…‘and a Wet and Gribbly Bibbling Was a’Babbling.’
In which our intrepid heroes go shopping (and genuinely pay money for old rope), brave the horrors of the vicarage, and try to remain stoic in the face of the most frightful of horrors: a housekeeper, an outhouse, a breeze, and soft furnishings.
The Company of the Light uses the Vaesen roleplaying system, by Free League Publishing and based an original concept by Johan Egerkrans. The mystery at the heart of the scenario is taken from Mythic Britain and Ireland by Graeme Davis. The name of that scenario (which may contain a mild spoiler) can be found below the music section of these notes.
You can hear a short prologue to The Company of the Light on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/blomqvist-01-ho-153999494
Cast:
Lieutenant William Fellwood — Joseph Chance
Bab Chase — Dominic Allen
Siobhan Strong — Danann McAleer
Bridge Ebden — Lucy Farrett
Narrator — Dan Wheeler
CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror.
(MILD SPOILERS FOLLOW): The mystery at the heart of this story is premised upon the disappearance and death of a young woman. However, with the exception of one moment (which I will flag when it arrives), this is not dwelt on in any great detail, and please note for avoidance of doubt this is NOT sexual violence or self-harm. Human discretion is advised.
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 known to dabble with other systems, most of which can be found on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/apocalypseplayers
We now have a free Discord server where you can come and worship at the altar of the Apocalypse, play Call of Cthulhu online, and meet like-minded cultists who will be only too eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices - oops - we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjH
For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com
Music and SFX
From Epidemic Sound:
Daniella Ljungsberg - Against the Tide; Long Term and Ashes; Still in Blues; Flute; Soar
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Missing Memories; Partners in Crime; Desert Hideout
David Edward – Angelica; Space Elf; Threads
Horna Spelman – Vasterut; Svantes Polska; Koslapp
British Grenadiers - John Abbot
Bytt-Lasses Brudmarsch - Traditional
End of a Dream - Hanna Lindgren
Farewell to Ennerdale Water - Moorland Songs
Frozen Fields - Medité
Great Bend Reel - Roy Edwin Williams
In the Storm - Amber Glow
Lily of the Woods - Sandra Marteleur
Meme - Nevin
Pillow Magic - Valante
Polska Fran Knaggalve - Traditional
Red as a Rose - Rune Dale
Reflection No. 2 for Solo Violin - Hanna Ekstrom
Sayings and Blessings - David Celeste
From Artlist:
Amulets - I
Blackbard – Cyancerto; Skogsdrommar
Brianna Tam - Circularity
G-Yerro - Dark Hollows
James Forest - El Faro; Morning Walks; One Evening in May pt 1; Queen of Art
Michael Vignola - From the Sea; Under Water
Rotem Moav - Blood on the Snow; Homebound Journey
Manos Mars - Swiss
Michael John Wookey - Wanderlust Motifs - Rural Folklore Accordion
Musical Mandalas - Memories of a Fairground
Skies Speak - I Think He Saw Us
Yehezkel Raz - Enceladus
Public Domain / Creative Commons / Wikicommons:
"Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Wind that Shakes the Barley – YouTube user ‘peakfiddler’
Collegium Vocale: O przedobry Boże nasz
Tom Dillon - On Raglan Road - The Dawning of The Day - Sonny Don't Go Away (The Volunteer Pub, Sidmouth)
The Tudor Consort: Thomas Tallis - Videte Miraculum
The Tudor Consort: Thomas Tallis - Loquebantur variis linguis
The Tudor Consort: Thomas Tallis - Lamentations I
Tallis - If ye love me
Tallis - Spem in alium
John Dowland - Shall I sue
U.S. Army Band: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
Makemi: Scarborough Fair
Endersslay: Star of the county down
Danny Boy tin whistle by JGrandgagnage
The Girl I Left Behind Me
From Pond 5
‘Krummi Svaf I Klettagja’ – M Ragnarsdottir
‘Undir Blaum Solarsali’ – M Ragnarsdottir
‘Modir Min I Kvi Kvi’ – M Ragnarsdottir
‘Bjort Mey Og Hrein’ – M Ragnarsdottir
‘Travelling for a Living’ – Henry Parker
‘Sylvie’ – Henry Parker
‘British Grenadiers’
‘Fenian Song’ – Sonic Art
Other tracks include ‘As I Roved Out’; ‘Proud Celt’; ‘Scarborough Fair’; ‘John Barleycorn’; ‘Matty Groves’; ‘Morris Dance’; ‘Maypole Dance’; ‘Celtic Fiddle’
Music by Dan Wheeler includes
The Old Sow (trad)
Sweat Boxer — (trad, with thanks to Davy Goodchild and The Harrow Inn)
Haste to the Wedding (trad)
From xeno-canto
XC975203 - European Herring Gull - Larus argentatus argenteus by David M
XC384264 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula
XC590432 - Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis
XC554798 - Soundscape
XC138375 - European Robin - Erithacus rubecula
XC397660 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
XC495630 - Great Tit - Parus major newtoni
XC947630 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone corone.wav
XC1054294 - Carrion Crow - Corvus corone corone.wav
XC817610 - Great Green Bush-cricket - Tettigonia viridissima.wav
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I have chosen not to include the name of the mystery at the heart of this scenario in the spoken introduction, as I consider it to be a potential spoiler for the story. But for completists and searchability I include it here: It is called Old Meg.
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