Secrets of the Ancients: Ep.2 Homecoming - RPG Review

49K views • 2 years ago • 36:39 After carrying his body back to his homeworld for burial, the Travellers discover Uncle Vlen had more debts and dark secrets than they'd imagined. And now they're on the hook for them. Here are my tips, criticisms, and dramatic recreations in our Game Diary review for the epic MgT2 Traveller campaign Secrets of the Ancients - Chapter 2: Homecoming You can buy Secrets of the Ancients on the Mongoose Publishing Website: https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/secrets-of-the-ancients The PDF on DriveThru RPG: https://drivethrurpg.com/product/375437/Secrets-of-the-Ancients?affiliate_id=1017650 Or find it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XDt5Wm The Free downloadable Handout Pack and Library Data Pack can be found here: https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/pages/downloads-htm For the handouts and assets I made for my group, go here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y9T7Z6ibo7y0mG1YA0dZ1w9eHPAdV2hY?usp=sharing *SUPPORT ME ON PATREON* (Tip Jar): https://www.patreon.com/SSkorkowsky A heartfelt thank you to my 238 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible. ______ *CHECK OUT MY NOVELS* If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, car chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror (except Book 2, which is mostly horror). Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: https://amzn.to/3rehNnJ I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. https://amzn.to/3faj4cX And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: https://amzn.to/3sfh1IA If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky __________ *MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES* A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650 Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650 And while not an adventure, here's Mythos Artifacts I wrote with Jon Hook of some neat magic artifacts for Call of Cthulhu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/390047/Mythos-Artifacts?affiliate_id=1017650 __________ *GOT DICE?* Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: https://q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/2046/rpg-icons-dice-set-seth-skorkowsky-copy?search_query=skorkowsky&results=10 For individuals of the 12-sided D6: https://q-workshop.com/en/single-dice/1713/twelve-sided-d6-seth-skorkowsky __________ *SHIRTS!* Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/seth-skorkowsky __________ *FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER* I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me: https://twitter.com/SSkorkowsky __________ *I HAVE A PODCAST* Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA __________ As an Amazon and DriveThru RPG Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites. Guest starring Jack the NPC #ttrpg #traveller 00:00 Intro 01:11 The Campaign Book 03:04 Meet the Heroes 04:06 Spoiler Warning 04:42 When We Last Left Our Heroes 04:53 Alell 07:47 Getting to Vaca Goya 08:57 Vaca Goya 09:40 Meet the Family 12:32 Arisa 14:13 Events in Vaca Goya 16:05 Jungle Expedition 18:50 The Lodge 25:58 Unwanted Company 27:54 The Starhunter 31:29 Escape 32:49 Overall Thoughts 35:39 Closing