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The Obverse of the Mirror 1/3 w/ Paula Deming
Season 1, Ep. 3
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In this Call of Cthulhu TTRPG one-shot, the group dives into a story set in Victorian England. A croquet champion, an occult shopkeeper, a Pinkerton agent, and a decadent artist find themselves drawn into the orbit of a strange aristocrat with a disturbing new acquisition. What begins as witty banter over beauty and decadence soon takes a darker turn into psychological horror when the artifact is unveiled.
Content Warnings: psychological horror, depictions of violence and gore, themes of body image insecurity, unsettling imagery, profanity
Featuring
Ross Bryant as Keeper of Arcane Lore
Paula Deming as Anna St. Clair
Scott Dorward as Jasper Bastian
Virginia Lee as Claire Windby
cuppycup as Silas Watson
Dialogue Editing by Victoria Cheng and cuppycup
Sound and Music Design by cuppycup
Produced by cuppycup
Transcript at https://pushtheroll.com/transcript-the-obverse-of-the-mirror-part-1
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