This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett interview writer, editor, and all around awesome peoples Brett Kramer! Due to the fact that we’re recording a lot later than usual (and Bridgett is going through severe nicotine withdrawal) we’re going to skip the Campus Crier. However, we would be remiss if we didn’t thank Ogdru Hem from the Discord for allowing us to use his music, Miskatonic Library, for the new intro bumper. You can find his work on YouTube, DTRPG, and BandCamp. Campus Crier Stay tu...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min
This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave & Bridgett bid farewell to the good, bad, & ugly of 2021. We also discuss what we're looking forward to in 2022! Campus Crier We forgot to mention it in the audio, but we need to thank Ogdru Hem from the Discord for allowing us to use his music, Miskatonic Library, for the new intro bumper. You can find his work on YouTube, DTRPG, and BandCamp. The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was record...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min
No episode this week - RL has taken over and we needed a quick break. Next episode will be on schedule! Also - THANK YOU for everyone who voted in Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Best Talk Podcast of 2021... We won! Your love and support is incredibly important to us, and this award shows us that we are all one community. Thank you so much to all our listeners and Patreon backers!
Dec 27, 2021•2 min
This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett interview writer, editor, actor, and longtime friend of the show, Cody Goodfellow! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2021. December y’all. De-cem-ber. Chaosium is currently working with EDGE to release an English translation of @alexdelaIglesia 's 'La Broma Macabra' in 2022. As well as being a long-time devoted Call of Cthulhu fan, Álex de la Igles...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Hello, and welcome to the Miskatonic University Podcast, Episode 239! This is the podcast dedicated to weird and horrific role-playing games. I’m Keeper Bridgett. And I’m Keeper Murph. Tonight Bridgett and I are super excited to welcome London Carlisle to the show! Bridget has a fan-girl crush moment... Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on November 18, 2021. The creators of Mork Borg has launched a kicks...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 37 min
This Episode, Keepers Murph & Dave interview Sean McCoy from Tuesday Knight Games about the uber-successful Mothership Kickstarter. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on November 4th, 2021. The big news so far as this episode is concerned at least is the massively successful Mothership Kickstarter which as of recording has over $700k in funding, and 7600+ backers! Murph, Dave, and Bridgett are backers...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 13 min
This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave discuss building an age-appropriate horror campaign for teenagers. Which is in and of itself scary. So, how do you keep the terror in teen horror? Find out! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on October 21, 2021. This week we are most excited about the Kickstarter for Survival of the Able: Back from the Dead, an RPG about people with disabilities working together to ov...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This episode Keepers Bridgett & Murph speak with John Haremza of the Legends of Tabletop podcast and the new CoreThulhu RPG. Well, Bridgett tries to speak. Laryngitis, y'know? Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on October 06, 2021. PAX Unplugged is coming back in December to Philadelphia and you will need a mask and full vaccination in order to attend. This is following a trend that other conventions,...
Oct 18, 2021•54 min
This episode Keepers Bridgett, Dave & Murph speak with Chris McDowall the author of Into the Odd & Electric Bastionland. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on September 23, 2021. The Ennies just wrapped up their awards for 2021, and a huge congratulations to all of the nominees winners. We’d like to send a special congratulations to Andrew Gaska and everyone at FLP for three ENnie Awards for their...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett discuss the definition of horror, what type of horror appeals to us... and then we kinda started rambling about our most influential or memorable horror films and novels. Get your pens ready! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on September 13, 2021. The Miskatonic Repository Con is shaping up beautifully! At the time of recording, there are over 37 events ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett interview award nominated fantasy and horror author, freelance RPG Writer, and all around rockstar, Alison Cybe! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 29, 2021. Keeper Dave is very proud to announce the arrival of Apocthulhu Part 2, Terrible New Worlds. If you remember way back in episode 205 (which was August 2020 in forever-ago times), we interviewed Dean...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This episode Keepers Bridgett & Murph combine forces while visiting the Beastiary to create a brand new monster from scratch! During the episode I mentioned the Shit Demon that I created for an Extra Life game at Necronomicon in 2017. Here is the basic write-up for that done at the time. It isn't perfect, but it is here. Patreon Backers have exclusive access to Murph's write-up of Peckerus, Lord of Dogs in the Patreon feed! Murph's Giant Shit WeaselDownload
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 8 min
This episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett interview multi-best selling editor and author, Jared Smith, of the Bayt Al Azif: A Magazine for Cthulhu Mythos Roleplaying Games. Tune is as Jared explains the origins story of his unique magazine title, talks about how he commissions covers, content, and more! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on August 2, 2021. UK Games Expo is done and they’ve had a c...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
This episode, Keepers Murph & Bridgett sat down with Dr. Lynne Hardy of Chaosium!!! Lynne talked us through Children of Fear, gave us a teaser on Rivers of London, discussed how big publishers handle play testing, answered direct questions from our Patreon Backers, and more! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on July 11, 2021. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of CoC, Chaosium is re-issuing a rem...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 20 min
This Episode, Keepers Murph, Dave, & Bridgett allegedly discuss writing scenarios... and when to know when they're complete. We were derailed by Elven Orgy Candles. It's kinda hard to explain. Listen at your on risk. Oh, and definitely stay afterwards and listen to some of the outtakes. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on June 28, 2021. Creators! Awesome news. Chaosium recently joined forces with th...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This episode, Keepers Dave and Bridgett were left unsupervised while Keeper Murph took some well deserved time off with his family. So, uh... listen at your own risk as the Keepers discuss Playtesting!
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Today the MUP Keepers talk with Andrew Gaska, lead writer on the Alien and Terminator RPG! Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on May 27, 2021. There is a new Kickstarter for a very cool OSR sourcebook called the Knock, issue 2. It’s 224 pages of old school art, rules, tables, classes, maps, and just a whole smorgasbord of OSR RPG goodness. It’s very well funded as of today, and still has 28 days left, so ...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This Episode Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sit down with fellow podcaster and all around rockstar, Becca Scott, to discuss Call of Cthulhu, The Calyx, working as an actress in Los Angeles, GM Burnout, and more! NO Campus Crier With an episode this energetic and thoughtful, the Keepers have decided to skip the Campus Crier! Stay tuned next episode for the next Campus Crier. The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the comm...
May 31, 2021•51 min
This Episode Keepers Bridgett, Murph and Dave sit down with friend of the show and fellow podcaster Paul Baldowski to discuss The Dee Sanction and Cthulhu Hack. Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on May 10, 2021. Deadline reports that handsome master of flies and chaos theory Jeff Goldblum will be joining the D&D podcast Dark Dice. Why can’t we get him as our fourth host? Friends of the show Dean Engl...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Campus Crier First things first. You might think that we have two guests on the show, but you would be mistaken! Bridgett Jefferies has agreed to co-host MUP with us on a trial basis to see how she likes it! So let's give her a heart welcome! New Comet Games has released their latest Kickstarter, Corsairs of Cthulhu! It’s pirates versus tentacles on the high seas! As of the time of recording they have completely funded with more than 28 days left on the campaign. So to Ben Burns and the crew ove...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on April 12, 2021. Chaosium has just re-released two of their most famous campaigns in brand new hard covers. Beyond the Mountains of Madness and Horror on the Orient Express are both now available from the Chaosium website. Both campaigns have a new layout in the easier to read two-column format, but have not been updated to 7th Ed. rules. We have links as always in the...
Apr 19, 2021•57 min
Campus Crier The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on March 25th, 2021. Modophius has rereleased Achtung! Cthulhu using their own in house 2d20 system. You can pick up the Player’s Guide for 30 pounds, and the Game Master’s Guide for 40 at their website. Free League has released the fifth title in their Chronicle of the Throne of Thorns campaign called Alberetor: The Haunted Waste and will send players far to the south o...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This episode Keepers Murph and Dave talk about the future of the podcast, and answer some remaining questions from listeners from episode 220. Campus Crier Some Chaosium titles have been shortlisted for the 2020 Prix Rôliste Prize! Runequest has been nominated for Best Interior Art & Design and Berlin The Wicked City has been nominated for Best Cover Art! Congratulations to Chaosium! You can find out how to vote in this the French equivalent of the ENNies from the link in the show notes. Fre...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This episode Murph and Dave bid farewell to Keeper Jon, who is leaving the podcast after nine years. Sponsor We want to thank Noble Knight Games for returning to sponsor our show. Noble Knight Games has just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site was designed after collecting lots of customer feedback, and the result is a site that’s cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This episode, the gang is back together as Keepers Murph, Jon and Dave dissect and analyze a few scenarios that are currently available for purchase, Amidst the Ancient Trees, The Code, and Saturnine Chalice! The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on February 11th, 2021. The Japanese really like Call of Cthulhu!. In an article on Dicebreaker, Chaosium announced that the Japanese language version out-sells every other lang...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave welcome Ian Yusem to talk about his new Kickstarter for Zine Quest... The Drain! Please keep Keeper Murph in your thoughts as he and his family continues to struggle with his father's advancing cancer diagnosis. The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 28th, 2021. Delta Green: Black Sites collects Delta Green operations that were previously published only in PDF or in standalone...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave dissect and analyze to classic scenarios, The Auction and The Pale God! Also, please keep Keeper Murph in your thoughts as he and his family continues to struggle with his father's advancing cancer diagnosis. The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 16th, 2021. The Vaesen RPG Launched Today on Fantasy Grounds & Steam. If you play RPGs on FG and want to play Vaesen, then you ...
Jan 25, 2021•2 hr 10 min
This episode, Keepers Jon and Dave discuss their game resolutions for the new year! The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on January 2nd, 2021. Free League has announced and put up for preorder the first campaign frame book for Alien... Alien RPG: Colonial Marines Operations Manual. The Good Friends are holding another online gaming convention: A Weekend with Good Friends: January 14-18. I ran and played in the last one ...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This episode, Keepers Murph and Dave speak with the talented and always enjoyable Julian Simpson, writer and director o BBC Radio4's Shadow Over Innsmouth! The Campus Crier is where we keep all the mythos related news and info for the podcast, this episode was recorded on December 19th, 2020. In your living room, no one can hear you screaming for joy. A new TV series set in the ALIEN universe is being developed for FX and Hulu by Fargo creator, Noah Hawley. The funding campaign continues for the...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 29 min
In this episode, Keepers Dave, Jon and Murph welcome Stu Horvath, co-host of the Vintage RPG Podcast and the puppet master of Unwinnable.com! Enjoy! Noble Knight Games We want to thank Noble Knight Games for sponsoring this episode. Noble Knight Games just completed a major revamp of their website! The new site is cleaner, prettier, easier to navigate with improved search functionality. Be sure to check out the Publisher’s Spotlight section, too. Check it out at www.nobleknight.com. Time is runn...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 26 min
