Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Actual Play shows and podcasts are incredibly popular and have made a huge impact on the hobby, so let's discuss what they are and what they aren't.

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A heartfelt thank you to my 246 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible.
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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, car chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror (except Book 2, which is mostly 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 stories 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 across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: amzn.to/3sfh1IA

If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads
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*MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES*
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?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

And while not an adventure, here's Mythos Artifacts I wrote with Jon Hook of some neat magic artifacts for Call of Cthulhu: drivethrurpg.com/product/390047/Mythos-Artifacts?affiliate_id=1017650

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*GOT DICE?*
Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/2046/rpg-icons-dice-set-seth-skorkowsky-copy?search_query=skorkowsky&results=10

For individuals of the 12-sided D6: q-workshop.com/en/single-dice/1713/twelve-sided-d6-seth-skorkowsky

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*SHIRTS!*
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I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me:
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*I HAVE A PODCAST*
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU


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Guest starring Moustache Mike and Todd
#RPG #ttrpg #criticalrole

00:00 Intro
02:41 They're Entertainment
06:03 Shifted Priorities
08:37 Editing
12:01 Power of Money
13:56 Teaching Game Rules