MUP Ep 296 – Cthulhu 101: What is Call of Cthulhu?

Miskatonic University Podcast

This episode, Keeper Dave & Bridgett are excited to kick off a new series of episodes that provide you, dear listener, with a curriculum to enhance and grow your gameplay! These curriculum - curricula? - will be a set of episodes organized like classes that are focused on improving one set of your gaming perspective and skills. That’s right - and so we’re starting with our first Curriculum series now! Starting tonight we debut our first Curriculum– Welcome to Cthulhu University - From Neophyte to Elder God (and everything in-between) Over the next 6 episodes, we will review the coursework for Call of Cthulhu, taking us from an introductory start, basically Call of Cthulhu for Dummies, all the way through career level professionalism. This series is targeted for both beginners and veterans alike. We’ll approach Call of Cthulhu from a fresh perspective with rejuvenating and inspiring ideas to elevate your CoC storytelling! Bridgett’s Pet Pick Shout Out I'd like to shout out Miss Miskatonic's cat Jack, and this absurd sleeping position. Upside down, inside out, twisted, folded, and knocked out. I'm impressed. The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D Thank you to our editor Dave for editing this episode. Thanks, Dave! Patreon Plug & Update We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! Main Topic -- As we discussed, tonight we kick off Lesson One of our New MUP Curriculum Cthulhu University, where we will cover all the various aspects of writing, running, publishing, performing, and generally vibing with Call of Cthulhu. Over the next six episodes we will give you all the tools you need to become a Call of Cthulhu champion, but tonight we start with a simple introduction: Welcome to Call of Cthulhu. Part 1 - What is Call of Cthulhu?