
A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast. Dice-driven cosmic horrors supplied by Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and guests. --- 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 (m... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 275 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArtsGamesLeisure | |||

...or ‘Stuffing our Purses with the Leavings of the Dead‘.
In which Dr Carraig-Muir practises archaeology, Reverend McCutcheon employs theology, and Lady Marjorie engages in guerilla warfare.
A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes r... more
...or “Forensic Dentistry”.
In which a susurration of Marjorie is invoked, Herbal Ventolin inhaled, and a bedraggled Scrooge figure is impersonated, before the arrival of an old acquaintance stops the fun and games...
A Call of Cthulhu scenario by ... more
In which our former Oddchester trio face one that walks who should not, before attempting to reach the tumuli upon the moor...
A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes released weekly.
Cast:
Dr. Henry Carraig-Muir - Joseph Chance
Re... more
In which our intrepid investigators go gorse mad, enter into a copse of trees and face death itself - via stars not fit to look upon.
A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes released weekly.
Cast:
Dr. Henry Carraig-Muir - Joseph Cha... more
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Found them through their vaesen game. Absolutely loved it. Hope to see more in the future!
The music and audio effects were neat touches that really set the atmosphere.
Great stories, players, and game master.
I am absolutely addicted to this irreverent podcast. The performances are delivered with dedication, and often a touch of comical delirium. There’s oodles of spooky scenarios, wild wit, and inside jokes that sometimes might leave you befuddled but never without a laugh. Now irl Anyone some makes a suggestive double entendre I expect to hear a playful clown horn toot from somewhere in the ether.
Excellent podcast, great spooky funny eldritch stuff.
Or is it Danann? Or Dom? Must be Joseph.
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Ensemble actual-play performances bring horror tabletop roleplaying to life, primarily through Call of Cthulhu and occasional games such as Vaesen. Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and Dan Wheeler rotate between running games and portraying investigators, building serialized mysteries through character-focused improvisation, dice-driven decisions and vivid sound design. Their stories draw on cosmic horror, folklore, occult conspiracies and period settings, with recurring characters and plot threads rewarding listeners who follow a campaign over time.
The tone balances genuinely unsettling scenes and emotional character development with dry humor, playful banter and running jokes. The theatrical performances and atmospheric prod... more
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Recent guests on The Apocalypse Players include:
1. Joseph Chance
2. Lucy Farrett
3. Belinda Cornish
4. Tom Clark
5. Dan Wheeler
6. Danna McAleer
7. Tilly Steele
8. Jessica Temple
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