This episode marks the beginning of our dissection review and reanimation advice for the campaign Impossible Landscapes written by Dennis Detwiller for Delta Green. In this episode, we briefly summarize the campaign, discuss elements we like and dislike as written, address how difficult we think this campaign is for GMs to run, cover our personal philosophies on how we run this campaign, provide some GM advice for preparation and Session 0 before running, and media suggestions for extra inspiration.

Since this is a lot to cover in roughly 2 hours, timestamps for various sections are listed below, in case you'd like to skip around to only the sections you're interested in:

• 7:00 - Overview summary over, covering Likes & Dislikes as written
• 38:34 - Beating Heart, key themes we want to emphasize
• 40:47 - Campaign difficulty to run
• 53:34 - Beginning of our theses for how the IL world works in our runs
• 1:21:20 - Practical prep advice, GM Note & file organization, etc.
• 1:32:44 - Session 0 advice, seeding ideas in Agent backstories
• 1:57:22 - Dealing with character death in this campaign
• 2:05:23 - Extra references and resources for inspiration

Links:

• You can find the campaign at: Arc Dream's Store and DrivethruRPG
• Bud's RPG Review IL Campaign overview and background episodes for more thorough by-the-book summaries (rest in peace, Bud)
• Campaign handouts and resources we can share on our lab's Google Drive .
• Our YouTube channel for Actual Play videos (soon to be releasing an IL campaign)
• An invite link to our Discord Server where we have a dedicated channel to discuss IL campaign questions & advice
• Our free-to-follow Patreon where you can support us and get early access to episodes
• And an invite link to the IL Handler's Discord Server for more advice, discussion, and fan-made handouts

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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For our Season 2 premiere, the Reanimators meet with Jason Cordova to discuss the analog horror TTRPG Public Access! We discuss the inspiration and design elements poured into the game, get some advice for new GMs and players looking to try this system - and the Carved from Brindlewood engine out, and bond over childhood trauma and 80s/90s nostalgia!

Links:

• The upcoming Public Access kickstarter set to open 3/17/2026!!
• The Bad Spot YouTube channel - where Jason has ran several Public Access and other APs
• The Darkened Threshold - a podcast from The Gauntlet hosted by Jason and others
• Invite link to our Discord server
• Our free-to-follow Patreon for downloadable versions of our episodes and resources, or if you would like to support us, gain access to early releases of our episodes!

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In this episode, we discuss our thoughts and experiences with designing and running Green Boxes in the Delta Green TTRPG. We discuss the core elements of what we believe constitute a Green Box, ideas to shake things up beyond the typical storage container, thoughts on ways to make them feel more alive and engaging, and share some of our favorite (and least favorite) items to include for our players!

Links:

• The referenced

Green Box Generator

• Invite link to our

Discord server

• Our free-to-follow

Patreon

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This week, half of the Reanimators stitch our brains together to cover chases in tabletop RPGs! We compare rulesets from a variety of TTRPG systems, discuss what elements of chases we want to emphasize for players, along with some issues we've had in the past, and give our unsolicited advice for GMs who are looking for ways to make their group's next chase thrilling and tense™.

Links:

• Here is the Seth Skorkowsky CoC Chase rules video we reference: https://youtu.be/jy1LL05E5gI?si=DjlUv56Nb_df0sVh

• As well as the very serious Heavy Rain failed chase video: https://youtu.be/Yy44s_de15Y?si=bTJhAYtRA0qFQkca

• Chat more with us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8

• If this episode was helpful to you, and you'd like to support us and get early access to episodes and other content, consider following or subscribing to us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RPGReanimators

Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).

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In this episode, we dissect and reanimate the Call of Cthulhu scenario Deliver Us from Evil written by Keeper Doc and Alex Guillotte. We've had the pleasure of playing and running in multiple versions of this scenario (soon to be published as APs on our YouTube channel) and work with KeeperDoc to give a variety of insights for great moments to highlight, as well as some potentially choppy waters for GMs to be aware of before running it.

Links:

• You can find the scenario at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/486759/deliver-us-from-evil
• Our shared file drive where you can find a plaintext version of the handouts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-u_9Zx2a2i_Q-omOJw41VLBXayQ3kTQX?usp=sharing
• Invite link to our Discord server
• YouTube
• And our free-to-follow Patreon as another place for resources and ad-free episode downloads

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Join us for a chat with Marie Enger where we discuss a variety of topics including their RPGs Death to the Wizard Kings, Casket Land, old cartoons, pottery, the horrors of Missouri, cosmic horror art creation for works like Where Black Stars Rise, as well as Marie's suspected ability to predict the future!

Links:

• You can find Marie online via their website (which also has links to the games and works we discuss) or Bluesky
• You can join our Discord for more discussions via this link here: https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8
• And if you liked this episode or found it helpful, you can support us on Patreon.

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In this episode, we study an aberration that is half roleplaying game, half card game, half improv routine, and half love letter to the late David Lynch (that math checks out according to our non-Euclidean algebra). Something is Wrong Here by Kira Magrann is an extremely interesting and unique system that we haven't seen anything like before or since. We discuss some of our experiences with the system and provide some ideas and suggestions to help future Facilitators make their own Lynchian waking nightmares.

Links:

• You can find the game here: https://kiramagrann.itch.io/something-is-wrong-here
• A reference doc for Facilitators with some of our notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgbpMAt5qOY5bWU1mc1pwYUjl4NjqYynr5I2uDn4-Tw/edit?usp=sharing
• An invite to our Discord server: https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8

If this episode was helpful to you, and you'd like to support us and get early access to episodes and other content, consider following or subscribing to us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RPGReanimators

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In this episode, we dissect the scenario Ladybug Ladybug, Fly Away Home written for Call of Cthulhu and discuss ways to reanimate it as CoC or Delta Green!

Reanimation starts around 1:01:49

Links:

• You can find the scenario in this collection: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios
• Seth Skorkowsky's review of the scenario, which we reference some changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YweLN2IWnw
• Las Cosas Que Dejamos Atras (Spanish language version of TTWLB with different art): https://www.thehillspress.es/producto/las-cosas-que-dejamos-atras/
• Website handout by James Alday: https://jamesalday.github.io/ladybug/
• And a link to our google drive with some resources Lex used in his run including handouts and GM notes (ran as Program DG): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VSvZ5vcxhIoJndJA_WWu50tTHjfI6hyc?usp=sharing

If you liked this episode or found it helpful, consider supporting us on Patreon to cover production and distribution expenses: https://www.patreon.com/c/RPGReanimators

And if you'd like to discuss more about this scenario with us, join our lab's Discord server! https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8

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We are organizing an upcoming online TTRPG convention tentatively named Reanimated RPG Con!!

We're set to unleash this monstrosity the weekend of November 14-16, with a variety of free games, panels, and workshops.

GM signups are from October 1-10, then player sign-ups will be on October 20-30.

The event will be hosted on our RPG Reanimators Discord server, so be sure to join if you'd like to sign up and stay updated on these events! Invite link: https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8

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In this episode, Alex and Nathan meet with Paul Fricker as a consulting expert to discuss the core essences of what makes a Call of Cthulhu scenario, as well as explore the limits of scenarios for the TTRPG system.

You can find Paul Fricker's website here: https://paulfricker.substack.com/

Or chat more with us on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8

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In this episode, we consult with Leslie "XPLovecat" Horn as a resident expert on scenario editing and review to help us understand some ways to help turn that splatter of words on a page into a properly monstrous scenario. We also discuss ways that scenario authors may find or summon their own editors, as well as the proper pronunciation of "Vaesen", which Nathan totally gets right.

Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).

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In this episode, we consult on some good player habits and practices which we always like to see from our side of the GM screen.

Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).

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Listen to a live recording of our nearly sold-out panel at Chaosium Con 2025 where we discuss sources of inspiration for new Call of Cthulhu scenarios in underused decades between the traditional 20s-30s settings and modern day! We cover different ideas and themes for mythos horror scenarios in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s.

You can also tell this is a live recording by the sounds of a door repeatedly slamming as folks moved in and out of the talk, and definitely not from a tentacled creature breaking the barriers of our reality to return our call.

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In this episode, we meet with horror author Hailey Piper to discuss queer horror as a genre and how we might apply some of her expertise from novel writing to emphasize queer themes, characters, and narratives in horror TTRPGs.

We also discuss lots of queer media recommendations and TTRPG systems, as well as a mildly concerning amount of Shrek - possibly due to some cross-contamination between Beth of the David Behaviour podcast and Fiona of the What am I Rolling podcast (mostly Beth though...)

Links: You can find Hailey at her website, Bluesky, and IG and check out A Game in Yellow releasing in August and Teenage Girls Can Be Demons in September!

The Gender as Body Horror YouTube video referenced

You can find us on Discord, YouTube, and Bluesky, and support us on Patreon if you would like.

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In this episode, the Reanimators have some cross-contamination with Beth of the David Behaviour book review podcast to branch outside of the RPG space to interview horror author Todd Keisling to see if there are any lessons we can learn from novel writing that could be applied for writing or running horror TTRPG scenarios. We cover a range of topics, including creating characters, motivations, and traits, creating monsters and original cosmic horrors, manifesting personal fears as threats or themes in stories, and some key elements of writing for different vibes, including folk, analog, and surreal horror.

You can find Todd's website here: https://www.toddkeisling.com/ As well as a reading of one of his short stories Midnight in the Southland on Pseudopod here: https://pseudopod.org/2023/10/20/pseudopod-887-midnight-in-the-southland/ Also check out David Behaviour for horror book reviews and discussions: https://david-behaviour.pinecast.co/

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In this episode, we ask our consulting expert Fiona of the What am I Rolling? podcast (and many other podcasts) about a variety of topics, including techniques to help teach new RPGs to players new and old, some best-practice methods to promote accessibility and using safety tools in RPGs, as well as improv techniques which can help players and GMs.

You can find a link to Fiona's awesome lines and veils spreadsheet in our lab's google drive here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b2HEKM7Qi88rgFJpNfwjwPvqHfExw0B6IN6NKY9xih4/edit?usp=sharing so you can make a copy for yourself

You can find more of Fiona's stuff via the WAIR podcast website and YouTube channel

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In this episode, we dissect and reanimate The Code written by Christopher Lackey with Lynne Hardy for Call of Cthulhu 7e, and available as part of the Mansions of Madness vol. 1 collection from Chaosium (links below). We're also joined by special guest Jon Hook from the Modern Mythos podcast! Jon has been a huge fan of this scenario for some time, and shares his plans to transplant this scenario to the Gaslight setting, which he plans to run at Chaosium Con 2025!

Reanimation starts around 1:10:55

Links:

• Mansions of Madness:
• Physical: ⁠⁠https://www.chaosium.com/mansions-of-madness-vol-1-behind-closed-doors-hardcover/?srsltid=AfmBOorzGWHzhApBWS8kGoTrhN2In7lwsCvndJxsc9d1xeZKJRhHqVa-
• PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/310791/mansions-of-madness-vol-1-behind-closed-doors⁠
• Plaintext handout resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d3YyDVeiN3w6oXs-mw93q7DtXOUWr38i?usp=drive_link
• Choice Cuts 2, as mentioned during this episode: https://pnc.st/s/rpg-reanimators/63fcaee1/lights-out-spilsbury-9485-the-mummy-of-pemberley-grange-wreck-this-deck-choice-cuts-2
• Jon's previous run of the code with Into the Darkness: https://youtu.be/weNoovb2AJc?si=gFOe8yqiEzhYgFXb
• RPG Reanimators Discord invite: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we dissect and reanimate the Call of Cthulhu scenario UNLAND written by Scott Dorward, with the author himself! We dissect the creepy amusement park rides and talk about Silent Hill 2 more than a bit, while Scott shares how he runs this scenario very differently than written, as the scenario that made it to print became quite different than he'd originally envisioned it to be!

The scenario is in the Fear's Sharp Little Needles collection, which is available here: ⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/245289/fear-s-sharp-little-needles-26-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios

Additionally, our Beating Heart-tier Intern Zander made some awesome custom handouts and gave us permission to share them, available in our Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JT-mFFRhNrfkHJjC5VCVgx2aMi-4z12x?usp=sharing

If you'd like to join our Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/R8Q6aeyVk8 ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, we meet with Good Friend Matt Sanderson to talk about his favorite Call of Cthulhu scenario The Burning Stars, written by David Conyers for Call of Cthulhu 6th edition. I describe this as "the most Call of Cthulhu-y-est scenario I have ever played" and for the first time, I'll recommend to anyone who has not already read or played this scenario to carefully consider if they want to spoil themselves on it by listening here, as it has a really fantastic twist that needs to come through at the table.

You can purchase a PDF of the Terrors from Beyond collection which contains this scenario from Chaosium here: https://www.chaosium.com/terrors-from-beyond-pdf/

After this recording, we also got permission from Thom Raley of Into the Darkness to share the fantastic updated handouts that he hasmade for this scenario, which you can find in our Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IRMWBjHWd0ISXjiywCPKcca3fPpdEafP?usp=sharing

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In this episode, we bicker about how to handle realism and verisimilitude vs. explosive pulpiness when we run RPGs, and how this can vary depending on system, scenario, and players. (Spoiler: Communication is still key)

Consultations are free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).

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In this episode, we hack apart another game system, Cthork Borg, with its mad scientist creator Richard Kelly. Cthork Borg is a low-prep cosmic horror RPG set in the gloomy jazz age. As it's name suggests, it's an aberrant mutation from the Mork Borg core ruleset with some interesting changes by Richard that help it feel fresh, wriggling, and fun for GMs and players looking to try something a bit lighter than Call of Cthulhu, but still fully capable of delivering horrors at the table. We also talk about a lot of different games & systems in this interview:

• It's Alive! Cthork Borg APs
• Where to find Richard Kelly: https://kumada1.itch.io/cthork-borg ; https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/382082/cthork-borg
• Stygian, a game of Lovecraftian RPG inspiration: https://store.steampowered.com/app/779290/Stygian_Reign_of_the_Old_Ones/
• Free copy of the Mork Borg Bare Bones edition: https://jnohr.itch.io/mrk-borg-free
• Richard's recommended games to check out:
• Behond the fence, Below the grave - https://t-akw.itch.io/beyond-the-fence-below-the-grave
• Mendicant Spell Vixens (not "Menda Can't Spell 'Vixens', as I have now learned) - https://kumada1.itch.io/mendicant-spell-vixens/purchase
• Hollow Halls - https://rotten-shotgun-games.itch.io/hollow-halls-shallow-grave-edition
• T.H.A.W. - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/477078/thief-healer-arcanist-warrior

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In this second Choice Cuts episode, we dissect and reanimate 3 short one-shot scenarios and a card game(?) back-to-back in the following order:

• Lex shares Lights Out, by Joe Trier (starts ~1:19)
• Holly shares Spilsbury #9485 by Adam Gauntlett (starts ~10:22)
• Alex shares The Mummy of Pemberly Grange by Allan Carey & Nic Holland (starts ~25:38)
• And Nathan shares Wreck this Deck, which is definitely not a YuGiOh! RPG (starts ~36:11)

Lights Out and Spilsbury are part of the Fears Sharp Little Needles collection: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/245289/fear-s-sharp-little-needles-26-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios Mummy of Pemberly Grange can be found here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/329641/the-mummy-of-pemberley-grange And Wreck this Deck can be found here: https://blackarmada.itch.io/wreck-this-deck

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In this episode, we provide our non-expert opinions on using props and handouts in TTRPGs, including both physical and digital versions for in-person or online games.

Consultations are more free-form topic discussions based on our own GM experiences, preferences, and gaming philosophies. We hope some of this gibbering madness can be helpful to other GMs dealing with, or considering using, these issues at their table (or at least add new and exciting chattering voices inside listener's heads).

Links: Nathan's introduction of Professor Diggleby Invite to our Discord server Our free Patreon Freesound.org for free sound effects

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In this episode, we dissect and reanimate the Delta Green scenario Presence written by Shane Ivey. We give our tips and advice from having read, ran, and played this scenario both as a multi-session investigation, as well as an explosive one-shot! Also, here is the player-friendly map we referenced.

You can find the scenario at: https://shop.arcdream.com/products/delta-green-presence-paperback (Physical) or https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/432077/delta-green-presence-apu8165 (PDF)

And also check out both of our APs to see how different GMs can approach the same content:

• Nathan's 3-session run: https://youtu.be/tvRe-jKxKz4?si=cc5U9ETesof6ubq0
• Alex's explosive one-shot run: https://youtu.be/TrBUoqyxcPE?si=FF9beTgb7wTJtib3

You can chat with other listeners on our Discord ⁠⁠⁠and Reddit, and find more resources and downloadable episodes on our free Patreon.

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