Chaosium's Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide 

Hardcover book, 261 pages of content, retail price $49.99. A free PDF of the book is included with a purchase of the hardcover book directly from Chaosium.com.

• 7 Chapters, plus 2 Appendices

  • Chapter 1: A Keeper’s Miscellany

  • Chapter 2: Occult Secrets & The Golden Dawn

  • Chapter 3: Running Gaslight Games

  • Chapter 4: Notable Victorians

  • Chapter 5: Victorian Horrors 

  • Chapter 6: The Forby Masterwork (Scenario #1)

  • Chapter 7: Oranges & Lemons (Scenario #2)

  • Appendix A: Keeper Resources 

  • Appendix B: Generic Victorians

• Separate indexes for the Main Book, Each Scenario, and Tables

• Free pre-gen, player maps, and Keeper maps downloads for the two included scenarios

Note: The Resources section of Chaosium’s website has not been updated to feature free downloads of the updated CoC Gaslight character sheets displayed in the new Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators’ Guide and Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper’s Guide.

Final Thoughts: Seth and Jon agree, this is a "must have" book for any group looking to play Call of Cthulhu in London's fog-shrouded Victorian period.

Jon and Seth are joined by Oscar Rios, President of Golden Goblin Press. We ask him about the latest news coming out of Golden Goblin Press, and why the Miskatonic Valley is such an attractive locale for Lovecraftian Gothic horror.

This episode is sponsored by Matt "Doc" Tracey, and his amazing Call of Cthulhu scenarios, Ghost Trade, and Lights in the Trees.

Ghost Trade is a classic 1920s scenario set in the fictional town of Pennybrook, Maine. The investigators visit Pennybrook to study a spike in the number of earthquakes in the region. Townsfolk say the earthquakes are the result of the Pennybrook ghost. Clearly, there is a rational scientific reason for the earthquakes, and the investigators are determined to find out what it is.

Ghost Trade on DriveThruRPG

Lights in the Trees is a 1975 post-Vietnam War setting scenario. The investigators are veterans of the War, platoon brothers, who are called back together to help one of their own who’s having trouble adjusting to life back at home. Can they help their friend conquer his personal demons, or will those demons consume them as well?

Lights in the Trees on DriveThruRPG

Islands of Ignorance: The Third Cthulhu Companion Kickstarter, and Dark Seas of Infinity: The Fourth Cthulhu Companion, and Legacy of Shadows:

 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/island-of-ignorance-the-third-cthulhu-companion-for-7e/description

Oscar Rios Lovecraft Wiki list of credits: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Oscar_Rios

We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! 

We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He’s a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website,  and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. 

https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow

http://www.johnsumrow.com

https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow

And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft’s writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. 

https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ 

http://thickets.net/

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

Sponsor:

We want to thank authors David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly for sponsoring this episode. They are the authors of the absolutely amazing, Japan: Empire of Shadows, the definitive sourcebook for roleplaying in Imperial Japan during the late Taisho and early Showa eras (1920 - 1932).

Japan: Empire of Shadows provides single-session story hooks and multi-session narrative threads, and it includes information to play either as foreign investigators or as Japanese investigators. The 400 page book includes 334 unique locations, 35 full color maps, over 70 NPCs, 20 player handouts, 6 pre-generated investigators, new spells, new Mythos tomes, new monsters, a concise history of the island nation, the Japanese people, and so much more.  Japan: Empire of Shadow has achieved Platinum Level sales on DriveThruRPG. And it’s clear, with every page, that David and Amy took meticulous care to create an unparalleled sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu game. 

We also want to take this moment to remember that Amy and David lost their home in the LA wildfires. In addition to buying their amazing sourcebook of Japan, please consider sending a donation to the American Red Cross. 

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/446091/japan-empire-of-shadows-a-call-of-cthulhu-sourcebook-for-1920s-imperial-japan?affiliate_id=51821 

Matt Ryan - Artist/Cartographer/Musician/Punk Rocker! Reckoning of the Dead: https://reckoningofthedead.wordpress.com/  Blog with Noah Lloyd

Official Chaosium cartographer

Currently running Masks of Nyarlathotep in parallel with Bob Geis “Armchair Keepers of Arcane Secrets”  https://www.youtube.com/@ArmchairKeepersofArcaneSecrets

We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome!

We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He’s a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website,  and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes.

https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow

http://www.johnsumrow.com

https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow

And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft’s writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. 

https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ 

http://thickets.net/

And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Japan: Empire of Shadow, by David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick it up. And please consider donating to the American Red Cross. Thanks for listening.

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

In this episode, Seth and Jon can hardly contain their excitement for the new Cthulhu by Gaslight!

But first, thank you to this episode's sponsor, David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. They are the authors of the absolutely amazing, Japan: Empire of Shadows, the definitive sourcebook for roleplaying in Imperial Japan during the late Taisho and early Showa eras (1920 - 1932).

Japan: Empire of Shadows provides single-session story hooks and multi-session narrative threads, and it includes information to play either as foreign investigators or as Japanese investigators. The 400 page book includes 334 unique locations, 35 full color maps, over 70 NPCs, 20 player handouts, 6 pre-generated investigators, new spells, new Mythos tomes, new monsters, a concise history of the island nation, the Japanese people, and so much more. 

Japan: Empire of Shadows has achieved Platinum Level sales on DriveThruRPG. And it’s clear, with every page, that David and Amy took meticulous care to create an unparalleled sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu game.  

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/446091/japan-empire-of-shadows-a-call-of-cthulhu-sourcebook-for-1920s-imperial-japan?affiliate_id=51821

Cthulhu by Gaslight:

Seth - First taste was in Cthulhu Through the Ages (2014) Only 4 pages long

• History

  • 1986 (Box) First Edition

  • 1988 - 2nd Ed

  • 2012 - 3rd

  • 2024 - 4th (Keeper book in 2025) - no Keeper Guide needed. 

• Social Classes (Upper, Middle, Working, Criminal)

  • Bonus Dice or Hard Difficulty for other Classes (p.271)

• New Skills

  • Reassure (⅕ APP p.95)

  • Mesmerism p.95 (compare to Pulp: Hypnosis p.37) - Suggestions/relax (Opposed by POW or Psychology with unwilling)

    • Alleviate Pain - perform as uninjured for 1d6 rnds.

    • Alleviate Mental Trauma - recover 1d3 San through mental blocks, overcome Phobia. 

    • Plant False Memories

Adventures & Supplements

• Hudson & Brand - Stygian Fox

• More Stygian Fox Titles - 

• Sacraments of Evil - (1993) Chaosium Six Adventures

• Cthulhu Britannica: Bad Company

  • Some of the other adventures in the Cthulhu Britannica line can also be adapted for Gaslight, like Strange Little Girl, and St. Swithu’s Hole 

• Cults of Cthulhu book has “Loki’s Gift”

• Games Workshop’s “Vanishing Conjurer” (statue of Sorcerer)1986

Media Inspirations

• From Hell (Film)

• Penny Dreadful (TV Series)

• Bodies (Netflix)

• Sherlock Holmes stories

• Young Sherlock Holmes (movie)

• Dracula

• Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes - James Lovegrove

• Great Train Robbery - Michael Crichton (book & film)

• Elephant Man (1980)

• (Pulp) League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

We can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome! 

We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He’s a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website,  and please consider joining his Patreon account. Links in the show notes. 

https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow

http://www.johnsumrow.com

https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow

And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft’s writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. Links in the show notes. 

https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ 

http://thickets.net/

And once again, a huge thank you to our sponsor Japan: Empire of Shadows, by David Trotti and Amy Kate Connolly. Remember to hit the link in the show notes and pick it up. Thanks for listening.