The Apocalypse Players
The Apocalypse Players

The Apocalypse Players

The Apocalypse Players (D Allen, D McAleer, M Chance, D Wheeler)

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A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast. Dice-driven cosmic horrors supplied by Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and Dan Wheeler. --- 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 to eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices oops we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjH

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Dead Light 03 FINALE: 'Waxy Bisque'
NOV 4, 2024
Dead Light 03 FINALE: 'Waxy Bisque'
In which the scat hits the fan, and things get really weird...   Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh.   (A special video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers)   Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Dominic Allen   With very special thanks to John Pope for supplying additional bass riffs for this scenario.   CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. 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 The Apocalypse Players are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @JosephChance2 Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK   Music and Sound   Horror soundscapes from Hideous Hiss: https://www.patreon.com/hideoushiss   Music in the public domain Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen - Winin' Boy Blues -Traditional arranged by Jelly Roll Morton She's my Sheba,  I'm Her Sheik, by the St. Louis Rhythm Kings Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers – Boogaboo – Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Shoe Shiner's Drag - Jelly Roll Morton   Silent Movie 45 by Sascha Ende from filmmusic.io License: https://filmmusic.io/en/standard-license   Sound and music from Epidemic Sound including:   A Summer Night's Kiss Antimony - Ethan Sloan Blue Notes - John and the Land of Plenty Breath of Whiskey - Franz Gordon Down the Alley Every Time You Go Away Fat and Muscles - Martin Landstrom Foliage - Bladverk Band Good Thing Gone - Rich in Rags Great Scott! - Martin Landstrom Guess I Shouldn't How We Met - Golden Age Radio Kansas City Flashback Like You and I Lindy Hop Gals Longing - Vendla No Time for Drinks Our New Victrola Ragtime Jam - Golden Age Radio Shallow Dreams - Bill Ferngren Silent Screams - Bill Ferngren Sing It Loud Stompin' Jazz Night - Golden Age Radio Tablespoons - Martin Landstrom The Devil's Defiance Trailing - Christian Andersen   Additional sound from zapsplat.com
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72 MIN
Dead Light 02: 'Scatting and Violence'
OCT 28, 2024
Dead Light 02: 'Scatting and Violence'
In which the trio attempt to make a swift exit. Iggy's compulsion is aggravated, Vince tries to get a date, Charlie meets his match, and a new tagline for the Apocalypse Players is coined.   Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh.   (A video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers)   Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Dominic Allen   With very special thanks to John Pope for supplying additional bass riffs for this scenario.   CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. 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   The Apocalypse Players are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @JosephChance2 Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK   Music and Sound   Music in the public domain Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen - Winin' Boy Blues -Traditional arranged by Jelly Roll Morton She's my Sheba,  I'm Her Sheik, by the St. Louis Rhythm Kings Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers – Boogaboo – Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Shoe Shiner's Drag - Jelly Roll Morton   Silent Movie 45 by Sascha Ende from filmmusic.io License: https://filmmusic.io/en/standard-license   Horror soundscapes from Hideous Hiss: https://www.patreon.com/hideoushiss   Sound and music from Epidemic Sound including:   A Summer Night's Kiss Antimony - Ethan Sloan Blue Notes - John and the Land of Plenty Breath of Whiskey - Franz Gordon Down the Alley Every Time You Go Away Fat and Muscles - Martin Landstrom Foliage - Bladverk Band Good Thing Gone - Rich in Rags Great Scott! - Martin Landstrom Guess I Shouldn't How We Met - Golden Age Radio Kansas City Flashback Like You and I Lindy Hop Gals Longing - Vendla No Time for Drinks Our New Victrola Ragtime Jam - Golden Age Radio Shallow Dreams - Bill Ferngren Silent Screams - Bill Ferngren Sing It Loud Stompin' Jazz Night - Golden Age Radio Tablespoons - Martin Landstrom The Devil's Defiance Trailing - Christian Andersen   Additional sound from zapsplat.com
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73 MIN
Dead Light 01: 'Rain and Ash' | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play
OCT 21, 2024
Dead Light 01: 'Rain and Ash' | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play
...or ‘How to Talk to Women’   In which the correct number of musicians for a Jazz trio have an unexpected encounter on the road, and stop for a really bad bathroom break.   Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh.   (A video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers)   Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Dominic Allen   With very special thanks to John Pope for supplying additional bass riffs for this scenario.   CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. 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   The Apocalypse Players are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @JosephChance2 Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK   Music and Sound   Music in the public domain Jelly Roll Morton's New Orleans Jazzmen - Winin' Boy Blues -Traditional arranged by Jelly Roll Morton She's my Sheba,  I'm Her Sheik, by the St. Louis Rhythm Kings Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers – Boogaboo – Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers - Shoe Shiner's Drag - Jelly Roll Morton   Silent Movie 45 by Sascha Ende from filmmusic.io License: https://filmmusic.io/en/standard-license   Horror soundscapes from Hideous Hiss: https://www.patreon.com/hideoushiss   Sound and music from Epidemic Sound including:   A Summer Night's Kiss Antimony - Ethan Sloan Blue Notes - John and the Land of Plenty Breath of Whiskey - Franz Gordon Down the Alley Every Time You Go Away Fat and Muscles - Martin Landstrom Foliage - Bladverk Band Good Thing Gone - Rich in Rags Great Scott! - Martin Landstrom Guess I Shouldn't How We Met - Golden Age Radio Kansas City Flashback Like You and I Lindy Hop Gals Longing - Vendla No Time for Drinks Our New Victrola Ragtime Jam - Golden Age Radio Shallow Dreams - Bill Ferngren Silent Screams - Bill Ferngren Sing It Loud Stompin' Jazz Night - Golden Age Radio Tablespoons - Martin Landstrom The Devil's Defiance Trailing - Christian Andersen   Additional sound from zapsplat.com
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99 MIN
A Message of Art 13 FINALE: ‘Reality Check’
OCT 14, 2024
A Message of Art 13 FINALE: ‘Reality Check’
In which it was all on Danann.   A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.   Scene 1: Isle of the Dead, Arnold BöcklinScene 2: Andromeda Chained to a Rock, Rescued by Perseus, Gustave MoreauScene 3: La Raison Probante, Félix Vallotton   Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina Alexander – Jessica Temple Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Dan Wheeler Additional Voices: Suzanne Ahmet Dominic Gerrard   CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. Human discretion is advised.   The Apocalypse Players LIVE! @ The Loco Klub, Bristol Fri 18th October 2024, 7pm, Tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e114966 Sat 19th October 2024, 7pm, Tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e114704 APOCTOBERFEST one-day convention @ Wiper & True Taproom Sun 20th October 10am–7pm, Book: https://hdfst.uk/e114952   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   Special thanks to Julie Abbé for the use of her music in this scenario. Visit www.julieabbe.com to hear more!   Check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?   The Apocalypse Players are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @JosephChance2 Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK   Music from Incompetech "Lost Frontier" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html   "Come Play with Me" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Music from Epidemic Sound The main intro/recap theme is: Control Bridge by Etienne Roussel A Bad Place to Be - Bonn Fields Antimony – Ethan Sloan Blues Manouche - Vendla Children's Corner, L. 113_ I_ Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Traditional Creepy Thoughts - Phoenix Tail Desigh Ney - Ajwaa Désordonné – Magnus Ludvigsson Falling Slowly - Anna Landstrom Fluxure - Ethan Sloan For Jelena - Vendla For Motivation (Instrumental Version) - CLNGR Gymnopedie No. 1 (Version 2) - Traditional It's Just a Dream - Lars Meyer Jordskred - Anna Dager & Hanna Ekström Le Petit Danseur - Rune Dale Let Me Introduce Myself - Rune Dale Lickety Split - Moins Le Quartet Medusa – Jo Wandrini Memories of Paris – Trabant 33 Mist – Jon AlgarNorthern Road - Lars Meyer Painted Memories - Franz Gordon Paris in Spring - Trabant 33 Peer Gynt, Op. 23_ Morning Mood Version 2 - Traditional Place Des Vosges – Trabant 33 Rivers Run Red - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Slippery Leaves - Franz Gordon Suite Bergamasque, L. 75_ III_ Clair De Lune - Traditional Suite Bergamasque, L. 75_ III_ Clair De Lune (Intro) - Traditional Sunday at the Museum - Franz Gordon Suspension - Anna Dager & Hanna Ekström The Elephant (Version 1) - Traditional The Farewell - Franz Gordon The French Library - Franz Gordon The Parisian Barber - Trabant 33 The Surfa
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60 MIN
A Message of Art 12: ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’
OCT 7, 2024
A Message of Art 12: ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’
In which Clovis Herbert is taken into police custody in Paris...where there is another unexpected reunion. Meanwhile, in Thoiry, our intrepid investigators experience revelations and suffer frenzies. The end is very nigh... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.   Scene 1: Day of the God, Paul GauginScene 2: Vision, Edvard MunchScene 3: Fallen Caryatid, Rodin   Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina Alexander – Jessica Temple Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Dan Wheeler Additional Voices: Suzanne Ahmet Dominic Gerrard   CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. Human discretion is advised.   The Apocalypse Players LIVE! @ The Loco Klub, Bristol Fri 18th October 2024, 7pm, Tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e114966 Sat 19th October 2024, 7pm, Tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e114704 APOCTOBERFEST one-day convention @ Wiper & True Taproom Sun 20th October 10am–7pm, Book: https://hdfst.uk/e114952   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   Special thanks to Julie Abbé for the use of her music in this scenario. Visit www.julieabbe.com to hear more!   Check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?   The Apocalypse Players are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @JosephChance2 Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK   Music from Incompetech "Lost Frontier" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html   "Come Play with Me" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Music from Epidemic Sound The main intro/recap theme is: Control Bridge by Etienne Roussel A Bad Place to Be - Bonn Fields Antimony – Ethan Sloan Blues Manouche - Vendla Children's Corner, L. 113_ I_ Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Traditional Creepy Thoughts - Phoenix Tail Desigh Ney - Ajwaa Désordonné – Magnus Ludvigsson Falling Slowly - Anna Landstrom Fluxure - Ethan Sloan For Jelena - Vendla For Motivation (Instrumental Version) - CLNGR Gymnopedie No. 1 (Version 2) - Traditional It's Just a Dream - Lars Meyer Jordskred - Anna Dager & Hanna Ekström Le Petit Danseur - Rune Dale Let Me Introduce Myself - Rune Dale Lickety Split - Moins Le Quartet Medusa – Jo Wandrini Memories of Paris – Trabant 33 Mist – Jon AlgarNorthern Road - Lars Meyer Painted Memories - Franz Gordon Paris in Spring - Trabant 33 Peer Gynt, Op. 23_ Morning Mood Version 2 - Traditional Place Des Vosges – Trabant 33 Rivers Run Red - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Slippery Leaves - Franz Gordon Suite Bergamasque, L. 75_ III_ Clair De Lune - Traditional Suite Bergamasque, L. 75_ III_ Clair De Lune (Intro) - Traditional Sunday at the Museum - Franz Gordon Suspension - Anna Dager & Hanna Ekström The Elephant
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63 MIN