Thank YOU, Jack the NPC! I'm rather fond of this world, so it's nice to see it get saved once in a while.

The Professor Tolkien thing actually makes a bit more sense than you might think. Ungoliant (Shelob's light devouring mother) is an eldritch horror for nearly certain. And the line "Far, far beneath the deepest delvings of the dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things." You could work that in without much trouble. It's very possible he'd been taking peeks into that copy of the Necronomicon.

Tip on creating puzzle pieces, or any kind of tokens: Get a pack of cheap floor tiles with adhesive backing. Then print off whatever you need on regular paper, remove the adhesive cover off the back of the floor tile, and press your print-off onto the adhesive. It's easy to smooth out as you press it on. Then take a utility knife, preferably using a metal ruler for straight-line cuts and a cutting pad underneath, and cut those suckers out. It takes some pressure but you can get them in one cut. While the tiles are slightly flexible, they're very tough and have a good weightiness to them for their size. I pillaged this idea from a tabletop wargamer years ago who was busy crafting his own print-n-play stuff. I've since used it to make mini-flats and rulers for a warship minis game and some other odds and ends. The pack of tiles will last me through quite a few self-crafted games.

I'm surprised you didn't comment on the editing of the adventure given that you are usually appropriately critical. I think viewers deserve to know that the product is full of errors. Granted, these guys aren't native English speakers and that should be considered. I read somewhere that they got some editing help as they prepared to get the product in it's final form. Whomever they got to help them with the editing didn't do a very thorough job. I hope they keep making products because this was clearly a labor of love and I do not regret purchasing it in any way. My stretch for them is to continue to improve editing over time to unlock more doors for them.

Is it bad that I now want to hear Jason Stratham do his best impression of Dick Van Dyke’s chimney sweep?

Thanks for the review, Seth. Based on your review, I used this adventure with some heavy modifications to make it work in The Laundry universe. It worked very well. This is a great module with a lot of room for additions and alterations that all lead up to the same endings.

These videos have inspired so many of my campaigns, keep up the great work seth!

What a coincidence that I would meet Tolkien using my short, shoeless, opium addicted character.

Another great video, I can't wait until your cthuluh play setup on chase mechanics.

So, if C'thulhu couldn't return until St Paul's is destroyed, that would explain what the real target of the London Blitz was during WW2. ;)

Seth always bringing those high quality videos. Keep it up man. I've learned so much from you

OMG, Jack is Thranduil the elven king!

I'm just glad he pronounced Crowley's name properly

Thanks, Seth, for this walkthrough! It's great to hear reviews from people who have actually played it -- that's the true try of any adventure, obviously.

I know you know what I know you know 4:03 In Media Res On Elm Street 5:23 What's up (again) Doc? 7:21 The 'Butt Map' to Saddam's Gold 9:02 The Zodiac's Trailer House 9:39 Is it nice, my preciousss? Is it juicy? 12:47 I am become Nick Cage, Tennessee Vampire 15:29 Schrodinger's Bullet-Time Cat 16:48 I'm going to Disney World! 19:40 Your videos inspire me Seth. Thank you. Love the content! B-) Only wish I had got around to doing this hits list earlier.

Man, I’ve been waiting to hear your thoughts on this! Thanks for the great review Seth!

I love these!!!!

I ran this for my usual players and a couple of guests -- we had a BLAST, even though we literally only ended up rolling dice once during an entire evening's session.

I like your videos before watching them now. I don't run Cthulhu, but your videos give me all kinds of ideas for my D&D games. Plus I may eventually run Cthulhu too. :)

Man, I thought this was about Rome. Like you know pax romana or something like that.

Wow! Never thought I'd see Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, Aleister Crowley and Cthulhu mentioned in the same video. By the by it would be the single most awesome and epic thing ever to see J.R.R. Tolkien do battle with Eldritch horrors alongside H.P. Lovecraft, C.S. Lewis and Robert E. Howard.

I would love to see any outtakes that may have happened while you were filming this. That aroma joke must’ve taken two or three takes. The. Again, the salt on the hat scene from the slug monster adventure must of taken a few games as well.

I can see why you recommend steering the players away from this being a hunt for the five pieces of the puzzle - since not all them are actually placed in the adventure. I went the opposite way and made it very much about hunting down the pieces (as well as the clues of how to arrange them), placing then all in the adventure. I reproduced the puzzle pieces out of clay and fitted them with small magnets on the sides, so they would stick together. I also covered the top with a layer of glow-in-the-dark paint and sat prepared with a UV-flashlight for when the correct arrangement was reached and the symbols activated. It made for a fantastic hand-out and didn't detract from the role-playing one iota.

I hope Chaosium notices it's worth it to have decent character portraits….

Nicely done. I always enjoy these.

I ran this with my group, and it just didn’t jive with us. The opening was really hype and my players were pumped up, but as soon it turned into a clue chase it stagnated.

Ahh it seems like Jack's credit rating went up.... Nice Review as always....

Jack's line at 7:25 is pure gold 😂

I could buy this book for just the art, looks great.

Main takeaway: We need to hear your British accent! xD Thanks for the review! :D

12:04. Could Blue Oyster Cult music be used for this part since one of the symbols looks like the logo for the band?

Absolutely love your Cthulhu videos, Seth! Have you played any games using the Pulp Cthulhu supplement, and what's the general experience that you've had with it?

13:40 Dam it ! Someone open the BOX !

Hey Seth, do you have any plans on reviewing the Paper Chase scenario written by John Sullivan? It's a great starter scenario and can be run for a solo player character. Would love to hear your thoughts on it, cheers.

Not sure the cover artist intended for Cthulhu to look adorable.

This puzzle was also easy to just make as a clay item irl.

If you run Dungeons & Dragons, I would highly recommend Delving the Dark by DM G. A nice 5 level dungeon crawl that is non-system specific, which means you can play it with whatever game you want. Also, it can be purchased for as little as a dollar if you don’t want the deluxe version.

Oh I would love you take on kickstater items. while they are underway

Seeing that I'm handy with a tile saw, I'm going to make my puzzle with some spare tile I have lying around.

...can we get bloopers of Jack attempting the access? Please?

can you please review Masks of Nyarlathotep and Beyond Mountains of Madness...or Achtung! cthulhu?

Im definitely excited to one day have my players play this module. However before that, im gonna use that national treasure vibe in my current campaign. Tomorrow im doing Idol of Thoth which im using as a hook for my general campaign im writing. But now im going to move a few things around in location and give then a National Treasure vibe for part of it. Hunting through the tombs of the Founding Fathers

This game is set in 1940 ? You could place the game in the middle of WWII fire bombings of London !

🌟 *Please do character creation guides / overview for other systems you & your groups play .* *Just like you did for Call of Cthulhu 7th edition .* *I really want to learn more about RuinQuest RolePlaying in glorantha , Conan , aliens , delta green & Advanced Dungeons & dragons 1 & 2 .*

Please do Svalbard.

Ever thought of downloading alien looking fonts or using design software to design your own runes?

Are plans for the clay puzzle available for 3D printing?

If you are running this on Roll20, the music is all available on that site!

Seth, have you ever played/considered playing the Chaosium super-adventure 'Beyond the Mountains of Madness?' I picked it up a few years ago, but never had a good Call of Cthulhu group that I was able to run with.

Cthulu scenarios have a habit of forcing in historical figures. I recall a rather well written scenario from White Dwarf featuring Dashiel Hammet, Theda Bara and a Hound of Tindalos. From what I can recall Theda Bara had hired Dashiel Hammet to investigate the disappearance of a co star or something like that. He was tired & frustrated because his investigation was drawing blanks (because the monster was coming from another dimension to make its attacks).

I’m about to run this, been reading it over a couple of times and making preparations. One thing: it seems real easy for the PCs to miss Angel. Only one clue leads to her, and it doesn’t really make her seem that important. Any tips on how to better stress that they should pay her a visit?

Am I the only person that has Ozzy Osborne stuck in his head after watching this video? Mr. Crowley to be specific.

Samantha bee put her ad up and I blocked her channel the ad instantly goes away. Now for the sexiest man in Role Playing Games, the second is Mathew Mercer.

Have you considered filming your group going through the adventures you review to let folks see how they play in action?

One in 240 chance, a tiny possibility. Someone has never watched a player roll 00 on percentile twice in a row....

Im always confused when i hear the word "heavily roleplaying" and then in the same sentence or next refering to what the players know. I mean a characters knowledge wouldnt be the same as my own, if im relying on my own knowledge, im kinda meta gaming the whole thing rather than roleplaying it? This is actually my biggest problem with the OSR stuff as well as its focusing more on the players than their charactwrs. But i digress. Anyway you might have meant this another way, maybe i misunderstood you, would yiu like to clarify?

The only problem I have with this review is that, for some reason, the author used "Game Master" and "Keeper" interchangeably, so you'll want to be sure to pick one and commit to it before you play it for your PCs.

Sorry. I'm with Scott Dorwood on this. NO F*****g PUZZLES!!!!!!!!😜