Descent into Madness TTRPG

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Descent into Madness is a narrative-driven horror TTRPG actual play series. Blending immersive storytelling, rich sound design, and a creeping sense of dread, *Descent into Madness* invites you to slip beyond the veil and lose yourself in a world where every answer leads to deeper darkness.

  1. 4d ago

    Call of Cthulhu | Descent into Madness | The Darkness Beneath the Hill THE FINALE!

    They just keep going deeper. What is this place? The three investigators dive deeper into the earth realizing that they are not alone down here and the only way out will cost them everything...THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is Descent into Madness' Call of Cthulhu actual play series — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. In Episode 3, will they escape?!?!ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📺 WATCH MORE▶️ The Darkness Beneath the Hill — Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAmKXKqqtPF4▶️ Hell in Texas (Ongoing Series): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-HqGYcjD8Jq6wF41IJBNddD▶️ More Call of Cthulhu Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-GrGOXxdr47qlOVwfS7hoqb🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/

  2. Aug 15

    Josh Winscott Led Them Into a Grave | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 2

    They're not lost. They're buried.Episode 1 ended with a tunnel that shouldn't exist. Episode 2 ends with the question of whether they'll come back out of it.The investigators are deeper now — literally. Every foot down is a foot further from daylight, from anyone who'd hear them scream. And the deeper they go, the less this feels like an old mining shaft and more like something that was built to keep people in. Josh Winscott is nowhere to be found. As the walls close in and the horror beneath the hill makes itself known, the investigators have to answer two questions at once: what is actually down here with them, and is there still a way out?THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is Descent into Madness' Call of Cthulhu actual play series — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. In Episode 2, that cost gets literal.ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/

  3. Jul 24

    Something Stirs Below | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 1

    The house was ready to sell. Then he found the tunnel.A routine basement inspection. A wall that shouldn't exist. And a passage descending into earth that no blueprint has ever recorded.Episode 1 begins. THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is a new Call of Cthulhu actual play series from Descent into Madness — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.The owner had one goal: close the deal and move on. Instead, he's called in his investor, his contractor, and an archaeologist to answer a single question — why is there a tunnel under this house?They're about to find out that some questions have teeth.From the award-winning actual play channel rooted in Lovecraftian horror and unapologetic darkness — this is cosmic horror played for keeps.ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#CallofCthulhu #ActualPlay #CosmicHorror #TTRPG #Lovecraft

  4. Jun 23

    After the Descent! | Hell in Texas | A Call of Cthulhu Playthrough Series

    They survived the lloigor. But survival comes with questions — the kind that burn in your chest when the dice stop rolling and the Keeper closes his notebook. Welcome to AFTER THE DESCENT, an out-of-character after show where the cast steps back from the table to ask everything they couldn't ask in-game. What was the Keeper hiding behind the screen? Which dice rolls nearly ended them? What secrets did they walk right past without ever knowing?In this first episode, the players sit down to unpack every chilling detail of their encounter with the lloigor — and for the first time, the Keeper reveals what was really happening in the shadows.ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHIT is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind from Stygian Fox. Three strangers are drawn into something unholy in a small town — and every answer leads to a worse question.NEW EPISODESFull campaign episodes premiere every other Friday at 8 AM EST.AWARD-WINNING ACTUAL PLAYDescent into Madness — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026.STAY CONNECTEDhttps://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

  5. May 25

    H*ll in T*xas | Ep. 3 — Every Answer Leads to a Worse Question

    The house wants to burn. Bradley warned them. Now the investigators have to decide — do they walk away, or do they dig deeper into something that was never meant to be found?Every answer they uncover leads to a worse question. The ground itself seems to push back. And the longer they stay, the more the town closes in around them.Welcome to H*ll in T*xas — a modern-day Call of Cthulhu actual play where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn Mowris GET THE SCENARIOH*ll in T*xas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.

  6. May 8

    Something Evil is Buried in Leeland | Hell in Texas Ep. 2 | Call of Cthulhu

    Bradley said Satan wants the house to burn. Now they have to figure out if he's right. Hell in Texas continues — and the rot in Leeland goes deeper than anyone expected. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn MowrisGET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here:[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios]The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us. https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

  7. Apr 24

    HELL IN TEXAS: The Horror Begins | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Ep. 1

    Something unholy has taken root in a small Texas town — and three strangers are about to find out just how deep the rot goes. Welcome to Hell in Texas, a modern-day call of cthulhu actual play experience where faith, desperation, and cosmic horror collide.This is Episode 1. The investigation begins. The darkness hasn't shown its face yet — but you can already feel it watching.🩸 ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern call of cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — an anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.👤 CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin Mazza🎬 CREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn Mowris📖 GET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day 69 call of cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenariosThe Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.#CallofCthulhu #TTRPGActualPlay #HorrorRPG #ActualPlay #Cthulhu #Lovecraft #HorrorStorytelling #TTRPG #ModernCallofCthulhu #HellInTexas #DescentIntoMadness #CosmicHorror

  8. Apr 10

    Descent into Madness Plays: Too Close to Home Ep. 3 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

    They made it to the other side.After everything — the paranoia, the fractured reality, the moments that shattered their sanity piece by piece — Katy, Danny, and Mandy stand on the threshold of something no living person was ever meant to reach. The wish is within reach. The nightmare might finally end.But in Call of Cthulhu, nothing comes without a cost.This is the finale of Too Close to Home — a psychological horror story about a threat that was never out there. It was already home.🎲 In This Episode:The investigators reach the other side — and what waits for them thereA wish that could change everything… or destroy itThe moment of truth for Katy "The Cap" Hertz, Danny "The Degen" Burrow, and Amanda "Mandy" SmithA Keeper who has been building to this moment since Episode 1⚠️ Content Warnings: Psychological horror, paranoia & loss of reality, domestic tension, body horror, mature themes🕯️ Cast:Keeper of Arcane Lore: Dakota J. SmithKaty "The Cap" Hertz: JJ AustenDanny "The Degen" Burrow: Parker PatzkeAmanda "Mandy" Smith: Katie Wickline📖 About Too Close to Home:Too Close to Home is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario by Benjamin Schäfer, published through Chaosium's Miskatonic Repository. A horror story about the threats already embedded in everyday life — where every decision carries weight and every revelation cuts deeper than the last.👉 Get the scenario: Too Close to Home – Miskatonic Repository🎧 Start from the beginning:▶ Episode 1: Too Close to Home – Episode 1📂 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-GrGOXxdr47qlOVwfS7hoqb🖤 Descent into Madness TTRPG creates cinematic, horror-driven actual plays where sanity shatters, dice betray, and the story always gets dark. If you love narrative-first horror roleplaying — this is your channel.🔔 Subscribe for more Call of Cthulhu, Dread, and investigative horror actual plays.📱 Follow us: [https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg]#callofcthulhu #actualplay #ttrpg #horrorrpg #CallofCthulhuActualPlay #TooCloseToHome #TTRPGActualPlay #cthulhumythos #descentintomadness #tabletoprpg

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Descent into Madness is a narrative-driven horror TTRPG actual play series. Blending immersive storytelling, rich sound design, and a creeping sense of dread, *Descent into Madness* invites you to slip beyond the veil and lose yourself in a world where every answer leads to deeper darkness.

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  • Creator
    Defiant Lens Studios
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Defiant Lens Studios
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    Descent into Madness TTRPG

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