The Old Ways Podcast

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It’s a twice-monthly recorded show in an actual play format where a group of great role-players serve up their character's experiences in new and published Call of Cthulhu scenarios. Michael Diamond (@diamond_writing) is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and eagerly prepares each session for your listening enjoyment!

Michael Diamond


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 6m AVG DURATION
    • 762 EPISODES

    4.9 from 63 ratings Listeners of The Old Ways Podcast that love the show mention: call of cthulhu, slow burn, investigators, masks, gm, actual play, drama, horror, players, cast, characters, game, feeling, production, audio, totally, series, top, review, worth.


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    The Old Ways Podcast is a top-notch actual play podcast that is perfect for fans of collaborative storytelling and horror. With a talented cast and skilled GM, this podcast delivers an immersive and engaging experience that will keep listeners hooked from start to finish. The production quality is outstanding, capturing the radio drama element of the audio medium. The Keeper's tone and mood set each scene perfectly, while the creative descriptions bring the horror to life in a truly chilling way. The cast embraces the horror and allows it to grow organically, resulting in a slow burn that is worth the wait. Both storylines are fantastic and well worth listening to, making this podcast one of the best actual play podcasts out there.

    The best aspect of The Old Ways Podcast is undoubtedly the talent and dedication of both the Keeper and the cast. From their performances, it is clear that they have put a lot of effort into developing depth in each character and creating a truly immersive experience for listeners. The actors play their respective characters wonderfully, making you believe that you are actually listening to a radio drama rather than a game being played. Their interactions feel natural and engaging, with each player bringing something unique to the table. Additionally, the slow burn style of storytelling adds another layer of tension and intrigue to the podcast, keeping listeners on edge as they wait for each new episode.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to mention about The Old Ways Podcast, some listeners may find that the slow burn nature of the storytelling can be a bit too slow at times. However, it is important to note that this style is intentional and adds depth to the overall narrative. Additionally, some listeners may prefer more humor or lighter moments throughout episodes, as this podcast leans more towards moody horror. However, these minor drawbacks should not deter anyone from giving this podcast a chance.

    In conclusion, The Old Ways Podcast is an exceptional actual play podcast that stands out for its talented cast, immersive storytelling, and high production values. Whether you are a fan of Call of Cthulhu or simply enjoy horror and collaborative storytelling, this podcast is a must-listen. The dedication and skill of the Keeper and cast shine through in every episode, making it clear why this podcast has quickly become a favorite among listeners. Don't hesitate to give it a try - you won't be disappointed!



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    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 55:22


    With the situation on the planet developing, the crew is called back to the Nadir by news that the crew is waking up and balance of power is about to shift again.  

    The Old Ways Podcast - Trail of Cthulhu - Silver Screams - Meet Kingston

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 49:59


    Meet Kingston Garvey, a stagehand at Avalon Studios with aspirations of becoming a filmmaker. As he manages his daily work on set, he is presented with an opportunity that may open the way to fulfilling his dreams.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - A Volume of Secret Faces - Episode Two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 61:29


    On their way to Boston, each member of the team works up a set of lies to tell their loved ones before departing to do a little recon on their meeting location. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode 18

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 72:16


    Meeting with the council creates an unexpected stir for the crew and their plans.

    The Old Ways Podcast - RuneQuest - Adventures in Dragon Pass - Episode Four

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 57:45


    After a dangerous exchange, the party looks for solace and finds it at a local establishment called Geo's, where they learn of a future opportunities. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Trail of Cthulhu - Silver Screams - Meet Lilith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 50:07


    Meet Lilith St. Cyr, a young actress trying to find her own path in Hollywood. At the end of filming her most recent movie, she finds herself presented with new opportunities to advance her career at Avalon Studios.    

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - A Volume of Secret Faces - Episode One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 71:05


    Over the course of time the lives of O-Cell evolved and changed. With the touch of the Unnatural upon them, however, there was no escape from the gravity of their fate.    

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Seventeen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 71:56


    With the arrival of a surprise escort, the crew prepares to meet a planetary council, and not a moment too soon. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - RuneQuest- Adventures in Dragon Pass - Episode Three

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 58:11


    Approaching Boldhome, the group seeks to enter without being noticed in hopes of ransoming their captive without being caught.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Sixteen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 59:11


    The darkened station still hold surprises for our crew. Qainat uncovers critical information, but realizes her time is growing short. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - RuneQuest - Adventures in Dragon Pass - Episode Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 67:24


    Hiding themselves off the road, the group and their captive work their way closer to Boldhome, taking a risk to find fresh supplies.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2 - Episode, Fifteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 68:00


    Heading back to the signal station, the crew delves deeper in hopes of retrieving information on the planet below and the solar system around them.

    The Old Ways Podcast - RuneQuest - Adventures in Dragon Pass - Episode One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 56:05


    The Haraborn work to piece determine their next steps, and what to do with the Lunar Priestess they have taken prisoner, but news reaches them far quicker than they expect.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Fourteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 64:07


    While Fida heals from a terrifying attack on the surface, the crew pieces through their current problems. After a long rest, a presence awakens from a deep sleep. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - RuneQuest - Adventures in Dragon Pass - Faisal's Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 55:00


    We return to RuneQuest and Dragon Pass to meet Faisal, where our Tale of Truth begins anew.   As this is our Glorantha, it may differ from the one you know and love. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Thirteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 58:47


    The crew takes some time to recover from their stay on the planet and weigh their options when it comes to next steps, as Fida recovers in the medical bay. Tamarisk explores a recovered artifact from the surface.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Seventeen - Series Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 52:18


    As O-Cell faces a choice between a black clad attack squad and the real truth of what lies inside ABC Supply, they must decide how to survive and what they are willing to do.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Twelve

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 73:32


    During a recon mission to the surface, the crew makes a startling discovery, one which will haunt them.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling: the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 92:14


    In the final part of our tale, secrets are revealed, as our motley works to defend the right to hold the Seelie freehold and uncover a past which has remained hidden for years. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Sixteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 52:27


    O-Cell unleashes a monster on the guards at ABC, working to secure actionable evidence while on their way out. Tommy makes many new friends.  

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Eleven

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 48:52


    With the crew back together again, they plot their course to head to the planet below and get some information. Along the way they encounter another unique feature of the planet they hope to call home. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - S1, Finale Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 100:31


    As the corrupted space swirls with power, Kayleigh finds herself somewhere else, Dante makes a stand, Oliver wields real power, Adam sings a tune, and Robbie says a prayer for everyone as the Sphere shakes.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Ten

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 35:43


    The crew meet their first official non-human. Diplomatic relations go into overdrive as the crew realize they are in for a mind-blowing afternoon.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Fifteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 63:23


    O-Cell dives head long into ABC Supply, hunting for the truth behind what could keep the package alive this long. Inside, O-Cell makes a unique new friend. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 60:52


    Rowan looks for details on a source for the Unseelie freehold and stumbles onto an abandoned amusement park. Kelly and Edie dive head first into the search, with some shocking results. The motely find out that there are creatures which have far more legs than they are used to in the world of changelings. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 58:43


    Back from the relay station and trying to get a better handle on the next steps, the crew encounters something unexpected from the surface.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - Finding Dante

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 46:40


    In a rush to remove himself from the scene inside the Sphere, Dante pushes through the doors to the lobby and find himself anywhere but there.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Hunter the Reckoning - Pieces of You - Part Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 59:35


    Converging on the cemetery, the group works their way to the bottom in hopes of locating the source of the hunt, and solving it one way or another.     

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Fourteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 47:48


    Agent Hawking goes on a walk and finds a small treasure. The rest of O-Cell tries to find their lost member. Lynne drives the team to ABC as pressure mounts. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 56:16


    Cat is missing from her cradle, leaving the motley shocked. The Dutchess charges the group with her safe return, and Rowan as her champion in this task. Can they find her in time?

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 64:12


    Having exposed a strange creature in the depths of the abandoned signal station, the crew is caught trying to defend itself from a hungry mouth.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - S1, Finale Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 59:49


    Inside the sphere the group seeks to save those they can find, but it doesn't come without running into an entity laying in wait for them.  Guest Starring: Skip Morton 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Hunter the Reckoning - Pieces of You - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 79:14


    The four imbued Hunters dig into the clues available and collect more as they work to solve the source of the missing body parts.  

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Thirteen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 27:51


    O-cell investigates a library in hopes of creating some fake IDs for the upcoming foray into ABC. Brett chats up a librarian.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: Ascension of Babylon - S1 Finale - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 72:15


    As they enter the Sphere, the mages begin to unravel a series of clues about why the building was surrounded and what has already transpired inside. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 46:55


    With the Freehold under attack, the freshly minted motley springs into action in defense of their collective home. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 53:06


    Getting into the station proves to be the first challenge the crew faces, but not the last they uncover while investigating. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Hunter the Reckoning - Pieces of You - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 70:00


    Four souls touched by a mysterious force called The Messengers come seek the truth behind a strange series of reports about missing body parts. Storyteller - Skip Morton

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2 Episode Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 78:23


    Having determined the source of the signal, the crew makes the decision to investigate a signal station in orbit around the nearby planet. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Twelve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 56:59


    The agents use their local connection Lynne, and the promise they'll find her missing boyfriend, to push the cleaning lady to participate in their plan.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - Kayleigh's Choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 35:49


    After a violent battle outside the Sphere, Kayleigh chooses to seek the light of truth, and is changed by what she finds. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 61:53


    With the freehold holding an event for the Dutchess' arrival, a strange series of sounds draws the motley outside where the dark streets hold more than they expect.  

    The Old Ways Podcast -In the Tower of Time - It's Only Magic - Live from PAX U

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 120:51


    Three magical residents of Colvin Park meet up with their friend Peter for a special movie that's filled with surprises. *Editors note - This episode was recorded live at PAXU inside the Monte Cook Games room. As a live recording, it is only lightly edited. This game was run by Gamemaster Mere   

    The Old Ways Podcast - Old Gods of Appalachia - House of Snakes (Live)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 123:42


    In this prelude to our "Family Reunion" series, Clara Carr and Preacher Elijah Carr arrive in Kayboro, West Virginia to investigate the rumors around a secretive church and a special book hidden behind its doors. *Editors note - This episode was recorded live at PAXU inside the Monte Cook Games room. As a live recording, it is only lightly edited. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Children of the Periphery - Season 2, Episode Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 54:59


    Exploring their new surroundings becomes a bit of an adventure. Fida notices something beeping and grows concerned.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Delta Green - Dead Letter - Part Eleven

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 46:09


    The team dives into the crate and prepares to listen in on the potential phone traffic at ABC, but not before having a few turns at setting up the equipment, O-Cell style. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - Season 1, Episode 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 81:40


    With a plan in place to investigate what has become of the Sphere, the team move through the storm tossed streets of Las Vegas to get answers. What they find there is anything but normal.

    The Old Ways Podcast - Changeling the Dreaming - Whispers of the Lost - Part Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 57:10


    Rowan and Erin work to prepare Kelly as The Dutchess arrives at the freehold. Edie is quite surprised by an offer she receives. Dark tidings wrap the four together before the evening relents. 

    The Old Ways Podcast - The Naughty List - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 68:48


    Kyle, Leora, Shane, and Jodie attempt to make sense of the horrible events of this Christmas Eve as the storm howls around them. Darkness closes in and they are menaced by both their own pasts and a sinister figure out in the snow. All content, including names, places, events, companies, and etc, which may bear resemblance to entities living or from the vast reaches of unknown space are strictly coincidental.  The Naughty List was written by Rina Haenze 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Stealing Immortality - Prelude to Darkness - Dark Ages Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 121:02


    In this prelude, we see the lives of three ghouls in service to their Masters, each with a different purpose. One a strict enforcer, the second a playful protégé, and the last a determined spy. As the web of truths and lies come together, these three will be tasked with a deadly deed.  CW: As part of the World of Darkness, this story contains strong sexual content, mature situations, violence, gore, gaslighting, extreme political views, and other mature themes. Listeners should use caution.  Join us on Dec 26th, 2024 for the series live debut on our Twitch channel.  https://www.twitch.tv/theoldwaystwitch 

    The Old Ways Podcast - Mage: the Ascension of Babylon - Season 1, Episode 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 54:54


    The team researches what might be behind the storm and with new insight and power, Oliver stumbles onto a book which might be helpful. Kayleigh finds a clue about something from the past.

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