Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Something sinister lurks at Greenwood Asylum and the investigators must discover the cause of these strange deaths. What they uncover is far worse than they'll expect. Here's my tips and criticisms for the classic Call of Cthulhu adventure The Asylum, which is more of a sandbox setting than a pre-written scenario.
I do apologize that what I intended to be a 20-25 minute video ended up being far longer. So sit back and enjoy.
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CHECK OUT MY NOVELS!
If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: amzn.to/3rehNnJ
I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short adventures packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. amzn.to/3faj4cX
And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book. It features urban fantasy, monsters, other worlds, drug addiction, horror, and, of course, the Yellow Sign: amzn.to/3sfh1IA
If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads. Those really do help.
goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky
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MY OWN PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley--An-Anthology-of-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenarios-set-in-the-1920s?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is totally free: drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
I mostly ramble about movies and random other things as they occur to me:
twitter.com/SSkorkowsky
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I HAVE A PODCAST NOW
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA
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My Patreon (Tip Jar): patreon.com/SSkorkowsky
Special thank you to my 185 Patrons for their support.
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Here's the link for the NPC letter and modified maps that I used when I ran the adventure. The letter will need to be changed to fit your own group, but hopefully mine will provide some inspiration. - drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GRbUBk2jbMTsfZLgd1wRwa2ZhY_P_mNO?usp=sharing
Guest starring Jack the NPC.
Something sinister lurks at Greenwood Asylum and the investigators must discover the cause of these strange deaths. What they uncover is far worse than they'll expect. Here's my tips and criticisms for the classic Call of Cthulhu adventure The Asylum, which is more of a sandbox setting than a pre-written scenario.
I do apologize that what I intended to be a 20-25 minute video ended up being far longer. So sit back and enjoy.
__________
CHECK OUT MY NOVELS!
If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: amzn.to/3rehNnJ
I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short adventures packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. amzn.to/3faj4cX
And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book. It features urban fantasy, monsters, other worlds, drug addiction, horror, and, of course, the Yellow Sign: amzn.to/3sfh1IA
If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads. Those really do help.
goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky
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MY OWN PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures win the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley--An-Anthology-of-Call-of-Cthulhu-Scenarios-set-in-the-1920s?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is totally free: drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
I mostly ramble about movies and random other things as they occur to me:
twitter.com/SSkorkowsky
__________
I HAVE A PODCAST NOW
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA
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My Patreon (Tip Jar): patreon.com/SSkorkowsky
Special thank you to my 185 Patrons for their support.
__________
Here's the link for the NPC letter and modified maps that I used when I ran the adventure. The letter will need to be changed to fit your own group, but hopefully mine will provide some inspiration. - drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GRbUBk2jbMTsfZLgd1wRwa2ZhY_P_mNO?usp=sharing
Guest starring Jack the NPC.
