Call of Cthulhu: In The House of Glass - RPG Review

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  • The investigators attend an exclusive glass sculpture exhibit held inside a conservatory. Little do they realize what horrors await them. This Modern-Era adventure is designed for both the Call of Cthulhu and Trail of Cthulhu roleplaying games. Here are my criticisms, tips, and Game Master suggestions (as well as some stupid jokes).
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ความคิดเห็น • 284

  • @scrublord-david
    @scrublord-david 3 ปีที่แล้ว +372

    Seth learned so much about sprinkler systems while he was a real estate agent for Scott Brown.

    • @tommykay7427
      @tommykay7427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      David.....you nailed it! Hahaha.

    • @rpgarchivist5195
      @rpgarchivist5195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Great call back! Ha, ha!

    • @Ellebeeby
      @Ellebeeby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Scott “if I’ve got a showing, you’d best be going” Brown

    • @JB-ym4up
      @JB-ym4up 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samuel Jackson worked for Scott Brown for one day and now hes know for saying muthafucka.

  • @burningphoneix
    @burningphoneix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Just a random fact, the magic powder is called "Nfsi Al Haya" which is roughly "Breath of Life" in Arabic. So Tessaily was literally breathing life into his pieces.

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Holy crap. That is an awesome detail. Thanks for sharing.

    • @edc5378
      @edc5378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's interesting, in Hebrew the sentence you wrote translates pretty much to the same thing only slightly different: "My soul into/on to animal.
      The Hebrew words for breath and soul are very similar:
      Soul- Nfshi
      Breath- Nshfi
      I wonder if the similarity between the two is also present in Arabic.
      P.S. Also the words animal and life are very similar:
      Haya- animal
      Hayim- life
      The H needs be pronounced with the back of the throat sound
      If this would inspire Seth's writing in any way I'd be extremely glad 😁

    • @marcz2903
      @marcz2903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@edc5378 getting a lot of Warbreaker vibes from that tidbit. I like it.

    • @jesternario
      @jesternario ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My knowledge of Hebrew is nonexistent, so feel free to correct me, but in the story of the golem was the word that was used “emet,” which high is supposed to mean life?

    • @MrDrumStikz
      @MrDrumStikz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jesternario Emet actually means "truth."

  • @AxidentalDM
    @AxidentalDM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    "Hello internet..." is code for it's going to be a great day

  • @d.unterreiner161
    @d.unterreiner161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Guys I have owned the keeper screen pack for 3 years and never realized I owned Missed Dues and Blackwater Creek. I have been wanting to buy those for years. All I have ever got out of it was the keeper screen. So recently I opened it up completely and I feel like an idiot.

    • @luketfer
      @luketfer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well at least it's a nice surprise, look at it that way.

    • @ultimatecorgi3392
      @ultimatecorgi3392 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I tried running Blackwater Creek. The players were doing the bootlegger group, and it basically ended in them just ignoring the plot, ignoring all the monsters, following instructions to the letter and no further, and then running away. At least people had fun, which is what matters in the end.

  • @CountZeroOr
    @CountZeroOr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    I kind of want a shirt that says "Game Masters Have the Strangest Internet Search History"

    • @willhibbard6903
      @willhibbard6903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Bonus if it has weird examples that make sense to Game Masters like "How to plan a heist" or "Rabbit people" 😂

    • @larsdahl5528
      @larsdahl5528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      For me, English is a foreign language.
      So I often have to look up strange words.

    • @celebrim1
      @celebrim1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@larsdahl5528 Don't feel bad. I am a native English speaker with a vocabulary in excess of 39,000 English words... and I still have to look up strange words.

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I picked up a shirt at a writing conference that says "My browser history can get me arrested."

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Some of my GM search history and science related viewing could place me on a watch list.
      Of course, these days we're essentially on them already. Hrmm.. 'Big Brother' related CoC scenario ideas incoming.

  • @AlVainactual
    @AlVainactual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Seth is a real semantics guy, the Book of Eibon and the Liber Ivonis are the same book in different languages :D

  • @MonkeyJedi99
    @MonkeyJedi99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That conversation between Seth and Jack about dark purple versus ultraviolet light was so well done.
    Not only was the science on, but the framing and rhythm sold it as a conversation between two different people. Seth, seated, looks up and to his left while Jack, standing, looks down and to his right.
    I felt like I was the third person at the gaming table.

  • @jasonhudson7697
    @jasonhudson7697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As a person who works in the fire protection industry thank you for getting the basics of fire sprinkler activation right.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nice to see someone fighting Hollywood nonsense, isn't it? Movie sprinkler systems are usually almost as realistic as their firearms are. :)

  • @andyraff4465
    @andyraff4465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I never knew I needed Sprinkler Facts in my life. But I did.

  • @cygnia
    @cygnia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    *is suddenly relieved her glasses are made of lightweight plastic*

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indeed. Pretty sure some cell phones have no glass components as well, although others do. Shop wisely to avoid situations like this. :)

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richmcgee434 you'd go... err, be mad not to

  • @johanneskaiser8188
    @johanneskaiser8188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    You know what they say: When in a glass house, throw stones.

    • @MSpacer
      @MSpacer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When trapped in a glass house, sure.

  • @jamesmilton8308
    @jamesmilton8308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    If you want have the furnace take several minutes to cool down. Meanwhile any remaining creatures head to the furnace slowly losing mobility but grouped near the players. Also there should be sharpnel from destroying large glass creatures.

    • @reuvengritters2983
      @reuvengritters2983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh! That's a good point. Industrial glass furnaces can take FOREVER to cool down (or at least cool enough to switch out molds), so I imagine a smaller one would take at least a few hours.

  • @taylorcampbell4204
    @taylorcampbell4204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Ok internet, now the real mystery begins....why *does* Seth know so much about sprinkler systems??

    • @Skullkan6
      @Skullkan6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Weed.

    • @larsdahl5528
      @larsdahl5528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Perhaps because it is a quick way to keep the deep ones happy?

    • @rockduded8925
      @rockduded8925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rich Evans cleans his gutters.

    • @stoicheincat1090
      @stoicheincat1090 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Worked in sprinkler repair once to learn about it for a game. Basically dude is like Sherlock Homes of ttrpgs.

  • @williamfawkes8379
    @williamfawkes8379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Having been to several large exhibits of Chihuly works, I wholeheartedly endorse the perception that they could be infused with mythos power. Very interesting.

  • @Skaranweb
    @Skaranweb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This thing with magic glass brought to mind a somewhat surreal French film "Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq" where an alchemist fashions a mirror mask which captures the life essence of those the wearer looks at while killing them, making the wearer almost immortal. Seems like a goof CoC senario.

    • @J4NVS
      @J4NVS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Seems like a good followup if you have the villain from this one escape.

    • @DK-jp3kx
      @DK-jp3kx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have this movie at home. It's absolutely great!

    • @otakuofmine
      @otakuofmine 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      got it too, great underrated movie with enough mystique about everything. yeah it fits kinda.
      btw everywhere else its just called vidocq.

  • @Necrodancer1312
    @Necrodancer1312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'll be honest, I can't hear "glass walkers" without thinking of my favorite Werewolf: the Apocalypse tribe.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who doesn't love werewolves in mirrorshades?
      Well, Red Talons obviously, but that's another story. :)

  • @AaronAlso
    @AaronAlso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Old glass had small amounts of Uranium oxide in it that causes it to glow under a uv light source, BTW. Some of these glass pieces are very valuable.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've got a few shards of the stuff from an old lamp my great-grandparents owned. My grandfather (who was quite the home science/engineering buff) held onto them all his life and I wound up inheriting them.

    • @morganbarnham5427
      @morganbarnham5427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@richmcgee434 I actually have three whole cups made something like that way. Safe, but old and green and they glow slightly.

  • @RIlianP
    @RIlianP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can make the adventure inside The Crystal Palace, the London exhibition hall (made almost entirely from glass) that burned down in 1936 or replica of it for more modern setting just as a flavor fluff.

    • @TorianTammas
      @TorianTammas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it was about the crystal palace. That it is just in an ordinary conservatory was a bit of a down turn.

    • @kevingooley9628
      @kevingooley9628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burned down you say? As if it were exposed white hot molten glass.......

  • @sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688
    @sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Highly original adventure. I like the premise very much. Seth Mustachekowsky is kinda creepy looking.

  • @heresysmith4068
    @heresysmith4068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Instead of an ingredient, there might be a "sigil" or "pattern" that makes the magic stop, or isolates the magical effects.
    Maybe the artist deliberately did it different, and it has to be put back the "right way".

    • @trbry.
      @trbry. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought the idea was to lake the players go through all the bioms

    • @heresysmith4068
      @heresysmith4068 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trbry. So? Make them go and look to see how the plants are marked, and what sigils are there. Then they can know what went wrong, or how he did it.
      It won't matter, either way.
      They might even be able to work it out without any book, or formulas. More than one way to solve it, without railroading players.

  • @Liveforfilms
    @Liveforfilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "Hello Internet." Time for me to take a break for 20 minutes and just enjoy listening to Seth talk about Cthulhu. Getting me in the mood for starting Masks of Nyarlathotep this evening

  • @BaronVonFisticuffs
    @BaronVonFisticuffs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I would do unspeakable things to get a shirt with Jack's looming gaze with "Jack Is Always Watching" on it.

  • @agentblackfyre5922
    @agentblackfyre5922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Normal people:
    Talks abouts the book they wrote
    Seth:
    Leaves it in the background on a stand that nobody would ever own unless purposely trying to display it

    • @pretentiousname01
      @pretentiousname01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Its how you establish dominance

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I find it less bothersome than wasting everyone's time droning on and on about my books when they came for other content. I've endured far too many 10-minute videos that consisted of 5 minutes of self-promotion and 5 minutes of content, and I refuse to subject that on my audience. I might plug my writing in a vid every few months, but not every video. Instead, I'll place one behind me, put some links and brief book pitches in the video description, and give the content that people came to see. Sure, I'd probably sell a lot more books if I did active self-promo and got in everyone's face with it, but this feels a lot less greasy.

    • @dutch6857
      @dutch6857 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@pretentiousname01 Or show class

    • @icedrakesr
      @icedrakesr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@SSkorkowsky Definitely a class act. I think a lot of people dislike the "Here's half a video of self promotion, now on with the content you actually came to see." I haven't gotten the opportunity for a lot of recreational reading in the last several years, but the wife and I picked up the Valducan series on Audible for our honeymoon road trip and thoroughly enjoyed them.

    • @schwarzesonne6529
      @schwarzesonne6529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm about half way through the first valdulcan book its definitely a good read so far especially since seth showed me where to get it for less than 900 dollars definitely a great deal.

  • @MaxWriter
    @MaxWriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nicely done. I've read this one and it's interesting. I love your ideas for additions to it.

  • @misterevil1967
    @misterevil1967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't look at anyone's search history.
    ...And I expect the same from you.
    ...Jack.

  • @GradualGhost
    @GradualGhost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This sounds like a legitimately cool adventure and I'd love to see another conservatory used as a horror setting.
    Growing up in Cincinnati I am familiar with the Krohn Conservatory which is just a little too small to adapt to this adventure, but I can also see that place being a great funhouse for some botanical scares in another mystery. I should start writing...
    And googling maps...

  • @gregbanks5624
    @gregbanks5624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My Character in this will be a City building or Fire department inspector checking on building code ensuring there is sprinkle system throughout the building.

  • @Ny-kelCameron
    @Ny-kelCameron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of my internet search history Jack.

    • @Tony-dh7mz
      @Tony-dh7mz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good Man!!

    • @marcar9marcar972
      @marcar9marcar972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Search history exists, it’s a matter of wether or not it’s suspect

  • @MichaelB-jw5po
    @MichaelB-jw5po 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I always love seeing a new CoC review from Seth. I've discovered and ran so many great scenarios that my players loved thanks to him.

  • @midnightprince30
    @midnightprince30 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Phenomenal idea Seth. Herb collecting instead of the lackluster ending. Great work as always.

  • @justinhenley6820
    @justinhenley6820 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've hand enough people pop a sprinkler in my time to know the horrid stench in those pipes... as does half of my group.

  • @na85taru
    @na85taru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My only regret for having watched this Video 20 minutes after it was posted, is that now I have to wait a whole week for the next one.

  • @abortedlord
    @abortedlord 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:42, my immediate and exact thought. Great video Seth.

  • @alexanderchippel
    @alexanderchippel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The magical glass thing reminds be if this short story I read in highschool. It's about a boy who looks through the different colored shards of glass of a window he broke and when looking through them he sees one of his grandmother's tenets (she's running a boarding house) as some kind of vampiric monster. So he sneaks into the guys room while he's taking a nap and cuts him open and pulls out all of his weird vampire organs. It's left kinda ambiguous whether or not the guy was actually a monster or whether the kid was just a little psycho. Super lovecraftian through.

  • @AlVainactual
    @AlVainactual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh heck, my favorite semi-alcoholic noir detective made a new vid!

  • @Monster-us5gj
    @Monster-us5gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Review, Thank you Mr Skorkowsky for the awesome content!

  • @craftsmenMC
    @craftsmenMC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really wanna run this adventure with my group, but we’re doing a 1920s campaign, not modern day. Suggestions?

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The scenario covers this one as well. Simply swap personal cell phones for a single desk phone in the lobby. After the scenario gets going, a passing Glass Walker melts the phone or the cord.

    • @craftsmenMC
      @craftsmenMC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SSkorkowsky gotcha, thank you Seth! Keep being awesome! I’ll give this scenario a go. I think my group will like it.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@craftsmenMC The 1920s have some other possibilities to consider. People were more likely to carry mirrors and watches without cell cameras to check their looks or the time, monocles were still in style and almost all eyeglasses were actually glass rather than today's plastics. Small medicine bottles would also be glass rather than plastic, and while serious drinkers would usually have metal hip flasks flat glass bottles weren't unheard of either. Different world in a lot of small ways without access to cheap plastics everywhere.

  • @BlueLoneWolf54
    @BlueLoneWolf54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Architectural comment: Don't really see an obvious sprinkler room, FDC, or mechanical room somewhere on that plan. Something like that would require some big mechanical stuff to maintain two separate biomes. It'd all be kludged on, though, considering 100 years. Also would be tempting to create this whole huge fire hazard of the scenario as hot molten glass guys just barge after the PCs and ignore the plants they're setting on fire, but that might be too much.

  • @jajsem1109
    @jajsem1109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mr Skorkowsky releasing new video? Instant like and then lets see why it was a good idea.

  • @thronezwei4412
    @thronezwei4412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The glow is a *mysterious color, unlike any seen on Earth.*

    • @andrewdiaz3529
      @andrewdiaz3529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Osp!

    • @thronezwei4412
      @thronezwei4412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So many lines from that live rent-free in my head.

    • @RipOffProductionsLLC
      @RipOffProductionsLLC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not spelling it "Colour", I am disappointed in you, even as a fellow American I know that's the only way to address the Colour Out of Space...

  • @LeoMilani7
    @LeoMilani7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow, my copy of bayt al azif just arrived yesterday!
    you all knowing devil

  • @robsealsey5052
    @robsealsey5052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you considered doing a collab with Mr. Tex of the Black Pants Legion podcast? They would love to have you on the podcast to talk RPG's, DM'ing, all sorts of stuff. I think it would be great!

  • @jphhilpott26
    @jphhilpott26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've seen those glass statues irl they are really beautiful

    • @Tony-dh7mz
      @Tony-dh7mz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Save or Lose 1D4 SAN

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They remind me a little bit of those aluminum castings of abandoned ant colonies people were doing a while back. Maybe still doing for all I know, despite some rather strident backlash about animal cruelty that made it sound like the next thing was going to be bronzing live kittens or something.

  • @snlmp
    @snlmp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    THIS IS A FORMAL DEMAND FOR THE SPRINKLER STORY, WITH HASTE

  • @AlVainactual
    @AlVainactual 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    *spoilers and more suggestions*
    I have two more useful suggestions: Firstly, GMs might want to make the worker's fall to their death very audible, so that the PCs have more of a reason to go investigating further inside the exhibition hall and secondly, for GMs who want a different kind of foreshadowing for the weakness of the glass monsters, you can give the glass blowing crash course to the players as a handout, part of the exhibition's pamphlet or something. Hey Seth! That's another reason to give one more handout 😉

  • @tylervain9068
    @tylervain9068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Citizen, Ultraviolet has clearance to wear whatever color it likes. -Your Friend, the Computer.

  • @matthewventures
    @matthewventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good to see you Seth.

  • @swytchblayd
    @swytchblayd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Today I learned that glory holes exist outside of public restrooms.

  • @madmanvarietyshow9605
    @madmanvarietyshow9605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man running this in a Renaissance Era sounds fun too. Maybe have the players help the people find the magic dust. Many sessions later after finding it they'll get an invitation to see the artist again, make them really nice but quirky so they'll be interested in seeing them again.
    THEN UNLEASH THE HORROR OF LIVING GLASS UPON THEM.
    I'm planning on running a low fantasy Renaissance ish Era campaign in a couple weeks and the CoC playlist has been great for inspiration for future potential adventures and hooks.

  • @marthachampagne316
    @marthachampagne316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my thought was chuck stones at the sprinklers to activate them, there should be enough fiddly bits in a sprinkler head for that to work. also lots of plants have more than one name and some of them are kinda odd. have some of the plants called by one of its stranger pseudonyms and suddenly the pc's are trying to steal some guys pants while looking for 'old mans breaches'. it may not be a thing to use to often for any particular group but herb lore can provide a surprising amount of red herrings. could make a realy interesting idea for failing a pushed roll.

  • @timrice4913
    @timrice4913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you live near Oklahoma City you should convince your group to see the Chihuly exhibit at the art museum there. Go before running the module to set the scene. Go after for a spooky experience.

  • @vanessaeve925
    @vanessaeve925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This sounds like an amazing one-shot adventure to run. Definitely adding this one to my Wish List of modules I want to Keep.

  • @PalleRasmussen
    @PalleRasmussen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This the one Taleisin used for his oneshot?
    No, no it was not.

    • @jakob814
      @jakob814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i believe that one shot was a homebrew made by taleisin himself

  • @craftsmenMC
    @craftsmenMC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m a simple man. I see Seth, I click.

    • @Tony-dh7mz
      @Tony-dh7mz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I must agree! quite

  • @357Dejavu
    @357Dejavu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my players was playing as a fireman and early on shut off the furnace as it’s a “fire hazard”. Ending the session very quickly. It was just starting to get weird when it ended.

  • @klaykid117
    @klaykid117 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Using the whole glass on the smartphone thing and important thing to remember is a lot of modern smartphones. Have glass on the front but also on the back so that could be used as a really cool way to maybe describe how the players try to drop their phone but they can't because it's now wrapped around their fingers

  • @WoobooRidesAgain
    @WoobooRidesAgain 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you want to look up a neat type of glass that's sort of like what's being described in this module, check out Vaseline glass, also known as "uranium glass" or "radium glass". Its standard name comes from the yellow color of the glass in normal light, and the others because part of the process of their creation involved mixing small amounts of uranium dioxide in with the glass. When exposed to an ultraviolet light, the glass' radioactive particles will start to glow a bright, neon green color. Vaseline glass was originally made in the 1920's, but production stopped in the mid-1940's after the U.S government confiscated all uranium for the war effort. They tried bringing it back in 1958, but the now much higher cost of uranium made it impractical.
    In fact the way they describe the glass being made and the way it's said to glow under its own light makes me wonder if the module writers weren't inspired by Vaseline glass when they wrote it.

  • @rmcdudtheyounger3221
    @rmcdudtheyounger3221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another great review. I am a little worried that Seth know that my internet search history is full of dad joke searches. 😆

    • @larsdahl5528
      @larsdahl5528 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should store those in a dad-a-base.

    • @rmcdudtheyounger3221
      @rmcdudtheyounger3221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@larsdahl5528 you know what I should 😆

  • @Captain1nsaneo
    @Captain1nsaneo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For those interested in glass blowing check out Corning Museum of Glass's channel.

  • @davidbrennan660
    @davidbrennan660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its a Star Vampire.... I have seen it.... (silent scream) those tubes....the creature, it feeds... .
    Sprinkler heads only go off locally ....thanks Seth ... they have to be maintained so don’t over play the water .

  • @anti_gladio_aktion
    @anti_gladio_aktion ปีที่แล้ว +1

    some ppl are train obsessed, some ppl are elevator obsessed, and then there's at least one guy who's sprinkler system obsessed.

  • @ccshade7294
    @ccshade7294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what exactly is tisselly doing during the adventure? is he dead, or is he in full axe-murderer mode?

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's working in the Hot Shop making more walkers.

  • @Wolfphototech
    @Wolfphototech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah game masters have the strangest and most suspicious internet search histories & book collections .

  • @solaries3
    @solaries3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any interest in Modipius' Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20? I'd like to see you do a review!

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I played a demo game of it for ModCon last December and picked up the free Quick Start adventure. It's a cool setting, but the biggest hangup I have about it is the 2D20 system, which isn't my favorite.

    • @Tony-dh7mz
      @Tony-dh7mz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SSkorkowsky
      Copy that, (Try the FATE version)

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SSkorkowsky - I still have the CoC 6th Edition/Savage Worlds version. Perhaps you should look around for those since the 6e is a fairly easy conversion to 7e. Probably going to be numerous used copies floating around at a decent price.
      I like the 2d20 system, but I already have the essentials for two other systems so wasn't going to bother switching. Not even sure I'll get a chance to run AC anyway.

  • @meseattlequin
    @meseattlequin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seth! I recently convinced my Wednesday night 5e D&D group to try other systems. I want to make sure I get this right, we are gonna switch between our legacy 5e game and new stuff every other week ish. After Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder what would be the easiest system to learn after that?

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Honestly, that depends on what it is you and your players want and enjoy. For my group, we prefer Skill-Based games (Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, etc.) but many gamers prefer Level-Based games (D&D). So pretty much anything I recommend will be Skill-Based, which will be far removed from what you're used to and might not be to your group's personal tastes.
      There's also genres and mood. We go for things like horror, mystery, and highly lethal combat. We lean more toward non-classical fantasy settings, from early 20th Century to Sci-Fi.
      Ease of learning is also tricky to judge. Most modern games (or at least modern editions of old games) are pretty easy to learn, but all have their own complexities. For example, 5e D&D is pretty simple, but once you start adding all the spells and special abilities and all that, it can become difficult for some players, and even more GMs who can feel overwhelmed with a whole lot at once. So for many sci-fi games, the base rules can begin pretty simple, but then once you start adding space combat and tech to the mix, it can add up on you pretty fast. Others can adapt to it instantly and never see it as complicated at all.
      Again, it all depends on what you and your group enjoy and what you consider difficult to learn. My recommendation is to check out free quickstarts of different games. Call of Cthulhu has one, as do RuneQuest, Conan (they have 2), Achtung! Cthulhu, and many more. Check them out, give them a spin, and if you and your group enjoy that, then you can look into investing money into the full rules (I have reviews for all of those, except Acthung! Cthulhu, if you want to see more about those free quickstarts). Quickstart rules are pretty good about walking you through the basics and easing GMs and players through it. I find them pretty great for learning new games.

    • @meseattlequin
      @meseattlequin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SSkorkowsky one of my players has already asked me to Run the Conan game and to give him a copy of the rulebooks I have on PDF! I've been watching all of your reviews on it and can't wait.
      I started learning tabletop with 3.5 D&D but quickly was introduced to World of Darkness and a Marvel card based one I don't remember the name of. Thank you so much for taking the time to write me MULTIPLE paragraphs of advice, I've looked to you for advice on running a great game for several years now and have even used your advice to start being paid to run 2 sessions a week. Again, thank you so much and if you ever find yourself in Montana you are 1000% always welcome at my table.

  • @williamjohnston5315
    @williamjohnston5315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Part of me wants to play this full suit and tie with added water effects. Imagine roleplaying the introduction before descending into getting drenched as you use water to defeat the creatures.

  • @НиколайРапиров
    @НиколайРапиров 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    English is not my primary, so sorry in advance fo dreadfull grammar.
    What about fire extinguishers? Regulations in modern times are wery strict about use of hasardous tech (like glass furnases) without planty of them nearby... So... how will Statues react on big clous of hipercooled CO2 or heat-sucking foam?

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Depends. Fire extinguishers are more about removing oxygen from a fire, either through CO2 or smothering with chemicals (often powders) than they are about sucking out heat. CO2 does come out cold, but whether that would be enough to cool the molten glass enough to cause damage or fully destroy a walker before the coldness dissipates is up to the GM. It might take several rounds of blasting a sculpture with CO2 to equal what a single bucket of water could do. Or if in the case of chemical extinguishers, they might not hinder the walkers at all. A GM could say that a an extinguisher could inflict X damage per round but be fully spent after X uses, and then before the game note where all the extinguishers are located. They could also have multiple types, such as the extinguishers around the furnace are CO2 and effective against the sculptures, while those stationed around the building are chemical and cause less or no damage.

    • @НиколайРапиров
      @НиколайРапиров 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SSkorkowsky TY for answering. Our group in Delta Green is uniquely qualified for this kind of situations))) We have one half-crazy Demolition expert... who after some encounters got in mad maniacal love with liquid nitrogen as his bombs payload. Yes, we all know, that IRL it doesn't work like that. Buuuut... 15 Deep Ones who in thair raged charge triggered trap-mine and shattered... it eas priceless.
      On plus side - it helps contain many mythos-related corporeal or half-corporeal species who just can't be killed by conventional means.

  • @RIVERSRPGChannel
    @RIVERSRPGChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds like a cool adventure

  • @edkinghorn5500
    @edkinghorn5500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a St. Louisan, I appreciate Seth's effort in regards to Jack's background. That is, in fact, the interior of the Jewel Box Conservatory here in town. Well done sir!

  • @jmt5626
    @jmt5626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Seth this the internet making a request will please do beyond the mountains of madness please

    • @SSkorkowsky
      @SSkorkowsky  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If the stars ever align so that I can play it, I'll review it. But I don't see my group wanting to begin the Arctic Expedition for a very long time.

  • @asthmatickobold7844
    @asthmatickobold7844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Keeper could also mention how there is a violet glow coming from the sprinkler system glass tubes like the windows. This gives the players a hint that setting off the sprinkler system may not work.

  • @jazz8000
    @jazz8000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have you ever played or covered any Deadlands content?

  • @Minodrec
    @Minodrec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's awesome. The more I player the more I realise I love location base adventure.

  • @bossman4799
    @bossman4799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well I know what I’m watching during lunch break. I’ll be back later for sure.
    edit: i was not disappointed

  • @euansmith3699
    @euansmith3699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great review of a fun sounding scenario. Thank you and Jack and the boys for continuing to post these videos

  • @the_picard
    @the_picard 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Like if you also caught the Venture Brothers callback

  • @lunatic0verlord10
    @lunatic0verlord10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:44 Hyperboria from Conan, huh?

  • @markwelch1836
    @markwelch1836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bellagio glass chandelier gets angry.

  • @bfisher4136
    @bfisher4136 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't even play RPGs anymore, I was introduced to them in my late teens with warhammer. Played a few with some people I knew. Life went on and went from career, to military after 9/11, to career.. Just didn't really bond with people. I still like hearing about them. Even if I am much older, the story telling is just who doesn't like a good story? Always liked H.P. Lovecraft.. one of the only fiction books I actually own is one of Lovecraft's compilations. This is funny my first career was firesprinkler systems, I think 100 years ago they used perforated pipe systems, or link and lever systems at best.

  • @ErokowXiyze
    @ErokowXiyze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, when did you finish reading the Dresden Files?

  • @zeehond23
    @zeehond23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did you do a video on trail, too? Sounds interesting.

  • @MathiasRyuzaki
    @MathiasRyuzaki 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey if you wanna go extra spicy you can use VERY OLD glass that had a little bit of uranium on them and make so that the players get poisoned by heavy metals.

  • @DamianFire21
    @DamianFire21 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I need more info on sprinklers, stat.

  • @famijher
    @famijher 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another possibility would be CO2 fire extinguishers. They would cause extra cold versus the Glasswalkers.

  • @gunmunz
    @gunmunz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:38 There's this viral video out there where two idiots are trying to fit a Uhual into a underground parking garage. In the process they some how 'Austin powers' it and dislodge a pipe where that same brackish stuff comes out which leads to everyone who doesn't know about sprinklers or piping to claim its a sewage line.

  • @Susrek
    @Susrek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do a review of the Traveller Adventure "Showing the Sunburst" please? Less about a review and more for your comments on running it.

  • @keithmcauslan943
    @keithmcauslan943 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am sure that sprinkler heads do work in unison. If on goes several in the loop will go. it is from the loss of pressure. The glass bulbs are al held in place by the kinetic water pressure. As soon as one goes and the water starts to flow; the pressure in the others is low enough for those to drop out. I have actually witnesses it (not exactly first hand). At a place I was working and repairmen knocked the bulb out of one sprinkler but every sprinkler in the room started soaking the room.

  • @twentysides
    @twentysides ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who was born in Tacoma, Chihuly's home city, this really speaks to me. I'm going to have to run this for sure at some point.

  • @alexanderchippel
    @alexanderchippel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He knows so much about sprinkler systems because he used to install them with Rich Evens...

  • @FaustCrowley
    @FaustCrowley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excessively tangential, but... I think a lot of writers have questionable Internet search histories.

  • @docartemis2878
    @docartemis2878 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So... I didn’t catch the first time watching the video that this was a modern era adventure, and my idiotic brain was very confused.

  • @gregoryrousseau5155
    @gregoryrousseau5155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    17:10 ... just have the monsters start coming through the walls at them... This sounds horrifying! 🤣🤣

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bonus points if the critters absorb material from the walls and grow larger as they pass through - although that would also leave ahole the players can try to get through.

  • @tortirion
    @tortirion 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When was the Crystal Palace completed? Cause that would be dope

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      1851 for the original version at the Great Exhibition. It was relocated and rebuilt in a very different form at Sydenham Hill starting the next year and finished in 1954, where it remained until it burned in 1936.

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richmcgee434 I know you made a typo but a building burning before it was supposedly completed is peak Myhtos stuff.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oz_jones Oh yeah, so I did, should've been 1854. I blame Yog-Sothoth. :)

  • @samwhary5498
    @samwhary5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh Jack.. I'm surprised my browser history didn't cause you some sanity loss

  • @davidwright7193
    @davidwright7193 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Near UV is actually visible as is the near IR. I have done too much spectroscopy so I have seen both.

  • @vaughanb1963
    @vaughanb1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jokes on you Jack, I'm always in incognito mode

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your ISP is still watching you, with it's wee beady eyes.

  • @midnightprince30
    @midnightprince30 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Id also love you to cover Twilight of the fifth sun. Featured in secrets of new orleans.

  • @YugiDmega
    @YugiDmega 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have one of those statues in the building I work in and I'm working on its stat block right now

  • @Zirbip
    @Zirbip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There should be a Cthulhu adventure about the gross sprinkler pipe water!

  • @ironreed2654
    @ironreed2654 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol, the one opening where a VPN commercial would of made sense!