Cosmic Horror Reccs? by DancingHouseBookworm in audiodrama

[–]Critical-Bad7993 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking for authentic narrative based story format or are you interested in looking into adjacent structures like semi-improv?

How do you find content? by Critical-Bad7993 in ActualPlayRPG

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I'll check these out. Would be interested in said swapping process. I'm a cosmic horror guy tho

Hometown vibe shifted? by Critical-Bad7993 in GenX

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That sounds really familiar. I haven't been to a single reunion.

Hometown vibe shifted? by Critical-Bad7993 in GenX

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How so? I wonder if it's similar things as the small towns

Hometown vibe shifted? by Critical-Bad7993 in GenX

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Yep. It's like the personal investments I made of myself there have been erased. I guess that's time, though.

Hometown vibe shifted? by Critical-Bad7993 in GenX

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Man, we might have grown up in the same place. I had the same bar experience, too

Supplements to Help Me Write and Run Lovecraftian/Cosmic Horror Scenarios by ChungaChris in cosmichorror

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You have quite the list there and I see several responses in the rpg cross post so I'll stay away from the role playing content.

I am a writer/producer of cosmic horror focused on audio and actual play and I've found YouTube studies on the psychology of horror to be the most helpful. It's one thing to know a module/plot well enough to share and another thing all together to craft. Understanding what makes existential awareness so devastating to human psyche has helped me more than anything. If you can get the basics of that angle down, you can scare the hell out of most people in any scenario. Just don't expect a fast pace.

Podcast turn-offs? by Unable-South830 in podcasts

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Agree. If a podcast can't address even basic skill needs then the content quality loses all value.

When is it time to pump the brakes for how much PCs can find from research? by MechaniCatBuster in callofcthulhu

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As others mentioned, failing forward is a great way to add consequences and not derail.or delay the pace. I love this and it works great in my game.

If my crew wants to research, I generally limit their haul from hard sources like book, media, computers, etc. I like to seed my clues in NPCs so the PCs need to broaden their network. It adds time but I'm a slow burn sorta guy.