London U. Professor Q.E. DeFyer is heading to Loch Ness, Scotland, to investigate the existence of a creature called a "water horse," sighted for centuries. But someone - or something - objects to his plans. Can your Investigators keep DeFyer safe - in London, on the train to Scotland, and at the Loch? And can you discover the true nature of the Lurker in the Loch? An 1890s Call of Cthulhu event by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.
You are part of a Miskatonic U. expedition to the South Pacific to seek a legendary Kaiju that's plagued Japan for decades. But will the stars prove right for the rise of another horror from the depths - dread Cthulhu himself? And what sort of Battle of the Behemoths may result should they meet - with you in the middle? A Modern-Day Call of Cthulhu event by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and contributor to CoC and Cthulhu Now.
Your rock Band, The Call of Cthulhu, is playing the Kaiju Hop rock fest in Tokyo. But as you rock on, something very big rises from Tokyo Harbor: the giant Kaiju Dogzilla! And unless you think of something fast, you'll soon be doing the Monster Mash beneath the creature's massive feet! A madcap Rock 'N' Role-Playing event by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight, So Ya Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star!, and other RPGs.
Your band, the Call of Cthulhu, is to play the Vaster Hills Rock Fest, but your roadie runs your van off the road--as a huge explosion replaces the festival site with a mushroom cloud! Now you're stuck in a nuclear wasteland! And something out there is still alive--and stalking you! Could it be a dread Hound of the Hindermost? A madcap Rock 'N' Role-playing event by CoC contributor William A. Barton, designer of the Rock 'N' Roll Star RPG.
Your band, The Call of Cthulhu, is playing the Rock the Loch festival at Loch Ness. But your music has stirred up something from the murky waters! Could it be the dread Rock Less Monster, spawn of the Great Mouldy One, Ka-Choo!-Yu? Or maybe it's just your arch rivals, punk-bluegrass band The Small Creepy Deltoids, playing a prank? A madcap Rock 'N' Role-Playing event by CoC contributor William A. Barton, designer of the Rock 'N' Roll Star RPG.
Mars--2237! A scientific team exploring ancient structures on the Plains of Elysium is missing. You are part of a UN military/science team sent to find them. What horrors lie beneath the eons-old pyramids? The Martians who built the mass driver on Mons Olympus or the Face at Cydonia? Or an ancient horror reawakened on the Red Planet? A futuristic Call of Cthulhu event by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and other CoC products.
A Miskatonic U. professor is found dying in the Amazon, clutching a gold statue of a human-faced spider. You are part of an expedition sent in search of the statue's source. What horrors await you - the mysterious Curapuri? The apelike Mapanguari? Amazons? A lost Incan City? Or an ancient terror spinning its webs in the tunnels below South America? A 1920s Call of Cthulhu event by CoC contributor William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.
Your rock band has been selected to compete on the Rock 'N' Roll Edition of the TV phenomenon "American Idolatry." But the competition is tough--and maybe even deadly when you face the fierce heavy metal/punk/bluegrass band The Small Creepy Deltoids and their evil manager, Nick Lived! Can you compete--and survive to become the next American Rock Idols? Rock On! (A madcap Rock 'N' Role-Playing scenario by the designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.)
Cthulhu vs. Godzilla . . . !? (Battle of the Behemoths)
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A group of Investigators join a Miskatonic U. expedition to the South Pacific to find a legendary monster that has devastated Japan over the past 50 years. But will they find the infamous creature, or will they face yet another horror from the sea when the stars are right...? A modern-day scenario for Call of Cthulhu by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and contributor to Call of Cthulhu and Cthulhu Now!
Your band is playing an outdoor gig at Devil's Tower, Wyoming, when a beam of light strikes you and pulls up you into some kind of UFO. The aliens inside tell you you can go home only when you rid their ship of a group of Galactic Ghosts led by the frightening spectre Oh-Be-Gone Can-No-Be. Can you accept the challenge and become Galactic Ghostbusters? Rock On! (A madcap Rock 'N' Role-playing scenario by the designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.)
Your rock band is finishing a gig outside Paris' famous museum, The Loo, as the French police arrive and leave. As you load the van, you find a man and a woman inside who ask your help on a quest to find the treasure of the Knights Dimpler: The Holy Flail! But two dangerous secret societies are also on the trail of the Flail. Naturally, you agree to help. Rock On! (A madcap Rock 'N' Role-playing scenario by the designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.)
The Horror on the Commons I: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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Something has crashed to earth south of London, leaving a pit in the commons from which glows an eerie, unnatural... colour. Is it a simple meteorite, cooling off, or something more sinister? As members of the British Secret Service's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the Investigators are sent by M to evaluate any threat to the Empire. An 1890s scenario by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and contributor to CoC.
The Horror on the Commons II: League of Extraordinary Scoundrels
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Something has crashed to earth south of London, leaving a pit in the commons from which glows an eerie, unnatural... colour. Is it a simple meteorite, cooling off, or something more sinister? The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen hasn't returned from investigating it, so M calls on the League of Extraordinary Scoundrels to save the Empire. An 1890s scenario by William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and contributor to CoC.
Fresh from the Vaster Hills Rock Fest, your band is playing at the Zulu Aid concert in London, England. But why is everyone suddenly dressed in 19th-century clothes and riding Hansom cabs? And where are the stage and crowds? And who's that guy lurking around in a deerstalker and Inverness cape? Rock On! (By William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and codesigner of GURPS Space.)
Your investigators have been commissioned by Miskatonic U. for an expedition to the South Pacific, in search of a legendary underseas creature. Unfortunately, the stars are right for the rise of yet another legendary beast: Dread Cthulhu! Can you survive the horror . . .? (By William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu by Gaslight and contributor to CoC, Cthulhu Now, and other Chaosium supplements.)
Following its gig at the Vaster Hills Rock Fest, your band's van breaks down on a lonely country road in the dead of night (emphasis on "dead") . . . and only one house is nearby: an old, spooky, delapidated manor, straight out of a horror movie (a Rock 'N Horror Picture Show, that is). The name on the mailbox: H. East. Can you find assistance there, or is your career about to take a turn for the worst . . .? (By William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and codesigner of GURPS Space.)
After playing the Vaster Hills Rock Fest, your band is suddenly swallowed up by a strange vortex, depositing you in a mystical land, where an odd guru asks you free his people from the Shartruz (a real bunch of baddies). But first you must find the missing Cpl. Salt! If you agree, he'll give you superpowers to aid om your battle--and then send you home to Rock On! (By William A. Barton, designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight and codesigner of GURPS Space.)
Your rock band has just ended a grueling tour and is attending a party held by the New Delhi branch of your fan club. (And you didn't even know you had a fan club!) Your manager asks that you accept any gifts your fans offer--it would be an insult otherwise, and you need all the fans you can get. But who are those strange people following you now? And why are they carrying scimitars? More fans? Rock on!
A museum guard at the San Diego Geology Museum has died horribly--torn to pieces!--and your investigators have been called in to help solve the murder. Can you discover who--or what--is at large? More important, can you stop him--or it--before more die? A 1920s Call of Cthulhu adventure by the designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.
A museum guard at the San Diego Geology Museum has died horribly--torn to pieces!--and your investigators have been called in to help solve the murder. Can you discover who--or what--is at large? More important, can you stop him--or it--before more die? A 1920s Call of Cthulhu adventure by the designer of Cthulhu By Gaslight.
Your rock 'n' roll band has been hired to play a gig at Whiskey-tonic University in Ark-ho-hum, Mass. Your manager has assured you that a famous talent scout will be in the audience, so this could be your big break! But something strange . . . and eldritch . . . is brewing in the school cafeteria. Can you finish the gig, or will your dreams of superstardom dissolve in an icky mess of egg cream? Rock On!
Your rock band is playing the Zulu Aid Benefit Concert in London--but why is everyone suddenly wearing Victorian clothing and why have Hansom cabs replaced all the autos? Rock on!
On the way to a gig, your rock band gets sucked into a vortex and comes out in a strange land under seige by evil beings known as the Chartruz! A bearded guru offers to send you back home--but only if you save the realm. At least he gives you superpowers. Rock on!
Your rock band is on its way to a great gig--but your tour van breaks down on an old deserted road . . . at midnight . . . in a storm. Bummer! The only place in sight is a spooky, dilapidated old mansion . . . Rock on!