MU Podcast Episodes – Miskatonic University Podcast

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss time periods and genre in horror gaming! What’s your favorite setting? Excluding either modern or the 1920s. Those are great settings that both deserve their own shows. So we have to get out of our comfort zones! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Cultist Damon got a new puppy!!! Four months and name TBD. She's featured here with a piece of pizza crust she’s been carrying around today. Main Topic --  Favorite horror setting and genre… Topics * Favorite setting for horror * Favorite time period * Favorite “type” of horror

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett discuss attending conventions, especially as a first timer. Plans are starting for various 2024 cons and it’s a great time to start planning. Patreon Plug & Update Our Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug On our MUP Discord! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out kittuh from Chad Bowser, Yelena! This gorgeous kittuh of in a hat. What's that type of hat called? With the wings? Anyway, caption says, "Let it snow!! I'm staying inside anyway." And I'm delighted. Photo in the show notes! Main Topic --  First time conventions * Both your first time ever going to cons * And your first time at a particular con Things to consider * What is your focus? * Professional, volunteering, panels * Games, people, buying * What and where is the convention? * City and travel * Hotel and location * Size and convention focus - gaming versus hobby * Friends and community - * who do you know, and how will you find them? * 5/3/1 is key * Food Food Food * Regulate and hydrate * Finally, what games are you going to play?

This episode, we bring to you a special announcement from Keeper Murph. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D 

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome back to the podcast, friend of the show and writer/director of the BBC’s Lovecraft Investigations… Julian Simpson! CW: Graphic discussion regarding torture of a literary character in the Whatcha Been book review section (approximately 7:47-9:23) Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate! Main Topic --  Tonight’s guest is Julian Simpson, long-time BBC writer and director, as well as gamer and explorer of the arcane and forbidden. This is Julian’s fourth appearance on our show since March 2020, but for those who haven’t heard of you, please introduce yourself… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Simpson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovecraft_Investigations https://www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/

This episode, Keepers Murph & Dave talk about stuff. Good stuff. What stuff? Let's find out together, because Bridgett, me, who writes WordPress, was out of town for this recording. Oh! Oh! I see the topic now! Recent media influences for TTRPGs Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max! Main Topic --  Now what do we have here for a main topic? Looks like… recent media influences for TTRPGs Dave has 2 movies, 1 TV show, and one book (series) * Sicario * Mission Impossible * Boy and the Heron * Bodies * The Three Body Problem trilogy Murph has TV show or two and book or two * Fringe * Blue Eyed Samurai * Mickey7 * Dream Scenario (haven’t seen it yet)

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett reflect on their favorite gaming moments and episodes from 2023! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D Patreon Plug We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! Categories

This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett explore an immersive art museum known as Otherworld in Columbus, Ohio! Afterwards, we unpack ways to activate your senses to bring flavor and sensation to your creative writing! https://www.otherworld.com/ The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D Patreon Plug We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup!

Join Keepers Dave and Murph for a special travel episode! Part 1! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett welcome Lumpley Games - Vincent Baker and Meg Baker! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! And as we discussed recently - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Dave is working on it now, so look for that in late November. New Members Davin Flateau Lauren Williams Heather Poirier The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Happy 5th birthday Thessaly from everyone at MUP! We hope that you've enjoyed your special day! If you're having a bad day, go to the show notes and check out bulldogs, in party hats, preparing to eat a cake. Get your serotonin hits where you can! Thanks HelloSpaceBoy! Main Topic --  https://lumpley.games/ https://lumpley.games/portfolio/ Games such as  * The Wolf King’s Son (2023) * Under Hollow Hills (2022) * Bedlam Beautiful (2017; limited publication) * Apocalypse World (2010; 2nd Edition 2016) and the PbtA framework https://www.patreon.com/lumpley * Our Travelling Home by Ash Crider? * https://wundergeek.itch.io/our-traveling-home  * Wolf Spell by * https://epidiah.itch.io/wolfspell * Bloody Handed Name of Bronze by Joshua Newman * https://joshuaacnewman.itch.io/the-bloody-handed-name-of-bronze  * Mashed * https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199282/MASHED-A-Korean-War-MASH-RPG--Core-Rulebook * Sagas of the Icelanders * https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254224/Sagas-of-the-Icelanders * Pasions d’ Pasion * https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409558/Pasion-de-las-Pasiones * Nahual * https://www.nahualrpg.com/

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett are back with another system unpack! And this time-- we're discussing Pulp Cthulhu. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! And as we discussed last episode - we’ll be sending out a backer survey soon so we can tune our backer rewards in January. Look for that in late November. The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Two expert security guards dutifully protecting the home from local threats (ducks in the pond). Binx: Senior Security Supervisor. Finn: Grizzled Pro who shoulders their demanding job while fighting demons at the bottom of a bottle. No, I didn't write that copy. Zondrio, fan of the show did, when they posted the photo in our pet pics shout out page. I love when my job is done well, and for me! Love these kitties! Main Topic --  Tired of your investigators dying in quick succession when jaunting around the world in a desperate bid to save humanity? Wishing that sometimes your investigator could make a stand instead of hiding and waiting for the eldritch horror to pass? Pulp Cthulhu ups the ante and provides you with tougher, more capable heroes—ready to take on the villainous machinations of the Cthulhu Mythos!

This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett are reunited. We discussed Halloween Horror Stories, Halloween Gaming, mentioned a few Halloween themed Call of Cthulhu scenarios... but mostly we just hung out. And we made Murph sad. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! Also, we are going to update our Patreon rewards at the beginning of 2024. Before we do that we will send out a survey and gather some data. It’s approaching two years since we redid the tiers and rewards, and now that everyone has a better idea of what works and what doesn’t, we just want to evolve them. The tiers themselves will not change. But we’re going to tune our rewards so that they are a) things that our backers really like, and b) we can deliver them.  So look for that survey in November, and new rewards in early January.  The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Moe for editing this episode. Thanks Moe!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out our own little Vaesen, Roxie, kittuh of UndeadDomain (aka Jesse). This bundle of cute is curled into a dice tray, surrounded by Vaesen books and sheets as her dad preps for a game. Does that make Undead Domain a Thursday's child?? Main Topic --  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432915/Bayt-al-Azif-5-A-magazine-for-Cthulhu-Mythos-roleplaying-games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220315/The-Dare https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412108/Trick-or-Treat-2 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/291464

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave welcome Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock of Cthulhu Eternal and Cthulhu Reborn. Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Ooh, Bridgett may not be here, but we still have.... Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out [Using best Bridget voice]  Y'all have got to see this photo of Loki, cat of ARM1384. This cat is asleep, eyes rolled back, and legit appears as if it's actively summoning. Spooky kitty vibes for the win! Thank you for sharing, ARM1384! Cat-astrophically creepy. Main Topic --  Please welcome to the show, friends and creative powerhouses… Dean Engelhardt and Bill Adcock from Cthulhu Eternal! Welcome gentlemen! https://cthulhueternal.com/ https://cthulhueternal.com/our-scenarios/ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5143/Cthulhu-Reborn

This episode, Keeper Bridgett & Keeper Dave talk to Becky and Josh from Black Armada Games about the upcoming launch of Lovecraftesque second edition! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! It’s the return of Dave’s MUP Movie Matinee. On Sunday, Oct 8th at 2pm we’re going to watch Jordan Peele’s Nope! Who’s in? The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Max for editing this episode. Thanks Max!  Main Topic  Becky Annison and Josh Fox of Black Armada games can be found at https://blackarmada.com/, where they have games, podcasting, blogs and more! https://blackarmada.com/lovecraftesque/ Upcoming 2e for Lovecraftesque - link to Backerkit here MUP Episode 149 with Becky Annison Welcome Becky and Josh! Please, for our listeners who are not acquainted with all of your award-winning games, please introduce yourselves and Black Armada games.

This episode, Keeper Murph & Keeper Dave discuss the gaming side of insanity mechanics and mental health! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Sean for editing this episode. Thanks Sean!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out Spooky and Frida, twins and best friends, and kittuhs of James-Big Jim! Thank you for sharing these gorgeous kitties with us! Also, MeWOW to that guitar selection in the background! Let’s move onto the main topic.  Main Topic --  Up front, a disclaimer and Content Warning - tonight we want to discuss the gaming side of insanity and mental health. We look to be sensitive and earnest in how to portray these topics in games, but also discuss them from the gaming perspective. So while we don’t plan to wander into any specific triggering moments, it is a broad topic that may move into areas listeners find uncomfortable.

This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett unpack Vampire: The Masquerade,.We're joined by backer Mike Diamond! Listen as we attempt to crash through mechanics, lore, history, clans, disciplines, and more in under 90 minutes. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we talk about recent Mythos-related events and happenings in the world. This episode was recorded Thursday, July 27th, 2023. This has been a BIG quarter for Chaosium. The Pendragon Starter Set is out, they’ve released the first volumes of the Cults of RuneQuest books, multiple ENnie nominations including Rivers of London, the Bookshops of Arkham actual play, Community Content, and more! And now, they’ve just announced a new board game adaption of Call of Cthulhu's Horror on the Orient Express! Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game brings the award-winning Call of Cthulhu horror and mystery TTRPG into the world of board gaming. Special rules, ongoing character development, and awesome play pieces all providing a challenging and exciting gaming experience. Horror on the Orient Express: The Board Game is a cooperative game in which you and other investigators have to survive on the doomed train. To win, you must discover and hunt out the cultists to stop them performing a hideous ritual, as well as make sure that the train reaches its destination. With all manner of dangers facing you, the challenge is to survive, stop the horrors of the Dreamlands, and prevent calamity. The Kickstarter for the game launches next year, with a planned release date in 2025.  Speaking of ENnie nominees, let’s shout out just a handful of congratulations to our friends and previous guests who are being recognized! Apologies if we missed anyone, it wasn’t intentional!  In other news, the community is BUZZING! The Old Gods of Appalachia kickstarter books are shipping and folk are going bonkers! At the time of recording, they’re arriving in inboxes and mailboxes nation. I’ll actually be picking up my rewards in person at GenCon next week.  Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Nate for editing this episode. Thanks Nate!  Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out Shouting out and also welcoming home, Jackson Elias, from listener Targard! Bear, his other dog, is already my baby, and Jackson Elias is already settling in so nicely! Main Topic -- Vampire: The Masquerade Unpack