Seth Skorkowsky

Carnival of Madness Review (Patreon)

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2023-01-23 06:24:12

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Hi everyone,

I'd hoped to have finished this up by Friday, but after some annoying delays I've finally finished my review for the Call of Cthulhu adventure Carnival of Madness. It's a single-session scenario set in 1970.

I plan to post it for the general public Tuesday once Closed Captioning and all that are added.

Currently, a lot of TTRPG YouTube is focused on what's going on with D&D and the OGL, and I've been asked my thoughts or told that I should also cover it. However, I don't plan to. While it's a hot topic and certainly one that would generate a ton of clicks and traffic on my channel, I don't feel I have anything to add to the conversation that hasn't already been said better on a dozen other channels. None of the games I play or discuss are affected by the WotC OGL and it really wouldn't feel sincere for me to hop into the ring with a bunch of creators who are affected themselves, have a personal stake in it, and understand the situation better than I do.

So my official plan is to keep posting videos as normal, discussing games I enjoy, and hopefully being an island of fun content amid a sea of worry and anger that viewers can visit to learn about various games and general TTRPG topics.

Thank you for all your support,

~Seth

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Carnival of Madness - RPG Review

Taking a trip into Carnival of Madness, an elaborate Call of Cthulhu adventure set in 1970 in the vein of the old 'grindhouse' exploitation movies. Written by Alex Guillotte and Ian Christiansen, the scenario is a whopping 90 pages long, but playable in a single session. You can pick it up on DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373621/Carnival-of-Madness-A-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenario-for-the-1970s?affiliate_id=1017650 For the nursery rhyme audio clips by the ZeroDead Podcast (and a huge thank you to them for offering these) click here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15uf8TuMS3u0fyayr9tKxFn79tHc7PkMn?usp=share_link You can find the ZeroDead Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012544 SUPPORT ME ON PATREON (Tip Jar): https://www.patreon.com/SSkorkowsky A heartfelt thank you to my 237 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible. ______ CHECK OUT MY NOVELS If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, car chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror (except Book 2, which is mostly horror). Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky __________ MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650 Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while not an adventure, here's Mythos Artifacts I wrote with Jon Hook of some neat magic artifacts for Call of Cthulhu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/390047/Mythos-Artifacts?affiliate_id=1017650 __________ GOT DICE? Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/1670/icons-seth-skorkowsky For individuals of the 12-sided D6: https://q-workshop.com/en/single-dice/1713/twelve-sided-d6-seth-skorkowsky __________ SHIRTS! Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/seth-skorkowsky __________ FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me: https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky __________ I HAVE A PODCAST Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA __________ As an Amazon and DriveThru RPG Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites. #ttrpg #callofcthulhu