Ripples from Carcosa

Ripples from Carcosa PDF Author: Oscar Rios
Publisher: Chaosium
ISBN: 9781568824017
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Of all the varied and mysterious Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, few ensnare the imagination as easily as Hastur. The image of the silent, deserted city beside a dark, foreboding lake where sinister things lurk is one that stays with the reader. Many of us have walked the twisting streets of that dead alien city in our minds, finding our way into the tall towers to stand before an ancient throne. There sits the King in Yellow, the Lord of Carcosa, who gazes at us from behind his Pallid Mask. It is a journey many of us have taken, whether alone in our dreams or around a table rolling dice with our friends. It is a journey we are about to take again.RIPPLES FROM CARCOSA expands upon the mythology of He Who Should Not Be Named and gathers much of the varied material on Hastur into one place. The first chapter reviews The Great Old One Hastur and his various avatar forms. It examines the Yellow Sign, the play The King in Yellow, the Mythos tome of the same name, and the effects these things have on the human mind.Next within these pages is a trio of adventures pitting investigators against Hastur and his human worshippers. These scenarios can be played as stand-alone adventures or as a linked campaign called Ripples from Carcosa. Investigators are provided for each scenario, but keepers should feel free to allow their players to use their own investigators if they so choose.Finally is information on the Great Old One Hastur and his cults during the Cthulhu Invictus and Cthulhu Dark Ages eras.

Ripples from Carcosa

Ripples from Carcosa PDF Author: Oscar Rios
Publisher: Chaosium
ISBN: 9781568824017
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Of all the varied and mysterious Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, few ensnare the imagination as easily as Hastur. The image of the silent, deserted city beside a dark, foreboding lake where sinister things lurk is one that stays with the reader. Many of us have walked the twisting streets of that dead alien city in our minds, finding our way into the tall towers to stand before an ancient throne. There sits the King in Yellow, the Lord of Carcosa, who gazes at us from behind his Pallid Mask. It is a journey many of us have taken, whether alone in our dreams or around a table rolling dice with our friends. It is a journey we are about to take again.RIPPLES FROM CARCOSA expands upon the mythology of He Who Should Not Be Named and gathers much of the varied material on Hastur into one place. The first chapter reviews The Great Old One Hastur and his various avatar forms. It examines the Yellow Sign, the play The King in Yellow, the Mythos tome of the same name, and the effects these things have on the human mind.Next within these pages is a trio of adventures pitting investigators against Hastur and his human worshippers. These scenarios can be played as stand-alone adventures or as a linked campaign called Ripples from Carcosa. Investigators are provided for each scenario, but keepers should feel free to allow their players to use their own investigators if they so choose.Finally is information on the Great Old One Hastur and his cults during the Cthulhu Invictus and Cthulhu Dark Ages eras.

Cthulhu Dark Ages

Cthulhu Dark Ages PDF Author: Stephane Gesbert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781568821719
Category : Call of Cthulhu (Game)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A New Call of Cthulhu Roleplaying Game from Chaosium Inc.Cthulhu Dark Ages950 A.D. -- The world is torn apart: empires and kingdoms have endured two centuries of invasions, and now warlords fight over the remains like wild dogs. The clergy is weak and morally depraved, cities are depopulated, trade is stagnant and violence reigns everywhere. History is coming into the Sixth Age of humankind, the ultimate age before the end of the world.The Byzantine Theodoras Philetas translated the Al Azif into Greek, and renames it the Necronomicon. It will take one century before that blasphemous tome is finally condemned, and most copies destroyed.CTHULHU DARK AGES continues with Lovecraft's sinister tradition of men and women struggling against the dark forces of the Cthulhu Mythos, but in a time nearly one thousand years before Lovecraft's birth.CTHULHU DARK AGES is a compleat roleplaying game using Chaosium's classic Basic Roleplaying System. All you need to play are some dice and some friends.For more info, or graphics contact mailto: [email protected]

Sorcery Against Caesar

Sorcery Against Caesar PDF Author: Richard L. Tierney
Publisher: Pickman's Press
ISBN: 1953215033
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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A REBEL AGAINST ROME Simon of Gitta, an escaped slave turned magician, roves the Roman Empire battling dark magic and demons, all the while pursued by Caesar’s soldiers. Join Simon as he flees across the ancient world evading cultists and Legionaries, outwitting sorcerers and Centurions, and fighting gladiators and gods, even the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. Yet all these foes cannot prepare him for his greatest challenge: the pursuit of his lost soul-mate Helen, a love so deep even death can’t stand in its way for long. These stories were one of the inspirations for the Cthulhu Invictus campaign for the Call of Cthulhu role playing game by Chaosium. Enjoy sixteen stories combining superbly researched historical fiction with sword & sorcery and Lovecraftian horror, including: The Sword of Spartacus The Fire of Mazda The Seed of the Star-God The Blade of the Slayer The Throne of Achamoth The Emerald Tablet The Soul of Kephri The Ring of Set The Worm of Urakhu The Curse of the Crocodile The Treasure of Horemkhu The Secret of Nephren-Ka The Scroll of Thoth The Dragons of Mons Fractus The Wedding of Sheila-Na-Gog The Pillars of Melkarth Vengence Quest (poetry)

Punktown

Punktown PDF Author: Jeffrey Thomas
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1894815750
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Jeffrey Thomas' collection Punktown explored the streets and back alleys of a futuristic and nightmarish urbanscape in a series of unconnected short stories. In Punktown: Third Eye, Thomas has teleported authors Simon Logan, Jonathan Lyons, Charlee Jacob, Paul G. Tremblay, Michael McCarty, Mark McLaughlin, Garrett Peck, Thomas Andrew Hughes, and Scott Thomas into the city to pen their own tales of its citizens, aliens, mutations, and sentient machines. These talented authors bring a new perspective, a personal vision, a third eye view to the phantasmetropolis that is Punktown.

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos

Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307547906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 728

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"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." --H. P. LOVECRAFT, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" Howard Phillips Lovecraft forever changed the face of horror, fantasy, and science fiction with a remarkable series of stories as influential as the works of Poe, Tolkien, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. His chilling mythology established a gateway between the known universe and an ancient dimension of otherworldly terror, whose unspeakable denizens and monstrous landscapes--dread Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, the Plateau of Leng, the Mountains of Madness--have earned him a permanent place in the history of the macabre. In Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, a pantheon of horror and fantasy's finest authors pay tribute to the master of the macabre with a collection of original stories set in the fearsome Lovecraft tradition: ¸ The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: The slumbering monster-gods return to the world of mortals. ¸ Notebook Found in a Deserted House by Robert Bloch: A lone farmboy chronicles his last stand against a hungering backwoods evil. ¸ Cold Print by Ramsey Campbell: An avid reader of forbidden books finds a treasure trove of deadly volumes--available for a bloodcurdling price. ¸ The Freshman by Philip José Farmer: A student of the black arts receives an education in horror at notorious Miskatonic University. PLUS EIGHTEEN MORE SPINE-TINGLING TALES!

Cthulhu Dark Ages

Cthulhu Dark Ages PDF Author: Chad Bowser
Publisher: Chaosium
ISBN: 9781568824215
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Strange Aeons II

Strange Aeons II PDF Author: Chaosium
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781568823263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"The Great Old Ones were, the Great Old Ones are, the Great Old Ones shall be.

High Seas Cthulhu

High Seas Cthulhu PDF Author: William Jones
Publisher: Elder Signs Press (US)
ISBN: 9781934501023
Category : Horror tales, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Discover a time when tall ships ranged the oceans and creatures lurked in the dark depths. Journey across the world from the reign of pirates to the age of Napoleon to the present, and learn what fears dwell in sailors' hearts. All hands on deck, ready the cannon, and prepare to engage in terrors unknown!"--Page 4 of cover

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Masks of Nyarlathotep PDF Author: Larry DiTillio
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781568823294
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian exercise in horror and mystery. This Call of Cthulhu roleplaying classic is a series of linked adventures forming one long and unforgettable campaign. Horrifying deeds and dangerous sorcery dog those who dare attempt to unravel the fate of the Carlyle Expedition. Set in 1925, adventures begin in New York, then move overseas to England, Egypt, Kenya Colony, Shanghai, and western Australia. Such extended globetrotting requires wit and planning by the players. Their investigators must have steady finances, good language skills, and a willingness to persevere despite governmental interference and cultist harassment. Meanwhile the keeper must bring to life different exotic locales, recreate the sensibilities of other cultures, and balance non-player-character foes and friends to allow each investigator to earn his or her own destiny--ultimate triumph, perhaps, or perhaps madness and agonizing death.

The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus

The 7th Edition Guide to Cthulhu Invictus PDF Author: Golden Goblin Press
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998953434
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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The revised 7th edition rule book for the Cthulhu Invictus setting, a supplement to the 7th edition Call of Cthulhu role playing game.