A Message of Art 01: ‘Absinthe and Crème de Menthe’ | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

The Apocalypse Players

In which our investigators start as they mean to go on: by mixing their drinks. Absinthe, crème de menthe, champagne, cheap table wine…what could possibly go wrong?

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario set in Paris, France, by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Scene 1: The Absinthe Drinker, Manet

Scene 2: Street Scene in Paris, Felix 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

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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!

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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 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

Music from Epidemic Sound

The main intro/recap theme is: Control Bridge by Etienne Roussel

A Bad Place to Be - Bonn Fields

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

Northern 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 Surface - Anna Dager & Hanna Ekström

Two Three on E - Franz Gordon

From Pond 5

Valse Manouche

Maurice Ravel: Classical piano

Les Frites

Montmartre Memories

Valse du Clochard

Reve de Paris

Satie: Gnossiennes No 1

Wikicommons:

THE JAPANESE SANDMAN (Words by Raymond B. Egan / Music by Richard A. Whiting, 1920) (public domain)

Xeno-Canto

European Robin:

Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC138375. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/138375.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0

Nightingale

Tristan Guillebot de Nerville, XC678934. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/678934.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Night ambience (crickets)

Stanislas Wroza, XC827364. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/827364.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Blackbird

Manuel Grosselet, XC857699. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/857699.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Additional sound from Epidemic Sound and Zapsplat.com