The City That Never Was: A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Podcast
2 episodes
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Creator: Arkwil Foundry
Full cast Thriller and Psychological Longform Audio RPG
Synopsis:
One cold morning in Hamilton, Ontario, the Busy Bee convenience store is gone—no warning, no demolition, just a condo sign in its place. When a group of investigators starts asking questions, they discover something even stranger: no one remembers the store ever existing. As they dig deeper, reality begins to warp—streetlights flicker, records disappear, and a man endlessly flips a water bottle. Is it a conspiracy, a cover-up, or something far worse? A surreal, satirical Call of Cthulhu actual-play podcast. Support us on Patreon! At patreon.com/thecitythatneverwas
Format: Audio RPG
RPG system: Call of Cthulhu
Continuity: Longform
Writing: Improvised
Voices: Full cast
Narrator: Second Person
Genres: Thriller and Psychological, Horror
Soundscape: Music
Maturity: Mature
Creator demographics: / BAME/BIMPOC / Neurodivergent
Content warnings: / Alcohol and drug abuse / Explicit language / Self-harm and suicide / Violence
Country of origin: Canada
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Episodes:
Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:30:00 GMT
As the city settles into another restless night, dreams twist into something darker. Each investigator faces a new thread pulling at the edges of their reality—shadowy figures, half-buried secrets, and opportunities that may not be what they seem. Kelly begins to question what her father never told her. Jessica digs deeper into unsanctioned city development projects. Tommy receives a strange offer from a company whose taking over his clients. Monika reconnects with her sister Katya. And Kent’s latest hustle leads him into something far more terrifying than cops or junkies.
The pieces are moving. The city is watching. And in the static between dreams, something calls.
*Trigger Warning: this episode contains descriptions of graphic violence and self-harm.
Ep. 1: The Disappearance of the Busy Bee
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:23:50 GMT
In the inaugural episode of The City That Never Was, a councillor, small-time drug dealer, mechanic, sub shop owner, and sex worker each experience something unsettling—an offbeat bureaucratic mix-up, an impossible case of identity theft, and, perhaps most disturbingly, a dead man found standing in his living room. At first these strange occurrences seem unrelated, but when all five individuals are coincidentally brought together to their beloved convenience store, they begin to suspect these events are connected, and that something in the city itself is changing.