Puffin Forest: Call of Cthulu:

[@mikehenry1488]

As a Game Keeper in Call of Cthulu. I always have my players make two characters. Your main, and the one who will come to find out why they died or went mad.

[@thewerdna]

I see that like Lovecraft himself, Ben lacks the constitution for math.

[@jonathanguajardo8430]

pfft hahahahahahahahaha uhhh that's to rich for my blood

[@ZoanBlade90]

7:04 Or his lack of understanding higher science or math. Lovecraft "Did not have the constitution for higher math." . I thought that was hilarious.

[@kimarous]

Speaking of, he totally should react to OSP's videos, including the one about Lovecraft.

[@ZoanBlade90]

@@kimarous Look in the comments of that video. It has a WONDERFUL chain of authors talking to each other.

[@kamencraftbrasil4367]

Lovecraft also had a ridiculous amount of phobias to the point it makes you wonder how he was cabable of functioning in daily life (I mean seriously, between his phobias was fear of GEOMETRY of all things)

[@GamersFree640]

The man in the house survived because while he was still sane he boarded up the windows and doors leaving no cracks though likely grew insane hearing the sounds of people screaming and the bugs eating people outside of his house leaving him insane but still completely defended so his insane mind took it as a place of complete safety and security until the two characters broke the barricades of course

[@Ravenleaf182]

9:00 actually most of the comment section was wondering how the hell he got 12 from 10 x5, I personally said he could dedicate a whole video to that and I'd be interested

[@Ironysandwich]

I'm thinking he misread 10 x 5 as 1d10 + 5. That's the only way I can think that 12 would be a possible outcome.

[@Ravenleaf182]

@@Ironysandwich someone answered on the video when in my comment "The theories seem to be that he looked at the 5 upside down and the x diagonally. I mean it could happen if he's swimming in notes or somehow playing DnD in a hamster wheel." -Alexis Guillen

[@rotciv557]

Airier should react to the tale of Old Man Henderson and his creator, the man who went insane due to dealing with a shitty DM and himself created a character so insane that he managed to ace a game of Call of Cthulu that was stacked against him.

[@lordvaust5830]

This is one of my favorite animations, the skeleton town one. After seeing how terrible of a D&D DM Ben is, I think he really nails it in Call of Cthulhu.

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

As a fan of Cosmic Horror and Lovecraftian Horror, it being depressingly hopeless is why I much more prefer the horror of Berserk and Bloodborne. Because while the reality shattering Horrors beyond our comprehension are on a literal different plane of power from humanity and could rightfully wipe us out, there's still a chance that we humans can KILL them. It's miniscule and you're more likely to become one of them in your Crusade, but there's still a small sliver of hope that we can kill them as long as we play it smart and most importantly: NEVER SURRENDER.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

Another fun thing about Call of Cthulhu as a game. Your MAXIMUM sanity is 100 MINUS your "Cthulhu Mythos Knowledge" skill. So the more you know about the unspeakable horrors, the more likely you'll go permanently mad.

[@sinnerthesinful552]

Actualy it's 99-Cthulhu Mythos

[@Tounushi]

Did he think sanity was 5d10 rather than 5x10?

[@jesternario]

If you want to get a good idea of how Call of Cthulhu plays, an author named Seth Skorkowsky has done a 9-part series on the most recent edition of the rules. He also has some nice videos involving tabletop war stories that you may want to check out some time.

[@CommanderM117]

yea he also has funny skits/war stories plus video on other games like traveller.

[@thejestor9378]

I have made D&D 5e horror campaigns. Typically sees the party facing nothing but deadly encounters, and usually has them outnumbered. One of them is just called Escape from the Amalgam house. It has safe rooms where players can rest and heal, as they venture through the magical maze that is the Amalgam House, all with the goal of getting back into their own bodies and defeating the being behind all the murders and disappearances within the nearby town. Did I forget to mention everyone wakes up as one of three things? Either an Awakened Stuffed Animal or one of three fairies. The other campaign is an adventure into the frozen north to rescue a bunch of kids that went missing from a nearby town.. it’s a christmas themed horror campaign with two options.. either play as the rescuers, or play as the barbarous Snow Elves that are trying to stop them.

[@Shadeius]

Goblin Punch's False Hydra is great monster for horror D&D story if played correctly.

[@jled787]

CoC, gaining a weapon is both boon and bane, depending on the PC's sanity since failing San Checks inflicts the PCs with mental illnesses that would be both a detriment to both in battle and story bits.

[@RHYDONMASTER]

You should watch some Door Monster stuff.

[@TheArcSet]

Definitely to be recommended.

[@lucasleeds7364]

Yasss

[@CommissarMitch]

So I thought about this for half an hour. How in God's Green Earth did Ben make 10×5=12? Was it that be thought to take one fifth of the first number and add it on? Because 10/5 = 2.

[@deathknell609]

I agree. I don't have a single clue HOW you get 5x10=12. Even if you add instead of multiply, it is 15. WHERE did 12 come from. My brain is gonna hurt from that forever.

[@himanshuwilhelm5534]

He was channeling the damned soul of H.P Lovecraft, Who lacked the constitution for math.

[@DeathOfLife3764]

At some point you should react to some of the readings by Cloak and Dagger such as Bonzy the Sad Clown (CoC TTRPG story). His voice is perfect for readings and adds to every story he reads.

[@shibumi8]

If your looking for a longer more detailed and creepy version of Puffin's story you should check out his "Channel Invasion" collaboration with T the Writer. Got the chilling narrator down perfectly.

[@JustinTK416]

Oh wow, yeah, I just found the video myself and started watching. Thanks for pointing me towards it!

[@sf3653]

American bought Alaska in 1867 for $7.2 million lol

[@Ravenleaf182]

1:10 its true, its a thing. a year or two ago I had the pleasure of watching this man absolutely scream and whine about playing resident evil and making dumb promises to read 50 shades of grey. Fear is a hell of a drug.

[@sapientbirb7350]

You should see when he talked about the characters on Dingo Doodle's channel

[@MangaMarodon]

I had a similar incident like the first video with the insanity. After my first time playing dnd 4e, I and the other player got a player's handbook (the DM didn't let us look in his books). We then realized he had calculated the hp wrong. He added the modifier to the base hp instant of the score so we had a lot less hp when what we should have had.

[@bthsr7113]

Well a couple decades later would be in WWII, with much better firepower and a lot of military paranoia. Also coming up on the Manhattan Project's completion, which should de nasty things to the interior of the mountain. I disagree with the thesis that it's hopeless.

[@DragonsDungeon]

Well if you want a live narration/gameplay he does technically have another channel (inactive) where he posted a Mutants and Masterminds campaign with friends. Sadly Disaster Squad no longer uploads due to issues of timing with the players and Ben. Disaster Squad I believe was the channel name, it was a good story. General overview no spoilers if interested: in a post apocalyptic world, years after portals to another realm open unleashing aberrations on to earth, three people with abnormal powers, become heroes to help the slum population that circles Sanctum, Humanity’s last “Utopian” city. One rich boy who brings life to inanimate things, a girl who manipulates the natural world and a boy terrified of his own gravitational powers work together to survive in this dead world. Helping the slums, Sanctum and each other. I would check it out it is a good story and game. Though left some things unanswered due to its sudden ending, but has a satisfactory ending non the less. Even if you don’t react as session is long, about 45 minutes per half session. (Was posted in part 1/2 and 2/2 per session.) I think you’ll enjoy. Also check out dingo doodles, you’ll love their chaotic campaign. Ep1 is called “I ended the world by singing karaoke” or something similar TLDR: Puffin Forest has a second channel, Disaster Squad. Uploaded a short campaign. Also check out Dingo Doodles.

[@BrandonSwinney-j2v]

I noticed the jojo reference at around the same time you did. I've watched puffin's video before, but I don't know if I noticed he put killer queen in there before

[@ShiroNekoDen]

He wasn't racist he was a xenophobe he hated the alien.

[@Ishmu_the_Crazy]

The youtuber, Don't Stop Thinking has a great How to Play series on CoC complete with a little example story playing out through all the videos. I highly recommend them, whether as a reaction or purely for your own viewing.

[@_shades_]

Awesome Reactions dude

[@TomMcD71]

Alaska became a state Jan 3rd 1959

[@iguessmynamesriya7658]

3:50 wait so let's say c stands for constant here, was he saying that c1×c2=c1+(c1/c2)? That is stupid

[@quantumfang2185]

Hey do you think you could react to Madoka Magically Abridged at some point? There's only 3 episodes but Kyubey is amazing in it. They series if from TheOutbackAI

[@neaosmt1562]

I Wonder What A Jojo horror manga would be like

[@MrLegendofBob]

You should watch MrRipper DnD Nope story 1, there's an excellent CoC game story there

[@psychosisgaming4395]

Please do Jocat's crap guide to dnd!

[@MasterZebulin]

The fuck WAS that thing!?

[@tobiasdiryuvia]

0 dislikes it is gorgeous

[@sherwindelapaz5002]

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[@neaosmt1562]

Do scp reaction please

[@CaptainSpycrab]

HP Lovecraft was _super_ racist. Like, even his contemporaries in the 1920s and 30s often told him he ought to tone it down.

[@sinnerthesinful552]

I personaly think it's more acurate to describe him as Xenophobe, racist implies he hated other races, the guy hated EVERYTHING that he wasen't familiar with

[@frankg2790]

@@sinnerthesinful552 Views that HP Lovecraft would renounce later in life.

[@HORRIOR1]

Honestly I dislike Lovecrafts works. Its insistence on science being bad and that there being things that humans cannot or should not comprehend, just makes me gag. It doubly irritates me that people actually believe this way, after reading the works of a jackass who lived over a hundred years ago.

[@thewerdna]

That and his intense fear of non-white people, air conditioning, and mysterious colors, unlike any seen on earth.

[@rotciv557]

@@thewerdna no no, you're saying it wrong. It's supposed to be *StRaNgE cOlOrS, uNlIkE aNy SeEn On EaRtH!*

[@thewerdna]

@@rotciv557 my mistake

[@rotciv557]

@Water-Cement Racist it's probably my favorite one of those hosted by Red.

[@sinnerthesinful552]

Honestly I don't think anyone belives that, for example, just because I read Harry Potter dosen't mean I'll throw myself at a pillar in a train station, they're just books, and if someone actualy belive them to be factual it's hardly the books fault