Modern Mythos: Ep.23 - Hasbro Fireside Chat and the Ecology of Ghouls

In this episode, Jon and Seth discuss the fallout from Hasbro's December 2022 fireside chat with their shareholders. This entire conversation is speculative, so please take it with a grain of salt. For all we know, nothing detrimental will come from this, and at worst Jon and Seth sound like old men yelling at clouds. Only time will tell for sure.   The gents also discuss ghouls and how you might use them in your Call of Cthulhu game. They talk about how they differ from their fantasy RPG counterparts and the extent of their reach in the realms of Call of Cthulhu.   Hasbro Fireside Chat Links:   Hasbro Fireside Chat Audio: https://investor.hasbro.com/events/event-details/ubs-fireside-chat   Source Article #1, by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez on 12/8/22 (ICv2 website): https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52833/hasbro-fireside-chat-breaks-down-magic-the-gathering-brand   Source Article #2, by Charlie Hall on 12/8/22 (Polygon website): https://www.polygon.com/23500171/hasbro-magic-overprinting-fireside-chat-cynthia-williams   One D&D Trailer showing new VTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpI7J9vtbnw   D&D Beyond Buyout https://www.polygon.com/23023498/hasbro-buys-dnd-beyond-pdf-wotc-fandom     As always, we can’t do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa and Edwin Nagy for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome!   We also want to thank John Sumrow, for our badass logo. He’s a very talented artist, so please follow him on Facebook, check out his official website, and please consider joining his Patreon account. https://www.facebook.com/johnsumrow http://www.johnsumrow.com https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow   And finally, we want to thank The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets for generously allowing us to use their song, Gluttony, as our intro and outro music. If you are a fan of Lovecraft’s writing and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, then you need to check out The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. Please check out their BandCamp site and their official band site. https://thedarkestofthehillsidethickets.bandcamp.com/ http://thickets.net/