As The Waters Cover The Sea 02: The Road, not Taken

In which Charlie Westenra’s merry band of cliff climbers take a short cut, traverse an ancient woodland, suffer a strange encounter and receive a mixed blessing…

 

A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance

 

Cast:

Josephine Arundel – Belinda Cornish

Chris Caldwell – Dan Wheeler

Max Davenant – Danann McAleer

Charlie Westenra – Dominic Allen

Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Joseph Chance

 

CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. This episode contains extreme canine peril. As ever, human discretion is advised.

 

The Apocalypse Players is an actual play (or live play) TTRPG podcast focused on horror tabletop roleplaying games. Think Dimension 20 or Critical Role, but fewer dragons, more eldritch horrors, and more British actors taking their roleplaying very seriously (most of the time). We primarily play the Chaosium RPG Call of Cthulhu, but have also been known to dabble with other systems, most of which can be found on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/apocalypseplayers

We now have a free Discord server where you can come and worship at the altar of the Apocalypse, play Call of Cthulhu online, and meet like-minded cultists who will be only too eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices - oops - we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjH

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

 

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @josephchancemj.bsky.social

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

 

Belinda Cornish https://www.belindacornish.com/

 

Sound effects: Epidemic Sound and Zapsplat

 

Music includes:

 

Waves from The Past - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Kw21NkSu4j/

 

Celestial Spheres - Ave Air

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5346c11d-81ac-458e-9d63-f53b8fa91321/

 

Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c9e485f8-2969-4b8e-9c75-829fe9ad9079/

 

Through The Alleyways - Jon Bjork

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/64978412-f992-3301-bdc8-8747a039ffd3/

 

Hiding in The Shadows - Ludvig Moulin

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c4f88f81-2c2b-4d98-b64d-f9126470c734/

 

Tiny Scandals - Creative Cut - Heron Vale

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tiny-scandals-creative-cut-orchestra/138177

 

Up To No Good - Alt Version - Score Maestro

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/up-to-no-good-alternative-version/137611

 

The Ninja Path - Jono Heres

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/album/blue-desert/10972

 

Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a6d57ec3-cb02-405d-af2a-14931d1555aa/

 

Gravity of Fragile - DEX 1200

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/6165500f-3d46-4509-b16d-d308229ee352/

 

Light Footed - Bonnie Grace

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/48833251-ac55-3e3d-9562-e632dde5b5fd/

 

Mysterious Antics - Dream Cave

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/e8a513fe-c597-39eb-a101-bc8898b50444/

 

Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/19d624eb-2516-43ea-8c3a-52e92cdb68c4/

 

Scandinavian Folk 2

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bede20b4-36e0-3965-9fab-3d220dfc0444/

 

Landscapes - Helmut Schenker

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/f6e96196-103b-4260-b2bc-ec423116c6f9/

 

Sworn by Blood - Dream Cave 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/75628ecd-c5f2-387f-b01e-839e8b434bc6/

 

In Santa Ana - First Timer

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/8b74f82a-e721-4f93-b358-d214e6c00086/

 

Do You Really Wanna Be In Love? - Frigga 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b94f0ef1-9a8b-311c-b358-537b560c433b/

 

Missing Memories - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/M5e5wT9Ci7/

 

Tavore - Anders Schill Paulsen, Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3jAWMYFdtD/

 

Crucial Calculations - Gavin Luke

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wJWNbpM3bh/

 

Sounded Blue Saga

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Ua4aSty4ml/

 

Murmur Forest - Rand Aldo

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7amZAibTX0/

 

Where the Flowers Grow - Dez Moran

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EcUT8PAe8b/

 

The Adjunct

Anders Schill Paulsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager

 

Celestial Spheres - Ave Air

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3ed2z62JCV/

 

Out of the Window - Farrell Wooten

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uZpb17J0rN/

 

Redemption - Sunriver

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/redemption/93323

 

Bitter Bitter - Dylan Thomas

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435

 

Bound To Fall Apart - Jon Bjork

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ecb4e639-62bc-3f2c-b48f-53c23b5b8cf0/

 

Savage Shadows - Semi

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/savage-shadows/134832

 

Those Moments - Hampus Naeselius

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HmZtb2i0sL/

 

3000 Years Old - Farrell Wooten

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/7a29bef0-58f0-303b-af94-575197610de9/

 

Enter The Realm of Shadows - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/003fff05-76b0-44f2-bd5e-2d2b98e2b062/

 

Ebbas Not Right - Peter Crosby

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/4052c08d-d4c6-4974-b888-6aeaa505c4af/

 

Vapors - Ethan Sloan

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yg5J0DyMEz/

 

Tension Mansion - Kikoru

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/eZkXkCpIjF/

 

The Prophet - Alec Slayne

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/JK03rRZisV/

 

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/shouldnt-have-met-you/73261

 

V1rgo - Ambre Jaune

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0Pq5JDXcmj/

 

Hysteria - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/DOLsvJVimx/

 

The Closing - Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yYkl9onNPg/

 

Incertitude - Hannah Ekstrom

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/YUW9T6jcJA/

 

Tviviel - Hannah Ekstrom 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/xdbASDVzOS/

 

Title: "Impromptu Exorcism"

Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

Grass on the Grave - Sage Oursler

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/rJe82RQka0/

 

Void - WHENISEEYOUISEEMYSELF

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/fGp8lQImZt/

 

Grief and Isolation - DEX 1200

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/c1flrtmhZU/

 

Take Five - Ambre Jaune

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/J8E0Z4qTMZ/

 

A Gathering - Farrell Wooten

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/TCFbG808lJ/

 

Spheres - Elliptik

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EMaiTc6RNW/

 

The Duke of Norfolk - Dylan Thomas 

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435

 

Twivel - Ekstrem and Dager

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/xdbASDVzOS/

 

Friends Make the Worst Enemies - Experia 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bf0f9833-2f40-3525-b13e-166942b8e020/

 

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/cave-dwellers/85396

 

The Lure - Christian Anderson 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7WZdqHNOQ7/

 

Mist Over Lapland

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/mist-over-lapland/99505

 

Maybe Next Year - Spectales Wallet & Watch

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/IwdmifGfcl/

 

Seven Sins Later - Farrell Wooten 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HFSjWZQDWE/

 

Stop Snitching 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/QCMBXV5202/

 

Jay Varton - Silent Castle

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uKXncvlspI/

 

Follow the Falcon - David Celeste

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Trl1W1XgLF/

 

The Search - Hannah Ekstrom 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/pKp55DWXME/

 

The Arctic - INSTRUMENTS - Jo Wandrini

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/QH3Sw8lU6S/

 

The Mire - Anders Schill Paulsen 

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/cDx39w2F3D/

 

Metaformation - Ethan Sloan

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/8vz9arpHEB/

 

Shadowdance - Saira Ridley

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/xKz8svrmcZ/

 

Into The Void - Ella Joy Meir

https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/into-the-void/127506

 

Bad Dreams - Mary Riddle

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ed0ee666-a83d-3e3b-9eee-dd5d6ae5abd5/

 

Société Secrete - Duke Herrington

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/60be67f8-ed95-449f-b496-7959505d7577/

 

Over of This Town - Will Harrison

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/qpwpYDpGnv/

 

Excitement - Traditional

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/71e77fbc-eda1-3105-9c99-8f8319cf2532/

 

Restlessness

Friedrich Burgmuller

https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/68a0fdda-4805-3a03-954a-1bc12176a93f/