The investigators receive a summons from a Russian prince and a well-paid job offer to find the truth about a missing woman. Was she one of cannibalistic serial killer Carl Grossman’s victims?    Buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook here.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Andreas Vogel Gilly as Max Oswald Howl as Moritz Baum Braydon as Saydiina Androsov   Audio Editors: Braydon, Jayson & Howl   Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch! Discord...

Dr Wilkes: poised to set a deadly Rube Goldberg trap. Jack/Jaaaasper: protecting his now insane "bride" Jane. Buck: taking point, slowed somewhat by his disguise as a painting. Herr Flauschige, aka Mr Fluffy the three-headed dog, bringing up the rear. Time to find out who's really behind all this.   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this...

The third installment of our journey through the roaring 20s in Weimar Berlin! We're going to be playing all the scenarios in the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook as a long-form campaign. But for now, another gory dream haunts Max and Saydiina, but it seems Carl Grossman’s murderous saga must surely be ended as newspapers report on his death. Of course, that doesn’t mean all is peace and safety - in 1920s Berlin, even a casual lunch at the prestigious Romanisches Café is not always without...

Buck follows through on his plan to climb inside the body of this new Frankenstinian abomination and pilot it like a skin suit. Remarkably, that isn't the worst plan attempted as our investigators get to grip with the insanity of their situation.   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale,...

The second chapter in our return to the classic era of the roaring 20s in Weimar Berlin! We're going to be playing all the scenarios in the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook as a long-form campaign. But first, let us introduce two more of our investigators - to you and to each other - in this prelude set before the events of the main campaign. The investigators come across a man from their troubled history, prompting them to pursue him with the aim of thwarting his malevolent...

While Jane and Jack are unknowingly watching the shopkeeper try to prepare them a pickle-spam breakfast, a pitchfork-carrying mob starts surrounding the general store. It's up to their companions back in the car, Buck and Dr Wilkes, to save the day!   This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this action-packed sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale,...

Join us as we return to the classic era of the roaring 20s, this time in Weimar Berlin! This is the adventure our patrons voted for, and we can't wait to get stuck in! We're going to be playing all the scenarios in the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook as a long-form campaign. But first, let us introduce two of our investigators - to you and to each other - in this prelude set before the events of the main campaign. An unkempt man collapses in the middle of a busy park, pulling a wealthy...

The results are out! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Stars Are Right one-page scenario-writing contest! The response has been overwhelming and the decision so very hard, but our judges made it. With big thanks again to our patron and sponsor, Drue! We were astounded by the creativity of this great community, and everyone should be super proud of their submissions!   Without further ado, here are the winners:   First place: For King and Country by Michał...

Four members of Department 29, a secret division within the FBI created by President Hoover to investigate paranormal occurrences, receive their first official assignment.  A reporter, Norman Cassidy, has gone missing in a remote area of Vermont while investigating disappearances.  The team have to find him. This is a Pulp Cthulhu scenario conceived by Leopoldo Rueda, brought to life by the Stars Are Right publishing team. It has been our pleasure to playtest, edit, format and illustrate this...

Please enjoy the final part of this super-sized Beyond the Madness episode, where the cast come together to reminisce and answer listener questions about our play-through.   Thank you again to all the listeners who submitted questions, and don’t forget you can get behind-the-scenes chat after every episode by supporting us on Patreon.   Then it'll be time to put the Cults of Cthulhu behind us and say goodbye to these beloved characters (those who survived, anyway!). We've got a new...

Part 2 of our extended Beyond The Madness session looking back on Cults of Cthulhu! We keep the questions coming and Chris Lackey and Mike Mason are kind enough have the answers covered. Here's where you can hear more from them:   Hear more from Chris Lackey on Strange Studies of Strange Stories and Rachel Watches Star Trek. Hear more from Mike Mason on Mason and Fricker’s Eldritch Stories. Get the latest Call of Cthulhu news from its creators at chaosium.com (and don’t forget you can...

Join us for a 3-part, extended Beyond The Madness session looking back on Cults of Cthulhu! We're joined by Chris Lackey and Mike Mason, who give us some insight into the creation of the source book and scenarios. Thank you to all the listeners who submitted questions, and don’t forget you can get behind-the-scenes chat after every episode by supporting us on Patreon. Join us in just a couple of days for part 2!   Website | Review us | Buy merch!   Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook...

While you wait for our exciting new campaign to start, please enjoy of one of H. P. Lovecraft's short stories, read by our own Knoxicles. He won't, alas, be joining us in Berlin: The Wicked City, but here's a heaping helping of his dulcet tones as he unfolds this chilling tale.   There will be more of these short stories going up on our Patreon, so if you enjoyed it please consider supporting us!   Website | Review us | Buy merch! | Patreon Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram...

We're celebrating so many milestones this month! ​The Stars Are Right podcast's 2 year anniversary! The climactic Cults of Cthulhu finale! Our 100th episode! In celebration, our friend and Avatar patron Drue has generously offered to fund a contest! Write your own 1-page Call of Cthulhu scenario outline for a chance to win our lovely prizes: ​ 3rd place: $10 DrivethruRPG gift card 2nd place: $20 DrivethruRPG gift card 1st place: $25 DrivethruRPG gift card Sponsored publication of the winning...

Ready to put an explosive stop to whatever the Church of Perfect Science is machinating in their mansion, our investigators pull up at the security gate. Will they find Aaron’s missing brother? An explanation for the strange dreams and visions? Finally, the answer to what became of Carl Day?     Get 10% off the same dice we roll on the podcast! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10 to get a discount and also support the show!   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore...

On the outskirts of the city, checking into a motel proves to be slow going. Aaron holds Josh tightly to assuage his fear that he’ll be sent to ancient Persepolis again, while Vee improvises a crib and puts the statue down for a nap. Over dinner at the nearby Burger Castle, the friends are in for another surprise… Get 10% off the same dice we roll on the podcast! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10 to get a discount and also support the show!   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane...

Following the directions of Ethel, the second artist to approach them in the street, the investigators arrive at the storage unit she opened for them in a dream. At the instigation of Darius his cockatoo, who’s speaking to him in Persian, Josh bribes the overseer so they can get at its mysterious contents.   Get 10% off the same dice we roll on the podcast! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10 to get a discount and also support the show!     Cast:   Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane...

The party opens the box, and it reveals a tentacular statuette! Also a note signed by Carl Day, who knew that the Perfect Scientists were after him. After breaking into their mansion and stealing the statuette, he was unexpectedly and mysteriously transported to Antarctica after taking “a wrong turn on another planet”...   Get 10% off the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.     Cast:   Phaedra as...

Searching the Watsons’ strangely perfect home and trying to make it look like a common burglary, our party also remembers Diana Chase’s story about strange lights from the attic…   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.     Cast:   Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone dice) Lydia as Prof. Emily Strauss (rolling Gold with Purple Enamel metal...

The stranger hands the group a scrap of paper bearing a cryptic series of numbers.  He’s an artist, who’s been dreaming of them every night but is unable to explain any further. The friends decide to return to the Church of Perfect Science’s visitor centre and hatch a plan to get Vee into their computer system.   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.     Cast:   Phaedra as the...

After their uneventful stake-out of her home, the investigators follow Barbara Watson to work at the Perfect Science Welcome Centre in downtown Chicago. What does this “religion” want with all this real estate, and what did Carl Day find out?   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted Blue gemstone...

Finally, someone who saw Carl Day shortly before his disappearance and knows what he was up to. Diana Chase welcomes our investigators into her home and reveals what she knows about Global Realty and the Watsons, who recently moved into a certain house with a very… colourful history.   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.     Cast:   Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling...

Gathering at Vee’s crib, our raring researchers turn to the internet for information on the Church of Perfect Science - known worldwide as a “religion”, some might say “cult”, that expects unwavering loyalty from its members. It’s mixed up with the Global Realty company Carl Day was investigating, and has a suite of troubling beliefs regarding “Old Ones” and a familiar-sounding god-like entity… Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10....

The investigators are clearly not the first to have searched Carl’s apartment. His laptop is missing, but they find one or two useful clues and struggle with the dilemma of handing over the evidence to the Chicago PD or continuing the investigation themselves.   Get 10% off on the same dice we roll on the show! Check out FanRollDice and use code STARS10. Beautiful dice and gaming accessories, shipped worldwide.   Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore (rolling Cat’s Eye Frosted...

December in modern-day Chicago. Four friends and colleagues from the university play a friendly game of poker: Emily Strauss and Josh Simmons - Professors of Anthropology and Linguistics respectively, Vee Carter - IT Tech and hacker extraordinaire, and Aaron Macks - campus police officer. Absent is their mutual friend Carl Day, a private investigator who’s busy working a case. They haven’t heard from him in a little while, until a strange phone call the next day…   Get 10% off on the same...