FAQ: The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's Next Chapter
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How do I Access The Black Market / Add on the Add-Ons? - DESKTOP

To the right of this text there’s a selection of donation perks under the heading “Select an option”. Click the option of your choice and then the button that reads “Get This Perk”. The next screen is both the checkout screen and The Black Market. Add as many add-ons as you’d like and then click “proceed to checkout” when you’ve made all your selections.

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How do I Access The Black Market / Add on the Add-Ons? - MOBILE

Just above the FAQ, click the donation option of your choice. You’ll see an overview of what you get and a button that reads “continue to payment”. This will take you directly to The Black Market. When you select an add-on, you’ll see more details on the item and at the bottom is a button that says “continue to payment”. Click that to select your add-on and return to The Black Market. Repeat for as many add-ons as you like - then click “proceed to checkout” when you’re ready.

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What's in The Black Market?

Click on over to the “Story” tab and you’ll find all the Black Market add-ons listed with descriptions.

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How Else Can I Support This Project?

Any promotion on social networks that you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Spread the word! Tell your friends, tell your Discord communities, tell your favorite personalities, tell your followers via any platform you have. We have a bit more info under the “Story” tab.

If you’re able to extend any PR on your podcast or platform - our creators are available for interviews and we can provide press releases, episodes for feed drops, trailers, etc. Just reach out to [email protected].

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What Does Mystery Program Sound Like? How can I listen?

You can listen on any podcast player - such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc., just search “The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program.” You can also play episodes in-browser and get more details about our storylines and characters at CthulhuMystery.com.

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When Will The Case of the Penumbral Gate release?

If successfully funded, our goal is for both the “Penumbral Gate” podcast and the RPG supplements to be released in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2023. We’re an indie studio, and this is no one’s full time job, so there’s a bunch of reasons that projection could change, but - as we’ve shown with past seasons: pandemics and crises may slow us, but the seasons do come out. Having dedicated funding for this project will make it much easier to get “Penumbral Gate” completed faster

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What Happens if We Don’t Hit Our Goal?

“The Case of the Penumbral Gate” may stay unsolved forever. It all depends on how far our supporters are able to carry us. We know there’s risk involved, that’s why we went with IndieGoGo - so we can attempt to make something with what we can get. However this plays out, communication with our supporters is at the heart of all our productions, and we’ll be updating all along the way.

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What Happens if We Exceed Our Goal, but Don’t Reach a Stretch Goal?

Any extra funds will go back into production, paying our cast and crew more and being able to afford more production expenses like original score. It’s possible that, between anything left over and our Patreon (Patreon.Com/OmniverseMedia), maybe we’ll be able to make one of those almost-in-reach goals happen. Time will tell and we’ll communicate our plans.

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Do You Really Expect to Fund Multiple Seasons and Specials in One Crowdfunding Campaign?

With your help, and your friends’ help, and their friends’ help - anything is possible! Large stretch goals like the update of “The Black Birth”, entire new seasons: “The Spoils of Innsmouth” and “Empire of Nightmares”, or our standalone specials, may all need to be their own campaigns down the road - and that’s fine. This is our first crowdfunding event, so we figured we’d prepare for the best AND the worst.

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“The Black Birth”: What’s Going to Happen to the Original?

If we make our stretch goal to create a remastered and expanded edition of “The Black Birth”, the new version will replace the current version in the Mystery Program podcast feed. But fear not! We’re not erasing what’s come before. We’ve already revised “The Black Birth” in much smaller ways over the years and all the original episodes that ran as a part of The Nerdy Show Network are already archived on our Patreon in perpetuity: https://bit.ly/3rqf64W

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“The Black Birth”: How Much Will it Change? - Part 1

Nothing about the story or how it plays out will change. It’ll still be the same irreverent, inappropriate, sordid tale. In fact, there’s going to be more story. Some superfluous material might be excised, but the goal is to not lose the good stuff. We’re going to polish the continuity, tighten the storytelling, and give some additional humanity to these Arkham antics. The goal is to make sure that all listeners can have a good time while taking in this season’s special brand of mayhem.

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“The Black Birth”: How Much Will it Change? - Part 2

The show has evolved in every conceivable way since 2015 and there are past missteps from this first series that need to be addressed. For instance: we’re re-casting Cyril. Respectful roleplaying is one thing, but in evolving into an audio drama, a white player shouldn’t have voiced a person of color. We’ll cast an awesome actor who will embody the character you love and deliver the lines you know, but bring more to the role than there was before.

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“The Black Birth”: How Much Will it Change? - Part 3

The other elephant in the room is Father Grandfather. Fact: there’s a lot of people who’ve turned off the show and never looked back after hearing Father Grandfather in the first scene of the first episode. Folks who’ve listened all the way through know that character pays off in a big way. The solution is simple: add more story and character development before the (former) first scene so that moment doesn’t define our show. As the saying goes: “it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.”

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How Do Producer Credits Work?

These are official credits saying that YOU played a big part in our production. Sometimes producer titles are based on input and duties directly in assembling the production, sometimes they’re based on financial backing - which is the case here. If you back us as a producer at any level, any list or index of data regarding the cast and crew for seasons funded through this campaign will list you in our credits.

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What Are the Limitations of the Custom Advert Add-On?

We have a right of refusal and final say on the content we produce. You provide us with the details, we communicate as we deem appropriate, and create a funny and interesting ad that does the job. We won’t advertise for things such as political causes, financial institutions, hate groups, or ideologies we don’t support. If we decline to advertise your content, you’ll be refunded minus any transactional fees incurred. If you’d like to make an inquiry in advance, e-mail: [email protected]

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More Info About the Private Call of Cthulhu Game?

Games will be scheduled following the end of this campaign on a day and time confirmed with all players. Call of Cthulhu is a horror game and things can get pretty intense - as such, all players will be asked to fill out a roleplayers’ consent form where you can comfortably and privately share with the Keeper subject matter you’d prefer not to encounter in your gaming session. By purchasing you confirm that you’re over 18 and agree to our Roleplayers’ Code of Conduct: https://bit.ly/3V0aT5x

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Can the Private Call of Cthulhu Game Be In-Person?

Private Call of Cthulhu games with Luke Stram will be run online by default, but if you’d like it to be in person, that’s a conversation we can have, provided that you cover travel, accommodations, and expenses for our Keeper as well as submit to and cover the cost of a background check for yourself. If you have further questions or would like to make an inquiry in advance, e-mail: [email protected]

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Tell Me More About the Custom Magickal Ritual?

A ritual, custom-designed by Cat Blackard to achieve a positive goal in your life. It includes a consultation call up to an hour, follow-up e-mail communication, and materials and preparation. If desired, it can be streamed privately and/or involve your active participation. For persons over 18, no nudity, sexual contact, or illegal substances. Only performed on behalf of consenting parties and with positive intentions.

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Can the Custom Magickal Ritual Be In-Person?

The ritual is remote by default, but if you’d like it to be in person, that’s possible. Given the sensitive nature of performing a ritual and the risks associated with being a transgender woman: in-person rituals require that you provide travel, accommodations, and expenses for both Cat and an assistant - as well as submit to and cover the cost of a background check for yourself. If you have further questions or would like to make an inquiry in advance, e-mail: [email protected]

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When Can I Expect to Receive My Physical Rewards?

The short answer: as soon as possible. The longer answer: we can’t currently guarantee anything before 2023. We’d love to promise holiday delivery, but there are too many variables. We’d rather you be pleasantly surprised than offered something we can’t confirm with certainty. We’ll be updating backers on reward trajectory every step of the way.

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I Have Another Question!

Ask away, friend! You can click on over to the “Discussion” tab above to ask a question publicly, join us on the Omniverse Discord and ask there, or e-mail us at [email protected]

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