Breaking the Law

We’re back and we’re on the lam. Setting fire to all those libraries seemed like a good idea at the time but apparently the authorities disagree. We’ve tried explaining that there are simply some things humanity was not meant to know. If there were a better way of protecting people, or at least one that didn’t singe our eyebrows so badly, we’d do that instead. But, instead, we hide in the shadows, living one step ahead of the law. It’s a dangerous life protecting people from Dan Brown novels… Main Topic: Breaking the Law This episode is our discussion of the thorny topic of what happens when investigators get on the wrong side of the law. Almost every Call of Cthulhu campaign requires the investigators to commit burglary, fraud, assault, murder and arson. So much arson… But does this always have to be the case? How should the Keeper deal with blatant criminal behaviour? Is it ever fun for the investigators to face the consequences of their actions? And why is the library on fire again? We’ve paused our discussion of The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath for a few episodes. Matt has been seriously ill, requiring a lengthy stay in hospital. We don’t know how long he’s going to be out of action but we wanted to save the resolution for his return. Until then, we’ve called upon some of our good friends in the podcasting world to stand in as guest hosts. This time, we’re joined by Lynne Hardy, associate editor for Call of Cthulhu and line editor for the Rivers of London RPG. Lynne has shared a stage with the Good Friends at a number of live events, as well as our episodes about the development of the new edition of Masks of Nyarlathotep. * Lynne on Twitter* UK Games Expo 2017* Necronomicon 2017: Pulp vs Pure panel* Necronomicon 2017: Call of Cthulhu campaigns* Masks of Nyarlathotep part 1* Masks of Nyarlathotep part 2* Call of Cthulhu 40th anniversary panel at Dragonmeet 2021* Rivers of London RPG panel at Dragonmeet 2021 Lynne with the Good Friends and Mike Mason Links Things we mention in this episode include: * “The Meat Trade” on Ain’t Slayed Nobody* Murderhobos* “Scritch Scratch” by Lynne Hardy*