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Actual-play of the Call of Cthulhu table-top RPG, 7th edition. Join our talented cast of role-players as they investigate horrors and mysteries humankind was never meant to comprehend. Featuring a mix of Chaosium-published campaigns and our own original scenarios. You don’t need to know the rules of the Call of Cthulhu table-top RPG to enjoy the stories, just an appreciation of the other-worldly and creepy, and a sense of humour!
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This thrilling showdown marks the end of our campaign through Berlin: The Wicked City, and indeed the final episode of the Stars Are Right podcast. Thanks so much for listening! We hope our doomed investigations of the eerie and ineffable have entertained you. Don't forget to drop by the discord server to chat with us and fellow listeners. Oh, and …
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Berlin grows stranger: headlines report streets filled with crime, nudity, drugs and hissing cockroaches. After their unhelpful encounter with Henri, the investigators prepare for the ominous lecture given by the Fraternitas Saturni at the occult bookshop… Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast: Phae…
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Who are Pacitius and the man with piercing eyes, who forced Belshazzar to make those strange figurines? Following the trail of the ritualists leads to an occult bookshop, where a surprising identity is uncovered. A visit to the hospital to see Anita Berber brings sad news and a new mystery. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourceboo…
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A thorough search of the dollmaker’s premise turns up far more than the investigators bargained for. Some questions are answered, but others merely take their place. Allyship comes into question. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Brita Lantz Tyler a…
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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week …
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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week …
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There's been a slight delay in editing episode 22, so our Berlin: The Wicked City campaign will resume next week - apologies! In the meantime, please enjoy a little side adventure: Lydia and Tyler recorded a play-through of the 1-on-1 scenario Love You To Death from Chaosium’s book Does Love Forgive?. It'll be released over the course of this week …
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Dear listeners, It is with hearts filled with sadness and gratitude that we must announce the end of our journey. After a pretty amazing few years, the Stars Are Right podcast (and publishing) will be winding down over the next month or two. Don’t worry, we’re still aiming to finish the scenario we’re currently playing, though there might be one or…
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The investigators engage in some light debauchery at the Residenz Casino, but they can’t escape the darkness when it comes calling… Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydia as Brita Lantz Tyler as Dr. Ester Rosenbaum Howl as Luise Engel Jayson as Helene Kraus…
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Over two years since the piano recital, our investigators are haunted by nightmares of that evening with Berber and Châtín-Hofmann. Ess alone believes they simply had a bad trip, while her friends fall apart around her. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast: Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Lydi…
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An unearthly piano piece forces the investigators to confront feelings they have been veiling, and the cruel gaze of mirror magic brings even the best-hidden insecurities into the light. In a grey and dead dreamscape of an unfamiliar Berlin, a terrifying chase ensues. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium…
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Last night’s events still ring loudly in the investigators’ ears, but Grau is keen to get answers, setting up a meeting with Berber at her hotel. After concealing some mysterious pamphlets on their person, Berber’s husband cordially invites them to a piano recital that evening. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published b…
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Our investigators deal with the aftermath of Paulette’s disappearance and nightmarish work, only to find a new friend in Grau. He remains in their orbit and invites them to the latest Anita Berber performance, which promises to be a night of debauchery! Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast: Phaedra…
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Four years after The Devil Eats Flies. Our new investigators receive a letter from the Prussian library announcing a robbery of their restricted titles. The lost volumes are in French, which makes them think of a certain club patron who hasn’t been seen lately… Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast:…
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In the gruesome finale of the scenario, the desperate students descend to the depths of the college, uncovering a burning truth about the former sanatorium and the ghosts who haunt it. In their bid to escape, the investigators meet some very strange gallery patrons who have an equally strange request. Yes it’s madness, but is it art? You can buy th…
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The students find themselves hating the rich kids who got them into this mess. Maia has torn off much of her face, Bernie has been hassled by a ghost, and no one is having a good time. Will the answers await them in the library, or should some truths be left alone? You can buy this scenario to run for your friends! Check it out here. Cast: Phaedra …
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Our group of students continue exploring the so-called “haunted” college building. Choosing to let sleeping security guards lie and indulge their artistic curiosity, they sneak past and poke around in the back of the gallery. They soon come across some pieces that affect them more than art usually does… You can buy this scenario to run for your fri…
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Chapter one of our playthrough of a new, and super spooky, Stars Are Right scenario: The Exhibition of Dread by Jared Tallis. Join a ragtag bunch of art students as they tour the college buildings after dark in search of artistic inspiration, but get more than they bargained for. You can buy this scenario to run for your friends! Check it out here.…
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Wonderful cultists, The earliest part of 2024 has been a series of failed rolls that we’ve been continuing to try to Push, but unfortunately we’ve not always succeeded. There have been some critical successes as well as fumbles, though. First of all, the inimitable Braydon has, through fel magicks, brought his own new spawn into the universe. Join …
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The second and final part of Chaosium's newest Alone Against... adventure. Can Seb make the right choices to reunite Alex with his lost love and escape, or is it already too late? Stick around for some Beyond-the-Madness style chit chat afterwards! Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch! Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | In…
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While we prepare the next chapter of our campaign through Berlin: The Wicked City, join Seb and Stars Are Right newcomer Tyler in this two-part special playing through this recently published addition to Chaosium’s solitaire adventures! Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch!Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Red…
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Welcome back for the thrilling conclusion (well all right, we know they hit rewind at one point, but this is the real conclusion). The woods still abound with mysteries! Stick around for some Beyond-the-Madness style chit chat afterwards, and come back next week for a fresh adventure! Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch!Discord …
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While we prepare the next chapter of our campaign through Berlin: The Wicked City, join Jayson and Lydia in this two-part special playing through one of Chaosium’s solitaire adventures! Website | Review us | Support us on Patreon | Buy merch!Discord | Twitter | Mastodon | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit For the duration of our Berlin: The Wicked City…
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We rejoin the investigators mid-ritual, chanting and gesticulating in a circle around Grossman’s vile journal, waiting for the dawn and hoping they’ll succeed in keeping his demonic spirit at bay - not to mention hoping that their anonymous tip was enough for the police to thwart the foreign minister’s assassination. Here's a link to buy the Berlin…
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Our party moves forward towards the ritual with heavy hearts and second thoughts. A mysterious shadow standing by their car unites them with an old friend and ally, but our investigators have a lot of explaining to do. Can they rally themselves one last time and stop Grossman once and for all? Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City source…
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Desperate times call for desperate measures and the group consider an uneasy allyship to rid Germany of the Grossman demon once for all. It becomes harder to know who they can trust, both from the people they’ve just met and from relationships they’ve relied on for a long time... Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published…
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The Grand Duchess has sought refuge in the Cassowary House at Berlin Zoo, but she finds no escape from her pursuers. Madness and violence take hold of the investigators and their temporary allies alike, and Grossman’s vengeful spirit takes the upper hand. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast:Phaedr…
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Hearing screams, Saydiina reaches for her bow and Moritz runs back from the bar, ready to swing a bottle of schnapps - but is there time? Max scuttles for his life away from the advancing form of the pus-dripping, spider-like monstrosity that was once a construction worker. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Ch…
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The investigators manage to weasel their way into an interview with Inspector Krieg and attempt to procure Carl Grossman’s mysterious journal, but the Inspector doesn’t part with it easily. After leaving the police station, they find their lives in peril from an unexpected and monstrous threat… Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourc…
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The group investigate Grossman’s apartment as they try to uncover more clues. Tensions rise as they uncover some horrific truths about his crimes and fight to hold onto their sanity and their friendship. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. Cast:Phaedra as the Keeper of Arcane LoreLydia as Andreas Vogel…
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Despite his being dead, it seems the murderous cannibal Carl Grossman is stalking Berlin once more. Intent on protecting Saydii from Grossman’s vengeful spirit, the friends close ranks as night falls. But they cannot protect themselves from their dreams, or who enters them… Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Ch…
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A drifting newspaper reveals the young lady they seek has one more alias. Her rescuer, Baron von Kleist, claims she is of famous aristocratic stock and is recovering from memory loss at his apartment. Fearing the abrupt end of their royal contract, the investigators go to see for themselves. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebo…
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In spite of Grossman’s death, gruesome murders continue occurring around Berlin and cursed dreams keep haunting our investigators. While trying to uncover clues regarding the whereabouts of their quarry, the party receives a hint that leads them towards an asylum.. Here's a link to buy the Berlin: The Wicked City sourcebook published by Chaosium. C…
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A trip to the cabaret turns up a new lead and the group meet a famous face. 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 me…
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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 Br…
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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 Leopol…
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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 …
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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 pub…
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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…
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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 …
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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 ea…
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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 …
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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 t…
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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 …
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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 suppo…
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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 i…
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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 o…
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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 …
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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 p…
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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 w…
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