal with the aftermath of the previous night's horrors... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matth…
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A Message of Art 09: ‘Quoi Le F***’
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In which a prince is invoked, a phrase is coined, a secret is revealed, and something terrible is discovered. All in a day's work for “Paris' finest.” SPECIFIC CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some imagery related to birth/babies that some listeners may find upsetting (in addition to all the usual stuff). A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew…
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A Message of Art 08: ‘Graphite and Oils’
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In which the investigators split up to find some answers and to scratch that creative itch. A masterpiece is created. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: La Châtelaine ou Le Tocsin, Toulouse-Lautrec Scene 2: Contemplation,…
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A Message of Art 07: ‘Au Revoir, pas Adieu’
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In which more conspiratorial words are whispered and a chief suspect is collared. The investigators end the evening back where they began; there, cards are laid on the table, and terrible decisions are made based on an impossible non-euclidean venn diagram of character motivations and player availabilities. (Stick with it guys, I promise it'll be w…
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A Message of Art 06: ‘Les Flics et la Flaque’
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In which the party is reunited briefly, before those pesky gendarmes turn up and separate them again—and also force the players to remember what happened over the previous two sessions. Perhaps think of it as a mid-scenario recap? We certainly used it as such… A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorwar…
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A Message of Art 05: ‘Crash, Splatter and Pop’
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...or, ‘A Belle Époque Around.’ In which the listener discovers what deception and subterfuge Jane and Benoit have been engaging in back at the party, in the meantime. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1:I lock my door upon…
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In which Clovis and Edwina take a moonlit stroll through the streets of Paris to experience that most romantic of events: an occult ritual. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Salon des Cent, Andhré des Gachons Scene 2: Po…
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A Message of Art 03: ‘Champagne and Shit’
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In which Benoit continues to stir shit, then comes close to shitting himself, before shit suddenly hits the fan. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Dicksee Scene 2: The Gossips, Camille Claudel C…
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A Message of Art 02: ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’
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In which our investigators engage, in their own inimitable ways, with the polite society of a Parisian salon. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: The Circus, Seurat Scene 2: Angels in the Night, Degouve de Nuncques Cast: C…
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A Message of Art 01: ‘Absinthe and Crème de Menthe’ | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play
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In which our investigators start as they mean to go on: by mixing their drinks. Absinthe, crème de menthe, champagne, cheap table wine…what could possibly go wrong? A Call of Cthulhu Scenario set in Paris, France, by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1:…
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The Moonchild 13 FINALE: 'The Thirteen'
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In which our plucky investigators at last reunite, albeit in a considerable two part structure. The past returns in technicolour and connectivity and communication are rewarded in unexpected fashion. The Thirteen inevitably regather to face their sins and their futures and everything looks likely to come down to just one or two moments, beneath tho…
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The Moonchild 12: 'Abomination'
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In which Alicia, Erik, Ray and David make good progress in trying to catch up with Mel, whose investigations of the Seance Table have proved more challenging than expected. All routes lead to Mari’s house, but time seems to be slipping away from our investigators - and with it, a certainty of just what to do about the Moonchild… A modern era Call o…
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The Moonchild 11: 'In Mirrors Seen'
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In which our alumni friends and guests at David Barber’s town house make a discovery of witches, pursue academic understanding of monsters (and their kind) and make some observations on sheep breeding that may prove truly enlightening… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, an…
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The Moonchild 10: 'Fear And Fury In Equal Parts'
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In which our investigators are firmly split into two still conscious parties, with Ray pursuing bibliophilic tendencies while Mel engages with an old friendship that is proving most difficult to negotiate - bad words are said of a mannekin pis - the nature of fine taste is discussed amidst bijou tables, well appointed living rooms, 'ghosts' and a g…
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The Moonchild 09: 'The Realm of The Real'
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In which the investigators pursue two lines of enquiry, mapped in the Real, the Remembered and the Retrospective. Unlikely parking spaces are found, prayers are invoked, the ways of puppets are noted, visions continue on both paths and Mari Cubine raises the stakes... A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', b…
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The Moonchild 08: 'Things Fall Apart'
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In which cross examination collapses into the business of stair work and visions, some half expected, others quite the opposite, amidst all of which, of course, the centre cannot hold. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visi…
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The Moonchild 07: 'Strange Conference'
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In which our investigators arrive at David’s house. A shared auditory visitation has taken its toll and the ramifications are still impacting on the friends from the UEA Occult Society. But, of course, all is not quite as it seems at the Barber household. An interview occurs outside the front door and a daring raid on a stash is attempted, with mix…
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The Moonchild 06: 'Many Paths to Power'
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In which two cars wend their way through Norwich. Chemicals take their toll. Potential gets discussed. Fudge gets packed. The Occ Soc gang fall foul of modern communications and the inevitable draw towards David Barber’s house. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthe…
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The Moonchild 05: 'Rearranging The Self'
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In which the alumni companions move in convoy, away from the events of Old Catton. Ripples through time are launched forth from, a lift is offered amidst considerations regarding collective hallucinations and random drug definitions. One of the 13 is called. Pins are dropped. Destinations surely begin to appear. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenari…
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The Moonchild 04: 'Uppers, Downers, Highs & Lows'
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In which the friends of the Occ Soc carry out alleyway interrogations and house-wide investigations, alongside illusory and theoretical interpretations. A heart beat is heard, a hand meets a heel and some of the gang get a little (or a lot) of what they wanted… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott…
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The Moonchild 03: 'Sins & Needles'
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In which our intrepid investigators visit a quiet estate, further away from the metropolitan hub of the County Capital. Mel goes looking for clues in Sarah’s house while Erik, Alicia, Ray (and Ramen) go hunting for seemingly less savoury clues, down back alleys and dead ends… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Hor…
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The Moonchild 02: 'For Love Nor Money'
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In which the former members of the Occult Society dig deeper into Sarah Moore's story. Erik gets an important message (in actual and ophthalmological terms), Mel and Alicia catch the scent of deception while Ray begins to dig into the memory of the Occ Soc's formation...and the old friends embark upon exploration of Greater Norwich. A modern era Ca…
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