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An actual play Call of Cthulhu, Pulp Cthulhu influenced podcast, The Sprouting explores the eldritch horror of a plant apocalypse. In The Cradle, our humans attempt to survive in a world where mystical plants have taken over, eldritch bargains twist the fabric of reality and each has a goal they must see through to the end. Do you trust your senses, or do you trust each other? I guess you're about to find out.
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- 2 days ago13 min
Blighthouse Studio News Break July 2026
A quick, slightly rambly update from Volonda of Blighthouse Studio. Come meet us at Dragonmeet, London Excel, 28th November! - https://dragonmeet.co.uk/ Counterbalance Season 3 coming to an end soon, but Season 4 is being worked on! - https://trilunis.com/ The Lucky Die's Kino campaign has an episode in the can, with another being recorded! - https://www.theluckydie.com/ VARÚÐ RPG - Dead Ísland's backstories are out now, on Podcatchers and on Youtube: https://varudrpg.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG https://open.spotify.com/show/033r0aOdweSi4YmfpNaRDE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/var%C3%BA%C3%B0-rpg/id6784738756 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago1h 7m
Ch. 05 Where There's Smoke - Pt 5
Dear Listener, The group have learned of a plot by the Sickles to get two of the fire orchids away from Korentus, and armed with such knowledge, seek an audience with the prisoner being kept in a cabin seperate from the others. Is the knowledge that they seek, truly worth tangling directly with a Sickle for? I guess you're about to find out. Thanks to Jay for voicing James! --- You can help support the show and get ad free episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors: Email: sprouting@blighthouse.studio Website: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting Discord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production. --- Our Amazing Affliates If you want to buy our eldritch plant themed merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house. Or if Displate is more your aesthetic, check out Kessir's incredible designs - www.displate.com/artist/BlighthouseStudio Want awesome WOODEN dice? Use code BLIGHTHOUSE10 to get 10% off UrWizards dice - www.urwizards.com/?ref=BLIGHTHOUSESTUDIO Visit https://www.questportal.com/ to use the awesome Virtual Tabletop system that allows us to play across the globe. Use Sprout10 for 10% off at www.sybotanica.de to start your botanical adventures! --- Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago4h 16m
Introducing: Malt & Magic
Malt & Magic - Call of Cthulhu: Whispers In The Fog A Malt and Magic Halloween Special - Step into the perpetual twilight of 1901 London for this special Call of Cthulhu mystery. When Dr. Harold Winthrop is found ritualistically murdered during a museum exhibit; four investigators are thrust into a world of occult conspiracies and ancient deities. From the fog-bound streets to secret temples beneath Kensington Gardens, the team hunts the an ancient brotherhood to stop a cataclysmic ritual. The darkness is ready to reveal its true face, are you ready to lose your mind? https://maltandmagic.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 25, 20261h 15m
Ch. 05 Where There's Smoke - Pt 4
Dear Listener, Pocketing the howl that Lark recorded over night, the trio take Helena to task about her revelation to Sully. With the Government potentially about to be breathing down their necks, Zlata's Grace proves Lark's previous experience true, but what will it say about the situation in Korentus? I guess you're about to find out. --- You can help support the show and get ad free episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors: Email: sprouting@blighthouse.studio Website: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting Discord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production. --- Our Amazing Affliates If you want to buy our eldritch plant themed merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house. Or if Displate is more your aesthetic, check out Kessir's incredible designs - www.displate.com/artist/BlighthouseStudio Want awesome WOODEN dice? Use code BLIGHTHOUSE10 to get 10% off UrWizards dice - www.urwizards.com/?ref=BLIGHTHOUSESTUDIO Visit https://www.questportal.com/ to use the awesome Virtual Tabletop system that allows us to play across the globe. Use Sprout10 for 10% off at www.sybotanica.de to start your botanical adventures! --- Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 1, 202630 min
Introducing: The Adventures of Bud and Herb
The Adventures of Bud & Herb is an award-winning fantasy podcast that blends immersive audio fiction with actual play storytelling. When a monstrous cryptid surfaces, a child disappears, and a strange cult begins to stir, only Bud and Herb can uncover the truth of what is happening in their cozy little town of Mystra's Glen. Banished from their beloved Mystra’s Glen and blamed for crimes they didn’t commit, the Mystra's Glen Cryptid Club must clear their names if they have any hope of rescuing Theo Diggle, a local boy snatched by the ominous Children of the Flowering Death. But first, Bud, Herb, and the rest of the club must survive a terrifying new cryptid with the help of an unexpected ally. Cast: Crygglinexxerflump “Bud” Buddlicker and Pickle Grimsby: Evan Bivins Herb: Anna Fitzgerald Da’ryl X’orrin: Seth McKay Grondar Pawsniff: Matthew Bivins Gerty McGillicuddy: Alison Kendrick Special Guest Star: Garland: Karen Cassady Directed by: Sarah Mobley Written/Created by: Evan Bivins & Anna Fitzgerald Produced & Edited: Evan Bivins & Anna Fitzgerald Sound Design: Evan Bivins Character and Poster Art: Taryn Cozzy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 25, 20261h 17m
Ch. 05 Where There's Smoke - Pt 3
Dear Listener, New acquantences, and maybe even friendships, are formed as the four interact with the Salisander family; learning about Aaron's previous explorations and Korentus' relationship with the fire Orchids. In the evening, they listen in to RT's weekly broadcasts, where Helena is put into a deeper quandry than before - but will she choose to come clean to our trio or continue her mission? I guess you're about to find out. Thank you to David for voicing RT! --- You can help support the show and get ad free episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors: Email: sprouting@blighthouse.studio Website: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting Discord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production. --- Our Amazing Affliates If you want to buy our eldritch plant themed merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house. Or if Displate is more your aesthetic, check out Kessir's incredible designs - www.displate.com/artist/BlighthouseStudio Want awesome WOODEN dice? Use code BLIGHTHOUSE10 to get 10% off UrWizards dice - www.urwizards.com/?ref=BLIGHTHOUSESTUDIO Visit https://www.questportal.com/ to use the awesome Virtual Tabletop system that allows us to play across the globe. Use Sprout10 for 10% off at www.sybotanica.de to start your botanical adventures! --- Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 1, 202633 min
Introducing: Quest Friends!
We reach the end of the Intermortal Necromon Championship and, if Sparky isn't careful, the world itself. Content Notes: Murder, Supernatural spoilers (55:10-55:40) Character List: docs.google.com/document/d/1kmYLWRJMl25FARoiKZ_y5qto5moZYkdYhs8zWFztsdY/edit?usp=sharing (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k...) Follow Quest Friends! Online: Website: questfriendspodcast.com Patreon: patreon.com/questfriends Music Credits "Quest Friends! Hereafter Theme" by Miles Morkri: twitter.com/milesmorkri ( / milesmorkri ) "air-conditioning_hotel-room.mp3" by geodylabs (license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) ): freesound.org/people/geodylabs/sounds/122824/ (https://freesound.org/people/geodylab...) "07_Crash_Loud_Cymbals_&_Snares.wav" by Theriavirra (license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) ): freesound.org/people/Theriavirra/sounds/269941/ (https://freesound.org/people/Theriavi...) "Applause Small Crowd 1" by qubodup (license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) ): freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/169944/ (https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/...) "Applause Small Crowd 2" by qubodup (license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) ): freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/169943/ (https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/...) "Spooky Halloween Night Cut D" by AdiGoldstein: pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75369121-spooky-halloween-night-cut-d (https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-mu...) Additional Music from Motion Array: motionarray.com/ (https://motionarray.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 25, 20261h 1m
Ch. 05 Where There's Smoke - Pt 2
Dear listener, Whilst negotiating for better protection, Ralph notices odd behavior in the flowers of Korentus, which prompts the trio to learn more about this frozen outpost. And speaking of learning more, Bríyel remains tight lipped with her estranged uncle as she asks for technical help from Ralph, but what is she trying to break into? I guess you're about to find out. Thank you to Jay for voicing James! --- You can help support the show and get ad free episodes on Patreon at http://www.Patreon.com/blighthouse Find the authors: Email: sprouting@blighthouse.studio Website: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting Discord: https://discord.gg/vtgnVAZY44 This is a Blighthouse Studio production. --- Our Amazing Affliates If you want to buy our eldritch plant themed merch, head over to our Teepublic store page - www.teepublic.com/stores/blight-house. Or if Displate is more your aesthetic, check out Kessir's incredible designs - www.displate.com/artist/BlighthouseStudio Want awesome WOODEN dice? Use code BLIGHTHOUSE10 to get 10% off UrWizards dice - www.urwizards.com/?ref=BLIGHTHOUSESTUDIO Visit https://www.questportal.com/ to use the awesome Virtual Tabletop system that allows us to play across the globe. Use Sprout10 for 10% off at www.sybotanica.de to start your botanical adventures! --- Find and support our sponsors at: fableandfolly.com/partners Transcript - Apparently transcription services can't cope with our non US accents, so beware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About The Sprouting
An actual play Call of Cthulhu, Pulp Cthulhu influenced podcast, The Sprouting explores the eldritch horror of a plant apocalypse. In The Cradle, our humans attempt to survive in a world where mystical plants have taken over, eldritch bargains twist the fabric of reality and each has a goal they must see through to the end. Do you trust your senses, or do you trust each other? I guess you're about to find out.
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