Longford House's butler has unusual loyalties on Geek & Sundry
Darkling Gate's second chapter brings ominous antiquities, a submerged forest and an increasingly intriguing servant to the table.
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Chapter Two: Parlor Tricks | Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate | Call of Cthulhu
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- 1:22The party enters a parlor filled with the late Cornelius Longford's collected antiquities.
- 6:06A history roll and spent luck points identify the painting as Orpheus and Eurydice.
- 12:38Augustus's surreal dream unfolds in a submerged forest, with a knight beside a tree.
- 16:03Augustus wakes on the floor as Gadsdon approaches with sherry and brandy.
- 18:29Questions about Gadsdon's loyalty reveal his attachment to the house rather than its master.
Gadsdon offers sherry and brandy after Augustus's disturbing experience, but his answer to a question about loyalty is less comforting: he is attached to the house, rather than its master.
That is the sort of hospitality awaiting the players in "Chapter Two: Parlor Tricks | Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate | Call of Cthulhu", Geek & Sundry's most-watched new upload of the week, with roughly 38,000 views. Around an ornate table in period costume, Paula Deming, Noura Ibrahim and Oscar Montoya play the Montgomery triplets, with Nicole Maines as antiquities dealer Kitty Larke and Ross Bryant presiding as Keeper of Arcane Lore.
The unsettling details arrive early. A painting prompts a history roll, and Deming spends luck points to identify Orpheus and Eurydice. Augustus's story takes a stranger turn through a submerged forest. Meanwhile, the players find time to joke about the eerie butler. Viewers are picking out Bryant's quietly threatening response to a failed roll, his reaction to séance talk and the spooky details the players contribute themselves.
Across seven uploads, the episode also gained a companion discussion, "How to Fail Successfully | Inside Sagas of Sundry: Darkling Gate Ep 2 | Quests N Answers". It gives the cast room to unpack failure and their Regency-horror balancing act.
Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is running at about half the channel's usual pace. Nearby tabletop channel Legends of Avantris had a growing week; Critical Role's daily viewing was also below its usual level.
Darkling Gate supplies Geek & Sundry's strongest momentum right now: the Ross-scaring-you Short is its busiest upload, while the opening chapter continues gathering viewers and has passed 114,000 views.
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27:35 The soft, smirking “oh no” from Ross is the most threatening response to a failed roll I’ve ever seen
@MeanderwhileSee it on YouTubeI hope that someday I make a Keeper as happy as they made Ross when they started talking about a seance.
@ClancyNachtSee it on YouTubeThe players adding spooky tidbits of their own is great.
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I love how chuffed for eldritch shenanigans Ross seems out the gate
@sarcasmgirl13See it on YouTubeThat ending legitimately had me lean back from my phone and say oh goodness outloud. What a story! I simply must go find more of Ross
@Bobdd0See it on YouTubeThis is quickly becoming my favourite actual play. Ross and the others are amazing!
@kxhdesignSee it on YouTubemy hats off to you ross and crew. you all are great. loving the whole story so far
@ronchapin7348See it on YouTubeWow so good! So spooky i had to save it for the morning!
@keilgravely78See it on YouTubeGlad that the algorithm made me aware this campaign 😮
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What title does Ross Bryant hold at the Darkling Gate table?
The episode credits Bryant as the Keeper of Arcane Lore.


