RPG Reanimators

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Listen to an almost-live recording of our Chaosium Con 2026 panel where we discuss some of the key themes related to cosmic horror, how Mythos staples might be freshened up into novel antagonists for players, how GMs can consider adapting their own creatures from existing media, how there's a John Carpenter movie for every example, how GMs can go about creating their own horrific entities, and other topics.

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Episode Notes

In this episode, we conclude our dissection review and reanimation advice for Impossible Landscapes by hearing from some other GMs - found wandering the mists of Carcosa - so that they can share some additional perspectives and recommendations. Needless to say, each of these discussions will span the entirety of the campaign, so there are spoilers abound.

In order, we interview:

Tom Ogas from the Stories & Lies podcast, which is linked below (start @ 2:09)

Zander, an excellent GM who has run several APs for our podcast (start @ 25:36)

Joe, Brad, and Dace from the Green Box Gaming podcast, also linked below (start @ 1:30:03)

You can find the Delta Green campaign at: Arc Dream's Store and DrivethruRPG

Stories & Lies podcast website

Green Box Gaming podcast website

IL Campaign handouts and resources we can share on our lab's Google Drive .

Our YouTube channel for Actual Play videos

An invite link to our Discord Server where we have a dedicated channel to discuss IL campaign questions & advice

Intro & outro music: "In the Mouth of Madness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. All other music and sound effects are sourced under attribution free creative commons licensing from FreeSound.org.

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In this episode, we continue our dissection review and reanimation advice for the campaign Impossible Landscapes written by Dennis Detwiller for Delta Green by diving into the fourth chapter End of the World of the End, which covers the finale of this epic campaign.

We briefly summarize the chapter, discuss it's strengths and weaknesses as written, and then, since we aren't really fans of how this final chapter is laid out, we then cover an overview of the chapter followed by explanations of how each of us would run this final section based on our own styles and internal philosophies regarding Carcosa and the nature of the King in Yellow. We've listed timestamps with as few spoilers as possible below in case GMs are interested in jumping to specific parts they may be looking for advice on:

2:32 - Beating Heart (key themes)

5:51 - Strengths & Limitations as Written

13:38 - Beginning Deep Dive; Guiding Principles

28:42 - Introducing How We Would Run the Ending

29:06 - How Nathan Would Run It

37:09 - How Alex Would Run it

43:31 - How Holly Would Run it

56:08 - How Lex Would Run it

1:09:45 - The Party

1:17:28 - Closing Thoughts

You can find the campaign at: Arc Dream's Store and DrivethruRPG

Bud's RPG Review IL Campaign episode for the chapter for a more thorough by-the-book summaries

Campaign handouts and resources we can share on our lab's Google Drive .

Our YouTube channel for Actual Play videos

An invite link to our Discord Server where we have a dedicated channel to discuss IL campaign questions & advice

And an invite link to the IL Handler's Discord Server for great advice, discussion, and fan-made handouts

Intro & outtro music: "In the Mouth of Madness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. All other music and sound effects are sourced under attribution free creative commons licensing from FreeSound.org.

Find out more at https://rpg-reanimators.pinecast.co

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Episode Notes

In this episode, we continue our dissection review and reanimation advice for the campaign Impossible Landscapes written by Dennis Detwiller for Delta Green by diving into the third chapter Like a Map Made of Skin, as well as an Exeunt that is... kind of essential for this chapter, so not really an exeunt?

We briefly summarize the chapter, discuss it's strengths and weaknesses as written, and then go through a rough order of events players are likely to experience, discussing potential issues and advice each step of the way. We've listed timestamps with as few spoilers as possible below in case GMs are interested in jumping to specific parts they may be looking for advice on:

1:28 - Waking Up

6:38 - Chapter overview & Beating Heart (key themes)

13:35 - Strengths & Limitations as Written

23:45 - Beginning Deep Dive, Navigating the World

33:33 - Guiding Agents' Goals & Direction

38:53 - Encountering Some Static

48:02 - Overall Section Thoughts (but really more Static)

56:21 - Encountering a Group Later

1:01:28 - Checking In

1:18:20 - A Quiet Maze

Links:

You can find the campaign at: Arc Dream's Store and DrivethruRPG

Bud's RPG Review IL Campaign episode for the chapter and associated (mandatory) exeunt for a more thorough by-the-book summary (RIP, Bud)

Campaign handouts and resources we can share on our lab's Google Drive .

Our YouTube channel for Actual Play videos

An invite link to our Discord Server where we have a dedicated channel to discuss IL campaign questions & advice

And an invite link to the IL Handler's Discord Server for great advice, discussion, and fan-made handouts

Intro & outtro music: "In the Mouth of Madness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. All other music and sound effects are sourced under attribution free creative commons licensing from FreeSound.org.

Find out more at https://rpg-reanimators.pinecast.co

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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Episode Notes

In this episode, we continue our dissection review and reanimation advice for the campaign Impossible Landscapes written by Dennis Detwiller for Delta Green by diving into the second chapter A Volume of Secret Faces, as well as more Exuents that Agents are likely to encounter.

We briefly summarize the chapter, discuss it's strengths and weaknesses as written, and then go through a rough order of events players are likely to experience, discussing potential issues and advice each step of the way. We've listed timestamps with as few spoilers as possible below in case GMs are interested in jumping to specific parts they may be looking for advice on:

1:14 - The Gap

20:24 - Chapter overview & Beating Heart (key themes)

23:16 - Strengths & Limitations as Written

44:01 - Checking in + Exeunt for the Missing

49:07 - The Facility by Day

1:02:10- Facility NPCs

1:08:23 - The Handler's House

1:17:22 - The Nurse's House

1:23:38 - Encountering a Group

1:25:46 - The Doctor's House

1:27:22 - Going Shopping at the Mall

1:31:45 - Going to Vegas

1:34:53 - The Facility After Hours

1:57:28 - The Chase

2:11:25 - Overall Chapter Advice

You can find the campaign at: Arc Dream's Store and DrivethruRPG

Bud's RPG Review IL Campaign episode for the chapter part 1 and part 2 with associated exeunt for a more thorough by-the-book summarie (RIP, Bud)

Campaign handouts and resources we can share on our lab's Google Drive .

Our YouTube channel for Actual Play videos

An invite link to our Discord Server where we have a dedicated channel to discuss IL campaign questions & advice

And an invite link to the IL Handler's Discord Server for great advice, discussion, and fan-made handouts

Intro & outtro music: "In the Mouth of Madness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. All other music and sound effects are sourced under attribution free creative commons licensing from FreeSound.org.

Find out more at https://rpg-reanimators.pinecast.co

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.